LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JUNE 30, 2008 by and among MMC CHULA VISTA II LLC, as a Borrower MMC ESCONDIDO II LLC, as a Borrower MMC ENERGY, INC., as Parent THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO and GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as...
EXECUTION
VERSION
DATED
AS OF JUNE 30, 2008
by
and among
MMC
CHULA VISTA II LLC, as a Borrower
MMC
ESCONDIDO II LLC, as a Borrower
MMC
ENERGY, INC., as Parent
THE
LENDERS PARTY HERETO
and
GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as
Administrative Agent
INDEX
OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Schedule I
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Administrative
Agent’s, Lenders’ and Borrowers’ Representatives for Notices; Addresses;
Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments
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Schedule 4.3
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Locations;
Corporate or Other Names
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Schedule 4.17
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Insurance
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Schedule 4.18
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Bank
and Security Accounts
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Schedule 10.3
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Actions
to Perfect Liens
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Exhibit A
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Form
of Notice of Delayed Draw Term Loan
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Exhibit B
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Form
of Secretary’s Certificate
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Exhibit C
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Form
of Power of Attorney
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Exhibit D
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Form
of Assignment
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Exhibit
E
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Form
of Note
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Exhibit
F
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Form
of Notice of Conversion or
Continuation
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This
LOAN
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT is dated as of June 30, 2008, and agreed to by and
between MMC CHULA VISTA II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Chula
Vista Borrower”),
MMC
ESCONDIDO II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Escondido
Borrower”
and
together with the Chula Vista Borrower, collectively “Borrowers”
and
individually each a “Borrower”),
MMC
Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”),
the
Lenders (as defined below) and GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (“GE
Capital”),
as
administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, and together with its
successors and permitted assigns, the “Administrative
Agent”).
The
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS,
INTERPRETATION AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section
1.1 Defined
Terms.
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Administrative
Agent”
has
the
meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, each officer, director, general partner or
joint-venturer of such Person and any other Person that directly or indirectly
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person;
provided,
however,
that
Lender shall not be an Affiliate of Borrowers. For purpose of this definition,
“control”
means
the possession of either (a) the power to vote, or the beneficial ownership
of,
10% or more of the Voting Stock of such Person or (b) the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether
by
contract or otherwise.
“Agreement”
means
this Loan and Security Agreement.
“Applicable
Margin”
means,
with respect to Delayed Draw Term Loans, (i) 2.75% per annum for Base Rate
Loans
and (ii) 4.50% per annum for Eurodollar Rate Loans.
“Approved
Fund”
means,
with respect to any Lender, any Person (other than a natural Person) that (a)
is
or will be engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in
commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of
its
business and (b) is advised or managed by (i) such Lender, (ii) any Affiliate
of
such Lender or (iii) any Person (other than an individual) or any Affiliate
of
any Person (other than an individual) that administers or manages such
Lender.
“Assignment”
means
an assignment agreement entered into by a Lender, as assignor, and any
prospective assignee thereof and accepted by Administrative Agent, in
substantially the form of Exhibit D.
“Base
Rate”
means,
at any time, a rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the rate last quoted
by
The
Wall Street Journal
as the
“base rate on corporate loans posted by at least 75% of the nation’s largest
banks” in the United States or, if The
Wall Street Journal
ceases
to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal
Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected
Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer
quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by Administrative
Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by
Administrative Agent) and (b) the sum of 0.5% per annum and the Federal Funds
Rate.
“Base
Rate Loan”
means
any Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
“Benefit
Plan”
means
any employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether
governed by the laws of the United States or otherwise) to which any Credit
Party incurs or otherwise has any obligation or liability, contingent or
otherwise.
“Books
and Records”
means
all books, records, board minutes, contracts, licenses, insurance policies,
environmental audits, business plans, files, computer files, computer discs
and
other data and software storage and media devices, accounting books and records,
financial statements (actual and pro forma), filings with Governmental
Authorities and any and all records and instruments relating to the Collateral
or Borrowers’ business.
“Borrowers”
has
the
meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“BSA”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section 4.22.
“Business
Day”
means
any
day of the year that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks are
required or authorized to close in New York City and, when determined in
connection with notices and determinations in respect of any Eurodollar Rate
or
Eurodollar Rate Loan or any funding, conversion, continuation, Interest Period
or payment of any Eurodollar Rate Loan, that is also a day on which dealings
in
Dollar deposits are carried on in the London interbank market.
“Capitalized
Lease Obligations”
means,
at any time, with respect to any Capital Lease, any lease entered into as part
of any sale and leaseback transaction of any Person or any synthetic lease,
the
amount of all obligations of such Person that is (or that would be, if such
synthetic lease or other lease were accounted for as a Capital Lease)
capitalized on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Change
of Control”
means,
the occurrence of any of the following: (a) Parent shall cease to own and
control, legally and beneficially, all of the economic and voting rights
associated with ownership of all outstanding Stock of all classes of Stock
of
each Borrower, (b) any person or group of persons (within the meaning of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) shall have acquired beneficial ownership
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of more than 40% of the
issued and outstanding shares of capital Stock of Parent having the right to
vote for the election of directors of Parent under ordinary circumstances,
or
(c) during any period of twelve consecutive calendar months, individuals who
at
the beginning of such period (or the Closing Date for any period beginning
prior
to the Closing Date) constituted the board of directors of Parent (together
with
any new directors whose election by the board of directors of Parent or whose
nomination for election by the stockholders of Parent was approved by a vote
of
at least a majority of the directors then still in office who either were
directors at the beginning of such period (or the Closing Date for any period
beginning prior to the Closing Date) or whose election or nomination for
election was previously so approved) cease for any reason other than death
or
disability to constitute a majority of the directors then in
office.
“Charges”
means
all federal, state, county, city, municipal, local, foreign or other
governmental taxes (including taxes owed to PBGC at the time due and payable),
levies, customs or other duties, assessments, charges, liens, and all additional
charges, interest, penalties, expenses, claims or encumbrances upon or relating
to (a) the Collateral, (b) the Obligations, (c) the employees, payroll,
income or gross receipts of any Credit Party, (d) the ownership or use of any
assets by any Credit Party or (e) any other aspect of any Credit Party’s
business.
“Chula
Vista Assignment of Purchase Agreement”
means
the Assignment of Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between
the
Chula Vista Borrower, as assignor and Administrative Agent, as
assignee.
“Chula
Vista Borrower”
has
the
meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Chula
Vista Equipment”
means
the Chula Vista Turbines, associated skids and auxiliary equipment, together
with any and all additions, accessions, parts, accessories, substitutions and
replacements thereof, now or hereafter installed in, affixed to or used in
connection therewith.
“Chula
Vista Equity Contribution”
means
the equity contributions to be made by Parent to the Chula Vista Borrower on
terms satisfactory to Administrative Agent in an amount not less than 45% of
the
purchase price of the Chula Vista Equipment under the Chula Vista Purchase
Agreement.
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“Chula
Vista Project”
means
the peaking power generation facility located at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx.
“Chula
Vista Purchase Agreement”
means,
that certain Contract for U.S. Based Sale of Equipment and Services, dated
as of
January 25, 2008, by and between Seller and Parent, as assigned by Parent to
Chula Vista Borrower pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated
as of June 25, 2008 among Seller, Parent and Chula Vista Borrower, as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Chula
Vista Seller Acknowledgment of Assignment”
means
the Consent and Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between Seller and
Administrative Agent and acknowledged by Chula Vista Borrower.
“Chula
Vista Turbines”
means
two (2) new GE LM 6000 combustion gas turbines for installation at the Chula
Vista Project.
“Closing
Date”
means
the Business Day on which the conditions precedent set forth in Article
III
have
been satisfied or specifically waived in writing by the Required Lenders, and
the initial Loans have been made; provided,
however,
that in
no event shall the Closing Date be later than June 30, 2008.
“Code”
means
the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Collateral”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section 10.1,
and any
other property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, now existing or
hereafter acquired, that may at any time be or become subject to a security
interest or Lien in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the
Secured Parties, to secure the Obligations, including the Stock of
Borrowers.
“Collection
Account”
means
that certain account of Administrative Agent, account number 00-000-00 in the
name of GECC EFS-T&I Depository Account, Deutsche Bank Trust Company
Americas, New York, New York, ABA number 000-000-000.
“Constituent
Documents”
means,
with respect to any Person, collectively and, in each case, together with any
modification of any term thereof, (a) the articles of incorporation, certificate
of incorporation, constitution or certificate of formation of such Person,
(b) the bylaws, operating agreement or joint venture agreement of such
Person, (c) any other constitutive, organizational or governing document of
such Person, whether or not equivalent and (d) any other document setting
forth the manner of election or duties of the directors, officers or managing
members of such Person or the designation, amount or relative rights,
limitations and preferences of any Stock of such Person.
“Construction
and Project Financing”
means
with respect to any Project, a loan facility, loan or other financial
arrangement provided to the owner of such Project for the purpose of
construction of such Project.
“Contractual
Obligation”
means
as to any Person, any provision of any Security issued by such Person or of
any
agreement, instrument, or other undertaking (other than a Loan Document or
the
Purchase Agreements) to which such Person is a party or by which it or any
of
its property is bound or to which any of its property is subject.
“Control
Agreement”
means
a
deposit account control agreement and/or lock box agreement among any financial
institution at which a bank, deposit or security account is maintained,
Administrative Agent and a Borrower, in form and substance acceptable to
Administrative Agent.
“Credit
Party”
means
each Borrower, Parent, and each other Person (other than any Secured Party)
that
is or may become a party to this Agreement or any other Loan
Document.
“Default”
means
any Event of Default or any event that, with the passage of time or notice
or
both, would become an Event of Default.
“Default
Rate”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section 2.7(d).
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“Delayed
Draw Term Loan”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section
2.1(a)(i).
“Delayed
Draw Term Loan Commitment”
means,
with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Delayed
Draw
Term Loans, which commitment is in the percentage of the Delayed Draw Term
Loan
Commitment set forth under such Lender’s name on Schedule I
under
the caption “Commitment
Percentage”,
as
amended to reflect Assignments and as such amount may be reduced pursuant to
this Agreement (including
Section 2.1(a)).
The
aggregate amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments on the date hereof
equals $25,500,000.
“Delayed
Draw Term Loan Commitment Period”
means
the time period commencing on the Closing Date through and including the Delayed
Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date.
“Delayed
Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date”
shall
mean the earliest of (a) the Stated Expiry Date, (b) the date of
termination of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments in whole (but not in
part)
pursuant to Section
2.5
or
11.2 and
(c)
the date on which the Obligations become due and payable in whole (but not
in
part) pursuant to Section 11.2.
“Delayed
Draw Term Loan Facility”
means
the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments and the provisions herein related to
the
Delayed Draw Term Loans.
“Dollars”
and
the
sign “$” each mean the lawful money of the United States of
America.
“Domestic
Person”
means
any “United States person” under and as defined in Section 770l(a)(30) of
the Code.
“Electronic
Transmission”
means
each document, instruction, authorization, file, information and any other
communication transmitted, posted or otherwise made or communicated by e-mail
or
E-Fax, or otherwise to or from an E-System or other equivalent
service.
“Environmental
Laws”
means
all present and future Requirements of Law and Permits imposing liability or
standards of conduct for or relating to the regulation and protection of human
health, safety, the environment and natural resources, and including public
notification requirements and environmental transfer of ownership, notification
or approval statutes.
“Environmental
Liabilities”
means
all Liabilities (including costs of Remedial Actions, natural resource damages
and costs and expenses of investigation and feasibility studies) that may be
imposed on, incurred by or asserted against a Borrower as a result of, or
related to, any claim, suit, action, investigation, proceeding or demand by
any
Person, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict
liability, criminal or civil statute or common law or otherwise, arising under
any Environmental Law or in connection with any environmental, health or safety
condition or with any Release and resulting from the ownership, lease, sublease
or other operation or occupation of property by a Borrower, whether on, prior
or
after the date hereof.
“Equipment”
means,
collectively, the Chula Vista Equipment and the Escondido
Equipment.
“Equipment
Delivery Date”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section
8.14.
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
means,
collectively, any Credit Party, and any Person under common control, or treated
as a single employer, with any Credit Party, within the meaning of
Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
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“ERISA
Event”
means
any of the following: (a) a reportable event described in
Section 4043(b) of ERISA (or, unless the 30-day notice requirement has been
duly waived under the applicable regulations, Section 4043(c) of ERISA)
with respect to a Title IV Plan, (b) the withdrawal of any ERISA Affiliate
from a Title IV Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in
which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of
ERISA, (c) the complete or partial withdrawal of any ERISA Affiliate from
any Multiemployer Plan, (d) with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the
filing of a notice of reorganization, insolvency or termination (or treatment
of
a plan amendment as termination) under Section 4041A of ERISA, (e) the
filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Title IV Plan (or treatment of
a
plan amendment as termination) under Section 4041 of ERISA, (f) the
institution of proceedings to terminate a Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan
by
the PBGC, (g) the failure to make any required contribution to any Title IV
Plan
or Multiemployer Plan when due, (h) the imposition of a lien under
Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 or 4068 of ERISA on any
property (or rights to property, whether real or personal) of any ERISA
Affiliate, (i) the failure of a Benefit Plan or any trust thereunder intended
to
qualify for tax exempt status under Section 401 or 501 of the Code or other
Requirements of Law to qualify thereunder and (j) any other event or condition
that might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042
of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer,
any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan or for the imposition of any liability
upon any ERISA Affiliate under Title IV of ERISA other than for PBGC premiums
due but not delinquent.
“Escondido
Assignment of Purchase Agreement”
means
the Assignment of Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between
the
Escondido Borrower, as assignor and Administrative Agent, as
assignee.
“Escondido
Borrower”
has
the
meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Escondido
Equipment”
means
the Escondido Turbine, associated skids and auxiliary equipment, together with
any and all additions, accessions, parts, accessories, substitutions and
replacements thereof, now or hereafter installed in, affixed to or used in
connection therewith.
“Escondido
Equity Contribution”
means
the equity contributions to be made by Parent to the Escondido Borrower on
terms
satisfactory to Administrative Agent in an amount not less than 45% of the
purchase price of the Escondido Equipment under the Escondido Purchase
Agreement.
“Escondido
Project”
means
the peaking power generation facility located at 0000 Xxx Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx.
“Escondido
Purchase Agreement”
means,
that certain Contract for U.S. Based Sale of Equipment and Services, dated
as of
May 15, 2008, by and between Seller and Parent, as assigned by Parent to
Escondido Borrower pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated
as
of June 25, 2008 among Seller, Parent and Escondido Borrower, as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Escondido
Seller Acknowledgment of Assignment”
means
the Consent and Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between Seller and
Administrative Agent and acknowledged by Escondido Borrower
“Escondido
Turbine”
means
a
new GE LM 6000 combustion gas turbine for installation at the Escondido
Project.
“Eurodollar
Base Rate” means,
with respect to any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate
determined by Administrative Agent to be the offered rate for deposits in
Dollars for the applicable Interest Period appearing on the Dow Xxxxx Markets
Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the second full
Business Day next preceding the first day of each Interest Period. In the event
that such rate does not appear on the Dow Xxxxx Markets Telerate Page 3750
(or
otherwise on the Dow Xxxxx Markets screen) at such time, the “Eurodollar
Base Rate”
shall
be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service
for displaying the offered rate for deposit in Dollars in the London interbank
market as may be selected by Administrative Agent and, in the absence of
availability, such other method to determine such offered rate as may be
selected by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
“Eurodollar
Rate”
means,
with respect to any Interest Period and for any Eurodollar Rate Loan, an
interest rate per annum determined as the ratio of (a) the Eurodollar Base
Rate
with respect to such Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan to (b) the
difference between the number one and the Eurodollar Reserve Requirements with
respect to such Interest Period and for such Eurodollar Rate
Loan.
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“Eurodollar
Rate Loan”
means
any Loan that bears interest based on the Eurodollar Rate.
“Eurodollar
Reserve Requirements”
means,
with respect to any Interest Period and for any Eurodollar Rate Loan, a rate
per
annum equal to the aggregate, without duplication, of the maximum rates
(expressed as a decimal number) of reserve requirements in effect 2 Business
Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period (including basic,
supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves) under any regulations of the
Federal Reserve Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with
respect thereto dealing with reserve requirements prescribed for eurocurrency
funding (currently referred to as “eurocurrency liabilities” in Regulation D of
the Federal Reserve Board) maintained by a member bank of the United States
Federal Reserve System.
“E-Fax”
means
any system used to receive or transmit faxes electronically.
“E-Signature”
means
the process of attaching to or logically associating with an Electronic
Transmission an electronic symbol, encryption, digital signature or process
(including the name or an abbreviation of the name of the party transmitting
the
Electronic Transmission) with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such
Electronic Transmission.
“E-System”
means
any electronic system, including Intralinks®
and any
other Internet or extranet-based site, whether such electronic system is owned,
operated or hosted by Administrative Agent, any of its Related Persons or any
other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or other
security system.
“Event
of Default”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section 11.1.
“Federal
Funds Rate”
means,
for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during
such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal
funds brokers, as determined by Administrative Agent in its sole
discretion.
“Federal
Reserve Board”
means
the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System and any
successor thereto.
“Fees”
means
the fees due to Administrative Agent and the Lenders under Section 2.8
and
under the Fee Letter.
“Fee
Letter”
means
the letter agreement dated as of the date hereof addressed to Borrowers and
Parent from Administrative Agent and accepted by Borrowers and Parent, with
respect to certain fees to be paid from time to time to Administrative Agent
and
its Related Persons.
“Financial
Statements”
means
a
consolidated balance sheet of each Borrower as at the end of the relevant fiscal
period and the related consolidated statements of income, retained earnings
and
cash flows for the fiscal period then ended.
“Fiscal
Quarter”
means
each three month fiscal period ending on March 31, June 30,
September 30 or December 31.
“Fiscal
Year”
means
the twelve month period of each Borrower ending on
December 31.
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as
in
effect from time to time, set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the
Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants, in the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board and in such other statements by such other entity as may be
in
general use by significant segments of the accounting profession that are
applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.
“GE
Capital”
has
the
meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
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“Governmental
Authority”
means
any nation, sovereign or government, any state or other political subdivision
thereof, any agency, authority or instrumentality thereof and any entity or
authority exercising executive, legislative, taxing, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including any central
bank, stock exchange, regulatory body, arbitrator, public sector entity,
supra-national entity (including the European Union and the European Central
Bank) and any self-regulatory organization (including the National Association
of Insurance Commissioners).
“Guarantor”
means
Parent.
“Guaranty
Obligation”
means,
as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or
otherwise, of such Person for any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other
obligation (the “primary
obligation”)
of
another Person (the “primary
obligor”),
if
the purpose or intent of such Person in incurring such liability, or the
economic effect thereof, is to guarantee such primary obligation or provide
support, assurance or comfort to the holder of such primary obligation or to
protect or indemnify such holder against loss with respect to such primary
obligation, including (a) the direct or indirect guaranty, endorsement (other
than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), co-making,
discounting with recourse or sale with recourse by such Person of any primary
obligation, (b) the incurrence of reimbursement obligations with respect to
any
letter of credit or bank guarantee in support of any primary obligation, (c)
the
existence of any Lien, or any right, contingent or otherwise, to receive a
Lien,
on the property of such Person securing any part of any primary obligation
and
(d) any liability of such Person for a primary obligation through any
Contractual Obligation (contingent or otherwise) or other arrangement (i) to
purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such primary obligation or any
security therefor or to provide funds for the payment or discharge of such
primary obligation (whether in the form of a loan, advance, stock purchase,
capital contribution or otherwise), (ii) to maintain the solvency, working
capital, equity capital or any balance sheet item, level of income or cash
flow,
liquidity or financial condition of any primary obligor, (iii) to make
take-or-pay or similar payments, if required, regardless of non-performance
by
any other party to any Contractual Obligation, (iv) to purchase, sell or lease
(as lessor or lessee) any property, or to purchase or sell services, primarily
for the purpose of enabling the primary obligor to satisfy such primary
obligation or to protect the holder of such primary obligation against loss
or
(v) to supply funds to or in any other manner invest in, such primary obligor
(including to pay for property or services irrespective of whether such property
is received or such services are rendered); provided,
however,
that
“Guaranty
Obligations”
shall
not include (x) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary
course of business and (y) product warranties given in the ordinary course
of
business. The outstanding amount of any Guaranty Obligation shall equal the
outstanding amount of the primary obligation so guaranteed or otherwise
supported or, if lower, the stated maximum amount for which such Person may
be
liable under such Guaranty Obligation.
“Guaranty”
means
the Guaranty and Pledge Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date by Parent,
in
favor of, and in form and substance satisfactory to, Administrative Agent,
for
the benefit of the Secured Parties, together with all amendments, modifications
and supplements thereto.
“Hazardous
Material”
means
any substance, material or waste that is classified, regulated or otherwise
characterized under any Environmental Law as hazardous, toxic, a contaminant
or
a pollutant or by other words of similar meaning or regulatory effect, including
petroleum or any fraction thereof, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and
radioactive substances.
“Hedging
Agreement”
means
any Interest Rate Contract, foreign exchange, swap, option or forward contract,
spot, cap, floor or collar transaction, any other derivative instrument and
any
other similar speculative transaction and any other similar agreement or
arrangement designed to alter the risks of any Person arising from fluctuations
in any underlying variable.
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“Indebtedness”
of
any
Person means, without duplication, any of the following, whether or not matured:
(a) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) all obligations evidenced
by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (c) all reimbursement
and all obligations with respect to (i) letters of credit, bank guarantees
or bankers’ acceptances or (ii) surety, customs, reclamation or performance
bonds (in each case not related to judgments or litigation) other than those
entered into in the ordinary course of business, (d) all obligations to pay
the deferred purchase price of property or services, other than trade payables
incurred in the ordinary course of business, (e) all obligations created or
arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement,
regardless of whether the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under
such
agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such
property, (f) all Capitalized Lease Obligations, (g) all obligations,
whether or not contingent, to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise
acquire for value any of its own Stock or Stock Equivalents (or any Stock or
Stock Equivalent of a direct or indirect parent entity thereof) prior to the
date that is 180 days after the Stated Expiry Date, valued at, in the case
of
redeemable preferred Stock, the greater of the voluntary liquidation preference
and the involuntary liquidation preference of such Stock plus accrued and unpaid
dividends, (h) all payments that would be required to be made in respect of
any Hedging Agreement in the event of a termination (including an early
termination) on the date of determination and (i) all Guaranty Obligations
for obligations of any other Person constituting Indebtedness of such other
Person; provided,
however,
that
the items in each of clauses
(a)
through
(i)
above
shall constitute “Indebtedness”
of
such
Person solely to the extent, directly or indirectly, (x) such Person is
liable for any part of any such item, (y) any such item is secured by a
Lien on such Person’s property or (z) any other Person has a right,
contingent or otherwise, to cause such Person to become liable for any part
of
any such item or to grant such a Lien.
“Indemnified
Matters”
and
“Indemnitee”
have
the respective meanings assigned to them in Section 13.4.
“Intellectual
Property”
means
all rights, title and interests in or relating to intellectual property and
industrial property arising under any Requirement of Law, including all
copyrights, patents, trademarks, internet domain names, trade secrets and
Contractual Obligations relating thereto.
“Interest
Period”
means,
with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date
such
Eurodollar Rate Loan is made or converted to a Eurodollar Rate Loan or, if
such
Loan is continued, on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period
therefor and ending 3 months thereafter; provided,
however,
that
(a) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a
Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day, unless the result of such extension would be to extend such
Interest Period into another such Business Day falls in the next calendar month,
in which case such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding
Business Day, (b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day
of a
calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding
day
in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the
last
Business Day of a calendar month, (c) Borrowers may not select any Interest
Period ending after the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date,
and
(d) there shall be outstanding at any one time no more than 10 Interest
Periods.
“Interest
Rate Contracts”
means
all interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements, interest rate
collar agreements and interest rate insurance.
“IRS”
means
the Internal Revenue Service of the United States, and any successors
thereto.
“Lender”
means,
collectively, any financial institution or other Person that (a) is listed
on
the signature pages hereof as a “Lender” or (b) from time to time becomes a
party hereto by execution of an Assignment, in each case, together with its
successors.
“Liabilities”
means
all claims, actions, suits, judgments, damages, losses, liability, obligations,
responsibilities, fines, penalties, sanctions, costs, fees, taxes, commissions,
charges, disbursements and expenses, in each case of any kind or nature
(including interest accrued thereon or as a result thereto and fees, charges
and
disbursements of financial, legal and other advisors and consultants), whether
joint or several, whether or not indirect, contingent, consequential, actual,
punitive, treble or otherwise.
“Lien”
means
any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, charge, deposit
arrangement, encumbrance, easement, lien (statutory or other), security interest
or other security arrangement and any other preference, priority or preferential
arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever, including any conditional sale
contract or other title retention agreement, the interest of a lessor under
a
Capital Lease and any synthetic or other financing lease having substantially
the same economic effect as any of the foregoing.
“Line
Amount”
means
(a) with respect to Chula Vista Borrower, $17,500,000 and (b) with respect
to
Escondido Borrower, $8,500,000.
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“Litigation”
means
any claim, lawsuit, litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any
arbitrator or Governmental Authority.
“Loan
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Guaranty and Pledge Agreement, the Chula Vista Assignment
of
Purchase Agreement, the Escondido Assignment of Purchase Agreement, the Chula
Vista Seller Acknowledgment of Assignment, the Escondido Seller Acknowledgement
of Assignment, the Powers of Attorney, the Fee Letter, and all other documents,
instruments, certificates, and notices at any time delivered by any Person
(other than any Secured Party) in connection with any of the
foregoing.
“Loans”
means
any loan made or deemed made by any Lender under this Agreement.
“Margin
Stock”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section 4.11.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
any fact, event or circumstance that, alone or when taken with other events
or
conditions occurring or existing concurrently with such event or condition
(a)
has or is reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the business,
assets, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), or prospects of any
Borrower or any Credit Party, (b) materially impairs or is reasonably
expected to materially impair the ability of any Borrower or any Credit
Party to
pay
and perform their obligations under the Loan Documents to which they are a
party, (c) materially impairs or is reasonably expected to materially impair
the
ability of Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties
to
enforce their rights and remedies under any Loan Document or (d) has or is
reasonably expected to have any material adverse effect on the Collateral,
the
Liens of Administrative Agent in such Collateral or the priority of such
Liens.
“Multiemployer
Plan”
means
any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 400l(a)(3) of ERISA, to which
any ERISA Affiliate incurs or otherwise has any obligation or liability,
contingent or otherwise.
“Non-Funding
Lender”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section 2.2(c).
“Non-Seller
Transportation Service”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section
8.14(c).
“Non-U.S.
Lender Party”
means
each of Administrative Agent, each Lender, each SPV and each participant, in
each case that is not a Domestic Person.
“Notes”
means
a
promissory note in substantially the form of Exhibit E executed and
delivered by each Borrower, payable to the order of a Lender in a principal
amount equal to the amount of such Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan
Commitment.
“Notice
of Delayed Draw Term Loan”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section 2.2(a).
“Obligations”
means,
with respect to any Credit Party, all amounts, obligations, liabilities,
covenants and duties of every type and description owing by such Credit Party
to
the Secured Parties, any other Indemnitee and any Affiliate of any of them
arising out of, under, or in connection with, any Loan Document or any other
agreement between any Credit Party and Lender, whether direct or indirect
(regardless of whether acquired by assignment), absolute or contingent, due
or
to become due, whether liquidated or not, now existing or hereafter arising
and
however acquired, and whether or not evidenced by any instrument or for the
payment of money, including, without duplication, (a) if such Credit Party
is a
Borrower, all Loans, (b) all interest, whether or not accruing after the filing
of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency,
reorganization or similar proceeding, whether or not a claim for post-filing
or
post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding and (c) all other fees,
expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel), interest,
commissions, charges, costs, disbursements, indemnities and reimbursement of
amounts paid and other sums chargeable to such Credit Party under any Loan
Document.
“OFAC”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section 4.22.
“Other
Taxes”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section
2.13(c).
“Parent”
has
the
meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
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“Parent
Advances”
has
the
meaning specified in Section
8.1(b).
“PBGC”
means
the United States Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any successor
thereto.
“Permit”
means,
with respect to any Person, any permit, approval, authorization, license,
registration, certificate, concession, grant, franchise, variance or permission
from, and any other Contractual Obligations with, any Governmental Authority,
in
each case whether or not having the force of law and applicable to or binding
upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its
property is subject.
“Permitted
Lien”
means
(a) any possessory lien arising by operation of law in favor of Seller
prior to delivery of the Equipment to Borrowers; and (b) Liens in favor of
Administrative Agent securing the Obligations.
“Person”
means
any individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust and a
public benefit corporation), joint stock company, estate, association, firm,
enterprise, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated association, joint
venture and any other entity or Governmental Authority.
“Powers
of Attorney”
means
the powers of attorney substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
“Prepayment
Fee”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section 2.8(b).
“Projects”
means,
collectively, the Chula Vista Project and the Escondido Project.
“Pro
Rata Outstandings”
means,
as to any Lender at any time in the case of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility,
the outstanding principal amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loans owing to such
Lender.
“Pro
Rata Share”
means,
with respect to any Lender and at any time, the percentage obtained by dividing
(a) the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment (or, if such Delayed Draw Term Loan
Commitment is terminated, the Pro Rata Outstandings therein) of such Lender
then
in effect under the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility by (b) the sum of the
Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments (or, if such Delayed Draw Term Loan
Commitments in the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility are terminated, the Pro
Rata
Outstandings therein) of all Lenders then in effect under the Delayed Draw
Term
Loan Facility.
“Purchase
Agreements”
means,
collectively, the Chula Vista Purchase Agreement and the Escondido Purchase
Agreement. The Chula Vista Purchase Agreement and the Escondido Purchase
Agreement may each be referred to individually as a “Purchase
Agreement”.
“Register”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.11(b).
“Related
Persons”
means,
with respect to any Person, each Affiliate of such Person and each director,
officer, employee, agent, trustee, representative, attorney, accountant and
each
insurance, environmental, legal, financial and other advisor (including those
retained in connection with the satisfaction or attempted satisfaction of any
condition set forth in Article III)
and
other consultants and agents of or to such Person or any of its
Affiliates.
“Release”
means
any release, threatened release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring,
emitting, emptying, escape, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal,
dumping, leaching or migration of Hazardous Material into or through the
environment.
“Remedial
Action”
means
all actions required to (a) clean up, remove, treat or in any other way address
any Hazardous Material in the indoor or outdoor environment, (b) prevent or
minimize any Release so that a Hazardous Material does not migrate or endanger
or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor
environment or (c) perform pre remedial studies and investigations and
post-remedial monitoring and care with respect to any Hazardous
Material.
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“Required
Lenders”
means,
at any time, Lenders having at such time in excess of 50% of the sum of the
aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments (or, if such Delayed Draw Term
Loan
Commitments are terminated, the sum of the Pro Rata Outstandings in the Delayed
Draw Term Loan Facility) then in effect, ignoring, in such calculation, the
amounts held by any Non-Funding Lender.
“Requirement
of Law”
means,
with respect to any Person, collectively, the common law and all federal, state,
local, foreign, multinational or international laws, statutes, codes, treaties,
standards, rules and regulations, guidelines, ordinances, orders, judgments,
writs, injunctions, decrees (including administrative or judicial precedents
or
authorities) and the interpretation or administration thereof by, and other
determinations, directives, requirements or requests of, any Governmental
Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law and that are
applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which
such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Restricted
Payment”
means:
(a) the declaration or payment of any dividend or the incurrence of any
liability to make any other payment or distribution of cash or other property
or
assets on or in respect of any Borrower’s Stock, (b) any payment or distribution
made in respect of any subordinated Indebtedness of any Borrower in violation
of
any subordination or other agreement made in favor of the Lenders, (c) any
payment on account of the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other retirement
of any Borrower’s Stock or Indebtedness or any other payment or distribution
made in respect of any thereof, either directly or indirectly; other than that
arising under this Agreement.
“Secured
Parties”
means
the Lenders, Administrative Agent, each other Indemnitee and any other holder
of
any Obligation of any Credit Party.
“Security”
means
all Stock, Stock Equivalents, voting trust certificates, bonds, debentures,
instruments and other evidence of Indebtedness, whether or not secured,
convertible or subordinated, all certificates of interest, share or
participation in, all certificates for the acquisition of, and all warrants,
options and other rights to acquire, any Security.
“Sell”
means,
with respect to any property, to sell, convey, transfer, assign, license, lease
or otherwise dispose of, any interest therein or to permit any Person to acquire
any such interest, including, in each case, through a sale and leaseback
transaction or through a sale, factoring at maturity, collection of or other
disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable.
Conjugated forms thereof and the noun “Sale”
have
correlative meanings.
“Seller”
means
GE Packaged Power, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Senior
Obligations”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section
13.24.
“Solvent”
means,
with respect to any Person as of any date of determination, that, as of such
date, (a) the value of the assets of such Person (both at fair value and present
fair saleable value) is greater than the total amount of liabilities (including
contingent and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person, (b) such Person is
able
to pay all liabilities of such Person as such liabilities mature and (c) such
Person does not have unreasonably small capital. In computing the amount of
contingent or unliquidated liabilities at any time, such liabilities shall
be
computed at the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances
existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected
to
become an actual or matured liability.
“SPV”
means
any special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in a writing by any
Lender to Administrative Agent.
“Stated
Expiry Date”
means
the earlier of (a) the date that is 150 days after the date on which Seller
shall have delivered all of the Equipment to Borrowers or the Projects and
(b) July 31, 2009.
“Stock”
means
all shares of capital stock (whether denominated as common stock or preferred
stock), equity interests, beneficial, partnership or membership interests,
joint
venture interests, participations or other ownership or profit interests in
or
equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a Person (other than an
individual), whether voting or non-voting.
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“Stock
Equivalents”
means
all Securities convertible into or exchangeable for Stock or any other Stock
Equivalent and all warrants, options or other rights to purchase, subscribe
for
or otherwise acquire any Stock or any other Stock Equivalent, whether or not
presently convertible, exchangeable or exercisable.
“Subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited
liability company, association or other entity, the management of which is,
directly or indirectly, controlled by, or of which an aggregate of more than
50%
of the outstanding Voting Stock is, at the time, owned or controlled directly
or
indirectly by, such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such
Person.
“Taxes”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section
2.13(a).
“Tax
Returns”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section 4.10.
“Termination
Date”
means
the date on which all Obligations under this Agreement are indefeasibly paid
in
full, in cash, and Borrowers shall have no further right to borrow any moneys
or
obtain other credit extensions or financial accommodations under this
Agreement.
“Third-Party
Storage Facility”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section
8.14(c).
“Title
IV Plan”
means
a
pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan,
to
which any ERISA Affiliate incurs or otherwise has any obligation or liability,
contingent or otherwise.
“UCC”
means
the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction and, if the
applicable jurisdiction shall not have any Uniform Commercial Code, the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York.
“Unused
Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Fee”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section 2.8(a).
“U.S.
Lender Party”
means
each of Administrative Agent, each Lender, each SPV and each participant, in
each case, that is a Domestic Person.
“Voting
Stock”
means
Stock of any Person having ordinary power to vote in the election of members
of
the board of directors, managers, trustees or other controlling Persons, of
such
Person (irrespective of whether, at the time, Stock of any other class or
classes of such entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the
occurrence of any contingency).
“Withdrawal
Liability”
means,
at any time, any liability incurred (whether or not assessed) by any ERISA
Affiliate and not yet satisfied or paid in full at such time with respect to
any
Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4201 of ERISA.
Section
1.2 UCC
Terms.
The
following terms have the meanings given to them in the applicable UCC:
“account”,
“account
debtor”,
“chattel
paper”,
“commercial
tort claim”,
“contract”,
“deposit
account”,
“document”,
“equipment”,
“fixtures”,
“general
intangible”,
“goods”,
“instrument”,
“inventory”,
“investment
property”,
“letter-of-credit
rights,
“payment
intangible”,
“proceeds”,
“software”
and
“supporting
obligation”.
To the
extent that the UCC is used to define any term herein or in any Loan Document
and such term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of
the
UCC, the definition of such term contained in Article or Division 9 shall
govern.
Section
1.3 Accounting
Terms and Principles.
All
accounting determinations required to be made pursuant hereto shall, unless
expressly otherwise provided herein, be made in accordance with
GAAP.
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Section
1.4 Interpretation.
(a) Certain
Terms.
Except
as set forth in any Loan Document, all accounting terms not specifically defined
herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP (except for the term
“property”,
which
shall be interpreted as broadly as possible, including, in any case, cash,
Securities, other assets, rights under Contractual Obligations and Permits
and
any right or interest in any property). The terms “herein”,
“hereof”
and
similar terms refer to this Agreement as a whole. In the computation of periods
of time from a specified date to a later specified date in any Loan Document,
the term “from”
means
“from and including” and the words “to”
and
“until”
each
mean “to but excluding” and the word “through”
means
“to and including.” In any other case, the term “including”
when
used in any Loan Document means “including without limitation.” The term
“documents”
means
all writings, however evidenced and whether in physical or electronic form,
including all documents, instruments, agreements, notices, demands,
certificates, forms, financial statements, opinions and reports. The term
“incur”
means
incur, create, make, issue, assume or otherwise become directly or indirectly
liable in respect of or responsible for, in each case whether directly or
indirectly, and the terms “incurrence” and “incurred” and similar derivatives
shall have correlative meanings.
(b) Certain
References.
Unless
otherwise expressly indicated, references (i) in this Agreement to an
Exhibit, Schedule, Article, Section, clause or paragraph refer to the
appropriate Exhibit or Schedule to, or Article, Section, clause or
paragraph in, this Agreement and (ii) in any Loan Document, to (A) any
agreement or instrument shall include, without limitation, all exhibits,
schedules, appendixes and annexes to such agreement and, unless the prior
consent of Lender required therefor is not obtained, any amendment, amendment
and restatement, supplement or other modification to any term of such agreement
from time to time, (B) any statute shall be to such statute as modified from
time to time and to any successor legislation thereto, in each case as in effect
at the time any such reference is operative and (C) any time of day shall
be a reference to New York time. Titles of articles, sections, clauses,
paragraphs, exhibits, schedules and annexes contained in any Loan Document
are
without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a
part
of the agreement between the parties hereto. Unless otherwise expressly
indicated, the meaning of any term defined (including by reference) in any
Loan
Document shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms
of
such term.
ARTICLE
II
THE
FACILITY
Section
2.1 Delayed
Draw Term Loan Commitment.
(a) Establishment
of Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility.
During
the Delayed Draw Term Commitment Period, and subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, each Delayed Draw Term Lender severally agrees to make term loans (each,
a “Delayed
Draw Term Loan”)
to
Borrowers after the Closing Date in an amount up to but not exceeding such
Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Commitment; provided,
however,
that
the maximum aggregate principal amount of Delayed Draw Term Loans that may
be
advanced to any Borrower shall not exceed the Line Amount for such Borrower.
Any
amount borrowed under this Section
2.1(a)
and
subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Delayed
Draw Term Loans shall be made in an aggregate minimum amount of $160,000. Each
Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment shall be reduced by the amount of
each Delayed Draw Term Loan advanced by such Lender this Section
2.1(a).
Each
Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Commitment shall expire on the Delayed Draw Term
Commitment Termination Date.
(b) Scheduled
Repayments.
The
Delayed Draw Term Loans shall be repayable on the Stated Expiry
Date.
Section
2.2 Borrowing
Procedures.
(a) Notice
from Borrowers.
Each
Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be made on notice given by Borrowers to
Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. New York time on (i) the first
Business Day, in the case of a Base Rate Loan and (ii) the third Business
Day, in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, prior to the date of the proposed
Delayed Draw Term Loan. Each such notice shall be made in a writing
substantially in the form of Exhibit A
(a
“Notice
of Delayed Draw Term Loan”)
duly
completed.
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(b) Notice
to each Lender.
Administrative Agent shall give to each Lender prompt notice of Administrative
Agent’s receipt of a Notice of Delayed Draw Term Loan. Each Lender shall, before
12:00 noon on the date of the proposed borrowing, make available to
Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Section 13.11,
such
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such proposed borrowing and, on the Closing Date,
such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Delayed Draw Term Loan. Upon fulfillment or
due waiver (i) on the Closing Date, of the applicable conditions set forth
in
Section 3.1
and (ii)
on the Closing Date and any time thereafter, of the applicable conditions set
forth in Section 3.2,
Administrative Agent shall make such funds available to applicable
Borrower.
(c) Non-Funding
Lenders.
Unless
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from any Lender prior to the
date such Lender is required to make any payment hereunder with respect to
any
Delayed Draw Term Loan that such Lender will not make such payment (or any
portion thereof) available to Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent may
assume that such Lender has made such payment available to Administrative Agent
on the date such payment is required to be made in accordance with this
Article II
and
Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available
to
Borrowers on such date a corresponding amount. Borrowers jointly and severally
agree to repay to Administrative Agent on demand such amount (until repaid
by
such Lender) with interest thereon for each day from the date such amount is
made available to Borrowers until the date such amount is repaid to
Administrative Agent, at the interest rate applicable to the Obligation that
would have been created when Administrative Agent made available such amount
to
Borrowers had such Lender made a corresponding payment available; provided,
however,
that
such payment shall not relieve such Lender of any obligation it may have to
Borrowers.
In
addition, any Lender that shall not have made available to Administrative
Agent any portion of any payment described above (any such Lender, a
“Non-Funding
Lender”)
agrees
to pay such amount to Administrative Agent on demand together with interest
thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to Borrowers
until the date such amount is repaid to Administrative Agent, at the Federal
Funds Rate for the first Business Day and thereafter (i) in the case of a
payment in respect of a Loan, at the interest rate applicable at the time to
such Delayed Draw Term Loan and (ii) otherwise, at the interest rate
applicable to Delayed Draw Term Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate.
Such
repayment shall then constitute the funding of the corresponding Delayed Draw
Term Loan (including any Delayed Draw Term Loan deemed to have been made
hereunder with such payment). The existence of any Non-Funding Lender shall
not
relieve any other Lender of its obligations under any Loan Document, but no
other Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any Non-Funding Lender
to
make any payment required under any Loan Document.
Section
2.3 [Intentionally
Omitted]
Section
2.4 [Intentionally
Omitted]
Section
2.5 Term
and Prepayment.
(a) Delayed
Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date.
Upon
the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date the obligation of the
Lenders to make Delayed Draw Term Loans hereunder shall immediately terminate
and Borrowers shall jointly and severally pay to Administrative Agent in full,
in cash: (i) all outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loans and all accrued but unpaid
interest thereon and (ii) all other non-contingent Obligations due to or
incurred by any Secured Party.
(b) [Intentionally
Omitted]
(c) Mandatory
Prepayment.
Upon
receipt on or after the Closing Date by any Borrower of net cash proceeds
arising from any
casualty or condemnation event with respect to any property of such
Borrower, including the Collateral, or any liquidated damage, refund or other
payments under any Purchase Agreement such Borrower shall immediately pay or
cause to be paid to Administrative Agent an amount equal to 100% of such net
cash proceeds or payments, as applicable, and Administrative Agent shall apply
the same to the Obligations as set forth in Section 2.10(b).
(d) Voluntary
Prepayment and Commitment Termination.
Borrowers shall have the right, at any time upon 30 days’ prior written notice
to Administrative Agent to (i) terminate voluntarily all (but not part) of
the
Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments and (ii) prepay all of the Obligations.
The effective date of termination of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments
and
the prepayment of all of the Delayed Draw Term Loans specified in such notice
shall constitute the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date. If
Borrowers exercise such right of termination and prepayment, or if the Delayed
Draw Term Loan Commitments are terminated for any reason prior to the Stated
Expiry Date (including as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default),
Borrowers shall jointly and severally pay to Administrative Agent the applicable
Prepayment Fee.
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Section
2.6 Single
Loan.
All
Loans to Borrowers and all of the other Obligations of Borrowers arising under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall constitute one joint and
several general obligation of Borrowers secured by all of the
Collateral.
Section
2.7 Interest.
(a) Rate.
All
Loans and the outstanding amount of all other Obligations shall bear interest,
in the case of Loans, on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date
such
Loans are made and, in the case of such other Obligations, from the date such
other Obligations are due and payable until, in all cases, paid in full, except
as otherwise provided in clause
(c)
below,
as follows: (i) in the case of Base Rate Loans, at a rate per annum equal to
the
sum of the Base Rate and the Applicable Margin, each as in effect from time
to
time, (ii) in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, at a rate per annum equal
to
the sum of the Eurodollar Rate and the Applicable Margin, each as in effect
for
the applicable Interest Period, and (iii) in the case of other Obligations,
at a
rate per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate and the Applicable Margin
for
Base Rate Loans, each as in effect from time to time.
(b) Computation.
All
computations of interest, and all calculations of Fees, shall be made by
Administrative Agent on the basis of a three hundred and sixty (360) day year,
in each case for the actual number of days occurring in the period for which
such interest or Fee is payable. Each determination by Administrative Agent
of
an interest rate hereunder (including determinations of a Eurodollar Rate or
Base Rate in accordance with the definitions of “Eurodollar Rate” and “Base
Rate”, respectively) shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent
manifest error.
(c) Payments.
Interest accrued shall be payable in arrears (i) if accrued on the principal
amount of any Loan, (A) at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise),
(B)
upon the payment or prepayment of the principal amount on which such interest
has accrued and (C)(1) if such Loan is a Base Rate Loan, on the last day of
each
calendar month commencing on the first such day following the making of such
Loan and (2) if such Loan is a Eurodollar Rate Loan, on the last day of each
Interest Period applicable to such Loan and, if applicable, on each date during
such Interest Period occurring every 3 months from the first day of such
Interest Period and (ii) if accrued on any other Obligation, on demand from
any
after the time such Obligation is due and payable (whether by acceleration
or
otherwise).
(d) Default
Rate.
Effective upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and for so long as any
Event of Default shall be continuing, the Applicable Margins shall automatically
be increased by 2% per annum (such increased rate, the “Default
Rate”),
and
all outstanding Obligations, including unpaid interest, shall continue to accrue
interest from the date of such Event of Default at the Default Rate applicable
to such Obligations.
(e) Conversion
and Continuation Options.
(i) Option.
Each
Borrower may elect (A) in the case of any Eurodollar Rate Loan of such Borrower,
(1) to continue such Eurodollar Rate Loan or any portion thereof for an
additional Interest Period on the last day of the Interest Period applicable
thereto and (2) to convert such Eurodollar Rate Loan or any portion thereof
into
a Base Rate Loan at any time on any Business Day, subject to the payment of
any
breakage costs required by Section 2.12(a),
and (B)
in the case of Base Rate Loans, to convert such Base Rate Loans or any portion
thereof into Eurodollar Rate Loans at any time on any Business Day upon 3
Business Days’ prior notice; provided,
however,
that,
(x) for each Interest Period, the aggregate amount of Eurodollar Rate Loans
having such Interest Period must be an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and
(y)
no conversion in whole or in part of Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans
and no continuation in whole or in part of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be
permitted at any time at which (1) an Event of Default shall be continuing
and
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall have determined in their
sole
discretion not to permit such conversions or continuations or (2) such
continuation or conversion would be made during a suspension imposed by
Section 2.14.
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(ii) Procedure.
Each
such election shall be made by giving Administrative Agent at least 3 Business
Days’ prior notice in substantially the form of Exhibit F
(a
“Notice
of Conversion or Continuation”)
duly
completed. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of its receipt
of a Notice of Conversion or Continuation and of the options selected therein.
If Administrative Agent does not receive a timely Notice of Conversion or
Continuation from a Borrower containing a permitted election to continue or
convert any Eurodollar Rate Loan of such Borrower, then, upon the expiration
of
the applicable Interest Period, such Loan shall be automatically converted
to a
Base Rate Loan. Each partial conversion or continuation shall be allocated
ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Share.
(f) Non-Business
Days.
If any
interest or any other payment under this Agreement becomes due and payable
on a
day other than a Business Day, such payment date shall be extended to the next
succeeding Business Day and interest thereon shall be payable at the then
applicable rate during such extension.
(g) Maximum
Lawful Rate.
It is
the intention of the parties hereto to comply with any applicable usury laws;
accordingly, it is agreed that, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary
in this Agreement, in no event shall this Agreement require the payment or
permit the collection of interest or any amount in the nature of interest or
fees in excess of the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. If any such
excess interest is contracted for, charged or received under this Agreement,
or
in the event that all of the principal balance shall be prepaid, so that under
any of such circumstances the amount of interest contracted for, charged or
received under this Agreement shall exceed the maximum amount of interest
permitted by applicable law, then in such event any such excess which may have
been collected shall be either applied as a credit against the then unpaid
principal balance of any Loan or refunded to Borrowers, at the option of
Administrative Agent and the effective rate of interest shall be
automatically reduced to the maximum lawful contract rate allowed under
applicable law as now or hereafter construed by the courts having jurisdiction
thereof.
Section
2.8 Fees.
Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to Administrative Agent the
following fees:
(a) Unused
Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Fee.
For the
benefit of each Lender, a commitment fee on the average daily amount by which
the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, of such Lender, as in effect on such
day,
exceeds its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
all
Delayed Draw Term Loans (the “Unused
Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Fee”)
from
the Closing Date through the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination
Date
at a rate per annum equal to 0.50%. The Unused Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment
Fee is payable in arrears on (i) the first day of each calendar month following
the Closing Date and (ii) the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination
Date.
(b) Prepayment
Fee.
For the
benefit of each Lender, in the event that the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments
are terminated or Borrowers prepay all or a part of the Delayed Draw Term Loans
(in each case, whether voluntarily by Borrowers, upon Default or otherwise,
other than pursuant to a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.5(c)),
an
amount (the “Prepayment
Fee”)
equal
to the sum of (x) the amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments being
terminated plus (y) the principal amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loans being
prepaid prior to such termination, multiplied by:
(i) 3.00%
if
such event occurs on or after the Closing Date and on or before the first
anniversary of the Closing Date, payable on the date of such termination or
prepayment; or
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(ii) 0%
if
such event occurs after the first anniversary of the Closing Date
;provided,
however,
that
Borrowers shall not be required to pay (x) such applicable Prepayment Fee if
the
Delayed Draw Term Loans are prepaid in full (and the Delayed Draw Term Loan
Commitment terminated) with the proceeds of a construction and project financing
for the Projects which GE Capital is a mandated lead arranger and book running
manager of such financing, (y) such applicable Prepayment Fee with respect
to Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments or Delayed Draw Term Loans relating to
a
Borrower and such Borrower’s Project (based on the Line Amount for such
Borrower) if the Credit Parties have paid in full the applicable breakup fee
to
GE Capital for such Project in accordance with the Fee Letter and (z) such
applicable Prepayment Fee if the Borrowers have paid in full all of the
Obligations prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date pursuant to
a
declaration by the Administrative Agent under Section
11.2(a)
that
such Obligations are then due and payable as a result of the occurrence and
continuance of an Event of Default under Section
11.1(j)
with
respect to any Borrower; provided,
further that
in the
event that the Borrowers elect not to complete the Projects and sell the
Equipment and prepay in full the Delayed Draw Term Loans and terminate in full
the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments on or before the first anniversary of
the
Closing Date from the proceeds of such sale, then the Prepayment Fee payable
shall be equal to the sum of (i) the daily amount of interest which accrues
and is payable on the outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loans being prepaid for
the
date of prepayment multiplied
by the
number of days remaining from the date of prepayment to and including the first
anniversary of the Closing Date, plus
(ii) the
daily amount of the Unused Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Fee that accrues
and is payable for the date of prepayment multiplied
by the
number of days remaining from the date of prepayment to and including the first
anniversary of the Closing Date. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that
(i)
it would be difficult or impractical to calculate the Lenders’ actual damages
from an early termination of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments or the
prepayment of the Delayed Draw Term Loans for
any
reason, (ii) the Prepayment Fee provided above is intended to be fair and
reasonable approximation of such damages and (iii) the Prepayment Fee is not
intended to be a penalty.
(c) Other
Fees.
Borrowers shall jointly and severally pay to Administrative Agent the additional
fees and expenses described in the Fee Letter.
Section
2.9 Receipt
of Payments.
(a) Procedure.
Borrowers shall make each payment under any Loan Document not later than
11:00 a.m. on the day when due to Administrative Agent by wire transfer to
the following account (or at such other account or by such other means to such
other address as Administrative Agent shall have notified Borrowers in writing
within a reasonable time prior to such payment) in immediately available Dollars
and without setoff or counterclaim:
ABA
No.
000-000-000
Account
Number 00-000-00
Account
Name: GECC EFS-T&I Depository Account
Reference:
EF # 22385
Administrative
Agent shall promptly thereafter cause to be distributed immediately available
funds relating to the payment of principal, interest or fees to the Lenders,
in
accordance with the application of payments set forth in Section 2.10.
The
Lenders shall make any payment under any Loan Document in immediately available
Dollars and without setoff or counterclaim. Payments received by Administrative
Agent after 11:00 a.m. shall be deemed to be received on the next Business
Day.
(b) Advancing
Payments.
Unless
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from any Borrower to the Lenders
prior to the date on which any payment is due hereunder that Borrowers will
not
make such payment in full, Administrative Agent may assume that Borrowers have
made such payment in full to Administrative Agent on such date and
Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be
distributed to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then
due such Lender. If and to the extent that Borrowers shall not have made such
payment in full to Administrative Agent, each Lender shall repay to
Administrative Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Lender together
with interest thereon (at the Federal Funds Rate for the first Business Day
and
thereafter, at the rate applicable to Loans that bear interest at the Base
Rate)
for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until
the
date such Lender repays such amount to Administrative Agent.
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Section
2.10 Application
of Payments.
(a) Application
of Voluntary Prepayments.
Unless
otherwise provided in this Section 2.10
or
elsewhere in any Loan Document, all payments and any other amounts received
by
Administrative Agent from or for the benefit of Borrowers shall be applied
to
repay the Obligations Borrowers so designate.
(b) Application
of Mandatory Prepayments.
Subject
to the provisions of clause
(c)
below
with respect to the application of payments during the continuance of an Event
of Default, any payment made by Borrowers to Administrative Agent pursuant
to
Section 2.5(c)
or any
other prepayment of the Obligations required to be applied in accordance with
this clause
(b)
shall be
applied first,
to
repay the outstanding principal balance of the Delayed Draw Term Loans,
second,
to pay
any other Obligations then due and payable, and, then,
any
excess shall be returned to Borrowers.
(c) Application
of Payments During an Event of Default.
Each
Borrower and each other Credit Party party hereto hereby irrevocably waives
the
right to direct the application during the continuance of an Event of Default
of
any and all payments in respect of any Obligation and any proceeds of Collateral
and agrees that, notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a)
above,
Administrative Agent may, and, upon either (i) the direction of the Required
Lenders or (ii) the termination of any Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment or
the
acceleration of any Obligation pursuant to Section 11.2,
shall
apply all payments in respect of any Obligation, and all proceeds of Collateral
(A)
first,
to pay
Obligations in respect of any cost or expense reimbursements, fees or
indemnities then due to Administrative Agent,
(B)
second,
to pay
Obligations in respect of any cost or expense reimbursements, fees or
indemnities then due to the Lenders,
(C)
third,
to pay
interest then due and payable in respect of the Loans,
(D)
fourth,
to
repay the outstanding principal amounts of the Loans (E)
fifth,
to the
ratable payment of all other Obligations.
(d) Application
of Payments Generally.
If
sufficient amounts are not available to repay all outstanding Obligations
described in any priority level set forth in this Section 2.10,
the
available amounts shall be applied, unless otherwise expressly specified herein,
to such Obligations ratably based on the proportion of the Secured Parties’
interest in such Obligations. Any priority level set forth in this Section 2.10
that
includes interest shall include all such interest, whether or not accruing
after
the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency,
reorganization or similar proceeding, and whether or not a claim for post-filing
or post-petition interest is allowed in any such proceeding.
Section
2.11 Evidence
of Debt.
(a) Records
of Lenders.
Each
Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts evidencing
Indebtedness of Borrowers to such Lender resulting from each Loan of such Lender
from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable
and
paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement. In addition, each
Lender having sold a participation in any of its Obligations or having
identified an SPV as such to Administrative Agent, acting as agent of Borrowers
solely for this purpose and solely for tax purposes, shall establish and
maintain at its address referred to in Section 13.11
(or at
such other address as such Lender shall notify Borrowers) a record of ownership,
in which such Lender shall register by book entry (i) the name and address
of
each such participant and SPV (and each change thereto, whether by assignment
or
otherwise) and (ii) the rights, interest or obligation of each such
participant and SPV in any Obligation, in any Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment
and in any right to receive any payment hereunder.
(b) Records
of Administrative Agent.
Administrative Agent, acting as agent of Borrowers solely for tax purposes
and
solely with respect to the actions described in this Section 2.11,
shall
establish and maintain at its address referred to in Section 13.11
(or at
such other address as Administrative Agent may notify Borrowers) (i) a record
of
ownership (the “Register”)
in
which Administrative Agent agrees to register by book entry the interests
(including any rights to receive payment hereunder) of Administrative Agent,
each Lender in the Delayed Draw Term Loans, each of their obligations under
this
Agreement to participate in each Loan, and any assignment of any such interest,
obligation or right and (ii) accounts in the Register in accordance with
its usual practice in which it shall record (A) the names and addresses of
the
Lenders (and each change thereto pursuant to Section 13.2),
(B)
the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments of each Lender, (C) the amount of
each Loan and each funding of any participation described in clause
(i)
above,
(D) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or paid and (E)
any other payment received by Administrative Agent from Borrowers and its
application to the Obligations.
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(c) Registered
Obligations.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Loans
(including any Notes evidencing such Loans) are registered obligations, the
right, title and interest of the Lenders and their assignees in and to such
Loans shall be transferable only upon notation of such transfer in the Register
and no assignment thereof shall be effective until recorded therein. This
Section 2.11
and
Section 13.2
shall be
construed so that the Loans are at all times maintained in “registered
form”
within
the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and any
related regulations (and any successor provisions).
(d) Prima
Facie Evidence.
The
entries made in the Register and in the accounts maintained pursuant to
clauses
(a)
and
(b)
above
shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, be prima
facie
evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein;
provided,
however,
that no
error in such account and no failure of any Lender or Administrative Agent
to
maintain any such account shall affect the obligations of any Credit Party
to
repay the Loans in accordance with their terms. In addition, the Credit Parties,
Administrative Agent, the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded
in the Register as a Lender, as applicable, for all purposes of this Agreement.
Information contained in the Register with respect to any Lender shall be
available for access by Borrowers, Administrative Agent, such Lender at any
reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. No Lender
shall, in such capacity, have access to or be otherwise permitted to review
any
information in the Register other than information with respect to such Lender
unless otherwise agreed by Administrative Agent.
(e) Notes.
Upon
any Lender’s request, each Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver Notes to
such Lender evidencing the Loans of such Lender in the Delayed Draw Term Loan
Facility and substantially in the form of Exhibit E;
provided,
however,
that
only one Note for the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility shall be issued to each
Lender, except (i) to an existing Lender exchanging an existing Note to reflect
changes in the Register relating to such Lender, in which case the new Note
delivered to such Lender shall be dated the date of the original Note and
(ii) in the case of loss, destruction or mutilation of an existing Note and
similar circumstances.
Each
Note, if issued, shall only be issued as means to evidence the right, title
or
interest of a Lender or a registered assignee in and to the related Loan, as
set
forth in the Register, and in no event shall any Note be considered a bearer
instrument or obligation.
Section
2.12 Breakage
Costs; Increased Costs; Capital Requirements.
(a) Breakage
Costs.
Borrowers shall compensate each Lender, upon demand from such Lender to
Borrowers (with a copy to Administrative Agent), for all Liabilities (including,
in each case, those reasonably incurred by reason of the liquidation or
reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to prepare
to
fund, to fund or to maintain the Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to
Borrowers but excluding any loss of the Applicable Margin on the relevant Loans)
that such Lender may reasonably incur (i) to the extent, for any reason, a
proposed Delayed Draw Term Loan, conversion into or continuation of Eurodollar
Rate Loans does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Notice of Delayed
Draw Term Loan or a Notice of Conversion or Continuation, (ii) to the
extent any Eurodollar Rate Loan is paid (whether through a scheduled, optional
or mandatory prepayment) or converted to a Base Rate Loan (including because
of
Section 2.14)
on a
date that is not the last day of the applicable Interest Period or (iii) as
a consequence of any failure by Borrowers to repay Eurodollar Rate Loans when
required by the terms hereof. For purposes of this clause
(a),
each
Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it
using
a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank
market.
(b) Increased
Costs.
If at
any time any Lender determines that, after the date hereof, the adoption of,
or
any change in or in the interpretation, application or administration of, or
compliance with, any Requirement of Law (other than any imposition or increase
of Eurodollar Reserve Requirements) from any Governmental Authority shall have
the effect of (i) increasing the cost to such Lender of making, funding or
maintaining any Eurodollar Rate Loan or to agree to do so or of participating,
or agreeing to participate, in extensions of credit or (ii) imposing any other
cost to such Lender with respect to compliance with its obligations under any
Loan Document, then, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy to Administrative
Agent), Borrowers shall pay to such Lender amounts sufficient to compensate
such
Lender for such increased cost.
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(c) Increased
Capital Requirements.
If at
any time any Lender determines that, after the date hereof, the adoption of,
or
any change in or in the interpretation, application or administration of, or
compliance with, any Requirement of Law (other than any imposition or increase
of Eurodollar Reserve Requirements) from any Governmental Authority regarding
capital adequacy, reserves, special deposits, compulsory loans, insurance
charges against property of, deposits with or for the account of, Obligations
owing to, or other credit extended or participated in by, such Lender or any
similar requirement (in each case other than any imposition or increase of
Eurodollar Reserve Requirements) shall have the effect of reducing the rate
of
return on the capital of such Lender (or any corporation controlling such
Lender) as a consequence of its obligations under or with respect to any Loan
Document to a level below that which, taking into account the capital adequacy
policies of such Lender or corporation, such Lender or corporation could have
achieved but for such adoption or change, then, upon demand from time to time
by
such Lender (with a copy to Administrative Agent), Borrowers shall pay to such
Lender or corporation amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or
corporation for such reduction.
(d) Compensation
Certificate.
Each
demand for compensation under this Section 2.12
shall be
accompanied by a certificate of the Lender claiming such compensation, setting
forth the amounts to be paid hereunder, which certificate shall be conclusive,
binding and final for all purposes, absent manifest error. In determining such
amount, such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.
Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 2.12,
no
Credit Party shall be required to compensate any Lender pursuant to this
Section 2.12
for any
amount incurred more than 180 days prior to the delivery of such certificate;
provided,
however,
that
such period shall be extended in the case of a reduction caused by any event
having retroactive effect to include the period of such retroactive effect.
Section
2.13 Taxes.
(a) Payments
Free and Clear of Taxes.
Except
as otherwise provided in this Section 2.13,
each
payment by any Credit Party under any Loan Document shall be made free and
clear
of all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or
withholdings and all liabilities with respect thereto (and without deduction
for
any of them) (collectively, but excluding the taxes set forth in clauses
(i)
and
(ii)
below,
the “Taxes”)
other
than for (i) taxes measured by net income (including branch profits taxes)
and
franchise taxes imposed in lieu of net income taxes, in each case imposed on
any
Secured Party as a result of a present or former connection between such Secured
Party and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such tax
or
any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than
such connection arising solely from any Secured Party having executed, delivered
or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, any
Loan
Document) or (ii) taxes that are directly attributable to the failure (other
than as a result of a change in any Requirement of Law) by any Secured Party
to
deliver the documentation required to be delivered pursuant to clause
(f)
below.
(b) Gross-Up.
If any
Taxes shall be required by law to be deducted from or in respect of any amount
payable under any Loan Document to any Secured Party (i) such amount shall
be
increased as necessary to ensure that, after all required deductions for Taxes
are made (including deductions applicable to any increases to any amount under
this Section 2.13),
such
Secured Party receives the amount it would have received had no such deductions
been made, (ii) the relevant Credit Party shall make such deductions, (iii)
the
relevant Credit Party shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant
taxing authority or other authority in accordance with applicable Requirements
of Law and (iv) within 30 days after such payment is made, the relevant
Credit Party shall deliver to Administrative Agent an original or certified
copy
of a receipt evidencing such payment; provided,
however,
that no
such increase shall be made with respect to, and no Credit Party shall be
required to indemnify any such Secured Party pursuant to clause
(d)
below for,
withholding taxes to the extent that the obligation to withhold amounts existed
on the date that such Secured Party became a “Secured Party” under this
Agreement in the capacity under which such Secured Party makes a claim under
this clause
(b),
except
in each case to the extent such Secured Party is a direct or indirect assignee
of any other Secured Party that was entitled, at the time the assignment of
such
other Secured Party became effective, to receive additional amounts under this
clause
(b).
(c) Other
Taxes.
In
addition, Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay, and each Borrower
authorizes Administrative Agent to pay in its name, any stamp, documentary,
excise or property tax, charges or similar levies imposed by any applicable
Requirement of Law or Governmental Authority and all Liabilities with respect
thereto (including by reason of any delay in payment thereof), in each case
arising from the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with
respect to, any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein
(collectively, “Other
Taxes”).
Within 30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes or Other Taxes by any
Credit Party, Borrowers shall furnish to Administrative Agent, at its address
referred to in Section 13.11,
the
original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment
thereof.
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(d) Indemnification.
Borrowers shall jointly and severally reimburse and indemnify, within 30 days
after receipt of demand therefor (with copy to Administrative Agent), each
Secured Party for all Taxes and Other Taxes (including any Taxes and Other
Taxes
imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 2.13)
paid by
such Secured Party and any Liabilities arising therefrom or with respect
thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally
asserted.
A
certificate of the Secured Party (or of Administrative Agent on behalf of such
Secured Party) claiming any compensation under this clause
(d),
setting
forth the amounts to be paid thereunder and delivered to Borrowers with copy
to
Administrative Agent, shall be conclusive, binding and final for all purposes,
absent manifest error. In determining such amount, Administrative Agent and
such
Secured Party may use any reasonable averaging and attribution
methods.
(e) Mitigation.
Any
Lender claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.13
shall
use its reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policies and
Requirements of Law) to change the jurisdiction of its lending office if such
a
change would reduce any such additional amounts (or any similar amount that
may
thereafter accrue) and would not, in the sole determination of such Lender,
be
otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.
(f) Tax
Forms.
(i)
Each Non-U.S. Lender Party that, at any of the following times, is entitled
to
an exemption from United States withholding tax or, after a change in any
Requirement of Law, is subject to such withholding tax at a reduced rate under
an applicable tax treaty, shall (A) on or prior to the date such Non-U.S. Lender
Party becomes a “Non-U.S. Lender Party” hereunder, (B) on or prior to the
date on which any such form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, (C)
after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form
or
certification previously delivered by it pursuant to this clause (i)
and (D)
from time to time if requested by Borrowers or Administrative Agent (or, in
the
case of a participant or SPV, the relevant Lender), provide Administrative
Agent
and Borrowers (or, in the case of a participant or SPV, the relevant Lender)
with 2 completed originals of each of the following, as applicable:
(x)
Forms W-8ECI (claiming exemption from U.S. withholding tax because the income
is
effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business), W-8BEN (claiming exemption
from, or a reduction of, U.S. withholding tax under an income tax treaty) or
any
successor forms,
(y) in
the case of a Non-U.S. Lender Party claiming exemption under Sections 871(h)
or
881(c) of the Code, Form W-8BEN (claiming exemption from U.S. withholding tax
under the portfolio interest exemption) or any successor form
and a
certificate in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent that such
Non-U.S. Lender Party is not (1) a “bank” within the meaning of Section
881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (2) a “10 percent shareholder” of any Borrower within
the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code or (3) a “controlled foreign
corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code or (z) any other
applicable document prescribed by the IRS certifying as to the entitlement
of
such Non-U.S. Lender Party to such exemption from United States withholding
tax
or reduced rate with respect to all payments to be made to such Non-U.S. Lender
Party under the Loan Documents. Unless Borrowers and Administrative Agent have
received forms or other documents satisfactory to them indicating that payments
under any Loan Document to or for a Non-U.S. Lender Party are not subject to
United States withholding tax or are subject to such tax at a rate reduced
by an
applicable tax treaty, the Credit Parties and Administrative Agent shall
withhold amounts required to be withheld by applicable Requirements of Law
from
such payments at the applicable statutory rate.
(i) Each
U.S.
Lender Party shall (A) on or prior to the date such U.S. Lender Party becomes
a
“U.S. Lender Party” hereunder, (B) on or prior to the date on which any such
form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, (C) after the occurrence
of
any event requiring a change in the most recent form or certification previously
delivered by it pursuant to this clause
(f)
and (D)
from time to time if requested by Borrowers or Administrative Agent (or, in
the
case of a participant or SPV, the relevant Lender), provide Administrative
Agent
and Borrowers (or, in the case of a participant or SPV, the relevant Lender)
with two completed originals of Form W-9 (certifying that such U.S. Lender
Party
is entitled to an exemption from U.S. backup withholding tax) or any successor
form.
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(ii) Each
Lender having sold a participation in any of its Obligations or identified
an
SPV as such to Administrative Agent] shall collect from such participant or
SPV
the documents described in this clause
(f)
and
provide them to Administrative Agent.
Section
2.14 Suspension
of Eurodollar Rate Option.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Article II,
the
following shall apply:
(a) Interest
Rate Unascertainable, Inadequate or Unfair.
In the
event that (i) Administrative Agent determines that adequate and fair means
do
not exist for ascertaining the applicable interest rates by reference to which
the Eurodollar Rate is determined or (ii) the Required Lenders notify
Administrative Agent that the Eurodollar Rate for any Interest Period will
not
adequately reflect the cost to the Lenders of making or maintaining such Loans
for such Interest Period, Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify
Borrowers, whereupon the obligation of each Lender to make or to continue
Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended as provided in clause
(c)
below
until Administrative Agent shall notify Borrowers that the Required Lenders
have
determined that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer
exist.
(b) Illegality.
If any
Lender determines that the introduction of, or any change in or in the
interpretation of, any Requirement of Law after the date of this Agreement
shall
make it unlawful, or any Governmental Authority shall assert that it is
unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable lending office to make Eurodollar
Rate Loans or to continue to fund or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans, then,
on
notice thereof and demand therefor by such Lender to Borrowers, through
Administrative Agent, the obligation of such Lender to make or to continue
Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended as provided in clause
(c)
below
until such Lender shall notify Borrowers, through Administrative Agent, that
it
has determined that it may lawfully make Eurodollar Rate Loans.
(c) Effect
of Suspension.
If the
obligation of any Lender to make or to continue Eurodollar Rate Loans is
suspended, (i) the obligation of such Lender to convert Base Rate Loans into
Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended, (ii) such Lender shall make a Base
Rate Loan at any time such Lender would otherwise be obligated to make a
Eurodollar Rate Loan, (iii) Borrowers may revoke any pending Notice of Delayed
Draw Term Loan or Notice of Conversion or Continuation to make or continue
any
Eurodollar Rate Loan or to convert any Base Rate Loan into a Eurodollar Rate
Loan and (iv) each Eurodollar Rate Loan of such Lender shall automatically
and
immediately (or, in the case of any suspension pursuant to clause
(a)
above,
on the last day of the current Interest Period thereof) be converted into a
Base
Rate Loan.
Section
2.15 Joint
and Several Liability of Borrowers
(a) Each
Borrower hereby, jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and
irrevocably accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, joint
and
several liability under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in
consideration of the financial accommodations provided by or to be provided
by
the Lenders with respect to the payment and performance of all of the
Obligations.
(b) Any
term
or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary
notwithstanding, the maximum aggregate amount for which any Borrower shall
be
liable hereunder shall not exceed the maximum amount for which such Borrower
can
be liable without rendering any payments, as it relates to such Borrower,
subject to avoidance under applicable Requirements of Law relating to fraudulent
conveyance or fraudulent transfer (including the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance
Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act and Section 548 of Title 11 of the
United States Code or any applicable provisions of comparable Requirements
of
Law) (collectively, “Fraudulent
Transfer Laws”). Any
analysis
of the
provisions of this Agreement for purposes of Fraudulent Transfer Laws
shall
take
into account the right of contribution established in clause
(c)
below
and, for purposes of such analysis, give effect to any discharge of intercompany
debt as a result of any payment made under the Agreement.
(c) To
the
extent that any Borrower shall be required hereunder to pay any portion of
the
Obligations exceeding the greater of (a) the amount of the economic benefit
actually received by such Borrower from the Loans and other Obligations and
(b)
the amount such Borrower would otherwise have paid if such Borrower had paid
the
aggregate amount of the Obligations (excluding the amount thereof repaid by
any
other Borrower or Parent) in the same proportion as such Borrower’s net worth on
the date enforcement is sought hereunder bears to the aggregate net worth of
all
the Borrowers on such date, then such Borrower shall be reimbursed by such
other
Borrower for the amount of such excess, pro rata, based on the respective net
worth of such other Borrower on such date.
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(d) To
the
maximum extent permitted by Requirements of Law, each Borrower hereby waives
and
agrees not to assert any defense, whether arising in connection with or in
respect of any of the following or otherwise, and hereby agrees that its
obligations under this Agreement are irrevocable, absolute and unconditional
and
shall not be discharged as a result of or otherwise affected by any of the
following (which may not be pleaded and evidence of which may not be introduced
in any proceeding with respect to this Agreement, in each case except as
otherwise agreed in writing by the Administrative Agent):
(i) the
invalidity or unenforceability of any obligation of any other Borrower under
any
Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto (including
any amendment, consent or waiver thereto), or any security for, or other
guaranty of, any Obligation or any part thereof, or the lack of perfection
or
continuing perfection or failure of priority of any security for the Obligations
or any part thereof;
(ii) the
absence of (A) any attempt to collect any Obligation or any part thereof from
any other Borrower or other action to enforce the same or (B) any action to
enforce any Loan Document or any Lien thereunder;
(iii) the
failure by any Person to take any steps to perfect and maintain any Lien on,
or
to preserve any rights with respect to, any Collateral;
(iv) any
workout, insolvency, bankruptcy proceeding, reorganization, arrangement,
liquidation or dissolution by or against any other Borrower, Parent or any
Borrower’s Subsidiaries or any procedure, agreement, order, stipulation,
election, action or omission thereunder, including any discharge or disallowance
of, or bar or stay against collecting, any Obligation (or any interest thereon)
in or as a result of any such proceeding;
(v) any
foreclosure, whether or not through judicial sale, and any other Sale of any
Collateral or any election following the occurrence of an Event of Default
by
any Secured Party to proceed separately against any Collateral in accordance
with such Secured Party’s rights under any applicable Requirement of Law;
or
(vi) any
other
defense, setoff, counterclaim or any other circumstance that might otherwise
constitute a legal or equitable discharge of any other Borrower, Parent or
any
of any Borrower’s Subsidiaries, in each case other than the payment in full of
the Obligations.
(e) Each
Borrower hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, to the maximum extent
permitted by Requirements of Law, and agrees not to assert any claim, defense
(other than payment in full), setoff or counterclaim based on diligence,
promptness, presentment, requirements for any demand or notice
hereunder including any of the following: (i) any demand for payment or
performance and protest and notice of protest, (ii) any notice of acceptance,
(iii) any presentment, demand, protest or further notice or other requirements
of any kind with respect to any Obligation (including any accrued but unpaid
interest thereon) becoming immediately due and payable and (iv) any other notice
in respect of any Obligation or any part thereof, and any defense arising by
reason of any disability or other defense of any other Borrower or Parent.
Each
Borrower further unconditionally and irrevocably agrees not to (x) enforce
or
otherwise exercise any right of subrogation or any right of reimbursement or
contribution or similar right against any other Borrower or Parent by reason
of
any Loan Document or any payment made thereunder or (y) assert any claim,
defense (other than payment in full), setoff or counterclaim it may have against
any other Credit Party or set off any of its obligations to such other Credit
Party against obligations of such Credit Party to such Borrower. No obligation
of any Borrower hereunder shall be discharged other than by complete
performance.
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(f) Each
Borrower hereby assumes responsibility for keeping itself informed of the
financial condition of each other Borrower, Parent and any other guarantor,
maker or endorser of any Obligation or any part thereof, and of all other
circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of any Obligation or any
part
thereof that diligent inquiry would reveal, and each Borrower hereby agrees
that
no Secured Party shall have any duty to advise any Borrower of information
known
to it regarding such condition or any such circumstances. In the event any
Secured Party, in its sole discretion, undertakes at any time or from time
to
time to provide any such information to any Borrower, such Secured Party shall
be under no obligation to (i) undertake any investigation not a part of its
regular business routine, (ii) disclose any information that such Secured
Party, pursuant to accepted or reasonable commercial finance or banking
practices, wishes to maintain confidential or (iii) make any future
disclosures of such information or any other information to any
Borrower.
ARTICLE
III
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
Section
3.1 Conditions
to the Initial Loans.
No
Lender shall be obligated to make any of the Loans or to perform any other
action hereunder until the following conditions have been satisfied in a manner
satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, or waived in
writing by the Required Lenders (and in no event later than June 30,
2008):
(a) Certain
Documentation.
Administrative Agent shall have received the following, each dated as of the
Closing Date and in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent
and
its counsel:
(i) this
Agreement, duly executed by Borrowers, Parent and each Lender;
(ii) for
the
account of each Lender which has requested the same by notice to Administrative
Agent at least 3 Business Days prior to the Closing Date (or such later date
as
maybe agreed by Administrative Agent), a Note conforming to the requirements
set
forth in Section 2.11(e);
(iii) duly
executed originals of the Guaranty and Pledge Agreement;
(iv) duly
executed originals of the Chula Vista Assignment of Purchase
Agreement;
(v) duly
executed originals of the Escondido Assignment of Purchase
Agreement;
(vi) duly
executed originals of the Chula Vista Seller Acknowledgment of
Assignment;
(vii) duly
executed originals of the Escondido Seller Acknowledgement of
Assignment;
(viii) acknowledgement
copies of proper financing statements (Form UCC-l) duly filed under the UCC
in
all jurisdictions as may be necessary or, in the opinion of Administrative
Agent, desirable to perfect Administrative Agent’s Lien, for the benefit of
itself and the Lenders, on the Collateral;
(ix) certified
copies of UCC searches, or other evidence satisfactory to Administrative Agent,
listing all effective financing statements which name a Borrower or any other
Credit Party (under present name, any previous name or any trade or doing
business name) as debtor and covering all jurisdictions referred to in
clause
(viii)
above,
together with copies of such other financing statements;
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(x) evidence
of the completion of all other recordings and filings (including UCC-3
termination statements and other Lien release documentation) as may be necessary
or, in the opinion of and at the request of Administrative Agent, desirable
to
perfect Administrative Agent’s Lien, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders,
on the Collateral and ensure such Collateral is free and clear of other
Liens;
(xi) a
Power
of Attorney duly executed by each Borrower; and
(xii) duly
executed originals of the Fee Letter.
(b) [Intentionally
Omitted]
(c) Insurance.
Administrative Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that the
insurance policies provided for in Section 7.5(a)
are in
full force and effect.
(d) Purchase
Agreements.
(i) Administrative
Agent shall have received executed
copies of each Purchase Agreement (including all exhibits, annexes, schedules,
and attachments referred to therein or delivered pursuant thereto) in effect
on
the Closing Date in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent,
certified by an authorized officer of each Borrower party thereto as true,
correct and complete copies thereof; and
(ii) Administrative
Agent shall have received a
certificate from the Chief Financial Officer of each Borrower certifying that
(A) each of the representations and warranties of such Borrower and, to the
knowledge of such Borrower, each of the representations and warranties of
Seller, contained in the Purchase Agreement to which such Borrower is a party
is
true, correct and complete in all material respects (except to the extent such
representation or warranty is qualified by materiality, in which event, it
is
true, correct and complete in all respects) and (B) to the best knowledge of
such Borrower, no Person party to such Purchase Agreement is in default in
the
performance or compliance with any of the material terms or provisions of,
or
otherwise has a right to terminate for cause, such Purchase
Agreement.
(e) Legal
Opinion.
Administrative Agent shall have received a opinion of DLA Piper US LLP, outside
counsel to Borrowers and the other Credit Parties, with respect to the Loan
Documents in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and its
counsel.
(f) Certified
Constituent Documents.
Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of each Constituent Document
of
each Credit Party that is on file with any Governmental Authority in any
jurisdiction, certified as of a recent date by such Governmental Authority,
together with, if applicable, certificates attesting to the good standing of
such Credit Party in such jurisdiction and each other jurisdiction where such
Credit Party is qualified to do business as a foreign entity or where such
qualification is necessary (and, if appropriate in any such jurisdiction,
related tax certificates).
(g) Secretary’s
Certificate.
Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the secretary or
other
officer of each Credit Party in charge of maintaining books and records of
such
Credit Party in substantially the form of Exhibit B
hereto.
(h) Officer’s
Certificate.
A
certificate of an authorized officer of each Borrower stating that (a) each
condition set forth in Section 3.1
has been
satisfied, (b) since December 31, 2007, no event or condition has occurred
or is existing which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, (c) no Litigation has been commenced which, if successful, would
have a Material Adverse Effect or could challenge any of the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement and the other Loan Documents to be executed on
or
about the Closing Date; and (d) attached thereto is a complete and correct
copy
of each Purchase Agreement.
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(i) Equipment
Purchase Price.
(i) The
purchase price under the Chula Vista Purchase Agreement for the Chula Vista
Equipment shall not exceed $31,500,000, and (ii) the purchase price under
the Escondido Purchase Agreement for the Escondido Equipment shall not exceed
$15,500,000.
(j) Other
Documents.
Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents, instruments,
or
certificates as it or any Lender shall reasonably request.
Section
3.2 Further
Conditions to the Loans.
The
obligation of each Lender on any date (including the Closing Date) to make
any
Loan is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions
precedent:
(a) Request.
Administrative Agent shall have received, to the extent required by Article II,
a
written, timely and duly executed and completed Notice of Delayed Draw Term
Loan.
(b) Representations
and Warranties; No Defaults.
The
following statements shall be true on such date, before and after giving effect
to such Loan:
(i) the
representations and warranties set forth in any Loan Document shall be true
and
correct (A) if such date is the Closing Date, on and as of such date and
(B) otherwise, in all material respects on and as of such date or, to the
extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date,
on and as of such earlier date and
(ii) no
Default shall be continuing.
(c) Equity
Contributions.
(i) In
the
case of a borrowing by the Chula Vista Borrower, the Chula Vista Equity
Contribution shall have been made and the Administrative Agent shall have
received satisfactory evidence that the Chula Vista Borrower has paid to the
Seller and the Seller has received the proceeds of the Chula Vista Equity
Contribution in payment of a portion of the purchase price of the Chula Vista
Equipment under the Chula Vista Purchase Agreement; or
(ii) In
the
case of a borrowing by the Escondido Borrower, the Escondido Equity Contribution
shall have been made and the Administrative Agent shall have received
satisfactory evidence that the Escondido Borrower has paid to the Seller and
the
Seller has received the proceeds of the Escondido Equity Contribution in payment
of a portion of the purchase price of the Escondido Equipment under the
Escondido Purchase Agreement.
(d) Additional
Matters.
Administrative Agent shall have received such additional documents and
information as any Lender, through Administrative Agent, may reasonably
request.
The
representations and warranties set forth in any Notice of Delayed Draw Term
Loan
(or any certificate delivered in connection therewith) shall be deemed to be
made again on and as of the date of the relevant Loan and the acceptance of
the
proceeds thereof.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
To
induce
the Lenders and Administrative Agent to enter into the Loan Documents, each
Borrower and Parent represents and warrants to each of them each of the
following on and as of the Closing Date and each other date applicable pursuant
to Section 3.2:
Section
4.1 Corporate
Existence; Compliance with Law.
Each
Borrower is: (a) duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) duly
qualified to do business as a foreign entity and in good standing in each other
jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its
business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so
qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
and
(c) in compliance in all material respects with all Requirements of Law
(including Environmental Laws) and Contractual Obligations.
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Section
4.2 Legal
Authority to Conduct Business.
Each
Borrower has: (a) the requisite corporate power and authority and the legal
right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents,
and to own, pledge, mortgage or otherwise encumber and operate its properties,
to lease the property it operates under lease and to conduct its business as
now, heretofore or proposed to be conducted and (b) all Permits, consents or
approvals from or by all Persons or Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction
over such Borrower that are necessary or appropriate for the conduct of its
business.
Section
4.3 Locations;
Corporate or Other Names, Etc.
Set
forth on Schedule 4.3
is (a)
each Borrower’s name as it appears in official filings in the state of its
organization and the organizational identification number issued by each
Borrower’s state of organization or a statement that no such number has been
issued, (b) each Borrower’s state of organization and (c) the location of each
Borrower’s chief executive office, corporate offices, warehouses, other
locations of Collateral and locations where records with respect to Collateral
are kept (including in each case the county of such locations) and, except
as
set forth in such Schedule, such locations have not changed during the preceding
twelve months. As of the Closing Date, during the prior five years, except
as
set forth in Schedule 4.3,
each
Borrower has not been known as or conducted business in any other name
(including trade names).
Section
4.4 Corporate
Power; Authorization; No Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance by each Borrower of the Loan Documents
to
which it is a party, and the creation of all Liens provided for herein and
therein: (a) are within such Borrower’s power and authority, (b) have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action on the part of
such
Borrower, (c) are not in violation of its Constituent Documents, any Contractual
Obligation of such Borrower or any Requirement of Law, (d) do not result in
the
creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of
the
Collateral and (e) do not require the consent or approval of any Governmental
Authority or any other Person.
Section
4.5 Execution
and Enforceability.
Each
Loan Document to which any Borrower is a party has been duly executed and
delivered by or on behalf of such Borrower, and each such Loan Document is
a
legal, valid and binding obligation of such Borrower, enforceable against it
in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally.
Section
4.6 Ventures,
Subsidiaries and Affiliates; Outstanding Stock and Indebtedness.
No
Borrower has any Subsidiaries, is engaged in any joint venture or partnership
with any other Person, or is an Affiliate of any other Person (other than Parent
and its Subsidiaries). All of the issued and outstanding Stock of each Borrower
(including all rights to purchase, options, warrants or similar rights or
Contractual Obligations pursuant to which such Borrower may be required to
issue, Sell, repurchase or redeem any of its Stock) is owned by Parent. No
Borrower has any outstanding Indebtedness other than the Loans.
Section
4.7 Material
Adverse Change.
Since
December 31, 2007, no events have occurred that, alone or in the aggregate,
have
had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
4.8 Solvency.
Both
before and after giving effect to (a) the Loans made on or prior to the date
this representation and warranty is made, (b) the disbursement of the proceeds
of such Loans and (c) the payment and accrual of all transaction costs in
connection with the foregoing, and each Borrower is Solvent.
Section
4.9 Litigation.
No
Litigation is pending or, to the knowledge of any Borrower, threatened by or
against any Borrower or against any Borrower’s properties or
revenues.
Section
4.10 Taxes.
Borrowers have not, and are not required to have filed, prior to the Closing
Date, any federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise and other
material tax returns, reports and statements (collectively, the “Tax
Returns”)
with
any Governmental Authorities.
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Section
4.11 Government
Regulation; Margin Regulations.
Borrowers are not subject to or regulated under any federal or state statute,
rule or regulation that restricts or limits any Person’s ability to incur
Indebtedness, pledge its assets, or to perform its obligations under the Loan
Documents. Borrowers are not engaged in the business of extending credit for
the
purpose of “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin security” as such terms are
defined in Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board as now and hereafter in
effect (such securities being referred to herein as “Margin
Stock”).
Borrowers do not own any Margin Stock.
Section
4.12 No
Burdensome Obligations; No Defaults.
No
Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of any Borrower has or have had
or
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Borrower
is in default, and to Borrowers’ knowledge no third party is in default, under
or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations.
Section
4.13 ERISA.
Borrowers have no Title IV Plans, Multiemployer Plans or other Benefit
Plans.
Section
4.14 Intellectual
Property.
As of
the Closing Date, Borrowers do not own or use any material Intellectual
Property. To each Borrower’s knowledge, the conduct and operations of its
businesses does not infringe, misappropriate, dilute, violate or otherwise
impair any Intellectual Property owned by any other Person.
Section
4.15 Title;
Real Property.
Each
Borrower owns all personal property, in each case that is purported to be owned
or leased by it and none of such property is subject to any Lien except
Permitted Liens. Borrowers do not own or lease any real property.
Section
4.16 Full
Disclosure.
No
information contained in any Loan Document, or any written statement furnished
by or on behalf of any Credit Party under any Loan Document or to induce any
Lender or Administrative Agent to execute the Loan Documents contains any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to
make
the statements contained herein or therein not materially misleading in light
of
the circumstances under which they were made; provided,
that
the
foregoing shall not apply to any projections or forecasts provided by any Credit
Party after the date upon which it was provided to Administrative Agent or
any
Lender.
Section
4.17 Insurance.
As of
the Closing Date, Schedule 4.17
lists
all insurance of any nature required to be maintained pursuant to Section
7.5(b)
for
current occurrences by each Borrower, as well as a detailed summary of the
terms
and conditions of such insurance.
Section
4.18 Bank
and Security Accounts.
Schedule 4.18
lists
all banks and other financial institutions at which each Borrower maintains
deposits and/or bank, security or other accounts, and such
Schedule correctly identifies the name, address and telephone number of
each such financial institution, the name in which the account is held, a
description of the purpose of the account, and the complete account
number.
Section
4.19 Status
of Borrowers.
(a) Neither
Borrower has conducted any business or incurred any Indebtedness, Contractual
Obligations or other obligations or purchased or acquired any property or assets
other than (i) its rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement to which
such Borrower is a party, (ii) the purchase and ownership of the Equipment
pursuant to such Purchase Agreement, and (iii) in connection with its
formation, and in each case, activities directly related thereto;
and
(b) The
only
member of each of the Borrowers is the Parent. Borrowers have no Subsidiaries
and do not own any equity interest in, or otherwise own or control any Stock
of
or have any ownership interest in, any other Person.
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Section
4.20 Purchase
Agreements.
Borrowers have delivered to Administrative Agent complete and correct copies
of
each Purchase Agreement, including all schedules, attachments and exhibits
thereto. The Purchase Agreements set forth the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties thereto relating to the subject matter thereof,
and
there are no other agreements, arrangements or understandings, written or oral,
relating to the matters covered thereby. The execution, delivery and performance
of each of the Purchase Agreements has been duly authorized by all necessary
action on the part of each party thereto. No authorization or approval or other
action by, and no notice to filing with or license from, any Governmental
Authority is required for the purchase and sale of the Equipment thereunder
other than such as have been obtained on or prior to the Closing Date. As of
the
Closing Date, each of the representations and warranties of each Borrower and,
to the knowledge of each Borrower, each of the representations and warranties
of
Seller, contained in each of the Purchase Agreements is true, correct and
complete in all material respects (except to the extent such representation
or
warranty is qualified by materiality, in which event, it is true, correct and
complete in all respects).
Section
4.21 Brokers.
No
broker or finder acting on behalf of any Borrower or any other Credit Party
brought about the obtaining, making or closing of the Agreement and the credit
provided hereunder and neither Borrowers nor any Credit Party have any
obligation to any Person in respect of any finder’s or brokerage fees in
connection therewith.
Section
4.22 Anti-Terrorism
and Anti-Money Laundering.
Each
Borrower currently: (a) ensures that neither such Borrower nor any Person who
owns a controlling interest in or otherwise controls such Borrower shall be
(i)
listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List maintained
by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”),
Department of the Treasury, and/or any other similar lists maintained by OFAC
pursuant to any authorizing statute, Executive Order or regulation or (ii)
a
person designated under Section 1(b), (c) or (d) of Executive Order No.
13224 (September 23, 2001), any related enabling legislation or any other
similar Executive Orders and (b) complies with all applicable Bank Secrecy
Act
(“BSA”)
laws,
regulations and government guidance on BSA compliance and on the prevention
and
detection of money laundering violations.
ARTICLE
V
[INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED]
ARTICLE
VI
REPORTING
COVENANTS
From
the
Closing Date through the Termination Date, Borrowers jointly and severally
agree
as follows:
Section
6.1 Financial
Statements.
Each
Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent:
(a) within
45
days following the end of each Fiscal Quarter, the unaudited Financial
Statements for such Fiscal Quarter, accompanied by an officer’s certificate of
the chief financial officer of such Borrower that such Financial Statements
are
complete and correct, that there was no Default (or specifying those Defaults
of
which he or she was aware).
(b) within
120 days following the close of each Fiscal Year, the unaudited Financial
Statements for such Fiscal Year, which shall provide comparisons to the prior
Fiscal Year, and shall be accompanied by an officer’s certificate of the chief
financial officer of such Borrower that such Financial Statements are complete
and correct, that there was no Default (or specifying those Defaults of which
he
or she was aware).
Section
6.2 Other
Events.
Borrowers shall advise Administrative Agent promptly, in reasonable detail,
in
writing, upon becoming aware of:
(a) Liens.
Any
Lien, other than a Permitted Lien, attaching to or asserted against any of
the
Collateral or any occurrence causing a material loss or decline in value of
any
Collateral and the estimated (or actual, if available) amount of such loss
or
decline.
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(b) Default;
Equipment.
The
occurrence of any Default or other material event, including any damage,
casualty or condemnation relating to the Equipment.
(c) Litigation,
Etc.
The
existence, threat or commencement of any Litigation against any Credit Party
or
any ERISA Affiliate or any allegation of criminal misconduct against any Credit
Party.
Section
6.3 Taxes.
Borrowers shall give Administrative Agent notice of each of the following (which
may be made by telephone if promptly confirmed in writing) promptly after any
officer of any Credit Party knows or has reason to know of it: (a) the creation,
or filing with the IRS or any other Governmental Authority, of any Contractual
Obligation or other document extending, or having the effect of extending,
the
period for assessment or collection of any taxes with respect to Borrowers
and
(b) the creation of any Contractual Obligation of any Borrower, or the receipt
of any request directed to any Borrower, to make any adjustment under
Section 481(a) of the Code, by reason of a change in accounting method or
otherwise.
Section
6.4 Purchase
Agreements.
Borrowers shall deliver to Administrative Agent (i) promptly upon receipt
copies of any notices, invoices or other documents received from Seller under
or
relating to any Purchase Agreement or relating to the Equipment and (ii)
promptly upon delivery to Seller, copies of all notices or other documents
delivered to Seller under any Purchase Agreement or relating to the
Equipment.
Section
6.5 Environmental
Matters.
Borrowers
shall provide Administrative Agent notice of each of the
receipt by any Borrower of any notice of violation of or potential liability
or
similar notice under Environmental Law.
Section
6.6 Other
Reports and Information.
Borrowers shall, upon request of Administrative Agent, furnish to Administrative
Agent such other reports and information in connection with the affairs,
business, financial condition, operations, prospects or management of Borrowers
or the Collateral as Administrative Agent (or any Lender through Administrative
Agent) may request, all in reasonable detail.
ARTICLE
VII
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
Each
Borrower hereby jointly and severally covenants and agrees that from the Closing
Date until the Termination Date, such Borrower shall:
Section
7.1 Maintenance
of Corporate Existence.
Preserve
and maintain (a) its legal existence and good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization and (b) in all material respects its rights
(charter and statutory), privileges franchises and Permits necessary in the
conduct of its business.
Section
7.2 Compliance
with Laws, Etc.
Comply
in all material respects with all applicable Requirements of Law (including
Environmental Laws), Contractual Obligations and Permits.
Section
7.3 Payment
of Obligations.
Pay,
discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become
delinquent, as the case may be, all of its Charges and other obligations of
whatever nature, except where the amount or validity thereof is currently being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity
with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of such Borrower
and none of the Collateral is or could reasonably be expected to become subject
to any Lien or forfeiture or loss as a result of such contest.
Section
7.4 Maintenance
of Property and Equipment.
(a)
Maintain
and preserve (i) on and after the date of delivery of any Equipment by Seller
to
such Borrower, in all respects in good working order and condition the Equipment
and all of its other properties and assets, (ii) all other of its property
necessary in the conduct of its business and (iii) all material rights, permits,
licenses, approvals and privileges (including all Permits) necessary, used
or
useful, whether because of its ownership, lease, sublease or other operation
or
occupation of property or other conduct of its business, and shall make all
necessary or appropriate filings with, and give all required notices to,
Government Authorities. Each Borrower shall also use and maintain the Equipment
in accordance with any applicable manufacturer’s recommendations. Each Borrower
shall make all alterations and modifications to the Equipment required to comply
with any applicable law, rule or regulation. Each Borrower’s use of the
Equipment shall be subject to any applicable manufacturer’s terms and conditions
of sale, including any requirements regarding site preparation.
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Section
7.5 Maintenance
of Insurance.
(a) Prior
to
the date of delivery of any Equipment by Seller to any Borrower, Borrowers
shall
cause the Seller to maintain in full force and effect all policies of insurance
Seller is required to maintain under Article 22 of each of the Purchase
Agreements. Each Borrower shall, at the request of Administrative Agent,
exercise its right to request in writing pursuant to Article 22.4 of each of
the
Purchase Agreements that Seller furnish such Borrower with the certificates
of
insurances evidencing Seller’s compliance with the requirements set forth in
Article 22.4 of each of the Purchase Agreements.
(b) On
and
after the date of delivery of any Equipment by Seller to a Borrower, maintain
or
cause to be maintained in full force and effect insurance
requirements in accordance with Schedule
4.17.
Section
7.6 Keeping
of Books.
Keep
proper Books and Records, in which full, true and correct entries shall be
made
in accordance with GAAP and all other applicable Requirements of Law of all
financial transactions and the assets and business of such
Borrower.
Section
7.7 Access
to
Books and Property.
With
respect to each owned, leased, or controlled property, during normal business
hours and upon reasonable advance notice (unless an Event of Default shall
have
occurred and be continuing, in which event no notice shall be required and
Administrative Agent, the Lenders and any Related Person shall have access
at
any and all times): (a) provide access to such property to Administrative Agent
and any of its Related Persons, as frequently as Administrative Agent determines
to be appropriate and is reasonable in the circumstances, (b) permit
Administrative Agent, the Lenders and any Related Person to inspect, audit
and
make extracts and copies (or take originals if reasonably necessary) from all
of
such Borrower’s Books and Records and (c) permit Administrative Agent, the
Lenders and any Related Person to inspect, review, evaluate and make physical
verifications and appraisals of the Equipment and any other Collateral in any
manner and through any medium that such Person considers advisable, and such
Borrower agree to render to such Person, at such Borrower’s cost and expense,
such clerical and other assistance as may be reasonably requested with regard
thereto.
Section
7.8 Use
of
Proceeds.
Use the
proceeds of the Loans solely to (a) pay a portion of the purchase price to
the Seller for the relevant Equipment pursuant to the applicable Purchase
Agreement or (b) repay Parent Advances, the proceeds of which have been
used by the applicable Borrower solely to pay a portion of the purchase price
to
the Seller for the relevant Equipment pursuant to the applicable Purchase
Agreement, other than the initial 45% of such purchase price (which amount
is
required to be funded with the Chula Vista Equity Contribution or Escondido
Equity Contribution, as applicable, and not Parent Advances).
Section
7.9 Further
Assurances.
At any
time and from time to time, upon the written request of Administrative Agent
and
at the sole expense of such Borrower, promptly and duly execute and deliver
any
and all such further instruments and documents and take such further action
as
Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or advisable (a) to obtain
the full benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) to
protect, preserve, maintain and enforce Administrative Agent’s rights in (and
the priority of Administrative Agent’s Lien on) any Collateral or (c) to enable
Administrative Agent and each Lender to exercise all or any of the rights,
remedies and powers granted herein or in any other Loan Document.
Section
7.10 Landlord
Waiver, Consent and Access Agreements.
In
accordance with Section
3.1
of this
Agreement and prior to such Borrower taking delivery or possession of any of
the
Equipment, obtain a landlord waiver, consent and access agreement from the
lessor of each leased property or mortgage of any owned property with respect
to
each location where the Collateral and/or Books and Records are stored or
located, including the lessor of each of the properties on which the respective
Projects are located, which agreements shall be reasonably satisfactory in
form
and substance to Administrative Agent.
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Section
7.11 OFAC.
Each
Borrower will comply and will use its best efforts to cause each other Credit
Party to ensure that neither Borrowers nor any other Credit Party are or shall
be (a) listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List
maintained by OFAC or any other similar lists maintained by OFAC pursuant to
any
authorizing statute, Executive Order or regulation or (b) a person designated
under Section 1(b), (c) or (d) of Executive Order No. 13224
(September 23, 2001), any related enabling legislation or any other similar
Executive Orders.
Section
7.12 Bank
Accounts.
Each
Borrower will cause all of its bank, deposit and/or security accounts to be
subject to Control Agreements.
ARTICLE
VIII
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
Each
Borrower hereby jointly and severally covenants and agrees that, from the
Closing Date until the Termination Date, Borrowers shall not, directly or
indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise:
Section
8.1 Indebtedness.
Cancel
any debt owing to it or create, incur, assume or permit to exist any
Indebtedness, except (a) the Obligations and (b) subordinated unsecured
intercompany loans made by Parent to a Borrower the proceeds of which are
promptly used by such Borrower to pay a portion of the purchase price to the
Seller for the relevant Equipment pursuant to the applicable Purchase Agreement
(“Parent
Advances”).
Section
8.2 Liens.
Incur,
maintain or otherwise suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any
of
its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign any right
to
receive income or profits, except for Permitted Liens.
Section
8.3 Investments;
Fundamental Changes.
Form
any Subsidiary, merge with, consolidate with, allow or cause the occurrence
of a
Change of Control, acquire any assets (other than the Equipment) or Stock of
or
membership interests in, or otherwise combine with or make any investment in
or
loan or advance to, any Person.
Section
8.4 Asset
Sales.
Convey,
sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series
of
transactions, all or any part of its assets, including any Collateral or any
Equipment.
Section
8.5 Restricted
Payments.
Make or
permit any Restricted Payment.
Section
8.6 Business
Activities.
Conduct
any business activities or operations other than those necessary to: (i) perform
its obligations and exercise its rights under the Purchase Agreement, (ii)
purchase the Equipment pursuant to the applicable Purchase Agreement, and
(iii) perform its obligations under the Loan Documents. Each Borrower shall
not engage in any business or incur any Indebtedness, Contractual Obligations
or
other obligations or own any assets or properties other than (x) its rights
and
obligations under the Purchase Agreement, (y) the purchase and ownership of
the Equipment pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and (z) in connection
with its formation, and in each case, activities directly related
thereto.
Section
8.7 Transactions
with Affiliates.
Directly or indirectly enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of any
Borrower (other than Parent Advances permitted under Section
8.1(b),
unless
the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent has been
obtained.
Section
8.8 Contracts.
Create,
incur, assume or permit to exist any Contractual Obligations other than under
the Loan Documents and the Purchase Agreements.
Section
8.9 Modification
of Certain Documents.
Amend,
supplement, waive, or otherwise modify its certificate of formation, operating
agreement or other organizational documents in any respect.
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Section
8.10 Changes
to Name, Locations, Etc.
(a)
Change (i) its name, chief executive office, corporate offices from those set
forth on Schedule 4.3,
(ii)
the locations of the Equipment or any other Collateral, or location of its
Books
and Records from those locations set forth on Schedule 4.3,
(iii)
the type of legal entity that it is, (iv) its organization identification
number, if any, issued by its state of incorporation or organization or (v)
its
state of organization from that set forth on Schedule 4.3
or (b)
acquire, lease or use any real estate after the Closing Date without
(i) Administrative Agent’s prior written consent, which may be withheld in
its sole and absolute discretion and (ii) taking all actions deemed
necessary or appropriate by Administrative Agent to continuously protect and
perfect Administrative Agent’s Liens upon the Collateral.
Section
8.11 Bank
Accounts.
(a)
Establish any depository or other bank account of any kind with any financial
institution (other than the accounts set forth on Schedule 7.13)
or (b)
close or permit to be closed any of the accounts listed on Schedule 7.13
in each
case, without Administrative Agent’s prior written consent, and then only after
Borrowers have implemented agreements with such bank or financial institution
and Administrative Agent acceptable to Administrative Agent.
Section
8.12 Margin
Regulations.
Use all
or any portion of the proceeds of any credit extended hereunder to purchase
or
carry Margin Stock in contravention of Regulation U of the Federal Reserve
Board.
Section
8.13 Compliance
with ERISA.
No
ERISA Affiliate shall cause or suffer to exist (a) any event that could result
in the imposition of a Lien with respect to any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer
Plan or any property of a Borrower or (b) any other ERISA Event, that would,
in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in liabilities. Borrowers shall
not cause or suffer to exist any event that could result in the imposition
of a
Lien with respect to any Benefit Plan.
Section
8.14 Equipment.
(a) Borrowers
will not attach anything on any Equipment that will impair the originally
intended function or use of such Equipment without the prior written consent
of
Administrative Agent. Borrowers will not attach or install any Equipment to
or
in any other personal or real property without the prior written consent of
Administrative Agent.
(b) Borrowers
shall not permit any Equipment to be located at any location other than
(i) until the date that any Equipment is delivered to a Borrower by Seller
in accordance with the terms of the applicable Purchase Agreement, title to
such
Equipment shall have been transferred to such Borrower by Seller free and clear
of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of Administrative Agent securing the
Obligations), and Seller has delivered to such Borrower and Administrative
Agent
the release in form of Attachment 4 to the applicable Purchase Agreement with
respect to such Equipment) (with respect to such Equipment, such date being
the
“Equipment
Delivery Date”),
the
Seller’s location in accordance with the applicable Purchase Agreement and
(ii) on and after the Equipment Delivery Date with respect to any Equipment
(A) the applicable Project for such Equipment or (B) a third-party storage
facility reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (“Third-Party Storage
Facility”), provided,
that
with
respect to the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), (1) such Equipment is not
installed in or affixed to any part of the Project or Third-Party Storage
Facility, as applicable, and is segregated from any other equipment and property
at such location and otherwise stored in a manner satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, (2) Borrowers have in effect insurance with respect
to such Equipment in accordance with Section
7.5,
(3) Borrowers have given the Administrative Agent no less than five (5)
Business Days advance notice prior to such Equipment Delivery Date, and (4)
Administrative Agent has received such access agreements, consents and waivers
from the owners of the applicable Project or Third-Party Storage Facility,
as
applicable, and any lessor or other Persons holding Liens on such Project or
Third-Party Storage Facility, as applicable, as Administrative Agent may
require.
(c) Borrowers
shall not (i) use any transportation service for delivery of the Equipment
from
the Seller without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent other
than (A) the Seller’s transportation service described in Article
7.6
of each
of the Purchase Agreements and (B) a third-party transportation service for
delivery of the Equipment reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent in
all
respects (a “Non-Seller
Transportation Service”),
and
(ii) permit any Equipment to be shipped to storage, including pursuant to
Article
7.5
of the
Purchase Agreements, provided,
that
Borrowers may permit any Equipment to be shipped to and stored at a Third-Party
Storage Facility in accordance with Section
8.14(c).
Prior
to shipping any Equipment by a Non-Seller Transportation Service Borrowers
shall
provide to Administrative Agent evidence satisfactory to it that (1) the
insurance policies provided for in Section 7.5(a)
are in
full force and effect, (2) risk of loss with respect to such Equipment shall
not
pass to Borrowers until the Equipment shall be delivered to the Third-Party
Storage Facility, and (3) Borrowers shall have given the Administrative
Agent no less than thirty (30) days advance notice prior to the commencement
of
transportation of the Equipment by a Non-Seller Transportation
Service.
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Section
8.15 Purchase
Agreements.
(a)
Amend, supplement, waive, terminate or otherwise modify any term or provision
of
any of the Purchase Agreements or (b) give any change order, exercise any option
or purchase any additional equipment under any of the Purchase
Agreements.
ARTICLE
IX
[INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED]
ARTICLE
X
SECURITY
INTEREST
Section
10.1 Grant
of Security Interest.
(a) As
collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance of
the
Obligations, each Borrower hereby grants to Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in and Lien upon all of
its
property and assets, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, and
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or in which it now has or at any time
in the future may acquire any right, title, or interest, including all of the
following property in which it now has or at any time in the future may acquire
any right, title or interest:
(a) all
accounts;
(b) all
deposit accounts;
(c) all
other
bank accounts and all funds on deposit therein; all money, cash and cash
equivalents;
(d) all
investment property;
(e) all
Stock;
(f) all
goods
(including inventory, equipment and fixtures);
(g) all
chattel paper, documents and instruments;
(h) all
Books
and Records;
(i) all
general intangibles (including all Intellectual Property, contract rights,
choses in action, payment intangibles and software);
(j) all
letter-of-credit rights;
(k) all
commercial tort claims;
(l) all
supporting obligations; and
(m) to
the
extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds, tort claims, insurance claims
and
other rights to payment not otherwise included in the foregoing and products
of
all and any of the foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and
replacements for, and rents and profits of, each of the
foregoing,
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(all
of
the foregoing, together with any other collateral pledged to Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to any other Loan
Document, collectively, the “Collateral”).
Section
10.2 Nature
of Security Interest.
Borrowers and Administrative Agent agree that this Agreement creates, and is
intended to create, valid and continuing Liens upon the Collateral in favor
of
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
Section
10.3 Representations
and Warranties Regarding Collateral.
Borrowers jointly and severally represent, warrant and promise to Administrative
Agent that: (a) each Borrower has rights in and the power to transfer each
item
of the Collateral upon which it purports to xxxxx x Xxxx pursuant to the Loan
Documents, free and clear of any and all Liens or claims of others, other than
Permitted Liens, (b) the security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement,
upon completion of the filings and other actions listed on Schedule 10.3
(which,
in the case of all filings and other documents referred to in such Schedule,
have been delivered to Administrative Agent in duly executed form) will
constitute valid perfected security interests in all of the Collateral in favor
of Administrative Agent as security for the prompt and complete payment and
performance of the Obligations, enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof
against any and all creditors of and purchasers from each Borrower (other than
purchasers in the ordinary course of business) and such security interests
are
prior to all other Liens on the Collateral in existence on the date hereof
except for Permitted Liens that have priority by operation of law and
(c) no effective security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, financing
statement, equivalent security or Lien instrument or continuation statement
covering all or any part of the Collateral is or will be on file or of record
in
any public office.
Section
10.4 Defense
of Collateral.
Borrowers jointly and severally promise to defend the right, title and interest
of Administrative Agent in and to the Collateral against the claims and demands
of all Persons whomsoever, and each shall take such actions, including (a)
all
actions necessary to grant Administrative Agent “control” of any investment
property, deposit accounts, letter-of-credit rights or electronic chattel paper
owned by any Borrower, with any agreements establishing control to be in form
and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (b) the prompt delivery
of
all original instruments, chattel paper and certificated Stock owned by any
Borrower granting a Lien on Collateral to Administrative Agent, (c) notification
to third parties of Administrative Agent’s interest in Collateral at
Administrative Agent’s request and (d) the institution of litigation against
third parties as shall be prudent in order to protect and preserve Borrowers’
and Administrative Agent’s respective and several interests in the
Collateral.
Section
10.5 Books
and Records; Legends.
Each
Borrower shall xxxx its Books and Records pertaining to the Collateral to
evidence the Loan Documents and the Liens granted under the Loan Documents.
If
any Borrower retains possession of any chattel paper or instrument with
Administrative Agent’s consent, such chattel paper and instruments shall be
marked with the following legend: “This writing and the obligations evidenced or
secured hereby are subject to the security interest of General Electric Capital
Corporation, as administrative agent.”
Section
10.6 Notification
of Commercial Tort Claims; Intellectual Property.
Borrowers shall promptly, and in any event within 2 Business Days after the
same
is acquired by any Borrower, notify Administrative Agent of any commercial
tort
claim acquired by such Borrower and unless otherwise consented by Administrative
Agent, such Borrower shall enter into a supplement to this Agreement granting
to
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a Lien in such
commercial tort claim. Each Borrower will promptly patent or register, as the
case may be, all new Intellectual Property and notify Administrative Agent
in
writing 5 Business Days prior to filing any such new patent or
registration.
Section
10.7 Administrative
Agent’s Rights.
(a)
Administrative Agent may, (i) at any time in Administrative Agent’s own
name or in the name of any Borrower, communicate with account debtors, parties
to contracts, and obligors in respect of instruments, chattel paper or other
Collateral to verify to Administrative Agent’s satisfaction, the existence,
amount and terms of,
and any
other matter relating to, accounts,
payment
intangibles,
instruments, chattel paper or other Collateral where necessary and reasonable
and (ii) at any time after
an
Event Default has occurred and is continuing and
without prior notice to any Borrower, notify account debtors
and
other Persons obligated on any Collateral that Administrative Agent has a
security interest therein
and that
payments shall be made directly to Administrative Agent. Upon the request of
Administrative Agent or Borrowers shall so notify such account debtors, parties
to contracts, and obligors in respect of instruments, chattel paper or other
Collateral. Borrowers hereby constitute Administrative Agent or Administrative
Agent’s designee as each Borrower’s attorney-in-fact with power to endorse each
Borrower’s name upon any notes, acceptance drafts, money orders or other
evidences of payment or Collateral.
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(b) Borrowers
shall remain liable under each Contractual Obligation to observe and perform
all
the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by each Borrower
thereunder, and Administrative Agent shall have no obligation or liability
whatsoever to any Person under any Contractual Obligation (between any Borrower
or any other Credit Party and any Person other than Administrative Agent) by
reason of or arising out of the execution, delivery or performance of this
Agreement, and Administrative Agent shall not be required or obligated in any
manner (i) to perform or fulfill any of the obligations of Borrowers, (ii)
to
make any payment or inquiry or (iii) to take any action of any kind to collect,
compromise or enforce any performance or the payment of any amounts which may
have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times
under or pursuant to any Contractual Obligation.
Section
10.8 Administrative
Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-fact.
On the
Closing Date, each Borrower shall execute and deliver a Power of Attorney.
The
power of attorney granted pursuant to the Power of Attorney and all powers
granted under any Loan Document are powers coupled with an interest and shall
be
irrevocable until the Termination Date. The powers conferred on Administrative
Agent under the Power of Attorney are solely to protect Administrative Agent’s
interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise
any such powers. Administrative Agent agrees not to exercise any power or
authority granted under the Power of Attorney unless an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing.
Section
10.9 Authorization
to File Financing Statements.
Each
Borrower also hereby (a) authorizes Administrative Agent to file any
financing statements, continuation statements or amendments thereto that (i)
indicate the Collateral (x) as “all assets” of such Borrower (or any portion of
such Borrower’s assets) or words of similar effect, regardless of whether any
particular asset comprised in the Collateral falls within the scope of
Article 9 of the UCC of such jurisdiction or (y) as being of an equal or
lesser scope or with greater detail and (ii) contain any other information
required by Part 5 of Article 9 of the UCC for the sufficiency or filing
office acceptance of any financing statement, continuation statement or
amendment and (b) ratifies its authorization for Administrative Agent to have
filed any initial financing statements, or amendments thereto if filed prior
to
the date hereof. Each Borrower acknowledges that it is not authorized to file
any financing statement or amendment or termination statement with respect to
any financing statement until the Termination Date and agrees it will not do
so
without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, subject to such
Borrower’s rights under Section 9-509(d)(2) of the UCC.
Section
10.10 Grant
of License to Use Intellectual Property Collateral.
Each
Borrower hereby grants to Administrative Agent an irrevocable, non-exclusive
license (exercisable upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event
of Default without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Borrower)
to
use, transfer, license or sublicense any Intellectual Property now owned,
licensed to, or hereafter acquired by such Borrower, and wherever the same
may
be located, and including in such license access to all media in which any
of
the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and
programs used for the compilation or printout thereof, and represents, promises
and agrees that any such license or sublicense is not and will not be in
conflict with the contractual or commercial rights of any third Person;
provided
that
such license will terminate on the Termination Date.
ARTICLE
XI
EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT; RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
Section
11.1 Events
of Default.
The
occurrence of any one or more of the following events (regardless of the reason
therefor) shall constitute an “Event
of Default”:
(a) Any
Borrower shall fail to make any payment in respect of (i) principal of any
Loan when due and payable or declared due and payable or (ii) any other
Obligations when due and payable or declared due and payable and, in the case
of
this clause
(ii),
such
non-payment continues for a period of 3 Business Days after the due date
therefor; or
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(b) Any
Borrower, Parent or any other Credit Party shall fail to comply with
(i) any provision of Article VI,
Section 7.1,
Section
7.4,
Section 7.8
or
Article VIII
of this
Agreement or any provision of Article
V
of the
Guaranty or (ii) any other provision of any Loan Document if, in the case
of this clause
(ii),
such
failure shall remain unremedied for a period of 30 days; or
(c) (i)
a
default or event of default occurs under a Purchase Agreement that is not cured
within any applicable grace period therefor, or a Purchase Agreement is
terminated for any reason or Seller shall suspend work on or shipment of the
Equipment pursuant to Article
23.6
of a
Purchase Agreement, or a Borrower or Seller shall have the right to terminate
any of the Purchase Agreements pursuant to Article
23
thereof;
or (ii) an event of default shall occur under any Contractual Obligation of
a
Borrower, and such event of default (A) involves the failure to make any
payment (whether or not such payment is blocked pursuant to the terms of an
intercreditor agreement or otherwise), whether of principal, interest or
otherwise, and whether due by scheduled maturity, required prepayment,
acceleration, demand or otherwise, in respect of any Indebtedness (other than
the Obligations) of a Borrower or (B) causes (or permits any holder of such
Indebtedness or a trustee to cause) such Indebtedness, or a portion thereof,
to
become due prior to its stated maturity or prior to its regularly scheduled
date
of payment; or (iii) an event of default shall occur under any Contractual
Obligation of Parent (other than a Loan Document), and such event of default
(A) involves the failure to make any payment (whether or not such payment
is blocked pursuant to the terms of an intercreditor agreement or otherwise),
whether of principal, interest or otherwise, and whether due by scheduled
maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise, in respect
of
any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of Parent in an aggregate amount
exceeding $3,000,000 or (B) causes (or permits any holder of such
Indebtedness or a trustee to cause) such Indebtedness, or a portion thereof,
in
an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000,000 to become due prior to its stated
maturity or prior to its regularly scheduled date of payment; or
(d) any
representation or warranty in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or
in
any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto, or in any report, financial
statement or certificate made or delivered to Administrative Agent, any Lender
by a Borrower, Parent or any other Credit Party shall be untrue or incorrect
in
any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made, regardless of
whether such breach involves a representation or warranty with respect to a
Credit Party that has not signed this Agreement; or
(e) there
shall be commenced against a Borrower, Parent or any other Credit Party any
Litigation seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint
or
similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets that results
in the entry of an order for any such relief that remains unstayed or
undismissed for 30 consecutive days; or
(f) a
case or
proceeding shall have been commenced involuntarily against either Borrower,
Parent or any other Credit Party in a court having competent jurisdiction
seeking a decree or order: (i) under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any
other applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy or other similar law,
and
seeking either (x) the appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator,
assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) for such Person or
of
any substantial part of its properties or (y) the reorganization or winding
up
or liquidation of the affairs of any such Person, and such case or proceeding
shall remain undismissed or unstayed for 60 consecutive days or such court
shall
enter a decree or order granting the relief sought in such case or proceeding
or
(ii) invalidating or denying any Person’s right, power, or competence to enter
into or perform any of its obligations under any Loan Document or invalidating
or denying the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document or any action taken hereunder or thereunder; or
(g) Any
Borrower, Parent or any other Credit Party shall (i) commence any case,
proceeding or other action under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction,
domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
conservatorship or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief
entered with respect to it or seeking appointment of a custodian, receiver,
liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) for it
or
any substantial part of its properties, (ii) make a general assignment for
the
benefit of creditors, (iii) consent to or take any action in furtherance
of, or, indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of
the
acts set forth in paragraph
(f)
of this
Section 11.1
or
clauses
(i)
and
(ii)
of
this
paragraph
(g),
(iv)
shall admit in writing its inability to, or shall be generally unable to, pay
its debts as such debts become due or (v) cease to be Solvent;
or
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(h) (i)
a
final judgment or judgments for the payment of money in excess of $100,000
in
the aggregate shall be rendered against any Borrower, unless the same shall
be
(a) fully covered by insurance and the issuer(s) of the applicable policies
shall have acknowledged full coverage in writing within 30 days of judgment
or
(b) vacated, stayed, bonded, paid or discharged within a period of 30 days
from the date of such judgment; or (ii) a final judgment or judgments for the
payment of money in excess of $3,000,000 in the aggregate shall be rendered
against Parent or any other Credit Party, unless the same shall be (a) fully
covered by insurance and the issuer(s) of the applicable policies shall have
acknowledged full coverage in writing within 30 days of judgment or
(b) vacated, stayed, bonded, paid or discharged within a period of 30 days
from the date of such judgment; or
(i) any
provision of any Loan Document shall for any reason cease to be valid, binding
and enforceable in accordance with its terms, or any Lien granted, or intended
by the Loan Documents to be granted, to Administrative Agent shall cease to
be a
valid and perfected Lien having the first priority (or a lesser priority if
expressly permitted in the Loan Documents) in any of the Collateral (or any
Credit Party shall so assert any of the foregoing); or
(j) a
Change
of Control shall have occurred.
Section
11.2 Remedies.
(a)
If any
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then Administrative Agent may,
and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, terminate or suspend the
obligations of the Lenders under the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility. In
addition, if any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall,
without presentment, demand, protest or further notice or other requirements
of
any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, take any one or more of
the
following actions: (i) declare all or any portion of the Delayed Draw Term
Loan
Commitments terminated, whereupon the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments shall
immediately be reduced by such portion or, in the case of a termination in
whole, shall terminate together with any obligation any Lender may have
hereunder to make any Loan, (ii) declare all or any portion of the Obligations
to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon such Obligations shall become and
be
due and payable, or (iii) exercise any rights and remedies provided to
Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including
all
remedies provided under the UCC; provided
that
upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in Sections
11.1(f)
or
(g),
the
Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments of each Lender to make Loans shall each
automatically be terminated and Obligations shall become immediately due and
payable without presentment, demand, protest or further notice or other
requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived.
(b) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower and each other Credit
Party executing this Agreement expressly agrees that upon the occurrence of
any
Event of Default, Administrative Agent may collect, receive, assemble, process,
appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and may
forthwith sell, lease, assign, give an option or options to purchase or
otherwise dispose of and deliver said Collateral (or contract to do so), or
any
part thereof, in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at
any
exchange at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future
delivery without assumption of any credit risk. Administrative Agent and any
other Secured Party shall have the right upon any such public sale, to the
extent permitted by law, to purchase for the benefit of Administrative Agent
or
such Secured Party the whole or any part of said Collateral so sold, free of
any
right of equity of redemption, which right each Borrower hereby releases. Such
sales may be adjourned, or continued from time to time with or without notice.
Administrative Agent shall have the right to conduct such sales on any Credit
Party’s premises or elsewhere and shall have the right to use any Credit Party’s
premises without rent or other charge for such sales or other action with
respect to the Collateral for such time as Administrative Agent deems necessary
or advisable.
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(c) Upon
the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and at
Administrative Agent’s request, each Borrower and each other Credit Party
executing this Agreement further agrees, to assemble the Collateral and make
it
available to Administrative Agent at places that Administrative Agent shall
reasonably select, whether at its premises or elsewhere. Until Administrative
Agent is able to effect a sale, lease, or other disposition of the Collateral,
Administrative Agent shall have the right to complete, assemble, use or operate
the Collateral or any part thereof, to the extent that Administrative Agent
deems appropriate, for the purpose of preserving such Collateral or its value
or
for any other purpose. Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to any
Credit Party to maintain or preserve the rights of any Credit Party as against
third parties with respect to any Collateral while such Collateral is in the
possession of Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent may, if it so elects,
seek the appointment of a receiver or keeper to take possession of any
Collateral and to enforce any of Administrative Agent’s remedies with respect
thereto without prior notice or hearing. To the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law, each Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this
Agreement waives all claims, damages, and demands against Administrative Agent,
its Affiliates, agents, and the officers and employees of any of them arising
out of the repossession, retention or sale of any Collateral except such as
are
determined in a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have
arisen solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Person.
Each Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement agrees that
10 days’ prior notice by Administrative Agent to such Credit Party of the time
and place of any public sale or of the time after which a private sale may
take
place is reasonable notification of such matters. Borrowers and each other
Credit Party shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any
sale
or disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay all amounts to which
the Secured Parties are entitled.
(d) Neither
any Secured Party’s failure, at any time, to require strict performance by
Borrowers or any other Credit Party of any provision of any Loan Document,
nor
any Secured Party’s failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, any right,
power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof or waive, affect
or diminish any right of such Secured Party thereafter to demand strict
compliance and performance therewith, it being understood that any such waiver
shall only be effective if made in accordance with Section 13.1.
Each
waiver or consent under any Loan Document shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. Each
Secured Party’s rights and remedies under this Agreement shall be cumulative and
nonexclusive of any other rights and remedies that such Secured Party may have
under any Loan Document or at law or in equity. No single or partial exercise
of
any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or future
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. No
notice to or demand on any Credit Party shall entitle any Credit Party to notice
or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. Recourse to the
Collateral shall not be required.
Section
11.3 Waivers
by Credit Parties.
Except
as otherwise provided for in this Agreement and to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law, each Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this
Agreement waives: (a) presentment, demand and protest, and notice of
presentment, dishonor, intent to accelerate, acceleration, protest, default,
nonpayment, maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension or renewal
of
any or all Loan Documents or any other notes, commercial paper, accounts,
contracts, documents, instruments, chattel paper and guaranties at any time
held
by any Secured Party on which such Credit Party may in any way be liable, and
hereby ratifies and confirms whatever any Secured Party may do in this regard,
(b) all rights to notice and a hearing prior to Administrative Agent’s taking
possession or control of, or to Administrative Agent’s replevy, attachment or
levy upon, any Collateral or any bond or security that might be required by
any
court prior to allowing Administrative Agent to exercise any of its remedies
and
(c) the benefit of all valuation, appraisal and exemption laws. Each Borrower
and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement acknowledges that it has
been advised by counsel of its choices and decisions with respect to this
Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the transactions evidenced hereby and
thereby.
ARTICLE
XII
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT
Section
12.1 Appointment
and Duties.
(a) Appointment
of Administrative Agent.
Each
Lender hereby appoints GE Capital (together with any successor Administrative
Agent pursuant to Section 12.9)
as
Administrative Agent hereunder and authorizes Administrative Agent to
(i) execute and deliver the Loan Documents and accept delivery thereof on
its behalf from any Credit Party, (ii) take such action on its behalf and to
exercise all
rights, powers and remedies and perform the duties as are expressly delegated
to
Administrative Agent under such Loan Documents and (iii) exercise such powers
as
are reasonably incidental thereto.
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(b) Duties
as Collateral and Disbursing Agent.
Without
limiting the generality of clause
(a)
above,
Administrative Agent shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority
(to
the exclusion of the Lenders), and is hereby authorized, to (i) act as the
disbursing and collecting agent for the Lenders with respect to all payments
and
collections arising in connection with the Loan Documents (including in any
proceeding described in Section 11.1(f)
or
(g)
or any
other bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding), and each Person making
any
payment in connection with any Loan Document to any Secured Party is hereby
authorized to make such payment to Administrative Agent, (ii) file and prove
claims and file other documents necessary or desirable to allow the claims
of
the Secured Parties with respect to any Obligation in any proceeding described
in Section 11.1(f)
or
(g)
or any
other bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding (but not to vote, consent
or
otherwise act on behalf of such Secured Party), (iii) act as collateral agent
for each Secured Party for purposes of the perfection of all Liens created
by
such agreements and all other purposes stated therein, (iv) manage, supervise
and otherwise deal with the Collateral, (v) take such other action as is
necessary or desirable to maintain the perfection and priority of the Liens
created or purported to be created by the Loan Documents, (vi) except as may
be
otherwise specified in any Loan Document, exercise all remedies given to
Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties with respect to the
Collateral, whether under the Loan Documents, applicable Requirements of Law
or
otherwise and (vii) execute any amendment, consent or waiver under the Loan
Documents on behalf of any Lender that has consented in writing to such
amendment, consent or waiver; provided,
however,
that
Administrative Agent hereby appoints, authorizes and directs each Lender to
act
as collateral sub-agent for Administrative Agent, the Lenders for purposes
of
the perfection of all Liens with respect to the Collateral, including any
deposit account maintained by a Credit Party with, and cash and cash equivalents
held by, such Lender, and may further authorize and direct the Lenders to take
further actions as collateral sub-agents for purposes of enforcing such Liens
or
otherwise to transfer the Collateral subject thereto to Administrative Agent,
and each Lender hereby agrees to take such further actions to the extent, and
only to the extent, so authorized and directed.
(c) Limited
Duties.
Under
the Loan Documents, Administrative Agent (i) is acting solely on behalf of
the
Lenders (except to the limited extent provided in Section 2.11(b)
with
respect to the Register and in Section 12.11),
with
duties that are entirely administrative in nature, notwithstanding the use
of
the defined term “Administrative Agent”, the terms “agent”, “administrative
agent” and “collateral agent” and similar terms in any Loan Document to refer to
Administrative Agent, which terms are used for title purposes only, (ii) is
not
assuming any obligation under any Loan Document other than as expressly set
forth therein or any role as agent, fiduciary or trustee of or for any Lender
or
any other Secured Party and (iii) shall have no implied functions,
responsibilities, duties, obligations or other liabilities under any Loan
Document, and each
Lender hereby waives and agrees not to assert any claim against Administrative
Agent based on the roles, duties and legal relationships expressly disclaimed
in
clauses
(i)
through
(iii)
above.
Section
12.2 Binding
Effect.
Each
Lender agrees that (i) any action taken by Administrative Agent or the Required
Lenders (or, if expressly required hereby, a greater proportion of the Lenders)
in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents, (ii) any action taken
by Administrative Agent in reliance upon the instructions of Required Lenders
(or, where so required, such greater proportion) and (iii) the exercise by
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, where so required, such
greater proportion) of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with
such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized
and
binding upon all of the Secured Parties.
Section
12.3 Use
of
Discretion.
(a)
No
Action without Instructions.
Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take,
or to omit to take, any action, including with respect to enforcement or
collection, except any action it is required to take or omit to take
(i) under any Loan Document or (ii) pursuant to instructions from the
Required Lenders (or, where expressly required by the terms of this Agreement,
a
greater proportion of the Lenders).
(a) Right
Not to Follow Certain Instructions.
Notwithstanding clause
(a)
above,
Administrative Agent shall not be required to take, or to omit to take, any
action (i) unless, upon demand, Administrative Agent receives an
indemnification satisfactory to it from the Lenders (or, to the extent
applicable and acceptable to Administrative Agent, any other Secured Party)
against all Liabilities that, by reason of such action or omission, may be
imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Administrative Agent or any Related
Person thereof or (ii) that is, in the opinion of Administrative Agent or
its counsel, contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Requirement of
Law.
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Section
12.4 Delegation
of Rights and Duties.
Administrative Agent may, upon any term or condition it specifies, delegate
or
exercise any of its rights, powers and remedies under, and delegate or perform
any of its duties or any other action with respect to, any Loan Document by
or
through any trustee, co-agent, employee, attorney-in-fact and any other Person
(including any Secured Party).
Any such
Person shall benefit from this Article XII
to the
extent provided by Administrative Agent.
Section
12.5 Reliance
and Liability.
(a)
Administrative Agent may, without incurring any liability hereunder, (i) treat
the payee of any Note as its holder until such Note has been assigned in
accordance with Section 12.2(e),
(ii)
rely on the Register to the extent set forth in Section 2.11,
(iii)
consult with any of its Related Persons and, whether or not selected by it,
any
other advisors, accountants and other experts (including advisors to, and
accountants and experts engaged by, any Credit Party) and (iv) rely and act
upon
any document and information (including those transmitted by Electronic
Transmission) and any telephone message or conversation, in each case believed
by it to be genuine and transmitted, signed or otherwise authenticated by the
appropriate parties.
(b) None
of
Administrative Agent and its Related Persons shall be liable for any action
taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with any
Loan
Document, and each Lender, each Borrower and each other Credit Party party
to
this Agreement hereby waive and shall not assert any right, claim or cause
of
action based thereon, except to the extent of liabilities resulting primarily
from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Administrative Agent or,
as
the case may be, such Related Person (each as determined in a final,
non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction) in connection
with
the duties expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the foregoing,
Administrative Agent:
(i) shall
not
be responsible or otherwise incur liability for any action or omission taken
in
reliance upon the instructions of the Required Lenders or for the actions or
omissions of any of its Related Persons selected with reasonable care (other
than employees, officers and directors of Administrative Agent, when acting
on
behalf of Administrative Agent);
(ii) shall
not
be responsible to any Secured Party for the due execution, legality, validity,
enforceability, effectiveness, genuineness, sufficiency or value of, or the
attachment, perfection or priority of any Lien created or purported to be
created under or in connection with, any Loan Document;
(iii) makes
no
warranty or representation, and shall not be responsible, to any Secured Party
for any statement, document, information, representation or warranty made or
furnished by or on behalf of any Related Person or any Credit Party in
connection with any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein or
any
other document or information with respect to any Credit Party, whether or
not
transmitted or (except for documents expressly required under any Loan Document
to be transmitted to the Lenders) omitted to be transmitted by Administrative
Agent, including as to completeness, accuracy, scope or adequacy thereof, or
for
the scope, nature or results of any due diligence performed by Administrative
Agent in connection with the Loan Documents; and
(iv) shall
not
have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance
of
any provision of any Loan Document, whether any condition set forth in any
Loan
Document is satisfied or waived, as to the financial condition of any Credit
Party or as to the existence or continuation or possible occurrence or
continuation of any Default or Event of Default and shall not be deemed to
have
notice or knowledge of such occurrence or continuation unless it has received
a
notice from Borrowers, any Lender describing such Default or Event of Default
clearly labeled “notice of default” (in which case Administrative Agent shall
promptly give notice of such receipt to all Lenders);
and,
for
each of the items set forth in clauses
(i)
through
(iv)
above,
each Lender, each Borrower and each other Credit Party party to this Agreement
hereby waives and agrees not to assert any right, claim or cause of action
it
might have against Administrative Agent based thereon.
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Section
12.6 Administrative
Agent Individually.
Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may make loans and other extensions
of
credit to, acquire Stock and Stock Equivalents of, engage in any kind of
business with, any Credit Party or Affiliate thereof as though it were not
acting as Administrative Agent and may receive separate fees and other payments
therefor. To the extent Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates makes
any
Loan or otherwise becomes a Lender hereunder, it shall have and may exercise
the
same rights and powers hereunder and shall be subject to the same obligations
and liabilities as any other Lender and the terms “Lender” and “Required Lender”
and any similar terms shall, except where otherwise expressly provided in any
Loan Document, include, without limitation, Administrative Agent or such
Affiliate, as the case may be, in its individual capacity as Lender or as one
of
the Required Lenders, respectively.
Section
12.7 Lender
Credit Decision.
Each
Lender acknowledges that it shall, independently and without reliance upon
Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their Related Persons or upon any
document solely or in part because such document was transmitted by
Administrative Agent or any of its Related Persons, conduct its own independent
investigation of the financial condition and affairs of each Credit Party and
make and continue to make its own credit decisions in connection with entering
into, and taking or not taking any action under, any Loan Document or with
respect to any transaction contemplated in any Loan Document, in each case
based
on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate. Except for
documents expressly required by any Loan Document to be transmitted by
Administrative Agent to the Lenders, Administrative Agent shall not have any
duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other
information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial
and other condition or creditworthiness of any Credit Party or any Affiliate
of
any Credit Party that may come in to the possession of Administrative Agent
or
any of its Related Persons.
Section
12.8 Expenses;
Indemnities.
(a)
Each Lender agrees to reimburse Administrative Agent and each of its Related
Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by any Credit Party) promptly upon demand
for such Lender’s Pro Rata Share with respect to the Delayed Draw Term Loan
Facility of any costs and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements
of
financial, legal and other advisors and Other Taxes paid in the name of, or
on
behalf of, any Credit Party) that may be incurred by Administrative Agent or
any
of its Related Persons in connection with the preparation, syndication,
execution, delivery, administration, modification, consent, waiver or
enforcement (whether through negotiations, through any work-out, bankruptcy,
restructuring or other legal or other proceeding or otherwise) of, or legal
advice in respect of its rights or responsibilities under, any Loan
Document.
(b) Each
Lender further agrees to indemnify Administrative Agent and each of its Related
Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by any Credit Party), from and against
such Lender’s aggregate Pro Rata Share with respect to the Delayed Draw Term
Loan Facility of the Liabilities (including taxes, interests and penalties
imposed for not properly withholding or backup withholding on payments made
to
on or for the account of any Lender) that may be imposed on, incurred by or
asserted against Administrative Agent or any of its Related Persons in any
matter relating to or arising out of, in connection with or as a result of
any
Loan Document, any Related Document or any other act, event or transaction
related, contemplated in or attendant to any such document, or, in each case,
any action taken or omitted to be taken by Administrative Agent or any of its
Related Persons under or with respect to any of the foregoing; provided,
however,
that no
Lender shall be liable to Administrative Agent or any of its Related Persons
to
the extent such liability has resulted primarily from the gross negligence
or
willful misconduct of Administrative Agent or, as the case may be, such Related
Person, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final
non-appealable judgment or order.
Section
12.9 Resignation
of Administrative Agent.
(a) Administrative Agent may resign at any time by delivering notice of
such resignation to the Lenders and Borrowers, effective on the date set forth
in such notice or, if not such date is set forth therein, upon the date such
notice shall be effective. If Administrative Agent delivers any such notice,
the
Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative
Agent. If, within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent having given
notice of resignation, no successor Administrative Agent has been appointed
by
the Required Lenders that has accepted such appointment, then the retiring
Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor
Administrative Agent from among the Lenders. Each appointment under this
clause
(a)
shall be
subject to the prior consent of Borrowers, which may not be unreasonably
withheld but shall not be required during the continuance of a
Default.
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(b) Effective
immediately upon its resignation, (i) the retiring Administrative Agent shall
be
discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents, (ii) the
Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of Administrative Agent
until
a successor Administrative Agent shall have accepted a valid appointment
hereunder, (iii) the retiring Administrative Agent and its Related Persons
shall no longer have the benefit of any provision of any Loan Document other
than with respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken while such
retiring Administrative Agent was, or because such Administrative Agent had
been, validly acting as Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents and (iv)
subject to its rights under Section 12.3,
the
retiring Administrative Agent shall take such action as may be reasonably
necessary to assign to the successor Administrative Agent its rights as
Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents. Effective immediately upon its
acceptance of a valid appointment as Administrative Agent, a successor
Administrative Agent shall succeed to, and become vested with, all the rights,
powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent under the
Loan Documents.
Section
12.10 Release
of Collateral or Guarantors.
Each
Lender hereby consents to the release and hereby directs Administrative Agent
to
release any
Lien
held by Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties against
all
of the Collateral and all Credit Parties, upon the Termination Date.
Each
Lender hereby directs Administrative Agent, and Administrative Agent hereby
agrees, upon receipt of reasonable advance notice from Borrowers, to execute
and
deliver or file such documents and to perform other actions reasonably necessary
to release the guaranties and Liens when and as directed in this Section 12.10.
Section
12.11 Additional
Secured Parties.
The
benefit of the provisions of the Loan Documents directly relating to the
Collateral or any Lien granted thereunder shall extend to and be available
to
any Secured Party that is not a Lender as long as, by accepting such benefits,
such Secured Party agrees, as among Administrative Agent and all other Secured
Parties, that such Secured Party is bound by (and, if requested by
Administrative Agent, shall confirm such agreement in a writing in form and
substance acceptable to Administrative Agent) this Article XII,
Section 13.8,
Section 13.9
and
Section 13.22
and the
decisions and actions of Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders (or,
where expressly required by the terms of this Agreement, a greater proportion
of
the Lenders) to the same extent a Lender is bound; provided,
however,
that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) such Secured Party shall be bound by
Section 12.8
only to
the extent of Liabilities, costs and expenses with respect to or otherwise
relating to the Collateral held for the benefit of such Secured Party, in which
case the obligations of such Secured Party thereunder shall not be limited
by
any concept of Pro Rata Share or similar concept, (b) each of Administrative
Agent, the Lenders shall be entitled to act at its sole discretion, without
regard to the interest of such Secured Party, regardless of whether any
Obligation to such Secured Party thereafter remains outstanding, is deprived
of
the benefit of the Collateral, becomes unsecured or is otherwise affected or
put
in jeopardy thereby, and without any duty or liability to such Secured Party
or
any such Obligation and (c) such Secured Party shall not have any right to
be
notified of, consent to, direct, require or be heard with respect to, any action
taken or omitted in respect of the Collateral or under any Loan
Document.
ARTICLE
XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
13.1 Modification
of Agreement,
Amendments, Waivers, Etc.
(a) No amendment or waiver of any provision of any Loan Document (other
than the Fee Letter) and no consent to any departure by any Credit Party
therefrom shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed
(1)
in the case of an amendment, consent or waiver to cure any ambiguity, omission,
defect or inconsistency or granting a new Lien for the benefit of the Secured
Parties or extending an existing Lien over additional property, by
Administrative Agent and Borrowers and any other Credit Party which is a party
to such agreement, (2) in the case of any other waiver or consent, by the
Required Lenders (or by Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required
Lenders) and (3) in the case of any other amendment, by the Required Lenders
(or
by Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and Borrowers
and any other Credit Party which is a party to such agreement; provided,
however,
that no
amendment, consent or waiver described in clause (2)
or
(3)
above
shall, unless in writing and signed by each Lender directly affected thereby
(or
by Administrative Agent with the consent of such Lender), in addition to any
other Person the signature of which is otherwise required pursuant to any Loan
Document, do any of the following:
(i) waive
any
condition specified in Section 3.1,
except
any condition referring to any other provision of any Loan
Document;
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(ii) increase
the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment of such Lender or subject such Lender
to
any additional obligation;
(iii) reduce
(including through release, forgiveness, assignment or otherwise) (A) the
principal amount of, the interest rate on, or any obligation of Borrowers to
repay (whether or not on a fixed date), any outstanding Loan owing to such
Lender or (B) any Fee or accrued interest payable to such Lender; provided,
however,
that
this clause
(iii)
does not
apply to (x) any change to any provision increasing any interest rate or
Fee during the continuance of an Event of Default or to any payment of any
such
increase or (y) any modification to any financial covenant set forth in
Article V
or in
any definition set forth therein or principally used therein;
(iv) waive
or
postpone any scheduled maturity date or other scheduled date fixed for the
payment, in whole or in part, of principal of or interest on any Loan or Fee
owing to such Lender or for the reduction of such Lender’s Delayed Draw Term
Loan Commitment; provided,
however,
that
this clause
(iv)
does not
apply to any change to mandatory prepayments, including those required under
Section 2.5,
or to
the application of any payment, including as set forth in Section 2.10;
(v) except
as
provided in Section 12.10,
release
all or substantially all of the Collateral or any Guarantor from its guaranty
of
any Obligation of any Borrower;
(vi) reduce
or
increase the proportion of Lenders required for the Lenders (or any subset
thereof) to take any action hereunder or change the definition of the terms
“Required Lenders”, “Pro Rata Share” or “Pro Rata Outstandings”; or
(vii) amend
Section 12.10,
Section 13.9
or this
Section 13.1;
and
provided,
further,
that no
amendment, waiver or consent shall affect the rights or duties under any Loan
Document of, or any payment to, Administrative Agent (or otherwise modify any
provision of Article XII
or the
application thereof) or any SPV that has been granted an option pursuant to
Section 13.2(f)
unless
in writing and signed by Administrative Agent or such SPV in addition to any
signature otherwise required and (z) the consent of Borrowers shall not be
required to change any order of priority set forth in Section 2.10.
(b) Each
waiver or consent under any Loan Document shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. No notice
to or demand on any Credit Party shall entitle any Credit Party to any notice
or
demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. No failure on the part
of
any Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise
of
any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of
any other right.
Section
13.2 Binding
Effect; Assignments and Participations.
(a) Binding
Effect.
This
Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by Borrowers,
each other Credit Party and Administrative Agent and when Administrative Agent
shall have been notified by each Lender that such Lender has executed it.
Thereafter, it shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of, but only
to
the benefit of, Borrowers and each other Credit Party (in each case except
for
Article XII),
Administrative Agent, each Lender and, to the extent provided in Section 13.11,
each
other Indemnitee and Secured Party and, in each case, their respective
successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly provided in any Loan
Document (including in Section 12.9),
none
of Borrowers, any other Credit Party, or Administrative Agent shall have the
right to assign any rights or obligations hereunder or any interest
herein.
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(b) Right
to Assign.
Each
Lender may sell, transfer, negotiate or assign all or a portion of its rights
and obligations hereunder (including all or a portion of its Delayed Draw Term
Loan Commitments and its rights and obligations with respect to Loans) to
(i) any existing Lender, (ii) any Affiliate or Approved Fund of any
existing
Lender or (iii) any other Person acceptable (which acceptance shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed) to Administrative Agent and, as long as no
Event of Default is continuing, Borrowers; provided,
however,
that (x)
such
Sales must be ratable among the obligations owing to and owed by such Lender
with respect to the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility and (y) for the Delayed
Draw
Term Loan Facility, the aggregate outstanding principal amount (determined
as of
the effective date of the applicable Assignment) of the Loans, Delayed Draw
Term
Loan Commitments subject to any such Sale shall be an integral multiple of
$1,000,000, unless such Sale is made to an existing Lender or an Affiliate
or
Approved Fund of any existing Lender, is of the assignor’s (together with its
Affiliates and Approved Funds) entire interest in such Facility or is made
with
the prior consent of Borrowers and Administrative Agent.
(c) Procedure.
The
parties to each Sale made in reliance on clause
(b)
above
(other than those described in clause
(e)
or
(f)
below)
shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent (which shall keep a copy
thereof) an Assignment, together with any existing Note subject to such Sale
(or
any affidavit of loss therefor acceptable to Administrative Agent), any tax
forms required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.13(f)
and
payment by the assignee of an assignment fee in the amount of $3,500. Upon
receipt of all the foregoing, and conditioned upon such receipt and upon
Administrative Agent consenting to such Assignment, from and after the effective
date specified in such Assignment, Administrative Agent shall record or cause
to
be recorded in the Register the information contained in such
Assignment.
(d) Effectiveness.
Effective upon the entry of such record in the Register, (i) such assignee
shall become a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations
under
the Loan Documents have been assigned to such assignee pursuant to such
Assignment, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender, (ii) any
applicable Note shall be transferred to such assignee through such entry and
(iii) the assignor thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations
under this Agreement have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment,
relinquish its rights (except for those surviving the termination of the Delayed
Draw Term Loan Commitments and the payment in full of the Obligations) and
be
released from its obligations under the Loan Documents, other than those
relating to events or circumstances occurring prior to such assignment (and,
in
the case of an Assignment covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning
Lender’s rights and obligations under the Loan Documents, such Lender shall
cease to be a party hereto except that each Lender agrees to remain bound by
Article XII,
Section 13.8
and
Section 13.9
to the
extent provided in Section 12.11).
(e) Grant
of Security Interests.
In
addition to the other rights provided in this Section 13.2,
each
Lender may grant
a
security interest in, or otherwise assign as collateral, any of its rights
under
this Agreement, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (including rights to
payments of principal or interest on the Loans), to (A) any federal reserve
bank
(pursuant to Regulation A of the Federal Reserve Board), without notice to
Administrative Agent or (B) any holder of, or trustee for the benefit of
the holders of, such Lender’s Securities by notice to Administrative Agent;
provided,
however,
that no
such holder or trustee, whether because of such grant or assignment or any
foreclosure thereon (unless such foreclosure is made through an assignment
in
accordance with clause
(b)
above),
shall be entitled to any rights of such Lender hereunder and no such Lender
shall be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder.
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(f) Participants
and SPVs.
In
addition to the other rights provided in this Section 13.2,
each
Lender may, (x) with notice to Administrative Agent, grant to an SPV the option
to make all or any part of any Loan that such Lender would otherwise be required
to make hereunder (and the exercise of such option by such SPV and the making
of
Loans pursuant thereto shall satisfy the obligation of such Lender to make
such
Loans hereunder) and such SPV may assign to such Lender the right to receive
payment with respect to any Obligation and (y) without notice to or consent
from Administrative Agent or Borrowers, sell participations to one or more
Persons in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under the Loan
Documents (including all its rights and obligations with respect to the Delayed
Draw Term Loans); provided,
however,
that,
whether as a result of any term of any Loan Document or of such grant or
participation, (i) no such SPV or participant shall have a commitment, or be
deemed to have made an offer to commit, to make Loans hereunder, and, except
as
provided in the applicable option agreement, none shall be liable for any
obligation of such Lender hereunder, (ii) such Lender’s rights and obligations,
and the rights and obligations of the Credit Parties and the Secured Parties
towards such Lender, under any Loan Document shall remain unchanged and each
other party hereto shall continue to deal solely with such Lender, which shall
remain the holder of the Obligations in the Register, except that (A) each
such
participant and SPV shall be entitled to the benefit of Sections 2.12
and
2.13,
but
only to the extent such participant or SPV delivers the tax forms such Lender
is
required to collect pursuant to Section 2.13(f)
and then
only to the extent of any amount to which such Lender would be entitled in
the
absence of any such grant or participation and (B) each such SPV may receive
other payments that would otherwise be made to such Lender with respect to
Loans
funded by such SPV to the extent provided in the applicable option agreement
and
set forth in a notice provided to Administrative Agent by such SPV and such
Lender, provided,
however,
that in
no case (including pursuant to clause
(A)
or
(B)
above)
shall an SPV or participant have the right to enforce any of the terms of any
Loan Document, and (iii) the consent of such SPV or participant shall not be
required (either directly, as a restraint on such Lender’s ability to consent
hereunder or otherwise) for any amendments, waivers or consents with respect
to
any Loan Document or to exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights
such Lender may have under or in respect of the Loan Documents (including the
right to enforce or direct enforcement of the Obligations), except for those
described in clauses (iii)
and
(iv)
of
Section 13.1(a)
with
respect to amounts, or dates fixed for payment of amounts, to which such
participant or SPV would otherwise be entitled and, in the case of participants,
except for those described in Section 13.1(a)(v)
(or
amendments, consents and waivers with respect to Section 12.10
to
release all or substantially
all
of the Collateral).
No party
hereto shall institute (and Borrowers shall cause each other Credit Party not
to
institute) against any SPV grantee of an option pursuant to this clause
(f)
any
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation or similar proceeding,
prior
to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all
outstanding commercial paper of such SPV; provided, however, that each Lender
having designated an SPV as such agrees to indemnify each Indemnitee against
any
Liability that may be incurred by, or asserted against, such Indemnitee as
a
result of failing to institute such proceeding (including a failure to get
reimbursed by such SPV for any such Liability). The agreement in the preceding
sentence shall survive the termination of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments
and the payment in full of the Obligations.
Section
13.3 Costs
and Expenses.
Any
action taken by any Credit Party under or with respect to any Loan Document,
even if required under any Loan Document or at the request of any Secured Party,
shall be at the expense of such Credit Party, and no Secured Party shall be
required under any Loan Document to reimburse any Credit Party therefor. In
addition, Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay or reimburse upon demand
(a) Administrative Agent for all reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket
costs and expenses incurred by it or any of its Related Persons in connection
with the investigation, development, preparation, negotiation, syndication,
execution, interpretation or administration of (including the forwarding to
Borrowers or any other Person on behalf of Borrowers by Administrative Agent
of
the proceeds of any Loan (including a wire transfer fee of $25 per wire
transfer)), any modification of any term of or termination of, any Loan
Document, any commitment or proposal letter therefor, any other document
prepared in connection therewith or the consummation and administration of
any
transaction contemplated therein (including periodic audits in connection
therewith and environmental audits and assessments), in each case including
the
reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of legal counsel to Administrative
Agent, (b) Administrative Agent for all reasonable, documented, costs and
expenses incurred by it or any of its Related Persons in connection with
internal audit reviews, field examinations and Collateral examinations (which
shall be reimbursed, in addition to the out-of-pocket costs and expenses of
such
examiners, at the per diem rate per individual charged by Administrative Agent
for its examiners) and (c) each of Administrative Agent, its Related Persons,
and each Lender and for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with
(i)
any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided hereunder
in the nature of a “work-out”, (ii) the enforcement or preservation of any right
or remedy under any Loan Document, any Obligation, with respect to the
Collateral or any other related right or remedy or (iii) the commencement,
defense, conduct of, intervention in, or the taking of any other action with
respect to, any proceeding (including any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding)
related to any Credit Party, Loan Document, Obligation or any other transaction
consummated on the Closing Date (or the response to and preparation for any
subpoena or request for document production relating thereto), including fees
and disbursements of counsel.
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Section
13.4 Indemnities.
(a)
Borrower jointly and severally agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend
Administrative Agent, each Lender, and each of their respective Related Persons
(each such Person being an “Indemnitee”)
from
and against all Liabilities (including brokerage commissions, fees and other
compensation) that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such
Indemnitee in any matter relating to or arising out of, in connection with
or as
a result of (i) any Loan Document, the Purchase Agreement, any Obligation (or
the repayment thereof), the use or intended use of the proceeds of any Loan
or
any securities filing of, or with respect to, any Credit Party, (ii) any
commitment letter, proposal letter or term sheet with any Person or any
Contractual Obligation, arrangement or understanding with any broker, finder
or
consultant, in each case entered into by or on behalf of any Credit Party or
any
Affiliate of any of them in connection with any of the foregoing and any
Contractual Obligation entered into in connection with any E-Systems or other
Electronic Transmissions, (iii) any actual or prospective investigation,
litigation or other proceeding, whether or not brought by any such Indemnitee
or
any of its Related Persons, any holders of Securities or creditors (and
including attorneys’ fees in any case), whether or not any such Indemnitee,
Related Person, holder or creditor is a party thereto, and whether or not based
on any securities or commercial law or regulation or any other Requirement
of
Law or theory thereof, including common law, equity, contract, tort or otherwise
or (iv) any other act, event or transaction related, contemplated in or
attendant to any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Indemnified
Matters”);
provided,
however,
that
(x) Borrowers shall not have any liability under this Section 13.4
to any
Indemnitee with respect to any Indemnified Matter if, and (y) no Indemnitee
shall have any liability with respect to any Indemnified Matter (as to which
such Indemnitee would otherwise be liable), other than to the extent such
liability has resulted primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of such Indemnitee, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a
final non-appealable judgment or order. Furthermore, each Borrower and each
other Credit Party executing this Agreement waives and agrees not to assert
against any Indemnitee, and shall cause each other Credit Party to waive and
not
assert against any Indemnitee, any right of contribution with respect to any
Liabilities that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any Related
Person.
(b) Without
limiting the foregoing, “Indemnified
Matters”
includes all Environmental Liabilities, including those arising from, or
otherwise involving, any property of any Related Person or any actual, alleged
or prospective damage to property or natural resources or harm or injury alleged
to have resulted from any Release of Hazardous Materials on, upon or into such
property or natural resource or any property on or contiguous to any real
property of any Related Person, whether or not, with respect to any such
Environmental Liabilities, any Indemnitee is a mortgagee pursuant to any
leasehold mortgage, a mortgagee in possession, the successor-in-interest to
any
Related Person or the owner, lessee or operator of any property of any Related
Person through any foreclosure action, in each case except to the extent such
Environmental Liabilities (i) are incurred solely following foreclosure by
any
Secured Party or following any Secured Party having become the
successor-in-interest to any Credit Party and (ii) are attributable solely
to acts of such Indemnitee.
Section
13.5 Survival.
Any
indemnification or other protection provided to any Indemnitee pursuant to
any
Loan Document (including pursuant to Sections
2.12,
2.13,
13.3,
13.4
or this
13.5
and
Article
XII)
and all
representations and warranties made in any Loan Document shall (a) survive
the Termination Date and (b) inure to the benefit of any Person that at any
time
held a right thereunder (as an Indemnitee or otherwise) and, thereafter, its
successors and permitted assigns.
Section
13.6 Limitation
of Liability for Certain Damages.
In no
event shall any Indemnitee be liable on any theory of liability for any special,
indirect, consequential or punitive damages (including any loss of profits,
business or anticipated savings). Each Borrower and each other Credit Party
signatory hereto hereby waives, releases and agrees (and shall cause each other
Credit Party to waive, release and agree) not to xxx upon any such claim for
any
special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, whether or not accrued
and
whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.
Section
13.7 Lender-Creditor
Relationship.
The
relationship between the Lenders and Administrative Agent, on the one hand,
and
the Credit Parties, on the other hand, is solely that of lender and creditor.
No
Secured Party has any fiduciary relationship or duty to any Credit Party arising
out of or in connection with, and there is no agency, tenancy or joint venture
relationship between the Secured Parties and the Credit Parties by virtue of,
any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein.
Section
13.8 Right
of Setoff.
Each of
Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Affiliate (including each branch
office thereof) of any of them is hereby authorized, without notice or demand
(each of which is hereby waived by each Borrower), at any time and from time
to
time during the continuance of any Event of Default and to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, to set off and apply any and all
deposits (whether general or special, time or demand, provisional or final)
at
any time held and other Indebtedness, claims or other obligations at any time
owing by Administrative Agent, such Lender or any of their respective Affiliates
to or for the credit or the account of Borrowers against any Obligation of
any
Credit Party now or hereafter existing, whether or not any demand was made
under
any Loan Document with respect to such Obligation and even though such
Obligation may be unmatured. Each of Administrative Agent, each Lender agrees
promptly to notify Borrowers and Administrative Agent after any such setoff
and
application made by such Lender or its Affiliates; provided,
however,
that
the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff
and
application. The rights under this Section 13.8
are in
addition to any other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff)
that Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their Affiliates and other Secured
Parties may have.
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Section
13.9 Sharing
of Payments, Etc.
If any
Lender, directly or through an Affiliate or branch office thereof, obtains
any
payment of any Obligation of any Credit Party (whether voluntary, involuntary
or
through the exercise of any right of setoff or the receipt of any Collateral
or
“proceeds”
(as
defined under the applicable UCC) of Collateral) other than pursuant to
Sections 2.12,
2.13
and
2.14
and such
payment exceeds the amount such Lender would have been entitled to receive
if
all payments had gone to, and been distributed by, Administrative Agent in
accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents, such Lender shall purchase
for cash from other Secured Parties such participations in their Obligations
as
necessary for such Lender to share such excess payment with such Secured Parties
to ensure such payment is applied as though it had been received by
Administrative Agent and applied in accordance with this Agreement (or, if
such
application would then be at the discretion of Borrowers, applied to repay
the
Obligations in accordance herewith);
provided,
however,
that
(a) if such payment is rescinded or otherwise recovered from such Lender in
whole or in part, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price
therefor shall be returned to such Lender without interest and (b) such Lender
shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, be
able to exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff)
with
respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct
creditor of Borrowers in the amount of such participation.
Section
13.10 Marshaling;
Payments Set Aside.
No
Secured Party shall be under any obligation to marshal any property in favor
of
any Credit Party or any other party or against or in payment of any Obligation.
To the extent that any Secured Party receives a payment from Borrowers, from
any
other Credit Party, from the proceeds of the Collateral, from the exercise
of
its rights of setoff, any enforcement action or otherwise, and such payment
is
subsequently, in whole or in part, invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or
preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or
any
other party, then to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof
originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies
therefor, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such
payment had not occurred.
Section
13.11 Notices.
(a)
Addresses.
All
notices, demands, requests, directions and other communications required or
expressly authorized to be made by this Agreement shall, whether or not
specified to be in writing but unless otherwise expressly specified to be given
by any other means, be given in writing and (i) addressed to (A) if to Borrowers
or any Credit Party, to the address set forth for Borrowers on Schedule I
hereto,
(B)
if to
Administrative Agent, to the address set forth for the Administrative Agent
on
Schedule
I
hereto
and (C) otherwise to the party to be notified at its address specified
opposite its name on Schedule I
or on
the signature page of any applicable Assignment, (ii) posted to
Intralinks®
(to
the
extent such system is available and set up by or at the direction of the
Administrative Agent prior to posting) in an appropriate location by uploading
such notice, demand, request, direction or other communication to xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx,
faxing
it to 000-000-0000 with an appropriate bar-coded fax coversheet or using such
other means of posting to Intralinks®
as may
be available and reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent prior to such
posting, (iii) posted to any other E-System set up by or at the direction of
Administrative Agent in an appropriate location or (iv) addressed to such
other address as shall be notified in writing (A) in the case of Borrowers,
and
Administrative Agent, to the other parties hereto and (B) in the case of all
other parties, to Borrowers and Administrative Agent. Transmission by electronic
mail (including E-Fax, even if transmitted to the fax numbers set forth in
clause
(i)
above)
shall not be sufficient or effective to transmit any such notice under this
clause
(a)
unless
such transmission is an available means to post to any E-System.
(b) Effectiveness.
All
communications described in clause
(a)
above
and all other notices, demands, requests and other communications made in
connection with this Agreement shall be effective and be deemed to have been
received (i) if delivered by hand, upon personal delivery, (ii) if delivered
by
overnight courier service, 1 Business Day after delivery to such courier
service, (iii) if delivered by mail, when deposited in the mails, (iv) if
delivered by facsimile (other than to post to an E-System pursuant to clause
(a)(ii) or (a)(iii) above), upon sender’s receipt of confirmation of proper
transmission and (v) if delivered by posting to any E-System, on the later
of
the date of such posting in and appropriate location and the date access to
such
posting is given to the recipient thereof in accordance with the standard
procedures applicable to such E-System; provided,
however,
that no
communications to Administrative Agent pursuant to Article II
shall be
effective until received by Administrative Agent.
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Section
13.12 Electronic
Transmissions.
(a)
Authorization.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 13.11(a),
each of
Administrative Agent, the Lenders, Borrowers and each of their Related Persons
is authorized (but not required) to transmit, post or otherwise make or
communicate, in its sole discretion, Electronic Transmissions in connection
with
any Loan Document and the transactions contemplated therein. Each party hereto
and each other Secured Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that the use of
Electronic Transmissions is not necessarily secure and that there are risks
associated with such use, including risks of interception, disclosure and abuse
and each indicates it assumes and accepts such risks by hereby authorizing
the
transmission of Electronic Transmissions.
(b) Signatures.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 13.11(a),
(i)(A)
no posting to any E-System shall be denied legal effect merely because it is
made electronically, (B) each E-Signature on any such posting shall be
deemed sufficient to satisfy any requirement for a “signature” and (C) each
such posting shall be deemed sufficient to satisfy any requirement for a
“writing”, in each case including pursuant to any Loan Document, any applicable
provision of any UCC, the federal Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act and any substantive
or
procedural Requirement of Law governing such subject matter, (ii) each such
posting that is not readily capable of bearing either a signature or a
reproduction of a signature may be signed, and shall be deemed signed, by
attaching to, or logically associating with such posting, an E-Signature, upon
which each Secured Party and Credit Party may rely and assume the authenticity
thereof, (iii) each such posting containing a signature, a reproduction of
a
signature or an E-Signature shall, for all intents and purposes, have the same
effect and weight as a signed paper original and (iv) each party hereto or
beneficiary hereto agrees not to contest the validity or enforceability of
any
posting on any E-System or E-Signature on any such posting under the provisions
of any applicable Requirement of Law requiring certain documents to be in
writing or signed; provided,
however,
that
nothing herein shall limit such party’s or beneficiary’s right to contest
whether any posting to any E-System or E-Signature has been altered after
transmission.
(c) Separate
Agreements.
All
uses of an E-System shall be governed by and subject to, in addition to
Section 13.11
and this
Section 13.12,
separate terms and conditions posted or referenced in such E-System and related
Contractual Obligations executed by Secured Parties and Credit Parties in
connection with the use of such E-System.
(d) LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY.
ALL
E-SYSTEMS AND ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS
AVAILABLE”. NONE OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF ITS RELATED PERSONS WARRANTS
THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY E-SYSTEMS OR ELECTRONIC
TRANSMISSION AND DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS THEREIN. NO
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS MADE BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF ITS RELATED
PERSONS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY E-SYSTEMS OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING
ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE
DEFECTS.
Each
Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement and each Secured
Party agrees that Administrative Agent has no responsibility for maintaining
or
providing any equipment, software, services or any testing required in
connection with any Electronic Transmission or otherwise required for any
E-System.
Section
13.13 Governing
Law.
The
laws of the State of New York shall govern all matters arising out of, in
connection with or relating to this Agreement, including, without limitation,
its validity, interpretation, construction, performance and
enforcement.
Section
13.14 Jurisdiction.
(a)
Submission
to Jurisdiction.
Any
legal action or proceeding with respect to any Loan Document may be brought
in
the courts of the State of New York located in the City of New York, Borough
of
Manhattan, or of the United States of America for the Southern District of
New
York and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Borrower and each
other Credit Party executing this Agreement hereby accepts for itself and in
respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of
the
aforesaid courts. The parties hereto (and, to the extent set forth in any other
Loan Document, each other Credit Party) hereby irrevocably waive any objection,
including any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of
forum
non conveniens,
that
any of them may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any such action or
proceeding in such jurisdictions.
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(a) Service
of Process.
Each
Credit Party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of any and all legal
process, summons, notices and other documents and other service of process
of
any kind and consents to such service in any suit, action or proceeding brought
in the United States of America with respect to or otherwise arising out of
or
in connection with any Loan Document by any means permitted by applicable
Requirements of Law, including by the mailing thereof (by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid) to the address of Borrowers specified in
Schedule I
(and
shall be effective when such mailing shall be effective, as provided therein).
Each Credit Party agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding
shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the
judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(b) Non-Exclusive
Jurisdiction.
Nothing
contained in this Section 13.14
shall
affect the right of Lender to serve process in any other manner permitted by
applicable Requirements of Law or commence legal proceedings or otherwise
proceed against any Credit Party in any other jurisdiction.
Section
13.15 WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL.
THE
PARTIES HERETO, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY
JURY
IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH OR
RELATING TO, THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ANY OTHER TRANSACTION
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY. THIS WAIVER APPLIES TO ANY ACTION, SUIT OR
PROCEEDING WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE.
The
parties hereto intend and agree that the immediately preceding paragraph, in
which the parties agree to waive their rights to a jury trial, is valid and
shall be given effect. If, however, any action or proceeding is filed in a
court
of the State of California by or against any party hereto in connection with
any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any Loan Document or any
document related hereto, and if, in that action or proceeding the immediately
preceding paragraph is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason,
the
parties hereto hereby agree that this provision shall be the sole method for
dispute resolution. If the immediately preceding paragraph is held to be invalid
or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that, pursuant to California Code
of
Civil Procedure Section 638, et seq. (collectively, “Section 638”):
(a) the
parties hereto shall move the court to appoint one referee to hear and determine
all of the issues in such action or proceeding (whether of fact or of law)
and
to report a statement of decision, provided that at the option of Lender, any
such issues pertaining to a “provisional remedy” as defined in California Code
of Civil Procedure Section 1281.8 shall be heard and determined by the
court;
(b) the
parties shall base this request upon the fact that they are parties to a written
contract that provides that any controversy arising therefrom shall be heard
by
a referee, and the parties hereto intend that this paragraph create a reference
agreement within the meaning of Section 638;
(c) the
parties shall confer in good faith and seek to agree upon a referee and move
that such person be appointed;
(d) if
the
parties are unable to agree upon the person who shall serve as referee within
30
days following the filing of the complaint, then each party shall submit to
the
court within 30 days thereafter up to 3 nominees for appointment as referee
and
shall move the court to appoint 1 person from among the nominees against whom
there is no legal objection; each person nominated by a party must either be
(1)
a former or retired judge with experience adjudicating commercial cases or
(2)
an attorney with at least 10 years of experience litigating commercial disputes;
and
(e) Borrowers
shall jointly and severally be responsible to pay all fees and expenses of
any
referee appointed in such action or proceeding.
Section
13.16 Severability.
Any
provision of any Loan Document being held illegal, invalid or unenforceable
in
any jurisdiction shall not affect any part of such provision not held illegal,
invalid or unenforceable, any other provision of any Loan Document or any part
of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
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Section
13.17 Execution
in Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties
in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to
be
an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement. Signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts
and attached to a single counterpart. Delivery of an executed signature page
of
this Agreement by facsimile transmission or Electronic Transmission shall be
as
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
Section
13.18 ENTIRE
AGREEMENT.
THE
LOAN DOCUMENTS EMBODY THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES AND SUPERSEDE ALL
PRIOR AGREEMENTS AND UNDERSTANDINGS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER THEREOF
AND
ANY PRIOR LETTER OF INTEREST, COMMITMENT LETTER, FEE LETTER, CONFIDENTIALITY
AND
SIMILAR AGREEMENTS INVOLVING ANY CREDIT PARTY AND ANY OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,
ANY LENDER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES RELATING TO A FINANCING OF
SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM, PURPOSE OR EFFECT. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT
BETWEEN THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, THE TERMS
OF
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN (UNLESS SUCH TERMS OF SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS
ARE
NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW, IN WHICH CASE SUCH
TERMS SHALL GOVERN TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO COMPLY THEREWITH).
Section
13.19 Use
of
Name.
Each
Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement agrees, and shall
cause each other Credit Party to agree, that it shall not, and none of its
Affiliates shall, issue any press release or other public disclosure (other
than
any document filed with any Governmental Authority relating to a public offering
of the Securities of any Credit Party) using the name, logo or otherwise
referring to GE Capital or of any of its Affiliates, the Loan Documents or
any
transaction contemplated therein to which the Secured Parties are party without
at least 2 Business Days’ prior notice to GE Capital and without the prior
consent of GE Capital except to the extent required to do so under applicable
Requirements of Law and then, only after consulting with GE Capital prior
thereto.
Section
13.20 Authorized
Signature.
Until
Administrative Agent shall be notified in writing by Borrowers or any other
Credit Party to the contrary, the signature upon any document or instrument
delivered pursuant hereto and believed by Administrative Agent or any of
Administrative Agent’s officers, agents, or employees to be that of an officer
of Borrowers or such other Credit Party shall bind Borrowers and such other
Credit Party and be deemed to be the act of Borrower or such other Credit Party
affixed pursuant to and in accordance with resolutions duly adopted by
Borrowers’ or such other Credit Party’s board of directors (or similar governing
body), and Administrative Agent shall be entitled to assume the authority of
each signature and authority of the person whose signature it is or appears
to
be unless the person acting in reliance thereon shall have actual knowledge
to
the contrary.
Section
13.21 Time
of the Essence.
Time is
of the essence for performance of the Obligations under the Loan
Documents.
Section
13.22 Non-Public
Information; Confidentiality.
(a)
Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that it may receive material non-public
information hereunder concerning the Credit Parties and their Affiliates and
Securities and agrees to use such information in compliance with all relevant
policies, procedures and Contractual Obligations and applicable Requirements
of
Law (including United States federal and state security laws and
regulations).
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(b) Each
Lender and Administrative Agent agrees to use all reasonable efforts to
maintain, in accordance with its customary practices, the confidentiality of
information obtained by it pursuant to any Loan Document and designated in
writing by any Credit Party as confidential, except that such information may
be
disclosed (i) with Borrowers’ consent, (ii) to Related Persons of such Lender or
Administrative Agent, as the case may be, that are advised of the confidential
nature of such information and are instructed to keep such information
confidential, (iii) to the extent such information presently is or hereafter
becomes available to such Lender or Administrative Agent, as the case may be,
on
a non-confidential basis from a source other than any Credit Party, (iv) to
the
extent disclosure is required by applicable Requirements of Law or other legal
process or requested or demanded by any Governmental Authority, (v) to the
extent necessary or customary for inclusion in league table measurements or
in
any tombstone or other advertising materials (and the Credit Parties consent
to
the publication of such tombstone or other advertising materials by
Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their Related Persons), (vi) (A)
to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar
organization, any examiner or any nationally recognized rating agency or (B)
otherwise to the extent consisting of general portfolio information that does
not identify Borrowers, (vii) to current or prospective assignees, SPVs
(including the investors therein) grantees of any option described in
Section 13.2(f)
or
participants, in each case to the extent such assignees, investors,
participants, or Related Persons agree to be bound by provisions substantially
similar to the provisions of this Section 13.22
and
(viii) in connection with the exercise of any remedy under any Loan Document.
In
the event of any conflict between the terms of this Section 13.22
and
those of any other Contractual Obligation entered into with any Credit Party
(whether or not a Loan Document), the terms of this Section 13.22
shall
govern.
Section
13.23 Patriot
Act Notice.
Each
Lender subject to the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (31 U.S.C. 5318 et seq.) hereby
notifies Borrowers that, pursuant to Section 326 thereof, it is required to
obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrowers, including
the
name and address of each Borrower and other information allowing such Lender
to
identify each Borrower in accordance with such act.
Section
13.24 Subordination
of Intercompany Obligations.
(a) Each
Credit Party executing this Agreement covenants and agrees that the payment
of
all indebtedness, principal, interest (including interest which accrues after
the commencement of any case or proceeding in bankruptcy, or for the
reorganization of any Credit Party), fees, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees
and any other sum, obligation or liability owing by any Credit Party to any
other Credit Party, including, without limitation, the Parent Advances
(collectively, the “Subordinated
Intercompany Obligations”),
is
subordinated, to the extent and in the manner provided in this Section
13.24,
to the
prior payment in full of all Obligations (herein, the “Senior
Obligations”)
and
that the subordination is for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and
Lenders, and Administrative Agent may enforce such provisions
directly.
(b) Each
Credit Party executing this Agreement hereby (i) authorizes Administrative
Agent
to demand specific performance of the terms of this Section
13.24,
whether
or not any other Credit Party shall have complied with any of the provisions
hereof applicable to it, at any time when such Credit Party shall have failed
to
comply with any provisions of this Section
13.24
which
are applicable to it and (ii) irrevocably waives any defense based on the
adequacy of a remedy at law, which might be asserted as a bar to such remedy
of
specific performance.
(c) Upon
any
distribution of assets of any Credit Party in any dissolution, winding up,
liquidation or reorganization (whether in bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership
proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or
otherwise):
(i) The
Administrative Agent and Lenders shall first be entitled to receive payment
in
full in cash of the Obligations before any Credit Party is entitled to receive
any payment on account of the Subordinated Intercompany
Obligations.
(ii) Any
payment or distribution of assets of any Credit Party of any kind or character,
whether in cash, property or securities, to which any other Credit Party would
be entitled except for the provisions of this Section
13.24,
shall
be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such payment
or distribution directly to the Administrative Agent, to the extent necessary
to
make payment in full of all Senior Obligations remaining unpaid after giving
effect to any concurrent payment or distribution or provisions therefor to
the
Administrative Agent and Lenders.
(iii) In
the
event that notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
13.24,
any
payment or distribution of assets of any Credit Party of any kind or character,
whether in cash, property or securities, shall be received by any other Credit
Party on account of the Subordinated Intercompany Obligations before all Senior
Obligations are paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be received
and
held in trust for and shall be paid over to the Administrative Agent for
application to the payment of the Senior Obligations until all of the Senior
Obligations shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent
payment or distribution or provision therefor to the Administrative Agent and
Lenders.
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(iv) No
right
of the Administrative Agent and Lenders or any other present or future holders
of any Senior Obligations to enforce the subordination provisions herein shall
at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act
on
the part of any Credit Party or by any act or failure to act, in good faith,
by
any such holder, or by any noncompliance by Parent with the terms hereof,
regardless of any knowledge thereof which any such holder may have or be
otherwise charged with.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Loan and Security Agreement has been duly executed as
of
the date first written above.
CHULA
VISTA BORROWER
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MMC
CHULA VISTA II LLC
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By:
MMC Energy, Inc., its sole Member
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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ESCONDIDO
BORROWER
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MMC
ESCONDIDO II LLC
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By:
MMC Energy, Inc., its sole Member
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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PARENT
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT
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GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL
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CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III |
Name:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III |
Title:
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Duly
Authorized Signatory
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LENDERS
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GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL
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CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III |
Name:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, III |
Title:
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Duly
Authorized Signatory
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SCHEDULE I
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT’S, LENDERS’ AND BORROWERS’ ADDRESSES FOR
NOTICES
Administrative
Agent’s Address
Name:
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General
Electric Capital Corporation
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Address:
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000
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
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Attn:
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Xx.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, EFS Account Manager
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Telephone:
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(000)
000-0000
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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with
a copy to:
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Paul,
Hastings, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP
00
Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Telecopier
No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
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Lenders’
Addresses:
Name:
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General
Electric Capital Corporation
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Address:
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000
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
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Attn:
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Xx.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, EFS Account Manager
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Telephone:
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(000)
000-0000
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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Delayed
Draw Term Loan Commitment
Percentage:
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100%
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Borrowers
Address:
Chula
Vista Borrower’s Address
Name:
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MMC
Chula Vista II LLC
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Address:
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00
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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Attn:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Telephone:
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(000)
000-0000
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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With
a copy to:
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DLA
Piper US LLP
1251
Avenue of the Americas
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Telecopier
No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
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MMC
Escondido Borrower’s Address:
Name:
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MMC
Escondido II LLC
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Address:
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00
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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Attn:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Telephone:
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(000)
000-0000
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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With
a copy to:
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DLA
Piper US LLP
1251
Avenue of the Americas
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Telecopier
No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
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SCHEDULE
4.3
LOCATIONS;
CORPORATE OR OTHER NAMES
Chula
Vista Borrower
A.
Official
Legal Name: MMC
Chula
Vista II LLC
B.
Type
of Entity (corporation, partnership, etc.): Limited
liability company
C.
Organization
Identification Number: 4491832
D.
State
of Organization or Incorporation: Delaware
E.
Location
of chief executive office, corporate offices, warehouses and other locations
of
Collateral and locations
of
records with respect to Collateral: 00
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
F.
Prior
legal or trades names of the Borrower during past 5 years:
N/A
Escondido
Borrower
A.
Official
Legal Name: MMC
Escondido II LLC
B.
Type
of Entity (corporation, partnership, etc.): Limited
liability company
C.
Organization
Identification Number: 4491829
D.
State
of Organization or Incorporation: Delaware
E.
Location
of chief executive office, corporate offices, warehouses and other locations
of
Collateral and locations
of
records with respect to Collateral: 00
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
F.
Prior
legal or trades names of the Borrower during past 5 years:
N/A
SCHEDULE
4.17
INSURANCE
Part
I
– List of Policies:
Provide
details here and attach copies of insurance certificates representing all
coverages.
Part
II – Insurance Requirements:
Coverage.
The
Borrowers shall procure, maintain or caused to be maintained in full force
and
effect the following minimum insurance coverages, at their sole expense, as
set
forth below. All such insurance carried shall be placed with such insurers
having a minimum A.M. Best rating of A:X, and be in such form, with such other
terms, conditions, limits and deductibles (subject to the minimum insurance
coverages below) and such other or additional insurance to cover increases
or
changes in risks, policy limits, policy coverages or otherwise are from time
to
time insured against for properties which Administrative Agent may reasonably
require:
(A)
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All
Risk Property Insurance.
All risk property insurance covering each and every component of
the
Equipment against physical loss or damage, including but not limited
to
fire and lightning, extended coverage, collapse, flood, earth movement
and
blanket comprehensive boiler and machinery coverage, malicious mischief,
and against certified and non-certified acts of terrorism. Such insurance
shall include coverage for all property during on and off site storage
and
during inland transit on a “warehouse to warehouse” basis. Such insurance
coverage shall be written on a replacement cost basis in an amount
equal
to either full replacement cost values. Such insurance policy shall
include an agreed amount endorsement waiving any coinsurance
penalty.
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(B)
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Marine
Ocean Cargo.
Marine ocean cargo insurance covering each and every component of
the
Equipment against physical loss or damage shipped by waterborne or
air
transit. Such insurance coverage shall be written on a “warehouse to
warehouse” basis covering all risk of loss or damage including war risk,
strikes, riots and civil commotion. Such insurance coverage shall
include
a 50/50 clause with All Risk Property Insurance, ninety (90) days
concealed damage discovery, and extra/expediting expenses. Such insurance
coverage shall include a per conveyance limit of not less than the
full
replacement value of each shipment. Such insurance coverage may be
subject
to deductibles not to exceed $100,000 for each and every
occurrence.
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(C)
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Commercial
or Comprehensive General Liability Insurance.
Commercial general liability insurance written on an occurrence basis
with
a limit of liability of not less than $1,000,000. Such insurance
shall
include, but not be limited to, coverage for premises/operations,
explosion, collapse, underground hazards, sudden and accidental pollution,
contractual liability, independent contractors, products/completed
operations, property damage and personal injury liability. Such insurance
coverage shall not include exclusions for punitive or exemplary damages
where insurable under law.
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(D)
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Workers’
Compensation/Employer’s Liability.
If
the Borrowers have any employees, such shall maintain Workers’
Compensation insurance in accordance with statutory provisions covering
accidental injury, illness or death of any such employee while at
work or
in the scope of his or her employment with such entity, and Employer’s
Liability insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000. Such insurance
coverage shall not include any occupational disease
exclusions.
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(E)
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Motor
Vehicle Liability.
Motor Vehicle Liability insurance covering owned, non-owned, leased,
hired
or borrowed vehicles of the Borrowers, if any, against bodily injury
or
property damage. Such insurance coverage shall have a limit of liability
of not less than $1,000,000.
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(F)
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Excess/Umbrella
Liability.
Excess Umbrella Liability insurance written on an occurrence basis
and
providing coverage limits in excess of the primary limits applying
under
policies described in subsections
(II)(C),
(II)(D),
and (II)(E).
Such insurance coverage shall have a limit of liability of not less
than
$5,000,000. Such insurance coverage shall include a drop down provision
in
the event of exhaustion of underlying limits and/or aggregates and
apply
on a following form basis to the primary coverage. Such insurance
coverage
shall not include exclusions for punitive and/or exemplary damages
where
insurable under law.
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(G)
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Endorsements:
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a.
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The
Borrowers shall in form and substance acceptable to Administrative
Agent
and cause their insurance coverages to be endorsed as
follows:
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i. |
Administrative
Agent shall be an additional insured with respect to the insurance
coverages described in subsections
(II).
Administrative Agent shall be Loss Payee in accordance with Lender’s Loss
Payable Endorsement 438 BFU or equivalent for coverages described
in
subsections
(II)(A)
and (II)(B)
and shall provide that any payment for any loss or damage with respect
to
the property shall be made to Administrative Agent. It shall be understood
that any obligation imposed upon the Borrowers, including but not
limited
to the obligation to pay premiums, shall be the sole obligation of
the
Borrowers, and not that of Administrative
Agent;
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ii. |
The
insurance companies will give Administrative Agent at least ten (10)
days
prior written notice, in the case of nonpayment of premiums, or thirty
(30) days’ prior written notice, in all other cases, before any such
policy or policies of insurance shall be altered or canceled and
that no
act or default of the primary insured party or any other Person shall
affect the right of Administrative Agent to recover under such policy
or
policies of insurance in case of loss or
damage;
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iii. |
In
as much as the liability policies are written to cover more than
one
insured, all terms, conditions, insuring agreements and endorsements
of
the liability policies, with the exception of the limits of liability,
shall operate in the same manner as if there were a separate policy
covering each insured;
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iv. |
The
insurers thereunder shall waive all rights of subrogation against
Administrative Agent, any right of setoff or counterclaim and any
other
right to deduction, whether by attachment of otherwise;
and
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v. |
Such
insurance shall be primary without right of contribution of any
other
insurance carried by or on behalf of Administrative Agent with
respect to
its interests.
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(H) |
Certifications.
On the Closing Date, and at each policy renewal, but no less than
annually, the Borrowers shall provide to Administrative Agent approved
Certificates of Insurance from each insurer or by an authorized
representative of each insurer. Such certification shall identify
the
underwriters, the type of insurance, the limits, deductibles, and
term
thereof and shall specifically list the special provisions delineated
for
such insurance required by Section
(II)(G),
above. Upon request, the Borrowers shall furnish Administrative Agent
with
copies of all insurance policies, binders, cover notes or other evidence
of such insurance.
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(I)
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Insurance
Report.
Concurrently with the furnishing of all certificates referred to
in this
Schedule
4.17,
the Borrowers shall furnish the Administrative Agent with an opinion
from
independent insurance broker(s), acceptable to the Administrative
Agent,
acting reasonably, stating that all premiums then due have been paid
and
that, in the opinion of such broker(s), the insurance then maintained
by
the Borrowers is in accordance with this Schedule
4.17.
Furthermore, upon its first knowledge, such broker(s) shall advise
the
Administrative Agent promptly in writing of any default in the payment
of
any premiums or any other act or omission, on the part of any Person,
which might invalidate or render unenforceable, in whole or in part,
any
insurance provided by the
Borrowers.
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SCHEDULE
4.18
BANK
AND SECURITY ACCOUNTS
List
all banks and other financial institutions that any Borrower maintains deposits
and/or bank, security or other accounts:
Bank/Institution
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Name in Which Account Held
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Description
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Account number
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Citibank 0
Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxx,
XX
00000 (212) 248-6834
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MMC
Chula Vista II LLC
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Checking
– Controlled
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9939531120
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Citibank
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxx,
XX
00000 (212) 248-6834
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MMC
Escondido II LLC
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Checking
- Controlled
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9939531147
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SCHEDULE
10.3
ACTIONS
TO PERFECT LIENS
UCC
Filings
State of
Delaware
Other
Actions to Perfect Liens
None.
EXHIBIT
A
NOTICE
OF DELAYED DRAW TERM LOAN
__________,
200__
General
Electric Capital Corporation., as Administrative Agent
000
Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, EFS Account Manager
Re:
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MMC
Chula Vista II LLC
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to that certain Loan and Security Agreement (as amended, modified,
supplemented, renewed or restated from time to time, the “Loan
Agreement”;
capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given them
in
the Agreement) dated as of June 30, 2008, by and among MMC Chula Vista II LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company (“Chula
Vista Borrower”),
MMC
Escondido II LLC (“Escondido Borrower”) and together with the Chula Vista
Borrower, collectively “Borrowers” and individually each “Borrower”),
the
other Credit Parties signatory thereto, each of the financial institutions
a
signatory thereto, from time to time, together with their successors and
assignees (the “Lenders”),
as
lenders, and General Electric Capital Corporation., a Delaware corporation,
as
administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”).
The
Borrowers hereby give you notice that the [Chula Vista Borrower/Escondido
Borrower] (the “Applicable
Borrower”)
hereby
requests the borrowing of a Delayed Draw Term Loan under Article
2
of the
Loan Agreement and in connection therewith, sets forth the information related
to such borrowing:
(i)
|
The
aggregate principal amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan is $[______]
(the
“Borrowing”)
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(ii)
|
The
Delayed Draw Term Loan is requested to be made on [______ __, 200__]
(the
“Borrowing
Date”).
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[(iii)1 |
The
Borrowing is requested to pay the attached invoices received
by the
Applicable Borrower from Seller under Section 5.1 of the Purchase
Agreement to which Applicable Borrower is a party for payments
required to
be made in accordance with the payment schedule set forth in
Attachment 3
to such Purchase Agreement. Borrowers hereby direct that the
proceeds of
the Borrowing be sent directly by Administrative Agent to the
Seller for
application to Borrowers’ obligations under the Purchase Agreement to
which Applicable Borrower is a party by wire transfer as
follows:
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[Insert
Seller’s bank account information]]
[(iii)1
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The
Borrowing is requested to repay Parent Advances, the proceeds of
which
have been used by the Applicable Borrower solely to pay the attached
invoices received by the Applicable Borrower from Seller under Section
5.1
of the Purchase Agreement to which the Applicable Borrower is a party
for
the payments required to be made in accordance with the payment schedule
set forth in Attachment 3 to such Purchase Agreement (other than
the
initial 45% of such payments). Attached hereto is correspondence
from the
Seller confirming that the such invoices have been paid. Borrowers
hereby
direct that the proceeds of the Borrowing be sent by the Administrative
Agent to the Parent in repayment of such Parent Advances by wire
transfer
as follows:
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__________________
1Insert
appropriate clause (iii).
[Insert
Parent’s bank account information]]
The
undersigned hereby certifies that (i) all of the statements contained in
Section 3.2
of the
Loan Agreement are true and correct on the date hereof, and will be true and
correct on the Borrowing Date, before and after giving effect thereto and the
application of the proceeds of the requested Delayed Draw Term Loan and
(ii) the proceeds of the requested Delayed Draw Term Loan will be used as
set forth in clause
(iii)
above.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrowers have executed this Notice by its duly authorized
member as of the date first written above.
BORROWERS
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|
MMC
CHULA VISTA II LLC
|
|
By: MMC Energy, Inc., its sole Member | |
By:
|
|
Name:
|
|
Title:
|
|
MMC
ESCONDIDO II LLC
|
|
By:
MMC Energy, Inc., its sole Member
|
|
By:
|
|
Name:
|
|
Title:
|
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE
The
undersigned hereby certifies that he or she is the duly elected and acting
Secretary or Assistant Secretary of [Name
of
Credit Party],
a
[State
of
Organization]
[Type
of
Legal Entity]
(the
“Credit
Party”),
and
as such is the custodian of Credit Party’s Books and Records and is authorized
to execute and deliver this Certificate in connection with the Loans being
made
to MMC Chula Vista II LLC and MMC Escondido II LLC (the “Borrowers”)
under
the Loan and Security Agreement of even date herewith (the “Loan
Agreement”)
by and
among Borrowers, the other Credit Parties signatory thereto, each of the
financial institutions a signatory thereto, from time to time, together with
their successors and assignees (the “Lenders”),
as
lenders, and General Electric Capital Corporation., a Delaware corporation,
as
administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”).
Capitalized terms not defined in this Certificate shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement. In order to induce the Lenders to
execute the Agreement and make the Loans, the undersigned certifies (in his
or
her secretarial capacity, and on behalf of Credit Party) as
follows:
1.
|
Attached
hereto as Exhibit A
is
a true and complete copy of the [Describe
Charter Document]
of
the Credit Party (the “Charter”),
as certified by the Secretary of State of the State of [Insert
State of Organization].
The Charter has not been amended since the date shown on the attached
certificate (except as reflected in any attachments hereto) and is
now in
full force and effect.
|
2.
|
Attached
hereto as Exhibit B
is
a true and complete copy of the [Insert
name of Governing Document—Bylaws, Operating Agreement, etc.]
of
the Credit Party (the “Governing
Document”),
which Governing Document has not been amended since the date of the
adoption thereof (except as reflected in any attachments hereto)
and is
now in full force and effect.
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3.
|
Attached
hereto as Exhibit C
is
a true and complete copy of a unanimous written consent executed
by all of
the members of the [describe
governing body—board of directors, manager, etc.]
of
the Credit Party, said consent authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance of the Loan Documents to which the Credit Party is a
party,
and said consent has not been modified, rescinded or amended since
the
date thereof and is in full force and effect as of the date
hereof.
|
4.
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The
following Persons are now duly elected and qualified officers of
the
Credit Party holding the offices indicated next to their respective
names
below, and the signatures appearing opposite their respective names
below
are the true and genuine signatures of such officers, and each of
such
officers is duly authorized to execute and deliver, on behalf of
the
Credit Party, the Loan Documents to which the Credit Party is a party
and
any certificate or other document to be delivered by the Credit Party
pursuant to such Loan Documents:
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Name
|
Office
|
Signature
|
||
___________________
|
___________________
|
___________________
|
||
___________________
|
___________________
|
___________________
|
||
___________________
|
___________________
|
___________________
|
||
___________________
|
___________________
|
___________________
|
||
___________________
|
___________________
|
___________________
|
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate on ________________,
20__.
By:_____________________________________________
|
Name:___________________________________________
|
Title:
[Assistant]
Secretary
|
The
undersigned, the [insert
title of officer]
of the
Credit Party, hereby certifies that [insert
name of [Assistant]
Secretary of Credit Party]
is the
[Assistant]
Secretary of the Credit Party and is authorized to execute and deliver this
Certificate.
By:_____________________________________________
|
Name:___________________________________________
|
Title:
[insert title of
officer]
|
EXHIBIT
C
POWER
OF ATTORNEY
This
Power of Attorney is executed and delivered by [insert
name of Credit Party]
(“Credit
Party”),
to
General Electric Capital Corporation, as administrative agent (hereinafter
referred to as “Attorney”),
under
a Loan and Security Agreement dated as even date herewith (the “Agreement”;
capitalized terms are used herein as defined in the Agreement) by and among
MMC
Chula Vista II LLC, MMC Escondido II LLC, the other “Credit Parties” named
therein, if any, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and General
Electric Capital Corporation, as administrative agent. No person to whom this
Power of Attorney is presented, as authority for Attorney to take any action
or
actions contemplated hereby, shall inquire into or seek confirmation from Credit
Party as to the authority of Attorney to take any action described below, or
as
to the existence of or fulfillment of any condition to this Power of Attorney,
which is intended to grant to Attorney unconditionally the authority to take
and
perform the actions contemplated herein, and Credit Party irrevocably waives
any
right to commence any suit or action, in law or equity, against any person
or
entity which acts in reliance upon or acknowledges the authority granted under
this Power of Attorney. The power of attorney granted hereby is coupled with
an
interest, and may not be revoked or canceled by Credit Party without Attorney’s
written consent until such time as payment in full of all Obligations due and
payable to Attorney has been made under the Loan Documents.
Credit
Party hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Attorney (and all officers,
employees or agents designated by Attorney), with full power of substitution,
as
Credit Party’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and
authority in the place and stead of Credit Party and in the name of Credit
Party
or in its own name, from time to time in Attorney’s discretion, to take any and
all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents and
instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes
of
the Loan Documents and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Credit
Party hereby grants to Attorney the power and right, on behalf of Credit Party,
without notice to or assent by Credit Party, and at any time, to do the
following: (a) change the address for delivery of mail, open mail for Credit
Party, and ask, demand, collect, give acquittances and receipts for, take
possession of, endorse and receive payment of, any checks, drafts, notes,
acceptances, or other instruments for the payment of moneys due, and sign and
endorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or
warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications, and
notices in connection with any property of Credit Party, (b) effect any
repairs to any asset of Credit Party, or continue or obtain any insurance and
pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and costs thereof, and make, settle
and adjust all claims under such policies of insurance, and make all
determinations and decisions with respect to such policies, (c) pay or
discharge any taxes, liens, security interests, or other encumbrances levied
or
placed on or threatened against Credit Party or its property, (d) defend
any suit, action or proceeding brought against Credit Party if Credit Party
does
not defend such suit, action or proceeding or if Attorney believes that Credit
Party is not pursuing such defense in a manner that will maximize the recovery
to Attorney, and settle, compromise or adjust any suit, action, or proceeding
described above and, in connection therewith, give such discharges or releases
as Attorney may deem appropriate, (e) file or prosecute any claim,
litigation, suit or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction or before
any arbitrator, or take any other action otherwise deemed appropriate by
Attorney for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due to Credit
Party whenever payable and to enforce any other right in respect of Credit
Party’s property, (f) sell, transfer, pledge, compromise payment or make
any other agreement with respect to, or otherwise deal with any property of
Credit Party, and execute, in connection with such sale or action, any
endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer in
connection therewith and (g) cause the certified public accountants then
engaged by Credit Party to prepare and deliver to Attorney at any time and
from
time to time, promptly upon Attorney’s request, the following reports:
(1) a reconciliation of all accounts, (2) an aging of all accounts,
(3) trial balances, (4) test verifications of such accounts as
Attorney may request and (5) the results of each physical verification of
inventory, all as though Attorney were the absolute owner of the property of
Credit Party for all purposes, and to do, at Attorney’s option and Credit
Party’s expense, at any time or from time to time, all acts and other things
that Attorney reasonably deems necessary to perfect, preserve, or realize upon
Credit Party’s property or assets and Attorney’s liens thereon, all as fully and
effectively as Credit Party might do. Credit Party hereby ratifies, to the
extent permitted by law, all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause
to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney is executed by Credit Party on
________________, 20___.
[CREDIT
PARTY] ATTEST:_________________________
By:___________________________________
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Name:
[Signatory Person (name) for Credit Party]
|
Title:
[Signatory Title for Credit Party]
|
Notarization
in appropriate form for the state of execution is required
EXHIBIT
D
FORM
OF ASSIGNMENT
This
ASSIGNMENT, dated as of the Effective Date, is entered into between the assignor
and the assignee (each as defined below).
The
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Borrowers:
|
MMC
Chula Vista II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and MMC
Escondido
II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrowers”)
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|||||||
Administrative
Agent:
|
General
Electric Capital Corporation, as administrative agent for the Lenders
(in
such capacity and together with its successors and permitted assigns,
the
“Administrative
Agent”)
|
|||||||
Loan
Agreement:
|
Loan
and Security Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2008, among the Borrowers,
the other Credit Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto,
from
time to time, and the Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“Loan
Agreement”;
capitalized terms used herein without definition are used as defined
in
the Loan Agreement)
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|||||||
[Trade
Date:
|
_________,
____]1
|
|||||||
Effective
Date:
|
_________,
____2
|
Assignor
(collectively, the
“Assignors”)3
|
Assignee
(collectively, the
“Assignees”)4
|
Facility
Assigned
|
Aggregate
amount of
Delayed Draw
Term Loan
Commitments
or principal
amount of
Loans for all
Lenders5
|
Aggregate
amount of
Delayed Draw
Term Loan
Commitments
or principal
amount of
Loans
Assigned5
|
Percentage
Assigned6
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|||||||||||
[Name
of Assignor]
|
[Name
of Assignee]
[Affiliate][Approved
Fund]of
[Name
of Lender]
|
|
Delayed
Draw Term Loan Facility
|
$
|
__________
|
$
|
__________
|
__.______
|
%
|
[The
Remainder of this Page Was Intentionally Left Blank]
_____________________________
1Insert
for informational purposes only if needed to determine other arrangements
between the assignor and the assignee.
2To
be
filled out by Administrative Agent upon entry in the Register.
3List
each
Assignor, as appropriate.
4List
each
Assignee, as appropriate.
5Amount
to
be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or
prepayments made between the Trade Date and
the
Effective Date. The aggregate amounts are inserted for informational purposes
only to help in calculating the percentages assigned
which, themselves, are for informational purposes only.
6Set
forth, to at least 9 decimals, the Assigned Interest as a percentage of the
aggregate Commitment or Loans in the Facility.
This
percentage is set forth for informational purposes only and is not intended
to
be binding. The assignments are based on the amounts
assigned not on the percentages listed in this column.
Section
1. Assignment.
Each
Assignor hereby sells and assigns to the Assignee set forth above opposite
such
Assignor, and such Assignee hereby purchases and assumes from such Assignor,
such Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as Lender under the Loan
Agreement (including Liabilities owing to or by such Assignor thereunder) and
the other Loan Documents, in each case to the extent related to the amounts
identified above opposite such Assignor (such Assignor’s “Assigned
Interest”).
Section
2. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of Assignors.
Each
Assignor severally but not jointly (a) represents and warrants to its
corresponding Assignee and the Administrative Agent that (i) it has full power
and authority, and has taken all actions necessary for it, to execute and
deliver this Assignment and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and (ii) it is the legal and beneficial owner of its Assigned Interest and
that
such Assigned Interest is free and clear of any Lien and other adverse claims,
(b) makes no other representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility,
including with respect to the aggregate amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan
Facility, the percentage of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility represented
by
the amounts assigned, any statements, representations and warranties made in
or
in connection with any Loan Document or any other document or information
furnished pursuant thereto, the execution, legality, validity, enforceability
or
genuineness of any Loan Document or any document or information provided in
connection therewith and the existence, nature or value of any Collateral,
(c)
assumes no responsibility (and makes no representation or warranty) with respect
to the financial condition of any Credit Party or the performance or
nonperformance by any Credit Party of any obligation under any Loan Document
or
any document provided in connection therewith and (d) attaches any Notes held
by
it evidencing at least in part the Assigned Interest of such Assignor (or,
if
applicable, an affidavit of loss or similar affidavit therefor) and requests
that the Administrative Agent exchange such Notes for new Notes in accordance
with Section 2.11(e)
of the
Loan Agreement.
Section
3. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of Assignees.
Each
Assignee severally but not jointly (a) represents and warrants to its
corresponding Assignor and the Administrative Agent that (i) it has full power
and authority, and has taken all actions necessary for such Assignee, to execute
and deliver this Assignment and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby, (ii) to the extent indicated above, is an Affiliate or an Approved
Fund
of the Lender set forth above and (iii) it is sophisticated with respect to
decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest
assigned to it hereunder and either such Assignee or the Person exercising
discretion in making the decision for such assignment is experienced in
acquiring assets of such type, (b) appoints and authorizes the Administrative
Agent to take such action as administrative agent and collateral agent on its
behalf and to exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are delegated
to
the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as
are
reasonably incidental thereto, (c) shall perform in accordance with their
terms all obligations that, by the terms of the Loan Documents, are required
to
be performed by it as a Lender, (d) confirms it has received such documents
and
information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and
decision to enter into
this
Assignment and shall continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or
not
taking any action under any Loan Document independently and without reliance
upon any Secured Party and based on such documents and information as it shall
deem appropriate at the time, (e) acknowledges and agrees that, as a
Lender, it may receive material non-public information and confidential
information concerning the Loan Parties and their Affiliates and Securities
and
agrees to use such information in accordance with Section
13.22
of the
Loan Agreement, (f) specifies as its applicable lending offices (and
addresses for notices) the offices at the addresses set forth beneath its name
on the signature pages hereof, (g) shall pay to the Administrative Agent an
assignment fee in the amount of $3,500 to the extent such fee is required to
be
paid under Section
13.2(c)
of the
Loan Agreement and (h) to the extent required pursuant to Section
2.13(f)
of the
Loan Agreement, attaches two completed originals of Forms W-8ECI, W-8BEN or
W-9.
Section
4. Determination
of Effective Date; Register.
Following the due execution and delivery of this Assignment by each Assignor,
each Assignee and, to the extent required by Section
13.2(b)
of the
Loan Agreement, the Borrowers, this Assignment (including its attachments)
will
be delivered to the Administrative Agent for its acceptance and recording in
the
Register. The effective date of this Assignment (the “Effective
Date”)
shall
be the later of (i) the acceptance of this Assignment by the Administrative
Agent and (ii) the recording of this Assignment in the Register. The
Administrative Agent shall insert the Effective Date when known in the space
provided therefor at the beginning of this Assignment.
Section
5. Effect.
As of
the Effective Date, (a) each Assignee shall be a party to the Loan Agreement
and, to the extent provided in this Assignment, have the rights and obligations
of a Lender under the Loan Agreement and (b) each Assignor shall, to the extent
provided in this Assignment, relinquish its rights (except those surviving
the
termination of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments and payment in full of
the
Obligations) and be released from its obligations under the Loan Documents
other
than those obligations relating to events and circumstances occurring prior
to
the Effective Date.
Section
6. Distribution
of Payments.
On and
after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments
under
the Loan Documents in respect of each Assigned Interest of any Assignor (a)
in
the case of amounts accrued to but excluding the Effective Date, to such
Assignor and (b) otherwise, to the corresponding Assignee.
Section
7. Miscellaneous.
This
Assignment is a Loan Document and, as such, is subject to certain provisions
of
the Loan Agreement, including Sections
1.4,
13.14(a)
and
13.15
thereof.
On and after the Effective Date, this Assignment shall be binding upon, and
inure to the benefit of, the Assignors, Assignees, the Administrative Agent
and
their Related Persons and their successors and assigns. This Assignment shall
be
governed by, and be construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of
the
State of New York. This Assignment may be executed in any number of counterparts
and by different parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together
shall
constitute one and the same agreement. Signature pages may be detached from
multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart. Delivery
of
an executed signature page of this Assignment by facsimile transmission or
Electronic Transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Assignment.
[Signature
Pages Follow]
3
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment to be executed
by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first
above written.
[NAME
OF ASSIGNOR]
|
|
as Assignor | |
By:
|
|
Name:
|
|
Title:
|
|
[NAME
OF ASSIGNEE]
|
|
as Assignee | |
By:
|
|
Name:
|
|
Title:
|
|
[Lending
Office for Eurodollar Rate Loans:8
|
|
[Insert
Address (including contact name, fax number and
e-mail address)]] |
|
Lending
Office (and address for notices)
|
|
for
any other purpose:
|
|
[Insert
Address (including contact name, fax number and
e-mail address)] |
ACCEPTED
and AGREED
|
|
this
__ day of ______ _____:
|
|
GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
|
|
as
Administrative Agent
|
|
By:
|
|
Name:
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Title:
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[MMC
CHULA VISTA II LLC]9
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[By:
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Name:
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Title:] |
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[MMC
ESCONDIDO II LLC]8
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[By:
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Name:
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Title:]
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_________________________
8Insert
for each Assignee.
9Include
only if required pursuant to Section 13.2(b) of the Loan
Agreement.
4
EXHIBIT
E
FORM
OF NOTE
LENDER:
[NAME
OF
LENDER] NEW
YORK,
NEW YORK
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT: $_______
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___________,
20__
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FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned, MMC Chula Vista II LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, and MMC Escondido II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“each a
Borrower”
and,
collectively, “Borrowers”),
hereby jointly and severally promise to pay to the order of the Lender set
forth
above (the “Lender”)
the
Principal Amount set forth above, or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal
amount of all Delayed Draw Term Loans (as defined in the Loan Agreement referred
to below) of the Lender to the Borrowers, payable at such times and in such
amounts as are specified in the Loan Agreement.
The
Borrowers jointly and severally promise to pay interest on the unpaid principal
amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loans from the date made until such principal
amount is paid in full, payable at such times and at such interest rates as
are
specified in the Loan Agreement. Demand, diligence, presentment, protest and
notice of non-payment and protest are hereby waived by Borrowers.
Both
principal and interest are payable in Dollars to General Electric Capital
Corporation, as Administrative Agent, at 000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000, in immediately available funds.
This
Note
is one of the Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the
Loan
and Security Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2008 (as the same may be
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“Loan
Agreement”),
among
the Borrowers, the other Credit Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto
from time to time and General Electric Capital Corporation, as administrative
agent for the Lenders. Capitalized terms used herein without definition are
used
as defined in the Loan Agreement.
The
Loan
Agreement, among other things, (a) provides for the making of Delayed Draw
Term
Loans by the Lender to Borrowers in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any
time outstanding the Principal Amount set forth above, the indebtedness of
the
Borrowers resulting from such Delayed Draw Term Loans being evidenced by this
Note and (b) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity of the unpaid
principal amount of this Note upon the happening of certain stated events and
also for prepayments on account of the principal hereof prior to the maturity
hereof upon the terms and conditions specified therein.
This
Note
is a Loan Document, is entitled to the benefits of the Loan Documents and is
subject to certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, including Sections 1.4,
13.14(a)
and
13.15
thereof.
The obligations of the Borrowers under this Note are joint and several as
provided in Section
2.15
of the
Loan Agreement.
This
Note
is a registered obligation, transferable only upon notation in the Register,
and
no assignment hereof shall be effective until recorded therein.
This
Note
shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the
law
of the State of New York.
[Signature
Pages Follow]
In
witness whereof, each Borrower has caused this Note to be executed and delivered
by its duly authorized officer as of the day and year and at the place set
forth
above.
MMC
CHULA VISTA II LLC
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By:
MMC Energy, Inc., its sole Member
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By:
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Name: | |
Title: | |
MMC
ESCONDIDO II LLC
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By:
MMC Energy, Inc., its sole Member
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By:
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EXHIBIT
F
FORM
OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION OR
CONTINUATION
GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
as
Administrative Agent under the
Loan
Agreement referred to below
_________
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Attention:
Re:
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MMC
Chula Vista II LLC and MMC Escondido II LLC
(“Borrowers”)
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Reference
is made to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2008 (as the
same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to
time, the “Loan
Agreement”),
among
Borrowers, the lenders from time to time party thereto, General Electric Capital
Corporation, as administrative agent, and the other parties thereto. Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined
in
the Loan Agreement.
Borrowers
hereby gives you irrevocable notice, pursuant to Section 2.7(e)(ii)
of the
Loan Agreement of its request for the following:
E. a
continuation, on ________, ____, as Eurodollar Rate Loans having an Interest
Period of 3 months of [a]
Delayed
Draw Term Loan[s]
in
[the] [an
aggregate]
outstanding principal amount of $____________ having an Interest Period ending
on the proposed date for such continuation;
F. a
conversion, on ________, ____, to Eurodollar Rate Loans having an Interest
Period of 3 months of [a]
Delayed
Draw Term Loan[s]
in
[the] [an
aggregate]
outstanding principal amount of $____________; and
G. a
conversion, on ________, ____, to Base Rate Loans, of [a]
Delayed
Draw Term Loan[s]
in
[the] [an
aggregate]
outstanding principal amount of $____________.
In
connection herewith, the undersigned hereby certifies that no Default is
continuing on the date hereof, both before and after giving effect to any Loan
to be made on or before any date for any proposed conversion or continuation
set
forth above.
MMC
CHULA VISTA II LLC
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By:
MMC Energy, Inc., its sole Member
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By:
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Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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MMC
ESCONDIDO II LLC
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By:
MMC Energy, Inc., its sole Member
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By:
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Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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TABLE
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ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS,
INTERPRETATION AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
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1
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Section
1.1
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Defined
Terms
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1
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Section
1.2
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UCC
Terms
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12
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Section
1.3
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Accounting
Terms and Principles
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12
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Section
1.4
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Interpretation
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13
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ARTICLE
II THE
FACILITY
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13
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Section
2.1
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Delayed
Draw Term Loan Commitment
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13
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Section
2.2
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Borrowing
Procedures
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13
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Section
2.3
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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14
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Section
2.4
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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14
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Section
2.5
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Term
and Prepayment
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14
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Section
2.6
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Single
Loan
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15
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Section
2.7
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Interest
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15
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Section
2.8
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Fees
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16
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Section
2.9
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Receipt
of Payments
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17
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Section
2.10
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Application
of Payments
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17
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Section
2.11
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Evidence
of Debt
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18
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Section
2.12
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Breakage
Costs; Increased Costs; Capital Requirements
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19
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Section
2.13
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Taxes
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20
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Section
2.14
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Suspension
of Eurodollar Rate Option
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22
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Section
2.15
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Joint
and Several Liability of Borrowers
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22
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ARTICLE
III CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
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Section
3.1
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Conditions
to the Initial Loans
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24
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Section
3.2
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Further
Conditions to the Loans
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26
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ARTICLE
IV REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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26
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Section
4.1
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Corporate
Existence; Compliance with Law
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Section
4.2
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Legal
Authority to Conduct Business
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27
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Section
4.3
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Locations;
Corporate or Other Names, Etc
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27
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Section
4.4
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Corporate
Power; Authorization; No Conflicts
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27
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Section
4.5
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Execution
and Enforceability
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27
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Section
4.6
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Ventures,
Subsidiaries and Affiliates; Outstanding Stock and
Indebtedness
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27
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Section
4.7
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Material
Adverse Change
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Section
4.8
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Solvency
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27
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Section
4.9
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Litigation
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27
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Section
4.10
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Taxes
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27
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Section
4.11
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Government
Regulation; Margin Regulations
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28
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Section
4.12
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No
Burdensome Obligations; No Defaults
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Section
4.13
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ERISA
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Section 4.14
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Intellectual
Property
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Section
4.15
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Title;
Real Property
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Section
4.16
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Full
Disclosure
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Section
4.17
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Insurance
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Section
4.18
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Bank
and Security Accounts
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28
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Section
4.19
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Status
of Borrowers
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Section
4.20
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Purchase
Agreements
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Section
4.21
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Brokers
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Section
4.22
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Anti-Terrorism
and Anti-Money Laundering
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29
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ARTICLE
V [Intentionally
Omitted]
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ARTICLE
VI REPORTING
COVENANTS
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Section
6.1
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Financial
Statements
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Section
6.2
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Other
Events
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Section
6.3
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Taxes
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30
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Section
6.4
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Purchase
Agreements
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30
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Section
6.5
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Environmental
Matters
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30
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Section
6.6
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Other
Reports and Information
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ARTICLE
VII AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
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30
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Section
7.1
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Maintenance
of Corporate Existence
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Section
7.2
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Compliance
with Laws, Etc
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Section
7.3
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Payment
of Obligations
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Section
7.4
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Maintenance
of Property and Equipment
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Section
7.5
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Maintenance
of Insurance
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Section
7.6
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Keeping
of Books
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Section
7.7
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Access
to Books and Property
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Section
7.8
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Use
of Proceeds
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Section
7.9
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Further
Assurances
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Section
7.10
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Landlord
Waiver, Consent and Access Agreements
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Section
7.11
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OFAC
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Section
7.12
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Bank
Accounts
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ARTICLE
VIII NEGATIVE
COVENANTS32
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Section
8.1
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Indebtedness
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Section
8.2
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Liens
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Section
8.3
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Investments;
Fundamental Changes
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Section
8.4
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Asset
Sales
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Section
8.5
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Restricted
Payments
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Section
8.6
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Business
Activities
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Section
8.7
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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Section
8.8
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Contracts
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Section
8.9
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Modification
of Certain Documents
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Section 8.10
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Changes
to Name, Locations, Etc
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Section
8.11
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Bank
Accounts
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Section
8.12
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Margin
Regulations
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Section
8.13
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Compliance
with ERISA
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Section
8.14
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Equipment
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Section
8.15
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Purchase
Agreements
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ARTICLE
IX [Intentionally
Omitted]
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ARTICLE
X
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Section
10.1
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Grant
of Security Interest
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Section
10.2
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Nature
of Security Interest
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Section
10.3
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Representations
and Warranties Regarding Collateral
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Section
10.4
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Defense
of Collateral
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Section
10.5
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Books
and Records; Legends
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Section
10.6
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Notification
of Commercial Tort Claims; Intellectual Property
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Section
10.7
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Administrative
Agent’s Rights
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Section
10.8
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Administrative
Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-fact
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36
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Section
10.9
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Authorization
to File Financing Statements
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36
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Section
10.10
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Grant
of License to Use Intellectual Property Collateral
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ARTICLE
XI EVENTS
OF DEFAULT; RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
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36
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Section
11.1
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Events
of Default
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36
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Section
11.2
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Remedies
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38
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Section
11.3
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Waivers
by Credit Parties
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39
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ARTICLE
XII ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT
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Section
12.1
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Appointment
and Duties
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Section
12.2
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Binding
Effect
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Section
12.3
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Use
of Discretion
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Section
12.4
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Delegation
of Rights and Duties
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41
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Section
12.5
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Reliance
and Liability
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41
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Section
12.6
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Administrative
Agent Individually
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42
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Section
12.7
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Lender
Credit Decision
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42
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Section
12.8
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Expenses;
Indemnities
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42
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Section
12.9
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Resignation
of Administrative Agent
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42
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Section
12.10
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Release
of Collateral or Guarantors
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43
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Section
12.11
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Additional
Secured Parties
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43
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ARTICLE
XIII MISCELLANEOUS
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43
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Section
13.1
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Modification
of Agreement, Amendments, Waivers, Etc
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43
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Section
13.2
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Binding
Effect; Assignments and Participations
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44
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Section
13.3
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Costs
and Expenses
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46
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Section
13.4
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Indemnities
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46
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Section
13.5
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Survival
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47
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Section 13.6
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Limitation
of Liability for Certain Damages
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47
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Section
13.7
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Lender-Creditor
Relationship
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47
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Section
13.8
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Right
of Setoff
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47
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Section
13.9
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Sharing
of Payments, Etc
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48
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Section
13.10
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Marshaling;
Payments Set Aside
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48
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Section
13.11
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Notices
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48
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Section
13.12
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Electronic
Transmissions
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49
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Section
13.13
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Governing
Law
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49
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Section
13.14
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Jurisdiction
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49
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Section
13.15
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WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL
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50
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Section
13.16
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Severability
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50
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Section
13.17
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Execution
in Counterparts
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51
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Section
13.18
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
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51
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Section
13.19
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Use
of Name
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51
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Section
13.20
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Authorized
Signature
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51
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Section
13.21
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Time
of the Essence
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51
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Section
13.22
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Non-Public
Information; Confidentiality
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51
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Section
13.23
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Patriot
Act Notice
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52
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Section 13.24
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Subordination
of Intercompany Obligations
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52
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