Exhibit 20.1
EXECUTION
$305,260,000
among
as Borrower,
Waste Services (CA) Inc.,
The Several Lenders
from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.,
as Arranger,
CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.,
as Syndication Agent,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
as Documentation Agent,
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
as Canadian Agent
and
XXXXXX COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.,
as Administrative Agent
Dated as of December 28, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS |
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1.1 Defined Terms |
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1.2 Other Definitional Provisions |
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1.4 Confirmation of Existing Obligations |
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SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS |
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2.1 Term Loan Commitments |
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2.2 Procedure for Borrowing of Term Loans |
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2.3 Repayment of Term Loans |
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2.4 Revolving Credit Commitments |
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2.5 Procedure for Revolving Credit Borrowing |
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2.6 Swing Line Commitments |
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2.7 Procedure for US Swing Line Borrowing and Canadian Swing Line
Borrowing; Refunding of US Swing Line Loans and Canadian Swing Line Loans |
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2.8 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt |
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2.9 Commitment Fees, etc |
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2.10 Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments |
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2.11 Optional Prepayments |
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2.12 Mandatory Prepayments and Commitment Reductions |
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2.13 Conversion and Continuation Options |
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2.14 Minimum Amounts and Maximum Number of Eurodollar Tranches |
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2.15 Interest Rates and Payment Dates |
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2.16 Computation of Interest and Fees |
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2.17 Inability to Determine Interest Rate |
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2.18 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments |
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2.19 Requirements of Law |
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2.20 Taxes |
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2.21 Indemnity |
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2.22 Illegality |
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2.23 Change of Lending Office |
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SECTION 3. LETTERS OF CREDIT |
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3.1 L/C Commitment |
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3.2 Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit |
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3.3 Fees and Other Charges |
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3.4 L/C Participations |
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3.5 Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower and WSCA |
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3.6 Obligations Absolute |
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3.7 Letter of Credit Payments |
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3.8 Applications |
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SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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4.1 Financial Condition |
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4.2 No Change |
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4.3 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law |
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4.4 Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations |
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4.5 No Legal Bar |
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4.6 No Material Litigation |
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4.7 No Default |
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4.8 Ownership of Property; Liens |
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4.9 Intellectual Property |
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4.10 Taxes |
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4.11 Federal Regulations |
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4.12 Labor Matters |
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4.13 Pensions and Benefit Plans |
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4.14 Investment Company Act; Other Regulations |
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4.15 Subsidiaries |
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4.16 Use of Proceeds |
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4.17 Environmental Matters |
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4.18 Accuracy of Information, etc. |
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4.19 Security Documents |
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4.20 Solvency |
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4.21 Senior Indebtedness |
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4.22 Regulation H |
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4.23 Insurance |
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4.24 Real Estate |
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SECTION 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
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5.1 Conditions to Effectiveness and Initial Extension of Credit |
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5.2 Conditions to Each Extension of Credit |
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SECTION 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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6.1 Financial Statements |
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6.2 Certificates; Other Information |
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6.3 Payment of Obligations |
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6.4 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence, etc. |
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6.5 Maintenance of Property; Insurance |
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6.6 Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions |
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6.7 Notices |
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6.8 Environmental Laws |
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6.9 Interest Rate Protection |
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6.10 Additional Collateral, etc. |
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6.11 Use of Proceeds |
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6.12 Pension and Benefits Plans |
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6.13 Further Assurances |
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6.14 Post Closing Obligations |
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SECTION 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
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7.1 Financial Condition Covenants |
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7.2 Limitation on Indebtedness |
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7.3 Limitation on Liens |
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7.4 Limitation on Fundamental Changes |
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7.5 Limitation on Disposition of Property |
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7.6 Limitation on Restricted Payments |
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7.7 Limitation on Capital Expenditures |
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7.8 Limitation on Investments |
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7.9 Limitation on Optional Payments and Modifications of Debt Instruments
and Other Agreements |
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7.10 Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates |
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7.11 Limitation on Sales and Leasebacks |
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7.12 Limitation on Changes in Fiscal Periods |
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7.13 Limitation on Negative Pledge Clauses |
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7.14 Limitation on Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions |
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7.15 Limitation on Lines of Business |
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7.16 Limitation on Amendments to Acquisition Documentation |
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7.17 Limitation on Hedge Agreements |
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7.18 Limitation on Performance Bonds |
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SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
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SECTION 9. THE AGENTS; THE ARRANGER |
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9.1 Appointment |
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9.2 Delegation of Duties |
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9.3 Exculpatory Provisions |
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9.4 Reliance by Agents |
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9.5 Notice of Default |
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9.6 Non-Reliance on the Arranger, the Agents and Other Lenders |
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9.7 Indemnification |
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9.8 Arranger and Agents in their Individual Capacities |
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9.9 Successor Agents |
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9.10 Authorization to Release Liens and Guarantees |
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9.11 The Arranger; the Syndication Agent; the Documentation Agent |
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9.12 Withholding Tax |
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SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS |
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10.1 Amendments and Waivers |
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10.2 Notices |
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10.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies |
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10.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties |
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10.5 Payment of Expenses |
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10.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments |
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10.7 Adjustments; Set-off |
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10.8 Counterparts |
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10.9 Severability |
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10.10 Integration |
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10.11 GOVERNING LAW |
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10.12 Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers |
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10.13 Acknowledgments |
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10.14 Confidentiality |
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10.15 Release of Collateral and Guarantee Obligations |
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10.16 Accounting Changes |
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10.17 Delivery of Lender Addenda |
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10.18 WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL |
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10.19 Subordination of Intercompany Indebtedness |
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10.20 Judgment Currency |
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SECTION 11. GUARANTEE |
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11.1 Guarantee |
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11.2 Rights of Reimbursement, Contribution and Subrogation |
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11.3 Amendments, etc. with respect to the Canadian Obligations |
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11.4 Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional |
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11.5 Reinstatement |
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11.6 Payments |
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11.7 Waivers by the Borrower |
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ANNEX:
SCHEDULES:
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4.4
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Consents, Authorizations, Filings and Notices |
4.6
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Material Litigation |
4.10
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Taxes |
4.15(a)
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Subsidiaries |
4.15(b)
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Agreements Related to Capital Stock |
4.17
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Environmental Matters |
4.19
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Filing Jurisdictions under Personal Property Security Legislation |
4.24
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Owned and Leased Property; Mortgaged Properties |
5.1(a)
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Post Restatement Effective Date Mortgage Delivery Requirements |
5.1(h)
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Environmental Assessments |
6.14(b)
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Post Closing Obligations |
7.2(d)
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Existing Indebtedness |
7.3(f)
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Existing Liens |
7.10
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Transactions with Affiliates |
EXHIBITS:
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A-1
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Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement |
A-2
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Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement |
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Form of Compliance Certificate |
C
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Form of Restatement Date Certificate |
D-1
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Form of U.S. Mortgage |
D-2
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Form of Canadian Mortgage |
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Form of Assignment and Acceptance |
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Form of Legal Opinion of Akin Gump Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxx LLP |
G-1
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Form of Second Amended and Restated Term Note |
G-2
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Form of Second Amended and Restated US Revolving Credit Note |
G-3
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Form of Canadian Revolving Credit Note |
G-4
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Form of Second Amended and Restated US Swing Line Note |
G-5
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Form of Canadian Swing Line Note |
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Form of Discount Note |
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Form of Exemption Certificate |
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Form of Lender Addendum |
K-1
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Form of Borrowing Notice |
K-2
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Form of Conversion Notice |
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Form of Reaffirmation Agreement |
This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 28, 2006, among WASTE
SERVICES (CA) INC., an Ontario corporation formerly known as CAPITAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE
INC./RESSOURCES ENVIRONNEMENTALES CAPITAL INC. (“
WSCA”),
WASTE SERVICES, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “
Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions or
entities from time to time parties to this Agreement (the “
Lenders”), XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.,
as exclusive advisor, sole lead arranger and sole book runner (in such capacity, the
“
Arranger”), CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP., as syndication agent (in such capacity, the
“
Syndication Agent”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as documentation agent (in such capacity, the
“
Documentation Agent”), XXXXXX COMMERCIAL PAPER INC., as administrative agent (in such
capacity, the “
Administrative Agent”), and CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, as Canadian
agent (in such capacity, the “
Canadian Agent”) AMENDS AND RESTATES IN FULL the Amended and
Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of April 30, 2004, by and among WSCA, the Borrower, the Lenders
party thereto (the “
Original Lenders”), the Arranger the syndication, documentation and
other agents named therein, and the Administrative Agent (as amended, supplemented, restated or
otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “
Original Credit Agreement”); this
amendment and restatement of the Original
Credit Agreement, as amended, supplemented, restated or
otherwise modified from time to time, is hereinafter referred to as this “
Agreement”.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Original
Credit Agreement be amended and restated
in full as set forth herein;
WHEREAS, it is the intent of WSCA, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the
Arranger that this Agreement amend and restate in its entirety the Original
Credit Agreement and
that, from and after the Restatement Effective Date, the Original
Credit Agreement shall evidence
the terms and conditions under which the Borrower heretofore has incurred obligations and
liabilities to the Original Lenders and the Administrative Agent (as evidenced by the Original
Credit Agreement and the Administrative Agent’s books and records); and
WHEREAS, the Lenders (including the Original Lenders that are party hereto) are willing to
amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement and to extend (or to continue to extend credit in
the case of the Original Lenders that are party hereto) credit to the Borrower and WSCA upon and
subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFOR, in consideration of the premises and the agreements hereinafter set forth, the
parties hereto hereby agree to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement, and the Original
Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall
have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1.
“Acceptance Fee”: a fee payable by WSCA with respect to the acceptance of a Bankers’
Acceptance by a Lender under this Agreement, as set forth in Section 2.5(d).
“Acquisition”: as defined in Section 5.1.
“Acquisition Agreements”: any and all asset purchase or stock purchase agreements
entered into by any Group Member in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, as the same may be
amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this
Agreement.
“Acquisition Documentation”: collectively, the Acquisition Agreements and all
schedules, exhibits, annexes and amendments thereto and all side letters and agreements affecting
the terms thereof or entered into in connection therewith, in each case, as amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Adjustment Date”: as defined in the Pricing Grid.
“Administrative Agent”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Affiliate”: as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in
control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this
definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, either to (a) vote 10%
or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or persons
performing similar functions) of such Person or (b) direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise.
“Agents”: the collective reference to the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent,
the Canadian Agent and the Administrative Agent.
“Aggregate Exposure”: with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the
sum of (i) the aggregate then unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans and (ii) the
amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect or, if the Revolving Credit
Commitments have been terminated, the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then
outstanding.
“Aggregate Exposure Percentage”: with respect to any Lender at any time, the ratio
(expressed as a percentage) of such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure at such time to the sum of the
Aggregate Exposures of all Lenders at such time.
“Agreement”: this Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended,
supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.
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Allied Waste Asset Swap”: the substantially simultaneous consummation of the
acquisition by the Borrower of certain south Florida operations of Allied Waste Industries, Inc.,
substantially on the terms set forth in that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 19,
2006, between
Waste Services, Inc. and Allied Waste Industries, Inc. for $61,000,000 in cash (with
a potential future payment of $2,000,000) and the sale by the Borrower of its Arizona operations to
Allied Waste Industries, Inc., substantially on the terms set forth in that certain
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Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of July 19, 2006, between
Waste Services, Inc. and Allied
Waste Industries, Inc. for $53,000,000 in cash.
“Applicable Margin”: for each Type of Loan under each Facility, the rate per annum
set forth opposite such Facility under the relevant column heading below:
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Rate Loans |
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US Revolving Credit
Facility (including US
Swing Line Loans) |
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3.50 |
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N.A. |
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4.50 |
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Canadian Revolving Credit
Facility (including
Canadian Swing Line Loans) |
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3.50 |
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3.50 |
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4.50 |
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4.50 |
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Tranche D Term Loan Facility |
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N.A. |
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N.A. |
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2.75 |
% |
provided, that (a) on and after the Restatement Effective Date, the Applicable Margin with
respect to US Revolving Credit Loans, Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, US Swing Line Loans and
Canadian Swing Line Loans will be determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid, and (b) after FQ2 2007,
the Applicable Margin with respect to Tranche D Term Loans will be determined pursuant to the
Pricing Grid.
“Application”: an application, in such form as the relevant Issuing Lender may
specify from time to time, requesting such Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit.
“Arranger”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Asset Sale”: any Disposition of Property or series of related Dispositions of
Property (excluding any such Disposition permitted by clause (a), (b), (c), (d) or (f) of Section
7.5) which yields gross proceeds to any Group Member (valued at the initial principal amount
thereof in the case of non-cash proceeds consisting of notes or other debt securities and valued at
fair market value in the case of other non-cash proceeds) in excess of $500,000.
“Assignee”: as defined in Section 10.6(c).
“Assignment and Acceptance”: as defined in Section 10.6(c).
“Assignor”: as defined in Section 10.6(c).
“Available Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment”: with respect to any Canadian
Revolving Credit Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lender’s
Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect over (b) such Lender’s Canadian
Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding, provided that, in calculating any Lender’s
Canadian Revolving Extensions of Credit for the purpose of determining such Lender’s (other than
the Canadian Swing Line Lender’s) Available Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment for purposes of
Section 2.9(a), the aggregate principal amount of Canadian Swing Line Loans then outstanding shall
be deemed to be zero.
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“Available US Revolving Credit Commitment”: with respect to any US Revolving Credit
Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lender’s US Revolving Credit
Commitment then in effect over (b) such Lender’s US Revolving Extensions of Credit then
outstanding; provided, that in calculating any Lender’s US Revolving Extensions of Credit
for the purpose of determining such Lender’s (other than the US Swing Line Lender’s) Available US
Revolving Credit Commitment for purposes of Section 2.9(a), the aggregate principal amount of US
Swing Line Loans then outstanding shall be deemed to be zero.
“BA Equivalent Loan”: a Canadian Revolving Credit Loan made by a Non BA Lender
evidenced by a Discount Note.
“Bankers’ Acceptance” and “B/A” each means a xxxx of exchange, including a
depository xxxx issued in accordance with the Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada), denominated
in Canadian Dollars, drawn by WSCA and accepted by a Lender and includes a Discount Note.
“Base Rate”: for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the
next 1/100 of 1%) equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b) the
Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%. For purposes hereof: “Prime
Rate” shall mean the prime lending rate as set forth on the British Banking Association
Telerate Page 5 (or such other comparable page as may, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent,
replace such page for the purpose of displaying such rate), as in effect from time to time. The
Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually
available. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds
Effective Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the effective day of such change
in the Prime Rate, or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
“Base Rate Loans”: Loans for which the applicable rate of interest is based upon the
Base Rate or, with respect to Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, the US Base Rate in Canada.
“Benefited Lender”: as defined in Section 10.7.
“Board”: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of
America (or any successor).
“Borrower”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Borrowing Date”: any Business Day specified by the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable,
as a date on which the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, requests the relevant Lenders to make Loans
hereunder.
“Borrowing Notice”: with respect to any request for borrowing of Loans hereunder, a
notice from the Borrower or WSCA, substantially in the form of, and containing the information
prescribed by, Exhibit K-1, delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as
applicable.
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Business Day”: (a) for all purposes other than as covered by clause (b) below, a day
other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in
New York City or (solely
with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and
interest on, Canadian Revolving Extensions of Credit) Toronto, Ontario, are authorized or required
by law to close and (b) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and
payments of principal and interest on, Eurodollar Loans, any day which is a Business Day described
in clause (a) and which is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the
interbank Eurodollar market.
“Canadian Agent”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Canadian Benefit Plans”: all material employee benefit plans maintained or
contributed to by any Group Member that are not Canadian Pension Plans including, without
limitation, all profit sharing, savings, supplemental retirement, retiring allowance, severance,
pension, deferred compensation, welfare, bonus, incentive compensation, phantom stock,
supplementary unemployment benefit plans or arrangements and all material life, health, dental and
disability plans and arrangements in which the employees or former employees of any Group Member
employed in Canada participate or are eligible to participate, but excluding all stock option or
stock purchase plans.
“Canadian Dollars and Cdn. $”: lawful currency of Canada.
“Canadian Funding Office”: the office specified from time to time by the Canadian
Agent as its funding office by notice to WSCA, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
“Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”: the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement dated as of December 31, 2003, executed by WSCA and each Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor,
as amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, attached hereto as
Exhibit A-2.
“Canadian Issuing Lender”: any Canadian Revolving Credit Lender from time to time
designated by the Borrower or WSCA as a Canadian Issuing Lender with the consent of such Canadian
Revolving Credit Lender and the Canadian Agent.
“Canadian L/C Commitment”: $15,000,000; provided that such amount may be
increased up to $25,000,000 if the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments are increased in
accordance with Section 2.4(e).
“Canadian L/C Obligations”: at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the then
aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Canadian Letters of Credit and (b)
the aggregate amount of drawings under the Canadian Letters of Credit that have not then been
reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5.
“Canadian L/C Participants”: with respect to any Canadian Letter of Credit, the
collective reference to the Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders other than the Canadian Issuing
Lender that issued such Canadian Letter of Credit.
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“Canadian Letters of Credit”: as defined in Section 3.1(b).
“Canadian Obligations”: the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without
limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the Canadian Revolving Credit Loans and
Canadian Revolving Credit Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of any
petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding,
relating to WSCA, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in
such proceeding) the Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, the Canadian Reimbursement Obligations and
all other obligations and liabilities of WSCA to the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent or to
any Canadian Revolving Credit Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to
become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection
with this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Canadian Letters of Credit, or any other document
made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith by WSCA, whether on account of
principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, costs, expenses or otherwise, in all cases in
respect of the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility only.
“Canadian Payment Office”: the office specified from time to time by the Canadian
Agent as its payment office by notice to WSCA and the Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders.
“Canadian Pension Plans”: any plan which is considered to be a pension plan for the
purposes of any applicable pension benefits standards statute and/or regulation in Canada
established, maintained or contributed to by any Group Member, their respective employees or former
employees.
“Canadian Prime Rate”: on any day the greater of:
(a) the annual rate of interest announced from time to time by the Canadian Agent as being its
reference rate then in effect for determining interest rates on Canadian Dollar denominated
commercial loans made by it in Canada; and
(b) the CDOR Rate in effect from time to time plus 75 basis points per annum.
Any change in the Canadian Prime Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the
date the change becomes effective generally.
“Canadian Prime Rate Loans”: Canadian Revolving Credit Loans which are denominated in
Canadian Dollars and in respect of which WSCA is obligated to pay interest in accordance with
Section 2.15 at the Canadian Prime Rate.
“Canadian Refunded Swing Line Loans”: as defined in Section 2.7(g).
“Canadian Refunding Date”: as defined in Section 2.7(h).
“Canadian Reimbursement Obligations”: the Reimbursement Obligations owing by WSCA.
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“Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment”: as to any Canadian Revolving Credit Lender,
the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Canadian Revolving Credit Loans and participate in
Canadian Swing Line Loans and Canadian Letters of Credit, in an aggregate principal and/or face
amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment”
opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1 to the Lender Addendum delivered by such Lender,
or, as the case may be, in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a
party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The
original aggregate amount of Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments is $15,000,000; provided
that such amount may be increased in accordance with Section 2.4(e).
“Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment Period”: the period from and including the
Restatement Effective Date to the Canadian Revolving Credit Termination Date.
“Canadian Revolving Credit Facility”: as defined in the definition of “Facility” in
this Section 1.1.
“Canadian Revolving Credit Lender”: each Lender that has a Canadian Revolving Credit
Commitment or that is the holder of Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, including the Canadian Issuing
Lender and the Canadian Agent.
“Canadian Revolving Credit Loans”: as defined in Section 2.4.
“Canadian Revolving Credit Note”: as defined in Section 2.8.
“Canadian Revolving Credit Percentage”: as to any Canadian Revolving Credit Lender at
any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment then constitutes
of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments (or, at any time after the Canadian Revolving Credit
Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate amount of such
Lender’s Canadian Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding constitutes of the amount of the
aggregate Canadian Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding).
“Canadian Revolving Credit Termination Date”: April 30, 2009.
“Canadian Revolving Extensions of Credit”: as to any Canadian Revolving Credit Lender
at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Canadian
Revolving Credit Loans made by such Lender then outstanding, (b) such Lender’s Canadian Revolving
Credit Percentage of the Canadian L/C Obligations then outstanding and (c) such Lender’s Canadian
Revolving Credit Percentage of the Canadian Swing Line Loans then outstanding.
“Canadian Secured Parties”: the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent and the
Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders.
“Canadian Subsidiaries”: Ram-Pak Compaction Systems Ltd, a corporation organized
under the laws of Canada, 6045341 Canada Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Canada,
and each other direct Subsidiary of the Borrower, to the extent such Subsidiary
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is organized under the laws of Canada or any province thereof, but excluding Capital Holdings
Company.
“Canadian Swing Line Commitment”: the obligation of the Canadian Swing Line Lender to
make Canadian Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.6 in an aggregate principal amount at any one
time outstanding not to exceed $3,000,000.
“Canadian Swing Line Lender”: each Lender that has a Canadian Swing Line Commitment
or that is a holder of Canadian Swing Line Loans.
“Canadian Swing Line Loans”: as defined in Section 2.6.
“Canadian Swing Line Note”: as defined in Section 2.8(e).
“Canadian Swing Line Participation Amount”: as defined in Section 2.7(h).
“Capital Expenditures”: for any period, with respect to any Person, the aggregate of
all expenditures by such Person for the acquisition or leasing (pursuant to a capital lease) of
fixed or capital assets or additions to equipment (including replacements, capitalized repairs and
improvements during such period) to the extent required to be capitalized under GAAP on a balance
sheet of such Person.
“Capital Holdings Company”: Capital Environmental Holdings Company, a Nova Scotia
unlimited liability company.
“Capital Lease Obligations”: with respect to any Person, the obligations of such
Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to
use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be
classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP; and,
for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the
capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Capital Stock”: any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents
(however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests
in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any
of the foregoing.
“Cash Equivalents”: (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally
guaranteed by, the United States of America or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full
faith and credit of the United States of America or Canada or any agency, state, province or
territory thereof, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition; (b)
certificates of deposit, time deposits or overnight bank deposits having maturities of six months
or less from the date of acquisition issued by any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under
the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or is a bank listed in Schedule I of
the Bank Act (Canada) and having combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000; (c)
commercial paper of an issuer rated at least A-2 by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services
(“S&P”) or P-2 by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or R-1 by Dominion
Bond Rating Service Limited (“DBRS”) or carrying an equivalent rating by a
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nationally recognized rating agency, if all of the three named rating agencies cease
publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally, and maturing within six months from the
date of acquisition; (d) repurchase obligations of any Lender or of any commercial bank satisfying
the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, having a term of not more than 30 days with
respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or the
Government of Canada; (e) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of
acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, province, commonwealth or territory of the
United States of America or Canada, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such
state, province, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which
state, province, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign
government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by S&P, A by Moody’s, or A by DBRS; (f)
securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby
letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause
(b) of this definition; and (g) shares of money market mutual or similar funds which invest
exclusively in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (f) of this definition.
“CDOR Rate”: on any day, the annual rate of interest which is the arithmetic average
of the “BA 1 month” rates applicable to Canadian Dollar Bankers’ Acceptances issued by Schedule I
Lenders identified as such on the Reuters Screen CDOR Page at approximately 10:00 a.m. (Toronto
time) on such day (as adjusted by the Canadian Agent after 10:00 a.m. to reflect any error in any
posted rate or in the posted average annual rate). If the rate does not appear on the Reuters
Screen CDOR Page as contemplated above, then the CDOR Rate on any day shall be calculated as the
arithmetic average of the discount rates applicable to one month Canadian Dollar Bankers’
Acceptances of, and as quoted by, any two of the Schedule I Lenders, chosen by the Canadian Agent
in its discretion, as of 10:00 a.m. on the day, or if the day is not a Business Day, then on the
immediately preceding Business Day. If less than two Lenders quote the aforementioned rate, the
CDOR Rate shall be the rate quoted by the Canadian Agent.
“Change of Control”: the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) any “person”
or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), excluding the Existing Investors, shall become, or obtain
rights (whether by means or warrants, options or otherwise) to become, the “beneficial owner” (as
defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than
30% of the outstanding common stock of the Borrower; (b) during any period of 12 consecutive months
the board of directors of the Borrower shall cease to consist of a majority of Continuing
Directors; or (c) any Specified Change of Control.
“Code”: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral”: all Property of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon
which a Lien is purported to be created by any Security Document.
“Commitment”: with respect to any Lender, the sum of the Tranche D Term Loan
Commitment and the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender.
“Commitment Fee Rate”: 1/2 of 1% per annum.
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“Commonly Controlled Entity”: an entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under
common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or is part of a
group that includes the Borrower and that is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or
414(c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 412 of the Code to the extent required by
such section, Section 414(m) or 414(o) of the Code.
“Compliance Certificate”: a certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer,
substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
“Consolidated Current Assets”: of any Person at any date, all amounts (other than
cash and Cash Equivalents) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption
“total current assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its
Subsidiaries at such date.
“Consolidated Current Liabilities”: of any Person at any date, all amounts that
would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current liabilities” (or
any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries at such date,
but excluding, with respect to the Borrower, (a) the current portion of any Funded Debt of the
Group Members and (b), without duplication, all Indebtedness consisting of Revolving Credit Loans,
Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans, to the extent otherwise included therein.
“Consolidated EBITDA”: of any Person for any period, Consolidated Net Income of such
Person and its Subsidiaries for such period plus, without duplication and to the extent reflected
as a charge in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) income
tax expense, (b) total cash interest expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries, amortization or
write-off of debt discount and debt issuance costs and commissions, discounts and other fees and
charges associated with Indebtedness, (c) depreciation and amortization expense, (d) amortization
of intangibles (including, but not limited to, goodwill) and organization costs, (e) any
extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses or losses (including, whether or not otherwise
includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period,
losses on sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business), (f) any other non-cash
charges and expenses (including any losses attributable to fluctuations in foreign currency
exchange rates), (g) one-time charges and expenses, provided, that in the event such
charges and expenses arise over the term of this Agreement, the amount of such charges and expenses
shall not exceed $3,000,000, (h) one-time severance charges, not to exceed $4,000,000 over the term
of this Agreement, (i) to the extent not constituting cash interest expense, all expenses
attributable to dividends and accruals in respect of preferred stock (including the Xxxxx Preferred
Stock), and (j) one-time charges and expenses incurred after June 30, 2006 and prior to March 31,
2007, not to exceed $6,000,000 in respect of fees and expenses incurred in connection with
litigation involving Waste Management, Inc., and minus, to the extent included in the statement of
such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) interest income (except to the extent
deducted in determining total cash interest expense), (b) any extraordinary, unusual or
non-recurring income or gains (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in
the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, gains on the sales of assets outside
of the ordinary course of business) and (c) any other non-cash income (including any gains
attributable to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates), all as determined on a
consolidated basis; provided that, for purposes of
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calculating Consolidated EBITDA of the Group Members for any period, (i) the Consolidated
EBITDA of any business unit acquired by the Group Members during such period shall be included on a
pro forma basis (but without giving effect to any projected synergies or cost savings resulting
from such acquisition except those adjustments in accordance with Regulation S-X of the Securities
Act of 1933 or otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent) for such period (assuming for
purposes of the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA the consummation of such acquisition occurred on
the first day of such period but without duplication of the Consolidated EBITDA of such business
unit after the date of acquisition thereof) if the consolidated balance sheet of such acquired
business unit as at the end of the period preceding the acquisition of such business unit and the
related consolidated statements of income and stockholders’ equity and of cash flows (or, if no
such balance sheet or statements of income and stockholder’s equity and of cash flows is available,
such other financial information reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) for the
period in respect of which Consolidated EBITDA is to be calculated (x) have been previously
provided to the Administrative Agent and (y) either (1) have been reported on without a
qualification arising out of the scope of the audit by independent certified public accountants of
nationally recognized standing or (2) have been found acceptable by the Administrative Agent and
(ii) the Consolidated EBITDA of any business unit Disposed of by the Group Members during such
period shall be excluded for such period (assuming for purposes of the calculation of Consolidated
EBITDA the consummation of such Disposition occurred on the first day of such period).
“Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio”: for any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated
EBITDA of the Group Members for such period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense of the Group
Members for such period.
“Consolidated Interest Expense”: of any Person for any period, total cash interest
expense (including that attributable to Capital Lease Obligations) of such Person and its
Subsidiaries for such period with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of such Person and its
Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges
owed by such Person with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net
costs of such Person under Hedge Agreements in respect of interest rates to the extent such net
costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP).
“Consolidated Leverage Ratio”: as at the last day of any period of the Borrower, the
ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt on such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Group Members
for such period.
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Consolidated Net Income”: of any Person for any period, the consolidated net income
(or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis
in accordance with GAAP;
provided, that in calculating Consolidated Net Income of the Group
Members for any period, there shall be excluded (a) the income (or deficit) of any Person accrued
prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, or is merged into or consolidated with
any Group Member, (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the
Borrower) in which any Group Member has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such
income is actually received by a Group Member in the form of cash dividends or similar
distributions and (c) the undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary of the Borrower, to the extent
that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by
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such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any Contractual Obligation (other
than under any Loan Document) or Requirement of Law applicable to such Subsidiary.
“Consolidated Senior Debt”: all Consolidated Total Debt other than Subordinated Debt.
“Consolidated Senior Secured Debt”: at any date, without duplication, the sum of (i)
the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans then outstanding, (ii) the aggregate principal
amount of Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding, (iii) the aggregate principal amount of Swing
Line Loans then outstanding and (iv) the aggregate principal amount of any other secured
Consolidated Senior Debt then outstanding.
“Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio”: as of the last day of any period of the
Borrower, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Senior Secured Debt on such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA
of the Group Members for such period.
“Consolidated Total Debt”: at any date, without duplication, the aggregate principal
amount of all Indebtedness of the Group Members at such date that would be classified as a
liability on the consolidated balance sheet of the Group Members, determined on a consolidated
basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Working Capital”: at any date, the difference of (a) Consolidated
Current Assets of the Borrower on such date less (b) Consolidated Current Liabilities of the
Borrower on such date.
“Continuing Directors”: the directors of the Borrower, immediately after giving
effect to the Migration and each other director of the Borrower, if, in each case, such other
director’s nomination for election to the board of directors of the Borrower is recommended by at
least a majority of the then Continuing Directors, or such other director receives the vote of the
Existing Investors in his or her election by the shareholders of the Borrower or such other
director is appointed or elected, or such Director’s appointment was approved, in each case by the
Xxxxx Investors.
“Continuing Lender”: an Original Lender under the Original Credit Agreement that has
delivered a Conversion Notice to the extent of the amount of Existing Term Loans converted thereby.
“Contractual Obligation”: with respect to any Person, any provision of any security
issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is
a party or by which it or any of its Property is bound.
“Control Investment Affiliate”: with respect to any Person, any other Person that (a)
directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
Person and (b) is organized by such Person or the manager, advisor or administrator of such Person
primarily for the purpose of making equity or debt investments in one or more companies. For
purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or
otherwise.
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“Conversion Notice”: with respect to any applicable Lender, a conversion notice
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K-2.
“Default”: any of the events specified in Section 8, whether or not any requirement
for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
“Derivatives Counterparty”: as defined in Section 7.6.
“Discount Note”: a non-interest bearing promissory note denominated in Canadian
Dollars, substantially in the form of Exhibit H, issued by WSCA to a Non BA Lender to evidence a BA
Equivalent Loan.
“Discount Proceeds”: for any Bankers’ Acceptance issued hereunder, an amount
calculated on the applicable Borrowing Date by multiplying:
(a) the face amount of the Bankers’ Acceptance
by
(b) the quotient obtained by dividing:
(i) one
by
(ii) the sum of one plus the product of:
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a fraction, the numerator of
which is the applicable Interest Period and the denominator of
which is 365 |
with the quotient being rounded up or down to the fifth decimal place and .00005 being rounded up.
“Discount Rate”: (a) in respect of any Bankers’ Acceptance accepted by a Lender that
is a Schedule I Lender, the CDOR Rate for the applicable period; and (b) in respect of any Bankers’
Acceptance accepted by a Lender that is a Schedule II Lender, the CDOR Rate for the applicable
period plus .10%.
“Disposition”: with respect to any Property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback,
assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof (other than the granting or creation
of any Liens with respect to such property); and the terms “Dispose” and “Disposed
of” shall have correlative meanings.
“Documentation Agent”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
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“Dollars” and “$”: lawful currency of the United States of America.
“Dollar Equivalent”: as to any amount denominated in Canadian Dollars at any time,
the equivalent amount in Dollars as determined on the basis of the Exchange Rate for the purchase
of Dollars with Canadian Dollars as of the date of the calculation.
“Domestic Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Borrower organized under the laws of any
jurisdiction within the United States of America.
“ECF Percentage”: with respect to any fiscal year of the Borrower, 50.0%;
provided, that, with respect to any fiscal year of the Borrower ending on or after December
31, 2005, the ECF Percentage shall be 0.0% if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of
such fiscal year is not greater than 3.50 to 1.00.
“Environmental Laws”: any and all laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes,
ordinances, codes, decrees, or other legally enforceable requirements (including, without
limitation, common law) of any international authority, foreign government, the United States of
America, Canada or any state, provincial, territorial, local, municipal or other governmental
authority, regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning
protection of the environment or of human health, or employee health and safety, as has been, is
now, or hereafter becomes, in effect.
“Environmental Permits”: any and all permits, licenses, approvals, registrations,
notifications, exemptions and other authorizations required under any applicable Environmental Law.
“ERISA”: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time.
“Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements”: for any day, the aggregate (without
duplication) of the maximum rates (expressed as a decimal fraction) of reserve requirements in
effect on such day (including, without limitation, basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency
reserves) under any regulations of the Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction
with respect thereto dealing with reserve requirements prescribed for eurocurrency funding
(currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board) maintained by a
member bank of the Federal Reserve System.
“Eurodollar Base Rate”: with respect to each day during each Interest Period, the
rate per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to
such Interest Period commencing on the first day of such Interest Period appearing on Page 3750 of
the Telerate screen as of 11:00 A.M., London time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such
Interest Period. In the event that such rate does not appear on Page 3750 of the Telerate screen
(or otherwise on such screen), the “Eurodollar Base Rate” for purposes of this definition
shall be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying
eurodollar rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent.
“Eurodollar Loans”: Loans for which the applicable rate of interest is based upon the
Eurodollar Rate.
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“Eurodollar Rate”: with respect to each day during each Interest Period, a rate per
annum determined for such day in accordance with the following formula (rounded upward to the
nearest 1/100th of 1%):
Eurodollar Base Rate
1.00 — Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements
“Eurodollar Tranche”: the collective reference to Eurodollar Loans the then current
Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date
(whether or not such Loans shall originally have been made on the same day).
“Event of Default”: any of the events specified in Section 8, provided that
any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
“Excess Cash Flow”: for any fiscal year of the Borrower, the difference, if any, of
(a) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Consolidated Net Income for such fiscal year, (ii) the
amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) deducted in arriving at
such Consolidated Net Income, (iii) the amount of the decrease, if any, in Consolidated Working
Capital for such fiscal year, (iv) the aggregate net amount of non cash loss on the Disposition of
Property by the Group Members during such fiscal year (other than sales of inventory in the
ordinary course of business), to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income
and (v) the net increase during such fiscal year (if any) in deferred tax accounts of the Group
Members, minus (b) the sum, without duplication, of (i) the amount of all non-cash credits
included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, (ii) the aggregate amount actually paid by
the Group Members in cash during such fiscal year on account of Capital Expenditures (excluding (x)
the amount of any Capital Expenditure to the extent financed by Funded Debt (other than
Indebtedness under revolving credit arrangements) incurred and used to finance such expenditures
and (y) the amount of any such Capital Expenditures financed with the proceeds of any Reinvestment
Deferred Amount in such fiscal year), (iii) to the extent added in calculating Consolidated Net
Income the aggregate amount of Reinvestment Deferred Amounts on the last day of such fiscal year,
(iv) the aggregate amount of all optional prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line
Loans during such fiscal year to the extent accompanying permanent optional reductions of the
Revolving Credit Commitments and all optional prepayments of the Term Loans during such fiscal
year, (v) the aggregate amount of all regularly scheduled principal payments of Funded Debt
(including, without limitation, the Term Loans) of the Group Members made during such fiscal year
(other than in respect of any revolving credit facility to the extent there is not an equivalent
permanent reduction in commitments thereunder), (vi) the amount of the increase, if any, in
Consolidated Working Capital for such fiscal year, (vii) the aggregate net amount of non cash gain
on the Disposition of Property by the Group Members during such fiscal year (other than sales of
inventory in the ordinary course of business), to the extent included in arriving at such
Consolidated Net Income, (viii) the net decrease during such fiscal year (if any) in deferred tax
accounts of the Group Members, (ix) the amount of any Restricted Payments permitted under Sections
7.6(d) and (h) made in such fiscal year and (x) the aggregate amount of cash from operations used
to consummate any acquisition permitted under Section 7.8 in such fiscal year.
“Excess Cash Flow Application Date”: as defined in Section 2.12(c).
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“Exchange Rate”: on any day, (i) with respect to Canadian Dollars, the spot rate at
which Dollars are offered on such day by the Canadian Agent in Toronto, Canada (or such other
location selected by the Canadian Agent) for Canadian Dollars, and (ii) with respect to Dollars,
the spot rate at which Canadian Dollars are offered on such day by the Canadian Agent in Toronto,
Canada (or such other location selected by the Canadian Agent) for Dollars.
“Exchangeable Shares”: equity securities issued by WSCA to certain of its security
holders in connection with the Migration that are exchangeable into common stock of the Borrower.
“Excluded Foreign Subsidiaries”: any Foreign Subsidiary in respect of which either
(a) the pledge of all of the Capital Stock or any of the assets of such Subsidiary as Collateral
for the Borrower’s Obligations or (b) the guaranteeing by such Subsidiary of the Borrower’s
Obligations, would, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, result in adverse tax consequences
to the Borrower.
“Excluded Proceeds”: Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower from the issuance of
its Capital Stock (including preferred stock) to the extent such proceeds are used to make
Investments permitted by Sections 7.8(h) and (l) or Restricted Payments permitted by Section
7.6(e).
“Excluded Taxes”: as defined in Section 2.20(a).
“Existing Investors”: the collective reference to Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx, the Xxxxx
Investors and each manager, officer and director of the Borrower who owned Capital Stock of WSCA on
April 30, 2004 and their Control Investment Affiliates.
“Existing Term Loans”: the Tranche C Term Loans and Incremental Term Loans made under
the Original Credit Agreement outstanding immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date.
“Facility”: each of (a) the Term Loan Commitment and the Term Loans made thereunder,
(the “Term Loan Facility”), (b) the US Revolving Credit Commitments and the extensions of
credit made thereunder (the “US Revolving Credit Facility”), and (c) the Canadian Revolving
Credit Commitments and the extensions of credit made thereunder (the “Canadian Revolving Credit
Facility”).
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Federal Funds Effective Rate”: for any day, the weighted average of the rates on
overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal
funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of
New
York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the
quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal
funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
“Foreign Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic
Subsidiary.
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“FQ1”, “FQ2 ”, “FQ3”, and “FQ4”: when used with a numerical
year designation, means the first, second, third or fourth fiscal quarters, respectively, of such
fiscal year of the Borrower (e.g., FQ1 2006 means the first fiscal quarter of the Borrower’s 2006
fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2006).
“Funded Debt”: means Indebtedness that matures more than one year from the date of
its creation or matures within one year from such date but is renewable or extendible, at the
option of such Person, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving
credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period
of more than one year from such date.
“Funding Office”: the office specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent
as its funding office by notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“GAAP”: generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as
in effect from time to time.
“Governmental Authority”: any nation or government, any state, province, territory or
other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
“Group Member”: the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
“Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”: the Amended and Restated Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement executed and delivered by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor on April
30, 2004, as the same may be amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to
time, attached hereto as Exhibit A-1.
“Guarantee Obligation”: with respect to any Person (the “guaranteeing
person”), any obligation of (a) the guaranteeing person or (b) another Person (including,
without limitation, any bank under any letter of credit), if to induce the creation of which the
guaranteeing person has issued a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, in either
case guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other
obligations (the “primary obligations”) of any other third Person (the “primary
obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any
obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary
obligation or any Property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or
supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to maintain
working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or
solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase Property, securities or services primarily for
the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary
obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the
owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided,
however, that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments
for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee
Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the
stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee
Obligation is made and
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(b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms
of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the
maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in
which case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person’s maximum
reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good faith.
“Guarantors”: the collective reference to WSCA, the Canadian Subsidiary Guarantors
and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Hedge Agreements”: all interest rate or currency swaps, caps or collar agreements,
foreign exchange agreements, commodity contracts or similar arrangements entered into by any Group
Member providing for protection against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates,
commodity prices or the exchange of nominal interest obligations, either generally or under
specific contingencies.
“Incremental Term Loan”: an Incremental Term Loan made by an Original Lender to the
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Original Credit Agreement.
“Indebtedness”: of any Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness
of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase
price of Property or services (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such
Person’s business), (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, debentures or other
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 or Synthetic Lease
Obligations of such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an
account party or applicant under acceptance, letter of credit, surety bonds (except unmatured
reimbursement obligations in respect of surety bonds obtained in the ordinary course of business to
secure the performance of obligations that are not Indebtedness pursuant to another clause of this
definition) or similar facilities, (g) the liquidation value of all redeemable preferred Capital
Stock of such Person, to the extent mandatorily redeemable (upon the occurrence of a contingency or
otherwise) in cash on or prior to the date which is one year after the final maturity date of the
Loans (other than in connection with change of control events and asset sales to the extent that
the terms of such Capital Stock provide that such Person may not repurchase or redeem any such
Capital Stock in connection with such change of control or asset sale unless such repurchase or
redemption complies with the provisions of this Agreement, (h) all obligations of such Person,
contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Capital
Stock of such Person in cash on or prior to the date which is one year after the final maturity
date of the Loans (other than in connection with change of control events and asset sales to the
extent that the terms of such Capital Stock provide that such Person may not repurchase or redeem
any such Capital Stock in connection with such change of control or asset sale unless such
repurchase or redemption complies with the provisions of this Agreement), (i) all Guarantee
Obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through
(h) above, (j) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above secured by
(or for which the holder of such obligation
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has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on Property
(including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not
such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation and (k) for the
purposes of Section 8(e) only, all obligations of such Person in respect of Hedge Agreements.
“Indemnified Liabilities”: as defined in Section 10.5.
“Indemnitee”: as defined in Section 10.5.
“Insolvency”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is
insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
“Insolvent”: pertaining to a condition of Insolvency.
“Installment Date”: as defined in Section 2.3.
“Intellectual Property”: the collective reference to all rights, priorities and
privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States of America,
Canada, state, provincial, territorial, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including,
without limitation, copyrights, copyright licenses, patents, patent licenses, trademarks, trademark
licenses, service-marks, technology, know-how and processes, recipes, formulas, trade secrets, and
all rights to xxx at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including
the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.
“Interest Payment Date”: (a) as to any Base Rate Loan (other than any Base Rate Loan
under the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility) the last day of each March, June, September and
December to occur while such Loan is outstanding and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as
to any Base Rate Loan under the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility and any Canadian Prime Rate
Loan, the first day of the month following the month in which such interest was accrued, (c) as to
any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period of three months or shorter, the last day of such
Interest Period, (d) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months,
each day that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest
Period and the last day of such Interest Period and (e) as to any Loan (other than any Revolving
Credit Loan that is a Base Rate Loan and any Swing Line Loan), the date of any repayment or
prepayment made in respect thereof.
“Interest Period”: as to any Eurodollar Loan or Bankers’ Acceptance, (a) initially,
the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such
Eurodollar Loan or Bankers’ Acceptance and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter, as
selected by the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, in its notice of borrowing or notice of
conversion, as the case may be, given with respect thereto; and (b) thereafter, each period
commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan
or Bankers’ Acceptance and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the
Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian
Agent in respect of Bankers’ Acceptance, not less than three Business Days prior to the last day of
the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; provided that, all of the foregoing
provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:
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(i) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day,
such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result
of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month in
which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;
(ii) any Interest Period in respect of any Eurodollar Loan that would otherwise extend
beyond the Revolving Credit Termination Date (in the case of a Eurodollar Loan which is a
Revolving Loan) or beyond the date final payment is due on the Term Loan (in the case of a
Eurodollar Loan which is a Term Loan), shall end on the Revolving Credit Termination Date or
such due date, as applicable;
(iii) no Interest Period in respect of a Bankers’ Acceptance may extend beyond the
Canadian Revolving Credit Termination Date; and
(iv) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or
on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the
end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the
end of such Interest Period.
“Investments”: as defined in Section 7.8.
“IRB Transaction”: means the issuance of industrial revenue bonds by Governmental
Authorities in connection with the purchase, construction, development or improvement of real
property by any Group Member to be used in its business or any buildings and equipment related
thereto which are guaranteed by or backed by the credit of any Group Member.
“Issuing Lender” any US Issuing Lender and any Canadian Issuing Lender.
“Judgment Currency”: as defined in Section 10.20.
“Xxxxx Investors”: Xxxxx & Company and its Control Investment Affiliates.
“Xxxxx Preferred Stock”: the Series A Preferred Stock of the Borrower issued,
paid-in-kind or accruing pursuant to the Xxxxx Preferred Stock Documents.
“Xxxxx Preferred Stock Documents”: collectively, (a) the Preferred Stock Subscription
Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2003, among the Borrower, WSCA and certain Xxxxx Investors and (b)
the Certificate of Designations with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock of the Borrower, in
each case, as amended, supplemented, replaced, waived or otherwise modified from time to time in
accordance with this Agreement.
“L/C Commitment”: as to any Revolving Credit Lender, the sum of its US L/C Commitment
and its Canadian L/C Commitment.
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L/C Fee Payment Date”: as to any US Letters of Credit, the last day of each March,
June, September and December and the last day of the US Revolving Credit
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Commitment Period and as to any Canadian Letters of Credit, the first day of each April, July,
October and January and the last day of the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment Period.
“L/C Obligations”: the Canadian L/C Obligations and the US L/C Obligations.
“Lender Addendum”: with respect to any applicable Lender, a Lender Addendum,
substantially in the form of Exhibit J or such other form substantially similar to Exhibit J and
reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Lenders”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Letters of Credit”: the Canadian Letters of Credit and the US Letters of Credit.
“Lien”: any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement,
encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference,
priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any
capital lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Loan”: any loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement.
“Loan Documents”: this Agreement (including any amendments, consents or waivers with
respect thereto), the Security Documents, the Reaffirmation Agreement, the Applications and the
Notes.
“Loan Parties”: WSCA, the Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a
party to a Loan Document.
“Majority Facility Lenders”: with respect to (i) the Tranche D Term Loan Facility,
the holders of more than 50% of the Tranche D Term Loan Commitments then in effect, or if the
Tranche D Term Loan Commitments have terminated, of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the
Tranche D Term Loans, or (ii) the Revolving Credit Facilities, the holders of more than 50% of the
Total Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Credit Commitments have been
terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
“Majority Revolving Credit Facility Lenders”: the Majority Facility Lenders in
respect of the Revolving Credit Facilities.
“Material Adverse Effect”: a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets,
financial condition, or results of operation of the Group Members taken as a whole or (b) the
validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the rights or
remedies of the Agents or the Lenders hereunder or thereunder.
“Material Environmental Amount”: an amount or amounts payable by the Group Members,
in the aggregate in excess of $2,000,000 for: unbudgeted costs to comply with any Environmental
Law; costs of any investigation, and any remediation, of any Material of Environmental Concern; and
compensatory damages (including, without limitation damages to natural resources), punitive
damages, fines, and penalties pursuant to any Environmental Law.
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“Materials of Environmental Concern”: any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil
or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea-formaldehyde
insulation, asbestos, radioactivity, and any other substances, pollutants, contaminants or forces
of any kind that are defined or regulated as hazardous, dangerous or toxic under any Environmental
Law or could give rise to liability under any Environmental Law.
“Migration”: the reorganization in which WSCA and its Canadian Subsidiaries became
indirect Subsidiaries of the Borrower by way of a plan of arrangement under the Business
Corporations Act (Ontario) approved by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and certain security
holders of WSCA.
“Mortgaged Properties”: the owned real properties listed on Schedule 4.24, as
to which the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties has been or shall be
granted a Lien pursuant to the Mortgages.
“Mortgages”: each of the mortgages and deeds of trust made by any Loan Party in favor
of, or for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties,
substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 with respect to property in the United States of America,
and Exhibit D-2 with respect to property in Canada (with such changes thereto as shall be advisable
under the law of the jurisdiction in which such mortgage or deed of trust is to be recorded), as
the same may be amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Multiemployer Plan”: a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity is making or accruing an
obligation to make contributions, or has within any of the preceding five plan years made or
accrued an obligation to make contributions.
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Net Cash Proceeds”: (a) in connection with any Asset Sale or any Recovery Event,
the proceeds thereof in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents (including any such proceeds received
by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase
price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) of such Asset Sale or
Recovery Event, net of reasonable and customary attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment
banking fees, amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien
expressly permitted hereunder on any asset which is the subject of such Asset Sale or Recovery
Event (other than any Lien pursuant to a Security Document), and other reasonable and customary
fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith and net of taxes paid or reasonably
estimated to be payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or
deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) and, solely in connection with any such Asset Sale,
any reserves in accordance with GAAP with respect to any adjustments to the sales prices of such
assets or established with respect to any liabilities (including indemnities) potentially arising
in connection with such sale;
provided, that any such reserved amount shall be Net Cash
Proceeds to the extent and at the time not required to be so reserved, (b) in connection with any
issuance or sale of equity securities or debt securities or instruments or the incurrence of loans,
the cash proceeds received from such issuance or incurrence, net of attorneys’ fees, investment
banking fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other customary fees
and expenses actually incurred in
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connection therewith and (c) in connection with any Purchase Price Refund, the cash amount
thereof, net of any reasonable and customary expenses incurred in the collection thereof and net of
taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any
available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangement).
“Non BA Lender”: a Canadian Revolving Credit Lender that cannot or does not as a
matter of policy issue Bankers’ Acceptances.
“Non-Excluded Taxes”: as defined in Section 2.20(a).
“Non-U.S. Lender”: as defined in Section 2.20(e).
“Note”: any promissory note evidencing any Loan.
“Obligation Currency”: as defined in Section 10.20.
“Obligations”: (i) the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without
limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and
interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any
insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for
post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans, the Reimbursement
Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent
or to any Lender or any Qualified Counterparty, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent,
due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in
connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Letters of Credit, any Specified
Hedge Agreement or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith,
whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs,
expenses (including, without limitation, all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the
Arranger, to the Agents or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant
hereto) or otherwise and (ii) the Canadian Obligations; provided, that (x) obligations of
any Group Member under any Specified Hedge Agreement shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to
the Security Documents only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other Obligations are so
secured and guaranteed and (y) any release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the manner
permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of holders of obligations under Specified
Hedge Agreements.
“Original Credit Agreement”: as defined in the preamble.
“Original Lenders”: as defined in the preamble.
“Other Taxes”: any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other
excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from
the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any
other Loan Document.
“Participant”: as defined in Section 10.6(b).
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“Payment Office”: the office specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent
as its payment office by notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“PBGC”: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A
of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).
“Permits”: the collective reference to (i) Environmental Permits, and (ii) any and
all other franchises, licenses, leases, permits, approvals, notifications, certifications,
registrations, authorizations, exemptions, qualifications, easements, and rights of way.
“Permitted Acquisition”: as defined in Section 7.8(h).
“Permitted Liens”: the collective reference to (i) in the case of Collateral other
than Pledged Stock, Liens permitted by Section 7.3 and (ii) in the case of Collateral consisting of
Pledged Stock, non-consensual Liens permitted by Section 7.3 to the extent arising by operation of
law.
“Person”: an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company,
business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental
Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
“Personal Property Security Legislation”: all applicable personal property security
legislation as all such legislation now exists or may from time to time hereafter be amended,
modified, recodified, supplemented or replaced, together with all rules and regulations thereunder
or related thereto, including without limitation, the UCC and the Personal Property Security Act
(Ontario).
“Plan”: at a particular time, any employee benefit plan that is covered by ERISA and
in respect of which the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity is (or, if such plan were
terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as
defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA, but excluding, for greater certainty, Canadian Benefit Plans and
Canadian Pension Plans.
“Pledged Stock”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or the Canadian
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as applicable.
“Pricing Grid”: the pricing grid attached hereto as Annex A.
“Pro Forma Balance Sheet”: as defined in Section 4.1(a).
“Projections”: as defined in Section 6.2(c).
“Property”: any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether
real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, Capital
Stock.
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“Purchase Price Refund”: any amount received by any Group Member as a result of a
purchase price adjustment or similar event in connection with any acquisition of Property by any
Group Member.
“Qualified Counterparty”: with respect to any Specified Hedge Agreement, any
counterparty thereto that, at the time such Specified Hedge Agreement was entered into, was a
Lender or an affiliate of a Lender.
“Reaffirmation Agreement”: the Reaffirmation Agreement to be executed by the Borrower
and each Guarantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit L, as it may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
“Real Estate”: all Real Property held or used by the Group Members, which the
relevant Group Member owns in fee or in which it holds a leasehold interest as a tenant.
“Recovery Event”: any settlement of or payment in respect of any property or casualty
insurance claim or any condemnation proceeding relating to any asset of any Group Member.
“Register”: as defined in Section 10.6(d).
“Regulation H”: Regulation H of the Board as in effect from time to time.
“Regulation U”: Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time.
“Reimbursement Obligation”: the obligation of the Borrower and/or WSCA, as
applicable, to reimburse each Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under
Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender.
“Reinvestment Deferred Amount”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the aggregate
Net Cash Proceeds received by any Group Member in connection therewith that are not applied to
prepay the Term Loans or reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.12(b) as a
result of the delivery of a Reinvestment Notice.
“Reinvestment Event”: any Asset Sale, Purchase Price Refund or Recovery Event in
respect of which the Borrower has delivered a Reinvestment Notice.
“Reinvestment Notice”: a written notice executed by a Responsible Officer stating
that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and that the Borrower (directly
or indirectly through a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower) intends and expects to use all or
a specified portion of the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale, Purchase Price Refund or Recovery
Event to acquire assets useful in its or such Subsidiary’s business.
“Reinvestment Prepayment Amount”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the
Reinvestment Deferred Amount relating thereto less any amount expended on or prior to the
relevant Reinvestment Prepayment Date to acquire assets useful in the Borrower’s business.
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“Reinvestment Prepayment Date”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the earlier
of (a) the date occurring one year after such Reinvestment Event and (b) the date on which the
Borrower shall have determined not to, or shall have otherwise ceased to, acquire assets useful in
the Borrower’s business with all or any portion of the relevant Reinvestment Deferred Amount.
“Related Fund”: with respect to any Lender, any fund that (x) invests in commercial
loans and (y) is managed or advised by the same investment advisor as such Lender, by such Lender
or an Affiliate of such Lender.
“Reorganization”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such
plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.
“Reportable Event”: any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other
than those events as to which the thirty day notice period is waived under PBGC Reg. § 4043.
“Required Lenders”: at any time, the holders of more than 50% of the sum of (i) the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding and (ii) the Total Revolving
Credit Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated, the
Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
“Required Prepayment Lenders”: the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of each
Facility.
“Requirement of Law”: as to any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws
or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or
regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each
case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its Property or to which such Person or
any of its Property is subject.
“Responsible Officer”: as to any Person, the chief executive officer, president or
chief financial officer of such Person, but in any event, with respect to financial matters, the
chief financial officer of such Person, and for purposes of (i) Section 6.7, the chief legal
officer of such Person and (ii) Section 5.1(a) any Vice President or other duly authorized officer
of such Person. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Responsible Officer” shall refer
to a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Restatement Effective Date”: the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in
Section 5.1 have been satisfied, which date shall be deemed to be December 28, 2006.
“Restatement Effective Date Equity Issuance”: as defined in Section 4.1.
“Restricted Payments”: as defined in Section 7.6.
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Reuters Screen CDOR Page”: the display designated as page CDOR on the Reuters
Monitor Money Rates Service or other page as may, from time to time, replace that page
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on that service for the purpose of displaying bid quotations for Bankers’ Acceptances accepted
by leading Canadian banks.
“Revolving Credit Commitment”: as to any Canadian Revolving Credit Lender, its
Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment, and as to any US Revolving Credit Lender, its US Revolving
Credit Commitment.
“Revolving Credit Facilities”: collectively, the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility
and the US Revolving Credit Facility.
“Revolving Credit Lender”: each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender and each US
Revolving Credit Lender.
“Revolving Credit Loans”: collectively, the Canadian Revolving Credit Loans and the
US Revolving Credit Loans.
“Revolving Credit Percentage”: as to any Canadian Revolving Credit Lender at any
time, such Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Percentage and as to any US Revolving Credit Lender,
such Lender’s US Revolving Credit Percentage.
“Revolving Extensions of Credit”: as to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, an
amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by
such Lender then outstanding, (b) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage of the L/C Obligations
then outstanding and (c) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage of the aggregate principal
amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding.
“Schedule I Lender”: any Lender named on Schedule I to the Bank Act (Canada).
“Schedule II Lender”: any Lender named on Schedule II or Schedule III to the Bank
Act (Canada).
“SEC”: the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America (or
successors thereto or an analogous Governmental Authority).
“Secured Parties”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
“Security Documents”: the collective reference to the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement, the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages, any intellectual
property security agreements or control agreements that may be required to be delivered pursuant to
the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or any other Loan Document and all other security documents
hereafter delivered to the Administrative Agent granting a Lien on any Property of any Person to
secure the obligations and liabilities of any Loan Party under any Loan Document.
“Seller”: as defined in the recitals hereto.
“
Senior Subordinated Note Indenture”: the Indenture entered into by the Borrower and
certain of its Subsidiaries in connection with the issuance of the Senior Subordinated Notes,
together with all instruments and other agreements entered into by the
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Borrower or such Subsidiaries in connection therewith, as the same may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with Section 7.9.
“Senior Subordinated Notes”: the subordinated notes of the Borrower issued from time
to time pursuant to the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture.
“Single Employer Plan”: any Plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but which is
not a Multiemployer Plan.
“Solvent”: with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, (a) the
amount of the “present fair saleable value” of the assets of such Person will, as of such date,
exceed the amount of all “liabilities of such Person, contingent or otherwise”, as of such date, as
such quoted terms are determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing
determinations of the insolvency of debtors, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of
such Person will, as of such date, be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the
liability of such Person on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, (c) such Person
will not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital with which to conduct its
business, (d) such Person will be able to pay its debts as they mature and (e) such Person is not
insolvent within the meaning of any applicable Requirements of Law relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency or creditor’s rights. For purposes of this definition, (i) “debt” shall mean liability
on a “claim”, and (ii) “claim” shall mean any (x) right to payment, whether or not such a right is
reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed,
undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured or (y) right to an equitable remedy for breach
of performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or not such right to an
equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed,
undisputed, secured or unsecured.
“Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisitions”: the acquisition by the Borrower of a
construction and demolition waste landfill from Southwest Land Developers, Inc. and all of the
issued and outstanding shares of Pro Disposal, Inc. pursuant to the terms of the Southwest and Pro
Disposal Acquisition Agreements.
“Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisition Agreements”: (i) the Stock Purchase
Agreement, dated November 22, 2006, by and between Waste Services of Florida, Inc., the Borrower,
Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxx and Pro Disposal, Inc. and (ii) the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated
November 22, 2006, by and among Southwest Land Developers, Inc. and the Borrower.
“Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisition Documentation”: the Acquisition Documentation
with respect to the Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisitions.
“Specified Change of Control”: a “change of control” or similar event (howsoever
defined) as defined in the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture and the Xxxxx Preferred Stock
Documents.
“Specified Hedge Agreement”: any Hedge Agreement entered into by the Borrower or any
Guarantor and any Qualified Counterparty.
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“Subordinated Debt”: the Senior Subordinated Notes and any other Indebtedness of any
Group Member which by its terms is expressly subordinated to the Obligations.
“Subsidiary”: as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company
or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power
(other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the
happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such
corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is
otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such
Person. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this
Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
“Subsidiary Guarantor”: each Subsidiary of the Borrower other than any Excluded
Foreign Subsidiary.
“Swing Line Commitment”: as to any Canadian Swing Line Lender, its Canadian Swing
Line Commitment, and as to any US Swing Line Lender, its US Swing Line Commitment.
“Swing Line Loans”: collectively, the US Swing Line Loans and the Canadian Swing Line
Loans.
“Syndication Agent”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Synthetic Lease Obligations”: all monetary obligations of a Person under (a) a
so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or
possession of property creating obligations which do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person
but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the
Indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment); it being understood that
obligations in respect of operating leases entered into by any Group Member in the ordinary course
of business which would not, upon the insolvency of a Group Member be characterized as indebtedness
of a Group Member, shall not constitute “Synthetic Lease Obligations”.
“Term Loan Facility”: the Tranche D Term Loan Facility.
“Term Loan Lenders”: the Tranche D Term Loan Lenders.
“Term Loans”: the Tranche D Term Loans.
“Term Notes”: as defined in Section 2.8(e).
“Title Insurance Company”: as defined in Section 5.1(m).
“Total Revolving Credit Commitments”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the
Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect.
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“Total Revolving Extensions of Credit”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the
Revolving Extensions of Credit of the Revolving Credit Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Tranche C Term Loan”: a Tranche C Term Loan made by an Original Lender to the
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Original Credit Agreement.
“Tranche D Term Loan”: a Tranche D Term Loan made by a Lender to the Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.1.
“Tranche D Term Loan Commitment”: as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if
any, to make a Tranche D Term Loan to the Borrower hereunder in a principal amount not to exceed
the amount set forth in the Conversion Notice and/or under the heading “Tranche D Term Loan
Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1 to the Lender Addendum delivered by
such Lender, or, as the case may be, in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender
became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
The original aggregate amount of the Tranche D Term Loan Commitments is $245,260,000.
“Tranche D Term Loan Facility”: as defined in the definition of Facility in this
document.
“Tranche D Term Loan Lenders”: each Lender that has a Tranche D Term Loan Commitment
or is the holder of a Tranche D Term Loan.
“Tranche D Term Loan Percentages”: as to any Tranche D Term Loan Lender at any time,
the percentage which such Lender’s Tranche D Term Loan Commitment then constitutes of the aggregate
Tranche D Term Loan Commitments (or, at any time after the funding of the Tranche D Term Loans, the
percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Tranche D Term Loans then
outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche D Term Loans then
outstanding).
“Transferee”: as defined in Section 10.14.
“Type”: as to any Loan, its nature as a Base Rate Loan, a Eurodollar Loan, a Canadian
Prime Rate Loan or BA Equivalent Loan.
“UCC”: the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time in any
jurisdiction.
“US Base Rate in Canada”: at any time, the greater of (i) the rate of interest per
annum equal to the rate at which the principal office of the Canadian Agent in Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
announces from time to time as the reference rate of interest for loans in Dollars to its Canadian
borrowers, adjusted automatically with each change in such rate without the necessity of any notice
to WSCA, the Borrower or any other Person, and (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate (converted to
a rate based on based on a 365 or 366 day period, as the case may be), in effect from time to time,
plus .50% per annum. Any change in the US Base Rate in Canada shall be effective as of the opening
of business on the day the change becomes effective generally.
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“US Issuing Lender”: any US Revolving Credit Lender from time to time designated by
the Borrower as a US Issuing Lender with the consent of such US Revolving Credit Lender and the
Administrative Agent.
“US L/C Commitment”: $45,000,000.
“US L/C Obligations”: at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate
then undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding US Letters of Credit and (b) the
aggregate amount of drawings under US Letters of Credit that have not then been reimbursed pursuant
to Section 3.5.
“US L/C Participants”: with respect to any US Letter of Credit, the collective
reference to the US Revolving Credit Lenders other than the US Issuing Lender that issued such US
Letter of Credit.
“US Letters of Credit”: as defined in Section 3.1(a).
“US Refunded Swing Line Loans”: as defined in Section 2.7(b).
“US Refunding Date”: as defined in Section 2.7(c).
“US Reimbursement Obligations”: the Reimbursement Obligations owing by the Borrower.
“US Revolving Credit Commitment”: as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if
any, to make US Revolving Credit Loans and participate in US Swing Line Loans and US Letters of
Credit, in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the
heading “US Revolving Credit Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1 to the
Lender Addendum delivered by such Lender, or, as the case may be, in the Assignment and Acceptance
pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time
pursuant to the terms hereof. The original aggregate amount of the aggregate US Revolving Credit
Commitments is $45,000,000.
“US Revolving Credit Commitment Period”: the period from and including the
Restatement Effective Date to the US Revolving Credit Termination Date.
“US Revolving Credit Facility”: as defined in the definition of “Facility” in this
Section 1.1.
“US Revolving Credit Lender”: each Lender that has a US Revolving Credit Commitment
or that is the holder of US Revolving Credit Loans.
“US Revolving Credit Loans”: as defined in Section 2.4.
“US Revolving Credit Note”: as defined in Section 2.8.
“US Revolving Credit Percentage”: as to any US Revolving Credit Lender at any time,
the percentage which such Lender’s US Revolving Credit Commitment then constitutes of
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the aggregate US Revolving Credit Commitments (or, at any time after the US Revolving Credit
Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate amount of such
Lender’s US Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding constitutes of the amount of the
aggregate US Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding).
“US Revolving Credit Termination Date”: April 30, 2009.
“US Revolving Extensions of Credit”: as to any US Revolving Credit Lender at any
time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all US Revolving Credit
Loans made by such Lender then outstanding, (b) such Lender’s US Revolving Credit Percentage of the
US L/C Obligations then outstanding and (c) such Lender’s US Revolving Credit Percentage of the
aggregate principal amount of US Swing Line Loans then outstanding.
“US Swing Line Commitment”: the obligation of the US Swing Line Lender to make US
Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.6 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time
outstanding not to exceed $5,000,000.
“US Swing Line Lender”: each Lender that has a US Swing Line Commitment or that is a
holder of US Swing Line Loans.
“US Swing Line Loans”: as defined in Section 2.6.
“US Swing Line Note”: as defined in Section 2.8(e).
“US Swing Line Participation Amount”: as defined in Section 2.7(c).
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary”: as to any Person, any other Person all of the Capital
Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares required by law) is owned by such Person
directly and/or through other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor”: any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary of the Borrower.
1.2 Other Definitional Provisions. (a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms
defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or
any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.
(b) As used herein and in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made
or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms relating to any Group Member not defined
in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall
have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP.
(c) The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this
Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this
Agreement unless otherwise specified.
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(d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the
singular and plural forms of such terms.
(e) All calculations of financial ratios set forth in Section 7.1 and the calculation of the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin shall be calculated
to the same number of decimal places as the relevant ratios are expressed in and shall be rounded
upward if the number in the decimal place immediately following the last calculated decimal place
is five or greater. For example, if the relevant ratio is to be calculated to the hundredth
decimal place and the calculation of the ratio is 5.126, the ratio will be rounded up to 5.13.
(f) The expressions “payment in full,” “paid in full” and any other similar terms or phrases
when used herein with respect to the Obligations shall mean the payment in full, in immediately
available funds, of all of the Obligations.
1.3 Interrelationship with the Original Credit Agreement.
(a) As stated in the preamble hereof, this Agreement is intended to amend and restate the
provisions of the Original Credit Agreement and, notwithstanding any amendment and restatement of
Notes as of the Restatement Effective Date, except as expressly modified herein, (x) all of the
terms and provisions of the Original Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue
to apply for the period prior to the Restatement Effective Date, including any determinations of
payment dates, interest rates, Events of Default or any amount that may be payable to the
Administrative Agent or the Original Lenders (or their assignees or replacements hereunder) to but
excluding the Restatement Effective Date, and (y) the obligations under the Original Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue to be paid or prepaid on or prior to the
Restatement Effective Date, and shall from and after the Restatement Effective Date continue to be
owing and be subject to the terms of this Agreement to the extent accrued or arising prior to the
Restatement Effective Date or otherwise relating to the period prior to the Restatement Effective
Date. All references in any Loan Documents to (i) the “Credit Facility” or the “Credit Agreement”
shall be deemed to include references to this Agreement and (ii) the “Lenders” or a “Lender” or to
the “Administrative Agent” shall mean such terms as defined in this Agreement. As to all periods
occurring on or after the Restatement Effective Date, all of the covenants set forth in the
Original Credit Agreement shall be of no further force and effect, it being understood that all
obligations of the Borrower under the Original Credit Agreement shall be governed by this Agreement
from and after the Restatement Effective Date.
(b) The Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that all principal,
interest, fees, costs, reimbursable expenses and indemnification obligations accruing or arising
under or in connection with the Original Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents which remain
unpaid and outstanding as of the Restatement Effective Date shall be and remain outstanding and
payable as an obligation under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents; provided that no Lender hereunder which was not an Original Lender shall be
liable for any obligation or indemnification of any of the Original Lenders under the Original
Credit Agreement.
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1.4 Confirmation of Existing Obligations. The Borrower hereby reaffirms and admits the
validity and enforceability of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and all of its
obligations hereunder and thereunder and agrees and admits that, as of the Restatement Effective
Date, it has no defenses to, or offsets or counterclaims against, any of its obligations to the
Secured Parties under the Loan Documents of any kind whatsoever.
SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS
2.1 Term Loan Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each of the
Continuing Lenders severally agrees that the Existing Term Loans made by such Lender under the
Original Credit Agreement shall remain outstanding on and after the Restatement Effective Date as
“Tranche D Term Loans” made pursuant to this Agreement, and shall be deemed to have been repaid
with Tranche D Term Loans made pursuant to this Agreement on the Restatement Effective Date. Each
Existing Term Loan of a Continuing Lender shall be deemed to satisfy, dollar for dollar, such
Continuing Lender’s obligation to make Tranche D Term Loans on the Restatement Effective Date.
Such Existing Term Loans shall on and after the Restatement Effective Date have all of the rights
and benefits of Tranche D Term Loans as set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each of the Tranche D Term Loan Lenders (other than
Continuing Lenders) severally agrees to make Tranche D Term Loans on the Restatement Effective Date
in an amount for each such Tranche D Term Loan Lender not to exceed its Tranche D Term Loan
Percentage of Tranche D Term Loans requested by the Borrower on the Restatement Effective Date.
Any unfunded Tranche D Term Loan Commitments shall terminate immediately and without further action
on the Restatement Effective Date after giving effect to the funding of such Tranche D Term Loan
Lender’s Tranche D Term Loan Commitment on such date.
(b) The Term Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or Base Rate Loans, as determined
in accordance with Sections 2.2 or 2.13 hereof.
2.2
Procedure for Borrowing of Term Loans. The Borrower shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent a Borrowing Notice (which Borrowing Notice must be received by the
Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 Noon,
New York City time, (a) three Business Days prior to the
Restatement Effective Date, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, or (b) one Business Day prior to the
Restatement Effective Date, in the case of Base Rate Loans) requesting that the Tranche D Term Loan
Lenders make the Tranche D Term Loans on the Restatement Effective Date and specifying the amount
to be borrowed. Upon receipt of such Borrowing Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify each Tranche D Term Loan Lender thereof. Not later than 12:00 Noon,
New York City time, on
the Restatement Effective Date, each Tranche D Term Loan Lender shall make available to the
Administrative Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately available funds equal to
the Tranche D Term Loans to be made by such Lender on the Restatement Effective Date (or provide
the Administrative Agent with a Conversion Notice with respect to its Existing Term Loans in lieu
of such funding requirement). The Administrative Agent, subject to Section 5.3, shall make
available to the Borrower the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent
by the Tranche D Term Loan Lenders, in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.
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2.3 Repayment of Term Loans. The Tranche D Term Loan of each Tranche D Term Loan Lender shall
mature in 17 consecutive quarterly installments commencing on March 31, 2007, each of which shall
be in an amount equal to such Lender’s Tranche D Term Loan Percentage multiplied by the amount set
forth below opposite such installment.
|
|
|
|
|
Installment |
|
Principal Amount |
March 31, 2007 |
|
$ |
613,150 |
|
June 30, 2007 |
|
$ |
613,150 |
|
September 30, 2007 |
|
$ |
613,150 |
|
December 31, 2007 |
|
$ |
613,150 |
|
March 31, 2008 |
|
$ |
613,150 |
|
June 30, 2008 |
|
$ |
613,150 |
|
September 30, 2008 |
|
$ |
613,150 |
|
December 31, 2008 |
|
$ |
613,150 |
|
March 31, 2009 |
|
$ |
613,150 |
|
June 30, 2009 |
|
$ |
613,150 |
|
September 30, 2009 |
|
$ |
613,150 |
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
$ |
613,150 |
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
$ |
613,150 |
|
June 30, 2010 |
|
$ |
59,322,262.50 |
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
$ |
59,322,262.50 |
|
December 31, 2010 |
|
$ |
59,322,262.50 |
|
March 31, 2011 |
|
$ |
59,322,262.50 |
|
2.4 Revolving Credit Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
the US Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to make revolving credit loans (“US Revolving
Credit Loans”) to the Borrower from time to time during the US Revolving Credit Commitment
Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding for each US Revolving Credit
Lender which, when added to such Lender’s US Revolving Credit Percentage of the sum of (i) the US
L/C Obligations then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the US Swing Line Loans
then outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender’s US Revolving Credit Commitment.
During the US Revolving Credit Commitment Period the Borrower may use the US Revolving Credit
Commitments by borrowing, prepaying (in whole or in part), and reborrowing, the US
Revolving Credit Loans, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The US
Revolving Credit Loans may only be made in Dollars and from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or
Base Rate Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in
accordance with Sections 2.5 and 2.13, provided that no US Revolving Credit Loan shall be
made as a Eurodollar Loan after the day that is one month prior to the US Revolving Credit
Termination Date.
(b) The Borrower shall repay all outstanding US Revolving Credit Loans on the US Revolving
Credit Termination Date.
(c) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders
severally agree to make revolving credit loans (“
Canadian Revolving Credit Loans”) to WSCA
from time to time during the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment Period in an
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aggregate principal
amount at any one time outstanding for each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender which, when added to
such Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Percentage of the sum of (i) Canadian L/C Obligations then
outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Canadian Swing Line Loans then
outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment.
During the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment Period, WSCA may use the Canadian Revolving Credit
Commitments by borrowing, prepaying (in whole or in part), and reborrowing, the Canadian Revolving
Credit Loans, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Canadian Revolving
Credit Loans may be made from time to time by way of (i) Bankers’ Acceptance or Canadian Prime Rate
Loans, in Canadian Dollars only or (ii) Eurodollar Loans or Base Rate Loans, in Dollars only, as
determined by WSCA and notified to the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Agent in accordance
with Sections 2.5 and 2.13, provided that no Canadian Revolving Credit Loan shall be made
as a Eurodollar Loan or a Bankers’ Acceptance after the day that is one month prior to the Canadian
Revolving Credit Termination Date.
(d) WSCA shall repay all outstanding Canadian Revolving Credit Loans on the Canadian Revolving
Credit Termination Date.
(e) Provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the
Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments have not been terminated, the Borrower and WSCA shall be
entitled, at any time, with the written consent of the Administrative Agent but without any consent
from the Lenders, except the Lenders providing all or part of such increased amount, to request an
increase in the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment of up to $10,000,000. Such new Canadian
Revolving Credit Commitments shall be effected pursuant to one or more lender addenda, in a form
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and executed and delivered by the Borrower, WSCA
and the Administrative Agent, and each of which shall be recorded in the Register. In connection
with the effectiveness of such additional Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment, (i) each new
Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment shall be deemed for all purposes a Canadian Revolving Credit
Commitment and each Loan made thereunder (a “New Canadian Revolving Credit Loan”) shall be
deemed, for all purposes, a Canadian Revolving Credit Loan and (ii) each new Canadian Revolving
Credit Lender shall become a Lender with respect to the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment and
all matters relating thereto.
2.5
Procedure for Revolving Credit Borrowing. (a) The Borrower may borrow under the
US Revolving Credit Commitments on any Business Day during the US Revolving Credit Commitment
Period,
provided that the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Borrowing
Notice (which Borrowing Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 Noon,
New York City time, (a) three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of
Eurodollar Loans, or (b) one Business Day prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of
Base Rate Loans). Any US Revolving Credit Loans made on the Restatement Effective Date shall
initially be Base Rate Loans. Each borrowing of US Revolving Credit Loans under the US Revolving
Credit Commitments shall be in an amount equal to (x) in the case of Base Rate Loans, $1,000,000 or
a whole multiple thereof (or, if the then aggregate Available US Revolving Credit Commitments are
less than $1,000,000, such lesser amount) and (y) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, $5,000,000 or a
whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof;
provided, that the US Swing Line Lender may
request, on behalf of
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the Borrower, borrowings of Base Rate Loans under the US Revolving Credit
Commitments in other amounts pursuant to Section 2.7. Upon receipt of any such Borrowing Notice
from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each US Revolving Credit Lender
thereof. Each US Revolving Credit Lender will make its US Revolving Credit Percentage of the
amount of each borrowing of US Revolving Credit Loans available to the Administrative Agent for the
account of the Borrower at the Funding Office prior to 12:00 Noon,
New York City time, on the
Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds immediately available to the Administrative
Agent. Such borrowing will then be made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent in
like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.
(b) WSCA may borrow under the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments on any Business Day during
the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment Period, provided, that WSCA shall deliver to the
Canadian Agent a Borrowing Notice (which Borrowing Notice must be received by the Canadian Agent
prior to 12:00 Noon, Toronto time, (i) three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date in
the case of Eurodollar Loans, or (ii) one Business Day prior to the requested Borrowing Date in the
case of Base Rate Loans, Canadian Prime Rate Loans, or Bankers’ Acceptances). Any Canadian
Revolving Credit Loans made on the Restatement Effective Date shall initially be Base Rate Loans or
Canadian Prime Rate Loans. Each borrowing of Canadian Revolving Credit Loans under the Canadian
Revolving Credit Commitments shall be in an amount equal to (x) in the case of Base Rate Loans or
Canadian Prime Rate Loans, $500,000 or Cdn. $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 or Cdn.
$100,000 in excess thereof (or, if the then aggregate Available Canadian Revolving Credit
Commitments are less than Cdn. $100,000, (or, if applicable, the Dollar Equivalent thereof) such
lesser amount); (y) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in
excess thereof and (z) in the case of Bankers’ Acceptance, Cdn. $500,000 and a whole multiple of
Cdn. $100,000 in excess thereof; provided, that the Canadian Swing Line Lender may request,
on behalf of WSCA, borrowings of Base Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans under the Canadian
Revolving Credit Commitments in other amounts pursuant to Section 2.7. Upon receipt of any such
Borrowing Notice from the Borrower, the Canadian Agent shall promptly notify each Canadian
Revolving Credit Lender thereof. Each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender will make its Canadian
Revolving Credit Percentage of the amount of each borrowing of Canadian Revolving Credit Loans
available to the Canadian Agent for the account of WSCA at
the Canadian Funding Office prior to 12:00 Noon, Toronto time, on the Borrowing Date requested
by the Borrower in funds immediately available to the Canadian Agent. Such borrowing will then be
made available to WSCA by the Canadian Agent in like funds as received by the Canadian Agent.
(c) WSCA hereby designates the Borrower as its representative and agent on its behalf for the
purposes of issuing Borrowing Notices and notices of conversion or continuation, giving
instructions with respect to the disbursement of the proceeds of the Loans, selecting interest rate
options, giving and receiving all other notices and consents hereunder or under any of the other
Loan Documents and taking all other actions (including in respect of compliance with covenants) on
behalf of WSCA under the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent and each
Lender may regard any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document from the Borrower
as a notice or communication from WSCA and the Borrower. Each warranty, covenant, agreement and
undertaking made on its behalf by the Borrower shall be deemed for all purposes to have been made
by WSCA and shall be binding
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upon and enforceable against WSCA to the same extent as it if the same
had been made directly by WSCA.
(d) Bankers’ Acceptances:
(i) Discount Rate. On each Borrowing Date on which Bankers’ Acceptances are to
be accepted, the Canadian Agent shall advise WSCA as to the Canadian Agent’s determination
of the applicable Discount Rate for the Bankers’ Acceptances which any of the Canadian
Revolving Credit Lenders have agreed to purchase.
(ii) Purchase. Each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender shall purchase a Bankers’
Acceptance accepted by it, and WSCA shall sell such Bankers’ Acceptance at the applicable
Discount Rate. The relevant Canadian Revolving Credit Lender shall provide to the Canadian
Agent on the Borrowing Date the Discount Proceeds less the Acceptance Fee payable by WSCA
with respect to the Bankers’ Acceptance.
(iii) Sale. Each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender may from time to time hold,
sell, rediscount or otherwise dispose of any or all Bankers’ Acceptances accepted and
purchased by it.
(iv) Power of Attorney for the Execution of Bankers’ Acceptances. To facilitate
the issuance of Bankers’ Acceptances, WSCA hereby appoints each Canadian Revolving Credit
Lender as its attorney to sign and endorse on its behalf, in handwriting or by facsimile or
mechanical signature as and when deemed necessary by such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender,
blank forms of Bankers’ Acceptances. In this respect, it is each Canadian Revolving Credit
Lender’s responsibility to maintain an adequate supply of blank forms of Bankers’
Acceptances for acceptance under this Agreement. WSCA recognizes and agrees that all
Bankers’ Acceptances signed and/or endorsed on its behalf by a Canadian Revolving Credit
Lender shall bind WSCA as fully and effectually as if signed in the handwriting of and duly
issued by the proper signing officers of WSCA. Each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender is
hereby authorized to issue such Bankers’
Acceptance endorsed in blank in such face amounts as may be determined by such Canadian
Revolving Credit Lender; provided that the aggregate amount thereof is equal to the
aggregate amount of Bankers’ Acceptances required to be accepted and purchased by such
Canadian Revolving Credit Lender. No Canadian Revolving Credit Lender shall be liable for
any damage, loss or other claim arising by reason of any loss or improper use of any such
instrument except the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Canadian Revolving
Credit Lender or its officers, employees, agents or representatives. Each Canadian
Revolving Credit Lender shall maintain a record with respect to Bankers’ Acceptances held by
it in blank hereunder, voided by it for any reason, accepted and purchased by it hereunder,
and cancelled at their respective maturities. Each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender agrees
to provide such records to WSCA at WSCA’s expense upon request.
(v) Execution. Drafts drawn by WSCA to be accepted as Bankers’ Acceptances
shall be signed by a duly authorized officer or officers of WSCA or by its
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attorneys including attorneys appointed pursuant to this Section 2.5. Notwithstanding that any Person
whose signature appears on any Bankers’ Acceptance may no longer be an authorized signatory
for WSCA at the time of issuance of a Bankers’ Acceptance, that signature shall nevertheless
be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if the authority had remained in force at the
time of issuance and any Bankers’ Acceptance so signed shall be binding on WSCA.
(vi) Issuance. The Canadian Agent, promptly following receipt of a Borrowing
Notice for Bankers’ Acceptances, shall advise the Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders of the
notice and shall advise each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender of the face amount of Bankers’
Acceptances to be accepted by it and the applicable Interest Period (which shall be
identical for all Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders). The aggregate face amount of Bankers’
Acceptances to be accepted by a Canadian Revolving Credit Lender shall be determined by the
Canadian Agent by reference to that Canadian Revolving Credit Lender’s Canadian Revolving
Credit Percentage of the issue of Bankers’ Acceptances, except that, if the face amount of a
Bankers’ Acceptance which would otherwise be accepted by a Canadian Revolving Credit Lender
would not be Cdn. $100,000 or a whole multiple thereof, the face amount shall be increased
or reduced by the Canadian Agent in its sole discretion to Cdn. $100,000, or the nearest
whole multiple of that amount, as appropriate; provided that after such issuance, no
Canadian Revolving Credit Lender shall have aggregate outstanding Canadian Revolving Credit
Loans in excess of its Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment.
(vii) Waiver of Presentment and Other Conditions. WSCA waives presentment for
payment and any other defense to payment of any amounts due to a Canadian Revolving Credit
Lender in respect of a Bankers’ Acceptance accepted and purchased by it pursuant to this
Agreement which might exist solely by reason of the Bankers’ Acceptance being held, at the
maturity thereof, by the Lender in its own right and WSCA agrees not to claim any days of
grace if the Lender as holder sues WSCA on the Bankers’ Acceptance for payment of the amount
payable by WSCA thereunder.
(viii) BA Equivalent Loans by Non BA Lenders. Whenever WSCA requests a
Canadian Revolving Credit Loan under this Agreement by way of Bankers’ Acceptances, each Non
BA Lender shall, in lieu of accepting a Bankers’ Acceptance, make a BA Equivalent Loan in an
amount equal to the Non BA Lender’s Ratable Portion of the Canadian Revolving Credit Loan.
(ix) Terms Applicable to Discount Notes. As set out in the definition of
Bankers’ Acceptances, that term includes Discount Notes and all terms of this Agreement
applicable to Bankers’ Acceptances shall apply equally to Discount Notes evidencing BA
Equivalent Loans with such changes as may in the context be necessary. For greater
certainty:
(a) the term of a Discount Note shall be the same as the Interest Period for
Bankers’ Acceptances accepted and purchased on the same Borrowing Date in respect of
the same Canadian Revolving Credit Loan;
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(b) an acceptance fee will be payable in respect of a Discount Note and shall
be calculated at the same rate and in the same manner as the Acceptance Fee in
respect of a Bankers’ Acceptance; and
(c) the Discount Rate applicable to a Discount Note shall be the Discount Rate
applicable to Bankers’ Acceptances accepted by the Canadian Agent (as Lender) on the
same Borrowing Date, as the case may be, in respect of the same Canadian Revolving
Credit Loan.
(x) Depository Bills and Notes Act. At the option of WSCA and any Lender,
Bankers’ Acceptances under this Agreement to be accepted by that Lender may be issued in the
form of depository bills for deposit with The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited
pursuant to the Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada). All depository bills so issued
shall be governed by the provisions of this Section 2.5.
(xi) Prepayments and Mandatory Payments. If at any time any Bankers’
Acceptances are to be paid prior to their maturity, WSCA shall be required to deposit the
amount of such prepayment in a cash collateral account with the Canadian Agent until the
date of maturity of those Bankers’ Acceptances. The cash collateral account shall be under
the sole control of the Canadian Agent. Except as contemplated by this Section 2.5, neither
WSCA nor any Person claiming on behalf of WSCA shall have any right to any of the cash in
the cash collateral account. The Canadian Agent shall apply the cash held in the cash
collateral account to the face amount of those Bankers’ Acceptances at maturity whereupon
any cash remaining in the cash collateral account shall be released by the Canadian Agent to
WSCA.
2.6 Swing Line Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the US
Swing Line Lender agrees that, during the US Revolving Credit Commitment Period, it will make
available to the Borrower in the form of swing line loans (“US Swing Line Loans”) a portion
of the credit otherwise available to the Borrower under the US Revolving Credit Commitments;
provided,
that (i) the aggregate principal amount of US Swing Line Loans outstanding at any time shall
not exceed the US Swing Line Commitment then in effect (notwithstanding that the US Swing Line
Loans outstanding at any time, when aggregated with the US Swing Line Lender’s other outstanding US
Revolving Credit Loans hereunder, may exceed the US Swing Line Commitment then in effect or such US
Swing Line Lender’s US Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect) and (ii) the Borrower shall not
request, and the US Swing Line Lender shall not make, any US Swing Line Loan if, after giving
effect to the making of such US Swing Line Loan, the aggregate amount of the Available US Revolving
Credit Commitments would be less than zero. During the US Revolving Credit Commitment Period, the
Borrower may use the US Swing Line Commitment by borrowing, repaying and reborrowing, all in
accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. US Swing Line Loans shall be Base Rate Loans
only.
(b) The Borrower shall repay all outstanding US Swing Line Loans on the US Revolving Credit
Termination Date.
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(c) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Canadian Swing Line Lender agrees that,
during the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment Period, it will make available to WSCA in the form
of swing line loans (“Canadian Swing Line Loans”) a portion of the credit otherwise
available to WSCA under the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments; provided, that (i) the
aggregate principal amount of Canadian Swing Line Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed
the Canadian Swing Line Commitment then in effect (notwithstanding that the Canadian Swing Line
Loans outstanding at any time, when aggregated with the Canadian Swing Line Lender’s other
outstanding Canadian Revolving Credit Loans hereunder, may exceed the Canadian Swing Line
Commitment then in effect or such Canadian Swing Line Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment
then in effect) and (ii) WSCA shall not request, and the Canadian Swing Line Lender shall not make,
any Canadian Swing Line Loan if, after giving effect to the making of such Canadian Swing Line
Loan, the aggregate amount of the Available Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments would be less
than zero. During the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment Period, WSCA may use the Canadian Swing
Line Commitment by borrowing, repaying and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and
conditions hereof. Swing Line Loans shall be Canadian Prime Rate Loans only.
(d) WSCA shall repay all outstanding Canadian Swing Line Loans on the Canadian Revolving
Credit Termination Date.
2.7 Procedure for US Swing Line Borrowing and Canadian Swing Line Borrowing; Refunding of US
Swing Line Loans and Canadian Swing Line Loans.
(a) The Borrower may borrow under the US Swing Line Commitment on any Business Day during the
US Revolving Credit Commitment Period,
provided, the Borrower shall give the US Swing Line
Lender irrevocable telephonic notice confirmed promptly in writing (which telephonic notice must be
received by the US Swing Line Lender not later than 1:00 P.M.,
New York City time, on the proposed
Borrowing Date), specifying (i) the amount to be borrowed and (ii) the requested Borrowing Date.
Each borrowing under the US Swing Line Commitment shall be in an amount equal to $500,000 or a
whole multiple of $100,000 in excess
thereof. Not later than 3:00 P.M.,
New York City time, on the Borrowing Date specified in the
borrowing notice in respect of any US Swing Line Loan, the US Swing Line Lender shall make
available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately available
funds equal to the amount of such US Swing Line Loan. The Administrative Agent shall make the
proceeds of such US Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower on such Borrowing Date in like funds
as received by the Administrative Agent.
(b) The US Swing Line Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole and absolute
discretion may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably directs the US Swing Line
Lender to act on its behalf), on one Business Day’s notice given by the US Swing Line Lender no
later than 12:00 Noon,
New York City time, request each US Revolving Credit Lender to make, and
each US Revolving Credit Lender hereby agrees to make, a US Revolving Credit Loan (which shall
initially be a Base Rate Loan), in an amount equal to such US Revolving Credit Lender’s US
Revolving Credit Percentage of the aggregate amount of the US Swing Line Loans (the “
US
Refunded Swing Line Loans”) outstanding on the date of such notice, to repay the US Swing Line
Lender. Each US Revolving Credit Lender shall make the amount of such US Revolving Credit Loan
available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding
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Office in immediately available funds, not
later than 10:00 A.M.,
New York City time, one Business Day after the date of such notice. The
proceeds of such US Revolving Credit Loans shall be made immediately available by the
Administrative Agent to the US Swing Line Lender for application by the US Swing Line Lender to the
repayment of the US Refunded Swing Line Loans. The Borrower irrevocably authorizes the US Swing
Line Lender to charge the Borrower’s accounts with the Administrative Agent (up to the amount
available in each such account) in order to immediately pay the amount of such US Refunded Swing
Line Loans to the extent amounts received from the US Revolving Credit Lenders are not sufficient
to repay in full such US Refunded Swing Line Loans.
(c) If prior to the time a US Revolving Credit Loan would have otherwise been made pursuant to
Section 2.7(b), one of the events described in Section 8(f) shall have occurred and be continuing
with respect to the Borrower, or if for any other reason, as determined by the US Swing Line Lender
in its sole discretion, US Revolving Credit Loans may not be made as contemplated by Section
2.7(b), each US Revolving Credit Lender shall, on the date such US Revolving Credit Loan was to
have been made pursuant to the notice referred to in Section 2.7(b) (the “US Refunding
Date”), purchase for cash an undivided participating interest in the then outstanding US Swing
Line Loans by paying to the US Swing Line Lender an amount (the “US Swing Line Participation
Amount”) equal to (i) such US Revolving Credit Lender’s US Revolving Credit Percentage
times (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of US Swing Line Loans then
outstanding which were to have been repaid with such US Revolving Credit Loans.
(d) Whenever, at any time after the US Swing Line Lender has received from any US Revolving
Credit Lender such Lender’s US Swing Line Participation Amount, the US Swing Line Lender receives
any payment on account of the US Swing Line Loans, the US Swing Line Lender will distribute to such
Lender its US Swing Line Participation Amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest
payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s participating interest was
outstanding and funded and, in the case of principal and interest payments, to reflect such
Lender’s pro rata portion of such payment if such payment is
not sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all US Swing Line Loans then due);
provided, however, that in the event that such payment received by the US Swing
Line Lender is required to be returned, such US Revolving Credit Lender will return to the US Swing
Line Lender any portion thereof previously distributed to it by the US Swing Line Lender.
(e) Each US Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make the Loans referred to in Section
2.7(b) and to purchase participating interests pursuant to Section 2.7(c) shall be absolute and
unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including, without limitation, (i) any
setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such US Revolving Credit Lender or
the Borrower may have against the US Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any
reason whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the
failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5; (iii) any adverse change in
the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower; (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other US Revolving Credit Lender;
or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the
foregoing.
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(f) WSCA may borrow under the Canadian Swing Line Commitment on any Business Day during the
Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment Period, provided, WSCA shall give the Canadian Swing
Line Lender irrevocable telephonic notice confirmed promptly in writing (which telephonic notice
must be received by the Canadian Swing Line Lender not later than 1:00 P.M., Toronto time, on the
proposed Borrowing Date), specifying (i) the amount to be borrowed and (ii) the requested Borrowing
Date. Each borrowing under the Canadian Swing Line Commitment shall be in an amount equal to Cdn.
$500,000 or a whole multiple of Cdn. $100,000 in excess thereof. Not later than 3:00 P.M., Toronto
time, on the Borrowing Date specified in the borrowing notice in respect of any Canadian Swing Line
Loan, the Canadian Swing Line Lender shall make available to the Canadian Agent at the Canadian
Funding Office an amount in immediately available funds equal to the amount of such Canadian Swing
Line Loan. The Canadian Agent shall make the proceeds of such Canadian Swing Line Loan available
to WSCA on such Borrowing Date in like funds as received by the Canadian Agent. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Canadian Swing Line Loans may be borrowed pursuant to an overdraft arrangement
on terms acceptable to the Canadian Swing Line Lender.
(g) The Canadian Swing Line Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole and absolute
discretion may, on behalf of WSCA (which hereby irrevocably directs the Canadian Swing Line Lender
to act on its behalf), on one Business Day’s notice given by the Canadian Swing Line Lender to the
Canadian Agent no later than 12:00 Noon, Toronto time, request each Canadian Revolving Credit
Lender to make, and each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender hereby agrees to make, a Canadian
Revolving Credit Loan (which shall initially be a Canadian Prime Rate Loan), in an amount equal to
such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Percentage of the aggregate
amount of the Canadian Swing Line Loans (the “Canadian Refunded Swing Line Loans”)
outstanding on the date of such notice, to repay the Canadian Swing Line Lender. Each Canadian
Revolving Credit Lender shall make the amount of such Canadian Revolving Credit Loan available to
the Canadian Agent at the Canadian Funding Office in immediately available funds, not later than
10:00 A.M., Toronto time, one Business Day after the date of such notice. The proceeds of such
Canadian Revolving Credit Loans shall be made immediately available by the Canadian Agent to the
Canadian Swing
Line Lender for application by the Canadian Swing Line Lender to the repayment of the Canadian
Refunded Swing Line Loans. WSCA irrevocably authorizes the Canadian Swing Line Lender to charge
WSCA’s accounts with the Canadian Agent (up to the amount available in each such account) in order
to immediately pay the amount of such Canadian Refunded Swing Line Loans to the extent amounts
received from the Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders are not sufficient to repay in full such
Canadian Refunded Swing Line Loans.
(h) If prior to the time a Canadian Revolving Credit Loan would have otherwise been made
pursuant to Section 2.7(g), one of the events described in Section 8(f) shall have occurred and be
continuing with respect to WSCA, or if for any other reason, as determined by the Canadian Swing
Line Lender in its sole discretion, Canadian Revolving Credit Loans may not be made as contemplated
by Section 2.7(g), each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender shall, on the date such Canadian Revolving
Credit Loan was to have been made pursuant to the notice referred to in Section 2.7(g) (the
“
Canadian Refunding Date”), purchase for cash an undivided participating interest in the
then outstanding Canadian Swing Line Loans by paying to the Canadian Swing Line Lender an amount
(the “
Canadian Swing Line Participation Amount”) equal to (i) such Canadian Revolving
Credit Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Percentage
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times (ii) the sum of the aggregate
principal amount of Canadian Swing Line Loans then outstanding which were to have been repaid with
such Canadian Revolving Credit Loans.
(i) Whenever, at any time after the Canadian Swing Line Lender has received from any Canadian
Revolving Credit Lender such Lender’s Canadian Swing Line Participation Amount, the Canadian Swing
Line Lender receives any payment on account of the Canadian Swing Line Loans, the Canadian Swing
Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Canadian Swing Line Participation Amount
(appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during
which such Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded and, in the case of principal
and interest payments, to reflect such Lender’s pro rata portion of such payment if
such payment is not sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all Canadian Swing Line
Loans then due); provided, however, that in the event that such payment received by
the Canadian Swing Line Lender is required to be returned, such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender
will return to the Canadian Swing Line Lender any portion thereof previously distributed to it by
the Canadian Swing Line Lender.
(j) Each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make the Loans referred to in
Section 2.7(g) and to purchase participating interests pursuant to Section 2.7(h) shall be absolute
and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including, without limitation, (i)
any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Canadian Revolving Credit
Lender or WSCA may have against the Canadian Swing Line Lender, WSCA or any other Person for any
reason whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the
failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5; (iii) any adverse change in
the condition (financial or otherwise) of WSCA; (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document by WSCA, any other Loan Party or any other Canadian Revolving Credit Lender; or (v) any
other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
2.8 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt
(a) . As the Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for
the account of the appropriate US Revolving Credit Lender or Term Loan Lender, as the case may be,
(i) the then unpaid principal amount of each US Revolving Credit Loan of such US Revolving Credit
Lender on the US Revolving Credit Termination Date (or on such earlier date on which the Loans
become due and payable pursuant to Section 8) and (ii) the then unpaid principal amount of each US
Swing Line Loan of such US Swing Line Lender on the US Revolving Credit Termination Date (or on
such earlier date on which the Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 8). WSCA hereby
unconditionally promises to pay to the Canadian Agent for the account of the appropriate Canadian
Revolving Credit Lender (i) the then unpaid principal amount of each Canadian Revolving Credit Loan
of such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender on the Canadian Revolving Credit Termination Date (or on
such earlier date on which the Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 8) and (ii) the
then unpaid principal amount of each Canadian Swing Line Loan of such Canadian Swing Line Lender on
the Canadian Revolving Credit Termination Date (or on such earlier date on which the Loans become
due and payable pursuant to Section 8). Each of the Borrower and WSCA hereby further agree to pay
interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Loans borrowed by the Borrower and WSCA, as
applicable, from time to time outstanding from the Restatement Effective Date until payment in full
thereof at the rate per annum and on the dates, set forth in Section 2.15.
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(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts
evidencing indebtedness of the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, to such Lender resulting from each
Loan of such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and
paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement.
(c) The Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Borrower, and the Canadian Agent, on behalf of
WSCA, shall maintain the Register pursuant to Section 10.6(d), and a subaccount therein for each
Lender, in which shall be recorded (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder and any Note
evidencing such Loan, the Type of such Loan and each Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the
amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower
or WSCA, as applicable, to each Lender hereunder and (iii) both the amount of any sum received by
the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower, or by the Canadian Agent from WSCA, and each
Lender’s share thereof.
(d) The entries made in the Register and the accounts of each Lender maintained pursuant to
Section 2.8(b) shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prima facie
evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower or WSCA therein recorded;
provided, however, that the failure of any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the
Canadian Agent to maintain the Register or any such account, or any error therein, shall not in any
manner affect the obligation of the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, to repay (with applicable
interest) the Loans made to the Borrower or WSCA by such Lender in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement.
(e) Each of the Borrower and WSCA agree that, upon the request to the Administrative Agent or
the Canadian Agent by any Lender, the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, will promptly execute and
deliver to such Lender a promissory note of the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, evidencing any
Term Loans, US Revolving Credit Loans, Canadian
Revolving Credit Loans, US Swing Line Loans, or Canadian Swing Line Loans as the case may be,
of such Lender, substantially in the forms of Exhibit X-0, X-0, X-0, G-4 or G-5, respectively (a
“Term Note”, “US Revolving Credit Note”, “Canadian Revolving Credit Note”,
“US Swing Line Note” or “Canadian Swing Line Note”, respectively), with appropriate
insertions as to date and principal amount; provided, that delivery of Notes shall not be a
condition precedent to the occurrence of the Restatement Effective Date or the making of the Loans
on the Restatement Effective Date. Upon the repayment in full of the Existing Term Loans
(including through the conversion of such Existing Term Loans into Tranche D Term Loans), any
promissory notes evidencing such Existing Term Loans shall be deemed paid in full.
2.9 Commitment Fees, etc. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent
for the account of each US Revolving Credit Lender a commitment fee for the period from and
including the Restatement Effective Date to the last day of the US Revolving Credit Commitment
Period computed at the Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily amount of the Available US
Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender and WSCA agrees to pay to the Canadian Agent for the
account of each Canadian Revolving Credit Lender a commitment fee for the period from and including
the Restatement Effective Date to the last day of the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment Period,
computed at the Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily amount of the Available Canadian Revolving
Credit Commitment of such Lender, in each case, during the period for which payment is made,
payable quarterly in arrears on the
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last day of each March, June, September and December and on the
US Revolving Credit Termination Date with respect to US Revolving Credit Loans or the Canadian
Revolving Termination Date with respect to Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, commencing on the first
of such dates to occur after the Restatement Effective Date.
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts and on the
dates from time to time agreed to in writing by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
2.10 Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments. (a) Each of the Borrower
and WSCA, as applicable, shall have the right, upon not less than three Business Days notice to the
Administrative Agent (and with respect to the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments, the Canadian
Agent), to terminate the US Revolving Credit Commitments or the Canadian Revolving Credit
Commitments, as applicable, or, from time to time, to reduce the aggregate amount of the US
Revolving Credit Commitments or the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable;
provided, that no such termination or reduction of the US Revolving Credit Commitments or
the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to
any prepayments of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans made on the effective date
thereof, (i) the aggregate amount of US Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed the aggregate
amount of US Revolving Credit Commitments or (ii) the aggregate amount of Canadian Revolving
Extensions of Credit would exceed the aggregate amount of Canadian Revolving Credit
Commitments. Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000 or, Cdn. $100,000,
in the case of the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments, or a whole multiple thereof, and shall
reduce permanently the applicable Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect.
(b) The Borrower shall have the right, upon not less than three Business Days’ notice to the
Administrative Agent, to terminate any unfunded portion of the Tranche D Term Loan Commitments or,
from time to time, to reduce the aggregate amount of the Tranche D Term Loan Commitments. Any such
termination or reduction shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000, or a whole multiple thereof,
and shall reduce permanently the Tranche D Term Loan Commitments the in effect.
2.11 Optional Prepayments (a). Each of the Borrower and WSCA may at any time and from time
to time prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (except as otherwise
provided herein), upon irrevocable notice delivered to the Administrative Agent (and, with respect
to the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments, the Canadian Agent), at least three Business Days
prior thereto in the case of Eurodollar Loans or Bankers’ Acceptances and at least one Business Day
prior thereto in the case of Base Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans, which notice shall
specify the date and amount of such prepayment, and whether such prepayment is of Term Loans, US
Revolving Credit Loans or Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, and whether such prepayment is of
Eurodollar Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances, Base Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans;
provided, that (i) if a Eurodollar Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of
the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, shall also pay any
amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.21, (ii) prepayments of Bankers’ Acceptances shall be made in
accordance with Section 2.5(d) and (iii) no prior notice is required for the prepayment of Swing
Line Loans. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative
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Agent (or the Canadian Agent, if
applicable) shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof. If any such notice is given, the
amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together
with (except in the case of (1) Revolving Credit Loans that are Base Rate Loans, (2) Canadian Prime
Rate Loans and (3) Swing Line Loans) accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid. Partial
prepayments of Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of
$1,000,000 or Cdn. $1,000,000, as applicable, or a whole multiple thereof. Partial prepayments of
Swing Line Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $100,000 or Cdn. $100,000 or a whole
multiple thereof. Amounts applied in connection with the prepayments made pursuant to this Section
2.11 shall be applied to the relevant Loans as provided in Section 2.18.
2.12 Mandatory Prepayments and Commitment Reductions. (a) Unless the Required
Prepayment Lenders shall otherwise agree, (i) if any Capital Stock shall be issued by the Borrower
(other than Capital Stock to the extent the proceeds thereof are used to make a Restricted Payment
permitted by Section 7.6(e)) or (ii) if any Indebtedness shall be incurred, by any Group Member
excluding any Indebtedness incurred in accordance with Section 7.2 as in effect on the Restatement
Effective Date (except
Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.2(g)(i)(y) and 7.2(g)(ii)), then on the date of
such issuance or incurrence, the Term Loans shall be prepaid, and/or the Revolving Credit Loans
shall be repaid, by an amount equal to, in the case of an issuance of Capital Stock, 50% of the Net
Cash Proceeds thereof, reducing to 0.0% when the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of
the most recently completed fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available is equal to
or less than 3.50:1.00, or in the case of Indebtedness, 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds, other than
any Excluded Proceeds, of such issuance or incurrence, as set forth in Section 2.12(d). The
provisions of this Section do not constitute a consent to the issuance of any equity securities by
any entity whose equity securities are pledged pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
or the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, or a consent to the incurrence of any
Indebtedness by WSCA, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b) Unless the Required Prepayment Lenders shall otherwise agree, if on any date any Group
Member shall receive Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale, Purchase Price Refund or Recovery
Event then, unless a Reinvestment Notice shall be delivered in respect thereof, on the date of
receipt by such Group Member of such Net Cash Proceeds, the Term Loans shall be prepaid, and/or the
Revolving Credit Loans shall be repaid, by an amount equal to the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds,
as set forth in Section 2.12(d); provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the
aggregate Net Cash Proceeds of Asset Sales (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Allied Asset
Swap) and Recovery Events that may be excluded from the foregoing requirement pursuant to one or
more Reinvestment Notices and pending reinvestment at any given time shall not exceed $25,000,000
and (ii) on each Reinvestment Prepayment Date the Term Loans shall be prepaid, and/or the Revolving
Credit Loans shall be repaid, by an amount equal to the Reinvestment Prepayment Amount with respect
to the relevant Reinvestment Event, as set forth in Section 2.12(d). The provisions of this
Section do not constitute a consent to the consummation of any Disposition not permitted by Section
7.5.
(c) Unless the Required Prepayment Lenders shall otherwise agree, if, for any fiscal year of
the Borrower commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005 there shall be Excess Cash
Flow, then, on the relevant Excess Cash Flow Application Date, the Term
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Loans shall be prepaid
and/or the Revolving Credit Loans shall be repaid, by an amount equal to the ECF percentage of such
Excess Cash Flow, as set forth in Section 2.12(d). Each such prepayment shall be made on a date
(an “Excess Cash Flow Application Date”) no later than five days after the earlier of (i)
the date on which the financial statements of the Borrower referred to in Section 6.1(a), for the
fiscal year with respect to which such prepayment is made, are required to be delivered to the
Lenders and (ii) the date such financial statements are actually delivered.
(d) Amounts to be applied in connection with prepayments and Commitment reductions made
pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be applied, first, to the prepayment of the Term Loans
and, second, to the repayment of the Revolving Credit Loans, as provided in Section 2.18.
Any repayment of Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall not result in a
reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments.
(e) If at any time the Dollar Equivalent of the Canadian Revolving Credit Loans exceeds the
aggregate Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments, WSCA shall repay such excess forthwith upon notice
by the Canadian Agent.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) upon its receipt of the proceeds of the Tranche D Term
Loans, the Borrower shall apply a portion of such proceeds sufficient (a) to prepay in full the
Existing Term Loans which are not being converted by Continuing Lenders into Tranche D Term Loans,
(b) to pay all accrued and unpaid interest and fees, if any, on all Existing Term Loans held by
Original Lenders that are not Continuing Lenders, and (c) to pay to such Original Lenders that are
not Continuing Lenders all other amounts then due and owing as a result of the prepayment of such
Original Lenders’ Existing Term Loans; and (ii) pay all other Obligations then due and owing to the
Original Lenders, in their capacity as such, under the Original Credit Agreement.
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2.13 Conversion and Continuation Options. (a) Each of the Borrower and WSCA may elect
from time to time to convert Eurodollar Loans to Base Rate Loans and WSCA may elect to convert
Bankers’ Acceptances upon their maturity to Canadian Prime Rate Loans by giving the Administrative
Agent, and, with respect to Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, the Canadian Agent, at least one
Business Day’s prior irrevocable notice of such election, provided, that, any such
conversion of Eurodollar Loans may be made only on the last day of an Interest Period with respect
thereto. Each of the Borrower and WSCA may elect from time to time to convert Base Rate Loans to
Eurodollar Loans, and WSCA may elect to convert Canadian Prime Rate Loans to Bankers’ Acceptances,
by giving the Administrative Agent, and, with respect to Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, the
Canadian Agent, at least three Business Days prior irrevocable notice of such election (which
notice shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period therefor), provided, that no
Base Rate Loan under a particular Facility may be converted into a Eurodollar Loan and no Canadian
Prime Rate Loan may be converted to Bankers’ Acceptances (i) when any Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing and the Administrative Agent has or with respect to the Canadian Revolving Credit
Facility, the Canadian Agent has, or the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of such Facility
have, determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such conversions or (ii) after the
date that is one month prior to the final scheduled termination or maturity date of such Facility.
Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent, or the Canadian Agent, as applicable,
shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
(b) Each of the Borrower and WSCA may elect to continue any Eurodollar Loan as such and WSCA
may elect to continue Bankers’ Acceptance as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest
Period with respect thereto by giving at least two Business Days’ prior irrevocable notice to the
Administrative Agent, and with respect to Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, the Canadian Agent, in
accordance with the applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set forth in Section 1.1 in
respect of Eurodollar Loans, of the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such
Loans, provided, that no Eurodollar Loan or Bankers’ Acceptance under a particular Facility
may be continued as such (i) when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the
Administrative Agent has or with respect to the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility, the Canadian
Agent has, or the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of such Facility have, determined in its or
their sole discretion not to permit such continuations or (ii) after the date that is one month
prior to the final scheduled termination or maturity date of such Facility, and provided,
further, that if the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, shall fail to give any required
notice as described above in this paragraph (i) such Eurodollar Loans shall be continued for the
same Interest Period as the then expiring Interest Period as of the last day of
such then expiring Interest Period, except that if such continuation is not permitted pursuant
to the first proviso in this Section 2.13(b), such Loans shall be repaid or converted automatically
to Base Rate Loans and (ii) the face amount of such Bankers’ Acceptance shall be repaid or
automatically converted to Canadian Prime Rate Loans on the last day of such then expiring Interest
Period. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent, or the Canadian Agent, as
applicable, shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
2.14 Minimum Amounts and Maximum Number of Eurodollar Tranches. (a) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings, conversions, continuations and optional
prepayments of Eurodollar Loans and all selections of Interest Periods shall be in such amounts and
be made pursuant to such elections so that, (i) after giving effect
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thereto, the aggregate
principal amount of the Eurodollar Loans comprising each Eurodollar Tranche shall be equal to
$5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (ii) no more than 10 Eurodollar
Tranches shall be outstanding at any one time.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings, conversions,
continuations and optional prepayments of Bankers’ Acceptances and all selections of Interest
Periods shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that after giving effect
thereto, the aggregate principal amount of any Bankers’ Acceptance shall be equal to Cdn. $500,000
or a whole multiple of Cdn. $100,000 in excess thereof.
2.15 Interest Rates and Payment Dates. (a) Each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest
for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the
Eurodollar Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin in effect for such day.
(b) Each Base Rate Loan (other than a Canadian Revolving Credit Loan) shall bear interest for
each day on which it is outstanding at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate in effect for such
day plus the Applicable Margin in effect for such day and each Base Rate Loan which is a Canadian
Revolving Credit Loan shall bear interest for each day on which it is outstanding at a rate per
annum equal to the US Base Rate in Canada in effect for such day plus the Applicable Margin in
effect for such day.
(c) Each Canadian Prime Rate Loan shall bear interest for each day on which it is outstanding
at a rate per annum equal to the Canadian Prime Rate in effect for such day plus the Applicable
Margin in effect for such day.
(d) Upon acceptance of a Bankers’ Acceptance by a Lender, the Borrower shall pay to the
Canadian Agent on behalf of the Lender a fee (the “Acceptance Fee”) calculated on the face
amount of the Bankers’ Acceptances at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin on the basis
of the number of days in the Interest Period for the Bankers’ Acceptance and a year of 365 days.
(e) (i) If all or a portion of the principal amount of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation
shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise), all outstanding Loans and Reimbursement Obligations (whether or not overdue) (to
the extent legally permitted) shall bear interest at a rate per annum that is equal to (x) in the
case of the Loans, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the foregoing
provisions of this Section plus 2.00%, (y) in the case of the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations,
the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans under the US Revolving Credit Facility plus 2.00% or (2) in
the case of WSCA’s Reimbursement Obligations, the rate applicable to Canadian Prime Rate Loans
under the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility plus 2.00% and (ii) if all or a portion of any
interest payable on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or any commitment fee or other amount
payable hereunder shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate then
applicable to Base Rate Loans under the relevant Facility plus 2.00% for interest due in Dollars
and the Canadian Prime Rate plus 2.00% for interest due in Canadian Dollars (or, in the case of any
such other amounts that do not relate to a particular Facility, the rate then applicable to Base
Rate Loans under the Revolving Credit Facilities plus
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2.00% for amounts due in Dollars and the
Canadian Prime Rate plus 2.00% for amounts due in Canadian Dollars), in each case, with respect to
clauses (i) and (ii) above, from the date of such non-payment until such amount is paid in full
(after as well as before judgment).
(f) Interest shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each Interest Payment Date,
provided, that interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section shall be payable
from time to time on demand.
(g) If any provision of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents would obligate WSCA
to make any payment of interest with respect to the Obligations or other amount payable to the
Canadian Agent or any Lender in an amount or calculated at a rate which would be prohibited by law
or would result in a receipt by the Canadian Agent or such Lender of interest with respect to the
Obligations at a criminal rate (as such terms are construed under the Criminal Code (Canada)) then,
notwithstanding such provision, such amount or rates shall be deemed to have been adjusted with
retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not be
so prohibited by law or so result in a receipt by the Canadian Agent or such Lender of interest
with respect to the Obligations at a criminal rate, such adjustment to be effected, to the extent
necessary, as follows: (1) first, by reducing the amount or rates of interest required to be paid
to the Canadian Agent or the affected Lender under this Section 2.15(g); and (2) thereafter, by
reducing any fees, commissions, premiums and other amounts required to be paid to the Canadian
Agent or the affected Lender which would constitute interest with respect to the Obligations for
purposes of Section 347 of the Criminal Code (Canada). Notwithstanding the foregoing, and after
giving effect to all adjustments contemplated thereby, if the Canadian Agent or any Lender shall
have received an amount in excess of the maximum permitted by that section of the Criminal Code
(Canada), then WSCA shall be entitled, by notice in writing to the Canadian Agent or the affected
Lender, to obtain reimbursement from the Canadian Agent or such Lender in an amount equal to such
excess, and pending such reimbursement, such amount shall be deemed to be an amount payable by the
Canadian Agent or such Lender to WSCA. Any amount or rate of interest under the Obligations
referred to in this Section 2.15(e) shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted
actuarial practices and principles as an effective annual rate of interest over the term that any
Canadian Revolving Credit Loans remain outstanding on the assumption that any charges, fees or
expenses that fall within the meaning of “interest” (as defined in the Criminal Code (Canada))
shall, if they relate to a specific period of time, be pro-rated over that period of time and
otherwise be pro-rated over the period from the Restatement Effective Date to the Canadian
Revolving Credit Termination Date and, in the event of a dispute, a certificate of a Fellow of the
Canadian Institute of Actuaries appointed by the Canadian Agent shall be conclusive for the
purposes of such determination.
(h) For purposes of disclosure pursuant to the Interest Act (Canada), the annual rates of
interest or fees to which the rates of interest or fees provided in this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents (and stated herein or therein, as applicable, to be computed on the basis of a 360
day year or any other period of time less than a calendar year) are equivalent to the rates so
determined multiplied by the actual number of days in the applicable calendar year and divided by
360 or such other period of time, respectively.
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2.16 Computation of Interest and Fees. (a) Interest, fees, commissions payable
pursuant hereto shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed,
except that, with respect to (i) Base Rate Loans on which interest is calculated on the basis of
the Prime Rate and (ii) Base Rate Loans in which interest is calculated on the US Base Rate in
Canada and Canadian Prime Rate Loans on which interest is calculated on the basis of the Canadian
Prime Rate, the interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case
may be) day year for the actual days elapsed. The Administrative Agent, or with respect to
Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, the Canadian Agent, shall as soon as practicable notify the
Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, and the relevant Lenders of each determination of a Eurodollar
Rate. Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the Canadian Prime
Rate, the Base Rate or the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements shall become effective as of the
opening of business on the day on which such change becomes effective. The Administrative Agent,
or with respect to Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, the Canadian Agent, shall as soon as
practicable notify the Borrower, WSCA and the relevant Lenders of the effective date and the amount
of each such change in interest rate.
(b) Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent, or with respect to
Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, the Canadian Agent, pursuant to any provision of this Agreement
shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and WSCA and the Lenders in the absence of manifest
error. The Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall, at the request of the
Borrower or WSCA, deliver to the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, a statement showing the
quotations used by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent in determining any interest rate
or Acceptance Fee pursuant to Section 2.15.
2.17 Inability to Determine Interest Rate. If prior to the first day of any Interest
Period:
(a) (i) the Administrative Agent, or with respect to Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, the
Canadian Agent, shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the
Borrower and WSCA) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant
market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate for
such Interest Period, or
(ii) the Administrative Agent, or with respect to Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, the
Canadian Agent, shall have received notice from the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of the
relevant Facility that the Eurodollar Rate determined or to be determined for such Interest Period
will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as conclusively certified by such
Lenders) of making or maintaining their affected Loans during such Interest Period, the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall give telecopy or telephonic
notice thereof to the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, and the relevant Lenders as soon as
practicable thereafter. If such notice is given (x) any Eurodollar Loans under the relevant
Facility requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as Base Rate
Loans, (y) any Loans under the relevant Facility that were to have been converted on the first day
of such Interest Period to Eurodollar Loans shall be continued as Base Rate Loans and (z) any
outstanding Eurodollar Loans under the relevant Facility shall be converted, on the last day of
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the
then current Interest Period with respect thereto, to Base Rate Loans. Until such notice has been
withdrawn by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, no further Eurodollar
Loans under the relevant Facility shall be made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrower or
WSCA have the right to convert Loans under the relevant Facility to Eurodollar Loans.
(b) any Canadian Revolving Credit Lender determines in good faith, which determination shall
be final, conclusive and binding upon WSCA, and notifies WSCA that, by reason of circumstances
affecting the money market there is no market for Bankers’ Acceptances or the demand for Bankers’
Acceptances is insufficient to allow the sale or trading of the Bankers’ Acceptances created
hereunder, then:
(i) the right of WSCA to request a Canadian Revolving Credit Loan by means of Bankers’
Acceptances shall be suspended until such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender determines that
the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist and such Canadian Revolving Credit
Lender so notifies WSCA; and
(ii) any notice for the issuance of a Bankers’ Acceptance which is outstanding shall be
cancelled and the request for such issuance shall be deemed to be a request for a Canadian
Prime Rate Loan in the face amount of the requested Bankers’ Acceptance;
such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender shall promptly notify WSCA of the suspension of WSCA’s right
to request a Canadian Revolving Credit Loan by way of a Bankers’ Acceptance and of the termination
of any such suspension.
2.18 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments.
(a) Each borrowing by the Borrower or WSCA from the Lenders hereunder, each payment by the
Borrower or WSCA on account of any Acceptance Fee, commitment fee or Letter of Credit fee, and any
reduction of the Commitments of the Lenders, shall be made pro rata according to
the respective Tranche D Term Loan Percentages, US Revolving Credit Percentages or Canadian
Revolving Credit Percentages, as the case may be, of the relevant Lenders. Each payment (other
than prepayments) in respect of principal or interest in respect of the Term Loans and each payment
in respect of fees or expenses payable hereunder shall be applied to the amounts of such
obligations owing to the Lenders pro rata according to the respective amounts then
due and owing to the Lenders.
(b) Each optional and mandatory payment (including prepayments) required by Section 2.12 to be
applied to the Term Loans shall be allocated among the Term Loan Facilities pro
rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of Term Loans under such
Facilities. Each payment (including each prepayment) of the Term Loans outstanding under any Term
Loan Facility shall be allocated among the Term Loan Lenders holding such Term Loans pro
rata based on the principal amount of such Term Loans held by such Term Loan Lenders, and
shall be applied to the installments of such Term Loans, first, in direct order of maturity for the
four quarterly installments due immediately after the date of such prepayment and, second, with
respect to any remainder, to the remaining installments of such Term Loans ratably in accordance
with the then outstanding amounts thereof. Amounts prepaid on account of the Term Loans may not be
reborrowed.
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(c) Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and
interest on the Revolving Credit Loans shall be allocated among the Revolving Credit Facilities
pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of Revolving
Credit Loans under such Facilities. Each payment (including each prepayment) of the Revolving
Credit Loans outstanding under any Revolving Credit Facility shall be allocated among the Revolving
Credit Lenders holding such Revolving Credit Loans pro rata according to the
respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving Credit Loans then held by such Revolving
Credit Lenders. Each payment in respect of Reimbursement Obligations in respect of any Letter of
Credit shall be made to the Issuing Lender that issued such Letters of Credit.
(d) The application of any payment of Loans under any Facility (including optional and
mandatory prepayments) shall be made, first, to Base Rate Loans (and Canadian Prime Rate
Loans, in the case of WSCA), under such Facility and, second, to Eurodollar Loans (and
Bankers’ Acceptances, in the case of WSCA), under such Facility. Each payment of the Loans (except
in the case of Swing Line Loans and Revolving Credit Loans that are Base Rate Loans or Canadian
Prime Rate Loans) shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the date of such payment on the
amount paid.
(e) All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower and WSCA hereunder,
whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without setoff or
counterclaim. All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether on
account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise shall be made prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City
time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the relevant Lenders,
at the Payment Office, in Dollars and in immediately available funds. Any payment made by the
Borrower after 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on
any Business Day shall be deemed to have been made on the next following Business Day. The
Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments to the Lenders promptly upon receipt in like
funds as received. All payments (including prepayments) to be made by WSCA hereunder with respect
to the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or
otherwise, shall be made prior to 12:00 Noon, Toronto time, on the due date thereof to the Canadian
Agent, for the account of the relevant Lenders, at the Canadian Payment Office, in Canadian Dollars
and in immediately available funds. Any payment made by WSCA after 12:00 Noon, Toronto time, on
any Business Day shall be deemed to have been made on the next following Business Day. The Canadian
Agent shall distribute such payments to the Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders promptly upon receipt
in like funds as received. If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the Eurodollar Loans
and Bankers’ Acceptances) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment
shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment on a Eurodollar Loan or
Bankers’ Acceptance becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity
thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension
would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be
made on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the case of any extension of any payment of
principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then
applicable rate during such extension.
(f) Unless the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall have been
notified in writing by any Lender prior to a borrowing that such Lender will not make
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the amount
that would constitute its share of such borrowing available to the applicable Agent, such Agent may
assume that such Lender is making such amount available to such Agent, and such Agent may, in
reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower or WSCA, if applicable, a
corresponding amount. If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent or the
Canadian Agent, as applicable, by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender
shall pay to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, on demand, such amount
with interest thereon at a rate equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate for amounts
in Dollars and the interbank offered rate quoted by the Canadian Agent for amounts in Canadian
Dollars for the period until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to such Agent. A
certificate of the applicable Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under
this paragraph shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If such Lender’s share of
such borrowing is not made available to the applicable Agent by such Lender within three Business
Days after such Borrowing Date, the applicable Agent shall also be entitled to recover such amount
with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to Base Rate Loans under the relevant
Facility, on demand, from the Borrower or, with respect to the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility,
WSCA.
(g) Unless the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall have been
notified in writing by the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, prior to the date of any payment due to
be made by the Borrower or WSCA hereunder that the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, will not make
such payment to the applicable Agent, the applicable Agent may assume that the Borrower or WSCA, as
applicable, is making such payment, and the applicable Agent may, but shall not be required to, in
reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Lenders their respective pro
rata shares of a corresponding amount. If such payment is not made to the applicable Agent
by the Borrower or WSCA within three Business Days after such due
date, the applicable Agent shall be entitled to recover, on demand, from each Lender to which
any amount which was made available pursuant to the preceding sentence, such amount with interest
thereon at the rate per annum equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate for amounts
in Dollars and the interbank offered rate quoted by the Canadian Agent for amounts in Canadian
Dollars. Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, the
Canadian Agent or any Lender against the Borrower or WSCA.
2.19 Requirements of Law. (a) If the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law
or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or
directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental
Authority made subsequent to the Restatement Effective Date (other than with respect to taxes,
which shall be governed exclusively by Section 2.20):
(i) shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory
loan or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for
the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition
of funds by, any office of such Lender that is not otherwise included in the determination
of the Eurodollar Rate hereunder; or
(ii) shall impose on such Lender any other condition;
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and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender, by an amount which
such Lender deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining Loans or
issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in
respect thereof, then, in any such case, the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, shall promptly pay
such Lender, upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender for such
increased cost or reduced amount receivable. If any Lender becomes entitled to claim any
additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall promptly notify the Borrower and WSCA (with a
copy to the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Agent, if applicable) of the event by reason of
which it has become so entitled.
(b) If any Lender shall have determined that the adoption of or any change in any Requirement
of Law regarding capital adequacy or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by
such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender with any request or directive regarding
capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority made
subsequent to the Restatement Effective Date shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return
on such Lender’s or such corporation’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or
under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such
corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into
consideration such Lender’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an
amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, after submission by such
Lender to the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable (with a copy to the Administrative Agent and the
Canadian Agent) of a written request therefor, the Borrower, or
WSCA, as applicable, shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or such corporation for such reduction on an after-tax basis.
(c) A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted by
any Lender to the Borrower or WSCA (with a copy to the applicable Agent) shall be conclusive in the
absence of manifest error. The obligations of the Borrower and WSCA pursuant to this Section shall
survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts
payable hereunder.
2.20
Taxes . (a) All payments made by the Borrower or WSCA under this Agreement or
any other Loan Documents shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for
or on account of, any present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or
assessed by any Governmental Authority, excluding (i) net income taxes, and gross income taxes,
gross receipts taxes, capital taxes and franchise taxes (in each case, imposed in lieu of net
income taxes) imposed on the Arranger, any Agent or any Lender as a result of a present or former
connection between the Arranger, such Agent or such Lender and the jurisdiction of the Governmental
Authority imposing such tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein
(other than any such connection arising solely from the Arranger’s, such Agent’s or such Lender’s
having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced,
this Agreement or any other Loan Document in such jurisdiction), (ii) any branch profit taxes
imposed by the United States of America (or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction
described in clause (i) above), and (iii) any taxes that are imposed as a result of any voluntary
action taken by the Arranger, any Agent or any Lender occurring after the Arranger, such Agent or
such Lender becomes a party to
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this Agreement other than any taxes resulting from a change in law
or regulation or a change in interpretation or administration of any law or regulation
(collectively, “Excluded Taxes”). If any such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
charges, fees, deductions or withholdings (“Non-Excluded Taxes”) or any Other Taxes are
required to be withheld from any amounts payable to the Arranger, any Agent or any Lender
hereunder, the amounts so payable to the Arranger, such Agent or such Lender shall be increased to
the extent necessary to yield to the Arranger, such Agent or such Lender (after payment of all
Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable hereunder at the
rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement; provided, however, that none
of the Borrower, WSCA or any Guarantor shall be required to increase any such amounts payable to
the Arranger, any Agent or any Lender with respect to (x) any Excluded Taxes or (y) any
Non-Excluded Taxes (i) that are attributable to the Arranger’s, such Agent’s or such Lender’s
failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph (e) of this Section, (ii) in the case of any
Non-U.S. Lender, that are United States of America withholding taxes imposed on amounts payable to
the Arranger, such Agent or such Lender at the time the Arranger, such Agent or such Lender becomes
a party to this Agreement, except to the extent that the Arranger’s, such Agent’s or such Lender’s
assignor (if any) was entitled, at the time of assignment, to receive additional amounts from the
Borrower with respect to such Non-Excluded Taxes pursuant to this paragraph (a) or (iii) in the
case of any Canadian Revolving Credit Lender
that is not a resident of Canada for the purposes of the Canadian Income Tax Act, that are
Canadian withholding taxes imposed on amounts payable to the Arranger, the Canadian Agent or such
Canadian Revolving Credit Lender in relation to payments made under or in respect of the Canadian
Revolving Credit Facility at the time the Arranger, the Canadian Agent or such Canadian Revolving
Credit Lender becomes a party to this Agreement. The Borrower or the applicable Guarantor shall
make any required withholding and pay the full amount withheld to the relevant tax authority or
other Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law.
(b) In addition, the Borrower and WSCA shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental
Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) Whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are payable by the Borrower or WSCA, as
promptly as possible thereafter it shall send to the Administrative Agent or Canadian Agent, as
applicable, for the account of the relevant Arranger, Agent or Lender, as the case may be, a
certified copy of an original official receipt received by the Borrower or WSCA showing payment
thereof or other written proof of payment thereof that is reasonably satisfactory to the applicable
Agent. If the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes
when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the applicable Agent the required
receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower and WSCA shall indemnify the
Arranger, the Agents and the Lenders for any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may
become payable by the Arranger, any Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure.
(d) The agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the
payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
(e) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax with
respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower, WSCA and the
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Administrative
Agent or Canadian Agent, as applicable, at the time or times reasonably requested in writing by the
Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by
Requirements of Law or as may be required by the applicable Agent as will permit such payments to
be made without withholding or at a reduced rate.
In addition, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender (or
Transferee), other than a Canadian Revolving Credit Lender, that is not a citizen or resident of
the United States of America, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or
under the laws of the United States of America (or any jurisdiction thereof), or any estate or
trust that is subject to federal income taxation regardless of the source of its income (a
“Non-U.S. Lender”) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two copies of
either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI, or, in the case of a Non-U.S.
Lender claiming exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the
Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest” a statement substantially in the form of
Exhibit H to the effect that such Lender is eligible for a complete exemption from withholding of
U.S. taxes under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code and a Form W-8BEN, or any subsequent versions
thereof or successors thereto properly completed and duly executed by such Non-U.S.
Lender claiming complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of, U.S. federal withholding tax on
all payments by the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Such forms shall
be delivered by each Non-U.S. Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement.
In addition, each Non-U.S. Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or
invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Non-U.S. Lender. Each Non-U.S. Lender shall
promptly notify the Borrower at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to
provide any previously delivered certificate to the Borrower (or any other form of certification
adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose). Notwithstanding any other provision of
this paragraph, a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this
paragraph that such Non-U.S. Lender is not legally able to deliver.
(f) If a Lender receives a refund in respect of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes as to
which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or WSCA, or with respect to which the Borrower or
WSCA, as applicable, has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.20, it shall within 180
days from the date of such receipt pay over the amount of such refund (but only to the extent of
indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower or WSCA under this Section
2.20 with respect to the Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund) to the
Borrower or WSCA, net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of such Lender (including any taxes
imposed with respect to such refund) as determined by such Lender in good faith and in its sole
discretion, and without interest (other than interest paid by the relevant taxation authority with
respect to such refund); provided, however, that the Borrower or WSCA, as
applicable, upon the request of such Lender, agrees to repay as soon as reasonably practicable the
amount paid over to the Borrower or WSCA (plus applicable interest imposed by the relevant
Governmental Authority) to such Lender in the event such Lender is required to repay such refund to
such Governmental Authority.
(g) Each Lender that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of
the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, on or before the date such
Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, two copies of Internal
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Revenue Service Form W-9 or any
successor or other form prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service. If any such Lender fails to
deliver Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any subsequent versions thereof or successors
thereto) as required herein, then the Borrower may withhold from any payment to such Lender the
applicable backup withholding tax imposed by the Code and remit such amount to the relevant tax
authority or other Governmental Authority in accordance with the applicable Requirements of Law,
without reduction, and such Lender shall not be entitled to any additional amounts under this
Section 2.20 with respect to Non-Excluded Taxes imposed by the United States by reason of such
failure.
2.21 Indemnity. The Borrower and WSCA agree to indemnify each Lender for, and to hold each
Lender harmless from, any loss or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of
(a) default by the Borrower or WSCA in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of
Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, has given a notice requesting the same
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower or WSCA in making
any prepayment after the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, has given a notice thereof in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making
of a prepayment or conversion of Eurodollar Loans on a day that is not the last day of an
Interest Period with respect thereto. Such indemnification may include an amount equal to the
excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the amount so prepaid, or
not so borrowed, converted or continued, for the period from the date of such prepayment or of such
failure to borrow, convert or continue to the last day of such Interest Period (or, in the case of
a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the Interest Period that would have commenced on the date
of such failure) in each case at the applicable rate of interest for such Loans provided for herein
(excluding, however, the Applicable Margin included therein, if any) over (ii) the amount
of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) that would have accrued to such Lender on
such amount by placing such amount on deposit for a comparable period with leading banks in the
interbank Eurodollar market. A certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section
submitted to the Borrower or WSCA by any Lender shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest
error. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans
and all other amounts payable hereunder.
2.22 Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if the adoption of or any
change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof shall make it
unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans as contemplated by this Agreement, (a)
the commitment of such Lender hereunder to make Eurodollar Loans, continue Eurodollar Loans as such
and convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Loans shall forthwith be canceled and (b) such Lender’s
Loans then outstanding as Eurodollar Loans, if any, shall be converted automatically to Base Rate
Loans on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans
or within such earlier period as required by law. If any such conversion of a Eurodollar Loan
occurs on a day which is not the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto,
the Borrower or, with respect to Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, WSCA, shall pay to such Lender
such amounts, if any, as may be required pursuant to Section 2.21.
2.23 Change of Lending Office. Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event
giving rise to the operation of Section 2.19 or 2.20 with respect to such Lender, it will, if
requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy
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considerations of such
Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event with the object of
avoiding the consequences of such event; provided, that such designation is made on terms
that, in the sole judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its lending office(s) to suffer no
economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, and provided, further, that nothing in
this Section shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of any Borrower or the rights of any
Lender pursuant to Section 2.19 or 2.20.
SECTION 3. LETTERS OF CREDIT
3.1 L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each US Issuing
Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Section
3.4(a), agrees to issue letters of credit (“US Letters of Credit”) for the account of the
Borrower or any other Group Member on any Business Day during the US Revolving Credit Commitment
Period in such form as may be approved from time to time by such Issuing Lender; provided,
that no US Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any US Letter of Credit if, after
giving effect to such issuance, (i) the US L/C Obligations would exceed the US L/C Commitment or
(ii) the aggregate amount of the Available US Revolving Credit Commitments would be less than zero.
Each US L/C shall (i) be denominated in Dollars and (ii) expire no later than the earlier of (x)
the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) the date which is five Business Days prior to
the US Revolving Credit Termination Date; provided that any US Letter of Credit with a
one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in
no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above). In addition, the US Issuing
Lender agrees to issue US Letters of Credit with an expiration date later than the date specified
in the two immediately preceding sentences (but no later than one year from the date of issuance
thereof) in reliance upon the Borrower’s agreement to cash collateralize such Letters of Credit by
the date which is 30 days prior to the US Revolving Credit Termination Date in the amount that
would be required by the US Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 10.15(c) to deem such US Letter of
Credit not outstanding, and the Borrower so agrees to cash collateralize such US Letters of Credit
by such date, it being understood that until the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and the other
Obligations under the Loan Documents are paid in full, the Commitments have been terminated and no
other Letters of Credit shall be outstanding, such cash collateral shall be subject to the rights
of each other Lender under Section 10.7.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Canadian Issuing Lender, in reliance on
the agreements of the other Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(d), agrees
to issue letters of credit (“Canadian Letters of Credit”) for the account of WSCA on any
Business Day during the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment Period in such form as may be approved
from time to time by such Canadian Issuing Lender; provided, that no Canadian Issuing
Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Canadian Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to
such issuance (i) the Canadian L/C Obligations would exceed the Canadian L/C Commitment or (ii) the
aggregate amount of the Available Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments would be less than zero.
Each Canadian Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Canadian Dollars and (ii) expire no
later than the earlier of (x) the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) the date which
is five Business Dates prior to the Canadian Revolving Credit Termination Date; provided
that any Canadian Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for
additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond
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the date referred to in clause
(y) above). In addition, the Canadian Issuing Lender agrees to issue Canadian Letters of Credit
with an expiration date later than the date specified in the two immediately preceding sentences
(but no later than one year from the date of issuance thereof) in reliance upon the Borrower’s and
WSCA’s agreement to cash collateralize such Canadian Letters of Credit by the date which is 30 days
prior to the Canadian Revolving Credit Termination Date in the amount that would be required by
such Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 10.15(c) to deem such Letter of Credit not outstanding, and
the Borrower and WSCA so agree to cash collateralize such Letters of Credit by such date, it being
understood that until the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and the other Obligations under the
Loan Documents are paid in full, the Commitments have been terminated and no other Letters of
Credit shall be outstanding, such cash collateral shall be subject to the rights to the rights of
each other Lender under Section 10.7.
(c) No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder
if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed
any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
3.2 Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit. (a) The Borrower may from time to
time request that a US Issuing Lender issue a US Letter of Credit by delivering to such US Issuing
Lender, with a copy to the Administrative Agent, at their addresses for notices specified herein an
Application therefor, completed to the satisfaction of such US Issuing Lender, and such other
certificates, documents and other papers and information as such US Issuing Lender may request.
Upon receipt of any such Application, a US Issuing Lender will process such Application and the
certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in connection therewith in
accordance with its customary procedures and shall promptly issue the US Letter of Credit requested
thereby by issuing the original of such US Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as
otherwise may be agreed to by such US Issuing Lender and the Borrower (but in no event shall any US
Issuing Lender be required to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than three Business Days after its
receipt of the Application therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and
information relating thereto). Promptly after issuance by a US Issuing Lender of a US Letter of
Credit, such US Issuing Lender shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Borrower and
the Administrative Agent. Each US Issuing Lender shall promptly give notice to the Administrative
Agent of the issuance of each US Letter of Credit issued by such US Issuing Lender (including the
amount thereof).
(b) WSCA may from time to time request that a Canadian Issuing Lender issue a Canadian Letter
of Credit by delivering to such Canadian Issuing Lender, with a copy to the Administrative Agent
and the Canadian Agent, at their addresses for notices specified herein an Application therefor,
completed to the satisfaction of such Canadian Issuing Lender, and such other certificates,
documents and other papers and information as such Canadian Issuing Lender may request. Upon
receipt of any such Application, a Canadian Issuing Lender will process such Application and the
certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in connection therewith in
accordance with its customary procedures and shall promptly issue the Canadian Letter of Credit
requested thereby by issuing the original of such Canadian Letter of Credit to the beneficiary
thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by such Canadian Issuing Lender and WSCA (but in no event
shall any Canadian Issuing Lender be required to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than three
Business Days after its receipt of the Application therefor and
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all such other certificates,
documents and other papers and information relating thereto). Promptly after issuance by a
Canadian Issuing Lender of a Canadian Letter of Credit, such Canadian Issuing Lender shall furnish
a copy of such Letter of Credit to WSCA, the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Agent. Each
Canadian Issuing Lender shall promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent and the Canadian
Agent of the issuance of each Canadian Letter of Credit issued by such Canadian Issuing Lender
(including the amount thereof).
3.3 Fees and Other Charges
.. (a) (i) The Borrower will pay a fee on the aggregate drawable amount of all
outstanding US Letters of Credit at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect
with respect to Eurodollar Loans under the US Revolving Credit Facility, shared ratably among the
US Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their respective US Revolving Credit Percentages
(ii) WSCA will pay a fee on the aggregate drawable amount of all outstanding Canadian Letters of
Credit at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Eurodollar
Loans under the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility, shared ratably among the Canadian Revolving
Credit Lenders in accordance with their respective Canadian Revolving Credit Percentages and each
such fee is payable quarterly in arrears on each L/C Fee Payment Date after the issuance date of
such Letter of Credit. Such fees shall be payable in the same currency as the Letter of Credit to
which such fees relate and in addition, the Borrower shall pay to the relevant US Issuing Lender
and WSCA shall pay to the relevant Canadian Issuing Lender for its own account a fronting fee on
the aggregate drawable amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by it of 1/4 of 1% per
annum, payable quarterly in arrears on each L/C Fee Payment Date after the issuance of date of such
Letter of Credit.
(b) In addition to the foregoing fees, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse each US Issuing
Lender and WSCA shall pay or reimburse each Canadian Issuing Lender for such normal and customary
costs and expenses as are incurred or charged by such Issuing Lender in issuing, negotiating,
effecting payment under, amending or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit.
3.4 L/C Participations. (a) Each US Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to grant and
hereby grants to each US L/C Participant, and, to induce each US Issuing Lender to issue US Letters
of Credit hereunder, each US L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby
accepts and purchases from each US Issuing Lender, on the terms and conditions hereinafter stated,
for such US L/C Participant’s own account and risk, an undivided interest equal to such US L/C
Participant’s US Revolving Credit Percentage in each US Issuing Lender’s obligations and rights
under each US Letter of Credit issued by such US Issuing Lender hereunder and the amount of each
draft paid by such US Issuing Lender thereunder. Each US L/C Participant unconditionally and
irrevocably agrees with each US Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any US Letter of
Credit issued by such US Issuing Lender for which such US Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full
by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such US L/C Participant shall pay
to such US Issuing Lender, regardless of the occurrence or continuance of a Default or Event of
Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5, upon demand
at the Administrative Agent’s address for notices specified herein (and thereafter, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the US Issuing Lender) an amount in Dollars equal to
such US L/C US Participant’s Revolving Credit Percentage of the amount of such draft, or any part
thereof, that is not so reimbursed.
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(b) If any amount required to be paid by any US L/C Participant to an US Issuing Lender
pursuant to Section 3.4(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made by such US
Issuing Lender under any US Letter of Credit is paid to such US Issuing Lender within three
Business Days after the date such payment is due, the US Issuing Lender shall so
notify the Administrative Agent, who shall promptly notify the US L/C Participants and each
such US L/C Participant shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the US Issuing
Lender on demand (and thereafter the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the US Issuing
Lender) an amount equal to the product of (i) such amount, times (ii) the daily average Federal
Funds Effective Rate during the period from and including the date such payment is required to the
date on which such payment is immediately available to such US Issuing Lender, times (iii) a
fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapse during such period and the
denominator of which is 360. If any such amount required to be paid by any US L/C Participant
pursuant to Section 3.4(a) is not made available to the Administrative Agent, for the account of
such US Issuing Lender, by such US L/C Participant within three Business Days after the date such
payment is due, the Administrative Agent, on behalf of such US Issuing Lender shall be entitled to
recover from such US L/C Participant, on demand, such amount with interest thereon calculated from
such due date at the rate per annum applicable to Base Rate Loans. A certificate of the
Administrative Agent on behalf of such US Issuing Lender submitted to any US L/C Participant with
respect to any such amounts owing under this Section shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest
error.
(c) Whenever, at any time after any US Issuing Lender has made payment under any US Letter of
Credit and has received from the Administrative Agent any US L/C Participant’s pro
rata share of such payment in accordance with Section 3.4(a), such US Issuing Lender
receives any payment related to such US Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Borrower or
otherwise, including proceeds of collateral applied thereto by such US Issuing Lender), or any
payment of interest on account thereof, such US Issuing Lender will distribute to the
Administrative Agent for the account of such US L/C Participant (and thereafter, the Administrative
Agent will promptly distribute to such US L/C Participant) its pro rata share
thereof; provided, however, that in the event that any such payment received by
such US Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned by such US Issuing Lender, such US L/C
Participant shall return to the Administrative Agent for the account of such US Issuing Lender the
portion thereof previously distributed by such US Issuing Lender to it.
(d) Each Canadian Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each
Canadian L/C Participant, and, to induce each Canadian Issuing Lender to issue Canadian Letters of
Credit hereunder, each Canadian L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and
hereby accepts and purchases from each Canadian Issuing Lender, on the terms and conditions
hereinafter stated, for such Canadian L/C Participant’s own account and risk, an undivided interest
equal to such Canadian L/C Participant’s Canadian Revolving Credit Percentage in each Canadian
Issuing Lender’s obligations and rights under each Canadian Letter of Credit issued by such
Canadian Issuing Lender hereunder and the amount of each draft paid by such Canadian Issuing Lender
thereunder. Each Canadian L/C Participant unconditionally and irrevocably agrees with each
Canadian Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any Letter of Credit issued by such Canadian
Issuing Lender for which such Canadian Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full by WSCA in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such Canadian L/C Participant shall pay to such
Canadian Issuing Lender, regardless of the occurrence or
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continuance of a Default or Event of
Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5, upon demand
at the Canadian Agent’s address for notices specified herein (and thereafter, the Canadian Agent
shall promptly pay to the Canadian Issuing Lender) an
amount in Canadian Dollars, equal to such Canadian L/C Participant’s Canadian Revolving Credit
Percentage of the amount of such draft, or any part thereof, that is not so reimbursed.
(e) If any amount required to be paid by any Canadian L/C Participant to a Canadian Issuing
Lender pursuant to Section 3.4(d) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made by
such Canadian Issuing Lender under any Canadian Letter of Credit is paid to such Canadian Issuing
Lender within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, the Canadian Issuing Lender
shall so notify the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Agent who shall promptly notify the
Canadian L/C Participants and each such Canadian L/C Participant shall pay to the Canadian Agent,
for the account of the Canadian Issuing Lender on demand (and thereafter the Canadian Agent shall
promptly pay to the Canadian Issuing Lender) an amount equal to the product of (i) such amount,
times (ii) the daily average interbank offered rate quoted by the Canadian Agent during the period
from and including the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is
immediately available to such Canadian Issuing Lender, times (iii) a fraction the numerator of
which is the number of days that elapse during such period and the denominator of which is 360. If
any such amount required to be paid by any Canadian L/C Participant pursuant to Section 3.4(d) is
not made available to the Canadian Agent, for the account of such Canadian Issuing Lender, by such
Canadian L/C Participant within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, the
Canadian Agent, on behalf of such Canadian Issuing Lender shall be entitled to recover from such
Canadian L/C Participant, on demand, such amount with interest thereon calculated from such due
date at the rate per annum applicable to Base Rate Loans for amounts due in Dollars and Canadian
prime Rate Loans for amounts due in Canadian Dollars. A certificate of the Canadian Agent on
behalf of such Canadian Issuing Lender submitted to any Canadian L/C Participant with respect to
any such amounts owing under this Section shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
(f) Whenever, at any time after a Canadian Issuing Lender has made payment under any Canadian
Letter of Credit and has received from the Canadian Agent any Canadian L/C Participant’s
pro rata share of such payment in accordance with Section 3.4(d), such Canadian
Issuing Lender receives any payment related to such Canadian Letter of Credit (whether directly
from WSCA, the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of collateral applied thereto by such
Canadian Issuing Lender), or any payment of interest on account thereof, such Canadian Issuing
Lender will distribute to the Canadian Agent for the account of such Canadian L/C Participant (and
thereafter, the Canadian Agent will promptly distribute to such Canadian L/C Participant) its
pro rata share thereof; provided, however, that in the event that
any such payment received by such Canadian Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned by such
Canadian Issuing Lender, such Canadian L/C Participant shall return to the Canadian Agent for the
account of such Canadian Issuing Lender the portion thereof previously distributed by such Canadian
Issuing Lender to it.
3.5 Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower and WSCA. (a) The Borrower agrees to
reimburse each US Issuing Lender, on each date on which such US Issuing Lender notifies the
Borrower of the date and amount of a draft presented under any US Letter of Credit and paid by such
US Issuing Lender, for the amount of (a) such draft so paid and (b) any
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taxes, fees, charges or
other costs or expenses incurred by such US Issuing Lender in connection with such payment (the
amounts described in the foregoing
clauses (a) and (b) in respect of any drawing, collectively, the “Payment Amount”).
Each such payment shall be made to such US Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified
herein in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds.
Interest shall be payable on the Payment Amount from the date of the applicable drawing until
payment in full at the rate set forth in (i) until the second Business Day following the date of
the applicable drawing, Section 2.15(b) and (ii) thereafter, Section 2.15(c). Each drawing under
any US Letter of Credit shall (unless an event of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) of
Section 8(f) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Borrower, in which case the
procedures specified in Section 3.4 for funding by US L/C Participants shall apply) constitute a
request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for a borrowing pursuant to Section 2.5 of Base
Rate Loans (or, at the option of the Administrative Agent and the US Swing Line Lender in their
sole discretion, a borrowing pursuant to Section 2.7 of US Swing Line Loans) in the amount of such
drawing. The Borrowing Date with respect to such borrowing shall be the first date on which a
borrowing of US Revolving Credit Loans (or, if applicable, US Swing Line Loans) could be made,
pursuant to Section 2.5 (or, if applicable, Section 2.7), if the Administrative Agent had received
a notice of such borrowing at the time the Administrative Agent receives notice from the relevant
US Issuing Lender of such drawing under such US Letter of Credit. All payments due from the
Borrower hereunder in respect of US Letters of Credit (and US Reimbursement Obligations in
connection therewith) shall be made in Dollars.
(b) WSCA agrees to reimburse each Canadian Issuing Lender, on each date on which such Canadian
Issuing Lender notifies WSCA of the date and amount of a draft presented under any Canadian Letter
of Credit and paid by such Canadian Issuing Lender, for the amount of (a) such draft so paid and
(b) any taxes, fees, charges or other costs or expenses incurred by such Canadian Issuing Lender in
connection with such payment (the amounts described in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) in respect
of any drawing, collectively, the “Canadian Payment Amount”). The Canadian Issuing Lender
shall provide notice to WSCA on each Business Day on which a draft is presented and paid by the
Canadian Issuing Lender indicating Canadian Payment Amount stated in Canadian Dollars. Each such
payment shall be made to such Canadian Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified herein
in Canadian Dollars and in immediately available funds. Interest shall be payable on the amount of
each Canadian Payment Amount from the date of the applicable drawing until payment in full at the
rate set forth in (i) until the second Business Day following the date of the applicable drawing,
Section 2.15(e) and (ii) thereafter, Section 2.15(f). Each drawing under any Canadian Letter of
Credit shall (unless an event of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 8(f) shall
have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Borrower, in which case the procedures
specified in Section 3.4 for funding by L/C Participants shall apply) constitute a request by WSCA
to the Canadian Agent for a borrowing pursuant to Section 2.5(b) of Canadian Prime Rate Loans (or,
at the option of the Canadian Agent and the Canadian Swing Line Lender in their sole discretion, a
borrowing pursuant to Section 2.7 of Canadian Swing Line Loans) in the amount of such drawing. The
Borrowing Date with respect to such borrowing shall be the first date on which a borrowing of
Canadian Revolving Credit Loans (or, if applicable, Canadian Swing Line Loans) could be made,
pursuant to Section 2.5(b) (or, if applicable, Section 2.7), if the Canadian Agent had received a
notice of such borrowing at the time the Canadian Agent received notice from the relevant Canadian
Issuing Lender of such drawing under such Canadian Letter of Credit. All
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payments due from WSCA
hereunder in respect of Canadian Letters of Credit (and Canadian Reimbursement Obligations in
connection therewith) shall be made in Canadian Dollars.
3.6 Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s and WSCA’s obligations under this Section 3
shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff,
counterclaim or defense to payment that the Borrower or WSCA may have or have had against any
Issuing Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person. The Borrower and WSCA
also agree with each Issuing Lender that such Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for, and the
Borrower’s and WSCA’s Reimbursement Obligations under Section 3.5 shall not be affected by, among
other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though
such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or
among the Borrower and/or WSCA and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to
which such Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of the Borrower and/or WSCA
against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee. No Issuing Lender shall
be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of
any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit, except for
errors or omissions found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted directly from the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender. The Borrower and WSCA agree that
any action taken or omitted by an Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit
issued by it or the related drafts or documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence or
willful misconduct and, with respect to US Letters of Credit, in accordance with the standards of
care specified in the UCC of the State of New York, shall be binding on the Borrower and WSCA, as
applicable and shall not result in any liability of such Issuing Lender to the Borrower or WSCA, as
applicable.
3.7 Letter of Credit Payments. If any draft shall be presented for payment under any
Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and
the Canadian Agent if such Letter of Credit is a Canadian Letter of Credit and the Borrower of the
date and the amount thereof. The responsibility of the relevant Issuing Lender to the Borrower or
WSCA, as applicable, in connection with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of Credit,
in addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of Credit issued by
such Issuing Lender, shall be limited to determining that the documents (including each draft)
delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment appear on their face to
be in conformity with such Letter of Credit.
3.8 Applications. To the extent that any provision of any Application related to any
Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 3, the provisions of this
Section 3 shall apply.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Arranger, the Agents and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make
the Loans and issue or participate in the Letters of Credit, WSCA and the Borrower
hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Arranger, each Agent and each Lender
that:
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4.1 Financial Condition. (a) The unaudited pro forma consolidated
balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at September 30, 2006 (including
the notes thereto) (the “Pro Forma Balance Sheet”), copies of which have heretofore been
furnished to each Lender, has been prepared giving effect (as if such events had occurred on such
date) to (i) the Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisitions, (ii) the making of the Tranche D Term
Loans and the use of proceeds thereof and (iii) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with
the foregoing. The Pro Forma Balance Sheet has been prepared based on the best information
available to the Borrower as of the date of delivery thereof, and presents fairly on a pro
forma basis the estimated financial position of the Borrower and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as at September 30, 2006, assuming that the events specified in the preceding sentence
had actually occurred at such date.
(b) The audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at
December 31, 2003, December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2005, and the related consolidated statements
of income and of cash flows for the fiscal years ended on such dates, reported on by and
accompanied by an unqualified report from BDO Xxxxxxx LLP, present fairly the consolidated
financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at such date, and the consolidated
results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal years then
ended. All such financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the related
schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently
throughout the periods involved (except as approved by the aforementioned firm of accountants and
disclosed therein). As of the Restatement Effective Date, no Loan Party has any material Guarantee
Obligations, contingent liabilities and liabilities for taxes, or any long-term leases or unusual
forward or long-term commitments, including, without limitation, any interest rate or foreign
currency swap or exchange transaction or other obligation in respect of derivatives, that are not
reflected in the most recent financial statements referred to in this paragraph. During the period
from December 31, 2005, to and including the Restatement Effective Date there has been no
Disposition by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries of any material part of its business or Property.
4.2 No Change. Since December 31, 2005, there has been no development or event that has
had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.3 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law. Each Group Member (a) is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b)
has the corporate or other power and authority, and the legal right, to own and operate its
Property, to lease the Property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is
currently engaged, (c) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability
company and in good standing under the laws
of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of Property or the conduct of its
business requires such qualification and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law except
with respect to clause (c) and (d), to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not,
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.4 Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. Each Loan Party has the
corporate or other power and authority, and the legal right, to make, deliver and perform the Loan
Documents and the Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisition Documentation to
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which it is a party and,
in the case of the Borrower, to borrow hereunder. Each Loan Party has taken all necessary
corporate or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of
the Loan Documents and the Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisition Documentation to which it is a
party and, in the case of the Borrower, to authorize the borrowings on the terms and conditions of
this Agreement. No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in
respect of, any Governmental Authority or material consent or authorization of, filing with, notice
to or other act by or in respect of any other Person is required in connection with Southwest and
Pro Disposal Acquisitions, the borrowings hereunder or the execution, delivery, performance,
validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any of the
Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisition Documentation except (i) consents, authorizations, filings
and notices described in Schedule 4.4, which consents, authorizations, filings and notices
have been obtained or made (in each case, to the extent the related assets have been acquired by a
Group Member) and are in full force and effect or, to the extent contemplated by the Southwest and
Pro Disposal Acquisition Documentation, a managing, operating or sub-contracting arrangement or
other relationship has been established in lieu thereof with respect to that portion of the
business of the Group Members to which such consent, authorization, filing or notice relates, (ii)
the filings referred to in Section 4.19 and (iii) with respect to the Southwest and Pro Disposal
Acquisitions only (A) immaterial consents, authorizations or filings with Governmental Authorities
and (B) consents, authorizations of or filings with or notices to Governmental Authorities with
respect to Environmental Permits which pursuant to applicable law may be made after the transfer of
the assets or operations to which such Environmental Permits relate (which consents, authorizations
of, filings with or notices to will be obtained in accordance with Section 6.14). Each Loan
Document has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each Loan Party that is a party thereto.
This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document upon execution will constitute, a legal,
valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party that is a party thereto, enforceable against each
such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by
proceedings in equity or at law).
4.5 No Legal Bar. (a) The execution, delivery and performance of (i) this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents, the issuance of Letters of Credit, the borrowings hereunder and the use
of the proceeds thereof will not violate any Requirement of Law or any Contractual Obligation of
any Group Member and (ii) the Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisitions will not violate any material
Requirement of Law or material contractual obligation of any Group Member.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the other Loan Documentation,
the issuance of the Letters of Credit, the borrowings hereunder and the use of proceeds thereof
will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective
properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or any such Contractual Obligation (other
than the Liens created by the Security Documents and the Liens on the cash collateral securing the
Existing Letters of Credit permitted under
Section 7.3(f)). No Requirement of Law or
Contractual Obligation applicable to any Group Member could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
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4.6 No Material Litigation. No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any
arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened by
or against any Group Member or against any of their properties or revenues (a) with respect to any
of the Loan Documents, the Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisition Documentation or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or (b) except as set forth on Schedule 4.6,
that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.7 No Default. No Group Member is in default under or with respect to any of its
Contractual Obligations in any respect that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
4.8 Ownership of Property; Liens. Each Group Member is the sole owner of, legally and
beneficially, and has good marketable and insurable title in fee simple to, or a valid leasehold
interest in, all its real property, and good title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its
other material Property, and none of such Property is subject to any claims, liabilities,
obligations, charges or restrictions of any kind, nature or description or to any Lien except for
Permitted Liens. None of the Pledged Stock is subject to any Lien except for Permitted Liens.
4.9 Intellectual Property. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect (a) each Group Member owns, or is licensed to use, all Intellectual Property
necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted, (b) no claim has been asserted
and is pending by any Person challenging or questioning the use of any Intellectual Property or the
validity or effectiveness of any Intellectual Property, nor does WSCA or the Borrower know of any
valid basis for any such claim and (c) the use of Intellectual Property by the Group Members does
not infringe on the rights of any Person in any material respect.
4.10 Taxes. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10, each Group Member has filed or
caused to be filed all Federal, material state and provincial and other material tax returns that
are required to be filed and has paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns or on
any material
assessments made against it or any of its Property and all other material taxes, fees or other
charges imposed on it or any of its Property by any Governmental Authority (other than the amount
or validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with
respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of such Group
Member) and no tax Lien has been filed (other than a Permitted Lien), and, to the knowledge of WSCA
and the Borrower, no material claim is being asserted, with respect to any such tax, fee or other
charge.
4.11 Federal Regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loans will be used for
“purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted
terms under Regulation U as now and from time to time hereafter in effect or for any purpose that
violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board. If requested by any Lender or the
Administrative Agent, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a
statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the requirements of FR Form G-3 or FR Form U-1
referred to in Regulation U.
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4.12 Labor Matters. There are no strikes, stoppages or slowdowns or other labor disputes
against any Group Member pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened that
(individually or in the aggregate) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Hours worked by and payment made to employees of any Group Member have not been in violation of the
Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Requirement of Law dealing with such matters that
(individually or in the aggregate) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
All payments due from any Group Member on account of employee health and welfare insurance that
(individually or in the aggregate) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
if not paid have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the relevant Group Member.
4.13 Pensions and Benefit Plans. (a) ERISA. Except as could not reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) neither a Reportable Event nor an
“accumulated funding deficiency” (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of
ERISA) has occurred during the five-year period prior to the date on which this representation is
made or deemed made with respect to any Single Employer Plan, (ii) each Plan (other than a
Multiemployer Plan) has complied in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA
and the Code, (iii) no termination of a Single Employer Plan has occurred, (iv) no Lien in favor of
a Single Employer Plan or in favor of the PBGC with respect to a Single Employer Plan has arisen
during the five-year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made,
(v) the present value of all accrued benefits under each Single Employer Plan (based on those
assumptions used to fund such plans) did not, as of the last annual valuation date prior to the
date on which this representation is made or deemed made, exceed the value of the assets of such
plan allocable to
such accrued benefits by a material amount, (vi) neither the Borrower nor any Commonly
Controlled Entity has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan, and (vii)
no Multiemployer Plan is in Reorganization or Insolvent.
(b) Canadian Pension Plans and Canadian Benefit Plans. WSCA and the Borrower will
cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent, promptly upon the Administrative Agent’s
request, a copy of each Canadian Benefit Plan and Canadian Pension Plan (or, where any such
Canadian Benefit Plan or Canadian Pension Plan is not in writing, a complete description of all
material terms thereof) and, if applicable, related trust agreements or other funding instruments
and all amendments thereto, and all written interpretations thereof and written descriptions
thereof that have been distributed to employees or former employees of the Group Members. The
Canadian Pension Plans are duly registered under the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any other
Requirement of Law which to the knowledge of WSCA or the Borrower require registration and no event
has occurred which is reasonably likely to cause the loss of such registered status. As of the
Restatement Effective Date, all material, if any, obligations of each Group Member (including
fiduciary, funding, investment and administration obligations) required to be performed pursuant to
a Requirement of Law in connection with the Canadian Pension Plans and the funding agreements
therefor have been performed in a timely fashion. There have been no improper withdrawals or
applications of the assets of the Canadian Pension Plans or the Canadian Benefit Plans. Except as
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) there are no
outstanding disputes concerning the assets held under the funding agreements for the Canadian
Pension Plans or the Canadian Benefit Plans and (ii) each Canadian Pension Plan is fully funded
both on an ongoing basis and on a solvency basis
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(using actuarial methods and assumptions which are
consistent with the valuations last filed with the applicable Governmental Authorities and which
are consistent with generally accepted actuarial principles). No promises of benefit improvements
under the Canadian Pension Plans or the Canadian Benefit Plans have been made except where such
improvement could not have a Material Adverse Effect. All contributions or premiums required to be
made or paid by each Group Member, if any, to the Canadian Pension Plans or the Canadian Benefit
Plans have been made or paid in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such plans and all
Requirements of Law. All employee contributions to the Canadian Pension Plans or the Canadian
Benefit Plans by way of authorized payroll deduction or otherwise have been properly withheld or
collected and fully paid into such plans in a timely manner. All material reports and disclosures
relating to the Canadian Pension Plans required by such plans and any Requirement of Law to be
filed or distributed have been filed or distributed in a timely manner. Each Group Member has
withheld all employee withholdings and has made all employer contributions to be withheld and made
by it pursuant to applicable law on account of Canadian Pension Plans employment insurance and
employee income taxes.
4.14 Investment Company Act; Other Regulations. No Loan Party is an “investment company”,
or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended. No Loan Party is subject to regulation under any Requirement of Law
(other than Regulation X of the Board) which limits its ability to incur Indebtedness.
4.15 Subsidiaries
.. (a) The Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 4.15(a) constitute all the
Subsidiaries of the Borrower as of the Restatement Effective Date. Schedule 4.15(a) sets
forth as of the Restatement Effective Date and after giving effect to the Southwest and Pro
Disposal Acquisitions, the exact legal name as reflected on the certificate of incorporation (or
formation) and jurisdiction of incorporation (or formation) of each Subsidiary of the Borrower and,
as to each such Subsidiary, the percentage and number of each class of Capital Stock owned by each
Group Member.
(b) As of the Restatement Effective Date, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options,
warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than stock options granted to
employees or directors and directors’ qualifying shares) of any nature relating to any Capital
Stock of the Borrower or any Group Member, except as set forth on Schedule 4.15(b).
4.16 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans, and
the Letters of Credit, shall be used to finance the working capital needs and for general corporate
purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business including
Permitted Acquisitions. A portion of the proceeds of the Tranche D Term Loan Facility shall be
used to consummate the Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisitions and/or for general corporate
purposes (including a distribution permitted by Section 7.6(e)).
4.17 Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.17, and other than
exceptions to any of the following that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to result in the payment of a Material Environmental Amount:
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(a) The Group Members: (i) are, and since September 10, 2001, have been, in compliance with
all applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) hold all Environmental Permits (each of which is in full
force and effect) required for any of their operations or for any property owned, leased, or
otherwise operated by any of them; (iii) are, and since September 10, 2001, have been, in
compliance with all of their Environmental Permits; and (iv) have no knowledge that any of their
Environmental Permits will not be timely renewed and complied with; any additional Environmental
Permits that may be required of any of them will not be timely obtained and complied with; and
compliance with any Environmental Law that is applicable to any of them will not be maintained.
(b) Materials of Environmental Concern are not present at, on, under, in, or about any real
property now owned, leased or operated by any Group Member that requires investigation or
remediation under any applicable Environmental Law, (ii) were, to the best knowledge of any Group
Member, released at any property formerly owned, leased or operated by any Group Member during the
period of such Group Member’s ownership, lease or operation thereof, that requires investigation or
remediation under any applicable Environmental Law, (iii) to the best knowledge of any Group
Member, have not been sent for re-use or recycling or for treatment, storage, or disposal at any
other location which could reasonably be expected to
give rise to liability of any Group Member under any applicable Environmental Law or (iv) are
not present at, on, under, in, or about any real property now owned, leased or operated by any
Group Member such that the Group Member is precluded from the normal conduct of its business at any
such property.
(c) There is no judicial, administrative, or arbitral proceeding (including any notice of
violation or alleged violation) under or relating to any Environmental Law to which any Group
Member is, or to the knowledge of any Group Member will be, named as a party that is pending or, to
the knowledge of any Group Member, threatened.
(d) No Group Member has received any written request for information, or been notified in
writing that it is a potentially responsible party under or relating to the federal Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act or any analogous Environmental Law with
respect to any Materials of Environmental Concern that require, or allegedly require, investigation
or remediation under applicable Environmental Law.
(e) No Group Member has entered into or agreed to any consent decree, order, or settlement or
other agreement, or is subject to any judgment, decree, or order or other agreement, in any
judicial, administrative or arbitral forum for dispute resolution, relating to compliance with or
liability under any Environmental Law.
(f) No Group Member has received written notice that it is responsible under any contract to
which it is a party for liability arising under any Environmental Law or with respect to any
Material of Environmental Concern.
4.18 Accuracy of Information, etc. No statement or information contained in this
Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any other document, certificate or statement furnished to
the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the Agents or the Lenders or any of them, by or on behalf
of any Loan Party for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by
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this Agreement or the
other Loan Documents, taken as a whole, contained as of the date of such statement, information,
document or certificate was so furnished, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not
misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made. The projections
and pro forma financial information contained in the materials referenced above are
based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by management of WSCA and the Borrower to
be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such financial information
as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the
period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from the projected results set
forth therein by a material amount. There is no fact known to any Loan Party that could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been expressly disclosed herein, in the
other Loan Documents or in any other documents, certificates and statements furnished to the
Arranger, the Agents and the Lenders for use in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby and by the other Loan Documents.
4.19 Security Documents. (a) The Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is effective to create in favor of the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid, binding and
enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds and products
thereof. The Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is effective to create in favor of the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders, a legal, valid,
binding and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds and
products thereof solely to secure the Canadian Obligations. In the case of the Pledged Stock
described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, and the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement, when any stock certificates representing such Pledged Stock are delivered to the
Administrative Agent, and in the case of the other Collateral described in the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement (except Vehicles and Deposit Accounts, each as defined therein) and other
Collateral described in the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (except insurance and
patents), when financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on
Schedule 4.19 (which financing statements may be filed by the Administrative Agent) at any
time and such other filings as are specified on Schedule 3 to the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement and Schedule 3 to the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement have been
completed (all of which filings may be filed by the Administrative Agent at any time), (x) the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security
interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral and the proceeds
and products thereof, as security for the Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement), and (y) the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall constitute a fully
perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties
party thereto in such Collateral and the proceeds and products thereof, as security for the
Canadian Obligations (as defined in the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) in each case
prior and superior in right to any other Person (except Permitted Liens). Schedule 7.3(f)
lists each financing statement under all applicable Personal Property Security Legislation that
(i) names any Loan Party as debtor and (ii) will remain on file after the Restatement Effective
Date. On or prior to the Restatement Effective Date, the Borrower will have delivered to the
Administrative Agent, or caused to be filed, duly completed UCC or other applicable termination
statements under Personal Property Security Legislation, signed by the relevant secured party, in
respect of each financing statement filed in respect of Liens other than
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Permitted Liens or
otherwise made arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with respect thereto.
4.20 Solvency. Each Loan Party is, and after giving effect to the incurrence of all
Indebtedness and obligations being incurred in connection herewith and the issuance of the Senior
Subordinated Notes and the Restatement Effective Date Equity Issuance will be and will continue to
be, Solvent.
4.21 Senior Indebtedness. The Obligations constitute “Senior Indebtedness” of the Borrower
under and as defined in the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture. The obligations of each Subsidiary
Guarantor under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement constitute “Guarantor Senior
Indebtedness” of such Subsidiary Guarantor under and as defined in the Senior Subordinated
Note Indenture.
4.22 Regulation H. No Mortgage encumbers improved real property which is located in an
area that has been identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as an area having
special flood hazards and in which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968 (except any Mortgaged Properties as to which such flood insurance as required
by Regulation H has been obtained and is in full force and effect as required by this Agreement).
4.23 Insurance. Each Group Member is insured, in accordance with Section 5.3 of the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and with respect to WSCA and each Canadian Subsidiary, Section
5.3 of the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in
the businesses in which it is engaged, and no Group Member (i) has received notice from any insurer
or agent of such insurer that substantial capital improvements or other material expenditures will
have to be made in order to continue such insurance or (ii) has any reason to believe that it will
not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain
similar coverage from similar insurers at a cost that could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
4.24 Real Estate. As of the Restatement Effective Date, Schedule 4.24 sets forth a
true, complete and correct list of all real property owned or leased by any Group Member and
indicates which such properties are Mortgaged Properties.
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
5.1 Conditions to Effectiveness and Initial Extension of Credit. The effectiveness of
this amendment and restatement and the agreement of each Lender to make the initial extension of
credit requested to be made by it hereunder on the Restatement Effective Date is subject to the
satisfaction, prior to or concurrently with the making of such extension of credit on the
Restatement Effective Date, of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) this Agreement,
executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of WSCA and the Borrower, (ii) the
Reaffirmation Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower and
each Subsidiary Guarantor, and (iii) to the extent required by the Administrative
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Agent, a Mortgage
covering each of the Mortgaged Properties, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of
each party thereto (to the extent not previously delivered to the Administrative Agent) and
Mortgage modifications with respect to any Mortgage delivered to
the Administrative Agent prior to the Restatement Effective Date, except as set forth on
Schedule 5.1(a).
(b) Pro Forma Balance Sheet; Financial Statements. The Lenders shall have received
the Pro Forma Balance Sheet.
(c) Related Agreements. The Administrative Agent shall have received (in a form
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), true and correct copies, certified as to
authenticity by the Borrower, of (i) the Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisition Documentation and
(ii) such other material documents or instruments as may be reasonably requested by the
Administrative Agent, including, without limitation, a copy of any material debt instrument,
security agreement or other material contract to which the Loan Parties may be a party.
(d) Consent of Required Lenders and Required Prepayment Lenders. The Administrative
Agent shall have received signed written authorization from the Required Lenders and the applicable
Required Prepayment Lenders to execute this Agreement on behalf of each such Lender. Loans and
other extensions of credit made by the Original Lenders remaining outstanding on and after the
Restatement Effective Date shall, effective as of the Restatement Effective Date, be evidenced and
governed by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(e) Fees. The Lenders, the Arranger and the Agents shall have received all fees
required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented (including reasonable
fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel to the Agents), on or before the Restatement
Effective Date. All such amounts will be paid with proceeds of Loans made on the Restatement
Effective Date and will be reflected in the funding instructions given by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent on or before the Restatement Effective Date.
(f) Projections. The Lenders shall have received satisfactory projections for the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
(g)
Lien Searches. The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a
recent lien, tax lien, bankruptcy, judgment and (other than in Canada) litigation search in each of
the jurisdictions (including the United States of America and Canada) or offices (including,
without limitation, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright
Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office) in which financing statements under the UCC
or other Personal Property Security Legislation or other filings or recordations should be made to
evidence or perfect (with the priority required under the Loan Documents) security interests in all
assets of the Loan Parties (or would have been made at any time during the five years immediately
preceding the Restatement Effective Date to perfect Liens on any assets of the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries), and such search shall reveal no Liens on any of the assets of the Loan Parties,
except for Permitted Liens or Liens which will be terminated on or prior to the Restatement
Effective Date or subject to other arrangements agreed to by the Administrative Agent.
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(h) Environmental Matters. The Administrative Agent shall have received all of the
existing current written environmental assessments regarding the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
which environmental assessments are listed on Schedule 5.1(h).
(i) Restatement Date Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a
certificate of each Loan Party, dated the Restatement Effective Date, substantially in the form of
Exhibit C, with appropriate insertions and attachments.
(j) Other Certifications. The Administrative Agent shall have received the following:
(i) a copy of the charter of each Loan Party and each amendment thereto, certified (as
of a date reasonably near the date of the initial extension of credit to the extent such
certification is obtainable in the relevant jurisdiction) as being a true and correct copy
thereof by the Secretary of State or other applicable Governmental Authority of the
jurisdiction in which each such Loan Party is organized;
(ii) a copy of a certificate of the Secretary of State or other applicable Governmental
Authority, to the extent such certification is obtainable, of the jurisdiction in which each
such Loan Party is organized, dated reasonably near the date of the initial extension of
credit, listing the charter of such Loan Party and each amendment thereto on file in such
office and certifying that (A) such amendments are the only amendments to such Loan Party’s
charter on file in such office, (B) such Loan Party has paid all franchise taxes to the date
of such certificate (if obtainable in such jurisdiction) and (C) such Loan Party is duly
organized and in good standing under the laws of such jurisdiction;
(iii) to the extent obtainable, an electronic or facsimile confirmation from the
Secretary of State or other applicable Governmental Authority of each jurisdiction in which
each Loan Party is organized certifying that such Loan Party is duly organized and in good
standing under the laws of such jurisdiction on the date of the initial extension of credit;
together with a written confirmatory report in respect thereof prepared by, or on behalf of,
a filing service acceptable to the Administrative Agent; and
(iv) to the extent obtainable, a copy of a certificate of the Secretary of State or
other applicable Governmental Authority of each state or province where any Loan Party is
required to be qualified as a foreign corporation or entity, other than any state or
province where the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, dated reasonably near the date of the initial extension of credit,
stating that such Loan Party is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation
or entity in each such jurisdiction and has filed all annual reports required to be filed to
the date of such certificate; and an electronic confirmation, prepared by or on behalf of, a
filing service acceptable to the Administrative Agent, stating that the Secretary of State
or other applicable Governmental Authority of each such jurisdiction on the date of the
initial extension of credit has confirmed the due qualification and continued good standing
of each such Person as a foreign corporation or entity in each such jurisdiction on or about
such date.
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(k) Pledged Stock; Stock Powers; Acknowledgment and Consent; Pledged Notes. The
Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the certificates, if any, representing all of the
shares of Capital Stock pledged pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and the
Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, together with an undated stock power and
irrevocable proxy for each such certificate executed in blank by a duly authorized officer of the
pledgor thereof, (ii) an Acknowledgment and Consent, substantially in the form of Annex II to the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, duly executed by any issuer of Capital Stock pledged pursuant
to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement that
is not itself a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or the Canadian Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement, as applicable, and (iii) each promissory note pledged pursuant to the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement endorsed
(without recourse) in blank (or accompanied by an executed transfer form in blank satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent) by the pledgor thereof.
(l) Filings, Registrations and Recordings. Except as otherwise agreed by the
Administrative Agent, each document (including, without limitation, any financing statement filed
pursuant to the UCC or other applicable Personal Property Security Legislation) required by the
Security Documents or under law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed,
registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of
the Secured Parties, a perfected Lien on the Collateral except Vehicles located in the United
States of America and insurance and patents located in Canada described therein, prior and superior
in right to any other Person (other than with respect to Permitted Liens), shall have been filed,
registered or recorded or shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent in proper form for
filing, registration or recordation.
(m) Surveys. To the extent not previously delivered to the Administrative Agent, the
Administrative Agent shall have received, and the title insurance company issuing the policy
referred to in Section 5.1(n) below (the “Title Insurance Company”) shall have
received, maps or plats of an as-built survey of the sites of the Mortgaged Properties located in
the United States of America, except as set forth on Schedule 5.1(a), certified to the
Administrative Agent and the Title Insurance Company in a manner satisfactory to them, dated not
more than 30 days prior to the date on which the related Mortgage was executed unless the Title
Insurance Company has agreed to delete its survey disclosure exception on the basis of an earlier
survey and such survey is, in any event, dated not more than 2 years prior to the date on which the
related Mortgage was executed by an independent professional licensed land surveyor satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent and the Title Insurance Company, which maps or plats and the surveys on
which they are based shall be made in accordance with the Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for
Land Title Surveys jointly established and adopted by the American Land Title Association and the
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping in 1997 or 1999 and meeting the accuracy requirements as
defined therein, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, there shall be surveyed and
shown on such maps, plats or surveys the following: each survey shall (a) be a current “as-built”
survey showing the location of any adjoining streets (including their widths and any pavement or
other improvements), easements (including the recorded information with respect to all recorded
instruments), the mean high water base line or other legal boundary lines of any adjoining bodies
of water, fences, zoning or restriction setback lines, rights-of-way, utility lines to the points
of connection and any encroachments; (b) locate all means of ingress and egress, certifying the
amount of acreage and square footage, indicate the
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address of the property, contain the legal
description of the property, and also contain a location sketch of the property; (c) show the
location of all improvements as constructed on the property, all of which shall be within the
boundary lines of the property and conform to all applicable
zoning ordinances, set-back lines and restrictions and the surveyor shall certify compliance
with the foregoing; (d) indicate the location of any improvements on the property with the
dimensions in relations to the lot and building lines; (e) show measured distances from the
improvements to be set back and specified distances from street or property lines in the event that
deed restrictions, recorded plats or zoning ordinances require same; (f) designate all courses and
distances referred to in the legal description, and indicate the names of all adjoining owners on
all sides of the property, to the extent available; and (g) indicate the flood zone designation, if
any, in which the property is located. The legal description of the applicable property shall be
shown on the face of each survey, and the same shall conform to the legal description contained in
the title policy described below.
(n) Title Insurance.
(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received in respect of each Mortgaged Property
located in the United States of America, except as set forth on Schedule 5.1(a), a
mortgagee’s title insurance policy (or policies) or marked up unconditional binder for such
insurance or, with respect to mortgagee’s title insurance policies previously delivered to
the Administrative Agent, a “date down” endorsement in form and substance satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent. Each such policy shall (A) be in an amount reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (B) be issued at ordinary rates; (C) insure that
the Mortgage insured thereby creates a valid first Lien on, and security interest in, such
Mortgaged Property free and clear of all defects and encumbrances, except for Permitted
Liens disclosed therein; (D) name the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties as the insured thereunder; (E) be in the form of ALTA Loan Policy – 1970 form B
(Amended 10/17/70 and 10/17/84) to the extent available in the particular jurisdiction of
each Mortgaged Property (or equivalent policies); (F) contain such endorsements and
affirmative coverage as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in form and
substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent, including, without limitation (to the
extent applicable with respect to such Mortgaged Property and available in the jurisdiction
in which such Mortgaged Property is located), the following: variable rate endorsement;
survey endorsement; comprehensive endorsement; zoning (ALTA 3.1 with parking added)
endorsement; first loss, last dollar and tie-in endorsement; access coverage; separate tax
parcel coverage; contiguity coverage; usury; doing business; subdivision; environmental
protection lien; CLTA 119.2 and CLTA 119.3 (for leased Real Estate, only); and such other
endorsements as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably require in order to provide
insurance against specific risks identified by the Administrative Agent in connection with
such Mortgaged Property, and (G) be issued by title companies satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent (including any such title companies acting as co-insurers or
reinsurers, at the option of the Administrative Agent). The Administrative Agent shall have
received evidence satisfactory to it that all premiums in respect of each such policy, all
charges for mortgage recording tax, and all related expenses, if any, have been paid.
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(ii) The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of all recorded documents
referred to, or listed as exceptions to title in, the title policy or policies referred to
in clause (i) above and a copy of all other material documents affecting the Mortgaged
Properties.
(o) Flood Insurance. If requested by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative
Agent shall have received (A) a policy of flood insurance for Mortgaged Properties located in a
flood hazard zone as designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that (1) covers any
parcel of improved material real property located in the United States of America that is
encumbered by any Mortgage (2) is written in an amount not less than the outstanding principal
amount of the indebtedness secured by such Mortgage that is reasonably allocable to such real
property or the maximum limit of coverage made available with respect to the particular type of
property under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, whichever is less, and (3) has a term
ending not later than the maturity of the indebtedness secured by such Mortgage or that may be
extended to such maturity date and (B) confirmation that the Borrower has received the notice
required pursuant to Section 208(e)(3) of Regulation H of the Board.
(p) Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have received insurance certificates
satisfying the requirements of Section 5.3 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and Section
5.3 of the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
(q) Patriot Act. The Administrative Agent shall have received all documentation and
other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and
Anti-Money Laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the USA Patriot Act as
it shall have reasonably requested.
(r) Use of Proceeds; Repayment of Existing Term Loans. The Borrower shall have repaid
in full all Tranche C Term Loans and Incremental Term Loans (other than Tranche C Term Loans and
Incremental Term Loans of Continuing Lenders) with a portion of the proceeds of the Tranche D Term
Loans. Any remaining proceeds of such Tranche D Term Loan shall be used solely to prepay Revolving
Loans and to pay fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, for general
corporate purposes and to consummate the Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisitions (including a
distribution permitted by Section 7.6(e)).
(s) Tranche D Term Loan Commitments. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i)
commitments from banks and other financial institutions with respect to the Tranche D Term Loans in
an aggregate principal amount equal to $245,260,000 and (ii) as applicable, (x) a fully executed
Lender Addendum with respect to each such bank or other financial institution committing to fund
such Tranche D Term Loans (and pursuant to which, on the Restatement Effective Date, such bank or
other financial institution shall become a Term Lender, for all purposes under this Agreement) or
(y) a fully executed Conversion Notice with respect to each Original Lender electing to convert its
Existing Term Loans into Tranche D Term Loans (and pursuant to which on the Restatement Effective
Date the identified portion of the outstanding principal amount of Existing Term Loans held by such
Lender shall convert into Tranche D Term Loans); it being agreed and understood that delivery of a
fully executed Conversion Notice by a Continuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute an
authorization by such Continuing Lender directing the Administrative Agent to execute this
Agreement.
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Each Continuing Lender, having delivered its Conversion Notice, and each new Lender, having
delivered its Lender Addendum, and in each case having funded a Loan on the Restatement Effective
Date (including by means of conversion), acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved,
each Loan Document and each other document required to be
approved by any Agent, Required Lenders or Lenders, as applicable on the Restatement Effective
Date.
(t) Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisitions. The Southwest and Pro Disposal
Acquisitions shall have been consummated for a purchase price not to exceed $75,000,000 (exclusive
of working capital and similar adjustments), as more particularly set forth in the Southwest and
Pro Disposal Acquisition Agreements and in accordance with the terms thereof, and no material
provision of the Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisition Agreements shall have been waived, amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified without the prior written consent of the Arranger which shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(u) Approvals. All material governmental and third party approvals and consents
necessary in connection with the Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisitions, the continuing operations
of the Group Members and the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and be in
full force and effect or, to the extent contemplated by the Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisition
Agreements, a managing, operating or sub-contracting arrangement or other relationship has been
established in lieu thereof with respect to that portion of the business of the Group Members to
which such consent, authorization, filing or notice relates, and all applicable waiting periods
shall have expired without any action being taken or threatened by any competent authority which
would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose adverse conditions on the financing contemplated
hereby.
(v) FDEP/Charlotte County Approval. The Florida Department of Environmental
Protection shall have issued confirmation in writing to Southwest Land Developers, Inc. that the
initial permitted cell of the construction and demolition debris recycling and disposal facility
located at 00000 Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx (the “Landfill”) is acceptable for the
receipt of construction and demolition debris, and approval shall have been received from Charlotte
County, Florida of the entryway to the Landfill on the related real property.
(w) Solvency Analysis. The Lenders shall have received a reasonably satisfactory
solvency certificate by the chief financial officer of the Borrower which shall document the
solvency of each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(x) Legal Opinions. The Administrative Agent shall have received the following
executed legal opinions:
(i) the legal opinion of Akin Gump Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxx LLP, counsel of the Group
Members, substantially in the form of Exhibit F; and
(ii) the legal opinion of local counsel in each of Florida, Arizona, Texas and Ohio and
of such other special and local counsel as may be reasonably required by the Administrative
Agent.
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Each such legal opinion shall cover such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require.
(y) Additional Collateral, Etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received such
additional Security Documents and other customary certificates with respect to any new Subsidiary
or assets acquired in connection with the Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisitions.
(z) Miscellaneous. The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents,
agreements, certificates and information as it shall reasonably request.
5.2 Conditions to Each Extension of Credit. The agreement of each Lender to make any
extension of credit requested to be made by it hereunder on any date (including, without
limitation, its initial extension of credit) is subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions precedent:
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties made
by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material
respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date, except for representations and
warranties expressly stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such
representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date.
(b) No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
on such date or after giving effect to the extensions of credit requested to be made on such date.
(c) Senior Debt. A Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall certify in writing to
the Administrative Agent that the incurrence of Indebtedness represented by the requested extension
of credit is permitted under the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture.
Each borrowing by and issuance of a Letter of Credit on behalf of the Borrower hereunder shall
constitute a representation and warranty by WSCA and the Borrower as of the date of such extension
of credit that the conditions contained in this Section 5.2 have been satisfied.
SECTION 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
WSCA and the Borrower hereby jointly and severally agree that, so long as the Commitments
remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount is owing to
any Lender, any Agent or the Arranger hereunder, each of WSCA and the Borrower shall and shall
cause each of its Subsidiaries to:
6.1 Financial Statements. Furnish to each Agent and each Lender:
(a) as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal
year of the Borrower, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related audited consolidated
statements of income and of cash flows for such year, setting forth in each case in
comparative form the figures as of the end of and for the previous year, reported on without a
“going
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concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of
the audit, by BDO Dunwoody LLP/ BDO Xxxxxxx LLP or other independent certified public accountants
of nationally recognized standing;
(b) as soon as available, but in any event not later than 45 days after the end of each of the
first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the unaudited consolidated
balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and
the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such quarter and the
portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in
comparative form the figures as of the end of and for the corresponding period in the previous
year, certified by a Responsible Officer as being fairly stated in all material respects (subject
to normal year-end audit adjustments);
(c) as soon as available, but in any event not later than 45 days after the end of each month
occurring during each fiscal year of the Borrower (other than the third, sixth, ninth and twelfth
such month), the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as at the end of such month and the related unaudited consolidated statements of
income and of cash flows for such month and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such
month, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures as of the end of and for the
corresponding period in the previous year, certified by a Responsible Officer as being fairly
stated in all material respects (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments); and
all such financial statements to be complete and correct in all material respects and to be
prepared in reasonable detail and, except with respect to the statement of cash flows delivered
pursuant to Section 6.1(c), in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods
reflected therein and with prior periods (except as approved by such accountants or officer, as the
case may be, and disclosed therein); it being understood that at the Administrative Agent’s
reasonable request, such statements of cash flow will also be prepared in accordance with GAAP.
6.2 Certificates; Other Information. Furnish to each Agent and each Lender, or, in the
case of clause (i), to the relevant Lender:
(a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.1(a),
a certificate of the independent certified public accountants reporting on such financial
statements stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of
any Default or Event of Default, except as specified in such certificate (it being understood that
such certificate shall be limited to the items that independent certified public accountants are
permitted to cover in such certificates pursuant to their professional standards and customs of the
profession);
(b) concurrently with the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Sections 6.1(b) and
(c), (i) a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that, to the best of such
Responsible Officer’s knowledge, each Loan Party during such period has observed or performed
all of its covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
to which it is a party to be observed, performed or satisfied by it on or before such date, and
that such Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event
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of Default except
as specified in such certificate and (ii) in the case of quarterly or annual financial statements,
(x) a Compliance Certificate stating that to the best of such Responsible Officer’s knowledge, each
Loan Party during such period has observed or performed all of its covenants and other agreements
contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party to be observed,
performed or satisfied by it on or before such date, and containing all information and
calculations necessary for determining compliance by the Group Members with the provisions of this
Agreement referred to therein as of the last day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the
Borrower, as the case may be, (y) to the extent not previously disclosed to the Administrative
Agent, in writing, a listing of any county, state, territory, province, region or any other
jurisdiction, or any political subdivision thereof within the United States of America, Canada or
otherwise where any Loan Party keeps material inventory or equipment and of any registered
Intellectual Property acquired by any Loan Party since the date of the most recent list delivered
pursuant to this clause (y) (or, in the case of the first such list so delivered, since the
Restatement Effective Date) and (z) any financing statements under the UCC or applicable Personal
Property Security Legislation or other filings specified in such Compliance Certificate as being
required to be delivered therewith;
(c) as soon as available, and in any event no later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal
year of the Borrower, a detailed consolidated budget for the following fiscal year (including a
projected consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the
following fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow and projected
income), and, as soon as available, significant revisions, if any, of such budget and projections
with respect to such fiscal year (collectively, the “Projections”), which Projections shall
in each case be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such Projections
are based on reasonable estimates, information and assumptions and that such Responsible Officer
has no reason to believe that such Projections are incorrect or misleading in any material respect;
(d) within 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, a narrative
discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries for such fiscal quarter and for the period from the beginning of the then current
fiscal year to the end of such fiscal quarter, as compared to the portion of the Projections
covering such periods and to the comparable periods of the previous year;
(e) no later than 5 Business Days, or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent shall
reasonably agree to, prior to the effectiveness thereof, copies of substantially final drafts of
any proposed amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification with respect to the Senior
Subordinated Notes, the Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisition Agreements or the Xxxxx Preferred
Stock Documents or any proposed material amendment, supplement or other modification of the
governing documents of the Borrower;
(f) within five days after the same are sent, copies of all financial statements and reports
that any Group Member sends to the holders of any class of its debt securities or public
equity securities and, within 5 days after the same are filed, copies of all financial
statements and reports that any Group Member may make to, or file with, the SEC;
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(g) as soon as reasonably possible and in any event within 5 Business Days of obtaining
knowledge thereof: (i) notice of any development, event, or condition that, individually or in
the aggregate with other developments, events or conditions that, individually or in the aggregate,
could reasonably be expected to result in the payment by any Group Member, in the aggregate, of a
Material Environmental Amount; and (ii) any notice that any Governmental Authority will deny any
application for an Environmental Permit sought by, or revoke or refuse to renew any Environmental
Permit or any other material Permit held by the Borrower or condition approval of any such material
Permit on terms and conditions that are materially more burdensome than the current terms and
conditions of such material Permits to the operation of any of the Group Members’ businesses or any
property owned, leased or operated by such Person, where such denial, revocation, refusal or
condition would preclude the normal conduct of the Group Members’ business in respect of the
operation to which such Environmental Permit or material Permit applies;
(h) to the extent not included in clauses (a) through (g) above, no later than the date the
same are required to be delivered thereunder, copies of all agreements, documents or other
instruments (including, without limitation, (i) audited and unaudited, pro forma and other
financial statements, reports, forecasts, and projections, together with any required
certifications thereon by independent public auditors or officers of any Group Member or otherwise,
(ii) press releases and (iii) statements or reports furnished to any other holder of the securities
of any Group Member);
(i) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.1(a),
a report of a reputable insurance broker with respect to the insurance required by Section 6.5,
and, from time to time, such supplemental reports thereto as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request; and
(j) promptly, such additional financial and other information as any Lender may from time to
time reasonably request.
6.3 Payment of Obligations. Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or
before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all its material obligations of whatever nature,
except where the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been
provided on the books of the applicable Group Member.
6.4 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence, etc. (a) (i) Preserve, renew and
keep in full force and effect its corporate or other existence and (ii) take all reasonable action
to maintain all rights, privileges, franchises, Permits and licenses necessary or desirable in the
normal conduct of its business, except, in each case, as
otherwise permitted by Section 7.4 and except, in the case of clause (ii) above, to the extent
that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b)
to the extent not in conflict with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, comply with all
Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law, except to the extent that failure to comply
therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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6.5 Maintenance of Property; Insurance. (a) Keep all Property and systems useful and
necessary in its business in reasonably good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear
excepted and (b) (i) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on
all its Property meeting the requirements of Section 5.3 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
and Section 5.3 of the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and in at in at least such
amounts and against at least such risks (but including in any event public liability, product
liability and business interruption) as are usually insured against in the same general area by
similarly situated companies engaged in the same or a similar business and consistent with past
practices.
6.6 Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions. (a) Keep proper books of
records and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all
Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and
activities and (b) permit representatives of any Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties
and examine and, at the Borrower’s expense, make abstracts from any of its books and records at any
reasonable time and as often as may reasonably be desired and to discuss the business, operations,
properties and financial and other condition of the Group Members with officers and employees of
the Group Members and with their respective independent certified public accountants.
6.7 Notices. Promptly give notice to each Agent and each Lender of:
(a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(b) any (i) default or event of default (or alleged default) under any Contractual Obligation
of any Group Member or (ii) litigation, investigation or proceeding which may exist at any time
between any Group Member and any Governmental Authority, that in either case, if not cured or if
adversely determined, as the case may be, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect;
(c) any litigation or proceeding affecting any Group Member in which the amount involved is
$5,000,000 or more and not covered by insurance or in which injunctive or similar relief is sought;
(d) the following events if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, as soon as possible and in any event within 30
days after the Borrower knows or has reason to know thereof: (i) the occurrence of any Reportable
Event with respect to any Single Employer Plan, a failure to make any required contribution to a
Single Employer Plan, the creation of any Lien in favor of a Single Employer Plan or in favor of
the PBGC with respect to a Single Employer Plan or any withdrawal from, or the termination,
Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Multiemployer Plan or (ii) the institution of proceedings or
the taking of any other action by the PBGC or the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity with
respect to the withdrawal from, or the termination of, any Single Employer Plan; and
(e) any development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer
setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower or
the relevant Subsidiary proposes to take with respect thereto.
6.8 Environmental Laws. (a) Comply in all material respects with, and ensure compliance
in all material respects by all tenants and subtenants, if any, with, all applicable Environmental
Laws and Environmental Permits, and obtain, maintain and comply in all material respects with, and
ensure that all tenants and subtenants obtain, maintain and comply in all material respects with
any and all licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations or permits required by applicable
Environmental Laws.
(b) Comply in all material respects with all lawful orders and directives of all Governmental
Authorities regarding Environmental Laws, including, without limitation, such orders and directives
to conduct and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing, and all remedial,
removal and other actions required under Environmental Laws.
6.9 Interest Rate Protection. In the case of the Borrower, enter into Hedge Agreements to
the extent necessary to provide that at least 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior
Subordinated Notes and the Term Loans is subject to either a fixed interest rate or interest rate
protection for a period of not less than three years, which Hedge Agreements shall have terms and
conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
6.10 Additional Collateral, etc. (a) With respect to any Property acquired after the
Restatement Effective Date by any Group Member (other than (w) any Property acquired by any
Canadian Subsidiary of the Borrower (including WSCA) (x) any Property described in paragraph (c),
paragraph (d) or paragraph (e) of this Section, (y) any Property subject to a Lien expressly
permitted by
Section 7.3(g) and (z) any Property acquired by an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary) as to which
the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, does not have a perfected Lien,
promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement, the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or such other documents as
the Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in such Property and (ii) take all actions
necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured
Parties, a perfected first priority security interest in such Property (other than Vehicles located
in the United States and insurance located in Canada), including without limitation, the filing of
financing statements under the UCC and other applicable Personal Property Security Legislation in
such jurisdictions as may be required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the Canadian
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be requested by the Administrative Agent.
(b) With respect to any Property acquired by any Canadian Subsidiary of the Borrower
(including WSCA) (other than (x) any Property described in paragraph (c), paragraph (d) or
paragraph (e) of this Section and (y) any Property subject to a Lien expressly permitted by Section
7.3(g)) as to which the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Canadian Secured Parties does
not have a perfected Lien, promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such
amendments to the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or such other documents as the
Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable to grant to the
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Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Canadian Secured Parties, a security interest in such Property and (ii) take all
actions necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Secured
Parties, as applicable, a perfected first priority security interest in such Property (other than
insurance located in Canada), including without limitation, the filing of financing statements
applicable Personal Property Security Legislation in such jurisdictions as may be required by the
Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be requested by the Administrative
Agent.
(c) With respect to any fee interest (or leasehold interest, to the extent such leasehold is
created under a triple net ground lease or similar transaction) in any real property having a value
(together with improvements thereof) of at least $250,000 acquired after the Restatement Effective
Date by any Group Member (other than any such real property owned by an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary
(including WSCA and its Subsidiaries) or subject to a Lien expressly permitted by Section 7.3(g)),
promptly (i) execute and deliver a first priority Mortgage (except for Permitted Liens and Liens
otherwise allowed under the Mortgages) in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the
Secured Parties, covering such real property, (ii) if requested by the Administrative Agent,
provide the Lenders with (x) title and extended coverage insurance, complying with the provisions
of Section 5.1(n), covering such real property in an amount at least equal to the purchase price of
such real property (or such other amount as shall be reasonably specified by the Administrative
Agent) as well as a current ALTA survey thereof complying with the provisions of Section 5.1(m),
together with a surveyor’s certificate and (y) any consents or estoppels reasonably deemed
necessary or advisable by the Administrative Agent in connection with such Mortgage to the extent
that such consents or estoppels may be obtained using reasonable efforts without payment of money
and without obligation to commence litigation, each of the foregoing in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (iii) if requested by the Administrative
Agent, deliver to the
Administrative Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions
shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
(d) With respect to any fee interest (or leasehold interest, to the extent such leasehold is
created under a triple net ground lease or similar transaction) in any real property having a value
(together with improvements thereof) of at least $250,000 acquired by any Canadian Subsidiary of
the Borrower (including WSCA) (other than any such real property subject to a Lien expressly
permitted by Section 7.3(g)), promptly (i) execute and deliver a first priority Mortgage (except
for Permitted Liens and Liens otherwise allowed under the Mortgages) in favor of the Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Canadian Secured Parties, covering such real property, (ii) if
requested by the Administrative Agent, provide the Canadian Secured Parties with a satisfactory
title opinion covering such real property and any consents or estoppels reasonably deemed necessary
or advisable by the Administrative Agent in connection with such Mortgage to the extent that such
consents or estoppels may be obtained using reasonable efforts without payment of money and without
obligation to commence litigation, each of the foregoing in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (iii) if requested by the Administrative Agent,
deliver to the Administrative Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which
opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
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(e) With respect to any new Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than an Excluded Foreign
Subsidiary (including WSCA and its Subsidiaries)) created or acquired after the Restatement
Effective Date (which, for the purposes of this paragraph, shall include any existing Subsidiary of
the Borrower that ceases to be an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary), by any Group Member, promptly (i)
execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Security Documents as the
Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected first priority security interest in the Capital Stock
of such new Subsidiary that is owned by any Group Member, (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent
the certificates representing such Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers, in blank,
executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the applicable Group Member, (iii) cause
such new Subsidiary (A) to become a party to the applicable Security Documents and (B) to take such
actions necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties a perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral described in the Security
Documents with respect to such new Subsidiary, including, without limitation, the recording of
instruments in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Offices
and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, the execution and delivery by all necessary persons
of control agreements, and the filing of financing statements under applicable Personal Property
Security Legislation in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Security Documents or by law
or as may be requested by the Administrative Agent, and (iv) if requested by the Administrative
Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above,
which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
(f) With respect to any Excluded Foreign Subsidiary created or acquired after the Restatement
Effective Date by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than by any
Excluded Foreign Subsidiary (including WSCA and its Subsidiaries)), promptly (i) execute and
deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or
such other documents as the Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable in order to grant to
the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected first priority
security interest in the Capital Stock of such new Subsidiary that is owned by the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Foreign Subsidiaries), (provided that in no
event shall more than 65% of the total outstanding Capital Stock of any such Excluded Foreign
Subsidiary be required to be so pledged), (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent the certificates
representing such Capital Stock, together with irrevocable proxies, undated stock powers, in blank,
executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the applicable Group Member, and take such
other action as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, desirable to
perfect the Lien of the Administrative Agent thereon, and (iii) if requested by the Administrative
Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above,
which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.10, with respect to any
leasehold interest required to be encumbered with a first priority Mortgage pursuant to paragraphs
(c) or (d) of this Section 6.10, (i) the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts
(excluding commencing litigation) to obtain (y) (1) a memorandum or notice of lease in recordable
(or registerable) form with respect to such leasehold interest, executed and
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acknowledged by the
lessor of such leasehold interest, or (2) evidence that the applicable lease with respect to such
leasehold interest or a memorandum or notice thereof has been recorded (or registered) in all
places necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable judgment, to give constructive notice to
third-party purchasers of such leasehold interest, and (z) any lessor consent or approval of such
Mortgage as may be required pursuant to the terms of the applicable lease with respect to such
leasehold interest, and (ii) if the Borrower shall fail to obtain the documents referred to in
clauses (y) or (z) above with respect to any such leasehold interest, after using commercially
reasonable efforts to do so, the Borrower shall have no further obligation to comply with
paragraphs (c) or (d) of this Section 6.10 with respect to the applicable leasehold interest. The
Borrower shall promptly, upon request, provide the Administrative Agent with a report in reasonable
detail summarizing the commercially reasonable efforts undertaken to obtain the items referenced in
this Section 6.10(g).
(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Xxxxxxx 0.00, xxxxxxxxxx (x), (x), (x),
(x), (x) and (f) of this Section 6.10 shall not apply to any Property, new Subsidiary of the
Borrower or new Excluded Foreign Subsidiary created or acquired after the Restatement Effective
Date, as applicable, as to which the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion
that the collateral value thereof is insufficient to justify the difficulty, time and/or expense of
obtaining a perfected security interest therein.
6.11 Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Loans only for the purposes specified in
Section 4.16.
6.12 Pension and Benefits Plans.
(a) ERISA Documents. The Borrower will cause to be delivered to the Administrative
Agent, promptly upon the Administrative Agent’s request, any or all of the following: (i) a copy
of each Single Employer Plan; (ii) the most recent determination letter issued by the Internal
Revenue Service with respect to each Plan (other than any Plan of a Commonly Controlled Entity);
(iii) for the most recent plan year preceding the Administrative Agent’s request, Annual Reports on
Form 5500 Series required to be filed with any governmental agency for each Single Employer Plan;
(iv) a listing of all Multiemployer Plans, with the aggregate amount of the most recent annual
contributions required to be made by the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity to each such
Plan and copies of the collective bargaining agreements requiring such contributions; (v) any
information that has been provided to the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity regarding
withdrawal liability under any Multiemployer Plan; (vi) the aggregate amount of payments made under
any employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) to any retired employees of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (or any dependents thereof) during the most recently
completed fiscal year; and (vii) documents reflecting any agreements between the PBGC and the
Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity with respect to any Plan.
(b) Canadian Pension Plans and Canadian Benefit Plans.
(i) Each Group Member shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and to
provide the Administrative Agent with written confirmation from the applicable Governmental
Authorities that each Canadian Pension Plan adopted by any
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Group Member which is required to
be registered under the Income Tax Act (Canada) or any other Requirement of Law has been
registered. From and after the adoption and registration of any Canadian Pension Plan and
subject to any power or right to terminate a Canadian Pension Plan in whole or in part, each
Group Member shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the plan retains its
registered status under and is administered in all material respects in accordance with the
applicable pension plan text, funding agreement, the Income Tax Act (Canada) and all other
Requirements of Law.
(ii) Each Group Member shall cause all reports and disclosures relating to any Canadian
Pension Plan that are required by the plan or any Requirement of Law to be filed or
distributed in a timely manner.
(iii) Each Group Member shall perform in all material respects all obligations
(including (if applicable), funding, investment and administration obligations) required to
be performed by it in connection with each Canadian Pension Plan and Canadian Benefit Plan
and the funding media therefor; make all contributions and pay all premiums required to be
made or paid by it in accordance with the terms of the plan and all Requirements of Law and
withhold by way of authorized payroll deductions or otherwise collect and pay into the plan
all employee contributions required to be withheld or collected by it in accordance with the
terms of the plan and all Requirements of Law; and ensure that, except as could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, to the extent that the Group Member has a Canadian Pension Plan which
is a defined benefit pension plan, that such plan is fully funded, both on an ongoing basis
and on a solvency basis (using actuarial methods and assumptions which are consistent with
the valuations last filed with the applicable Governmental Authorities and which are
consistent with generally accepted actuarial principles).
(iv) The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, (A) promptly on request,
copies of each annual and other return, report or valuation with respect to each Canadian
Pension Plan filed by any Group Member with any applicable Governmental Authority; (B)
promptly on request, a copy of any material direction, order or notice that any Group Member
may receive from any applicable Governmental Authority with respect to any Canadian Pension
Plan; and (C) notification within 30 days of any material increases in the benefits of any
existing Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian Benefit Plan, or the establishment of any new
Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian Benefit Plan, or the commencement of contributions to any
Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian Benefit Plan to which it was not previously contributing.
6.13
Further Assurances. (a) From time to time execute and deliver, or cause to be
executed and delivered, such additional instruments, certificates or documents, and take all such
actions, as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of implementing or
effectuating the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or of more fully
perfecting or renewing the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the
Collateral (or with respect to any additions thereto or replacements or proceeds or products
thereof or with respect to any other property or assets hereafter acquired by any Group Member
which may be deemed to be part of the Collateral) pursuant hereto or thereto. Upon the exercise by
the Administrative Agent or any Lender of any power, right, privilege or remedy
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pursuant to this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents which requires any consent, approval, recording,
qualification or authorization of any Governmental Authority, the Borrower will execute and
deliver, or will cause the execution and delivery of, all applications, certifications, instruments
and other documents and papers that the Administrative Agent or such Lender may be required to
obtain from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for such governmental consent, approval,
recording, qualification or authorization.
(b) Preserve and protect the Lien status of each respective Mortgage and, if any Lien (other
than unrecorded Liens permitted under Section 7.3 that arise by operation of law and other Liens
permitted under Section 7.3(f)) is asserted against a Mortgaged Property, promptly and at its
expense, give the Administrative Agent a detailed written notice of such Lien and pay the
underlying claim in full or take such other action so as to cause it to be released or bonded over
in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
6.14 Post Closing Obligations. (a) Within 30 days from the acquisition of any ongoing
business permitted by Section 7.8 (h) or (l), or such later date as may reasonably be agreed to by
the Administrative Agent, file all notices required in connection with the transfer of Permits
related to such
acquisition with the applicable Governmental Authority and send the Administrative Agent
copies thereof.
(b) (i) Within 15 days from the Restatement Effective Date, or such additional 15 day period
as may reasonably be agreed to by the Administrative Agent, provide the Administrative Agent
satisfactory evidence of termination of all liens on the personal property of the Grantors acquired
in the Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisitions other than Liens on equipment otherwise permitted by
Section 7.3, (ii) within 15 days from the Restatement Effective Date, or such additional 15 day
period as may reasonably be agreed to by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative
Agent title insurance policies, meeting the requirements of Section 5.1(n) with respect to each
parcel of real property acquired in the Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisitions and (iii) within 15
days from the Restatement Effective Date, or such later date as may reasonably be agreed to in
writing by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent the items set forth
opposite each parcel of real property listed in Schedule 6.14(b).
SECTION 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
WSCA and the Borrower hereby jointly and severally agree that, so long as the Commitments
remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount is owing to
any Lender, any Agent or the Arranger hereunder, each of WSCA and the Borrower shall not, and shall
not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
7.1 Financial Condition Covenants.
(a)
Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as at the
last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending with the last day
of any fiscal quarter set forth below to exceed the ratio set forth below opposite such fiscal
quarter (
provided, that if the Borrower incurs more than $5,000,000 of Indebtedness
pursuant to
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Section 7.2(g)(ii) prior to June 30, 2007, the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio for
FQ3 2005 or, if later, the date of such incurrence, through and including FQ2 2007, shall be
4.25:1.00):
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Fiscal Quarter |
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Total Leverage Ratio |
FQ3 2006 |
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5.00 : 1.00 |
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FQ4 2006 |
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4.75 : 1.00 |
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FQ1 2007 |
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4.75 : 1.00 |
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FQ2 2007 |
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4.50 : 1.00 |
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FQ3 2007 |
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4.25 : 1.00 |
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FQ4 2007 |
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4.00 : 1.00 |
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FQ1 2008 |
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4.00 : 1.00 |
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FQ2 2008 |
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4.00 : 1.00 |
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FQ3 2008 |
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4.00 : 1.00 |
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FQ4 2008 |
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4.00 : 1.00 |
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FQ1 2009 |
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4.00 : 1.00 |
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FQ2 2009 |
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4.00 : 1.00 |
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FQ3 2009 |
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4.00 : 1.00 |
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FQ4 2009 and thereafter |
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3.75 : 1.00 |
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(b) Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Senior
Secured Leverage Ratio as at the last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the
Borrower ending with the last day of any fiscal quarter set forth below to exceed the ratio set
forth below opposite such fiscal quarter:
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Consolidated Senior Secured |
Fiscal Quarter |
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Leverage Ratio |
FQ3 2006 |
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3.00 : 1.00 |
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FQ4 2006 |
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3.00 : 1.00 |
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FQ1 2007 |
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3.00 : 1.00 |
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FQ2 2007 |
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3.00 : 1.00 |
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FQ3 2007 |
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3.00 : 1.00 |
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FQ4 2007 |
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2.50 : 1.00 |
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FQ1 2008 |
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2.50 : 1.00 |
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FQ2 2008 |
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2.50 : 1.00 |
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FQ3 2008 |
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2.50 : 1.00 |
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FQ4 2008 |
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2.00 : 1.00 |
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(c) Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage
Ratio for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending with the last day
of any fiscal quarter set forth below to be less than the ratio set forth below opposite such
fiscal quarter:
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Consolidated |
Fiscal Quarter |
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Interest Coverage Ratio |
FQ3 2006 |
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2.00 : 1.00 |
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FQ4 2006 |
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2.25 : 1.00 |
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FQ1 2007 |
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2.25 : 1.00 |
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FQ2 2007 |
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2.25 : 1.00 |
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FQ3 2007 |
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2.25 : 1.00 |
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FQ4 2007 and thereafter |
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2.50 : 1.00 |
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7.2 Limitation on Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document;
(b) Indebtedness of (i) the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to any Group Member, (ii) to
the extent constituting an Investment permitted under Section 7.8, any Subsidiary that is not a
Subsidiary Guarantor to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, and (iii) any Subsidiary that is
not a Subsidiary Guarantor to any other Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(c) Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Capital Lease Obligations) secured by Liens
permitted by Section 7.3(g) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $12,000,000 at any one
time outstanding;
(d) Indebtedness outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date and listed on Schedule
7.2(d) and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof (without any increase
in the principal amount thereof or any shortening of the maturity of any principal amount thereof
(other than by fees and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing and interest with
respect thereto being capitalized));
(e) Guarantee Obligations made in the ordinary course of business by any Group Member of
Indebtedness of any Loan Party;
(f) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary acquired pursuant to, or assumed in
connection with, any Permitted Acquisition under Section 7.8(h); provided that such
Indebtedness was not incurred (x) to provide all or a portion of the funds utilized to consummate
the transaction or series of related transactions constituting such Permitted Acquisition or (y)
otherwise in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Permitted Acquisition; and provided,
further, that after giving effect to the incurrence of any such Indebtedness (and any substantially
concurrent repayment of Obligations or consummation of a Permitted Acquisition) on a pro forma
basis, as if such Indebtedness (and any substantially concurrent repayment of Obligations or
consummation of a Permitted Acquisition) had been incurred on the first day of the twelve-month
period ending on the last day of the Borrower’s then most recently completed fiscal quarter for
which financial statements are available, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries would have been in
compliance with all the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.1 and the
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Borrower shall have
delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to
such effect setting forth in reasonable detail the computations necessary to determine such
compliance, and (ii) any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof (without any
increase in the principal amount thereof or shortening of the maturity of any principal amount
thereof (other than by fees and expenses incurred and interest to be capitalized in connection with
such refinancing) and on other material terms no less favorable to the Borrower or the applicable
Subsidiary);
(g) (i) unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower, the proceeds of which are used either (x) to
repay the Obligations hereunder or (y) to consummate Permitted Acquisitions and (ii) unsecured
subordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$5,000,000, the proceeds of which may be used for general corporate purposes, provided that
such amount may be increased to $100,000,000 if (x) prior to and after giving effect to the
incurrence of such Indebtedness the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 4.25 to 1.00 or, if
less, the then applicable maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio under
Section 7.1(a) and (y) the Borrower provides written confirmation to the Administrative Agent
of the effectiveness of the proviso set forth in Section 7.1(a);
(h) (i) Indebtedness of the Borrower in respect of the Senior Subordinated Notes in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $160,000,000 and (ii) Guarantee Obligations of any
Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of such Indebtedness; provided that such Guarantee
Obligations are subordinated to the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under the Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement to the same extent as the obligations of the Borrower in respect of the
Senior Subordinated Notes are subordinated to the Obligations;
(i) Indebtedness of any Group Member consisting of a subordinated guarantee or other
subordinated credit support obligations on customary market terms, including subordination terms
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in respect of IRB Transactions in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $20,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(j) Indebtedness issued to insurance companies to finance insurance premiums payable to such
insurance companies in connection with insurance policies purchased by a Loan Party in the ordinary
course of business in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time outstanding; and
(k) additional Indebtedness of any Group Member in an aggregate principal amount (for any
Group Member) not to exceed $7,500,000 at any one time outstanding.
7.3 Limitation on Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of
its Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for:
(a) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges not yet due or which are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided that adequate reserves with
respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Group Member in conformity with GAAP;
(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens
arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more
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than 30 days
or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that
adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained in the books of the applicable Group Member,
in conformity with GAAP;
(c) pledges or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and
other social security legislation;
(d) deposits by or on behalf of any Group Member and security interests on assets related to a
particular performance bond granted to the surety providing such performance bond, in each case, to
secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory
obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature
incurred in the ordinary course of business, so long as the aggregate amount of deposits at any one
time securing appeal bonds does not exceed $5,000,000;
(e) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the
ordinary course of business and any Liens permitted or excepted in the Mortgages that, in the
aggregate, do not in any case materially detract from the value of the Property subject thereto or
materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Group Members;
(f) Liens in existence on the Restatement Effective Date listed on Schedule 7.3(f);
provided that no such Lien is spread to cover any additional Property after the Restatement
Effective Date and that the amount secured thereby is not increased;
(g) Liens securing Indebtedness of any Group Member incurred pursuant to Section 7.2(c) to
finance the acquisition of fixed or capital assets, provided that (i) such Liens shall be
created substantially simultaneously with the acquisition of such fixed or capital assets, (ii)
such Liens do not at any time encumber any Property other than the Property financed by such
Indebtedness, (iii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased and (iv) the amount
of Indebtedness initially secured thereby is not more than 100% of the purchase price of such fixed
or capital asset;
(h) Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents;
(i) any interest or title of a lessor under any lease entered into by any Group Member in the
ordinary course of its business and covering only the assets so leased;
(j) advance deposits (including extension payments) (i) arising after the Restatement
Effective Date in connection with any Investment permitted by Section 7.8(h) or (ii) existing on
the date hereof;
(k) Liens on the property or assets of a Person which becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower
after the date hereof, or is acquired by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the date
hereof, securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2(f); provided that (i) such Liens
existed at the time such Person became a Subsidiary of the Borrower, (ii) such Liens were not
granted in connection with or in contemplation of the applicable Permitted Acquisition and (iii)
the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased (except as expressly provided in
Section 7.2(f)) and such Liens are not expanded to cover additional Property (other than proceeds
thereof);
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(l) Liens securing Indebtedness of a Group Member permitted by Section 7.2(i) on the assets of
such Group Member purchased, developed, improved or constructed with the proceeds of such
Indebtedness and accounts receivable arising therefrom;
(m) Liens on unearned premiums in respect of insurance policies securing insurance premium
financing permitted under Section 7.2(j); and
(n) Liens not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.3 so long as neither (i) the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the obligations secured thereby nor (ii) the aggregate fair market
value (determined, in the case of each such Lien, as of the date such Lien is incurred) of the
assets subject thereto exceeds (as to all Group Members) $5,000,000 at any one time.
7.4 Limitation on Fundamental Changes. Enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve
itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose of all or substantially all of its
Property or business, except that:
(a) any Solvent Subsidiary of the Borrower may be merged or consolidated with or into the
Borrower (provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation) or
with or into any Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor (provided that (i) such Subsidiary
Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or (ii) simultaneously with such
transaction, the continuing or surviving corporation shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor and the
Borrower shall comply with Section 6.10 in connection therewith);
(b) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may Dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary
liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor;
(c) the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge with any Person in connection
with an acquisition permitted by Section 7.8(h), so long as (i) if such transaction involves the
Borrower, the Borrower is the continuing or surviving corporation and (ii) if such transaction
involves any Subsidiary of the Borrower, the surviving corporation must be or become a Subsidiary
Guarantor; and
(d) any Subsidiary may Dispose of its assets (by merger, consolidation, dissolution or
otherwise) in a transaction permitted, in its entirety, by Section 7.5 or contemplated by Section
6.14(c)(ii).
7.5 Limitation on Disposition of Property. Dispose of any of its Property (including,
without limitation, receivables and leasehold interests), whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
or, in the case of any Subsidiary of the Borrower, issue or sell any shares of such Subsidiary’s
Capital Stock to any Person, except:
(a) the Disposition of obsolete or worn out property in the ordinary course of business;
(b) Dispositions permitted by Section 7.4(b);
(c) the sale or issuance of any Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Guarantor;
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(d) the sale or issuance of any Canadian Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to WSCA or any Canadian
Subsidiary;
(e) the Disposition of assets not otherwise permitted to be Disposed of pursuant to this
Section 7.5 having a fair market value of $25,000,000, in the aggregate for any fiscal year of the
Borrower;
(f) the issuance and exchange of shares of the Capital Stock of WSCA and the Borrower as part
of the Migration (including, without limitation, issuances of Capital Stock of the Borrower from
time to time in exchange for the Exchangeable Shares);
(g) an exchange or “swap” of fixed, tangible assets of any Group Member for the assets of a
Person other than another Group Member in the ordinary course of business; provided that
(i) the assets received by such Group Member will be used or useful in such Group Member’s business
and (ii) such Group Member received reasonable equivalent value for such assets, such equivalent
value to be demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent;
provided further that the fair market value of all such assets of the Group Members
exchanged or “swapped” in any fiscal year of the Borrower does not exceed $25,000,000;
(h) Allied Waste Asset Swap; and
(i) as a result of any Recovery Event.
7.6 Limitation on Restricted Payments. Declare or pay any dividend on, or make any
payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase,
redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any Capital Stock of the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make any other distribution in
respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of
any Group Member, or enter into any derivatives or other transaction with any financial
institution, commodities or stock exchange or clearinghouse (a “Derivatives Counterparty”)
obligating any Group Member to make payments to such Derivatives Counterparty as a result of any
change in market value of any such Capital Stock (collectively, “Restricted Payments”),
except that:
(a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Guarantor;
(b) any Canadian Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to WSCA or any Canadian Subsidiary
which is a Loan Party;
(c) WSCA may make Restricted Payments in the form of Capital Stock of WSCA;
(d) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Borrower may purchase its common stock or common stock options from present or former officers or
employees of any Group Member upon the death, disability or termination of employment of such
officer or employee, provided, that the aggregate amount of payments
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under this clause (d)
subsequent to the Restatement Effective Date (net of any proceeds received by the Borrower
subsequent to the Restatement Effective Date in connection with resales of any common stock or
common stock options so purchased) shall not exceed $100,000;
(e) the Borrower may (i) make Restricted Payments in kind (and not in cash) to the holders of
the Xxxxx Preferred Stock as required by the Xxxxx Preferred Stock Documents
and (ii) if no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing repurchase or redeem
the Xxxxx Preferred Stock in accordance with its terms;
(f) the shares of Capital Holdings Company held by the Borrower may be converted into interest
bearing intercompany Indebtedness;
(g) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to repurchase or redeem its common stock if no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Borrower’s Consolidated Leverage
Ratio pro forma for any repurchase or redemption pursuant to this clause 7.6(g) and any related
transactions is less than 4.00:1.00; and
(h) the Borrower may pay to holders of its common shares and warrants issued in connection
with any Permitted Acquisition up to $150,000 per month for up to four months as a penalty for the
failure to register such common shares and warrants within the time frame agreed upon with such
holders.
7.7 Limitation on Capital Expenditures. Make or commit to make any Capital Expenditure,
except (a) Capital Expenditures of the Group Members in the ordinary course of business not
exceeding $60,000,000 per fiscal year plus, in each fiscal year, 10.0% of revenues for the
immediately preceding fiscal year from any Permitted Acquisitions or any exchange or “swap” as
permitted by Section 7.5(g); provided that (i) up to 50% of any such amount referred to
above for any fiscal year, if not so expended in the fiscal year for which it is permitted, may be
carried over for expenditure in the next succeeding fiscal year only and (ii) Capital Expenditures
made pursuant to this clause (a) during any fiscal year shall be deemed made first, in
respect of amounts originally permitted for such fiscal year as provided above and second
in respect of amounts carried over from the prior fiscal year pursuant to subclause (i) above, (b)
Capital Expenditures made with the proceeds of any Reinvestment Deferred Amount and (c) the
acquisition of capital assets pursuant to any Acquisition Documentation.
7.8 Limitation on Investments. Make any advance, loan, extension of credit (by way of
guaranty or otherwise) or capital contribution to, or purchase any Capital Stock, bonds, notes,
debentures or other debt securities of, or any assets constituting an ongoing business from, or
make any other investment in, any other Person (all of the foregoing, “Investments”),
except:
(a) extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;
(b) investments in Cash Equivalents;
(c) Investments arising in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted by Section
7.2(b)(i) and (iii) and 7.2(e);
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(d) loans and advances to employees of any Group Member in the ordinary course of business
(including, without limitation, for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses) in an aggregate
amount for all Group Members not to exceed $100,000 at any one time outstanding;
(e) [intentionally omitted];
(f) Investments in assets useful in the Borrower’s or the applicable Subsidiary’s business
made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with the proceeds of any Reinvestment Deferred
Amount;
(g) Investments (other than those relating to the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted by
Section 7.8(c)) by any Group Member in the Borrower or any Person that, prior to such Investment,
is a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(h) in addition to Investments otherwise expressly permitted by this Section, Investments by
WSCA, the Borrower or any Guarantor constituting acquisitions of other Persons in the same or
similar line of business as the Group Members (a “Permitted Acquisition”); provided
that
(i) immediately prior to and after giving effect to any such Permitted Acquisition, (x)
no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) the Borrower shall be
in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.1 and the
Borrower shall have certified each of the same to the Administrative Agent in writing;
(ii) if such Permitted Acquisition is structured as a stock acquisition, or a merger or
consolidation, then either (A) the Person so acquired becomes a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of
the Borrower or (B) such Person is merged with and into either the Borrower or a Wholly
Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (with the Borrower or such Subsidiary of the Borrower being
the surviving corporation in such merger);
(iii) all of the provisions of Section 6.10 have been or will be complied with in
respect of such Permitted Acquisition and, if the purchase price for such Permitted
Acquisition exceeds $1,000,000, the Acquisition Documentation with respect to any such
Permitted Acquisition shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent;
(iv) the aggregate purchase price for all such Permitted Acquisitions (excluding the
Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisitions) shall not exceed (x) $100,000,000 over the term of
this Agreement or (y) $40,000,000 for any single Permitted Acquisition;
(v) immediately after consummation of such Permitted Acquisition, the sum of the
aggregate amount of Available Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments and the aggregate amount
of Available US Revolving Credit Commitments shall be equal to or greater than $10,000,000.
(i) Investments by WSCA or the Borrower in any Canadian Subsidiary, including Investments
arising in connection with Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2(b), in an
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aggregate amount
(valued at cost) not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate, after taking into account recoveries,
returns, repayments, interest and other payments and distributions received in cash thereon by any
Loan Party, at any time outstanding;
(j) Investments in Specified Hedge Agreements permitted by Section 7.17;
(k) [intentionally omitted];
(l) in addition to Investments otherwise expressly permitted by this Section, Investments by
any Group Member in an aggregate amount (valued at cost) not to exceed $3,500,000 in the aggregate,
after taking into account recoveries, returns, repayments, interest and other payments and
distributions received in cash thereon by any Loan Party, at any time outstanding during the term
of this Agreement;
(m) Investments consisting of asset swaps or exchanges permitted by Section 7.5(g); and
(n) Investments consisting of promissory notes and deferred payment obligations received in
connection with a Disposition permitted by Section 7.5(e) in an aggregate principal amount not to
exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate, after taking into account recoveries, returns, repayments,
interest and other payments and distributions received in cash thereon by any Loan Party, at any
time outstanding during the term of this Agreement.
7.9 Limitation on Optional Payments and Modifications of Debt Instruments and Other
Agreements.(a) Make or offer to make any optional or voluntary payment, prepayment,
repurchase or redemption of, or otherwise voluntarily or optionally defease the Senior Subordinated
Notes (other than the exchange pursuant to the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture) or any
Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Sections 7.2(f) (except as expressly permitted thereby) or (g),
or segregate funds for any such payment, prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance, or enter
into any derivative or other transaction with any Derivatives Counterparty obligating any Group
Member to make payments to such Derivatives Counterparty as a result of any change in market value
of the Senior Subordinated Notes or any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Sections 7.2(f) or (g)
(any such payment, prepayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or derivative action,
collectively, a “Prepayment”), unless (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing and (y) the Borrower’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio pro forma for any Repayment
pursuant to this clause 7.9(a) and any related transaction is less than 4.00:1.00, (b) amend,
modify or otherwise change, or consent or agree to any amendment, modification, waiver or other
change to, any of the terms of the Senior Subordinated Notes, or any Indebtedness incurred pursuant
to Sections 7.2(f) or (g) (other than any such amendment, modification, waiver or other change
which (i) would extend the maturity or reduce the amount of any payment of principal thereof,
reduce the rate or extend the date for payment of interest thereon or relax any covenant or other
restriction applicable to the Group Members and (ii) does not involve the payment of a consent
fee), or (c) designate any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) as “Designated Senior
Indebtedness” for purposes of the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture or (d) amend the Xxxxx
Preferred Stock Documents or its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other governing documents
in any manner determined by the Administrative Agent to be adverse to the Lenders.
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7.10 Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth on Schedule 7.10, enter into any transaction, including,
without limitation, any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property, the rendering of any service
or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate (other than a Loan
Party) unless such transaction is (a) (i) otherwise not prohibited by this Agreement, (ii) in the
ordinary course of business of WSCA, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, and (iii)
upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to WSCA, the Borrower or the Subsidiary, as the
case may be, than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is
not an Affiliate, or (c) expressly permitted by Section 7.6.
7.11 Limitation on Sales and Leasebacks. Enter into any arrangement with any Person
providing for the leasing by any Group Member of real or personal property which has been or is to
be sold or transferred by such Group Member to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds
have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental
obligations of such Group Member, except for any arrangement with respect to which the sale of such
real or personal property was permitted by Section 7.5 and the capitalized lease created in
connection therewith was permitted by Section 7.2.
7.12 Limitation on Changes in Fiscal Periods. Permit the fiscal year of the Borrower to
end on a day other than December 31 or change the Borrower’s method of determining fiscal quarters.
7.13 Limitation on Negative Pledge Clauses. Enter into or suffer to exist or become
effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of any Group Member to create, incur,
assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its Property or revenues, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, to secure the Obligations or, in the case of any other Loan Party, its
obligations under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement, other than (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) any agreements governing
any purchase money Liens or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case,
any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby), (c) any
agreements governing Indebtedness permitted by Sections 7.2 (c), (d), (f) or (i) (in which case any
such prohibition shall only be effective against the assets permitted to be subject to Liens
permitted by Sections 7.3(f), (g), (k) or (l), as applicable), (d) the Senior Subordinated Note
Indenture and (e) provisions in leases that restrict the transfer of such lease by the lessee.
7.14 Limitation on Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions. Enter into or suffer to exist
or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary to
(a) make Restricted Payments in respect of any Capital Stock of such Subsidiary held by, or pay or
subordinate any Indebtedness owed to WSCA, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (b) make
Investments in WSCA, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (c) transfer any of its assets to WSCA, the
Borrower or any other Subsidiary, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by
reason of (i) any restrictions existing under the Loan Documents, (ii) any restrictions with
respect to a Subsidiary of the
Borrower or any Canadian Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered
into in connection with the Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets
of such Subsidiary, (iii) customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases entered
into by any Loan
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Party so long as such net worth provisions could not reasonably be expected to
impair materially the ability of the Loan Parties to meet their ongoing obligations under this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, (iv) any restrictions existing under (A) the Senior
Subordinated Notes Indenture or (B) any agreement to be entered into in connection with the
incurrence of Indebtedness permitted by Sections 7.2(f) or (g) solely to the extent such agreement
is no more restrictive than this Agreement, and (v) with respect to clause (c) only, (A) agreements
described in clauses (b)-(d) of Section 7.13, to the extent set forth in such clauses and (B)
restrictions with respect to the transfer of any asset contained in an agreement that has been
entered into in connection with a disposition of such asset permitted hereunder.
7.15 Limitation on Lines of Business. Enter into any business, either directly or through
any Subsidiary, except for those businesses in which the Group Members are engaged on the
Restatement Effective Date or that are reasonably related thereto.
7.16 Limitation on Amendments to Acquisition Documentation. Amend, supplement or otherwise
modify (pursuant to a waiver or otherwise) the terms and conditions of the indemnities and licenses
furnished to any Group Member pursuant to the Southwest and Pro Disposal Acquisition Agreements and
any related documentation such that after giving effect thereto such indemnities or licenses shall
be materially less favorable to the interests of the Loan Parties or the Lenders with respect
thereto unless the Administrative Agent shall have consented thereto or (b) otherwise amend,
supplement or otherwise modify or fail to enforce the terms and conditions of the Southwest and Pro
Disposal Acquisition Agreements and any related documentation, except to the extent that any such
amendment, supplement or modification could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
7.17 Limitation on Hedge Agreements. Enter into any Hedge Agreement other than Hedge
Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, and not for speculative purposes.
7.18 Limitation on Performance Bonds. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any secured
obligations in respect of performance and surety bonds and other obligations of a like nature other
than performance and surety bonds incurred in connection with credit support obligations related to
the waste collection and disposal business in the ordinary course of business, including, without
limitation, bonds for closure and post closure obligations relating to any landfill and bonds
relating to municipal collection contracts.
SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing:
(a) The Borrower or WSCA shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or Reimbursement
Obligation when due in accordance with the terms hereof; or the Borrower or WSCA shall fail to pay
any interest on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, or any Loan Party shall fail to pay any other
amount payable by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document, within five days after any such
interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof; or
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(b) Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein or in any
other Loan Document or that is contained in any certificate, document or financial or other
statement furnished by it at any time under or in connection with this Agreement or any such other
Loan Document shall prove to have been inaccurate in any material respect on or as of the date made
or deemed made or furnished; or
(c) (i) Any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement
contained in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 6.4(a) (with respect to WSCA and the Borrower only),
Section 6.7(a) or Section 7 of this Agreement, or in Sections 5.2(a) and (d), 5.3(b)(iii) and (v),
5.5(a) and (c), 5.6(b)(i) and (ii), 5.7 and 5.8(b) of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, or
(ii) Sections 5.2(a), 5.3(b)(iii) and (v), 5.5(a) and (c), 5.6(b)(i), 5.7 and 5.8(b) of the
Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; or
(d) Any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement
contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as provided in paragraphs (a)
through (c) of this Section), and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days;
or
(e) any Group Member shall (i) default in making any payment of any principal of any
Indebtedness (including, without limitation, any Guarantee Obligation, but excluding the Loans and
Reimbursement Obligations) on the scheduled or original due date with respect thereto beyond the
period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was
created; or (ii) default in making any payment of any interest on any such Indebtedness beyond the
period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was
created; or (iii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition
relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing
or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default
or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or beneficiary of such
Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or beneficiary) to cause, with the
giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or to
become subject to a mandatory offer to purchase by the obligor thereunder or (in the case of any
such Indebtedness constituting a Guarantee Obligation) to become payable; provided, that a
default, event or condition described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall not
at any time constitute an Event of Default unless, at such time, one or more defaults, events or
conditions of the type described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall have
occurred and be continuing with respect to Indebtedness the outstanding principal amount of which
exceeds in the aggregate $5,000,000; or
(f) (i) any Group Member shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any
existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for
relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other
relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, interim receiver,
receiver-manager, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or
any substantial part of its assets, or any Group Member shall make a general assignment for the
benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced against any Group Member any case,
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proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above that (A) results in the
entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed,
undischarged or unbonded for a period of 60 days; or (iii) there shall be commenced against any
Group Member any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment,
execution, distraint, possession, foreclosure or similar process against all or any substantial
part of its assets that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that shall not have
been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof;
or (iv) any Group Member shall take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to,
approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) above; or
(v) any Group Member shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its
inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or
(g) (i) Any Person shall engage in any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Single Employer Plan, (ii) any “accumulated
funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived, shall exist with
respect to any Single Employer Plan, or any Lien in favor of a Single Employer Plan or in favor of
the PBGC with respect to a Single Employer Plan shall arise on the assets of the Borrower or any
Commonly Controlled Entity, (iii) a Reportable Event shall occur with respect to, or proceedings
shall commence to have a trustee appointed, or a trustee shall be appointed, to administer or to
terminate, any Single Employer Plan, which Reportable Event or commencement of proceedings or
appointment of a trustee is, in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders, likely to result in
the termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (iv) any Single Employer Plan shall
terminate for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, or (v) the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity
shall incur any liability in connection with a withdrawal from, or the Insolvency or Reorganization
of, a Multiemployer Plan; and in each case in clauses (i) through (v) above, such event or
condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any, could, in the sole judgment
of the Required Lenders, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(h) One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against any Group Member involving for
all Group Members taken as a whole a liability (not paid or fully covered by insurance as to which
the relevant insurance company has acknowledged coverage) of $5,000,000 or more, and all such
judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal
within 30 days from the entry thereof; or
(i) Any of the Security Documents shall cease, for any reason (other than by reason of the
express release thereof pursuant to Section 10.15), to be in full force and effect, or any Loan
Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party shall so assert, or any Lien created by any of the
Security Documents shall cease to be enforceable and of the same effect and priority purported to
be created thereby; or
(j) The guarantee contained in Section 2 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or in
Section 2 of the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall cease, for any reason (other
than by reason of the express release thereof pursuant to Section 10.15), to be in full force and
effect or any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party shall so assert; or
(k) Any Change of Control shall occur; or
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(l) The Senior Subordinated Notes or the guarantees thereof shall cease, for any reason, to be
validly subordinated to the Obligations or the obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors under the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as the case may be, as provided in the Senior Subordinated Note
Indenture, or any Loan Party, any Affiliate of any Loan Party, the trustee in respect of the Senior
Subordinated Notes or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Senior
Subordinated Notes shall so assert; or
(m) Any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained
in Section 6.15 of this Agreement;
then, and in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or
(ii) of paragraph (f) above with respect to the Borrower or WSCA, automatically the Commitments
shall immediately terminate and the Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other
amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all
amounts of Bankers’ Acceptances and L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then
outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) and whether
or not the Bankers’ Acceptances have matured shall immediately become due and payable, and (B) if
such event is any other Event of Default, either or both of the following actions may be taken:
(i) with the consent of the Majority Revolving Credit Facility Lenders, the Administrative Agent
may, or upon the request of the Majority Revolving Credit Facility Lenders, the Administrative
Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower and WSCA declare the Revolving Credit Commitments to be
terminated forthwith, whereupon the Revolving Credit Commitments shall immediately terminate; and
(ii) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of
the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower and WSCA, declare
the Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all amounts of Bankers’
Acceptances and L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters
of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) and whether or not the Bankers’
Acceptances have matured to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately
become due and payable. In the case of all US Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment
for honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to this paragraph, the
Borrower shall at such time deposit in a cash collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent
an amount in immediately available funds equal to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount
of such US Letters of Credit (and the Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the
ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in all amounts at any time
on deposit in such cash collateral account to secure the undrawn and unexpired amount of such US
Letters of Credit and all other Obligations of the Borrower). In the case of all Canadian Letters
of Credit with respect to which presentment for honor shall not have occurred or Bankers’
Acceptances which have not matured at the time of an
acceleration pursuant to this paragraph, WSCA shall at such time deposit in a cash collateral
account opened by the Canadian Agent an amount in immediately available funds equal to the
aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such Canadian Letters of Credit and the aggregate
face amount of unmatured Bankers’ Acceptances (and WSCA hereby grants to the Canadian Agent, for
the ratable benefit of the Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders, a continuing security interest in all
amounts at any time on deposit in such cash collateral account to secure the undrawn and unexpired
amount of such Canadian Letters of Credit or the unmatured
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Bankers’ Acceptances and all other
Obligations of WSCA). If at any time the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent determines
that any funds held in such cash collateral account are subject to any right or claim of any Person
other than the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent and the Secured Parties or that the total
amount of such funds is less than the aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of outstanding US
Letters of Credit, Canadian Letters of Credit or Bankers’ Acceptances, the Borrower or WSCA, as
applicable, shall, forthwith upon demand by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as
applicable, pay to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, as additional
funds to be deposited and held in such cash collateral account, an amount equal to the excess of
(a) such aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount over (b) the total amount of funds, if any, then
held in such cash collateral account that the Administrative Agent (or the Canadian Agent, as
applicable) determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim. Amounts held in such cash
collateral account with respect to US Letters of Credit shall be applied by the Administrative
Agent to the payment of drafts drawn under such US Letters of Credit, and the unused portion
thereof after all such US Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any,
shall be applied to repay other obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents. Amounts held in such cash collateral account with respect to Canadian Letters of Credit
and Bankers’ Acceptances shall be applied by the Canadian Agent to the payment of drafts drawn
under such Canadian Letters of Credit and the reimbursement obligations of WSCA with respect to
matured Bankers’ Acceptances, and the unused portion thereof after all such Canadian Letters of
Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be applied to repay other
obligations of WSCA hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. After all such Bankers’
Acceptances shall have matured and all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully
drawn upon, all Reimbursement Obligations shall have been satisfied and all other obligations of
the Borrower and WSCA hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall have been paid in full,
the balance, if any, in such cash collateral account shall be returned to the Borrower or WSCA, as
applicable (or such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto).
SECTION 9. THE AGENTS; THE ARRANGER
9.1 Appointment. (a) Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the
Agents as the agents of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and each
Lender irrevocably authorizes each Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under
the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and
perform such duties as are expressly delegated to such Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, no Agent shall have any
duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary
relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties,
obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or
otherwise exist against any Agent.
(b) For greater certainty, and without limiting the powers of the Agents or any other Person
acting as an agent, attorney-in-fact or mandatary for the Agents under this Credit Agreement or
under any of the Loan Documents, each Secured Party (including, without limitation, the Canadian
Agent), hereby (a) irrevocably constitutes, to the extent necessary and confirms the constitution
of (to the extent necessary), the Administrative Agent as the holder of
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an irrevocable power of
attorney (fondé de pouvoir within the meaning of Article 2692 of the Civil Code of Québec) for the
purposes of holding on their behalf, and for their benefit, any Liens, including hypothecs
(“Hypothecs”), granted or to be granted by the Borrower or any other Loan Party on movable
or immovable property pursuant to the laws of the Province of Quebec to secure obligations of the
Borrower or any other Loan Party under any bond issued by the Borrower or any other Loan Party and
exercising such powers and duties which are conferred upon the Administrative Agent in its capacity
as fondé de pouvoir under any of the Hypothecs; and (b) appoints (and confirms the appointment of)
and agrees that the Administrative Agent, acting as agent for the Secured Parties, may act as the
bondholder and mandatary with respect to any bond that may be issued and pledged from time to time
for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
(c) The said constitution of the fondé de pouvoir (within the meaning of Article 2692 of the
Civil Code of Quebec) as the holder of such irrevocable power of attorney and of the Administrative
Agent as bondholder and mandatary with respect to any bond that may be issued and pledged from time
to time for the benefit of the Secured Parties shall be deemed to have been ratified and confirmed
by any Assignee by the execution of an Assignment and Acceptance and by a Qualified Counterparty by
its agreement to be bound by the provisions of this Section 9 as if it were a Lender party thereto.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 32 of An Act respecting the special powers of
legal persons (Quebec), the Administrative Agent may purchase, acquire and be the holder of any
bond issued by the Borrower or any other Loan Party. Each of the Borrower and WSCA hereby
acknowledges that any such bond shall constitute a title of indebtedness, as such term is used in
Article 2692 of the Civil Code of Quebec.
(e) The Administrative Agent herein appointed as fondé de pouvoir shall have the same rights,
powers and immunities as the Agents as stipulated in this Section 9 of the Credit Agreement, which
shall apply mutatis mutandis. Without limitation, the provisions of Section 9.9 shall apply
mutatis mutandis to the resignation and appointment of a successor to the Administrative Agent
acting as fondé de pouvoir.
(f) Without limiting the generality of Section 1.3(a) hereof: (i) the appointment of the
Administrative Agent, including its appointment as fondé de pouvoir and bondholder under the
Original Credit Agreement continues in full force and effect and is not rescinded or replaced by
this Agreement; (ii) the demand bond No. 1 in the principal amount of Cdn. $330,000,000 dated as of
January 28, 2004 issued by WSCA in favour of the Administrative Agent (the “Bond”) pursuant
to the deed of hypothec executed by WSCA on January 28, 2004 before Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Notary,
under her minute number 353 (the “Deed of Hypothec”) continues to
secure the “Obligations” as described in the movable hypothec dated January 28, 2004 (the
“Bond Pledge”) including, without limitation, the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement dated as of December 31, 2003 among, inter alia WSCA and the Administrative Agent, as
amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and any and all
further modifications, extensions , replacements, amendments, renewals, supplements, restatements
and continuations thereof; and (iii) the execution of this Agreement shall not constitute novation
of any kind nor derogate from the rank and priority of the charges and hypothecs created under the
Deed of Hypothec and the Bond Pledge, all hypothecs created under the Deed of Hypothec and the Bond
Pledge being reserved in favour of the Secured Parties.
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9.2 Delegation of Duties. Each Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to
advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. No Agent shall be responsible
for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable
care.
9.3 Exculpatory Provisions. Neither the Arranger, any Agent nor any of its officers,
directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action
lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with this
Agreement or any other Loan Document (except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a
court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted directly from its or such Person’s own gross
negligence or willful misconduct) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any
recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof
contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or
other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Arranger, the Agents under or in
connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity,
effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document or for any failure of any Loan Party to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder.
The Agents shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the
observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement
or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party.
9.4 Reliance by Agents. Each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully
protected in relying, upon any instrument, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate,
affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or
conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the
proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without
limitation, counsel to the Loan Parties), independent accountants and other experts selected by
such Agent. The Agents may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all
purposes unless such Note shall have been transferred in accordance with Section 10.6 and all
actions required by such Section in connection with such transfer shall have been taken. Each
Agent shall be fully justified in failing
or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall
first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this
Agreement, all Lenders or any other instructing group of Lenders specified by this Agreement) as it
deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any
and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take
any such action. Each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from
acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the
Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders or any other instructing group
of Lenders specified by this Agreement), and such request and any action taken or failure to act
pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans.
9.5 Notice of Default. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the
occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless such Agent shall have received
notice from a Lender, WSCA or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing
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such Default or
Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that the
Administrative Agent shall receive such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice
thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such
Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders (or, if so
specified by this Agreement, all Lenders or any other instructing group of Lenders specified by
this Agreement); provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have
received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such
action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it
shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders.
9.6 Non-Reliance on the Arranger, the Agents and Other Lenders. Each Lender expressly
acknowledges that neither the Arranger, any of the Agents nor any of their respective officers,
directors, employees, agents, attorneys and other advisors, partners, attorneys-in-fact or
affiliates have made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by any Agent hereafter
taken, including any review of the affairs of a Loan Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party, shall
be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Arranger, any Agent to any Lender.
Each Lender represents to the Agents and the Arranger that it has, independently and without
reliance upon the Arranger, any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the
business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan
Parties and their affiliates and made its own decision to make its Loans (and in the case of any
Issuing Lender, to issue its Letters of Credit) hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each
Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Arranger, any
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 analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not
taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigation as
it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other
condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their affiliates. Except for notices,
reports and other documents expressly
required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, no Arranger and
no Agent shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other
information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise),
prospects or creditworthiness of any Loan Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party that may come into
the possession of the Arranger or Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents,
attorneys and other advisors, partners, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates.
9.7 Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify the Arranger and each Agent in its
capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by WSCA or the Borrower and without limiting the
obligation of WSCA or the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Aggregate
Exposure Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section
(or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have terminated
and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Aggregate Exposure
Percentages immediately prior to such date), for, and to save the Arranger and each Agent harmless
from and against, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time
(including, without limitation, at any time following the payment of the Loans) be imposed on,
incurred by or asserted against the
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Arranger or such Agent in any way relating to or arising out
of, the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated
by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any
action taken or omitted by the Arranger or such Agent under or in connection with any of the
foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or
disbursements that are found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted directly from
the Arranger’s or such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this
Section shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
9.8 Arranger and Agents in their Individual Capacities. The Arranger and each Agent and
its affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business
with any Loan Party as though the Arranger or such Agent were not an Arranger or an Agent. With
respect to its Loans made or renewed by it and with respect to any Letter of Credit issued or
participated in by it, the Arranger and each Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were
not an Arranger or an Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include the Arranger and
the Agent in their individual capacities.
9.9 Successor Agents. (a) The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent
upon 10 days notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent shall resign as
Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, then the Required Lenders
shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which
successor agent shall (unless an Event of Default under Section 8(a) or Section 8(f) with
respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing) be subject to approval by the
Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such successor
agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term
“Administrative Agent” shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and
approval, and the former Administrative Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent
shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former
Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans or issuers
of Letters of Credit. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by
the date that is 10 days following a retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation, the
retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective, and the
Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder until such
time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above. The
Canadian Agent may resign as Canadian Agent upon 10 days notice to the Lenders and the Borrower.
If the Canadian Agent shall resign as Canadian Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, then the a majority of the Canadian Lenders shall appoint from among the Canadian
Lenders a successor agent for the Canadian Lenders, whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to
the rights, powers and duties of the Canadian Agent, and the term “Canadian Agent” shall mean such
successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Canadian Agent’s
rights, powers and duties as Canadian Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act
or deed on the part of such former Canadian Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any
holders of the Loans or issuers of Letters of Credit. If no successor agent has accepted
appointment as Canadian Agent by the date that is 10 days following a retiring Canadian Agent’s
notice of
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resignation, the retiring Canadian Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon
become effective, and the Canadian Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the
Canadian Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the such Lenders appoint a successor agent as
provided for above. Each of the Syndication Agent and the Documentation Agent may, at any time, by
notice to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, resign as an Agent hereunder, whereupon the
duties, rights, obligations and responsibilities of such Agent hereunder, if any, shall
automatically be assumed by, and inure to the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, without any
further act by the Arranger, any Agent or any Lender. After any retiring Agent’s resignation as
Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or
omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
9.10 Authorization to Release Liens and Guarantees. The Administrative Agent is hereby
irrevocably authorized by each of the Lenders to effect any release of Liens or guarantee
obligations contemplated by Section 10.15.
9.11 The Arranger; the Syndication Agent; the Documentation Agent. The Arranger, the
Syndication Agent and the Documentation Agent, in their respective capacities as such, shall have
no duties or responsibilities, and shall incur no liability, under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents.
9.12 Withholding Tax . (a) To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent or the
Canadian Agent may withhold from any interest payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any
applicable withholding tax. If the forms or other documentation required by Section 2.20(e) are
not delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, then the applicable
Agent may withhold from any interest payment to any Lender not providing such forms or other
documentation, a maximum amount of the applicable withholding tax.
(b) If the Internal Revenue Service, Canada Revenue Agency or any authority of the United
States of America, Canada or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent or
the Canadian Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any
Lender (because the appropriate form was not delivered, was not properly executed, or because such
Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Agent of a change in
circumstances which rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or
for any other reason), such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Agent
fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian
Agent as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, together with all expenses incurred,
including legal expenses, allocated staff costs and any out of pocket expenses.
(c) If any Lender sells, assigns, grants a participation in, or otherwise transfers its rights
under this Agreement, the purchaser, assignee, participant or transferee, as applicable, shall
comply and be bound by the terms of Sections 2.20(e) and 9.12; provided that with respect
to any Participant, as set forth in Section 10.6(b), such Participant shall only be required to
comply with the requirements of Sections 2.20(e) if such Participant seeks to obtain the benefits
of Section 2.20.
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SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Amendments and Waivers. (a) Neither this Agreement or any other Loan Document, nor
any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 10.1. The Required Lenders and each Loan Party to the relevant Loan
Document may, or (with the written consent of the Required Lenders) the Administrative Agent and
each Loan Party to the relevant Loan Document may, from time to time, (1) enter into written
amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents (including
amendments and restatements hereof or thereof) for the purpose of adding any provisions to this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the
Loan Parties hereunder or thereunder or (2) waive, on such terms and conditions as may be specified
in the instrument of waiver, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents
or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided, however, that no
such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall:
(i) forgive the principal amount or extend the final scheduled date of maturity of any
Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, extend the scheduled date of any amortization payment in
respect of any Term Loan, reduce the stated rate of any interest or fee payable hereunder or
extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof, or increase the amount or extend the
expiration date of any Commitment of any Lender, in each case without the consent of each
Lender directly affected thereby;
(ii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section or reduce any percentage
specified in the definition of Required Lenders or Required Prepayment Lenders, consent to
the assignment or transfer by either the Borrower or WSCA of any of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, release all or substantially
all of the Collateral or release all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Guarantors from
their guarantee obligations under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, in each case
without the consent of all Lenders;
(iii) amend, modify or waive any condition precedent to any extension of credit under
the Revolving Credit Facilities set forth in Section 5.2 (including, without limitation, the
waiver of an existing Default or Event of Default required to be waived in order for such
extension of credit to be made) without the consent of the Majority Revolving Credit
Facility Lenders with respect to such Revolving Credit Facility;
(iv) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Majority Facility Lenders
with respect to any Facility without the written consent of all Lenders under such Facility;
(v) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 9 or any other provision affecting
the rights, duties and obligations of the Arranger or any Agent without the consent of the
Arranger or Agent directly affected thereby;
(vi) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.6 or 2.7 without the written
consent of each Swing Line Lender directly affected thereby;
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(vii) amend, modify or waive the pro rata provisions of Section 2.18, Section 6.5 of
the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or Section 6.5 of the Canadian Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement, in each case without the consent of each Lender directly affected
thereby;
(viii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 3 without the consent of each
Issuing Lender directly affected thereby;
(ix) impose restrictions on assignments and participations that are more restrictive
than, or additional to, those set forth in Section 10.6; or
(x) amend, modify or waive any provision of any Loan Document directly affecting the
rights, duties or obligations of the Canadian Agent without the consent of the Canadian
Agent.
Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of
the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Loan Parties, the Lenders, the Arranger, the Agents and
all future holders of the Loans. In the case of any waiver, the Loan Parties, the Lenders, the
Arranger and the Agents shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under
the other Loan Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured
and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of
Default, or impair any right consequent thereon. Any such waiver, amendment, supplement or
modification shall be effected by a written instrument signed by the parties required to sign
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section; provided, that delivery of an
executed signature page of any such instrument by facsimile transmission shall be effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement and any other Loan Document may be amended (or
amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent
and each Loan Party to each relevant Loan Document (x) to add one or more additional credit
facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding
thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof (collectively, the “Additional
Extensions of Credit”) to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents with the Term Loans, the US Revolving Extensions of Credit and the Canadian Revolving
Extensions of Credit and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (y) to include
appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required
Lenders, Required Prepayment Lenders and Majority Revolving Credit Facility Lenders;
provided, however, that no such amendment shall permit the Additional Extensions of
Credit to share ratably with or with preference to the Loans in the application of mandatory
prepayments without the consent of the applicable Required Prepayment Lenders.
(b) In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the
written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the relevant
Replacement Term Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing of all outstanding Term Loans
(“Refinanced Term Loans”) with a replacement term loan tranche (“Replacement Term
Loans”) hereunder, provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term
Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such
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Refinanced Term Loans, (b) the
Applicable Margin for such Replacement Term Loans shall not be higher than the Applicable Margin
for such Refinanced Term Loans, (c) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Replacement Term
Loans shall not be shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinanced Term Loans
at the time of such refinancing (except to the extent of nominal amortization for periods where
amortization has been eliminated as a result of prepayment of the applicable Term Loans) and (d)
all other terms applicable to such Replacement Term Loans shall be substantially identical to, or
less favorable to the Lenders providing such Replacement Term Loans than those applicable to such
Refinanced Term Loans, except to the extent necessary to provide for covenants and other terms
applicable to any period after the latest final maturity of the Term Loans in effect immediately
prior to such refinancing.
10.2 Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective
shall be in writing (including by telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall
be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered, or three Business Days after being
deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when received,
addressed (a) in the case of WSCA, the Borrower, the Arranger and the Agents, as follows and (b) in
the case of the Lenders, as set forth in an administrative questionnaire delivered to the
Administrative Agent or on Schedule I to the Lender Addendum to which such Lender is a
party or, in the case of a Lender which becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to an Assignment
and Acceptance, in such Assignment and Acceptance or (c) in the case of any party, to such other
address as such party may hereafter notify to the other parties hereto:
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Telecopy: (000) 000-0000 |
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Telephone: (000) 000-0000 |
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The Borrower:
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Waste Services, Inc. |
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Attention: General Counsel |
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Telecopy: (000) 000-0000 |
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Telephone: (000) 000-0000 |
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Akin Gump Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxx LLP |
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CIBC World Markets Corp. |
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Telecopy: (000) 000-0000 |
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Xxxxxx Commercial Paper Inc. |
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Waste Services Portfolio Manager |
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Telecopy: (000) 000-0000 |
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Telephone: (000) 000-0000 |
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provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Arranger, any Agent, the Issuing
Lender or any Lender shall not be effective until received; and provided further
that any notices or deliveries required to be given to any Lender hereunder may be effected by
delivery of notice to the Administrative Agent as provided above, followed by a distribution of
such notice by the Administrative Agent to any Lender through IntraLinks (or any similar electronic
system customarily used by financial institutions), to the extent such system is being used by the
Administrative Agent, it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall bear no
responsibility for any failure of any Lender to receive any such notice or delivery and the
Borrower shall remain responsible therefor.
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10.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on
the part of any Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the
other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of
any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or
the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and
privileges herein
provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges
provided by law.
10.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made
herein, in the other Loan Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered
pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the making of the Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder.
10.5 Payment of Expenses. The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Arranger and the
Agents for all their reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
syndication of the Facilities (other than fees payable to syndicate members) and the development,
preparation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and
the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including,
without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements and other charges of counsel to the
Administrative Agent and the charges of Intralinks, (b) to pay or reimburse each Lender, the
Arranger and the Agents for all their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any
other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, including, without limitation, the
fees and disbursements of counsel (including the allocated fees and disbursements and other charges
of in-house counsel) to each Lender and of counsel to the Agents, (c) to pay, indemnify, or
reimburse each Lender, the Arranger and the Agents for, and hold each Lender, the Arranger and the
Agents harmless from, any and all recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities with
respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, stamp, excise and similar taxes, if any, which
may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of, or
consummation or administration of any of the transactions contemplated by, or any amendment,
supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of, this Agreement, the
other Loan Documents and any such other documents, and (d) to pay, indemnify or reimburse each
Lender, the Arranger, each Agent, their respective affiliates, and their respective officers,
directors, trustees, employees, affiliates, shareholders, attorneys and other advisors, agents and
controlling persons (each, an “Indemnitee”) for, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from and
against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments,
suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the
execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan
Documents and any such other documents, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing
relating to the use of proceeds of the Loans or the violation of, noncompliance with or liability
under, any Environmental Law applicable to the operations of any Group Member or any of the
Properties or the use by unauthorized persons of information or other materials sent through
electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems that are intercepted by
such persons and the fees and disbursements and other charges of legal counsel in connection with
claims, actions or proceedings by any Indemnitee against the Borrower hereunder (all the
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foregoing
in this clause (d), collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”), provided, that
the Borrower shall not have any obligation hereunder to any
Indemnitee with respect to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities
are found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted directly from the gross negligence
or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any affiliate thereof. No Indemnitee shall be liable
for any damages arising from the use by unauthorized persons of Information or other materials sent
through electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems that are
intercepted by such persons or for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in
connection with the Facilities. Without limiting the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by
applicable law, the Borrower agrees not to assert and to cause its Subsidiaries not to assert, and
hereby waives and agrees to cause its Subsidiaries so to waive, all rights for contribution or any
other rights of recovery with respect to all claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities,
settlements, damages, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature, under or related to
Environmental Laws, that any of them might have by statute or otherwise against any Indemnitee,
except to the extent such claim, demand, penalty, fine, liability, settlement, damage, cost or
expense is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted directly from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. All amounts due under this Section shall be
payable not later than 30 days after written demand therefor. Statements payable by the Borrower
pursuant to this Section shall be submitted to the address of the Borrower set forth in Section
10.2, or to such other Person or address as may be hereafter designated by the Borrower in a notice
to the Administrative Agent. The agreements in this Section shall survive repayment of the Loans
and all other amounts payable hereunder.
10.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments. (a) This Agreement shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of WSCA, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Arranger, the
Agents, all future holders of the Loans and their respective successors and assigns, except that
neither WSCA nor the Borrower may assign or transfer any of their respective rights or obligations
under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Arranger, the Agents and each Lender.
(b) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, WSCA or any other Person, in
accordance with applicable law, at any time sell to one or more banks, financial institutions or
other entities (each, a “Participant”) participating interests in any Loan owing to such
Lender, any Commitment of such Lender or any other interest of such Lender hereunder and under the
other Loan Documents. In the event of any such sale by a Lender of a participating interest to a
Participant, such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement to the other parties to this Agreement
shall remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance thereof,
such Lender shall remain the holder of any such Loan for all purposes under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, and the Borrower and the Agents shall continue to deal solely and directly
with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents. In no event shall any Participant under any such participation have any
right to approve any amendment or waiver of any provision of any Loan Document, or any consent to
any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, except to the extent that such amendment, waiver or
consent would require the consent of all Lenders pursuant to Section 10.1. Each of WSCA and the
Borrower agrees that if amounts outstanding under this Agreement and the Loans are due or unpaid,
or shall have been declared or shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event
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of Default, each Participant shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, be deemed to
have the right of setoff in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this
Agreement to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to
it as a Lender under this Agreement, provided that, in purchasing such participating
interest, such Participant shall be deemed to have agreed to share with the Lenders the proceeds
thereof as provided in Section 10.7(a) as fully as if such Participant were a Lender hereunder.
Each of WSCA and the Borrower also agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits
of Sections 2.18, 2.19 and 2.20 with respect to its participation in the Commitments and the Loans
outstanding from time to time as if such Participant were a Lender; provided that, in the
case of Section 2.20, such Participant shall have complied with the requirements of said Section,
and provided, further, that no Participant shall be entitled to receive any greater
amount pursuant to any such Section than the transferor Lender would have been entitled to receive
in respect of the amount of the participation transferred by such transferor Lender to such
Participant had no such transfer occurred.
If and to the extent that a Non-U.S. Lender sells a participating interest to a Participant
which, pursuant to Section 9.12(c), seeks to obtain the benefits of Section 2.20, then (a) in the
case of a Loan that is not a Canadian Revolving Credit Loan, such Lender shall promptly provide the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent with documentation reflecting the portion of its Loan,
Commitment and/or any other interest of such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents
sold pursuant to such participating interest on a properly completed and duly executed Internal
Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto) with any
required attachments and the portion of its Loan, Commitment and/or any other interest of such
Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents retained on a properly completed and duly
executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI (or any subsequent versions thereof or
successors thereto) or (b) in the case of a Canadian Revolving Credit Loan, such Lender shall
promptly provide WSCA and the Canadian Agent with documentation reflecting the portion of its Loan,
Commitment and/or any other interest of such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents
sold pursuant to such participating interest in such form as the Canadian Agent shall determine
from time to time.
(c) Any Lender (an “Assignor”) may, in accordance with applicable law and upon written
notice to the Administrative Agent (and the Canadian Agent, in the case of the Canadian Revolving
Credit Loans or Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments), at any time and from time to time assign to
any Lender or any affiliate, Related Fund or Control Investment Affiliate thereof or, with the
consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and, (A) in the case of any assignment of US
Revolving Credit Commitments, the written consent of the US Issuing Lender and the US Swing Line
Lender which, in each case, shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (B) in the case of
any assignment of Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments, the written consent of the Canadian
Issuing Lender and the Canadian Swing Line Lenders (which, in each case, shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed); provided (x) that no such consent need be obtained by the
Administrative Agent or its affiliates and (y) the consent of the Borrower need not be obtained
with respect to any assignment of Term Loans, to an additional bank, financial institution or other
entity (an “Assignee”) of all or any part of its rights and obligations under this
Agreement pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance, substantially in the form of Exhibit E (an
“Assignment and Acceptance”), executed by such Assignee and such
Assignor (and, where the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Canadian
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Agent, the US Issuing Lender, the Canadian Issuing Lender, the US Swing Line Lender or the Canadian
Swing Line Lender is required pursuant to the foregoing provisions, by the Borrower and such other
Persons) and delivered to the Administrative Agent for its acceptance and recording in the Register
and with respect to the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility, the Canadian Agent; provided
that no such assignment to an Assignee (other than any Lender or any affiliate thereof) shall be
in an aggregate principal amount of less than $1,000,000 (with respect to Term Loans and $2,500,000
with respect to the Revolving Credit Facilities (other than, in each case, in the case of an
assignment of all of a Lender’s interests under this Agreement)), unless otherwise agreed by the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent. Any such assignment need not be ratable as among the
Facilities. Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective
date determined pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, (x) the Assignee thereunder shall be a
party hereto and, to the extent provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and
obligations of a Lender hereunder with Commitments and/or Loans as set forth therein, and (y) the
Assignor thereunder shall, to the extent provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, be released
from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance
covering all of an Assignor’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Assignor shall
cease to be a party hereto, except as to Section 2.19, 2.20, 2.21, 9.12 and 10.5 in respect of the
period prior to such effective date). Notwithstanding any provision of this Section, neither the
consent of the Borrower nor WSCA, as applicable, shall be required for any assignment that occurs
at any time when any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. For purposes of the
minimum assignment amounts set forth in this paragraph, multiple assignments by two or more Related
Funds shall be aggregated.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall, on behalf of the Borrower and WSCA, maintain at its
address referred to in Section 10.2 a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a
register (the “Register”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and
the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender from time to time. The
entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error, and the Borrower,
WSCA, each Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as
the owner of the Loans and any Notes evidencing such Loans recorded therein for all purposes of
this Agreement. Any assignment of any Loan, whether or not evidenced by a Note, shall be effective
only upon appropriate entries with respect thereto being made in the Register (and each Note shall
expressly so provide). Any assignment or transfer of all or part of a Loan evidenced by a Note
shall be registered on the Register only upon surrender for registration of assignment or transfer
of the Note evidencing such Loan, accompanied by a duly executed Assignment and Acceptance;
thereupon one or more new Notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the
designated Assignee, and the old Notes shall be returned by the Administrative Agent to the
Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, marked “canceled”. The Register shall be available for inspection
by the Borrower, WSCA or any Lender (with respect to any entry relating to such Lender’s Loans) at
any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(e) Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed by an Assignor and an Assignee
(and, in any case where the consent of any other Person is required by Section 10.6(c), by each
such other Person) together with payment to the Administrative Agent
of a registration and processing fee of $3,500 (treating multiple, simultaneous assignments by
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to two or more Related Funds as a single assignment) (except that no such registration and
processing fee shall be payable in the case of an Assignee which is an affiliate or Related Fund of
a Lender or a Person under common management with a Lender), the Administrative Agent shall (i)
promptly accept such Assignment and Acceptance and (ii) on the effective date determined pursuant
thereto record the information contained therein in the Register and give notice of such acceptance
and recordation to the Borrower. On or prior to such effective date, the Borrower or WSCA, as
applicable, at their own expense, upon request, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative
Agent (in exchange for the Revolving Credit Note and/or applicable Term Notes, as the case may be,
of the assigning Lender) a new Revolving Credit Note and/or applicable Term Notes, as the case may
be, to the order of such Assignee in an amount equal to the Revolving Credit Commitment and/or
applicable Term Loans, as the case may be, assumed or acquired by it pursuant to such Assignment
and Acceptance and, if the Assignor has retained a Revolving Credit Commitment and/or Term Loans,
as the case may be, upon request, a new Revolving Credit Note and/or Term Notes, as the case may
be, to the order of the Assignor in an amount equal to the Revolving Credit Commitment and/or
applicable Term Loans, as the case may be, retained by it hereunder. Such new Note or Notes shall
be dated the Restatement Effective Date and shall otherwise be in the form of the Note or Notes
replaced thereby.
(f) For the avoidance of doubt, the parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the provisions
of this Section concerning assignments of Loans and Notes relate only to absolute assignments and
that such provisions do not prohibit assignments creating security interests in Loans and Notes,
including, without limitation, any pledge or assignment by a Lender of any Loan or Note to any
Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with applicable law.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting
Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “SPC”), identified as such
in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent, or the Canadian
Agent with respect to Canadian Revolving Credit Loans and Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments,
and the Borrower or WSCA, as applicable, the option to provide to the Borrower, or WSCA, as
applicable, all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to
make to the Borrower, or WSCA, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i)
nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to make any Loan and (ii) if an SPC elects
not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the
Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a
Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent,
and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no
SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all
liability for which shall remain with the Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each
party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that,
prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding
commercial paper or other indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other
person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or
liquidation proceedings under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or
Canada or any province thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Section 10.6(g), any SPC may (A) with notice to,
but without the prior written consent of, the Borrower, or WSCA, as applicable, and the
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applicable Agents and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its
interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender, or with the prior written consent of the Borrower or
WSCA, as applicable, and the applicable Agents (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld)
to any financial institutions providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of
such SPC to support the funding or maintenance of Loans, and (B) disclose on a confidential basis
any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or
provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC; provided
that non-public information with respect to the Borrower or WSCA may be disclosed only with the
Borrower’s or WSCA’s consent which will not be unreasonably withheld. This paragraph (g) may not
be amended without the written consent of any SPC with Loans outstanding at the time of such
proposed amendment.
10.7 Adjustments; Set-off. (a) Except to the extent that this Agreement provides for
payments to be allocated to a particular Lender or to the Lenders under a particular Facility, if
any Lender (a “Benefited Lender”) shall at any time receive any payment of all or part of
the Obligations owing to it, or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or
involuntarily, by set-off, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Section
8(f), or otherwise) or any proceeds from Collateral (whether pursuant to the exercise of the rights
of any Secured Party under the Security Agreements or under law or otherwise), in a greater
proportion than any such payment to or collateral or proceeds of Collateral received by any other
Lender, if any, in respect of the Obligations owing to such other Lender, such Benefited Lender
shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participating interest in such portion of the
Obligations owing to each such other Lender, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits
of any such collateral, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefited Lender to share the excess
payment, benefits of such collateral or proceeds from Collateral ratably with each of the Lenders;
provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits or
proceeds is thereafter recovered from such Benefited Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and
the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
The provisions of this paragraph are intended to apply to all Lenders and to all payments,
Collateral or proceeds of Collateral received by such Lenders in respect of the Obligations of the
Borrower or WSCA hereunder regardless of whether such payment, collateral or proceeds from
Collateral received by such Benefited Lender were received by such Lender with respect to the
Obligations of the Borrower or of WSCA and regardless of whether the collateral or proceeds of
Collateral were pledged to secure the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility or the US Revolving Credit
Facility and the Term Loan Facilities.
(b) In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, each Lender shall
have the right, without prior notice to WSCA or the Borrower, any such notice being expressly
waived by WSCA and the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming
due and payable by WSCA or the Borrower hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration
or otherwise), to set off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all deposits
(general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in
any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case
whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing
by such Lender or any branch or agency thereof to or for the credit or the account of WSCA or the
Borrower, as the case may be; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender may set off
deposits, claims or other property of WSCA or a Canadian Subsidiary against
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amounts owed to such
Lender unless such amounts owed are Canadian Obligations. Each Lender agrees to notify promptly
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such setoff and application made by such
Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such
setoff and application.
10.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this
Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall
be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of
this Agreement or of a Lender Addendum by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of
a manually executed counterpart hereof. A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the
parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
10.9 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in
any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition
or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition
or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision
in any other jurisdiction.
10.10 Integration. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents, represent the entire
agreement of WSCA, the Borrower, the Agents, the Arranger and the Lenders with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or
warranties by the Arranger, any Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not
expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.
10.11 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
10.12 Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each of WSCA and the Borrower hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally:
(a) submits for itself and its Property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and
enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of
the courts of the State of New York located in the County of New York, the courts of the United
States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;
(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any
objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any
such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to
plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing
a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage
prepaid, to WSCA or the Borrower, as the case may be at its address set
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forth in Section 10.2 or at
such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any
other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to xxx in any other jurisdiction; and
(e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or
recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any special, exemplary,
punitive or consequential damages.
10.13 Acknowledgments. Each of WSCA and the Borrower hereby acknowledges that:
(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(b) neither the Arranger, any Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty
to WSCA or the Borrower arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Arranger, the Agents and the Lenders, on one hand,
and WSCA and the Borrower, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of
debtor and creditor; and
(c) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by
virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Arranger, the Agents and the Lenders or
among WSCA, the Borrower and the Lenders.
10.14 Confidentiality. Each of the Arranger, the Agents and the Lenders agrees to keep
confidential all non-public information provided to it by any Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement
that is designated by such Loan Party as confidential; provided that nothing herein shall
prevent the Arranger, any Agent or any Lender from disclosing any such information (a) to the
Arranger, any Agent, any other Lender or any affiliate of any thereof, (b) to any Participant or
Assignee (each, a “Transferee”) or prospective Transferee that agrees to comply with the
provisions of this
Section or substantially equivalent provisions, (c) to any of its employees, directors,
agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors, (d) to any financial institution
that is a direct or indirect contractual counterparty in swap agreements or such contractual
counterparty’s professional advisor (so long as such contractual counterparty or professional
advisor to such contractual counterparty agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section), (e)
upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it, (f) in
response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required
pursuant to any Requirement of Law, (g) if requested or required to do so in connection with any
litigation or similar proceeding, (h) that has been publicly disclosed other than in breach of this
Section, (i) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization or
any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lender’s
investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender or (j) in
connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing sentence or any other express or implied
agreement, arrangement or understanding, the parties hereto hereby
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commencement of discussions with respect to the financing provided hereunder, any party hereto (and
each of its employees, representatives, or agents) is permitted to disclose to any and all persons,
without limitation of any kind, the tax structure and tax aspects of the transactions contemplated
hereby, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) related to such
tax structure and tax aspects.
10.15 Release of Collateral and Guarantee Obligations.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document,
upon request of the Borrower in connection with any Disposition of Property by any Group Member
permitted by the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall (without notice to, or vote or
consent of, any Lender, or any affiliate of any Lender that is a party to any Specified Hedge
Agreement) take such actions as shall be required to release its security interest in any
Collateral being Disposed of in such Disposition, and to release any guarantee obligations under
any Loan Document of any Person being Disposed of in such Disposition, to the extent necessary to
permit consummation of such Disposition in accordance with the Loan Documents; provided
that the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, at least ten Business Days
prior to the date of the proposed release (or such shorter period agreed to by the Administrative
Agent), a written request for release identifying the relevant Collateral being Disposed of in such
Disposition and the terms of such Disposition in reasonable detail, including the date thereof, the
price thereof and any expenses in connection therewith, together with a certification by the
Borrower stating that such transaction is in compliance with this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents and that the proceeds of such Disposition will be applied in accordance with this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other Loan Document, when
all Obligations (other than obligations in respect of any Specified Hedge Agreement) have been paid
in full, all Commitments have terminated or expired and no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding,
upon request of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall (without notice to, or vote or consent
of, any Lender, or any affiliate of any Lender that is a party to any Specified Hedge Agreement)
take such actions as shall be required to release its security interest in all Collateral, and to
release all guarantee obligations provided for in any Loan
Document, whether or not on the date of such release there may be outstanding Obligations in
respect of Specified Hedge Agreements. Any such release of guarantee obligations shall be deemed
subject to the provision that such guarantee obligations shall be reinstated if after such release
any portion of any payment in respect of the Obligations guaranteed thereby shall be rescinded or
must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or
reorganization of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, or upon or as a result of the appointment
of a receiver, interim receiver, receiver–manger, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or
similar officer for, the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any substantial part of its property,
or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, a Letter of Credit shall not be deemed outstanding if (i)
the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and the other Obligations under the Loan Documents shall
have been paid in full and the Commitments have been terminated and (ii) the Borrower or WSCA, as
applicable, has either supported such Letter of Credit, on terms and conditions reasonably
acceptable to the Issuing Lender, with another letter of credit from a
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reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Lender or provided such Issuing Lender with cash collateral in
a manner and an amount acceptable to the Issuing Lender. Each Issuing Lender hereby acknowledges
and agrees that if a Letter of Credit has been supported with another letter or credit or cash
collateralized as provided in this Section, all obligations of the Lenders with respect to such
Letters of Credit shall have terminated, including the obligations of the Lenders to purchase L/C
Participations pursuant to Section 3.4 and the obligations of the Lenders to make Revolving Loans
pursuant to Section 2.4.
10.16 Accounting Changes. In the event that any “Accounting Change” (as defined below)
shall occur and such change results in a change in the method of calculation of financial
covenants, standards or terms in this Agreement, then WSCA, the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent agree to enter into negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to
equitably reflect such Accounting Change with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating
WSCA’s and the Borrower’s financial condition shall be the same after such Accounting Change as if
such Accounting Change had not been made. Until such time as such an amendment shall have been
executed and delivered by WSCA and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders,
all financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be calculated or
construed as if such Accounting Change had not occurred. “Accounting Change” refers to any change
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, if applicable, the SEC.
10.17 Delivery of Lender Addenda. Each Lender as of the Restatement Effective Date which is
not an Original Lender shall become a party to this Agreement by delivering to the Administrative
Agent a Lender Addendum duly executed by such Lender, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
10.18 WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL
.. WSCA, THE BORROWER, THE ARRANGER, THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR
ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
10.19 Subordination of Intercompany Indebtedness. WSCA and the Borrower agree that they
will not, and will not permit any Loan Party to, become obligated or otherwise liable for any
intercompany Indebtedness that is owed to any Group Member who is not a Guarantor, unless such
Group Member agrees in writing for the benefit of the Secured Parties that (a) such Indebtedness is
completely subordinated to the Obligations and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in
full of the Obligations, and (b) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no payment
on any such Indebtedness shall be made until the payment in full in cash of the Obligations. If
any payment on intercompany Indebtedness is received by such Group Member prior to such time as the
Obligations are paid in full, then such Group Member shall receive and hold the same in trust, as
trustee, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, and shall
forthwith deliver the same to the Administrative Agent in precisely the form received (except for
the endorsement or assignment of such Group Member where necessary or advisable in the
Administrative Agent’s reasonable
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judgment) for application to any of the Obligations, due or not
due, and, until so delivered, the same shall be segregated from the other assets of such Group
Member and held in trust by such Group Member as the property of the Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Parties.
10.20 Judgment Currency. (a) If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against
a Loan Party in any court in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into any other
currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 10.20 referred to as the “Judgment
Currency”) an amount due under any Loan Document in any currency (the “Obligation Currency”) other
than the Judgment Currency, the conversion shall be made at the rate of exchange prevailing on the
Business Day immediately preceding the date of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any
proceeding in the courts of the State of New York or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that
will give effect to such conversion being made on such date, or the date on which the judgment is
given, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the applicable date
as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this Section 10.20 being hereinafter in this
Section 10.20 referred to as the “Judgment Conversion Date”); and (b) If, in the case of any
proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section 10.20(a), there is a change in
the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual receipt
of the amount due in immediately available funds, the Loan Party shall pay such additional amount
(if any, but in any event not a lesser amount) as may be necessary to ensure that the amount
actually received in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on
the date of payment, will produce the amount of the Obligation Currency which could have been
purchased with the amount of the Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at
the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date. Any amount due from Borrower
under this Section 10.20 shall be due as a separate debt and
shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect
of any of the Loan Documents. The term “rate of exchange” in this Section 10.20 means the rate of
exchange at which the Administrative Agent, on the relevant date at or about 12:00 noon (New York
time), would be prepared to sell, in accordance with its normal course foreign currency exchange
practices, the Obligation Currency against the Judgment Currency.
SECTION 11. GUARANTEE
11.1 Guarantee.
(a) The Borrower unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees to the Administrative Agent, for
the ratable benefit of the Canadian Secured Parties and their respective successors, indorsees,
transferees and assigns the prompt and complete payment and performance by WSCA when due (whether
at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Canadian Obligations.
(b) If and to the extent required in order for the Obligations of the Borrower to be
enforceable under applicable federal, state and other laws relating to the insolvency of debtors,
the maximum liability of the Borrower hereunder shall be limited to the greatest amount which can
lawfully be guaranteed by the Borrower under such laws, after giving effect to any rights of
contribution, reimbursement and subrogation arising under Section 11.2. The Borrower
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and agrees that, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, (i) the Borrower (as opposed to
its creditors, representatives of creditors or bankruptcy trustee, including the Borrower in its
capacity as debtor in possession exercising any powers of a bankruptcy trustee) has no personal
right under such laws to reduce, or request any judicial relief that has the effect of reducing,
the amount of its liability under this Section 11, (ii) the Borrower (as opposed to its creditors,
representatives of creditors or bankruptcy trustee, including the Borrower in its capacity as
debtor in possession exercising any powers of a bankruptcy trustee) has no personal right to
enforce the limitation set forth in this Section 11.1(b) or to reduce, or request judicial relief
reducing, the amount of its liability under this Section 11.1, and (iii) the limitation set forth
in this Section 11.1(b) may be enforced only to the extent required under such laws in order for
the obligations of the Borrower under this Section 11 to be enforceable under such laws and only by
or for the benefit of a creditor, representative of creditors or bankruptcy trustee of the Borrower
or other Person entitled, under such laws, to enforce the provisions thereof.
(c) The Borrower agrees that the Canadian Obligations may at any time and from time to time be
incurred or permitted in an amount exceeding the maximum liability of the Borrower’s guarantee
under Section 11.1(b) without impairing the guarantee contained in this Section 11 or affecting the
rights and remedies of any Canadian Secured Party hereunder.
(d) The guarantee contained in this Section 11 shall remain in full force and effect until
final payment in full of the Canadian Obligations, notwithstanding that from time to time during
the term of the Credit Agreement WSCA may be free from any Canadian Obligations.
(e) No payment made by the Borrower, any other guarantor or any other Person or received or
collected by any Canadian Secured Party from the Borrower, any other guarantor or any other Person
by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or
application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Canadian
Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of the
Borrower under this Section 11 which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any
payment made by the Borrower in respect of the Canadian Obligations or any payment received or
collected from the Borrower in respect the Canadian Obligations), remain liable for the Canadian
Obligations up to the maximum liability of the Borrower’s guarantee hereunder until the Canadian
Obligations (other than Obligations in respect of any Specified Hedge Agreement) are paid in full,
no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (except Letters of Credit which have been supported with a
letter of credit or cash collateralized in accordance with Section 10.15(c)) and the Commitments
are terminated or have expired.
11.2 Rights of Reimbursement, Contribution and Subrogation. In case any payment is made on
account of the Canadian Obligations or is received or collected on account of the Canadian
Obligations:
(a) If such payment is made by WSCA or from its property, then, if and to the extent such
payment is made on account of the Canadian Obligations arising from or relating to a Loan made to
WSCA or a Letter of Credit issued for WSCA, WSCA shall not be entitled to (A) demand or enforce
reimbursement or contribution in respect of such payment from the Borrower or (B) be subrogated to
any claim, interest, right or remedy of any Canadian Secured Party against any Person, including
the Borrower or its property.
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(b) If such payment is made by the Borrower or from its property, the Borrower shall be
entitled, subject to and upon payment in full of the Obligations, (A) to demand and enforce
reimbursement for the full amount of such payment from WSCA (with respect to any payment on the
Canadian Obligations) and (B) to demand and enforce contribution in respect of such payment from
each Subsidiary Guarantor and each other guarantor of the Canadian Obligations which has not paid
its fair share of such payment, as necessary to ensure that (after giving effect to any enforcement
of reimbursement rights provided hereby) each Subsidiary Guarantor and each other guarantor of the
Canadian Obligations pays its fair share of the unreimbursed portion of such payment. For this
purpose, the fair share of each Subsidiary Guarantor and each other guarantor of the Canadian
Obligations as to any unreimbursed payment shall be determined based on an equitable apportionment
of such unreimbursed payment among all Subsidiary Guarantors and each other guarantor of the
Canadian Obligations based on the relative value of their assets and any other equitable
considerations deemed appropriate by the court.
(c) If and whenever (after payment in full of the Obligations) any right of reimbursement or
contribution becomes enforceable by the Borrower against any other Loan Party under Sections
11.2(a) and 11.2(b), the Borrower shall be entitled, subject to and upon payment in full of the
Obligations, to be subrogated (equally and ratably with all other Loan Parties entitled to
reimbursement or contribution from any other Loan Party as set forth in Section 2 of the Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement or Section 2 of the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) to any
security interest that may then be held by the Administrative Agent upon any Collateral granted to
it which secures the Canadian Obligations. Such right of subrogation shall be enforceable solely
against the other Loan Parties, and not against the
Canadian Secured Parties, and neither the Administrative Agent nor any other Secured Party
shall have any duty whatsoever to warrant, ensure or protect any such right of subrogation or to
obtain, perfect, maintain, hold, enforce or retain any Collateral for any purpose related to any
such right of subrogation. If subrogation is demanded by any Loan Party, then (after payment in
full of the Obligations) the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Loan Party making such
demand, or to a representative of such Loan Party or of the Loan Parties generally, an instrument
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent transferring, on a quitclaim basis without any recourse,
representation, warranty or obligation whatsoever, whatever security interest the Administrative
Agent then may hold in whatever Collateral may then exist that was not previously released or
disposed of by the Administrative Agent.
(d) All rights and claims arising under this Section 11.2 or based upon or relating to any
other right of reimbursement, indemnification, contribution or subrogation that may at any time
arise or exist in favor of the Borrower as to any payment on account of the Canadian Obligations
made by it or received or collected from its property shall be fully subordinated in all respects
to the prior payment in full of all of the Obligations. Until payment in full of the Obligations,
the Borrower shall not demand or receive any collateral security, payment or distribution
whatsoever (whether in cash, property or securities or otherwise) on account of any such right or
claim. If any such payment or distribution is made or becomes available to the Borrower in any
bankruptcy case or receivership, insolvency or liquidation proceeding, such payment or distribution
shall be delivered by the person making such payment or distribution directly to the Administrative
Agent, for application to the payment of the Canadian Obligations. If any such payment or
distribution is received by the Borrower, it shall be held by the Borrower
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an express trust for the benefit of the Canadian Secured Parties, and shall forthwith be
transferred and delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, in the exact form received
and, if necessary, duly endorsed.
(e) The obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents, including its liability for the
Obligations and the enforceability of the security interests granted thereby, are not contingent
upon the validity, legality, enforceability, collectibility or sufficiency of any right of
reimbursement, contribution or subrogation arising under this Section 11.2. The invalidity,
insufficiency, unenforceability or uncollectibility of any such right shall not in any respect
diminish, affect or impair any such obligation or any other claim, interest, right or remedy at any
time held by any Canadian Secured Party against the Borrower or its property. The Canadian Secured
Parties make no representations or warranties in respect of any such right and shall have no duty
to assure, protect, enforce or ensure any such right or otherwise relating to any such right.
(f) The Borrower reserves any and all other rights of reimbursement, contribution or
subrogation at any time available to it as against any other Loan Party, but (i) the exercise and
enforcement of such rights shall be subject to Section 11.2(d) and (ii) neither the Administrative
Agent nor any other Canadian Secured Party shall ever have any duty or liability whatsoever in
respect of any such right, except as provided in Section 11.2(c).
11.3 Amendments, etc. with respect to the Canadian Obligations
.. The Borrower shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation
of rights against the Borrower and without notice to or further assent by the Borrower, any demand
for payment of any of the Canadian Obligations made by any Canadian Secured Party may be rescinded
by such Canadian Secured Party and any of the Canadian Obligations continued, and the Canadian
Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral
security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in
whole or in part, be renewed, increased, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised,
waived, surrendered or released by any Canadian Secured Party, and the Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be
amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Administrative Agent (or
the requisite Lenders or all Lenders, as the case may be) may deem advisable from time to time, and
any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by any Canadian Secured
Party for the payment of the Canadian Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or
released. No Canadian Secured Party shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or
insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for the Canadian Obligations or for the
guarantee contained in this Section 11 or any property subject thereto.
11.4 Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional. The Borrower waives any and all notice of the
creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Canadian Obligations and notice of or proof
of reliance by any Canadian Secured Party upon the guarantee contained in this Section 11 or
acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 11; the Canadian Obligations, and any of
them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed,
extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 11; and all
dealings between the Loan Parties, on the one hand, and the Canadian
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Secured Parties, on the other
hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the
guarantee contained in this Section 11. The Borrower waives diligence, presentment, protest,
demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon WSCA or any of the other Loan
Parties with respect to the Canadian Obligations. The Borrower understands and agrees that the
guarantee contained in this Section 11 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and
unconditional guarantee of payment and performance without regard to (a) the validity or
enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, any of the Canadian Obligations
or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at
any time or from time to time held by any Canadian Secured Party, (b) any defense, set-off or
counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance hereunder) which may at any time be
available to or be asserted by the Borrower or WSCA or any other Person against any Canadian
Secured Party, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of
the Borrower, WSCA or such other Loan Party) which constitutes, or might be construed to
constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Canadian Obligations or of the Borrower under
the guarantee contained in this Section 11, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When making
any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against the Borrower,
any Canadian Secured Party may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or
otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against WSCA any other Loan Party or any
other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Canadian Obligations or any
right of offset with respect thereto, and any
failure by any Canadian Secured Party to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or
remedies or to collect any payments from WSCA, any other Loan Party or any other Person or to
realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or
any release of WSCA, any other Loan Party or any other Person or any such collateral security,
guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve the Borrower of any obligation or liability
hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or
available as a matter of law, of any Canadian Secured Party against the Borrower. For the purposes
hereof “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.
11.5 Reinstatement. The guarantee contained in this Section 11 shall continue to be
effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, if
any of the Canadian Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by any
Canadian Secured Party upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization
of the Borrower, WSCA or any other Loan Party, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a
receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower, WSCA or
any other Loan Party or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such
payments had not been made.
11.6 Payments. The Borrower hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the
Administrative Agent without set-off or counterclaim in Canadian Dollars in immediately available
funds at the office of the Administrative Agent located at the Payment Office.
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11.7 Waivers by the Borrower. The Borrower expressly waives all rights it may have now or
in the future under any statute, or at common law, or at law or in equity, or otherwise, to compel
the Agents or the Lenders to marshal assets or to proceed in respect of the Obligations guaranteed
hereunder against any other Loan Party, any other party or against any security for the payment and
performance of the Obligations guaranteed hereunder before proceeding against, or as a condition to
proceeding against, the Borrower. It is agreed among the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders that
the foregoing waivers are of the essence of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents and that, but for the provisions of this Section 11.7 and such waivers, the
Agents and the Lenders would decline to enter into this Agreement. The Borrower also expressly
waives the benefits of division and discussion under the Civil Code of Quebec.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and
delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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PRICING GRID FOR TRANCHE D TERM LOANS,
REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS AND SWING LINE LOANS
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The above Applicable Margins shall be reduced by 0.25% if the Borrower has obtained a senior
secured bank loan rating from Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. of B2 or better and a senior secured
bank loan rating from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group of B or better, effective as of the day after
the date on which such ratings are obtained.
Changes in the Applicable Margin with respect to Tranche D Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and
Swing Line Loans resulting from changes in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective
on the date (the “Adjustment Date”) on which financial statements are delivered to the
Lenders pursuant to Sections 6.1(a) and (b) (but in any event not later than the 45th day after the
end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year or the 90th day after the end
of each fiscal year, as the case may be) and shall remain in effect until the next change to be
effected pursuant to this paragraph. If any financial statements referred to above are not
delivered within the time periods specified above, then, until such financial statements are
delivered, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as at the end of the fiscal period that would have been
covered thereby shall for the purposes of this definition be deemed to be greater than 5.25 to
1.00. Each determination of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio pursuant to this Pricing Grid shall be
made with respect to the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending at the
end of the period covered by the relevant financial statements.
SCHEDULE 4.4
CONSENTS, AUTHORIZATIONS, FILINGS AND NOTICES
SCHEDULE 4.6
MATERIAL LITIGATION
SCHEDULE 4.15(a)
SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE 4.15(b)
AGREEMENTS RELATED TO CAPITAL STOCK
SCHEDULE 4.17
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
SCHEDULE 4.19
FILING JURISDICTIONS UNDER PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITY LEGISLATION
[Borrower to list name of each Loan Party which is a party to any Security Document and each
filing office and jurisdiction in which a financing statement under applicable Personal Property
Security Legislation must be filed in respect of such Loan Party and its collateral]
SCHEDULE 4.24
OWNED AND LEASED PROPERTY; MORTGAGED PROPERTY
SCHEDULE 5.1(h)
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
SCHEDULE 7.2(d)
EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS
SCHEDULE 7.3(f)
EXISTING LIENS
SCHEDULE 7.10
TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES