CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of May 1, 2006 among WMS INDUSTRIES INC., as Borrower, The other Loan Parties, The Lenders Party Hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead...
EXHIBIT
10.1
Β
Β
dated
as of
Β
May
1, 2006
Β
among
Β
WMS
INDUSTRIES INC.,
as
Borrower,
Β
The
other Loan Parties,
Β
The
Lenders Party Hereto
Β
and
Β
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent
Β
_________________________
Β
X.X.
XXXXXX SECURITIES INC.,
as
Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger,
Β
LASALLE
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Syndication Agent
Β
and
Β
BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as
Documentation Agent
Β
Β
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLEΒ IΒ Β DEFINITIONS
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1
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Section
1.01
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Defined
Terms
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1
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Section
1.02
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Classification
of Loans and Borrowings
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21
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Section
1.03
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Terms
Generally
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21
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Section
1.04
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Accounting
Terms; GAAP
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21
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ARTICLEΒ II
THE Β CREDITS
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22
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Section
2.01
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Commitments
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22
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Section
2.02
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Loans
and Borrowings
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22
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Section
2.03
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Requests
for Revolving Borrowings
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22
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Section
2.04
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Increase
in the Commitments
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23
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Section
2.05
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Swingline
Loans
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25
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Section
2.06
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Letters
of Credit
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26
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Section
2.07
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Funding
of Borrowings
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30
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Section
2.08
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Interest
Elections
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31
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Section
2.09
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Termination
and Reduction of Commitments
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32
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Section
2.10
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Repayment
of Loans; Evidence of Debt
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32
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Section
2.11
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Prepayment
of Loans
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33
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Section
2.12
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Fees
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34
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Section
2.13
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Interest
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34
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Section
2.14
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Alternate
Rate of Interest
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35
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Section
2.15
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Increased
Costs
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36
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Section
2.16
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Break
Funding Payments
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37
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Section
2.17
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Taxes
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37
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Section
2.18
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Payments
Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs
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38
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Section
2.19
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Mitigation
Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
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40
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ARTICLEΒ III
Β Β REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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41
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Section
3.01
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Organization;
Powers
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41
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Section
3.02
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Authorization;
Enforceability
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41
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Section
3.03
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Governmental
Approvals; No Conflicts
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41
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Section
3.04
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Financial
Condition; No Material Adverse Change
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41
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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Page
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Section
3.05
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Properties
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42
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Section
3.06
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Litigation
and Environmental Matters
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42
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Section
3.07
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Compliance
with Laws and Agreements
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43
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Section
3.08
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Investment
and Holding Company Status
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43
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Section
3.09
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Taxes
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43
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Section
3.10
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ERISA
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43
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Section
3.11
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Labor
Disputes
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43
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Section
3.12
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Subsidiaries
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43
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Section
3.13
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Solvency
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43
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Section
3.14
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Common
Enterprise
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44
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Section
3.15
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Material
Agreements
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44
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Section
3.16
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Subordinated
Indebtedness
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44
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Section
3.17
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Disclosure
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44
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ARTICLEΒ IV
Β Β CONDITIONS
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45
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Section
4.01
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Effective
Date
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45
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Section
4.02
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Each
Credit Event
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46
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ARTICLEΒ V
Β Β AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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47
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Β |
Section
5.01
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Financial
Statements and Other Information
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47
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Section
5.02
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Notices
of Material Events
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48
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Section
5.03
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Existence;
Conduct of Business
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49
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Section
5.04
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Payment
of Obligations
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49
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Section
5.05
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Maintenance
of Properties; Insurance
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49
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Section
5.06
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Books
and Records; Inspection Rights
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49
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Section
5.07
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Compliance
with Laws
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49
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Section
5.08
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Use
of Proceeds and Letters of Credit
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50
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Section
5.09
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Further
Assurances
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50
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ARTICLEΒ VI
Β Β NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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50
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Section
6.01
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Indebtedness
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50
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Section
6.02
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Liens
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52
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Section
6.03
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Fundamental
Changes
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53
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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Page
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Section
6.04
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Investments,
Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions
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53
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Section
6.05
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Swap
Agreements
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54
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Section
6.06
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Restricted
Payments
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54
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Section
6.07
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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55
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Section
6.08
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Restrictive
Agreements
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55
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Section
6.09
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Subordinated
Indebtedness
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55
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Section
6.10
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Sale
and Leaseback Transactions and other Off-Balance Sheet
Liabilities
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55
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Section
6.11
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Capital
Expenditures and Gaming Operations Equipment Expenditures
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56
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Section
6.12
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Financial
Covenants
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56
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ARTICLEΒ VII
Β Β EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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56
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ARTICLEΒ VIII
Β Β THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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59
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ARTICLEΒ IX
Β Β MISCELLANEOUS
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61
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Β |
Section
9.01
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Notices
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61
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Section
9.02
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Waivers;
Amendments
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62
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Section
9.03
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Expenses;
Indemnity; Damage Waiver
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63
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Section
9.04
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Successors
and Assigns
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64
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Section
9.05
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Survival
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67
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Section
9.06
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Counterparts;
Integration; Effectiveness
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68
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Section
9.07
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Severability
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68
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Section
9.08
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Right
of Setoff
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68
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Section
9.09
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Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
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68
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Section
9.10
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WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL
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69
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Section
9.11
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Headings
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69
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Section
9.12
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Confidentiality
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69
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Section
9.13
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Interest
Rate Limitation
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70
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Section
9.14
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USA
PATRIOT Act
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70
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Section
9.15
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Cooperation
with Gaming Boards
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70
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Section
9.16
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Subordinated
Note Indenture
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71
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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ARTICLEΒ X
Β Β GUARANTY
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71
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Section
10.01
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Guaranty
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71
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Section
10.02
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Guaranty
of Payment
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71
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Section
10.03
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No
Discharge or Diminishment of Subsidiary Guaranty
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71
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Section
10.04
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Defenses
Waived
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72
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Section
10.05
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Rights
of Subrogation
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72
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Section
10.06
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Reinstatement;
Stay of Acceleration
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73
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Section
10.07
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Information
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73
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Section
10.08
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Termination
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73
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Section
10.09
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Taxes
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73
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Section
10.10
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Maximum
Liability
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73
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Section
10.11
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Contribution
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74
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Section
10.12
|
Liability
Cumulative
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75
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SCHEDULES:
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ScheduleΒ 2.01
|
β
|
Commitments
|
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EXHIBITS:
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ExhibitΒ A
|
β
|
Form
of Assignment and Assumption
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ExhibitΒ B
|
β
|
Form
of Document Checklist
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Exhibit
C
|
β
|
Compliance
Certificate
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Exhibit
D
|
β
|
Joinder
Agreement
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iv
CREDIT
AGREEMENT
dated as
of May 1, 2006 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from
time to time, this βAgreementβ)
among
WMS
INDUSTRIES INC.,
a
Delaware corporation, the other Loan Parties, the LENDERS party hereto, and
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent.
Β
The
parties hereto agree as follows:
Β
ARTICLEΒ IΒ
Β
DEFINITIONS
Β
SECTION
1.01Β Β Defined
Terms.
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified
below:
Β
βABRβ,
when
used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan,
or the
Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined
by
reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
Β
βAccountβ
has
the
meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.
Β
βAcquisitionβ
means
any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated on or
after
the date of this Agreement, by which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
(a)Β acquires any going business or all or substantially all of the assets
of any Person, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or
(b)Β directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most
recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number
of votes) of the Equity Interests of a Person which has ordinary voting power
for the election of directors or other similar management personnel of a
Person
(other than Equity Interests having such power only by reason of the happening
of a contingency) or a majority of the outstanding Equity Interests of a
Person.
Β
βAdditional
Commitment Lenderβ
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.
Β
βAdjusted
LIBO Rateβ
means,
with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest
rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal
to
(a)Β the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b)Β the
Statutory Reserve Rate.
Β
βAdministrative
Agentβ
means
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the
Lenders hereunder.
Β
βAdministrative
Questionnaireβ
means
an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative
Agent.
Β
βAffiliateβ
means,
with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under
common Control with the Person specified.
1
βAlternate
Base Rateβ
means,
for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a)Β the Prime Rate
in effect on such day, (b)Β the Base CD Rate in effect on such day plus 1%
and (c)Β the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus Β½ of
1%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate,
the
Base CD Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective from
and
including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Base CD
Rate
or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
Β
βApplicable
Guarantor Percentageβ
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 10.11.
Β
βApplicable
Percentageβ
means,
with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total Commitments represented
by such Lenderβs Commitment. If the Commitments have terminated or expired, the
Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Commitments most
recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.
Β
βApplicable
Rateβ
means,
for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan or Eurodollar Revolving Loan, with
respect to LC Fees, or with respect to the Commitment Fees payable hereunder,
as
the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth next to the caption
βABR Spreadβ, βEurodollar Spreadβ, βLC Feeβ or βCommitment Feeβ, as the case may
be, based upon Borrowerβs Status as reflected in the then most recent Financials
(subject to the final paragraph of this definition):
APPLICABLE
RATE |
LEVEL
I
STATUS |
LEVEL
II
STATUS |
LEVEL
III
STATUS |
LEVEL
IV
STATUS |
ABR
Spread
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
Eurodollar
Spread
|
1.00%
|
1.25%
|
1.50%
|
1.75%
|
LC
Fee
|
0.75%
|
0.75%
|
0.75%
|
0.75%
|
Commitment
Fee
|
0.15%
|
0.20%
|
0.25%
|
0.30%
|
For
the
purposes of this definition, the following terms have the following meanings,
subject to the final paragraph of this definition:
Β
βLevel
I
Statusβ exists at any date if, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the
Borrower referred to in the most recent Financials, the Senior Indebtedness
to
EBITDA Ratio is less than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00.
Β
βLevel
II
Statusβ exists at any date if, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the
Borrower referred to in the most recent Financials, (i) the Borrower has
not
qualified for Level I Status and (ii) the Senior Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio
is
less than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00.
Β
βLevel
III Statusβ exists at any date if, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of
the Borrower referred to in the most recent Financials, (i) the Borrower
has not
qualified for Level I Status or Level II Status and (ii) the Senior Indebtedness
to EBITDA Ratio is less than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00.
2
βLevel
IV
Statusβ exists at any date if, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the
Borrower referred to in the most recent Financials, (i) the Borrower has
not
qualified for Level I Status, Level II Status, or Level III Status and (ii)
the
Senior Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio is greater than 2.00 to 1.00.
Β
The
Applicable Rate shall be determined in accordance with the foregoing table
based
on the Borrower's Status as reflected in the then most recent Financials.
Adjustments, if any, to the Applicable Rate shall be effective five (5) Business
Days after the Agent has received the applicable Financials. If the Borrower
fails to deliver the Financials to the Agent at the time required pursuant
to
this Agreement, then the Applicable Rate shall be the highest Applicable
Rate
set forth in the foregoing table until five (5) days after such Financials
are
so delivered.
Β
βApproved
Fundβ
means
any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing,
holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the
ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by
(a)Β a Lender, (b)Β an Affiliate of a Lender or (c)Β an entity or an
Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
Β
βAssessment
Rateβ
means,
for any day, the annual assessment rate in effect on such day that is payable
by
a member of the Bank Insurance Fund classified as βwell-capitalizedβ and within
supervisory subgroup βBβ (or a comparable successor risk classification) within
the meaning of 12 C.F.R. Part 327 (or any successor provision) to the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation for insurance by such Corporation of time deposits
made in dollars at the offices of such member in the United States of America;
provided
that if,
as a result of any change in any law, rule or regulation, it is no longer
possible to determine the Assessment Rate as aforesaid, then the Assessment
Rate
shall be such annual rate as shall be determined by the Administrative Agent
to
be representative of the cost of such insurance to the Lenders.
Β
βAssignment
and Assumptionβ
means
an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with
the
consent of any party whose consent is required by SectionΒ 9.04), and
accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of ExhibitΒ A
or any
other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
Β
βAvailability
Periodβ
means
the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier
of
the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Commitments.
Β
βBase
CD Rateβ
means
the sum of (a)Β the Three-Month Secondary CD Rate multiplied by the
Statutory Reserve Rate plus (b)Β the Assessment Rate.
Β
βBoardβ
means
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States
of
America.
Β
βBorrowerβ
means
WMS Industries Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Β
βBorrowingβ
means
(a)Β Revolving Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the
same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest
Period is in effect, or (b)Β a Swingline Loan.
3
βBorrowing
Requestβ
means
a
request by the Borrower for a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with
SectionΒ 2.03.
Β
βBusiness
Dayβ
means
any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks
in
Illinois or New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed;
provided
that,
when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term βBusiness Dayβ shall
also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits
in the London interbank market.
Β
βCapital
Expendituresβ
means,
without duplication, any expenditures for any purchase or other acquisition
of
any asset which would be classified as a fixed or capital asset on a
consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries prepared in
accordance with GAAP, except for expenditures classified in accordance with
GAAP
as gaming operations equipment therein.
Β
βCapital
Lease Obligationsβ
of
any
Person means 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 the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount
thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
Β
βChange
in Controlβ
means
(a)Β the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or
of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder
as in effect on the date hereof), of Equity Interests representing more than
50%
of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding
Equity Interests of the Borrower; (b)Β occupation of a majority of the seats
(other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Borrower by Persons
who were neither (i)Β nominated by the board of directors of the Borrower
nor (ii)Β appointed by directors so nominated; or (c)Β the acquisition
of Control of the Borrower by any Person or group (other than by Borrowerβs
board of directors, which acquisition does not constitute a βChange in Controlβ
under the foregoing clause (b), and officers elected by Borrowerβs board of
directors); or (d) a βChange in Controlβ occurs under the Subordinated Note
Indenture.
Β
βChange
in Lawβ
means
(a)Β the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the date of this
Agreement, (b)Β any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the
interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after
the
date of this Agreement or (c)Β compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Bank
(or, for purposes of SectionΒ 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender
or by such Lenderβs or the Issuing Bankβs holding company, if any) with any
request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law)
of any
Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this
Agreement.
Β
βClassβ,
when
used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan,
or the
Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Swingline
Loans.
4
βClosing
Document Listβ
means
the closing document checklist attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
Β
βCodeβ
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Β
βCommitmentβ
means,
with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving
Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans
hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount
of
such Lenderβs Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a)
increased from time to time in accordance with Section 2.04, (b)Β reduced
from time to time pursuant to SectionΒ 2.09 and (c)Β reduced or
increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender
pursuant to SectionΒ 9.04. The initial amount of each Lenderβs Commitment is
set forth on ScheduleΒ 2.01,
or in
the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed
its Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lendersβ
Commitments is $100,000,000.
Β
βCommitment
Increaseβ
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.
Β
βCommitment
Increase Dateβ
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.
Β
βCompliance
Certificateβ
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 5.01(c).
Β
βConsolidated
Capital Expendituresβ
means,
for any period, the Capital Expenditures of Borrower and its Subsidiaries
calculated on a consolidated basis for such period in accordance with
GAAP.
Β
βConsolidated
EBITβ
means,
for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus,
without
duplication and to the extent deducted from revenues in determining Consolidated
Net Income for such period, (i)Β Consolidated Interest Expense for such
period, (ii)Β expense for taxes accrued for such period, and
(iii)Β Consolidated Employee Share-Based Payment Expenses (net of any cash
outlay arising out of any share based payment) for such period, all calculated
for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance
with
GAAP.
Β
βConsolidated
EBITDAβ
means,
for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus,
(a)
without duplication and to the extent deducted from revenues in determining
Consolidated Net Income for such period, (i)Β Consolidated Interest Expense
for such period, (ii)Β expense for taxes accrued for such period,
(iii)Β Consolidated Employee Share-Based Payment Expenses (net of any cash
outlay arising out of any share based payment) for such period,
(iv)Β depreciation and amortization for such period, (v) extraordinary
charges for such period and (vi)Β any other non-cash charges for such period
(but excluding any non-cash charge in respect of an item that was included
in
Consolidated Net Income in a prior period),
minus,
(b)
without duplication and to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income,
any
extraordinary gains and any non-cash items of income for such period, all
calculated for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis
in
accordance with GAAP.
Β
βConsolidated
Employee Share-Based Payment Expensesβ
means,
with reference to any period, the Share-Based Payment Expenses of Borrower
and
its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period in
accordance with GAAP.
Β
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βConsolidated
Free Cash Flowβ
shall
mean, with respect to any period, Consolidated EBITDA for such period less
the
sum of (i)Β Consolidated Capital Expenditures for such period (excluding
cash expenditures for gaming operations equipment), plus (ii)Β cash interest
paid for such period, plus (iii)Β cash taxes paid for such period, all
calculated for Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for
such
period in accordance with GAAP.
Β
βConsolidated
Indebtednessβ
means,
as of any date, the Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated
on a consolidated basis as of such date in accordance with GAAP.
Β
βConsolidated
Interest Expenseβ
means,
with reference to any period, the interest expense of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period in accordance
with GAAP.
Β
βConsolidated
Liquidityβ
means,
as of any date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) Revolving Loan Availability
as
of such date plus
(b)
Borrowerβs and its Subsidiariesβ unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, other
short-term (less than one year) investments and readily marketable securities,
as of such date, all calculated on a consolidated basis as of such date in
accordance with GAAP.
Β
βConsolidated
Net Incomeβ
means,
with reference to any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and
its
Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period in accordance
with GAAP.
Β
βConsolidated
Senior Indebtednessβ
means,
as of any date, the Indebtedness (other than Subordinated Indebtedness) of
the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis as of such
date
in accordance with GAAP.
Β
βControlβ
means
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the
ability
to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. βControllingβ
and
βControlledβ
have
meanings correlative thereto.
Β
βDefaultβ
means
any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon
notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event
of
Default.
Β
βDisclosure
Schedulesβ
means
those certain disclosure schedules dated as of the date of this Agreement
and
delivered to Agent and Lenders pursuant to this Agreement.
Β
βdollarsβ
or
β$β
refers
to lawful money of the United States of America.
Β
βDomestic
Subsidiaryβ
means
any Subsidiary which is organized under the laws of the United States of
America, any state of the United States of America or the District of
Columbia.
Β
βEffective
Dateβ
means
the date on which the conditions specified in SectionΒ 4.01 are satisfied
(or waived in accordance with SectionΒ 9.02).
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βEligible
Assigneeβ
means
(a)Β a Lender; (b)Β an Affiliate of a Lender; (c)Β an Approved Fund;
and (d)Β any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by
(i)Β the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender,
and (ii)Β unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld); provided that
notwithstanding the foregoing, (A)Β βEligible Assigneeβ shall not include
the Borrower or any of the Borrowerβs Affiliates or Subsidiaries and (B) to the
extent required under applicable Gaming Laws, each Eligible Assignee must
be
registered with, approved by, or not disapproved by (whichever may be required
under applicable Gaming Laws), all applicable Gaming Boards and may not be
the
subject of a Lender Disqualification.
Β
βEnvironmental
Lawsβ
means
all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments,
injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered
into
by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment,
preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release
or
threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety
matters.
Β
βEnvironmental
Liabilityβ
means
any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages,
costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of
the
Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based
upon
(a)Β violation of any Environmental Law, (b)Β the generation, use,
handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous
Materials, (c)Β exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d)Β the release or
threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or
(e)Β any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to
which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any act or event of
the
type described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (d) that has actually
occurred.
Β
βEquity
Interestsβ
means
shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a
limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity
ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights
entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity
interest.
Β
βERISAβ
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time
to
time.
Β
βERISA
Affiliateβ
means
any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the
Borrower, is treated as a single employer under SectionΒ 414(b) or (c) of
the Code or, solely for purposes of SectionΒ 302 of ERISA and
SectionΒ 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under
SectionΒ 414 of the Code.
Β
βERISA
Eventβ
means
(a)Β any βreportable eventβ, as defined in SectionΒ 4043 of ERISA or the
regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event
for
which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b)Β the existence with respect
to any Plan of an βaccumulated funding deficiencyβ (as defined in
SectionΒ 412 of the Code or SectionΒ 302 of ERISA), whether or not
waived; (c)Β the filing pursuant to SectionΒ 412(d) of the Code or
SectionΒ 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum
funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d)Β the incurrence by the
Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of
ERISA
with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e)Β the receipt by the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of
any
notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint
a
trustee to administer any Plan; (f)Β the incurrence by the Borrower or any
of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or
partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g)Β the receipt
by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any
Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice,
concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that
a
Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization,
within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
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βEurodollarβ,
when
used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan,
or the
Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined
by
reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
Β
βEvent
of Defaultβ
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in ArticleΒ VII.
Β
βExcluded
Taxesβ
means,
with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or
any
other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation
of
Borrower hereunder, (a)Β income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured
by) its net income by the United States of America, or by the jurisdiction
under
the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office
is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending
office
is located, (b)Β any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of
America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the
Borrower is located and (c)Β in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an
assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under SectionΒ 2.19(b)), any
withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender
at the
time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates
a new
lending office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lenderβs failure to comply
with SectionΒ 2.17(e), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its
assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending
office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with
respect to such withholding tax pursuant to SectionΒ 2.17(a).
Β
βFederal
Funds Effective Rateβ
means,
for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the
next
1/100 of 1%) 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 that is a Business Day, the average
(rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations
for
such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from
three
Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
Β
βFee
Lettersβ
means,
collectively, the letters dated on the date of this Agreement among the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent and any other fee letter dated after the date
of
this Agreement among Administrative Agent and the Borrower related to this
Agreement and providing for the payment of fees to Administrative Agent for
its
account and/or for the account of the Lenders.
Β
βFinancial
Officerβ
means
the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or
controller of the Borrower.
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Β
βFinancialsβ
means
the annual or quarterly consolidated financial statements of the Borrower
and
its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to this Agreement.
Β
βForeign
Lenderβ
means
any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than
that in
which the Borrower is located. For purposes of this definition, the United
States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall
be
deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
Β
βForeign
Subsidiaryβ
means
any Subsidiary which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
βGAAPβ
means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America.
Β
βGaming
Authorizationβ
means
any and all permits, licenses and other authorizations issued by any
Governmental Authority required by any applicable Gaming Law to enable the
Borrower or any Subsidiary who engages in the gaming business to engage in
the
gaming business as conducted by Borrower or such Subsidiary from time to
time,
except for individual approvals of equipment, software and forms of agreement
obtained in the ordinary course of business, the revocation, non-renewal
or loss
of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be excepted
to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
βGaming
Boardβ
means
any governmental agency that holds regulatory, licensing or permit authority
over gambling, gaming or casino activities conducted by the Borrower or any
of
its Subsidiaries within its jurisdiction.
Β
βGaming
Lawsβ
means
all laws, rules and regulations pursuant to which any Gaming Board possesses
regulatory, licensing or permit authority over gambling, gaming or casino
activities conducted by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries within its
jurisdiction.
Β
βGovernmental
Authorityβ
means
the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any
political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other
entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
Β
βGuaranteeβ
of
or
by any Person (the βguarantorβ)
means
any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or
having
the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation
of any
other Person (the βprimary
obligorβ)
in any
manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the
guarantor, direct or indirect, (a)Β to purchase or pay (or advance or supply
funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation
or
to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security
for
the payment thereof, (b)Β to purchase or lease property, securities or
services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other
obligation of the payment thereof, (c)Β to maintain working capital, equity
capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary
obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other
obligation or (d)Β as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or
letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided,
that the term βGuaranteeβ shall not include endorsements for collection or
deposit in the ordinary course of business; provided that the term βGuaranteeβ
shall not include minimum guaranteed royalty payments under any license
agreement entered into by Borrower or a Subsidiary in the ordinary course
of
business consistent with past practice pursuant to which such Borrower or
Subsidiary licenses intellectual property used in its gaming
machines.
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βGuaranteed
Obligationsβ
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 10.01.
Β
βHazardous
Materialsβ
means
all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic
substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum
distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated
biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances
or
wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
Β
βIndebtednessβ
of
any
Person means, without duplication, (a)Β all obligations of such Person for
borrowed money, (b)Β all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c)Β all obligations of such
Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid (excluding accounts
payable, accrued liabilities and obligations under intellectual property
licenses, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business and customer
deposits), (d)Β all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or
other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person,
(e)Β all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase
price of property or services (excluding accounts payable, accrued liabilities
and obligations under intellectual property licenses, in each case, incurred
in
the ordinary course of business and customer deposits), (f)Β all
Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness
has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien
on
property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness
secured thereby has been assumed, (g)Β all Guarantees by such Person of
Indebtedness of others, (h)Β all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person,
(i)Β all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account
party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and (j)Β all
obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankersβ
acceptances and Swap Agreements. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include
the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which
such
Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor
as a
result of such Personβs ownership interest in or other relationship with such
entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that
such
Person is not liable therefor.
Β
βIndemnified
Taxesβ
means
Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
Β
βInformation
Memorandumβ
means
the Information Certificate dated as of the date of this Agreement relating
to
the Loan Parties and the Transactions.
Β
βInterest
Election Requestβ
means
a
request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Revolving Borrowing in
accordance with SectionΒ 2.08.
Β
βInterest
Payment Dateβ
means
(a)Β with respect to any ABR Loan (other than a Swingline Loan), the last
day of each March, June, September and December, (b)Β with respect to any
Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing
of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with
an
Interest Period of more than three monthsβ duration, each day prior to the last
day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three monthsβ duration
after the first day of such Interest Period, and (c)Β with respect to any
Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be
repaid.
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Β
βInterest
Periodβ
means
with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date
of
such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar
month that is one, two, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower may
elect; provided,
that
(i)Β if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day,
such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day
unless, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing only, such next succeeding
Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest
Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii)Β any Interest
Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Borrowing that commences on the last Business
Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically
corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall
end
on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period.
For
purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which
such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most
recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
Β
βInventoryβ
has
the
meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.
Β
βIssuing
Bankβ
means
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit
hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in
SectionΒ 2.06(i). The Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one
or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of the Issuing Bank, in
which case the term βIssuing Bankβ shall include any such Affiliate with respect
to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.
Β
βJoinder
Agreementβ
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.09.
Β
βLC
Applicationβ
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(b).
Β
βLC
Disbursementβ
means
a
payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
Β
βLC
Exposureβ
means,
at any time, the sum of (a)Β the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding
Letters of Credit at such time plus (b)Β the aggregate amount of all LC
Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower
at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable
Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.
Β
βLC
Feeβ
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.12(b).
Β
βLender
Disqualificationβ
means,
with respect to any Lender: (a) the failure of that Lender timely to file
pursuant to applicable Gaming Laws (i)Β any application requested of the
Lender by any Gaming Board in connection with licensing required of that Lender
as a lender to Borrower or (ii)Β any required application or other papers in
connection with a determination of the suitability of the Lender as a lender
to
Borrower; (b) the withdrawal by that Lender (except where requested or
permitted, without prejudice, by the applicable Gaming Board) of any such
application or other required papers; or (c) any final determination by a Gaming
Board pursuant to applicable Gaming Laws (i)Β that the Lender is
βunsuitableβ as a lender to Borrower, (ii)Β that the Lender shall be
βdisqualifiedβ as a lender to Borrower or (iii)Β denying a finding of
suitability as a lender to Borrower or denying the issuance to the Lender of
any
license required under applicable Gaming Laws to be held by all lenders to
Borrower.
Β
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Β
βLendersβ
means
the Persons listed on ScheduleΒ 2.01,
any
Additional Commitment Lender and any other Person that shall have become a
party
hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person
that
ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless
the
context otherwise requires, the term βLendersβ includes the Swingline
Lender.
Β
βLetter
of Creditβ
means
any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.
Β
βLIBO
Rateβ
means,
with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate
appearing on PageΒ 3750 of the Dow Xxxxx Market Service (or on any successor
or substitute pageΒ of such Service, or any successor to or substitute for
such Service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided
on such pageΒ of such Service, as determined by the Administrative Agent
from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates
applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately
11:00Β a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of
such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable
to such Interest Period; provided that, with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing
requested less than three Business Days before the date of the proposed
Borrowing, such rate may be the spot rate as determined by Administrative Agent
from such Service, or any successor to or substitute for such Service providing
rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on by Service, at
approximately 11:00Β a.m., London time, one Business Days prior to the
commencement of such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not
available at such time for any reason, then the βLIBO Rateβ with respect to such
Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which dollar
deposits of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period
are
offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in
immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately
11:00Β a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of
such Interest Period provided that, with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing
requested less than three Business Days before the date of the proposed
Borrowing, such rate may be the spot rate at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000
are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in
immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately
11:00Β a.m., London time, one Business Days prior to the commencement of
such Interest Period.
Β
βLienβ
means,
with respect to any asset, (a)Β any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge,
hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset,
(b)Β the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale
agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease
having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating
to such asset and (c)Β in the case of securities, any purchase option, call
or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
Β
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Β
βLoan
Documentsβ
means
this Agreement, any Notes, the LC Applications, each Subsidiary Guaranty, each
Fee Letter and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates
identified or referred to in SectionΒ 4.01 or from time to time executed
and/or delivered to, or in favor of, Administrative Agent or any Lenders to
the
Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby. Any reference in this Agreement or any other
Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or
schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, supplements or other
modifications thereto, and shall refer to this Agreement or such Loan Document
as the same may be in effect at any and all times such reference becomes
operative.
Β
βLoan
Partiesβ
means
Borrower, and each Subsidiary of Borrower who is or becomes a party to this
Agreement pursuant to a Joinder Agreement and its successors and
assigns.
Β
βLoansβ
means
the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this
Agreement.
Β
βMaterial
Adverse Effectβ
means
a
material adverse effect on (a)Β the business, assets, operations or
financial condition of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole,
(b)Β the ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to perform any of its
obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or (c)Β the
rights of or benefits available to the Lenders under this Agreement or the
other
Loan Documents.
Β
βMaterial
Indebtednessβ
means
Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit) of any one or more
of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding
$15,000,000.
Β
βMaterial
Portionβ
means,
as of any date, assets of Borrower or any Subsidiary having an aggregate fair
market value of at least $15,000,000 or which are responsible for at least
$15,000,000 of the consolidated net sales or of the consolidated net income
of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the twelve month period ending immediately
prior to such date.
Β
βMaterial
Subsidiaryβ
means
a
Subsidiary whose assets or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (calculated in a manner comparable to the calculation of
Consolidated EBITDA) represent 5% or more of the consolidated assets or
Consolidated EBITDA, respectively, of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries.
Β
βMaturity
Dateβ
means
December 31, 2009.
Β
βMaximum
Liabilityβ
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 10.10.
Β
βMoodyβsβ
means
Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc.
Β
βMultiemployer
Planβ
means
a
multiemployer plan as defined in SectionΒ 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
Β
βNon-Paying
Guarantorβ
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 10.11.
Β
βNoteβ
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.10(e).
Β
βObligated
Partyβ
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 10.01.
Β
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Β
βObligationsβ
means
all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all
accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other
obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to any Lender or the
Administrative Agent or any indemnified party arising under the Loan
Documents.
Β
βOff-Balance
Sheet Liabilityβ
of
a
Person means any indebtedness, liability or obligation arising with respect
to
any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place
of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheets
of
such Person (other than operating leases and commitments under intellectual
property licenses).
Β
βOther
Taxesβ
means
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 under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or
enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan
Document.
Β
βParticipantβ
has
the
meaning set forth in SectionΒ 9.04.
Β
βPaying
Guarantorβ
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 10.11.
Β
βPBGCβ
means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and
any successor entity performing similar functions.
Β
βPermitted
Acquisitionβ
means
any Acquisition by Borrower or any Subsidiary in a transaction that satisfies
each of the following requirements:
Β
(a)Β Β such
Acquisition is not a hostile or contested acquisition;
Β
(b)Β Β the
business acquired in connection with such Acquisition is not engaged, directly
or indirectly, in any line of business other than the businesses in which the
Borrower or any Subsidiary was engaged on the date hereof and any business
activities that are substantially similar, related, or incidental thereto or
an
expansion of such business into another related product or service
sector;
Β
(c)Β Β both
before and after giving effect to such Acquisition and the Loans (if any)
requested to be made in connection therewith, each of the representations and
warranties in the Loan Documents is true and correct (except (i)Β any such
representation or warranty which relates to a specified prior date and
(ii)Β to the extent the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have been
notified in writing by Borrower that any representation or warranty is not
correct and the Required Lenders have explicitly waived in writing compliance
with such representation or warranty);
Β
(d)Β Β as
soon
as available, but not less than twenty (20) days prior to such Acquisition,
the
Borrower shall have provided Administrative Agent with notice of such
Acquisition;
Β
(e)Β Β reasonably
prior to such Acquisition, the Administrative Agent shall have received
(i)Β complete execution copies of each material document, instrument and
agreement to be executed in connection with such Acquisition (with executed
copies to be delivered to Administrative Agent within twenty days after the
closing of such Acquisition), (ii)Β a copy of any due diligence related to
the Acquisition as Administrative Agent may reasonably request including,
without limitation, lien search reports and lien releases to evidence the
termination of Liens on the assets or business to be acquired (other than Liens
permitted by Section 6.02), and (iii)Β a copy of all business and financial
information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent including, without
limitation, pro forma financial statements (if available), calculations of
Consolidated Free Cash Flow, calculations of pro forma Consolidated Liquidity
and Revolving Loan Availability projections;
Β
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Β
(f)Β Β the
aggregate consideration to be paid by Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including,
without limitation, any Indebtedness assumed, refinanced or issued in connection
therewith, the amount thereof to be determined in accordance with GAAP
(exclusive of expenses incurred in connection therewith)) shall not exceed
(i)Β with respect to any single Acquisition, $50,000,000 and (ii)Β with
respect to all Acquisitions during any fiscal year of the Borrower, the
greater
of
(A)Β $80,000,000 and (B)Β an amount equal to 100% of Consolidated Free
Cash Flow for the twelve month period ending immediately prior to the closing
of
such Acquisition;
Β
(g)Β Β if
such
Acquisition is (i)Β an acquisition of the Equity Interests of a Person, the
Acquisition is structured so that Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries acquires
(in one transaction or series of related transactions) at least a majority
(in
number of votes) of the acquired Person, (ii)Β an acquisition of assets, the
Acquisition is structured so that the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
shall acquire such assets, or (iii)Β an acquisition by merger involving
Borrower or any Subsidiary, the acquisition is structured so that the Borrower
or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, as applicable, is the surviving
entity;
Β
(h)Β Β if
such
Acquisition is an acquisition of Equity Interests, such Acquisition will not
result in any violation of Regulation U of the Board;
Β
(i)Β Β neither
Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall, as a result of or in connection with any
such
Acquisition, assume or incur any direct or contingent liabilities (whether
relating to environmental, tax, litigation, or other matters) that would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
Β
(j)Β Β Borrower
shall certify (and provide the Administrative Agent with a pro forma calculation
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent)
to
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, as of and after giving effect
to
the closing of such Acquisition, Consolidated Liquidity will not be less than
$10,000,000 on a pro forma basis (which shall include the payment of all
consideration given in connection with such Acquisition, other than Equity
Interests of the Borrower delivered to the seller(s) in such Acquisition, as
having been paid in cash at the time of making such Acquisition);
Β
(k)Β Β Borrower
shall be in pro forma compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 6.11
and 6.12;
Β
(l)Β Β no
Default exists or would result therefrom;
Β
(m)Β Β the
provisions of Section 5.09 shall have been satisfied; and
Β
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Β
(n)Β Β a
certificate, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent, of a Financial Officer of the Borrower confirming satisfaction of each
of
the foregoing conditions precedent shall have been delivered to Administrative
Agent at or prior to such Acquisition. The Administrative Agent shall promptly
provide to Lenders the documents or other items the Administrative Agent
receives from the Borrower pursuant to this definition.
Β
βPermitted
Encumbrancesβ
means:
Β
(a)Β Β Liens
imposed by law for taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in
compliance with SectionΒ 5.04;
Β
(b)Β Β carriersβ,
warehousemenβs, landlordβs, mechanicsβ, materialmenβs, repairmenβs, Liens under
ArticleΒ 2 of the UCC, and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the
ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by
more than forty-five (45) days or are being contested in compliance with
SectionΒ 5.04;
Β
(c)Β Β pledges
and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workersβ
compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or
regulations or in compliance with gaming rules and regulations whether imposed
by law or contract;
Β
(d)Β Β deposits
to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory
obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations
of
a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
Β
(e)Β Β rights
of
setoff or bankersβ liens in favor of any bank or other depository institution
upon deposits of cash maintained with such bank or other depository
institution;
Β
(f)Β Β judgment
liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under
clause (k) of ArticleΒ VII;
Β
(g)Β Β easements,
zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property
imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure
any monetary obligations and do not materially interfere with the ordinary
conduct of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
Β
provided
that the
term βPermitted Encumbrancesβ shall not include any Lien securing
Indebtedness.
Β
βPermitted
Investmentsβ
means:
Β
(a)Β Β direct
obligations
of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally
guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the
extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United
States of America), in each case maturing within one year from the date of
acquisition thereof;
Β
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Β
(b)Β Β investments
in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition
thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the highest credit rating
obtainable from S&P or from Moodyβs;
Β
(c)Β Β investments
in certificates of deposit, bankerβs acceptances and time deposits maturing
within 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by
or
placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any
domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United
States of America or any State thereof which has a combined capital and surplus
and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;
Β
(d)Β Β fully
collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for
securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial
institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above;
Β
(e)Β Β money
market funds that (i)Β comply with the criteria set forth in Securities and
Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
(ii)Β are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moodyβs and (iii)Β have
portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000; and
Β
(f)Β Β investments
in accordance with Borrowerβs Investment Policy as delivered to Administrative
Agent prior to the date of this Agreement, with such changes thereto as are
acceptable to Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
Β
βPermitted
Restricted Paymentβ
means
any cash dividend or cash repurchase by Borrower or a Subsidiary that is not
a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary to the extent that (i) the aggregate cash to be paid
by
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for all dividends and share repurchases by any
of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries that are not Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries (to any
Person that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary) during any fiscal year shall
not
exceed the greater
of (A)
$80,000,000 and (B) an amount equal to 100% of Consolidated Free Cash Flow
for
the twelve month period ending immediately prior to such event, in each case,
less any βAdditional Interest Amountβ (as defined in the Subordinated Note
Indenture) that is paid in cash during such fiscal year, (ii) there shall be
Consolidated Liquidity of not less than $10,000,000 on a pro forma basis as
of
the date of and after giving effect to such event, (iii) Borrower shall be
in
pro forma compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 6.11 and 6.12,
(iv) no Event of Default shall exist or would result therefrom, and (v) at
least
5 Business Days prior to each such event Borrower shall deliver to
Administrative Agent a certificate, in form and substance reasonably acceptable
to the Administrative Agent of a Financial Officer of the Borrower confirming
satisfaction of each of the foregoing conditions precedent; provided that,
with
respect to a cash repurchase of Borrowerβs Equity Interests pursuant to a plan
of repurchase approved by Borrowerβs board of directors such certificate may be
provided in the next Compliance Certificate furnished by Borrower pursuant
to
Section 5.01(c).
Β
βPersonβ
means
any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint
venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other
entity.
Β
βPlanβ
means
any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject
to
the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or SectionΒ 412 of the Code or
SectionΒ 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under SectionΒ 4069 of
ERISA be deemed to be) an βemployerβ as defined in SectionΒ 3(5) of
ERISA.
Β
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Β
βPrime
Rateβ
means
the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A. as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New
York
City; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the
date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
Β
βRegisterβ
has
the
meaning set forth in SectionΒ 9.04.
Β
βRelated
Partiesβ
means,
with respect to any specified Person, such Personβs Affiliates and the
respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person
and such Personβs Affiliates.
Β
βRequired
Lendersβ
means,
at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments
representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures
and unused Commitments at such time; provided
that, so
long as there are only two Lenders, βRequired Lendersβ shall mean both
Lenders.
Β
βRestricted
Paymentβ
means
any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other
property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property),
including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase,
redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such
Equity Interests in the Borrower or any option, warrant or other right to
acquire any such Equity Interests in the Borrower.
Β
βRevolving
Credit Exposureβ
means,
with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal
amount of such Lenderβs Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure and Swingline
Exposure at such time.
Β
βRevolving
Loanβ
means
a
Loan made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.03.
Β
βRevolving
Loan Availabilityβ
means,
at any time, the positive difference (if any) equal to the total Commitments
minus the total Revolving Credit Exposures at such time.
Β
βS&Pβ
means
StandardΒ & Poorβs.
Β
βSenior
Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratioβ
means,
as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of Consolidated Senior
Indebtedness as of such day to Consolidated EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters
ending on such day.
Β
βShare-Based
Payment Expenseβ
means,
with respect to any Person, the non-cash expense of such Person resulting from
the accounting charges required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No.Β 123(R), which among other items requires the recognition of share-based
payment expenses in the Borrowerβs Consolidated Income Statement.
Β
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Β
βStatutory
Reserve Rateβ
means
a
fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one
and
the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum
reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental
reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the
Administrative Agent is subject (a)Β with respect to the Base CD Rate, for
new negotiable nonpersonal time deposits in dollars of over $100,000 with
maturities approximately equal to three months and (b)Β with respect to the
Adjusted LIBO Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as
βEurocurrency
Liabilitiesβ
in
Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed
pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute
eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without
benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available
from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable
regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and
as
of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
Β
βSubordinated
Indebtednessβ
of
a
Person means any Indebtedness of such Person the payment of which is
subordinated to payment of the Obligations to the written satisfaction of the
Administrative Agent, including, without limitation, the Subordinated Notes
and
Subordinated Note Indenture as in effect on the date hereof with changes thereto
that are permitted by Section 6.01(i) or are otherwise acceptable to
Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
Β
βSubordinated
Notesβ
means,
collectively, those certain convertible subordinated notes issued by Borrower
in
June and July 2003 in the aggregate original principal amount of $115,000,000
pursuant to the Subordinated Note Indenture.
Β
βSubordinated
Note Indentureβ
means
that certain Indenture dated as of June 25, 2003 between Borrower and BNY
Midwest Trust Company, an Illinois trust company, as Trustee.
Β
βsubsidiaryβ
means,
with respect to any Person (the βparentβ)
at any
date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association
or
other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the
parent in the parentβs consolidated financial statements if such financial
statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as
any
other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other
entity (a)Β of which securities or other ownership interests representing
more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or,
in
the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests
are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b)Β that is, as of such
date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the
parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.
Β
βSubsidiaryβ
means
any subsidiary of the Borrower.
Β
βSubsidiary
Guarantorβ
means
any Subsidiary that executes a Subsidiary Guaranty.
Β
βSubsidiary
Guarantyβ
means
Article X of this Agreement and each separate guaranty issued by any Subsidiary
of all or any part of the Obligations in form and substance satisfactory to
the
Administrative Agent.
Β
βSwap
Agreementβ
means
any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative
transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference
to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments
or
securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic,
financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination
of these transactions; provided
that no
equity compensation plan or agreements thereunder providing for payments to
current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower
or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
Β
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Β
βSwingline
Exposureβ
means,
at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding
at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its
Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline Exposure at such time.
Β
βSwingline
Lenderβ
means
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans
hereunder.
Β
βSwingline
Loanβ
means
a
Loan made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05.
Β
βTaxesβ
means
any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,
charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.
Β
βThree-Month
Secondary CD Rateβ
means,
for any day, the secondary market rate for three-month certificates of deposit
reported as being in effect on such day (or, if such day is not a Business
Day,
the next preceding Business Day) by the Board through the public information
telephone line of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (which rate will, under
the current practices of the Board, be published in Federal Reserve Statistical
Release H.15(519) during the week following such day) or, if such rate is not
so
reported on such day or such next preceding Business Day, the average of the
secondary market quotations for three-month certificates of deposit of major
money center banks in New York City received at approximately 10:00Β a.m.,
New York City time, on such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on
the
next preceding Business Day) by the Administrative Agent from three negotiable
certificate of deposit dealers of recognized standing selected by
it.
Β
βTransactionsβ
means
the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
a
party thereto of this Agreement and other Loan Documents, the borrowing of
Loans
and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.
Β
βTypeβ,
when
used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of
interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined
by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
Β
βUCCβ
means
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of
New
York.
Β
βWithdrawal
Liabilityβ
means
liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial
withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part
I of
Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
Β
βWholly-Owned
Subsidiaryβ
of
a
Person means, any Subsidiary all of the outstanding Equity Interests of which
shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or
more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or
more
Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, it being understood that, for purposes
of this definition, a Foreign Subsidiary shall be deemed to be a βWholly-Owned
Subsidiaryβ even though applicable law requires that a certain number of Equity
Interests be nominally owned by other Persons so long as such Person
beneficially owns and controls such Equity Interests.
Β
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Β
SECTION
1.02Β Β Classification
of Loans and Borrowings.
For
purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class
(e.g.,
a
βRevolving
Loanβ)
or by
Type (e.g.,
a
βEurodollar
Loanβ)
or by
Class and Type (e.g.,
a
βEurodollar
Revolving Loanβ).
Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g.,
a
βRevolving
Borrowingβ)
or by
Type (e.g.,
a
βEurodollar
Borrowingβ)
or by
Class and Type (e.g.,
a
βEurodollar
Revolving Borrowingβ).
Β
SECTION
1.03Β Β Terms
Generally.
The
definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural
forms
of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall
include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words
βincludeβ, βincludesβ and βincludingβ shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase βwithout limitationβ. The word βwillβ shall be construed to have the same
meaning and effect as the word βshallβ. Unless the context requires otherwise
(a)Β any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other
document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument
or
other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
(subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications
set forth herein), (b)Β any reference herein to any Person shall be
construed to include such Personβs successors and assigns, (c)Β the words
βhereinβ, βhereofβ and βhereunderβ, and words of similar import, shall be
construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular
provision hereof, (d)Β all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits
and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and
Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e)Β the words βassetβ and
βpropertyβ shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer
to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash,
securities, accounts and contract rights. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Agreement or in the Disclosure Schedules, all
disclosure set forth in the Disclosure Schedules shall clearly identify the
sentences in this Agreement to which it relates and shall not be deemed to
modify, qualify or relate to any other sentences or provisions of this
Agreement.
Β
SECTION
1.04Β Β Accounting
Terms; GAAP.
Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial
nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to
time; provided
that, if
the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an
amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change
occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the
operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the
Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof
for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or
after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision
shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately
before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have
been
withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.
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Β
ARTICLEΒ IIΒ
Β
THE
CREDITS
Β
SECTION
2.01Β Β Commitments.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make
Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period
in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in such Lenderβs Revolving
Credit Exposure exceeding such Lenderβs Commitment. Within the foregoing limits
and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may
borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.
Β
SECTION
2.02Β Β Loans
and Borrowings.
(a)Β Each
Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving
Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective
Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made
by
it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided
that the
Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for
any other Lenderβs failure to make Loans as required.
Β
(b)Β Β Subject
to SectionΒ 2.14, each Revolving Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of
ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance
herewith. Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan. Each Lender at its option
may make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or
Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided
that any
exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to
repay
such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Β
(c)Β Β At
the
commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing,
such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple
of
$1,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000. At the time that each ABR Revolving
Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an
integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $500,000; provided
that an
ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the
entire unused balance of the total Commitments or that is required to finance
the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by SectionΒ 2.06(e).
Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of
$100,000 and not less than $100,000. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class
may be outstanding at the same time; provided
that
there shall not at any time be more than a total of five (5) Eurodollar
Revolving Borrowings outstanding.
Β
(d)Β Β Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to
request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest
Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity
Date.
Β
SECTION
2.03Β Β Requests
for Revolving Borrowings.
To
request a Revolving Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative
Agent of such request by telephone (a)Β in the case of a Eurodollar
Borrowing, not later than 11:00Β a.m., Chicago time, two Business Days
before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b)Β in the case of an ABR
Borrowing, not later than 11:00Β a.m., Chicago time, one Business Day before
the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided
that any
such notice of an ABR Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an
LC
Disbursement as contemplated by SectionΒ 2.06(e) may be given not later than
10:00Β a.m., Chicago time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such
telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed
promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written
Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed
by
the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify
the following information in compliance with SectionΒ 2.02:
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Β
(i)Β Β the
aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
Β
(ii)Β Β the
date
of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
Β
(iii)Β Β whether
such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing;
Β
(iv)Β Β in
the
case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable
thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term
βInterest Periodβ; and
Β
(v)Β Β the
location and number of the Borrowerβs account to which funds are to be
disbursed, which
shall comply with the requirements of SectionΒ 2.07.
Β
If
no
election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then the requested
Revolving Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is
specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, then
the
Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one monthβs
duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with
this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details
thereof, of the amount of such Lenderβs Loan to be made as part of the requested
Borrowing and, in the case of a requested Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, the
LIBO Rate applicable thereto.
Β
SECTION
2.04Β Β Increase
in the Commitments.
Β
(a)Β Β So
long
as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would arise therefrom, the
Borrower shall have the right at any time, and from time to time, to request
an
increase of the aggregate amount of Commitments from $100,000,000 to an
aggregate amount not to exceed $125,000,000. Any such requested increase shall
be first made to all existing Lenders on a pro rata basis. To the extent that
the existing Lenders decline to increase their Commitments, or decline to
increase their Commitments to the amount requested by the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent (or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent as directed
by
the Administrative Agent), in consultation with the Borrower, will use its
reasonable efforts to arrange for other Persons to become a Lender hereunder
and
to issue commitments in an amount equal to increase in the aggregate Commitments
requested by the Borrower and not accepted by the existing Lenders (each such
increase by either means, a βCommitment
Increase,β
and
each Person issuing, or Lender increasing, its Commitment, an βAdditional
Commitment Lenderβ),
provided, however, that (i) no Lender shall be obligated to provide a Commitment
Increase as a result of any such request by the Borrower, (ii) any Additional
Commitment Lender which is not an existing Lender shall be subject to the
consent of the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and the Borrower (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but without the consent of any
other Lender and (iii) each Commitment Increase shall be (unless the
Administrative Agent otherwise agrees in writing) in integral multiples of
$1,000,000, and not less than (x) with respect to any Additional Commitment
Lender that is not an existing Lender, $10,000,000 or (y) with respect to any
Additional Commitment Lender that is an existing Lender, an amount equal to
the
positive difference (if any) of $10,000,000 less such Lenderβs existing
Commitment.
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Β
(b)Β Β No
Commitment Increase shall become effective unless and until each of the
following conditions have been satisfied:
Β
(i)Β Β If
an
Additional Commitment Lender is not an existing Lender, the Additional
Commitment Lender shall have executed and delivered to Administrative Agent
a
joinder to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents specified by
Administrative Agent all in such form and substance reasonably acceptable to
the
Administrative Agent;
Β
(ii)Β Β Borrower
shall have paid such fees and other compensation to the Additional Commitment
Lenders as the Borrower and such Additional Commitment Lenders shall agree
(it
being understood that such fees and other compensation are in addition to the
fees and other compensation referred to in Section 2.12 of this
Agreement);
Β
(iii)Β Β Borrower
shall have paid such arrangement fees to the Administrative Agent (or an
Affiliate of Administrative Agent as directed by Administrative Agent) as the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall agree (it being understood that
such
fees are in addition to the fees and other compensation referred to in
SectionΒ 2.12 of this Agreement);
Β
(iv)Β Β Each
Loan
Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders certificates
of
the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of such Person attaching a true, complete
and correct copy of the resolutions of such Person authorizing the Commitment
Increase and certifying that such resolution is in full force and effect, it
being understood and agreed that such resolutions may be adopted at any time
and
provide for Commitment Increases from time to time requested;
Β
(v)Β Β To
the
extent requested pursuant to SectionΒ 2.10 hereof, Borrower shall execute a
Note to each such Additional Commitment Lender, to be in conformity with
requirements of Section 2.10 hereof (with appropriate modification) to the
extent necessary to reflect the new Commitment of such Additional Commitment
Lender; and
Β
(vi)Β Β Borrower,
its Subsidiaries, and the Additional Commitment Lender shall have delivered
such
other instruments, documents and agreements as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably have requested, including, without limitation, in the case of an
Additional Commitment Lender which is a Foreign Lender, such documents as are
required by Section 2.17 hereof to evidence an exemption from withholding tax
with respect to payments made to such Additional Commitment Lender.
Β
(c)Β Β The
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness
of each Commitment Increase (with each date of such effectiveness being referred
to herein as a βCommitment
Increase Dateβ),
and
at such time (i) the aggregate Commitments under, and for all purposes of,
this
Agreement shall be increased by the aggregate amount of such Commitment
Increases, (ii) Schedule
2.01
shall be
deemed modified, without further action, to reflect the revised Commitments
and
Applicable Percentages of the Lenders, and (iii)Β this Agreement shall be
deemed amended, without further action, to the extent necessary to reflect
such
increased aggregate Commitments (including, without limitation, Section
2.01).
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Β
In
connection with Commitment Increases hereunder, the Lenders and the Borrower
agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
(i)Β the Borrower shall, in coordination with the Administrative Agent,
(x)Β repay outstanding Loans of certain Lenders, and obtain Loans from
certain other Lenders (including the Additional Commitment Lenders), or
(y)Β take such other actions as reasonably may be required by the
Administrative Agent, in each case to the extent necessary so that all of the
Lenders effectively participate in each of the outstanding Loans pro rata on
the
basis of their Applicable Percentages (determined after giving effect to any
increase in the aggregate Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.04), and
(ii)Β the Borrower shall pay to the Lenders any costs of the type referred
to in Section 2.16 in connection with any repayment and/or Loans required
pursuant to preceding clause (i). Without limiting the obligations of the
Borrower provided for in this Section 2.04, the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders agree that they will use their commercially reasonable efforts to
attempt to minimize the costs of the type referred to in Section 2.16 which
the
Borrower would otherwise incur in connection with the implementation of an
increase in the aggregate Commitments.
Β
SECTION
2.05Β Β Swingline
Loans.
(a)Β Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to
make Swingline Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability
Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will
not
result in (i)Β the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans
exceeding $10,000,000 or (ii)Β the total Revolving Credit Exposures
exceeding the total Commitments; provided
that the
Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance
an
outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the
terms
and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow
Swingline Loans.
Β
(b)Β Β To
request a Swingline Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent
of
such request by telephone (confirmed by telecopy), not later than 12:00 noon,
Chicago time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notice shall
be
irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business
Day)
and amount of the requested Swingline Loan. The Administrative Agent will
promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from the
Borrower. The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to
the
Borrower by means of a credit to the general deposit account of the Borrower
with the Swingline Lender (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance
the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in SectionΒ 2.06(e), by
remittance to the Issuing Bank) by 2:00Β p.m., Chicago time, on the
requested date of such Swingline Loan.
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Β
(c)Β Β The
Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not
later than 10:00Β a.m., Chicago time, on any Business Day require the
Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion
of
the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount
of Swingline Loans in which Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt
of
such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Lender,
specifying in such notice such Lenderβs Applicable Percentage of such Swingline
Loan or Loans. Each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon
receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for
the
account of the Swingline Lender, such Lenderβs Applicable Percentage of such
Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation
to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is
absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance
whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction
or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made
without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Lender
shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of
immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in SectionΒ 2.07
with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and SectionΒ 2.07 shall apply,
mutatis
mutandis,
to the
payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly
pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Lenders.
The
Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any
Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter payments
in
respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and
not
to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from
the
Borrower (or other party on behalf of the Borrower) in respect of a Swingline
Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of
participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent;
any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted
by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders that shall have made their payments
pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests
may
appear; provided that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to the
Swingline Lender or to the Administrative Agent, as applicable, if and to the
extent such payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason.
The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph
shall not relieve the Borrower of any default in the payment
thereof.
Β
SECTION
2.06Β Β Letters
of Credit.
(a)Β General.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request the
issuance of Letters of Credit for its own account (or the benefit of one of
its
Subsidiaries), in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent
and
the Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Availability
Period. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions
of
this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of the LC Application
or
other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower
with, the Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall control.
Β
(b)Β Β Notice
of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain
Conditions.
To
request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or
extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver
or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing
so have been approved by the Issuing Bank) to the Issuing Bank and the
Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter
of
Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended,
and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which
shall be a Business Day during the Availability Period), the date on which
such
Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this
Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the
beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare,
amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the Issuing Bank,
the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on the Issuing
Bankβs standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit
(each, an βLC
Applicationβ).
A
Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and
upon
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower
shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (i)Β the LC Exposure shall not
exceed $10,000,000 and (ii)Β the total Revolving Credit Exposures shall not
exceed the total Commitments.
Β
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Β
(c)Β Β Expiration
Date.
Each
Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the
earlier of (i)Β the date one year after the date of the issuance of such
Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one
year
after such renewal or extension) and (ii)Β the date that is five Business
Days prior to the Maturity Date unless such Letter of Credit is cash
collateralized as hereinafter provided in which case such Letter of Credit
shall
expire no later than the date that is five Business Days prior to the first
anniversary of the Maturity Date. If any Letter of Credit is outstanding for
any
reason on the Maturity Date, Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent
on or prior to the Maturity Date cash collateral in an amount equal to 105%
of
the undrawn and unexpired amount of such Letter of Credit pursuant to
documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Β
(d)Β Β Participations.
By the
issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing
the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the Issuing
Bank or the Lenders, the Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Lender, and each
Lender hereby acquires from the Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter
of
Credit equal to such Lenderβs Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount
available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in
furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally
agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Bank,
such Lenderβs Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by the Issuing
Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph
(e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded
to
the Borrower for any reason. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its
obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect
of
Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by
any
circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any
Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction
or
termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without
any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
Β
(e)Β Β Reimbursement.
If the
Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit,
the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the
Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than
2:00
p.m., Chicago time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if the
Borrower shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to
10:00Β a.m., Chicago time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been
received by the Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not later than
2:00 p.m., Chicago time, on (i)Β the Business Day that the Borrower receives
such notice, if such notice is received prior to 10:00Β a.m., Chicago time,
on the day of receipt, or (ii)Β the Business Day immediately following the
day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not received
prior
to such time on the day of receipt; provided
that the
Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request
in accordance with SectionΒ 2.03 or 2.05 that such payment be financed with
an ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan in an equivalent amount and, to
the
extent so financed, the Borrowerβs obligation to make such payment shall be
discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline
Loan. If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative
Agent shall notify each Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment
then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Lenderβs Applicable
Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Lender
shall
pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment then
due from the Borrower, in the same manner as provided in SectionΒ 2.07 with
respect to Loans made by such Lender (and SectionΒ 2.07 shall apply,
mutatis
mutandis,
to the
payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly
pay to the Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. Promptly
following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower
pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such
payment to the Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Lenders have made payments
pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders
and the Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Lender
pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement
(other than the funding of ABR Revolving Loans or a Swingline Loan as
contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the
Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.
Β
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Β
(f)Β Β Obligations
Absolute.
The
Borrowerβs obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e)
of this SectionΒ shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall
be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under
any
and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i)Β any lack of
validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any
term or provision therein, (ii)Β any draft or other document presented under
a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect
or
any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect,
(iii)Β payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against
presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms
of
such Letter of Credit, or (iv)Β any other event or circumstance whatsoever,
whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the
provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or
provide a right of setoff against, the Borrowerβs obligations hereunder. Neither
the Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor the Issuing Bank, nor any of their
Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or
in
connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment
or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the
circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission,
interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice
or
other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any
document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation
of
technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of
the
Issuing Bank; provided
that the
foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability
to
the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential
damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the
extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused
by
the Issuing Bankβs failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and
other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms
thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross
negligence or wilful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as finally
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall be
deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of
the
foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that,
with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in
substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank
may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents
without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice
or
information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such
documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of
such
Letter of Credit.
Β
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Β
(g)Β Β Disbursement
Procedures.
The
Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all
documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit.
The Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower
by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether
the
Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided
that any
failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower
of
its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to
any
such LC Disbursement.
Β
(h)Β Β Interim
Interest.
If the
Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall
reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is
made,
the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including
the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the
Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable
to ABR Revolving Loans; provided
that, if
the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to
paragraph (e) of this Section, then SectionΒ 2.13(c) shall apply. Interest
accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the Issuing
Bank,
except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender
pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse the Issuing Bank shall
be
for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.
Β
(i)Β Β Replacement
of the Issuing Bank.
The
Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor
Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such
replacement of the Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become
effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of
the
replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to SectionΒ 2.12(b). From and after the
effective date of any such replacement, (i)Β the successor Issuing Bank
shall have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Bank under this
Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and
(ii)Β references herein to the term βIssuing Bankβ shall be deemed to refer
to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and
all
previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement
of
an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto
and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank
under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to
such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of
Credit.
Β
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Β
(j)Β Β Cash
Collateralization.
If any
Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the Loans shall have been
accelerated, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the
Administrative Agent or Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than
50%
of the total LC Exposure demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant
to
this paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative
Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the
Lenders, an amount in cash equal to 105% of the LC Exposure as of such date
plus
any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided
that the
obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately,
and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or
other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with
respect to any Loan Party described in clauseΒ (h) or (i) of
ArticleΒ VII. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as
collateral for the payment and performance of the LC Exposure and fees referred
to in Section 2.12(b). The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion
and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account,
and
Borrower hereby grants Administrative Agent a security interest in such account
to secure the LC Exposure and fees referred to in Section 2.12(b). Other than
any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall
be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at
the
Borrowerβs risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or
profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys
in
such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the
Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and,
to
the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the
reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure and fees referred
to in Section 2.12(b). If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of
cash
collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default,
such
amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the
Borrower after all Events of Default have been cured or waived and the Loans
de-accelerated within two Business Daysβ after Agentβs receipt of Borrowerβs
written request for the return thereof.
Β
SECTION
2.07Β Β Funding
of Borrowings.
(a)Β Each
Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date
thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 12:00 noon, Chicago
time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by
it
for such purpose by notice to the Lenders; provided
that
Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in SectionΒ 2.05. The
Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly
crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower
maintained with the Administrative Agent in Chicago and designated by the
Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request; provided
that ABR
Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as
provided in SectionΒ 2.06(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent
to the Issuing Bank.
Β
(b)Β Β Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to
the
proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to
the
Administrative Agent such Lenderβs share of such Borrowing, the Administrative
Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date
in
accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such
assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such
event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing
available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the
Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand
such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including
the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the
date
of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i)Β in the case of such Lender,
the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank
compensation or (ii)Β in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate
applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative
Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lenderβs Loan included in such
Borrowing.
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Β
SECTION
2.08Β Β Interest
Elections.
(a)Β Each
Revolving Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable
Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, shall
have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request.
Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different
Type
or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving
Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section.
The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions
of
the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated
ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and
the
Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.
This Section shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted
or continued.
Β
(b)Β
Β To
make
an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the
Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing
Request would be required under SectionΒ 2.03 if the Borrower were
requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to
be
made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest
Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand
delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election
Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the
Borrower.
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Each
telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following
information in compliance with SectionΒ 2.02:
Β
(i)Β Β the
Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different
options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the
portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case
the
information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall
be
specified for each resulting Borrowing);
Β
(ii)Β Β the
effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request,
which shall be a Business Day;
Β
(iii)Β Β whether
the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing;
and
Β
(iv)Β Β if
the
resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to be
applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period
contemplated by the definition of the term βInterest Periodβ.
Β
If
any
such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not
specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected
an Interest Period of one monthβs duration.
Β
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Β
(d)Β Β Promptly
following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent
shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lenderβs portion of
each resulting Borrowing.
Β
(e)Β Β If
the
Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to
a
Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period
applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein,
at
the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR
Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request
of
the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of
Default is continuing (i)Β no outstanding Revolving Borrowing may be
converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii)Β unless repaid,
each Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing
at
the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
Β
SECTION
2.09Β Β Termination
and Reduction of Commitments.
(a)Β Unless previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the
Maturity Date.
Β
(b)Β Β The
Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the
Commitments; provided
that
(i)Β each reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is an
integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000 and (ii)Β the
Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Commitments if, after giving effect
to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with SectionΒ 2.11,
the total Revolving Credit Exposures would exceed the total
Commitments.
Β
(c)Β Β The
Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate
or
reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three
Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction,
specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following
receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of
the
contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section
shall be irrevocable; provided
that a
notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state
that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit
facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice
to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if
such
condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments
shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably
among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.
Β
SECTION
2.10Β Β Repayment
of Loans; Evidence of Debt.
(a)Β The
Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i)Β to the Administrative
Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each
Revolving Loan on the Maturity Date, and (ii)Β to the Swingline Lender the
then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the
Maturity Date and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is
the
15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least two Business Days after
such Swingline Loan is made; provided
that on
each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, the Borrower shall repay all
Swingline Loans then outstanding.
Β
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(b)Β Β Each
Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or
accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting
from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and
interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time
hereunder.
Β
(c)Β Β The
Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record
(i)Β the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and
the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii)Β the amount of any principal or
interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to
each
Lender hereunder and (iii)Β the amount of any sum received by the
Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lenderβs
share thereof.
Β
(d)Β Β The
entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of
this
Section shall be prima
facie
evidence
of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided
that the
failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts
or
any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower
to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Β
(e)Β Β Any
Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note.
In
such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender
a
promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such
Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by
the
Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note
(each a βNoteβ)
and
interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to
SectionΒ 9.04) be represented by one or more Notes in such form payable to
the order of the payee named therein.
Β
SECTION
2.11Β Β Prepayment
of Loans.
(a)Β The
Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any
Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with
paragraph (b) of this Section.
Β
(b)Β Β The
Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment
of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by telephone (confirmed by telecopy)
of any prepayment hereunder (i)Β in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar
Revolving Borrowing, not later than 11:00Β a.m., Chicago time, two Business
Days before the date of prepayment, (ii)Β in the case of prepayment of an
ABR Revolving Borrowing, not later than 11:00Β a.m., Chicago time, one
Business Day before the date of prepayment or (iii)Β in the case of
prepayment of a Swingline Loan, not later than 12:00 noon, Chicago time, on
the
date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify
the
prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof
to
be prepaid; provided
that, if
a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of
termination of the Commitments as contemplated by SectionΒ 2.09, then such
notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked
in
accordance with SectionΒ 2.09. Promptly following receipt of any such notice
relating to a Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the
Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Revolving
Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an
advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type as provided in
SectionΒ 2.02. Each prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing shall be applied
ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be
accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by
SectionΒ 2.13.
Β
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SECTION
2.12Β Β Fees.
(a)Β The
Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Lender a commitment fee at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Rate on
the
average daily unused portion of such Lenderβs Commitment from the date hereof to
and including the date on which the Commitments terminate (the βCommitment
Feeβ).
Accrued Commitment Fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March,
June, SeptemberΒ and DecemberΒ of each year and on the date on which the
Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the
date
hereof. All Commitment Fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360
days
and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first
day but excluding the last day).
Β
(b)Β Β The
Borrower agrees to pay (i)Β to the Administrative Agent for the account of
each Lender a participation fee (the βLC
Feeβ)
with
respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the
Applicable Rate on the average daily amount of such Lenderβs LC Exposure
(excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements)
during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the
later of the date on which such Lenderβs Commitment terminates and the date on
which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (ii)Β to the Issuing
Bank its standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or
extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. LC
Fees
accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and
December of each year shall be payable on the third Business Day following
such
last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date;
provided
that all
such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Commitments terminate and
any such fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate shall
be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to the Issuing Bank pursuant to
this paragraph shall be payable within 10 days after demand. All LC Fees shall
be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the
actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last
day).
Β
(c)Β Β The
Borrower agrees to pay to Administrative Agent, for its own account, for the
account of the Arranger and for the account of the Lenders, as applicable,
the
fees set forth in the Fee Letters in the amounts and at the times described
therein.
Β
(d)Β Β All
fees
payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available
funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the Issuing Bank, in the case of
fees
payable to it) for distribution, in the case of Commitment Fees and LC Fees,
to
the Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any
circumstances.
Β
SECTION
2.13Β Β Interest.
(a)Β The
Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear
interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
Β
(b)Β Β The
Loans
comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO
Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable
Rate.
Β
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(c)Β Β Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other
amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated
maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear
interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to
(i)Β in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the rate
otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of
this Section or (ii)Β in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate
applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this
Section.
Β
(d)Β Β Accrued
interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment
Date
for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the
Commitments; provided
that
(i)Β interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be
payable on demand, (ii)Β in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any
Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of
the
Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid
shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii)Β in
the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Revolving Loan prior to the end
of
the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be
payable on the effective date of such conversion.
Β
(e)Β Β All
interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except
that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when
the
Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis
of
a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be
payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but
excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO
Rate
or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Β
SECTION
2.14Β Β Alternate
Rate of Interest.
If
prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar
Borrowing:
Β
(a)Β Β the
Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent
manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining
the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest
Period; or
Β
(b)Β Β the
Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO
Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not
adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making
or
maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such
Interest Period;
Β
then
the
Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders
by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the
Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the
circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i)Β any Interest
Election Request that requests the conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to,
or
continuation of any Revolving Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be
ineffective, and (ii)Β if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar
Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing;
provided
that if
the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings,
then the other Type of Borrowings shall be permitted.
Β
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SECTION
2.15Β Β Increased
Costs.
(a)Β If
any Change in Law shall:
Β
(i)Β Β impose,
modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement
against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended
by,
any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO
Rate) or the Issuing Bank; or
Β
(ii)Β Β impose
on
any Lender or the Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other
condition affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender
or
any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
Β
and
the
result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender
of
making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation
to
make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or the Issuing Bank
of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce
the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the Issuing
Bank
hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower
will
pay to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional
amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the
case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction
suffered.
Β
(b)Β Β If
any
Lender or the Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital
requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on
such
Lenderβs or the Issuing Bankβs capital or on the capital of such Lenderβs or the
Issuing Bankβs holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or
the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender,
or the Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank, to a level below that
which
such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lenderβs or the Issuing Bankβs holding
company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into
consideration such Lenderβs or the Issuing Bankβs policies and the policies of
such Lenderβs or the Issuing Bankβs holding company with respect to capital
adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the
Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lenderβs or the Issuing
Bankβs holding company for any such reduction suffered.
Β
(c)Β Β A
certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts
necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or its holding company,
as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall
be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
The
Borrower shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the
amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt
thereof.
Β
(d)Β Β Failure
or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation
pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lenderβs or the
Issuing Bankβs right to demand such compensation; provided
that the
Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank
pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more
than 270 days prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the
case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such
increased costs or reductions and of such Lenderβs or the Issuing Bankβs
intention to claim compensation therefor; provided
further
that, if
the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is
retroactive, then the 270-day period referred to above shall be extended to
include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
Β
Β
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SECTION
2.16Β Β Break
Funding Payments.
In the
event of (a)Β the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than
on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result
of an Event of Default), (b)Β the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other
than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c)Β the
failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date
specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such
notice may be revoked under SectionΒ 2.11(b) and is revoked in accordance
therewith), or (d)Β the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the
last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request
by
the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.19, then, in any such event, the
Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense
attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost
or
expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such
Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i)Β the amount of interest which would
have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred,
at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for
the
period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest
Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue,
for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over
(ii)Β the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for
such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid,
at
the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount
and
period from other banks in the eurodollar market. A certificate of any Lender
setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive
pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be
conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount
shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt
thereof.
Β
SECTION
2.17Β Β Taxes.
(a)Β Any
and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder
or
under the other Loan Documents shall be made free and clear of and without
deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided
that if
the Borrower shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes
from such payments, then (i)Β the sum payable shall be increased as
necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions
applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative
Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank (as the case may be) receives an amount equal
to
the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii)Β the
Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii)Β the Borrower shall pay the
full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with
applicable law.
Β
(b)Β Β In
addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental
Authority in accordance with applicable law.
Β
(c)Β Β The
Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Issuing
Bank, within fifteen (15) days after written demand therefor, for the full
amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent,
such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, on or with respect to
any
payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under
any other Loan Document (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed
or
asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) and any
penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect
thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly
or
legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A
certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the
Borrower by a Lender or the Issuing Bank, or by the Administrative Agent on
its
own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive
absent manifest error.
Β
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(d)Β Β As
soon
as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the
Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by
such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return
reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.
Β
(e)Β Β Any
Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding
tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or
any
treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under
this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative
Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly
completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably
requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without
withholding or at a reduced rate.
Β
(f)Β Β If
the
Administrative Agent or a Lender determines, in its reasonable discretion,
that
it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been
indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid
additional amounts pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.17, it shall pay over such
refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made,
or
additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this SectionΒ 2.17 with
respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneysβ fees) and without interest
(other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with
respect to such refund); provided, that the Borrower, upon the request of the
Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to
the
Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant
Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event
the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to
such
Governmental Authority. This Section shall not be construed to require the
Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any
other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to the
Borrower or any other Person.
Β
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SECTION
2.18Β Β Payments
Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.
(a)
The
Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether
of
principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts
payable under SectionΒ 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) or under any other
Loan Document prior to 12:00 noon, Chicago time, on the date when due, in
immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts
received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the
Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding
Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments
shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 00Β Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XxxxxΒ XX0-0000, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 00000, except
payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as
expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to
SectionsΒ 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons
entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments
received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient
promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder or under any other
Loan Document shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for
payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the
case
of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the
period of such extension. All payments hereunder and under any other Loan
Document shall be made in dollars.
Β
(b)Β Β If
at any
time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative
Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements,
interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied
(i)Β first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably
among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest
and fees then due to such parties, and (ii)Β second, towards payment of
principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among
the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and
unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.
Β
(c)Β Β If
any
Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise,
obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its
Revolving Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans
resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the
aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements
and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received
by
any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall
purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans and
participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans of other Lenders to
the
extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by
the
Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and
accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans and participations in
LC
Disbursements and Swingline Loans; provided
that
(i)Β if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the
payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded
and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without
interest, and (ii)Β the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed
to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance
with
the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as
consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its
Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant,
other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which
the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the
foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable
law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing
arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and
counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender
were
a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such
participation.
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(d)Β Β Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior
to
the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make
such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made
such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon
such
assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may
be,
the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such
payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be,
severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the
amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon,
for
each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but
excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of
the
Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent
in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank
compensation.
Β
(e)Β Β If
any
Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to
SectionΒ 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or (e), 2.07(b), 2.18(d) or 9.03(c), then the
Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary
provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative
Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lenderβs obligations under
such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully
paid.
Β
SECTION
2.19Β Β Mitigation
Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a)Β If
any Lender requests compensation under SectionΒ 2.15, or if the Borrower is
required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental
Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 2.17, then such
Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office
for
funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations
hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment
of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i)Β would eliminate or
reduce amounts payable pursuant to SectionΒ 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may
be, in the future and (ii)Β would not subject such Lender to any
unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to
such
Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses
incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or
assignment.
Β
(b)Β Β If
any
Lender requests compensation under SectionΒ 2.15, or if the Borrower is
required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental
Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 2.17, or if any
Lender defaults in its obligation to fund Loans hereunder, or if a Lender is
the
subject of a Lender Disqualification or is no longer an Eligible Assignee under
clauseΒ (B) of the definition thereof, then the Borrower may, at its sole
expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent,
require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance
with
and subject to the restrictions contained in SectionΒ 9.04), all its
interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that
shall
assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender
accepts such assignment); provided
that
(i)Β the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent (and if a Commitment is being assigned, the Issuing Bank),
which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii)Β such Lender shall
have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its
Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued
interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder,
from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued
interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts),
(iii)Β in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for
compensation under SectionΒ 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to
SectionΒ 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such
compensation or payments, and (iv) in the case of any such assignment resulting
from a Lender becoming the subject of a Lender Disqualification or no longer
qualifying as an Eligible Assignee under clauseΒ (B) of the definition
thereof, such assignment will be to an Eligible Assignee. A Lender shall not
be
required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a
result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling
the
Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
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ARTICLEΒ III
Β
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Β
Each
Loan
Party represents and warrants to the Lenders that except as expressly set forth
in the Disclosure Schedules:
Β
SECTION
3.01Β Β Organization;
Powers.
Each of
the Borrower and the other Loan Parties is duly organized, validly existing
and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has
all
requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and,
except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could
not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified
to
do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such
qualification is required.
Β
SECTION
3.02Β Β Authorization;
Enforceability.
The
Transactions are within the Borrowerβs and each applicable Loan Partyβs
corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and,
if required, stockholder action. Each of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents has been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and each Loan Party
party thereto and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such
Person, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting
creditorsβ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity,
regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law.
Β
SECTION
3.03Β Β Governmental
Approvals; No Conflicts.
The
Transactions (a)Β do not require any consent or approval of, registration or
filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except (i)
such
as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, and (ii) notices
and filings under applicable Gaming Laws which are not required to be taken
prior to the date of this Agreement which notices or filings the Borrower will
seek in due course after the date of this Agreement), (b)Β will not violate
any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational
documents of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any order of any
Governmental Authority, (c)Β will not violate or result in a default under
any indenture, material agreement or other material instrument binding upon
the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or its assets, or give rise to a right
thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, and (d)Β will not result in the creation or imposition of any
Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
Β
SECTION
3.04Β Β Financial
Condition; No Material Adverse Change.
(a)Β The
Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet
and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows (i)Β as of and
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005, reported on by Ernst & Young LLP,
independent public accountants, and (ii)Β as of and for the fiscal quarter
and the portion of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, certified by its
chief financial officer. The financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash
flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and
for
such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments
and
the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause
(ii) above.
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(b)Β Β Since
June 30, 2005, there has been no material adverse change in the business,
assets, operations or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, and since the date of this Agreement there has been no other
Material Adverse Effect.
Β
SECTION
3.05Β Β Properties.
(a)Β Each
of Borrower, the other Loan Parties and Material Subsidiaries has good title
to,
or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material
to
its business, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with
its
ability to conduct its business as currently conducted.
Β
(b)Β Β Each
of
the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and Material Subsidiaries owns, or is
licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other
intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other
Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
Β
SECTION
3.06Β Β Litigation
and Environmental Matters.
(a)
There
are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental
Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened
against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i)Β as to
which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that,
if
adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the
aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii)Β that involve this
Agreement, any other Loan Document or the Transactions. Neither Borrower nor
any
Subsidiary has any material contingent obligations incident to any actions,
suits or proceedings not provided for or disclosed in the financial statements
referred to in SectionΒ 3.04 that would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Β
(b)Β Β Except
with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could
not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither
the
Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries (i)Β has failed to comply with any
Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license
or
other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii)Β has become
subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii)Β has received notice of any
claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv)Β knows of any
basis for any Environmental Liability.
Β
(c)Β Β Since
the
date of this Agreement, there has been no change in the status of the matters
disclosed in the Disclosure Schedules that, individually or in the aggregate,
has resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, Material Adverse
Effect.
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SECTION
3.07Β Β Compliance
with Laws and Agreements.
Each of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations
and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and
all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its
property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Β
SECTION
3.08Β Β Investment
and Holding Company Status.
Neither
the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is (a)Β an βinvestment companyβ as
defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940
or (b)Β a βholding companyβ as defined in, or subject to regulation under,
the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
Β
SECTION
3.09Β Β Taxes.
Each of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has filed or caused to be filed all Tax
returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be
paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a)Β Taxes and
returns and reports which are not yet delinquent; (b)Β Taxes that are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which prevent enforcement
thereof and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set
aside on its books adequate reserves or (c)Β to the extent that the failure
to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
Β
SECTION
3.10Β Β ERISA.
No
ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken
together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably
expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
Β
SECTION
3.11Β Β Labor
Disputes.
As of
the Effective Date, there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against Borrower
or any Subsidiary pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened,
which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
Β
SECTION
3.12Β Β Subsidiaries.
The
Disclosure Schedules contain an accurate list of all Subsidiaries of Borrower
as
of the date of this Agreement, setting forth their respective types and
jurisdictions of organization and the percentage of their respective Equity
Interests owned by Borrower or another Subsidiary of Borrower.
Β
SECTION
3.13Β Β Solvency.
Immediately after the consummation of the Transactions to occur on the Effective
Date, (i)Β the fair value of the assets of each Loan Party, at a fair
valuation, will exceed its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent
or
otherwise (as such liabilities would reasonably be expected to be evaluated
by a
court under applicable federal and state laws related to the insolvency of
debtors); (ii)Β the present fair saleable value of the property of each Loan
Party will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable
liability of its debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or
otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured;
(iii)Β each Loan Party will be able to pay its debts and liabilities,
subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become
absolute and matured; and (iv)Β each Loan Party will not have unreasonably
small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as
such
business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted after the Effective
Date.
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SECTION
3.14Β Β Common
Enterprise.
The
successful operation and condition of each of the Loan Parties is dependent
on
the continued successful performance of the functions of the group of the Loan
Parties as a whole and the successful operation of each of the Loan Parties
is
dependent on the successful performance and operation of each other Loan Party.
Each Loan Party expects to derive benefit (and its board of directors or other
governing body has determined that it may reasonably be expected to derive
benefit), directly and indirectly, from (i)Β successful operations of each
of the other Loan Parties and (ii)Β the credit extended by the Lenders to
the Borrower hereunder, both in their separate capacities and as members of
the
group of companies. Each Loan Party has determined that execution, delivery,
and
performance of this Agreement and any other Loan Documents to be executed by
such Loan Party is within its purpose, will be of direct and indirect benefit
to
such Loan Party, and is in its best interest.
Β
SECTION
3.15Β Β Material
Agreements.
Neither
Borrower nor any Subsidiary is a party to any agreement or instrument the
performance of which, or subject to any charter or other corporate restriction
which, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither
Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in default in the performance, observance or
fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in
(i)
any agreement or instrument evidencing or governing Material Indebtedness or
(ii) any other agreement or instrument which default with respect to this clause
(ii) could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
Β
SECTION
3.16Β Β Subordinated
Indebtedness.
The
Obligations constitute senior indebtedness which is entitled to the benefits
of
the subordination provisions of all outstanding Subordinated Indebtedness.
The
subordination provisions of the Subordinated Indebtedness are enforceable
against the holders of the Subordinated Indebtedness by Agent and the Lenders.
Each Loan Party acknowledges that each of the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders are entering into this Agreement and are extending the Commitments
and
making the Loans in reliance upon the subordination provisions of the
Subordinated Indebtedness and this Section 3.16.
Β
SECTION
3.17Β Β Disclosure.
The
Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders all
agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or
any
of its Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters, in each case known to
it,
that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of
the
other reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished
by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in
connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as
modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any
material misstatement of fact or, to Borrowerβs knowledge, omits to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein when taken as a whole
and
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided
that,
with respect to projected financial information and consolidating financial
statements, each Loan Party represents only that such information was prepared
in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the
time.
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ARTICLEΒ IV
Β
CONDITIONS
Β
SECTION
4.01Β Β Effective
Date.
The
obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Bank to issue
Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which
each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with
SectionΒ 9.02):
Β
(a)Β Β The
Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received either (i)Β a
counterpart of each of this Agreement and each other Loan Document signed on
behalf of each party thereto or (ii)Β written evidence satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy or electronic transmission
of a
signed signature pageΒ of each of this Agreement and each other Loan
Document) that each party thereto has signed a counterpart of this
Agreement.
Β
(b)Β Β The
Administrative Agent shall have received a written opinion (addressed to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of Blank
Rome
LLP (and/or other counsel satisfactory to Administrative Agent), as counsel
for
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in form and substance reasonably acceptable
to Administrative Agent, and covering such matters relating to the Borrower,
its
Subsidiaries, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Transactions
as
Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. Borrower hereby requests such
counsel to deliver such opinion.
Β
(c)Β Β The
Administrative Agent shall have completed its due diligence and each of the
Borrowerβs and each Subsidiaryβs corporate structure, capital structure,
governing documents and material agreements shall be acceptable to the
Administrative Agent. In addition, the terms and conditions of all Indebtedness
of each Borrower and each Subsidiary, including, without limitation, the
subordination provisions of all Subordinated Indebtedness, shall be acceptable
to Administrative Agent.
Β
(d)Β Β All
legal
(including tax implications) and regulatory matters, including, but not limited
to compliance with all Gaming Authorizations and with applicable requirements
of
Regulations U, T and X of the Board, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
Β
(e)Β Β Administrative
Agent shall have determined that since June 30, 2005, (i) there is an absence
of
any material adverse change or disruption in primary or secondary loan
syndication markets, financial markets or in capital markets generally that
would likely impair syndication of the credit facilities hereunder, and (ii)
there has been no Material Adverse Effect.
Β
(f)Β Β Borrower
shall have delivered a properly completed LC Application if the initial credit
extension will include the issuance of a Letter of Credit.
Β
(g)Β Β The
Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as
the
Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the
organization, existence and good standing of each Loan Party, the authorization
of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to each Loan Party,
this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Transactions, all in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel,
including, without limitation, the agreements and other documents referenced
in
the Closing Document List.
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(h)Β Β The
Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective
Date
and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of the
Borrower, (i) confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs
(a) and (b) of SectionΒ 4.02, and (ii) either (A)Β attaching copies of
all consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance by each of the Loan Parties of the Loan Documents
to
which it is a party, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in
full
force and effect, or (B)Β stating that no such consents, licenses or
approvals are so required, other than, in the case of either clauseΒ (A) or
(B), any such consents, licenses or approvals under applicable Gaming Laws
which
are not required to be obtained on or prior to the Effective Date, which
consents, licenses or approvals the Loan Parties will seek in due course after
the Effective Date;
Β
(i)Β Β The
Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and
payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced,
reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees) required to be reimbursed or
paid
by the Borrower hereunder.
Β
(j)Β Β Administrative
Agent shall have received evidence of the termination of Borrowerβs credit
facility with LaSalle Bank National Association satisfactory to Administrative
Agent.
Β
The
Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective
Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing
Bank
to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective unless each
of
the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to SectionΒ 9.02)
at or prior to 3:00Β p.m., Chicago time, on May 1, 2006 (and, in the event
such conditions are not so satisfied or waived, the Commitments shall terminate
at such time).
Β
SECTION
4.02Β Β Each
Credit Event.
The
obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing,
and
of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit,
is
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
Β
(a)Β Β The
representations and warranties of each Loan Party and Subsidiary Guarantor
a
party thereto set forth in this Agreement and each other Loan Document shall
be
true and correct on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as
applicable.
Β
(b)Β Β At
the
time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no
Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
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Each
Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of
Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by each
Loan
Party on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphsΒ (a) and
(b) of this Section.
Β
ARTICLEΒ V
Β
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
Β
Until
the
Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest
on
each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and all
Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements
shall have been reimbursed and all other Obligations shall have been paid in
full, each Loan Party covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
Β
SECTION
5.01Β Β Financial
Statements and Other Information.
The
Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
Β
(a)Β Β within
120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, (i) its audited
consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholdersβ
equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in
each
case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, together
with
an opinion (without
a βgoing
concernβ
or
like
qualification or exception, without any qualification or exception as to the
scope of such audit and without any other material qualification or
exception)
by Ernst
& Young PC or other independent public accountants of recognized national
standing to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present
fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of
operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis in accordance with GAAP and (ii) its unaudited consolidating balance
sheet
and related consolidating statement of operations as of the end of and for
such
year;
Β
(b)Β Β within
60
days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal
year of the Borrower, (i) its consolidated balance sheet and related statements
of operations and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter
(except for cash flows) and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting
forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period
or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the
previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as
presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results
of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to
normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes and (ii) its
unaudited consolidating balance sheet and related consolidating statement of
operations as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed
portion of the fiscal year;
Β
(c)Β Β concurrently
with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a
certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit
C
(each, a
βCompliance
Certificateβ)
(i)Β certifying as to whether an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed
to
be taken with respect thereto, (ii)Β setting forth reasonably detailed
calculations demonstrating compliance with SectionsΒ 6.11 and 6.12 and
(iii)Β stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has
occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in
SectionΒ 3.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of
such change on the financial statements accompanying such
certificate;
Β
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(d)Β Β promptly
after the same become publicly available, notice of all periodic and other
current reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and proxy
statements filed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all
of
the functions of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or distributed by
the
Borrower to its shareholders generally, as the case may be;
Β
(e)Β Β promptly
following approval by Borrowerβs board of directors (but in any event not later
than the commencement of each fiscal year) a three year financial plan for
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, for such fiscal year
and
the next two fiscal years (including quarterly balance sheet and related
statements of operations and cash flows) prepared in a manner consistent with
the financial plan delivered by Borrower to the Lenders prior to the date hereof
or otherwise in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
and
Β
(f)Β Β promptly
following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations,
business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary,
or
compliance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as
the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.
Β
SECTION
5.02Β Β Notices
of Material Events.
The
Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt (and,
in any event within 5 Business Days after the occurrence thereof) written notice
of the following:
Β
(a)Β Β the
occurrence of any Event of Default;
Β
(b)Β Β the
filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any
arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Borrower or any
Affiliate thereof that (i) seeks to revoke any Gaming Authorization, (ii) seeks
damages in excess of $10,000,000, (iii)Β seeks injunctive relief, (iv)
alleges criminal misconduct by any Loan Party, (v)Β contests any tax, fee,
assessment, or other governmental charge in excess of $10,000,000, or (vi)
if
adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect;
Β
(c)Β Β the
occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA
Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding
$10,000,000;
Β
(d)Β Β the
occurrence of any default under any agreement, instrument or other document
evidencing Material Indebtedness that could result in such Material Indebtedness
becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with
or
without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders
of such Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf
to
cause such Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment,
repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled
maturity;
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(e)Β Β any
Governmental Authority shall take any action to condemn, seize or otherwise
appropriate, or take control of, any Material Portion, or any Material Portion
is lost, stolen or destroyed;
Β
(f)Β Β any
other
development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in,
a
Material Adverse Effect.
Β
Each
notice delivered under this SectionΒ shall be accompanied by a statement of
a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth
the
details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken
or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
Β
SECTION
5.03Β Β Existence;
Conduct of Business.
Each
Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Material Subsidiaries to, do or
cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force
and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges
and
franchises material to the conduct of its business; provided that the foregoing
shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution
permitted under SectionΒ 6.03.
Β
SECTION
5.04Β Β Payment
of Obligations.
Each
Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay its
obligations, including Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, could result in
a
Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default,
except where (a)Β the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings which are sufficient to prevent the enforcement
thereof, (b)Β such Loan Party or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books
adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c)Β the
failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected
to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
SECTION
5.05Β Β Maintenance
of Properties; Insurance.
Each
Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Material Subsidiaries to,
(a)Β keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business
in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and
(b)Β maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies,
insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained
by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same
or
similar locations.
Β
SECTION
5.06Β Β Books
and Records; Inspection Rights.
Each
Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Material Subsidiaries to, keep
proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries
are
made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and
activities. Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Material
Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its
properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to
discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent
accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested;
provided that, absent the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event
of
Default, such inspections shall not occur more than once per fiscal
year.
Β
SECTION
5.07Β Β Compliance
with Laws.
Each
Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all
laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable
to
it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
Β
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SECTION
5.08Β Β Use
of Proceeds and Letters of Credit.
The
proceeds of the Loans will be used only for working capital and general
corporate purposes (not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement or the other
Loan
Documents) including Permitted Acquisitions, and Capital Expenditures, dividends
and share repurchases that are permitted under this Agreement. No part of the
proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any
purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board,
including Regulations T, U and X.
Β
SECTION
5.09Β Β Further
Assurances.
Each
Loan Party shall (i)Β cause each of its Domestic Subsidiaries (other than
Xxxx-Xxxxx Inc. so long as it is not a Material Subsidiary) as of the Effective
Date to become and remain Subsidiary Guarantors, and (ii)Β cause each of its
Domestic Subsidiaries formed or acquired after the Effective Date that is or
at
any time thereafter becomes a Material Subsidiary to become a Loan Party by
executing the Joinder Agreement substantially in the form set forth as
Exhibit
D
hereto
with such changes thereto as may be required by Administrative Agent (each
a
βJoinder
Agreementβ).
Upon
execution and delivery thereof, each such Person shall automatically become
a
Loan Party and Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder and thereupon shall have all
of
the rights, benefits, duties, and obligations in such capacity under the Loan
Documents. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, execute
and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Administrative Agent
such documents and agreements, and shall take or cause to be taken such actions
as the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, reasonably request to carry
out the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
Β
ARTICLEΒ VI
Β
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
Β
Until
the
Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on
each
Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full and all Letters
of
Credit have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been
reimbursed, and the other Obligations shall have been paid in full, each Loan
Party covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
Β
SECTION
6.01Β Β Indebtedness.
No Loan
Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur or suffer to
exist any Indebtedness, except:
Β
(a)Β Β Indebtedness
created hereunder;
Β
(b)Β Β Indebtedness
existing on the date hereof and set forth in ScheduleΒ 6.01
of the
Disclosure Schedules (which Schedule may reflect the amount of such Indebtedness
as of the month most recently ended prior to the date hereof for which Borrower
has completed its consolidated financial statements), but not any extensions,
renewals or replacements of any such Indebtedness;
Β
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Β
Β
(c)Β Β Indebtedness
of the Borrower to any Subsidiary and of any Subsidiary to the Borrower or
any
other Subsidiary; provided
that,
(i) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the Borrower
or
any Subsidiary that is a Loan Party shall be subject to SectionΒ 6.04 and
(ii)Β Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Subsidiary and Indebtedness of any
Subsidiary that is a Loan Party to any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party
shall
be subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent;
Β
(d)Β Β Guarantees
by the Borrower of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary and by any Subsidiary of
Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided
that
(i)Β the Indebtedness so Guaranteed is permitted by this SectionΒ 6.01,
(ii)Β Guarantees by the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is a Loan Party of
Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be subject to
SectionΒ 6.04 and (iii)Β Guarantees permitted under this clauseΒ (d)
shall be subordinated to the Obligations of the applicable Subsidiary on the
same terms as the Indebtedness so Guaranteed is subordinated to the
Obligations;
Β
(e)Β Β Indebtedness
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurred to finance the acquisition,
construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital
Lease Obligations and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the
acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior
to
the acquisition thereof, and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such
Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
provided
that
(i)Β such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 90Β days after
such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement and
(ii)Β the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this
clauseΒ (e) shall not exceed $10,000,000 at any time
outstanding;
Β
(f)Β Β Indebtedness
of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the date hereof in connection
with
a Permitted Acquisition; provided
that
(i)Β such Indebtedness exists at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary
or is refinanced in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming
a Subsidiary and (ii)Β the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness
permitted by this clause (f) shall not exceed $20,000,000 at any time
outstanding;
Β
(g)Β Β Indebtedness
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the form of any deferred purchase price
or
post closing obligation in connection with a Permitted Acquisition;
Β
(h)Β Β Indebtedness
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary as an account party in respect of trade
letters of credit;
Β
(i)Β Β Indebtedness
evidenced by the Subordinated Notes in an aggregate principal amount not
exceeding $115,000,000 at any time outstanding including any extensions,
renewals or refinancing of such Indebtedness provided that, (i)Β the
principal amount or interest rate of such Indebtedness is not increased,
(ii)Β such Indebtedness is unsecured and no Loan Party that is not
originally obligated with respect to repayment of such Indebtedness is required
to become obligated with respect thereto, (iii)Β such extension, refinancing
or renewal does not result in a shortening of the maturity of the Indebtedness
so extended, refinanced or renewed, and the maturity of such Indebtedness is
at
least six month after the Maturity Date, (iv)Β the terms of any such
extension, refinancing, or renewal are not less favorable to the obligor
thereunder than the original terms of such Indebtedness and (iv)Β the terms
and conditions of the refinancing, renewal, or extension Indebtedness must
include subordination terms and conditions that are at least as favorable to
the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders as those that were applicable to the
refinanced, renewed, or extended Indebtedness;
Β
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Β
(j)Β Β Indebtedness
under Swap Agreements permitted by Section 6.05; and
Β
(k)Β Β other
unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $5,000,000
at any time outstanding.
Β
For
greater certainty, it is understood and agreed that all Indebtedness permitted
by clauses (f) and (g) above shall be included in the calculation of βaggregate
considerationβ for purposes of clause (f) of the definition of Permitted
Acquisition.
Β
SECTION
6.02Β Β Liens.
No Loan
Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or
permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter
acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts
receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:
Β
(a)Β Β Permitted
Encumbrances;
Β
(b)Β Β any
Lien
on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing on the
date
hereof and set forth in ScheduleΒ 6.02
of the
Disclosure Schedules; provided
that
(i)Β such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary and (ii)Β such Lien shall secure only those
obligations which it secures on the date hereof;
Β
(c)Β Β any
Lien
existing on any property or asset (other than Accounts or Inventory) prior
to
the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or existing on any
property or asset (other than Accounts or Inventory) of any Person that becomes
a Subsidiary after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a
Subsidiary; provided
that
(i)Β such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such
acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be,
(ii)Β such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary and (iii)Β such Lien shall secure only those
obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such
Person becomes a Subsidiary, as the case may be;
Β
(d)Β Β Liens
on
fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Borrower or
any
Subsidiary; provided
that
(i)Β such security interests secure Indebtedness permitted by clause (e) of
SectionΒ 6.01, (ii)Β such security interests and the Indebtedness
secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition
or the completion of such construction or improvement, (iii)Β the
Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the cost of acquiring,
constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets plus related fees,
expenses and interest and (iv)Β such security interests shall not apply to
any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
Β
(e)Β Β any
Liens
created by Borrower or any Subsidiary under any Loan Document in favor of
Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the
Lenders.
Β
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Β
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, none of the Liens permitted pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.02,
other than clause (e) above, may at any time attach to any Accounts or Inventory
of any of Borrower or its Subsidiaries or Equity Interests issued by any of
the
Subsidiaries.
Β
SECTION
6.03Β Β Fundamental
Changes.
(a)Β No
Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate
with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate
with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction
or
in a series of transactions) all or any substantial part of its assets (other
than the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business), or any stock
of
any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired),
or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately
after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing
(i)Β any Person may merge into the Borrower in a transaction in which the
Borrower is the surviving corporation,Β any Person may merge into any
Subsidiary in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary and, if any party to such merger is a Loan Party, is or becomes
a
Subsidiary that is Loan Party concurrently with such merger, (ii) any Subsidiary
may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to the Borrower
or
to a Loan Party and any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may sell, transfer,
lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary,
(iii)Β Borrower or any Subsidiary may sell on fair and reasonable terms in
the ordinary course of its business new slot machines, slot machines
characterized as gaming operations machines, used slot machines and other gaming
equipment returned to such Person by a customer and any other equipment or
assets which in the reasonable determination of Borrower is obsolete, no longer
needed for the ordinary course of business or is otherwise replaced or upgraded,
and (iv)Β any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower
determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best
interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders;
provided
that any
such merger involving a Person that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary immediately
prior to such merger shall not be permitted unless also permitted by
SectionΒ 6.04.
Β
(b)Β No
Loan
Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, engage to any material extent
in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Borrower
and
its Subsidiaries on the date of execution of this Agreement and businesses
reasonably related thereto or an expansion of such business into another related
product or service sector.
Β
SECTION
6.04Β Β Investments,
Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions.
No Loan
Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, purchase, hold or acquire
(including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary prior to such merger) any capital stock, evidences of indebtedness
or
other securities (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any
of
the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee
any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other
interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one
transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person
constituting a business unit, except:
Β
(a)Β Β Permitted
Investments;
Β
(b)Β Β investments
in existence on the date of this Agreement and described in ScheduleΒ 6.04
of the
Disclosure Schedules;
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Β
(c)Β Β capital
contributions, contributions in exchange for Equity Interests or similar
investments by Borrower and its Subsidiaries in Equity Interests in their
respective Subsidiaries, provided
that (i)
the aggregate amount of investments by Loan Parties in Subsidiaries that are
not
Loan Parties (together with outstanding intercompany loans permitted under
the
proviso to SectionΒ 6.04(d) and outstanding Guarantees permitted under the
proviso to SectionΒ 6.04(e)) shall not exceed $40,000,000 at any time
outstanding (in each case determined without regard to any write-downs or
write-offs) and (ii) no Default or is then existing or would be caused by such
investment;
Β
(d)Β Β loans
or
advances made by the Borrower to any Subsidiary and made by any Subsidiary
to
the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, provided
that (i)
the amount of such loans and advances made by Loan Parties to Subsidiaries
that
are not Loan Parties (together with outstanding investments permitted under
the
proviso to SectionΒ 6.04(c) and outstanding Guarantees permitted under the
proviso to SectionΒ 6.04(e)) shall not exceed $40,000,000 at any time
outstanding (in each case determined without regard to any write-downs or
write-offs) and (ii) no Default is then existing or would be caused by such
loan
or advance;
Β
(e)Β Β Guarantees
constituting Indebtedness permitted by SectionΒ 6.01, provided
that the
aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are not Loan
Parties that is Guaranteed by any Loan Party shall (together with outstanding
investments permitted under the proviso to SectionΒ 6.04(c) and outstanding
intercompany loans permitted under the proviso to SectionΒ 6.04(d)) shall
not exceed $40,000,000 at any time outstanding (in each case determined without
regard to any write-downs or write-offs) and (ii) no Default is then existing
or
would be caused by such Guarantee; and
Β
(f)Β Β Permitted
Acquisitions.
Β
SECTION
6.05Β Β Swap
Agreements.
No Loan
Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any Swap Agreement
except (a)Β Swap Agreements entered into in favor of a Lender or its
Affiliate to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary
has
actual exposure (other than those in respect of Equity Interests of the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries), (b)Β Swap Agreements in favor of a Lender or
its Affiliate evidencing foreign currency hedging transactions and (c)Β Swap
Agreements in favor of a Lender or its Affiliate entered into in order to
effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating
rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with
respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of the Borrower or
any
Subsidiary.
Β
SECTION
6.06Β Β Restricted
Payments.
No Loan
Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, declare or make, or agree
to
pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except (a)Β the
Borrower may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Equity Interests
payable solely in additional shares of its common stock, (b)Β Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends to Borrower or another Subsidiary,
(c)Β the Borrower may make Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance
with equity compensation plans or other benefit plans for management employees,
members of the Board of directors or consultants of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, (d)Β Borrower may declare and pay cash dividends with respect
to its Equity Interests and/or make cash repurchases of its Equity Interests
that are Permitted Restricted Payments; and (e) Subsidiaries that are not
Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries may declare and pay cash dividends and/or make cash
repurchases of its Equity Interests that are Permitted Restricted
Payments.
Β
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Β
SECTION
6.07Β Β Transactions
with Affiliates.
No Loan
Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, sell, lease or otherwise
transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire
any
property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with,
any
of its Affiliates, except in the ordinary course of business at prices and
on
terms and conditions not less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary
than
could be obtained on an armβs-length basis from unrelated third parties, and
(b)Β any Restricted Payment permitted by SectionΒ 6.06.
Β
SECTION
6.08Β Β Restrictive
Agreements.
No Loan
Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter
into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that
prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a)Β the ability of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon
any
of its property or assets, or (b)Β the ability of any Subsidiary to pay
dividends or other distributions with respect to any shares of its capital
stock
or to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary
or
to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided
that
(i)Β the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by
law (including, without limitation, Gaming Laws) or by this Agreement,
(ii)Β the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions existing
on the date hereof identified on ScheduleΒ 6.08
of the
Disclosure Schedules (but shall apply to any extension or renewal of, or any
amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or
condition), (iii)Β clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to
restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured
Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions
apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness and
(iv)Β clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in
leases or licenses restricting the assignment thereof.
Β
SECTION
6.09Β Β Subordinated
Indebtedness.
No Loan
Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, make any amendment or
modification to the indenture, note or other agreement evidencing or governing
any Subordinated Indebtedness, directly or indirectly voluntarily prepay,
defease or in substance defease, purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire,
any Subordinated Indebtedness, or directly or indirectly make any other payment
with respect to any Subordinated Indebtedness not expressly permitted by the
subordination terms thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no payment of
principal shall be made on account of the Subordinated Notes without the prior
written consent of the Required Lenders.
Β
SECTION
6.10Β Β Sale
and Leaseback Transactions and other Off-Balance Sheet
Liabilities.
No Loan
Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, enter into or suffer to exist
any sale and leaseback transaction or any other Off-Balance Sheet Liability,
except for obligations under any Swap Agreements permitted to be incurred under
the terms of SectionΒ 6.05.
Β
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Β
SECTION
6.11Β Β Capital
Expenditures and Gaming Operations Equipment Expenditures.
Β
(a)Β Β Capital
Expenditures.
No Loan
Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, incur or make Capital
Expenditures (excluding expenditures for gaming operations equipment) in an
aggregate amount for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of $30,000,000
for any fiscal year.
Β
(b)Β Β Gaming
Operations Equipment Expenditures.
No Loan
Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, incur or make expenditures
for
gaming operations equipment in an aggregate amount for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in excess of $175,000,000 for the period from the date of this
Agreement to and including the Maturity Date.
Β
SECTION
6.12Β Β Financial
Covenants.
Β
(a)Β Β Interest
Coverage Ratio.
The
Borrower will not permit the ratio, determined as of the end of each of its
fiscal quarters for the four fiscal quarter period ended on such date, of
(a)Β Consolidated EBIT to (b)Β Consolidated Interest Expense to be less
than 2.50 to 1.0.
Β
(b)Β Β Total
Debt Leverage Ratio.
The
Borrower will not permit the ratio, determined as of the end of each of its
fiscal quarters, of (i)Β Consolidated Indebtedness as of such date to
(ii)Β Consolidated EBITDA for the four fiscal quarter period ended on such
date to be greater than (A) with respect to any fiscal quarter ending on or
before MarchΒ 31, 2008, 3.50 to 1.0, and (B) with respect to any fiscal
quarter thereafter, 3.25 to 1.00.
Β
ARTICLEΒ VII
Β
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
Β
If
any of
the following events (βEvents
of Defaultβ)
shall
occur:
Β
(a)Β Β the
Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement
obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become
due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for
prepayment thereof or otherwise, and, with respect to a failure to pay a LC
Disbursement reimbursement obligation, such failure is not remedied within
2
Business Days after such failure;
Β
(b)Β Β the
Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall fail to pay any interest, fee or
other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article)
payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document when and as the same
shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for
a
period of 5 Business Days;
Β
(c)Β Β any
representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower
or any Subsidiary Guarantor in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or
any
amendment or modification hereof or thereof or waiver hereunder or thereunder,
shall prove to have been incorrect when made or deemed made, or any certificate,
consolidated financial statement, report, notice or other writing furnished
by
the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to the Administrative Agent or any
Lender in connection herewith is false or misleading in any material respect
on
the date as of which the facts therein set forth are stated or
certified;
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Β
(d)Β Β the
Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantor shall fail to observe or perform any covenant,
condition or agreement contained in (i)Β SectionΒ 5.03 (with respect to
a Loan Partyβs existence) or 5.08 or in ArticleΒ VI or (ii)Β Section
5.02 and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 5 Business
Days
after such failure;
Β
(e)Β Β the
Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail to observe or perform any covenant,
condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified
in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article), or in any other Loan Document,
and
such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date
of
such failure or, if a grace period is already provided in the other Loan
Document, such failure shall continue beyond such grace period;
Β
(f)Β Β the
Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal
or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness,
when and as the same shall become due and payable;
Β
(g)Β Β any
event
or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due
prior
to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving
of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of any Material
Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any
Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase,
redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided
that
this clause (g) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as
a
result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing
such
Indebtedness;
Β
(h)Β Β an
involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall
be
filed seeking (i)Β liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of
the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part
of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii)Β the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or
similar official for the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a
substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or
petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving
or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
Β
(i)Β Β the
Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall (i)Β voluntarily commence any
proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other
relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership
or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii)Β consent to the institution
of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or
petition described in clause (h) of this Article, (iii)Β apply for or
consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator,
conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary
or
for a substantial part of its assets, (iv)Β file an answer admitting the
material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding,
(v)Β make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or
(vi)Β take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the
foregoing;
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Β
(j)Β Β the
Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its
inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
Β
(k)Β Β judgments
for payment of money which exceed an aggregate of $15,000,000 shall be rendered
against any of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and shall not have been paid,
discharged or vacated or had execution thereof stayed pending appeal within
45
days after entry or filing of such judgments, or any action shall be legally
taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Borrower
or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment; or (ii) non-monetary judgments
shall be rendered against any of Borrower and its Subsidiaries which
individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect and shall not have been discharged or vacated or had execution
thereof stayed pending appeal within 60 days after entry or filing of such
judgments, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach
or levy upon any assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to enforce any such
judgment;
Β
(l)Β Β an
ERISA
Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when
taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably
be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in
an
aggregate amount exceeding $15,000,000 during the twelve-month period ending
with the month in which the latest such ERISA Event occurs;
Β
(m)Β Β any
material provision of any Loan Document or any subordination provision
applicable to any Subordinated Indebtedness that constitutes Material
Indebtedness for any reason ceases to be valid, binding and enforceable in
accordance with its terms (or any of Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any other
Person a party thereto, other than a Lender) shall challenge the enforceability
of any Loan Document or any subordination provision applicable to any
Subordinated Indebtedness or shall assert in writing, or engage in any action
or
inaction based on any such assertion, that any provision of any of the Loan
Documents or any subordination provision applicable to any Subordinated
Indebtedness has ceased to be or otherwise is not valid, binding and enforceable
in accordance with its terms;
Β
(n)Β Β a
Governmental Authority shall have revoked any Gaming Authorization of any of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries and such revocation, when taken together with
all
other revocations of Gaming Authorizations of any of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries during the twelve-month period ending with the month in which
the
latest such revocation occurs could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect;
Β
(o)Β Β a
Change
in Control shall occur;
Β
then,
and
in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described
in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the
continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request
of
the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both
of
the following actions, at the same or different times: (i)Β terminate the
Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and
(ii)Β declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or
in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable
may
thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal
of
the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest
thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder
and
the other Obligations, shall become due and payable immediately, without
presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any event with respect to the
Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitments shall
automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding,
together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of
the
Borrower accrued hereunder and all other Obligations, shall automatically become
due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any
kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.
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Β
ARTICLEΒ VIII
Β
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Β
Each
of
the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative
Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions
on its behalf, including, without limitation, the execution of the other Loan
Documents, and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative
Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers
as are reasonably incidental thereto.
Β
The
bank
serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents
shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other
Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent,
and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and
generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary
or
other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder
and
under the other Loan Documents.
Β
The
Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those
expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality
of
the foregoing, (a)Β the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any
fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred
and is continuing, (b)Β the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to
take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except
discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents
that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed
by
the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as
shall
be necessary under the circumstances as provided in SectionΒ 9.02), and
(c)Β except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative
Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the
failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as
Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The
Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken
by it
with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number
or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances
as
provided in SectionΒ 9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or
wilful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have
knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to
the
Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent
shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into
(i)Β any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with
this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, (ii)Β the contents of any
certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection
herewith or with the other Loan Documents, (iii)Β the performance or
observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions
set
forth herein or in the other Loan Documents, (iv)Β the validity,
enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any other
agreement, instrument or document, or (v)Β the satisfaction of any condition
set forth in ArticleΒ IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt
of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative
Agent.
Β
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Β
The
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any
liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent,
statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent
also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed
by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for
relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who
may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts
selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by
it
in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or
experts.
Β
The
Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights
and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the
Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may
perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their
respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding
paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of
the
Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective
activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided
for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.
Β
Subject
to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as
provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time
by
notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Borrower. Upon any such
resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with
the
Borrower, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed
by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30
days
after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then
the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing
Bank, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an
office in Chicago, Illinois, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the
acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor,
such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers,
privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring
Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. The fees payable by the Borrower
to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its
predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor.
After the Administrative Agentβs resignation hereunder, the provisions of this
Article and SectionΒ 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such
retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related
Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them
while it was acting as Administrative Agent.
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Β
Each
Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and
decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it
will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any
other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time
to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not
taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any related agreement or
any
document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
Β
The
Syndication Agent and Documentation Agent shall not have any right, power,
obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than
those applicable to all Lenders as such.
Β
ARTICLEΒ IX
Β
MISCELLANEOUS
Β
SECTION
9.01Β Β Notices.Β Β (a)Β Except
in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given
by telephone (and subject to paragraph (b) below), all notices and other
communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered
by
hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or
sent by telecopy, as follows:
Β
(i)Β Β if
to the
Borrower, to it at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000,
Attention of Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer (Telecopy
No.Β 000-000-0000; e-mail: xxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx)
with a
copy to Xxxxxxxx XxXxxx, General Counsel at the same address (Telecopy No.
000-000-0000; e-mail: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx);
Β
(ii)Β Β if
to the
Administrative Agent with respect to borrowing, conversion, continuation and
payment, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan and Agency Services Group,
10Β South Dearborn, Mail Code-IL1-0010, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
00000, Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, (Telecopy
No.Β 312-385-7107);
Β
(iii)Β Β if
to
Administrative Agent with respect to any other matters, to JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A., 0000 X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxx
X. Xxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx and Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, (Telecopy: (000) 000-0000; e-mail:
xxxxx.x.xxx@xxxxx.xxx;
xxxxxx.x.xxxx@xxxxx.xxx;
and
xxxxx.x.xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx);
Β
(iv)Β Β if
to the
Issuing Bank, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan and Agency Services
Group, 10Β South Dearborn, Mail Code-IL1-0010, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, 00000, Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, (Telecopy
No.Β 312-385-7107);
Β
(v)Β Β if
to the
Swingline Lender, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan and Agency Services
Group, 10Β South Dearborn, Mail Code-IL1-0010, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, 00000, Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, (Telecopy No.Β 312-385-7107));
and
Β
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Β
(vi)Β Β if
to any
other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its
Administrative Questionnaire.
Β
(b)Β Β Notices
and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished
by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the
Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices
pursuant to ArticleΒ II unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent
and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in
its
discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder
by
electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that
approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or
communications. Borrower and Administrative Agent (with respect to notices
under
Section 9.01(a)(iii) above) agree to accept notices at the e-mail addresses
set
forth above, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant
to
ArticleΒ II unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the
applicable Lender.
Β
(c)Β Β Any
party
hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other
communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices
and
other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions
of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of
receipt.
Β
SECTION
9.02Β Β Waivers;
Amendments.Β Β (a)Β No
failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender
in
exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall
operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce
such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under
the
other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or
remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by the Borrower
or any Subsidiary from any such provision hereof or thereof shall in any event
be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this
Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality
of
the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall
not
be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or
knowledge of such Default at the time.
Β
(b)Β Β Neither
this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof
may be waived, amended or modified except, in the case of this Agreement,
pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower
and the Required Lenders or, in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant
to
an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent
and the Loan Party or Loan Parties that are parties thereto; provided
that no
such agreement shall (i)Β increase the Commitment of any Lender without the
written consent of such Lender, (ii)Β reduce the principal amount of any
Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any
fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected
thereby, (iii)Β postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal
amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement, or any interest thereon, or any fees
payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment,
or
postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written
consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv)Β change SectionΒ 2.18(b)
or (c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required
thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) release all or
substantially all of the Subsidiary Guarantors, or (vi)Β change any of the
provisions of this Section or the definition of βRequired Lendersβ or any other
provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to
waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or under any Loan Document or make
any determination or grant any consent hereunder or under any Loan Document,
without the written consent of each Lender; providedΒ
furtherthat
no
such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties
of
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender hereunder
without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Bank
or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be.
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Β
(c)Β Β Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may (i)Β amend Schedule
2.01
to
reflect Commitment Increases, Additional Commitment Lenders and other changes
contemplated by Section 2.04 and assignments entered into pursuant to
SectionΒ 9.04, and (ii)Β waive payment of the fee required under
SectionΒ 9.04(b).
Β
SECTION
9.03Β Β Expenses;
Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
(a)Β The
Borrower shall pay (i)Β all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by
the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees,
charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, in connection
with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the
preparation and administration of the Loan Documents or any amendments,
modifications or waivers of the provisions of the Loan Documents (whether or
not
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated),
(ii)Β all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank in
connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter
of
Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii)Β all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank
or
any Lender, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any
counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, in
connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with
the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection
with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring
or
negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.
Β
(b)Β Β The
Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each
Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person
being called an βIndemniteeβ)
against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the reasonable fees,
charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or
asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a
result of (i)Β the execution or delivery of the Loan Documents or any
agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties
hereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the
Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii)Β any Loan
or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal
by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit
if
the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply
with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii)Β any actual or alleged
presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or
operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental
Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or
(iv)Β any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or
proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort
or
any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto;
provided
that
such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent
that
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined
by
a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have
resulted from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such
Indemnitee.
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Β
(c)Β Β To
the
extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it
to
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender under
paragraphΒ (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay
to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the
case may be, such Lenderβs Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that
the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such
unpaid amount; provided
that the
unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related
expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity
as such.
Β
(d)Β Β To
the
extent permitted by applicable law, no Loan Party shall assert, and each hereby
waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for
special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct
or
actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this
Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions,
any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.
Β
(e)Β Β All
amounts due under this Section shall be payable upon written demand
therefor.
Β
SECTION
9.04Β Β Successors
and Assigns.Β Β (a)Β The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby
(including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit),
except that (i)Β the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of
its rights or obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document without
the
prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer
by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii)Β no
Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder
or
under any other Loan Document except in accordance with this Section. Nothing
in
this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, expressed or implied, shall be
construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their
respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate
of
the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent
provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly
contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent,
the Issuing Bank and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim
under or by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
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Β
(b)
Β (i)
Β Subject
to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign
to
one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations
under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the
Loans
at the time owing to it).
Β
(ii)Β Β Assignments
shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
Β
(i)Β Β except
in
the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an
assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lenderβs Commitment
or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning
Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment
and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the
Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $10,000,000 (and integral multiples
of $1,000,000 in excess thereof) unless each of the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided
that no
such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing;
Β
(ii)Β Β each
partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of
all
the assigning Lenderβs rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, provided
that
this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate
part of all the assigning Lenderβs rights and obligations in respect of one
Class of Commitments or Loans;
Β
(iii)Β Β the
parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative
Agent
an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee
of
$3,500;
Β
(iv)Β Β the
assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative
Agent
an Administrative Questionnaire; and
Β
(v)Β Β when
the
consent of Borrower is required for an assignment pursuant to the definition
of
Eligible Assignee, Borrower shall be provided with at least 10 days prior notice
of such assignment.
Β
(iii)Β Subject
to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this
Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and
Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent
of
the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and
obligations of a Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
and
the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned
by
such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this
Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of
the
assigning Lenderβs rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto and thereto but
shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of SectionsΒ 2.15, 2.16, 2.17
and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations
under
this Agreement or the other Loan Documents that does not comply with this
SectionΒ 9.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and
obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.
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(iv)Β Β The
Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower,
shall
maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption
delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses
of
the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans and LC
Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time
to
time (the βRegisterβ).
The
entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders may treat each Person
whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender
hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for
inspection by the Borrower, the Issuing Bank and any Lender, at any reasonable
time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
Β
(v)Β Β Upon
its
receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning
Lender and an assignee, the assigneeβs completed Administrative Questionnaire
(unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and
recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this SectionΒ and any
written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section,
the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record
the information contained therein in the Register; provided
that if
either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to make any
payment required to be made by it pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or
(e), 2.07(b), 2.18(d) or 9.03(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no
obligation to accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information
therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made
in
full, together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment shall be
effective for purposes of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents unless
it
has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
Β
(c)Β (i)
Β Any
Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent,
the
Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, sell participations to one or more banks
or other entities (a βParticipantβ)
in all
or a portion of such Lenderβs rights and obligations under this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents (including all or a portion of its Commitment and
the
Loans owing to it); provided
that
(A)Β such Lenderβs obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents shall remain unchanged, (B)Β such Lender shall remain solely
responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations,
(C)Β the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the other
Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in
connection with such Lenderβs rights and obligations under this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents and (D) to the extent required under applicable Gaming
Laws, each Participant must be registered with, approved by, or not disapproved
by (whichever may be required under applicable Gaming Laws), all applicable
Gaming Boards and may not be the subject of a Lender Disqualification. Any
agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation
shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment,
modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents; provided
that
such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without
the
consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver
described in the first proviso to SectionΒ 9.02(b) that affects such
Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees
that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of SectionsΒ 2.15,
2.16 and 2.17 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its
interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent
permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of
SectionΒ 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees
to be subject to SectionΒ 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender.
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(ii)Β Β A
Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under
SectionΒ 2.15 or 2.17 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to
receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless
the
sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrowerβs prior
written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a
Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of SectionΒ 2.17 unless the
Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such
Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with
SectionΒ 2.17(e) as though it were a Lender.
Β
(d)Β Β Any
Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any
portion of its rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to
secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge
or
assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section
shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest;
provided
that no
such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from
any
of its obligations hereunder and the other Loan Documents or substitute any
such
pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
Β
SECTION
9.05Β Β Survival.
All
covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties
herein and the other Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments
delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties
hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters
of
Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on
its
behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank
or
any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect
representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and
shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any
accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter
of
Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or
terminated. The provisions of SectionsΒ 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and
ArticleΒ VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless
of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment
of
the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the
Commitments or the termination of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
or
any provision hereof or thereof.
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SECTION
9.06Β Β Counterparts;
Integration; Effectiveness.
This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be executed in counterparts (and
by
different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall
constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute
a
single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the
entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and
supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written,
relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in SectionΒ 4.01,
this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the
Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received
counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each
of
the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to
the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature pageΒ of this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of
a
manually executed counterpart of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
Β
SECTION
9.07Β Β Severability.
Any
provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction,
be
ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability
without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions hereof or thereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision
in a
particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
Β
SECTION
9.08Β Β Right
of Setoff.
If an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each
of
its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits
(general or special, time or demand, provisional or final or otherwise) except
for any restricted cash for progressive jackpots at any time held and other
obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit
or the account of any Loan Party against any of and all the obligations of
such
Loan Party now or hereafter existing under the Loan Documents held by such
Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand
under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured. The
applicable Lender shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of
such
set-off or application, provided
that any
failure to give or any delay in giving such notice shall not affect the validity
of any such set-off or application under this Section. The rights of each Lender
under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including
other
rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.
Β
SECTION
9.09Β Β Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
(a)
The Loan
Documents (other than those containing a contrary express choice of law
provision) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of
the
State of New York.
Β
(b)Β Β Each
Loan
Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its
property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State
of
New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court
of
the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof,
in
any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document, or
for
recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of
any
such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State
court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the
parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding
shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the
judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in any Loan Document
shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any
Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this
Agreement against any Loan Party or its properties in the courts of any
jurisdiction.
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(c)Β Β Each
Loan
Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent
it
may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter
have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of
or
relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred
to
in paragraphΒ (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of
an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such
court.
Β
(d)Β Β Each
party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner
provided for notices in SectionΒ 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any
other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to
serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Β
SECTION
9.10Β Β WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH
PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW,
ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT
OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT,
TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A)Β CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY
OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION,
SEEK
TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B)Β ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER
PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Β
SECTION
9.11Β Β Headings.
Article
and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience
of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the
construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this
Agreement.
Β
SECTION
9.12Β Β Confidentiality.
Each of
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders agrees to maintain
the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that
Information may be disclosed (a)Β to its and its Affiliatesβ directors,
officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other
advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made
will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed
to keep such Information confidential), (b)Β to the extent requested by any
regulatory authority, (c)Β to the extent required by applicable laws or
regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, or to the extent
requested by any Gaming Board or any regulatory authority purporting to have
jurisdiction over such Person (including any self-regulatory authority, such
as
the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (d)Β to any other
party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (e)Β in connection with
the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding
relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of
rights hereunder or thereunder, (f)Β subject to an agreement containing
provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i)Β any
assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant
in,
any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents or (ii)Β any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors)
to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its
obligations, (g)Β with the consent of the Borrower or (h)Β to the extent
such Information (i)Β becomes publicly available other than as a result of a
breach of this Section or (ii)Β becomes available to the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source
other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. For the purposes of this Section,
βInformationβ
means
all information received from any of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries relating
to any of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any of their business, other
than
any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality
of Information as provided in this SectionΒ shall be considered to have
complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same
degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such
Person would accord to its own confidential information.
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SECTION
9.13Β Β Interest
Rate Limitation.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest
rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts
which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively
the βChargesβ),
shall
exceed the maximum lawful rate (the βMaximum
Rateβ)
which
may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender
holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest
payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable
in
respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful,
the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan
but were not payable as a result of the operation of this SectionΒ shall be
cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of
other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate
therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the
Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received
by such Lender.
Β
SECTION
9.14Β Β USA
PATRIOT Act.
Each
Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act
(TitleΒ III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law OctoberΒ 26, 2001)) (the
βActβ)
hereby
notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is
required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower,
which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other
information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance
with the Act.
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SECTION
9.15Β Β Cooperation
with Gaming Boards. The
Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree to, at the request and expense of
Borrower, commercially reasonably cooperate with all Gaming Boards in connection
with the administration of their regulatory jurisdiction over the Borrower
and
its Subsidiaries, including the provision of such documents and other
information as may be reasonably requested by any such Gaming Board relating
to
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or to the Loan Documents.
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SECTION
9.16Β Β Subordinated
Note Indenture.
The
Loan Documents and Obligations constitute βDesignated Senior Debtβ (as defined
in the Subordinated Note Indenture) for purposes of the Subordinated Note
Indenture.
Β
ARTICLEΒ X
Β
GUARANTY
Β
SECTION
10.01Β Β Guaranty.
Each
Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that it is jointly and severally liable
for,
and, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, absolutely and unconditionally
guarantees to the Lenders the prompt payment when due, whether at stated
maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of the
Obligations and all reasonable costs and expenses including, without limitation,
all court costs and reasonable out-of-pocket attorneysβ and paralegalsβ fees and
expenses paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and
the
Lenders in endeavoring to collect all or any part of the Obligations from,
or in
prosecuting any action against, the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any
other guarantor of all or any part of the Obligations (such costs and expenses,
together with the Obligations, collectively the βGuaranteed
Obligationsβ).
Each
Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may be
extended or renewed in whole or in part without notice to or further assent
from
it, and that it remains bound upon its guarantee notwithstanding any such
extension or renewal. All terms of this Subsidiary Guaranty apply to and may
be
enforced by or on behalf of any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of
any
Lender that extended any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations.
Β
SECTION
10.02Β Β Guaranty
of Payment.
This
Subsidiary Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of collection. Each
Subsidiary Guarantor waives any right to require the Administrative Agent,
the
Issuing Bank or any Lender to xxx the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor, any
other guarantor, or any other person obligated for all or any part of the
Guaranteed Obligations (each, an βObligated
Partyβ),
or
otherwise to enforce its payment against any collateral securing all or any
part
of the Guaranteed Obligations.
Β
SECTION
10.03Β Β No
Discharge or Diminishment of Subsidiary Guaranty.
(a)
Except
as otherwise provided for herein, the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor
hereunder are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any reduction,
limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (other than the
indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations), including:
(i)Β any claim of waiver, release, extension, renewal, settlement,
surrender, alteration, or compromise of any of the Guaranteed Obligations,
by
operation of law or otherwise; (ii)Β any change in the corporate existence,
structure or ownership of the Borrower or any other guarantor of or other person
liable for any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (iii)Β any insolvency,
bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting any Obligated
Party, or their assets or any resulting release or discharge of any obligation
of any Obligated Party; or (iv)Β the existence of any claim, setoff or other
rights which any Subsidiary Guarantor may have at any time against any Obligated
Party, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender, or any other
person, whether in connection herewith or in any unrelated
transactions.
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(b)Β Β The
obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder are not subject to any
defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, or termination whatsoever by reason
of the invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability of any of the Guaranteed
Obligations or otherwise, or any provision of applicable law or regulation
purporting to prohibit payment by any Obligated Party, of the Guaranteed
Obligations or any part thereof.
Β
(c)Β Β Further,
the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder are not discharged or
impaired or otherwise affected by: (i)Β the failure of the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender to assert any claim or demand or to
enforce any remedy with respect to all or any part of the Guaranteed
Obligations; (ii)Β any waiver or modification of or supplement to any
provision of any agreement relating to the Guaranteed Obligations;
(iii)Β any release, non-perfection, or invalidity of any indirect or direct
security for the obligations of the Borrower for all or any part of the
Guaranteed Obligations or any obligations of any other guarantor of or other
person liable for any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (iv)Β any action or
failure to act by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender
with
respect to any collateral securing any part of the Guaranteed Obligations;
or
(v)Β any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the payment or
performance of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other circumstance,
act, omission or delay that might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk
of such Subsidiary Guarantor or that would otherwise operate as a discharge
of
any Subsidiary Guarantor as a matter of law or equity (other than the
indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed
Obligations).
Β
SECTION
10.04Β Β Defenses
Waived.
To the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby
waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of the Borrower or
any
Subsidiary Guarantor or the unenforceability of all or any part of the
Guaranteed Obligations from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the
liability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, other than the
indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Subsidiary Guarantor irrevocably
waives acceptance hereof, presentment, demand, protest and, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, any notice not provided for herein, as well as any
requirement that at any time any action be taken by any person against any
Obligated Party, or any other person. The Administrative Agent may, at its
election, foreclose on any Collateral held by it by one or more judicial or
nonjudicial sales, accept an assignment of any such Collateral in lieu of
foreclosure or otherwise act or fail to act with respect to any collateral
securing all or a part of the Guaranteed Obligations, compromise or adjust
any
part of the Guaranteed Obligations, make any other accommodation with any
Obligated Party or exercise any other right or remedy available to it against
any Obligated Party, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability
of
such Subsidiary Guarantor under this Subsidiary Guaranty except to the extent
the Guaranteed Obligations have been fully and indefeasibly paid in cash. To
the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Subsidiary Guarantor waives
any
defense arising out of any such election even though that election may operate,
pursuant to applicable law, to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement
or subrogation or other right or remedy of any Subsidiary Guarantor against
any
Obligated Party or any security.
Β
SECTION
10.05Β Β Rights
of Subrogation.
No
Subsidiary Guarantor will assert any right, claim or cause of action, including,
without limitation, a claim of subrogation, contribution or indemnification
that
it has against any Obligated Party, or any collateral, until the Loan Parties
and the Subsidiary Guarantors have fully performed all their obligations to
the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders.
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SECTION
10.06Β Β Reinstatement;
Stay of Acceleration.
If at
any time any payment of any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded
or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy,
or
reorganization of the Borrower or otherwise, each Subsidiary Guarantorβs
obligations under this Subsidiary Guaranty with respect to that payment shall
be
reinstated at such time as though the payment had not been made and whether
or
not the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders are in possession
of this Subsidiary Guaranty. If acceleration of the time for payment of any
of
the Guaranteed Obligations is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or
reorganization of the Borrower, all such amounts otherwise subject to
acceleration under the terms of any agreement relating to the Guaranteed
Obligations shall nonetheless be payable by the Subsidiary Guarantors forthwith
on demand by the Lender.
Β
SECTION
10.07Β Β Information.
Each
Subsidiary Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself
informed of the Borrowerβs financial condition and assets, and of all other
circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations
and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that each Subsidiary Guarantor
assumes and incurs under this Subsidiary Guaranty, and agrees that neither
the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank nor any Lender shall have any duty to
advise any Subsidiary Guarantor of information known to it regarding those
circumstances or risks.
Β
SECTION
10.08Β Β Termination.
The
Lenders may continue to make loans or extend credit to the Borrower based on
this Subsidiary Guaranty until five days after it receives written notice of
termination from any Subsidiary Guarantor. Notwithstanding receipt of any such
notice, each Subsidiary Guarantor will continue to be liable to the Lenders
for
any Guaranteed Obligations created, assumed or committed to prior to the fifth
day after receipt of the notice, and all subsequent renewals, extensions,
modifications and amendments with respect to, or substitutions for, all or
any
part of that Guaranteed Obligations.
Β
SECTION
10.09Β Β Taxes.
All
payments of the Guaranteed Obligations will be made by each Subsidiary Guarantor
free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other
Taxes; provided
that if
any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes
or
Other Taxes from such payments, then (i)Β the sum payable shall be increased
as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions
applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative
Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank (as the case may be) receives an amount equal
to
the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii)Β such
Subsidiary Guarantor shall make such deductions and (iii)Β such Subsidiary
Guarantor shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental
Authority in accordance with applicable law.
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SECTION
10.10Β Β Maximum
Liability.
Each
Subsidiary Guarantor, and by its acceptance of this Subsidiary Guaranty, the
Administrative Agent and each other Lender, hereby confirms that it is the
intention of all such Persons that this Subsidiary Guaranty and the Guaranteed
Obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder not constitute a fraudulent
transfer or conveyance for purposes of United States Bankruptcy Code, the
Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any
similar foreign, federal or state law to the extent applicable toΒ this
Subsidiary Guaranty and the Guaranteed Obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor
hereunder. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Administrative Agent,
the
other Lenders and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that if
the
obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor under this Subsidiary Guaranty would
otherwise be unlawful, avoidable, invalid or unenforceable under such laws
on
account of the amount of such Subsidiary Guarantorβs liability under the
Subsidiary Guaranty (after giving effect to the right of contribution
established in Section 10.11), then the Guaranteed Obligations of such
Subsidiary Guarantor under this Subsidiary Guaranty shall, without further
action by the Subsidiary Guarantors, Administrative Agent or Lenders, be
automatically limited or reduced to the maximum amount as will result in the
Guaranteed Obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under this Subsidiary
Guaranty that would be lawful, not subject to avoidance, valid and enforceable
under such laws (such maximum amount being the relevant Subsidiary Guarantorβs
βMaximum
Liabilityβ).
Each
Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may at any time
and
from time to time exceed the Maximum Liability of each Subsidiary Guarantor
without impairing this Subsidiary Guaranty or affecting the rights and remedies
of the Lenders hereunder, provided
that,
nothing in this sentence shall be construed to increase any Subsidiary
Guarantorβs obligations hereunder beyond its Maximum Liability.
Β
SECTION
10.11Β Β Contribution.
In the
event any Subsidiary Guarantor (a βPaying
Guarantorβ)
shall
make any payment or payments under this Subsidiary Guaranty or shall suffer
any
loss as a result of any realization upon any collateral granted by it to secure
its obligations under this Subsidiary Guaranty, each other Subsidiary Guarantor
(each a βNon-Paying
Guarantorβ)
shall
contribute to such Paying Guarantor an amount equal to such Non-Paying
Guarantorβs βApplicable Guarantor Percentageβ of such payment or payments made,
or losses suffered, by such Paying Guarantor. For purposes of this
ArticleΒ X, each Non-Paying Guarantorβs βApplicable
Guarantor Percentageβ
with
respect to any such payment or loss by a Paying Guarantor shall be determined
as
of the date on which such payment or loss was made by reference to the ratio
of
(i)Β such Non-Paying Guarantorβs Maximum Liability as of such date (without
giving effect to any right to receive, or obligation to make, any contribution
hereunder) or, if such Non-Paying Guarantorβs Maximum Liability has not been
determined, the aggregate amount of all monies received by such Non-Paying
Guarantor from the Borrower after the date hereof (whether by loan, capital
infusion or by other means (excluding payment for sales in the ordinary course
of business)) to (ii)Β the aggregate Maximum Liability of all Subsidiary
Guarantors hereunder (including such Paying Guarantor) as of such date (without
giving effect to any right to receive, or obligation to make, any contribution
hereunder), or to the extent that a Maximum Liability has not been determined
for any Subsidiary Guarantor, the aggregate amount of all monies received by
such Subsidiary Guarantors from the Borrower after the date hereof (whether
by
loan, capital infusion or by other means(excluding payment for sales in the
ordinary course of business)). Nothing in this provision shall affect any
Subsidiary Guarantorβs several liability for the entire amount of the Guaranteed
Obligations (up to such Subsidiary Guarantorβs Maximum Liability). Each of the
Subsidiary Guarantors covenants and agrees that its right to receive any
contribution under this Subsidiary Guaranty from a Non-Paying Guarantor shall
be
subordinate and junior in right of payment to the payment in full in cash of
the
Guaranteed Obligations. This provision is for the benefit of both the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Lenders and the Subsidiary
Guarantors and may be enforced by any one, or more, or all of them in accordance
with the terms hereof.
Β
74
SECTION
10.12Β Β Liability
Cumulative.
The
liability of each Loan Party as a Subsidiary Guarantor under this ArticleΒ X
is in addition to and shall be cumulative with all liabilities of each Loan
Party to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party
or in
respect of any obligations or liabilities of the other Loan Parties, without
any
limitation as to amount, unless the instrument or agreement evidencing or
creating such other liability specifically provides to the
contrary.
Β
(Signature
Page Follows)
Β
75
Β
(Signature
Page to Credit Agreement)
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their
respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above
written.
Β
Β | Β | Β BORROWER: |
Β | Β |
Β
WMS INDUSTRIES INC.
|
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β | By:Β Β | /s/Β Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx |
Β |
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Executive
Vice President,
Chief
Financial Officer and
Treasurer
|
|
Β | Β |
Β
Β | Β | Β OTHER LOAN PARTIES: |
Β | Β |
Β
WMS GAMING INC.
|
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β | By:Β Β | /s/Β Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx |
Β |
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Executive
Vice President,
Chief
Financial Officer and
Treasurer
|
|
Β | Β |
Β
Β | Β | Β XXXXXXXX ELECTRONICS GAMES, INC. |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β |
Β | By:Β Β | /s/Β Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx |
Β |
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Executive
Vice President,
Chief
Financial Officer and
Treasurer
|
|
Β | Β |
Β
Β | Β | Β WMS FINANCE INC. |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β | By:Β Β | /s/Β Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx |
Β |
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Executive
Vice President,
Chief
Financial Officer and
Treasurer
|
|
Β | Β |
Β
Β
(Signature
Page to Credit Agreement)
Β
Β | Β |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
Β individually
and as Administrative Agent,
|
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β | By:Β Β |
/s/Β Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxx
|
Β |
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Vice
President
|
|
Β | Β |
Β
(Signature
Page to Credit Agreement)
Β
Β | Β | Β LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β | By:Β Β | /s/Β Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
Β |
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Senior
Vice President
|
|
Β | Β |
Β
(Signature
Page to Credit Agreement)
Β
Β | Β | Β BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β | By:Β Β | /s/Β Xxxxxx Xxxx |
Β |
Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Vice
President
|
|
Β | Β |
SCHEDULE
2.01
Β
COMMITMENTS
Β
Lender
|
Β |
Commitment
Amount
|
Β |
Applicable
Percentages
|
JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
|
Β |
$40,000,000.00
|
Β |
40%
|
Bank
of America, N.A.
|
Β |
$30,000,000.00
|
Β |
30%
|
LaSalle
Bank National Association
|
Β |
$30,000,000.00
|
Β |
30%
|
TOTALS
|
Β |
$100,000,000.00
|
Β |
100%
|
2
EXHIBITΒ A
Β
ASSIGNMENT
AND ASSUMPTION
Β
This
Assignment and Assumption (the βAssignment
and Assumptionβ)
is
dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and
between [Insert
name of Assignor]
(the
βAssignorβ)
and
[Insert
name of Assignee]
(the
βAssigneeβ).
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given
to
them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the βCredit
Agreementβ),
receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard
Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed
to
and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and
Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
Β
For
an
agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to
the
Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the
Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions
and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the
Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i)Β all of the Assignorβs rights
and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and
any
other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related
to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such
outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective
facilities identified below (including any letters of credit, guarantees, and
swingline loans included in such facilities) and (ii)Β to the extent
permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of
action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against
any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the
Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto
or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related
to
any of the foregoing, including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice
claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to
the
rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the
rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above
being referred to herein collectively as the βAssigned
Interestβ).
Such
sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly
provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty
by the Assignor.
Β
1.
|
Assignor:
|
Β | Β |
Β
2.
|
Assignee:
|
Β | Β |
Β | Β |
[and
is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [identify
Lender]1Β ]
|
Β |
Β
3.
|
Borrower(s):
|
Β | Β |
Β
4.
|
Administrative
Agent: ______________________, as the administrative agent under
the
Credit Agreement
|
Β
1
Select
as applicable.
A-1
5.Β Credit
Agreement: The Credit Agreement dated as of May 1, 2006 (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time) among WMS INDUSTRIES
INC.,
the other Loan Parties, the Lenders parties thereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, and the other agents parties thereto]
Β
6.Β Assigned
Interest:
Β
Facility
Assigned
|
Β |
Aggregate
Amount of
Commitment/Loans
for all
Lenders
|
Β |
Amount
of
Β Commitment/Loans
Β Assigned
|
Β |
Percentage
Assigned
of
Commitment/Loans2
|
Β | Β |
$
|
Β |
$
|
Β |
Β Β Β Β %
|
Β | Β |
$
|
Β |
$
|
Β |
Β Β Β Β %
|
Β | Β |
$
|
Β |
$
|
Β |
Β Β Β Β %
|
Effective
Date: _____________Β ___, 20___ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND
WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER
THEREFOR.]
Β
The
terms
set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
Β
Β | Β | Β | Β ASSIGNOR |
Β | Β | Β | |
Β | Β Β |
Β Β |
Β [NAME
OF ASSIGNOR] Β |
Β | Β | By:Β Β | Β |
Β | Β |
|
|
Β | Β | Title:Β |
Β
Β | Β | Β ASSIGNEE |
Β | Β | |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β [NAME
OF ASSIGNEE] Β |
Β | By:Β Β | Β |
Β |
|
|
Β | Title: |
Β
2
Set
forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of
all
Lenders thereunder.
A-2
Β
Β | Β Β [Consented to and]3 Accepted: | Β | Β |
Β | Β | Β | |
Β | JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent Β |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β By: | Β | Β Β | Β |
Β Title:Β | Β | Β |
Β | Β Β [Consented to:]4 | Β | Β |
Β | Β | Β | |
Β | Β [NAME
OF RELEVANT PARTY] Β |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β By:Β Β | Β | Β | Β |
Β Title:Β | Β | Β |
Β
3
To be
added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms
of the Credit Agreement.
4
To be
added only if the consent of the Borrower and/or other parties (e.g. Swingline
Lender, Issuing Bank) is required by the terms of the Credit
Agreement.
Β
X-0
XXXXX
0
Β
XXXXXXXX
XXXXX AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT
AND ASSUMPTION
Β
1.Β Β Β Β Β Representations
and Warranties.
Β
1.1Β Β Β Β Assignor.
The
Assignor (a)Β represents and warrants that (i)Β it is the legal and
beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii)Β the Assigned Interest is
free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii)Β it
has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute
and
deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby; and (b)Β assumes no responsibility with respect to
(i)Β any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection
with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii)Β the execution,
legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the
Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii)Β the financial condition
of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person
obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv)Β the performance or
observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other
Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan
Document.
Β
1.2.Β Β Β Assignee.
The
Assignee (a)Β represents and warrants that (i)Β it has full power and
authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this
Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii)Β it satisfies the
requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to
be
satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender,
(iii)Β from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the
provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent
of
the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder,
(iv)Β it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies
of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01
thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has
deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into
this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the
basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without
reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and (v)Β if it is
a Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation
required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement,
duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b)Β agrees that
(i)Β it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative
Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and
information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its
own
credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and
(ii)Β it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations
which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it
as a
Lender.
Β
2.Β Β Β
Payments.
From
and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments
in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest,
fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but
excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued
from and after the Effective Date.
Β
A-4
Β
3.Β Β Β Β Β General
Provisions.
This
Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of,
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment
and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together
shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a
signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective
as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and
Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
Β
A-5
Β
EXHIBITΒ B
Β
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.
Β
CLOSING
CHECKLIST
Β
WMS
INDUSTRIES INC.
AND
THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES
Β
$100,000,000
Revolving Loan Facility
Β
CLOSING
DATE: May 1, 2006
Β
PARTIES
TO THE TRANSACTION
Β
AGENT:
|
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.
0000
X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Β
Attn:
Xxxxx X. Xxx
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
E-mail:
xxxxx.x.xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
Β
Attn:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Tel:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
E-mail:
xxxxxx.x.xxxx@xxxxx.xxx
Β
Attn:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Tel:
Β (000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Email:
xxxxx.x.xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Β
|
Β |
AGENTβS
COUNSEL (βACβ):
|
Vedder,
Price, XxxxxxxΒ & Kammholz, P.C.
000
Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Β
Attn:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
E-mail:
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Β
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
E-mail:
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Β
|
Β |
Β
B-1
Β
BORROWER:
|
WMS
INDUSTRIES INC., a Delaware corporation (βBorrowerβ)
Β
|
Β |
OTHER
LOAN PARTIES:
|
WMS
GAMING INC., a Delaware corporation (βWMS
Gamingβ)
Β
|
Β |
Β |
XXXXXXXX
ELECTRONICS GAMES INC., a Delaware corporation (βXxxxxxxx
Electronicsβ)
Β
|
Β |
Β |
WMS
FINANCE INC., a Delaware corporation (βWMS
Financeβ)
Β
|
Β |
Β |
c/o
WMS INDUSTRIES INC.
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Telecopy
No.Β (000) 000-0000
Email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
|
Β |
Β | Β | Β |
COUNSEL
TO BORROWER AND OTHER LOAN PARTIES (βBCβ):
|
Xxxxxxxx
XxXxxx, General Counsel
Telecopy
No. (000) 000-0000
Email:
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
|
Β |
Β | Β | Β |
Β |
XxXxxxxx
Xxxx Files, Assistant General Counsel
Telephone
No.: (000) 000.0000
Telecopy
No.: (000) 000.0000
Email:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxxΒ
|
Β |
Β | Β | Β |
Β |
Blank
Rome LLP
The
Chrysler Building, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Phone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Email:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxxΒ
|
Β |
Β
B-2
Β
A.Β Β Β Β Loan
Documents
Β
|
Β | |
Credit
Agreement among Borrower, the other Loan Parties, the Lenders and
Administrative Agent
Β
|
AC
|
|
Exhibits:
|
Β | |
Β | Β | |
Exhibit
A - Form of Assignment and Acceptance
|
AC
|
|
Exhibit
B - Form of Document Checklist
|
AC
|
|
Exhibit
C - Form of Compliance Certificate
|
AC
|
|
Exhibit
D - Form of Joinder Agreement
|
AC
|
|
Β | Β | |
Schedules
|
Β | |
Β | Β | |
ScheduleΒ 2.01
- Commitments
|
AC
|
|
Β | Β | |
Disclosure
Schedules
|
Borrower
|
|
Β | Β | |
Revolving
Note
Β
|
AC
|
|
JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A. $40,000,000
|
Β | |
LaSalle
Bank National Association $30,000,000
|
Β | |
Bank
of America, N.A. $30,000,000
|
Β | |
Β | Β | |
Officerβs
Closing Certificate
Β
|
AC
|
|
Β | Β | |
B.Β Β Β Β UCC
Information
Β
|
Β | |
UCC,
Tax Lien and Judgment Searches
Β
|
AC
Β
|
|
C.Β Β Β Β Organizational
Documents
Β
|
Borrower
|
|
Borrowerβs
Secretaryβs Certificate re:
Β
|
Β | |
Certificate
of Incorporation, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary
of State
of Delaware
|
Β | |
By-Laws
|
Β | |
Resolutions
|
Β | |
Incumbency
|
Β | |
Β | Β | |
WMS
Gaming Secretaryβs Certificate re:
Β
|
Β | |
Certificate
of Incorporation, certified as of a recent date of the Secretary
of State
of Delaware
|
Β | |
By-Laws
|
Β | |
Resolutions
|
Β | |
Incumbency
|
Β |
Β
B-3
Β
Β | Β | |
Xxxxxxxx
Electronicsβ Secretaryβs Certificate re:
Β
|
Β | |
Certificate
of Incorporation, certified as of a recent date of the Secretary
of State
of Delaware
|
Β | |
By-Laws
|
Β | |
Resolutions
|
Β | |
Incumbency
|
Β | |
Β | Β | |
WMS
Financeβs Secretaryβs Certificate re:
Β
|
Β | |
Certificate
of Incorporation, certified as of a recent date of the Secretary
of State
of Delaware
|
Β | |
By-Laws
|
Β | |
Resolutions
|
Β | |
Incumbency
|
Β | |
Β | Β | |
Good
Standing Certificates
Β
|
Borrower
|
|
Borrower
|
Β | |
Delaware
|
Β | |
Illinois
|
Β | |
Β | Β | |
WMS
Gaming
|
Β | |
Delaware
|
Β | |
Illinois
|
Β | |
Β | Β | |
Xxxxxxxx
Electronics
|
Β | |
Delaware
|
Β | |
Illinois
|
Β | |
Β | Β | |
WMS
Finance
|
Β | |
Delaware
|
Β | |
Β | Β | |
D.Β Β Β Β Attorney
Opinions
Β
|
Β | |
Opinions
re Loan Documents
Β
|
BC
|
|
Blank
Rome LLP
|
Β | |
Xxxxxxxx
XxXxxx, Esq.
|
Β | |
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Esq.
|
Β | |
E.Β Β Β Β Other
Β
|
Β | |
Evidence
of termination of LaSalle Bank National Association loan
facilities
Β
|
AC
|
|
Fee
Letters
Β
|
AC
|
|
Executed
Information Certificate
Β
|
Borrower
|
Β
B-4
Β
Β
EXHIBITΒ C
Β
COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE
Β
To:
|
The
Lenders parties to the
Credit
Agreement Described
Below
|
Β
This
Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement
dated as of May 1, 2006 (as amended, modified, renewed or extended from time
to
time, the βAgreementβ)
among
WMS INDUSTRIES INC. (the βBorrowerβ),
the
other Loan Parties, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent for the Lenders and as the Issuing Bank. Unless otherwise
defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Compliance Certificate have
the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.
Β
THE
UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:
Β
1.Β Β Β Β I
am the
duly elected of the Borrower;
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2.Β Β Β Β I
have
reviewed the terms of the Agreement and I have made, or have caused to be made
under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and conditions
of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by the
attached consolidated financial statements [for
quarterly financial statements add:
and such
consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the
financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its
consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the
absence of footnotes];
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3.Β Β Β Β The
review described in paragraphΒ 2 did not disclose, except as set forth
below, and I have no knowledge of (i)Β the existence of any condition or
event which constitutes an Event of Default during or at the end of the
accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the
date
of this Certificate or (ii)Β any change in GAAP or in the application
thereof that has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements
referred to in SectionΒ 3.04 of the Agreement, except as disclosed
below;
Β
4.Β Β Β Β ScheduleΒ I
attached hereto sets forth financial data and computations evidencing the
Borrowerβs compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 6.01 (clauses
(e), (f) and (j)), 6.04 (clauses (c), (d) and (e)), 6.11 and 6.12 of the
Agreement, all of which data and computations are true, complete and correct;
and
Β
5.Β Β Β Β ScheduleΒ II
hereto sets forth the computations necessary to determine the Applicable Rate
commencing five (5) Business Days after the consolidated financial statements
attached hereto are delivered to Administrative Agent.
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6.Β Β Β Β [If
applicable:
Each of
the conditions set forth in the definition of Permitted Restricted Payment
for
Restricted Payments made during the accounting period covered by the attached
financial statements has been satisfied. Schedule III sets forth the
computations necessary to determine compliance with clauses (i) and (ii) of
such
definition are satisfied.]
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Exhibit
C β
Page
1
Described
below are the exceptions, if any, to paragraphΒ 3 by listing, in detail, the
(i)Β nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has
existed and the action which the Borrower has taken, is taking, or proposes
to
take with respect to each such condition or event or (i)Β the change in GAAP
or the application thereof and the effect of such change on the attached
financial statements:
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The
foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in
ScheduleΒ I and ScheduleΒ II hereto, are made and delivered, and the
financial statements delivered with this Certificate in support hereof are
delivered, this ___ day of ___________, ________.
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Β | WMS INDUSTRIES INC. | |
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Β | By:Β Β | /s/Β |
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Name:
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Β | TitleΒ |
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Exhibit
CΒ β
Page
2
SCHEDULEΒ I
Β
Compliance
as of _________, ____ with
Provisions
of and of
the
Agreement
Β
ScheduleΒ I
β Page
1
Β
SCHEDULEΒ II
Β
Borrowerβs
Applicable Rate Calculation
Β
ScheduleΒ II
β Page 1
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SCHEDULEΒ III
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Permitted
Restricted Payments
Β
ScheduleΒ II
β Page 1
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EXHIBIT
D
Β
JOINDER
AGREEMENT
Β
THIS
JOINDER AGREEMENT
(this
βAgreementβ),
dated
as of __________, ____, 200_, is entered into between
________________________________, a _________________ (the βNew
Subsidiaryβ)
and
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
in its
capacity as administrative agent (the βAdministrative
Agentβ)
under
that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2006 among WMS
INDUSTRIES, INC.
(the
βBorrowerβ), the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and
the Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented
or
otherwise modified from time to time, the βCredit
Agreementβ).
All
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
set forth in the Credit Agreement.
Β
The
New
Subsidiary and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, hereby
agree as follows:
Β
1.Β The
New
Subsidiary hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its execution
of
this Agreement, the New Subsidiary will be deemed to be a Loan Party under
the
Credit Agreement and a βSubsidiary Guarantorβ for all purposes of the Credit
Agreement and shall have all of the obligations of a Loan Party and a Subsidiary
Guarantor thereunder as if it had executed the Credit Agreement. The New
Subsidiary hereby ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by,
all of the terms, provisions and conditions contained in the Credit Agreement,
including without limitation (a)Β all of the representations and warranties
of the Loan Parties set forth in ArticleΒ III of the Credit Agreement,
(b)Β all of the covenants set forth in Articles V and VI of the Credit
Agreement and (c)Β all of the guaranty obligations set forth in
ArticleΒ X of the Credit Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing terms of this paragraphΒ 1, the New Subsidiary, subject to the
limitations set forth in SectionΒ 10.10 of the Credit Agreement, hereby
guarantees, jointly and severally with the other Subsidiary Guarantors, to
the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as provided in ArticleΒ X of the
Credit Agreement, the prompt payment and performance of the Guaranteed
Obligations in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory
prepayment, by acceleration or otherwise) strictly in accordance with the terms
thereof and agrees that if any of the Guaranteed Obligations are not paid or
performed in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory
prepayment, by acceleration or otherwise), the New Subsidiary will, jointly
and
severally together with the other Subsidiary Guarantors, promptly pay and
perform the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the
case
of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed
Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at
extended maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration or otherwise)
in
accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.
Β
2.Β If
required, the New Subsidiary is, simultaneously with the execution of this
Agreement, executing and delivering such Loan Documents (and such other
documents and instruments) as requested by the Administrative Agent in
accordance with the Credit Agreement.
Β
Exhibit
D
β Page 1
3.Β The
address of the New Subsidiary for purposes of SectionΒ 9.01 of the Credit
Agreement is as follows:
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4.Β The
New
Subsidiary hereby waives acceptance by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
of the guaranty by the New Subsidiary upon the execution of this Agreement
by
the New Subsidiary.
Β
5.Β This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when
so
executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute
one and the same instrument.
Β
6.Β THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK.
Β
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the New
Subsidiary has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its authorized
officer, and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, has
caused the same to be accepted by its authorized officer, as of the day and
year
first above written.
Β
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Β |
[NEW
SUBSIDIARY]
|
|
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β | By:Β Β | /s/Β |
Β |
Name:
|
|
Β | Title:Β |
Β
Β | Β | Β |
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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent
|
|
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β | By:Β Β | /s/Β |
Β |
Name: |
|
Β | TitleΒ |
Β
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Exhibit
D
β Page 2
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