AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 4 dated as of February 11, 2022 (this “Amendment”), to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2017 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), among MEDNAX, INC., a Florida corporation (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the existing administrative agent, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders party hereto and Bank of America, N.A., as the new Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”). Terms defined in the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below) and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Amended Credit Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested certain amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement to, among other things, (a) reduce the size of the Revolving Commitments from $600 million to $450 million, (b) allow and provide for the incurrence of a new term A loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $250 million, (c) replace LIBOR with a SOFR-Based Rate and (d) make certain other amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has obtained Term Loan Commitments from the Lenders to provide term A Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to $250 million on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Amended Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders party hereto, constituting all of the Lenders, are willing to so agree pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment; and
WHEREAS, Bank of America, N.A. is acting as the lead “left” arranger and bookrunner of this Amendment (in such capacity, the “Amendment No. 4 Lead Arranger”).
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Amendments to Credit Agreement
Section 1.1. The Existing Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth in the pages attached as Exhibit A hereto (as amended, the “Amended Credit Agreement”).
ARTICLE II
Conditions to Effectiveness
Section 2.1. Effective Date. This Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “Amendment No. 4 Effective Date”) on which:
ARTICLE III
Representation and Warranties
Section 3.1. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date that this Amendment has been, or when executed and delivered will be, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower. Neither the execution and delivery of this Amendment, nor the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated, nor performance of and compliance with the terms and provisions herein, by the Borrower will (a) violate in any material respect any Requirement of Law (except those as to which waivers or consents have been obtained), (b) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under (i) the articles of incorporation, bylaws, articles of organization, operating agreement or other organization documents of the Credit Parties or (ii) any Material Contract to which such Person is a party or by which any of its properties may be bound or any material approval or material consent from any Governmental Authority relating to such Person (except those as to which waivers or consents have been obtained) which conflict, breach or default in any such case in this clause (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (c) result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any Credit Party’s properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law, the articles of incorporation, bylaws, articles of organization, operating agreement or other organization documents of such Credit Party or Contractual Obligation other than the Liens arising under or contemplated in connection with the Credit Documents or Permitted Liens.
Section 3.2. The representations and warranties contained in Article III of the Amended Credit Agreement (A) with respect to representations and warranties that contain a materiality qualification, are true and correct and (B) with respect to representations and warranties that do not contain a materiality qualification, are true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date as if made on and as of such date except for any representation or warranty made as of an earlier date, which representation and warranty shall remain true and correct (subject to the applicable materiality threshold in the preceding clauses (A) or (B)) as of such earlier date.
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ARTICLE IV
Miscellaneous
Section 4.1. Electronic Execution. This Amendment and any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Agreement (each a “Communication”), including Communications required to be in writing, may be in the form of an Electronic Record (as defined below) and may be executed using Electronic Signatures (as defined below), including, without limitation, facsimile and/or .pdf. The Borrower agrees that any Electronic Signature (including, without limitation, facsimile or .pdf) on or associated with any Communication shall be valid and binding on the Borrower to the same extent as a manual, original signature, and that any Communication entered into by Electronic Signature, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with the terms thereof to the same extent as if a manually executed original signature was delivered to the Administrative Agent. Any Communication may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same Communication. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance by the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed Communication converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may, at its option, create one or more copies of any Communication in the form of an imaged Electronic Record (an “Electronic Copy”), which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document. All Communications in the form of an Electronic Record, including an Electronic Copy, shall be considered an original for all purposes, and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (a) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower without further verification and (b) upon the request of the Administrative Agent any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by a manually executed, original counterpart. For purposes hereof, “Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.
Section 4.2. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
Section 4.3. Reaffirmation. Each of the undersigned Guarantors (each, a “Reaffirming Party”) hereby acknowledges the Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby. Each Reaffirming Party hereby reaffirms all obligations and liabilities of such Reaffirming Party under the Credit Documents to which it is a party, as such obligations and liabilities have been amended by this Amendment, and confirms that such obligations and liabilities shall continue to be in full force and effect and shall continue to apply to the Amended Credit Agreement and each other Credit Document.
Section 4.4. Applicable Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD CAUSE THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION TO APPLY (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
Section 4.5. Jury Waiver. EACH PARTY TO THIS AMENDMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THIS AMENDMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AMENDMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 4.4 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
Section 4.6. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
Section 4.7. Effect of Amendment. On and after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, each reference to the “Credit Agreement” in any Credit Document (including to any Exhibit or Schedule attached thereto) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle any Credit Party to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Existing Credit Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date or any other Credit Document in similar or different circumstances. This Amendment shall constitute a “Credit Document” for all purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
BORROWER: MEDNAX, INC.,
a Florida Corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
GUARANTORS:
0000 XXXXXXX XXXXXXX, LLC
ALASKA NEONATOLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC.
AUGUSTA NEONATOLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.C.
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA NEONATOLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC.
MAGELLA MEDICAL ASSOCIATES BILLING, INC.
MAGELLA MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MIDWEST, P.C.
MAGELLA MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF GEORGIA, P.C.
MAGELLA MEDICAL GROUP, INC.
MEDNAX SERVICES, INC.
MOUNTAIN STATES NEONATOLOGY, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]
NEONATAL SPECIALISTS, LTD.
NEONATOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF ATLANTA, P.C.
NIGHT LITE PEDIATRIC CENTER, LLC
NIGHT-LIGHT AFTER HOURS PEDIATRICS, PLLC
NORTHWEST NEWBORN SPECIALISTS, P.C.
OBSTETRICS AND PEDIATRICS SUBSPECIALTY GROUP OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI, P.A.
OBSTETRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF ARIZONA, P.C.
OBSTETRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF ATLANTA, LLC
OBSTETRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF CALIFORNIA, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
OBSTETRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF COASTAL CAROLINA, PLLC
OBSTETRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF COLORADO, P.C.
OBSTETRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF INDIANA, P.C.
OBSTETRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF NEW JERSEY, P.C.
OBSTETRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF PHOENIX, P.C.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]
OBSTETRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF SACRAMENTO, P.C.
OBSTETRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF TEXAS BILLING, INC.
OBSTETRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF THE CENTRAL COAST, PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
OBSTETRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF UTAH, P.C.
OBSTETRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF WASHINGTON, INC., P.S.
OZARK NEONATAL ASSOCIATES, INC.
PEDIATRIX AND OBSTETRIX VIRTUAL, P.C.
PEDIATRIX BC VENTURES, LLC
PEDIATRIX CARDIOLOGY OF ORANGE COUNTY, P.C.
PEDIATRIX CARDIOLOGY OF SPRINGFIELD, P.C.
PEDIATRIX CARDIOLOGY OF WASHINGTON, P.C.
PEDIATRIX EMERGENT AND CRITICAL CARE SERVICES, L.L.C.
PEDIATRIX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP NEONATOLOGY AND PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE SPECIALISTS OF NEW YORK, P.C.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF ARKANSAS, P.A.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF CALIFORNIA, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF COLORADO, P.C.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF FLORIDA, INC.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF GEORGIA, P.C.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF ILLINOIS, P.C.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF KANSAS, P.A.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF KENTUCKY, P.S.C.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF LOUISIANA, L.L.C.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF MICHIGAN, P.C.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF MISSISSIPPI, INC.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF MISSOURI, P.C.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF MONTANA, P.C.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF NEW MEXICO, P.C.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF NORTH CAROLINA, P.C.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF OHIO CORP.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF OKLAHOMA, P.C.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF PENNSYLVANIA, P.C.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF SOUTH CAROLINA, P.A.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF TENNESSEE, P.C.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF TEXAS BILLING, INC.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF THE MID-ATLANTIC, P.C.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF WASHINGTON, INC., P.S.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP, INC. (FL)
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP, INC. (UT)
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP, P.A.
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP, P.C. (VA)
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP, P.C. (WV)
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
PEDIATRIX NEWBORN HEARING SCREEN, LLC
PEDIATRIX OF MARYLAND, P.A.
PEDIATRIX SC MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC
PMG CARDIOLOGY, INC.
PMGSC, P.A.
XXXXXX MEDICAL GROUP OF NEVADA, LTD.
PUC PROPERTIES OF HOUSTON, LLC
TEXAS NEWBORN SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as a Lender, an Issuing Lender and as Administrative Agent
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Director
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender and an Issuing Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Authorized Officer
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]
Fifth Third Bank, National Association,
as a Lender and an Issuing Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Executive Director
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
as a Lender and an Issuing Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
Name: Xxxxx Xxxx
Title: Executive Director
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]
MUFG BANK, LTD,
as a Lender and an Issuing Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
Name: Xxxxx Xxxx
Title: Director
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]
PNC Bank, National Association,
as a Lender and an Issuing Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]
Regions Bank,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]
TRUIST BANK,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Director
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]
CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]
Synovus Bank,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Director
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]
EXHIBIT A
[attached]
EXHIBIT A TO AMENDMENT NO. 34
Deal CUSIP: 00000XXX0
Term Loan CUSIP: 00000XXX0
Revolver CUSIP: 00000XXX0
$1,200,000,000700,000,000
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of October 30, 2017,
as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2018,
as amended by Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2019 and as further2019,
as amended by Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 25, 20202020, and
as further amended by Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2022
among
MEDNAX, INC.,
as Borrower,
CERTAIN DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
as Guarantors,
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
BBVA COMPASS,
FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
SUNTRUSTREGIONS BANK ,
and
XXXXX FARGOTRUIST BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Syndication Agents,
BB&T,
REGIONSCITIZENS BANK, N.A.,
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Senior Documentation Agents,
and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX INCORPORATED,
BBVA COMPASS,
FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
EXHIBIT A TO AMENDMENT NO. 34
Deal CUSIP: 00000XXX0
Term Loan CUSIP: 00000XXX0
Revolver CUSIP: 00000XXX0
and
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
SUNTRUST XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, INC.and
XXXXX FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 |
Defined Terms |
1 |
Section 1.2 |
Other Definitional Provisions. |
2931 |
Section 1.3 |
Accounting Terms |
3032 |
Section 1.4 |
Time References |
3032 |
Section 1.5 |
Execution of Documents |
3032 |
Section 1.6 |
Letter of Credit Amounts |
3132 |
Section 1.7 |
LIBOR Notification31Interest Rates |
32 |
Section 1.8 |
Divisions |
33 |
ARTICLE II
THE LOANS; AMOUNT AND TERMS
Section 2.1 |
Revolving Loans |
3133 |
Section 2.2 |
[Reserved]Term Loans |
3334 |
Section 2.3 |
Letter of Credit Subfacility |
3336 |
Section 2.4 |
[Reserved] |
3639 |
Section 2.5 |
Fees |
3639 |
Section 2.6 |
Revolving Commitment Reductions |
3639 |
Section 2.7 |
Repayments |
3740 |
Section 2.8 |
Default Rate and Payment Dates |
3740 |
Section 2.9 |
Conversion Options |
3841 |
Section 2.10 |
Computation of Interest and Fees; Usury |
3841 |
Section 2.11 |
Pro Rata Treatment and Payments |
3942 |
Section 2.12 |
Non-Receipt of Funds by the Administrative Agent |
4044 |
Section 2.13 |
Alternate Rate of Interest[Reserved] |
4144 |
Section 2.14 |
Yield Protection |
4245 |
Section 2.15 |
Indemnity |
4346 |
Section 2.16 |
Taxes |
4446 |
Section 2.17 |
Indemnification; Nature of Issuing Lenders’ Duties |
4649 |
Section 2.18 |
Illegality |
4749 |
Section 2.19 |
Replacement of Lenders |
4750 |
Section 2.20 |
Cash Collateral |
4851 |
Section 2.21 |
Defaulting Lenders |
4951 |
Section 2.22 |
Incremental Facilities |
5153 |
Section 2.23 |
Inability to Determine Rates |
56 |
Section 2.24 |
General Payment Provisions |
57 |
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 3.1 |
Financial Condition |
5258 |
Section 3.2 |
No Material Adverse Effect |
5358 |
Section 3.3 |
Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law |
5358 |
Section 3.4 |
Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations |
5358 |
Section 3.5 |
No Legal Bar; No Default |
5459 |
Section 3.6 |
No Material Litigation |
5459 |
Section 3.7 |
Investment Company Act; etc. |
5459 |
Section 3.8 |
Margin Regulations |
5459 |
Section 3.9 |
ERISA |
5460 |
Section 3.10 |
Environmental Matters |
5560 |
Section 3.11 |
Use of Proceeds |
5661 |
Section 3.12 |
Subsidiaries; Joint Ventures; Partnerships |
5661 |
Section 3.13 |
Ownership |
5661 |
Section 3.14 |
Taxes |
5661 |
Section 3.15 |
Solvency |
5762 |
Section 3.16 |
No Burdensome Restrictions |
5762 |
Section 3.16 |
Brokers’ Fees |
5762 |
Section 3.18 |
Labor Matters |
5762 |
Section 3.19 |
Accuracy and Completeness of Information |
5762 |
Section 3.20 |
Material Contracts |
5863 |
Section 3.21 |
Insurance |
5863 |
Section 3.22 |
Intellectual Property Matters |
5863 |
Section 3.23 |
Classification of Senior Indebtedness |
5863 |
Section 3.24 |
Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions |
5863 |
Section 3.25 |
Consent; Governmental Authorizations |
5864 |
Section 3.26 |
Healthcare Representations and Warranties |
5964 |
Section 3.27 |
Security Interests |
6065 |
Section 3.28 |
EEAAffected Financial Institutions |
6065 |
Section 3.29 |
ERISA |
6065 |
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 4.1 |
Conditions to ClosingAmendment No. 4 Effective Date and Initial Revolving Loans and Term Loans |
6066 |
Section 4.2 |
Conditions to All Extensions of Credit |
6369 |
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ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Section 5.1 |
Financial Statements |
6470 |
Section 5.2 |
Certificates; Other Information |
6570 |
Section 5.3 |
Payment of Taxes and Other Obligations |
6672 |
Section 5.4 |
Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence |
6672 |
Section 5.5 |
Maintenance of Property; Insurance |
6772 |
Section 5.6 |
Books and Records |
6773 |
Section 5.7 |
Notices |
6773 |
Section 5.8 |
Environmental Laws |
6874 |
Section 5.9 |
Financial Covenants |
6975 |
Section 5.10 |
Additional Guarantors |
7075 |
Section 5.11 |
Compliance with Law |
7076 |
Section 5.12 |
Further Assurances |
7076 |
Section 5.13 |
Collateral Matters |
7177 |
Section 5.14 |
Consolidated Cash Balance |
72 |
ARTICLE VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Section 6.1 |
Indebtedness |
7278 |
Section 6.2 |
Liens |
7379 |
Section 6.3 |
Nature of Business |
7379 |
Section 6.4 |
Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Purchase of Assets, etc. |
7379 |
Section 6.5 |
Investments and Acquisitions |
7581 |
Section 6.6 |
Transactions with Affiliates |
7581 |
Section 6.7 |
Ownership of Subsidiaries; Restrictions |
7581 |
Section 6.8 |
Corporate Changes; Material Contracts |
7581 |
Section 6.9 |
Limitation on Restricted Actions |
7682 |
Section 6.10 |
Restricted Payments |
7682 |
Section 6.11 |
Amendment of Subordinated Debt |
7783 |
Section 6.12 |
No Further Negative Pledges |
7783 |
Section 6.13 |
Restrictions Regarding PMG |
7783 |
Section 6.14 |
Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit |
7783 |
ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 7.1 |
Events of Default |
7883 |
Section 7.2 |
Acceleration; Remedies |
8186 |
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ARTICLE VIII
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Section 8.1 |
Appointment and Authority |
8187 |
Section 8.2 |
Nature of Duties |
8187 |
Section 8.3 |
Exculpatory Provisions |
8287 |
Section 8.4 |
Reliance by Administrative Agent |
8288 |
Section 8.5 |
Notice of Default |
8389 |
Section 8.6 |
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders |
8389 |
Section 8.7 |
Indemnification |
8389 |
Section 8.8 |
Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity |
8389 |
Section 8.9 |
Successor Administrative Agent |
8490 |
Section 8.10 |
Guaranty Matters |
8591 |
Section 8.11 |
Bank Products |
8591 |
Section 8.12 |
Withholding Tax |
8591 |
Section 8.13 |
Recovery of Erroneous Payments |
91 |
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1 |
Amendments and Waivers |
8692 |
Section 9.2 |
Notices |
8894 |
Section 9.3 |
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies |
8996 |
Section 9.4 |
Survival of Representations and Warranties |
8996 |
Section 9.5 |
Payment of Expenses; Indemnity |
9096 |
Section 9.6 |
Successors and Assigns; Participations |
9198 |
Section 9.7 |
Right of Setoff; Sharing of Payments |
94101 |
Section 9.8 |
Table of Contents and Section Headings |
95102 |
Section 9.9 |
Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution |
95102 |
Section 9.10 |
Severability |
96103 |
Section 9.11 |
Integration |
96103 |
Section 9.12 |
Governing Law |
96103 |
Section 9.13 |
Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process and Venue |
96103 |
Section 9.14 |
Confidentiality |
96104 |
Section 9.15 |
Acknowledgments |
97104 |
Section 9.16 |
Waivers of Jury Trial |
97105 |
Section 9.17 |
Patriot Act Notice |
98105 |
Section 9.18 |
Resolution of Drafting Ambiguities |
98105 |
Section 9.19 |
Continuing Agreement |
98105 |
Section 9.20 |
Lender Consent |
98106 |
Section 9.21 |
Press Releases and Related Matters |
98106 |
Section 9.22 |
Appointment of Borrower |
99106 |
Section 9.23 |
Certain Waivers, Subordinations and Consents |
99106 |
Section 9.24 |
No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility |
100107 |
Section 9.25 |
[Reserved] |
100107 |
Section 9.26 |
Release of Liens and Guarantees |
100107 |
Section 9.27 |
Acknowledgement and Consent of Bail-In of EEAAffected Financial Institutions |
101108 |
Section 9.28 |
Certain ERISA Matters |
101109 |
Section 9.29 |
Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs |
103110 |
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ARTICLE X
GUARANTY
Section 10.1 |
The Guaranty |
103111 |
Section 10.2 |
Bankruptcy |
104111 |
Section 10.3 |
Nature of Liability |
104111 |
Section 10.4 |
Independent Obligation |
104112 |
Section 10.5 |
Authorization |
104112 |
Section 10.6 |
Reliance |
105112 |
Section 10.7 |
Waiver |
105112 |
Section 10.8 |
Limitation on Enforcement |
106113 |
Section 10.9 |
Confirmation of Payment |
106113 |
Section 10.10 |
Agreements for Contribution |
106113 |
Section 10.11 |
Keepwell |
106114 |
Schedules
Schedule 1.1(a) |
Investments |
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Schedule 1.1(b) |
Liens |
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Schedule 1.1(c) |
Existing Letters of Credit |
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Schedule 2.1(a) |
Commitment Percentages |
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Schedule 3.12 |
Subsidiaries |
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Schedule 3.18 |
Labor Matters |
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Schedule 3.21 |
Insurance |
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Schedule 5.12(e) |
Post-Closing Deliveries |
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Schedule 6.1(b) |
Indebtedness |
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Exhibits
Exhibit 1.1(a) |
Form of Account Designation Notice |
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Exhibit 1.1(b) |
Form of Assignment and Assumption |
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Exhibit 1.1(c) |
Form of Joinder Agreement |
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Exhibit 1.1(d) |
Form of Notice of Borrowing |
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Exhibit 1.1(e) |
Form of Notice of Conversion/Extension |
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Exhibit 1.1(f) |
Form of Notice of Loan Prepayment |
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Exhibit 1.1(g) |
Form of Permitted Acquisition Certificate |
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Exhibit 2.1(a) |
Form of Funding Indemnity Letter |
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Exhibit 2.1(e) |
Form of Revolving Note |
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Exhibit 2.2(d) |
Form of Term Note |
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Exhibit 2.16(f) |
Forms of United States Tax Compliance Certificate |
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Exhibit 4.1(a) |
Form of Lender Consent |
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Exhibit 4.1(b) |
Form of Officer’s Certificate |
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Exhibit 4.1(e) |
Form of Solvency Certificate |
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Exhibit 4.1(n) |
Form of Financial Condition Certificate |
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Exhibit 4.1(o) |
Form of Patriot ActBeneficial Ownership Certificate |
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Exhibit 5.2(b) |
Form of Officer’s Compliance Certificate |
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THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 30, 2017,February 11, 2022, is by and among MEDNAX, INC., a Florida corporation (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors (as hereinafter defined), the Lenders (as hereinafter defined) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Defined Terms.
As used in this Agreement, terms defined in the preamble to this Agreement have the meanings therein indicated, and the following terms have the following meanings:
“Account Designation Notice” shall mean the Account Designation Notice dated as of the Closing Date from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1(a).
“Additional Credit Party” shall mean each Person that becomes a Guarantor by execution of a Joinder Agreement in accordance with Section 5.10.
“Administrative Agent” or “Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement and shall include any successors in such capacity.
“Administrative Questionnaire” shall mean an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, the Person specified.
“Agent Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(d)(ii).
“Agreement” or “Credit Agreement” shall mean this Agreement, as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“Alternate Base Rate” shall mean, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the greatesthighest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1% and (c) the sum of (i) LIBOR (as determined pursuant to the definition of LIBOR), for an Interest Periodplus 1/2 of 1.00%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” (c) Term SOFR applicable for an interest period of one (1) month commencing on such day plus (ii1.00% and (d) 1.00%, in each instance as of such date of determination. If for any reason the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate, for any reason, including the inability or failure of the Administrative Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms set forth in the definition of Federal Funds Effective Rate, the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) of the first sentence of this definition, as appropriate, until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in any of the foregoing will become effective on the date of such
change in the Federal Funds Rate, the Prime Rate or LIBOR for an Interest Period of one (1) month. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent that the provisions of Section 2.13 shall be in effect in determining LIBOR pursuant to clause (c). The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.13 hereof, then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of (i) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Alternate Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreementclauses (a), (b) and (d) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.
“Alternate Base Rate Loans” shall mean Loans that bear interest at an interest rate based on the Alternate Base Rate.
“Amendment Lead Arranger” shall have the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 1.
“Amendment No. 1” means Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement dated as of November 21, 2018.
“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” means November 21, 2018.
“Amendment No. 2” means Amendment No. 2 to this Agreement dated as of March 28, 2019.
“Amendment No. 2 Effective Date” means March 28, 2019.
“Amendment No. 2 Lead Arranger” shall have the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 2.
“Amendment No. 3” means Amendment No. 3 to this Agreement dated as of March 25, 2020.
“Amendment No. 3 Effective Date” means March 25, 2020.
“Amendment No. 3 Lead Arranger” shall have the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 3.
“Amendment No. 4” means Amendment No. 4 to this Agreement dated as of February 11, 2022.
“Amendment No. 4 Effective Date” means February 11, 2022.
“Amendment No. 4 Lead Arrangers” shall mean Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, National Association, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., MUFG Bank, Ltd., and PNC Bank, National Association.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
“Applicable Margin” shall mean, for any day, with respect to (i) Revolving Loans and Unused Commitment Fees, the rate per annum set forth below opposite the applicable level then in effect (based on the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio), it being understood that the Applicable Margin for (a) Revolving Loans that are Alternate Base Rate Loans shall be the percentage set forth under the column “Alternate Base Rate Margin,” (b) Revolving Loans that are LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loans shall be the percentage set forth under the column “LIBORTerm SOFR Margin & L/C Fee,” (c) the Letter of Credit Fee shall be the percentage set forth under the column “LIBORTerm SOFR Margin & L/C Fee,” and (d) the Unused
Commitment Fee shall be the percentage set forth under the column “Unused Commitment Fee” and (ii) Term Loans, the rate per annum set forth below opposite the applicable level then in effect (based on the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio), it being understood that the Applicable Margin for (a) that portion of Term Loans consisting of Alternate Base Rate Loans shall be the percentage set forth under the column “Alternate Base Rate Margin” and (b) that portion of Term Loans consisting of Term SOFR Loans shall be the percentage set forth under the column “Term SOFR Margin & LC Fee”:
Applicable Margin |
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Level |
Consolidated Net |
LIBORTerm SOFR Margin |
Alternate Base Rate |
Unused |
I
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> 3.50 to 1.0 |
1.750% |
0.750% |
0.200% |
II
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< 3.50 to 1.0 and > 2.75 to 1.0 |
1.500% |
0.500% |
0.200% |
III
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< 2.75 to 1.0 and > 2.00 to 1.0 |
1.375% |
0.375% |
0.150% |
IV |
< 2.00 to 1.0 and > 1.25 to 1.0 |
1.250% |
0.250% |
0.150% |
V
|
< 1.25 to 1.0 |
1.125% |
0.125% |
0.150% |
The Applicable Margin shall, in each case, be determined quarterly on the date five (5) Business Days after the date on which the Administrative Agent has received from the Borrower the quarterly financial information (in the case of the first three fiscal quarters of the Borrower’s fiscal year), the annual financial information (in the case of the fourth fiscal quarter of the Borrower’s fiscal year) and the certifications required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.1(a), 5.1(b) and 5.2(b) (each an “Interest Determination Date”). Such Applicable Margin shall be effective from such Interest Determination Date until the next such Interest Determination Date. After the ClosingAmendment No. 4 Effective Date, if the Credit Parties shall fail to provide the financial information or certifications in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.1(a), 5.1(b) and 5.2(b), the Applicable Margin shall, on the date five (5) Business Days after the date by which the Credit Parties were so required to provide such financial information or certifications to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, be based on Level I until such time as such information or certifications or corrected information or corrected certificates are provided, whereupon the Level shall be determined by the then current Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the initial Applicable Margin shall be set at Level IIIII until the financial information and certificates required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5 for the period ending December 31, 2017June 30, 2022 have been delivered to the Administrative Agent. In the event that any financial statement or certification delivered pursuant to Sections 5.1 or 5.2 is shown to be inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin for any period (an “Applicable Period”) than the Applicable Margin applied for such Applicable Period, the Borrower shall promptly (a) deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected compliance certificate for such Applicable Period, (b) determine the Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period based upon the corrected compliance certificate, and (c) promptly pay to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders the accrued additional interest and other fees owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period, which payment shall be promptly
distributed by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders entitled thereto. It is acknowledged and agreed that nothing contained herein shall limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Credit Documents, including their rights under Sections 2.8 and 7.1.
“Approved Bank” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Cash Equivalents.”
“Approved Fund” shall mean any Fund that is Controlled or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that Controls or manages a Lender.
“Arrangers” shall mean JPMCB, Xxxxx Fargo Securities, LLC, Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated, MUFG Bank, Ltd., SunTrust Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Inc., Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and Fifth Third Bank, the Amendment Lead Arranger, the Amendment No. 2 Lead Arranger and, the Amendment No. 3 Lead Arranger and the Amendment No. 4 Lead Arrangers.
“Assignment and Assumption” shall mean an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.6), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit 1.1(b) or any other form (including electronic records generated by the use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, rule, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act of 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bank of America” shall mean Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.
“Bank Product” shall mean any of the following products, services or facilities extended to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary by any Bank Product Provider: (a) Cash Management Services; (b) products under any Hedging Agreement (other than obligations with respect to any such Credit Party’s Hedging Agreements that constitute Excluded Swap Obligations solely with respect to such Credit Party); and (c) commercial credit card, purchase card and merchant card services. Any Bank Product established from and after the time that the Lenders have received written notice from the Borrower or the Administrative Agent that an Event of Default exists, until such Event of Default has been waived in accordance with Section 9.1, shall not be included as “Credit Party Obligations” for purposes of a distribution under Section 2.11(b).
“Bank Product Debt” shall mean the Indebtedness and other obligations of any Credit Party or Subsidiary relating to Bank Products.
“Bank Product Provider” shall mean any Person that provides Bank Products to a Credit Party or any Subsidiary to the extent that (a) such Person is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or any other Person that was a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) at the time it entered into the Bank Product but has ceased to be a Lender (or whose Affiliate has ceased to be a Lender) under the Credit Agreement or (b) such Person is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender on the Closing Date and the Bank Product was entered into on or
prior to the Closing Date (even if such Person ceases to be a Lender or such Person’s Affiliate ceased to be a Lender).
“Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code in Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, modified, succeeded or replaced from time to time.
“Bankruptcy Event” shall mean any of the events described in Section 7.1(f).
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party shall mean an “affiliate’ (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Borrower” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Borrowing Date” shall mean, in respect of any Loan, the date such Loan is made.
“Borrower Materials” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(a).
“Business” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close; provided, however, that when used in connection with a rate determination, borrowing or payment in respect of a LIBOR Rate Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks in London, England are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
“Capital Lease” shall mean any lease of property, real or personal, the obligations with respect to which are required to be capitalized on a balance sheet of the lessee in accordance with GAAP; provided that for purposes of calculating Indebtedness hereunder, and notwithstanding Section 1.3 hereof, the term “Capital Lease” shall not include any Capital Lease that was classified as an Operating Lease on the Closing Date or would have been classified as an Operating Lease had such agreement been in effect on the Closing Date prior to a relevant change in law or change in GAAP (from GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date) which has the effect of re-classifying such agreement as a Capital Lease.
“Capital Lease Obligations” shall mean the capitalized lease obligations, determined in accordance with GAAP, relating to a Capital Lease.
“Cash Collateralize” shall mean to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Lenders (as applicable) and the Lenders, as collateral for LOC Obligations or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect thereof (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances or, if the applicable Issuing Lender benefiting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) such Issuing Lender. “Cash Collateral” shall have a
meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Equivalents” shall mean (a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than twelve months from the date of acquisition (“Government Obligations”), (b) Dollar denominated time deposits, certificates of deposit, eurodollar time deposits and eurodollar certificates of deposit of (i) any domestic commercial bank of recognized standing having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000, (ii) any U.S. branch or agency of a non-U.S. commercial bank of internationally recognized standing, having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 or (iii) any bank whose short-term commercial paper rating is at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof from S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof from Xxxxx’x (any such bank being an “Approved Bank”), in each case with maturities of not more than three hundred sixty-four (364) days from the date of acquisition, (c) commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by any Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable rate notes issued by, or guaranteed by any domestic corporation rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Xxxxx’x and maturing within six months of the date of acquisition, (d) repurchase agreements with a term of not more than thirty (30) days with a bank or trust company (including a Lender) or a recognized securities broker dealer having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed by the United States of America, (e) obligations of any state of the United States or any political subdivision thereof for the payment of the principal and redemption price of and interest on which there shall have been irrevocably deposited Government Obligations maturing as to principal and interest at times and in amounts sufficient to provide such payment, (f) money market accounts subject to Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Rule 2a-7”) which consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents set forth in clauses (a) through (e) above and of which 95% shall at all times be comprised of First Tier Securities (as defined in Rule 2a-7) and any remaining amount shall at all times be comprised of Second Tier Securities (as defined in Rule 2a-7) and (g) shares of any so-called “money market fund”; provided that such fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, has net assets of at least $500,000,000 and has an investment portfolio with an average maturity of three hundred sixty-five (365) days or less.
“Cash Management Services” shall mean any services provided from time to time to any Credit Party or Subsidiary in connection with operating, collections, payroll, trust, or other depository or disbursement accounts, including automatic clearinghouse, controlled disbursement, depository, electronic funds transfer, information reporting, lockbox, stop payment, overdraft and/or wire transfer services and all other treasury and cash management services.
“Change in Law” shall mean the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Change of Control” shall mean at any time, the occurrence of any of the following events:(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a person shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person has the right to
acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the then outstanding Voting Stock of the Borrower; (b) during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower shall cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body; or (c) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert shall have entered into a contract or arrangement that, upon consummation thereof, would result in the occurrence of an event that would violate either (a) or (b) above.
“Closing Date” shall mean October 30, 2017.
“CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.
“CMS” shall mean the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral” shall mean, (a) 100% of the Equity Interests of each Guarantor, (b) Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary or FSHCO up to but not in excess of 65% of the voting Equity Interests and 100% of the non-voting Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiary or FSHCO, as applicable and (c) all tangible and intangible personal property of any Credit Party (including but not limited to accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, general intangibles (including contract rights), deposit and securities accounts, investment property, intellectual property, intercompany notes, instruments, chattel paper and documents, letter of credit rights, commercial tort claims and proceeds of the foregoing), other than Excluded Assets.
“Collateral Agreement” shall mean an agreement among each of the Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent, whereby the perfected first-priority security interests required by the definition of “Collateral Event” are granted to the Administrative Agent on behalf of each of the Lenders and Bank Product Providers.
“Collateral Event” shall mean the date, if any, upon which each of the following events has occurred (it being understood that the decision whether or not to cause any of the following events to occur shall be within the Borrower’s sole discretion, but that no “Collateral Event” shall have occurred until all of the following are completed or the completion thereof is waived by the Administrative Agent):
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received from each Credit Party, a counterpart of the Collateral Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Credit Party, which Collateral Agreement, when taken together with the other requirements of this definition of “Collateral Event” shall grant first priority security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent in all of the Collateral;
(b) the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and Bank Product Providers shall have received all certificates (if any) representing the Equity Interests pledged as Collateral, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(c) all Indebtedness having, in the case of each instance of Indebtedness, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5,000,000 (other than to the extent that a pledge of such promissory note or instrument would violate applicable law) that is owing to any Credit Party and evidenced by a promissory note or an instrument and constitutes Collateral shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral
Agreement, and the Administrative Agent shall have received all such promissory notes or instruments, together with note powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(d) the Administrative Agent shall have received from each Credit Party, a counterpart of the Global Intercompany Note, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Credit Party;
(e) except as contemplated by any Security Document or otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, all documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and filings with the United States Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and all other actions required by law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Security Documents (in each case, including any supplements thereto) and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Security Documents, shall have been filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing, registration or the recording concurrently with, or promptly following, the execution and delivery of each such Security Document and at all times thereafter (it being understood and agreed that (A) control agreements shall not be required with respect to any deposit accounts, securities accounts or commodities accounts and (B) no perfection actions shall be required with respect to (x) commercial tort claims not exceeding $5,000,000, (y) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, and (z) letter of credit rights, except to the extent constituting a support obligation for other Collateral as to which perfection is accomplished solely by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or equivalent);
(f) the Administrative Agent shall have received insurance certificates from the Borrower’s insurance broker or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to this Credit Agreement is in full force and effect and such certificates shall comply with the requirements set forth in this Credit Agreement;
(g) the Administrative Agent shall (i) have received (A) searches of Uniform Commercial Code filings in the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable, of each Credit Party and each jurisdiction where any Collateral is located or where a filing would need to be made in order to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral, copies of the financing statements on file in such jurisdictions and evidence that no Liens exist other than Permitted Liens and (B) tax lien and judgment searches and (ii) evidence of the release of Liens that are not Permitted Liens;
(h) the Administrative Agent shall have received, for the benefit of the Lenders and Bank Product Providers, an opinion or opinions (including, if relevant, local counsel opinions) of counsel for the Credit Parties, dated as of the date of the Collateral Event, and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in customary form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (which shall include opinions regarding the validity and perfection of the Liens granted in connection with the Collateral Event).
“Commitment” shall mean the Revolving Commitments, the LOC Commitment, the Term Loan Commitment and any Incremental Commitment, individually or collectively, as appropriate.
“Commitment Letter” shall mean the commitment letter agreement dated as of October 23, 2017, among the Borrower, JPMCBJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, Bank of America, N.A., SunTrust Bank, Mizuho Bank Ltd., Fifth Third Bank, National Association and the Arrangers.
“Commitment Percentage” shall mean the Revolving Commitment Percentage and/or the Term Loan Commitment Percentage and any such other “Commitment Percentage” determined pursuant to Section 2.22(d).
“Commitment Period” shall mean (a) with respect to Revolving Loans the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the Maturity Date and (b) with respect to Letters of Credit, the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the date that is thirty (30) days prior to the Maturity Date.
“Committed Funded Exposure” shall mean, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Loans, LOC Obligations and Participation Interests at such time.
“Commonly Controlled Entity” shall mean an entity, whether or not incorporated, which is under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or is part of a group which includes the Borrower and which is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 412 of the Code to the extent required by such Section, Section 414(m) or 414(o) of the Code.
“Communications” shall mean, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to any Credit Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 9.2, including through the Platform.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR or any proposed Successor Rate or Term SOFR, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “Alternate Base Rate”, “SOFR”, “Term SOFR” and “Interest Period”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definitions of “Business Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Credit Document).
“Consolidated” shall mean, when used with reference to financial statements or financial statement items of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any other Person, such statements or items on a consolidated basis in accordance with the consolidation principles of GAAP.
“Consolidated Assets” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the Consolidated assets of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries at such date, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Cash Balance” shall mean, at any time, (a) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents, in each case, held or owned by (either directly or indirectly), credited to the account of or would otherwise be required to be reflected as an asset on the balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than PMG) less (b) the sum of (i) any cash or Cash Equivalents to pay working interest obligations, suspense payments, severance payments, severance taxes, payroll, payroll taxes, other taxes, employee wage and benefit payments, deferred health payments, independent contractor payments and trust and fiduciary obligations or other obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to third parties, and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary has issued checks or has initiated wires or ACH transfers (or, in the Borrower’s discretion, will issue checks or initiate wires or ACH transfers within five (5) business days), (ii) other amounts for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary has issued checks or has initiated wires or ACH transfers but have not yet been subtracted from the balance in the relevant account of the Borrower or
such Subsidiary, (iii) any cash or Cash Equivalents of the Borrower or any Subsidiaries constituting purchase price deposits held in escrow pursuant to a binding and enforceable purchase and sale agreement with a third party containing customary provisions regarding the payment and refunding of such deposits or subject to a Permitted Lien in favor of such a third party related to such purchase and sale agreement or similar arrangement and (iv) any cash or Cash Equivalents of the Borrower or any Subsidiaries subject to a Permitted Lien pursuant to clauses (f) and (g) of the definition thereof.
“Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, as of any date of determination for the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on such date, without duplication, (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (b) the sum of the following to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period: (i) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, (ii) tax expense (including, without limitation, any federal, state, local and foreign income and similar taxes) of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries for such period, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries for such period, (iv) non-cash expenses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries related to the equity compensation of any current or former employee or director of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or pursuant to any equity compensation plan of the Borrower, (v) other non-cash charges (excluding reserves for future cash charges) of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries for such period, (vi) (x) actual fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions relating to this Agreement during the period ending on the 30th day following the Closing Date, the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date or the Amendment No. 34 Effective Date, as applicable, and (y) expenses, charges and fees incurred during such period and after the Closing Date in connection with the administration of the Credit Documents (including in connection with any waiver, amendment, supplementation or other modification thereto and the making of any Loan hereunder or thereunder), (vii) costs and expenses for pending or threatened non-ordinary course litigation or disputes incurred during such period, (viii) the amount of all extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring losses, expenses or charges incurred during such period, and (ix) any costs, fees, charges, accruals and reserves incurred during such period in connection with any integration, transition, facilities openings, vacant facilities, consolidations, relocations, closing, acquisitions, Permitted JV Investments and Dispositions, business optimization and entry into new markets, including technology, systems and infrastructure design, upgrade and implementation costs, consulting fees, restructuring costs, severance and curtailments or modifications to pension or postretirement employee benefit plans, plus (c) the amount of net cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies projected by the Borrower (for the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries) in good faith to be realized as a result of any transaction, restructuring initiative, cost savings initiative or operational change (which cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such transaction, initiative or change; provided that (A) such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable and (B) such actions have been taken or are to be taken within 18 months of the consummation of such transaction or the date of commencement of such initiative or change, as applicable, minus (d) federal, state, local and foreign income tax credits of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period minus (e) all non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period minus (f) non-cash charges previously added back to Consolidated Net Income in determining Consolidated EBITDA to the extent such non-cash charges have become cash charges during such period; provided that the amounts included under clauses (b)(vii), (b)(viii), (b)(ix) and (c) above shall not exceed 20% of Consolidated EBITDA (prior to giving effect to the such clauses).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Consolidated EBITDA for each of (a) the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2020 and (b) the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2020, shall be deemed to be $139,217,000.
“Consolidated Funded Debt” shall mean, as of any date of determination, Funded Debt of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, as of any date of determination for the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on such date, all interest expense (excluding amortization of debt discount and premium, but including the interest component under Capital Leases and synthetic leases, tax retention operating leases, off-balance sheet loans and similar off-balance sheet financing products) for such period of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis.
“Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio” shall mean, as of the date of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, for the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the ratio of (a)(i) Consolidated Funded Debt of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries on such date minus (ii) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis in each case as of such date, to (b) Consolidated EBITDA.
“Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, as of any date of determination for the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on such date, for the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the net income of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries (excluding extraordinary gains, including the write-up of assets, but including extraordinary losses) for that period, minus the income of any Subsidiary of the Borrower (including income of a Subsidiary of such Subsidiary attributed thereto) to the extent the payment of such income in the form of a Restricted Payment or repayment of Indebtedness to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary not so restricted is not permitted on account of any provision of any organization document, Contractual Obligation or law applicable to such Subsidiary. Consolidated Net Income shall exclude any income or loss attributable to a Permitted JV (other than dividends or distributions received in cash or Cash Equivalents from such Permitted JV by a Credit Party or Subsidiary (other than another Permitted JV)) to the extent the financial results of such Permitted JV are not Consolidated with the financial results of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio” shall mean, as of the date of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, for the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the ratio of (a)(i) Consolidated Funded Debt of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries on such date minus (ii) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis in each case as of such date, to (b) Consolidated EBITDA.
“Consolidated Secured Funded Debt” shall mean, as of any date of determination, Consolidated Fund Debt as of such date that is secured by a Lien on any assets of the Credit Parties or their Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio” shall mean, as of the date of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, for the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the ratio of (a)(i) Consolidated Secured Funded Debt on such date minus (ii) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis in each case as of such date, to (b) Consolidated EBITDA.
“Consolidated Total Assets” shall mean, as of any date of determination, Consolidated Assets as set forth in the Consolidated balance sheet of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or (b).
“Contractual Obligation” shall mean, as to any Person, any obligations or liabilities of such Person arising under any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any contract, agreement, instrument or undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Copyright Licenses” shall mean any agreement, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to a Person of any right under any Copyright.
“Copyrights” shall mean all copyrights in all Works, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any state thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise and all renewals thereof.
“Covered Entity” shall mean any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Covered Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.29(a).
“Credit Documents” shall mean this Agreement, Amendment Xx. 0, Xxxxxxxxx Xx. 0, Xxxxxxxxx Xx. 0, Amendment No. 4, each of the Notes, any Joinder Agreement, the Letters of Credit, the LOC Documents and the Security Documents, if any, and all other agreements, documents, certificates and instruments delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by any Credit Party in connection therewith (other than any agreement, document, certificate or instrument related to a Bank Product).
“Credit Party” shall mean any of the Borrower or the Guarantors.
“Credit Party Obligations” shall mean, without duplication, (a) the Obligations and (b) for purposes of the Guaranty, the sharing thereof and/or payments from proceeds thereof, all Bank Product Debt.
“Daily Simple SOFR” with respect to any applicable determination date means the SOFR published on such date on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source).
“Debtor Relief Laws” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Default” shall mean any of the events specified in Section 7.1, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition, has been satisfied.
“Default Rate” shall mean (a) when used with respect to the Loans, an interest rate equal to (i) for Alternate Base Rate Loans (A) the Alternate Base Rate plus (B) the Applicable Margin, if any, applicable to Alternate Base Rate Loans plus (C) 2% per annum and (ii) for LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loans, (A) the LIBOR RateTerm SOFR plus (B) the Applicable Margin applicable to LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loans plus (C) 2% per annum, (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Margin plus 2% per annum and (c) when used with respect to any other fee, overdue interest or any other Obligations or amount due hereunder, an interest rate equal to (A) the Alternate Base Rate plus (B) the Applicable Margin, if any, applicable to Alternate Base Rate Loans plus (C) 2% per annum.
“Default Right” shall have the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“Defaulting Lender” shall mean, subject to Section 2.21(b) any Lender that, (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Revolving Loans, Term Loans, Incremental Loans, or participations in LOC Obligations required to be funded by it hereunder within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit) within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.21(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each Issuing Lender and each Lender.
“Disposition” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a).
“Dividing Person” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “Division”.
“Division” means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person (the “Dividing Person”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or may not survive.
“Division Successor” means any Person that, upon the consummation of a Division of a Dividing Person, holds all or any portion of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations previously held by such Dividing Person immediately prior to the consummation of such Division. A Dividing Person which retains any of its assets, liabilities and/or obligations after a Division shall be deemed a Division Successor upon the occurrence of such Division.
“Dollars” and “$” shall mean dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.
“Domestic Lending Office” shall mean, initially, the office of each Lender designated as such Lender’s Domestic Lending Office shown in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire; and thereafter, such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the office of such Lender at which Alternate Base Rate Loans of such Lender are to be made.
“Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or under the laws of the District of Columbia.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any institution established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Electronic Copy” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.9(b).
“Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.
“Eligible Assignee” shall mean (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (i) the Administrative Agent, (ii) in the case of any assignment of a Revolving Commitment, the Issuing Lenders and (iii) unless an Event of Default under Section 7.1(a) or (f) has occurred and is continuing and so long as the Primary Syndication of the Loans has been completed as determined by JPMCBthe Administrative Agent, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (A) any Credit Party or any of the Credit Party’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) any Person holding Subordinated Debt of the Credit Parties or (C) any Defaulting Lender.
“Environmental Laws” shall mean any and all applicable foreign, federal, state, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of any Governmental Authority or other Requirement of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of the environment, as now or may at any time be in effect during the term of this Agreement.
“Equity Holder” shall mean any Person that owns the Equity Interests in any Practice that is a party to any Management Agreement.
“Equity Interests” shall mean (a) in the case of a corporation, capital stock, (b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, (c) in the case of a partnership, partnership interests (whether general, preferred or limited), (d) in the case of a limited liability company, membership interests and (e) any other interest or participation that confers or could confer on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person, without limitation, options, warrants and any other “equity security” as defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the Exchange Act.
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Erroneous Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.13.
“EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.
“Eurodollar Reserve Percentage” shall mean for any day, the percentage (expressed as a decimal and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100th of 1%) which is in effect for such day as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Board”) (or any successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any basic, supplemental or emergency reserves) in respect of eurocurrency liabilities, as defined in Regulation D of the Board as in effect from time to time, or any similar category of liabilities for a member bank of the Federal Reserve System in New York City.
“Event of Default” shall mean any of the events specified in Section 7.1; provided, however, that any requirement for the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition, has been satisfied.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Excluded Assets” shall mean (i) any real property (including real property leasehold interests), (ii) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters or authorizations, to the extent a security interest in any such licenses, franchise, charter or authorization would be prohibited or restricted thereby (including any legally effective prohibition or restriction), (iii) any assets the pledge of which, or the ownership of which by any Person other than a licensed physician, would be prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation, (iv) margin stock, (v) any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, (vi) any lease, license or other agreement or contract or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, capital lease obligation or similar arrangement to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement or contract or purchase money, capital lease or similar arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Borrower or any of its affiliates) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or other similar applicable law, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other similar applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition, (vii) Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary or FSHCO that would not qualify as “Collateral” under clause (b) of such definition and (viii) assets held by any Foreign Subsidiaries of the Borrower. The Collateral may also exclude those assets as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree in writing that the cost of obtaining such a security interest or perfection thereof is excessive in relation to the benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act (any such obligation, a “Swap Obligation”), if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantee of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee pursuant to the Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation, or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof).
“Excluded Taxes” shall mean, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Credit Document, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by any jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) as a result of such recipient being organized under the laws of or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, an applicable lending office in the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or as a result of any other present or former connection other than a connection resulting at least in part from this Agreement, any other Credit Document, or any actions related thereto, (b) any United States branch profits taxes, or any similar tax, imposed by any jurisdiction described in (a), (c) any United States federal backup withholding tax imposed under Section 3406 of the Code, (d) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than a Foreign Lender becoming a party hereto pursuant to the Borrower’s request under Section 2.19), any United States federal withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender pursuant to a law in effect at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new lending office), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.16, (e) any withholding tax attributable to asuch Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.16(e) or (f), and (f) any withholding tax to the extent imposed pursuant to FATCA.
“Existing Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of June 5, 2015 and as further amended or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, among the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
“Existing Lenders” means the lenders party to the Existing Credit Agreement.
“Existing Letter of Credit” shall mean each of the letters of credit described by applicant, date of issuance, letter of credit number, amount, beneficiary and the date of expiry on Schedule 1.1(c) hereto.
“Extension of Credit” shall mean, as to any Lender, the making of a Loan by such Lender, any conversion of a Loan from one Type to another Type, any extension of any Loan or the issuance, extension or renewal of, or participation in, a Letter of Credit by such Lender.
“Facility” shall mean an Incremental Facility and/or, the Revolving Facility and/or the Term Loan Facility, as appropriate.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with or any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version described above) and any intergovernmental agreement among Governmental Authorities (and related fiscal or regulatory legislation, or related official administrative guidance) implementing such Sections of the Code.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnightrate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions with members ofby depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, asBank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so
published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of nationally recognized standing selected by it; provided, as the federal funds effective rate; provided that, if the Federal Funds Effective Rate shallas so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Fee Letters” shall mean, collectively, (a) the fee letter agreement dated October 23, 2017, addressed to the Borrower from JPMCBJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time and (b) any other fee letter entered into prior to the Closing Date with any Agent or Arranger relating to this Credit Agreement.
“Foreign Lender” shall mean any Lender that is not a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Fronting Exposure” shall mean, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to the Issuing Lenders, such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the outstanding LOC Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lenders other than LOC Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“FSHCO” shall mean any Domestic Subsidiary that owns no material assets other than the capital stock of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are “controlled foreign corporations” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.
“Fund” shall mean any Person (other than a natural person) that 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.
“Funded Debt” shall mean, with respect to any Person, without duplication, all Indebtedness of such Person (other than Indebtedness set forth in clauses (e) and (i) of such definition).
“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States of America (or, in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries with significant operations outside the United States of America, generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in their respective jurisdictions of organization or formation) applied on a consistent basis, subject, however, in the case of determination of compliance with the financial covenants set out in Section 5.9 to the provisions of Section 1.3.
“Global Intercompany Note” shall mean a promissory note, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, evidencing all intercompany loans at any time owed by any Credit Party to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, declaring such loans to be subordinate in all respects to the payment of the Obligations at any time owing to the Lenders.
“Government Acts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(a).
“Government Obligations” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Cash Equivalents.”
“Government Reimbursement Program” shall mean (to the extent that any Credit Party participates in one or more of the following): (a) Medicare, the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program
under 5 U.S.C. §§ 8902 et seq., the TRICARE program established by the Department of Defense under 10 U.S.C. §§ 1071 et seq. or the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services under 10 U.S.C. §§ 1079 and 1086, (b) Medicaid or (c) any agent, administrator, intermediary or carrier for any of the foregoing.
“Governmental Authority” shall mean the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including, without limitation, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing).
“Guarantor” shall mean the Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower as are, or may from time to time become parties to this Agreement.
“Guaranty” shall mean the guaranty of the Guarantors set forth in Article X.
“Guaranty Obligations” shall mean, with respect to any Person, without duplication, any obligations of such Person (other than endorsements in the ordinary course of business of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection) guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness of any other Person in any manner, whether direct or indirect, and including, without limitation, any obligation, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such Indebtedness or any property constituting security therefor, (b) to advance or provide funds or other support for the payment or purchase of any such Indebtedness or to maintain working capital, solvency or other balance sheet condition of such other Person (including, without limitation, keep well agreements, maintenance agreements, comfort letters or similar agreements or arrangements) for the benefit of any holder of Indebtedness of such other Person, (c) to lease or purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the holder of such Indebtedness, or (d) to otherwise assure or hold harmless the holder of such Indebtedness against loss in respect thereof. The amount of any Guaranty Obligation hereunder shall (subject to any limitations set forth therein) be deemed to be an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount (or maximum principal amount, if larger) of the Indebtedness in respect of which such Guaranty Obligation is made.
“Healthcare Laws” shall mean, collectively, any and all federal, state or local laws, rules, regulations and to the extent publicly available to providers, administrative manuals, orders, guidelines and requirements issued under or in connection with Medicare, Medicaid or any Government Reimbursement Program, or any law governing the licensure of or regulating healthcare providers, professionals, facilities or payors or otherwise governing or regulating the provision of, or payment for, medical services, including, without limitation, the delivery of home healthcare services by the Credit Parties and any other medical, nursing or other patient-related services now or hereafter provided by the Credit Parties. Healthcare Laws include, but are not limited to, HIPAA; 31 U.S.C. Section 3729, et seq.; 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7(b); and 42 U.S.C. 1395nn.
“Hedging Agreements” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any agreement entered into to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates, or currency or raw materials values, including, without limitation, any interest rate swap, cap or collar agreement or similar arrangement between such Person and one or more counterparties, any foreign currency exchange agreement, currency protection agreements, commodity purchase or option agreements or other interest or exchange rate hedging agreements.
“HIPAA” shall mean the (a) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; (b) the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009); and (c) any state and local laws regulating the privacy and/or security of individually identifiable information, including state laws providing for notification of breach of privacy or security of individually identifiable information, in each case with respect to the laws described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this definition, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, any successor statutes thereto, any and all rules or regulations promulgated from time to time thereunder.
“Holder Purchase Grant” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.23(a).
“Increased Revolver Commitment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.22(a).
“Incremental FacilityIncreased Term Loan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.22(ac).
“Incremental FacilityIncreased Term Loan Commitment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.22(a).
“Incremental Facility” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.22(a).
“Incremental Facility Commitment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.22(a).
“Incremental Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.22(cd).
“Incremental Loans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.22(a).
“Incremental Commitments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.22(a).
“Indebtedness” shall mean, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, or upon which interest payments are customarily made, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such Person (other than customary reservations or retentions of title under agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business), (d) all obligations (including, without limitation, earnout obligations) of such Person incurred, issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services purchased by such Person (other than trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business and due within six months of the incurrence thereof) which would appear as liabilities on a balance sheet of such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person under take-or-pay or similar arrangements or under commodities agreements, (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on, or payable out of the proceeds of production from, property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (g) all Guaranty Obligations of such Person with respect to Indebtedness of another Person, (h) the principal portion of all Capital Lease Obligations plus any accrued interest thereon, (i) the Swap Termination Value of all Hedging Agreements of such Person, (j) the maximum amount of all letters of credit issued or bankers’ acceptances facilities created for the account of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder (to the extent unreimbursed), (k) all preferred Equity Interest issued by such Person and which by the terms thereof could be (at the request of the holders thereof or otherwise) subject to mandatory sinking fund payments, redemption or other acceleration, (l) the principal balance outstanding under any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product plus any accrued interest thereon and (m) all obligations of any partnership or unincorporated joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer to the extent such Indebtedness is recourse to such Person.
“Indemnified Taxes” shall mean all Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Credit Document, other than Excluded Taxes.
“Indemnitee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(b).
“Insolvency” shall mean, with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of such term as used in Section 4245 of ERISA.
“Intellectual Property” shall mean, collectively, all Copyrights, Copyright Licenses, Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries, all goodwill associated therewith and all rights to xxx for infringement thereof.
“Interest Coverage Ratio” shall mean, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, for the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense paid or payable in cash during the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on such date.
“Interest Determination Date” shall have the meaning specified in the definition of “Applicable Margin.”
“Interest Payment Date” shall mean (a) as to any Alternate Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, (b) as to any LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, (c) as to any LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, (i) each three (3) month anniversary following the first day of such Interest Period and (ii) the last day of such Interest Period, (d) as to any Loan which is the subject of a mandatory prepayment required pursuant to Section 2.7(b), the date on which such mandatory prepayment is due, and (e) as to any Loan then outstanding, on the Maturity Date; provided that the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date shall also constitute an Interest Payment Date with respect to Loans outstanding immediately prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date..
“Interest Period” shall mean, with respect to any LIBOR Ratemeans as to each Term SOFR Loan,(a) initially, the period commencing on the Borrowing Date or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such LIBOR Ratedate such Term SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Term SOFR Loan and ending one, two, threeon the date 1, 3 or six6 months thereafter, subject to availability to all applicable Lenders, as selected by the Borrower in theits Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion given with respect thereto; and(b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loan and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter, subject to availability to all applicable Lenders, as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; provided that the foregoing provisions are subject to the following:
(iii) if the Borrower shall fail to give notice as provided above, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Alternate Base Rate Loan to replace the affected LIBOR Rate Loan;
(v) no more than ten (10) LIBOR Rate Loans may be in effect at any time. For purposes hereof, LIBOR Rate Loans with different Interest Periods shall be considered as separate LIBOR Rate Loans, even if they shall begin on the same date, although borrowings, extensions and conversions may, in accordance with the provisions hereof, be combined at the end of existing Interest Periods to constitute a new LIBOR Rate Loan with a single Interest Period;
provided further, that the first Interest Period as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date shall be as set forth in Section 2.1 in Amendment No. 2.
“Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the LIBO Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest period for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available for Dollars) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period; and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that LIBO Screen Rate is available for Dollars) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time.
“Investment” shall mean (a) the acquisition (whether for cash, property, services, assumption of Indebtedness, securities or otherwise) of shares of Equity Interest, other ownership interests or other securities of any Person or bonds, notes, debentures or all or substantially all of the assets of any Person (including pursuant to any merger with, or as a Division Successor pursuant to the Division of, any Person that was not a wholly-owned Subsidiary prior to such merger or Division), (b) any deposit with, or advance, loan or other extension of credit to, any Person (other than deposits made in the ordinary course of business) or (c) any other capital contribution to or investment in any Person, including, without limitation, any Guaranty Obligation (including any support for a letter of credit issued on behalf of such Person) incurred for the benefit of such Person.
“Issuing Lender” shall mean, with respect to Letters of Credit, (a) each of JPMCB Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (including in its capacity as issuing lender under any Existing Letter of Credit), Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association (including in its capacity as issuing lender under any Existing Letter of Credit), Bank of America, N.A., MUFG Bank, Ltd., SunTrust Bank, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Fifth Third Bank, BBVA CompassNational Association, and PNC Bank, National Association together with any successor thereto and (b) each Successor Issuing Lender.
“Issuing Lender Fees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).
“Issuing Lender Sublimit” shall mean, (a) with respect to each Issuing Lender as of the Amendment No. 24 Effective Date, the LOC Committed Amount multiplied by 11.1111111%,equal to $6,250,000, as such amount may be modified pursuant to a Successor Issuing Lender Agreement and (b) with respect to any Successor Issuing Lender, such amount as specified in the applicable Successor Issuing Lender Agreement.
“Joinder Agreement” shall mean a Joinder Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit 1.1(c), executed and delivered by an Additional Credit Party in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.10.
“Joint Commission” shall mean the Joint Commission (formerly known as the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations).
“JPMCB” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., together with its successors and/or assigns.
“JPMS” shall mean X. X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC, together with its successors and/or assigns.
“Lender” shall mean any of the several banks and other financial institutions as are, or may from time to time become parties to this Agreement; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Lender” shall not include any Credit Party or any of the Credit Party’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.
“Lender Consent” shall mean any lender consent delivered by a Lender on the Closing Date in the form of Exhibit 4.1(a).
“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, such office or offices of such Lender described in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, which office may include any Affiliate of such Lender or any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate. Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to a Lender shall include its applicable Lending Office.
“Letter of Credit” shall mean (a) any standby letter of credit issued by any Issuing Lender pursuant to the terms hereof, as such letter of credit may be amended, modified, restated, extended, renewed, increased, replaced or supplemented from time to time and (b) any Existing Letter of Credit, in each case as such letter of credit may be amended, modified, extended, renewed or replaced from time to time. A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit.
“Letter of Credit Facing Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).
“Letter of Credit Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b).
“LIBO Screen Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of LIBOR.
“LIBOR” shall mean, for any LIBOR Rate Loan for any Interest Period therefor, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Association (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period; provided that if the rate per annum appearing on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen (or any successor page) shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement (such London interbank offered rate, the “LIBO Screen Rate”). If for any reason such LIBO Screen Rate is not available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted Interest Period”), then “LIBOR” for such Impacted Interest Period shall mean the Interpolated Rate.
“LIBOR Lending Office” shall mean, initially, the office(s) of each Lender designated as such Lender’s LIBOR Lending Office in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire; and thereafter, such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the office of such Lender at which the LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender are to be made.
“LIBOR Rate” shall mean, for any Interest Period, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100th of 1%) determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the following formula:
LIBOR Rate = LIBOR
1.0 minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage
“LIBOR Rate Loan” shall mean Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based on the LIBOR Rate.
“LIBOR Tranche” shall mean the collective reference to LIBOR Rate Loans whose Interest Periods begin and end on the same day.
“Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, (a) any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any Capital Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing and (b) the filing of, or the agreement to give, any UCC financing statement).
“LLC” means any Person that is a limited liability company under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation.
“Loan” or “Loans” shall mean a Revolving Loan, a Term Loan and/or an Incremental Loan, as appropriate.
“LOC Commitment” shall mean (a) with respect to each Issuing Lender’s commitment to issue Letters of Credit, such Issuing Lender’s Issuing Lender Sublimit and (b) with respect to each Revolving Lender, the commitment of such Revolving Lender to purchase Participation Interests in the Letters of Credit up to such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the LOC Committed Amount.
“LOC Committed Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
“LOC Documents” shall mean, with respect to each Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit, any amendments thereto, any documents delivered in connection therewith, any application therefor, and any agreements, instruments, guarantees or other documents (whether general in application or applicable only to such Letter of Credit) governing or providing for (a) the rights and obligations of the parties concerned or (b) any collateral for such obligations.
“LOC Obligations” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (a) the maximum amount which is, or at any time thereafter may become, available to be drawn under Letters of Credit then outstanding, assuming compliance with all requirements for drawings referred to in such Letters of Credit plus (b) the aggregate amount of all drawings under Letters of Credit honored by the Issuing Lenders but not theretofore reimbursed. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.6. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
“Management Agreement” shall mean each agreement pursuant to which a Manager agrees to provide certain administrative services to a Practice.
“Manager” shall mean, with respect to any particular Management Agreement, the Borrower or its applicable Subsidiary that is a party to such Management Agreement as the administrative manager of the relevant medical practice or practices.
“Mandatory LOC Borrowing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(e).
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, property, assets or financial condition of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole to perform their obligations, when such obligations are required to be performed, under this Agreement, any of the Notes or any other Credit Document or (c) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any of the Notes, any Joinder Agreement, any of the Letters of Credit, the LOC Documents or the Security Documents (if any) or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or thereunder. The inclusion of any dollar amount threshold in any representation, warranty, covenant, notice provision, Default or Event of Default or any other provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed to constitute a mutual agreement as to a standard that is determinative of whether a Material Adverse Effect exists or may exist.
“Material Contract” shall mean (a) any Management Agreement and any Restrictive Agreement and (b) any other contract, agreement, permit or license, written or oral, of the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew by any party thereto, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
“Material Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean any Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that, together with its Subsidiaries, (a) generated more than 10% of the net revenues (whether denominated in the financial statements of the Credit Parties as net patient service revenues or similar nomenclature) of the Credit Parties on a Consolidated basis for the four (4) fiscal quarter period most recently ended or (b) owns more than 10% of the Consolidated Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower; provided, however, that if at any time there are Domestic Subsidiaries which are not classified as “Material Domestic Subsidiaries” but which collectively (i) generated more than 20% of the net revenues (whether denominated in the financial statements of the Credit Parties as net patient service revenues or similar nomenclature) of the Credit Parties on a Consolidated basis for the four (4) fiscal quarters most recently ended or (ii) own more than 20% of the Consolidated Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower, then the Borrower shall promptly, and in any event within thirty (30) days after the financial statements for such fiscal quarter become available, designate one or more of such Domestic Subsidiaries as Material Domestic Subsidiaries and cause any such Domestic Subsidiaries to comply with the provisions of Section 5.10 such that, after such Domestic Subsidiaries become Guarantors hereunder, the Domestic Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors shall (iii) generate less than 20% of the net revenues (whether denominated in the financial statements of the Credit Parties as net patient service revenues or similar nomenclature) of the Credit Parties and (iv) own less than 20% of the Consolidated Assets. For purposes of determining whether or not any newly formed or acquired Subsidiary is a “Material Domestic Subsidiary,” the foregoing calculations shall be performed at the time of such acquisition or formation (including any asset contributions made to such Subsidiary concurrently with such acquisition or formation) giving effect to such acquisition or formation (including any asset contributions made to such Subsidiary concurrently with such acquisition or formation) on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower. It is understood and agreed that in no event shall PMG be considered a Material Domestic Subsidiary.
“Materials of Environmental Concern” shall mean any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any extraction thereof) or petroleum products or any hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, defined or regulated as such in or under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, asbestos, perchlorate, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde insulation.
“Maturity Date” shall mean March 28, 2024February 11, 2027; provided, however, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.
“Medicaid” means the medical assistance programs administered by state agencies and approved by CMS pursuant to the terms of Title XIX of the Social Security Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.
“Medicare” means the program of health benefits for the aged and disabled administered by CMS pursuant to the terms of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.
“Moody’s” shall mean Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Non-Consenting Lender” shall mean any Lender (other than JPMCBBank of America) that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that has been obtained as to one or more Lenders and that is not effective with respect to an affected Lender not approving such consent, waiver or amendment in accordance with the terms of Section 9.1.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” shall mean, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Note” or “Notes” shall mean the Revolving Notes, collectively or individually, as appropriate.
“Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.9(b).
“Notice of Borrowing” shall mean a request for a Revolving Loan borrowing pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i).. A Form of Notice of Borrowing is attached as Exhibit 1.1(d) or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Notice of Conversion/Extension” shall mean the written notice of conversion of a LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loan to an Alternate Base Rate Loan or an Alternate Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loan, or extension of a LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loan, in each case substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.1(e) or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Notice of Loan Prepayment” means a notice of prepayment with respect to a Loan, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.1(f) or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer.
“Obligations” shall mean, collectively, all of the obligations, Indebtedness and liabilities of the Credit Parties to the Lenders (including the Issuing Lenders) and the Administrative Agent, whenever arising, under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Credit Documents, including principal, interest, fees, costs, charges, expenses, professional fees, reimbursements, all sums chargeable to the Credit Parties or for which any Credit Party is liable as an indemnitor and whether or not evidenced by a note or other instrument and indemnification obligations and other amounts (including, but not limited to, any interest accruing after the occurrence of a filing of a petition of bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to any Credit Party, regardless of whether such interest is an allowed claim under the Bankruptcy Code).
Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall in no event include any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.
“Operating Lease” shall mean, as to any Person as determined in accordance with GAAP, any lease of property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee which is not a Capital Lease, or which is classified as an operating lease under the definition of “Capital Lease.”
“Other Taxes” shall mean all present or future stamp or documentary Taxes or any other excise or property Taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Credit Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document.
“Participant” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.6(d).
“Participant Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.6(d).
“Participation Interest” shall mean a participation interest purchased by a Revolving Lender in LOC Obligations as provided in Section 2.3(c).
“Patent Licenses” shall mean any agreement, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to a Person of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered by a Patent.
“Patents” shall mean (a) all letters patent of the United States or any other country, now existing or hereafter arising, and all improvement patents, reissues, reexaminations, patents of additions, renewals and extensions thereof and (b) all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country and all provisionals, divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part and substitutes thereof.
“Patriot Act” shall mean Title III of The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended or modified from time to time.
“PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA.
“Permitted Acquisition” shall mean an acquisition (other than a Division) or any series of related acquisitions by a Credit Party of (a) all or substantially all of the assets or a majority of the outstanding Voting Stock or economic interests of a Person that is incorporated, formed or organized in the United States, (b) a Person that is incorporated, formed or organized in the United States by a merger, amalgamation or consolidation or any other combination with such Person or (c) any division, line of business or other business unit of a Person that is incorporated, formed or organized in the United States (such Person or such division, line of business or other business unit of such Person shall be referred to herein as the “Target”), in each case that is a type of business (or assets used in a type of business) permitted to be engaged in by the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 6.3, in each case so long as:
(i) no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or would exist after giving effect thereto;
(ii) the Credit Parties shall have furnished to the Administrative Agent within fifteen (15) Business Days after the consummation of such acquisition (A) Consolidated pro forma financial statements of the Borrower (giving pro forma effect to all acquisitions made during the previous four fiscal quarter period as if they had occurred on the first day of such period) as of the most recent date that financial statements have been furnished pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or (b)
demonstrating that, after giving effect to the acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis, the Credit Parties are in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Section 5.9 (provided that for purposes of this clause (ii) the applicable Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio shall be 4.50 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter) and (B) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.1(fg) executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that such Permitted Acquisition complies with the requirements of this Agreement;
(iii) the Target, if a Person, shall have executed a Joinder Agreement to the extent required by the terms of Section 5.10 within the applicable time period specified in Section 5.10; and
(iv) the Target does not oppose such acquisition (other than in the case of an acquisition pursuant to a Holder Purchase Grant).
“Permitted Investments” shall mean:
(a) cash and Cash Equivalents;
(b) Investments existing as of the ClosingAmendment No. 4 Effective Date as set forth on Schedule 1.1(a), and any renewals, refinancings or extensions thereof in a principal amount not in excess of that outstanding as of the date of such renewal, refinancing or extension;
(c) receivables owing to the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries or any receivables and advances to suppliers, in each case if created, acquired or made in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms;
(d) Investments in and loans to any Credit Party;
(e) Investments in and loans to Subsidiaries of Credit Parties (other than Credit Parties) and Permitted JV Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any one time 15% of Consolidated total shareholders’ equity as determined in accordance with GAAP and as set forth on the then most recent Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries furnished to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.1 (for the avoidance of doubt, the calculation of the aggregate amount of all Permitted JV Investments shall not include any accretion (or reduction) for equity in income (loss) in any Permitted JV to the extent the financial results of such Permitted JV are not Consolidated with the financial results of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries except to the extent of dividends or distributions received in cash or Cash Equivalents from a Permitted JV by a Credit Party or Subsidiary (other than another Permitted JV));
(f) loans and advances to employees; provided that such loans and advances shall comply with all Requirements of Law (including Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx);
(g) Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business;
(h) Investments, acquisitions or transactions permitted under Section 6.4(a)(xiii) or Section 6.4(b) and Guaranty Obligations permitted under Section 6.1;
(i) Permitted Acquisitions;
(j) Hedging Agreements to the extent permitted hereunder;
(k) Investments by PMG in accordance with applicable law and past practices; and
(l) Investments in PMG (in addition to Investments in PMG outstanding on the ClosingAmendment No. 4 Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 1.1(a)) in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the greater of (i) $500,000,000265,000,000 and (ii) 10.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at such time; and
(m) additional loans, advances and/or Investments of a nature not contemplated by the foregoing clauses hereof so long as after giving effect to each such additional loans, advances and/or Investments on a Pro Forma Basis the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio of the Credit Parties would be in compliance with Section 5.9(a) (provided that for purposes of this clause (m) the applicable Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio shall be 4.50 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter).
“Permitted JV” shall mean a Person that is (a) not a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower and (b) a type of business (or assets used in a type of business) permitted to be engaged in by the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 6.3.
“Permitted JV Investment” shall mean an Investment after the Closing Date in a Permitted JV (other than an Investment pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of Permitted Investment) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or would exist after giving effect thereto.
“Permitted Liens” shall mean:
(a) Liens created by or otherwise existing under or in connection with this Agreement or the other Credit Documents in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders;
(b) Liens in favor of a Bank Product Provider in connection with a Bank Product; provided that such Liens shall secure the Credit Party Obligations on a ratable and pari passu basis;
(c) Liens securing purchase money Indebtedness and Capital Lease Obligations (and refinancings thereof) to the extent permitted under Section 6.1(c); provided, that (i) any such Lien attaches to such property concurrently with or within thirty (30) days after the acquisition thereof and (ii) such Lien attaches solely to the property so acquired in such transaction;
(d) Liens for taxes, assessments, charges or other governmental levies not yet due or as to which the period of grace (not to exceed sixty (60) days), if any, related thereto has not expired or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in conformity with GAAP;
(e) statutory Liens such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, landlords’, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than one hundred twenty (120) days or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(f) pledges or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) and deposits securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements in accordance with historical practice and in the ordinary course of business;
(g) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(h) easements, rights of way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;
(i) Liens existing on the ClosingAmendment No. 4 Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 1.1(b); provided that (i) no such Lien shall at any time be extended to cover property or assets other than the property or assets subject thereto on the ClosingAmendment No. 4 Effective Date and subsequent improvements thereon, (ii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien shall not be extended, renewed, refunded or refinanced except as permitted by Section 6.1(b) and (iii) the direct or any contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed;
(j) any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, of any Lien referred to in this definition (other than Liens set forth on Schedule 1.1(b)); provided that such extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to all or a part of the property which secured the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced (plus subsequent improvements on such property);
(k) Liens arising in the ordinary course of business by virtue of any contractual, statutory or common law provision relating to (i) landlord’s Liens arising under leases of real property in the ordinary course of business and (ii) banker’s Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies covering deposit or securities accounts (including funds or other assets credited thereto) or other funds maintained with a depository institution or securities intermediary;
(l) any zoning, building or similar laws or rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority;
(m) restrictions on transfers of securities imposed by applicable Securities Laws or laws governing the practice of medicine;
(n) Liens arising out of judgments or awards not resulting in an Event of Default; provided that the applicable Credit Party or Subsidiary shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review;
(o) Liens on the property of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of a Credit Party in a transaction permitted hereunder securing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (i) $85,000,00055,000,000 and (ii) 2.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at such time, for all such Persons; provided, however, that any such Lien may not extend to any other property of any Credit Party or any other Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary of such Person; provided, further, that any such Lien was not created in anticipation of or in connection with the transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which such Person became a Subsidiary of a Credit Party;
(p) any interest or title of a lessor, licensor or sublessor under any lease, license or sublease entered into by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof in the ordinary course of its business and covering only the assets so leased, licensed or subleased;
(q) assignments of insurance or condemnation proceeds provided to landlords (or their mortgagees) pursuant to the terms of any lease and Liens or rights reserved in any lease for rent or for compliance with the terms of such lease;
(r) Liens arising under Restrictive Agreements;
(s) Liens to the extent arising out of judgments, orders, attachments, decrees or awards not resulting in an Event of Default; and
(t) additional Liens so long as the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured thereby at any time does not exceed the greater of (i) $170,000,00095,000,000 and (ii) 3.5% of Consolidated Total Assets at such time.
“Person” shall mean any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” shall mean, as of any date of determination, any employee benefit plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA and in respect of which any Credit Party or a Commonly Controlled Entity is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Platform” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(d)(i5.12(a).
“PMG” means PMG Indemnity Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of Grand Cayman, British West Indies, and a Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Practice” shall mean that Person party to any Management Agreement that is not the Manager under such Management Agreement and that engages in the practice of providing medical services or of owning the Equity Interests of other Persons engaged in the practice of medical services.
“Primary Syndication” shall mean any assignments by the Administrative Agent in order to effectuate the initial post-closing syndication made on or prior to the earlier of (a) the date that is ninety (90) days after the Closing Date and (b) the completion of all assignments relating to the completion of a successful syndication.
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by JPMCB as its prime rate in effect at its office located at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, or any successor office announced by JPMCB; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
“Private Payor” means any insurance company, health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization or similar entity that is obligated to make payments for goods or services provided to a patient, but shall not include a Government Reimbursement Program.
“Private Payor Arrangement” means a written agreement or arrangement with a Private Payor pursuant to which the Private Payor pays all or a portion of the charges of any Credit Party for providing goods and services to a patient.
“Pro Forma Basis” shall mean, with respect to any transaction, that such transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the four-quarter period ending as of the Borrower’s most recent fiscal quarter end preceding the date of such transaction.
“Properties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(a).
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Public Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(a).
“QFC” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
“QFC Credit Support” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.29.
“Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Credit Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guaranty or grant of the relevant security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Recipient” shall mean (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Lender, as applicable.
“Recovery Event” shall mean the receipt by any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries of any cash insurance proceeds or condemnation award payable by reason of theft, loss, physical destruction or damage, taking or similar event with respect to any of their respective property or assets.
“Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.6(c).
“Reimbursement Obligation” shall mean the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lenders pursuant to Section 2.3(d) for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit.
“Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Reorganization” shall mean, with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is in reorganization within the meaning of such term as used in Section 4241 of ERISA.
“Reportable Event” shall mean any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to which the thirty-day notice period is waived under PBGC Reg. §4043.
“Required Facility Lenders” shall mean, as of any date of determination, either (as the context may require) (a) Term Loan Lenders holding more than 50% of the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans under the Term Loan Facility, (b) Revolving Lenders holding at least a majoritymore than 50% of the outstanding Revolving Commitments and if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans and Participation Interests, under the Revolving Facility, or (bc) Incremental Lenders holding at least a majoritymore than 50% of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans and/or Commitments under an Incremental Facility; provided, however, that if any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender at such time, then there shall be excluded from the determination of Required Facility Lenders, Obligations (including Participation Interests) owing to such Defaulting Lender and such Defaulting Lender’s Commitments.
“Required Lenders” shall mean, as of any date of determination, Lenders holding at least a majoritymore than 50% of (a) the outstanding Commitments and Loans or (b) to the extent Commitments have been terminated, the outstanding principal amount of the Loans and Participation Interests; provided, however, that if any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender at such time, then there shall be excluded from the determination of Required Lenders, Obligations (including Participation Interests) owing to such Defaulting Lender and such Defaulting Lender’s Commitments.
“Requirement of Law” shall mean, as to any Person, (a) all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes, executive orders, and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority (in each case whether or not having the force of law) and (b) all Healthcare Laws; in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Rescindable Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.24(b).
“Responsible Officer” shall mean, for any Credit Party, any duly authorized officer or authorized signatory thereof and as to whom the Administrative Agent has received an incumbency certificate that has not been terminated or revoked indicating such officer or authorized signatory is a duly authorized officer thereof.means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Credit Party, and solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 4.1, the secretary or any assistant secretary of a Credit Party and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of the applicable Credit Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Credit Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Credit Party and the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Credit Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Credit Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Credit Party.
“Restricted Payment” shall mean (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares (or equivalent) of any class of Equity Interest of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares (or equivalent) of any class of Equity Interest of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of Equity Interest of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, (d) any payment with respect to any earnout obligation, (e) any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, any Subordinated Debt of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (f) the payment by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any management, advisory or consulting fee to any Person (other than such fees incurred in the ordinary course of business) or (g) the payment of any extraordinary salary, bonus or other form of compensation for services to any Person who is directly or indirectly a significant partner, shareholder, owner or executive officer of any such Person, to the extent such extraordinary salary, bonus or other form of compensation is not or would not be an expense reflected on such Person’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
“Restrictive Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.23(a).
“Revolving Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Revolving Lender, the commitment of such Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding up to an amount equal to such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the Revolving Committed Amount.
“Revolving Commitment Percentage” shall mean for each Revolving Lender, the percentage identified as its Revolving Commitment Percentage on Schedule 2.1(a) or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Revolving Lender became a Revolving Lender hereunder, as such percentage may be modified after the Amendment No. 24 Effective Date in accordance with the provisions of this Credit Agreement.
“Revolving Committed Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
“Revolving Facility” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
“Revolving Lender” shall mean, as of any date of determination, a Lender holding a Revolving Commitment, a Revolving Loan or a Participation Interest on such date.
“Revolving Loans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
“Revolving Note” or “Revolving Notes” shall mean the promissory notes of the Borrower provided pursuant to Section 2.1(e) in favor of any of the Revolving Lenders evidencing the Revolving Loan provided by any such Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 2.1(a), individually or collectively, as appropriate, as such promissory notes may be amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time.
“S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” shall mean any arrangement pursuant to which any Credit Party or Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, becomes liable as lessee, guarantor or other surety with respect to any lease, whether an Operating Lease or a Capital Lease, of any property or assets (a) which a Credit Party or Subsidiary has sold or transferred (or is to sell or transfer) to a Person which is not a Credit Party or Subsidiary or (b) which such Credit Party or Subsidiary intends to use for substantially the same purpose as any other property or assets which have been sold or transferred (or is to be sold or transferred) by a Credit Party or Subsidiary to another Person which is not a Credit Party or Subsidiary in connection with such lease.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria and Crimea).
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any EU member state, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons.
“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, (b) the
government of Canada or (c) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx” shall mean the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002.
“Scheduled Unavailability Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23(b)(ii).
“SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor Governmental Authority.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, together with any amendment thereto or replacement thereof and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Securities Laws” shall mean the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx and the applicable accounting and auditing principles, rules, standards and practices promulgated, approved or incorporated by the SEC or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, as each of the foregoing may be amended and in effect on any applicable date hereunder.
“Security Documents” shall mean the Collateral Agreement and each of the security agreements, pledge agreements and other instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to the occurrence of the Collateral Event or pursuant to Section 5.13.
“Single Employer Plan” shall mean any Plan that is not a Multiemployer Plan.
“SOFR” means the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator).
“SOFR Adjustment” means, (x) with respect to Daily Simple SOFR, 0.10% (10 basis points); and (y) with respect to Term SOFR, (i) 0.10% (10 basis points) for an Interest Period of one-month’s duration, (ii) 0.15% (15 basis points) for an Interest Period of three-month’s duration, and (iii) 0.25% (25 basis points) for an interest period of six-months’ duration.
“Subordinated Debt” shall mean any Indebtedness incurred by any Credit Party which by its terms is specifically subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment of the Credit Party Obligations and contains subordination and other terms acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, each Practice and each of its Subsidiaries shall constitute a Subsidiary of the Borrower for the purposes of the Credit Documents. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
“Successor Issuing Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(fk).
“Successor Issuing Lender Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(fk).
“Supported QFC” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.29.
“Successor Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23.
“Swap Termination Value” shall mean, in respect of any one or more Hedging Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Hedging Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Hedging Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the xxxx-to-market value(s) for such Hedging Agreements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedging Agreements (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
“Target” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Permitted Acquisition.”
“Taxes” shall mean all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees and other like charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Loan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Term Loan Lender, the commitment of such Term Loan Lender to make its portion of the Term Loan in a principal amount equal to such Term Loan Lender’s Term Loan Commitment Percentage of the Term Loan Committed Amount.
“Term Loan Commitment Percentage” shall mean for each Term Loan Lender, the percentage identified as its Term Loan Commitment Percentage on Schedule 2.1(a) or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Term Loan Lender became a Term Loan Lender hereunder, as such percentage may be modified after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date in accordance with the provisions of this Credit Agreement.
“Term Loan Committed Amount” shall have the meaning set in Section 2.2(a).
“Term Loan Facility” shall have the meaning set in Section 2.2(a).
“Term Loan Lender” shall mean, as of any date of determination, any Lender that holds a portion of the outstanding Term Loan on such date.
“Term Loan Note” or “Term Loan Notes” shall mean the promissory notes of the Borrower in favor of each of the Term Loan Lenders evidencing the portion of the Term Loan provided pursuant to Section 2.22(d), individually or collectively, as appropriate, as such promissory notes may be amended, modified, restated, supplemented, extended, renewed or replaced from time to time.
“Term SOFR” means:
provided that if the Term SOFR determined in accordance with either of the foregoing provisions (a) or (b) of this definition would otherwise be less than zero, the Term SOFR shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Term SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of Term SOFR.
“Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).
“Trademark License” shall mean any agreement, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to a Person of any right to use any Trademark.
“Trademarks” shall mean (a) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, service marks, elements of package or trade dress of goods or services, logos and other source or business identifiers, together with the goodwill associated therewith, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof and (b) all renewals thereof.
“Transactions” shall mean the closing of this Agreement (as amended by Amendment No. 4) and the other Credit Documents and the other transactions contemplated hereby to occur in connection with such closing (including, without limitation, the initial borrowings under the Credit Documents and the payment of fees and expenses in connection with all of the foregoing).
“Transfer Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in each Assignment and Assumption.
“Type” shall mean, as to any Loan, its nature as an Alternate Base Rate Loan or LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loan, as the case may be.
“UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code from time to time in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.
“UK Financial Institution” shall mean any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” shall mean the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“United States” shall mean the United States of America and the states, territories and possessions thereof, including, without limitation, Puerto Rico.
“Unused Commitment Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any Business Day, except any Business Day on which any of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business because such day is a legal holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State of New York, as applicable.
“U.S. Lender” shall mean any Lender that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.29.
“Voting Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, Equity Interest issued by such Person the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even though the right so to vote may be or have been suspended by the happening of such a contingency.
“Works” shall mean all works which are subject to copyright protection pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means,shall mean, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions.
The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof of this Agreement, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (e) any reference to any law or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (f) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights and (g) all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any other Credit Document or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto. The phrase, “to the actual knowledge,” “to the best knowledge,” “to the knowledge” or similar uses of “knowledge” of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or other specified Credit Party with respect to any statement made herein means that no information that would give such
Responsible Officer current actual knowledge of the inaccuracy of such statement has come to the attention of such Responsible Officer, nor, except as otherwise expressly indicated, that such Responsible Officer has undertaken any independent investigation to determine the accuracy of such statement other than due inquiry of other executive employees of such Credit Party who have management responsibilities with respect to the subject matter of such statement in the ordinary course of such employees' duties.
Section 1.3 Accounting Terms.
Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited Consolidated financial statements of the Borrower delivered to the Lenders. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Credit Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided, that, until so amended, (a) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (b) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.
The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender at the same time as the delivery of any annual or quarterly financial statements given in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1, (a) a description in reasonable detail of any material change in the application of accounting principles employed in the preparation of such financial statements from those applied in the most recently preceding quarterly or annual financial statements as to which no objection shall have been made in accordance with the provisions above and (b) a reasonable estimate of the effect on the financial statements on account of such changes in application.
Section 1.4 Time References.
Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
Section 1.5 Execution of Documents.
Unless otherwise specified, all Credit Documents and all other certificates executed in connection therewith must be signed by a Responsible Officer.
Section 1.6 Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any LOC Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
Section 1.7 LIBOR NotificationInterest Rates. The interest rate on LIBOR Rate Loans is determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate, which is derived from the London interbank offered rate. The London interbank offered rate is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. In July 2017, the U.K. Financial
Conduct Authority announced that, after the end of 2021, it would no longer persuade or compel contributing banks to make rate submissions to the ICE Benchmark Administration (together with any successor to the ICE Benchmark Administrator, the “IBA”) for purposes of the IBA setting the London interbank offered rate. As a result, it is possible that commencing in 2022, the London interbank offered rate may no longer be available or may no longer be deemed an appropriate reference rate upon which to determine the interest rate on LIBOR Rate Loans. In light of this eventuality, public and private sector industry initiatives are currently underway to identify new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of the London interbank offered rate. In the event that the London interbank offered rate is no longer available or in certain other circumstances as set forth in Section 2.13(b) of this Agreement, such Section 2.13(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower, pursuant to Section 2.13, in advance of any change to the reference rate upon which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans is based. However, the Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or other rates in the definition of “LIBOR Rate” or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof, including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate, as it may or may not be adjusted pursuant to Section 2.13(b), will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the LIBOR Rate or have the same volume or liquidity as did the London interbank offered rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability. Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to any reference rate referred to herein or with respect to any rate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the selection of such rate and any related spread or other adjustment) that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any such rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions or other activities that affect any reference rate referred to herein, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or any related spread or other adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing), in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or other action or omission related to or affecting the selection, determination, or calculation of any rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
Section 1.8 Divisions. For all purposes under the Credit Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its equity interests at such time.
ARTICLE II
THE LOANS; AMOUNT AND TERMS
Section 2.1 Revolving Loans.
Interest on Revolving Loans shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date.
Section 2.2 [Reserved]Term Loans.
Principal Amortization |
Term Loan Principal Amortization |
June 30, 2022 |
$3,125,000 |
September 30, 2022 |
$3,125,000 |
December 31, 2022 |
$3,125,000 |
March 31, 2023 |
$3,125,000 |
June 30, 2023 |
$3,125,000 |
September 30, 2023 |
$3,125,000 |
December 31, 2023 |
$3,125,000 |
March 31, 2024 |
$3,125,000 |
June 30, 2024 |
$3,125,000 |
September 30, 2024 |
$3,125,000 |
December 31, 2024 |
$3,125,000 |
March 31, 2025 |
$4,687,500 |
June 30, 2025 |
$4,687,500 |
September 30, 2025 |
$4,687,500 |
December 31, 2025 |
$4,687,500 |
March 31, 2026 |
$6,250,000 |
June 30, 2026 |
$6,250,000 |
September 30, 2026 |
$6,250,000 |
December 31, 2026 |
$6,250,000 |
Maturity Date |
Outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan |
Interest on the Term Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date.
Section 2.3 Letter of Credit Subfacility.
Section 2.4 [Reserved].
Section 2.5 Fees.
Section 2.6 Revolving Commitment Reductions.
Section 2.7 Repayments.
Within the parameters of the applications set forth above, repayments shall be applied first to Alternate Base Rate Loans and then to LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loans in direct order of Interest Period maturities. All repayments under this Section shall be subject to Section 2.15 and be accompanied by interest on the principal amount repaid through the date of repayment, but otherwise without premium or penalty.
Section 2.8 Default Rate and Payment Dates.
Section 2.9 Conversion Options.
Section 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees; Usury.
Section 2.11 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments.
FIRST, to the payment of all reasonable out‑of‑pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) of the Administrative Agent in connection with enforcing the rights of the Lenders under the Credit Documents;
SECOND, to the payment of any fees owed to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lenders;
THIRD, to the payment of all reasonable out‑of‑pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) of each of the Lenders in connection with enforcing its rights under the Credit Documents or otherwise with respect to the Credit Party Obligations owing to such Lender to the extent due and payable by any Credit Party pursuant to Section 9.5;
FOURTH, to the payment of all of the Credit Party Obligations consisting of accrued fees and interest, and including, with respect to any Bank Product, any fees, premiums and scheduled periodic payments due under such Bank Product (other than payments on account of principal) and any interest accrued thereon;
FIFTH, to the payment of the outstanding principal amount of the Credit Party Obligations and the payment or Cash Collateralization of the outstanding LOC Obligations, and including with respect to any Bank Product, any breakage, termination or other payments due under such Bank Product;
SIXTH, to all other Credit Party Obligations and other obligations which shall have become due and payable under the Credit Documents or otherwise and not repaid pursuant to clauses “FIRST” through “FIFTH” above; and
SEVENTH, to the payment of the surplus, if any, to whoever may be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus.
In carrying out the foregoing, (a) amounts received shall be applied in the numerical order provided until exhausted prior to application to the next succeeding category; (b) each of the Lenders and any Bank Product Provider shall receive an amount equal to its pro rata share (based on the proportion that the then outstanding Loans and LOC Obligations held by such Lender or the outstanding obligations payable to such Bank Product Provider bears to the aggregate then outstanding Loans and LOC Obligations and obligations payable under all Bank Products) of amounts available to be applied pursuant to clauses “THIRD,” “FOURTH,” “FIFTH” and “SIXTH” above; and (c) to the extent that any amounts available for distribution pursuant to clause “FIFTH” above are attributable to the issued but undrawn amount of outstanding Letters of Credit, such amounts shall be held by the Administrative Agent in a Cash Collateral account and applied (i) first, to reimburse the applicable Issuing Lenders from time to time for any drawings under such Letters of Credit and (ii) then, following the expiration of all Letters of Credit, to all other obligations of the types described in clauses “FIFTH” and “SIXTH” above in the manner provided in this Section. Notwithstanding the foregoing terms of this Section, (x) only payments under the Guaranty (as opposed to ordinary course principal, interest and fee payments hereunder) shall be applied to obligations under any Bank Product and (y) Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Credit Parties to preserve the allocation to Credit Party Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section.
Section 2.12 Non-Receipt of Funds by the Administrative Agent.
A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under subsections (a) and (b) of this Section shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
Section 2.13 Alternate Rate of Interest[Reserved].
(a) If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a LIBOR Rate Loan:
(i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBOR Rate (including, without limitation, because the LIBO Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis), for Dollars and such Interest Period; or
(ii) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the LIBOR Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such borrowing for such Interest Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy, confirmed in writing, as promptly as practicable thereafter, and until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, any Notice of Conversion/Extension submitted by Borrower during such period that requests the conversion of any Revolving Loan to, or continuation of any Revolving Loan as, a LIBOR Rate Loan, shall be ineffective.
(b) If at any time the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (i) the circumstances set forth in clause (a)(i) have arisen and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary or (ii) the circumstances set forth in clause (a)(i) have not arisen but the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBO Screen Rate shall no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall endeavor to establish an alternate rate of interest to the LIBOR Rate that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest for syndicated loans in the United States at such time, and shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9.1, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement so long as the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within ten (10) Business Days of the date notice of such alternate rate of interest is provided to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that such Required Lenders object to such amendment. Until an alternate rate of interest shall be determined in accordance with this clause (b) (but, in the case of the circumstances described in clause (ii) of the first sentence of this Section 2.13(b), only to the extent the LIBO Screen Rate for such Interest Period is not available or published at such time on a current basis), any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Extension submitted by Borrower during such period that requests a Loan as, or the conversion of any Loans to, or continuation of any Loans as, a LIBOR Rate Loan shall be ineffective; provided that, if such alternate rate of interest shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
Section 2.14 Yield Protection.
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to increase the cost to such Lender, such Issuing Lender or such other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, such Issuing Lender or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender, such Issuing Lender or other Recipient, the Borrower will pay to such Lender, such Issuing Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, such Issuing Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered. The agreements in this Section shall survive termination of this Agreement and payment of the Credit Party Obligations.
Section 2.15 Indemnity.
The Credit Parties hereby agree to indemnify each Lender and to hold such Lender harmless from any actual funding loss or expense which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) the failure by the Borrower to pay the principal amount of or interest on any Loan by such Lender in accordance with the terms hereof, (b) the failure by the Borrower to accept a borrowing after the Borrower has given a notice in accordance with the terms hereof, (c) default by the Borrower in making any prepayment after the Borrower has given a notice in accordance with the terms hereof, (d) any assignment of a LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loan on a day other than the last day of the interest Period therefore as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19 and/or (e) the making by the Borrower of a prepayment of a LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loan, or the conversion thereof, on a day which is not the last day of the Interest Period with respect thereto, in each case including, but not limited to, any such loss or expense arising from interest or fees payable by such Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain its LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loans hereunder. A certificate setting forth in reasonable detail as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted by any Lender, through the Administrative Agent, to the Borrower (which certificate must be delivered to the Administrative Agent within thirty (30) days following such default, prepayment, conversion or assignment) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The agreements in this Section shall survive termination of this Agreement and payment of the Credit Party Obligations.
Section 2.16 Taxes.
(A) two duly completed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms) claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States of America is a party,
(B) two duly completed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms),
(C) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under section 881(c) of the Code, (i) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the
Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and that no payments in connection withunder any Credit Document are effectively connected with such Lender’s conduct of a United States trade or business (a “United States Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (ii) two duly completed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms),
(D) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner of a Loan (for example, where the Foreign Lender is a partnership or a participating Lender), two duly completed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Foreign Lender, accompanied by a Form W-8ECI, X-0XXX xx X-0XXX-X, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Tax Compliance Certificate, Form W-9, Form W-8IMY or any other required information (or any successor forms) from each beneficial owner that would be required under this Section 2.16(f) if such beneficial owner were a Lender, as applicable (provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership (and not a participating Lender) and one or more direct or indirect partners are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, the United States Tax Compliance Certificate may be provided by such Foreign Lender on behalf of such direct or indirect partner(s)), or
(E) any other form prescribed by Requirements of Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States federal withholding Tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Requirements of Law to permit the Borrower or Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.
Section 2.17 Indemnification; Nature of Issuing Lenders’ Duties.
Section 2.18 Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to SOFR or Term SOFR, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR or Term SOFR, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower (through the Administrative Agent), (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Term SOFR Loans or to convert Alternate Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans shall be suspended, and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Alternate Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Term SOFR component of the Alternate Base Rate, the interest rate on which Alternate Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Alternate Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Term SOFR Loans of such Lender to Alternate Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Alternate Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Alternate Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loan to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loan and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon SOFR, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Alternate Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Term SOFR component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 2.17.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Credit Agreement, if any Change in Law shall make it unlawful for such Lender or its LIBOR Lending Office to make or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans as contemplated by this Credit Agreement or to obtain in the interbank eurodollar market through its LIBOR Lending Office the funds with which to make such Loans, (a) such Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower thereof, (b) the commitment of such Lender hereunder to make LIBOR Rate Loans or continue LIBOR Rate Loans as such shall forthwith be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall give notice that the condition or situation which gave rise to the suspension shall no longer exist, and (c) such Lender’s Loans then outstanding as LIBOR Rate Loans, if any, shall be converted on the last day of the Interest Period for such Loans or within such earlier period as required by law as Alternate Base Rate Loans. The Borrower hereby agrees to promptly pay any Lender, upon its
demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender for actual and direct costs (but not including anticipated profits) reasonably incurred by such Lender in making any repayment in accordance with this Section including, but not limited to, any interest or fees payable by such Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to make or maintain its LIBOR Rate Loans hereunder. A certificate (which certificate shall include a description of the basis for the computation) as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted by such Lender, through the Administrative Agent, to the Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Each Lender agrees to use reasonable efforts (including reasonable efforts to change its LIBOR Lending Office) to avoid or to minimize any amounts which may otherwise be payable pursuant to this Section; provided, however, that such efforts shall not cause the imposition on such Lender of any additional costs or legal or regulatory burdens deemed by such Lender in its sole discretion to be material.
Section 2.19 Replacement of Lenders.
(A) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 9.6;
(B) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in Letters of Credit, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Credit Documents (including any amounts under Section 2.15) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
(C) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.14 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.16 or Section 2.18, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;
(D) such assignment does not conflict with Requirements of Law; and
(E) in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.
A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
Section 2.20 Cash Collateral.
Section 2.21 Defaulting Lenders.
(A) Unused Commitment Fees. No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Unused Commitment Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).
(B) Letter of Credit Fees. Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Revolving Commitment Percentage of the stated
amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant Section 2.20.
(C) Reallocation of Fees. With respect to any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in LOC Obligations that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to each Issuing Lender, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such Issuing Lender’ Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.
Section 2.22 Incremental Facilities.
Section 2.23 Inability to Determine Rates.
then, on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent, which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (ii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any Credit Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document (the “Successor Rate”).
If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest payments will be payable on a quarterly basis.
The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Borrower and each Lender of the implementation of any Successor Rate.
Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 0.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 0.0% for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
For purposes of this Section 2.23, those Lenders that either have not made, or do not have an obligation under this Agreement to make, the relevant Loans in Dollars shall be excluded from any determination of Required Lenders.
Section 2.24 General Payment Provisions.
Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower have made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. With respect to any payment that the Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Lenders hereunder as to which the Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the following applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable Amount”): (1) the Borrower have not in fact made such payment; (2) the Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by the Borrower (whether or not then owed); or (3) the Administrative Agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment; then each of the Lenders, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent within one (1) Business Day the Rescindable Amount so distributed to such Lender, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender with respect to any amount owing under this clause (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make Loans and to issue, extend, renew or participate in Letters of Credit, in each case as herein provided for, the Credit Parties hereby represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and to each Lender that:
Section 3.1 Financial Condition.
(A) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein;
(B) fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof (subject, in the case of the unaudited financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments) and results of operations for the period covered thereby; and
(C) reflect in accordance with GAAP all material Indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, as applicable, as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and contingent obligations.
Section 3.2 No Material Adverse Effect.
Since December 31, 2016 2020 (and, in addition, after delivery of annual audited financial statements in accordance with Section 5.1(a), from the date of the most recently delivered annual audited financial statements), there has been no development or event which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.3 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law.
Each of the Credit Parties (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, organization or formation, (b) except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, has the requisite power and authority and the legal right to own and operate all its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged and has taken all actions necessary to maintain all rights, privileges, licenses and franchises necessary or required in the normal conduct of its business, (c) is duly qualified to conduct business and in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification except to the extent that the failure to so qualify or be in good standing in any such other
jurisdiction could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law, organizational documents, government permits and government licenses except to the extent such non-compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Credit Party has any oral or written operating agreement (or other similar document) which regulates the affairs of such Credit Party, the conduct of its business, establishes duties and/or governs the relations among any member, manager and such Credit Party, other than such documents as have been previously delivered to the Administrative Agent.
Section 3.4 Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations.
Each of the Credit Parties has full power and authority and the legal right to make, deliver and perform the Credit Documents to which it is party and has taken all necessary limited liability company, partnership or corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of the Credit Documents to which it is party. Each Credit Document to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each Credit Party. Each Credit Document to which it is a party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Credit Party, enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
Section 3.5 No Legal Bar; No Default.
The execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of the Credit Documents to which such Credit Party is a party, the borrowings thereunder and the use of the proceeds of the Loans (a) will not violate in any material respect any Requirement of Law (except those as to which waivers or consents have been obtained), (b) will not conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under (i) the articles of incorporation, bylaws, articles of organization, operating agreement or other organization documents of the Credit Parties or (ii) any Material Contract to which such Person is a party or by which any of its properties may be bound or any material approval or material consent from any Governmental Authority relating to such Person (except those as to which waivers or consents have been obtained) which conflict, breach or default in any such case in this clause (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any Credit Party’s properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law, the articles of incorporation, bylaws, articles of organization, operating agreement or other organization documents of such Credit Party or Contractual Obligation other than the Liens arising under or contemplated in connection with the Credit Documents or Permitted Liens. No Credit Party is in default under or with respect to any of its Material Contracts in any material respect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Section 3.6 No Material Litigation.
No litigation, investigation, claim, criminal prosecution, civil investigative demand, imposition of criminal or civil fines and penalties, or any other proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the actual knowledge of the Responsible Officers of the Borrower, threatened (in writing) by or against any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of its or their respective properties or revenues (a) with respect to the Credit Documents or any Extension of Credit or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No permanent injunction, temporary restraining order or similar decree has been issued against any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.7 Investment Company Act; etc.
No Credit Party is an “investment company,” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. No Credit Party is subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act, the Interstate Commerce Act, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 or any federal or state statute or regulation limiting its ability to incur the Credit Party Obligations.
Section 3.8 Margin Regulations.
No part of the proceeds of any Extension of Credit hereunder will be used directly or indirectly for any purpose that violates, or that would require any Lender to make any filings in accordance with, the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as now and from time to time hereafter in effect. The Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries (a) are not engaged, principally or as one of their important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of “purchasing” or “carrying” “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of such terms under Regulation U and (b) taken as a group do not own “margin stock” except as identified in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.1 or delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 and the aggregate value of all “margin stock” owned by the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries taken as a group does not exceed 25% of the value of their assets.
Section 3.9 ERISA.
Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect:
Section 3.10 Environmental Matters.
Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect:
Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Section 3.10, the term “Properties” shall not include any hospital or other medical facility at which a Credit Party or its Subsidiaries provides services unless such facility is owned or leased by a Credit Party or its Subsidiaries.
Section 3.11 Use of Proceeds.
The proceeds of the Extensions of Credit shall be used by the Borrower solely (a) to refinance the Borrower’s existing 6.250% Senior Notes due 2027, (b) to refinance the Existing Credit Agreement, (bc) to pay any costs, fees and expenses associated with this Agreement on the ClosingAmendment No. 4 Effective Date and (cd) for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, Permitted Acquisitions and Restricted Payments).
Section 3.12 Subsidiaries; Joint Ventures; Partnerships.
Set forth on Schedule 3.12 is (a) the exact legal name of each Credit Party, the state of incorporation or organization, the chief executive office, the principal place of business, the jurisdictions in which the Credit Parties are qualified to do business, the federal tax identification number and organization identification number of each of the Credit Parties as of the ClosingAmendment No. 4 Effective Date (and for the four (4) months prior to the ClosingAmendment No. 4 Effective Date) and (b) a complete and accurate list of all Subsidiaries, joint ventures and partnerships of the Credit Parties as of the ClosingAmendment No. 4 Effective Date and as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Section 5.2. Information on the attached Schedule includes the following: (a) the percentage of outstanding shares of each class of Equity Interest owned by the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries and (b) the name and address of each Equity Holder that owns, directly or indirectly, Equity Interests in any Subsidiary of the Borrower. The outstanding Equity Interest and other equity interests of all such Subsidiaries is validly issued, fully paid and non‑assessable and is owned free and clear of all Liens.
Section 3.13 Ownership.
Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect:
Section 3.14 Taxes.
Each of the Credit Parties and its Subsidiaries has filed, or caused to be filed, all income Tax returns and all other material Tax returns (federal, state, local and foreign) required to be filed and paid (a) all amounts of taxes shown thereon to be due (including interest and penalties) and (b) all other material Taxes, fees, assessments and other governmental charges (including mortgage recording Taxes, documentary stamp Taxes and intangibles Taxes) owing by it, except for such Taxes (i) that are not yet delinquent or (ii) that are being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings, and against which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP. Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Credit Parties or their Subsidiaries is aware as of the ClosingAmendment No. 4 Effective Date of any proposed Tax assessments against it or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 3.15 Solvency.
After giving effect to the Transactions, (a) the Credit Parties taken as a whole are solvent and are able to pay their debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the normal course of business, and (b) the fair saleable value of the Credit Parties’ assets taken as a whole, measured on a going concern basis, exceeds all probable liabilities, including those to be incurred pursuant to this Agreement. After giving effect to the Transactions, none of the Credit Parties (i) has unreasonably
small capital in relation to the business in which it is or proposes to be engaged or (ii) has incurred, or believes that it will incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due. In executing the Credit Documents and consummating the Transactions, none of the Credit Parties intends to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors or other Persons to which one or more of the Credit Parties is or will become indebted.
Section 3.16 No Burdensome Restrictions.
None of the Credit Parties or their Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any other obligation or any charter or corporate restriction or any provision of any applicable law, rule or regulation which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.17 Brokers’ Fees.
None of the Credit Parties or their Subsidiaries has any obligation to any Person in respect of any finder’s, broker’s, investment banking or other similar fee in connection with any of the transactions contemplated under the Credit Documents other than the closing and other fees payable pursuant to this Agreement and as set forth in the Fee Letters.
Section 3.18 Labor Matters.
Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, there are no collective bargaining agreements or Multiemployer Plans covering the employees of the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, other than as set forth in Schedule 3.18 hereto, and none of the Credit Parties or their Subsidiaries (a) has suffered any strikes, walkouts, work stoppages or other material labor difficulty within the last five years, other than as set forth in Schedule 3.18 hereto, or (b) has knowledge of any potential or pending strike, walkout or work stoppage. Other than as set forth on Schedule 3.18, no unfair labor practice complaint is pending against any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, there are no strikes, walkouts, work stoppages or other material labor difficulty pending or threatened against any Credit Party.
Section 3.19 Accuracy and Completeness of Information.
All written factual information (other than (i) any projections, (ii) other forward-looking information and (iii) information of a general economic or industry nature) concerning any Credit Party and its Subsidiaries and the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents heretofore, contemporaneously or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any Lender for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, when taken as a whole, is or, in the case of such information furnished after the date hereof, will be, true and accurate in all material respects and not incomplete by omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such information in light of the circumstances in which such information is provided not materially misleading, in each case, after giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto from time to time prior to the date this representation is made; provided, that with respect to projected financial information, the Credit Parties represent only that such information was prepared in good faith on assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time made and are not to be viewed as facts and are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies many of which are beyond your control, that no assurance can be given that any projections will be realized and actual results may vary materially from the projected financial information.
Section 3.20 Material Contracts.
Each Material Contract is, and after giving effect to the Transactions will be, in full force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof.
Section 3.21 Insurance.
The insurance coverage of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries is outlined as to carrier, policy number, expiration date, type and amount on Schedule 3.21 as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Section 5.2 and such insurance coverage complies with the requirements set forth in Section 5.5(b).
Section 3.22 Intellectual Property Matters.
Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the Intellectual Property, trade names, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as now conducted by them in all material respects, without infringement of the rights of any other Person. To the actual knowledge of the Responsible Officers of the Borrower, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary infringes in any material respect upon any rights held by any other Person. No event has occurred which permits, or after the notice or lapse of time or both would permit, the revocation or termination of any such license, franchise or other right or which affects the rights of any of the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries thereunder which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the best knowledge of each Credit Party, threatened (in writing), which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No representation is made in this Section 3.22 regarding “shrink wrap” or “off the shelf” software, or software embedded in commercially available electronic hardware.
Section 3.23 Classification of Senior Indebtedness.
The Credit Party Obligations constitute “Senior Indebtedness,” “Designated Senior Indebtedness” or any similar designation under and as defined in any agreement governing any Subordinated Debt and the subordination provisions set forth in each such agreement are legally valid and enforceable against the parties thereto.
Section 3.24 Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions.
The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees and to the knowledge of the Borrower its directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects and are not knowingly engaged in any activity that would reasonably be expected to result in the Borrower being designated as a Sanctioned Person. None of (a) the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of the Borrower any agent of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Loan or Letter of Credit, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by the Credit Agreement will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.
Section 3.25 Consent; Governmental Authorizations.
No approval, consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person (including any Equity Holder) is required in connection with acceptance of Extensions of Credit by the Borrower or the making of the Guaranty hereunder or with the execution, delivery or performance of any Credit Document by the Credit Parties (other than those which have been obtained) or with the validity or enforceability of any Credit Document against the Credit Parties.
Section 3.26 Healthcare Representations and Warranties.
Section 3.27 Security Interests. At any time following the Collateral Event, the Security Documents are effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, legal, valid and enforceable first priority Liens (subject to Permitted Liens) on, and security interests in, the Collateral and, when (a) each (i) financing statement on form UCC-1 made pursuant to the Security Documents is filed in the appropriate office as required by the Uniform Commercial Code, (ii) Security Documents (or short form security agreement with respect to intellectual property) are filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, and (iii) all other appropriate filings or recordings are made in the appropriate offices as may be required under applicable law, and in each case, all filing and recording fees have been paid, and (b) upon the taking of possession, control or other action by the Administrative Agent of such Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession, control or other action, such security interests will constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties in such Collateral, in each case subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens.
Section 3.28 EEAAffected Financial Institutions No Credit Party is an EEAAffected Financial Institution.
Section 3.29 ERISA The Borrower represents and warrants as of the Closing Date that the Borrower is not and will not be using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 4.1 Conditions to ClosingAmendment No. 4 Effective Date and Initial Revolving Loans and Term Loans.
This Agreement shall become effective upon, and the obligation of each Lender to make the initial Extensions of Credit on the Closingor after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date is subject to, the satisfaction, or waiver by the Administrative Agent, of the following conditions precedent:
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 8.4, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.1, each Lender that has signed this Agreement or a Lender Consent shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed ClosingAmendment No. 4 Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.
Section 4.2 Conditions to All Extensions of Credit.
The obligation of each Lender to make any Extension of Credit hereunder is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on the date of making such Extension of Credit:
Each request for an Extension of Credit and each acceptance by the Borrower of any such Extension of Credit shall be deemed to constitute representations and warranties by the Credit Parties as of the date of such Extension of Credit that the conditions set forth above in paragraphs (a) through (f), as applicable, have been satisfied.
ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Each of the Credit Parties hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date, and thereafter (a) for so long as this Agreement is in effect, (b) until the Commitments have terminated, and (c) until no Note remains outstanding and unpaid and the Credit Party Obligations and all other amounts owing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder are paid in full, such Credit Party shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries, to:
Section 5.1 Financial Statements.
Furnish to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender:
all such historical financial statements to be complete and correct in all material respects (subject, in the case of interim statements, to normal recurring year‑end audit adjustments) and to be prepared in reasonable detail and, in the case of the annual and quarterly financial statements provided in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) above, in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods reflected therein (except as required by a change in GAAP as set forth therein) and further accompanied by a description of, and an estimation of the effect on the financial statements on account of, a change, if any, in the application of accounting principles as provided in Section 1.3. The financial statements provided in accordance with subsection (c) above shall have been prepared in good faith based upon reasonable assumptions.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, financial statements and reports required to be delivered pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section may be delivered electronically (including via a link to the SEC’s XXXXX system) and if so, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which the Administrative Agent receives such reports from the Borrower through electronic mail.
Section 5.2 Certificates; Other Information.
Furnish to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender:
Section 5.3 Payment of Taxes and Other Obligations.
Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, subject, where applicable, to specified grace periods, (a) all of its material Taxes (Federal, state, local and any other Taxes) and (b) all of its other material obligations and liabilities of whatever nature in accordance with industry practice and (c) any additional material costs that are imposed as a result of any failure to so pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy such Taxes, obligations and liabilities, except when the amount or validity of any such Taxes, obligations and liabilities is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves, if applicable, in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of the Credit Parties.
Section 5.4 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence.
Section 5.5 Maintenance of Property; Insurance.
Section 5.6 Books and Records.
Keep proper books, records and accounts in which full, true and correct entries in conformity in all material respects with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its businesses and activities.
Section 5.7 Notices.
Give notice in writing to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly transmit such notice to each Lender) of:
Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Credit Parties propose to take with respect thereto. In the case of any notice of a Default or Event of Default, the Borrower shall specify that such notice is a Default or Event of Default notice on the face thereof.
Section 5.8 Environmental Laws.
Section 5.9 Financial Covenants. Comply with the following financial covenants:
Notwithstanding the above, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, for purposes of all calculations made in determining compliance for any applicable period with the financial covenants set forth in this Section, (i) after consummation of any Permitted Acquisition, (A) income statement items and other balance sheet items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the Target acquired in such transaction shall be included in such calculations to the extent relating to such applicable period as if such Permitted Acquisition had been consummated as of the first day of such applicable period (including by adding any reasonable cost saving synergies associated with such Permitted Acquisition in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders), subject to reasonable adjustments mutually acceptable to the Borrower and the Required Lenders and (B) Indebtedness of a Target which is retired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition shall be excluded from such calculations and deemed to have been retired as of the first day of such applicable period and (ii) after any Disposition permitted by Section 6.4(a)(viii), (A) income statement items, cash flow statement items and balance sheet items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or assets disposed of shall be excluded from such calculations to the extent relating to such applicable period as if such Disposition had been consummated as of the first day of such applicable period, subject to adjustments mutually acceptable to the Borrower and the Required Lenders and (B) Indebtedness that is repaid with the proceeds of such Disposition shall be excluded from such calculations and deemed to have been repaid as of the first day of such applicable period.
For purposes of this Section 5.9, cost saving synergies and adjustments to income statement items, cash flow statement items and balance sheet items reflected in financial statements provided by the Credit Parties pursuant to this Credit Agreement shall be deemed accepted by the Required Lenders, unless the Required Lenders object to such items in writing within thirty (30) days of the submission of such financial statements; provided, that to the extent the Credit Parties revise any financial statements as a result of such objection by the Required Lenders, such financial statements shall be deemed delivered as of the date originally submitted for all purposes of this Credit Agreement (other than the thirty (30) day period set forth in this paragraph, which shall begin to run with respect to such revised financial statements when such revisions are submitted).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Target acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, beginning with the third full fiscal quarter end to occur after such Permitted Acquisition, income statement items and other balance sheet items (whether positive or negative) attributable to such Target and included in the calculations required by this Section 5.9 shall not exceed the actual results generated by such Target (except to the extent that income statement items and other balance sheet items that vary from actual items are approved (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) in writing by the Required Lenders) for the period beginning with the first day of the first full fiscal quarter that the Target’s results are included in the Borrower’s consolidated financial statements and ending as of the applicable date of calculation, annualized for the full period applicable to such calculation.
Section 5.10 Additional Guarantors.
Section 5.11 Compliance with Law.
Comply with all Requirements of Law, the articles of incorporation, bylaws, articles of organization, operating agreement or other organization documents, and orders (including Environmental Laws), and all applicable restrictions imposed by all Governmental Authorities applicable to it except (a) to the extent such Requirement of Law, articles of incorporation, bylaws, articles of organization, operating agreement or other organization documents, order or restriction is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) to the extent noncompliance with any such Requirements of Law, articles of incorporation, bylaws, articles of organization, operating agreement or other organization documents, order or restriction could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and
procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
Section 5.12 Further Assurances.
Section 5.13 Collateral Matters. At all times following the occurrence of the Collateral Event:
Section 5.14 Consolidated Cash Balance. From the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date through June 30, 2021, comply with the following covenant:
If, as of the final Business Day of each weekly period starting from the first complete calendar week after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (for the avoidance of doubt, with the first such final Business Day being April 3, 2020), (A) Loans are outstanding and (B) the Consolidated Cash Balance exceeds $300,000,000 as of the end of such applicable Business Day, then the Borrower shall, within two (2) Business Days thereafter, prepay the Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to such excess.
ARTICLE VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Each of the Credit Parties hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date, and thereafter (a) for so long as this Agreement is in effect, (b) until the Commitments have terminated, (c) until no Note remains outstanding and unpaid and the Credit Party Obligations and all other amounts owing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder are paid in full, that:
Section 6.1 Indebtedness.
No Credit Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, contract, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:
Section 6.2 Liens.
The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary that is a Permitted JV) to, contract, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien with respect to any of their respective property or assets of any kind (whether real or personal, tangible or intangible), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for Permitted Liens.
Section 6.3 Nature of Business.
Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date or any business substantially related or incidental thereto, except as approved by the Required Lenders (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
Section 6.4 Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Purchase of Assets, etc.
The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to,
provided that (A) after giving effect to any Disposition pursuant to clauses (viii) and (xi) above, the Credit Parties shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the financial covenants set
forth in Section 5.9 hereof (provided that for purposes of this Section 6.4(a) the applicable Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio shall be 4.50 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter), recalculated for the most recently ended month for which information is available, and (B) with respect to clauses (v), (vi), (viii) and (xi) above, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or shall result therefrom; or
Section 6.5 Investments and Acquisitions.
The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary that is a Permitted JV) to, make any Investment or contract to make any Investment except for Permitted Investments.
Section 6.6 Transactions with Affiliates.
Other than execution, consummation and performance of each Management Agreement and Restrictive Agreement, the Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any transaction or series of transactions, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, with any officer, director, shareholder or Affiliate (other than a Subsidiary) other than on terms and conditions substantially as favorable as would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an officer, director, shareholder or Affiliate, it being understood that payments of insurance premiums by any Credit Party to PMG shall not violate this Section 6.6. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 6.6 shall not apply to (a) any transaction that involves an amount less than or equal to the greater of (i) $120,000 or (ii) the amount set forth in Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K of the SEC as in effect from time to time; provided, that such amount shall not exceed $250,000, (b) any transaction pertaining to director or executive officer compensation, benefits and perquisites that are approved in accordance with the charter of the Compensation Committee of the Borrower’s Board of Directors or by the Borrower’s Board of Directors and (c) any transaction between a Credit Party or a Subsidiary thereof and another Credit Party or a Subsidiary thereof.
Section 6.7 Ownership of Subsidiaries; Restrictions.
The Credit Parties will not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of any Equity Interest or other equity interests in any of their Subsidiaries, nor will they permit any of their Subsidiaries to issue,
sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of any of their Equity Interest or other equity interests, except in a transaction permitted by Section 6.4 or pursuant to the exercise of rights under a Restrictive Agreement.
Section 6.8 Corporate Changes; Material Contracts.
No Credit Party will, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (a) change its fiscal year, (b) amend, modify or change its articles of incorporation, certificate of designation (or corporate charter or other similar organizational document) operating agreement or bylaws (or other similar document) in any respect materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no Credit Party shall (i) except as permitted under Section 6.4, alter its legal existence or, in one transaction or a series of transactions, merge into or consolidate with any other entity or consummate a Division as the Dividing Person, (ii) sell all or substantially all of its assets, (iii) change its state of incorporation or organization or (iv) change its registered legal name, without providing thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, (c) have any oral operating agreement (or other similar agreement) or enter into a written operating agreement which regulates the affairs of such Credit Party, the conduct of its business, establishes duties, and/or governs the relations among any members, managers and such Credit Party in either case that is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders, it being further agreed that if any such oral or written agreement is entered into, the Borrower shall provide a materially complete description of such oral agreement or a copy of such written agreement to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days thereafter, (d) amend, modify, cancel or terminate or refuse to renew or extend or permit the amendment, modification, cancellation or termination of any of its Material Contracts to the extent such amendment, modification, cancellation or termination could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (e) have more than one state of incorporation, organization or formation or (f) change its accounting method (except in accordance with GAAP or as required by a change in Tax law) in any manner adverse to the interests of the Lenders without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.
Section 6.9 Limitation on Restricted Actions.
The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary that is a Permitted JV) to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any such Person to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions to any Credit Party on its Equity Interest or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, (b) pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to any Credit Party, (c) make loans or advances to any Credit Party, (d) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to any Credit Party, or (e) act as a Guarantor pursuant to the Credit Documents or any renewals, refinancings, exchanges, refundings or extension thereof or amend or otherwise modify the Credit Documents, except (in respect of any of the matters referred to in clauses (a)‑ through (d) above) for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (ii) applicable law, (iii) any document or instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(c); provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets constructed or acquired in connection therewith, (iv) any Permitted Lien or any document or instrument governing any Permitted Lien; provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets subject to such Permitted Lien, (v) customary provisions in leases restricting the assignment thereof, or (vi) any Management Agreement.
Section 6.10 Restricted Payments.
The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, declare, order, make or set apart any sum for or pay any Restricted Payment, except:
provided, that the Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, declare, order, make or set apart any sum for or pay any Restricted Payment from the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date through December 31, 2020, except (i) Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to clause (b) above and (ii) Restricted Payments consisting of the withholding of Equity Interests to satisfy Tax liabilities upon the vesting of awards issued under the Borrower’s 2008 Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan subject to the limitations set forth in clause (f) above.
Section 6.11 Amendment of Subordinated Debt.
The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(i) by a Subsidiary that is a Permitted JV) to, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders, amend, modify, waive or extend or permit the amendment, modification, waiver or extension of any term of any document governing or relating to any Subordinated Debt in a manner that is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders.
Section 6.12 No Further Negative Pledges.
The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary that is a Permitted JV) to, enter into, assume or become subject to any agreement prohibiting or otherwise restricting the creation or assumption of any Lien upon any of their properties or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or requiring the grant of any security for such obligation if security is given for some other obligation, except (a) pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (b) pursuant to any document or instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(c); provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets constructed or acquired in connection therewith, (c) pursuant to any document or instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Sections 6.1(f) or 6.1(h), (d) in connection with any Permitted Lien or any document or instrument governing any Permitted Lien; provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets subject to such Permitted Lien, (e) customary provisions in leases restricting the assignment thereof and (f) pursuant to any Management Agreement to the extent that any such Management Agreement is subject to the provisions of Section 9.23.
Section 6.13 Restrictions Regarding PMG.
(a) The Borrower will not, at any time, own less than 100% of the Equity Interests of PMG and (b) PMG shall not engage in any business, or have any operations or liabilities, other than providing insurance services in the nature of a “captive” insurance company.
Section 6.14 Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit.
ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 7.1 Events of Default.
An Event of Default shall exist upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events (each an “Event of Default”):
Once a Default occurs under the Credit Documents, then such Default will continue to exist until it either is cured (to the extent specifically permitted) in accordance with the Credit Documents or is otherwise expressly waived by Administrative Agent (with the approval of requisite Lenders (in their sole and absolute discretion) as determined in accordance with Section 9.1); and once an Event of Default occurs under the Credit Documents, then such Event of Default will continue to exist until it is cured to the satisfaction of, or
expressly waived by, Administrative Agent with the approval of the requisite Lenders, as required hereunder (in their sole and absolute discretion) in Section 9.1.
Section 7.2 Acceleration; Remedies.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, then, and in any such event, (a) if such event is a Bankruptcy Event, automatically the Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loans (with accrued interest thereon), and all other amounts under the Credit Documents (including, without limitation, the maximum amount of all contingent liabilities under Letters of Credit) shall immediately become due and payable, and (b) if such event is any other Event of Default, any or all of the following actions may be taken: (i) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the written request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, declare the Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Commitments shall immediately terminate; (ii) the Administrative Agent may, or upon the written request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, declare the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the Notes to be due and payable forthwith and direct the Borrower to pay to the Administrative Agent Cash Collateral as security for the LOC Obligations for subsequent drawings under then outstanding Letters of Credit an amount equal to the maximum amount of which may be drawn under Letters of Credit then outstanding, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable; and/or (iii) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the written request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, exercise such other rights and remedies as provided under the Credit Documents and under applicable law.
ARTICLE VIII
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Section 8.1 Appointment and Authority.
Each of the Lenders and each of the Issuing Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints JPMCBBank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders, and neither the Borrower nor any other Credit Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Credit Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.
Section 8.2 Nature of Duties.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the bookrunners, arrangers, syndication agent or other agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Issuing Lender hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders or other Persons so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.
The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Credit Document by or through any one or more sub‑agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub‑agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub‑agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub‑agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any subagents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.
Section 8.3 Exculpatory Provisions.
The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents, and its obligations hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
Section 8.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or an Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or such Issuing Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or such Issuing Lender prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
Section 8.5 Notice of Default.
The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders; provided, however, that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders except to the extent that this Agreement expressly requires that such action be taken, or not taken, only with the consent or upon the authorization of the Required Lenders, or all of the Lenders, as the case may be.
Section 8.6 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.
Each Lender and each Issuing Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates has made any representation or warranty to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of any Credit Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Lender. Each Lender and each Issuing Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and each Issuing Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
Section 8.7 Indemnification.
The Lenders agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and their Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, agents and employees (to the extent not reimbursed by the Credit Parties and without limiting the obligation of the Credit Parties to do so), ratably according to their respective Commitment Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever which may at any time (including, without limitation, at any time following the payment of the Credit Party Obligations) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of any Credit Document or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by any such indemnitee under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements to the extent resulting from such indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. The agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and payment of the Notes, any Reimbursement Obligation and all other amounts payable hereunder.
Section 8.8 Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity.
The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Credit Parties or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
Section 8.9 Successor Administrative Agent.
Section 8.10 Guaranty Matters.
Section 8.11 Bank Products.
Except as otherwise provided herein, no Bank Product Provider that obtains the benefits of Sections 2.8 and 7.2 or any Guaranty by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Guaranty shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Credit Document other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Credit Documents. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Credit Party Obligations arising under Bank Products unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Credit Party Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Bank Product Provider.
Section 8.12 Withholding Tax.
To the extent required by any Requirements of Law (as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender under any Credit Document an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. Without limiting or expanding the provisions of Section 2.16, each Lender shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent against, and shall make payable in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent by the IRS or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent to properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of such Lender for any reason (including because the appropriate form was not delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding Tax ineffective whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted). A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or, any other Credit Document or otherwise against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this Section 8.12. The agreements in this Section 8.12 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lender” shall, for purposes of this Section 8.12, include any Issuing Lender.
Section 8.13 Recovery of Erroneous Payments.
Without limitation of any other provision in this Agreement, if at any time the Administrative Agent makes a payment hereunder in error to any Lender (the “Erroneous Party”), whether or not in respect of an Obligation due and owing by the Borrower at such time, where such payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such event, each Erroneous Party receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent within one (1) Business Day the Rescindable Amount received by such Erroneous Party in immediately available funds in the currency so received, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Rescindable Amount is received by it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. Each Erroneous Party irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its obligation to return any Rescindable Amount. The Administrative Agent shall inform each Erroneous Party promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Erroneous Party comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1 Amendments and Waivers.
provided, further, that no amendment, waiver or consent affecting the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Lender under any Credit Document shall in any event be effective, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent and such Issuing Lender, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment that would require the approval of the Required Lenders as set forth above but only affects either the Revolving Lenders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, paragraphs (a) through (d) and (f) of Section 4.2, insofar as they apply to the borrowing of Revolving Loans) or the Term Loan Lenders or the Incremental Lenders of any series shall instead require the approval of the applicable Required Facility Lenders (in addition to any other approvals that would otherwise be required).
Any such waiver, any such amendment, supplement or modification and any such release shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Borrower, the other Credit Parties, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and all future holders of the Notes. In the case of any waiver, the Borrower, the other Credit Parties, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the outstanding Loans and Notes and other Credit Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, the consent of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties shall not be required for any amendment, modification or waiver of the provisions of Article VIII (other than the provisions of Section 8.9).
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, the Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent, without the consent of any Lender, may enter into any amendment, modification or waiver of any Credit Document, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, to correct any obvious error or omission of a technical nature, in each case that is immaterial (as determined by the Administrative Agent), in any
provision of any Credit Document, if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five (5) Business Days following receipt of notice thereof.
Notwithstanding (x) the fact that the consent of all the Lenders or of each Lender directly affected thereby is required in certain circumstances as set forth above or (y) anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (a) each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any bankruptcy reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code supersedes the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein, (b) the Required Lenders may consent to allow a Credit Party to use cash collateral in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding and (c) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except (i) that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (ii) to the extent such amendment, waiver or consent impacts such Defaulting Lender more than the other Lenders.
For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Section 9.1, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.22.
Section 9.2 Notices.
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Attention: Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
DLA Piper LLP
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Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Email: Xxxxxx.xxxxx@xx.xxxxxxxx.xxx
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
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For operational notices (payments, loan requests, etc.):
Bank of America, N.A.
Mail Code: TX2-984-03-23
Building C
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Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Loan Servicing Administrator
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Email: xxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx
For other purposes:
Bank of America, N.A.
Agency Management
Loan, Lease and Trade Operations
Mail Code: CA5-705-06-35
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Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Fond, Agency Management Officer
Telephone: (000) 000-0000 415) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000000) 000-0000
Email: jpm.agency.servicing.1@jpmchase xxxxxxx.xxxx@xxxx.xxx
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
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Attention: Xxxxxxxx X. EzringWilliam Xxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-00000000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx
Bank of America, N.A.
Trade Operations
Mail Code: PA6-580-02-30
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Attention: Trade Client Service Team – US
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
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Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).
Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.
Section 9.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
Section 9.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties.
All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes and the making of the Loans; provided that all such representations and warranties shall terminate on the date upon which the Commitments have been terminated and all amounts owing hereunder and under any Notes have been paid in full.
Section 9.5 Payment of Expenses; Indemnity.
Section 9.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations.
(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
(B) in any case not described in paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $5,000,000 (provided, however, that simultaneous assignments shall be aggregated in respect of a Lender and its Approved Funds), unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default under Section 7.1(a) or (f) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Borrower will be deemed to have consented to any assignment to which it has not objected within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a request for consent to such assignment;
(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of a Revolving Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender; and
(C) the consent of the Issuing Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of a Revolving Commitment.
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14 and 9.5 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section.
Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (e) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14 and 2.16 (subject to the requirements and limitations of such Sections and Section 2.19, and it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.16(e) and (f) shall be delivered solely to the participating Lender) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.7 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.11 as though it were a Lender.
Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Credit Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant's interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Credit Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
Section 9.7 Right of Setoff; Sharing of Payments.
(A) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and
(B) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in Letters of Credit to any assignee or participant, other than to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply) or (z) any amounts received by any Issuing Lender to secure the obligations of a Defaulting Lender to fund risk participations hereunder.
Section 9.8 Table of Contents and Section Headings.
The table of contents and the Section and subsection headings herein are intended for convenience only and shall be ignored in construing this Agreement.
Section 9.9 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution.
Section 9.10 Severability.
Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 9.11 Integration.
This Agreement and the other Credit Documents represent the agreement of the Borrower, the other Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the other Credit Parties, or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or therein.
Section 9.12 Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York without regard to its conflicts of law principals that would cause the law of another jurisdiction to apply (other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of The New York General Obligations Law).
Section 9.13 Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process and Venue.
Section 9.14 Confidentiality.
Each of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders agree to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be
disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder, under any other Credit Document or Bank Product or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement, any other Credit Document or Bank Product or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (g) to (i) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations, (ii) an investor or prospective investor in securities issued by an Approved Fund that also agrees that Information shall be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose of evaluating an investment in such securities issued by the Approved Fund, (iii) a trustee, collateral manager, servicer, backup servicer, noteholder or secured party in connection with the administration, servicing and reporting on the assets serving as collateral for securities issued by an Approved Fund, or (iv) a nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information regarding the Credit Parties, the Loans and Credit Documents in connection with ratings issued in respect of securities issued by an Approved Fund (in each case, it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed to keep such information confidential), (h) with the consent of the Borrower or (i) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower.
For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that, in the case of information received from any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. Each Lender acknowledges that federal law prohibits the purchase or sale of any of the Borrower’s securities while in possession of material non-public information. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information concerning the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable law, including federal and state securities laws and regulations.
Section 9.15 Acknowledgments.
The Borrower and the other Credit Parties each hereby acknowledges that:
Section 9.16 Waivers of Jury Trial.
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Section 9.17 Patriot Act Notice.
Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any other party) hereby notifies the Borrower that, pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower and the other Credit Parties in accordance with the Patriot Act.
Section 9.18 Resolution of Drafting Ambiguities.
Each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that it was represented by counsel in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a party, that it and its counsel reviewed and participated in the preparation and negotiation hereof and thereof and that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation hereof or thereof.
Section 9.19 Continuing Agreement.
This Credit Agreement shall be a continuing agreement and shall remain in full force and effect until all Credit Party Obligations (other than those obligations that expressly survive the termination of this Credit Agreement) have been paid in full and all Commitments and Letters of Credit have been terminated, after which this Credit Agreement automatically shall terminate. Upon termination, the Credit Parties shall have no further obligations (other than those obligations that expressly survive the termination of this Credit Agreement) under the Credit Documents; provided that should any payment, in whole or in part, of the Credit Party Obligations be rescinded or otherwise required to be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise, then the Credit Documents shall automatically be reinstated and all Liens, if any, under the LOC Documents of the Administrative Agent shall reattach to the collateral and all amounts required to be restored or returned and all costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection therewith shall be deemed included as part of the Credit Party Obligations.
Section 9.20 Lender Consent.
Each Person signing a Lender Consent (a) approves the Credit Agreement, (b) authorizes and appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent in accordance with the terms of Article VIII, (c) authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver this Agreement on its behalf, (d) is a Lender hereunder and therefore shall have all the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement as if such Person had directly executed and delivered a signature page to this Agreement and (e) has consented to, approved or accepted or is satisfied with, each document or other matter required under Section 4.1 to be consented to or approved by or be acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender.
Section 9.21 Press Releases and Related Matters.
The Credit Parties and their Affiliates agree that they will not in the future issue any press releases or other public disclosure using the name of Administrative Agent or any Lender or their respective Affiliates or referring to this Agreement or any of the Credit Documents without the prior written consent of such Person, unless (and only to the extent that) a Credit Party or such Affiliate is required to do so under law and then, in any event, the Credit Parties or such Affiliate will to the extent practicable consult with such Person before issuing such press release or other public disclosure, provided, that no consultation shall be required in connection with disclosures in a periodic or other report filed with or furnished to the SEC. The Credit Parties consent to the publication by Administrative Agent or any Lender of customary advertising material relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Credit Documents using the name, product photographs, logo or trademark of the Credit Parties.
Section 9.22 Appointment of Borrower.
Each of the Guarantors hereby appoints the Borrower to act as its agent for all purposes under this Agreement and agrees that (a) the Borrower may execute such documents on behalf of such Guarantor as the Borrower deems appropriate in its sole discretion and each Guarantor shall be obligated by all of the terms of any such document executed on its behalf, (b) any notice or communication delivered by the Administrative Agent or the Lender to the Borrower shall be deemed delivered to each Guarantor and (c) the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may accept, and be permitted to rely on, any document, instrument or agreement executed by the Borrower on behalf of each Guarantor.
Section 9.23 Certain Waivers, Subordinations and Consents.
Section 9.24 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.
In connection with all aspects of each Transaction, each of the Credit Parties acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (a) the credit facility provided for hereunder and any related arranging or other services in connection therewith (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Credit Document) are an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Credit Parties and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, and the Credit Parties are capable of evaluating and understanding and understand and accept the terms, risks and conditions of the Transactions and by the other Credit Documents (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or thereof); (b) in connection with the process leading to such transaction, each of the Administrative Agent, each Arranger and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary, for any Credit Party or any of their Affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other Person; (c) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Arranger nor any Lender has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of any Credit Party with respect to any of the Transactions or the process leading thereto, including with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Credit Document (irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any Lender has advised or is currently advising any Credit Party or any of its Affiliates on other matters) and neither the Administrative Agent, nor any Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to any Credit Party or any of their Affiliates with respect to the Transactions except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents; (d) the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Credit Parties and their Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, nor any Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (e) the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders have not provided and will not provide any legal, accounting,
regulatory or tax advice with respect to any of the Transactions (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Credit Document) and the Credit Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate. Each of the Credit Parties hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty.
Section 9.25 [Reserved].
Section 9.26 Release of Liens and Guarantees.
The Administrative Agent shall (and each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to):
The Administrative Agent will, and each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to, at the expense of the Borrower, execute and deliver to the relevant Credit Party such documents and/or instruments as such Credit Party may reasonably request to evidence or effectuate the release of any Lien or guarantee or the subordination of any Lien contemplated by this Section 9.26; provided, that the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower containing certifications regarding compliance with the provisions of the Credit Documents permitting the action giving rise to such action. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to take the actions contemplated by this Section 9.26. Any representation, warranty or covenant contained in any Credit Document relating to any asset of any Credit Party shall no longer be deemed to be made once the Lien on such asset is released in accordance herewith.
Section 9.27 Acknowledgement and Consent of Bail-In of EEAAffected Financial Institutions. Solely to the extent any Agent, Lender or Issuing Lender that is an EEAAffected Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Credit Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an EEAAffected Financial Institution arising under any Credit Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEAWrite-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
Section 9.28 Certain ERISA Matters.
Section 9.29 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Credit Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Swap Obligations or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Credit Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
ARTICLE X
GUARANTY
Section 10.1 The Guaranty.
In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and any Bank Product Provider to enter into any Bank Product and to extend credit hereunder and thereunder and in recognition of the direct benefits to be received by the Guarantors from the Extensions of Credit hereunder and any Bank Product, each of the Guarantors hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers as follows: each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably jointly and severally guarantees as primary obligor and not merely as surety the full and prompt payment when due, whether upon maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of any and all Credit Party Obligations. If any or all of the indebtedness or other obligations becomes due and payable hereunder or under any Bank Product, each Guarantor unconditionally promises to pay such indebtedness to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Bank Product Providers, or their respective order, on demand, together with any and all reasonable expenses which may be incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in collecting any of the Credit Party Obligations. The Guaranty set forth in this Article X is a guaranty of timely payment and not of
collection. The word “indebtedness” is used in this Article X in its most comprehensive sense and includes any and all advances, debts, obligations and liabilities of the Borrower, including specifically all Credit Party Obligations, arising in connection with this Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any Bank Product, in each case, heretofore, now, or hereafter made, incurred or created, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, determined or undetermined, whether or not such indebtedness is from time to time reduced, or extinguished and thereafter increased or incurred, whether the Borrower may be liable individually or jointly with others, whether or not recovery upon such indebtedness may be or hereafter become barred by any statute of limitations, and whether or not such indebtedness may be or hereafter become otherwise unenforceable.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or in any other of the Credit Documents, to the extent the obligations of a Guarantor shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason (including, without limitation, because of any applicable state or federal law relating to fraudulent conveyances or transfers) then the obligations of each such Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to the maximum amount that is permissible under applicable law (whether federal or state and including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Code).
Section 10.2 Bankruptcy.
Additionally, each of the Guarantors unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees jointly and severally the payment of any and all Credit Party Obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders and any Bank Product Provider whether or not due or payable by the Borrower upon the occurrence of any Bankruptcy Event and unconditionally promises to pay such Credit Party Obligations to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders and to any such Bank Product Provider, or order, on demand, in lawful money of the United States. Each of the Guarantors further agrees that to the extent that the Borrower or a Guarantor shall make a payment or a transfer of an interest in any property to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Bank Product Provider, which payment or transfer or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, or otherwise is avoided, and/or required to be repaid to the Borrower or a Guarantor, the estate of the Borrower or a Guarantor, a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then to the extent of such avoidance or repayment, the obligation or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if said payment had not been made.
Section 10.3 Nature of Liability.
The liability of each Guarantor hereunder is exclusive and independent of any security for or other guaranty of the Credit Party Obligations of the Borrower whether executed by any such Guarantor, any other guarantor or by any other party, and no Guarantor’s liability hereunder shall be affected or impaired by (a) any direction as to application of payment by the Borrower or by any other party, or (b) any other continuing or other guaranty, undertaking or maximum liability of a guarantor or of any other party as to the Credit Party Obligations of the Borrower, or (c) any payment on or in reduction of any such other guaranty or undertaking, or (d) any dissolution, termination or increase, decrease or change in personnel by the Borrower, or (e) any payment made to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any Bank Product Provider on the Credit Party Obligations which the Administrative Agent, such Lenders or such Bank Product Provider repay the Borrower pursuant to court order in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other debtor relief proceeding, and each of the Guarantors waives any right to the deferral or modification of its obligations hereunder by reason of any such proceeding.
Section 10.4 Independent Obligation.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of any other Guarantor or the Borrower, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against each
Guarantor whether or not action is brought against any other Guarantor or the Borrower and whether or not any other Guarantor or the Borrower is joined in any such action or actions.
Section 10.5 Authorization.
Each of the Guarantors authorizes the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Bank Product Provider without notice or demand (except as shall be required by applicable statute and cannot be waived), and without affecting or impairing its liability hereunder, from time to time to (a) renew, compromise, extend, increase, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment of, or otherwise change the terms of the Credit Party Obligations or any part thereof in accordance with this Agreement and any Bank product, as applicable, including any increase or decrease of the rate of interest thereon, (b) take and hold security from any Guarantor or any other party for the payment of this Guaranty or the Credit Party Obligations and exchange, enforce waive and release any such security, (c) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in their discretion may determine and (d) release or substitute any one or more endorsers, Guarantors, the Borrower or other obligors.
Section 10.6 Reliance.
It is not necessary for the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any Bank Product Provider to inquire into the capacity or powers of the Borrower or the officers, directors, members, partners or agents acting or purporting to act on its behalf, and any Credit Party Obligations made or created in reliance upon the professed exercise of such powers shall be guaranteed hereunder.
Section 10.7 Waiver.
Section 10.8 Limitation on Enforcement.
The Lenders and the Bank Product Providers agree that this Guaranty may be enforced only by the action of the Administrative Agent acting upon the instructions of the Required Lenders or such Bank Product Provider (only with respect to obligations under the applicable Bank Product) and that no Lender or Bank Product Provider shall have any right individually to seek to enforce or to enforce this Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised by the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders under the terms of this Agreement and for the benefit of any Bank Product Provider under any Bank Product. The Lenders and the Bank Product Providers further agree that this Guaranty may not be enforced against any director, officer, employee or stockholder of the Guarantors.
Section 10.9 Confirmation of Payment.
The Administrative Agent and the Lenders will, upon request after payment of the Credit Party Obligations which are the subject of this Guaranty and termination of the Commitments relating thereto, confirm to the Borrower, the Guarantors or any other Person that such indebtedness and obligations have been paid and the Commitments relating thereto terminated, subject to the provisions of Section 10.2.
Section 10.10 Agreements for Contribution.
Section 10.11 Keepwell. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Guarantor to honor all of its obligations under this Guaranty in respect of a Swap Obligation (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 10.11 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 10.11 or otherwise under this Guaranty voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). Except as otherwise provided herein, the obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 10.11 shall remain in full force and effect until the termination of all Swap Obligations. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 10.11 constitute, and this Section 10.11 shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Credit Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.