EXHIBIT 10.37
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of
December 9, 2003
Among
TIME WARNER CABLE INC.,
The Lenders Party Hereto,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
as Administrative Agent,
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC. AND DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
as Co-Syndication Agents,
and
ABN AMRO BANK N.V. AND BNP PARIBAS,
as Co-Documentation Agents
$500,000,000 THREE-YEAR CREDIT FACILITY
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X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES INC. AND CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
as Joint-Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I Definitions............................................................................................ 1
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms............................................................................. 1
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings.................................................... 17
SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally........................................................................... 17
SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP.................................................................... 17
ARTICLE II The Credits........................................................................................... 18
SECTION 2.01. Commitments............................................................................... 18
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings...................................................................... 18
SECTION 2.03. Procedures for Borrowing.................................................................. 18
SECTION 2.04. [Intentionally left blank]................................................................ 19
SECTION 2.05. [Intentionally left blank]................................................................ 19
SECTION 2.06. Funding of Borrowings..................................................................... 19
SECTION 2.07. Interest Elections........................................................................ 19
SECTION 2.08. [Intentionally left blank]................................................................ 21
SECTION 2.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt...................................................... 21
SECTION 2.10. Prepayment of Loans....................................................................... 21
SECTION 2.11. Fees...................................................................................... 22
SECTION 2.12. Interest.................................................................................. 22
SECTION 2.13. Alternate Rate of Interest................................................................ 22
SECTION 2.14. Increased Costs........................................................................... 23
SECTION 2.15. Break Funding Payments.................................................................... 24
SECTION 2.16. Taxes..................................................................................... 25
SECTION 2.17. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs................................ 26
SECTION 2.18. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders............................................ 27
ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties....................................................................... 28
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers...................................................................... 28
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability............................................................. 28
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts...................................................... 28
SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change........................................... 29
SECTION 3.05. Properties................................................................................ 29
SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters...................................................... 30
SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements....................................................... 30
SECTION 3.08. Government Regulation..................................................................... 30
SECTION 3.09. Taxes..................................................................................... 30
SECTION 3.10. ERISA..................................................................................... 30
SECTION 3.11. Disclosure................................................................................ 30
ARTICLE IV Conditions............................................................................................ 31
SECTION 4.01. Effective Date............................................................................ 31
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ARTICLE V Affirmative Covenants.................................................................................. 32
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information................................................ 32
SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events................................................................ 34
SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business............................................................ 34
SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations.................................................................... 35
SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance...................................................... 35
SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights...................................................... 35
SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws...................................................................... 35
SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds........................................................................... 35
SECTION 5.09. Fiscal Periods; Accounting................................................................ 35
ARTICLE VI Negative Covenants.................................................................................... 36
SECTION 6.01. Financial Covenants....................................................................... 36
SECTION 6.02. Indebtedness.............................................................................. 36
SECTION 6.03. Liens..................................................................................... 37
SECTION 6.04. Mergers, Etc.............................................................................. 38
SECTION 6.05. Investments............................................................................... 38
SECTION 6.06. Restricted Payments....................................................................... 38
SECTION 6.07. Transactions with Affiliates.............................................................. 38
SECTION 6.08. Unrestricted Subsidiaries................................................................. 39
ARTICLE VII Events of Default.................................................................................... 39
ARTICLE VIII The Agents.......................................................................................... 41
ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous......................................................................................... 43
SECTION 9.01. Notices................................................................................... 43
SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments....................................................................... 44
SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver........................................................ 45
SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns.................................................................... 46
SECTION 9.05. Survival.................................................................................. 48
SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness.................................................. 48
SECTION 9.07. Severability.............................................................................. 49
SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff........................................................................... 49
SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process................................ 49
SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL...................................................................... 50
SECTION 9.11. Headings.................................................................................. 50
SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality........................................................................... 50
SECTION 9.13. Acknowledgements.......................................................................... 51
SECTION 9.14. Supplemental Guarantees................................................................... 51
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SCHEDULES:
Schedule 2.01 - Commitments
Schedule 2.03(A) - Borrowing Notice/Interest Election Notice/Prepayment Notice
Schedule 2.03(B) - Authorized Account Numbers & Locations
Schedule 6.08 - Unrestricted Subsidiaries
Schedule 8 - List of Proper Persons
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A - Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit B - Form of Primary Guarantee
Exhibit C - Form of Supplemental Guarantee
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THREE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, this "Agreement") dated as of December 9,
2003 among TIME WARNER CABLE INC., a Delaware corporation ("TWC" or the
"Borrower"), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to
time parties to this Agreement (the "Lenders"), CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC. and
DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as co-syndication agents (in such capacity,
the "Co-Syndication Agents"), ABN AMRO BANK N.V. and BNP PARIBAS, as
co-documentation agents (in such capacity, the "Co-Documentation Agents") and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the
"Administrative Agent").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, TWC has requested the Lenders to make loans to it in
an aggregate amount of up to $500,000,000 as more particularly described herein;
WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to make such loans on the
terms and conditions contained herein;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the
following terms have the meanings specified below:
"ABR" when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers
to a Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bearing interest at a rate
determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
"Adjusted Financial Statements" means, for any period, (a) the
balance sheet of TWC and its Restricted Subsidiaries (treating Unrestricted
Subsidiaries as equity investments of TWC to the extent that such Unrestricted
Subsidiaries would not otherwise be treated as equity investments of TWC in
accordance with GAAP) as of the end of such period and (b) the related
statements of operations and stockholders equity for such period and, if such
period is not a fiscal year, for the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year
(treating Unrestricted Subsidiaries as equity investments of TWC to the extent
that such Unrestricted Subsidiaries would not otherwise be treated as equity
investments of TWC in accordance with GAAP).
"Adjusted LIBO Rate" means with respect to any Eurodollar
Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards,
if necessary, to the next Basis Point) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such
Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.
"Administrative Agent" means JPMorgan Chase Bank, together
with its affiliates, as an arranger of the Commitments and as administrative
agent for the Lenders hereunder, together with any of its successors pursuant to
Article VIII.
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"Administrative Questionnaire" means, with respect to each
Lender, an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative
Agent.
"Affiliate" 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;
provided, that two or more Persons shall not be deemed Affiliates because an
individual is a director and/or officer of each such Person.
"Agents" means the Co-Syndication Agents, the Co-Documentation
Agents and the Administrative Agent.
"Alternate Base Rate" means, for any day, a rate per annum
equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b) the
Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%. Any change in
the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds
Effective Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such
change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
"Applicable Percentage" means, with respect to any Lender at
any time, the percentage of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans
at such time which is represented by the aggregate unpaid principal amount of
Loans held by such Lender at such time.
"Applicable Rate" means, for any day, with respect to any
Eurodollar Loan, the applicable rate per annum set forth below expressed in
Basis Points under the caption "Eurodollar Loan Spread" based upon the senior
unsecured long-term debt credit rating (or an equivalent thereof) (in each case,
a "Rating") assigned by Moody's and S&P, respectively, applicable on such date
to TWE (or, at any time after Moody's or S&P has assigned a rating to the senior
unsecured long-term debt of TWC, TWC):
RATINGS EURODOLLAR LOAN
S&P / MOODY'S SPREAD
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Category A 45.0
A / A2
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Category B 50.0
A- / A3
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Category C 62.5
BBB+ / Baa1
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Category D 75.0
BBB / Baa2
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Category E 87.5
BBB- / Baa3
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Category F 125.0
Lower than BBB- /Baa3
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For purposes of determining the Applicable Rate, (A) if either
Moody's or S&P shall not have in effect a relevant Rating (other than by reason
of the circumstances referred to in clause (C) of this definition), then the
Rating assigned by the other rating agency shall be used; (B) if the relevant
Ratings assigned by Moody's and S&P shall fall within different Categories, the
Applicable Rate shall be based on the higher of the two Ratings unless one of
the two Ratings is two or more Categories lower than the other, in which case
the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the Category next below
that of the higher of the two ratings; (C) if either rating agency shall cease
to assign a relevant Rating solely because TWE (or, at any time after Moody's or
S&P has assigned a rating to the senior unsecured long-term debt of TWC, TWC)
elects not to participate or otherwise cooperate in the ratings process of such
rating agency, the Applicable Rate shall not be less than that in effect
immediately before such rating agency's Rating for such Person became
unavailable; and (D) if the relevant Ratings assigned by Moody's or S&P shall be
changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of Moody's or
S&P, but including as a result of the announcement of an initial Rating with
respect to TWC's senior unsecured long-term debt), such change shall be
effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating
agency. Each change in the Applicable Rate shall apply during the period
commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date
immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating
system of Moody's or S&P shall change, or if either such rating agency shall
cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, TWC and the
Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such
changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such rating agency,
and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Rate shall
be determined by reference to the rating most recently in effect prior to such
change or cessation.
"Arrangers" means X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. and Citigroup
Global Markets Inc.
"Assignment and Acceptance" means an assignment and acceptance
entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose
consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent,
in substantially the form of Exhibit A.
"Basis Point" means 1/100th of 1%.
"Board" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System of the United States.
"Borrower" has the meaning assigned to such term in the
preamble hereto.
"Borrowing" means 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.
"Borrowing Request" means the request by the Borrower for a
Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.
"Business Day" means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or
other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required
by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a
Eurodollar Loan, the term "Business Day" shall also exclude any day on which
banks are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London interbank
market.
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"Capital Lease Obligations" 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.
"Capital Stock" means, with respect to any Person, any and all
shares, partnership interests or other equivalents (however designated and
whether voting or non-voting) of such Person's equity, whether outstanding on
the date hereof or hereafter issued, and any and all equivalent ownership
interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all rights,
warrants or options to purchase or acquire or exchangeable for or convertible
into such shares, partnership interests or other equivalents.
"Cash Equivalents" means (a) securities issued or directly and
fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or
instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United
States is pledged in support thereof) that (i) have maturities of not more than
six months from the date of acquisition thereof or (ii) are subject to a
repurchase agreement with an institution described in clause (b)(i) or (ii)
below exercisable within six months from the date of acquisition thereof, (b)
U.S. Dollar-denominated and Eurodollar time deposits, certificates of deposit
and bankers' acceptances of (i) any domestic commercial bank of recognized
standing having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 or (ii) any bank
whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least A-2 or the
equivalent thereof, from Xxxxx'x is at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof or
from Fitch is at least F-2 or the equivalent thereof (any such bank, an
"Approved Lender"), in each case with maturities of not more than six months
from the date of acquisition thereof, (c) commercial paper and variable and
fixed rate notes issued by any Lender or Approved Lender or by the parent
company of any Lender or Approved Lender and commercial paper, auction rate
notes and variable rate notes issued by, or guaranteed by, any industrial or
financial company with a short-term commercial paper rating of at least A-2 or
the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by
Moody's or at least F-2 or the equivalent thereof by Fitch, and in each case
maturing within six months after the date of acquisition thereof, (d) securities
with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully
guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any
political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or
territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state,
commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign
government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by S&P or A by Moody's, (e)
securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition
backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank
satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, (f) tax-exempt
commercial paper of U.S. municipal, state or local governments rated at least
A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof
by Moody's or at least F-2 or the equivalent thereof by Fitch and maturing
within six months after the date of acquisition thereof, (g) shares of money
market mutual or similar funds sponsored by any registered broker dealer or
mutual fund distributor, (h) repurchase obligations entered into with any bank
meeting the qualifications of clause (b) above or any registered broker dealer
whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least A-2 or the
equivalent thereof or from Xxxxx'x is at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof or
from Fitch is at least F-2 or the equivalent thereof, having a term of not more
than 30 days, with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured
by the United States
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government or residential whole loan mortgages, and (i) demand deposit accounts
maintained in the ordinary course of business.
"Change in Control" means (a) a Person or "group" (within the
meaning of Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than Time Warner
and/or its Subsidiaries acquiring or having beneficial ownership (it being
understood that a tender of shares or other equity interests shall not be deemed
acquired or giving beneficial ownership until such shares or other equity
interests shall have been accepted for payment) of securities (or options to
purchase securities) having a majority or more of the ordinary voting power of
TWC (including options to acquire such voting power), (b) persons who are
directors of TWC as of the date hereof or persons designated or approved by such
directors ceasing to constitute a majority of the board of directors of TWC, or
(c) TWC ceasing to own and control of record and beneficially securities (or
options to purchase securities) representing at least 51% of the ordinary voting
power of TWE (including options to acquire such voting power).
"Change in Law" means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or
regulation after the date of this Agreement, (b) 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) compliance by any Lender (or,
for purposes of Section 2.14(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such
Lender's holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive of
any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement.
"Co-Documentation Agents" has the meaning set forth in the
preamble hereto.
"Co-Syndication Agents" has the meaning set forth in the
preamble hereto.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
from time to time.
"Commitment" means, with respect to each Lender, the
commitment of such Lender to make a Loan hereunder, in a principal amount not to
exceed the amount set forth under the heading "Commitment" on Schedule 2.01.
"Companies" means the Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, collectively; and "Company" means any of them.
"Conduit Lender" means any special purpose corporation
organized and administered by any Lender for the purpose of making Loans
otherwise required to be made by such Lender and designated by such Lender in a
written instrument, subject to the consent of TWC (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld); provided, that the designation by any Lender of a
Conduit Lender shall not relieve the designating Lender of any of its
obligations to fund a Loan under this Agreement if, for any reason, its Conduit
Lender fails to fund any such Loan, and the designating Lender (and not the
Conduit Lender) shall have the sole right and responsibility to deliver all
consents and waivers required or requested under this Agreement with respect to
its Conduit Lender, and provided, further, that no Conduit Lender shall (a) be
entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to Section 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 or
9.03 than the designating Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect
of the Loans made by such Conduit Lender or (b) be deemed to have any
Commitment. The making of a Loan by a Conduit Lender hereunder shall utilize the
Commitment of a designating Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were
made by such designating Lender.
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"Consolidated EBITDA" means, for any period, Consolidated Net
Income of TWC and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period plus, without
duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in the statement of such
Consolidated Net Income of TWC and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period,
the sum of (a) income tax expense, (b) interest expense, amortization or
writeoff of debt discount and debt issuance costs and commissions, discounts and
other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness (including the Loans), (c)
depreciation and amortization expense (excluding amortization of film inventory
that does not constitute amortization of purchase price amortization), (d)
amortization of intangibles (including, but not limited to, goodwill) and
organization costs (excluding amortization of film inventory that does not
constitute amortization of purchase price amortization), (e) any extraordinary,
unusual or non-recurring non-cash expenses or losses (including, whether or not
otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated
Net Income for such period, non-cash losses on sales of assets outside of the
ordinary course of business), and (f) minority interest expense in respect of
preferred stock of Subsidiaries of TWC, and minus, to the extent included in the
statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a)
interest income and (b) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring income or
gains (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the
statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, gains on the sales of
assets outside of the ordinary course of business), all as determined on a
consolidated basis.
"Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio" means, for any period,
the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period to (b) Consolidated
Interest Expense for such period.
"Consolidated Interest Expense" means, for any period, total
cash interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Lease Obligations)
of TWC and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period with respect to all
outstanding Indebtedness of TWC and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the
amount amortized during such period in respect of all fees paid in connection
with the incurrence of such Indebtedness), such expense to be determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Leverage Ratio" means, as at the last day of any
period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt on such day to (b) Consolidated
EBITDA for such period.
"Consolidated Net Income" means, for any period, the
consolidated net income (or loss) of any Person and its consolidated
Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;
provided that there shall be excluded, without duplication (a) the income (or
deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of TWC
or is merged into or consolidated with TWC or any of its Subsidiaries or that
such Person's assets are acquired by TWC or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) the
income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary) in which
TWC or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent
that any such income is actually received by TWC or its Restricted Subsidiary in
the form of dividends or similar distributions and (c) the undistributed
earnings of any Subsidiary of TWC to the extent that the declaration or payment
of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time
permitted by the terms of its charter or any agreement or instrument (other than
any Credit Document), judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, governmental
regulation or other requirement of law applicable to such Subsidiary; provided
that the income of any Subsidiary of TWC shall not be excluded by reason of this
clause (c) so long as such Subsidiary guarantees the Obligations.
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"Consolidated Total Assets" means, at any date, all amounts
that would, in conformity with GAAP, be included on a consolidated balance sheet
of TWC and its Subsidiaries under total assets at such date; provided that such
amounts shall be calculated in accordance with Section 1.04.
"Consolidated Total Debt" means, at any date, the aggregate
principal amount of Indebtedness of TWC and its Restricted Subsidiaries minus
(a) the aggregate principal amount of any such Indebtedness that is payable
either by its terms or at the election of the obligor in equity securities of
TWC or the proceeds of options in respect of such equity securities and (b) the
aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents held by TWC or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of $25,000,000, all determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a
Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or
otherwise. "Controlling" and "Controlled" have meanings correlative thereto.
"Copyright Liens" means any Liens granted by the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries on copyrights relating to movies or other programming,
which movies or other programming are subject to one or more contracts entitling
the Borrower or such Subsidiary to future payments in respect of such movies or
other programming and which contractual rights to future payments are to be
transferred by the Borrower or such Subsidiary to a special purpose Subsidiary
of the Borrower or such Subsidiary organized for the purpose of monetizing such
rights to future payments, provided that such Liens (a) are granted directly or
indirectly for the benefit of the special purpose Subsidiary and/or the Persons
who purchase such contractual rights to future payments from such special
purpose Subsidiary and (b) extend only to the copyrights for the movies or other
programming subject to such contracts for the purpose of permitting the
completion, distribution and exhibition of such movies or other programming.
"Credit Documents" means this Agreement, the Guarantees and
each Note.
"Credit Parties" means the Borrower, TWE and each Supplemental
Guarantor; and "Credit Party" means either of them.
"Default" means any event or condition which constitutes an
Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured
or waived, become an Event of Default.
"Defaulting Lender" means any Lender which fails to make any
Loan required to be made by it in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement.
"Dollars" or "$" refers to lawful money of the United States.
"Effective Date" means the date on which the conditions
specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section
9.02), which date is December 9, 2003.
"Environmental Law" means all applicable and binding laws,
rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions,
or agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority,
relating in any way to the environment,
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preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or
threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.
"Environmental Liability" means any liability, contingent or
otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental
remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) a violation
of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation,
storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) the exposure to
any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous
Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other
consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with
respect to any of the foregoing.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended from time to time.
"ERISA Affiliate" means, with respect to the Borrower, any
trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the
Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the
Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the
Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
"ERISA Event" means (a) any "reportable event," as defined in
Section 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) the
existence with respect to any Plan of an "accumulated funding deficiency" (as
defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not
waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or in Section
303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard
with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA
Affiliates of any unfunded liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the
termination of any Plan; (e) 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)
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; (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of
any notice concerning the imposition on such entity of Withdrawal Liability or a
determination that a Multiemployer Plan with respect to which such entity is
obligated to contribute or is otherwise liable is, or is expected to be,
insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; or (h)
the occurrence, with respect to a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan, of a nonexempt
"prohibited transaction" (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or
Section 406 of ERISA) which could reasonably be expected to result in liability
to the Borrower.
"Eurodollar" 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.
"Event of Default" has the meaning assigned to such term in
Article VII.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.
"Excluded Taxes" means, with respect to the Administrative
Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on
account of any obligation of the
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Borrower hereunder, (a) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by)
its net income by the United States, 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) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any
similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a) above, (c)
in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by
TWC under Section 2.18(b)), any withholding tax that (i) 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 (ii) is attributable to
such Foreign Lender's failure or inability to comply with Section 2.16(e),
except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was
entitled, at the time of such designation of a new lending office or assignment,
to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding
tax pursuant to Section 2.16(a) and (d) in the case of a Lender that is a U.S.
Person, any withholding tax that is attributable to the Lender's failure to
comply with Section 2.16(f).
"Existing 364-Day Agreement" means the Amended and Restated
364-Day Credit Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2002 and amended and restated as
of March 31, 2003, among TWC, TWE, the lenders referred to therein, Bank of
America, N.A. and Citibank, N.A., as co-syndication Agents, ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
and BNP Paribas, as co-documentation Agents, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as
administrative agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time.
"Existing Term Loan Agreement" means the Term Loan Agreement,
dated as of March 31, 2003, among TWC, the lenders party thereto and Citicorp
North America, Inc. and Deutsche Bank, AG, New York Branch, as co-administrative
agents thereunder, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
"Facilities" means the credit facilities extended pursuant to
this Agreement, the Five-Year Credit Agreement and the 364-Day Credit Agreement.
"Federal Funds Effective Rate" means, for any day, the
weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next Basis Point) of the
rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the United States
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 Basis Point) 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.
"Financial Officer" means, with respect to any Person, the
chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller
of such Person.
"Fitch" means Fitch, Inc.
"Five-Year Credit Agreement" means the Five-Year Credit
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among TWC, TWE, the lenders referred to
therein, Citicorp North America, Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as
co-syndication agents, ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and BNP Paribas, as co-documentation
agents and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent.
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"Foreign Lender" 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, each State thereof and the
District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
"Franchise" means, with respect to any Person, a franchise,
license, authorization or right to construct, own, operate, manage, promote,
extend or otherwise utilize any cable television distribution system operated or
to be operated by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries granted by any
Governmental Authority, but shall not include any such franchise, license,
authorization or right that is incidentally required for the purpose of
installing, constructing or extending a cable television system.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States.
"Governmental Authority" means the government of the United
States, 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.
"Guarantees" means, collectively, the Primary Guarantee and
the Supplemental Guarantee.
"Guarantee Obligations" of or by any Person (the "guarantor")
means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or
having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person
(the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and
including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase
or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such
Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of)
any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property,
securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such
Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c) 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 (d) as
an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued
to support such Indebtedness; provided, that the term Guarantee Obligations
shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course
of business.
"Guaranteed Percentage" means with respect to any Supplemental
Guarantor, the percentage of the Obligations of TWE being guaranteed by such
Supplemental Guarantor, with the Guaranteed Percentage of each Supplemental
Guarantor being as follows: Warner Communications Inc.: 59.27%; American
Television and Communications Corporation: 40.73%; provided that the Guaranteed
Percentage of any Supplemental Guarantor may be changed by TWE from time to time
by written notice to the Administrative Agent in connection with the merger or
consolidation of such Supplemental Guarantor; provided further that at all times
the sum of the Guaranteed Percentages of all Supplemental Guarantors shall equal
100%.
"Hazardous Materials" means all explosive or radioactive
substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other
pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos
containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon
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gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any
nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
"Indebtedness" of any Person means, without duplication, (a)
all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such
Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all
obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d)
all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention
agreements relating to property acquired by such Person (but not including
synthetic or operating leases), (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of
the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts
payable incurred in the ordinary course of business and payment obligations of
such Person pursuant to agreements entered into in the ordinary course of
business, which payment obligations are contingent on another Person's
satisfactory provision of services or products), (f) 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 (other than Copyright Liens
or Liens on interests or Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries) on property
owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured
thereby has been assumed (but only to the extent of the lesser of the fair
market value of the property subject to such Lien and the amount of such
Indebtedness), (g) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person with respect to
Indebtedness of others (except to the extent that such Guarantee Obligation
guarantees Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary), (h) all Capital Lease
Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of
such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit (but only to the
extent of all drafts drawn thereunder) and (j) all obligations, contingent or
otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers' acceptances. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include (i) any obligation of such Person
to guarantee performance of, or enter into indemnification agreements with
respect to, obligations, entered into in the ordinary course of business, under
any and all Franchises, leases, performance bonds, franchise bonds and
obligations to reimburse drawings under letters of credit issued in lieu of
performance or franchise bonds or (ii) obligations to make Tax Distributions.
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 Person's ownership
interest in or other contractual relationship with such entity, except to the
extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable
therefor.
"Indemnified Taxes" means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
"Interest Election Request" means a request by the Borrower to
convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.07.
"Interest Payment Date" means (a) with respect to any ABR
Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December and (b) 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 months' duration, each day
that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such
Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period.
"Interest Period" 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 (a) one, two, three
or six months (or, with the consent of each Lender,
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a shorter period) thereafter, as the Borrower may elect or (b) one month
thereafter, if the Borrower has made no election, provided, that (i) 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 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) any
Interest Period pertaining to such a 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 Effective Date
and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or
continuation of such Borrowing.
"Investment" by any Person means any direct or indirect (a)
loan, advance or other extension of credit or contribution to any other Person
(by means of transfer of cash or other property to others, payments for property
or services for the account or use of others, mergers or otherwise), (b)
purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other
securities (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the
foregoing) or evidences of Indebtedness issued by any other Person (whether by
merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise and whether or not purchased
directly from the issuer of such securities or evidences of Indebtedness), (c)
purchase or acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of any
assets of any other Person constituting a business unit and (d) all other items
that would be classified as investments on a balance sheet of such Person
prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investments shall exclude extension of trade
credit and advances to customers and suppliers to the extent made in the
ordinary course of business and in accordance with customary industry practice.
"Lender Affiliate" means, (a) with respect to any Lender, (i)
an Affiliate of such Lender or (ii) any entity (whether a corporation,
partnership, trust or otherwise) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding
or otherwise investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the
ordinary course of its business and is administered or managed by a Lender or an
Affiliate of such Lender and (b) with respect to any Lender that is a fund which
invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that
invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit and is managed by the
same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment
advisor.
"Lenders" means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any
other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and
Acceptance, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant
to an Assignment and Acceptance.
"LIBO Rate" means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing
denominated in Dollars for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on Page 3750
of the Telerate Service (or on any successor or substitute page of such Service,
or any successor to or substitute for such Service, providing rate quotations
comparable to those currently provided on such page 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 11:00 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. In the event that
such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the "LIBO Rate"
with respect to such Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the
rate per annum
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(rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next Basis Point) equal to the arithmetic
average of the rates at which deposits in Dollars approximately equal in
principal amount to $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest
Period are offered with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing to the principal
London offices of the Reference Banks (or, if any Reference Bank does not at the
time maintain a London office, the principal London office of any Affiliate of
such Reference Bank) in immediately available funds in the London interbank
market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the
commencement of such Interest Period and; provided, however, that, if only two
Reference Banks notify the Administrative Agent of the rates offered to such
Reference Banks (or any Affiliates of such Reference Banks) as aforesaid, the
LIBO Rate with respect to such Eurodollar Borrowing shall be equal to the
arithmetic average of the rates so offered to such Reference Banks (or any such
Affiliates).
"Lien" means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage,
deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security
interest in (including sales of accounts), on or of such asset, (b) 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, but excluding any operating leases)
relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option,
call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
"Loans" means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower
pursuant to this Agreement.
"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on
(a) the financial condition, business, results of operations, properties or
liabilities of TWC and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the
ability of any Credit Party to perform any of its material obligations to the
Lenders under any Credit Document to which it is or will be a party (except, in
the case of any Supplemental Guarantor, as a result of the events described in
Section 9.14) or (c) the rights of or benefits available to the Lenders under
any Credit Document.
"Material Indebtedness" means Indebtedness (other than the
Loans), of any one or more of TWC and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal
amount exceeding $200,000,000.
"Material Subsidiary" means, at any date, each Subsidiary of
TWC which, either alone or together with the Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary,
meets any of the following conditions:
(a) as of the last day of TWC's most recently ended
fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been filed with the SEC or
furnished to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.1, the investments
of TWC and its Subsidiaries in, or their proportionate share (based on their
equity interests) of the book value of the total assets (after intercompany
eliminations) of, the Subsidiary in question exceeds 10% of the book value of
the total assets of TWC and its consolidated Subsidiaries;
(b) for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters
ended on the last day of TWC's most recently ended fiscal quarter for which
financial statements have been filed with the SEC or furnished to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.1, the equity of TWC and its
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Subsidiaries in the revenues from continuing operations of the Subsidiary in
question exceeds 10% of the revenues from continuing operations of TWC and its
consolidated Subsidiaries; or
(c) for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters
ended on the last day of TWC's most recently ended fiscal quarter for which
financial statements have been filed with the SEC or furnished to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.1, the equity of TWC and its
Subsidiaries in the Consolidated EBITDA of the Subsidiary in question exceeds
10% of the Consolidated EBITDA of TWC.
"Maturity Date" means the third anniversary of the Closing
Date.
"Moody's" means Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc.
"Multiemployer Plan" means a multiemployer plan as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
"Note" means any promissory note evidencing Loans issued
pursuant to Section 2.09(e).
"Obligations" has the meaning assigned to such term in the
Primary Guarantee.
"Officer's Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or the
Controller of such Person or such other officer of such Person reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent and designated as such in writing to the
Administrative Agent by such Person.
"Other Taxes" 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 from the execution, delivery
or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred
to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity thereto.
"Person" means any natural person, corporation, limited
liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership,
Governmental Authority or other entity.
"Plan" means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a
Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section
412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or
any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section
4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an "employer" as defined in Section 3(5) of
ERISA.
"Primary Guarantee" means the guarantee by TWE of the
Obligations of TWC, substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
"Prime Rate" means the rate of interest per annum publicly
announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent 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.
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"Rating" has the meaning assigned to such term in the
definition of "Applicable Rate".
"Reference Banks" means JPMorgan Chase Bank, Deutsche Bank AG,
New York Branch, and Citicorp North America, Inc. and their respective
Affiliates.
"Register" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(c).
"Related Parties" means, with respect to any specified Person,
such Person's Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees,
agents and advisors of such Person and such Person's Affiliates.
"Required Lenders" means, at any time, Lenders holding more
than 50% of the sum total of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans.
"Responsible Officer" means, as to any Person, any of the
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
or Controller (or any equivalent of the foregoing officers) of such Person.
"Restricted Payment" means, as to any Person, any dividend or
other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect
to any shares of any class of capital stock or other equity interests of such
Person, 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
shares of capital stock or other equity interests of such Person or any option,
warrant or other right to acquire any such shares of capital stock or other
equity interests of such Person.
"Restricted Subsidiaries" means, as of any date, all
Subsidiaries of TWC that have not been designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries
by TWC pursuant to Section 6.08 or have been so designated as Unrestricted
Subsidiaries by TWC but prior to such date have been (or have been deemed to be)
re-designated by TWC as Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 6.08.
"S&P" means Standard & Poor's Rating Services.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, any
successor thereto and any analogous Governmental Authority.
"Statutory Reserve Rate" 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 percentage
(including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed
as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is
subject for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as "Eurocurrency
Liabilities" in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentage 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.
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"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person (the "parent")
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 parent's 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 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. Unless otherwise
qualified, all references to a "Subsidiary" or "Subsidiaries" in this Agreement
shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of TWC.
"Supplemental Guarantee" means a guarantee by a Supplemental
Guarantor of its Guaranteed Percentage of the Obligations of TWE, substantially
in the form of Exhibit C.
"Supplemental Guarantor" means American Television and
Communications Corporation and Warner Communications Inc., in each case so long
as such Guarantee remains in effect with respect to such Person.
"Tax Distribution" means, with respect to any period,
distributions made to any Person by a Subsidiary of such Person on or with
respect to income and other taxes, which distributions are not in excess of the
tax liabilities that, (i) in the case of a Subsidiary that is a corporation,
would have been payable by such Subsidiary on a standalone basis, and (ii) in
the case of a Subsidiary that is a partnership, would have been distributed by
such Subsidiary to its owners with respect to taxes, and in each case which are
calculated in accordance with, and made no earlier than 10 days prior to the
date required by, the terms of the applicable organizational document which
requires such distribution.
"Taxes" means any and all present or future taxes, levies,
imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental
Authority.
"364-Day Credit Agreement" means the 364-Day Credit Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof, among TWC, TWE, the lenders referred to therein,
Citicorp North America, Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as
co-syndication agents, ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and BNP Paribas, as co-documentation
agents and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent.
"Time Warner" means Time Warner Inc. (formerly known as AOL
Time Warner Inc.), a Delaware corporation.
"Time Warner 364-Day Agreement" means the 364-Day Credit
Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2003, among Time Warner, Time Warner Finance
Ireland (formerly known as AOL Time Warner Finance Ireland), a corporation of
the Republic of Ireland, the lenders referred to therein, Bank of America, N.A.
and Citigroup, N.A., as co-syndication agents, ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and BNP
Paribas, as co-documentation agents and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative
agent.
"Transactions" means (a) the execution, delivery and
performance by TWC of this Agreement, (b) the borrowing of Loans, (c) the
execution, delivery and performance by TWE of the Primary Guarantee and (d) the
execution, delivery and performance by each of the Supplemental Guarantors of
the Supplemental Guarantee.
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"TWC" has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble
hereto.
"TWE" means Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership.
"TWEAN" means Time Warner Entertainment/Advance Xxxxxxxx
Partnership, a New York general partnership.
"Type" 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.
"United States" means the United States of America.
"U.S. Person" means a person who is a citizen or resident of
the United States and any corporation or other entity created or organized in or
under the laws of the United States.
"Unrestricted Subsidiary" means, as of any time, all
Subsidiaries of TWC that have been designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries by
TWC pursuant to Section 6.08.
"Withdrawal Liability" 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.
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For
purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Type
(e.g., a "Eurodollar Loan" or an "ABR Loan"). Borrowings also may be classified
and referred to by Type (e.g., a "Eurodollar Borrowing" or an "ABR Borrowing").
SECTION 1.03. 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, "include," "includes" and
"including" shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation."
The word "will" shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the
word "shall." Unless the context requires otherwise (a) 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) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such
Person's successors and assigns, (c) the words "herein," "hereof" and
"hereunder," and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this
Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) 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) the words "asset" and "property" shall, except where the
context dictates otherwise, 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.
SECTION 1.04. 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 TWC notifies the Administrative
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Agent that TWC 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 TWC 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.
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
SECTION 2.01. Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make Loans to the Borrower in Dollars on
the Effective Date in an amount not to exceed such Lender's Commitment. The
Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, in each case as
determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in
accordance with Sections 2.03 and 2.07.
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings. (a) The Borrowing of Loans
shall consist of 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 on the Effective Date shall not relieve any other Lender of its
obligations hereunder.
(b) Subject to Section 2.13, the Loans shall be comprised
of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance
herewith. 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 (i) subject to following clause
(ii), not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) not create any additional liability of
the Borrower in respect of Sections 2.14 or 2.16.
(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any
Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an
integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $20,000,000. At the time that
any ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that
is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $20,000,000. Borrowings
of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there
shall not at any time be more than a total of 15 Eurodollar Borrowings
outstanding.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request or elect any Interest
Period in respect of any Borrowing that would end after the Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.03. Procedures for Borrowing. To request the Lenders
to make the Loans on the anticipated Effective Date, the Borrower shall notify
the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone in accordance with
Schedule 2.03(A). Such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and
shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or facsimile to the Administrative
Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the
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Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower. Such telephonic and written
Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with
Section 2.02:
(a) the aggregate amount of each Type of requested
Borrowing on the Effective Date,
(b) the anticipated Effective Date, which shall be a
Business Day; and
(c) 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 "Interest Period".
If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested
Borrowing shall be deemed an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified
with respect to a requested Eurodollar Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be
deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month's duration. Promptly
following receipt of such Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the
Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the
amount of such Lender's Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
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SECTION 2.05. [Intentionally left blank]
SECTION 2.06. Funding of Borrowings. (a) Each Lender shall
make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the Effective Date by wire transfer
of immediately available funds by 12:00 noon, New York time, to the account of
the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by
notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available
to the Borrower as directed in the applicable Borrowing Request by promptly
crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to the account of the Borrower
specified on Schedule 2.03(B).
(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received
notice from a Lender prior to the Effective Date that such Lender will not make
available to the Administrative Agent such Lender's share of such Borrowing, the
Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available
on such date in accordance with 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
Administrative Agent shall have the right to demand payment from the applicable
Lender and/or the Borrower and they each 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) in the case of such Lender, the Alternate Base Rate, or (ii) in
the case of the Borrower, the interest rate that would otherwise apply to such
Borrowing. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then
such amount shall constitute such Lender's Loan included in such Borrowing and
such payment shall absolve any obligation of the Borrower in respect of any
demand made under this Section in respect of such Loan.
SECTION 2.07. Interest Elections. (a) Each Borrowing initially
shall be of the Type specified in the Borrowing Request and, in the case of a
Eurodollar Borrowing, shall have
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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 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.
(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the
Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by
the time set forth in Schedule 2.03(A) with respect to the Type of Borrowing to
result from such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall
be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or facsimile to
the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form
approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower.
(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request
shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) 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);
(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to
such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR
Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing;
(iv) 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 "Interest Period".
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 month's duration.
(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election
Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details
thereof and of such Lender's portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest
Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar 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
continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing, as the case may be, having a one month
Interest Period. 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) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to
or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid,
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each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of
the Interest Period applicable thereto.
SECTION 2.08. [Intentionally left blank](a)
SECTION 2.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The
Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for
the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of the Loans on the
Maturity Date.
(b) 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.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in
which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder and Type
thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) 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) the amount of any sum received by
the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each
Lender's share thereof.
(d) 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.
(e) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be
evidenced by a Note. In such event, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to
such Lender a 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 and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. Thereafter, the
Loans evidenced by such Note and interest thereon shall at all times (including
after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more Notes
in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such
promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).
SECTION 2.10. Prepayment of Loans. (a) 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. Amounts prepaid on account of the Loans may not be reborrowed.
(b) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by
telephone (confirmed by facsimile) of any prepayment hereunder in accordance
with Schedule 2.03(A). 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 a notice of prepayment 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
date) if such condition is not satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such
notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the
Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall
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be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing
of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02. Each prepayment of a Borrowing
hereunder shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid
Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent
required by Section 2.12.
SECTION 2.11. Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at
the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent. All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately
available funds, to the Administrative Agent for distribution to the Lenders
entitled thereto. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances
absent manifest error in the calculation and/or payment thereof.
SECTION 2.12. Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR
Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base
Rate.
(b) The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall
bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the
Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.
(c) 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) in the case of overdue principal of
any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided above
or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR
Loans as provided above.
(d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in
arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan; provided that (i) interest
accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand,
(ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a
prepayment of an ABR Loan), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or
prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment, (iii) in
the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar 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 and (iv) all accrued interest shall be
payable upon the Maturity Date.
(e) 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). The Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate and LIBO Rate shall be
determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be
conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.13. Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the
commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:
(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination
shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable
means do not exist for ascertaining for such Interest Period the
Adjusted LIBO Rate; or
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(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required
Lenders that for such Interest Period the Adjusted LIBO Rate will not
adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or
maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest
Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the
Lenders by telephone or facsimile 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) any Interest
Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or
continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective
and any such Borrowing referred to in such Interest Election Request shall,
unless repaid by the Borrower, be converted to (as of the last day of the then
current Interest Period), or maintained as, an ABR Borrowing, as the case may be
(to the extent, in the Administrative Agent's reasonable determination, it is
practicable to do so), and (ii) if the Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar
Borrowing, such Borrowing shall, unless otherwise rescinded by the Borrower, be
made as an ABR Loan (to the extent, in the Administrative Agent's reasonable
determination, it is practicable to do so), and if the circumstances giving rise
to such notice affect fewer than all Types of Borrowings, then the other Types
of Borrowings shall be permitted.
SECTION 2.14. Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) 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
(ii) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market
any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made
by such Lender;
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 reduce the amount of any sum received or
receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or
otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or
amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs actually
incurred or reduction actually suffered.
(b) If any Lender determines that any Change in Law
regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate
of return on such Lender's capital or on the capital of such Lender's holding
company, if any, as a consequence of the Loans made by such Lender, to a level
below that which such Lender or such Lender's holding company could have
achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender's
policies and the policies of such Lender's holding company with respect to
capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender
such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such
Lender's holding company for any such reduction actually suffered in respect of
the Loans made by such Lender hereunder.
(c) A certificate of a Lender setting forth in reasonable
detail the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender 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
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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.
(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand
compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such
Lender's right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not
be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased
costs or reductions unless a Lender gives notice to the Borrower that it is
obligated to pay an amount under this Section within six months after the later
of (i) the date the Lender incurs such increased costs, reduction in amounts
received or receivable or reduction in return on capital or (ii) the date such
Lender has actual knowledge of its incurrence of such increased cost, reduction
in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital; provided
further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or
reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be
extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.14, no
Lender shall demand compensation for any increased costs or reduction referred
to above if it shall not be the general policy or practice of such Lender to
demand such compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of
other credit agreements, if any (it being understood that this sentence shall
not in any way limit the discretion of any Lender to waive the right to demand
such compensation in any given case).
SECTION 2.15. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) 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) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day
of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert,
continue or prepay any Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered
pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice is permitted to be revocable
under Section 2.10(b) and is revoked in accordance herewith), or (d) 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
Section 2.18, 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, the loss to any Lender attributable to any such event shall be
deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be equal to the excess,
if any, of (i) the amount of interest that such Lender would pay for a deposit
in Dollars equal to the principal amount of such Loan for the period from the
date of such payment, conversion, failure or assignment to the last day of the
then current Interest Period for such Loan (or, in the case of a failure to
borrow, convert or continue, the duration of the Interest Period that would have
resulted from such borrowing, conversion or continuation) if the interest rate
payable on such deposit were equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest
Period, over (ii) the amount of interest that such Lender would earn on such
principal amount for such period if such Lender were to invest such principal
amount for such period at the interest rate that would be bid by such Lender (or
an affiliate of such Lender) for deposits in Dollars from other banks in the
Eurodollar market at the commencement of such period. A certificate of any
Lender setting forth in reasonable detail 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.
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SECTION 2.16. Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account
of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder 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) 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 or Lender
(as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received
had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions
and (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant
Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent
and each Lender, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full
amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or
Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable by the
Borrower under this Section unless such amounts have been included in any amount
paid pursuant to the proviso to Section 2.16(a)) paid by the Administrative
Agent, or such Lender, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and
reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not
such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or
asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount
of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender, or by the
Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be
conclusive absent manifest error.
(c) If a Lender or the Administrative Agent receives a
refund in respect of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has
been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid
additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16, it shall within 30 days from
the date of such receipt 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 Section 2.16 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes
giving rise to such refund, as determined by such Lender in its reasonable
discretion), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Lender or the
Administrative Agent and without interest (other than interest paid by the
relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that the
Borrower, upon the request of such Lender or the Administrative Agent, agrees to
repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus penalties, interest or other
charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to such Lender or the
Administrative Agent in the event such Lender or the Administrative Agent is
required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.
(d) 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.
(e) 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 or reasonably requested by the Borrower, such properly completed
and executed
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documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be
made without withholding or at a reduced rate.
(f) Any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to TWC
(with a copy to the Administrative Agent) a statement signed by an authorized
signatory of the Lender that it is a U.S. Person and, if necessary to avoid
United States backup withholding, a duly completed and signed Internal Revenue
Service Form W-9 (or successor form) establishing that such Lender is organized
under the laws of the United States and is not subject to United States backup
withholding.
(g) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require
any Lender to disclose any confidential information regarding its tax returns or
affairs.
SECTION 2.17. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing
of Setoffs. (a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it
hereunder (whether of principal, interest or fees, or of amounts payable under
Section 2.14, 2.15 or 2.16, or otherwise) prior to 1:00 p.m., New York time, on
the date when due, in immediately available funds, without setoff or
counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date shall, unless the
Administrative Agent is able to distribute such amounts to the applicable
Lenders on such date, 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 in New York at the offices for the
Administrative Agent set forth in Section 9.01, except that payments pursuant to
Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 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
in like funds promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder 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, whether such payments are made in respect of
principal, interest or fees or other amounts payable hereunder, shall be made in
Dollars.
(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and
available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal,
interest and fees then due from the Borrower hereunder, such funds shall be
applied (i) first, to pay interest and fees then due from the Borrower
hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the
amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, to pay
principal, then due from the Borrower hereunder, ratably among the parties
entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such
parties.
(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of
setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal
of or interest on any of its Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of
a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest
thereon owing by the Borrower 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 Loans of other Lenders owing from the Borrower
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 Loans; provided that (i) 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
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extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) 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 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 setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as
fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of
such participation.
(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received
notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due from the
Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders 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,
the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such
payment, then each of the Lenders, severally agrees to repay to the
Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such
Lender 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 Federal Funds Effective Rate.
(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required
to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.06(b) or 2.17(d), 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 from or on behalf of the Borrower or otherwise in respect
of the Obligations to satisfy such Lender's obligations under such Sections
until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.
SECTION 2.18. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14, or if the Borrower
is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental
Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, 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) would eliminate or reduce
amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.16, as the case may be, in the
future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or
expense and would not otherwise be materially 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.
(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section
2.14, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender
or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section
2.16, or if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender hereunder, then TWC 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 Section 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) TWC
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shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which
consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received
payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its 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) and (iii)
in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under
Section 2.14 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.16, such
assignment will be made to a Lender reasonably expected to result in a reduction
in the compensation or payments to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to such
sections. 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 TWC to require such assignment and
delegation cease to apply.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower represents and warrants (as to itself and its
Restricted Subsidiaries) to the Lenders that:
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers. Each Credit Party and each
Restricted Subsidiary 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.
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions
are within each Credit Party's corporate or partnership (as the case may be)
powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or partnership
(as the case may be) and, if required, stockholder or partner action of each
such Credit Party. Each Credit Document (other than each Note) has been, and
each Note when delivered hereunder will have been, duly executed and delivered
by each Credit Party party thereto. Each Credit Document (other than each Note)
constitutes, and each Note when delivered hereunder will be, a legal, valid and
binding obligation of each such Credit Party thereto, enforceable in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally and subject to
general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law.
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The
Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or
filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as
have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (b) will not
violate (i) any applicable law or regulation or (ii) the charter, by-laws,
partnership agreements or other organizational documents of any Credit Party or
any Restricted Subsidiary or any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will
not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other
instrument binding upon any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary or its
assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by
any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary and (d) will not result in the
creation or
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imposition of any Lien on any asset of any Credit Party or any Restricted
Subsidiary; except, in each case (other than clause (b)(ii) with respect to any
Credit Party), such as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change.
(a) The audited consolidated balance sheet and statements of operations,
stockholders equity and cash flows (including the notes thereto) of TWC and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the twelve months ended December 31,
2002, reported on by Ernst & Young LLP, independent accountants, copies of which
have heretofore been furnished to each Lender, present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of TWC
and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as of such date and for such period, in
accordance with GAAP.
(b) The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of
TWC and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at June 30, 2003 (including the notes
thereto) (the "Pro Forma Balance Sheet") and the unaudited pro forma statements
of operations, stockholders equity and cash flows of TWC and its consolidated
Subsidiaries for the six-month period ended June 30, 2003 (the "Pro Forma Income
Statements"), copies of which have heretofore been furnished to each Lender,
have been prepared giving effect to the consummation of the restructuring of TWE
that occurred on March 31, 2003 (as if such events had occurred on the first day
of such six-month period, in the case of the Pro Forma Income Statements). The
Pro Forma Balance Sheet and the Pro Forma Income Statements have been prepared
based on the best information available to TWC as of the date of delivery
thereof, and present fairly, in all material respects, the pro forma estimated
(i) financial position of TWC and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at June 30,
2003 and (ii) results of operations and cash flows of TWC and its consolidated
Subsidiaries for the six-month period ending June 30, 2003.
(c) Since December 31, 2002 there has been no material
adverse change in the business, assets, operations or financial condition of TWC
and its consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
SECTION 3.05. Properties. (a) The Borrower and each of its
Restricted Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all
its real and personal property, except for defects in title or interests that
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries
owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents
and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by
the Borrower or any of its Restricted 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.
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SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) There
are no actions, suits, investigations 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 Restricted
Subsidiaries (i) which could reasonably be expected to be adversely determined
and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or
in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that involve
this Agreement or the Transactions.
(b) Except with respect to any matters that, individually
or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, (x) neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
(i) 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) has become subject to any Environmental Liability or
(iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental
Liability and (y) the Borrower has no knowledge of any basis for any
Environmental Liability on the part of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. The
Borrower and each of its Restricted 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.
SECTION 3.08. Government Regulation. Neither the Borrower nor
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is (a) an "investment company" as defined in,
or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, (b) a
"holding company" as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, or (c) is subject to any other statute or
regulation which regulates the incurrence of indebtedness for borrowed money,
other than, in the case of this clause (c), Federal and state securities laws
and as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.09. Taxes. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries
has timely 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 or as part of the consolidated group of which it is a member,
except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has
set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP or (b) to the
extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.10. 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.
SECTION 3.11. Disclosure. As of the date hereof, all
information heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by or on behalf of the
Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including all information
contained in the Credit Documents, the Confidential Memorandum dated October
2003 and the annexes, schedules and other attachments thereto but
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not including any projected financial statements), when taken together with the
reports and other filings with the SEC made under the Exchange Act by Time
Warner since December 31, 2002, is, and all other such information hereafter
furnished, including all information contained in any of the Credit Documents,
including any annexes or schedules thereto, by or on behalf of the Borrower or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to or on behalf of any Lender is and will be
(as of their respective dates and the Effective Date), true and accurate in all
material respects and not incomplete by omitting to state a material fact to
make such information not misleading at such time. There is no fact of which the
Borrower is aware which has not been disclosed to the Lenders in writing
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement prior to the date hereof and which,
singly or in the aggregate with all such other facts of which the Borrower is
aware, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All
statements of fact and representation concerning the present business,
operations and assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the Credit
Documents and the transactions referred to therein are true and correct in all
material respects.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS
SECTION 4.01. Effective Date. This Agreement and the
obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder shall not become effective
until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived
in accordance with Section 9.02):
(a) Credit Documents. The Administrative Agent (or its
counsel) shall have received (i) this Agreement executed and delivered
by each party hereto, (ii) the Primary Guarantee, executed and
delivered by TWE and (iii) the Supplemental Guarantee, executed and
delivered by each Supplemental Guarantor.
(b) Opinion of Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have
received the favorable written opinions (addressed to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of
Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx LLP, counsel for the Credit Parties and (ii)
in-house counsel to the Credit Parties, in each case in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The
Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinions.
(c) Closing Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have
received a certificate from each Credit Party, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, dated the
Effective Date and signed by the president, a vice president, a
financial officer or an equivalent officer of such Credit Party.
(d) Existing Facilities. On or before the Effective Date, (i)
TWE shall have complied with the requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c)
of Section 5.01 of the Existing 364-Day Agreement with respect to the
fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2003, (ii) all Indebtedness
outstanding under the Existing 364-Day Agreement and the Existing Term
Loan Agreement shall have been repaid or concurrently repaid with the
proceeds of Loans hereunder or loans under the other Facilities on the
Effective Date, together with all interest thereon and other amounts
owing in respect thereof, all commitments thereunder shall have been
cancelled and such agreements shall have been terminated in accordance
with their terms and (iii) commitments under the Time Warner 364-Day
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Agreement shall have been permanently reduced to $1,500,000,000 in
accordance with the terms thereof, it being agreed that such commitment
reduction may be conditioned on the effectiveness of the Facilities.
(e) Fees. The Borrower shall have paid all fees required to be
paid on or before the Effective Date by such Person in connection with
the credit facilities provided for in this Agreement.
(f) Authorizations, etc. 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 Credit Party, the authorization of
the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Credit
Parties, this Agreement or the Transactions, all in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(g) Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of the Credit Parties set forth in the Credit Documents
shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the
Effective Date at the time of and immediately after giving effect to
the making of the Loans and the application of proceeds thereof.
(h) No Default. At the time of and immediately after giving
effect to the making of the Loans on the Effective Date, no Default or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Until the principal of and interest on each Loan, all fees
payable hereunder and all other Obligations shall have been paid in full (but
with respect to such other Obligations only to the extent that actual amounts
hereunder are owing at the time the Loans, together with interest and fees, have
been paid in full), the Borrower (for itself and its Restricted Subsidiaries)
covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information. The
Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent at its New York office (who
will distribute copies to each Lender):
(a) within 105 days after the end of each fiscal year of TWC,
its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows as of the end of and
for such year and its unaudited Adjusted Financial Statements for such
fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures
for the previous fiscal year, and, (i) in the case of the audited
financial statements, reported on by Ernst & Young LLP or other
independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without
a "going concern" or like qualification or exception and without any
qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect
that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all
material respects the financial condition and results of operations of
TWC and its consolidated Subsidiaries on
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a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and
(ii) in the case of the Adjusted Financial Statements, certified by one
of TWC's Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material
respects the financial condition and results of operations of TWC and
its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied; provided that, so long as no
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, TWC shall not be
required to furnish Adjusted Financial Statements for any fiscal year
if all Unrestricted Subsidiaries of TWC (other than any such
Unrestricted Subsidiaries that are already treated as equity
investments on TWC's financial statements) on a combined basis would
not have constituted a Material Subsidiary for such fiscal year;
(b) within 60 days after the end of each of the first three
fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of TWC, its consolidated balance
sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders' equity and
cash flows and its Adjusted Financial Statements as of the end of and
for such fiscal quarter 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 TWC's Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material
respects the financial condition and results of operations of TWC 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; provided that, so long as no
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, TWC shall not be
required to furnish Adjusted Financial Statements for any fiscal
quarter if all Unrestricted Subsidiaries of TWC (other than any such
Unrestricted Subsidiaries that are already treated as equity
investments on TWC's financial statements) on a combined basis would
not have constituted a Material Subsidiary for such fiscal quarter;
(c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements
under clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of
TWC (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a
Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action
taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth
reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Sections
6.01, 6.02(a) and 6.03(a) and (i) and (iii) stating whether any change
in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of
the audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04, which has
not been previously disclosed by the Borrower pursuant to this Section
5.01(c)(iii), and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the
effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such
certificate;
(d) concurrently with the delivery of any financial statements
of TWE to any holder of Material Indebtedness of TWE, copies of such
financial statements, together with any certification of such financial
statements required to be delivered concurrently with such statements
by the terms of such Indebtedness (provided that such certificate shall
be addressed to the Administrative Agent);
(e) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies
of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials
filed by any Company with the SEC or with any national securities
exchange, or distributed by any Company to its security holders
generally, as the case may be (other than registration statements on
Form S-8,
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filings under Sections 16(a) or 13(d) of the Exchange Act and routine
filings related to employee benefit plans); and
(f) promptly following any request therefor, such other
information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial
condition of TWC or any of its Subsidiaries, or compliance with the
terms of this Agreement, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may
reasonably request (it being understood that TWC and such Subsidiaries
shall not be required to provide any information or documents which are
subject to confidentiality provisions the nature of which prohibit such
disclosure).
Information required to be delivered pursuant to paragraphs
(a), (b), (c) and (e) shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on
which the Borrower provides notice to the Administrative Agent, or as the case
may be the Administrative Agent gives notice to the Lenders, that such
information has been posted on the Borrower's website on the internet at the
website address listed on the signature pages of such notice, at xxx.xxx.xxx or
at another website identified in such notice and accessible by the Lenders
without charge; provided that the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of the
reports and financial statements referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (e)
of this Section 5.01 to the Administrative Agent or any Lender who requests the
Borrower to deliver such paper copies until written notice to cease delivering
paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender.
SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events. The Borrower will
furnish to the Administrative Agent (who will distribute copies to the Lenders)
prompt written notice of the following, upon any such event becoming known to
any Responsible Officer of the Borrower:
(a) the occurrence of any Default;
(b) 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, if
adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect;
(c) 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 to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in
an aggregate amount exceeding $200,000,000; and
(d) any other development that results in, or could reasonably
be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section 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.
SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business. The Borrower
will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries which are 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 Section 6.04.
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SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations. The Borrower will, and
will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, pay its obligations,
including Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, before the same shall become delinquent or
in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Borrower or such Subsidiary
has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance
with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The
Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) keep
and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business (taken as a
whole) in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and
(b) 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 (it being understood that, to the extent consistent with
prudent business practice, a program of self-insurance for first or other loss
layers may be utilized).
SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The
Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted 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. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted
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 its books and records, and to discuss its affairs,
finances and condition with its officers and, so long as a representative of TWC
is present, or TWC has consented to the absence of such a representative,
independent accountants (in each case subject to TWC's or its Restricted
Subsidiaries' obligations under applicable confidentiality provisions), all at
such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested.
SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and
will cause each of its Restricted 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.
SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans will
be used only for general corporate or partnership (as applicable) purposes,
including the repayment of indebtedness of existing and future Subsidiaries of
TWC. 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 U and X.
SECTION 5.09. Fiscal Periods; Accounting. TWC's fiscal year
will end on December 31 and its fiscal quarters will end on dates consistent
with such fiscal year end.
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ARTICLE VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Until the principal of and interest on each Loan, all fees
payable hereunder and all other Obligations have been paid in full (but with
respect to such other Obligations only to the extent that actual amounts
hereunder are owing at the time the Loans, together with interest and fees, have
been paid in full), the Borrower covenants and agrees (for itself and its
Restricted Subsidiaries) with the Lenders that:
SECTION 6.01. Financial Covenants.
(a) The Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any
period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of TWC (commencing with the
first fiscal quarter ending after the Effective Date) will not exceed
5.00 to 1.00; provided that for the purpose of determining the
foregoing ratio for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2003,
Consolidated EBITDA for the relevant period shall be deemed to equal
Consolidated EBITDA for the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2003,
September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2003 multiplied by 4/3.
(b) The Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for any period of
four consecutive fiscal quarters of TWC (commencing with the first
fiscal quarter ending after the Effective Date) will not be less than
2.00 to 1.00; provided that for the purpose of determining the
foregoing ratio for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2003, the
Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated for the three
consecutive fiscal quarters of TWC ending December 31, 2003.
SECTION 6.02. Indebtedness. TWC will not permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries (other than TWE) to, create, incur, assume or
permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) with respect to all such Restricted Subsidiaries,
Indebtedness of up to an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000,000
at any time outstanding; provided that the aggregate principal amount
of Indebtedness of TWEAN permitted by this clause (a) shall not exceed
$500,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(b) Indebtedness of any such Restricted Subsidiary to TWC or
any Subsidiary;
(c) Guarantee Obligations of any such Restricted Subsidiary
with respect to Indebtedness of TWC or any wholly owned Restricted
Subsidiary;
(d) Indebtedness of any such Restricted Subsidiary incurred to
finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any property,
including Capital Lease Obligations and any Indebtedness assumed in
connection with the acquisition of any such property or secured by a
Lien on any such property 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
the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this clause
(d) with respect to any such property shall not exceed 110% of the
purchase price for, or the cost of construction or improvement of, such
property; and
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(e) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary of TWC after the date hereof; provided that (x) such
Indebtedness exists at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary and is
not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person
becoming a Subsidiary and (y) such Indebtedness does not, directly or
indirectly, have recourse (including by way of setoff) to TWC or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries or any asset thereof other than to the
Person so acquired and its Subsidiaries and the assets of the Person so
acquired and its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 6.03. Liens. TWC will not, and will not permit any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries, to create, incur, assume or permit to exist any
Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, except:
(a) any Lien on any property or asset of TWC or any Subsidiary
existing on the date hereof; provided, that such Lien shall secure only
those obligations which it secures on the date hereof and extensions,
renewal and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding
principal amount thereof and such Liens do not secure an aggregate
principal amount of Indebtedness in excess of $200,000,000 or apply to
property or assets of TWC and its Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of
$200,000,000;
(b) any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the
acquisition thereof by TWC or any Subsidiary or existing on any
property or asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the
date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary;
provided that (i) 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) such Lien shall not apply to any other
property or assets of TWC or any Subsidiary and (iii) 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 and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not
increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
(c) Liens on property acquired, constructed or improved by TWC
or any Subsidiary; provided that (i) such security interests secure
Indebtedness permitted by clause (d) of Section 6.02, (ii) the
Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 110% of the cost of
acquiring, constructing or improving such property and (iii) such
security interests shall not apply to any other property or assets of
TWC or any of its Subsidiaries;
(d) any Copyright Liens securing obligations specified in the
definition thereof;
(e) Liens securing Indebtedness of TWC or any Restricted
Subsidiary and owing to TWC or to a Restricted Subsidiary;
(f) Liens on interests in or investments in any Unrestricted
Subsidiary or in any other Person that is not a Subsidiary of TWC
securing Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or such other
Person;
(g) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or
levies not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings;
(h) Liens incidental to the ordinary conduct of TWC's business
or the ownership of its assets which were not incurred in connection
with the borrowing of money, such as carrier's, warehousemen's,
materialmen's, landlord's and mechanic's liens, and which do
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not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of its assets or
materially impair the use thereof in the ordinary course of its
business; and
(i) other Liens in respect of property or assets of TWC or any
Restricted Subsidiary so long as at the time of the securing of any
obligations related thereto, the aggregate principal amount of all such
secured obligations does not exceed 5% of the Consolidated Total Assets
of TWC at such time (it being understood that any Lien permitted under
any other clause in this Section 6.03 shall not be included in the
computation described in this paragraph).
SECTION 6.04. Mergers, Etc. The Borrower will not, and will
not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries 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 a substantial portion of the Borrower's
consolidated assets, or all or a substantial portion of the stock of all of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (in each case, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, unless (a) at the time thereof
and immediately after giving effect thereto no Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing and (b) after giving effect to any such transaction,
the business, taken as a whole, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries
shall not have been altered in a fundamental and substantial manner from that
conducted by them, taken as a whole, immediately prior to the Effective Date,
provided that (i) the Borrower shall not merge into or consolidate with such
other Person, unless the Borrower shall survive such consolidation or merger,
and (ii) the Borrower shall not liquidate or dissolve or permit TWE to liquidate
or dissolve except into the Borrower.
SECTION 6.05. Investments. The Borrower will not, and will not
cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Investment
(other than any Investment in the ordinary course of the operation of its
business) if, before or after giving effect to the commitment thereto on a pro
forma basis, an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
SECTION 6.06. Restricted Payments. The Borrower will not
declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted
Payment, except the Borrower may (a) declare and pay dividends with respect to
its capital stock payable solely in additional shares of its common stock and
(b) make Restricted Payments so long as after giving effect to the making of
such Restricted Payment, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing on a pro forma basis.
SECTION 6.07. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will
not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, enter into any material transaction with any of its Affiliates,
except (a) transactions entered into prior to the date hereof or contemplated by
any agreement entered into prior to the date hereof, (b) in the ordinary course
of business or at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the
Borrower or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm's-length basis from
unrelated third parties, (c) transactions between or among the Borrower and its
Restricted Subsidiaries or between or among Restricted Subsidiaries, (d) any
arrangements with officers, directors, representatives or other employees of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries relating specifically to employment as such and
(e) transactions that are otherwise permitted by this Agreement.
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SECTION 6.08. Unrestricted Subsidiaries. (a) Schedule 6.08
sets forth those Subsidiaries that have been designated as Unrestricted
Subsidiaries as of the date hereof, which Subsidiaries do not include TWE. TWC
may designate any other of its Subsidiaries (other than TWE) as Unrestricted
Subsidiaries from time to time in compliance with the provisions of this Section
6.08. TWC will not designate any of its Subsidiaries as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary unless at the time such Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary, before and after giving effect to such designation on a pro forma
basis, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, as certified
in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent at the time of
such designation. Such Officers' Certificate also shall state the specific
purpose for which such designation is being made. All Subsidiaries of
Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall be Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
(b) TWC may designate or re-designate any Unrestricted
Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary from time to time in compliance with the
provisions of this Section 6.08. TWC will not designate or re-designate any
Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, unless at the time such
Unrestricted Subsidiary is so designated or re-designated as a Restricted
Subsidiary, after giving effect to such designation or re-designation on a pro
forma basis, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, as
certified in an Officer's Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent at
the time of such designation or re-designation.
ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any of the following events ("Events of Default") shall
occur:
(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan
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;
(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or
any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause
(a) of this Article) payable under this Agreement, when and as the same
shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue
unremedied for a period of five days;
(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or
on behalf of any Credit Party in any Credit Document or any amendment
or modification thereof, or in any report, certificate, financial
statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with
any Credit Document or any amendment or modification thereof, shall
prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or
deemed made;
(d) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any
covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02 or 5.03
(with respect to its existence or TWE's existence) or in Article VI;
(e) any Credit Party shall fail to observe or perform any
covenant, condition or agreement contained in the Credit Documents
(other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article),
and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days
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after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent (given at the
request of any Lender) to TWC;
(f) the Borrower or any Restricted 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 after giving effect to any applicable
grace periods;
(g) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material
Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that
enables or permits (after giving effect to any applicable grace
periods) 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;
(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an
involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) 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) 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;
(i) the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall (i)
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) 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) 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) file an answer
admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in
any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of
the foregoing;
(j) the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall become
unable, admit in writing or fail generally to pay its debts as they
become due;
(k) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an
aggregate amount in excess of $200,000,000 shall be rendered against
the Borrower, any Material Subsidiary or any combination thereof or any
action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor (whose liquidated
judgment, along with those of any other judgment creditor's, exceeds
$200,000,000) to attach or levy upon any assets of the Borrower or any
Material Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment, and the same shall
remain undischarged for a
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period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be
effectively stayed, vacated or bonded pending appeal;
(l) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken
together with all other ERISA Events (with respect to which the
Borrower has a liability which has not yet been satisfied) that have
occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect;
(m) except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement, any
Guarantee shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect
or any Credit Party shall so assert; or
(n) a Change in Control shall occur;
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 TWC, 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, 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
principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon
and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, 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.
ARTICLE VIII
THE AGENTS
Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints the
Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to
take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to
the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such actions and
powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
Each bank serving as an Agent hereunder shall have the same
rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may
exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and such bank and its
Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any
kind of business with any Company or Affiliate thereof as if it were not an
Agent hereunder.
The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or
obligations except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, (a) 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) 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 hereby that the
Administrative Agent is
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required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by
this Agreement, all the Lenders), and (c) except as expressly set forth herein,
the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be
liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Company 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, if so specified by this Agreement, all the
Lenders) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default
unless and until 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) any statement, warranty or
representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit
Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document
delivered under any Credit Document or in connection therewith, (iii) the
performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or
conditions set forth in the Credit Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability,
effectiveness or genuineness of any Credit Document or any other agreement,
instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in
Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly
required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
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 a proper Person. An
initial list of the proper Persons with respect to the Borrower appears on
Schedule 8. Schedule 8 shall not be altered except in writing by a Person
appearing thereon (or by a successor to such Person occupying the equivalent
office). 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 so long as such statement, in
the case of a Borrowing Request, complies with the requirements of Section 2.03
in all material respects (it being understood that oral notices of borrowing
will be confirmed in writing by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.03).
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.
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.
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 and the Borrower. Upon any such
resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the
Borrower, to appoint a successor which, so long as no Event of Default is
continuing, shall be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. If no successor
shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted
such appointment within
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30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation,
then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a
successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York,
New York, 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. 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 Agent's resignation hereunder, the
provisions of this Article and Section 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 it while it was acting as Administrative Agent.
The Lenders agree to indemnify each Agent in its capacity as
such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the
obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their Applicable
Percentage on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Article
(or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Loans shall have
been paid in full, ratably in accordance with their Applicable Percentage
immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether
before or after the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted
against such Agent in any way relating to or arising out of, the Commitments,
this Agreement, any of the other Credit Documents or any documents contemplated
by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent under or in connection with
any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of
any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a
final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have
resulted from such Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The
agreements in this Article shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other
amounts payable hereunder.
Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and
without reliance upon any 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 any 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.
The Co-Syndication Agents and Co-Documentation Agents shall
not have any duties or responsibilities under any Credit Document in their
capacity as such.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.01. Notices. Except in the case of notices and other
communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and
other
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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 facsimile, as follows:
(a) if to the Borrower, to it at 00 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention of Chief Financial Officer (Facsimile
No. (000) 000-0000), with copies to its General Counsel (Facsimile No.
(000) 000-0000), and its Treasurer (Facsimile No. (000) 000-0000);
(b) if to the Administrative Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank,
Agent Bank Services Group, Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxxx Xxxxxx (Facsimile No. 212-552-5658),
with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000, Attention of Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx (Facsimile No. 212-270-4164); and
(c) if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or facsimile
number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.
Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile 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.
SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by
the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power
hereunder 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 and the Lenders hereunder 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 consent to any departure by the Borrower
therefrom 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 shall not
be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such
Default at the time.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may
be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in
writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or by the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided
that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without
the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan
or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder,
without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone the
scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan, 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)
amend, waive, modify or otherwise change Section 2.17(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 TWE from its obligations under the
Primary Guarantee
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without the consent of each Lender or (vi) change any of the provisions of this
Section or the definition of "Required Lenders" or any other provision hereof
specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or
modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent
hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that no
such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of
the Administrative Agent hereunder without the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent.
SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) The
Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the
Arrangers, 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 Credit Documents or any amendments,
modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof (whether or not the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), and (ii) all
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agents or the Lenders, including the
reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Agents or the
Lenders in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in
connection with any Credit Document, including its rights under this Section, or
in connection with the Loans made hereunder, including in connection with any
workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect thereof, it being understood
that the Agents and the Lenders shall use, and the Borrower shall only be
required to pay such fees, charges and disbursements of, a single counsel,
unless (and to the extent) conflicts of interests require the use of more than
one counsel.
(b) The Borrower shall indemnify each Agent and each
Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person
being called an "Indemnitee") against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from,
any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including
the 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) the execution or delivery of any Credit
Documents or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the performance
by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or the
consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby,
(ii) any Loan or the use of, or the proposed use of, the proceeds therefrom,
(iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or
from any property owned or operated by any Company, or any Environmental
Liability related in any way to any Company, or (iv) any actual or prospective
claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing,
whether based on contract, tort or any other theory 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 resulted from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of such Indemnitee (or a Related Party of such Indemnitee).
(c) To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any
amount required to be paid by them to the Administrative Agent under paragraph
(a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent such Lender's Applicable Percentage (determined as of the
time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of
such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss,
claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by
or asserted against the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such.
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(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the
Borrower shall not assert, and the Borrower 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 the use of the
proceeds thereof.
(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable
promptly after written demand therefor.
SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of
this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that
the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender except in
accordance with Section 6.04 (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the
Borrower without such consent shall be null and void). Nothing in this
Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person
(other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns
permitted hereby and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related
Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) Any Lender other than a Conduit Lender may assign to
one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this
Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the
time owing to it); provided that (i) except in the case of an assignment to a
Lender or a Lender Affiliate, each of TWC and the Administrative Agent must give
its prior written consent to such assignment (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), (ii) except in the case of an assignment to a
Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining
balance of the assigning Lender's Commitment, each assignment shall not be less
than an aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000, (iii) except in the case of
an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an assignment of the
entire remaining balance of the assigning Lender's Commitment, the remaining
amount of the Commitment of the assigning Lender after giving effect to such
assignment shall not be less than $10,000,000 unless, in the case of clauses
(ii) or (iii), each of TWC and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents, (iv)
each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part
of all the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, (v)
except in the case of an assignment to an Affiliate of the assigning Lender on
or about the Effective Date, the parties to each assignment shall execute and
deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with
a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee shall be sufficient to
record an assignment under all Facilities), and (vi) the assignee, if it shall
not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative
Questionnaire; provided further that any consent of TWC otherwise required under
this paragraph shall not be required if an Event of Default under clause (h) or
(i) of Article VII has occurred and is continuing. Upon acceptance and recording
pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section, from and after the effective date
specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a
party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and
Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement,
and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest
assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations
under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering
all of the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such
Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall
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(i) continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and
9.03) and (ii) continue to be subject to the confidentiality provisions hereof.
Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this
Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes
of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and
obligations in accordance with paragraph (e) of this Section. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any Conduit Lender may assign at any time to its designating
Lender hereunder without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent
any or all of the Loans it may have funded hereunder and pursuant to its
designation agreement and without regard to the limitations set forth in the
first sentence of this Section.
(c) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as
an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in The City of
New York a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance 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 owing to, each Lender pursuant
to the terms hereof from time to time (the "Register"). The entries in the
Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to
the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement,
notwithstanding notice to the contrary.
(d) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and
Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee's
completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a
Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph
(b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by
paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such
Assignment and Acceptance and record the information contained therein in the
Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless
it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(e) Any Lender other than a Conduit Lender may, without
the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to
one or more banks or other entities (a "Participant") in all or a portion of
such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a
portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such
Lender's obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such
Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the
performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent
and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such
Lender in connection with such Lender's rights and obligations under this
Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a
participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to
enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of
any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may
provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree
to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to
Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (f) of this
Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the
benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16 to the same extent as if it were a
Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of
this Section.
(f) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any
greater payment under Section 2.14 or 2.16 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
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is made with the Borrower's prior written consent. A Participant that would be a
Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of
Section 2.16 unless the Borrower are notified of the participation sold to such
Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to
comply with Section 2.16(e) as though it were a Lender.
(g) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a
security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to
secure obligations of such Lender, including any such pledge or assignment to a
Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or
assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of
a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder
or substitute any such assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(h) The Borrower, upon receipt of written notice from the
relevant Lender, agrees to issue Notes to any Lender requiring Notes to
facilitate transactions of the type described in paragraph (g) above.
(i) The Borrower, each Lender and the Administrative
Agent hereby confirms that it will not institute against a Conduit Lender or
join any other Person in instituting against a Conduit Lender any bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under any
state bankruptcy or similar law, for one year and one day after the payment in
full of the latest maturing commercial paper note issued by such Conduit Lender;
provided, however, that each Lender designating any Conduit Lender hereby agrees
to indemnify, save and hold harmless each other party hereto for any loss, cost,
damage or expense arising out of its inability to institute such a proceeding
against such Conduit Lender during such period of forbearance.
SECTION 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements,
representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the
certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to
this Agreement 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
making of any Loans, regardless of any investigation made by any such other
party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent 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 is outstanding and unpaid. The provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16
and 9.03 and Article 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 Commitments or the
termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This
Agreement 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
any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Lenders
constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter
hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or
written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section
4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by
the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received
counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear
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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 page
of this Agreement by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement
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; and the invalidity of a particular provision
in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, each Lender 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) at any time held by such Lender or any Affiliate of such Lender that is
primarily engaged in commercial banking activities and other indebtedness at any
time owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower
(other than indebtedness related to commercial advertising and marketing
arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business) against any of and
all the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this
Agreement 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 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.
SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service
of Process. (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the law of the State of New York.
(b) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive 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 the Credit Documents, 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 shall be
heard and determined in such New York State 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.
(c) The Borrower 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 in any court
referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such
court.
(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to
service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing
in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve
process in any other manner permitted by law.
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SECTION 9.10. 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 OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER
BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) 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) 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.
SECTION 9.11. 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.
SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information
(as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its
Affiliates' 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) to the
extent requested by any regulatory authority, (c) to the extent required by
applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process,
provided that in connection with any such requirement by a subpoena or similar
legal process, TWC is given prior notice to the extent such prior notice is
permissible under the circumstances and an opportunity to object to such
disclosure, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the
exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to
this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (f) subject to an express
agreement for the benefit of the Borrower containing provisions substantially
the same as those of this Section, to any (i) assignee (or Conduit Lender) of or
Participant in, or any prospective assignee (or Conduit Lender) of or
Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii)
hedging agreement counterparty (or such contractual counterparty's professional
advisor), (g) with the consent of TWC or (h) to the extent such Information (i)
becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or
(ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a
nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. For the purposes of
this Section, "Information" means all information received from the Borrower,
whether oral or written, relating to the Borrower or its business, other than
any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender
on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower; provided that,
in the case of information received from the Borrower after the date hereof,
such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential.
Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided
in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do
so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the
confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own
confidential information, including in accordance with Regulation FD as
promulgated by the SEC.
Notwithstanding any other provision in the Credit Documents,
each of the parties hereto (and each employee, representative, or other agent of
any such party) may disclose to any
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and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the U.S. tax treatment and U.S.
tax structure of the Transactions and all materials of any kind (including
opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to such party relating to such
U.S. tax treatment and U.S. tax structure, other than any information for which
nondisclosure is reasonably necessary in order to comply with applicable
securities laws.
SECTION 9.13. Acknowledgements. The Borrower hereby
acknowledges that:
(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation,
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents;
(b) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any
fiduciary relationship with or duty to such Person arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents,
and the relationship between Administrative Agent and Lenders, on one
hand, and such Person, on the other hand, in connection herewith or
therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and
(c) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Credit
Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions
contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among such Person and the
Lenders.
SECTION 9.14. Supplemental Guarantees(d). Notwithstanding
anything herein or in any Credit Document to the contrary, each
Supplemental Guarantor shall automatically be released from its
obligations under the Supplemental Guarantee upon the first to occur of
(a) the termination of, or release of such Supplemental Guarantor from,
its existing guarantee of TWE's obligations under the Indenture, dated
as of April 30, 1992, among Time Warner Inc., TWE and the other parties
thereto and (b) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the combined assets of the Supplemental Guarantors
(other than their equity interest in TWC and its Subsidiaries) and, in
such case, any Guarantees of the Obligations of TWE by such
Supplemental Guarantor shall terminate without any further action.
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.
TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
By /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President & Treasurer
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Administrative
Agent and a Reference Bank
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., as
Co-Syndication Agent and a Reference Bank
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxx
Title: Vice President
DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as
Co-Syndication Agent and a Reference Bank
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Director
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as Co-Documentation Agent
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Director
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
BNP PARIBAS, as Co-Documentation Agent
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Director
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Director
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx O'X. Xxxxx
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx O'X. Xxxxx
Title: Managing Director
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
The Bank of New York
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xx.
Title: Authorized Signatory
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd.,
New York Branch
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxx
Title: Authorized Signatory
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
Bank One, NA
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Director
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By: /s/ L. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
-------------------------------------------------
Name: L. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Director
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
Bear Xxxxxxx Corporate Lending Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Authorized Signatory
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
BNP PARIBAS
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Director
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
Citibank, N.A.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxx
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxx
Title: Vice President
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
Citicorp North America, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxx
Title: Vice President
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH
By: /s/ Stephane Ducroizet
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Stephane Ducroizet
Title: Vice President
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NY BRANCH
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
Title: Director
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
DRESDNER BANK A.G., NEW YORK AND
GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Director
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
FLEET NATIONAL BANK
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Director
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
HSBC Bank USA
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Senior Banker - Telecommunication
and Media
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
Xxxxxx Commercial Paper, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Authorized Signatory
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
Mellon Bank, N.A.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xx.
Title: Assistant Vice President
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
XXXXXXX XXXXX BANK USA
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
MIZHO CORPORATE BANK LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Bank
By: /s/ Jaap L. Tonckens
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Jaap L. Tonckens
Title: Vice President
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
SOCIETE GENERALE
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Director
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporate
By: /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
UFJ BANK LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Small
-------------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Small
Title: Senior Vice President & Area Manager
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
US BANK, National Association
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
WESTLB AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Executive Director
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Executive Director
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
XXXXXXX STREET COMMITMENT CORPORATION
(Recourse only to assets of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Commitment
Corporation)
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Title: Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Three-Year Credit Agreement
SCHEDULE 2.01
Address of Notices; Commitments
Lender Name and Address Commitment
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Citibank, N.A. $ 26,785,714.29
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Citicorp North America, Inc. $ 26,785,714.28
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
JPMorgan Chase Bank $ 35,714,285.71
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch $ 50,000,000.00
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. $ 27,857,142.86
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxx Xxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
BNP Paribas $ 27,857,142.86
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Bank of America, N.A. $ 20,000,000.00
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 212-503-7173
BankOne, N.A. $ 20,000,000.00
Xxx Xxxx Xxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Barclays Bank PLC $ 20,000,000.00
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 415-765-4760
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
HSBC Bank USA $ 20,000,000.00
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc $ 20,000,000.00
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
WestLB AG, New York Branch $ 20,000,000.00
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
The Bank of Nova Scotia $ 14,285,714.29
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx XxXxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 212-225-5355
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd., NY Branch $ 14,285,714.29
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Dresdner Bank AG, New York and Grand Cayman Branches $ 14,285,714.29
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Xxxxxxx Street Commitment Corporation $ 14,285,714.29
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Bank $ 14,285,714.29
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation $ 14,285,714.29
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 212-224-4384
Wachovia Bank, N.A. $ 14,285,714.29
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX0
NC-0760, DC-05
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 704-383-1625
Bear Xxxxxxx Corporate Lending Inc. $ 10,000,000.00
000 Xxxxxxx Xxx., 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Xxxxxx Commercial Paper Inc. $ 10,000,000.00
c/o Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Bank USA $ 10,000,000.00
00 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Mizuho Corporate Bank, LTD $ 10,000,000.00
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Societe Generale $ 10,000,000.00
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Bank of New York $ 5,000,000.00
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Credit Lyonnais $ 5,000,000.00
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Fleet National Bank $ 5,000,000.00
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Lloyds TSB Bank, plc $ 5,000,000.00
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Mellon Bank, N.A. $ 5,000,000.00
1 Mellon Bank Center
500 Grant Street, Rm. 4450
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xx.
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
UFJ Bank Limited $ 5,000,000.00
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Small
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
U.S. Bank National Association $5,000,000.00
00000 X.X. 0xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxx Xxxxx
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
TOTAL: $500,000,000.00
SCHEDULE 2.03(A)
A BORROWING NOTICE (PURSUANT AND
SUBJECT TO SECTION 2.03) OR AN INTEREST PREPAYMENT NOTICE
ELECTION (PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.07) (PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.10)
LOAN TYPE: MUST BE GIVEN NOT LATER THAN: MUST BE GIVEN NOT LATER THAN:
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LOANS
Any Eurodollar
Borrowing 11:00 am New York City time three (3) 12:00 pm New York City time
Business Days before the date of three (3) Business Days before
the proposed Borrowing. the date of prepayment.
ABR Borrowing 10:00 am New York City time on the 12:00 pm New York City time
day of the proposed Borrowing. one (1) Business Day before
the date of prepayment.
SCHEDULE 2.03(B)
AUTHORIZED ACCOUNT NUMBERS & LOCATIONS
Bank: JPMorgan Chase Bank
Address: Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
ABA: 021 000 021
Account Name: Time Warner Cable Inc.
Account Number: 304-180335
SCHEDULE 6.08
UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES
TWEAN Subsidiary, LLC
SCHEDULE 8
LIST OF PROPER PERSONS
Name Title
---- -----
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Exec. Vice President and CFO
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF
ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
Reference is made to the Three-Year Credit Agreement, dated as
of December 9, 2003 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the "Credit Agreement"), among Time Warner Cable Inc., the Lenders party
thereto, Citicorp North America, Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as
co-syndication agents, ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and BNP Paribas, as co-documentation
agents, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the
"Administrative Agent"). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the
Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the
Credit Agreement.
The Assignor identified on Schedule l hereto (the "Assignor")
and the Assignee identified on Schedule l hereto (the "Assignee") agree as
follows:
1. The Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the
Assignee without recourse to the Assignor, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably
purchases and assumes from the Assignor without recourse to the Assignor, as of
the Effective Date (as defined below), the interest described in Schedule 1
hereto (the "Assigned Interest") in and to the Assignor's rights and obligations
under the Credit Agreement with respect to the principal amount of Loans set
forth on Schedule 1 hereto of the Assignor on the Effective Date of this
Assignment and Acceptance.
2. The Assignor (a) makes no representation or warranty and
assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or
representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or with
respect to the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness,
sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement, any other Credit Document or any
other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto, other than that the
Assignor has not created any adverse claim upon the interest being assigned by
it hereunder and that such interest is free and clear of any such adverse claim
and (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with
respect to the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Affiliates or any
other obligor or the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its
Affiliates or any other obligor of any of their respective obligations under the
Credit Agreement or any other Credit Documents or any other instrument or
document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto.
3. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that it is legally
authorized to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance; (b) confirms that it
has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the
financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 3.04 thereof 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 Acceptance; (c) agrees
that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Assignor, the
Administrative Agent or any 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 Credit Agreement and other
Credit Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto
or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such
action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under
the Credit Agreement and other Credit Documents or any other instrument or
document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are
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delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such
powers as are incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the
provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms
all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to
be performed by it as a Lender.
4. The effective date of this Assignment and Acceptance shall be
the Effective Date of Assignment described in Schedule 1 hereto (the "Effective
Date"). Following the execution of this Assignment and Acceptance, it will be
delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance by it and recording by the
Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement, effective as of the
Effective Date (which shall not, unless otherwise agreed to by the
Administrative Agent, be earlier than five Business Days after the date of such
acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent).
5. Upon such acceptance and recording, 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 the Effective Date
and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued subsequent to the Effective
Date.
6. From and after the Effective Date, (a) the Assignee shall be a
party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Assignment and
Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and under the
other Credit Documents and shall be bound by the provisions thereof and (b) the
Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance,
relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit
Agreement.
7. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Assignment and Acceptance to be executed as of the date first above written by
their respective duly authorized officers on Schedule 1 hereto.
Schedule 1
to Assignment and Acceptance with respect to the
Three-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2003,
among Time Warner Cable Inc., the Lenders party thereto, Citicorp North
America, Inc. and
Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch,
as co-syndication agents, ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and BNP Paribas, as
co-documentation agents, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent
(in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent")
Name of Assignor: _______________________
Name of Assignee: _______________________
Effective Date of Assignment: _________________
Amount of Loans
$____________
[Name of Assignee] [Name of Assignor]
By:______________________________ By:__________________________
Title: Title:
Accepted for Recordation in the Register: Required Consents (if any):
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as [TIME WARNER CABLE INC.]
Administrative Agent
By:______________________________ [By:_________________________
Title: Title:]
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF PRIMARY GUARANTEE
GUARANTEE, dated as of December 9, 2003, made by TIME WARNER
ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Guarantor"),
in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the
"Administrative Agent") for the lenders (the "Lenders") parties to the
Three-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2003 (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"),
among Time Warner Cable Inc., a Delaware corporation ("TWC" or the "Borrower"),
the Lenders, CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC. and DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as co-syndication agents (in such capacity, the "Co-Syndication Agents"), ABN
AMRO BANK N.V. and BNP PARIBAS, as co-documentation agents (in such capacity,
the "Co-Documentation Agents") and the Administrative Agent.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have
severally agreed to make Loans to the Borrower upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the obligation of the
Lenders to make their respective Loans to the Borrower under the Credit
Agreement that the Guarantor shall have executed and delivered this Guarantee to
the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders; and
WHEREAS, the Guarantor is an affiliate of the Borrower under
the Credit Agreement and it is to the advantage of the Guarantor that the
Lenders make the Loans to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and
to induce the Lenders to make their respective loans to the Borrower under the
Credit Agreement, the Guarantor hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent, for
the ratable benefit of the Lenders, as follows:
1. Defined Terms. (a) Unless otherwise defined herein,
terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings
given to them in the Credit Agreement.
(b) As used herein, "Obligations" means the collective
reference to the unpaid principal of and interest on the Loans and all other
obligations and liabilities of each Credit Party to the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders (including, without limitation, interest accruing at the then
applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the maturity of the Loans
and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit
Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of
any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to any Credit Party
whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in
such proceeding), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or
to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out
of, or in connection with, the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, in
each case whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations,
fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation,
all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to the
Lenders that are required to be paid by any Credit Party pursuant to the terms
of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document).
(c) The words "hereof," "herein" and "hereunder" and
words of similar import when used in this Guarantee shall refer to this
Guarantee as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Guarantee, and
section and paragraph references are to this Guarantee unless otherwise
specified.
(d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be
equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
2. Guarantees. (a) The Guarantor hereby unconditionally
and irrevocably guarantees to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit
of the Lenders and their respective successors, indorsees, transferees and
assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance by TWC as and when due
(whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the
Obligations.
(b) This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect
until the Obligations are paid in full.
(c) The Guarantor agrees that whenever, at any time, or
from time to time, it shall make any payment to the Administrative Agent or any
Lender on account of its liability hereunder, it will notify the Administrative
Agent and such Lender in writing that such payment is made under this Guarantee
for such purpose.
(d) Anything herein or in any other Credit Document to
the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of the Guarantor hereunder
and under the other Credit Documents shall in no event exceed the amount which
can be guaranteed by the Guarantor under applicable federal and state laws
relating to the insolvency of debtors.
(e) No payment or payments made by the Borrower, any
other guarantor or any other Person or received or collected by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender from the Borrower, any other guarantor or any
other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any setoff or
appropriation or payment of the Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce,
release or otherwise affect the liability of the Guarantor hereunder who shall,
notwithstanding any such payment or payments (other than payments made by the
Guarantor in respect of the Obligations or payments received or collected from
the Guarantor in respect of the Obligations), remain liable for the Obligations,
up to the maximum liability of the Guarantor hereunder until the Obligations are
paid in full.
3. Right of Setoff. The Guarantor hereby authorizes each
Lender at any time and from time to time when any amounts owed by TWC under the
Credit Agreement are due and payable and have not been paid (taking into account
any applicable grace periods), to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set
off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or
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demand, provisional or final), at any time held by such Lender or any Affiliate
of such Lender that is primarily engaged in commercial banking activities and
other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the
account of the Guarantor (other than indebtedness related to commercial
advertising and marketing arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of
business) against any of and all of the obligations of TWC to such Lender
hereunder now or hereafter existing under the Credit Agreement or any other
Credit Document whether or not such Lender has made any demand for payment. Each
Lender shall notify the Guarantor promptly of any such setoff and the
application made by such Lender of the proceeds thereof; provided that the
failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and
application. The rights of each Lender under this paragraph are in addition to
other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender
may have.
4. No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment or
payments made by the Guarantor hereunder, or any setoff or application of funds
of the Guarantor by any Lender, the Guarantor shall not be entitled to be
subrogated to any of the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender
against the Borrower or against any collateral security or guarantee or right of
offset held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the
Obligations, nor shall the Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any
contribution or reimbursement from the Borrower in respect of payments made by
the Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders by the Borrower on account of the Obligations are paid in full and
the Commitments are terminated. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor on
account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Obligations shall
not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by the Guarantor in trust
for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of the
Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by the Guarantor, be turned over to
the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by the Guarantor (duly
indorsed by the Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, if required), to be
applied against the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as
the Administrative Agent may determine.
5. Amendments, etc. with Respect to the Obligations;
Waiver of Rights. The Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding
that, without any reservation of rights against the Guarantor, and without
notice to or further assent by the Guarantor, (a) any demand for payment of any
of the Obligations made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be
rescinded by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, and any of the Obligations
continued, (b) the Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for
any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of
offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be
renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived,
surrendered or released by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (c) the
Credit Agreement and any other Credit Document may be amended, modified,
supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, and (d) any collateral
security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Obligations may be sold, exchanged,
waived, surrendered or released. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender
shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any
time held by it as security for the Obligations or for this Guarantee or any
property subject thereto.
6. Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional. The Guarantor
waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any
of the Obligations and notice of or
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proof of reliance by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon this Guarantee
or acceptance of this Guarantee; the Obligations, and any of them, shall
conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed,
extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon this Guarantee; and all dealings
between the Borrower or Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders, on the other, shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have
been had or consummated in reliance upon this Guarantee. The Guarantor waives
diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or
nonpayment to or upon the Borrower or the Guarantor with respect to the
Obligations. This Guarantee shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and
unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to (a) the validity,
regularity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, any other Credit Document
or any of the Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee
or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by
the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (b) any defense, setoff or counterclaim
(other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any time be
available to or be asserted by the Borrower or any other Person against the
Administrative Agent or any Lender, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever
(with or without notice to or knowledge of the Borrower or the Guarantor) which
constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal
discharge of the Borrower from the Obligations, or of the Guarantor under this
Guarantee, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When making a demand
hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against the
Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and any Lender may, but shall be under no
obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and
remedies as it may have against the Borrower or any other Person or against any
collateral security or guarantee for the Obligations or any right of offset with
respect thereto, and any failure by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to
make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any
payments from the Borrower or any such other Person or to realize upon any such
collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any
release of the Borrower or any such other Person or of any such collateral
security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve the Guarantor of any
liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies,
whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Administrative
Agent or any Lender against the Guarantor. For the purposes hereof "demand"
shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.
7. Reinstatement. This Guarantee shall continue to be
effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any
part thereof, of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be
restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the
insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the
Borrower or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or
conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or any
substantial part of the Borrower's property, or otherwise, all as though such
payments had not been made.
8. Payments. The Guarantor hereby agrees that payments
hereunder will be paid to the Administrative Agent without setoff or
counterclaim at the office of the Administrative Agent located at Xxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 or to such other office as designated
by the Administrative Agent.
9. Representations and Warranties. To induce the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to
induce the Lenders to make their
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respective extensions of credit to the Borrower thereunder, the Guarantor hereby
represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that the
representations and warranties set forth in Article III of the Credit Agreement
as they relate to the Guarantor or to the Credit Documents to which the
Guarantor is a party, each of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference,
are true and correct, and the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be
entitled to rely on each of them as if they were fully set forth herein (it
being understood that any representation or warranty set forth in Article III of
the Credit Agreement that is qualified by a reference to TWC and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole shall not be deemed to apply to the Guarantor
individually).
The Guarantor agrees that the foregoing representation and
warranty shall be deemed to have been made by the Guarantor and shall be true
and correct in all material respects on the date of the borrowing by the
Borrower under the Credit Agreement on and as of such date of borrowing as
though made hereunder on and as of such date.
10. Authority of Administrative Agent. The Guarantor
acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the Administrative Agent
under this Guarantee with respect to any action taken by the Administrative
Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Administrative Agent of any option,
right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or
resulting or arising out of this Guarantee shall, as between the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders, be governed by the Credit Agreement and by such other
agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but,
as between the Administrative Agent and the Guarantor, the Administrative Agent
shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for the Lenders with full
and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, and the Guarantor shall
not be under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such
authority.
11. Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon
the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Guarantor shall be effected in the
manner provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement; any such notice,
request or demand to or upon the Guarantor shall be addressed to the Guarantor
at its notice address set forth on Schedule 1 hereto.
12. Severability. Any provision of this Guarantee which
is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any
such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
13. Integration. This Guarantee and the other Credit
Documents represent the agreement of the Guarantor with respect to the subject
matter hereof and there are no promises or representations by the Guarantor, the
Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not
reflected herein or in the other Credit Documents.
14. Amendments in Writing. None of the terms or
provisions of this Guarantee may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified except by a written instrument executed by the Guarantor and the
Administrative Agent, provided that any right, power or privilege of the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders arising under this Guarantee may
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be waived by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in a letter or agreement
executed by the Administrative Agent; provided, further, that no such amendment
or waiver shall release the Guarantor from its obligations hereunder without the
written consent of each Lender.
15. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. Neither the
Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall by any act (except by a written
instrument pursuant to paragraph 14 hereof), delay, indulgence, omission or
otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have
acquiesced in any Default or Event of Default or in any breach of any of the
terms and conditions hereof. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in
exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right,
power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or
partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or
privilege. A waiver by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of any right or
remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any
right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or such Lender would otherwise
have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are
cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any
other rights or remedies provided by law.
16. Section Headings. The section headings used in this
Guarantee are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the
construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.
17. Successors and Assigns. This Guarantee shall be
binding upon the successors and assigns of the Guarantor and shall inure to the
benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and their successors and
assigns; provided that the Guarantor may not assign, transfer or delegate any of
its rights or obligations under this Guarantee without the prior written consent
of the Administrative Agent.
18. Enforcement Expenses. The Guarantor agrees to pay or
reimburse each Lender and the Administrative Agent for all its costs and
expenses incurred in collecting against the Guarantor under this Guarantee or
otherwise enforcing or protecting any rights under this Guarantee and the other
Credit Documents to which the Guarantor is a party, including, without
limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel to each Lender and of counsel
to the Administrative Agent.
19. Counterparts. This Guarantee may be executed by the
Guarantor on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile
transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to
constitute one and the same instrument.
20. Acknowledgements.
The Guarantor hereby acknowledges that:
(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation,
execution and delivery of this Guarantee;
(b) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has
any fiduciary relationship with or duty to the Guarantor arising out of or in
connection with this Guarantee or
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any other Credit Document, and the relationship between the Guarantor, on the
one hand, and the Administrative Agent and Lenders, on the other hand, in
connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and
(c) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other
Credit Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated
hereby among the Lenders or among the Guarantor and the Lenders.
21. GOVERNING LAW. THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY,
AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.
22. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) The
Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its
property, to the exclusive 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 this Guarantee, or for
recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and the Guarantor hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or
proceeding shall be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the
extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. The Guarantor 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.
(b) The Guarantor 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 Guarantee in any court
referred to in paragraph (a) 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.
(c) The Guarantor irrevocably consents to service of
process in the manner provided for notices in paragraph 11 of this Guarantee.
Nothing in this Guarantee will affect the right of any party to this Guarantee
to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
23. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE GUARANTOR HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR
PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS GUARANTEE OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY
COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Guarantee
to be duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the day
and year first above written.
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY,
L.P.
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE 1
Address for Notices
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
00 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile No. 000-000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile No. 000-000-0000
Attention: Treasurer
Facsimile No. 000-000-0000
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF
SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTEE
SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTEE ("Guarantee"), dated as of December 9,
2003 by each of the persons listed on the signature pages hereof (each, a
"Guarantor" and collectively, the "Guarantors"), in favor of and for the benefit
of the lenders (collectively, the "Lenders") party to that certain Three-Year
Credit Agreement dated as of December 9, 2003 (as the same may be amended,
amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Credit Agreement"), among Time Warner Cable Inc., a Delaware corporation
("TWC"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent (the "Agent"), and the
Lenders party thereto (the Agent and the Lenders each, a "Guaranteed Party" and
collectively, the "Guaranteed Parties"). Capitalized terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
R E C I T A L S :
1. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have
severally agreed to make Loans to TWC upon the terms and conditions set forth
therein.
2. The Lenders have required that the Primary Guarantee
be executed and delivered by TWE at or prior the Closing Date under the Credit
Agreement.
3. The Obligations of TWE under the Credit Documents are
being incurred for and will inure to the benefit of such Guarantor.
4. Each Guarantor desires to guarantee its Guaranteed
Percentage of such Obligations.
5. The Lenders have required that this Guarantee be
executed and delivered by the Guarantors at or prior to the Closing Date under
the Credit Agreement.
A G R E E M E N T :
In consideration of the foregoing and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, each Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:
1. Guarantee. Such Guarantor hereby unconditionally and
irrevocably guarantees the due and punctual payment and performance of its
Guaranteed Percentage of all Obligations of TWE when any of the same shall
become due and payable, whether at stated maturity, by required payment,
declaration, demand or otherwise (including amounts which would be paid but for
the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code
or any other provision of bankruptcy law) and agrees to pay any and all
reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel) incurred by any Guaranteed Party in enforcing any rights under this
Guarantee together with any accrued but unpaid interest on such Obligations
(including, without limitation, interest which, but for the
filing of a petition of bankruptcy with respect to TWE, would have accrued on
such Obligations) (the "Guaranteed Obligations").
The standard provisions contained in Attachment A hereto are
incorporated herein and made a part hereof as if set forth herein in full.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned Guarantors has
caused this Guarantee to be duly executed as of the day and year first above
written.
AMERICAN TELEVISION AND
COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By:__________________________
Name:
Title:
WARNER COMMUNICATIONS INC.
By:__________________________
Name:
Title:
Attachment A
GUARANTEE TERMS
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Guarantee to which these terms are
attached (the "Guarantee"). Each Guarantor under the Guarantee agrees as
follows:
1. No Release. Such Guarantor agrees that the Guaranteed
Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or
further assent from it, and that such Guarantor will remain bound by the
Guarantee notwithstanding any extension, renewal or other alteration of any
Guaranteed Obligation.
2. Obligations Absolute. Such Guarantor waives
presentation of, demand of, notice of dishonor and protest of any Guaranteed
Obligation and also waives notice of protest for nonpayment. The obligations of
such Guarantor under the Guarantee shall not be affected by any of the following
(and the Guarantor expressly waives any and all defenses arising out of, or
based on, any of the following):
(a) change in the manner, place or terms of
payment (including the currency thereof) of, and/or change or extension
of the time of payment of, renewal or alteration of, any of the
Guaranteed Obligations, any security or guarantee therefor, or any
liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof, and the
guarantee under the Guarantee shall apply to the Guaranteed Obligations
as so changed, extended, renewed or altered;
(b) sale, exchange, release, surrender,
realization upon or other alteration in any manner and in any order of
any property by whomsoever at any time pledged or mortgaged to secure,
or howsoever securing, the Guaranteed Obligations or any liabilities
(including any of those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in
respect thereof or the Guarantee;
(c) settlement or compromise of any of the
Guaranteed Obligations, any security or guarantee therefor or any
liability (including any of those under the Guarantee) incurred
directly or indirectly in respect thereof or the Guarantee, and
subordination of the payment of all or any part thereof to the payment
of any liability (whether due or not) of any Person whose Obligations
are guaranteed under the Guarantee (each such Person, a "Beneficiary");
(d) actions or failures to act in any manner
referred to in the Guarantee that may deprive such Guarantor of its
right to subrogation against any Beneficiary to recover fully indemnity
for any payments made pursuant to the Guarantee;
(e) failure of any Guaranteed Party to assert
any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against any
Beneficiary or any guarantor or any successor thereto under the
provisions of any Credit Document or any other agreement or otherwise;
or
(f) rescission, waiver, extension, renewal,
amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of any
Credit Document or any instrument or agreement executed pursuant
thereto.
3. Guarantee of Payment and Performance. The Guarantee
constitutes a guarantee of payment and performance when due and not of
collection and such Guarantor waives any right to require that any resort be had
by any Guaranteed Party to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the
books of any Guaranteed Party in favor of any Beneficiary or any other Person.
4. Unenforceability of Obligations. The obligations of
such Guarantor under the Guarantee shall not be subject to any reduction,
limitation, impairment, or termination for any reason (other than by payment in
full of the Guaranteed Obligations) and shall not be 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,
discharge of any Beneficiary from any of the Guaranteed Obligations in a
bankruptcy or similar proceeding or otherwise (except by payment in full of the
Guaranteed Obligations, subject to the terms of Section 6 below and the next
sentence). Such Guarantor further agrees that the Guarantee shall continue to be
effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any
part thereof, of principal of, interest on or any other amount with respect to
any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any
Guaranteed Party or any other Person upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of
any Beneficiary, any other Person or otherwise.
5. Set-Off. In addition to any rights now or hereafter
granted under applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 151 of the
New York Debtor and Creditor Law) and not by way of limitation of any such
rights, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, each Guaranteed Party is
hereby authorized at any time or from time to time, without notice to such
Guarantor or to any other Person, any such notice being expressly waived, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, to set-off and to appropriate and apply any
and all deposits (general or special) and any other indebtedness at any time
held or owing by such Guaranteed Party to or for the credit or the account of
such Guarantor, against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of
such Guarantor to such Guaranteed Party under the Guarantee, irrespective of
whether or not such Guaranteed Party shall have made any demand under the
Guarantee and although said obligations, liabilities, deposits or claims, or any
of them, shall be contingent or unmatured.
6. Reinstatement. If claim is ever made upon any
Guaranteed Party for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received in
payment or on account of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and any of the
Guaranteed Parties repays all or part of said amount by reason of (a) any
judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body having
jurisdiction over such Guaranteed Party or any of its property or (b) any
settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such Guaranteed Party
with any such claimant (including any Beneficiary), then and in such event such
Guarantor agrees that any such judgment, decree, order, settlement or compromise
shall be binding upon it, notwithstanding any revocation of the Guarantee or the
cancellation of any Credit Document or other instrument evidencing any liability
of any Beneficiary, and such Guarantor shall be and remain liable to such
Guaranteed Party hereunder for the amount so repaid or recovered to the same
extent as if such amount had never originally been received by any such
Guaranteed Party.
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7. No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment or
payments made by such Guarantor under the Guarantee or any set-off or
application of funds of such Guarantor by any Guaranteed Party, such Guarantor
shall not be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of any Guaranteed
Party against any Beneficiary or guarantee or right of offset held by any
Guaranteed Party of the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, nor shall such
Guarantor seek to be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from any
Beneficiary in respect of payments made by such Guarantor under the Guarantee,
until all amounts owing to the Guaranteed Parties by any Beneficiary on account
of the Guaranteed Obligations are paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to
such Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the
Guaranteed Obligations have not been paid in full, such amount shall be held by
such Guarantor in trust for the Guaranteed Parties, segregated from other funds
of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be
turned over to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by such
Guarantor (duly endorsed by such Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, if
required), to be applied against the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or
unmatured, in such order as the Administrative Agent may determine.
8. Amendment and Waiver. No amendment, modification,
termination or waiver of any provision of the Guarantee, or consent to any
departure by such Guarantor herefrom, shall in any event be effective without
the written concurrence of the Required Lenders under the Credit Agreement or as
otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement including, without limitation,
Section 9.02(b) and Section 9.14 thereof. No waiver of any single breach or
default under the Guarantee shall be deemed a waiver of any other breach or
default. All notices, requests, demands or other communications to or upon such
Guarantor or any Guaranteed Party shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been duly given or made as provided in the Credit Agreement.
9. Successors and Assigns. The Guarantee shall be
binding upon such Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to
the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the Guaranteed Parties
and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any Guaranteed
Party, the rights and privileges herein conferred upon that Guaranteed Party
shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all
subject to the terms and conditions hereof; provided, however, that no Guarantor
may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under the
Guarantee without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
10. Governing Law. THE GUARANTEE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE
MADE UNDER, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES
OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
11. Jurisdiction and Service. All judicial proceedings
brought against such Guarantor with respect to the Guarantee may be brought in
any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction in the State of New York
and by execution and delivery of the Guarantee, such Guarantor accepts for
itself and in connection with its properties, generally and unconditionally, the
nonexclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts, and irrevocably agrees to be
bound by any judgment rendered thereby in connection with the Guarantee. Such
Guarantor designates and appoints TWC, at its address specified for notices in
the Credit Agreement and such other Persons as may hereafter be selected by such
Guarantor irrevocably agreeing in
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writing to so serve, as its agent to receive on its behalf service of all
process in any such proceedings in any such court, such service being hereby
acknowledged by such Guarantor to be effective and binding service in every
respect. A copy of any such process so served shall be mailed by registered mail
to such Guarantor at its address as set forth above except that unless otherwise
provided by applicable law, any failure to mail such copy shall not affect the
validity of service of process. If any agent appointed by such Guarantor refuses
to accept service, such Guarantor hereby agrees that service upon it by mail
shall constitute sufficient notice. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any
Guaranteed Party to bring proceedings against such Guarantor in the courts of
any other jurisdiction.
12. Waiver of Jury Trial. SUCH GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES,
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A
TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT
OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CREDIT DOCUMENT.
13. Release. This Guarantee may only be released in
accordance with Section 9.02(b) of the Credit Agreement; provided, however, that
if any of the events specified in Section 9.14 of the Credit Agreement occur
with respect to a Guarantor then the Guarantee shall be automatically released
with respect to such Guarantor without any further action.
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PRIMARY GUARANTEE
GUARANTEE, dated as of December 9, 2003, made by TIME WARNER
ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Guarantor"),
in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the
"Administrative Agent") for the lenders (the "Lenders") parties to the
Three-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2003 (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"),
among Time Warner Cable Inc., a Delaware corporation ("TWC" or the "Borrower"),
the Lenders, CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC. and DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as co-syndication agents (in such capacity, the "Co-Syndication Agents"), ABN
AMRO BANK N.V. and BNP PARIBAS, as co-documentation agents (in such capacity,
the "Co-Documentation Agents") and the Administrative Agent.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have
severally agreed to make Loans to the Borrower upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the obligation of the
Lenders to make their respective Loans to the Borrower under the Credit
Agreement that the Guarantor shall have executed and delivered this Guarantee to
the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders; and
WHEREAS, the Guarantor is an affiliate of the Borrower under
the Credit Agreement and it is to the advantage of the Guarantor that the
Lenders make the Loans to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and
to induce the Lenders to make their respective loans to the Borrower under the
Credit Agreement, the Guarantor hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent, for
the ratable benefit of the Lenders, as follows:
1. Defined Terms. (a) Unless otherwise defined herein,
terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings
given to them in the Credit Agreement.
(b) As used herein, "Obligations" means the collective
reference to the unpaid principal of and interest on the Loans and all other
obligations and liabilities of each Credit Party to the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders (including, without limitation, interest accruing at the then
applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the maturity of the Loans
and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit
Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of
any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to any Credit Party
whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in
such proceeding), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to
become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out
of, or in
connection with, the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, in each case
whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees,
indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all
fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders
that are required to be paid by any Credit Party pursuant to the terms of the
Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document).
(c) The words "hereof," "herein" and "hereunder" and
words of similar import when used in this Guarantee shall refer to this
Guarantee as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Guarantee, and
section and paragraph references are to this Guarantee unless otherwise
specified.
(d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be
equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
2. Guarantees. (a) The Guarantor hereby unconditionally
and irrevocably guarantees to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit
of the Lenders and their respective successors, indorsees, transferees and
assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance by TWC as and when due
(whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the
Obligations.
(b) This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect
until the Obligations are paid in full.
(c) The Guarantor agrees that whenever, at any time, or
from time to time, it shall make any payment to the Administrative Agent or any
Lender on account of its liability hereunder, it will notify the Administrative
Agent and such Lender in writing that such payment is made under this Guarantee
for such purpose.
(d) Anything herein or in any other Credit Document to
the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of the Guarantor hereunder
and under the other Credit Documents shall in no event exceed the amount which
can be guaranteed by the Guarantor under applicable federal and state laws
relating to the insolvency of debtors.
(e) No payment or payments made by the Borrower, any
other guarantor or any other Person or received or collected by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender from the Borrower, any other guarantor or any
other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any setoff or
appropriation or payment of the Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce,
release or otherwise affect the liability of the Guarantor hereunder who shall,
notwithstanding any such payment or payments (other than payments made by the
Guarantor in respect of the Obligations or payments received or collected from
the Guarantor in respect of the Obligations), remain liable for the Obligations,
up to the maximum liability of the Guarantor hereunder until the Obligations are
paid in full.
3. Right of Setoff. The Guarantor hereby authorizes each
Lender at any time and from time to time when any amounts owed by TWC under the
Credit Agreement are due and payable and have not been paid (taking into account
any applicable grace periods), to the fullest
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extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or
special, time or demand, provisional or final), at any time held by such Lender
or any Affiliate of such Lender that is primarily engaged in commercial banking
activities and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender to or for the
credit or the account of the Guarantor (other than indebtedness related to
commercial advertising and marketing arrangements entered into in the ordinary
course of business) against any of and all of the obligations of TWC to such
Lender hereunder now or hereafter existing under the Credit Agreement or any
other Credit Document whether or not such Lender has made any demand for
payment. Each Lender shall notify the Guarantor promptly of any such setoff and
the application made by such Lender of the proceeds thereof; provided that the
failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and
application. The rights of each Lender under this paragraph are in addition to
other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender
may have.
4. No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment or
payments made by the Guarantor hereunder, or any setoff or application of funds
of the Guarantor by any Lender, the Guarantor shall not be entitled to be
subrogated to any of the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender
against the Borrower or against any collateral security or guarantee or right of
offset held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the
Obligations, nor shall the Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any
contribution or reimbursement from the Borrower in respect of payments made by
the Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders by the Borrower on account of the Obligations are paid in full and
the Commitments are terminated. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor on
account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Obligations shall
not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by the Guarantor in trust
for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of the
Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by the Guarantor, be turned over to
the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by the Guarantor (duly
indorsed by the Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, if required), to be
applied against the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as
the Administrative Agent may determine.
5. Amendments, etc. with Respect to the Obligations;
Waiver of Rights. The Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding
that, without any reservation of rights against the Guarantor, and without
notice to or further assent by the Guarantor, (a) any demand for payment of any
of the Obligations made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be
rescinded by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, and any of the Obligations
continued, (b) the Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for
any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of
offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be
renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived,
surrendered or released by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (c) the
Credit Agreement and any other Credit Document may be amended, modified,
supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, and (d) any collateral
security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Obligations may be sold, exchanged,
waived, surrendered or released. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender
shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any
time held by it as security for the Obligations or for this Guarantee or any
property subject thereto.
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6. Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional. The Guarantor
waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any
of the Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender upon this Guarantee or acceptance of this Guarantee; the
Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created,
contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance
upon this Guarantee; and all dealings between the Borrower or Guarantor, on the
one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other, shall
likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance
upon this Guarantee. The Guarantor waives diligence, presentment, protest,
demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Borrower
or the Guarantor with respect to the Obligations. This Guarantee shall be
construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment
without regard to (a) the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Credit
Agreement, any other Credit Document or any of the Obligations or any other
collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect
thereto at any time or from time to time held by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender, (b) any defense, setoff or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment
or performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by the
Borrower or any other Person against the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or
(c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of
the Borrower or the Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to
constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Borrower from the
Obligations, or of the Guarantor under this Guarantee, in bankruptcy or in any
other instance. When making a demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights
and remedies hereunder against the Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and any
Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or
otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against the Borrower or
any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the
Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender to make any such demand, to pursue such other
rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the Borrower or any such
other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to
exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Borrower or any such
other Person or of any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset,
shall not relieve the Guarantor of any liability hereunder, and shall not impair
or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a
matter of law, of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Guarantor.
For the purposes hereof "demand" shall include the commencement and continuance
of any legal proceedings.
7. Reinstatement. This Guarantee shall continue to be
effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any
part thereof, of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be
restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the
insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the
Borrower or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or
conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or any
substantial part of the Borrower's property, or otherwise, all as though such
payments had not been made.
8. Payments. The Guarantor hereby agrees that payments
hereunder will be paid to the Administrative Agent without setoff or
counterclaim at the office of the Administrative Agent located at Xxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 or to such other office as designated
by the Administrative Agent.
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9. Representations and Warranties. To induce the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to
induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrower
thereunder, the Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative
Agent and each Lender that the representations and warranties set forth in
Article III of the Credit Agreement as they relate to the Guarantor or to the
Credit Documents to which the Guarantor is a party, each of which is hereby
incorporated herein by reference, are true and correct, and the Administrative
Agent and each Lender shall be entitled to rely on each of them as if they were
fully set forth herein (it being understood that any representation or warranty
set forth in Article III of the Credit Agreement that is qualified by a
reference to TWC and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole shall not be deemed to
apply to the Guarantor individually).
The Guarantor agrees that the foregoing representation and
warranty shall be deemed to have been made by the Guarantor and shall be true
and correct in all material respects on the date of the borrowing by the
Borrower under the Credit Agreement on and as of such date of borrowing as
though made hereunder on and as of such date.
10. Authority of Administrative Agent. The Guarantor
acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the Administrative Agent
under this Guarantee with respect to any action taken by the Administrative
Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Administrative Agent of any option,
right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or
resulting or arising out of this Guarantee shall, as between the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders, be governed by the Credit Agreement and by such other
agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but,
as between the Administrative Agent and the Guarantor, the Administrative Agent
shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for the Lenders with full
and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, and the Guarantor shall
not be under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such
authority.
11. Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon
the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Guarantor shall be effected in the
manner provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement; any such notice,
request or demand to or upon the Guarantor shall be addressed to the Guarantor
at its notice address set forth on Schedule 1 hereto.
12. Severability. Any provision of this Guarantee which
is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any
such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
13. Integration. This Guarantee and the other Credit
Documents represent the agreement of the Guarantor with respect to the subject
matter hereof and there are no promises or representations by the Guarantor, the
Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not
reflected herein or in the other Credit Documents.
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14. Amendments in Writing. None of the terms or
provisions of this Guarantee may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified except by a written instrument executed by the Guarantor and the
Administrative Agent, provided that any right, power or privilege of the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders arising under this Guarantee may be waived
by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in a letter or agreement executed by
the Administrative Agent; provided, further, that no such amendment or waiver
shall release the Guarantor from its obligations hereunder without the written
consent of each Lender.
15. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. Neither the
Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall by any act (except by a written
instrument pursuant to paragraph 14 hereof), delay, indulgence, omission or
otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have
acquiesced in any Default or Event of Default or in any breach of any of the
terms and conditions hereof. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in
exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right,
power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or
partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or
privilege. A waiver by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of any right or
remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any
right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or such Lender would otherwise
have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are
cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any
other rights or remedies provided by law.
16. Section Headings. The section headings used in this
Guarantee are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the
construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.
17. Successors and Assigns. This Guarantee shall be
binding upon the successors and assigns of the Guarantor and shall inure to the
benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and their successors and
assigns; provided that the Guarantor may not assign, transfer or delegate any of
its rights or obligations under this Guarantee without the prior written consent
of the Administrative Agent.
18. Enforcement Expenses. The Guarantor agrees to pay or
reimburse each Lender and the Administrative Agent for all its costs and
expenses incurred in collecting against the Guarantor under this Guarantee or
otherwise enforcing or protecting any rights under this Guarantee and the other
Credit Documents to which the Guarantor is a party, including, without
limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel to each Lender and of counsel
to the Administrative Agent.
19. Counterparts. This Guarantee may be executed by the
Guarantor on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile
transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to
constitute one and the same instrument.
20. Acknowledgements.
The Guarantor hereby acknowledges that:
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(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation,
execution and delivery of this Guarantee;
(b) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has
any fiduciary relationship with or duty to the Guarantor arising out of or in
connection with this Guarantee or any other Credit Document, and the
relationship between the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Administrative
Agent and Lenders, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is
solely that of debtor and creditor; and
(c) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other
Credit Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated
hereby among the Lenders or among the Guarantor and the Lenders.
21. GOVERNING LAW. THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY,
AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.
22. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) The
Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its
property, to the exclusive 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 this Guarantee, or for
recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and the Guarantor hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or
proceeding shall be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the
extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. The Guarantor 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.
(b) The Guarantor 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 Guarantee in any court
referred to in paragraph (a) 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.
(c) The Guarantor irrevocably consents to service of
process in the manner provided for notices in paragraph 11 of this Guarantee.
Nothing in this Guarantee will affect the right of any party to this Guarantee
to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
23. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE GUARANTOR HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR
PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS GUARANTEE OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY
COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Guarantee
to be duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the day
and year first above written.
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY,
L.P.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President & Treasurer
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SCHEDULE 1
Address for Notices
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
00 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile No. 000-000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile No. 000-000-0000
Attention: Treasurer
Facsimile No. 000-000-0000
SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTEE
SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTEE ("Guarantee"), dated as of December 9,
2003 by each of the persons listed on the signature pages hereof (each, a
"Guarantor" and collectively, the "Guarantors"), in favor of and for the benefit
of the lenders (collectively, the "Lenders") party to that certain Three-Year
Credit Agreement dated as of December 9, 2003 (as the same may be amended,
amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Credit Agreement"), among Time Warner Cable Inc., a Delaware corporation
("TWC"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent (the "Agent"), and the
Lenders party thereto (the Agent and the Lenders each, a "Guaranteed Party" and
collectively, the "Guaranteed Parties"). Capitalized terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
R E C I T A L S :
1. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have
severally agreed to make Loans to TWC upon the terms and conditions set forth
therein.
2. The Lenders have required that the Primary Guarantee
be executed and delivered by TWE at or prior the Closing Date under the Credit
Agreement.
3. The Obligations of TWE under the Credit Documents are
being incurred for and will inure to the benefit of such Guarantor.
4. Each Guarantor desires to guarantee its Guaranteed
Percentage of such Obligations.
5. The Lenders have required that this Guarantee be
executed and delivered by the Guarantors at or prior to the Closing Date under
the Credit Agreement.
A G R E E M E N T :
In consideration of the foregoing and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, each Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:
1. Guarantee. Such Guarantor hereby unconditionally and
irrevocably guarantees the due and punctual payment and performance of its
Guaranteed Percentage of all Obligations of TWE when any of the same shall
become due and payable, whether at stated maturity, by required payment,
declaration, demand or otherwise (including amounts which would be paid but for
the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code
or any other provision of bankruptcy law) and agrees to pay any and all
reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel) incurred by any Guaranteed Party in enforcing any rights under this
Guarantee together with any accrued but unpaid interest on such Obligations
(including, without limitation, interest which, but for the filing of a petition
of bankruptcy with respect to TWE, would have accrued on such Obligations) (the
"Guaranteed Obligations").
The standard provisions contained in Attachment A hereto are
incorporated herein and made a part hereof as if set forth herein in full.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned Guarantors has
caused this Guarantee to be duly executed as of the day and year first above
written.
AMERICAN TELEVISION AND
COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President & Treasurer
WARNER COMMUNICATIONS INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President & Treasurer
Attachment A
GUARANTEE TERMS
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Guarantee to which these terms are
attached (the "Guarantee"). Each Guarantor under the Guarantee agrees as
follows:
1. No Release. Such Guarantor agrees that the Guaranteed
Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or
further assent from it, and that such Guarantor will remain bound by the
Guarantee notwithstanding any extension, renewal or other alteration of any
Guaranteed Obligation.
2. Obligations Absolute. Such Guarantor waives
presentation of, demand of, notice of dishonor and protest of any Guaranteed
Obligation and also waives notice of protest for nonpayment. The obligations of
such Guarantor under the Guarantee shall not be affected by any of the following
(and the Guarantor expressly waives any and all defenses arising out of, or
based on, any of the following):
(a) change in the manner, place or terms of
payment (including the currency thereof) of, and/or change or extension
of the time of payment of, renewal or alteration of, any of the
Guaranteed Obligations, any security or guarantee therefor, or any
liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof, and the
guarantee under the Guarantee shall apply to the Guaranteed Obligations
as so changed, extended, renewed or altered;
(b) sale, exchange, release, surrender,
realization upon or other alteration in any manner and in any order of
any property by whomsoever at any time pledged or mortgaged to secure,
or howsoever securing, the Guaranteed Obligations or any liabilities
(including any of those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in
respect thereof or the Guarantee;
(c) settlement or compromise of any of the
Guaranteed Obligations, any security or guarantee therefor or any
liability (including any of those under the Guarantee) incurred
directly or indirectly in respect thereof or the Guarantee, and
subordination of the payment of all or any part thereof to the payment
of any liability (whether due or not) of any Person whose Obligations
are guaranteed under the Guarantee (each such Person, a "Beneficiary");
(d) actions or failures to act in any manner
referred to in the Guarantee that may deprive such Guarantor of its
right to subrogation against any Beneficiary to recover fully indemnity
for any payments made pursuant to the Guarantee;
(e) failure of any Guaranteed Party to assert
any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against any
Beneficiary or any guarantor or any successor
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thereto under the provisions of any Credit Document or any other
agreement or otherwise; or
(f) rescission, waiver, extension, renewal,
amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of any
Credit Document or any instrument or agreement executed pursuant
thereto.
3. Guarantee of Payment and Performance. The Guarantee
constitutes a guarantee of payment and performance when due and not of
collection and such Guarantor waives any right to require that any resort be had
by any Guaranteed Party to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the
books of any Guaranteed Party in favor of any Beneficiary or any other Person.
4. Unenforceability of Obligations. The obligations of
such Guarantor under the Guarantee shall not be subject to any reduction,
limitation, impairment, or termination for any reason (other than by payment in
full of the Guaranteed Obligations) and shall not be 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,
discharge of any Beneficiary from any of the Guaranteed Obligations in a
bankruptcy or similar proceeding or otherwise (except by payment in full of the
Guaranteed Obligations, subject to the terms of Section 6 below and the next
sentence). Such Guarantor further agrees that the Guarantee shall continue to be
effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any
part thereof, of principal of, interest on or any other amount with respect to
any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any
Guaranteed Party or any other Person upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of
any Beneficiary, any other Person or otherwise.
5. Set-Off. In addition to any rights now or hereafter
granted under applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 151 of the
New York Debtor and Creditor Law) and not by way of limitation of any such
rights, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, each Guaranteed Party is
hereby authorized at any time or from time to time, without notice to such
Guarantor or to any other Person, any such notice being expressly waived, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, to set-off and to appropriate and apply any
and all deposits (general or special) and any other indebtedness at any time
held or owing by such Guaranteed Party to or for the credit or the account of
such Guarantor, against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of
such Guarantor to such Guaranteed Party under the Guarantee, irrespective of
whether or not such Guaranteed Party shall have made any demand under the
Guarantee and although said obligations, liabilities, deposits or claims, or any
of them, shall be contingent or unmatured.
6. Reinstatement. If claim is ever made upon any
Guaranteed Party for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received in
payment or on account of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and any of the
Guaranteed Parties repays all or part of said amount by reason of (a) any
judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body having
jurisdiction over such Guaranteed Party or any of its property or (b) any
settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such Guaranteed Party
with any such claimant (including any Beneficiary), then and in such event such
Guarantor agrees that any such judgment, decree, order, settlement or compromise
shall be binding upon it, notwithstanding any
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revocation of the Guarantee or the cancellation of any Credit Document or other
instrument evidencing any liability of any Beneficiary, and such Guarantor shall
be and remain liable to such Guaranteed Party hereunder for the amount so repaid
or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been
received by any such Guaranteed Party.
7. No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment or
payments made by such Guarantor under the Guarantee or any set-off or
application of funds of such Guarantor by any Guaranteed Party, such Guarantor
shall not be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of any Guaranteed
Party against any Beneficiary or guarantee or right of offset held by any
Guaranteed Party of the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, nor shall such
Guarantor seek to be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from any
Beneficiary in respect of payments made by such Guarantor under the Guarantee,
until all amounts owing to the Guaranteed Parties by any Beneficiary on account
of the Guaranteed Obligations are paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to
such Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the
Guaranteed Obligations have not been paid in full, such amount shall be held by
such Guarantor in trust for the Guaranteed Parties, segregated from other funds
of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be
turned over to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by such
Guarantor (duly endorsed by such Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, if
required), to be applied against the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or
unmatured, in such order as the Administrative Agent may determine.
8. Amendment and Waiver. No amendment, modification,
termination or waiver of any provision of the Guarantee, or consent to any
departure by such Guarantor herefrom, shall in any event be effective without
the written concurrence of the Required Lenders under the Credit Agreement or as
otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement including, without limitation,
Section 9.02(b) and Section 9.14 thereof. No waiver of any single breach or
default under the Guarantee shall be deemed a waiver of any other breach or
default. All notices, requests, demands or other communications to or upon such
Guarantor or any Guaranteed Party shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been duly given or made as provided in the Credit Agreement.
9. Successors and Assigns. The Guarantee shall be
binding upon such Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to
the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the Guaranteed Parties
and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any Guaranteed
Party, the rights and privileges herein conferred upon that Guaranteed Party
shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all
subject to the terms and conditions hereof; provided, however, that no Guarantor
may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under the
Guarantee without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
10. Governing Law. THE GUARANTEE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE
MADE UNDER, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES
OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
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11. Jurisdiction and Service. All judicial proceedings
brought against such Guarantor with respect to the Guarantee may be brought in
any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction in the State of New York
and by execution and delivery of the Guarantee, such Guarantor accepts for
itself and in connection with its properties, generally and unconditionally, the
nonexclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts, and irrevocably agrees to be
bound by any judgment rendered thereby in connection with the Guarantee. Such
Guarantor designates and appoints TWC, at its address specified for notices in
the Credit Agreement and such other Persons as may hereafter be selected by such
Guarantor irrevocably agreeing in writing to so serve, as its agent to receive
on its behalf service of all process in any such proceedings in any such court,
such service being hereby acknowledged by such Guarantor to be effective and
binding service in every respect. A copy of any such process so served shall be
mailed by registered mail to such Guarantor at its address as set forth above
except that unless otherwise provided by applicable law, any failure to mail
such copy shall not affect the validity of service of process. If any agent
appointed by such Guarantor refuses to accept service, such Guarantor hereby
agrees that service upon it by mail shall constitute sufficient notice. Nothing
herein shall affect the right of any Guaranteed Party to bring proceedings
against such Guarantor in the courts of any other jurisdiction.
12. Waiver of Jury Trial. SUCH GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES,
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A
TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT
OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CREDIT DOCUMENT.
13. Release. This Guarantee may only be released in
accordance with Section 9.02(b) of the Credit Agreement; provided, however, that
if any of the events specified in Section 9.14 of the Credit Agreement occur
with respect to a Guarantor then the Guarantee shall be automatically released
with respect to such Guarantor without any further action.
