CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of August 22, 2011 among FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SECURITY LLC (to be converted into Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.), as Borrower The Lenders Party Hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N. A., as Administrative Agent BANK OF...
Exhibit 10.6
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$1,000,000,000
dated as of
AugustΒ 22, 2011
among
FORTUNE BRANDS HOMEΒ & SECURITY LLC
(to be converted into Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security, Inc.),
as Borrower
The Lenders Party Hereto
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N. A.,
as Administrative Agent
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Syndication Agent
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XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXXΒ & XXXXX INCORPORATED
X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES LLC
BARCLAYS CAPITAL
CITIBANK NA
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC
XXXXX FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLEΒ IΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Definitions |
Β Β | Β | 1 | Β Β | ||
SECTIONΒ 1.01. |
Β | Defined Terms |
Β Β | Β | 1 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 1.02. |
Β | Classification of Loans and Borrowings |
Β Β | Β | 19 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 1.03. |
Β | Terms Generally |
Β Β | Β | 19 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 1.04. |
Β | Accounting Terms; GAAP |
Β Β | Β | 19 | Β Β |
ARTICLEΒ IIΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The Credits |
Β Β | Β | 20 | Β Β | ||
SECTIONΒ 2.01. |
Β | Commitments |
Β Β | Β | 20 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.02. |
Β | Loans and Borrowings |
Β Β | Β | 20 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.03. |
Β | Requests for Borrowings |
Β Β | Β | 21 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.04. |
Β | [Intentionally Omitted] |
Β Β | Β | 21 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.05. |
Β | Swingline Loans |
Β Β | Β | 22 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.06. |
Β | Letters of Credit |
Β Β | Β | 23 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.07. |
Β | Funding of Borrowings |
Β Β | Β | 27 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.08. |
Β | Interest Elections |
Β Β | Β | 27 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.09. |
Β | Termination, Reduction and Increase of Commitments |
Β Β | Β | 28 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.10. |
Β | Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt |
Β Β | Β | 30 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.11. |
Β | Prepayment of Loans |
Β Β | Β | 31 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.12. |
Β | Fees |
Β Β | Β | 32 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.13. |
Β | Interest |
Β Β | Β | 33 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.14. |
Β | Alternate Rate of Interest |
Β Β | Β | 34 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.15. |
Β | Increased Costs |
Β Β | Β | 35 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.16. |
Β | Break Funding Payments |
Β Β | Β | 36 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.17. |
Β | Taxes |
Β Β | Β | 36 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.18. |
Β | Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs |
Β Β | Β | 40 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.19. |
Β | Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
Β Β | Β | 41 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.20. |
Β | Defaulting Lenders |
Β Β | Β | 42 | Β Β |
ARTICLEΒ IIIΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Representations and Warranties |
Β Β | Β | 44 | Β Β | ||
SECTIONΒ 3.01. |
Β | Organization; Powers |
Β Β | Β | 44 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 3.02. |
Β | Authorization; Enforceability |
Β Β | Β | 45 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 3.03. |
Β | Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts |
Β Β | Β | 45 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 3.04. |
Β | Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change |
Β Β | Β | 45 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 3.05. |
Β | Properties |
Β Β | Β | 45 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 3.06. |
Β | Litigation and Environmental Matters |
Β Β | Β | 46 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 3.07. |
Β | Compliance with Laws and Agreements |
Β Β | Β | 46 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 3.08. |
Β | Investment Company Status |
Β Β | Β | 46 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 3.09. |
Β | Taxes |
Β Β | Β | 46 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 3.10. |
Β | ERISA |
Β Β | Β | 46 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 3.11. |
Β | Disclosure |
Β Β | Β | 47 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 3.12. |
Β | OFAC |
Β Β | Β | 47 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 3.13. |
Β | Patriot Act |
Β Β | Β | 47 | Β Β |
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ARTICLEΒ IVΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Conditions | Β Β | Β | 47 | Β Β | ||
SECTIONΒ 4.01. |
Β | Signing Date |
Β Β | Β | 47 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 4.02. |
Β | Funding Date |
Β Β | Β | 48 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 4.03. |
Β | Each Credit Event |
Β Β | Β | 50 | Β Β |
ARTICLEΒ VΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Affirmative Covenants | Β Β | Β | 50 | Β Β | ||
SECTIONΒ 5.01. |
Β | Financial Statements and Other Information |
Β Β | Β | 50 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 5.02. |
Β | Notices of Material Events |
Β Β | Β | 51 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 5.03. |
Β | Existence; Conduct of Business |
Β Β | Β | 51 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 5.04. |
Β | Payment of Obligations |
Β Β | Β | 52 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 5.05. |
Β | Maintenance of Properties; Insurance |
Β Β | Β | 52 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 5.06. |
Β | Books and Records; Inspection Rights |
Β Β | Β | 52 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 5.07. |
Β | Compliance with Laws |
Β Β | Β | 52 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 5.08. |
Β | Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit |
Β Β | Β | 52 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 5.09. |
Β | Litigation Report |
Β Β | Β | 52 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 5.10. |
Β | Covenant to Guarantee Obligations |
Β Β | Β | 53 | Β Β |
ARTICLEΒ VIΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Negative Covenants |
Β Β | Β | 53 | Β Β | ||
SECTIONΒ 6.01. |
Β | Restrictions on Borrowing by Subsidiaries |
Β Β | Β | 53 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 6.02. |
Β | Liens |
Β Β | Β | 54 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 6.03. |
Β | Restrictions on Sale and Lease Back Transactions |
Β Β | Β | 55 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 6.04. |
Β | Fundamental Changes |
Β Β | Β | 55 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 6.05. |
Β | Transactions with Affiliates |
Β Β | Β | 55 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 6.06. |
Β | Acquisitions |
Β Β | Β | 56 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 6.07. |
Β | Interest Coverage Ratio |
Β Β | Β | 56 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 6.08. |
Β | Leverage Ratio |
Β Β | Β | 56 | Β Β |
ARTICLEΒ VIIΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Events of Default | Β Β | Β | 56 | Β Β | ||
ARTICLEΒ VIIIΒ Β Β Β Β The Administrative Agent | Β Β | Β | 59 | Β Β | ||
ARTICLEΒ IXΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Miscellaneous | Β Β | Β | 61 | Β Β | ||
SECTIONΒ 9.01. |
Β | Notices |
Β Β | Β | 61 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 9.02. |
Β | Waivers; Amendments |
Β Β | Β | 62 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 9.03. |
Β | Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver |
Β Β | Β | 63 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 9.04. |
Β | Successors and Assigns |
Β Β | Β | 64 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 9.05. |
Β | Survival |
Β Β | Β | 68 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 9.06. |
Β | Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness |
Β Β | Β | 68 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 9.07. |
Β | Severability |
Β Β | Β | 69 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 9.08. |
Β | Right of Setoff |
Β Β | Β | 69 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 9.09. |
Β | Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process |
Β Β | Β | 69 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 9.10. |
Β | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
Β Β | Β | 70 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 9.11. |
Β | Headings |
Β Β | Β | 70 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 9.12. |
Β | Confidentiality |
Β Β | Β | 70 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 9.13. |
Β | Interest Rate Limitation |
Β Β | Β | 71 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 9.14. |
Β | USA PATRIOT Act |
Β Β | Β | 71 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 9.15. |
Β | Non-Public Information |
Β Β | Β | 71 | Β Β |
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SCHEDULES:
Schedule 1.01 β Pricing Schedule
Schedule 2.01 β Commitments
Schedule 3.06 β Disclosed Matters
Schedule 6.02 β Existing Liens
Schedule 6.05 β Transactions with Affiliates
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A β Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit B-1 β Form of Revolving Note
Exhibit B-2 β Form of Term Note
Exhibit C β Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit D β Form of Financial Officerβs Certificate
Exhibit E β Form of Subsidiary Guaranty
Exhibit F β Form of Affirmation
Exhibit G β Form of Solvency Certificate
Exhibit H β Form of U.S. Tax Certificate
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CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of AugustΒ 22, 2011 among FORTUNE BRANDS HOMEΒ & SECURITY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company to be converted into FORTUNE BRANDS HOMEΒ & SECURITY, INC., a Delaware corporation, the LENDERS party hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N. A., as Administrative Agent.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
βABRβ, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
βActive Arrangersβ means Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, XxxxxxΒ & Xxxxx Incorporated and X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC.
βAdjusted LIBO Rateβ means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a)Β the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b)Β the Statutory Reserve Rate.
βAdministrative Agentβ means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder.
βAdministrative Questionnaireβ means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
βAffiliateβ means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. With respect to any Lender, the term βAffiliateβ shall be deemed to include (a)Β any entity (whether a corporation, partnership, trust or otherwise) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and is administered or managed by such Lender or an Affiliate of such Lender and (b)Β in the case of any Lender that is a fund that invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit and is managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.
βAffirmationβ means an affirmation by the Borrower in the form of Exhibit F hereto pursuant to which FBHS, Inc. affirms its obligations under this Agreement as the successor by conversion to FBHS LLC.
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βAgreementβ means this Credit Agreement, as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.
βAlternate Base Rateβ means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a)Β the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b)Β the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus Β 1/2 of 1% and (c)Β the Adjusted LIBO Rate for deposits in Dollars for a one month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the rate appearing on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 (or on any successor or substitute page of such page) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively.
βApplicable Percentageβ means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total Revolving Commitments represented by such Lenderβs Revolving Commitment; provided that in the case of SectionΒ 2.20 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, βApplicable Percentageβ shall mean the percentage of the total Revolving Commitments (disregarding any Defaulting Lenderβs Revolving Commitment) represented by such Lenderβs Revolving Commitment. If the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments and to any Lenderβs status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination.
βApplicable Rateβ means, for any day, with respect to any Eurodollar Loan or ABR Loan or with respect to the commitment fees and L/C fees payable hereunder, the applicable rate per annum set forth on Schedule 1.01 under the caption βEurodollar Spreadβ, βABR Spreadβ, βCommitment Fee Rateβ or βL/C Fee Rateβ, as the case may be, based upon the Leverage Ratio.
βApproved Fundβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04.
βArrangersβ means Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, XxxxxxΒ & Xxxxx Incorporated, X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC, Barclays Capital, Citibank NA, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Xxxxx Fargo Securities, LLC, each in its capacity as joint lead arranger and/or joint bookrunners, as applicable.
βAssignment and Assumptionβ means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by SectionΒ 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
βAvailability Periodβ means the period from and including the Funding Date to but excluding the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments.
βBankruptcy Eventβ means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee,
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administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.
βBoardβ means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
βBoard Resolutionβ means a copy of a resolution delivered to the Administrative Agent and certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower as having been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Borrower, or by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower or the Secretary of the Executive Committee of such Board of Directors as having been duly adopted by such Executive Committee, or by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower or the Secretary of any other committee of such Board of Directors duly authorized to act for it hereunder as having been duly adopted by such other committee.
βBorrowerβ means (a)Β prior to the Conversion, FBHS LLC and (b)Β after giving effect to the Conversion, FBHS, Inc.
βBorrowingβ means (a)Β Revolving Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, (b)Β Term Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (c)Β a Swingline Loan.
βBorrowing Requestβ means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with SectionΒ 2.03.
βBusiness Dayβ means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term βBusiness Dayβ shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
βCapital Lease Obligationsβ of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and
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the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
βChange in Controlβ means (a)Β the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the date hereof), of shares representing more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Borrower; or (b)Β occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Borrower by Persons who were neither (i)Β nominated by the board of directors of the Borrower nor (ii)Β appointed by directors so nominated.
βChange in Lawβ means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement (or with respect to any Lender, if later, the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender), of any of the following: (a)Β the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b)Β any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority, or (c)Β the making or issuance of any request, rules, guideline, requirement or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,(i) the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder, issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof, and (ii)Β all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to a βChange in Lawβ regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
βChargesβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.13.
βClassβ, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Term Loans or Swingline Loans.
βCodeβ means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
βCommitmentβ means either a Revolving Commitment or a Term Commitment.
βConsolidated EBITDAβ means, for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, Consolidated Net Income for such period, excluding, to the extent included in determining such Consolidated Net Income, (i)Β extraordinary items, (ii)Β noncash restructuring charges, (iii)Β noncash charges (provided, however, that cash expenditures in respect of charges excluded pursuant to clause (ii)Β or this clause (iii)Β shall (subject to the second clause (v)Β of this definition) be deducted in determining Consolidated EBITDA for the period during which such expenditures are made), (iv)Β noncash gains or losses associated with recognition of actuarial gains or losses on the Companyβs defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit plans, (v)Β losses from asset impairments and (vi)Β gains or losses resulting from the sale of assets not in the ordinary course of business, plus, without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining
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such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of (i)Β Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, (ii)Β income taxes for such period, (iii)Β depreciation and amortization of intangibles for such period, (iv)Β equity share based compensation expense, all determined on a consolidated basis for each such item in accordance with GAAP and (v)Β non-recurring cash restructuring charges not to exceed $20,000,000 in the aggregate with respect to any four fiscal quarter period. For any computation period during which (a)Β a Subsidiary or business is acquired (in either case for aggregate cash and/or other consideration aggregating in excess of $10,000,000) or (b)Β a Subsidiary or business is disposed of (in either case for aggregate cash and/or other consideration aggregating in excess of $10,000,000), Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as if such Subsidiary or business, as the case may be, had been acquired (and any related Indebtedness incurred) or sold (and any related Indebtedness repaid), as the case may be, on the first day of such computation period.
βConsolidated Interest Expenseβ means, for any period, the interest expense of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
βConsolidated Net Incomeβ means, for any period, net income for the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
βConsolidated Net Worthβ means at any time the consolidated stockholdersβ equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis as of such time in accordance with GAAP, but excluding the effect of any charges for the impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets, and any gains or losses resulting from the sale of assets not in the ordinary course of business, recorded after the date of this Agreement.
βConsolidated Total Indebtednessβ means (a)Β the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP plus, (b)Β without duplication, (i)Β the face amount of all letters of credit in respect of which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has any actual or contingent reimbursement obligation (but only to the extent such letters of credit support the Indebtedness of Persons other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries), (ii)Β the principal amount of all Guarantees of Indebtedness owed to third parties by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (iii)Β Receivables Transaction Attributable Indebtedness.
βControlβ means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. βControllingβ and βControlledβ have meanings correlative thereto.
βConversionβ means the conversion of FBHS LLC into FBHS, Inc. after the Signing Date but prior to the Funding Date pursuant to SectionΒ 265 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, whereby FBHS, Inc. will succeed to all rights and obligations of FBHS LLC.
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βCredit Documentsβ means this Agreement, the Affirmation, after the execution and delivery thereof pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, each promissory note, if any, delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 2.10(e), and each Subsidiary Guaranty.
βCredit Partyβ means the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
βDefaultβ means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
βDefaulting Lenderβ means any Lender that (a)Β has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i)Β fund any portion of its Loans, (ii)Β fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans or (iii)Β pay over to any Specified Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i)Β above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lenderβs good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular condition precedent, if any) has not been satisfied, (b)Β has notified the Borrower or any Specified Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lenderβs good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c)Β has failed, within three Business Days after request by a Specified Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c)Β upon such Specified Partyβs receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d)Β has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event.
βDisclosed Mattersβ means the actions, suits and proceedings and the environmental matters disclosed in ScheduleΒ 3.06 and the matters described in any filings made by the Borrower prior to the Signing Date with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
βDividendβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 6.05.
βdollarsβ or β$β refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
βDomestic Subsidiaryβ means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or organized under the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
βEnvironmental Lawsβ means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment,
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preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.
βEnvironmental Liabilityβ means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a)Β violation of any Environmental Law, (b)Β the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c)Β exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d)Β the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e)Β any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
βEquity Interestsβ means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity interests in any Person.
βERISAβ means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
βERISA Affiliateβ means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under SectionΒ 414(b) or (c)Β of the Code or, solely for purposes of SectionΒ 302 of ERISA, SectionΒ 412 or SectionΒ 430 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under SectionΒ 414 of the Code.
βERISA Eventβ means (a)Β any βreportable eventβ, as defined in SectionΒ 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b)Β any failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of SectionΒ 412 of the Code or SectionΒ 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, in each case whether or not waived; (c)Β the filing pursuant to, prior to the effectiveness of the applicable provisions of the Pension Act, SectionΒ 412(d) of the Code or SectionΒ 303(d) of ERISA or, on or after the effectiveness of the applicable provisions of the Pension Act, SectionΒ 412(c) of the Code or SectionΒ 302(c) of ERISA, of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d)Β on and after the effectiveness of the applicable provisions of the Pension Act, a determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in βat-riskβ status (as defined in SectionΒ 303(i)(4) of ERISA or SectionΒ 430(i)(4) of the Code); (e)Β the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under TitleΒ IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (f)Β the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (g)Β the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (h)Β the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of TitleΒ IV of ERISA or in endangered or critical status, within the meaning of SectionΒ 305 of ERISA.
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βEurodollarβ, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
βEvent of Defaultβ has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.
βExcluded Taxesβ means, with respect to any payment made by any Credit Party under any Credit Document, any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient: (a)Β income or franchise Taxes imposed on (or measured by) net income by the United States of America, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or by any other jurisdiction as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Taxes (other than a connection arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, any Credit Document) or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, (b)Β any branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar Taxes imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located and (c)Β in the case of a Non U.S. Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under SectionΒ 2.19(b)), any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes resulting from any law in effect (including FATCA) on the date such Non U.S. Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Non U.S. Lenderβs failure to comply with SectionΒ 2.17(f), except to the extent that such Non U.S. Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding Taxes pursuant to SectionΒ 2.17(a).
βFATCAβ means SectionsΒ 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement and any regulations or official interpretations thereof.
βFBHS, Inc.β means Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
βFBHS LLCβ means Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
βFederal Funds Effective Rateβ means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
βFinancial Officerβ means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower.
βForm 10β has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 4.02(l).
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βFortune Brandsβ means Fortune Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation and, as of the date hereof, the direct or indirect owner of 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower.
βFunding Dateβ means the date on which the conditions specified in SectionΒ 4.02 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with SectionΒ 9.02).
βGAAPβ means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
βGovernmental Authorityβ means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including, without limitation, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing)).
βGuaranteeβ of or by any Person (the βguarantorβ) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the βprimary obligorβ) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a)Β to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b)Β to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c)Β to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d)Β as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee made by any guarantor shall be deemed to be the lower of (a)Β an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee is made and (b)Β the maximum amount for which such guarantor may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee, unless (in the case of a primary obligation that is not Indebtedness) such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guarantor may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee shall be such guarantorβs maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good faith. The amount of any Subsidiary Guaranty shall be excluded in determining the amount of any Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding at any time for all purposes of this Agreement.
βHazardous Materialsβ means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon
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gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
βIndebtednessβ of any Person means, without duplication, (a)Β all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b)Β all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c)Β all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person and (d)Β all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness owed by Persons other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries described in this definition. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Personβs ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
βIndemnified Taxesβ means (a)Β Taxes other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by any Credit Party under any Credit Document and (b)Β Other Taxes.
βInformation Memorandumβ means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated July, 2011 relating to the Borrower and the Transactions.
βInterest Coverage Ratioβ means the ratio of (a)Β Consolidated EBITDA to (b)Β Consolidated Interest Expense, each as calculated as at the end of any fiscal quarter ending on or after the Funding Date for the period of four prior consecutive fiscal quarters then ended.
βInterest Election Requestβ means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Revolving Borrowing or Term Loan in accordance with SectionΒ 2.08.
βInterest Payment Dateβ means (a)Β with respect to any ABR Loan (other than a Swingline Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December, (b)Β with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three monthsβ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three monthsβ duration after the first day of such Interest Period and (c)Β with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.
βInterest Periodβ means with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months (or, with the consent of each Lender, other period) thereafter, as the Borrower may elect; provided, that (i)Β if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii)Β any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
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βIRSβ means the UnitedΒ States Internal Revenue Service.
βIssuing Bankβ means any of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or one or more other Lenders designated by the Borrower who agree to become Issuing Banks, in each case in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in SectionΒ 2.06(i). Each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term βIssuing Bankβ shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate (it being agreed that such Issuing Bank shall, or shall cause such Affiliate to, comply with the requirements of SectionΒ 2.06 with respect to such Letters of Credit). The βIssuing Bankβ in respect of any Letter of Credit shall be the issuer thereof.
βLC Disbursementβ means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a drawing made on any Letter of Credit.
βLC Exposureβ means, at any time, the sum of (a)Β the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b)Β the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.
βLendersβ means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term βLendersβ includes the Swingline Lender.
βLetter of Creditβ means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.
βLeverage Ratioβ means, at any time, the ratio of (a)Β Consolidated Total Indebtedness at such time to (b)Β Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed period of four fiscal quarters.
βLIBO Rateβ means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 (or on any successor or substitute page of such Service, or any successor to or substitute for such Service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such Service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the βLIBO Rateβ with respect to such Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
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βLienβ means, with respect to any asset, (a)Β any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b)Β the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c)Β in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
βLoansβ means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.
βMaterial Adverse Effectβ means a material adverse effect on (a)Β the business, assets, operations or financial condition of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b)Β the rights of or remedies available to the Lenders under this Agreement.
βMaterial Guaranteeβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 5.10.
βMaterial Indebtednessβ means (a)Β Indebtedness (other than the Loans) or (b)Β obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, in either case of any one or more of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $50,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the βprincipal amountβ of the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.
Material Subsidiaryβ means any Subsidiary that is (a)Β a Domestic Subsidiary or (b)Β a βsignificant subsidiaryβ of the Borrower within the meaning of RegulationΒ S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor provision).
βMaximum Rateβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.13.
βMoodyβsβ means Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto.
βMultiemployer Planβ means a multiemployer plan as defined in SectionΒ 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
βNon-U.S. Lenderβ means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
βObligationsβ means (a)Β the obligation of each Borrower to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, and (b)Β all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of the Borrower under this Agreement.
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βOther Connection Taxesβ means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Taxes (other than a connection arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, any Credit Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Credit Document).
βOther Taxesβ means any present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar excise or property Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or from the registration, receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Credit Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment under SectionΒ 2.19(b)).
βParentβ means, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary.
βParticipantβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04.
βParticipant Registerβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04(c).
βPatriot Actβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.16.
βPBGCβ means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
βPension Actβ shall mean the Pension Protection Act of 2006, as amended from time to time.
βPermitted Encumbrancesβ means:
(a) Liens imposed by law for Taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with SectionΒ 5.04;
(b) carriersβ, warehousemenβs, mechanicsβ, materialmenβs, repairmenβs and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in compliance with SectionΒ 5.04;
(c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workersβ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;
(d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business; and
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(e) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(f) Liens arising out of conditional sale, retention, consignment or similar arrangements, incurred in the ordinary course of business, for the purchase or sale of goods;
(g) judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default;
(h) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provisions relating to bankerβs Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a depositary institution; provided that such deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions against access by the Borrower in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by a Federal Reserve Board;
(i) Liens, not in respect of Indebtedness, arising from UniformΒ Commercial Code financing statements for informational purposes with respect to leases entered into by the Borrower in the ordinary course of business and not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement;
(j) Deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers other than in connection with financing premiums;
(k) Any interest or title of a lessor or lessee or sublessor or sublessee under any lease of property (real, personal or mixed) entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(l) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of property; and
(m) Leases, licenses, subleases and sublicenses of assets (including, without limitation, real property and intellectual property rights) which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; and
(n) Liens securing Indebtedness described in clause (d)Β of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness.
; provided that the term βPermitted Encumbrancesβ shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness described in clause (d)Β of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness).
βPermitted Indebtednessβ means (a)Β Indebtedness under this Agreement, (b)Β Indebtedness under any Subsidiary Guaranty, (c)Β any Indebtedness owed by any Subsidiary to the Borrower or to any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, (d)Β industrial revenue bond financings (inclusive of obligations in respect of letters of credit supporting such financings) not to exceed, without duplication, $20,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding and (e)Β prior to the funding of the Loans hereunder, the loans under the Short-Term Loan.
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βPermitted Receivables Purchase Facilityβ means any receivables financing program entered into in connection with any receivables discounting, factoring or securitization arrangement providing for the sale of accounts receivables, payment intangibles, accounts or notes receivable and related rights by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to an SPC or other Person for cash in transactions purporting to be sales (whether or not treated as sales for GAAP purposes), which SPC or other Person shall finance the purchase of such assets by the sale, transfer, conveyance, lien or pledge of such assets to one or more limited purpose financing companies, special purpose entities and/or other financial institutions, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
βPersonβ means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
βPlanβ means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or SectionΒ 412 of the Code or SectionΒ 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under SectionΒ 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an βemployerβ as defined in SectionΒ 3(5) of ERISA.
βPrime Rateβ means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York, New York; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
βReceivables Transaction Attributed Indebtednessβ means the amount of obligations outstanding under the legal documents entered into as part of any Permitted Receivables Purchase Facility on any date of determination that would be characterized as principal if such Permitted Receivables Purchase Facility were structured as a secured lending transaction rather than as a purchase. For purposes of Sections 6.01 and 6.02, βReceivables Transaction Attributed Indebtednessβ shall mean obligations of the type described above in any receivables discounting, factoring, securitization or similar transaction, whether or not such transaction is a Permitted Receivables Purchase Facility.
βRecipientβ means, as applicable, (a)Β the Administrative Agent, (b)Β any Lender and (c)Β the Issuing Banks.
βRegisterβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04.
βRelated Partiesβ means, with respect to any specified Person, such Personβs Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Personβs Affiliates.
βRequired Lendersβ means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures, unused Revolving Commitments, unused Term Commitments and outstanding Term Loans representing at least 51% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures, unused Revolving Commitments and outstanding Term Loans at such time (excluding Defaulting Lenders).
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βRevolving Borrowingβ means a Borrowing comprised of Revolving Loans.
βRevolving Commitmentβ means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, the commitment of such Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Revolving Lenderβs Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a)Β reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to SectionΒ 2.09 and (b)Β reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Revolving Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 9.04. The initial amount of each Revolving Lenderβs Revolving Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption or other document evidencing such Revolving Lenderβs Revolving Commitment delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 2.09(d) pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments is $650,000,000.
βRevolving Credit Exposureβ means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lenderβs Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.
βRevolving Lenderβ means a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or Revolving Credit Exposure.
βRevolving Loanβ means a Loan made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01(a).
βRevolving Maturity Dateβ means the earlier of (a)Β the fifth anniversary of the Funding Date and (b)Β DecemberΒ 15, 2016.
βS&Pβ means StandardΒ & Poorβs Financial Services LLC.
βSale and Leaseback Transactionβ means any sale or other transfer of property by any Person with the intent to lease such property as lessee.
βSECβ means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
βSeparationβ means the spin-off (the βSpin-Offβ) of the FBHS LLC business from Fortune Brands and the creation of an independent, publicly traded company holding such business. Such Separation shall be effectuated through the distribution of all of the shares of FBHS, Inc. common stock owned by Fortune Brands to stockholders of Fortune Brands.
βShort-Term Loanβ means that certain $500,000,000 term loan (comprised of two separate term loans each in the amount of $250,000,000) expected to be made pursuant to a Credit Agreement by and among FBHS LLC, Bank of America, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., the proceeds of which are used to finance, in whole or part, a cash distribution by FBHS to Fortune Brands prior to the Spin-Off.
βSigning Dateβ means the date on which the conditions specified in SectionΒ 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with SectionΒ 9.02).
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βSPCβ means a special purpose, bankruptcy-remote Person formed for the sole and exclusive purpose of engaging in activities in connection with the purchase, sale and financing of accounts receivable, payment intangibles, accounts or notes receivable and related rights in connection with and pursuant to a Permitted Receivables Purchase Facility.
βSpecified Liensβ means the Liens described in clauses (a)Β through (e), inclusive, of SectionΒ 6.02.
βSpecified Partyβ means the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and each other Lender.
βSpin-Offβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Separation.
βStatutory Reserve Rateβ means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentage (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as βEurocurrency Liabilitiesβ in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentage shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
βSubsidiaryβ means, with respect to any Person (the βparentβ) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parentβs consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date. Unless the context otherwise requires, βSubsidiaryβ means a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower.
βSubsidiary Guarantorβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 5.10.
βSubsidiary Guarantyβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 5.10.
βSwap Agreementβ means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions.
βSwingline Exposureβ means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline Exposure at such time.
βSwingline Lenderβ means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A., in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.
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βSwingline Loanβ means a Loan made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05.
βSyndication Agentβ means Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as syndication agent for the Lenders hereunder.
βTaxesβ means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
βTerm Borrowingβ means a Borrowing comprised of Term Loans.
βTerm Commitmentβ means, with respect to each Term Lender, the commitment of such Term Lender to make a Term Loan expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Term Lenderβs Term Loan hereunder, as such commitment may be (a)Β increased from time to time pursuant to SectionΒ 2.09 and (b)Β reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Term Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 9.04. The initial amount of each Term Lenderβs Term Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption or such other document evidencing such Term Lenderβs Term Commitment delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 2.08(d) pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Term Commitments is $350,000,000.
βTerm Lenderβ means a Lender with a Term Commitment or an outstanding Term Loan.
βTerm Loanβ means, with respect to each Lender, such Lenderβs pro-rata portion of the term loan Borrowing made by the Lenders pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01(b) or 2.09(d) and, with respect to all Lenders, the aggregate of all such pro-rata portions.
βTerm Maturity Dateβ means the fifth anniversary of the Funding Date.
βTransactionsβ means (a)Β the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement, (b)Β the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and (c)Β the borrowing of the Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.
βTrigger Quarterβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 6.08.
βTypeβ, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
βU.S. Personβ means a βUnited States personβ within the meaning of SectionΒ 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
βU.S. Tax Certificateβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.17(f)(ii)(D)(2).
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βWithdrawal Liabilityβ means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a βRevolving Loanβ or βTerm Loanβ) or by Type (e.g., a βEurodollar Loanβ) or by Class and Type (e.g., a βEurodollar Revolving Loanβ). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a βRevolving Borrowingβ or βTerm Borrowingβ) or by Type (e.g., a βEurodollar Borrowingβ) or by Class and Type (e.g., a βEurodollar Revolving Borrowingβ).
SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words βincludeβ, βincludesβ and βincludingβ shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase βwithout limitationβ. The word βwillβ shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word βshallβ. Unless the context requires otherwise (a)Β any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b)Β any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Personβs successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on such assignments set forth herein), (c)Β the words βhereinβ, βhereofβ and βhereunderβ, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d)Β all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e)Β the words βassetβ and βpropertyβ shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Lenders. All terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios shall be made without giving effect to any treatment of indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position APB 14-1 to value any such indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all computations of
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amounts and ratios referred to in this Agreement shall be made without giving effect to any election under FASB ASC Topic 825 βFinancial Instrumentsβ (or any other financial accounting standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Debt or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at βfair valueβ as defined therein.
ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.01. Commitments. (a)Β Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (i)Β such Lenderβs Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lenderβs Revolving Commitment or (ii)Β the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the total Revolving Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make a Term Loan to the Borrower on the date of the initial Borrowing in a principal amount that will not result in (a)Β such Lenderβs Term Loan exceeding such Lenderβs Term Commitment or (b)Β the sum of the Term Loans exceeding the total Term Commitments. No amount of the Term Loan which is repaid or prepaid by the Borrower may be reborrowed hereunder.
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings. (a)Β Each Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments. Each Term Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Term Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Term Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lenderβs failure to make Loans as required.
(b) Subject to SectionΒ 2.14, each Revolving Borrowing (other than a Swing Line Loan) and any Term Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000; provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Revolving Commitments or that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by SectionΒ 2.06(e). Each
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Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $500,000. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of (i)Β eight Eurodollar Revolving Borrowings outstanding and (ii)Β eight Eurodollar Term Borrowings outstanding.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Term Maturity Date or Revolving Maturity Date, as applicable.
SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings. To request a Borrowing (other than a Swingline Loan), the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (a)Β in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b)Β in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that any such notice of an ABR Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by SectionΒ 2.06(e) may be given not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in the form of Exhibit C or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with SectionΒ 2.02:
(i) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing;
(iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term βInterest Periodβ; and
(v) the location and number of the Borrowerβs account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of SectionΒ 2.07.
If no election as to the Type of such Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any such requested Eurodollar Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one monthβs duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lenderβs Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
SECTION 2.04. [Intentionally Omitted]
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SECTION 2.05. Swingline Loans. (a)Β Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i)Β the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding $35,000,000 or (ii)Β the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the total Revolving Commitments; provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.
(b) To request a Swingline Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (confirmed by telecopy), not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan. The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from the Borrower. The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower by means of a credit to the general deposit account of the Borrower with the Swingline Lender (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in SectionΒ 2.06(e), by remittance to the applicable Issuing Bank) by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.
(c) The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Business Day require the Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Lender, specifying in such notice such Lenderβs Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lenderβs Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in SectionΒ 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and SectionΒ 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from the Borrower (or other party on behalf of the Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the
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Administrative Agent to the Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear; provided that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to the Swingline Lender or to the Administrative Agent, as applicable, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.
SECTION 2.06. Letters of Credit. (a)Β General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, any Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable Issuing Bank) to the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c)Β of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by an Issuing Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on such Issuing Bankβs standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (i)Β the LC Exposure shall not exceed $50,000,000 and (ii)Β the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the total Revolving Commitments.
(c) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i)Β the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (ii)Β the date that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Maturity Date.
(d) Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of any Issuing Bank or the Lenders, each Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lenderβs Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the
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applicable Issuing Bank, such Lenderβs Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (e)Β of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
(e) Reimbursement. If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if the Borrower shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been received by the Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice; provided that the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with SectionΒ 2.03 or 2.05 that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrowerβs obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan. If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Lenderβs Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower, in the same manner as provided in SectionΒ 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and SectionΒ 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and the applicable Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse an Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of ABR Revolving Loans or a Swingline Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.
(f) Obligations Absolute. The Borrowerβs obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e)Β of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i)Β any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii)Β any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii)Β payment by the applicable Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other
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document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv)Β any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrowerβs obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor the Issuing Banks, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the applicable Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse any Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Bankβs failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of an Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), such Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.
(g) Disbursement Procedures. The applicable Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The applicable Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by facsimile) or by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable Issuing Bank and the recipient, of such demand for payment and whether such Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.
(h) Interim Interest. If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans; provided that, if the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e)Β of this Section, then SectionΒ 2.13(c) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to paragraph (e)Β of this
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Section to reimburse such Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.
(i) Replacement of Issuing Banks. Any Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of an Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to SectionΒ 2.12(b). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i)Β the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii)Β references herein to the term βIssuing Bankβ shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
(j) Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h)Β or (i)Β of Article VII. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrowerβs risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Banks, as applicable, for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.
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SECTION 2.07. Funding of Borrowings. (a)Β Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 1:00 p.m., New York City time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders; provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in SectionΒ 2.05. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting (or, as applicable, wiring) the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower or other payee, in either case as designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that ABR Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in SectionΒ 2.06(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the applicable Issuing Bank.
(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lenderβs share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a)Β of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i)Β in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii)Β in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lenderβs Loan included in such Borrowing.
SECTION 2.08. Interest Elections. (a)Β Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.
(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that (i)Β in the case of any Revolving Loan a Borrowing Request would be required under SectionΒ 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election or (ii)Β in the case of any Term Loan, (1)Β at any time prior to 10:30 a.m. on the date of the end of any Interest Period to convert a Eurodollar Loan to an ABR Loan or (2)Β prior toΒ 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days prior to any conversion of an ABR Loan to a Eurodollar Loan or any continuation of a Eurodollar Loan as a Eurodollar
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Loan. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower.
(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with SectionΒ 2.02:
(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii)Β and (iv)Β below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and
(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term βInterest Periodβ.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one monthβs duration.
(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lenderβs portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i)Β no outstanding Revolving Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii)Β unless repaid, each Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
SECTION 2.09. Termination, Reduction and Increase of Commitments. (a)Β Unless previously terminated, the Revolving Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Maturity Date. Unless previously terminated, the Term Commitments shall terminate upon the making of the Term Loan on the date of the initial Borrowing.
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(b) The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments; provided that (i)Β each reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $5,000,000 and not less than $25,000,000 and (ii)Β the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Revolving Loans in accordance with SectionΒ 2.11, the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures would exceed the total Revolving Commitments.
(c) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b)Β of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments or Term Commitments, as applicable.
(d) The Borrower, at its option, may from time to time seek incremental Revolving Commitments and/or Term Commitments not exceeding in the aggregate $500,000,000 for all such Commitment increases after the Funding Date hereof upon at least three (3)Β Business Daysβ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall (i)Β specify the amount of any such proposed increase (which shall not be less than $25,000,000 (or such lesser amount to which the Administrative Agent may agree), (ii)Β specify whether the proposed increase is with respect to Revolving Commitments, Term Commitments or both and (iii)Β certify that no Default has occurred and is continuing. The Borrower may, after giving such notice, offer the increase (which may be declined by any Lender in its sole discretion) in the total Commitments on either a ratable basis to the Lenders or on a non pro-rata basis to one or more Lenders and/or to other financial institutions or entities reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. No increase in the total Commitments shall become effective until the existing or new Lenders extending such incremental Commitment amount and the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a document, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent pursuant to which (i)Β any such existing Lender agrees to the amount of its Revolving Commitment or Term Commitment increase, (ii)Β any such new Lender agrees to its Revolving Commitment or Term Commitment amount and agrees to assume and accept the obligations and rights of a Lender hereunder, (iii)Β the Borrower accepts such incremental Commitments, (iv)Β the effective date of any increase in the Revolving Commitments or Term Commitments and the date of any incremental Term Loans to be made pursuant thereto is specified and (v)Β the Borrower certifies that on such date the conditions for a new Loan set forth in SectionΒ 4.03 are satisfied. Upon the effectiveness of any increase in the total Revolving Commitments pursuant hereto, (i)Β each Revolving Lender (new or existing) with a Revolving Commitment shall be deemed to have accepted an assignment from the existing Lenders with a Revolving Commitment, and the existing Revolving Lenders with a Revolving Commitment shall be deemed to have made an assignment at par to each new or existing Lender accepting a new or increased Revolving Commitment, of an interest in each then outstanding Revolving
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Loan (in each case, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Assignment and Assumption) and (ii)Β the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of the existing and new Revolving Lenders shall be automatically adjusted such that, after giving effect to such assignments and adjustments, all Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder is held ratably by the Revolving Lenders in proportion to their respective Revolving Commitments. Assignments pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be made in exchange for, and substantially contemporaneously with the payment to the assigning Lenders of, the principal amount assigned plus accrued and unpaid interest and commitment and Letter of Credit fees. Payments received by assigning Lenders pursuant to this Section in respect of the principal amount of any Eurodollar Loan shall, for purposes of SectionΒ 2.16, be deemed prepayments of such Loan. The Borrower shall make any payments under SectionΒ 2.16 arising out of the making of the assignments referred to in the two preceding sentences. Any incremental Term Loan made pursuant hereto shall be made as part of a Term Borrowing comprised of all outstanding Term Loans and shall be made on a Business Day upon which a new Interest Period will commence with respect to all outstanding Term Loans and shall be subject to the such amortization and interest pursuant to Sections 2.10 and 2.13, respectively, as applicable to the Term Loans made on the Funding Date. The effectiveness of any such incremental Commitments shall be subject to receipt by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower of such resolutions and certificates (consistent with those delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 4.02(c) and (d)) and other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request. From and after the making of an incremental Term Loan or Revolving Loan pursuant to this Section, such loan shall be deemed a βTerm Loanβ or βRevolving Loanβ, as applicable, hereunder for all purposes hereof, subject to all the terms and conditions hereof. No consent of any Lender (other than the Lenders agreeing to new or increased Commitments) shall be required for any incremental Commitment provided or Loan made pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.09(d).
SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a)Β The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i)Β to the Administrative Agent for the account of each applicable Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan on the Revolving Maturity Date, (ii)Β to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the fifth Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made; provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding and (iii)Β to the Administrative Agent for the account of each applicable Lender the then unpaid amount of the Term Loans in the amounts and on the dates (or if such date is not a Business Day, on the Business Day immediately prior to such date) listed below and on the Term Maturity Date:
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First Anniversary of Funding Date |
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Second Anniversary of Funding Date |
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Third Anniversary of Funding Date |
Β | 10% of initial Term Loan principal amount |
Fourth Anniversary of Funding Date |
Β | 10% of initial Term Loan principal amount |
Term Maturity Date |
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(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i)Β the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii)Β the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii)Β the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lenderβs share thereof.
(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b)Β or (c)Β of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in substantially the form of (i)Β Exhibit B-1 hereto in the case of a Revolving Loan and (ii)Β Exhibit B-2 hereto in the case of a Term Loan or, in either case, in such other form approved by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to SectionΒ 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).
(f) If at any time the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of the Lenders exceeds the aggregate Revolving Commitments of the Lenders, the Borrower shall immediately prepay, without penalty or premium (subject to SectionΒ 2.16), the Revolving Loans in the amount of such excess. To the extent that, after the prepayment of all Revolving Loans an excess of the Revolving Credit Exposure over the aggregate Commitments still exists, the Borrower shall promptly cash collateralize the Letters of Credit in the manner described in SectionΒ 2.06(j) in an amount sufficient to eliminate such excess.
SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans. (a)Β The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay, without penalty or premium (subject to SectionΒ 2.16), any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (b)Β of this Section. Optional prepayments of the Term Loan shall be applied to the principal installments thereon due pursuant to SectionΒ 2.10(a) first to installments due within twelve months after the date of such prepayment and second the excess ratably (determined by reference
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to required principal payment amount) to all remaining installments (other than the installment due on the Term Maturity Date).
(b) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of any prepayment hereunder (i)Β in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, (ii)Β in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment or (iii)Β in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by SectionΒ 2.09(c), then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with SectionΒ 2.09(c). Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in SectionΒ 2.02. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by SectionΒ 2.13(d).
SECTION 2.12. Fees. (a)Β The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender with a Term Commitment a commitment fee, which fee shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the daily amount of the Term Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including NovemberΒ 1, 2011 to but excluding the date on which such Term Commitment terminates (it being understood that the initial Term Commitments shall be deemed terminated on the Funding Date). In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender with a Revolving Commitment a commitment fee, which fee shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the daily amount of the difference between the Revolving Commitment of such Lender and the Revolving Credit Exposure of such Lender (excluding Swing Line Exposure) during the period from and including the earlier of (x)Β NovemberΒ 1, 2011 and (y)Β the Funding Date to but excluding the date on which such Revolving Commitment terminates provided that, if such Lender continues to have any Revolving Credit Exposure after its Revolving Commitment terminates, then such commitment fee shall continue to accrue on the daily amount of such Lenderβs Revolving Credit Exposure from and including the date on which its Revolving Commitment terminates to but excluding the date on which such Lender ceases to have any Revolving Credit Exposure. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the third Business Day following the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay (i)Β to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender with a Revolving Commitment a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the same Applicable Rate used to
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determine the interest rate applicable to Eurodollar Revolving Loans on the average daily amount of such Lenderβs LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Funding Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lenderβs Revolving Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (ii)Β to each Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate or rates per annum separately agreed upon between the Borrower and such Issuing Bank on the average daily amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Funding Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as such Issuing Bankβs standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, cancellation, negotiation, transfer, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the third Business Day following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Funding Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to any Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 10 days after demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
(c) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers, for their respective accounts, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the applicable party.
(d) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to any Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of commitment fees and participation fees, to the Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION 2.13. Interest. (a)Β The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan, unless the Borrower and Swingline Lender shall agree in writing to a different rate of interest) shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b) The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at the election of the Required Lenders or automatically upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to clauses (h)Β and (i)Β of Article VII, at a rate per annum equal to (i)Β in the case of Loans, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section, (ii)Β in the case of any fee payable pursuant
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to SectionΒ 2.12, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such fee in SectionΒ 2.12, and (iii)Β in the case of any other amount 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a)Β of this Section.
(d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Revolving Commitments; provided that (i)Β interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c)Β of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii)Β in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii)Β in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.
(e) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:
(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period; or
(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i)Β any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to, or continuation of any Revolving Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii)Β if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then the other Type of Borrowings shall be permitted.
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SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs. (a)Β If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or Issuing Bank; or
(ii) impose on any Lender or Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; or
(iii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto (other than (A)Β Indemnified Taxes, (B)Β Taxes described in clause (c)Β of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C)Β Other Connection Taxes on gross or net income, profits or revenue (including value-added or similar Taxes));
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender, Issuing Bank or such other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, Issuing Bank or such other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender, Issuing Bank or such other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, Issuing Bank or such other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) If any Lender or Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs capital or on the capital of such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs policies and the policies of such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) A certificate of a Lender or a Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a)Β or (b)Β of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof. In requesting any compensation pursuant to this Section, each Lender or Issuing Bank will use good faith efforts to treat the Borrower in substantially the same manner
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as such Lender or Issuing Bank treats other similarly situated borrowers under similar circumstances.
(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 270 days prior to the date that such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 270-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a)Β the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b)Β the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c)Β the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under SectionΒ 2.11(b) and is revoked in accordance therewith) or (d)Β the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.19, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount reasonably determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i)Β the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii)Β the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurodollar market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
SECTION 2.17. Taxes. (a)Β Withholding of Taxes; Gross-Up. Each payment by any Credit Party under any Credit Document shall be made without withholding for any Taxes, unless such withholding is required by any law. If any Withholding Agent determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it is so required to withhold Taxes, then such Withholding Agent may so withhold and shall timely pay the full amount of withheld Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. If such Taxes are Indemnified Taxes, then the amount payable by such Credit Party shall be increased as necessary so that, net of such withholding (including such withholding applicable to additional amounts payable under
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this Section), the applicable Recipient receives the amount it would have received had no such withholding been made.
(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. The Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes by any Credit Party to a Governmental Authority, such Credit Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(d) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify each Recipient for any Indemnified Taxes that are paid or payable by such Recipient in connection with any Credit Document (including amounts paid or payable under this SectionΒ 2.17(d)) and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The indemnity under this SectionΒ 2.17(d) shall be paid within 10 days after the Recipient delivers to the Borrower a certificate stating the amount of any Indemnified Taxes so paid or payable by such Recipient and describing the basis for the indemnification claim. Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so paid or payable absent manifest error. Such Recipient shall deliver a copy of such certificate to the Administrative Agent.
(e) Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent for any Taxes (but, in the case of any Indemnified Taxes, only to the extent that any Credit Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Credit Parties to do so) attributable to such Lender that are paid or payable by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Credit Document and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The indemnity under this SectionΒ 2.17(e) shall be paid within 10 days after the Administrative Agent delivers to the applicable Lender a certificate stating the amount of Taxes so paid or payable by the Administrative Agent. Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so paid or payable absent manifest error.
(f) Status of Lenders. (i)Β Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, any applicable withholding Tax with respect to any payments under any Credit Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding. In addition, any Lender, if requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to any withholding (including backup withholding) or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set
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forth in SectionΒ 2.17(f)(ii)(A) through (E)Β and (iii)Β below) shall not be required if in the Lenderβs judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender. Upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, any Lender shall update any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.17(f). If any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this SectionΒ expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect with respect to a Lender, such Lender shall promptly (and in any event within 10 days after such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy) notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy and update the form or certification if it is legally eligible to do so.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Borrower is a U.S.Β Person, any Lender with respect to the Borrower shall, if it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies reasonably requested by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party hereto, duly completed and executed copies of whichever of the following is applicable:
(A) in the case of a Lender that is a U.S.Β Person, IRSΒ Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S.Β Federal backup withholding tax;
(B) in the case of a Non-U.S.Β Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the UnitedΒ States is a party (1)Β with respect to payments of interest under any Credit Document, IRSΒ Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S.Β Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the βinterestβ article of such tax treaty and (2)Β with respect to any other applicable payments under this Agreement, IRSΒ Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S.Β Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the βbusiness profitsβ or βother incomeβ article of such tax treaty;
(C) in the case of a Non-U.S.Β Lender for whom payments under this Agreement constitute income that is effectively connected with such Lenderβs conduct of a trade or business in the UnitedΒ States, IRSΒ Form W-8ECI;
(D) in the case of a Non-U.S.Β Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under SectionΒ 881(c) of the Code both (1)Β IRSΒ Form W-8BEN and (2)Β a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H (a βU.S.Β Tax Certificateβ) to the effect that such Lender is not (a)Β a βbankβ within the meaning of SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (b)Β a β10 percent shareholderβ of the Borrower within the meaning of SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code (c)Β a βcontrolled foreign corporationβ described in SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (d)Β conducting a trade or business in the UnitedΒ States with which the relevant interest payments are effectively connected;
(E) in the case of a Non-U.S.Β Lender that is not the beneficial owner of payments made under this Agreement (including a partnership or a participating Lender) (1)Β an IRSΒ Form W-8IMY on behalf of itself and (2)Β the relevant forms prescribed in clausesΒ (A), (B), (C), (D)Β and (F)Β of this paragraphΒ (f)(ii)Β that would be required of each
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such beneficial owner or partner of such partnership if such beneficial owner or partner were a Lender; provided, however, that if the Lender is a partnership and one or more of its partners are claiming the exemption for portfolio interest under SectionΒ 881(c) of the Code, such Lender may provide a U.S.Β Tax Certificate on behalf of such partners; or
(F) any other form prescribed by law as a basis for claiming exemption from, or a reduction of, U.S.Β Federal withholding Tax together with such supplementary documentation necessary to enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the amount of Tax (if any) required by law to be withheld.
(iii) If a payment made to a Lender under any Credit Document would be subject to U.S.Β Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in SectionΒ 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Withholding Agent, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Withholding Agent, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by SectionΒ 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Withholding Agent as may be necessary for the Withholding Agent to comply with its obligations under FATCA, to determine that such Lender has or has not complied with such Lenderβs obligations under FATCA and, as necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this SectionΒ 2.17(f)(iii), βFATCAβ shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund (or credit in lieu of a refund) of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.17 (including additional amounts paid pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.17), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (or credit in lieu of a refund) (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this SectionΒ with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund (or credit in lieu of a refund)), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund (or credit in lieu of a refund)). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid to such indemnified party pursuant to the previous sentence (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event such indemnified party is required to repay such refund (or credit in lieu of a refund) to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this SectionΒ 2.17(g), in no event will any indemnified party be required to pay any amount to any indemnifying party pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.17(g) if such payment would place such indemnified party in a less favorable position (on a net after-Tax basis) than such indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund (or credit in lieu of a refund) had never been paid. This SectionΒ 2.17(g) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
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(h) Survival. Each partyβs obligations under this SectionΒ 2.17 shall survive any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other obligations under any Credit Document.
(i) Issuing Bank. For purposes of SectionΒ 2.17(e) and (f), the term βLenderβ includes any Issuing Bank.
SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs. (a)Β The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under SectionΒ 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in dollars.
(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i)Β first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii)Β second, towards payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.
(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Revolving Loans or participations in LC Disbursements, its Term Loan or its Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements, Term Loan and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements, Term Loans and Swingline Loans of other Lenders without recourse or warranty from the other Lenders except as contemplated by SectionΒ 9.04 in respect of assignments to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans, Term Loans and participations in LC
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Disbursements and Swingline Loans; provided that (i)Β if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii)Β the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or any Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or (e), 2.07(b), 2.18(d) or 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion and notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, (i)Β apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender and for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Banks to satisfy such Lenderβs obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid, and/or (ii)Β for so long as any failure described above shall be continuing, hold any such amounts in a segregated account as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under such Sections, in the case of each of clause (i)Β and (ii)Β above, in any order as determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.
SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a)Β If any Lender or Issuing Bank requests compensation under SectionΒ 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to SectionΒ 2.17, then such Lender or Issuing Bank shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender or such Issuing Bank, such designation or assignment (i)Β would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to
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SectionΒ 2.15 orΒ 2.17, as the case may be, in the future and (ii)Β would not subject such Lender or such Issuing Bank to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender or such Issuing Bank. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or Issuing Bank in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b) If any Lender or Issuing Bank requests compensation under SectionΒ 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or any Issuing Bank pursuant to SectionΒ 2.17, or if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, or if any Issuing Bank defaults in its obligation to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender (or Issuing Bank, as applicable) and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in SectionΒ 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (other than, in the case of any Issuing Bank, its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the then outstanding Letters of Credit that have been issued by it) to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, if a Lender or Issuing Bank accepts such assignment); provided that (i)Β the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (and if a Revolving Commitment is being assigned, each Issuing Bank), which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii)Β such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii)Β in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under SectionΒ 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments then due and payable. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
SECTION 2.20. Defaulting Lenders.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply until such Lender ceases to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 2.20(e):
(a) commitment fees shall cease to accrue on the unused portion of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 2.12(a), and participation fees shall cease to accrue on the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender to the extent it is cash collateralized pursuant to SectionΒ 2.20(c);
(b) the Commitments, Revolving Credit Exposure and Term Loans of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder;
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(c) if any Swingline Exposure or LC Exposure exists at the time a Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:
(i) all or any part of such Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure shall be reallocated among the Lenders with Revolving Commitments that are not Defaulting Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages but only to the extent (x)Β the sum of all non-Defaulting Lendersβ Revolving Credit Exposure plus such Defaulting Lenderβs Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lendersβ Revolving Commitments, (y)Β the sum of any non-Defaulting Lenderβs Revolving Credit Exposures plus such non-Defaulting Lenderβs Applicable Revolving Commitment Percentage of the Defaulting Lenderβs LC Exposure and Defaulting Lenderβs Swingline Exposure does not exceed such non-Defaulting Lenderβs Revolving Commitment and (z)Β the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.03 are satisfied at such time; and;
(ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i)Β above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within one Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender, (x)Β first, prepay such Swingline Exposure and (y)Β second, cash collateralize for the benefit of the Issuing Banks only the Borrowerβs obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lenderβs LC Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i)Β above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in SectionΒ 2.06(j) for so long as such LC Exposure is outstanding;
(iii) if the Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lenderβs LC Exposure pursuant to this paragraph (c), the Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 2.12(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lenderβs cash collateralized LC Exposure during the period such Defaulting Lenderβs LC Exposure is cash collateralized;
(iv) if the LC Exposure of the non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to this paragraph (c), then the fees payable to the Lenders with Revolving Commitments pursuant to SectionΒ 2.12(a) and SectionΒ 2.12(b) shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lendersβ Applicable Percentages; or
(v) if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lenderβs LC Exposure is neither cash collateralized nor reallocated pursuant this paragraph (c), then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the applicable Issuing Bank or any Lender hereunder, all commitment fees that otherwise would have been payable to such Defaulting Lender (solely with respect to the portion of such Defaulting Lenderβs Revolving Commitment that was utilized by such LC Exposure) and letter of credit fees payable under SectionΒ 2.12(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lenderβs LC Exposure shall be payable to the applicable Issuing Bank until such LC Exposure is cash collateralized and/or reallocated; and
(d) a Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and an Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it is
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satisfied that the related exposure and the Defaulting Lenderβs then outstanding LC Exposure will be 100% covered by the Revolving Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrower in accordance with SectionΒ 2.20(c), and participating interests in any such newly issued or increased Letter of Credit or newly made Swingline Loan shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with SectionΒ 2.20(c)(i) (and Defaulting Lenders shall not participate therein).
If (i)Β a Bankruptcy Event with respect to a Parent of any Lender shall occur following the date hereof and for so long as such event shall continue or (ii)Β the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Bank has a good faith belief that any Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Lender commits to extend credit, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the Issuing Banks shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless the Swingline Lender or the applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, shall have entered into arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender, satisfactory to the Swingline Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to defease any risk to it in respect of such Lender hereunder.
(e) in the event and on the date that each of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, each Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender shall agree that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of the other Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lenderβs Revolving Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans (other than Swingline Loans) and unreimbursed LC Disbursements of the other Lenders as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Revolving Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to commitment fees and participation fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided further that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the Borrower and any other affected parties, no termination of a Lenderβs status as a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of the Borrower or other affected party hereunder arising from such Lenderβs having been a Defaulting Lender.
(f) Nothing in this Section shall affect any rights or remedies the Borrower may have against any Defaulting Lender.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (a)Β is duly organized and validly existing, except when failure to be so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b)Β is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted, except where the failure to be so, or to
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have such, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (c)Β is qualified to do business in and is in good standing in every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions are within the Borrowerβs corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, stockholder action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditorsβ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions (a)Β do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (b)Β will not violate any applicable law or regulation binding upon the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental Authority binding upon the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (c)Β will not violate or result in a default under any material indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and (d)Β will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any material asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (a)Β The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows (i)Β as of and for the fiscal year ended DecemberΒ 31, 2010, reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent public accountants, and (ii)Β as of and for the fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year ended JuneΒ 30, 2011, as filed by the Borrower with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii)Β above.
(b) Since DecemberΒ 31, 2010, except as disclosed in the Form 10, there has been no material adverse change in the business, assets, operations or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
SECTION 3.05. Properties. (a)Β Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for such defects in title that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries does not, to the knowledge of the Borrower, infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a)Β There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i)Β as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed Matters) or (ii)Β that specifically involve this Agreement or the Transactions.
(b) Except for the Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i)Β has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii)Β has incurred any Environmental Liability, (iii)Β has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv)Β knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to result in any Environmental Liability.
SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property (other than any Environmental Law) and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status. None of the Borrower or any of Subsidiaries is an βinvestment companyβ registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
SECTION 3.09. Taxes. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a)Β any Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b)Β to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.10. ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events for which liability is likely to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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SECTION 3.11. Disclosure. The Information Memorandum (including the exhibits thereto) and the Lender meeting slide presentation (including financial projections) dated JulyΒ 27, 2011, furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and Lenders in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) did not as of the date or dates thereof contain any material misstatement of fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to forecasts or projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by it to be reasonable at the time so furnished and, if furnished prior to the Signing Date, as of the Signing Date, it being understood that forecasts and projected financial information are inherently uncertain and that actual results may differ (and such differences may be material) from the forecasts and projected financial information.
SECTION 3.12. OFAC. No Credit Party (i)Β is a person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to SectionΒ 1 of Executive Order 13224 of SeptemberΒ 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), (ii)Β engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by SectionΒ 2 of such executive order, or is otherwise associated with any such person in any manner violative of SectionΒ 2, or (iii)Β is a person on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of Treasuryβs Office of Foreign Assets Control regulation or executive order.
SECTION 3.13. Patriot Act. Each Credit Party is in compliance, in all material respects, with (i)Β the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (ii)Β the Uniting And Strengthening America By Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept And Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001). No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
ARTICLE IV
Conditions
SECTION 4.01. Signing Date. This Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with SectionΒ 9.02):
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each Credit Party either (i)Β a counterpart of each applicable Credit Document signed on behalf of such party or (ii)Β written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include
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telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Arranger shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Signing Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out of pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Borrower, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Borrower, this Agreement or the Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
SECTION 4.02. Funding Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with SectionΒ 9.02):
(a) Each Lender, as applicable, shall have received from the Borrower any promissory notes requested pursuant to, and in accordance with, SectionΒ 2.10(e).
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Funding Date) of XxxxxxxxxxΒ & Xxxxx LLP, counsel for the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and covering such matters relating to the Borrower, this Agreement or the Transactions as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received such supplemental documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Borrower, the Conversion, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Borrower, this Agreement or the Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Funding Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of the Borrower, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a)Β and (b)Β of SectionΒ 4.03.
(e) The Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Arranger shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Funding Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out of pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder.
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(f) The Lenders shall have received all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable βknow your customerβ and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act.
(g) The Borrower shall provide evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that all governmental and third party approvals necessary or, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, advisable in connection with the Transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect.
(h) The Lenders shall have received unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for each quarterly period ended subsequent to DecemberΒ 31, 2010 as to which such financial statements are available.
(i) The commitments in respect of the Short-Term Loan shall have been terminated and all principal, interest, fees and other amounts accrued or outstanding in respect of the Short-Term Loan shall have been paid in full by the Borrower (or substantially contemporaneously with the initial Loans on the Funding Date shall be repaid in full) and the Borrower shall have no outstanding Indebtedness other than Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 6.01.
(j) The Lenders shall have received a solvency certificate from the chief financial officer of the Borrower dated as of the Funding Date and substantially in the form annexed as Exhibit G.
(k) The representation in SectionΒ 3.05(b) shall be accurate.
(l) The Spin-Off shall have been consummated substantially as described in the Borrowerβs Amendment No.Β 3 to SEC Form 10, filed AugustΒ 11, 2011, as hereafter amended in a manner deemed by the Administrative Agent and the Active Arrangers in their reasonable discretion to not be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders (the βForm 10β) without waiver of the tax-related conditions or any other condition thereto described in the Form 10 and deemed material by the Administrative Agent and the Active Arrangers and the organizational structure of the Borrower after the Spin-Off, as well as its balance sheet, capitalization, financial condition and operations shall be on the Funding Date substantially as described in the Form 10.
(m) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Funding Date and signed by the chief financial officer or Treasurer of the Borrower, setting forth reasonably detailed computations evidencing compliance with the Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio as of the Funding Date giving pro-forma effect to the consummation of the borrowings and repayment of indebtedness by the Borrower to occur on the Funding Date.
(n) The Borrower shall have delivered the duly executed Affirmation to the Administrative Agent dated as of the Funding Date.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Funding Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of
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the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to SectionΒ 9.02) at or prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on DecemberΒ 15, 2011 (and, in the event such conditions are not so satisfied or waived, the Commitments shall terminate at such time).
SECTION 4.03. Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of each Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) The representations and warranties of the Credit Parties set forth in the Credit Documents (other than, for any Borrowing made or any Letter of Credit issued, amended, renewed or extended after the Funding Date, the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.04(b) and 3.06) shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable.
(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a)Β and (b)Β of this Section.
ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
From and after the Funding Date (and, solely with respect to SectionΒ 5.10, from and after the date hereof) and until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent (with sufficient copies for each Lender):
(a) within 90Β days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholdersβ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;
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(b) within 45Β days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, its consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholdersβ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a)Β or (b)Β above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower in the form of Exhibit D (i)Β certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii)Β setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Sections 6.07 and 6.08 and (iii)Β stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in SectionΒ 3.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate;
(d) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.
The Borrower may at its option satisfy its obligations under paragraphs (a)Β and (b)Β of this Section by delivering copies of its Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings (or any successor forms), respectively, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the relevant period; provided that such filings contain the required information and are certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower.
SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written notice of the following:
(a) the occurrence of any Default; and
(b) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $50,000,000.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges
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and franchises; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Conversion, any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under SectionΒ 6.04 or any transfer, disposition or abandonment of rights, licenses, permits, privileges or franchises that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations. The Borrower will pay, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, their respective obligations, including Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, could result in a Material Adverse Effect, except where (a)Β the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and (b)Β the Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP.
SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to (a)Β keep and maintain all property in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except for any such failure as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and (b)Β maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are considered appropriate by management of the Borrower.
SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account that will enable the Borrower to comply with its obligations under SectionΒ 5.01(a) and 5.01(b) of this Agreement. Each Borrower will permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, at the expense of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers, all at such reasonable times (during normal business hours) and as often as reasonably requested.
SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit. The proceeds of the initial Term Loans will be used only to refinance in whole or in part the Short-Term Loan. The proceeds of the Revolving Loans and any additional Term Loans made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.09(d) will be used only (a)Β to refinance in whole or in part the Short-Term Loan and (b)Β for general corporate purposes, including working capital, capital expenditures, permitted acquisitions and other lawful corporate purposes. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of Regulation U or X of the Board. Letters of Credit will be used only to support obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.
SECTION 5.09. Litigation Report. Promptly, and in any event within five days, after the Borrower has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (a)Β the Borrowerβs quarterly report on Form 10-Q (or any successor form) for any fiscal quarter or (b)Β a Form 8-K (or any successor form) relating to legal proceedings, the Borrower shall furnish to the
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Administrative Agent (with sufficient copies for each Lender) a copy of such Form 10-Q (including, if requested by any Lender, any exhibits thereto relating to information required by ItemΒ 1 (βLegal Proceedingsβ) of Part II of Form 10-Q) or such Form 8-K, as applicable.
SECTION 5.10. Covenant to Guarantee Obligations. (a)Β If any Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower guarantees (pursuant to one or more Guarantees) Indebtedness of the Borrower aggregating in excess of $10,000,000, then (i)Β the Borrower shall give prompt notice to the Administrative Agent of such fact and (ii)Β within 10 Business Days after such event occurs (or such longer period to which the Administrative Agent may agree) the Borrower shall, at its own expense, (A)Β cause such Domestic Subsidiary (a βSubsidiary Guarantorβ) to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a guaranty substantially in the form annexed as ExhibitΒ E (each as amended, amended and restated, modified or otherwise supplemented, a βSubsidiary Guarantyβ) and (B)Β contemporaneously cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent such legal opinions, certificates and other customary documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time a Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer the guarantor of Indebtedness of the Borrower aggregating in excess of $10,000,000, then the applicable Subsidiary Guaranty shall cease to in effect unless at such time an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; provided, that the requirements of SectionΒ 5.10(a) shall remain applicable to such Domestic Subsidiary with respect to subsequent Guarantees of Indebtedness of the Borrower.
ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
From and after the Funding Date (and, solely with respect to SectionΒ 6.04, from and after the date hereof) and until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 6.01. Restrictions on Borrowing by Subsidiaries. The Borrower will not permit any Subsidiary to issue, assume, permit to exist, guarantee or incur any Indebtedness except:
(a) Permitted Indebtedness; and
(b) other Indebtedness; provided, however, that at no time shall the sum of (i)Β the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness of its Subsidiaries (excluding any Permitted Indebtedness), plus (ii)Β the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Receivables Transaction Attributed Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of $150,000,000, plus (iii)Β the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries secured by Liens (excluding Specified Liens) plus (iv)Β the aggregate amount of net proceeds in excess of $25,000,000 paid or payable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions
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entered into after the date hereof exceed an amount equal to 10% of Consolidated Net Worth as of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financials are available.
SECTION 6.02. Liens. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:
(a) Permitted Encumbrances;
(b) any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.02; provided that (i)Β such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (ii)Β such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date hereof and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
(c) any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided that (i)Β such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (ii)Β such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (iii)Β such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary, as the case may be and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
(d) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that (i)Β such security interests secure Indebtedness not in excess of $25,000,000, (ii)Β such security interests and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (iii)Β the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (iv)Β such security interests shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(e) Liens upon assets of an SPC or other Person granted in connection with a Permitted Receivables Purchase Facility and customary backup Liens granted by the transferor in accounts receivable and related rights transferred to an SPC or other Person in accordance with a Permitted Receivables Purchase Facility in respect of which the Receivables Transaction Attributed Indebtedness does not at any time exceed $150,000,000; and
(f) other Liens; provided, however, that at no time shall the sum of (i)Β the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness of its Subsidiaries (excluding any Permitted Indebtedness), plus (ii)Β the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
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Receivables Transaction Attributed Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of $150,000,000, plus (iii)Β the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries secured by Liens (excluding Specified Liens) plus (iv)Β the aggregate amount of net proceeds in excess of $25,000,000 paid or payable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions entered into after the date hereof exceed an amount equal to 10% of Consolidated Net Worth as of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financials are available.
SECTION 6.03. Restrictions on Sale and Lease Back Transactions. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to enter into Sale and Leaseback Transactions other than (a)Β Sale and Leaseback Transaction resulting in aggregate net proceeds to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries of up to $25,000,000 and (b)Β other Sale and Leaseback Transactions; provided, however, that at no time shall the sum of (i)Β the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness of its Subsidiaries (excluding any Permitted Indebtedness), plus (ii)Β the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Receivables Transaction Attributed Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of $150,000,000, plus (iii)Β the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries secured by Liens (excluding Specified Liens) plus (iv)Β the aggregate amount of net proceeds in excess of $25,000,000 paid or payable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions entered into after the date hereof exceed an amount equal to 10% of Consolidated Net Worth as of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financials are available.
SECTION 6.04. Fundamental Changes. The Borrower shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless:
(a) in the case of a consolidation or merger, the Borrower is the surviving entity of such consolidation or merger;
(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(c) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a duly authorized officer of the Borrower and an opinion of legal counsel to the Borrower (which shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), each stating that such consolidation or merger complies with paragraph (a)Β of this Section and that all conditions precedent herein provided for or relating to such transaction have been complied with.
SECTION 6.05. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a)Β at prices and on terms and conditions not materially less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an armβs-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b)Β transactions between or among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (c)Β the $500,000,000 dividend and βU.S. Cash Dividendβ to Fortune Brands contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement referred to in the Form 10
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(collectively, the βDividendβ) and (d)Β transactions in connection with the agreements set forth on Schedule 6.05.
SECTION 6.06. Acquisitions. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to (a)Β purchase or acquire the assets constituting a business, division, facility, product line or line of business of any Person or (b)Β purchase or otherwise acquire (including by merger) more than 50% of the capital stock of any such Person unless (i)Β such acquired business is, or the business of such Person is, related, ancillary or complimentary to lines of business then conducted by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, (ii)Β at the time of the applicable transaction no Default shall have occurred and is continuing and (iii)Β the Borrower shall have given to the Administrative Agent written notice of any such proposed acquisition for cash and/or other consideration aggregating $250,000,000 or more at least five (5)Β Business Days (or such shorter period of time as may be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) prior to consummation of such acquisition, which notice shall be executed by its chief financial officer or treasurer and (A)Β shall describe in reasonable detail the principal terms and conditions of such acquisition and (B)Β include computations in reasonable detail reflecting that after giving effect to such proposed acquisition and any Indebtedness to be incurred in connection therewith, the Borrower is in compliance with Sections 6.07 and 6.08 hereof.
SECTION 6.07. Interest Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Interest Coverage Ratio at the end of any fiscal quarter (calculated as of the end of each such fiscal quarter for the four-fiscal quarter period ending on such date) to be less than 3.00 to 1.00.
SECTION 6.08. Leverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Leverage Ratio at the end of any fiscal quarter to exceed 3.5 to 1.00; provided that if, at the end of any fiscal quarter, the Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.5 to 1.00 and the Borrower has entered into a permitted acquisition within the two most recently ended fiscal quarters (including such fiscal quarter) (a fiscal quarter in which all such conditions are satisfied, a βTrigger Quarterβ), then the Leverage Ratio may be greater than 3.5 to 1.00 (but shall not exceed 3.75 to 1.00) for such Trigger Quarter and the next succeeding three fiscal quarters; provided that, following the occurrence of a Trigger Quarter, no subsequent Trigger Quarter shall be permitted or deemed to exist unless and until the Leverage Ratio has returned to less than or equal to 3.5 to 1.00 as of the end of at least one fiscal quarter following the occurrence of such initial Trigger Quarter; provided, further that, the Borrower shall cause the Leverage Ratio to be less than or equal to 3.5 to 1.00 by the end of a fiscal quarter no later than the fourth fiscal quarter after such initial Trigger Quarter.
ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
If any of the following events (βEvents of Defaultβ) shall occur:
(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;
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(b) (i)Β the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or on any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days or (ii)Β the Borrower shall fail to pay any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a)Β or (b)(i) of this Article) payable under this Agreement, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender);
(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in this Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to this Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;
(d) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in SectionΒ 5.02, 5.03 (with respect to the Borrowerβs existence) or 5.08 or in ArticleΒ VI;
(e) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in clause (a), (b), (c), (d)Β or (n)Β of this Article), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30Β days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender);
(f) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shallΒ fail to make any payment (of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable (after giving effect to any period of grace or notice requirement thereunder);
(g) any Material Indebtedness becomes due prior to its scheduled maturity or the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this clauseΒ (g) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;
(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i)Β liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii)Β the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60Β days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
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(i) the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries shall (i)Β voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii)Β consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (h)Β of this Article, (iii)Β apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv)Β file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v)Β make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi)Β take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
(j) the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due;
(k) one or more final judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $50,000,000 shall be rendered against the Borrower, any of its Material Subsidiaries or any combination thereof and either (i)Β the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60Β consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or (ii)Β any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries to enforce any such judgment;
(l) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(m) a Change in Control shall occur;
(n) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in SectionΒ 5.09, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of fiveΒ Business Days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender); or
(o) any provision of any Credit Document after delivery thereof pursuant to the terms hereof shall for any reason cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against any Credit Party party to it, or any such Credit Party shall so state in writing except to the extent such Credit Party has been released from its obligations thereunder in accordance with this Agreement or such other Credit Document or such Credit Document has expired or terminated in accordance with its terms;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h)Β or (i)Β of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, at the request of the Required Lenders the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i)Β terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii)Β declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued
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interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h)Β or (i)Β of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.
ARTICLE VIII
The Administrative Agent
Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
The bank serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.
The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a)Β the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b)Β the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in SectionΒ 9.02), and (c)Β except as expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in SectionΒ 9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i)Β any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (ii)Β the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (iii)Β the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein, (iv)Β the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any other agreement,
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instrument or document, or (v)Β the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.
Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the Administrative Agentβs resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and SectionΒ 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent.
Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and
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information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, none of the Persons named on the cover page of this Agreement as a Joint Lead Arranger and/or Joint Bookrunner or as a Syndication Agent shall have any duties or obligations under this Agreement except in its capacity, as applicable, as a Lender or an Issuing Bank, but all such Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners and Syndication Agents shall have the benefit of the indemnities provided for hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, none of such Persons shall have or be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship with any Lender as a result of this Agreement or the transactions provided for herein. Each Lender hereby makes the same acknowledgements with respect to the relevant Persons in their respective capacities as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner or as Syndication Agent, as applicable, as it makes with respect to the Administrative Agent in the preceding paragraph. In addition, no Lender has, or shall be deemed to have, any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship with the Borrower by virtue of or in connection with the Transactions.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
SECTION 9.01. Notices. (a)Β Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (b)Β below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:
(i) if to the Borrower, to it at 000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention of General Counsel (Telecopy No. (000)Β 000-0000);
(ii) if to the Administrative Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A., Loan and Agency Services Group, 0000 Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxx Xxxxx (Telecopy No. (000)Β 000-0000), with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxxx Xxxxxx (Telecopy No.Β 212-270-7005);
(iii) if to an Issuing Bank, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A., Loan and Agency Services Group, 0000 Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxx Xxxxx (Telecopy No. (000)Β 000-0000);
(iv) if to the Swingline Lender, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A., Loan and Agency Services Group, 0000 Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxx Xxxxx (Telecopy No. (000)Β 000-0000); and
(v) if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.
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(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
(c) Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.
SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a)Β No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b)Β of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i)Β increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii)Β reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii)Β postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv)Β change SectionΒ 2.18(b) or (c)Β in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v)Β change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of βRequired Lendersβ or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender, or (vi)Β other than as expressly permitted hereunder, release any Guarantor (or otherwise limit any Guarantorβs liability with respect to the Obligations owing to Administrative Agent and the
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Lenders under the Guaranty) without the consent of each Lender; provided further that no such agreement shall (i)Β amend, modify or waive SectionΒ 2.20 without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lender or (ii)Β amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision of this Agreement may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Borrower the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent (and, if their rights or obligations are affected thereby, the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lenders) if (i)Β by the terms of such agreement the Revolving Commitments of each Lender not consenting to the amendment provided for therein shall terminate upon the effectiveness of such amendment and (ii)Β at the time such amendment becomes effective, each Lender not consenting thereto receives payment in full of the principal of and interest accrued on each Loan made by it and all other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement.
SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a)Β The Borrower shall pay (i)Β all reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of a single counsel for the Administrative Agent and Arrangers, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of this Agreement or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii)Β all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by each Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii)Β all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Issuing Bank or any Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender), in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such reasonable out-of pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit; provided that the Borrower shall have no obligation to pay fees, charges or disbursements for more than (A)Β one firm of counsel acting for the Administrative Agent in each applicable jurisdiction and (B)Β one firm of counsel acting for the Lenders and Issuing Banks in each applicable jurisdiction (except that any Lender or Issuing Bank which in good faith determines that a conflict does or may exist with such firm shall be entitled to retain its own conflict-free counsel at the expense of the Borrower).
(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Arranger, each Issuing Bank and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an βIndemniteeβ) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i)Β the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii)Β any Loan
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or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii)Β any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv)Β any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding, whether brought by the Borrower or any other Person or entity, relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or breach in bad faith of such Indemniteeβs obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document; provided that the Borrower shall have no obligation to pay fees, charges or disbursements for more than (A)Β one firm of counsel acting for the Administrative Agent and all of its Related Parties in each applicable jurisdiction and (B)Β one firm of counsel acting for the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and all of their Related Parties in each applicable jurisdiction (except that any Lender or Issuing Bank which in good faith determines that a conflict does or may exist with such firm shall be entitled to retain its own conflict-free counsel at the expense of the Borrower). This SectionΒ 9.03(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.
(c) To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender under paragraph (a)Β or (b)Β of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lenderβs ratable share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought by reference to the aggregate outstanding Term Loans and Revolving Commitments (or, if such Revolving Commitments have terminated, aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure)) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such.
(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.
(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than five Business Days after written demand therefor.
SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns. (a)Β The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter
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of Credit), except that (i)Β 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) except that the Conversion shall be a permitted transfer of rights and obligations hereunder and (ii)Β no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c)Β of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:
(A) the Borrower, provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 5 Business Days after having received notice thereof.
(B) the Administrative Agent, provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of (x)Β any Revolving Commitment to an assignee that is a Lender with a Revolving Commitment immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment and (y)Β all or any portion of a Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and
(C) the Issuing Banks, provided that no consent of the Issuing Banks shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan.
(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lenderβs Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 or, in the case of a Term Loan, $1,000,000, unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenderβs rights and obligations under this
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Agreement, provided that this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenderβs rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans;
(C) 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
(D) 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, the Credit Parties and their related parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assigneeβs compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.
For the purposes of this SectionΒ 9.04(b), the term βApproved Fundβ has the following meaning:
βApproved Fundβ means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a)Β a Lender, (b)Β an Affiliate of a Lender or (c)Β an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lenderβs rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 (in each case solely in respect of any period ended on or before the date of such assignment) and SectionΒ 9.03. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this SectionΒ 9.04 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)Β 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 LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the βRegisterβ). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the
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Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks 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. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, any Issuing Bank and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assigneeβs completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b)Β of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b)Β of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register; provided that if either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or (e), 2.07(b), 2.18(d) or 9.03(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a βParticipantβ) in all or a portion of such Lenderβs rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A)Β such Lenderβs obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B)Β such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C)Β the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lenderβs rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to SectionΒ 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of SectionsΒ 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under SectionΒ 2.17(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under SectionΒ 2.17(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraphΒ (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (i)Β agrees to be subject to the provisions of SectionsΒ 2.18 and 2.19 as if it were an assignee under paragraphΒ (b) of this Section; and (ii)Β shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.15 or 2.17, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant which has been identified to the Borrower in writing as such also shall be entitled to the benefits of
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SectionΒ 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to SectionΒ 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participantβs interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the βParticipant Registerβ); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participantβs interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Credit Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under SectionΒ 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
SECTION 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in SectionΒ 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the
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Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.
SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a)Β This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
(b) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in paragraph (b)Β of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
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(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in SectionΒ 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A)Β CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B)Β ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
SECTION 9.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a)Β to its and its Affiliatesβ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b)Β to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (c)Β to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d)Β to any other party to this Agreement, (e)Β in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (f)Β subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i)Β any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii)Β any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations under this Agreement, (g)Β with the consent of the Borrower or (h)Β to the extent such Information (i)Β becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii)Β becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. For the purposes of this Section, βInformationβ means all information received from the Borrower relating to the Borrower or its business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower; provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the
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confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
SECTION 9.13. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the βChargesβ), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the βMaximum Rateβ) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
SECTION 9.14. USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law OctoberΒ 26, 2001)) (the βPatriot Actβ) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of 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.
SECTION 9.15. Non-Public Information.
(a) Each Lender acknowledges that all information furnished to it pursuant to this Agreement from the Borrower or on its behalf and relating to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or its or their respective businesses may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or its or their 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 such procedures and applicable law, including Federal and state securities laws.
(b) All such 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 will be syndicate-level information which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and its and their 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.
[signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SECURITY LLC, as Borrower | ||
By | Β | /s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
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[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually and as Administrative Agent, | ||
By |
Β | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Title: Executive Director |
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[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender, | ||
By | Β | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx Title: Director |
Β
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender, | ||
By | Β | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx Title: Director |
Β
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
CREDIT SUISSE AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as a Lender, | ||
By | Β | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx |
Name:Β | Β | Xxx Xxxxxx |
Title: | Β | Vice President |
By | Β | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
Name: | Β | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
Title: | Β | Associate |
Β
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
Citibank, N.A., as a Lender, | ||
By | Β | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
Name:Β | Β | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
Title: | Β | Vice President |
Β
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as a Lender, | ||
By | Β | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx |
Name:Β | Β | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx |
Title: | Β | Managing Director |
Β
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender, | ||
By | Β | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Name:Β | Β | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Title: | Β | Vice President |
Β
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
SunTrust Bank, as a Lender, | ||
By | Β | /s/ X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx III |
Name:Β | Β | X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx III |
Title: | Β | Vice President |
Β
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd as a Lender, | ||
By | Β | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
Name: | Β | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
Title: | Β | Authorized Signatory |
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[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a Lender, | ||
By | Β | /s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx |
Name: | Β | Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx |
Title: | Β | Director |
Β
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
RBS Citizens, N.A. | ||
as a Lender, | ||
By | Β | /s/ M. Xxxxx Xxxxx, III |
Name: | Β | M. Xxxxx Xxxxx, III |
Title: | Β | Senior Vice President |
Β
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
COMPASS BANK, | ||
as a Lender, | ||
By | Β | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
Name: | Β | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
Title: | Β | Senior Vice President |
Β
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as a Lender | ||
By | Β | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx |
Name:Β Β Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx | ||
Title:Β Β Β Β Authorized Signatory |
Β
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender, | ||
By | Β | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
Name:Β Β Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Title:Β Β Β Β Senior Vice President |
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[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
The Northern Trust Company, as a Lender, | ||
By | Β | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxxx |
Name: Xxxx XxXxxxxxx | ||
Title: Vice President |
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[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
BMO Xxxxxx Financing Inc., as a Lender, | ||
By | Β | /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
Name: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
Title: Vice President |
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[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security
Schedules and Exhibits
Schedule 1.01
PRICING SCHEDULE
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APPLICABLE RATE |
Β Β | LEVELΒ
I STATUS |
Β | Β | LEVELΒ
II STATUS |
Β | Β | LEVELΒ
III STATUS |
Β | Β | LEVELΒ
IV STATUS |
Β | Β | LEVELΒ
V STATUS |
Β | |||||
Eurodollar Spread |
Β Β | Β | 1.00 | %Β | Β | Β | 1.25 | %Β | Β | Β | 1.50 | %Β | Β | Β | 1.75 | %Β | Β | Β | 2.00 | %Β |
Β Β | Β |
Β |
Β | Β | Β |
Β |
Β | Β | Β |
Β |
Β | Β | Β |
Β |
Β | Β | Β |
Β |
Β | |
ABR Spread |
Β Β | Β | 0.00 | %Β | Β | Β | 0.25 | %Β | Β | Β | 0.50 | %Β | Β | Β | 0.75 | %Β | Β | Β | 1.00 | %Β |
Β Β | Β |
Β |
Β | Β | Β |
Β |
Β | Β | Β |
Β |
Β | Β | Β |
Β |
Β | Β | Β |
Β |
Β | |
L/C Fee Rate |
Β Β | Β | 1.00 | %Β | Β | Β | 1.25 | %Β | Β | Β | 1.50 | %Β | Β | Β | 1.75 | %Β | Β | Β | 2.00 | %Β |
Β Β | Β |
Β |
Β | Β | Β |
Β |
Β | Β | Β |
Β |
Β | Β | Β |
Β |
Β | Β | Β |
Β |
Β | |
Commitment Fee Rate |
Β Β | Β | 0.175 | %Β | Β | Β | 0.20 | %Β | Β | Β | 0.25 | %Β | Β | Β | 0.30 | %Β | Β | Β | 0.35 | %Β |
Β Β | Β |
Β |
Β | Β | Β |
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Β | Β | Β |
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Β | Β | Β |
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Β | Β | Β |
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For the purposes of this Schedule, the following terms have the following meanings, subject to the final paragraph of this Schedule:
βFinancialsβ means the annual or quarterly financial statements of the Borrower delivered pursuant to the Credit Agreement.
βLevel I Statusβ exists at any date if, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower referred to in the most recent Financials, the Leverage Ratio is less than 1.00 to 1.00.
βLevel II Statusβ exists at any date if, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower referred to in the most recent Financials, (i)Β the Borrower has not qualified for Level I Status and (ii)Β the Leverage Ratio is less than 1.75 to 1.00.
βLevel III Statusβ exists at any date if, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower referred to in the most recent Financials, (i)Β the Borrower has not qualified for Level I Status or Level II Status and (ii)Β the Leverage Ratio is less than 2.50 to 1.00.
βLevel IV Statusβ exists at any date if, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower referred to in the most recent Financials, (i)Β the Borrower has not qualified for Level I Status, Level II Status or Level III Status and (ii)Β the Leverage Ratio is less than 3.25 to 1.00.
βLevel V Statusβ exists at any date if, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower referred to in the most recent Financials, (i)Β the Borrower has not qualified for Level I Status, Level II Status, Level III Status or Level IV Status.
βStatusβ means Level I Status, Level II Status, Level III Status, Level IV Status or Level V Status.
The Applicable Margin and Applicable Fee Rate shall be determined in accordance with the foregoing table based on the Borrowerβs Status as reflected in the then most recent Financials. Adjustments, if any, to the Applicable Margin or Applicable Fee Rate shall be effective five Business Days after the Administrative Agent has received the applicable Financials. If the Borrower fails to deliver the Financials to the Administrative Agent at the time required pursuant to the Credit Agreement, then the Applicable Margin and Applicable Fee Rate shall be the highest Applicable Margin and Applicable Fee Rate set forth in the foregoing table until five days after such Financials are so delivered. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the period from the Signing Date until five Business Days after the Administrative Agentβs receipt of the Financials for the fiscal quarter ending DecemberΒ 31, 2011, the Applicable Margin and Applicable Fee Rate shall be determined based upon Level III Status or such lower Status (with Status I being highest and Level V being lowest) as may be applicable.
Schedule 2.01
Commitments
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Lender |
Β | Revolving Commitment |
Β | TermΒ Commitment |
Β | Total Commitments |
JPMorgan |
Β | $58,500,000 | Β | $31,500,000 | Β | $90,000,000 |
Bank of America Xxxxxxx Xxxxx |
Β | 58,500,000 | Β | 31,500,000 | Β | 90,000,000 |
Barclays |
Β | 58,500,000 | Β | 31,500,000 | Β | 90,000,000 |
Citi |
Β | 58,500,000 | Β | 31,500,000 | Β | 90,000,000 |
Credit Suisse |
Β | 58,500,000 | Β | 31,500,000 | Β | 90,000,000 |
Xxxxx Fargo |
Β | 58,500,000 | Β | 31,500,000 | Β | 90,000,000 |
US Bank |
Β | 35,750,000 | Β | 19,250,000 | Β | 55,000,000 |
SunTrust |
Β | 35,750,000 | Β | 19,250,000 | Β | 55,000,000 |
Mizuho |
Β | 35,750,000 | Β | 19,250,000 | Β | 55,000,000 |
Scotia |
Β | 29,250,000 | Β | 15,750,000 | Β | 45,000,000 |
RBS Citizens |
Β | 29,250,000 | Β | 15,750,000 | Β | 45,000,000 |
BBVA Compass |
Β | 29,250,000 | Β | 15,750,000 | Β | 45,000,000 |
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ |
Β | 29,250,000 | Β | 15,750,000 | Β | 45,000,000 |
PNC |
Β | 29,250,000 | Β | 15,750,000 | Β | 45,000,000 |
Northern Trust |
Β | 22,750,000 | Β | 12,250,000 | Β | 35,000,000 |
BMO Xxxxxx |
Β | 22,750,000 | Β | 12,250,000 | Β | 35,000,000 |
TOTAL |
Β | $650,000,000 | Β | $350,000,000 | Β | $1,000,000,000 |
Schedule 3.06
Disclosed Matters
None
Schedule 6.02
Existing Liens
$10,000,000 - Pittsburg County (Oklahoma) Economic Development Authority Variable Rate Demand Industrial Development Revenue Bonds
$6,800,000 - County of Richie (West Virginia) Variable Rate Demand Industrial Development Revenue Bonds
Schedule 6.05
Transactions with Affiliates
The following agreements between the Borrower and Fortune Brands, Inc. as in effect from time to time.
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Β | 1. | Separation and Distribution Agreement between Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security, Inc. and Fortune Brands, Inc. |
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Β | 2. | Transition Services Agreement (H&S to Beam) between Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security, Inc. and Fortune Brands, Inc. |
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Β | 3. | Transition Services Agreement (Beam to H&S) between Fortune Brands, Inc. and Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security, Inc. |
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Β | 4. | Indemnification Agreement between Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security, Inc. and Fortune Brands, Inc. |
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF]
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
This Assignment and Assumption (the βAssignment and Assumptionβ) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the βAssignorβ) and [Insert name of Assignee] (the βAssigneeβ). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the βCredit Agreementβ), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i)Β all of the Assignorβs rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including any letters of credit, guarantees, and swingline loans included in such facilities) and (ii)Β to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i)Β above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i)Β and (ii)Β above being referred to herein collectively as the βAssigned Interestβ). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
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1. | Β Β | Assignor: | Β Β | Β |
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2. | Β Β | Assignee: | Β Β | Β |
Β Β | |
Β Β | Β Β | [and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [identify Lender]1] | ||||
3. | Β Β | Borrower: | Β Β | Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | ||
4. | Β Β | Administrative Agent: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement |
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1Β | Select as applicable. |
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5. | Credit Agreement: The $1,000,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of AugustΒ 22, 2011 among Fortune Brands Home & Security, LLC, the Lenders parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the other agents parties thereto. |
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6. | Assigned Interest: |
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Facility Assigned2 |
Β Β | Aggregate Amount of for all Lenders |
Β Β | Amount of Commitment/Loans Assigned |
Β Β | Percentage Assigned of Commitment/Loans3 |
Β Β | $ | Β Β | $ | Β Β | % | |
Β Β | $ | Β Β | $ | Β Β | % | |
Β Β | $ | Β Β | $ | Β Β | % |
Effective Date: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 20Β Β Β Β [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The Assignee agrees to deliver to the Administrative Agent a completed 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, the Credit Parties and their related parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the Assigneeβs compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
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ASSIGNOR | ||
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR] | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Title: | Β | |
ASSIGNEE | ||
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE] | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Title: | Β |
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2Β | Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment (e.g. βRevolving Commitment,β βTranche A Commitment,β βTranche B Commitment,β etc.) |
3Β | Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder. |
Consented to and Accepted: 4
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | |
Title: | Β | |
[FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & | ||
SECURITY, INC.,] | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | |
Title: | Β | |
[ISSUING BANKS] | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | |
Title: | Β |
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4Β | Consents to be included to the extent required by SectionΒ 9.04(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement. |
ANNEX 1
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
1. Representations and Warranties.
1.1 Assignor. The Assignor (a)Β represents and warrants that (i)Β it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii)Β the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii)Β it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b)Β assumes no responsibility with respect to (i)Β any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, (ii)Β the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii)Β the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Credit Document or (iv)Β the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Credit Document.
1.2. Assignee. The Assignee (a)Β represents and warrants that (i)Β it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii)Β it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii)Β from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, and (iv)Β it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and (v)Β if it is a Non-U.S Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b)Β agrees that (i)Β it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Documents, and (ii)Β it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.
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3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
EXHIBIT B-1
[FORM OF]
REVOLVING NOTE
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$Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ,000,000 | Β Β | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 200Β Β Β Β |
Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), promises to pay to the order of Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (the βLenderβ) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Article II of the Agreement (as hereinafter defined), in immediately available funds at the main office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York, as Administrative Agent, together with interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof at the rates and on the dates set forth in the Agreement. The Borrower shall pay the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on such Revolving Loans in full on the Revolving Maturity Date.
The Lender shall, and is hereby authorized to, record on the schedule attached hereto, or to otherwise record in accordance with its usual practice, the date and amount of each Revolving Loan and the date and amount of each principal payment hereunder.
This Revolving Note is one of the Notes issued pursuant to, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement dated as of AugustΒ 22, 2011 (which, as it may be amended, restated or modified and in effect from time to time, is herein called the βAgreementβ), among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto, including the Lender, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, to which Agreement reference is hereby made for a statement of the terms and conditions governing this Revolving Note, including the terms and conditions under which this Revolving Note may be prepaid or its maturity date accelerated. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings attributed to them in the Agreement.
This Revolving Note is to be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Revolving Note by its duly authorized officer.
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FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SECURITY, INC. | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | |
Title: | Β |
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SCHEDULE OF LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL
TO
REVOLVING NOTE,
DATED Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 200Β Β Β Β
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Β | Maturity of Interest Period |
Β | Principal Amount Paid |
Β | Unpaid Balance |
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EXHIBIT B-2
[FORM OF]
TERM NOTE
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$Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ,000,000 | Β | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 200Β Β Β Β |
Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), promises to pay to the order of Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (the βLenderβ) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loan made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Article II of the Agreement (as hereinafter defined), in immediately available funds at the main office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York, as Administrative Agent, together with interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof at the rates and on the dates set forth in the Agreement. The Borrower shall pay the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Term Loan in full on the Term Maturity Date.
The Lender shall, and is hereby authorized to, record on the schedule attached hereto, or to otherwise record in accordance with its usual practice, the date and amount of each Term Loan and the date and amount of each principal payment hereunder.
This Term Note is one of the Notes issued pursuant to, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement dated as of AugustΒ 22, 2011 (which, as it may be amended, restated or modified and in effect from time to time, is herein called the βAgreementβ), among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto, including the Lender, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, to which Agreement reference is hereby made for a statement of the terms and conditions governing this Term Note, including the terms and conditions under which this Term Note may be prepaid or its maturity date accelerated. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings attributed to them in the Agreement.
This Term Note is to be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Term Note by its duly authorized officer.
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FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SECURITY, INC. | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | |
Title: | Β |
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SCHEDULE OF LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL
TO
TERM NOTE,
DATED Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 200Β Β Β Β
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Β | Principal Amount of Loan |
Β | Maturity of Interest Period |
Β | Principal Amount Paid |
Β | Unpaid Balance |
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EXHIBIT C
[FORM OF]
BORROWING REQUEST
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for
the Lenders referred to below,
0000 Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention of Loan and Agency Service Group
[Date]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned FORTUNE BRANDS HOMEΒ & SECURITY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), refers to the Credit Agreement dated as of AugustΒ 22, 2011 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the βLendersβ) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the βAdministrative Agentβ). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. The Borrower hereby gives you notice pursuant to SectionΒ 2.03 of the Credit Agreement that it requests a Loan under the Credit Agreement, and requests the making of a Loan on the terms set forth below:
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(A) | Β Β | DateΒ ofΒ Loan (whichΒ isΒ aΒ BusinessΒ Day) |
Β Β | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
Β Β | Β Β | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β | ||
(B) | Β Β | Principal Amount of Loan |
Β Β | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
Β Β | Β Β | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β | ||
(C) | Β Β | Class of Loan1 | Β Β | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
Β Β | Β Β | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β | ||
(D) | Β Β | Type of Loan2 | Β Β | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
Β Β | Β Β | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β | ||
(E) | Β Β | InterestΒ PeriodΒ andΒ theΒ last day thereof3 |
Β Β | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
Β Β | Β Β | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β | ||
(F) | Β Β | Funds are requested to be disbursed to the Borrowerβs account as follows: |
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Β Β | Β Β Β Β AccountΒ No. | Β Β | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
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1Β | Specify Term Loan or Revolving Loan. |
2Β | Specify Eurodollar Loan or ABR Loan. |
3Β | Only applicable to Eurodollar Loans. |
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FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SECURITY, INC. | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | |
Title: | Β |
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EXHIBIT D
[FORM OF]
FINANCIAL OFFICERβS CERTIFICATE
This certificate is being delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01(c) of the Credit Agreement dated as of AugustΒ 22, 2011, among Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security, Inc. (the βBorrowerβ), the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
The undersigned, [name of officer], [title of officer] of the Borrower hereby certifies, on behalf of the Borrower, that as of the date hereof each of the conditions specified in clauses (a)Β and (b)Β of SectionΒ 4.03 of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied and that:
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Β | i. | No Default has occurred; |
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Β | ii. | The attached calculation demonstrates compliance with SectionΒ 6.07 and SectionΒ 6.08 of the Agreement; |
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Β | iii. | There has been no change in GAAP or in the application thereof since the date of the last audited financial statement referred to in SectionΒ 3.04 of the Agreement; and |
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Β | iv. | Attached hereto is a true and complete copy of the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended [Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 20Β Β Β Β ]. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name as of the [Β Β Β Β ] day of [Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ], 201[Β Β Β Β ].
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FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SECURITY, INC. | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | |
Title: | Β |
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EXHIBIT E
[FORM OF]
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY dated as of [Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ], 201Β Β Β Β (this βGuarantyβ) made by Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , aΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (the βGuarantorβ), in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent (the βAdministrative Agentβ) under the Credit Agreement referred to below for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (each individually, a βGuaranteed Partyβ and collectively, the βGuaranteed Partiesβ).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security LLC, a Delaware limited liability company [to be] [previously] converted into Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security, Inc. (the βBorrowerβ), the Administrative Agent and certain other financial institutions have entered into a credit agreement dated as of August Β Β Β Β , 2011 (as same may be amended or modified from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ), providing, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, for extensions of credit to be made by the Lenders (as defined therein) to the Borrower. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them by the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Guarantor is a Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower and, pursuant to SectionΒ 5.10 of the Credit Agreement, the Guarantor is required to enter into this Guaranty;
WHEREAS, in consideration of the financial and other support that the Borrower has provided, and such financial and other support as the Borrower may in the future provide, to the Guarantor, and in order to induce the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to extend or continue credit under the Credit Agreement, the Guarantor is willing to guarantee the Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of the Borrower.
NOW THEREFORE, in order to induce the Guaranteed Parties to extend or continue credit or give other financial accommodations to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement, the Guarantor agrees as follows:
SectionΒ 1. Guaranty of Payment. The Guarantor unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to each Guaranteed Party the punctual payment of all the Obligations now owing or which may in the future be owing by the Borrower under the Credit Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof, when the same are due and payable in accordance with the terms thereof, whether on demand, at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, and whether for principal, interest, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise. For purposes hereof, the Obligations shall include, without limitation, interest accruing after the commencement of a proceeding under bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws of any jurisdiction at the rate or rates provided in the Credit Agreement. Upon the failure by the Borrower to pay punctually any
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Obligation in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Guarantor agrees that it shall forthwith upon demand pay to the applicable Guaranteed Party the amount not so paid at the place and in the manner specified in the Credit Agreement. This Guaranty is a guarantee of payment and not of collection only. The Guaranteed Parties shall not be required to exhaust any right or remedy or take any action against the Borrower or any other person or entity. The Guarantor agrees that, as between the Guarantor and the Guaranteed Parties, the Obligations may be declared to be due and payable for the purposes of this Guaranty notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition which may prevent, delay or vitiate any declaration as regards the Borrower and that in the event of a declaration or attempted declaration, the Obligations shall immediately become due and payable by the Guarantor for the purposes of this Guaranty.
SectionΒ 2. Guaranty Absolute. The Guarantor guarantees that the Obligations shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. The liability of the Guarantor under this Guaranty is absolute and unconditional irrespective of: (a)Β any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, the Credit Agreement or any Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any of the terms of the Credit Agreement or any Obligation, including any increase or decrease in the rate of interest thereon; (b)Β any release or amendment or waiver of, or consent to departure from, any other guarantee or support document for the Credit Agreement or all or any of the Obligations; (c)Β any present or future law, regulation or order of any jurisdiction or of any agency thereof purporting to reduce, amend, restructure or otherwise affect (whether of right or in fact) any term of the Credit Agreement or any Obligation; (d)Β without being limited by the foregoing, any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any Obligation; and (e)Β any other setoff, defense or counterclaim whatsoever (in any case, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory) with respect to the Credit Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby which might constitute a legal or equitable defense available to, or discharge of, the Borrower or the Guarantor.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Guarantor shall be entitled to rely on, and assert as a defense to its obligations hereunder, any and all waivers, amendments or modifications which are granted in writing by the Guaranteed Parties to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement and which are effective pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement.
SectionΒ 3. Guaranty Irrevocable. This Guaranty is a continuing guarantee of the payment of all Obligations now or hereafter existing under the Credit Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full of all Obligations and other amounts payable under this Guaranty and until the Credit Agreement is no longer in effect; provided, however, that this Guaranty shall cease to be in effect as and when provided in SectionΒ 5.10(b) of the Credit Agreement.
SectionΒ 4. Reinstatement. This Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by any Guaranteed Party on the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower or otherwise, all as though the payment had not been made.
SectionΒ 5. Subrogation. The Guarantor shall not exercise any rights which it may acquire by way of subrogation, by any payment made under this Guaranty or otherwise, until all the Obligations have been paid in full and the Credit Agreement is no longer in effect. If any amount is paid to the Guarantor on account of subrogation rights under this Guaranty at any time
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when all the Obligations have not been paid in full, the amount shall be held in trust by the Guarantor for the benefit of the Guaranteed Parties and shall be promptly paid to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Guaranteed Parties to be credited and applied to the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured or absolute or contingent, in accordance with the terms hereof and of the Credit Agreement. If the Guarantor makes payment to the Guaranteed Parties of all or any part of the Obligations and all the Obligations are paid in full and the Credit Agreement is no longer in effect, the applicable Guaranteed Party shall, at the Guarantorβs request, execute and deliver to the Guarantor appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty, necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to the Guarantor of an interest in the Obligations resulting from such payment.
SectionΒ 6. Subordination. Without limiting the Guaranteed Partiesβ rights under any other agreement, any liabilities owed by the Borrower to the Guarantor in connection with any extension of credit or financial accommodation by the Guarantor to or for the account of such Borrower, including but not limited to interest accruing at the agreed contract rate after the commencement of a bankruptcy or similar proceeding, are hereby subordinated to the Obligations, and such liabilities of such Borrower to the Guarantor, if the Guaranteed Parties so request, shall be collected, enforced and received by the Guarantor as trustee for the Guaranteed Parties and shall be paid over to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Guaranteed Parties on account of the Obligations but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of the Guarantor under the other provisions of this Guaranty.
SectionΒ 7. Payments Generally. All payments by the Guarantor hereunder shall be made in the manner, at the place and in U.S. dollars as required by the Credit Agreement.
SectionΒ 8. Certain Taxes. The Guarantor further agrees that all payments to be made hereunder shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and free and clear of, and without deduction for, any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions, withholdings or restrictions or conditions of any nature whatsoever now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any country or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (βTaxesβ). If any Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to a Guaranteed Party hereunder, the amounts so payable to such Guaranteed Party shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to such Guaranteed Party (after payment of all Taxes) the amounts payable hereunder in the full amounts so to be paid. Whenever any such Tax is withheld and paid by the Guarantor, as promptly as possible thereafter, the Guarantor shall send the applicable Guaranteed Party an official receipt showing payment thereof, together with such additional documentary evidence as may be reasonably required from time to time by such Guaranteed Party.
SectionΒ 9. Representations and Warranties. The Guarantor represents and warrants that: (a)Β the execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty by the Guarantor (i)Β are within the Guarantorβs corporate or other organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational and, if required, equity holder or similar action on the part of the Guarantor, (ii)Β do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (iii)Β will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental Authority and (iv)Β will not violate or result in a default under any material indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the
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Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries or its assets; (b)Β this Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by the Guarantor and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditorsβ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; (c)Β in executing and delivering this Guaranty, the Guarantor has (i)Β without reliance on any Guaranteed Party or any information received from any Guaranteed Party and based upon such documents and information it deems appropriate, made an independent investigation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the Borrower, the Borrowerβs business, assets, operations, prospects and condition, financial or otherwise, and any circumstances which may bear upon such transactions, the Borrower or the obligations and risks undertaken herein with respect to the Obligations; (ii)Β adequate means to obtain from the Borrower on a continuing basis information concerning the Borrower; (iii)Β has full and complete access to the Credit Agreement and any other documents executed in connection with the Credit Agreement; and (iv)Β not relied and will not rely upon any representations or warranties of any Guaranteed Party not embodied herein or any acts heretofore or hereafter taken by any Guaranteed Party (including but not limited to any review by any Guaranteed Party of the affairs of the Borrower). The Guarantor agrees that the foregoing representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been made by the Guarantor on the date of this Guaranty and on the date of each extension of credit pursuant to the Credit Agreement.
SectionΒ 10. Application of Payments. All payments received by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to payment of the Obligations in the following order unless a court of competent jurisdiction shall otherwise direct:
FIRST, to payment of all costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with the collection and enforcement of the Obligations;
SECOND, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest and fees, pro rata among the Guaranteed Parties in accordance with the amount of such accrued and unpaid interest and fees owing to each of them;
THIRD, to payment of the principal of the Obligations, pro rata among the Guaranteed Parties in accordance with the amount of such principal then due and unpaid owing to each of them; and
FOURTH, to payment of any Obligations (other than those listed above) pro rata among those parties to whom such Obligations are due in accordance with the amounts owing to each of them.
SectionΒ 11. Limitation on Obligations. The provisions of this Guaranty are severable, and in any action or proceeding involving any state corporate law, or any state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of the Guarantor under this Guaranty would otherwise be held or determined to be avoidable, invalid or unenforceable on account of the amount of the Guarantorβs liability under this Guaranty, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Guaranty to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by the Guarantor or any Guaranteed Party, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable as determined in such action or proceeding (such highest amount
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determined hereunder being the Guarantorβs βMaximum Liabilityβ). This SectionΒ 11 with respect to the Maximum Liability of the Guarantor is intended solely to preserve the rights of the Guaranteed Parties hereunder to the maximum extent not subject to avoidance under applicable law, and neither the Guarantor nor any other person or entity shall have any right or claim under this SectionΒ 11 with respect to the Maximum Liability, except to the extent necessary so that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall not be rendered voidable under applicable law. The Guarantor agrees that the Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the Maximum Liability of the Guarantor without impairing this Guaranty or affecting the rights and remedies of the Guaranteed Parties hereunder.
SectionΒ 12. Remedies Generally. The remedies provided in this Guaranty are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
SectionΒ 13. Setoff. The Guarantor agrees that, in addition to (and without limitation of) any right of setoff, bankerβs lien or counterclaim the Guaranteed Parties may otherwise have, each Guaranteed Party shall be entitled, at its option, to offset balances (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) held by it for the account of the Guarantor at any of such Guaranteed Partyβs offices, in U.S. dollars or in any other currency, against any amount payable by the Guarantor under this Guaranty which is not paid when due (regardless of whether such balances are then due to the Guarantor), in which case it shall promptly notify the Guarantor thereof; provided that the Guaranteed Partiesβ failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity thereof.
SectionΒ 14. Formalities. The Guarantor waives presentment, notice of dishonor, protest, notice of acceptance of this Guaranty or incurrence of any Obligation and any other formality with respect to any of the Obligations or this Guaranty.
SectionΒ 15. Amendments and Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty, nor consent to any departure by the Guarantor therefrom, shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by both of the Guaranteed Parties, and then the waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No failure on the part of any Guaranteed Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right under this Guaranty shall operate as a waiver or preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.
SectionΒ 16. Expenses. The Guarantor shall reimburse the Guaranteed Parties on demand for all reasonable costs, expenses and charges (including without limitation reasonable fees and charges of external legal counsel and reasonable costs allocated by internal legal counsel) incurred by such Guaranteed Parties in connection with the enforcement of this Guaranty. The obligations of the Guarantor under this Section shall survive the termination of this Guaranty.
SectionΒ 17. Assignment. This Guaranty shall be binding on, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Guarantor, each Guaranteed Party and their respective successors and assigns; provided that the Guarantor may not assign or transfer its rights or obligations under this Guaranty. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guaranteed Party may assign, sell participations in or otherwise transfer its rights under the Credit Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof to any other person or entity, and the other person or entity shall then become vested with all the rights granted to the Guaranteed Parties in this Guaranty or otherwise.
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SectionΒ 18. Captions. The headings and captions in this Guaranty are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation or construction of this Guaranty.
SectionΒ 19. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. This Guaranty shall be construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York. The Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of Sections 9.09(b), (c)Β and (d)Β and SectionΒ 9.10 of the Credit Agreement (relating to jurisdiction, consent to service of process and WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY) shall be applicable hereto and are incorporated herein by reference mutatis mutandis.
SectionΒ 20. Integration; Effectiveness. This Guaranty alone sets forth the entire understanding of the Guarantor and the Guaranteed Parties relating to the guarantee of the Obligations and constitutes the entire contract between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Guaranty shall become effective when it shall have been executed and delivered by the Guarantor to the Guaranteed Parties. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Guaranty by telecopy or other electronic image system shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed signature page of this Guaranty.
SectionΒ 21. Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in SectionΒ 9.01 of the Credit Agreement (a)Β if to the Guaranteed Parties, to their respective addresses set forth in the Credit Agreement and (b)Β if to the Guarantor, to it at its address set forth beneath its signature below.
SectionΒ 22. No Consequential Damages. In no event shall the Guarantor be liable hereunder for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).
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EXHIBIT F
[FORM OF]
AFFIRMATION
This Affirmation (this βAffirmationβ) dated as of Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 2011 is entered into by Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security, Inc., a Delaware corporation which is the successor by conversion to Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the βCompanyβ), for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the βAdministrative Agentβ) and the Lenders. Terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meaning ascribed thereto by the Credit Agreement (as defined below).
1. Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of AugustΒ 22, 2011 (the βCredit Agreementβ) among Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security LLC, predecessor to the Company, certain financial institutions and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
2. In order to induce the Lenders to extend credit under the Credit Agreement and in order to satisfy the condition set forth in SectionΒ 4.02(m) of the Credit Agreement, the Company hereby:
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3. This Affirmation shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Affirmation as of the date first written above by its duly authorized representative.
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EXHIBIT G
[FORM OF]
SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE
The undersigned does hereby certify that:
1. He is the Chief Financial Officer of Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security, Inc., a Delaware corporation which is the successor by conversion to Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security LLC (the βBorrowerβ), and that as such he is authorized to execute this Certificate on behalf of the Borrower.
2. He has made due inquiry into the financial and other affairs of the Borrower sufficient to permit him to make this Certificate and is doing so pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of AugustΒ 22, 2011 (the βCredit Agreementβ) among the Borrower, the financial institutions signatory thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them by the Credit Agreement.
3. Immediately after giving effect to each of the Transactions, the Dividend and the Spin-Off, (a)Β the fair value of the property of the Borrower is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of the Borrower (such contingent liabilities of the Borrower being computed as the amount that, in the light of existing facts and circumstances represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability of the Borrower), (b)Β the present fair salable value of the assets of the Borrower is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of the Borrower on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c)Β the Borrower does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond the Borrowerβs ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, (d)Β the Borrower is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which the Borrowerβs property would constitute an unreasonably small capital and (e)Β the Borrower is able to pay its debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate has been duly executed as of the Β Β Β Β day of Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 2011.
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EXHIBIT H
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S.Β Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S.Β Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ) dated as of AugustΒ 22, 2011, among Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security, Inc. (the βBorrowerβ), the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
Pursuant to the provisions of SectionΒ 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i)Β it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii)Β it is not a bank within the meaning of SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii)Β it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of SectionΒ 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv)Β it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (v)Β the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersignedβs conduct of a U.S.Β trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S.Β person status on IRSΒ Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1)Β if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (2)Β the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
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[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S.Β Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S.Β Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ) dated as of AugustΒ 22, 2011, among Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security, Inc. (the βBorrowerβ), the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
Pursuant to the provisions of SectionΒ 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i)Β it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii)Β its partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii)Β with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement, neither the undersigned nor any of its partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv)Β none of its partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of SectionΒ 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (v)Β none of its partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi)Β the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersignedβs or its partners/membersβ conduct of a U.S.Β trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRSΒ Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRSΒ Form W-8BEN from each of its partners/members claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1)Β if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (2)Β the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
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[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships
For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ) dated as of AugustΒ 22, 2011, among Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security, Inc. (the βBorrowerβ), the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
Pursuant to the provisions of SectionΒ 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i)Β it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii)Β it is not a bank within the meaning of SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii)Β it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of SectionΒ 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv)Β it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (v)Β the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersignedβs conduct of a U.S.Β trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S.Β person status on IRSΒ Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1)Β if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing and (2)Β the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
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[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S.Β Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S.Β Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ) dated as of AugustΒ 22, 2011, among Fortune Brands HomeΒ & Security, Inc. (the βBorrowerβ), the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
Pursuant to the provisions of SectionΒ 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i)Β it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii)Β its partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii)Β with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv)Β none of its partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of SectionΒ 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (v)Β none of its partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi)Β the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersignedβs or its partners/membersβ conduct of a U.S.Β trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRSΒ Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRSΒ Form W-8BEN from each of its partners/members claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1)Β if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2)Β the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
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