AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC, as Borrower, CCO HOLDINGS, LLC, as Revolving Facility Co-Lead Arrangers as Term Facility Co-Lead Arrangers CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., GE...
Exhibit
10.1
$8,000,000,000
AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
CHARTER
COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC,
as
Borrower,
CCO
HOLDINGS, LLC,
X.
X.
XXXXXX SECURITIES INC. and BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as
Revolving Facility Co-Lead Arrangers
X.
X.
XXXXXX SECURITIES INC. and CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
as
Term
Facility Co-Lead Arrangers
X.X.
XXXXXX SECURITIES INC., BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
CITIGROUP
GLOBAL MARKETS INC., DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
GE
CAPITAL MARKETS, INC. AND CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,
as
Revolving Facility Joint Bookrunners
X.X.
XXXXXX SECURITIES INC., BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
CITIGROUP
GLOBAL MARKETS INC., CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,
GE
CAPITAL MARKETS, INC. AND DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
as
Term
Facility Joint Bookrunners
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.
as
Administrative Agent
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A. and
BANK
OF
AMERICA, N.A.,
as
Syndication Agents
CITICORP
NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC,
GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION AND
CREDIT
SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,
as
Revolving Facility Co-Documentation Agents
and
CITICORP
NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
CREDIT
SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,
GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION AND DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
as
Term
Facility Co-Documentation Agents
Dated
as
of March 18, 1999,
as
Amended and Restated as of March 6, 2007
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SECTION I. DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.1. | Defined Terms |
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Section 1.2. |
Other
Definitional Provisions; Pro Forma Calculations
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SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS |
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Section 2.1. |
Commitments
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Section 2.2. |
Procedure
for Borrowing
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Section 2.3. |
Repayment
of Loans
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Section 2.4. | Swingline Commitment |
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Section 2.5. | Procedure for Swingline Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans |
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Section 2.6. | Commitment Fees, Etc. |
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Section 2.7. | Termination or Reduction of Commitments |
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Section 2.8. | Optional Prepayments |
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Section 2.9. | Mandatory Prepayments |
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Section 2.10. | Conversion and Continuation Options |
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Section 2.11. | Limitations on Eurodollar Tranches |
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Section 2.12. | Interest Rates and Payment Dates |
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Section 2.13. | Computation of Interest and Fees |
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Section 2.14. | Inability to Determine Interest Rate |
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Section 2.15. | Pro Rata Treatment and Payments |
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Section 2.16. | Requirements of Law |
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Section 2.17. | Taxes |
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Section 2.18. | Indemnity |
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Section 2.19. | Change of Lending Office |
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Section 2.20. | Replacement of Lenders |
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SECTION 3. LETTERS OF CREDIT |
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Section 3.1. |
L/C
Commitment
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Section 3.2. |
Procedure
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Section 3.3. | Fees and Other Charges |
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Section 3.4. | L/C Participations |
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Section 3.5. | Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower |
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Section 3.6. | Obligations Absolute |
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Section 3.7. | Letter of Credit Payments |
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Section 3.8. | Applications |
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SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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Section 4.1. |
Financial
Condition
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Section 4.2. |
No
Change
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Section 4.3. | Existence; Compliance with Law |
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Section 4.4. | Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations |
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Section 4.5. | No Legal Bar |
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Section 4.6. | Litigation |
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Section 4.7. | No Default |
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Section 4.8. |
Ownership
of Property; Liens
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Section 4.9. |
Intellectual
Property
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Section 4.10. | Taxes |
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Section 4.11. | Federal Regulations |
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Section 4.12. |
Labor
Matters
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Section 4.13. | ERISA |
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Section 4.14. | Investment Company Act; Other Regulations |
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Section 4.15. | Subsidiaries |
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Section 4.16. | Use of Proceeds |
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Section 4.17. | Environmental Matters |
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Section 4.18. |
Certain
Cable Television Matters
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Section 4.19. |
Accuracy
of Information, Etc.
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Section 4.20. | Security Interests |
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Section 4.21. | Solvency |
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Section 4.22. | Certain Tax Matters |
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SECTION 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
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Section 5.1. |
Conditions
to Restatement Effective Date
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Section 5.2. |
Conditions
to Each
Extension of Credit
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SECTION 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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Section 6.1. |
Financial
Satements
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Section 6.2. |
Certificates;
Other Information
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Section 6.3. | Payment of Obligations |
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Section 6.4. | Maintenance of Existence; Compliance |
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Section 6.5. | Maintenance of Property; Insurance |
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Section 6.6 | Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions |
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Section 6.7. | Notices |
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Section 6.8. |
Environmental
Laws
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Section 6.9. |
Additional
Collateral
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Section 6.10. | Regulated Subsidiaries |
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SECTION 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
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Section 7.1. |
Financial
Condition Covenants
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Section 7.2. |
Indebtedness
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Section 7.3. | Liens |
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Section 7.4. | Fundamental Changes |
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Section 7.5. | Disposition of Property |
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Section 7.6. | Restricted Payments |
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Section 7.7. | Investments |
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Section 7.8. | Certain Payments and Modifications Relating to Indebtedness and Management Fees |
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Section 7.9. | Transactions with Affiliates |
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Section 7.10. | Sales and Leasebacks |
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Section
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Changes in Fiscal Periods |
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Section 7.12. | Negative Pledge Clauses |
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Section 7.13. | Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions |
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Section 7.14. | Lines of Business; Holding Company Status |
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Section 7.15. | Investments in the Borrower |
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SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
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SECTION 9. THE AGENTS |
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Section 9.1 | Appointment |
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Section 9.2. |
Delegation
of Duties
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Section 9.3. | Exculpatory Provisions |
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Section 9.4. | Reliance by Administrative Agent |
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Section 9.5. | Notice of Default |
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Section 9.6. | Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders |
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Section 9.7. | Indemnification |
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Section 9.8. | Agent in Its Individual Capacity |
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Section 9.9. | Successor Administrative Agent |
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Section 9.10. | Co-Documentation Agents and Syndication Agents |
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SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 10.1 |
Amendments
and Waivers
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Section 10.2 |
Notices
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Section 10.3 |
No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
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Section 10.4 | Survival of Representations and Warranties |
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Section 10.5 | Payment of Expenses and Taxes |
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Section 10.6 | Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments |
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Section 10.7 |
Adjustments;
Set-off
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Section 10.8 | Counterparts |
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Section 10.9 | Severability |
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Section 10.10 | Integration |
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Section 10.11 | GOVERNING LAW |
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Section 10.12 | Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers |
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Section 10.13 | Acknowledgments |
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Section 10.14 | Release of Guarantees and Liens |
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Section 10.15 | Confidentiality |
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Section 10.16 | WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL |
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Section 10.17 | USA Patriot Act |
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SCHEDULES:
1.1 Revolving
Commitments and New Term Commitments on Restatement Effective Date
3.1 Existing
Letters of Credit
4.15 Subsidiaries
4.20(a)
UCC
Filing Jurisdictions
7.5(i) Permitted
Dispositions
EXHIBITS:
A Form
of
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
B Form
of
Compliance Certificate
C Form
of
Closing Certificate
D Form
of
Addendum
E Form
of
Assignment and Assumption
F-1 Form
of
New Lender Supplement
F-2 Form
of
Incremental Facility Activation Notice
G Form
of
Exemption Certificate
H Form
of
Specified Subordinated Note
I Form
of
Notice of Borrowing
J Form
of
Release
AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 18, 1999, as amended and
restated as of March 6, 2007, among CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”),
CCO
HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”),
the
several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time
parties to this Agreement (the “Lenders”),
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, together
with any successor, the “Administrative
Agent”),
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as syndication agents
(in
such capacity, the “Syndication
Agents”),
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC, GENERAL ELECTRIC
CAPITAL CORPORATION and CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, as revolving
facility co-documentation agents, and CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., CREDIT
SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION and DEUTSCHE
BANK SECURITIES INC., as term facility co-documentation agents (all such
co-documentation agents, in such capacity, the “Co-Documentation
Agents”).
W
I T
N E S S E T H
:
WHEREAS,
the Borrower entered into the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated
as of
March 18, 1999, as amended and restated as of April 28, 2006 (the “Existing
Credit Agreement”),
among
the Borrower, Holdings, the several banks and other financial institutions
or
entities party thereto and the agents named therein; and
WHEREAS,
the parties hereto have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Credit
Agreement as provided in this Agreement, which Agreement shall become effective
upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1
hereof; and
WHEREAS,
it is the intent of the parties hereto that this Agreement not constitute a
novation of the obligations and liabilities existing under the Existing Credit
Agreement or evidence repayment of any of such obligations and liabilities
and
that this Agreement amend and restate in its entirety the Existing Credit
Agreement and re-evidence the obligations of the Borrower outstanding
thereunder;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, the parties hereto hereby
agree that on the Restatement Effective Date (as defined below), the Existing
Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
SECTION
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1. Defined
Terms.
As used
in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall have the
respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1.
“ABR”:
for
any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100th
of
1%) equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b)
the
Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1%. Any change in
the ABR due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate
shall be effective as of the opening of business on the effective day of such
change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate,
respectively.
“ABR
Loans”:
Loans
the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the ABR.
“Addendum”:
an
instrument, substantially in the form of Exhibit D, by which a Lender
consents to the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement
pursuant hereto or becomes a party to this Agreement as of the Restatement
Effective Date.
“Adjustment
Date”:
as
defined in the definition of “Applicable Pricing Grid”.
“Administrative
Agent”:
as
defined in the preamble hereto.
“Affiliate”:
as to
any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of,
is
controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of
this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly,
either to (a) vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power
for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of
such
Person or (b) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies
of
such Person, whether by contract or otherwise.
“Agents”:
the
collective reference to the Co-Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agents
and
the Administrative Agent.
“Aggregate
Exposure”:
with
respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the
aggregate then unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans, (b) the
amount of such Lender’s New Term Commitment then in effect and (c) the amount of
such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effect or, if the Revolving
Commitments have been terminated, the amount of such Lender’s Revolving
Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
“Aggregate
Exposure Percentage”:
with
respect to any Lender at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of
such
Lender’s Aggregate Exposure at such time to the Aggregate Exposure of all
Lenders at such time.
“Agreement”:
this
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as further amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
“Allocated
Proceeds”:
as
defined in Section 2.9(a).
“Annualized
Asset Cash Flow Amount”:
with
respect to any Disposition of assets, an amount equal to the portion of
Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for the most recent Asset Disposition Test
Period ending prior to the date of such Disposition which was contributed by
such assets multiplied
by
four.
“Annualized
Operating Cash Flow”:
for
any fiscal quarter, an amount equal to Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for
such
period multiplied
by
four.
“Annualized
Pro Forma Operating Cash Flow”:
an
amount, determined on any Disposition Date or Exchange Date in connection with
any proposed Disposition or Exchange pursuant to Section 7.5(f) or (g), equal
to
Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for the most recent Asset Disposition Test
Period multiplied
by
four,
calculated in the manner contemplated by Section 1.2(e) but excluding the effect
of such Disposition or Exchange.
“Applicable
Margin”:
(a)
with respect to Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and Term Loans (other than
Incremental Term Loans), the rate per annum set forth under the relevant column
heading below:
ABR
Loans
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Eurodollar
Loans
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Revolving
Loans
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1.00%
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2.00%
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Swingline
Loans
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1.00%
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N/A
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New
Term Loans
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1.00%
|
2.00%
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Existing
Term Loans
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1.625%
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2.625%
|
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;
provided,
that on
and after the first Adjustment Date occurring after the Restatement Effective
Date, the Applicable Margin with respect to Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans
will be determined pursuant to the Applicable Pricing Grid; and
(b)
with
respect to Incremental Term Loans, such per annum rates as shall be agreed
to by
the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders as shown in the
applicable Incremental Facility Activation Notice.
“Applicable
Pricing Grid”:
the
pricing grid set forth below:
Consolidated
Leverage Ratio
|
Applicable
Margin for
Eurodollar
Loans
|
Applicable
Margin for
ABR
Loans
|
Greater
than or equal to 3.0 to 1.0
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2.00%
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1.00%
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Less
than 3.0 to 1.0
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1.75%
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0.75%
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For
the
purposes of the Applicable Pricing Grid, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall
be calculated as of the last day of each fiscal quarter and changes in the
Applicable Margin resulting from changes in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio
shall become effective on the date (the “Adjustment
Date”)
that
is three Business Days after the date on which financial statements are
delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.1 with respect to such fiscal
quarter (or the fiscal year ending with such fiscal quarter, as applicable)
and
shall remain in effect until the next change to be effected pursuant to this
paragraph. If any financial statements referred to above are not delivered
within the time periods specified in Section 6.1, then, until the date that
is
three Business Days after the date on which such financial statements are
delivered, the highest rate set forth in each column of the Applicable Pricing
Grid shall apply. In addition, at all times while an Event of Default shall
have
occurred and be continuing, the highest rate set forth in each column of the
Applicable Pricing Grid shall apply.
“Application”:
an
application, in such form as the relevant Issuing Lender may specify from time
to time, requesting such Issuing Lender to open a Letter of Credit.
“Approved
Fund”:
as
defined in Section 10.6.
“Asset
Disposition Test Period”:
as of
any date of determination, the most recent fiscal quarter as to which financial
statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1.
“Asset
Sale”:
any
Disposition of property or series of related Dispositions of property (excluding
(a) Exchanges pursuant to which no cash consideration is received by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (b) any such Disposition permitted
by
clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (h) or (j) of Section 7.5) that yields gross cash
proceeds to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of
$35,000,000.
“Assignee”:
as
defined in Section 10.6(b)(i).
“Assignment
and Assumption”:
an
Assignment and Assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
“Assumption
Agreement”:
an
agreement in substantially the form of the applicable Exhibit to the Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement, pursuant to which a Subsidiary of the Borrower becomes
a party thereto.
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“Attributable
Debt”:
in
respect of a sale and leaseback transaction entered into by the Borrower or
any
of its Subsidiaries, at the time of determination, the present value of the
obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term
of
the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction including any period
for which such lease has been extended or may, at the sole option of the lessor,
be extended. Such present value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal
to the rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance
with GAAP.
“Authorizations”:
all
filings, recordings and registrations with, and all validations or exemptions,
approvals, orders, authorizations, consents, Licenses, certificates and permits
from, the FCC, applicable public utilities and other Governmental Authorities,
including, without limitation, CATV Franchises, FCC Licenses and Pole
Agreements.
“Available
Liquidity”:
at any
date, the sum of (a) the Available Revolving Commitments and (b) the aggregate
amount of cash and Cash Equivalents on hand of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
not subject to any Lien (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents, Liens
permitted by Section 7.3(g) or (o) or inchoate Liens permitted by Section
7.3(a)).
“Available
Revolving Commitment”:
as to
any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of
(a)
such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effect over
(b) such
Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding; provided,
that in
calculating any Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit for the purpose of
determining such Lender’s Available Revolving Commitment pursuant to Section
2.6(a), the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding
shall
be deemed to be zero.
“Benefitted
Lender”:
as
defined in Section 10.7(a).
“Board”:
the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any
successor).
“Borrower”:
as
defined in the preamble hereto.
“Borrowing
Date”:
any
Business Day specified by the Borrower in a Notice of Borrowing as a date on
which the Borrower requests the relevant Lenders to make Loans
hereunder.
“Budget”:
as
defined in Section 6.2(c).
“Business”:
as
defined in Section 4.17(b).
“Business
Day”:
a day
other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New
York
City are authorized or required by law to close, provided,
that
with respect to notices and determinations in connection with, and payments
of
principal and interest on, Eurodollar Loans, such day is also a day for trading
by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the interbank eurodollar
market.
“Capital
Lease Obligations”:
as to
any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under
any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal
property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be
classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person
under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such
obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time
determined in accordance with GAAP.
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“Cash
Equivalents”:
(a)
marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by,
the
United States government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the
full
faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one year
from the date of acquisition; (b) certificates of deposit, time deposits,
eurodollar time deposits or overnight bank deposits having maturities of six
months or less from the date of acquisition issued by any Lender or by any
commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state
thereof having combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000;
(c)
commercial paper of an issuer rated at the time of acquisition at least A-1
by
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”)
or P-1
by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”),
or
carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if
both
of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper
issuers generally, and maturing within six months from the date of acquisition;
(d) repurchase obligations of any Lender or of any commercial bank satisfying
the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, having a term of not more
than 30 days, with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured
by the United States government; (e) 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 the time of acquisition at least A by S&P or A by Moody’s; (f)
securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition
backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial
bank
satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition; or (g) shares
of
money market mutual or similar funds which invest exclusively in assets
satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (f) of this
definition.
“CATV
Franchise”:
collectively, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (a) any
franchise, license, permit, wire agreement or easement granted by any political
jurisdiction or unit or other local, state or federal franchising authority
(other than licenses, permits and easements not material to the operations
of a
CATV System) pursuant to which such Person has the right or license to operate
a
CATV System and (b) any law, regulation, ordinance, agreement or other
instrument or document setting forth all or any part of the terms of any
franchise, license, permit, wire agreement or easement described in clause
(a)
of this definition.
“CATV
System”:
any
cable distribution system owned or acquired by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries which receives audio, video, digital, other broadcast signals
or
information or telecommunications by cable, optical, antennae, microwave or
satellite transmission and which amplifies and transmits such signals to
customers of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“CCH”:
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
together with its successors.
“CCHC”:
Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, together with its successors.
“CCH
Senior Note Indenture”:
the
collective reference to the Indentures entered into by CCH and Charter
Communications Holdings Capital Corporation in connection with the issuance
of
CCH’s senior notes or senior discount notes, together with all instruments and
other agreements entered into by CCH or Charter Communications Holdings Capital
Corporation in connection therewith.
“CCH
Senior Notes”:
the
senior notes and senior discount notes of CCH and Charter Communications
Holdings Capital Corporation issued pursuant to the CCH Senior Note
Indenture.
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“CCI”:
Charter Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with its
successors.
“CCI
Group”:
the
collective reference to CCI, CCHC, CCH and each of their respective Subsidiaries
(including the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) and any Non-Recourse
Subsidiaries.
“CCO
Senior Note Indenture”:
the
Indenture entered into by the Borrower in connection with the issuance of the
CCO Senior Notes, together with all instruments and other agreements entered
into by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates in connection
therewith.
“CCO
Senior Notes”:
the
$1,870,409,000 aggregate principal amount at maturity senior second lien notes
of the Borrower outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date.
“CCVIII
Credit Agreement”:
the
Credit Agreement, dated as of February
2, 1999, as amended and restated as of April 27, 2004, among CC VIII Holdings,
LLC, CC VIII Operating, LLC, as borrower, and the Borrower, as administrative
agent and sole lender.
“CCVIII
Interest”:
100%
of the Class A Members’ Membership Interests in CC VIII, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, under the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability
Company Agreement for CC VIII, LLC, dated as of October 31, 2005, as amended
and/or restated from time to time, including any modification in the class,
number of units, or other attributes associated with such Membership Interests;
provided, that the CCVIII Interest shall not include such Membership Interests
to the extent that either the “Adjusted Priority Capital” or the “Priority Rate”
(as each such term is defined under such agreement) exceeds the Adjusted
Priority Capital or the Priority Rate, respectively, as of the Restatement
Effective Date.
“Charter
Group”:
the
collective reference to CCI, CCHC, the Designated Holding Companies, the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, together with any member of the Xxxx Xxxxx Group
or any Affiliate of any such member that, in each case, directly or indirectly
owns more than 50% of the Equity Interests (determined on the basis of economic
interests) in the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no individual and no entity organized for estate planning purposes
shall be deemed to be a member of the Charter Group.
“Code”:
the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Co-Documentation
Agents”:
as
defined in the preamble hereto.
“Collateral”:
all
property of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a
Lien
is purported to be created by the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement.
“Commercial
Contracts”:
commercial agreements entered into by the Borrower on behalf of or for the
benefit of its Subsidiaries in respect of the purchase or sale of capital assets
or other products or services used in the ordinary course operation of the
business of such Subsidiaries and/or the properties of such Subsidiaries, and
other agreements entered into by the Borrower in respect of any acquisition
of
assets by, or Disposition of assets of, any Subsidiary of the Borrower otherwise
permitted by this Agreement, provided
that, in
each case, (a) no such arrangement shall involve the acquisition of real estate,
fixtures or franchise agreements, and (b) any such assets so purchased (other
than assets described in Section 7.14(b)(ii)(z)) shall promptly following such
purchase only be owned by the relevant Subsidiary and not by the
Borrower.
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“Commitments”:
the
collective reference to the Revolving Commitments and the New Term
Commitments.
“Commonly
Controlled Entity”:
an
entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with any
Loan
Party within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group that
includes any Loan Party and that is treated as a single employer under Section
414 of the Code.
“Compliance
Certificate”:
a
certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer, substantially in the form
of
Exhibit B.
“Conduit
Lender”:
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; 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 2.16, 2.17, 2.18 or 10.5 than the designating Lender would have been
entitled to receive in respect of the extensions of credit made by such Conduit
Lender or (b) be deemed to have any Revolving Commitment.
“Confidential
Information Memorandum”:
the
final Confidential Information Memorandum dated February 2007 and furnished
to
certain of the Lenders in connection with the Facilities, including materials
incorporated by reference therein.
“Consideration”:
with
respect to any Investment or Disposition, (a) any cash or other property (valued
at fair market value in the case of such other property) paid or transferred
in
connection therewith, (b) the principal amount of any Indebtedness assumed
in
connection therewith and (c) any letters of credit, surety arrangements or
security deposits posted in connection therewith.
“Consolidated
First Lien Leverage Ratio”:
as of
the last day of any period, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) the aggregate
principal amount of all Indebtedness (including L/C Obligations) outstanding
under this Agreement at such date and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of
any
other Indebtedness (other than (x) in the case of contingent obligations of
the
type described in clause (f) of the definition of “Indebtedness”, any such
obligations not constituting L/C Obligations and (y) Indebtedness incurred
pursuant to Section 7.2(g)) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date
that is secured by the Collateral on a basis pari
passu
with the
Indebtedness under this Agreement, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP to (b) Annualized Operating Cash Flow determined in respect
of the fiscal quarter ending on such day.
“Consolidated
Leverage Ratio”:
as of
the last day of any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt on such
day
to (b) Annualized Operating Cash Flow determined in respect of the fiscal
quarter ending on such day.
“Consolidated
Net Income”:
for
any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;
provided
that,
GAAP to the contrary notwithstanding, there shall be excluded (a) the income
(or
deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of
the
Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary
of the Borrower) in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has an
ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income is actually
received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in the
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form
of
dividends or similar distributions, (c) the undistributed earnings of any
Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any Excluded Acquired Subsidiary) 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 any Contractual
Obligation (other than under any Loan Document) or Requirement of Law applicable
to such Subsidiary and (d) whether or not distributed, the income of any
Non-Recourse Subsidiary.
“Consolidated
Operating Cash Flow”:
for
any period with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, Consolidated
Net
Income for such period plus,
without
duplication and to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income
for
such period, the sum of (i) total income tax expense, (ii) interest expense,
amortization or writeoff of debt discount and debt issuance costs and
commissions, discounts and other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness,
(iii) depreciation and amortization expense, (iv) management fees expensed
during such period, (v) any extraordinary or non-recurring expenses or losses,
(vi) any expenses or losses consisting of restructuring charges, litigation
settlements and judgments and related costs, (vii) losses on Dispositions of
assets outside of the ordinary course of business and (viii) other non-cash
items reducing such Consolidated Net Income and minus,
without
duplication and to the extent included in the statement of Consolidated Net
Income for such period, the sum of (i) any extraordinary or non-recurring income
or gains, (ii) gains on Dispositions of assets outside of the ordinary course
of
business and (iii) other non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income,
all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated
Total Debt”:
at any
date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness (other than (x) in
the
case of contingent obligations of the type described in clause (f) of the
definition of “Indebtedness”, any such obligations not constituting L/C
Obligations and (y) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.2(g)) of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis
in accordance with GAAP.
“Contractual
Obligation”:
as to
any Person, any provision of any debt or equity security issued by such Person
or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is
a
party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Debt
Repayment”:
as
defined in Section 7.6(c).
“Default”:
any of
the events specified in Section 8, whether or not any requirement for the
giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
“Designated
Holding Companies”:
the
collective reference to (i) CCH, (ii) each direct and indirect Subsidiary,
whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired, of CCH of which Holdings
is a direct or indirect Subsidiary and (iii) Holdings.
“DHC
Debt”:
the
collective reference to all Indebtedness of the Designated Holding
Companies.
“DHC
Default”:
with
respect to any one or more issues of DHC Debt aggregating more than
$200,000,000, any default (other than a default based on the failure of the
relevant issuer to provide a certificate, report or other information, until
notice of such default is given to such issuer by the required holders or
trustee as specified in the indenture or agreement governing such DHC Debt)
or
event of default.
“Disposition”:
with
respect to any property, any sale, lease (other than leases in the ordinary
course of business, including leases of excess office space and fiber leases),
sale and leaseback,
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assignment,
conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof, including pursuant to
an
exchange for other property. The terms “Dispose”
and
“Disposed
of”
shall
have correlative meanings.
“Disposition
Date”:
as
defined in Section 7.5(f).
“Dollars”
and
“$”:
dollars in lawful currency of the United States.
“Domestic
Subsidiary”:
any
Subsidiary of the Borrower organized under the laws of any jurisdiction within
the United States.
“Environmental
Laws”:
any
and all foreign, federal, state, local or municipal laws, rules, orders,
regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of any
Governmental Authority or other Requirements of Law (including common law)
regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning
protection of human health or the environment, as now or may at any time
hereafter be in effect.
“Equity
Interests”:
any
and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however
designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all classes of membership
interests in a limited liability company, any and all classes of partnership
interests in a partnership and any and all other equivalent ownership interests
in a Person, and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of
the
foregoing.
“ERISA”:
the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time
and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Eurocurrency
Reserve Requirements”:
for
any day, as applied to a Eurodollar Loan, the aggregate (without duplication)
of
the maximum rates (expressed as a decimal fraction) of reserve requirements
in
effect on such day (including basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency
reserves under any regulations of the Board or other Governmental Authority
having jurisdiction with respect thereto) dealing with reserve requirements
prescribed for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency
Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board) maintained by a member bank of the
Federal Reserve System.
“Eurodollar
Base Rate”:
with
respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar
Loan,
the rate per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars
for a period equal to such Interest Period commencing on the first day of such
Interest Period appearing on Page 3750 of the Telerate screen as of 11:00 A.M.,
London time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period.
In the event that such rate does not appear on Page 3750 of the Telerate screen
(or otherwise on such screen), the “Eurodollar
Base Rate”
shall
be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service
for displaying eurodollar rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent
or, in the absence of such availability, by reference to the rate at which
the
Administrative Agent is offered Dollar deposits at or about 11:00 A.M., New
York
City time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period
in
the interbank eurodollar market where its eurodollar and foreign currency and
exchange operations are then being conducted for delivery on the first day
of
such Interest Period for the number of days comprised therein.
“Eurodollar
Loans”:
Loans
for which the applicable rate of interest is based upon the Eurodollar
Rate.
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“Eurodollar
Rate”:
with
respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar
Loan,
a rate per annum determined for such day in accordance with the following
formula (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of 1%):
Eurodollar
Base Rate
1.00
-
Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements
“Eurodollar
Tranche”:
the
collective reference to Eurodollar Loans under a particular Facility, the then
current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date
and
end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have
been
made on the same day).
“Event
of Default”:
any of
the events specified in Section 8, provided
that any
requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been
satisfied.
“Exchange”:
any
exchange of operating assets for other operating assets in a Permitted Line
of
Business and, subject to the last sentence of this definition, of comparable
value and use to those assets being exchanged, including exchanges involving
the
transfer or acquisition (or both transfer and acquisition) of Equity Interests
of a Person so long as 100% of the Equity Interests of such Person held by
the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries are transferred or 100% of the Equity Interests
of
such Person are acquired, as the case may be. It is understood that exchanges
of
the kind described above as to which a portion of the consideration paid or
received is in the form of cash shall nevertheless constitute “Exchanges” for
the purposes of this Agreement.
“Exchange
Date”:
the
date of consummation of any Exchange; provided
that,
with respect to a series of related Dispositions required pursuant to a plan
of
Exchange contained in a single agreement, the Exchange Date shall be the date
of
the first such Disposition.
“Exchange
Excess Amount”:
as
defined in Section 7.5(g).
“Excluded
Acquired Subsidiary”:
any
Subsidiary described in paragraph (f) of Section 7.2 to the extent that the
documentation governing the Indebtedness referred to in said paragraph prohibits
(including by reason of its inability to satisfy a leverage ratio or other
financial covenant condition under such Indebtedness) such Subsidiary from
becoming a Subsidiary Guarantor, but only so long as such Indebtedness remains
outstanding.
“Existing
Credit Agreement”:
as
defined in the recitals hereto.
“Existing
Term Lender”:
each
Lender that holds an Existing Term Loan.
“Existing
Term Loan”:
as
defined in Section 2.1(a).
“Facility”:
each
of (a) the Term Loans and any New Term Commitments (the “Term
Facility”),
(b)
the Revolving Commitments and the extensions of credit made thereunder (the
“Revolving
Facility”)
and
(c) the Incremental Term Loans (the “Incremental
Term Facility”).
“FCC”:
the
Federal Communications Commission and any successor thereto.
“FCC
License”:
any
community antenna relay service, broadcast auxiliary license, earth station
registration, business radio, microwave or special safety radio service license
issued by the FCC pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
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“Federal
Funds Effective Rate”:
for
any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal
funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day
that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such
transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds
brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
“Flow-Through
Entity”:
any
Person that is not treated as a separate tax paying entity for United States
federal income tax purposes.
“Foreign
Subsidiary”:
any
Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Funding
Office”:
the
office of the Administrative Agent specified in Section 10.2 or such other
office as may be specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as
its
funding office by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“GAAP”:
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect
from
time to time, except that for purposes of Section 7.1, GAAP shall be determined
on the basis of such principles in effect on December 31, 2005 as applied in
the
preparation of the most recent audited financial statements delivered pursuant
to Section 6.1 prior to the Restatement Effective Date. In the event that any
“Accounting Change” (as defined below) shall occur and such change results in a
change in the method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms
in this Agreement, then the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to
enter
into negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as
to
equitably reflect such Accounting Changes with the desired result that the
criteria for evaluating the Borrower’s financial condition shall be the same
after such Accounting Changes as if such Accounting Changes had not been made.
Until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered
by
the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, all financial
covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be calculated
or construed as if such Accounting Changes had not occurred. “Accounting
Changes” refers to changes in (a) accounting principles required by the
promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial
Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants or, if applicable, the SEC, (b) the Borrower’s manner of accounting
as directed or otherwise required or requested by the SEC (including such SEC
changes affecting a Qualified Parent Company and applicable to the Borrower),
and (c) the Borrower’s manner of accounting addressed in a preferability letter
from the Borrower’s independent auditors to the Borrower (or a Qualified Parent
Company and applicable to the Borrower) in order for such auditor to deliver
an
opinion on the Borrower’s financial statements required to be delivered pursuant
to Section 6.1 without qualification.
“Governmental
Authority”:
any
nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any
agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or
other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory
or
administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any securities exchange
and any self-regulatory organization (including the National Association of
Insurance Commissioners).
“Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement”:
the
Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, substantially in the
form of Exhibit A, executed and delivered by Holdings, the Borrower and each
Subsidiary Guarantor.
“Guarantee
Obligation”:
as to
any Person (the “guaranteeing
person”),
any
obligation of (a) the guaranteeing person or (b) another Person (including
any
bank under any letter of credit) to induce the creation of which the
guaranteeing person has issued a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar
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obligation,
in either case guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness, leases,
dividends or other obligations (the “primary
obligations”)
of any
other third Person (the “primary
obligor”)
in any
manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of the
guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such
primary
obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor,
(ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such
primary obligation or (2) to maintain working capital or equity capital of
the
primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the
primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily
for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the
ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation
or
(iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary
obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided,
however,
that
the term “Guarantee Obligation” shall not include endorsements of instruments
for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount
of any
Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the
lower
of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary
obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b)
the
maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant
to the
terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such
primary
obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may
be
liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such
Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person’s maximum reasonably
anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in
good
faith.
“Guarantors”:
the
collective reference to Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Hedge
Agreements”:
all
interest rate swaps, caps or collar agreements or similar arrangements dealing
with interest rates or currency exchange rates or the exchange of nominal
interest obligations, either generally or under specific contingencies.
“Holdings”:
as
defined in the preamble hereto, together with any successor
thereto.
“Holdings
Administrative Agent”:
Bank
of America, N.A.
“Holdings
Credit Agreement”:
the
credit agreement, dated as of the date hereof or shortly thereafter, among
Holdings, the financial institutions from time to time parties thereto, Holdings
Administrative Agent and the other agents party thereto.
“Holdings
Credit Documents”:
the
“Loan Documents” as defined in the Holdings Credit Agreement.
“Holdings
Intercreditor Agreement”:
the
Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereof or shortly thereafter,
between the Administrative Agent and the Holdings Administrative
Agent.
“Holdings
Loan Obligations”:
the
“Loans” under and as defined in the Holdings Credit Agreement.
“Holdings
Senior Note Indenture”:
the
Indenture relating to the 8 3/4% Senior Notes of Holdings due 2013, dated as
of
November 10, 2003, by and among Holdings, CCO Holdings Capital Corp. and
Wilmington Trust Company (as successor to Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.), as
trustee.
“Incremental
Facility Activation Notice”:
a
notice substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2.
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“Incremental
Facility Closing Date”:
any
Business Day designated as such in an Incremental Facility Activation
Notice.
“Incremental
Term Facility”:
as
defined in the definition of “Facility”.
“Incremental
Term Lenders”:
(a) on any Incremental Facility Activation Date relating to Incremental
Term Loans, the Lenders signatory to the relevant Incremental Facility
Activation Notice and (b) thereafter, each Lender that is a holder of an
Incremental Term Loan.
“Incremental
Term Loans”:
as
defined in Section 2.1(a).
“Incremental
Term Maturity Date”:
with
respect to the Incremental Term Loans to be made pursuant to any Incremental
Facility Activation Notice, the final maturity date specified in such
Incremental Facility Activation Notice, which date shall be no earlier than
the
final maturity of the Term Loans.
“Indebtedness”:
of any
Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person
for
borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase
price of property or services (other than trade payables incurred in the
ordinary course of such Person’s business), (c) all obligations of such Person
evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all
indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even
though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement
in
the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property),
(e)
all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all obligations of such
Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party under acceptances, letters
of credit, surety bonds or similar arrangements, (g) the liquidation value
of
all redeemable preferred Equity Interests of such Person (excluding, however,
the CCVIII Interest), (h) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect
of
obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above, (i) all
obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above secured
by
(or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent
or
otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and
contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed
or
become liable for the payment of such obligation, and (j) for the purposes
of
Sections 8(e) and (f) only, all obligations of such Person in respect of Hedge
Agreements. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include, without duplication,
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 relationship with such
entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide
that such Person is not liable therefor.
“Insolvency”:
with
respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent
within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
“Insolvent”:
pertaining to a condition of Insolvency.
“Intellectual
Property”:
the
collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to
intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or
foreign laws or otherwise, including copyrights, copyright licenses, patents,
patent licenses, trademarks, trademark licenses, technology, know-how and
processes, and all rights to xxx at law or in equity for any infringement or
other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and
damages therefrom.
“Intercompany
Obligations”:
as
defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
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“Interest
Payment Date”:
(a) as
to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December to
occur while such Loan is outstanding and the final maturity date of such Loan,
(b) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period of three months or
less,
the last day of such Interest Period, (c) as to any Eurodollar Loan having
an
Interest Period longer than three months, each day that is three months, or
a
whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and the
last
day of such Interest Period and (d) as to any Loan (other than any Revolving
Loan that is an ABR Loan and any Swingline Loan), the date of any repayment
or
prepayment made in respect thereof.
“Interest
Period”:
as to
any Eurodollar Loan, (a) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing
or
conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurodollar Loan and
ending one, two, three, six or, if consented to by (which consent shall not
be
unreasonably withheld) each Lender under the relevant Facility, nine or twelve
months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its notice of borrowing or
notice of conversion, as the case may be, given with respect thereto; and (b)
thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding
Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three,
six or, if consented to by (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld)
each Lender under the relevant Facility, nine or twelve months thereafter,
as
selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent
not
less than three Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest
Period with respect thereto; provided
that,
all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to
the
following:
(i) if
any
Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such
Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless
the
result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another
calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately
preceding Business Day;
(ii) the
Borrower may not select an Interest Period under a particular Facility that
would extend beyond the Revolving Termination Date or beyond the date final
payment is due on the Term Loans or the relevant Incremental Term Loans, as
the
case may be;
(iii) any
Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or
on
a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month
at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a
calendar month; and
(iv) the
Borrower shall select Interest Periods so as not to require a payment or
prepayment of any Eurodollar Loan during an Interest Period for such
Loan.
“Investments”:
as
defined in Section 7.7.
“Issuing
Lender”:
each
of JPMorgan Chase Bank, Bank of America, N.A. and any other Revolving Lender
that has agreed in its sole discretion to act as an “Issuing Lender” hereunder
and that has been approved in writing by the Administrative Agent as an “Issuing
Lender” hereunder, in each case in its capacity as issuer of any Letter of
Credit.
“JPMorgan
Chase Bank”:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“KPMG”:
KPMG,
LLP.
“LaGrange
Documents”:
collectively, the LaGrange Indenture, the LaGrange Sale-Leaseback Agreement,
the
LaGrange Management Agreement, the LaGrange Subordination Agreement and the
LaGrange Formation Documents and the other organizational documents of the
LaGrange Subsidiaries, in each case as in effect on the Restatement Effective
Date or as amended from time to time
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thereafter
in a manner that does not materially and adversely affect the interests of
the
Lenders and does not result in materially more onerous terms and conditions
with
respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
“LaGrange
Formation Documents”:
the
Articles of Organization of Charter LaGrange, L.L.C., dated July 30, 1998 (as
corrected by Certificate of Correction on July 10, 2003), Operating Agreement
of
Charter-LaGrange, L.L.C., dated July 30, 1998, as amended by the First Amendment
to Operating Agreement dated June 19, 2003, the Amended and Restated Articles
of
Incorporation of CF Finance LaGrange, Inc., dated August 8, 1998 (as corrected
by Certificated of Correction filed on July 10, 2003), and Bylaws of CF Finance
LaGrange, Inc., dated August 4, 1998.
“LaGrange
Indenture”:
the
Trust Indenture and Security Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1998, between the
LaGrange Development Authority and Reliance Trust Company, as trustee.
“LaGrange
Management Agreement”:
the
Management Agreement, dated as of August 4, 1998, between Charter
Communications, LLC (formerly known as Charter Communications, L.P.) and
Charter-LaGrange, L.L.C.
“LaGrange
Sale-Leaseback Agreement”:
the
Lease Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1998, between the LaGrange Development
Authority and Charter LaGrange, L.L.C.
“LaGrange
Subordination Agreement”:
the
Management Fee Subordination Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1998, among Charter
Communications, LLC (formerly known as Charter Communications, L.P.),
Charter-LaGrange, L.L.C. and the LaGrange Development Authority.
“LaGrange
Subsidiaries”:
collectively, CF Finance LaGrange, Inc., a Georgia corporation, and Charter
LaGrange, L.L.C., a Georgia limited liability company, and their respective
Subsidiaries.
“L/C
Commitment”:
$350,000,000.
“L/C
Fee Payment Date”:
the
last day of each March, June, September and December and the last day of the
Revolving Commitment Period.
“L/C
Obligations”:
at any
time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired
amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount
of
drawings under Letters of Credit that have not then been reimbursed pursuant
to
Section 3.5.
“L/C
Participants”:
with
respect to any Letter of Credit, the collective reference to all Revolving
Lenders other than the Issuing Lender that issued such Letter of
Credit.
“Lenders”:
as
defined in the preamble hereto.
“Letters
of Credit”:
as
defined in Section 3.1(a).
“License”:
as to
any Person, any license, permit, certificate of need, authorization,
certification, accreditation, franchise, approval, or grant of rights by any
Governmental Authority or other Person necessary or appropriate for such Person
to own, maintain, or operate its business or property, including FCC
Licenses.
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“Lien”:
any
mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance,
lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference,
priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind
or
nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement and any capital lease having substantially the same economic effect
as
any of the foregoing).
“Loan”:
any
loan made or held by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement.
“Loan
Documents”:
this
Agreement, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the Notes and any other
agreements, documents or instruments to which any Loan Party is party and which
is designated as a Loan Document.
“Loan
Parties”:
Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a party
to a
Loan Document.
“Majority
Facility Lenders”:
with
respect to the Term Facility or Revolving Facility, the holders of more than
50%
of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans (and, if applicable,
any New Term Commitments) or the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit, as the
case may be, outstanding under such Facility (or, in the case of the Revolving
Facility, prior to any termination of the Revolving Commitments, the holders
of
more than 50% of the Total Revolving Commitments).
“Management
Fee Agreement”:
the
Second Amended and Restated Management Agreement dated as of June 19, 2003
between the Borrower and CCI.
“Material
Adverse Effect”:
a
material adverse effect on (a) the business, property, operations or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole
or (b) the validity or enforceability of any material provision of this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or thereunder.
“Materials
of Environmental Concern”:
any
gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum
products or any hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, defined
or
regulated as such in or under any Environmental Law, including asbestos,
polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde insulation.
“Multiemployer
Plan”:
a Plan
that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA.
“Net
Cash Proceeds”:
(a) in
connection with any Asset Sale or any Recovery Event, the proceeds thereof
in
the form of cash and Cash Equivalents (including any such proceeds received
by
way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment
receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but only as
and
when received), net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking
fees and consultants’ fees (in each case, including costs and disbursements),
amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by
a
Lien expressly permitted hereunder on any asset that is the subject of such
Asset Sale or Recovery Event (other than any Lien pursuant to the Guarantee
and
Collateral Agreement) and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred
in
connection therewith and net of taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable
as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or
deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) and (b) in connection with any
issuance or sale of Equity Interests or any incurrence of Indebtedness, the
cash
proceeds received from such issuance or incurrence, net of attorneys’ fees,
investment banking fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and
commissions and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in
connection therewith.
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“New
Lender”:
as
defined in Section 2.1(d).
“New
Lender Supplement”:
as
defined in Section 2.1(d).
“New
Term Commitment”:
as to
any New Term Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make New Term Loans in
an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed, as applicable, (a) the amount set
forth opposite such Lender’s name under the heading “New
Term Commitment”
on
Schedule 1.1 or (b) the amount set forth in any Assignment and Assumption to
which such Lender is a party as an Assignee, in each case as the same may be
changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The New Term Commitment
of each New Term Lender shall automatically be permanently reduced by the amount
of any New Term Loan made by it. Any remaining New Term Commitments outstanding
on April 30, 2007 shall automatically terminate if not funded on such
date.
“New
Term Lender”:
each
Lender that holds a New Term Commitment or makes a New Term Loan.
“New
Term Loans”:
as
defined in Section 2.1(a).
“New
York UCC”:
the
Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New
York.
“Non-Excluded
Taxes”:
as
defined in Section 2.17(a).
“Non-Recourse
Subsidiary”:
(a)
any Subsidiary of the Borrower designated as a Non-Recourse Subsidiary on
Schedule 4.15, (b) any Subsidiary of the Borrower created or acquired subsequent
to the Restatement Effective Date that is designated as a Non-Recourse
Subsidiary by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries substantially concurrently
with such creation or acquisition, (c) any Shell Subsidiary of the Borrower
that, at any point following the Restatement Effective Date, no longer qualifies
as a Shell Subsidiary that is designated as a Non-Recourse Subsidiary by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries substantially concurrently with such failure
to qualify as a Shell Subsidiary and (d) any Subsidiary of any such designated
Subsidiary, provided,
that
(i) at no time shall any creditor of any such Subsidiary have any claim (whether
pursuant to a Guarantee Obligation or otherwise) against the Borrower or any
of
its other Subsidiaries (other than another Non-Recourse Subsidiary) in respect
of any Indebtedness or other obligation (except for obligations arising by
operation of law, including joint and several liability for taxes, ERISA and
similar items) of any such Subsidiary (other than in respect of a non-recourse
pledge of Equity Interests in such Subsidiary); (ii) neither the Borrower nor
any of its Subsidiaries (other than another Non-Recourse Subsidiary) shall
become a general partner of any such Subsidiary; (iii) no default with respect
to any Indebtedness of any such Subsidiary (including any right which the
holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against any such
Subsidiary), shall permit solely as a result of such Indebtedness being in
default or accelerated (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any
Indebtedness of the Borrower or its other Subsidiaries (other than another
Non-Recourse Subsidiary) to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or
cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its final
scheduled maturity; (iv) no such Subsidiary shall own any Equity Interests
of,
or own or hold any Lien on any property of, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary
of the Borrower (other than another Non-Recourse Subsidiary); (v) no Investments
may be made in any such Subsidiary by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than by another Non-Recourse Subsidiary) except to the extent permitted
under Section 7.7(g), (h) or (l); (vi) the Borrower shall not directly own any
Equity Interests in such Subsidiary; (vii) at the time of such designation,
no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would
result therefrom; (viii) such Subsidiary is not a Loan Party; and (ix) such
Subsidiary was not acquired pursuant to Section 7.7(f). It is understood that
Non-
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Recourse
Subsidiaries shall be disregarded for the purposes of any calculation pursuant
to this Agreement relating to financial matters with respect to the
Borrower.
“Non-U.S.
Lender”:
as
defined in Section 2.17(d).
“Notes”:
the
collective reference to any promissory note evidencing Loans.
“Notice
of Borrowing”:
an
irrevocable notice of borrowing, substantially in the form of Exhibit I, to
be
delivered in connection with each extension of credit hereunder.
“Other
Taxes”:
any
and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or
property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made
hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with
respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
“Participant”:
as
defined in Section 10.6(c)(i).
“Xxxx
Xxxxx Group”:
the
collective reference to (a) Xxxx X. Xxxxx, (b) his estate, spouse, immediate
family members and heirs and (c) any trust, corporation, partnership or other
entity, the beneficiaries, stockholders, partners or other owners of which
consist exclusively of Xxxx X. Xxxxx or such other Persons referred to in clause
(b) above or a combination thereof.
“PBGC”:
the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of
Title
IV of ERISA (or any successor).
“Permitted
Line of Business”:
as
defined in Section 7.14(a).
“Person”:
an
individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust,
joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture,
Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
“Plan”:
at a
particular time, any employee benefit plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA
and in respect of which a Loan Party or a Commonly Controlled Entity is (or,
if
such plan were terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be
deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Pole
Agreement”:
any
pole attachment agreement or underground conduit use agreement entered into
in
connection with the operation of any CATV System.
“Prime
Rate”:
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 (the Prime Rate not being intended to be the lowest rate of interest
charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with extensions of credit
to
debtors).
“Properties”:
as
defined in Section 4.17(a).
“QPC
Indentures”:
any
indenture or other agreement governing Indebtedness of a Qualified Parent
Company outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date.
“Qualified
Credit Support Limitations”:
limitations on the ability of a Subsidiary to become a Guarantor or grant Liens
on its assets no less favorable in any material respect to the Lenders
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than
those in effect pursuant to the CCH Senior Note Indenture as in effect on
the
Restatement Effective Date.
“Qualified
Indebtedness”:
any
Indebtedness of a Qualified Parent Company (a) which is not held by any member
of the CCI Group and (b) to the extent that the Net Cash Proceeds thereof,
if
any, are or were used for the (i) payment of interest of or principal (or
premium) on any Qualified Indebtedness (including (A) by way of a tender,
redemption or prepayment of such Qualified Indebtedness and (B) amounts set
aside to prefund any such payment), (ii) direct or indirect Investment in the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries engaged substantially in businesses of
the
type described in Section 7.14(a), (iii) payment of management fees (to the
extent the Borrower would be permitted to pay such fees under Section 7.8(c))
and (iv) payment of amounts that would be permitted to be paid by way of a
Restricted Payment under Section 7.6(g) (including the expenses of any exchange
transaction). For purposes of this definition, all Indebtedness of a Qualified
Parent Company outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date and all subsequent
accretion of principal thereon shall be deemed to be Qualified
Indebtedness.
“Qualified
LaGrange Entity”:
any
LaGrange Subsidiary that both (a) is a party to or otherwise bound by, or formed
as a condition to, the LaGrange Documents and (b) has assets (either directly
or
through any Subsidiary or other Equity Interests) as reflected on its balance
sheet with an aggregate value of no more than $25,000,000.
“Qualified
Parent Company”:
CCI or
any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries, in each case provided that the
Borrower shall be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of such Person.
“Recovery
Event”:
any
settlement of or payment, or series of related settlements or payments, in
respect of any property or casualty insurance claim or any condemnation
proceeding relating to any asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
that
yields gross cash proceeds to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in excess
of $35,000,000.
“Refunded
Swingline Loans”:
as
defined in Section 2.5(b).
“Register”:
as
defined in Section 10.6(b)(iv).
“Regulated
Subsidiary”:
any
Subsidiary that is prohibited, in connection with telephony licenses issued
to
it, from becoming a Loan Party by reason of the requirement of consent from
any
Governmental Authority, but only for so long as such consent has not been
obtained; provided,
that,
until such Subsidiary becomes a Loan Party and all of the Capital Stock of
such
Subsidiary owned by any Loan Party is pledged as Collateral, (a) such Subsidiary
owns no assets other than (i) governmental licenses to operate a telephony
business and leases of infrastructure necessary to operate such licenses and
(ii) other assets (held either directly or through any Subsidiary or other
Equity Interests) with an aggregate value not exceeding $250,000 and (b) the
Borrower shall not directly own any Equity Interests in such Subsidiary unless
all such Equity Interests have been pledged as Collateral.
“Regulation
U”:
Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time.
“Reimbursement
Obligation”:
the
obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant Issuing Lender pursuant
to
Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit.
“Reinvestment
Deadline”:
as
defined in the definition of “Reinvestment Proceeds”.
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“Reinvestment
Deferred Amount”:
as of
any date of determination, with respect to any Reinvestment Proceeds, the
portion thereof that are not applied to prepay the Term Loans pursuant to
Section 2.9(a), as such amount may be reduced from time to time by application
of such Reinvestment Proceeds to acquire assets useful in the Borrower’s
business.
“Reinvestment
Prepayment Amount”:
with
respect to any Reinvestment Proceeds, the Reinvestment Deferred Amount relating
thereto then outstanding on the Reinvestment Prepayment Date.
“Reinvestment
Prepayment Date”:
with
respect to any Reinvestment Proceeds, the earliest of (a) the relevant
Reinvestment Deadline, (b) the date on which the Borrower shall have determined
not to, or shall have otherwise ceased to, acquire assets useful in the
Borrower’s business with all or any portion of the relevant Reinvestment
Deferred Amount, and (c) the date on which an Event of Default under Section
8(a) or 8(g) occurs.
“Reinvestment
Proceeds”:
with
respect to any Allocated Proceeds received when no Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, the portion thereof which the Borrower (directly or
indirectly through a Subsidiary) intends and expects to use to acquire assets
useful in its business, on or prior to the earlier of (a) the date that is
eighteen months from the date of receipt of such Allocated Proceeds and
(b) the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which such proceeds
would be required to be applied, or to be offered to be applied, to prepay,
redeem or defease any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates
(other than Indebtedness under this Agreement) if not applied as described
above
(such earlier date, the “Reinvestment
Deadline”),
provided
that
such use will not require purchases, repurchases, redemptions or prepayments
(or
offers to make purchases, repurchases, redemptions or prepayments) of any other
Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates.
“Release”:
an
authorization of release of specified Collateral, substantially in the form
of
Exhibit J.
“Reorganization”:
with
respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is in
reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.
“Reportable
Event”:
any of
the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as
to
which the thirty day notice period is waived under subsections .27, .28, .29,
.30, .31, .32, .34 or .35 of PBGC Reg. § 4043.
“Required
Lenders”:
at any
time, the holders of more than 50% of the sum of (a) the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding, (b) the Total Revolving
Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been
terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding and (c)
the New Term Commitments then in effect.
“Requirement
of Law”:
as to
any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws or other organizational
or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation
or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority,
in
each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property
or to
which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Responsible
Officer”:
the
chief executive officer, president or chief financial officer of the Borrower,
but in any event, with respect to financial matters, any of the chief financial
officer, principal accounting officer, senior vice president - strategic
planning, vice president - finance and corporate treasurer or any other
financial officer of the Borrower.
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“Restatement
Effective Date”:
the
date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 hereof shall
have been satisfied.
“Restricted
Payments”:
as
defined in Section 7.6.
“Revolving
Commitment”:
as to
any Revolving Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Loans
and
participate in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal
and/or face amount not to exceed, as applicable, (a) the amount set forth
opposite such Lender’s name under the heading “Revolving
Commitment”
on
Schedule 1.1 or (b) the amount set forth in any Assignment and Assumption to
which such Lender is a party as an Assignee, in each case as the same may be
changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Revolving
Commitment Period”:
the
period ending on the Revolving Termination Date.
“Revolving
Extensions of Credit”:
as to
any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the
aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans held by such Lender then
outstanding, (b) such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the L/C Obligations then
outstanding and (c) such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the aggregate
principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding.
“Revolving
Facility”:
as
defined in the definition of “Facility”.
“Revolving
Lender”:
each
Lender that has a Revolving Commitment or that holds Revolving Loans or is
an
Issuing Lender.
“Revolving
Loans”:
as
defined in Section 2.1(b).
“Revolving
Percentage”:
as to
any Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Revolving
Commitment then constitutes of the Total Revolving Commitments (or, at any
time
after the Revolving Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage
which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans then
outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving
Loans
then outstanding).
“Revolving
Termination Date”:
March
6, 2013.
“SEC”:
the
Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto and any analogous
Governmental Authority.
“Securitization”:
a
public or private offering by a Lender or any of its Affiliates or their
respective successors and assigns, of securities which represent an interest
in,
or which are collateralized, in whole or in part, by the Loans.
“Senior
Note Intercreditor Agreement”:
the
Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2004, between the Administrative
Agent and the Trustee under the CCO Senior Note Indenture.
“Shell
Subsidiary”:
any
Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a “shell” company having (a) assets (either
directly or through any Subsidiary or other Equity Interests) with an aggregate
value not exceeding $100,000 and (b) no operations.
“Silo
Credit Agreements”:
as
defined in the Existing Credit Agreement (as defined in the Existing Credit
Agreement).
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“Silo
Guarantee and Collateral Agreements”:
as
defined in the Existing Credit Agreement (as defined in the Existing Credit
Agreement).
“Single
Employer Plan”:
any
Plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but that is not a Multiemployer
Plan.
“Solvent”:
when
used with respect to any Person, means that, as of any date of determination,
(a) the amount of the “present fair saleable value” of the assets of such Person
will, as of such date, exceed the amount of all “liabilities of such Person,
contingent or otherwise”, as of such date, as such quoted terms are determined
in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing determinations
of
the insolvency of debtors, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets
of
such Person will, as of such date, be greater than the amount that will be
required to pay the liability of such Person on its debts as such debts become
absolute and matured, (c) such Person will not have, as of such date, an
unreasonably small amount of capital with which to conduct its business, and
(d)
such Person will be able to pay its debts as they mature. For purposes of this
definition, (i) “debt” means liability on a “claim”, and (ii) “claim” means any
(x) right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment,
liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed,
undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured or (y) right to an equitable
remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right to
payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to
judgment, fixed or contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed or undisputed,
or
secured or unsecured.
“Specified
Cash Management Agreement”:
any
agreement providing for treasury, depositary or cash management services,
including in connection with any automated clearing house transfers of funds
and
purchasing card exposure, or any similar transactions between the Borrower
or
any Guarantor and any Lender or affiliate thereof or, in the case of any
agreement in effect on the Restatement Effective Date, any former Lender that
was a Lender on the Restatement Effective Date, or any of their respective
affiliates, which has been designated by such Lender and the Borrower, by notice
to the Administrative Agent not later than 90 days after the execution and
delivery by the Borrower or such Guarantor (or, if later, 90 days after the
date
hereof), as a “Specified Cash Management Agreement”
“Specified
Change of Control”:
a
“Change of Control” as defined in, or any event or condition of the type
described in Section 8(k) contained in, the documentation governing any
Indebtedness of Holdings or any Specified Long-Term Indebtedness having an
aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of $200,000,000.
“Specified
Excluded Subsidiary”:
any
Foreign Subsidiary, any Shell Subsidiary, any Qualified LaGrange Entity, any
Excluded Acquired Subsidiary and any Regulated Subsidiary.
“Specified
Hedge Agreement”:
any
Hedge Agreement entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with
any
Person that is a Lender or an affiliate of a Lender at the time such Hedge
Agreement is entered into, in respect of interest rates or currency exchange
rates, and in the case of Hedge Agreements outstanding on the date hereof,
any
such Hedge Agreement that was a “Specified Hedge Agreement” as defined in the
Existing Credit Agreement.
“Specified
Intracreditor Group”:
any
Lender together with, unless otherwise agreed by the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, each Approved Fund to which such Lender has assigned
a
portion of its Commitments or Loans under any Facility smaller than the minimum
assignment amount specified in Section 10.6(b)(ii)(A) for Assignees other than
Lenders, affiliates of Lenders and Approved Funds.
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“Specified
Long-Term Indebtedness”:
any
Indebtedness of the Borrower incurred pursuant to Section 7.2(e).
“Specified
Subordinated Debt”:
any
Indebtedness of the Borrower issued directly or indirectly to Xxxx X. Xxxxx
or
any of his Affiliates (including any Qualified Parent Company), so long as
such
Indebtedness (a) qualifies as Specified Long-Term Indebtedness and (b) has
terms
and conditions substantially identical to those set forth in Exhibit
H.
“Subsidiary”:
as to
any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other
entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary
voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such
power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority
of
the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or
other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise
controlled, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, or
both,
by such Person; provided,
that
Non-Recourse Subsidiaries shall be deemed not to constitute “Subsidiaries” for
the purposes of this Agreement (other than the definition of “Non-Recourse
Subsidiary”). Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to
“Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of
the Borrower.
“Subsidiary
Guarantor”:
each
Subsidiary of the Borrower other than any Specified Excluded Subsidiary, in
each
case to the extent that such Person has become a “Grantor” under the Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement; provided
that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, each Qualified LaGrange Entity shall be treated
as a Subsidiary Guarantor for the purposes of Section 7.
“Swingline
Commitment”:
the
obligation of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans pursuant to Section
2.4 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed
$75,000,000.
“Swingline
Lender”:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, in its capacity as the lender of Swingline
Loans.
“Swingline
Loans”:
as
defined in Section 2.4.
“Swingline
Participation Amount”:
as
defined in Section 2.5(c).
“Syndication
Agents”:
as
defined in the preamble hereto.
“Term
Facility”:
as
defined in the definition of “Facility”.
“Term
Lender”:
any
Lender that holds a Term Loan.
“Term
Loan”:
any
Existing Term Loan, New Term Loan or Incremental Term Loan.
“Term
Percentage”:
as to
any Term Lender at any time, the percentage which the amount of such Lender’s
New Term Loan or Existing Term Loan, as applicable, then outstanding constitutes
of the aggregate principal amount of the New Term Loans or Existing Term Loans,
as applicable, then outstanding.
“Test
Date”:
as
defined in Section 7.7(j).
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“Total
Net Proceeds”:
in
connection with any Asset Sale or any Recovery Event, the sum, without
duplication, of (a) the proceeds thereof in the form of cash and Cash
Equivalents and (b) the amount of any deferred payment of principal pursuant
to
a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or
otherwise (whether or not received at the time “Total Net Proceeds” is
calculated in connection with such Asset Sale or Recovery Event), net of
attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees and consultants’
fees (in each case, including costs and disbursements), amounts required to
be
applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien expressly permitted
hereunder on any asset that is the subject of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event
(other than any Lien pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) and
other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith
and
net of taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof
(after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any
tax
sharing arrangements).
“Total
Revolving Commitments”:
at any
time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments then in
effect.
“Total
Revolving Extensions of Credit”:
at any
time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit outstanding
at
such time.
“Transferee”:
any
Assignee or Participant.
“Type”:
as to
any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.
“United
States”:
the
United States of America.
“Wholly
Owned Subsidiary”:
as to
any Person, any other Person all of the Equity Interests of which (other than
(i) directors’ qualifying shares required by law or (ii) in the case of CC VIII,
LLC, the CCVIII Interest) are owned by such Person directly or through other
Wholly Owned Subsidiaries or a combination thereof.
“Wholly
Owned Subsidiary Guarantor”:
any
Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower;
provided
that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, each Qualified LaGrange Entity shall be treated
as a Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor for purposes of Section 7.
1.2. Other
Definitional Provisions; Pro Forma Calculations.
(a)
Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall
have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or any
certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or
thereto.
(b) As
used
herein and in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document
made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, (i) accounting terms relating
to
Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not defined in Section 1.1 and
accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined,
shall
have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP, (ii) the words “include”,
“includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without
limitation”, (iii) the word “incur” shall be construed to mean incur, create,
issue, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist (and the words
“incurred” and “incurrence” shall have correlative meanings), (iv) the words
“asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect
and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties,
including cash, Equity Interests, securities, revenues, accounts, leasehold
interests, contract rights and any other “assets” as such term is defined under
GAAP and (v) references to agreements or other Contractual Obligations shall,
unless otherwise specified, be deemed to refer to such agreements or Contractual
Obligations as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time
to time.
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(c) The
words
“hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this
Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are
to
this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(d) The
meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both
the
singular and plural forms of such terms.
(e) For
the
purposes of calculating Annualized Operating Cash Flow, Annualized Pro Forma
Operating Cash Flow and Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for any period (a
“Test
Period”),
(i)
if at any time during the period (a “Pro
Forma Period”)
commencing on the second day of such Test Period and ending on the last day
of
such Test Period (or, in the case of any pro forma calculation made pursuant
hereto in respect of a particular transaction, ending on the date such
transaction is consummated and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein,
after giving effect thereto), the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made
any
Material Disposition, the Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for such Test Period
shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated Operating Cash Flow
(if
positive) attributable to the property which is the subject of such Material
Disposition for such Test Period or increased by an amount equal to the
Consolidated Operating Cash Flow (if negative) attributable thereto for such
Test Period; (ii) if, during such Pro Forma Period, the Borrower or any
Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition and Consolidated Operating
Cash Flow for such Test Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma
effect
thereto (including the incurrence or assumption of any Indebtedness in
connection therewith) as if such Material Acquisition (and the incurrence or
assumption of any such Indebtedness) occurred on the first day of such Test
Period; and (iii) if, during such Pro Forma Period, any Person that subsequently
became a Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Borrower or any Subsidiary
during such Pro Forma Period shall have entered into any disposition or
acquisition transaction that would have required an adjustment pursuant to
clause (i) or (ii) above if made by the Borrower or a Subsidiary during such
Pro
Forma Period and Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for such Test Period shall
be
calculated after giving pro forma
effect
thereto as if such transaction occurred on the first day of such Test Period.
For the purposes of this paragraph, pro forma
calculations regarding the amount of income or earnings relating to any Material
Disposition or Material Acquisition shall in each case be determined in good
faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. As used in this Section 1.2(e),
“Material Acquisition” means any acquisition of property or series of related
acquisitions of property that (i) constitutes assets comprising all or
substantially all of an operating unit of a business or constitutes all or
substantially all of the Equity Interests of a Person and (ii) involves the
payment of Consideration by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of
$1,000,000; and “Material Disposition” means any Disposition of property or
series of related Dispositions of property that yields gross proceeds to the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $1,000,000.
(f) For
avoidance of doubt, in order to determine pursuant
to any provision of Section 7 that no Default or Event of Default results from
a
particular transaction, pro forma
compliance with Section 7.1 shall be required.
SECTION
2. AMOUNT
AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS
2.1. Commitments.
(a)
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, (i) each Existing Term Lender
severally agrees to maintain its “Term Loan” (as defined in the Existing Credit
Agreement) hereunder as an “Existing
Term Loan”,
(ii)
each New Term Lender severally agrees to make “New
Term Loans”
from
time to time pursuant to up to 5 borrowings during the period from the
Restatement Effective Date to and including April 30, 2007 in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed its New Term Commitment and (iii) each
Incremental Term Lender severally agrees to make one or more term loans (each,
an “Incremental
Term Loan”)
to the
extent provided in Section 2.1(c). The Term Loans may
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from
time
to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and
notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2
and 2.10.
(b) Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, each Revolving Lender severally agrees
to
make revolving credit loans (“Revolving
Loans”)
to the
Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Commitment Period in an
aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding which, when added to
such
Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the sum of (i) the L/C Obligations then
outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans
then
outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment.
During the Revolving Commitment Period, the Borrower may use the Revolving
Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or in part,
and
reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The
Revolving Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as
determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in
accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.10.
(c) The
Borrower and any one or more Lenders (including New Lenders) may from time
to
time agree that such Lenders shall make Incremental Term Loans by executing
and
delivering to the Administrative Agent an Incremental Facility Activation Notice
specifying (i) the amount of such Incremental Term Loans, (ii) the
applicable Incremental Facility Closing Date, (iii) the applicable Incremental
Term Maturity Date, (iv) the amortization schedule for such Incremental
Term Loans, which shall comply with Section 2.3, (v) the Applicable
Margin for such Incremental Term Loans and (vi) the proposed original issue
discount applicable to such Incremental Term Loans, if any. Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, without the consent of the Required Lenders, (A) the aggregate amount
of borrowings of Incremental Term Loans shall not exceed $1,000,000,000, (B)
each increase effected pursuant to this paragraph shall be in a minimum amount
of at least $100,000,000, (C) no more than three Incremental Facility Closing
Dates may be selected by the Borrower after the Restatement Effective Date
and
(D) no Incremental Term Loans may be borrowed if a Default or Event of Default
is in existence after giving pro forma
effect
thereto. No Lender shall have any obligation to participate in any increase
described in this paragraph unless it agrees to do so in its sole
discretion.
(d) Any
additional bank, financial institution or other entity which, with the consent
of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld), elects to become a “Lender” under this Agreement in
connection with any transaction described in Section 2.1(c) shall execute a
New
Lender Supplement (each, a “New
Lender Supplement”),
substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1, whereupon such bank, financial
institution or other entity (a “New
Lender”)
shall
become a Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a
party
hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this
Agreement.
2.2. Procedure
for Borrowing.
In
order to effect a borrowing hereunder, the Borrower shall give the
Administrative Agent a Notice of Borrowing (which notice must be received by
the
Administrative Agent prior to 1:00 P.M., New York City time, (a) three Business
Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Eurodollar Loans,
or
(b) one Business Day prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of
ABR
Loans) (provided
that any
such Notice of Borrowing of ABR Loans under the Revolving Facility to finance
payments required by Section 3.5 may be given not later than 1:00 P.M. New
York
City time, on the date of the proposed borrowing), specifying (i) the
Facility under which such Loan is to be borrowed, (ii) the amount and Type
of Loans to be borrowed, (iii) the requested Borrowing Date and (iv) in the
case of Eurodollar Loans, the respective amounts of each such Type of Loan
and
the respective lengths of the initial Interest Period therefor. Each borrowing
shall be in an aggregate amount equal to (A) with respect to Revolving Loans,
(x) in the case of ABR Loans, $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000
in
excess thereof (or, if the then aggregate relevant Available Revolving
Commitments are less than $5,000,000, such lesser amount) and (y) in the case
of
Eurodollar Loans, $10,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess
thereof; provided,
that
the
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Swingline
Lender may request, on behalf of the Borrower, borrowings under the Revolving
Commitments that are ABR Loans in other amounts pursuant to Section 2.5 and
(B)
with respect to New Term Loans, $100,000,000 or a whole multiple of $50,000,000
in excess thereof. Upon receipt of any Notice of Borrowing from the Borrower,
the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
Each relevant Lender will make the amount of its pro rata
share of
each borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
Borrower at the Funding Office prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on
the
Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds immediately available to
the
Administrative Agent; provided
that, in
the event that any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent
any portion of such amount prior to 12:30 P.M. New York City time on the
relevant Borrowing Date, the Borrower shall be deemed to have provided notice
to
the Swingline Lender in accordance with Section 2.5 requesting a Swingline
Loan
in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of any such shortfall, rounded
up to
the applicable whole multiple of $500,000 (but in no event exceeding, together
with all outstanding Swingline Loans, the Swingline Commitment). Such borrowing
(including any such Swingline Loan) will then be made available not later
than
1:00 P.M., New York City time, to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent
crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of such office with the
aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the
relevant Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative
Agent.
2.3. Repayment
of Loans.
(a) The
New
Term Loans of each Term Lender shall mature in 25 installments (each due on
the
last day of each calendar quarter, except for the last such installment),
commencing on March 31, 2008, each of which shall be in an amount equal to
such
Lender’s Term Percentage multiplied by (i) in the case of the first 24 such
installments, 0.25% of the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the New
Term
Loans borrowed under the New Term Commitments and (ii) in the case of the last
such installment (which shall be due on March 6, 2014), 94.0% of such sum or
the
remaining principal balance of all New Term Loans outstanding on such date
if
different.
(b)
The
Existing Term Loans of each Term Lender shall mature in 24 installments (each
due on the last day of each calendar quarter, except for the last such
installment), commencing on September 30, 2007, each of which shall be in an
amount equal to such Lender’s Term Percentage multiplied by (i) in the case of
the first 23 such installments, 0.25% of the sum of the aggregate principal
amount of the Existing Term Loans outstanding on the Restatement Effective
Date
and (ii) in the case of the last such installment (which shall be due on April
28, 2013), 94.25% of such sum or the remaining principal balance of all Existing
Term Loans outstanding on such date if different.
(c)
The
Incremental Term Loans of each Incremental Term Lender shall mature in
consecutive installments (which shall be no more frequent than quarterly) as
specified in the Incremental Facility Activation Notice pursuant to which such
Incremental Term Loans were made, provided
that,
prior to the final maturity of the Term Loans, the aggregate amount of such
installments for any four consecutive fiscal quarters shall not exceed 1% of
the
aggregate principal amount of such Incremental Term Loans on the date such
Loans
were first made.
(d)
The
Borrower shall repay all outstanding Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans on
the
Revolving Termination Date.
2.4. Swingline
Commitment.
Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender agrees to make a
portion of the credit otherwise available to the Borrower under the Revolving
Commitments from time to time during the Revolving Commitment Period by making
swingline loans (“Swingline
Loans”)
to the
Borrower; provided
that (a)
the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans outstanding at any time shall
not exceed the Swingline Commitment then in
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effect
(notwithstanding that the Swingline Loans outstanding at any time, when
aggregated with the Swingline Lender’s other outstanding Revolving Loans
hereunder, may exceed the Swingline Commitment then in effect) and (b) the
Borrower shall not request, and the Swingline Lender shall not make, any
Swingline Loan if, after giving effect to the making of such Swingline Loan,
the
aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Commitments would be less than
zero.
During the Revolving Commitment Period, the Borrower may use the Swingline
Commitment by borrowing, repaying and reborrowing, all in accordance with
the
terms and conditions hereof. Swingline Loans shall be ABR Loans
only.
2.5. Procedure
for Swingline Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans.
(a)
Whenever the Borrower desires that the Swingline Lender make Swingline Loans
it
shall give the Swingline Lender irrevocable telephonic notice confirmed promptly
in writing (which telephonic notice must be received by the Swingline Lender
not
later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the proposed Borrowing Date),
specifying (i) the amount to be borrowed and (ii) the requested Borrowing Date
(which shall be a Business Day during the Revolving Commitment Period). Each
borrowing under the Swingline Commitment shall be in an amount equal to
$1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof. Not later than
3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date specified in a notice
in
respect of Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender shall make available to the
Administrative Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately available
funds equal to the amount of the Swingline Loan to be made by the Swingline
Lender. The Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Swingline
Loan
available to the Borrower on such Borrowing Date by depositing such proceeds
in
the account of the Borrower with the Administrative Agent on such Borrowing
Date
in immediately available funds.
(b) The
Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole and absolute
discretion and in consultation with the Borrower (provided that the failure
to
so consult shall not affect the ability of the Swingline Lender to make the
following request) may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably
directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), on one Business Day’s notice
given by the Swingline Lender no later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time,
request each Revolving Lender to make, and each Revolving Lender hereby agrees
to make, a Revolving Loan, in an amount equal to such Revolving Lender’s
Restatement Percentage of the aggregate amount of the Swingline Loans (the
“Refunded
Swingline Loans”)
outstanding on the date of such notice, to repay the Swingline Lender. Each
Revolving Lender shall make the amount of such Revolving Loan available to
the
Administrative Agent at the Funding Office in immediately available funds,
not
later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, one Business Day after the date
of
such notice. The proceeds of such Revolving Loans shall be immediately made
available by the Administrative Agent to the Swingline Lender for application
by
the Swingline Lender to the repayment of the Refunded Swingline Loans. The
Borrower irrevocably authorizes the Swingline Lender to charge the Borrower’s
accounts with the Administrative Agent (up to the amount available in each
such
account) in order to immediately pay the amount of such Refunded Swingline
Loans
to the extent amounts received from the Revolving Lenders are not sufficient
to
repay in full such Refunded Swingline Loans.
(c) If
prior
to the time a Revolving Loan would have otherwise been made pursuant to Section
2.5(b), one of the events described in Section 8(g) shall have occurred and
be
continuing with respect to the Borrower or if for any other reason, as
determined by the Swingline Lender in its sole discretion, Revolving Loans
may
not be made as contemplated by Section 2.5(b), each Revolving Lender shall,
on
the date such Revolving Loan was to have been made pursuant to the notice
referred to in Section 2.5(b), purchase for cash an undivided participating
interest in the then outstanding Swingline Loans by paying to the Swingline
Lender an amount (the “Swingline
Participation Amount”)
equal
to (i) such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Percentage times
(ii) the
sum of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding that
were to have been repaid with such Revolving Loans.
(d) Whenever,
at any time after the Swingline Lender has received from any Revolving Lender
such Lender’s Swingline Participation Amount, the Swingline Lender receives any
payment on account of the Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender will distribute
to such Lender its Swingline
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Participation
Amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect
the
period of time during which such Lender’s participating interest was outstanding
and funded and, in the case of principal and interest payments, to reflect
such
Lender’s pro rata
portion
of such payment if such payment is not sufficient to pay the principal of
and
interest on all Swingline Loans then due); provided,
however,
that in
the event that such payment received by the Swingline Lender is required
to be
returned, such Revolving Lender will return to the Swingline Lender any portion
thereof previously distributed to it by the Swingline Lender.
(e) Each
Revolving Lender’s obligation to make the Loans referred to in Section 2.5(b)
and to purchase participating interests pursuant to Section 2.5(c) shall be
absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance,
including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right
that
such Revolving Lender or the Borrower may have against the Swingline Lender,
the
Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence
or
continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any
of
the other conditions specified in Section 5; (iii) any adverse change in the
condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower; (iv) any breach of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower, any other Loan Party
or
any other Revolving Lender; or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event
whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
2.6. Commitment
Fees, Etc.
(a)
The
Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Revolving Lender a nonrefundable commitment fee through the last day of the
Revolving Commitment Period computed at 0.50% per annum on the average daily
amount of the Available Revolving Commitment, payable quarterly in arrears
on
the last day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolving
Termination Date.
(b) The
Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts
and
on the dates previously agreed to in writing by the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent.
2.7. Termination
or Reduction of Commitments.
The
Borrower shall have the right, upon notice delivered to the Administrative
Agent
no later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, at least three Business Days prior
to the proposed date of termination or reduction, to terminate the Revolving
Commitments or, from time to time, to reduce the amount of the Revolving
Commitments; provided
that no
such termination or reduction shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto
and to any prepayments of the Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans made on the
effective date thereof, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed
the Total Revolving Commitments. Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal
to $10,000,000, or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, shall
reduce permanently the Revolving Commitments then in effect and shall be applied
pro rata
to the
scheduled reductions thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant
to
this Section shall be irrevocable, provided that such notice may state that
it
is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, the
consummation of a particular Disposition or the occurrence of a change of
control, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice
to
the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such
condition is not satisfied.
2.8. Optional
Prepayments.
(a) The
Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay the Loans, in whole or
in
part, without premium or penalty, upon notice delivered to the Administrative
Agent no later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, at least three Business
Days
prior thereto in the case of Eurodollar Loans and no later than 1:00 P.M.,
New
York City time, at least one Business Day prior thereto in the case of ABR
Loans, which notice shall specify the date and amount of prepayment and whether
the prepayment is of Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans; provided,
that if
a Eurodollar Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest
Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing
pursuant to Section 2.18. Upon receipt of any such notice,
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the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
If any
such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and
payable on the date specified therein, together with (except in the case
of
Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans and Swingline Loans) accrued interest
to such
date on the amount prepaid. Optional prepayments of the Existing Term Loans
made
prior to April 28, 2007 with the proceeds of a substantially concurrent issuance
or incurrence of new term loans or other syndicated financing (which shall
be
deemed to have occurred in the event of any repricing of the Existing Term
Loans
hereunder) shall be accompanied by a prepayment fee, for the account of the
Existing Term Lenders, equal to 1.0% of the amount so prepaid. Partial
prepayments of Term Loans and Revolving Loans shall be in an aggregate principal
amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.
Partial prepayments of Swingline Loans shall be in an aggregate principal
amount
of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof. Each notice
delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable,
provided that such notice may state that it is conditioned upon the
effectiveness of other credit facilities, the consummation of a particular
Disposition or the occurrence of a change of control, in which case such
notice
may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on
or
prior to the specified prepayment date) if such condition is not
satisfied.
(b)
All
voluntary prepayments of Term Loans (other than Existing Term Loans) effected
on
or prior to the first anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date, in each
case with the proceeds of a substantially concurrent incurrence or issuance
of
term loans pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise (excluding a refinancing
of
all of the Facilities outstanding under this Agreement in connection with
another transaction not permitted by this Agreement (as determined prior to
giving effect to any amendment or waiver of this Agreement being adopted in
connection with such transaction), provided
that the
primary purpose of such transaction is not to refinance Indebtedness hereunder
at an Applicable Margin or similar interest rate spread more favorable to the
Borrower), shall be accompanied by a prepayment fee equal to 1.00% of the
aggregate amount of such prepayments if the Applicable Margin or similar
interest rate spread applicable to such new loans is or, upon the satisfaction
of conditions provided for in the documentation governing such new loans, would
be, less than the Applicable Margin applicable to the Term Loans being prepaid.
For purposes of this paragraph (b), a prepayment of the Term Loans shall be
deemed to have occurred in the event of any repricing thereof.
2.9. Mandatory
Prepayments.
(a) If
on any date the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall receive Net Cash
Proceeds from any Asset Sale or Recovery Event then, with respect to an amount
equal to 75% of such Net Cash Proceeds (“Allocated
Proceeds”;
provided
that the
Borrower or such Subsidiary may instead deem a portion of such Net Cash Proceeds
equal to the first 75% of the Total Net Proceeds to the Borrower or such
Subsidiary from such Asset Sale or Recovery Event, when and as received, to
be
the Allocated Proceeds of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event), (i) if such
Allocated Proceeds are not Reinvestment Proceeds, such Allocated Proceeds shall
be applied on the fifth Business Day after the date such proceeds are received
toward the prepayment of the Term Loans or (ii) if such Allocated Proceeds
are
Reinvestment Proceeds, on each Reinvestment Prepayment Date, an amount equal
to
the relevant Reinvestment Prepayment Amount shall be applied toward the
prepayment of the Term Loans.
(b)
The
application of any prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.9 shall be made
first,
to ABR
Loans and, second,
to
Eurodollar Loans. Each prepayment of the Loans under this Section 2.9 shall
be
accompanied by accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the amount
prepaid.
2.10. Conversion
and Continuation Options.
(a) The
Borrower may elect from time to time to convert Eurodollar Loans to ABR Loans
by
giving the Administrative Agent at least two Business Days’ prior irrevocable
notice of such election, provided
that any
such conversion of Eurodollar Loans may only be made on the last day of an
Interest Period with respect thereto. The Borrower may elect
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from
time
to time to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans by giving the Administrative
Agent irrevocable notice of such election no later than 1:00 P.M. New York
City
time, on the third Business Day prior to the proposed conversion date (which
notice shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period therefor),
provided
that no
ABR Loan may be converted into a Eurodollar Loan when any Event of Default
has
occurred and is continuing. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
(b) Any
Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such by the Borrower giving irrevocable
notice to the Administrative Agent at least three Business Days prior to the
expiration of the then current Interest Period, in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set forth in Section 1.1, of
the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Loans,
provided
that (i)
if so required by the Administrative Agent, no Eurodollar Loan may be continued
as such when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) if
the
Borrower shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this
paragraph, the relevant Eurodollar Loans shall be automatically converted to
Eurodollar Loans having a one-month Interest Period on the last day of the
then
expiring Interest Period. Upon receipt of any such notice, the Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
2.11. Limitations
on Eurodollar Tranches.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings,
conversions and continuations of Eurodollar Loans hereunder and all selections
of Interest Periods hereunder shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant
to
such elections so that, (a) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal
amount of the Eurodollar Loans comprising each Eurodollar Tranche shall be
equal
to $10,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (b)
no
more than fifteen Eurodollar Tranches shall be outstanding at any one
time.
2.12. Interest
Rates and Payment Dates.
(a)
Each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest
Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate
determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin.
(b) Each
ABR
Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the ABR plus the
Applicable Margin.
(c) (i)
If
all or a portion of the principal amount of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation
shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration
or
otherwise), all outstanding Loans and Reimbursement Obligations (whether or
not
overdue) shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of
the
Loans, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the
foregoing provisions of this Section plus
2% or
(y) in the case of Reimbursement Obligations, the rate applicable to ABR Loans
under the Revolving Facility plus
2%, and
(ii) if all or a portion of any interest payable on any Loan or Reimbursement
Obligation or any commitment fee or other amount payable hereunder shall not
be
paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise),
such overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate
then applicable to ABR Loans under the relevant Facility plus
2% (or,
in the case of any such other amounts that do not relate to a particular
Facility, the rate then applicable to ABR Loans under the Revolving Facility
plus
2%), in
each case, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, from the date of such
non-payment until such amount is paid in full (as well after as before
judgment).
(d) Interest
shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, provided
that
interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable
from time to time on demand.
2.13. Computation
of Interest and Fees.
(a)
Interest and fees payable pursuant hereto shall be calculated on the basis
of a
360-day year for the actual days elapsed, except that, with respect to
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ABR
Loans
the rate of interest on which is calculated on the basis of the Prime Rate,
the
interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as
the
case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed. The Administrative Agent
shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders
of
each determination of a Eurodollar Rate. Any change in the interest rate
on a
Loan resulting from a change in the ABR or the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements
shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which
such
change becomes effective. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable
notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of the effective date and the
amount of each such change in interest rate.
(b) Each
determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower
and
the Lenders in the absence of manifest error. The Administrative Agent shall,
at
the request of the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower a statement showing the
quotations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate
pursuant to Section 2.12(a).
2.14. Inability
to Determine Interest Rate.
If
prior to the first day of any Interest Period:
(a) the
Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be
conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances
affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for
ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period, or
(b) the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Majority Facility
Lenders in respect of the relevant Facility that the Eurodollar Rate determined
or to be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly
reflect the cost to such Lenders (as conclusively certified by such Lenders)
of
making or maintaining their affected Loans during such Interest
Period,
the
Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the
Borrower and the relevant Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. If such
notice is given (x) any Eurodollar Loans under the relevant Facility requested
to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans,
(y) any Loans under the relevant Facility that were to have been converted
on the first day of such Interest Period to Eurodollar Loans shall be continued
as ABR Loans and (z) any outstanding Eurodollar Loans under the relevant
Facility shall be converted, on the last day of the then-current Interest
Period, to ABR Loans. Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative
Agent, no further Eurodollar Loans under the relevant Facility shall be made
or
continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert Loans under
the relevant Facility to Eurodollar Loans.
2.15. Pro
Rata Treatment and Payments.
(a)
Each borrowing by the Borrower from the Revolving Lenders hereunder, each
payment by the Borrower on account of any commitment fee in respect of the
Revolving Commitments and any reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall
be
made pro rata
according to the Revolving Commitments of the Revolving Lenders. Each borrowing
by the Borrower from the New Term Lenders hereunder shall be made pro rata
according to the New Term Commitments of the New Term Lenders.
(b) Each
payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal
of
and interest on the Term Loans shall be made pro rata
according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Term Loans
then
held by the Term Lenders. The amount of each principal prepayment of the Term
Loans shall be applied to reduce the then remaining installments of the Term
Loans pro rata
based
upon the then remaining principal amount of such installments. Amounts repaid
or
prepaid on account of the Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
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(c) Each
payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal
of
and interest on the Revolving Loans shall be made pro rata
according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving
Loans
then held by the Revolving Lenders.
(d) All
payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether
on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without
setoff or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 1:00 P.M., New York City
time,
on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the
Lenders, at the Funding Office, in Dollars and in immediately available funds.
The Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments to the Lenders promptly
upon receipt in like funds as received. If any payment hereunder (other than
payments on the Eurodollar Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than
a
Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business
Day. If any payment on a Eurodollar Loan becomes due and payable on a day other
than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next
succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend
such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall
be
made on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the case of any extension
of
any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest
thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such
extension.
(e) Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender
prior
to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would constitute
its share of such borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, the
Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available
to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance
upon
such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If
such
amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by the required time
on
the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent,
on demand, such amount with interest thereon at a rate equal to the daily
average Federal Funds Effective Rate for the period until such Lender makes
such
amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent. A certificate of
the
Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing
under this paragraph shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
If
such Lender’s share of such borrowing is not made available to the
Administrative Agent by such Lender within three Business Days of such Borrowing
Date, the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover such amount
with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans under the
relevant Facility, on demand, from the Borrower. Nothing in this paragraph
shall
be deemed to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or the Borrower
against any Lender.
(f) Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by the Borrower
prior to the date of any payment being made hereunder that the Borrower will
not
make such payment to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may
assume that the Borrower is making such payment, and the Administrative Agent
may, but shall not be required to, in reliance upon such assumption, make
available to the Lenders their respective pro rata
shares
of a corresponding amount. If such payment is not made to the Administrative
Agent by the Borrower within three Business Days of such required date, the
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover, on demand, from each Lender
to which any amount which was made available pursuant to the preceding sentence,
such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum equal to the daily
average Federal Funds Effective Rate. Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit
the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the
Borrower.
2.16. Requirements
of Law.
(a) If
the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation
or application thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive
(whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other
Governmental Authority made subsequent to the Restatement Effective
Date:
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(i) shall
subject any Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this
Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any Application or any Eurodollar Loan made
by
it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect
thereof (except for Non-Excluded Taxes covered by Section 2.17 and changes
in
the rate of tax on the overall net income of such Lender);
(ii) shall
impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory
loan
or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities
in
or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or
any
other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender that is not otherwise
included in the determination of the Eurodollar Rate hereunder; or
(iii) shall
impose on such Lender any other condition;
and
the
result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender, by an
amount that such Lender deems to be material, of making, converting into,
continuing or maintaining Eurodollar Loans or issuing or participating in
Letters of Credit, or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect
thereof, then, in any such case, the Borrower shall promptly pay such Lender,
upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender
for
such increased cost or reduced amount receivable. If any Lender becomes entitled
to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this paragraph, it shall promptly
notify the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the event
by
reason of which it has become so entitled.
(b) If
any
Lender shall have determined that the adoption of or any change in any
Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy or in the interpretation or
application thereof or compliance by such Lender or any corporation controlling
such Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether
or
not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority made subsequent
to
the Restatement Effective Date shall have the effect of reducing the rate of
return on such Lender’s or such corporation’s capital as a consequence of its
obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level
below that which such Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for
such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or
such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount
deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, after submission
by such Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of
a
written request therefor, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional
amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction;
provided
that the
Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this paragraph
for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Lender
notifies the Borrower of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor;
and provided further
that, if
the circumstances giving rise to such claim have a retroactive effect, then
such
six-month period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive
effect.
(c) A
certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section
submitted by any Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative
Agent) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The obligations
of
the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall survive the termination of this
Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable
hereunder.
2.17. Taxes.
(a) All
payments made by the Borrower under this Agreement shall be made free and clear
of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present
or
future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees,
deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected,
withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority, excluding net income taxes
and franchise taxes (imposed in lieu of net income taxes) imposed on the
Administrative
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Agent
or
any Lender as a result of a present or former connection between the
Administrative Agent or such Lender and the jurisdiction of the Governmental
Authority imposing such tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority
thereof or therein (other than any such connection arising solely from the
Administrative Agent or such Lender having executed, delivered or performed
its
obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or any
other Loan Document). If any such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
charges, fees, deductions or withholdings (“Non-Excluded
Taxes”)
or
Other Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder, the amounts so payable to the
Administrative Agent or such Lender shall be increased to the extent necessary
to yield to the Administrative Agent or such Lender (after payment of all
Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable
hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement,
provided,
however,
that
the Borrower shall not be required to increase any such amounts payable to
any
Lender with respect to any Non-Excluded Taxes (i) that are attributable to
such
Lender’s failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph (d) or (e) of this
Section or (ii) that are United States withholding taxes imposed on amounts
payable to such Lender at the time the Lender becomes a party to this Agreement,
except to the extent that such Lender’s assignor (if any) was entitled, at the
time of assignment, to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with
respect
to such Non-Excluded Taxes pursuant to this paragraph.
(b) In
addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental
Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) Whenever
any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are payable by the Borrower, as promptly
as possible thereafter the Borrower shall send to the Administrative Agent
for
its own account or for the account of the relevant Lender, as the case may
be, a
certified copy of an original official receipt received by the Borrower showing
payment thereof. If the Borrower fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other
Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the
Administrative Agent the required receipts or other required documentary
evidence, the Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
for any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by
the
Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure.
(d) Each
Lender (or Transferee) that is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “Non-U.S.
Lender”)
shall
deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a
Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have
been
purchased) two copies of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or
Form W-8ECI, or, in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S.
federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect
to payments of “portfolio interest”, a statement substantially in the form of
Exhibit G and a Form W-8BEN, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors
thereto, properly completed and duly executed by such Non-U.S. Lender claiming
complete exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax on all payments by the
Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Such forms shall
be
delivered by each Non-U.S. Lender on or before the date it becomes a party
to
this Agreement (or, in the case of any Participant, on or before the date such
Participant purchases the related participation). In addition, each Non-U.S.
Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity
of
any form previously delivered by such Non-U.S. Lender. Each Non-U.S. Lender
shall promptly notify the Borrower at any time it determines that it is no
longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to the
Borrower (or any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing
authorities for such purpose). The inability of a Non-U.S. Lender (or a
Transferee) to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 2.17(d) as a result
of
a change in law after the date such Lender (or a Transferee) becomes a Lender
(or a Transferee) hereunder or as a result of a change in circumstances of
the
Borrower or the use of proceeds of such Lender’s (or Transferee’s) Loans shall
not constitute a failure to comply with this Section 2.17(d) and accordingly
the
indemnities to which such Person is entitled pursuant to this Section 2.17
shall
not be affected as a result of such inability. If a
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Lender
(or Transferee) as to which the preceding sentence does not apply is unable
to
deliver any form pursuant to this Section 2.17(d), the sole consequence of
such
failure to deliver as a result of such inability shall be that the indemnity
described in Section 2.17(a) hereof for any Non-Excluded Taxes shall not
be
available to such Lender or Transferee with respect to the period that would
otherwise be covered by such form.
(e) A
Lender
that is entitled to an exemption from non-U.S. 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 documentation prescribed by applicable
law
as will permit such payments to be made without withholding, provided
that
such Lender is legally entitled to complete, execute and deliver such
documentation and in such Lender’s judgment such completion, execution or
submission would not materially prejudice the legal position of such
Lender.
(f) Any
Lender (or Transferee) claiming any indemnity payment or additional amounts
payable pursuant to Section 2.17(a) shall use reasonable efforts (consistent
with legal and regulatory restrictions) to file any certificate or document
reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower if the making of such a filing
would avoid the need for or reduce the amount of any such indemnity payment
or
additional amounts that may thereafter accrue.
(g) The
agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement
and
the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
2.18. Indemnity.
The
Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender and to hold each Lender harmless from
any loss or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence
of
(a) default by the Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or
continuation of Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice
requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b)
default by the Borrower in making any prepayment of or conversion from
Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a prepayment of
Eurodollar Loans on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Period with
respect thereto. Such indemnification may include an amount equal to the excess,
if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the amount so
prepaid, or not so borrowed, converted or continued, for the period from the
date of such prepayment or of such failure to borrow, convert or continue to
the
last day of such Interest Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow,
convert or continue, the Interest Period that would have commenced on the date
of such failure) in each case at the applicable rate of interest for such Loans
provided for herein (excluding, however, the Applicable Margin included therein,
if any) over
(ii) the
amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) that would have
accrued to such Lender on such amount by placing such amount on deposit for
a
comparable period with leading banks in the interbank eurodollar market. A
certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted to
the
Borrower by any Lender shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment
of
the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
2.19. Change
of Lending Office.
Each
Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the
operation of Section 2.16 or 2.17(a) with respect to such Lender, it will,
if
requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy
considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any
Loans
affected by such event with the object of avoiding the consequences of such
event; provided,
that
such designation is made on terms that, in the sole judgment of such Lender,
cause such Lender and its lending office(s) to suffer no economic, legal or
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regulatory
disadvantage, and provided,
further,
that
nothing in this Section shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of
any
Borrower or the rights of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16 or
2.17(a).
2.20. Replacement
of Lenders.
The
Borrower shall be permitted to replace any Lender that (a) requests
reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.16 or 2.17(a) or (b)
defaults in its obligation to make Loans hereunder, with a replacement financial
institution; provided
that (i)
such replacement does not conflict with any Requirement of Law, (ii) no Event
of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement,
(iii) prior to any such replacement, such Lender shall have taken no action
under Section 2.19 which has eliminated the continued need for payment of
amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.16 or 2.17(a), (iv) the replacement
financial institution shall purchase, at par, all Loans and other amounts owing
to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (v) the Borrower
shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Section 2.18 if any Eurodollar
Loan owing to such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last
day
of the Interest Period relating thereto, (vi) the replacement financial
institution, if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, (vii) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make
such
replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6 (provided that
the
Borrower shall be obligated to pay the registration and processing fee referred
to therein), (viii) until such time as such replacement shall be consummated,
the Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any) required pursuant to
Section 2.16 or 2.17(a), as the case may be, and (ix) any such replacement
shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that the Borrower, the Agents
or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender.
In
the
event that any Lender (a “Non-Consenting
Lender”)
fails
to consent to any proposed amendment, modification, termination, waiver or
consent with respect to any provision hereof or of any other Credit Document
that requires the unanimous approval of all of the Lenders or the approval
of
all of the Lenders directly affected thereby, in each case in accordance with
the terms of Section 10.1, the Borrower shall be permitted to replace such
Non-Consenting Lender with a replacement financial institution satisfactory
to
the Administrative Agent, so long as the consent of the Required Lenders shall
have been obtained with respect to such amendment, modification, termination,
waiver or consent; provided
that
(i) such replacement does not conflict with any applicable law, treaty,
rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other
Governmental Authority, (ii) the replacement financial institution shall
purchase, at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to the Non-Consenting Lender
pursuant to the Credit Documents on or prior to the date of replacement,
(iii) the replacement financial institution shall approve the proposed
amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent, (iv) the Borrower
shall
be liable to the Non-Consenting Lender under Section 2.18 if any Eurodollar
Loan
owing to the Non-Consenting Lender shall be purchased other than on the last
day
of the Interest Period relating thereto, (v) the Non-Consenting Lender shall
be
obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section
10.6(c) (provided that the Borrower shall be obligated to pay the registration
and processing fee referred to therein), (vi) until such time as such
replacement shall be consummated, the Borrower shall pay to the Non-Consenting
Lender all additional amounts (if any) required pursuant to Section 2.16, 2.17
or 2.18, as the case may be, (vii) the Borrower provides at least three Business
Days’ prior notice to the Non-Consenting Lender, and (viii) any such replacement
shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the Non-Consenting
Lender. In the event any Non-Consenting Lender fails to execute the agreements
required under Section 10.6 in connection with an assignment pursuant to this
Section 2.20, the Borrower may, upon two Business Days’ prior notice to the
Non-Consenting Lender, execute such agreements on behalf of the Non-Consenting
Lender.
SECTION
3. LETTERS
OF CREDIT
3.1. L/C
Commitment.
(a)
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance
on
the agreements of the other Revolving Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a),
agrees to
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issue
letters of credit (“Letters
of Credit”)
for
the account of the Borrower on any Business Day during the Revolving Commitment
Period in such form as may be approved from time to time by such Issuing
Lender;
provided
that no
Issuing Lender shall issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to
such
issuance, (i) the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Commitment or (ii)
the
aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Commitments would be less than
zero.
Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars, (ii) unless otherwise
agreed by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Lender, have
a face
amount of at least $5,000 and (iii) expire no later than the earlier of (x)
the
first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) the date that is five Business
Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date, provided
that any
Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof
for
additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date
referred to in clause (y) above). It is understood that the letters of credit
listed on Schedule 3.1 shall constitute “Letters of Credit” for the purposes of
this Agreement and shall be deemed to have been issued under this
Agreement.
(b) No
Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if
such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C
Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of
Law.
3.2. Procedure
for Issuance of Letter of Credit.
The
Borrower may from time to time request that any Issuing Lender issue a Letter
of
Credit by delivering to such Issuing Lender an Application therefor, completed
to the satisfaction of such Issuing Lender, and such other certificates,
documents and other papers and information as such Issuing Lender may request.
Upon receipt of any Application, the relevant Issuing Lender will process such
Application and the certificates, documents and other papers and information
delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary
procedures and shall promptly issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby
(but
in no event shall such Issuing Lender be required to issue any Letter of Credit
earlier than three (3) Business Days after its receipt of the Application
therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and
information relating thereto) by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit
to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by such Issuing
Lender and the Borrower. The relevant Issuing Lender shall furnish a copy of
such Letter of Credit to the Borrower promptly following the issuance thereof.
The relevant Issuing Lender shall promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent,
which shall in turn promptly furnish to the Lenders, notice of the issuance
of
each Letter of Credit (including the amount thereof).
3.3. Fees
and Other Charges.
(a) The
Borrower will pay a fee on all outstanding Letters of Credit at a per annum
rate
equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Eurodollar Loans
under the Revolving Facility, shared ratably among the Revolving Lenders and
payable quarterly in arrears on each L/C Fee Payment Date after the issuance
date. In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the relevant Issuing Lender for
its
own account a fronting fee at a per annum rate of 0.125% or a lower rate
separately agreed between the Borrower and such Issuing Lender on the undrawn
and unexpired amount of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender,
payable quarterly in arrears on each L/C Fee Payment Date after the relevant
issuance date.
(b) In
addition to the foregoing fees, unless otherwise agreed by the relevant Issuing
Lender, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse each Issuing Lender for such normal
and customary costs and expenses as are incurred or charged by such Issuing
Lender in issuing, negotiating, effecting payment under, amending or otherwise
administering any Letter of Credit issued by it.
3.4. L/C
Participations.
(a)
Each Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each L/C
Participant, and, to induce the Issuing Lenders to issue Letters of Credit
hereunder, each L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and
hereby accepts and purchases from
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each
Issuing Lender, on the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, for such
L/C
Participant’s own account and risk an undivided interest equal to such L/C
Participant’s Revolving Percentage in each Issuing Lender’s obligations and
rights under each Letter of Credit issued by it hereunder and the amount
of each
draft paid by such Issuing Lender thereunder. Each L/C Participant
unconditionally and irrevocably agrees with each Issuing Lender that, if
a draft
is paid under any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender for which
such
Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full by the Borrower in accordance with
the
terms of this Agreement, such L/C Participant shall pay to such Issuing Lender
upon demand an amount equal to such L/C Participant’s Revolving Percentage of
the amount of such draft, or any part thereof, that is not so reimbursed.
Each
L/C Participant’s obligation to make such payment to such Issuing Lender as
contemplated by this Section 3.4(a), shall be absolute and unconditional
and
shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff,
counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have
against such Issuing Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason
whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or Event of Default,
or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to
any
of the foregoing. No such payment by any L/C Participant shall relieve or
otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse such Issuing
Lender
for the amount of any payment made by such Issuing Lender under any Letter
of
Credit, together with interest as provided herein.
(b) If
any
amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant to any Issuing Lender pursuant
to Section 3.4(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made
by
such Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit is paid to such Issuing Lender
within three (3) Business Days after the date such payment is due, such L/C
Participant shall pay to such Issuing Lender on demand an amount equal to the
product of (i) such amount, times (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Effective
Rate during the period from and including the date such payment is required
to
the date on which such payment is immediately available to such Issuing Lender,
times (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapse
during such period and the denominator of which is 360. If any such amount
required to be paid by any L/C Participant pursuant to Section 3.4(a) is not
made available to the relevant Issuing Lender by such L/C Participant within
three (3) Business Days after the date such payment is due, such Issuing Lender
shall be entitled to recover from such L/C Participant, on demand, such amount
with interest thereon calculated from such due date at the rate per annum
applicable to ABR Loans under the Revolving Facility. A certificate of the
relevant Issuing Lender submitted to any L/C Participant with respect to any
amounts owing under this Section shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest
error.
(c) Whenever,
at any time after the relevant Issuing Lender has made payment under any Letter
of Credit and has received from any L/C Participant its pro rata
share of
such payment in accordance with Section 3.4(a), such Issuing Lender receives
any
payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Borrower
or
otherwise, including proceeds of collateral applied thereto by such Issuing
Lender), or any payment of interest on account thereof, such Issuing Lender
will
distribute to each L/C Participant its pro rata
share
thereof; provided,
however,
that in
the event that any such payment received by such Issuing Lender shall be
required to be returned by such Issuing Lender, such L/C Participant shall
return to such Issuing Lender the portion thereof previously distributed by
such
Issuing Lender to it.
3.5. Reimbursement
Obligation of the Borrower.
If any
draft is paid under any Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse the
relevant Issuing Lender for the amount of (a) the draft so paid and (b) any
taxes, fees, charges or other costs or expenses incurred by such Issuing Lender
in connection with such payment, not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time,
on the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives
notice of payment of such draft. Each such payment shall be made to the relevant
Issuing Lender in lawful money of the United States and in immediately available
funds. Interest shall be payable on any and all amounts remaining unpaid by
the
Borrower under this Section from the date such amounts become payable (whether
at stated maturity, by acceleration or
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otherwise)
(or from the date the relevant draft is paid, if notice thereof is received
by
the Borrower prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on such date) until
payment in full at the rate set forth in (i) until the second Business Day
following the date of the applicable drawing, Section 2.12(b) and (ii)
thereafter, Section 2.12(c).
3.6. Obligations
Absolute.
The
Borrower’s obligations under this Section 3 shall be absolute and unconditional
under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim
or
defense to payment that the Borrower may have or have had against any Issuing
Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person. The Borrower
also agrees with each Issuing Lender and L/C Participant that no Issuing Lender
or L/C Participant shall be responsible for, and the Borrower’s Reimbursement
Obligations under Section 3.5 shall not be affected by, among other things,
the
validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though
such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or
any
dispute between or among the Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of
Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred
or
any claims whatsoever of the Borrower against any beneficiary of such Letter
of
Credit or any such transferee. No Issuing Lender shall be liable for any error,
omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any
message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit,
except for errors or omissions found by a final non-appealable decision of
a
court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence
or
willful misconduct of the relevant Issuing Lender. The Borrower agrees that
any
action taken or omitted by any Issuing Lender under or in connection with any
Letter of Credit or the related drafts or documents, if done in the absence
of
gross negligence or willful misconduct and in accordance with the standards
of
care specified in the New York UCC, shall be binding on the Borrower and shall
not result in any liability of any Issuing Lender to the Borrower.
3.7. Letter
of Credit Payments.
If any
draft shall be presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, the relevant
Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower of the date and amount
thereof. The responsibility of each Issuing Lender to the Borrower in connection
with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of Credit shall, in
addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of
Credit, be limited to determining that the documents (including each draft)
delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment are
substantially in conformity with such Letter of Credit.
3.8. Applications.
To the
extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit
is
inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 3, the provisions of this
Section 3 shall apply.
SECTION
4. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
To
induce
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to
make the Loans and issue or participate in the Letters of Credit, Holdings
and
the Borrower hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the
Administrative Agent and each Lender that:
4.1. Financial
Condition.
The
audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as at December 31, 2005,
and
the related audited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for
the
fiscal year ended on such date, have been prepared based on the best information
available to the Borrower as of the date of delivery thereof, and present fairly
the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower as at such date, and the
consolidated results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for
the
period then ended. All such financial statements, including the related
schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied
consistently throughout the periods involved (except as approved by KPMG and
disclosed therein or as otherwise disclosed therein). The Borrower
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and
its
Subsidiaries do not have any material Guarantee Obligations, contingent
liabilities and liabilities for taxes, or any long-term leases or unusual
forward or long-term commitments, including any interest rate or foreign
currency swap or exchange transaction or other obligation in respect of
derivatives, that are not reflected in such financial
statements.
4.2. No
Change.
Since
December 31, 2005 there has been no event, development or circumstance that
has
had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
4.3. Existence;
Compliance with Law.
Each of
Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (a) except in the case of any Shell
Subsidiary and any former Shell Subsidiary until it becomes a Loan Party
pursuant to Section 6.9, is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has the
power and authority, and the legal right, to own and operate its property,
to
lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which
it
is currently engaged, (c) is duly qualified as a foreign entity and in good
standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or
operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification
and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law, in each case with respect
to clauses (b), (c) and (d), except as could not, in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.4. Power;
Authorization; Enforceable Obligations.
Each
Loan Party has the power and authority, and the legal right, to make, deliver
and perform the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the
Borrower, to borrow hereunder. Each Loan Party has taken all necessary action
to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to
which
it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to authorize the borrowings
on
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. No consent or authorization of,
filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental
Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the borrowings
hereunder or with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or
enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, other than those
that have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect. Each Loan
Document has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each Loan Party
party
thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document upon execution
will constitute, a valid and legally binding obligation of each Loan Party
party
thereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms,
except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether
enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
4.5. No
Legal Bar.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, the issuance of Letters of Credit, the borrowings hereunder and
the
use of the proceeds thereof, will not violate any material Requirement of Law
or
any material Contractual Obligation of any Designated Holding Company, the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and will not result in, or require, the
creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective properties or
revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or any such Contractual Obligation
(other than the Liens created by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or
permitted by Section 7.3(g) or (o)).
4.6. Litigation.
No
litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or
Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the
Borrower, threatened by or against Holdings, the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, or against any of their respective properties or revenues (a)
with
respect to any of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, or (b) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
4.7. No
Default.
None of
Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is in default under or with
respect to any of its Contractual Obligations in any respect that could
reasonably be
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expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing.
4.8. Ownership
of Property; Liens.
Each of
Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has marketable title to, or a valid
leasehold interest in, all its real property, and good title to, or a valid
leasehold interest in, all its other property (in each case except as could
not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect), and none of such
property is subject to any Lien except Liens not prohibited by Section
7.3.
4.9. Intellectual
Property.
Each of
Holdings, the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to
use,
all Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of its business as currently
conducted, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. No claim has been asserted and is pending by any Person challenging
or
questioning the use, validity or effectiveness of any Intellectual Property
owned or licensed by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that
could reasonably be expected to result in a breach of the representation and
warranty set forth in the first sentence of this Section 4.9, nor does the
Borrower know of any valid basis for any such claim. The use of all Intellectual
Property necessary for the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, does not infringe on the rights of any Person
in
such a manner that could reasonably be expected to result in a breach of the
representation and warranty set forth in the first sentence of this Section
4.9.
4.10. Taxes.
Each of
Holdings, the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries (other than Shell
Subsidiaries) has filed or caused to be filed all federal, state and other
material tax returns that are required to be filed and has paid all taxes shown
to be due and payable on said returns or on any assessments made against it
or
any of its property and all other taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it
or
any of its property by any Governmental Authority (other than those with respect
to which the amount or validity thereof are currently being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in
conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of Holdings, the Borrower
or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be).
4.11. Federal
Regulations.
No part
of the proceeds of any Loans will be used (a) for “buying” or “carrying” any
“margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under
Regulation U as now and from time to time hereafter in effect or for any purpose
that violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board. If requested
by
any Lender or the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will furnish to the
Administrative Agent and each Lender a statement to the foregoing effect in
conformity with the requirements of FR Form G-3 or FR Form U-1, as applicable,
referred to in Regulation U.
4.12. Labor
Matters.
Except
as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect: (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against
Holdings,
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of
Holdings
or the Borrower, threatened; (b) hours worked by, and payment made to, employees
of Holdings,
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor
Standards Act or any other applicable Requirement of Law dealing with such
matters; and (c) all payments due from Holdings, the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries on account of employee health and welfare insurance
have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of Holdings,
the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary.
4.13. ERISA.
Neither
a Reportable Event nor an “accumulated funding deficiency” (within the meaning
of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) has occurred during the
five-year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or
deemed made with respect to any Plan, and each Plan has complied in all material
respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the
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Code.
No
termination of a Single Employer Plan has occurred, and no Lien in favor
of the
PBGC or a Plan has arisen, during such five-year period. The present value
of
all accrued benefits under each Single Employer Plan (based on those assumptions
used to fund such Plans) did not, as of the last annual valuation date prior
to
the date on which this representation is made or deemed made, exceed the
value
of the assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued benefits by more than
$1,000,000. Neither any Loan Party nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has
had a
complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan that has resulted
or
could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability under ERISA,
and
neither any Loan Party nor, to any Loan Party’s knowledge, any Commonly
Controlled Entity would become subject to any material liability under ERISA
if
any Loan Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity were to withdraw completely
from all Multiemployer Plans as of the valuation date most closely preceding
the
date on which this representation is made or deemed made. No Multiemployer
Plan
of any Loan Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity is in Reorganization
or
Insolvent.
4.14. Investment
Company Act; Other Regulations.
No Loan
Party is an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment
company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
No Loan Party is subject to regulation under any Requirement of Law (other
than
Regulation X of the Board) that limits its ability to incur
Indebtedness.
4.15. Subsidiaries.
As of
the Restatement Effective Date and, following the Restatement Effective Date,
as
of the date of the most recently delivered Compliance Certificate pursuant
to
Section 6.2(b), (a)
Schedule 4.15 (as modified by such Compliance Certificate) sets forth the name
and jurisdiction of organization of each Designated Holding Company, the
Borrower and each of the
Borrower’s Subsidiaries (except any Shell Subsidiary) and, as to each such
Person, the percentage of each class of Equity Interests owned by Holdings,
the Borrower and each of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries, and (b) except as set
forth on Schedule 4.15 (as modified by such Compliance Certificate), there
are
no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other
agreements or commitments of any nature relating to any Equity Interests of
the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (except any Shell Subsidiary), except as
created by the Loan Documents.
4.16. Use
of
Proceeds.
The
proceeds of the Revolving Loans and New Term Loans, and the Letters of Credit,
shall be used for general purposes, including to finance permitted Investments
and permitted distributions to redeem Indebtedness of parent companies of the
Borrower.
4.17. Environmental
Matters.
Except
as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect:
(a) the
facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by Holdings, the Borrower
or
any of its Subsidiaries (the “Properties”)
do not
contain, and have not previously contained, any Materials of Environmental
Concern in amounts or concentrations or under circumstances that constitute
or
constituted a violation of, or could give rise to liability under, any
Environmental Law;
(b) neither
Holdings, the Borrower
nor any
of its Subsidiaries has received or is
aware of
any notice of violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or
potential liability regarding environmental matters or compliance with
Environmental Laws with regard to any of the Properties or the business operated
by Holdings,
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (the “Business”),
nor
does
Holdings
or the Borrower have knowledge or reason to believe that any such notice will
be
received or is being threatened;
(c) Materials
of Environmental Concern have not been transported or disposed of from the
Properties in violation of, or in a manner or to a location that could give
rise
to liability under, any
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Environmental
Law, nor have any Materials of Environmental Concern been generated, treated,
stored or disposed of at, on or under any of the Properties in violation
of, or
in a manner that could give rise to liability under, any applicable
Environmental Law;
(d) no
judicial proceeding or governmental or administrative action is pending or,
to
the knowledge of Holdings
and the Borrower, threatened, under any Environmental Law to which Holdings,
the
Borrower or any Subsidiary is or will be named as a party with respect to the
Properties or the Business, nor are there any consent decrees or other decrees,
consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative
or judicial requirements outstanding under any Environmental Law with respect
to
the Properties or the Business;
(e) there
has
been no release or threat of release of Materials of Environmental Concern
at or
from the Properties, or arising from or related to the operations of Holdings,
the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the Properties or otherwise
in
connection with the Business, in violation of or in amounts or in a manner
that
could give rise to liability under Environmental Laws;
(f) the
Properties and all operations at the Properties are in compliance, and have
in
the last five years been in compliance, with all applicable Environmental Laws,
and there is no contamination at, under or about the Properties or violation
of
any Environmental Law with respect to the Properties or the Business;
and
(g) neither
Holdings, the Borrower nor any of its respective Subsidiaries has assumed any
liability of any other Person under Environmental Laws.
4.18. Certain
Cable Television Matters.
Except
as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect:
(a) (i)
Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries possess all Authorizations necessary
to own, operate and construct the CATV Systems or otherwise for the operations
of their businesses and are not in violation thereof and (ii) all such
Authorizations are in full force and effect and no event has occurred that
permits, or after notice or lapse of time could permit, the revocation,
termination or material and adverse modification of any such Authorization;
(b) neither
Holdings, the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any duty
or obligation required by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, or any
FCC
rule or regulation applicable to the operation of any portion of any of the
CATV
Systems;
(c) (i)
there
is not pending or, to the best knowledge of Holdings
or the Borrower, threatened, any action by the FCC to revoke, cancel, suspend
or
refuse to renew any FCC License held by Holdings,
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) there is not pending or, to
the
best knowledge of the
Borrower, threatened, any action by the FCC to modify adversely, revoke, cancel,
suspend or refuse to renew any other Authorization; and
(d) there
is
not issued or outstanding or, to the best knowledge of Holdings
and the Borrower, threatened, any notice of any hearing, violation or complaint
against Holdings,
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the operation of any
portion of the CATV Systems and
neither Holdings nor the Borrower has any knowledge that any Person intends
to
contest renewal of any Authorization.
4.19. Accuracy
of Information, Etc.
No
statement or information (other than projections and pro forma
financial information) contained in this Agreement, any other Loan Document,
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the
Confidential Information Memorandum or any other document, certificate or
statement furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Agents or the
Lenders, or any of them, for use in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, as supplemented
and
updated from time to time (including through the filing of reports with the
SEC)
prior to the date this representation and warranty is made or deemed made
and
when taken as a whole with other such statements and information, contains
any
untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading. The
projections and pro forma
financial information contained in the materials referenced above are based
upon
good faith estimates and assumptions believed by management of the Borrower
to
be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such
financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed
as fact
and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial
information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a
material amount. There is no fact known to any Loan Party (other than
information of a general economic or political nature) that could reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been expressly disclosed
herein, in the other Loan Documents, in the Confidential Information Memorandum,
in reports filed with the SEC or in any other documents, certificates and
statements furnished to the Agents and the Lenders for use in connection
with
the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan
Documents.
4.20. Security
Interests.
(a) The
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is effective to create or continue, as
applicable, in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured
Parties (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), a legal, valid
and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein and
proceeds thereof. In the case of certificated Pledged Stock (constituting
securities within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(15) of the New York UCC)
described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, when certificates
representing such Pledged Stock are delivered to the Administrative Agent,
and
in the case of the other Collateral described in the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement, when financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the
offices specified on Schedule 4.20(a), the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest
in,
all right, title and interest of the parties thereto in such Collateral and
the
proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement), in each case prior and superior in right to any
other
Person, other than with respect to Liens not prohibited by Section 7.3.
(b)
None
of the Equity Interests of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which are limited
liability companies or partnerships constitutes a security under Section 8-103
of the New York UCC or the corresponding code or statute of any other applicable
jurisdiction.
4.21. Solvency.
The
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are, and after giving effect
to
the financing transactions referred to herein will be and will continue to
be,
Solvent.
4.22. Certain
Tax Matters.
As of
the Restatement Effective Date, each of Holdings, the Borrower and each of
its
Subsidiaries (other than any such Subsidiary that is organized as a corporation)
is a Flow-Through Entity.
SECTION
5. CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
5.1. Conditions
to Restatement Effective Date.
The
effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions precedent:
(a)
Lender
Addenda.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received executed
Addenda
from the requisite Lenders
necessary to authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into this Agreement
on
behalf of the Lenders.
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(b) Credit
Agreement; Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
This
Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by the Agents, Holdings and
the
Borrower. The Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall have been executed and
delivered by Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
(c) Payment
of Fees, Expenses, Etc.
The
Borrower shall have paid all fees and expenses (i) required to be paid herein
for which invoices have been presented or (ii) as otherwise agreed to be paid
on
the Restatement Effective Date.
(d) Solvency
Certificate.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate of the Borrower
dated the Restatement Effective Date, reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
(e) Legal
Opinions.
On
the
Restatement Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received the
legal opinion of Xxxxxx, Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel to Holdings and the
Borrower, which opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.
(f) Filings.
To the
extent not already filed, Uniform Commercial Code financing
statements required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to be filed
in order to perfect in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of
the
Lenders, a Lien on the Collateral described therein, prior and superior in
right
to any other Person (other than with respect to Liens not prohibited by Section
7.3 (other than pursuant to Section 7.3(o)), shall be in proper form for
filing.
(g) Pledged
Stock; Stock Powers; Pledged Notes.
To the
extent not already delivered, the Administrative Agent shall have received
(i) the certificates representing the Equity Interests (constituting
securities within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(15) of the New York UCC)
pledged pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, together with an
undated power or assignment for each such certificate executed in blank by
a
duly authorized officer of the pledgor thereof, and (ii) each promissory
note (if any) pledged pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
endorsed (without recourse) in blank (or accompanied by an executed transfer
form in blank) by the pledgor thereof.
(h) Closing
Certificate; Certified Certificate of Incorporation; Good Standing
Certificates.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate of each Loan
Party, dated the Restatement Effective Date, substantially in the form of
Exhibit C, with appropriate insertions and attachments and (ii) a good
standing certificate for each Loan Party from its jurisdiction of
organization.
5.2. Conditions
to Each Extension of Credit.
The
agreement of each Lender to make any extension of credit requested to be made
by
it on any date (including its initial extension of credit) is subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
Each of
the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to
the
Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as
of
such date as if made on and as of such date (except for any representation
and
warranty that is made as of a specified earlier date, in which case such
representation and warranty shall have been true and correct in all material
respects as of such earlier date).
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(b) No
Default.
No
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date
or after giving effect to the extensions of credit requested to be made on
such
date.
Each
borrowing by and issuance of a Letter of Credit on behalf of the Borrower
hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower as of
the date of such extension of credit that the conditions contained in this
Section 5.2 have been satisfied.
SECTION
6. AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
Holdings
and the Borrower hereby agree that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect,
any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount is owing
to
any Lender or any Agent hereunder, each of Holdings and the Borrower shall,
and shall cause each Subsidiary of the Borrower to:
6.1. Financial
Statements.
Furnish
to the Lenders through the Administrative Agent (including by means of
IntraLinks or any similar posting):
(a) as
soon
as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal
year
of the Borrower, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the
related audited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such
year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the
previous year, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification or
exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by KPMG
or
other independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized
standing; and
(b) as
soon
as available, but in any event not later than 45 days after the end of each
of
the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the
unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited
consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such quarter and the
portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter, setting forth in
each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, certified
by a
Responsible Officer as being fairly stated in all material respects (subject
to
normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes).
All
such
financial statements shall be complete and correct in all material respects
and
shall be prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied
consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods
(i)
except as approved by such accountants or officer, as the case may be, and
disclosed therein, and (ii) except that the consolidated statements of the
Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries described above will not include
the
balance sheet and financial results of the Non-Recourse
Subsidiaries.
6.2. Certificates;
Other Information.
Furnish
to the Lenders through the Administrative Agent (including by means of
IntraLinks or any similar posting) (or, in the case of clause (d) below, to
the
relevant Lender):
(a) concurrently
with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.1(a),
a
certificate of the independent certified public accountants reporting on such
financial statements stating that in making the examination necessary therefor
no knowledge was obtained of any Default or Event of Default under Section
7.1,
except as specified in such certificate;
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(b) concurrently
with the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1, (i)
a
certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that, to the best of each such
Responsible Officer’s knowledge, each Loan Party during such period has observed
or performed all of its covenants and other agreements, and satisfied every
condition, contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which
it
is a party to be observed, performed or satisfied by it, and that such
Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default
except as specified in such certificate and (ii) a Compliance Certificate
containing all information and calculations necessary for determining compliance
by Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with the provisions of this
Agreement referred to therein as of the last day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal
year of the Borrower, as the case may be;
(c) as
soon
as available, and in any event no later than 60 days after the end of each
fiscal year of the Borrower, a budget for the following fiscal year (which
shall
include projected Consolidated Operating Cash Flow and budgeted capital
expenditures), and, as soon as available, material revisions, if any, of such
budget with respect to such fiscal year (collectively, the “Budget”),
which
Budget shall in each case be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible
Officer stating that such Budget is based upon good faith estimates and
assumptions believed by such Responsible Officer to be reasonable at the time
made, it being recognized by the Lenders that any financial information
contained therein as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact
and
that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial
information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a
material amount; and
(d) promptly,
such additional financial and other information as any Lender may from time
to
time reasonably request.
6.3. Payment
of Obligations.
Pay,
discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become
delinquent, as the case may be, all its obligations of whatever nature, except
where failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect or where the amount or validity thereof is currently being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity
with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of Holdings,
the
Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be.
6.4. Maintenance
of Existence; Compliance.
(a) (i)
Other than with respect to Shell Subsidiaries, preserve, renew and keep in
full
force and effect its existence and (ii) take all reasonable action to maintain
all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal
conduct of its business, except, in each case, as otherwise permitted by Section
7.4 and except, in the case of clause (ii) above, to the extent that failure
to
do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(b) comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law except
to
the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.5. Maintenance
of Property; Insurance.
(a)
Except as in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, keep all property useful and necessary in its business in good
working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and
(b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies
insurance on all its material property in at least such amounts and against
at
least such risks (but including in any event public liability, product liability
and business interruption) as are usually insured against in the same general
geographic area by companies engaged in the same or a similar
business.
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6.6. Inspection
of Property; Books and Records; Discussions.
(a)
Keep
proper books of records and account in which full, true and correct entries
in
conformity with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all material
dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b)
permit representatives of
any
Lender, coordinated through the Administrative Agent, to visit and inspect
any
of its properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its books and
records at any reasonable time and as often as may reasonably be desired and
to
discuss the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition
of Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with officers and employees
of
Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and with its independent certified
public accountants.
6.7. Notices.
Promptly give notice to the Lenders through the Administrative Agent (including
by means of IntraLinks or any similar posting) of:
(a) the
occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(b) any
(i)
default or event of default under any Contractual Obligation of Holdings, the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) litigation, investigation or
proceeding that may exist at any time between Holdings, the Borrower or any
of
its Subsidiaries and any Governmental Authority, that, in either case, could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) any
litigation or proceeding commenced against Holdings, the Borrower or any of
its
Subsidiaries which could reasonably be expected to result in a liability of
$50,000,000 or more to the extent not covered by insurance or which could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(d) the
following events: (i) the occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to
any
Plan, a failure to make any required contribution to a Plan, the creation of
any
Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan or any withdrawal from, or the termination,
Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Multiemployer Plan, (ii) the institution
of
proceedings or the taking of any other action by the PBGC or any Loan Party
or
any Commonly Controlled Entity or any Multiemployer Plan with respect to the
withdrawal from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Plan
or (iii) within five Business Days after the receipt thereof by any Loan Party
or any Commonly Controlled Entity, a copy of any notice from the PBGC stating
its intention to terminate a Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer
any Plan;
(e) any
determination by the Borrower to treat the Loans and/or Letters of Credit as
being a “reportable transaction” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.6011-4), and promptly thereafter, the Borrower shall deliver a duly
completed copy of IRS Form 8886 or any successor form to the Administrative
Agent; and
(f) any
other
development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Each
notice pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall be accompanied by a statement of
a
Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein
and stating what action Holdings, the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary
proposes to take with respect thereto.
6.8. Environmental
Laws.
(a)
Except as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in
a
Material Adverse Effect, comply with, and ensure compliance by all tenants
and
subtenants, if any, with, all applicable Environmental Laws, and obtain and
comply with and maintain,
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and
ensure that all tenants and subtenants obtain and comply with and maintain,
any
and all licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations or permits required
by
applicable Environmental Laws.
(b)
Except as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in
a
Material Adverse Effect, conduct and complete all investigations, studies,
sampling and testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions required
under
Environmental Laws and promptly comply with all lawful orders and directives
of
all Governmental Authorities regarding Environmental Laws.
6.9. Additional
Collateral.
With
respect to any new Subsidiary (other than any type of Subsidiary referred to
in
clause (x) or (y) below so long as it qualifies as such or is subject to the
restrictions referred to therein) created or acquired by the Borrower or any
of
its Subsidiaries (which shall be deemed to have occurred in the event that
(x)
any Non-Recourse Subsidiary, Shell Subsidiary, Excluded Acquired Subsidiary,
Qualified LaGrange Entity or Regulated Subsidiary ceases to qualify as such,
or
(y) any Subsidiary previously prohibited from, or unable to become, a Subsidiary
Guarantor pursuant to Qualified Credit Support Limitations contained in the
CCH
Senior Note Indenture or any Qualified Indebtedness of any Qualified Parent
Company that is a member of the CCI Group shall be permitted or able to become
a
Subsidiary Guarantor or such Indebtedness shall no longer be outstanding, it
being understood that such Subsidiaries will not be required to become
Subsidiary Guarantors until such time), promptly (a) execute and deliver to
the
Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
as the Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable to grant to the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, or the Borrower, as the
case may be, a perfected first priority security interest, subject to Liens
not
prohibited by Section 7.3, in (i) the Equity Interests of such new Subsidiary
and all other property of the type that would constitute Collateral of such
new
Subsidiary (including Intercompany Obligations) that are held by Holdings,
the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, limited in the case of the Equity Interests
of any Foreign Subsidiary, to 66% of the total outstanding Equity Interests
of
such Foreign Subsidiary, and (ii) any Collateral with respect to such new
Subsidiary as described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, (b) deliver
to the Administrative Agent the certificates, if any, representing such Equity
Interests (constituting securities within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(15)
of
the New York UCC), and any intercompany notes or other instruments evidencing
Intercompany Obligations and all other rights and interests constituting
Collateral, together with, as applicable, undated powers, instruments of
transfer and endorsements, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly authorized
officer of Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, and
(c) except in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, cause such new Subsidiary
(i) to deliver an Assumption Agreement with respect to the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement and (ii) to take such actions necessary or advisable to
grant to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a perfected
first priority security interest, subject to Liens not prohibited by Section
7.3, in the Collateral described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
with
respect to such new Subsidiary, including the filing of Uniform Commercial
Code
financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be requested by the Administrative
Agent.
6.10. Regulated
Subsidiaries.
With
respect to each Regulated Subsidiary, (a) take reasonable steps to obtain the
consents required from any Governmental Authority to enable such Regulated
Subsidiary (unless it is a Shell Subsidiary) to become a Loan Party and to
enable the Loan Parties to pledge as Collateral all of the Equity Interests
of
such Regulated Subsidiary owned by them and (b) cause such Regulated Subsidiary
to comply with the proviso contained in the definition thereof.
SECTION
7. NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
Holdings
and the Borrower agree that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, any
Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount is owing to
any
Lender or any Agent
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hereunder,
Holdings (solely with respect to Sections 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.12, 7.14 and 7.15)
and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Borrower
to, directly or indirectly:
7.1. Financial
Condition Covenants.
(a) Consolidated
Leverage Ratio.
Permit
the Consolidated Leverage Ratio determined as of the last day of any fiscal
quarter of the Borrower to exceed 5.0 to 1.0.
(b) Consolidated
First Lien Leverage Ratio.
Permit
the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio determined as of the last day of
any
fiscal quarter of the Borrower to exceed 4.0 to 1.0.
7.2. Indebtedness.
Create,
issue, incur, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist any
Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness
of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document;
(b) (i)
Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Subsidiary and of any Wholly Owned
Subsidiary Guarantor to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; (ii) Indebtedness
of any
Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor to any other
Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor;
and
(iii) Indebtedness incurred by any Subsidiary resulting from Investments made
pursuant to Section 7.7(h) in the form of intercompany loans;
(c) (i)
Guarantee
Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or
any
of its Subsidiaries of obligations of any Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor
or,
if such Subsidiary is a Guarantor, obligations of the Borrower and (ii)
Guarantee Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business by any
Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor of obligations
of
any other Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary
Guarantor;
(d) Indebtedness
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, Capital
Lease Obligations) secured by Liens permitted by Section 7.3(f)(i) in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $400,000,000 at any one time
outstanding;
(e) Indebtedness
of Holdings, the Borrower and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.
(and Guarantee Obligations of any Guarantor in respect thereof) so long as
(i)
at the time of the incurrence or issuance of such Indebtedness, no Default
or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result
therefrom, (ii) such Indebtedness shall have no scheduled amortization prior
to
the date that is six months after the final maturity of the Term Loans
outstanding on the date such Indebtedness is incurred and (iii) the covenants
and default provisions applicable to such Indebtedness shall be no more
restrictive in any material respect than those contained in (i) in the case
of
Indebtedness of Holdings, the Holdings Senior Note Indenture or the Holdings
Credit Agreement, or (ii) in the case of Indebtedness of the Borrower or Charter
Communications Operating Capital Corp., the CCO Senior Note
Indenture;
(f) Indebtedness
of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary pursuant to an Investment permitted
by
Section 7.7, so long as (i) at the time of the incurrence or issuance of such
Indebtedness, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) such Indebtedness existed at the
time
of such Investment and was not created in anticipation thereof, (iii) the
Borrower shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Indebtedness to
be
repaid no later than 120 days after the date of such Investment, (iv) a
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certificate
of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower stating whether or not such
Indebtedness subjects such new Subsidiary to any restriction of the type
described in Section 7.13 (disregarding any exceptions contained in Section
7.13) and setting forth the nature and extent of such restriction shall have
been delivered to the Administrative Agent and (v) the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this paragraph shall
not
exceed $400,000,000;
(g) Indebtedness
of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries arising from the honoring by a bank
or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn
by
the Borrower or such Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business against
insufficient funds, so long as such Indebtedness is promptly
repaid;
(h) letters
of credit for the account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries obtained
other than pursuant to this Agreement, so long as the aggregate undrawn face
amount thereof, together with any unreimbursed reimbursement obligations in
respect thereof, does not exceed $75,000,000 at any one time;
(i) unsecured
Indebtedness of Holdings;
(j) Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to the LaGrange Documents or any other sale and leaseback
transaction permitted by Section 7.10;
(k) Indebtedness
of the Borrower and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. under the
CCO
Senior Notes and Guarantee Obligations of any Guarantor in respect
thereof;
(l)
additional Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in an
aggregate principal amount (for the Borrower and all Subsidiaries) not to exceed
$150,000,000 at any one time outstanding; and
(m) Indebtedness
of Holdings under the Holdings Credit Agreement (it being understood that there
is no limitation on the aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding
in respect thereof).
7.3. Liens.
Create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, whether
now
owned or hereafter acquired, except:
(a) Liens
for
taxes, assessments and other governmental charges not yet due or that are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided
that
adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of Holdings,
the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in conformity with
GAAP;
(b) carriers’,
warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens
arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a period
of
more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings;
(c) pledges
or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and
other social security legislation;
(d) deposits
made to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts, leases,
statutory or regulatory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bankers
acceptances, government
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contracts,
performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the
ordinary course of business, in each case excluding obligations for borrowed
money;
(e) easements,
rights-of-way, municipal and zoning ordinances, title defects, restrictions
and
other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business that,
in
the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and that do not in any case
materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially
interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of Holdings, the Borrower
or
any of its Subsidiaries;
(f) Liens
securing (i) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries incurred
pursuant to Section 7.2(d) to finance the acquisition of fixed or capital
assets, provided
that (A)
such Liens shall be created substantially simultaneously with the acquisition
of
such fixed or capital assets, (B) such Liens do not at any time encumber any
property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and (C) the
amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased or (ii) Indebtedness
of
any Excluded Acquired Subsidiary permitted under Section 7.2(f) so long as
such
Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property of
Excluded Acquired Subsidiaries;
(g) Liens
on
assets of the Borrower and any Guarantor, in each case constituting Collateral
under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, securing Indebtedness of the
Borrower or such Guarantor, as the case may be, incurred pursuant to Section
7.2(k) or (m), subject to the Senior Note Intercreditor Agreement;
(h) Liens
created pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement securing obligations
of the Loan Parties under (i) the Loan Documents, (ii) Specified Hedge
Agreements, (iii) Specified Cash Management Agreement and (iv) letters of credit
issued pursuant to Section 7.2(h) by any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender;
(i) any
landlord’s Lien or other interest or title of a lessor under any lease or a
licensor under a license entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
in the ordinary course of its business and covering only the assets so leased
or
licensed;
(j) Liens
created under Pole Agreements on cables and other property affixed to
transmission poles or contained in underground conduits;
(k) Liens
of
or restrictions on the transfer of assets imposed by any Governmental Authority
or other franchising authority, utilities or other regulatory bodies or any
federal, state or local statute, regulation or ordinance, in each case arising
in the ordinary course of business in connection with franchise agreements
or
Pole Agreements;
(l) Liens
arising from judgments or decrees not constituting an Event of Default under
Section 8(i);
(m) Liens
arising under or in connection with the LaGrange Documents or any other sale
and
leaseback transaction permitted by Section 7.10;
(n) Liens
consisting of cash collateral in an aggregate amount not exceeding $50,000,000
at any time, securing Specified Hedge Agreements or letters of credit issued
pursuant to Section 7.2(h);
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(o) second-priority
Liens on assets constituting Collateral under the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement securing Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor incurred
pursuant to Section 7.2(e), which Liens shall be on terms and conditions no
less
favorable to the interests of the Loan Parties and the Lenders in any material
respect than those contained in the CCO Senior Note Indenture, and in any event
subject to an intercreditor agreement on terms and conditions satisfactory
to
the Administrative Agent (it being agreed that the Senior Note Intercreditor
Agreement as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date is
satisfactory);
(p) Liens
in
favor of the Borrower created pursuant to the Silo Guarantee and Collateral
Agreements as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date;
(q) third-priority
Liens on Equity Interests of the Borrower securing Indebtedness of Holdings
incurred pursuant to Section 7.2(e) or (m), which Liens shall be on terms and
conditions no less favorable to the interests of the Loan Parties and the
Lenders in any material respect than those contained in the Holdings Credit
Agreement as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date, and in any event
subject to an intercreditor agreement on terms and conditions satisfactory
to
the Administrative Agent (it being agreed that the Holdings Intercreditor
Agreement as in effect on or shortly after the Restatement Effective Date is
satisfactory); and
(r) Liens
not
otherwise permitted by this Section so long as neither (i) the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the obligations secured thereby nor (ii) the
aggregate fair market value (determined as of the date such Lien is incurred)
of
the assets subject thereto exceeds $50,000,000 at any one time
outstanding.
7.4. Fundamental
Changes.
Enter
into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or
dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose of all
or
substantially all of its property or business, except that:
(a) (i)
any
Subsidiary of the Borrower may be merged or consolidated with or into any Wholly
Owned Subsidiary Guarantor (provided
that the
Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving entity)
and (ii) any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary
Guarantor may be merged or consolidated with or into any Wholly Owned Subsidiary
of the Borrower;
(b) any
Subsidiary of the Borrower with no operations may be merged or consolidated
with
or into the Borrower (provided
that the
Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving entity);
(c) (i)
any
Subsidiary of the Borrower may Dispose of any or all of its assets (upon
voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to any Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor
and
(ii) any Subsidiary may dispose of any or all of its assets to any other Person
to effect a Disposition permitted by Section 7.5(f);
(d) any
Shell
Subsidiary may be liquidated or dissolved or otherwise cease to exist;
and
(e) so
long
as no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing or would result
therefrom, Holdings may be merged or consolidated with any Affiliate of the
Charter Group (provided that either (i) Holdings is the continuing or surviving
entity or (ii) if Holdings is not the continuing or surviving entity, such
continuing or surviving entity assumes the obligations of Holdings under the
Loan Documents to which it is a party pursuant to an
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instrument
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
and,
in connection therewith, the Administrative Agent shall receive such legal
opinions, certificates and other documents as they may reasonably
request).
7.5. Disposition
of Property.
Dispose
of any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the
case
of any Subsidiary, issue or sell any Equity Interests to any Person,
except:
(a) the
Disposition of obsolete, surplus or worn out property in the ordinary course
of
business;
(b) Dispositions
of cash and Cash Equivalents, and the sale of inventory in the ordinary course
of business;
(c) Dispositions
expressly permitted by Section 7.4;
(d) (i)
the
sale or issuance of any Subsidiary’s Equity Interests to the Borrower or any
Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor and (ii) the sale or issuance of the Equity
Interests of any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor
to any other Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(e) the
sale
or issuance of any Subsidiary’s Equity Interests to a Designated Holding
Company; provided
that (i)
such Equity Interests are contributed as a capital contribution to the direct
parent of such Subsidiary on the date of such sale or issuance (and, if such
parent is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary such parent shall remain a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary after such contribution) and (ii) no DHC Default shall have occurred
and be continuing or would result therefrom;
(f) the
Disposition (directly or indirectly through the Disposition of 100% of the
Equity Interests of a Subsidiary) of operating assets by the Borrower or any
of
its Subsidiaries (it being understood that all Exchange Excess Amounts shall
be
deemed to constitute usage of availability in respect of Dispositions pursuant
to this Section 7.5(f)), provided
that (i)
on the date of such Disposition (the “Disposition
Date”;
it
being understood that, with respect to a series of related Dispositions required
pursuant to a plan of Dispositions contained in a single agreement, the
Disposition Date shall be the date of the first such Disposition), no Default
or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result
therefrom; (ii) in any fiscal year, the Annualized Asset Cash Flow Amount
attributable to the assets being disposed of, when added to the Annualized
Asset
Cash Flow Amount attributable to all other assets previously disposed of
pursuant to this Section 7.5(f) in such fiscal year (but after the Restatement
Effective Date), shall not exceed an amount equal to 25% of Annualized Operating
Cash Flow for the last fiscal quarter of the immediately preceding fiscal year
(calculated without regard to Section 1.2(e)); (iii) the Annualized Asset Cash
Flow Amount attributable to the assets being disposed of, when added to the
Annualized Asset Cash Flow Amount attributable to all other assets previously
disposed of pursuant to this Section 7.5(f) during the period from the
Restatement Effective Date to such Disposition Date, shall not exceed an amount
equal to 50% of Annualized Pro Forma Operating Cash Flow determined as of such
Disposition Date; (iv) except in the case of any Exchange, at least 75% of
the
proceeds of such Disposition shall be in the form of cash; and (v) the Net
Cash
Proceeds of such Disposition shall be applied to prepay the Term Loans to the
extent required by Section 2.9(a);
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(g) any
Exchange by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided
that (i)
on the relevant Exchange Date, no Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (ii) in the event that
the
Annualized Asset Cash Flow Amount attributable to the assets being Exchanged
exceeds the annualized asset cash flow amount (determined in a manner comparable
to the manner in which Annualized Asset Cash Flow Amounts are determined
hereunder) of the assets received in connection with such Exchange (such excess
amount, an “Exchange
Excess Amount”),
then,
the Disposition of such Exchange Excess Amount shall be permitted by clauses
(ii) and (iii) of Section 7.5(f); and (iii) the Net Cash Proceeds of such
Exchange, if any, shall be applied to prepay the Term Loans to the extent
required by Section 2.9(a);
(h) Dispositions
by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of property acquired after the Restatement
Effective Date (other than property acquired in connection with Exchanges of
property owned on the Restatement Effective Date), so long as (i) no Default
or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result
therefrom, (ii) a definitive agreement to consummate such Disposition is
executed no later than twelve months after the date on which relevant property
is acquired and (iii) such Disposition is consummated within eighteen months
after the date on which the relevant property is acquired;
(i) Dispositions
consisting of capital contributions permitted by Section 7.7(h);
(j) the
Disposition by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of other property having a
fair
market value not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate for any fiscal year
of
the Borrower; and
(k) Dispositions
of Investments permitted by Section 7.7(h); provided
that (i)
no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would
result therefrom and (ii) such Disposition is made for fair market
value.
It
is
understood that this Section 7.5 does not apply to the sale or issuance of
the
Equity Interests of the Borrower.
7.6. Restricted
Payments.
Declare
or pay any dividend (other than dividends payable solely in common stock of
the
Person making such dividend) on, or make any payment on account of, or set
apart
assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption,
defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any Equity Interests of
Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, whether now or hereafter outstanding,
or make any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or
indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of Holdings, the
Borrower or any Subsidiary (collectively, “Restricted
Payments”),
except that:
(a) (i)
any
Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Wholly Owned
Subsidiary Guarantor and (ii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a
Subsidiary Guarantor may make Restricted Payments to any other Subsidiary of
the
Borrower;
(b) the
Borrower may make distributions (directly or indirectly) to any Qualified Parent
Company or any Affiliate of the Borrower for the purpose of enabling such Person
to make interest payments in respect of its Qualified Indebtedness (other than
interest that becomes due as a result of the acceleration of the maturity of
such Indebtedness after an event of default or similar event), provided
that (i)
no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would
result therefrom, (ii) no DHC Default shall have occurred and be continuing
or
would result therefrom (unless the use of proceeds of such distribution
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cures
all
such DHC Defaults) and (iii) each such distribution shall be made no earlier
than 15 Business Days prior to the date the relevant interest payment is
due
(provided
that
this clause (iii) shall not apply to distributions in an aggregate amount
not
exceeding $50,000,000 (to be refreshed upon the making of any interest payment
with such distributions in the amount of such interest payment) made directly
or
indirectly to CCHC or CCI for the purpose of enabling such Persons to make
scheduled interest payments on their Indebtedness);
(c) the
Borrower may make distributions to any Qualified Parent Company to be used
to
repay, repurchase, redeem, cancel or otherwise acquire or retire (collectively,
“Debt
Repayment”)
any
such Person’s Indebtedness for borrowed money; provided
that (i)
no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would
result therefrom, (ii) no DHC Default shall have occurred and be continuing
or
would result therefrom (unless the use of proceeds of such distribution cures
all such DHC Defaults), (iii) Available Liquidity shall, after giving
pro forma
effect
to such distribution, be at least $250,000,000 and (iv) such distribution shall
be made no earlier than 60 days prior to the date the relevant Debt Repayment
is
made;
(d) in
respect of any calendar year or portion thereof during which the Borrower is
a
Flow-Through Entity, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred
and
is continuing or would result therefrom, and without duplication of Section
7.7(k), the Borrower may make distributions (directly or indirectly) to the
direct or indirect holders of the Equity Interests of the Borrower that are
not
Flow-Through Entities, in an amount sufficient to permit each such holder to
pay
the actual income taxes (including required estimated tax installments) that
are
required to be paid by it with respect to the combined taxable income of the
Qualified Parent Companies, the Borrower, its Subsidiaries in any calendar
year,
as estimated by the Borrower in good faith;
(e) so
long
as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result
therefrom, the Borrower may make distributions to any of its Affiliates for
purposes other than Debt Repayment; provided
that the
aggregate of all distributions made under this Section 7.6(e) shall not exceed
$100,000,000 during the term of this Agreement;
(f) so
long
as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result
therefrom, the Borrower may make distributions to any Qualified Parent Company
or direct payments to be used to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or
retire for value any Equity Interests of any Qualified Parent Company held
by
any member of management of Holdings or any other Qualified Parent Company,
the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any management equity
subscription agreement, stock option agreement or similar agreement or
arrangement, provided that the aggregate amount of such distributions shall
not
exceed $10,000,000 in any fiscal year of the Borrower;
(g) the
Borrower may make distributions to any Qualified Parent Company to permit such
Qualified Parent Company to pay (i) attorneys’ fees, investment banking fees,
accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other customary
fees and expenses (including any commitment and other fees payable in connection
with credit facilities) actually incurred in connection with any issuance,
sale
or incurrence by such Qualified Parent Company of Equity Interests or
Indebtedness or any exchange of securities or a tender for outstanding debt
securities, (ii) the costs and expenses of any offer to exchange privately
placed securities in respect of the foregoing for publicly registered securities
or any similar concept having a comparable purpose, or (iii) other
administrative expenses (including legal, accounting, other professional fees
and costs, printing and other such fees and expenses)
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incurred
in
the ordinary course of business, in an aggregate amount in the case of this
clause (iii) not to exceed $5,000,000 in any fiscal year; and
(h) so
long
as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result
therefrom, the Borrower may make Restricted Payments in the amount of any
payment or amount received, directly or indirectly, by it from any Non-Recourse
Subsidiary concurrently with the receipt of such payment or amount.
7.7. Investments.
Make
any advance, loan, extension of credit (by way of guaranty or otherwise) or
capital contribution to, or purchase any Equity Interests, bonds, notes,
debentures or other debt securities of, or any assets constituting a significant
part of a business unit of, or make any other investment in, any Person (all
of
the foregoing, “Investments”),
except:
(a) extensions
of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;
(b) investments
in Cash Equivalents;
(c) Guarantee
Obligations permitted by Section 7.2;
(d) loans
and
advances to employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary
course of business (including for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses)
in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any one time
outstanding;
(e) Investments
(including capital expenditures) (i) by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
in (x) the Borrower or any Subsidiary that, prior to such Investment, is a
Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor, or (y) any then existing Subsidiary that
is
not a Subsidiary Guarantor if such Subsidiary becomes a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
Guarantor concurrently with the making of such Investment and (ii) by any
Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor in any other
Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(f) acquisitions
by the Borrower or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor of operating assets
(substantially all of which pertain to a Permitted Line of Business), directly
through an asset acquisition or indirectly through the acquisition of 100%
of
the Equity Interests of a Person substantially engaged in a Permitted Line
of
Business, provided,
that
(i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or
would result therefrom and (ii) at no time shall the aggregate Consideration
paid during the period from the Restatement Effective Date through such time
in
connection with any such acquisitions of Equity Interests of Persons who,
together with their Subsidiaries, are not Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantors
at
such time, exceed $750,000,000;
(g) the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may contribute operating assets to any
Non-Recourse Subsidiary so long as (i) such Disposition is permitted pursuant
to
Section 7.5(f), (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and
be
continuing or would result therefrom, (iii) after giving effect thereto, the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be equal to or lower than the Consolidated
Leverage Ratio in effect immediately prior thereto and (iv) the Equity Interests
received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection therewith
shall be pledged as Collateral (either directly or through a holding company
parent of such Non-Recourse Subsidiary so long as such parent is a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary Guarantor); and
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(h) in
addition to Investments otherwise expressly permitted by this Section,
Investments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount
outstanding at any time (initially valued at cost and giving effect to all
payments received in respect thereof whether constituting dividends, prepayment,
interest, return on capital or principal or otherwise unless such payments
are
from a Non-Recourse Subsidiary and applied to make a Restricted Payment under
Section 7.6(h) or an Investment under Section 7.7 (l) or 7.7(m)), not to exceed
the sum of $300,000,000 plus
the
aggregate amount of cash and assets (valued at fair market value) contributed
by
any Designated Holding Company to the Borrower after April 27, 2004 in the
form
of common equity; provided,
that
(i) no such Investment may be made at any time when a Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) none
of
the proceeds of such Investment may be used directly or indirectly to repay,
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value Indebtedness of
any
Qualified Parent Company or otherwise in a manner that would be prohibited
by
Section 7.6 if the Borrower or any Subsidiary (directly or indirectly) used
such
proceeds in such manner and (iii) Available Liquidity, shall, after giving
pro forma
effect
to such Investment, be at least $250,000,000;
(i) any
Excluded Acquired Subsidiary may make investments in any other Excluded Acquired
Subsidiary;
(j) the
Borrower may purchase or otherwise acquire Indebtedness of a Qualified Parent
Company in connection with any Debt Repayment so long as (i) such Debt Repayment
is consummated within 60 days after such purchase, (ii) the amount expended
to
effectuate such purchase (or, in the case of a debt-for-debt exchange, the
principal amount of the Indebtedness issued in exchange for such Qualified
Parent Company Indebtedness) could, on the date such purchase is made (the
“Test
Date”),
have
been distributed to a Qualified Parent Company to effectuate a Debt Repayment
pursuant to Section 7.6(c), and (iii) on the date such Debt Repayment is
consummated, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing;
(k) in
respect of any calendar year or portion thereof during which the Borrower or
any
of its Subsidiaries is a Flow-Through Entity, so long as no Default or Event
of
Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, and without
duplication of Section 7.6(d), the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make a
loan
or advance (directly or indirectly) to the direct or indirect holders of the
Equity Interests of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries that are not Flow-Through
Entities, in an amount sufficient to permit each such holder to pay the actual
income taxes (including required estimated tax installments) that are required
to be paid by it with respect to the taxable income of the Qualified Parent
Companies, the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, in any calendar
year, as estimated by the Borrower in good faith;
(l) so
long
as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result
therefrom, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Investments in any
Non-Recourse Subsidiary with the proceeds of distributions from any Non-Recourse
Subsidiary concurrently with the receipt of such proceeds; and
(m) the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries may contribute operating assets to a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary, provided
that (i)
no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result
therefrom, (ii) a binding Contractual Obligation with a counterparty other
than
a member of the Charter Group to Dispose of such assets or Wholly Owned
Subsidiary is in effect at the time of such contribution, (iii) such Disposition
is consummated in accordance with Section 7.5(f) within five Business Days
of
such contribution or, if such
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Disposition
is not so consummated, then within eight Business Days of such contribution
such
contribution is reversed or such Wholly Owned Subsidiary complies with Section
6.9 and (iv) such Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall not make any Investments
with
such assets or the proceeds thereof, including pursuant to Section 7.7(e)(ii)
or
(iv).
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in no event shall the sum of (i)
the
aggregate amount of letters of credit and surety arrangements (including
unreimbursed reimbursement obligations in respect thereof) and security deposits
posted by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with potential
Investments (including pursuant to letters of intent) and (ii) the aggregate
outstanding amount of L/C Obligations, exceed $350,000,000 at any one
time.
7.8. Certain
Payments and Modifications Relating to Indebtedness and Management
Fees.
(a) Make or offer to make any payment, prepayment, repurchase, purchase or
redemption in respect of, or otherwise optionally or voluntarily defease or
segregate funds with respect to (collectively, “prepayment”), any Specified
Long-Term Indebtedness, the CCO Senior Notes or, unless otherwise agreed by
the
Administrative Agent, Indebtedness under the CCVIII Credit Agreement, other
than
(i) the payment of scheduled interest payments required to be made in cash,
(ii)
the prepayment of Specified Subordinated Debt with the proceeds of other
Specified Long-Term Indebtedness or of Loans or with cash on hand, (iii) the
prepayment of any Specified Long-Term Indebtedness or the CCO Senior Notes
with
the proceeds of other Specified Long-Term Indebtedness, so long as such new
Indebtedness has covenants and event of default provisions no more restrictive
in any material respect than those applicable to the Indebtedness being
refinanced, (iv) the prepayment of any Specified Long-Term Indebtedness or
the
CCO Senior Notes with the proceeds of capital contributions made to Holdings,
and then contributed to the Borrower, in each case in the form of common equity,
(v) the prepayment of any Specified Long-Term Indebtedness or the CCO Senior
Notes effected solely by exchanging such debt for Indebtedness of a Qualified
Parent Company, (vi) the prepayment of the CCO Senior Notes from the proceeds
of
Incremental Term Loans so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) Available Liquidity
shall, after giving pro forma
effect
to such prepayment, be at least $250,000,000, and (vii) the prepayment of
Indebtedness under the CCVIII Credit Agreement with the Net Cash Proceeds of
assets Disposed of by, or any Recovery Event at, CC VIII Operating, LLC or
any
of its Subsidiaries.
(b) Amend,
modify, waive or otherwise change, or consent or agree to any amendment,
modification, waiver or other change to any of the terms of any Specified
Long-Term Indebtedness or the CCO Senior Note Indenture other than any such
amendment, modification, waiver or other change that would extend the maturity
or reduce the amount of any payment of principal thereof or reduce the rate
or
extend any date for payment of interest thereon or is immaterial to the
interests of the Lenders or does not result in such Indebtedness failing to
meet
the relevant conditions of Section 7.2(e).
(c) Make
or
agree to make any payment in respect of management fees to any Person, directly
or indirectly, other than (i) to the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
Guarantor and
(ii)
any amounts required to be paid or reimbursed to the manager under the
Management Fee Agreement with respect to actual costs, fees, expenses, and
other
similar amounts thereunder, without any xxxx-up or premium.
(d) Amend,
modify, waive or otherwise change, or consent or agree to any amendment,
modification, waiver or other change to, any of the terms of the Management
Fee
Agreement, other than any such amendment, modification, waiver or other change
that (i) (x) would extend the due date or reduce (or increase to the amount
permitted by Section 7.8(c)) the amount of any payment thereunder or (y) does
not adversely affect the interests of the Lenders (it being understood that
a
change in the manager
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thereunder
to another member of the Charter Group does not adversely affect the interests
of the Lenders) and (ii) does not involve the payment of a consent
fee.
(e) (i)
Assign any of its rights or obligations, or any amounts owing to it, under
the
CCVIII Credit Agreement (other than pursuant to Liens permitted by Section
7.3(g), (h) or (o)) or (ii) amend, modify, waive or otherwise change any of
the
terms thereof in a manner that could materially and adversely affect the
interests of the Lenders, in each case without the prior written consent of
the
Administrative Agent.
7.9. Transactions
with Affiliates.
Enter
into any transaction, including any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of
property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management,
advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate (other than transactions between
or
among Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor) unless such
transaction is (a) not prohibited under this Agreement and (b) upon
fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary,
as the case may be, in any material respect than it would obtain in a comparable
arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate. The foregoing
restrictions shall not apply to transactions expressly permitted by Section
7.6,
Section 7.7(h) or Section 7.8(c) or amounts paid under the Management Fee
Agreement.
7.10. Sales
and Leasebacks.
Enter
into any arrangement (other than pursuant to the LaGrange Documents) with any
Person (other than Subsidiaries of the Borrower) providing for the leasing
by
the Borrower or any Subsidiary of real or personal property that has been or
is
to be sold or transferred by the Borrower or such Subsidiary to such Person
or
to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person
on the security of such property or rental obligations of the Borrower or such
Subsidiary unless, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate outstanding amount
of Attributable Debt does not exceed $175,000,000.
7.11. Changes
in Fiscal Periods.
Permit
the fiscal year of the Borrower to end on a day other than December 31 or change
the Borrower’s method of determining fiscal quarters.
7.12. Negative
Pledge Clauses.
Enter
into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or
limits the ability of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to
create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property
or
revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure obligations under
this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (regardless of amount) other than
(a)
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) any agreements governing any
purchase money Liens or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby
(in
which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the
assets financed thereby), (c) pursuant to Contractual Obligations assumed in
connection with Investments (but not created in contemplation thereof) so long
as the maximum aggregate liabilities of Holdings, the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries pursuant thereto do not exceed $10,000,000 at any time, (d) any
agreement governing Indebtedness of Holdings permitted hereby, or Indebtedness
of a Qualified Parent Company, so long as such restrictions are no more onerous
in any material respect than those contained in the CCH Senior Note Indenture
as
in effect on the Restatement Effective Date (other than restrictions based
on
satisfying a leverage ratio condition), (e) the prohibitions and limitations
on
the LaGrange Entities pursuant to the LaGrange Documents, (f) pursuant to
agreements governing Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition
of
any Person that becomes a Subsidiary pursuant to Section 7.7(f) or (h) so long
as such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 7.2(f) or (l) and such
Indebtedness was not created or incurred in contemplation of such acquisition
and such restrictions apply only to such acquired Subsidiary and its
Subsidiaries, (g) as contained in the Holdings Credit Documents as in effect
on
or shortly after the Restatement Effective Date or in any other agreement
governing Indebtedness secured by Liens described in Section 7.3(q) so long
as
such restrictions are not more onerous in any material respect than those
contained in the Holdings Credit Documents as in effect on or shortly after
the
Restatement Effective
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Date,
(h)
as contained in the CCO Senior Note Indenture as in effect on the Restatement
Effective Date or in any other agreement governing Indebtedness secured by
Liens
described in Section 7.3(o) so long as such restrictions are no more onerous
in
any material respect than those contained in the CCO Senior Note Indenture
and
the related collateral and guarantee agreement as in effect on the Restatement
Effective Date, (i) as contained in any QPC Indenture as in effect on the
Restatement Effective Date, (j) customary provisions in leases and licenses
entered into in the ordinary course of business or as required in any franchise
permit, (k) customary restrictions in an agreement to Dispose of assets in
a
transaction permitted under Section 7.5 solely to the extent that such
restriction applies solely to the assets to be so Disposed and (l) as contained
in the Silo Credit Agreements or the Silo Guarantee and Collateral Agreements
as
in effect on the Restatement Effective Date.
7.13. Clauses
Restricting Subsidiary Distributions.
Enter
into or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or
restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Borrower to (a) make
Restricted Payments in respect of any Equity Interests of such Subsidiary held
by, or pay any Indebtedness owed to, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of
the
Borrower, (b) make loans or advances to, or other Investments in, the Borrower
or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower or (c) transfer any of its assets to
the
Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, except for such encumbrances
or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) any restrictions existing
under the Loan Documents, (ii) any restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary
imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with
the Disposition of all or substantially all of the Equity Interests or assets
of
such Subsidiary in a transaction otherwise permitted by this Agreement, (iii)
any restrictions referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above contained in
the
CCH Senior Note Indenture as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date or
in
any other agreement governing Indebtedness (including Indebtedness of a
Qualified Parent Company) so long as such restrictions are no more onerous
in
any material respect than those contained in the CCH Senior Note Indenture
as in
effect on the Restatement Effective Date (other than restrictions based on
satisfying a leverage ratio condition or equity proceeds and capital
contributions baskets), (iv) the encumbrances and restrictions on the LaGrange
Entities pursuant to the LaGrange Documents, (v) any restrictions contained
in
documents governing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2(e), 7.2(i) or
7.2(l) so long as such restrictions are no more onerous in any material respect
than those contained in the Loan Documents or the CCO Senior Note Indenture,
(vi) any restrictions contained in agreements governing Indebtedness assumed
in
connection with the acquisition of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary pursuant
to Section 7.7(f) or (h) so long as such Indebtedness is permitted under Section
7.2(f) or (l) and such Indebtedness was not created or incurred in contemplation
of such acquisition and such restrictions apply only to such acquired Subsidiary
and its Subsidiaries, (vii) restrictions contained in the Holdings Credit
Documents as in effect on or shortly after the Restatement Effective Date or
in
any other agreement governing Indebtedness secured by Liens described in Section
7.3(q) so long as such restrictions are no more onerous in any material respect
than those contained in the Holdings Credit Documents as in effect on or shortly
after the Restatement Effective Date, (viii) restrictions contained in the
CCO
Senior Note Indenture as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date or in
any
other agreement governing Indebtedness secured by Liens described in Section
7.3(o) so long as such restrictions are no more onerous in any material respect
than those contained in the CCO Senior Note Indenture as in effect on the
Restatement Effective Date, (ix) restrictions contained in any QPC Indenture
as
in effect on the Restatement Effective Date, (x) restrictions contained in
the
organizational documents of CC VIII, LLC, and other documents governing the
CCVIII Interest, (xi) customary restrictions in an agreement to Dispose of
assets in a transaction permitted under Section 7.5 to the extent that such
restriction applies solely to such assets, (xii) customary anti-assignment
provisions in leases and licenses entered into in the ordinary course of
business or as required in any franchise permit, (xiii) restrictions governing
Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2(d) to the extent prohibiting transfers
of the assets financed with such Indebtedness, and (xiv) restrictions contained
in the Silo Credit Agreements as in effect on the Restatement Effective
Date.
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7.14. Lines
of Business; Holding Company Status.
(a)
Enter into any business, either directly or through any Subsidiary, except
for
(i) those businesses in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are engaged
on
the Restatement Effective Date and (ii) businesses which are reasonably similar
or related thereto or reasonable extensions thereof (collectively, “Permitted
Lines of Business”).
(b) In
the
case of the Borrower, (i) conduct, transact or otherwise engage in, or commit
to
conduct, transact or otherwise engage in, any business or operations other
than
those incidental to its ownership of the Equity Interests of other Persons
(including cash management and related investing activities) or (ii) own, lease,
manage or otherwise operate any properties or assets other than (x) Equity
Interests of other Persons (including cash management and related investing
activities), (y) Intercompany Obligations and (z) temporary ownership of assets
(pending contribution to a Subsidiary Guarantor) other than real estate,
fixtures or franchise agreements; provided
that,
for the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (b) shall not prohibit the Borrower
from entering into Commercial Contracts.
(c) In
the
case of Holdings, (i) conduct, transact or otherwise engage in, commit to
conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any business or operations other than
those incidental to its ownership of the Equity Interests of the Borrower or
of
any other Person, (ii) own, lease, manage or otherwise operate any properties
or
assets other than Equity Interests of the Borrower, Intercompany Obligations,
Indebtedness owing by any Person and the Equity Interests of any other Person,
(iii) incur any obligations or liabilities other than obligations under the
Loan
Documents, Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by it under Section 7.2 and
other customary obligations incidental to its existence and ownership and
liabilities and obligations related to the purchase or ownership of Indebtedness
that it is not prohibited from purchasing or owning pursuant to any Loan
Document or (iv) use any proceeds or amounts received from the Borrower or
any
of its Subsidiaries for
purposes of enabling it to effect any transaction prohibited under Section
7.7(h)(ii).
(d) In
the
case of Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., (i) conduct, transact
or
otherwise engage in, commit to conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any
business or operations, (ii) own, lease, manage or otherwise operate any
properties or assets or (iii) incur any obligations or liabilities other than
obligations under the Loan Documents, Indebtedness under Section 7.2(e) or
(k)
and other customary obligations incidental to its existence.
7.15. Investments
in the Borrower.
In the
case of Holdings, make any Investment in the Borrower other than in the form
of
a capital contribution, a loan so long as such loan is evidenced by a note
and
pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement or a Guarantee Obligation in respect of any obligation of the
Borrower.
SECTION
8. EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT
If
any of
the following events shall occur and be continuing:
(a) the
Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation
when due in accordance with the terms hereof; or the Borrower shall fail to
pay
any interest on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, or any other amount
payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, within five days after
any
such interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof;
or
(b) any
representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein or
in
any other Loan Document or that is contained in any certificate, document or
financial or other statement furnished by it at any time under or in connection
with this Agreement or any
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such
other Loan Document shall prove to have been inaccurate in any material respect
on or as of the date made or deemed made; or
(c) any
Loan
Party shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained
in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 6.4(a) (with respect to Holdings and the
Borrower only), Section 6.7(a), Section 6.10 or Section 7 of this Agreement
or
Sections 6.4 and 6.5(b) of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement;
or
(d)
any Loan
Party shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement
contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as provided
in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section), and such default shall continue
unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice to the Borrower from the
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; or
(e) Holdings,
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) default in making any payment
of any principal of any Indebtedness (including, without duplication, any
Guarantee Obligation in respect of Indebtedness, but excluding the Loans) on
the
scheduled or original due date with respect thereto or (ii) default in making
any payment of any interest on any such Indebtedness beyond the period of grace,
if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness
was created; or (iii) default in the observance or performance of any other
agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any
instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other
event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other
event
or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or beneficiary of such
Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or beneficiary)
to
cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due
prior to its stated maturity or (in the case of any such Indebtedness
constituting a Guarantee Obligation) to become payable; provided,
that, a
default, event or condition described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this
paragraph (e) shall not at any time constitute an Event of Default unless,
at
such time, one or more defaults, events or conditions of the type described
in
clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall have occurred and be
continuing with respect to such Indebtedness the outstanding aggregate principal
amount of which exceeds $100,000,000; or
(f) any
Designated Holding Company other than Holdings shall (i) default in making
any
payment of any principal of any Indebtedness (including, without duplication,
any Guarantee Obligation in respect of Indebtedness) on the scheduled or
original due date with respect thereto or (ii) default in making any payment
of
any interest on any such Indebtedness or default in the observance or
performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such
Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing
or
relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, if such
default or other event or condition, in each case with respect to this clause
(ii), results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its stated
maturity or (in the case of any such Indebtedness constituting a Guarantee
Obligation) causes such Indebtedness to become payable; provided,
that a
default, event or condition described in clause (i) or (ii) of this paragraph
(f) shall not at any time constitute an Event of Default unless, at such time,
one or more defaults, events or conditions of the type described in clause
(i)
or (ii) of this paragraph (f) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect
to such Indebtedness the outstanding aggregate principal amount of which exceeds
$200,000,000; or
(g) (i)
any
Designated Holding Company, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall
commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future
law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or relief of
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debtors,
seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking
to
adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief
with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver,
trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all
or
any substantial part of their assets or any Designated Holding Company, the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall make a general assignment for the
benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced against any
Designated Holding Company, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries any case,
proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above that
(A)
results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or
appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period
of
60 days; or (iii) there shall be commenced against any Designated Holding
Company, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or
other
action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint
or
similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets that results
in the entry of an order for any such relief that shall not have been vacated,
discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry
thereof; or (iv) any Designated Holding Company, the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries shall take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent
to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause
(i),
(ii), or (iii) above; or (v) any Designated Holding Company, the Borrower
or any
of its Subsidiaries shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall
admit
in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due;
or
(h)
(i) any
“accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA), whether
or not waived, shall exist with respect to any Plan or any Lien in favor of
the
PBGC or a Plan shall arise on the assets of any Loan Party or any Commonly
Controlled Entity, (ii) a Reportable Event shall occur with respect to, or
proceedings shall commence to have a trustee appointed, or a trustee shall
be
appointed, to administer or to terminate, any Single Employer Plan, which
Reportable Event or commencement of proceedings or appointment of a trustee
is,
in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders, likely to result in the
termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (iii) any Single
Employer Plan shall terminate for purposes of Title IV of ERISA or (iv) any
Loan Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity shall, or in the reasonable opinion
of the Required Lenders is likely to, incur any liability in connection with
a
withdrawal from, or the Insolvency or Reorganization of, a Multiemployer Plan;
and in each case in clauses (i) through (iv) above, such event or condition,
together with all other such events or conditions, if any, could, in the sole
judgment of the Required Lenders, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; or
(i) one
or
more judgments or decrees shall be entered against Holdings, the Borrower or
any
of its Subsidiaries involving in the aggregate a liability (to the extent not
paid or fully covered by insurance as to which the relevant insurance company
has not declined coverage) of $100,000,000 or more, and all such judgments
or
decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal
within 30 days from the entry thereof; or
(j) (i)
the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall cease, for any reason (other than
the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent), to be
in
full force and effect with respect to any material portion of the Collateral,
or
any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party shall so assert, or (ii)
any
Lien created by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall cease to be
enforceable and of the same effect and priority purported to be created thereby
with respect to any material portion of the Collateral (other than in connection
with releases in accordance with Section 10.14) or any Loan Party or any
Affiliate of any Loan Party shall so assert; or
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(k) (i)
the
Xxxx Xxxxx Group shall cease to have the power, directly or indirectly, to
vote
or direct the voting of Equity Interests having at least 35% (determined on
a
fully diluted basis) of the ordinary voting power for the management of the
Borrower; (ii) the consummation of any transaction (including, without
limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any
“person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than the Xxxx Xxxxx Group
has the power, directly or indirectly, to vote or direct the voting of Equity
Interests having more than 35% (determined on a fully diluted basis) of the
ordinary voting power for the management of the Borrower, unless the Xxxx Xxxxx
Group has the power, directly or indirectly, to vote or direct the voting of
Equity Interests having a greater percentage (determined on a fully diluted
basis) of the ordinary voting power for the management of the Borrower than
such
“person” or “group”, (iii) a Specified Change of Control shall occur; or (iv)
the Borrower shall cease to be a direct Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Holdings
(other than in connection with an issuance or sale of Equity Interests in the
Borrower to CCH; provided
that (x)
such Equity Interests are contributed to Holdings on the date of such issuance
and (y) no DHC Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result
therefrom); or
(l)
the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall have received a notice of termination
or suspension with respect to any of its CATV Franchises or CATV Systems from
the FCC or any Governmental Authority or other franchising authority or the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or the grantors of any CATV Franchises
or
CATV Systems shall fail to renew such CATV Franchises or CATV Systems at the
stated expiration thereof (in each case other than (x) as a result of changes
in
law or regulation or other circumstances which result in any CATV Franchise
no
longer being required in connection with operation of the relevant CATV System
or (y) at a time when such CATV Franchise is not required for operation of
such
CATV System) if the percentage represented by such CATV Franchises or CATV
Systems and any other CATV Franchises or CATV Systems which are then so
terminated, suspended or not renewed of Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for
the
12-month period preceding the date of the termination, suspension or failure
to
renew, as the case may be, (giving pro forma
effect
to any acquisitions or Dispositions that have occurred since the beginning
of
such 12-month period as if such acquisitions or Dispositions had occurred at
the
beginning of such 12-month period), would exceed 10%, unless (i) an alternative
CATV Franchise or CATV System in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to
the Required Lenders shall have been procured and come into effect prior to
or
concurrently with the termination or expiration date of such terminated,
suspended or non-renewed CATV Franchise or CATV System or (ii) the Borrower
or
such Subsidiary continues to operate and retain the revenues received from
such
systems after the stated termination or expiration and (x) is engaged in
negotiations to renew or extend such franchise rights and obtains such renewal
or extension within one year following the stated termination or expiration,
provided that such negotiations have not been terminated by either party
thereto, such franchise rights or the equivalent thereof have not been awarded
on an exclusive basis to a third Person and no final determination (within
the
meaning of Section 635 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended) has been
made that the Borrower or such Subsidiary is not entitled to the renewal or
extension thereof or (y) the relevant Governmental Authority or other
franchising authority has not challenged the authority of the Borrower or such
Subsidiary to operate the CATV System in the relevant jurisdiction; or
(m)
except
as required or otherwise expressly permitted in this Agreement (i) in the case
of any Designated Holding Company or any Non-Recourse Subsidiary, fail to
satisfy customary formalities with respect to organizational separateness,
including, without limitation, (A) the maintenance of separate books and records
and (B) the maintenance of separate bank accounts in its own name; (ii) in
the
case of any Designated Holding Company
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or
any
Non-Recourse Subsidiary, fail to act solely in their own names or the names
of
their managers and through authorized officers and agents; (iii) in the case
of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, make or agree to make any payment
to a
creditor of any Designated Holding Company or any Non-Recourse Subsidiary
in its
capacity as such; or (iv) in the case of any Designated Holding Company,
any
Non-Recourse Subsidiary, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (x) commingle
any money or other assets of any Designated Holding Company or any Non-Recourse
Subsidiary with any money or other assets of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or (y) take any action, or conduct its affairs in a manner,
which
could reasonably be expected to result in the separate organizational existence
of each Designated Holding Company or each Non-Recourse Subsidiary from the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries being ignored under any circumstance, and such
failure, action, agreement, event, condition or circumstance described in
any
clause of this paragraph (m) shall continue unremedied for a period of 30
days
after notice to the Borrower from the Administrative Agent or the Required
Lenders;
then,
and
in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause
(i) or (ii) of paragraph (g) above with respect to the Borrower, automatically
the Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loans hereunder (with
accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement
and
the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether
or
not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have
presented the documents required thereunder) shall immediately become due and
payable, and (B) if such event is any other Event of Default, either or both
of
the following actions may be taken: (i) with the consent of the Required
Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required
Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower declare
the
Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Commitments shall
immediately terminate; and (ii) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the
Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the
Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Loans
hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under
this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C
Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters
of
Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) to be due and
payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable.
With respect to all Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for
honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to this
paragraph, the Borrower shall at such time deposit in a cash collateral account
opened by the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the aggregate then undrawn
and unexpired amount of such Letters of Credit. Amounts held in such cash
collateral account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to the payment
of drafts drawn under such Letters of Credit, and the unused portion thereof
after all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon,
if
any, shall be applied to repay other obligations of the Borrower hereunder
and
under the other Loan Documents. After all such Letters of Credit shall have
expired or been fully drawn upon, all Reimbursement Obligations shall have
been
satisfied and all other obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the
other Loan Documents shall have been paid in full, the balance, if any, in
such
cash collateral account shall be returned to the Borrower (or such other Person
as may be lawfully entitled thereto). Except as expressly provided above in
this
Section, presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind are
hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed
to occur pursuant to Section 8(e) or 8(f), and no DHC Default shall be deemed
to
occur, due to the existence of (a) a “Default” or “Event of Default” under any
indenture as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date governing DHC Debt,
or
any acceleration of, or any attempt to accelerate, such DHC Debt, in each case
resulting solely from the existence of the provisions contained in Section
7 of
the Senior Note Intercreditor Agreement, or (b) any cross-default,
cross-acceleration or similar provision in any Indebtedness of any Qualified
Parent Company that is applicable, or is invoked, solely as a result of the
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circumstances
described in clause (a) above, in each case so long as (i) the Borrower is
in
compliance with the provisions of Section 11.04 of the CCO Senior Note Indenture
and (ii) no enforcement action against the assets of Holdings, the Borrower
or
any of its Subsidiaries by or on behalf of the holders of any such DHC Debt
has
occurred in respect of any judgment, decree or similar pronouncement, interim,
final or otherwise, in connection with the foregoing, unless such enforcement
action has been effectively stayed within 30 days from the entry thereof;
provided, that a Default and an Event of Default shall nevertheless be deemed
to
be in existence if (x) the Second Lien Guarantees (as defined in the Senior
Note
Intercreditor Agreement) are not automatically released ab initio
at the
time and in the manner contemplated by Section 11.04 of the CCO Senior Note
Indenture or (y) substantially concurrently with such release, any acceleration
or attempted acceleration described above is not rescinded. It is understood
that this paragraph does not apply to any cross-default, cross-acceleration
or
similar provision in any Indebtedness other than Indebtedness of any Qualified
Parent Company.
SECTION
9. THE
AGENTS
9.1. Appointment.
Each
Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent
as
the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
and
each such Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such
capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform
such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms
of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers
as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the
contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have
any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or
any
fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions,
responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the
Administrative Agent.
9.2. Delegation
of Duties.
The
Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and
the
other Loan Documents by or through agents or attorneys in fact and shall be
entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.
The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or
misconduct of any agents or attorneys in fact selected by it with reasonable
care.
9.3. Exculpatory
Provisions.
Neither
any Agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents,
attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully
taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with
this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except to the extent that any of
the
foregoing are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of
competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its or such Person’s own gross
negligence or willful misconduct) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any
of
the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made
by
any Loan Party or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other
Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document
referred to or provided for in, or received by the Agents under or in connection
with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity,
effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement
or
any other Loan Document or for any failure of any Loan Party a party thereto
to
perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Agents shall not be under
any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance
or
performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or
records of any Loan Party.
9.4. Reliance
by Administrative Agent.
The
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected
in
relying, upon any instrument, writing, resolution, notice, consent,
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certificate,
affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order
or
other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and
to
have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice
and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to Holdings or the Borrower),
independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative
Agent.
The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the
owner
thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation
or
transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent. The
Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take
any
action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first
receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified
by this Agreement, all Lenders) as it deems appropriate or it shall first
be
indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability
and
expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take
any
such action. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected
in
acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other
Loan
Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders (or, if so
specified by this Agreement, all Lenders), and such request and any action
taken
or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders
and all
future holders of the Loans.
9.5. Notice
of Default.
The
Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the
occurrence of any Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agent
has received notice from a Lender, Holdings or the Borrower referring to this
Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such
notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that the Administrative Agent
receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof
to
the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to
such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required
Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders); provided
that
unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions,
the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action,
or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of
Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the
Lenders.
9.6. Non-Reliance
on Agents and Other Lenders.
Each
Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Agents nor any of their
respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or
affiliates have made any representations or warranties to it and that no act
by
any Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of a Loan Party
or any affiliate of a Loan Party, shall be deemed to constitute any
representation or warranty by any Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents
to
the Agents 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 appraisal of and investigation into the business,
operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of
the
Loan Parties and their affiliates and made its own decision to make its Loans
hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it
will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender,
and
based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the
time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in
taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to
the
business, operations, property, financial and other condition and
creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their affiliates. Except for notices,
reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders
by
the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have
any
duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other
information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial
or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of any Loan Party or any affiliate
of a Loan Party that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent
or
any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or
affiliates.
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9.7. Indemnification.
The
Lenders agree to indemnify each Agent and each Co-Lead Arranger and Joint
Bookrunner (as such terms are defined on the cover page hereof) in its capacity
as such (to the extent not reimbursed by Holdings or the Borrower and without
limiting the obligation of Holdings or the Borrower to do so), ratably according
to their respective Aggregate Exposure Percentages in effect on the date on
which indemnification is sought under this Section (or, if indemnification
is
sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have terminated and
the
Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Aggregate
Exposure Percentages immediately prior to such date), 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 Loan Documents or any documents
contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by 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 Section shall survive
the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
9.8. Agent
in Its Individual Capacity.
Each
Agent and its affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally
engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party as though such Agent were
not
an Agent. With respect to its Loans made or renewed by it and with respect
to
any Letter of Credit issued or participated in by it, each Agent shall have
the
same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as
any
Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms
“Lender” and “Lenders” shall include each Agent in its individual
capacity.
9.9. Successor
Administrative Agent.
The
Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon 30 days’ notice to
the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent shall resign as
Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, then
the
Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for
the
Lenders, which successor agent shall (unless an Event of Default under Section
8(a) or Section 8(g) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be
continuing) be subject to approval by the Borrower (which approval shall not
be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed
to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term
“Administrative Agent” shall mean such successor agent effective upon such
appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agent’s rights, powers
and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or
further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any
of
the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans. If no successor
agent
has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date that is 30 days
following a retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring
Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become
effective, and the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the
Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders
appoint a successor agent as provided for above. After any retiring
Administrative Agent’s resignation as Administrative Agent, the provisions of
this Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted
to
be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents.
9.10. Co-Documentation
Agents and Syndication Agents.
The
Co-Documentation Agents and Syndication Agents shall have no duties or
responsibilities hereunder in their capacity as such.
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SECTION
10. MISCELLANEOUS
10.1. Amendments
and Waivers.
Neither
this Agreement, any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may
be
amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions
of
this Section 10.1. The Required Lenders and each Loan Party party to the
relevant Loan Document may, or, with the written consent of the Required
Lenders, the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party party to the relevant
Loan
Document may, from time to time, (a) enter into written amendments, supplements
or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents for the purpose of
adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing
in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Loan Parties hereunder or
thereunder or (b) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders
or
the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, may specify in such instrument,
any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any
Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided,
however,
that no
such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall (i) forgive
the principal amount or extend the final scheduled date of maturity of any
Loan,
extend the scheduled date of or reduce the amount of any amortization payment
in
respect of any Term Loan, reduce the stated rate of any interest or fee payable
hereunder or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof, or increase
the
amount or extend the expiration date of any Lender’s Commitment, in each case
without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
(ii) eliminate or reduce any voting rights under this Section 10.1 or
reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, consent
to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, release all
or
substantially all of the Collateral or release all or substantially all of
the
Subsidiary Guarantors from their obligations under the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement (in each case except in connection with Dispositions consummated
or
approved in accordance with the other terms of this Agreement), in each case
without the written consent of all Lenders; (iii) reduce the percentage
specified in the definition of Majority Facility Lenders with respect to any
Facility without the written consent of all Lenders under such Facility; (iv)
amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 9 without the written consent
of
the Administrative Agent; (v) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section
2.4 or 2.5 without the written consent of the Swingline Lender; or (vi) amend,
modify or waive any provision of Section 3 without the written consent of each
affected Issuing Lender. Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement
or
modification shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding
upon the Loan Parties, the Lenders, the Agents and all future holders of the
Loans. In the case of any waiver, the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Agents
shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the
other Loan Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed
to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any
subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent
thereon. It is understood that, with respect to any voting required by this
Section 10.1, all members of a particular Specified Intracreditor Group shall
vote as a single unit.
In
addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with
the
written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders
providing the relevant Replacement Term Loans (as defined below) to permit
the
refinancing or modification of all outstanding Term Loans (“Replaced
Term Loans”)
with a
replacement term loan facility hereunder (“Replacement
Term Loans”),
provided
that (a)
the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term Loans shall not exceed
the aggregate principal amount of such Replaced Term Loans, (b) the Applicable
Margin for such Replacement Term Loans shall not be higher than the Applicable
Margin for such Replaced Term Loans, (c) the weighted average life to maturity
of such Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter than the weighted average
life to maturity of such Replaced Term Loans at the time of such refinancing
and
(d) all other terms applicable to such Replacement Term Loans shall be
substantially identical to, or less favorable to the Lenders providing such
Replacement Term Loans than, those applicable to such Replaced Term Loans,
except to the extent necessary to provide for covenants and other terms
applicable
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to
any
period after the latest final maturity of the Term Loans in effect immediately
prior to such refinancing.
In
addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with
the
written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders
providing the relevant Replacement Existing Term Loans (as defined below) to
permit the refinancing or modification of any or all outstanding Existing Term
Loans (“Replaced
Existing Term Loans”)
with
replacement term loans hereunder in the same aggregate principal amount
(“Replacement
Existing Term Loans”),
provided
that all
terms applicable to such Replacement Existing Term Loans shall be substantially
identical to those applicable to the New Term Loans. Each Lender agrees that
no
prior notice shall be required to be given to prepay Existing Term Loans
pursuant to this paragraph and no amounts shall be payable by the Borrower
under
Section 2.18 in connection therewith. In the case of any such replacement,
the
Borrower agrees to take all actions reasonably requested by the Administrative
Agent (without taking any actions which would result in incurring any
obligations under Section 2.18) such that, as promptly as practicable after
the
borrowing thereof, each Term Lender shall hold a ratable portion of each
Eurodollar Tranche applicable to the Term Loans.
In
addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with
the
written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders
providing the relevant Replacement Revolving Commitments (as defined below)
to
permit the replacement or modification of all outstanding Revolving Commitments
(“Replaced
Revolving Commitments”)
with a
replacement revolving credit facility hereunder (“Replacement
Revolving Commitments”),
provided
that (a)
the aggregate amount of such Replacement Revolving Commitments shall not exceed
the aggregate amount of such Replaced Revolving Commitments, (b) such
Replacement Revolving Commitments shall not have a scheduled termination or
any
scheduled reductions prior to April 27, 2010 and (c) all other terms applicable
to such Replacement Revolving Commitments shall be substantially identical
to,
or less favorable to the Lenders providing such Replacement Revolving
Commitments than, those applicable to such Replaced Revolving Commitments,
except to the extent necessary to provide for covenants and other terms
applicable to any period after the latest final maturity of the Term
Loans.
10.2. Notices.
All
notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be
effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy or electronic mail), and,
unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly
given or made when delivered, or three (3) Business Days after being deposited
in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when received,
addressed as follows in the case of Holdings, the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, and as set forth in an administrative questionnaire
delivered to the Administrative Agent in the case of the Lenders, or to such
other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties
hereto:
Any
Loan Party:
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c/o
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC
00000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xx.
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Senior Vice President - Strategic Planning
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Email:
xxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
and
Attention:
General Counsel
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Email:
xxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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with
a copy to:
Xxxxxx,
Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Email:
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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The
Administrative Agent:
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JPMorgan
Chase Bank
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Email:
xxxxxx.x.xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
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provided
that (a)
any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent or the Lenders
shall not be effective until received and (b) any failure to deliver a notice,
request or demand made to or upon any Loan Party to the second and third
addressees identified above under “Any Loan Party:” shall not affect the
effectiveness thereof.
10.3. No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
No
failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Agent or
any
Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other
Loan
Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other
or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power
or
privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are
cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges
provided by law.
10.4. Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
All
representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Loan Documents
and
in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in
connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the making of the Loans and other extensions of credit
hereunder.
10.5. Payment
of Expenses and Taxes.
The
Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all its
reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
development, preparation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or
modification to, or waiver or forbearance of, this Agreement and the other
Loan
Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith,
and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm of
counsel to the Administrative Agent and filing and recording fees and expenses,
(b) to pay or reimburse each Lender and each Agent for all its costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any
rights, privileges, powers or remedies under this Agreement, the other Loan
Documents and any such other documents, including the fees and disbursements
of
one firm of counsel selected by the Administrative Agent, together with any
special or local counsel, to the Administrative Agent and not more than one
other firm of counsel to the Lenders, (c) to pay, indemnify, and hold each
Lender, each Co-Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner (as such terms are defined
on
the
10.6. Successors
and Assigns; Participations and Assignments.
(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
(including any Affiliate of the Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of
Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer
any
of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
each
Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such
consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise
transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this
Section.
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(b)(i)
Subject to the conditions
set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more
assignees (each, an “Assignee”)
all or
a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all
or a
portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the
prior
written consent of:
(A)
the
Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), provided
that no
consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to (I) a Lender,
an
affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund (as defined below), other than in the
case of any assignment of a Revolving Commitment to an Assignee that is not
already a Revolving Lender, or (II) if an Event of Default under Section 8.1(a)
or (g) has occurred and is continuing, any other Person; and
(B) the
Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed),
provided
that no
consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of
all
or any portion of a Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an
Approved Fund.
(ii)
Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A)
except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the
assigning Lender’s Commitments or Loans under any Facility, (x) the amount of
the Commitments or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment
(as of the trade date specified in the Assignment and Assumption with respect
to
such assignment or, if no trade date is so specified, as of the date such
Assignment and Assumption is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not
be
less than $5,000,000, in the case of the Revolving Facility ($1,000,000 if
the
Assignee is a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund) or,
$1,000,000 in the case of the Term Facility or the Incremental Term Facility
($250,000
if the Assignee is a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund)
and
(y) the Aggregate Exposure of such assigning Lender shall not fall below
$3,000,000 in the case of the Revolving Facility ($1,000,000 if the Assignee
is
a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund) or $1,000,000 in the
case of in
the
case of the Term Facility or the Incremental Term Facility ($250,000
if the Assignee is a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund),
unless, in each case, each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
otherwise consent provided
that (1)
no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under
Section 8.1(a) or (g) has occurred and is continuing and (2) such amounts shall
be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its affiliates or Approved Funds,
if
any;
(B)
the
parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative
Agent
an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee
of
$3,500; and
(C) the
Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative
Agent
an administrative questionnaire in which the Assignee designates one or more
credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain
material non-public information about the Borrower and its Affiliates and their
related parties or their respective securities) will be made available and
who
may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance
procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities
laws.
For
the
purposes of this Section 10.6, “Approved
Fund”
means
any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing,
holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the
ordinary course and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an
Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that
administers or manages a Lender.
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(iii)
Subject to acceptance and
recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) below, from and after the
effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the Assignee
thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned
by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender
under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent
of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from
its
obliga-tions under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and
Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under
this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue
to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.16, 2.17, 2.18 and 10.5). Any
assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement
that does not comply with this Section 10.6 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 (c) of this Section.
(iv)
The
Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower,
shall
maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption
delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses
of
the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans and
L/C
Obligations 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, the Issuing Lender 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.
(v)
Upon
its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption 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 Assumption
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.
(c)(i)
Any 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 Commitments and the Loans owing to it);
provided
that
(A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged,
(B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto
for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender 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 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 may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of
the
Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that (1) requires
the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby pursuant to the proviso
to
the second sentence of Section 10.1 and (2) directly affects such Participant.
Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each
Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.16, 2.17, 2.18
and
10.5 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest
by
assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted
by
law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of
Section 10.7(b) as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant shall
be subject to Section 10.7(a) as though it were a Lender.
(ii)
A
Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section
2.16 or 2.17 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive
with
respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the
participation to such Participant is made with the
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Borrower’s
prior written consent. Any Participant that is a Non-U.S. Lender shall not
be
entitled to the benefits of Section 2.17 unless such Participant complies
with Section 2.17(d).
(d) Any
Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent,
at
any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its
rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including
any
pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this
Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest;
provided
that no
such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from
any
of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or Assignee for
such
Lender as a party hereto.
(e)
The
Borrower, at the Borrower’s sole expense, 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 (d)
above.
(f)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Conduit Lender may assign any or all of
the
Loans it may have funded hereunder to its designating Lender without the consent
of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent and without regard to the
limitations set forth in Section 10.6(b). Each of Holdings, 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.
10.7. Adjustments;
Set-off.
(a)
Except to the extent that this Agreement expressly provides for payments to
be
allocated to a particular Lender or to the Lenders under a particular Facility,
if any Lender (a “Benefitted
Lender”)
shall
receive any payment of all or part of the amounts owing to it hereunder, or
receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily,
by set-off, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in
Section 8(e), or otherwise), in a greater proportion than any such payment
to or
collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of the amounts
owing
to such other Lender hereunder, such Benefitted Lender shall purchase for cash
from the other Lenders a participating interest in such portion of the amounts
owing to each such other Lender hereunder, or shall provide such other Lenders
with the benefits of any such collateral, as shall be necessary to cause such
Benefitted Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral
ratably with each of the Lenders; provided, however, that if all or any portion
of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered from such Benefitted
Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits
returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
(b) In
addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, each Lender
shall have the right, without prior notice to Holdings
or the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by Holdings
and the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount
becoming due and payable by Holdings
or the Borrower hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration
or
otherwise), to set off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and
all
deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any
currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in
each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or
unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender or any branch or agency
thereof to or for the credit or the account of
Holdings
or the Borrower, as the case may be. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify
the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such setoff and application
made
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by
such
Lender, provided
that the
failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff
and
application.
10.8. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on
any
number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together
shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an
executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. A set of the
copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
10.9. Severability.
Any
provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in
any
other jurisdiction.
10.10. Integration.
This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the agreement of Holdings,
the
Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof,
and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by any
Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set
forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.
10.11. GOVERNING
LAW.
THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE
LAW
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
10.12. Submission
to Jurisdiction; Waivers.
Each of
Holdings and the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a) submits
for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for
recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the
non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York,
the
courts of the United States for the Southern District of New York, and
appellate courts from any thereof;
(b) consents
that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives
any
objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action
or
proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought
in an
inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees
that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by
mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially
similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to Holdings or the Borrower, as the
case
may be at its address set forth in Section 10.2 or at such other address of
which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant
thereto;
(d) agrees
that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in
any
other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to xxx in any other
jurisdiction; and
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(e) waives,
to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim
or
recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any
special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
10.13. Acknowledgments.
Each of
Holdings and the Borrower hereby acknowledges that:
(a) it
has
been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(b) neither
any Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to Holdings
or the Borrower arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any
of
the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Agents and Lenders,
on one hand, and Holdings and the Borrower, on the other hand, in connection
herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and
(c) no
joint
venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists
by
virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Agents and the Lenders
or among Holdings the Borrower and the Agents and the Lenders.
10.14. Release
of Guarantees and Liens.
(a)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan
Document, the Administrative Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized by each
Lender (without requirement of notice to or consent of any Lender except as
expressly required by Section 10.1) and is hereby required to promptly take
any
action requested by the Borrower having the effect of releasing any Collateral
or guarantee obligations (i) to the extent necessary to permit consummation
of
any transaction not prohibited by any Loan Document or that has been consented
to in accordance with Section 10.1 or (ii) under the circumstances described
in
paragraph (b) below. Any such release of Collateral may be effected pursuant
to
a Release or such other documentation as shall be reasonably acceptable to
the
Administrative Agent.
(b) At
such
time as the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and the other obligations
under
the Loan Documents (other than (i) obligations under or in respect of Hedge
Agreements and (ii) contingent indemnification obligations) shall have been
paid
in full, the Revolving Commitments have been terminated and no Letters of Credit
shall be outstanding, the Collateral shall be released from the Liens created
by
the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, and the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive
such
termination) of the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party under the Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument
or performance of any act by any Person.
10.15. Confidentiality.
Each
Agent and each Lender agrees to keep confidential all non-public information
provided to it by any Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement that is designated
by such Loan Party as confidential; provided
that
nothing herein shall prevent any Agent or any Lender from disclosing any such
information (a) to any Agent, any Lender or any affiliate of any Lender or
any
Approved Fund, (b) to any Transferee or prospective Transferee that agrees
to
comply with the provisions of this Section, (c) to its employees, directors,
agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors or those of
any
of its affiliates who have a need to know, (d) upon the request or demand of
any
Governmental Authority, (e) in response to any order of any court or other
Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any
Requirement of Law, (f) if requested or required to do so in connection with
any
litigation or similar proceeding, (g) that has been publicly disclosed,
(h) to any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to
information about a Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with ratings
issued with respect to such Lender, (i) in connection with the exercise
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of
any
remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (j) to
any
creditor or direct or indirect contractual counterparty in swap agreements
or
such creditor or contractual counterparty’s professional advisor (so long as
such contractual counterparty or professional advisor to such contractual
counterparty agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 10.15),
(k) to
a Person that is an investor or prospective investor in a Securitization
that
agrees that its access to information regarding the Borrower and the Loans
is
solely for purposes of evaluating an investment in such Securitization
(so
long
as such Person agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section
10.15),
or
(l) to a Person that is a trustee, collateral manager, servicer, noteholder
or secured party in a Securitization in connection with the administration,
servicing and reporting on the assets serving as collateral for such
Securitization (so
long
as such Person agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section
10.15).
Each
Lender acknowledges that information furnished to it pursuant to this Agreement
or the other Loan Documents may include material non-public information
concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates and their related parties or their
respective securities, and confirms that it has developed compliance procedures
regarding the use of material non-public information and that it will handle
such material non-public information in accordance with those procedures and
applicable law, including Federal and state securities laws.
All
information, including requests for waivers and amendments, furnished by the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent pursuant to, or in the course of
administering, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents will be
syndicate-level information, which may contain material non-public information
about the Borrower and its Affiliates and their related parties or their
respective securities. Accordingly, each Lender represents to the Borrower
and
the Administrative Agent that it has identified in its administrative
questionnaire a credit contact who may receive information that may contain
material non-public information in accordance with its compliance procedures
and
applicable law, including Federal and state securities laws.
10.16. WAIVERS
OF JURY TRIAL.
HOLDINGS, THE BORROWER, THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING
TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM
THEREIN.
10.17. USA
Patriot Act.
Each
Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the
USA
Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001))
(the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information
that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address
of
the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify
the
Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the
day and year first above written.
CCO
HOLDINGS, LLC
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President - Strategic Planning
CHARTER
COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President - Strategic Planning
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent and as a Syndication Agent
By:
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Vice President
BANK
OF
AMERICA, N.A.,
as
a
Syndication Agent
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Title:
Managing Director
CITICORP
NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
as
a
Co-Documentation Agent
By:
/s/
Xxxx Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Vice President
CREDIT
SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,
as
a
Co-Documentation Agent
By:
/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Managing Director
DEUTSCHE
BANK SECURITIES INC.,
as
a
Co-Documentation Agent
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Title:
Managing Director
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as
a
Co-Documentation Agent
By:
/s/
Xxxx Kiefier
Name:
Xxxx
Kiefier
Title:
Duly Authorized Signatory