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(b) Not later than 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on each Reset Date and each date on which
Revolving Loans denominated in any Designated Foreign Currency are made, the Administrative Agent
shall (i) determine the aggregate amount of each of the European Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure,
the Canadian Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure and the Australian Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure
and the aggregate US Dollar Equivalent of the principal amounts of the Competitive Loans
denominated in Designated Foreign Currencies then outstanding (after giving effect to any Loans
made or repaid on such date) and (ii) notify the Lenders and the Company of the results of such
determination.
SECTION 1.06. Determinations Made in Good Faith. All determinations hereunder made by any
party hereto shall be made in good faith.
ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.01. Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each
US Tranche Lender agrees to make US Tranche Revolving Loans to the Company and the US Borrowing
Subsidiaries from time to time during the Availability Period in US Dollars in an aggregate
principal amount that will not result in (i) such Lender’s US Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure
exceeding such Lender’s US Tranche Commitment, (ii) the sum of the total US Tranche Revolving
Credit Exposures exceeding the total US Tranche Commitments or (iii) the sum of the aggregate
Revolving Credit Exposures plus the total Competitive Loan Exposures exceeding the total
Commitments.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each European Tranche Lender agrees
from time to time during the Availability Period (i) to make European Tranche Revolving Loans in
Euro to the Euro Borrowing Subsidiaries from its Euro Lending Office, (ii) to make European Tranche
Revolving Loans in Sterling to the UK Borrowing Subsidiaries from its UK Lending Office and (iii)
to make European Tranche Revolving Loans in US Dollars to the Company and the US Borrowing
Subsidiaries from its US Lending Office in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in
(A) such Lender’s European Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s European
Tranche Commitment, (B) the sum of the total European Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding
the total European Tranche Commitments or (C) the sum of the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures
plus the total Competitive Loan Exposures exceeding the total Commitments.
(c) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Canadian Tranche Lender agrees
from time to time during the Availability Period (i) to make Canadian Tranche Revolving Loans in
Canadian Dollars to the Canadian Borrowing Subsidiaries from its Canadian Lending Office and/or to
cause its Canadian Lending Office to accept and purchase or arrange for the acceptance and
purchase of drafts drawn by the Canadian Borrowing Subsidiaries in Canadian Dollars as B/As and
(ii) to make Canadian Tranche Revolving Loans in US Dollars to the Company and the US
Borrowing Subsidiaries from its US Lending Office in an aggregate principal amount that will
not result in (A) such Lender’s Canadian Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s
Canadian Tranche Commitment, (B) the sum of the total Canadian Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures
exceeding the total Canadian Tranche Commitments or (C) the sum of the aggregate Revolving Credit
Exposures plus the total Competitive Loan Exposures exceeding the total Commitments.
(d) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Australian Tranche Lender
agrees from time to time during the Availability Period (i) to make Australian Tranche Revolving
Loans in Australian Dollars to the Australian Borrowing Subsidiaries from its Australian Lending
Office and (ii) to make Australian Tranche Revolving Loans in US Dollars to the Company and the US
Borrowing Subsidiaries from its US Lending Office in an aggregate principal amount that will not
result in (A) such Lender’s Australian Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s
Australian Tranche Commitment, (B) the sum of the total Australian Tranche Revolving Credit
Exposures exceeding the total Australian Tranche Commitments or (C) the sum of the aggregate
Revolving Credit Exposures plus the total Competitive Loan Exposures exceeding the total
Commitments.
(e) Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the
Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans during the Availability Period.
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings. (a) Each US Tranche Revolving Loan shall be made as
part of a Borrowing consisting of US Tranche Revolving Loans made by the US Tranche Lenders (or
their Affiliates as provided in paragraph (b) below) ratably in accordance with their respective US
Tranche Commitments. Each European Tranche Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing
consisting of European Tranche Revolving Loans made by the European Tranche Lenders (or their
Affiliates as provided in paragraph (b) below) ratably in accordance with their respective European
Tranche Commitments. Each Canadian Tranche Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing
consisting of Canadian Tranche Revolving Loans made by the Canadian Tranche Lenders (or their
Affiliates as provided in paragraph (b) below) ratably in accordance with their respective Canadian
Tranche Commitments. Each Australian Tranche Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing
consisting of Australian Tranche Revolving Loans made by the Australian Tranche Lenders (or their
Affiliates as provided in paragraph (b) below) ratably in accordance with their respective
Australian Tranche Commitments. Each Competitive Loan shall be made in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Section 2.04. 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 and Competitive Bids of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for
any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.
(b) Subject to Section 2.16, (i) each US Tranche Revolving Borrowing shall be comprised
entirely of Eurocurrency Loans or ABR Loans, as the applicable Borrower may request in accordance
herewith; (ii) each European Tranche Revolving Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of (A) in the
case of a European Tranche
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Revolving Borrowing denominated in Euros or Sterling, Eurocurrency Loans, and (B) in the case
of a European Tranche Revolving Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, Eurocurrency Loans or ABR
Loans, as the applicable Borrower may request in accordance herewith; (iii) each Canadian Tranche
Revolving Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of (A) in the case of a Canadian Tranche Revolving
Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, Canadian Base Rate Loans, and (B) in the case of a
Canadian Tranche Revolving Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, Eurocurrency Loans or ABR Loans, as
the applicable Borrower may request in accordance herewith; (iv) each Australian Tranche Revolving
Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of (A) in the case of an Australian Tranche Revolving
Borrowing denominated in Australian Dollars, Xxxx Rate Loans, and (B) in the case of an Australian
Tranche Revolving Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, Eurocurrency Loans or ABR Loans, as the
applicable Borrower may request in accordance therewith; and (v) each Competitive Borrowing shall
be comprised entirely of Eurocurrency Loans or Fixed Rate Loans as the applicable Borrower may
request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any 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 any Borrower to repay such Loan in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing,
such Borrowing shall be an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the
Borrowing Minimum. At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be
in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of US$1,000,000 and not less than US$5,000,000;
provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire
unused balance of the total US Tranche Commitments, European Tranche Commitments, Canadian Tranche
Commitments or Australian Tranche Commitments, as the case may be. At the time that each Canadian
Base Rate Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an
integral multiple of C$1,000,000 and not less than C$1,000,000; provided that a Canadian Base Rate
Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the Canadian
Tranche Commitments. Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of
€1,000,000 and not less than €1,000,000. Each Competitive Borrowing shall be in an aggregate
amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing
Minimum. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided
that there shall not at any time be outstanding more than a total of (i) 10 Eurocurrency Revolving
Borrowings denominated in US Dollars or (ii) 3 Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowings denominated in any
single other currency.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Borrower shall be entitled to
request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Revolving Borrowing if the Interest Period
requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date, or to request any Competitive
Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.
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SECTION 2.03. Requests for Revolving Borrowings. To request a Revolving Borrowing, the
applicable Borrower shall notify the Applicable Agent of such request by telephone or by telecopy
(a) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, three Business
Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than
11:00 a.m., Local Time, on the Business Day of the proposed Borrowing or (c) in the case of a
Canadian Base Rate Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time on the Business Day of the
proposed Borrowing. Each such Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and, if telephonic, shall be
confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Applicable Agent of a written Borrowing
Request in a form agreed to by the Applicable Agent and the Company and signed by the applicable
Borrower, or by the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower. Each such telephonic and written
Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the Borrower requesting such Borrowing (or on whose behalf the Company is
requesting such Borrowing);
(ii) whether the requested Borrowing is to be a US Tranche Borrowing, a European
Tranche Borrowing, a Canadian Tranche Borrowing or an Australian Tranche Borrowing;
(iii) the currency and aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(iv) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(v) the Type of the requested Borrowing;
(vi) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing or a Xxxx Rate Borrowing, the initial
Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the
definition of the term “Interest Period”; and
(vii) the location and number of the relevant Borrower’s account to which funds are to
be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.09.
If no currency is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Borrowing, then the relevant
Borrower shall be deemed to have selected (i) in the case of any UK Borrowing Subsidiary, Sterling,
(ii) in the case of any Euro Borrowing Subsidiary, Euro, (iii) in the case of any Canadian
Borrowing Subsidiary, Canadian Dollars, (iv) in the case of any Australian Borrowing Subsidiary,
Australian Dollars, and (v) in the case of the Company and any other Borrowing Subsidiary, US
Dollars. If no election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then the requested
Revolving Borrowing shall be (A) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, an ABR
Borrowing (ii) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, a Canadian Base Rate
Borrowing, (iii) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Australian Dollars, a Xxxx Rate
Borrowing, and (iv) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in any other currency, a Eurocurrency
Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Revolving
Borrowing or Xxxx Rate Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have
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selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a
Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Applicable Agent shall advise each Lender of
the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested
Borrowing.
SECTION 2.04. Competitive Bid Procedure. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, from time to time during the Availability Period any Borrower may request Competitive Bids
and may (but shall not have any obligation to) accept Competitive Bids and borrow Competitive Loans
denominated in US Dollars or any Designated Foreign Currency (excluding Australian Dollars);
provided that after giving effect to any Borrowing of Competitive Loans (i) the sum of the total
Revolving Credit Exposures plus the total Competitive Loans shall not exceed the total Commitments
and (ii) in the event the Maturity Date shall have been extended as provided in Section 2.11(e),
the sum of the aggregate LC Exposures attributable to Letters of Credit expiring after any Existing
Maturity Date and the Competitive Loan Exposures attributable to Competitive Loans maturing after
such Existing Maturity Date shall not exceed the total Commitments that have been extended to a
date after the expiration date of the last of such Letters of Credit and the maturity of the last
of such Competitive Loans. To request Competitive Bids, the Company or the applicable Borrowing
Subsidiary shall notify the Applicable Agent of such request by telephone or by telecopy, in the
case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, four Business Days before
the date of the proposed Borrowing and, in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 10:00
a.m., Local Time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that the
Borrowers may submit up to (but not more than) five Competitive Bid Requests on the same day, but a
Competitive Bid Request shall not be made within five Business Days after the date of any previous
Competitive Bid Request, unless any and all such previous Competitive Bid Requests shall have been
withdrawn or all Competitive Bids received in response thereto rejected. Each such telephonic
Competitive Bid Request shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Applicable
Agent of a written Competitive Bid Request in a form approved by the Applicable Agent and signed by
the applicable Borrower, or by the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower. Each such
telephonic and written Competitive Bid Request shall specify the following information in
compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the Borrower requesting such Borrowing (or on whose behalf the Company is
requesting such Borrowing);
(ii) the aggregate principal amount and currency of the requested Borrowing;
(iii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iv) whether such Borrowing is to be a Eurocurrency Borrowing or a Fixed Rate
Borrowing;
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(v) the Interest Period to be applicable to such Borrowing, which shall be a period
contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period” and shall end no later than
the Maturity Date; and
(vi) the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be
disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.09.
Promptly following receipt of a Competitive Bid Request in accordance with this Section, the
Applicable Agent shall notify the Lenders of the details thereof by telecopy, inviting the Lenders
to submit Competitive Bids.
(b) Each Lender may (but shall not have any obligation to) make one or more Competitive Bids
to the applicable Borrower in response to a Competitive Bid Request. Each Competitive Bid by a
Lender must be in a form approved by the Applicable Agent and must be received by the Applicable
Agent by telecopy, in the case of a Eurocurrency Competitive Borrowing, not later than 9:30 a.m.,
Local Time, three Business Days before the proposed date of such Competitive Borrowing, and in the
case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 9:30 a.m., Local Time, on the proposed date of such
Competitive Borrowing. Competitive Bids that do not conform substantially to the form approved by
the Applicable Agent may be rejected by the Applicable Agent, and the Applicable Agent shall notify
the applicable Lender as promptly as practicable. Each Competitive Bid shall specify (i) the
principal amount (which shall be an amount at least equal to the Borrowing Minimum and an integral
multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and which may equal the entire principal amount of the
Competitive Borrowing requested by the applicable Borrower) of the Competitive Loan or Loans that
the Lender is willing to make, (ii) the Competitive Bid Rate or Rates at which the Lender is
prepared to make such Loan or Loans (expressed as a percentage rate per annum in the form of a
decimal to no more than four decimal places) and (iii) the Interest Period applicable to each such
Loan and the last day thereof.
(c) The Applicable Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Borrower by telecopy of the
Competitive Bid Rate and the principal amount specified in each Competitive Bid and the identity of
the Lender that shall have made such Competitive Bid.
(d) Subject only to the provisions of this paragraph, a Borrower may accept or reject any
Competitive Bid. The applicable Borrower shall notify the Applicable Agent by telecopy or by
telephone, confirmed by telecopy in a form approved by the Applicable Agent, whether and to what
extent it has decided to accept or reject each Competitive Bid, in the case of a Eurocurrency
Competitive Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, three Business Days before the date
of the proposed Competitive Borrowing, and in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than
11:00 a.m., Local Time, on the proposed date of the Competitive Borrowing; provided that (i) the
failure of a Borrower to give such notice shall be deemed to be a rejection of each Competitive
Bid, (ii) a Borrower shall not accept a Competitive Bid made at a particular Competitive Bid Rate
if such Borrower rejects a Competitive Bid made at a lower Competitive Bid Rate, (iii) the
aggregate amount of the Competitive Bids accepted
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by a Borrower shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the requested Competitive Borrowing
specified in the related Competitive Bid Request, (iv) to the extent necessary to comply with
clause (iii) above, a Borrower may accept Competitive Bids at the same Competitive Bid Rate in
part, which acceptance, in the case of multiple Competitive Bids at such Competitive Bid Rate,
shall be made pro rata in accordance with the amount of each such Competitive Bid, and (v) except
pursuant to clause (iv) above, no Competitive Bid shall be accepted for a Competitive Loan unless
such Competitive Loan is in a minimum principal amount of at least the Borrowing Minimum that is an
integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple; provided further that if a Competitive Loan must be in
an amount less than the Borrowing Minimum because of the provisions of clause (iv) above, such
Competitive Loan may be for a minimum of US$1,000,000 (or, in the case of a Competitive Loan
denominated in a Designated Foreign Currency, the smallest amount of such currency that (i) is an
integral multiple of 1,000,000 units of such currency and (ii) has a US Dollar Equivalent in excess
of US$1,000,000) or any integral multiple thereof, and in calculating the pro rata allocation of
acceptances of portions of multiple Competitive Bids at a particular Competitive Bid Rate pursuant
to clause (iv) the amounts shall be rounded to integral multiples of the Borrowing Multiple in a
manner determined by the applicable Borrower. A notice given by a Borrower pursuant to this
paragraph shall be irrevocable.
(e) The Applicable Agent shall promptly notify each bidding Lender by telecopy whether or not
its Competitive Bid has been accepted (and, if so, the amount and Competitive Bid Rate so
accepted), and each successful bidder will thereupon become bound, subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, to make the Competitive Loan in respect of which its Competitive Bid has been
accepted.
If the Applicable Agent shall elect to submit a Competitive Bid in its capacity as a Lender, it
shall submit such Competitive Bid directly to the applicable Borrower at least one quarter of an
hour earlier than the time by which the other Lenders are required to submit their Competitive Bids
to the Applicable Agent pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section.
SECTION 2.05. Swingline Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to any UK Borrowing Subsidiary or Euro
Borrowing Subsidiary denominated in Euros from time to time during the Availability Period, in an
aggregate amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the sum of the US Dollar
Equivalents of the principal amounts of the outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding US$100,000,000,
(ii) the aggregate amount of the European Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the
aggregate amount of the European Tranche Commitments or (iii) the sum of the aggregate Revolving
Credit Exposures plus the total Competitive Loan Exposures exceeding the total Commitments;
provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an
outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein, the UK Borrowing Subsidiaries and the Euro Borrowing Subsidiaries may borrow,
prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.
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(b) To request a Swingline Loan, the applicable Borrower shall notify the Applicable Agent
(with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and the Swingline Lender of such request by telephone
(confirmed by telecopy), not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, on the day of such 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 Swingline Lender shall
make each Swingline Loan available to the applicable Borrower by means of a credit to an account of
such Borrower maintained with the Applicable Agent in London by 3:00 p.m., Local Time, on the
requested date of such Swingline Loan.
(c) The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the London Agent (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent) not later than 10:00 a.m., Local Time, on any Business Day require the
European Tranche 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 the European Tranche Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the
London Agent will give notice thereof to each European Tranche Lender, specifying in such notice
such European Tranche Lender’s European Tranche Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each
European Tranche Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as
provided above, to pay to the London Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender’s
European Tranche Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each European Tranche 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 European Tranche Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset,
abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each European Tranche Lender shall comply with its
obligations under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same
manner as provided in Section 2.09 with respect to Loans made by such European Tranche Lender (and
Section 2.09 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the European Tranche
Lenders), and the London Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received
by it from the European Tranche Lenders. The London Agent shall notify the applicable 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 London Agent and not to the
Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by a Swingline Lender from or on behalf of the applicable
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 London Agent; any such amounts
received by the London Agent shall be promptly remitted to the European Tranche 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 London Agent, as the case may be, if and to the extent such payment is required to be
refunded to a Borrower for any reason. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant
to this paragraph shall not relieve any Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.
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SECTION 2.06. Letters of Credit. (a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein, each of the Company and the Borrowing Subsidiaries may request the issuance of
Letters of Credit denominated in US Dollars for its own account, 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 such Borrower to, or entered into by such 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 Company or the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary shall hand
deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have
been approved by the applicable Issuing Bank) to an 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) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of
the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew
or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable Issuing Bank, such Borrower also
shall submit a letter of credit application on such Issuing Bank’s 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
Borrowers shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension, it will not result in (i) the LC Exposure exceeding $75,000,000,
(ii) the sum of the total US Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the total US Tranche
Commitments, (iii) the sum of the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures plus the total Competitive
Loan Exposures exceeding the total Commitments or (iv) in the event the Maturity Date shall have
been extended as provided in Section 2.11(e), (A) the sum of the LC Exposures attributable to
Letters of Credit expiring after any Existing Maturity Date exceeding the total US Tranche
Commitments with a Maturity Date later than expiration date of the last of such Letters of Credit
or (B) the sum of (i) the aggregate LC Exposures attributable to Letters of Credit expiring after
any Existing Maturity Date and (ii) the Competitive Loan Exposures attributable to Competitive
Loans maturing after such Existing Maturity Date exceeding the total Commitments with a Maturity
Date later than the expiration date of the last of such Letters of Credit and the maturity of the
last of such Competitive Loans.
(c) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of
business on the earlier of (i) 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) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date.
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(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 the
applicable Issuing Bank or the US Tranche Lenders, such Issuing Bank hereby grants to each US
Tranche Lender, and each US Tranche Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation
in such Letter of Credit equal to such US Tranche Lender’s US Tranche Percentage of the aggregate
amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of
the foregoing, each US Tranche Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, such US Tranche Lender’s US
Tranche Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the
applicable Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any
reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the applicable Borrower for any reason. Each US
Tranche 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, (provided that such letter of credit shall expire no later than the date set
forth in paragraph (c) of this Section) 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 any Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of
a Letter of Credit, the applicable Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the
Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than 2:00 p.m.,
New York
City time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if such 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 such Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not later than
2:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on (i) the Business Day that the applicable Borrower receives such
notice, if such notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the day of receipt,
or (ii) the Business Day immediately following the day that such Borrower receives such notice, if
such notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt;
provided that, if such LC
Disbursement is not less than $1,000,000, then, if the Maturity Date shall not have occurred, such
Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with
Section 2.03 that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing in an equivalent amount
and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged
and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing. If the applicable Borrower fails to make
such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each US Tranche Lender of the
applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from such Borrower in respect thereof and such US
Tranche Lender’s US Tranche Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each US
Tranche Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its US Tranche Percentage of the payment then
due from such Borrower, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.09 with respect to Loans made
by such US Tranche Lender (and Section 2.09 shall apply,
mutatis mutandis, to the payment
obligations of the US Tranche Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the
applicable Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the US Tranche
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Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the
applicable Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such
payment to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that US Tranche Lenders have made payments
pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such US Tranche Lenders and such
Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a US Tranche Lender pursuant to
this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of
ABR Revolving Loans 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 Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as
provided in paragraph (e) 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) any lack of validity or enforceability of any
Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) 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 or (iii) 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 Borrower’s obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the
Lenders nor any of 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 Bank’s
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, bad faith or wilful misconduct on the part of the applicable 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.
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(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 applicable Borrower by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) 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 such 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 applicable 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 such Borrower
reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans;
provided that, if such Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to
paragraph (e) of this Section, then Section 2.15(e) 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) of this Section to reimburse
such Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.
(i) Replacement of the Issuing Bank. An Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by
written agreement among the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the
successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the US Tranche Lenders of any such
replacement of an Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the
Borrowers shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant
to Section 2.14(c). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, the successor
Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the applicable replaced Issuing Bank
under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter. 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 Company receives notice from the Administrative Agent, the Required
Lenders or, after the Commitments shall have been terminated or Loans accelerated pursuant to
Article VII, Lenders representing more than 50% of the aggregate LC Exposures, demanding the
deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall deposit (or shall make
other collateral arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) in an account with the
Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the US Tranche
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
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with respect to the Company or any Significant Subsidiary described in clause (g) or (h) of
Article VII. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment
and performance of the obligations of the Borrowers 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 in liquid, highly-rated
investments and at the Company’s 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 any Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for
which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the
satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrowers, as applicable, for the LC Exposure
at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of
US Tranche Lenders holding a majority in interest of the US Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure and
unused US Tranche Commitments), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrowers under this
Agreement. If the Company 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 Company within three Business Days after all Events of Default
have been cured or waived.
SECTION 2.07. Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances. (a) Each acceptance and purchase of B/As of a
single Contract Period pursuant to Section 2.01(c) or Section 2.10 shall be made ratably by the
Canadian Tranche Lenders in accordance with the amounts of their Canadian Tranche Commitments. The
failure of any Canadian Tranche Lender to accept any B/A required to be accepted by it shall not
relieve any other Canadian Tranche Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Canadian
Tranche Commitments are several and no Canadian Tranche Lender shall be responsible for any other
Canadian Tranche Lender’s failure to accept B/As as required.
(b) The B/As of a single Contract Period accepted and purchased on any date shall be in an
aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of C$1,000,000 and not less than C$5,000,000. The
face amount of each B/A shall be C$100,000 or any whole multiple thereof. If any Canadian Tranche
Lender’s ratable share of the B/As of any Contract Period to be accepted on any date would not be
an integral multiple of C$100,000, the face amount of the B/As accepted by such Lender may be
increased or reduced to the nearest integral multiple of C$100,000 by the Canadian Agent in its
sole discretion. B/As of more than one Contract Period may be outstanding at the same time;
provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of three B/A Drawings outstanding.
(c) To request an acceptance and purchase of B/As, a Borrower shall notify the Canadian Agent
of such request by telephone or by telecopy not later than 10:00 a.m., Local Time, one Business Day
before the date of such acceptance and purchase. Each such request shall be irrevocable and, if
telephonic, shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Canadian Agent of a
written request in a
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form approved by the Canadian Agent and signed by such Borrower. Each such telephonic and
written request shall specify the following information:
(i) the aggregate face amount of the B/As to be accepted and purchased;
(ii) the date of such acceptance and purchase, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) the Contract Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period
contemplated by the definition of the term “Contract Period” (and which shall in no event
end after the Maturity Date); and
(iv) the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which any funds are to be
disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.09. If no Contract Period
is specified with respect to any requested acceptance and purchase of B/As, then the
Borrower shall be deemed to have selected a Contract Period of 30 days’ duration.
Promptly following receipt of a request in accordance with this paragraph, the Canadian Agent shall
advise each Canadian Tranche Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of B/As to be accepted
and purchased by such Lender.
(d) Each Borrower hereby appoints each Canadian Tranche Lender as its attorney to sign and
endorse on its behalf, manually or by facsimile or mechanical signature, as and when deemed
necessary by such Lender, blank forms of B/As. It shall be the responsibility of each Canadian
Tranche Lender to maintain an adequate supply of blank forms of B/As for acceptance under this
Agreement. Each Borrower recognizes and agrees that all B/As signed and/or endorsed on its behalf
by any Canadian Tranche Lender shall bind such Borrower as fully and effectually as if manually
signed and duly issued by authorized officers of such Borrower. Each Canadian Tranche Lender is
hereby authorized to issue such B/As endorsed in blank in such face amounts as may be determined by
such Lender; provided that the aggregate face amount thereof is equal to the aggregate face amount
of B/As required to be accepted by such Lender. No Canadian Tranche Lender shall be liable for any
damage, loss or claim arising by reason of any loss or improper use of any such instrument unless
such loss or improper use results from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of
such Lender. Each Canadian Tranche Lender shall maintain a record with respect to B/As (i)
received by it from the Canadian Agent in blank hereunder, (ii) voided by it for any reason, (iii)
accepted and purchased by it hereunder and (iv) canceled at their respective maturities. Each
Canadian Tranche Lender further agrees to retain such records in the manner and for the periods
provided in applicable provincial or Federal statutes and regulations of Canada and to provide such
records to each Borrower upon its request and at its expense. Upon request by any Borrower, a
Lender shall cancel all forms of B/A that have been pre-signed or pre-endorsed on behalf of such
Borrower and that are held by such Lender and are not required to be issued pursuant to this
Agreement.
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(e) Drafts of each Borrower to be accepted as B/As hereunder shall be signed as set forth in
paragraph (d) above. Notwithstanding that any Person whose signature appears on any B/A may no
longer be an authorized signatory for any of the Lenders or such Borrower at the date of issuance
of such B/A, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if such
authority had remained in force at the time of such issuance and any such B/A so signed shall be
binding on such Borrower.
(f) Upon acceptance of a B/A by a Lender, such Lender shall purchase, or arrange the purchase
of, such B/A from the applicable Borrower at the Discount Rate for such Lender applicable to such
B/A accepted by it and provide to the Canadian Agent the Discount Proceeds for the account of such
Borrower as provided in Section 2.09. The acceptance fee payable by the Applicable Borrower to a
Lender under Section 2.14 in respect of each B/A accepted by such Lender shall be set off against
the Discount Proceeds payable by such Lender under this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in the case of any B/A Drawing resulting from the conversion or continuation of a B/A Drawing or
Canadian Tranche Revolving Loan pursuant to Section 2.10, the net amount that would otherwise be
payable to such Borrower by each Lender pursuant to this paragraph will be applied as provided in
Section 2.10(f).
(g) Each Lender may at any time and from time to time hold, sell, rediscount or otherwise
dispose of any or all B/A’s accepted and purchased by it.
(h) Each B/A accepted and purchased hereunder shall mature at the end of the Contract Period
applicable thereto.
(i) Each Borrower waives presentment for payment and any other defense to payment of any
amounts due to a Lender in respect of a B/A accepted and purchased by it pursuant to this Agreement
which might exist solely by reason of such B/A being held, at the maturity thereof, by such Lender
in its own right and each Borrower agrees not to claim any days of grace if such Lender as holder
sues each Borrower on the B/A for payment of the amounts payable by such Borrower thereunder. On
the specified maturity date of a B/A, or such earlier date as may be required pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement, each Borrower shall pay the Lender that has accepted and purchased
such B/A the full face amount of such B/A, and after such payment such Borrower shall have no
further liability in respect of such B/A and such Lender shall be entitled to all benefits of, and
be responsible for all payments due to third parties under, such B/A.
(j) At the option of each Borrower and any Lender, B/As under this Agreement to be accepted
by that Lender may be issued in the form of depository bills for deposit with The Canadian
Depository for Securities Limited pursuant to the Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada). All
depository bills so issued shall be governed by the provisions of this Section 2.24.
(k) If a Canadian Tranche Lender is not a chartered bank under the Bank Act (Canada) or if a
Canadian Tranche Lender notifies the Canadian Agent in writing that it is otherwise unable to
accept B/As, such Canadian Tranche Lender will, instead of
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accepting and purchasing B/As, make a Loan (a “B/A Equivalent Loan”) to the Canadian
Borrower in the amount and for the same term as the draft which such Canadian Tranche Lender would
otherwise have been required to accept and purchase hereunder. Each such Canadian Tranche Lender
will provide to the Canadian Agent the Discount Proceeds of such B/A Equivalent Loan for the
account of the Canadian Borrower in the same manner as such Canadian Tranche Lender would have
provided the Discount Proceeds in respect of the draft which such Canadian Tranche Lender would
otherwise have been required to accept and purchase hereunder. Each such B/A Equivalent Loan will
bear interest at the same rate which would result if such Canadian Tranche Lender had accepted (and
been paid an acceptance fee) and purchased (on a discounted basis) a B/A for the relevant Contract
Period (it being the intention of the parties that each such B/A Equivalent Loan shall have the
same economic consequences for the Lenders and the Borrower as the B/A which such B/A Equivalent
Loan replaces). All such interest shall be paid in advance on the date such B/A Equivalent Loan is
made, and will be deducted from the principal amount of such B/A Equivalent Loan in the same manner
in which the Discount Proceeds of a B/A would be deducted from the face amount of the B/A. Subject
to the repayment requirements of this Agreement, on the last day of the relevant Contract Period
for such B/A Equivalent Loan, the Borrower shall be entitled to convert each such B/A Equivalent
Loan into another type of Loan, or to roll over each such B/A Equivalent Loan into another B/A
Equivalent Loan, all in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
SECTION 2.08. Australian Reliquification Bills. Each Australian Borrowing Subsidiary (the
“Applicable Subsidiary”) agrees, with respect to Loans denominated in Australian Dollars made to
it:
(a) To draw Bills when and in the form required by the Australian Agent on behalf of
an Australian Tranche Lender. However, (i) the discounted value of those Bills, when added
to the total of the discounted value of all other Bills drawn as required by the Australian
Agent on behalf of the Australian Tranche Lender under this clause and which are
outstanding, may not exceed the Australian Tranche Lender’s Loans to which the Bills relate
and (ii) no Xxxx is to be drawn which would mature after the Maturity Date.
(b) The Applicable Subsidiary irrevocably appoints each Australian Tranche Lender and
each authorized officer of each Australian Tranche Lender individually as its attorney to
draw, accept or endorse the Bills and agrees to ratify all action taken by an attorney
under this Section 2.08.
(c) The Applicable Subsidiary’s obligation to draw Bills ceases, and the appointment
of an Australian Tranche Lender and its authorized officers as attorney for this purpose is
revoked, on payment by the Applicable Subsidiary to the Australian Agent of all amounts
owing to that Australian Tranche Lender under this Agreement.
(d) Each Australian Tranche Lender unconditionally and irrevocably indemnifies the
Applicable Subsidiary against liability or loss arising from, and
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any costs, charges and expenses (including stamp duty) incurred in connection with,
any Xxxx drawn at such Australian Tranche Lender’s request under this Section 2.08.
SECTION 2.09. Funding of Borrowings and B/A Drawings. (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan
to be made by it and disburse the Discount Proceeds (net of applicable acceptance fees) of each B/A
to be accepted and purchased by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of
immediately available funds in the applicable currency by 1:00 p.m., Local Time, to the account of
the Applicable Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the applicable
Lenders; provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.05. The Applicable
Agent will make such Loans or Discount Proceeds (net of applicable acceptance fees) available to
the applicable Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account
of such Borrower maintained with the Applicable Agent (i) in New York City, in the case of Loans
denominated in US Dollars, (ii) in London, in the case of Loans denominated in Sterling, Euro or
any Designated Foreign Currency other than Canadian Dollars and Australian Dollars, (iii) in
Toronto, in the case of Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars or B/As, and (iv) in Sydney, in the
case of Loans denominated in Australian Dollars, and designated by such Borrower in the applicable
Borrowing Request or Competitive Bid Request.
(b) Unless the Applicable Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the
proposed date of any Borrowing or acceptance and purchase of B/As that such Lender will not make
available to the Applicable Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing or the applicable Discount
Proceeds (net of applicable acceptance fees), the Applicable Agent may assume that such Lender has
made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in
reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower a corresponding amount.
In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing or the
applicable Discount Proceeds (net of applicable acceptance fees) available to the Applicable Agent,
then the applicable Lender and the Borrowers severally agree to pay to the Applicable 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 applicable Borrower to but excluding the
date of payment to the Applicable Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of (x)(A)
the Federal Funds Effective Rate, in the case of Loans denominated in US Dollars and (B) the rate
reasonably determined by the Applicable Agent to be the cost to it of funding such amount, in the
case of Loans denominated in a Designated Foreign Currency, and (y) a rate determined by the
Applicable Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the
case of a Borrower, the interest rate applicable to such Borrowing or the applicable Discount Rate,
as the case may be. If such Lender pays such amount to the Applicable Agent, then such amount
shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing or such Lender’s purchase of B/As.
SECTION 2.10. Interest Elections. (a) Each Revolving Borrowing initially shall be of the
Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving
Borrowing or a Xxxx Rate Borrowing, shall have an
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initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Each B/A Drawing shall have a
Contract Period as specified in the applicable request therefor. Thereafter, the applicable
Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing or B/A Drawing to a different Type or to continue such
Borrowing or B/A Drawing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing or a Xxxx Rate
Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section, it being
understood that no B/A Drawing may be converted or continued other than at the end of the Contract
Period applicable thereto. The applicable Borrower may elect different options with respect to
different portions of the affected Borrowing or B/A Drawing, in which case each such portion shall
be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing or accepting the
B/As comprising such B/A Drawing, as the case may be, and any Loans or B/As resulting from an
election made with respect to any such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing or B/A
Drawing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, no Borrowing or B/A Drawing may be
converted into or continued as a Borrowing or B/A Drawing with an Interest Period ending after the
Maturity Date. This Section shall not apply to Swingline Loans or Competitive Borrowings, which may
not be converted or continued.
(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, a Borrower (or the Company on its behalf)
shall notify the Applicable Agent of such election by telephone or by telecopy (i) in the case of
an election that would result in a Borrowing, by the time and date that a Borrowing Request would
be required under Section 2.03 if such Borrower were requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type
resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election, and (ii) in the
case of an election that would result in a B/A Drawing or the continuation of a B/A Drawing, by the
time and date that a request would be required under Section 2.07 if such Borrower were requesting
an acceptance and purchase of B/As to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such
Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and, if telephonic, shall be confirmed promptly by
hand delivery or telecopy to the Applicable Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form
approved by the Applicable Agent and signed by the applicable Borrower (or the Company on its
behalf). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, no Borrower shall be permitted to (i)
change the currency of any Borrowing, (ii) elect an Interest Period for Eurocurrency Loans or Xxxx
Rate Loans that does not comply with Section 2.02(d) or (iii) convert any Borrowing or B/A Drawing
to a Borrowing or B/A Drawing not available under the Class of Commitments pursuant to which such
Borrowing or B/A Drawing was made.
(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following
information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the Borrowing or B/A Drawing 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 or B/A Drawing (in which case
the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified
for each resulting Borrowing or B/A Drawing);
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(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, a Eurocurrency
Borrowing, a Canadian Base Rate Borrowing, a B/A Drawing or a Xxxx Rate Borrowing; and
(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurocurrency Borrowing or a Xxxx Rate Borrowing,
the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which
shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”, and in the
case of an election of a B/A Drawing, the Contract Period to be applicable thereto, which
shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Contract Period”.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing, a B/A Drawing or a Xxxx
Rate Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period or a Contract Period, then the applicable
Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period or Contract Period of one month’s or
30 days’ duration, as applicable.
(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Applicable Agent shall
advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing
or B/A Drawing.
(e) If a Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a
Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, Xxxx Rate Borrowing or B/A Drawing prior to the end of the
Interest Period or Contract Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing or B/A Drawing
is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period or Contract Period, such
Borrowing, Xxxx Rate Borrowing or B/A Drawing shall (i) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in
US Dollars, be converted to an ABR Borrowing, (ii) in the case of a Borrowing or B/A Drawing
denominated in Canadian Dollars, be converted to a Canadian Base Rate Borrowing, and (iii) in the
case of any other Eurocurrency Borrowing or any Xxxx Rate Borrowing, become due and payable on the
last day of such Interest Period. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required
Lenders, so notifies the Company, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no
outstanding Revolving Borrowing denominated in US Dollars may be converted to or continued as a
Eurocurrency Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing denominated in
US Dollars shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable
thereto.
(f) Upon the conversion of any Canadian Tranche Borrowing (or portion thereof), or the
continuation of any B/A Drawing (or portion thereof), to or as a B/A Drawing, the net amount that
would otherwise be payable to a Borrower by each Lender pursuant to Section 2.07(f) in respect of
such new B/A Drawing shall be applied against the principal of the Canadian Tranche Revolving Loan
made by such Lender as part of such Canadian Tranche Borrowing (in the case of a conversion), or
the reimbursement obligation owed to such Lender under Section 2.07(i) in respect of the B/As
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such Lender as part of such maturing B/A Drawing (in the case of a continuation), and such
Borrower shall pay to such Lender an amount equal to the difference between the principal amount of
such Canadian Tranche Revolving Loan or the aggregate face amount of such maturing B/As, as the
case may be, and such net amount; provided that ABR Revolving Loans made to finance the
reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e) shall be remitted by the
Applicable Agent to the applicable Issuing Bank or the applicable Lender as their interests may
appear.
SECTION 2.11. Termination and Reduction of Commitments; Increase and Adjustment of Tranche
Commitments; Extension of Maturity Date and Commitments. (a) Unless previously terminated, the
Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.
(b) The Company may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments under
any Tranche; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments under any Tranche shall be in an
amount that is an integral multiple of US$1,000,000 and not less than US$5,000,000 and (ii) the
Company shall not terminate or reduce the Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent
prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.13, the sum of the total Revolving Credit
Exposures plus the total Competitive Loan Exposures would exceed the total Commitments or the sum
of the Revolving Credit Exposures under any Tranche would exceed the sum of the Commitments under
such Tranche.
(c) The Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce
the Commitments under any Tranche under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three Business Days
prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the
effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall
advise the other Agents and the applicable Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered
by the Company pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination
of the Commitments delivered by the Company may state that such notice is conditioned upon the
effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company
(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 under any Tranche shall be made ratably among the Lenders in
accordance with their respective Commitments under such Tranche.
(d) (i) The Company may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, request (x) that the
total Commitments under any Tranche be increased (a “Commitment Increase”) by an amount for each
increased Tranche of not less than US$5,000,000, and (y) at the election of the Company, that
simultaneous decreases (a “Commitment Decrease”) be made to the Commitments under other Tranches;
provided that at no time shall the aggregate amount of Commitment Increases effected pursuant to
this paragraph exceed the aggregate amount of Commitment Decreases effected pursuant to this
paragraph by more than $500,000,000. Such notice shall set forth the amount of the requested
Commitment Increase (and Commitment Decrease, as applicable) in each Tranche, and the date on which
such adjustment is requested to become effective (which
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shall be not less than 10 Business Days or more than 30 days after the date of such notice),
and shall offer each Lender holding a Commitment under any increasing Tranche the opportunity to
increase its Commitment in such Tranche by its Tranche Percentage of the proposed increased amount.
Each such Lender shall, by notice to the Company and the Administrative Agent given not more than
5 Business Days after the date of the Company’s notice, either agree to increase its applicable
Commitment by all or a portion of the offered amount (each Lender so agreeing being an “Increasing
Lender” with respect to such Tranche) or decline to increase its applicable Commitment (and any
Lender that does not deliver such a notice within such period of 5 Business Days shall be deemed to
have declined to increase its Commitment) (each Lender so declining or deemed to have declined
being a “Non-Increasing Lender” with respect to such Tranche). In the event that on the 5th
Business Day after the Company shall have delivered a notice pursuant to the first sentence of this
paragraph the Lenders shall have agreed pursuant to the preceding sentence to increase their
Commitments under any Tranche by an aggregate amount less than the increase in the total
Commitments requested by the Company, the Company may arrange for one or more banks or other
financial institutions (any such bank or other financial institution being called an “Augmenting
Lender” with respect to such Tranche), which may include any Lender, to extend Commitments in an
aggregate amount equal to the unsubscribed amount; provided that each Augmenting Lender, if not
already a Lender hereunder, shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and each
Issuing Bank (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) and the Borrowers and each
Augmenting Lender shall execute all such documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably
specify to evidence the Commitment of such Augmenting Lender and/or its status as a Lender
hereunder. Any Commitment Increase under any Tranche may be made in an amount less than the
Commitment Increase requested by the Company if the Company is unable to arrange for, or chooses
not to arrange for, Augmenting Lenders. Not less than three Business Days prior to the effective
date (the “Increase Effective Date”) of any Commitment Increase under any Tranche pursuant to this
Section 2.11(d), the Company shall by written notice to the Administrative Agent confirm the
Commitment Decreases, if any, to be made to the Commitments under the other Tranches specified in
the original notice given in respect of the proposed adjustments or shall specify the Commitment
Decreases, if any, to be made in lieu thereof.
(ii) On the Increase Effective Date, (A) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans
outstanding under each Tranche under which a Commitment Increase will become effective (the
“Initial Loans” under such Tranche) immediately prior to giving effect to the applicable Commitment
Increase on the Increase Effective Date shall be deemed to be repaid, (B) after the effectiveness
of the Commitment Increase, the Borrowers holding Commitments under such Tranche shall be deemed to
have made new Borrowings (the “Subsequent Borrowings”) in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Loans under such Tranche and of the types and for the
Interest Periods specified in a Borrowing Request delivered to the Administrative Agent in
accordance with Section 2.03, (C) each Lender under such Tranche shall pay to the Applicable Agent
in same day funds an amount equal to the difference, if positive, between (x) such Lender’s Tranche
Percentage (calculated after giving effect to the Commitment Increase) of the Subsequent Borrowings
and (y) such
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Lender’s Tranche Percentage (calculated without giving effect to the Commitment Increase) of
the Initial Loans, (D) after the Applicable Agent receives the funds specified in clause (C) above,
the Applicable Agent shall pay to each Lender under such Tranche the portion of such funds that is
equal to the difference, if positive, between (1) such Lender’s Tranche Percentage (calculated
without giving effect to the Commitment Increase) of the Initial Loans and (2) such Lender’s
Tranche Percentage (calculated after giving effect to the Commitment Increase) of the amount of the
Subsequent Borrowings, (E) each Non-Increasing Lender, each Increasing Lender and each Augmenting
Lender shall be deemed to hold its Tranche Percentage of each Subsequent Borrowing (each calculated
after giving effect to the Commitment Increase) and (F) each applicable Borrower shall pay each
Increasing Lender and each Non-Increasing Lender any and all accrued but unpaid interest on the
Initial Loans. The deemed payments made pursuant to clause (A) above in respect of each
Eurocurrency Loan or Xxxx Rate Loan shall be subject to indemnification by the Borrowers pursuant
to the provisions of Section 2.18 if the Increase Effective Date occurs other than on the last day
of the Interest Period relating thereto and breakage costs result.
(iii) On the Increase Effective Date, each Commitment Decrease specified in the notice by the
Company pursuant to paragraph (a) above (as adjusted pursuant to the last sentence of such
paragraph) shall be made ratably among the Lenders holding Commitments under the decreasing Tranche
in accordance with their respective Commitments under such Tranche.
(iv) Commitment Increases, Commitment Decreases and new Commitments created pursuant to this
Section 2.11(d) shall become effective on the date specified in the original notice delivered by
the Company pursuant to the first sentence of paragraph (d)(i) above.
(v) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no increase in the Commitments under any Tranche (or in any
Commitment of any Lender) or addition of an Augmenting Lender shall become effective under this
Section unless, (A) the Company shall not have withdrawn its request under paragraph (d)(i) above
by written notice to the Administrative Agent not less than three Business Days prior to the
Increase Effective Date, (B) on the date of such increase, the conditions set forth in paragraphs
(a) and (b) of Section 4.02 shall be satisfied and the Administrative Agent shall have received a
certificate to that effect dated such date and executed by a financial officer of the Company, and
(C) the Administrative Agent shall have received (with sufficient copies for each of the Lenders)
documents consistent with those delivered pursuant to Section 4.03(b) in connection with the
designation of a new Borrowing Subsidiary as to the corporate power and authority of the applicable
Borrowers to borrow hereunder after giving effect to such increase.
(e) The Company may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly
deliver a copy to each of the Lenders) not less than 45 days and not more than 90 days prior to any
anniversary of the date hereof, but on not more than two occasions during the term of this
Agreement, request that the Lenders extend the Maturity Date and the Commitments for an additional
period of one year. Each Lender
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shall, by notice to the Company and the Administrative Agent given not later than the 20th day
after the date of the Administrative Agent’s receipt of the Company’s extension request, advise the
Company whether or not it agrees to the requested extension (each Lender agreeing to a requested
extension being called a “Consenting Lender” and each Lender declining to agree to a
requested extension being called a “Declining Lender”). Any Lender that has not so advised
the Administrative Agent by such day shall be deemed to have declined to agree to such extension
and shall be a Declining Lender. If Lenders constituting the Required Lenders shall have agreed to
an extension request, then the Maturity Date shall, as to the Consenting Lenders, be extended to
the first anniversary of the Maturity Date theretofore in effect. The decision to agree or
withhold agreement to any Maturity Date extension shall be at the sole discretion of each Lender.
The Company shall have the right to replace any Declining Lender as provided in Section 2.21(b).
Each Commitment of any Declining Lender not so replaced shall terminate on the Maturity Date in
effect as to such Lender prior to giving effect to any such extension (such Maturity Date being
called the “Existing Maturity Date”). The principal amount of any outstanding Loans made
by such Declining Lenders, together with any accrued interest thereon and any accrued fees and
other amounts payable to or for the accounts of such Declining Lenders hereunder, shall be due and
payable on the Existing Maturity Date, and on the Existing Maturity Date the Borrowers shall also
make such other prepayments of Loans as shall be required in order that, after giving effect to the
termination of the Commitments of, and all payments to, Declining Lenders pursuant to this
sentence, (A) the sum of the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures and the aggregate Competitive
Loans will not exceed the total Commitments, (B) the aggregate US Tranche Revolving Credit
Exposures will not exceed the total US Tranche Commitments, (C) the aggregate European Tranche
Revolving Credit Exposures will not exceed the total European Tranche Commitments, (D) the
aggregate Canadian Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures will not exceed the total Canadian Tranche
Commitments and (E) the aggregate Australian Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures will not exceed the
total Australian Tranche Commitments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no extension of the Maturity
Date pursuant to this paragraph (e) shall become effective unless (i) on the anniversary of the
date hereof that immediately follows the date on which the Company delivers the applicable request
for extension of the Maturity Date, the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section
4.02 shall be satisfied (without giving effect to the paranthetical in such paragraph (a) and with
all references in such paragraphs to the making of Loans being deemed to be references to such
extension) and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate to that effect dated
such date and executed by a Financial Officer of the Company.
SECTION 2.12. Repayment of Loans and B/As; Evidence of Debt. (a) Each Borrower hereby
unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Applicable Agent for the account of each Lender the
unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan on the Maturity Date and the face amount of each
B/A, if any, accepted by such Lender as provided in Section 2.07, (ii) to the Applicable Agent for
the account of each Lender the unpaid principal amount of each Competitive Loan on the last day of
the Interest Period applicable to such Loan and (iii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid
principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the Maturity Date and the fifth Business
Day after the date on which such Swingline Loan is made; provided that on each date that
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a Revolving Borrowing denominated in Euros is made to a Borrower that shall have borrowed
Swingline Loans, such Borrower shall repay all its outstanding Swingline Loans.
(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts
evidencing the Indebtedness of each Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made or B/A
accepted by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest and amounts in respect of
B/As payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount
of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period, if any, applicable
thereto, and the amount of each B/A and the Contract Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of
any principal, interest or other amount in respect of any B/A due and payable or to become due and
payable from each Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the
Agents hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof. Each other Agent
shall promptly provide the Administrative Agent with all information needed to maintain such
accounts in respect of the Loans or B/A Drawings administered by such Agent.
(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this
Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded
therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or Agent to maintain such accounts or any error
therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of any Borrower to repay the Loans in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Any Lender may request that Loans of any Class made by it be evidenced by a promissory
note. In such event, each Borrower shall 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 attached hereto as Exhibit F. Thereafter, the
Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after
assignment pursuant to Section 10.04) 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).
SECTION 2.13. Prepayment of Loans. (a) The Borrowers shall have the right at any time and
from time to time to prepay any Borrowing and amounts owed in respect of outstanding B/As in whole
or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section and payment of
any amounts required under Section 2.18; provided that the Borrowers shall not have the right to
prepay any Competitive Loan without the prior consent of the Lender thereof.
(b) In the event and on each occasion that (i) the sum of the total Revolving Credit
Exposures plus the total Competitive Loan Exposures exceeds the total Commitments, or (ii) the sum
of the Revolving Credit Exposures under any Tranche exceeds the sum of the Commitments under such
Tranche, then (A) in the case of the
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foregoing clause (i), on the last day of any Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Borrowing
and the last day of any Contract Period for any B/A Drawing, and on each other date on which any
ABR Revolving Borrowing, Canadian Base Rate Borrowing or Swingline Loan shall be outstanding, and
(B) in the case of the foregoing clause (ii), on the last day of any Interest Period for any
Eurocurrency Borrowing under such Tranche and the last day of any Contract Period for any B/A
Drawing under such Tranche, and on each other date on which any ABR Revolving Borrowing, Canadian
Base Rate Borrowing or Swingline Loan under such Tranche shall be outstanding, the applicable
Borrowers shall prepay the applicable Loans or pay the applicable B/As in an aggregate amount equal
to the lesser of (x) the amount necessary to eliminate such excess (after giving effect to any
other prepayment of Loans or payment of B/As on such day) and (y) the amount of the applicable
Revolving Borrowings, B/A Drawings or Swingline Loans referred to in clause (A) or (B), as
applicable. If at any time (i) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures plus the total
Competitive Loan Exposures exceeds 105% of the total Commitments, or (ii) the sum of the Revolving
Credit Exposures under any Tranche exceeds 105% of the sum of the Commitments under such Tranche,
then the applicable Borrowers shall, not later than the next Business Day, prepay one or more
Borrowings under such Tranche in an aggregate principal amount sufficient to eliminate such excess.
(c) Prior to any optional or mandatory prepayment of Borrowings or amounts owing in respect
of outstanding B/A Drawings, the applicable Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings and
the B/A Drawing or B/A Drawings to be prepaid and shall specify such selection in the notice of
such prepayment pursuant to paragraph (d) below.
(d) The Company shall notify the Applicable Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a
Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) or by telecopy of any
prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing or a Xxxx
Rate Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local time, three Business Days before the date of
prepayment, or (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Revolving Borrowing, a Canadian Base Rate
Borrowing or a B/A Drawing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local time, on the Business Day of
prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the
principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof, or amount owed in respect of an outstanding
B/A Drawing 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 Section
2.11, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in
accordance with Section 2.11. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a
Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof.
Each partial prepayment of any Revolving Borrowing or amounts owing in respect of a B/A Drawing
shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of
the same Type as provided in Section 2.02 or an acceptance and purchase of B/As as provided in
Section 2.07. Each prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing or B/A Drawing shall be applied ratably to
the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing or the
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B/As included in such B/A Drawing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to
the extent required by Section 2.15.
(e) Amounts to be applied pursuant to this Section or Article VII to prepay or repay amounts
to become due with respect to outstanding B/As shall be deposited in the Prepayment Account (as
defined below). The Canadian Agent shall apply any cash deposited in the Prepayment Account
allocable to amounts to become due in respect of B/As on the last day of their respective Contract
Periods until all amounts due in respect of outstanding B/As have been prepaid or until all the
allocable cash on deposit has been exhausted. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Prepayment
Account” shall mean an account established by a Borrower with the Canadian Agent and over which the
Canadian Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of
withdrawal for application in accordance with this paragraph (e). The Canadian Agent will, at the
request of such Borrower, invest amounts on deposit in the Prepayment Account in short-term, cash
equivalent investments selected by the Canadian Agent in consultation with such Borrower that
mature prior to the last day of the applicable Contract Periods of the B/As to be prepaid;
provided, however, that the Canadian Agent shall have no obligation to invest amounts on deposit in
the Prepayment Account if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Such Borrower
shall indemnify the Canadian Administrative Agent for any losses relating to the investments so
that the amount available to prepay amounts due in respect of B/As on the last day of the
applicable Contract Period is not less than the amount that would have been available had no
investments been made pursuant thereto. Other than any interest earned on such investments (which
shall be for the account of such Borrower, to the extent not necessary for the prepayment of B/As
in accordance with this Section), the Prepayment Account shall not bear interest. Interest or
profits, if any, on such investments shall be deposited in the Prepayment Account and reinvested
and disbursed as specified above. If the maturity of the Loans and all amounts due hereunder has
been accelerated pursuant to Article VII, the Canadian Agent may, in its sole discretion, apply all
amounts on deposit in the Prepayment Account to satisfy any of the Obligations in respect of
Canadian Tranche Revolving Loans and B/As (and each Borrower hereby grants to the Canadian Agent a
security interest in its Prepayment Account to secure such Obligations).
SECTION 2.14. Fees. (a) The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent, in US
Dollars, for the account of the office (or Affiliate) of each Lender from which such Lender would
make Loans to the Company in US Dollars hereunder (which office or Affiliate shall be specified by
each Lender in each Tranche in a notice delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the initial
payment to such Lender under this paragraph) a facility fee, which shall accrue at the relevant
Facility Fee Rate specified in the definition of Applicable Rate on the daily amount of the
Commitments of such Lender (whether used or unused) during the period from and including the date
of this Agreement to but excluding the Maturity Date; provided that, if such Lender continues to
have any Revolving Credit Exposure after the Maturity Date, then such facility fee shall continue
to accrue on the daily amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure from and including the
Maturity Date to but excluding the date on which such Lender ceases to have any Revolving Credit
Exposure. Accrued facility fees shall
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be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year, on
any date prior to the Maturity Date on which all the Commitments shall have terminated and on the
Maturity Date, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof; provided that any
facility fees accruing after the Maturity Date shall be payable on demand. All facility 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) Each Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary agrees to pay to the Canadian Agent, for the account
of each Canadian Tranche Lender, on each date on which B/As drawn by such Canadian Borrowing
Subsidiary are accepted hereunder, in Canadian Dollars, an acceptance fee computed by multiplying
(i) the Applicable Rate for B/A Drawings on such date by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is
the number of days in the Contract Period applicable to such B/A and the denominator of which is
365.
(c) The Company and each Borrowing Subsidiary agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent
for the account of each US Tranche Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in
Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the same Applicable Rate used from time to time to
determine the interest rate applicable to Eurocurrency Revolving Loans (when Usage exceeds 50%) on
the average daily amount of such US Tranche Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof
attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the date hereof
to but excluding the later of the date on which such US Tranche Lender’s US Tranche Commitment
terminates and the date on which such US Tranche Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (ii) to
each Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate or rates per annum separately
agreed upon between the Borrowers and the applicable Issuing Bank on the average daily amount of
the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank (excluding any
portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including
the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Commitments and the
date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such
Issuing Bank, as well as such Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment,
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 date hereof; provided that all such fees shall
be payable on the later of the date on which the Commitments terminate and the date on which there
shall cease to be any LC Exposure. 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).
(d) The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable
in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between any Borrower and the Administrative
Agent.
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(e) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available
funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to each Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for
its own account or, in the case of facility fees, for distribution to the Lenders. Fees paid shall
not be refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION 2.15. Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at
the Alternate Base Rate and the Loans comprising each Canadian Base Rate Borrowing shall bear
interest at the Canadian Base Rate.
(b) The Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall bear interest (i) in the case of a
Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for
such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate, (ii) in the case of a Xxxx Rate Borrowing, at the
Australian Bank Xxxx Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable
Rate or (iii) in the case of a Eurocurrency Competitive Borrowing, at the LIBO Rate for the
Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus (or minus, as applicable) the Margin applicable
to such Borrowing.
(c) Each Swingline Loan shall bear interest at the Swingline Overnight Rate.
(d) Each Fixed Rate Loan shall bear interest at the Fixed Rate applicable to such Loan.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or
other amount payable by any Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity,
upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before
judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus
the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section,
(ii) in the case of any other amount payable in Canadian Dollars, 2% plus the rate applicable to
Canadian Base Rate Loans as provided in paragraph (a) above or (iii) in the case of any other
amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.
(f) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date
for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Commitments; provided
that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section shall be payable on demand,
(ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR
Revolving Loan or Canadian Base Rate 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) in the event of any conversion of any Eurocurrency Revolving Loan or Xxxx
Rate 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.
(g) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that
(i) interest on Borrowings denominated in Sterling or Australian
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Dollars and (ii) interest computed by reference to the Canadian Base Rate or 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, except in the case of Borrowings denominated in Sterling, 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, Canadian Base Rate,
Adjusted LIBO Rate, LIBO Rate or Australian Bank Xxxx Rate shall be determined by the Applicable
Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.16. Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of any Interest
Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in any currency:
(a) the Applicable 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 Applicable Agent is advised by the Required Lenders (or, in the case of a
Eurocurrency Competitive Loan, the Lender that is required to make such Loan) 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 Applicable Agent shall give notice thereof to the Company and the Lenders by telephone or
telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Applicable Agent notifies the Company
and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest
Election Request that requests the conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to, or continuation of any
Revolving Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing in such currency shall be ineffective, and such
Borrowing shall be converted to or continued on the last day of the Interest Period applicable
thereto (A) if such Borrowing is denominated in US Dollars, as an ABR Borrowing, or (B) if such
Borrowing is denominated in any other currency, as a Borrowing bearing interest at such rate as the
Lenders and the Company may agree adequately reflects the costs to the Lenders of making or
maintaining their Loans (or, in the absence of such agreement, shall be repaid as of the last day
of the current Interest Period applicable thereto), (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a
Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing in such currency, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing
(or such Borrowing shall not be made if the applicable Borrower revokes (and in such circumstances,
such Borrowing Request may be revoked notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement) such
Borrowing Request by telephonic notice, confirmed promptly in writing, not later than one Business
Day prior to the proposed date of such Borrowing) and (iii) any request by a Borrower for a
Eurocurrency Competitive Borrowing denominated in such currency shall be ineffective; provided that
(A) if the circumstances giving rise to such notice do not affect all the Lenders, then requests by
a Borrower for Eurocurrency Competitive Borrowings may be made to Lenders that are not affected
thereby and (B) if the circumstances giving
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rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then the other Type of Borrowings shall be
permitted.
SECTION 2.17. Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar
requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by,
any Lender (except to the extent any such reserve requirement is reflected in the Adjusted
LIBO Rate) or any Issuing Bank; or
(ii) impose on any Lender or any Issuing Bank or the London, Canadian or Australian
interbank markets any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Loans, Fixed
Rate Loans, B/A Drawings or Xxxx Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or
participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or
maintaining any Eurocurrency Loan, Fixed Rate Loan or Xxxx Rate Loan or obtaining funds for the
purchase of B/As (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan or to accept and purchase
B/As) or to increase the cost to such Lender or any Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or
maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such
Lender or such Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the
Borrowers will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount
or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, on an after-tax
basis for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) If any Lender or Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding such Lender’s
or Issuing Bank’s capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return
on such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or such Issuing
Bank’s 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 an
Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such
Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into
consideration such Lender’s, or the Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or
the Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the
Company will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or
amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s
holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) If the cost to any Lender of making or maintaining any Loan to or obtaining funds for the
purchase of B/As from or participating in any Letter of Credit or any Issuing Bank of issuing or
maintaining any Letter of Credit to any Borrowing Subsidiary is increased (or the amount of any sum
received or receivable by any Lender (or its applicable lending office) or any Issuing Bank is
reduced) by an amount deemed in good faith by such Lender or such Issuing Bank to be material, by
reason of the fact that
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such Borrowing Subsidiary is incorporated in, or conducts business in, a jurisdiction outside
the United States, such Borrowing Subsidiary shall indemnify such Lender or such Issuing Bank for
such increased cost or reduction within 15 days after demand by such Lender or such Issuing Bank
(with a copy to the Administrative Agent). A certificate of such Lender or such Issuing Bank
claiming compensation under this paragraph and setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be
paid to it hereunder (and the basis for the calculation of such amount or amounts) shall be
conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
(d) A certificate of a Lender or an Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts
necessary to compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may
be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, together with supporting documentation or
computations, shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The
Company shall pay such Lender or such Issuing Bank the amount shown as due on any such certificate
within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.
(e) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any Issuing Bank to demand compensation
pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s
right to demand such compensation; provided that the Company shall not be required to compensate a
Lender or any Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred
more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or such Issuing Bank notifies the Company of
the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or such
Issuing Bank’s 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 180-day period
referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, a Lender shall not be entitled
to compensation pursuant to this Section in respect of any Competitive Loan if the Change in Law
that would otherwise entitle it to such compensation shall have been publicly announced prior to
submission of the Competitive Bid pursuant to which such Loan was made.
SECTION 2.18. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of
any Eurocurrency Loan, Fixed Rate Loan or Xxxx Rate Loan other than on the last day of an Interest
Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any
Eurocurrency Loan or Xxxx Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable
thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Revolving Loan or to issue B/As
for acceptance and purchase on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto
(regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.13(c) and is revoked in
accordance therewith), (d) the failure to borrow any Competitive Loan after accepting the
Competitive Bid to make such Loan, or (e) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan, Fixed Rate Loan
or Xxxx Rate Loan or the right to receive payment in respect of a B/A other than on the last day of
the Interest Period or Contract Period, as the case may be,
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applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Company pursuant to Section 2.21 or the CAM
Exchange, then, in any such event, the Borrowers shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost
and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurocurrency Loan or Xxxx Rate Loan, such
loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender
to be the excess, if any, of (i) 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 or Australian Bank Xxxx
Rate, as applicable, 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) 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 deposits in the applicable currency of a comparable amount and period from other banks
in the eurocurrency market or xxxx rate market, as applicable. A certificate of any Lender setting
forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section,
together with supporting documentation or computations, shall be delivered to the Company and shall
be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due
on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.
SECTION 2.19. Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the
Borrowers hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without
deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if any Borrower shall be required
to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall
be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions of Indemnified Taxes or
Other Taxes (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the
Agent, Issuing Bank or Lender (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would
have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Borrower shall make such deductions and
(iii) such Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in
accordance with applicable law.
(b) In addition, the Borrowers shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental
Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) The Borrowers shall indemnify each Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank, within 10
Business Days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other
Taxes paid by such Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, on or with respect
to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrowers hereunder or under any other
Loan Document (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to
amounts payable under this Section) and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising
therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were
correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate
setting forth in reasonable detail the amount and nature of such payment or liability delivered to
the Company by a Lender, by an Issuing Bank or by an Agent on its
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own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or an Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
(d) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by a
Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Company shall deliver to the Applicable 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 Applicable Agent.
(e) Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax
under the law of the jurisdiction in which a Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such
jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Company
(with a copy to the Applicable Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such
properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested
by the Company as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate.
(f) If an Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund
of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by a Borrower or with respect to
which a Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.19, it shall pay over such
refund to the Company (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts
paid, by the Borrowers under this Section 2.19 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise
to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Agent or such Lender and without
interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such
refund); provided, that the Borrowers, upon the request of such Agent or such Lender, agree to
repay the amount paid over to such Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed
by the relevant Governmental Authority) to such Agent or such Lender in the event such Agent or
such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This Section shall
not be construed to require any Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other
information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to any Borrower or any other Person.
SECTION 2.20. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs. (a) Each
Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder or under any other Loan
Document (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts
payable under Section 2.17, 2.18 or 2.19, or otherwise) prior to 2:00 p.m., Local 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 Applicable 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 Applicable Agent to the applicable account specified on Schedule
2.20 for the account of the applicable Lenders or, in any such case, to such other account as the
Applicable Agent shall from time to time specify in a notice delivered to the Company, except that
payments to be made directly to an Issuing Bank or to the Swingline Lender as expressly provided
herein shall be made
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directly to such parties and payments pursuant to Sections 2.17, 2.18, 2.19 and 10.03 shall be
made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Applicable 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 under any Loan Document shall be due on a day that is
not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day,
and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period
of such extension. All payments hereunder of principal or interest in respect of any Loan or
amounts owing in respect of any B/A Drawing (or of any breakage indemnity in respect of any Loan or
B/A Drawing) shall be made in the currency of such Loan or B/A Drawing; all other payments
hereunder and under each other Loan Document shall be made in US Dollars, except as otherwise
expressly provided. Any payment required to be made by an Agent hereunder shall be deemed to have
been made by the time required if such Agent shall, at or before such time, have taken the
necessary steps to make such payment in accordance with the regulations or operating procedures of
the clearing or settlement system used by such Agent to make such payment. Any amount payable by
any Agent to one or more Lenders in the national currency of a member state of the European Union
that has adopted the Euro as its lawful currency shall be paid in Euro.
(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to any Agent from any
Borrower to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees
then due from such Borrower hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of
interest and fees then due from such Borrower hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto
in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second,
towards payment of principal of the Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due from such
Borrower 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, amounts
owing in respect of any B/A Drawing or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans
resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its
Revolving Loans, amounts owing in respect of any B/A Drawing or participations in LC Disbursements
or Swingline Loans, and accrued interest thereon under any Tranche than the proportion received by
any other Lender under such Tranche, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall
purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans, amounts owing in respect
of any B/A Drawing or participating in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans, as applicable, of other
Lenders under such Tranche to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall
be shared by the Lenders under such Tranche ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of
principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans, amounts owing in respect of
any B/A Drawing under such Tranche and participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans;
provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment
giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price
restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this
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paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by any 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 or Swingline Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to
a Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph
shall apply). Each 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 such Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to
such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount
of such participation.
(d) Unless the Applicable Agent shall have received notice from the Company 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 applicable Borrower will not make such payment, the Applicable
Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and
may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks, as the case
may be, the amount due. In such event, if such Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then
each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the
Applicable Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or such 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 Applicable Agent, at (i) the greater of the Federal Funds
Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Applicable Agent in accordance with banking industry
rules on interbank compensation (in the case of an amount denominated in US Dollars) and (ii) the
rate reasonably determined by the Applicable Agent to be the cost to it of funding such amount (in
the case of an amount denominated in any Designated Foreign Currency).
(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to
Section 2.09(b) or paragraph (d) of this Section 2.20, then the Applicable Agent may, in its
discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received
by the Applicable Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under
such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.
SECTION 2.21. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any Lender requests
compensation under Section 2.17, or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any
Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.19, or if
any Borrower is required to pay any additional interest to any Lender pursuant to Section 2.23,
then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding
or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its
offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or
assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.17, 2.19 or 2.23 as
the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or
expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such
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Lender. Each Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any
Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.17, or if any Borrower is required to
pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender
pursuant to Section 2.19, or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional interest to any
Lender pursuant to Section 2.23, or if any Lender defaults in its obligation to fund Loans
hereunder, or if any Lender is a Declining Lender pursuant to Section 2.11(e), then the Company
may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent,
require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the
restrictions contained in Section 10.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this
Agreement (other than any outstanding Competitive Loans held by it) to an assignee that shall
assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such
assignment); provided that (i) the Company shall have received the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have
received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans (other than
Competitive 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 Company (in the case of
all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for
compensation under Section 2.17 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.19 or
additional interest required pursuant to Section 2.23, such assignment will result in a material
reduction in such compensation, payments or additional interest.
SECTION 2.22. Borrowing Subsidiaries. On or after the Effective Date, the Company may
designate any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company as a US Borrowing Subsidiary, a UK Borrowing
Subsidiary, a Euro Borrowing Subsidiary, a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary or an Australian Borrowing
Subsidiary, as applicable, by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Borrowing Subsidiary
Agreement executed by such Subsidiary and the Company, and upon such delivery such Subsidiary shall
for all purposes of this Agreement be a Borrowing Subsidiary and a party to this Agreement. Upon
the execution by the Company and delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Borrowing Subsidiary
Termination with respect to any Borrowing Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Borrowing
Subsidiary and a party to this Agreement; provided that no Borrowing Subsidiary Termination will
become effective as to any Borrowing Subsidiary (other than to terminate such Borrowing
Subsidiary’s right to make further Borrowings under this Agreement) at a time when any principal of
or interest on any Loan to such Borrowing Subsidiary shall be outstanding hereunder. Promptly
following receipt of any Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement or Borrowing Subsidiary Termination, the
Administrative Agent shall send a copy thereof to each Lender.
SECTION 2.23. Additional Reserve Costs. (a) If and so long as any Lender is required to
make special deposits with the Bank of England, to maintain reserve asset ratios or to pay fees, in
each case in respect of such Lender’s Eurocurrency
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Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency, such Lender may require the relevant Borrower to
pay, contemporaneously with each payment of interest on each of such Loans, additional interest on
such Loan at a rate per annum equal to the Mandatory Costs Rate calculated in accordance with the
formula and in the manner set forth in Exhibit C hereto.
(b) If and so long as any Lender is required to comply with reserve assets, liquidity, cash
margin or other requirements of any monetary or other authority (including any such requirement
imposed by the European Central Bank or the European System of Central Banks, but excluding
requirements reflected in the Statutory Reserve Rate or the Mandatory Costs Rate) in respect of any
of such Lender’s Eurocurrency Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency, such Lender may require the
relevant Borrower to pay, contemporaneously with each payment of interest on each of such Lender’s
Eurocurrency Loans subject to such requirements, additional interest on such Loan at a rate per
annum specified by such Lender to be the cost to such Lender of complying with such requirements in
relation to such Loan.
(c) Any additional interest owed pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) above shall be determined
by the relevant Lender, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and notified
to the relevant Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) at least five Business Days
before each date on which interest is payable for the relevant Loan, and such additional interest
so notified to the relevant Borrower by such Lender shall be payable to the Administrative Agent
for the account of such Lender on each date on which interest is payable for such Loan.
SECTION 2.24. Redenomination of Certain Designated Foreign Currencies. (a) Each obligation
of any party to this Agreement to make a payment denominated in the national currency unit of any
member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the date
hereof shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption (in accordance with the EMU
Legislation). If, in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of
interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any
convention or practice in the London Interbank Market for the basis of accrual of interest in
respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with
effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided
that if any Borrowing in the currency of such member state is outstanding immediately prior to such
date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such Borrowing, at the end of the then
current Interest Period.
(b) Without prejudice and in addition to any method of conversion or rounding prescribed by
any EMU Legislation and (i) without limiting the liability of any Borrower for any amount due under
this Agreement and (ii) without increasing any Commitment of any Lender, all references in this
Agreement to minimum amounts (or integral multiples thereof) denominated in the national currency
unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after
the date hereof shall, immediately upon such adoption, be replaced by references to such minimum
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amounts (or integral multiples thereof) as shall be specified herein with respect to
Borrowings denominated in Euro.
(c) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of
construction as the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Company) may from time to time
specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European
Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
Each of the Company and the Borrowing Subsidiaries represents and warrants to the Lenders
that:
SECTION 3.01. Organization and Qualification. Each Borrower is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept is relevant to such Person in its
jurisdiction of organization) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has full and
adequate corporate power to carry on its business as now conducted, and is duly licensed or
qualified and, to the extent relevant, in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of
the business transacted by it or the nature of the Property owned or leased by it makes such
licensing or qualification necessary, except where such failure to be so licensed or qualified and
in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.02. Subsidiaries. Each Significant Subsidiary is duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing (to the extent such concept is relevant to such Person in its jurisdiction of
organization) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has the requisite power to
carry on its business as now conducted, and is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing in
each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business transacted by it or the nature of the
Property owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where such
failure would not have a Material Adverse Effect. All the issued and outstanding Equity Interests
in each Significant Subsidiary are validly issued and outstanding and fully paid and nonassessable
and all such shares owned by the Company or a Subsidiary are owned, beneficially and of record, by
the Company or such Subsidiary, free of any Lien other than Permitted Encumbrances. The
Significant Subsidiaries as of the date hereof are listed on Schedule 3.02.
SECTION 3.03. Corporate Authority and Validity of Obligations. Each Borrower has the
requisite right and authority to consummate the Transactions, to enter into this Agreement and each
other Loan Document to which it is a party, to make the Borrowings herein provided for, to issue
its notes in evidence thereof and to perform all of its obligations hereunder and under each other
Loan Document to which it is a party; each of the Transactions has been duly authorized by the
Borrowers and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents have been
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duly authorized by all necessary corporate, company or partnership action by each Borrower
party thereto and constitute valid and binding obligations of the Borrowers enforceable in
accordance with their terms; and none of the Transactions, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents
and the performance or observance by any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any of the matters or things
herein or therein provided for contravene any provision of law or judgment or any charter or by-law
provision of any Borrower or any material covenant, indenture or agreement of or affecting any
Borrower or a substantial portion of any of their respective Properties.
SECTION 3.04. Margin Stock. None of the Borrowers nor any of the Subsidiaries is engaged
principally, or as one of its primary activities, in the business of extending credit for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and none of the Borrowers nor any of the
Subsidiaries will use the proceeds of any Loan in a manner that violates any provision of
Regulation U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
SECTION 3.05. Financial Reports. The consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the
Subsidiaries and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders’ equity and cash
flows of the Company and the Subsidiaries and accompanying notes thereto (i) as at December 31,
2005, and for the year then ended, which financial statements are accompanied by the report of
PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, and (ii) as at September 30, 2006, and for the fiscal quarter and the
portion of the fiscal year then ended, certified by the Company’s chief financial officer,
heretofore furnished to the Administrative Agent, fairly present in all material respects the
consolidated financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries as at such dates and their
consolidated results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the periods then ended
in conformity with GAAP, subject to year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case
of the statements referred to in clause (ii) above.
SECTION 3.06. No Material Adverse Change. Since September 30, 2006, there has not occurred or
become known any condition or change that has affected or would reasonably be expected to affect
materially and adversely the business, assets, liabilities or financial condition of the Company,
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
SECTION 3.07. Litigation. There is no litigation or governmental proceeding pending, or to
the knowledge of the Company threatened, against the Company or any Subsidiary (a) as to which
there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined,
would reasonably be expected to impair the validity or enforceability of, or materially impair the
ability of the Company or any other Borrower to perform its obligations under, this Agreement or
any other Loan Document or (b) except as disclosed on Schedule 3.07 or in the Company’s Form 10-Ks
and 10-Qs filed with the SEC covering periods through September 30, 2006, would reasonably be
expected to result in any Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.08. Tax Returns. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.08, the Company has filed
consolidated United States federal income tax returns for all taxable years ended on or before
December 31, 2005, and such returns of the Company for the
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taxable year ended January 3, 2004 and all taxable years ended before such date have been
examined and approved by the Internal Revenue Service as filed, and any additional assessments for
any such year have been paid or the applicable statute of limitations therefor has expired. There
are no assessments pending for the consolidated United States federal income tax returns of the
Company and the Subsidiaries of a material nature for any taxable year ended after January 3, 2004,
nor to the knowledge of the Company is any such assessment threatened, other than those provided
for by adequate reserves under GAAP.
SECTION 3.09. Approvals. No authorization, consent, license, exemption, filing or
registration with any court or governmental department, agency or instrumentality, or any other
Person, is necessary to the consummation of the Transactions or the valid execution, delivery or
performance by any Borrower of this Agreement or any other Loan Document except for those obtained
on or before the Effective Date or those the failure of which to obtain would not individually or
in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.10. ERISA. The Company and each Subsidiary are in compliance in all material
respects with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) to the extent
applicable to them and have received no notice to the contrary from the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation or any successor thereto (“PBGC”). No condition exists or event or transaction has
occurred under or relating to any Plan which could reasonably be expected to result in the
incurrence by the Company or any Subsidiary of any material liability, fine or penalty. Except as
disclosed on Schedule 3.10 or the most recent audited consolidated annual financial statements of
the Company, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any material contingent liability for any
post-retirement benefits under a Welfare Plan, other than liability for continuation coverage
described in Part 6 of Title 1 of ERISA.
SECTION 3.11. Environmental Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11, or 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 Company and its Subsidiaries (a) has
failed to comply with any Environmental Laws or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit,
license or other approval required under any Environmental Laws, (b) has become subject to any
liability under any Environmental Laws, (c) has received notice of any claim with respect to any
Environmental Laws or (d) knows of any basis for any liability under any Environmental Laws.
SECTION 3.12. Properties. (a) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has good title to, or
valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, subject
only to Liens permitted by Section 6.02 and except for defects in title that could not individually
or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks,
tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to
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its business, and the use thereof by them does not infringe upon the rights of any other
Person, except for any such defects in ownership or license rights or other infringements that,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION 3.13. Compliance with Laws. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance
with all laws, regulations and orders of the Food and Drug Administration and each other
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 3.14. Investment Company Status. None of the Company and its Subsidiaries is an
“investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of
1940.
SECTION 3.15. Disclosure. Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the other reports,
financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Company to
the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or
delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any
material misstatement of fact or omits 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 projected financial information, the Company represents only that such
information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time
(it being understood that such projections are subject to significant uncertainties and
contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, and that no assurance can be given
that such projections will be realized).
ARTICLE IV
Conditions
SECTION 4.01. Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and accept and
purchase B/As 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 Section 10.02):
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party
hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii)
written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy
transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a
counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion
(addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of
each of (i) Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Development
and Secretary of the Company, substantially in
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the form of Exhibit D-1, and (ii) Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, counsel for the Borrowers,
substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2. Each Borrower hereby requests such counsel to
deliver such opinion.
(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 (to the extent such concept is relevant to such
Person in its jurisdiction of organization) of each Borrower and the authorization of 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 Effective
Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of the Company,
confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section
4.02.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and
payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement
or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid on or
prior to the Effective Date by the Borrowers hereunder.
(f) On the Effective Date, no Loans or unreimbursed LC Disbursements shall be
outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement and all interest, fees and other amounts
accrued for the accounts of or otherwise owing to the Lenders, any Issuing Bank or the
Administrative Agent thereunder, whether or not at the time due and payable, shall have
been paid.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such
notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the
Lenders to make Loans hereunder and accept and purchase B/As and the Issuing Banks to issue Letters
of Credit shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or
waived pursuant to Section 10.02) at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 10,
2006 (and, in the event such conditions are not so satisfied or waived, the Commitments shall
terminate at such time).
SECTION 4.02. Each Borrowing. The obligation of each Lender to make any Loan or accept and
purchase any B/As and of the Issuing Banks to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit
hereunder, is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 10.02) of the
following conditions:
(a) The representations and warranties (other than those set forth in Sections 3.06 and 3.07
in the case of Borrowings made, B/As accepted and purchased or Letters of Credit issued, amended,
renewed or extended, as applicable, after the Effective Date) of the Borrowers set forth in the
Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such
Borrowing, such acceptance and purchase
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of B/As or such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit, as
applicable.
(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing, such acceptance and
purchase of B/As or such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit, as
applicable, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Each Borrowing, each acceptance and purchase of B/As and each issuance, amendment, renewal or
extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the
Company on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.
SECTION 4.03. Initial Borrowing by each Borrowing Subsidiary. The obligation of each Lender
to make Loans or accept and purchase B/As and of the Issuing Banks to issue, amend, renew or extend
any Letter of Credit to or for the account of any Borrowing Subsidiary (other than the Borrowing
Subsidiaries party hereto on the date hereof) is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in
accordance with Section 10.02) of the following conditions:
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received such Borrowing Subsidiary’s
Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement, duly executed by all parties thereto.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates, including
such opinions of counsel, as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request
relating to the organization, existence and good standing (to the extent such concept is relevant
to such Person in its jurisdiction of organization) of such Borrowing Subsidiary, the authorization
of the Transactions insofar as they relate to such Borrowing Subsidiary and any other legal matters
reasonably relating to such Borrowing Subsidiary, its Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement or such
Transactions, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on
each Loan and each B/A 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
Company covenants and agrees with the Lenders as to itself and its subsidiaries and each Borrowing
Subsidiary covenants and agrees with the Lenders as to itself and its subsidiaries that:
SECTION 5.01. Corporate Existence. The Company shall, and shall cause each Significant
Subsidiary to, preserve and maintain its corporate existence, subject to the provisions of Section
6.04.
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SECTION 5.02. Maintenance. The Company will maintain, preserve and keep its Property
necessary to the proper conduct of its business in reasonably good repair, working order and
condition (ordinary wear and tear and damage by casualty excepted) and will from time to time make
all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, additions and betterments thereto so that in the
judgment of the Company at all times such Property shall be reasonably preserved and maintained,
and will cause each Significant Subsidiary so to do for Property owned or used by it, except where
the failure of which to maintain or preserve could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.02 shall prevent the Company or a
Significant Subsidiary from discontinuing the operation or maintenance of any such Property if such
discontinuance is, in the judgment of the Company, desirable in the conduct of its business or the
business of the Subsidiary and in the reasonable opinion of the Company is not disadvantageous in
any material respect to the Lenders.
SECTION 5.03. Taxes. The Company will duly pay and discharge, and will cause each Subsidiary
to pay and discharge, all material taxes, rates, assessments, fees and governmental charges upon or
against the Company or such Subsidiary or against their respective Property, in each case before
the same becomes delinquent and before penalties accrue thereon, unless and to the extent that (a)
the same is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves
under GAAP are provided therefor or (b) the same could not reasonably be expected to give rise to a
Lien that would not be permitted under Section 6.02(d).
SECTION 5.04. Insurance. The Company will insure, and keep insured, and will cause each
Subsidiary to insure, and keep insured, with reputable insurance companies, all insurable Property
owned by it which is of a character usually insured by companies similarly situated and operating
like Property. To the extent usually insured (subject to self-insured retentions) by companies
similarly situated and conducting similar businesses, the Company will also insure, and cause each
Subsidiary to insure, employers’ and public and product liability risks with reputable insurance
companies. The Company will upon request of the Administrative Agent furnish to the Administrative
Agent, for distribution to each Lender, a summary setting forth the nature and extent of the
insurance maintained pursuant to this Section 5.04.
SECTION 5.05. Financial Reports and Other Information. The Company will, and will cause each
Subsidiary to, maintain a standard system of accounting substantially in accordance with GAAP and
will furnish to the Lenders and their respective duly authorized representatives such information
respecting the business and financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries as they may
reasonably request; and without any request will furnish to the Administrative Agent, which will
make available by means of electronic posting to each Lender:
(a) within 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarterly fiscal periods
of the Company, a copy of the Company’s Form 10-Q Report filed with the SEC;
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(b) within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a copy of the
Company’s Form 10-K Report filed with the SEC, including a copy of the annual report of the
Company and the Subsidiaries for such year with accompanying financial statements, prepared
by the Company and certified by independent public accountants of recognized standing, in
accordance with GAAP;
(c) promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all proxy statements,
financial statements and reports the Company sends to its shareholders, and copies of all
other regular, periodic and special reports and all registration statements the Company
files with the SEC, or with any national securities exchange;
(d) promptly following a request therefor, any documentation or other information that
a Lender reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under
applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including
the USA Patriot Act; and
(e) (i) promptly after the Company has knowledge thereof, notice (including a
description in reasonable detail) of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and
(ii) within five Business Days after the Company has knowledge thereof, notice of any
change to any rating of the Index Debt by S&P or Xxxxx’x.
In addition, in the event that Subsidiaries not constituting Significant Subsidiaries shall at any
time (as a result of any acquisition or disposition of any Person or line of business involving any
party other than the Company and the Subsidiaries or any reorganization of the Company or any
Subsidiaries) represent more than 10% of Consolidated Total Assets or Consolidated Net Sales as of
such date or for such period, the Company will promptly designate additional Significant
Subsidiaries by written notice to the Administrative Agent until such excess has been eliminated.
Each of the financial statements furnished to the Lenders pursuant to subsections (a) and (b)
of this Section 5.05 shall be accompanied by a compliance certificate in substantially the form of
Exhibit E signed by a Financial Officer of the Company. Each financial statement furnished to the
Lenders pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section 5.05 shall also be accompanied by a certificate
signed by a Financial Officer of the Company confirming compliance with the requirements set forth
in the definition of “Significant Subsidiary” and in the last sentence of the immediately preceding
paragraph, attaching a revised form of Schedule 3.02 showing all additions to and removals from the
Significant Subsidiaries since the date of the most recently delivered form of Schedule 3.02 (or
confirming that there have been no changes from such most recently delivered form of Schedule
3.02). If the Company is no longer required to file Form 10-Q and 10-K Reports with the SEC, the
Company will nevertheless furnish to the Lenders at the time herein above set forth all the
financial and other information that would have comprised such filings.
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Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section shall be deemed to have been
delivered on the date on which the Company provides notice to the Lenders that such information has
been posted on the Company’s website on the Internet at
xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx or at the
appropriate Company designated website at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx or
xxxx://xxxxxxxxxx.xxx; provided that the Company shall deliver paper copies of the
information referred to in this Section after the date delivery is required thereunder to any
Lender which requests such delivery within 5 Business Days after such request.
SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The Company will, and will cause each of
its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which in all material respects
full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its
business and activities as consistent with good business practices in the judgment of the Company.
The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated
by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its
properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs,
finances and condition with its independent accountants (upon reasonable notice to the Company and
with its officers permitted to be present at such times) and its officers, all at such reasonable
times and as often as reasonably requested.
SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries
to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of the Food and Drug Administration and
each other Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, including all Environmental
Laws, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on
each Loan and each B/A 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
Company covenants and agrees with the Lenders as to itself and its subsidiaries and each Borrowing
Subsidiary covenants and agrees with the Lenders as to itself and its subsidiaries that:
SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to,
create, incur, assume or permit to exist at any time:
(a) any Indebtedness of the Company secured by any Lien encumbering any asset of the
Company or any Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness of the Company set forth on Schedule
6.01);
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(b) any Indebtedness of any Subsidiary (other than (i) Indebtedness under this
Agreement, (ii) the Indebtedness of any Subsidiary set forth on Schedule 6.01, (iii)
Indebtedness to the Company or any other Wholly Owned Subsidiary and (iv) Indebtedness of
any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the date hereof that existed at the time such
Person became a Subsidiary and was not created in contemplation of or in connection with
such Person becoming a Subsidiary); or
(c) any Capital Lease Obligation;
if such creation, incurrence, assumption or existence would result in the sum, without duplication,
of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under clauses (a), (b) and (c)
above, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding obligations secured by Liens permitted by
Section 6.02(d), (iii) the aggregate amount of the Financed Portions of all outstanding
Securitizations and (iv) the outstanding Attributable Debt in respect of Sale-Leaseback
Transactions permitted by Section 6.03(b) exceeding 15% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the most
recent fiscal quarter end for which financial statements for the Company and its Subsidiaries are
available.
SECTION 6.02. Liens. The Company 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 and Liens solely for the benefit of the Company or any
Wholly Owned Subsidiary;
(b) any Lien on any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary existing on the
date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.02; provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to
any other property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary and (ii) 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
Company or any Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset of any Person that becomes a
Subsidiary after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary;
provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such
acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (ii) such Lien shall
not apply to any other property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary and (iii) such
Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition
or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary, as the case may be and extensions, renewals
and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof; and
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(d) Liens not expressly permitted by clauses (a) through (c) above and
Securitizations; provided that the sum, without duplication, at any time of (i) the
aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under Sections 6.01(a), (b) and (c),
(ii) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding obligations secured by Liens permitted
by this clause (d), (iii) the aggregate amount of the Financed Portions of all outstanding
Securitizations and (iv) the outstanding Attributable Debt in respect of Sale-Leaseback
Transactions permitted by Section 6.03(b) shall not exceed 15% of Consolidated Total Assets
as of the most recent fiscal quarter end for which financial statements for the Company and
its Subsidiaries are available.
SECTION 6.03. Sale and Leaseback Transactions. The Company will not, and will not permit any
of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Sale-Leaseback Transaction except:
(a) Sale-Leaseback Transactions existing on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule
6.03; and
(b) other Sale-Leaseback Transactions; provided that the sum, without duplication, at
any time of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under Sections
6.01(a), (b) and (c), (ii) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding obligations
secured by Liens permitted by Section 6.02(d), (iii) the aggregate amount of the Financed
Portions of all outstanding Securitizations and (iv) the aggregate outstanding Attributable
Debt in respect of Sale-Leaseback Transactions permitted by this clause (b) does not at any
time exceed 15% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the most recent fiscal quarter end for
which financial statements for the Company and its Subsidiaries are available.
SECTION 6.04. Fundamental Changes. (a) The Company will not merge into or consolidate with
any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell,
transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or
substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired and whether directly or
through any merger or consolidation of, or any sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of Equity
Interests in, or the assets of, any Subsidiary), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the
time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be
continuing (i) any Person may merge into the Company in a transaction in which the Company is the
surviving corporation, (ii) any Person (other than the Company) may merge into any Subsidiary in a
transaction in which the surviving entity is a Subsidiary, (iii) any Subsidiary may sell, transfer,
lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to the Company or to another Subsidiary and (iv) any
Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if the Company determines in good faith that such liquidation
or dissolution is in the best interests of the Company and is not materially disadvantageous to the
Lenders.
(b) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage to any
material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted
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by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the date of execution of this Agreement and businesses
reasonably related, ancillary, similar or supportive thereto.
SECTION 6.05. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans will be used only to provide
liquidity in connection with the Company’s commercial paper program and for other general 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 any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations
U and X. Following the application of the proceeds of each Loan, not more than 25% of the value of
the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries which are subject to any arrangement hereunder
whereby the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s right or ability to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of
assets is in any way restricted will be Margin Stock. Letters of Credit will be issued only to
support payment obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business by the Borrowers.
SECTION 6.06. Interest Expense Coverage Ratio. The Company will not permit the ratio of (a)
Consolidated EBITDA to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense, in each case for any period of four
consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or after the last day of the first fiscal quarter beginning
after the Effective Date, to be less than 4.0 to 1.0.
ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:
(a) (i) default in the payment when due of any principal on any Loan or any B/A, or
any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall
become due and payable, whether on the date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment
thereof or otherwise, or (ii) default for a period of five days in the payment when due of
interest on any Loan, or (iii) default for a period of 10 days in the payment when due of
any other sum required to be paid pursuant to this Agreement;
(b) default by any Borrower in the observance or performance of any of the covenants
set forth in Sections 5.01 (with respect to the Company’s existence) or 5.05(e) or in
Article VI;
(c) default by any Borrower in the observance or performance of any other provision
hereof not mentioned in (a) or (b) above, which is not remedied within 30 days after notice
thereof to the Company by the Administrative Agent or any Lender;
(d) any representation or warranty made (or deemed made) herein by any Borrower, or in
any statement or certificate furnished by any Borrower pursuant hereto or in connection
with any Loan, proves untrue in any material respect as of the date of the issuance or
making (or deemed making) thereof;
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(e) default in the payment when due, after any applicable grace period, of any
Indebtedness or any amount due under any Hedging Agreement the US Dollar Equivalent of the
aggregate principal amount of which exceeds US$50,000,000 (the “Aggregate Amount”) issued,
assumed or guaranteed by the Company or any Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness owing by
any Subsidiary to the Company or to another Subsidiary); or default or other event under
any indenture, agreement or other instrument under which any such Indebtedness is
outstanding or under any such Hedging Agreement, and such default or event shall result in
the acceleration of the maturity or the required redemption or repurchase of Indebtedness,
or the early termination of and a required payment under such Hedging Agreement, exceeding
in the aggregate such Aggregate Amount;
(f) any “reportable event” (as defined in ERISA) which constitutes grounds for the
termination of any Plan by the PBGC, or for the appointment by an appropriate court of a
trustee to administer or liquidate any Plan, or could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect, shall have occurred and be continuing 30 days after written notice
to such effect shall have been given to the Company by the Administrative Agent; or any
Plan shall be terminated by the PBGC; or a trustee shall be appointed to administer any
Plan; or the PBGC shall institute proceedings to administer or terminate any Plan; and in
the case of any such event the aggregate amount of unfunded liabilities under any affected
Plan shall exceed (either singly or in the aggregate in the case of any such liability
arising under more than one Plan) US$50,000,000; or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or any member of the Controlled Group of any of them shall withdraw (completely or
partially) from any “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) and
the aggregate amount of the liability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to such plan
under Title IV of ERISA shall exceed (either singly or in the aggregate in the case of any
such liability arising under more than one such plan) US$50,000,000;
(g) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be
filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Company or
any Significant Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any
Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or
hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian,
sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company or any Significant Subsidiary
or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition
shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of
the foregoing shall be entered;
(h) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any
proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under
any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or
hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and
appropriate manner, any proceeding or
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petition described in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar
official for the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its
assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against
it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or
(vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
(i) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing
its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(j) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of
US$75,000,000 (except to the extent covered by insurance as to which the insurer has
acknowledged such coverage in writing) shall be rendered against the Company, any
Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period
of 45 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any
action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of
the Company or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment; or
(k) a Change in Control shall occur;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Company described in clause
(g) or (h) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the
Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the
Company, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i)
terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii)
declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any
principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable),
and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued
interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Company 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 Company; and in case of any event with respect to the Company
described in clause (g) or (h) 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 Borrowers 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 each Borrower.
If a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred with respect to any Borrowing Subsidiary
(other than any Default or Event of Default under a provision of this Agreement that applies to
such Borrowing Subsidiary by virtue of its status as a Subsidiary or a Significant Subsidiary and
regardless of whether it is a Borrowing Subsidiary), then immediately upon the repayment in full of
all Loans outstanding to such Borrowing Subsidiary and the delivery to the Administrative Agent of
a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination Agreement in accordance with Section 2.22 such Default or Event
of Default shall cease to be effective with respect to such Borrowing Subsidiary.
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On the CAM Exchange Date, (i) the Commitments shall automatically and without further act be
terminated as provided in this Article VII and (ii) the Lenders shall automatically and without
further act be deemed to have exchanged interests in the Designated Obligations such that, in lieu
of the interests of each Lender in the Designated Obligations under each Tranche in which it shall
participate as of such date, such Lender shall own an interest equal to such Lender’s CAM
Percentage in the Designated Obligations under each of the Tranches. It is understood and agreed
that Lenders holding interests in B/As immediately prior to the CAM Exchange shall discharge the
obligations to fund such B/As at maturity in exchange for the interests acquired by such Lenders in
funded Loans in the CAM Exchange. Each Lender, each person acquiring a participation from any
Lender as contemplated by Section 10.04, the Company and each Borrower hereby consents and agrees
to the CAM Exchange. Each of the Company, the Borrowers and the Lenders agrees from time to time
to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Applicable Agent all such promissory
notes and other instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent or such Applicable Agent
shall reasonably request to evidence and confirm the respective interests and obligations of the
Lenders after giving effect to the CAM Exchange, and each Lender agrees to surrender any promissory
notes originally received by it in connection with its Loans hereunder to the Administrative Agent
against delivery of any promissory notes so executed and delivered; provided that the failure of
the Company or any Borrower to execute or deliver or of any Lender to accept any such promissory
note, instrument or document shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the CAM Exchange.
As a result of the CAM Exchange, on and after the CAM Exchange Date, each payment received by
any Agent pursuant to any Loan Document in respect of the Designated Obligations shall be
distributed to the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective CAM Percentages (to be
redetermined as of each such date of payment or distribution to the extent required by the next
paragraph below).
In the event that, on or after the CAM Exchange Date, the aggregate amount of the Designated
Obligations shall change as a result of the making of an LC Disbursement by an Issuing Bank that is
not reimbursed by the applicable Borrower, then (i) each US Tranche Lender (determined without
giving effect to the CAM Exchange) shall, in accordance with Section 2.06(d), promptly purchase
from the applicable Issuing Bank a participation in such LC Disbursement in the amount of such US
Tranche Lender’s applicable US Tranche Percentage of such LC Disbursement (without giving effect to
the CAM Exchange) and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall redetermine the CAM Percentages after
giving effect to such LC Disbursement and the purchase of participations therein by the applicable
US Tranche Lenders and, in the event distributions shall have been made in accordance with the
preceding paragraph, the Lenders shall make such payments to one another as shall be necessary in
order that the amounts received by them shall be equal to the amounts they would have received had
each LC Disbursement been outstanding on the CAM Exchange Date. Each such redetermination shall be
binding on each of the Lenders and their successors and assigns and shall be conclusive, absent
manifest error.
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ARTICLE VIII
The Agents
In order to expedite the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, JPMCB is hereby
appointed to act as Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders and Issuing Banks, JPME is hereby
appointed to act as London Agent on behalf of the Lenders, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Toronto Branch
is hereby appointed to act as Canadian Agent on behalf of the Lenders and JPMAL is hereby appointed
to act as Australian Agent on behalf of the Lenders. Each of the Lenders and each Issuing Bank
hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agents to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such
powers as are delegated to the Agents by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such
actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
Any bank serving as 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 such Agent, and such
bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of
business with the Company, any Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were
not such Agent hereunder.
The Agents shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the
Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) no Agent shall be subject to
any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is
continuing, (b) no Agent shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any
discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan
Documents that such Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other
number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in
Section 10.02), and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, no Agent shall have
any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating
to the Company, any Borrower or any Subsidiary that is communicated to or obtained by the bank
serving as Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. No Agent shall 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
Section 10.02) or in the absence of its own bad faith, gross negligence or wilful misconduct. No
Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is
given to such Agent by a Borrower or a Lender, and no such Agent shall be responsible for or have
any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in
connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document
delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the
covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document, (iv) the
validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement,
instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or
elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be
delivered to such Agent.
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Each 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. Each 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. Each Agent may consult with
legal counsel (who may be counsel for any 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.
Each 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 such Agent. Such 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 and the provisions of Section 10.03 shall
apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Agents 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 Agent.
Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Agent as provided in this paragraph,
any Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Company. Upon
any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right (in consultation with, and with the
consent of, the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld) 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 Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the
retiring Agent may (in consultation with, and (unless an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing pursuant to Article VII), with the consent of the Company, which shall not unreasonably
withhold such consent and which shall, if the retiring Agent shall so request, designate and
approve a successor Agent) on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor 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 Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become
vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring
Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the
Company to a successor Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise
agreed between the Company and such successor. After an Agent’s resignation hereunder, the
provisions of this Article and Section 10.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such
retiring 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 Agent.
Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agents 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 Agents 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 other Loan Document, any
related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
None of the institutions named as Syndication Agent or Documentation Agent in the heading of
this Agreement shall, in their capacities as such, have any duties or responsibilities of any kind
under this Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
Guarantee
In order to induce the Lenders to extend credit to the Borrowing Subsidiaries hereunder and to
induce the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, the Company hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the Obligations of the
Borrowing Subsidiaries. The Company further agrees that the due and punctual payment of the
Obligations of the Borrowing Subsidiaries may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without
notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its guarantee hereunder
notwithstanding any such extension or renewal of any Obligation.
The Company waives presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to any Borrowing
Subsidiary of any of the Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance of its obligations and
notice of protest for nonpayment. The obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be affected
by (a) the failure of any Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to assert any claim or demand
or to enforce any right or remedy against any Borrowing Subsidiary under the provisions of this
Agreement any Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise; (b) any
extension or renewal of any of the Obligations; (c) any rescission, waiver, amendment or
modification of, or release from, any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, any Borrowing
Subsidiary Agreement or any other Loan Document or agreement; (d) the failure or delay of any
Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to exercise any right or remedy against any other
guarantor of the Obligations; (e) the failure of any Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to
assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under any Loan Document or any other agreement
or instrument; (f) any default, failure or delay, wilful or otherwise, in the performance of the
Obligations; or (g) any other act, omission or delay to do any other act which may or might in any
manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Company or otherwise operate as a discharge of the
Company as a matter of law or equity or which would impair or eliminate any right of the Company to
subrogation.
The Company further agrees that its guarantee hereunder constitutes a promise of payment when
due (whether or not any bankruptcy or similar proceeding shall have stayed the accrual or
collection of any of the Obligations or operated as a discharge thereof) and not merely of
collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Lender or Issuing Bank,
as the case may be, to any balance of any deposit
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account or credit on the books of any Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, in favor of
any Borrower or Subsidiary or any other Person.
The obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation,
impairment or termination for any reason, and shall not be subject to any defense or setoff,
counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever, by reason of the invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability of the Obligations, any impossibility in the performance of the Obligations or
otherwise.
The Company further agrees that its obligations hereunder shall continue to be effective or be
reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Obligation is
rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Lender or Issuing Bank as applicable, upon the
bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower or otherwise.
In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Lender or
Issuing Bank may have at law or in equity against the Company by virtue hereof, upon the failure of
any Borrowing Subsidiary to pay any Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at
maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, the Company hereby promises to
and will, upon receipt of written demand by the Administrative Agent, forthwith pay, or cause to be
paid, to the Administrative Agent for distribution to the Lenders in cash an amount equal the
unpaid principal amount of such Obligation. The Company further agrees that if payment in respect
of any Obligation shall be due in a currency other than US Dollars and/or at a place of payment
other than New York and if, by reason of any legal prohibition, disruption of currency or foreign
exchange markets, war or civil disturbance or other event, payment of such Obligation in such
currency or at such place of payment shall be impossible or, in the reasonable judgment of any
Lender, not consistent with the protection of its rights or interests, then, at the election of
such Lender, the Company shall make payment of such Obligation in US Dollars (based upon the
applicable Exchange Rate in effect on the date of payment) and/or in New York, and shall indemnify
such Lender against any losses or expenses (including losses or expenses resulting from
fluctuations in exchange rates) that it shall sustain as a result of such alternative payment.
Upon payment in full by the Company of any Obligation of any Borrowing Subsidiary, each Lender
shall, in a reasonable manner, assign to the Company the amount of such Obligation owed to such
Lender and so paid, such assignment to be pro tanto to the extent to which the Obligation in
question was discharged by the Company, or make such disposition thereof as the Company shall
direct (all without recourse to any Lender and without any representation or warranty by any
Lender). Upon payment by the Company of any sums as provided above, all rights of the Company
against any Borrowing Subsidiary arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation or
otherwise shall in all respects be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior
indefeasible payment in full of all the Obligations owed by such Borrowing Subsidiary to the
Lenders (it being understood that, after the discharge of all the Obligations due and payable from
such Borrowing Subsidiary, such rights may be
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exercised by the Company notwithstanding that such Borrowing Subsidiary may remain
contingently liable for indemnity or other Obligations).
ARTICLE X
Miscellaneous
SECTION 10.01. Notices. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly
permitted to be given by telephone, 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:
(a) if to the Company, to it at One Xxxxxxx Square, X.X. Xxx 0000, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, XX
00000-0000, Attention of each of the Treasurer and the General Counsel (Telecopy No. (000)
000-0000);
(b) if to any Borrowing Subsidiary, to it in care of the Company as provided in
paragraph (a) above;
(c) if to the Administrative Agent or Swingline Lender, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
Loan and Agency Services Group, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000,
Attention of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000), with a copy to JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A., 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
(Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000);
(d) if to the London Agent, to it at X.X. Xxxxxx Europe Limited, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxx XX0X-0XX, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx; Attention of Loans Agency Division (Telecopy No.
011-44-207-777-2360), with a copy to the Administrative Agent as provided in paragraph (c)
above;
(e) if to the Canadian Agent, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch, 0
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 100 King Street West, Suite 6900, Toronto, Ontario X0X 0X0, Xxxxxx,
Attention of: Portfolio Management Associates (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000); with a copy
to the Administrative Agent as provided in paragraph (c) above;
(f) if to the Australian Agent, to it at X.X. Xxxxxx Australia Limited, at the address
designated by the Administrative Agent, with a copy to the Administrative Agent as provided
in paragraph (c) above;
(g) if to any Issuing Bank, to it at the address most recently specified by it in a
notice delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Company; and
(h) if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its
Administrative Questionnaire.
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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 10.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by any Agent, any Lender or any
Issuing Bank in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall
operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power,
or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other
or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies
of the Agents, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereunder and under any other Loan Documents are
cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No
waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Borrower therefrom
shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this
Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for
the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a
Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default,
regardless of whether any Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of
such Default at the time.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may
be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered
into by the Company and the Required Lenders or by the Company and the Administrative Agent with
the written consent of the Required Lenders and, in the case of any other Loan Document, each
applicable Borrower (or the Company on behalf of such Borrower); provided that no such agreement
shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii)
reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or any amount payable in respect of B/As
or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable to any Lender hereunder, without
the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment
of the principal amount of any Loan or any 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) waive or change (x) Section 2.20(b) or (c) or any other provision providing for the
pro rata nature of sharing payments among the Lenders in a manner that would alter the pro rata
sharing of payments required thereby or (y) Section 2.02 or any other provision providing for the
pro rata nature of disbursements by the Lenders, in a manner that would alter the requirement that
such disbursements be made pro rata, in each case without the written consent of each Lender
affected thereby, (v) waive or change Section 2.11(c) or (d)(iii) in a manner that would alter the
pro rata reduction of the Commitments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender
affected thereby, (vi) waive or change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of
“Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage
of Lenders (or Lenders of any Tranche) required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or
make any determination or grant any
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consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender, (vii) waive or change any
provision of the last three paragraphs of Article VII without the written consent of each Lender,
(viii) waive or change any provision of any Loan Document in a manner that by its terms adversely
affects the rights in respect of payments due to Lenders under any Tranche differently from those
of Lenders under any other Tranche without the written consent of Lenders holding a majority in
interest of the outstanding Loans and unused Commitments of each adversely affected Tranche
(treating Competitive Loans in the same way as in determining the Required Lenders for purposes of
determining any majority), or (ix) release the Company from its obligations under Article IX,
without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that (A) no such agreement shall
amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of any Agent or Issuing Bank or the
Swingline Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of such Agent or Issuing Bank or the
Swingline Lender, as the case may be, and (B) any waiver, amendment or modification that by its
terms is limited in effect to the rights or duties of Lenders under one or more (but less than all)
of the Tranches, such waiver, amendment or modification may be effected by an agreement or
agreements in writing entered into by the Company and the requisite percentage in interest of
Lenders under each affected Tranche. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision of this
Agreement may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Company, the Required
Lenders and the Administrative Agent (and, if its rights or obligations are affected thereby, each
other applicable Agent or Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender) if (i) by the terms of such
agreement the Commitment of each Lender not consenting to the amendment provided for therein shall
terminate upon the effectiveness of such amendment and (ii) 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, including reimbursement obligations with respect to LC Disbursements
and interest thereon.
SECTION 10.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) The Borrowers shall pay (i) all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agents and their Affiliates, including the
reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one outside counsel for the Administrative Agent and
the other Agents, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein,
the preparation and administration of the Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or
waivers (requested by or for the benefit of any Borrower) of the provisions hereof (whether or not
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment,
renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, including
the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender,
in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with the Loan
Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made, the B/As
accepted and purchase 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.
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(b) The Borrowers shall indemnify each Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank, and each
Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons involved directly or indirectly in the Transactions
(each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from,
any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (other than Excluded Taxes),
including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or
asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the
execution or delivery of any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the
performance by the parties to the Loan Documents of their respective obligations thereunder or the
consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan, B/A
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) any actual
or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation,
investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or
any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (and whether brought
by a third party or by any Borrower or any Affiliate of a Borrower, it being understood that
nothing herein shall relieve any Lender of liability for a breach of its agreements contained
herein); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent
that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (A) do not result in actual
out-of-pocket loss or expense by such Indemnitee or (B) result from the bad faith, wilful
misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnitee or the breach by such Indemnitee of its
agreements set forth in the Loan Documents.
(c) To the extent that the Borrowers fail to pay any amount required to be paid by them to any
Agent or Issuing Bank or to the Swingline Lender under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section each
Lender severally agrees to pay to such Agent or Issuing Bank or to the Swingline Lender, as the
case may be, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable
unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the
unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case
may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Agent or Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in
its capacity as such.
(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Borrower shall assert, and each hereby
waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect,
consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in
connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated
hereby, the Transactions, any Loan or any Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.
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(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after written demand
therefor setting forth the amount and the nature of the expense or claim, as applicable.
SECTION 10.04. Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of
Credit), except that no Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations
hereunder or under any Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement without the prior written consent of each
Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any Borrower without such consent shall be null
and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any
Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby
(including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit) and, to the extent
expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the
Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) 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 Commitment and the Loans at the
time owing to it); provided that (i) each of the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and,
except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, the Company must give
their prior written consent to such assignment (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld),
(ii) 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 Lender’s Commitment, the amount of the Commitment
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 US$5,000,000 unless each of the Company and the Administrative Agent otherwise
consent, (iii) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of
all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, except that this clause
(iii) shall not apply to rights in respect of outstanding Competitive Loans, (iv) the parties to
each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance,
together with a processing and recordation fee of US$3,500, and (v) the assignee, if it shall not
be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire; and
provided further that any consent of the Company otherwise required under this paragraph shall not
be required if an Event of Default under Article VII has occurred and is continuing. Subject to
acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section, from and after the
effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance the assignee thereunder shall be a party
hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the
rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall,
to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its
obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of
the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a
party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.17, 2.18,
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2.19 and 10.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this
Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement
as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with
paragraph (e) of this Section.
(c) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of each Borrower, shall
maintain at one of its offices in The City of New York a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance
delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and
the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans, amounts in respect of B/As and LC
Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the
"Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Agents, the
Lenders and the Issuing Banks 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 any Borrower, any Lender
and any Issuing Bank, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(d) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning
Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee
shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph
(b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this
Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Acceptance and record the
information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of
this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(e) Any Lender may, without the consent of any Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any
Issuing Bank, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all
or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a
portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations
under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to
the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrowers, the
Agents, the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with
such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any
agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that
such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce the Loan Documents and to approve any amendment,
modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents; provided that such agreement or
instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to
any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 10.02(b) that
affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (f) of this Section, each Borrower agrees that each
Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.17, 2.18 and 2.19 to the same extent as
if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this
Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the
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benefits of Section 10.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be
subject to Section 2.20(c) as though it were a Lender.
(f) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.17 or
2.19 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the
participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is
made with the Company’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it
were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.19 unless the Company is notified
of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the
Company, to comply with Section 2.19(e) as though it were a Lender.
(g) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of
its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any 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.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Bank”) may
grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “SPC”) of such Granting Bank, identified as such in
writing from time to time by the Granting Bank to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, the
option to provide to the Borrowers all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Bank would
otherwise be obligated to make to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.01 or the option to
participate in any Letter of Credit, as the case may be; provided that (i) nothing herein shall
constitute a commitment to make any Loan by any SPC or to participate in any Letter of Credit and
(ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of
such Loan, or to participate in such Letter of Credit the Granting Bank shall be obligated to make
such Loan or participate in such Letter of Credit pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a
Loan by an SPC or the participation by such SPC in any Letter of Credit shall be deemed to utilize
the Commitment of the Granting Bank to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by the
Granting Bank or such participation in a Letter of Credit were paid or taken, as the case may be by
such Granting Bank. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any payment
under this Agreement for which a Lender would otherwise be liable, for so long as, and to the
extent, the related Granting Bank makes such payment. In furtherance of the foregoing, each party
hereto hereby agrees that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full
of all outstanding senior indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other
person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or
liquidation proceedings or similar proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State
thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 10.04,
any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Borrowers and the
Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its
interests in any Loans or participations in any Letters of Credit to its
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Granting Bank or to any financial institutions (if consented to by the Borrowers and
Administrative Agent) providing liquidity and/or credit facilities to or for the account of such
SPC to fund the Loans made by such SPC or to support the securities (if any) issued by such SPC to
fund such Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to
its Loans or participations in any Letters of Credit (but not relating to any Borrower, except with
the Company’s consent) to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety,
guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.
SECTION 10.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by
the Borrowers herein, in the other Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments
delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be
considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and
delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit,
regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding
that any Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank 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 2.17, 2.18, 2.19 and 10.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full
force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the
repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Commitments, the Letters of Credit or
the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
SECTION 10.06. 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, the other Loan Documents 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 Section 4.01, this Agreement
shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the
Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the
signature of each of the other parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or other
electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this
Agreement.
SECTION 10.07. Severability. Any provision of any Loan Document held to be invalid, illegal
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent
of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions of
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such Loan Document; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction
shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 10.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or
demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such
Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower (other than payroll
accounts and trust accounts) against any of and all the obligations of the Borrowers 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. The rights of each Lender under this
Section are in addition to and shall not limit other rights and remedies (including other rights of
setoff) which such Lender may have.
SECTION 10.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
(b) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its
property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in
New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and
any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any
Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or
proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State 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 or any other Loan
Document shall affect any right that any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have
to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any
Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) Each 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 or any other
Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties
hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner
provided for notices in Section 10.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will
affect the right of any party hereto or thereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by
law.
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SECTION 10.10. 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, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).
EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS
REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION,
SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE
BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
SECTION 10.11. 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 10.12. Confidentiality. (a) Each of the Agents, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks
agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that
Information may be disclosed (i) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and
agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the
Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such
Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (ii) to the extent requested by
any regulatory authority, (iii) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any
subpoena or similar legal process, (iv) to any other party to this Agreement, (v) in connection
with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (vi) subject to an
agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (A) any
assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights
or obligations under this Agreement or (B) any actual or prospective counterparty to any swap or
derivative transaction relating to the Borrowers and their obligations, or any advisor of any such
counterparty, (vii) with the consent of any Borrower or (viii) to the extent such Information (A)
becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (B) becomes
available to any Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank on a nonconfidential basis from a source
other than a Borrower. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information
received from the Borrowers relating to the Borrowers or their business, other than any such
information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank on a
nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by a Borrower; provided that, in the case of information
received from a Borrower after the date hereof, such information is 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
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to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as a prudent Person engaged in the same
business or following customary procedures for such business would accord to its own confidential
information.
(b) Each Lender acknowledges that information furnished to it pursuant to this Agreement may
include material non-public information concerning the Company and the Subsidiaries or the
Company’s securities, and confirms that it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of
material non-public information and that it will handle such material non-public information in
accordance with those procedures and applicable law, including Federal and state securities laws.
(c) All information, including requests for waivers and amendments, furnished by the Company
or any 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 Company and the
Subsidiaries or the Company’s securities. Accordingly, each Lender represents to the Company and
the Agents 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, and such
credit contact shall be bound by such Lender’s confidentiality obligations hereunder.
SECTION 10.13. 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
"Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) 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 10.14. Conversion of Currencies. (a) If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in
any court, it is necessary to convert a sum owing hereunder in one currency into another currency,
each party hereto (including any Borrowing Subsidiary) agrees, to the fullest extent that it may
effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal
banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction the first currency could be purchased with such
other currency on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.
(b) The obligations of each Borrower in respect of any sum due to any party hereto or any
holder of the obligations owing hereunder (the “Applicable Creditor”)
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shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than the
currency in which such sum is stated to be due hereunder (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged
only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any
sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in accordance with
normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction purchase the Agreement Currency with the
Judgment Currency; if the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum
originally due to the Applicable Creditor in the Agreement Currency, such Borrower agrees, as a
separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Applicable Creditor
against such loss. The obligations of the Borrowers contained in this Section 10.14 shall survive
the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all other amounts owing hereunder.
SECTION 10.15. USA Patriot Act. Each Lender hereby notifies the Company that pursuant to the
requirements of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that
identifies the Borrowers, which information includes the name and address of each Borrower and
other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrowers in accordance with its
requirements.
SECTION 10.16. No Fiduciary Relationship. Each Borrower, on behalf of itself and its
subsidiaries, agrees that in connection with all aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby or
by the other Loan Documents and any communications in connection therewith, the Borrowers, their
subsidiaries and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Banks, the Lenders and their Affiliates, on the other hand, will have a business relationship that
does not create, by implication or otherwise, any fiduciary duty on the part of the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Banks, the Lenders or their Affiliates, and no such duty will be deemed to have
arisen in connection with any such transaction or communications.
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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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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually, as Issuing Bank and as Administrative
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X.X. XXXXXX EUROPE LIMITED, as London Agent, |
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
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X.X. XXXXXX AUSTRALIA LIMITED, as Australian Agent, |
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BARCLAYS BANK
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BANK OF AMERICA,
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BANK OF AMERICA,
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CITIBANK N.A. |
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CITIBANK,
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Name: Niyousha Zarinpour |
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Title: Authorised Signer |
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CITIBANK,
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
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Title: General Counsel |
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CITIBANK
INTERNATIONAL PLC |
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by
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
COMPANY AMENDED AND
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SUNTRUST BANK |
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx |
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx |
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Title: Managing Director/GPM |
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SUNTRUST BANK |
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxx |
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Title: Director/Group Portfolio Mgr. |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
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THE BANK OF NOVA
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxx |
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Title: Senior Manager |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
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THE BANK OF
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Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Chicago Branch |
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by
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/s/ Tsuguyuki Umene |
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Name: Tsuguyuki Umene |
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Title: Deputy General Manager |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
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BNP PARIBAS |
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Title: Director |
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by
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Name: Xxxxx Xxx |
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Title: Managing Director |
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BNP PARIBAS (Canada) |
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by
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Name: Xxx Xxx |
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Title: Managing Director |
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
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DEUTSCHE BANK
AG New York Branch |
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxx |
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxx |
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Title: Vice President |
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by
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
COMPANY AMENDED AND
RESTATED FIVE-YEAR CREDIT
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HSBC BANK USA, N.A. |
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by
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Title: Senior Vice President |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
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RABOBANK NEDERLAND |
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Canadian Branch |
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by
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
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Title: Executive Director |
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by
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
COMPANY AMENDED AND
RESTATED FIVE-YEAR CREDIT
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COOPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISON |
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Boerenleenbank BA Trading as
RABOBANK INTERNATIONAL
Canadian Branch |
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by
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/s/ X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: X. Xxxxxxxx |
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Title: Executive Director |
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxx |
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Title: Executive Director |
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COOPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISON |
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Boerenleenbank BA
RABOBANK NEDERALAND
New York Branch |
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by
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Title: Executive Director |
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by
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Title: Executive Director |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
COMPANY AMENDED
AND RESTATED FIVE-YEAR CREDIT
AGREEMENT |
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BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA |
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by
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
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by
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/s/ Xxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxx Xxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
COMPANY AMENDED AND
RESTATED FIVE-YEAR CREDIT
AGREEMENT |
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FIFTH THIRD BANK |
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a Michigan Banking Corporation |
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by
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
COMPANY AMENDED AND
RESTATED FIVE-YEAR CREDIT
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FORTIS CAPITAL CORP |
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Managing Director |
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by
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/s/ Egens M. Van Iterson Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Egens M. Van Iterson |
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Xxxxxxxx Title: Vice President |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
COMPANY AMENDED AND
RESTATED FIVE-YEAR CREDIT
AGREEMENT |
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THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY |
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by
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
COMPANY AMENDED AND
RESTATED FIVE-YEAR CREDIT
AGREEMENT |
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COBANK, ACB |
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by
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/s/ S. Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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Name: S. Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Vice President |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
COMPANY AMENDED AND
RESTATED FIVE-YEAR CREDIT
AGREEMENT |
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MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK LTD. |
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by
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
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Title: Senior Vice President |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
COMPANY AMENDED AND
RESTATED FIVE-YEAR CREDIT
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XXXXXX XXXXXXX BANK |
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by
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Title: Authorized Signatory |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
COMPANY AMENDED AND
RESTATED FIVE-YEAR CREDIT
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SOCIETE GENERALE |
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by
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
COMPANY AMENDED AND
RESTATED FIVE-YEAR CREDIT
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
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by
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Senior Vice President |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
COMPANY AMENDED AND
RESTATED FIVE-YEAR CREDIT
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XXXXX FARGO BANK N.A. |
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by
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
COMPANY AMENDED AND
RESTATED FIVE-YEAR CREDIT
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LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC |
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
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Title: Relationship Manager |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
COMPANY AMENDED AND
RESTATED FIVE-YEAR CREDIT
AGREEMENT |
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UNICREDITO ITALIANO
New York Br. |
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by
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/s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx |
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Title: F.V.P. & Dep. General Manager |
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE XXXXXXX
COMPANY AMENDED AND
RESTATED FIVE-YEAR CREDIT
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ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC |
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by
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Name: Xxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Relationship Manager |
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