CREDIT AGREEMENT among AVIS BUDGET HOLDINGS, LLC, AVIS BUDGET CAR RENTAL, LLC, as Borrower, The Subsidiary Borrowers from Time to Time Parties Hereto, The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative...
Exhibit
10.2
$2,375,000,000
among
AVIS
BUDGET HOLDINGS, LLC,
AVIS
BUDGET CAR RENTAL, LLC,
as
Borrower,
The
Subsidiary Borrowers from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
The
Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent
DEUTSCHE
BANK SECURITIES INC.,
as
Syndication Agent,
BANK
OF
AMERICA, N.A.,
CALYON
NEW YORK BRANCH,
and
CITICORP
USA, INC.,
as
Documentation Agents,
and
WACHOVIA
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Co-Documentation Agent
Dated
as
of April 19, 2006
JPMORGAN
SECURITIES INC.
and
DEUTSCHE
BANK SECURITIES INC.,
as
Joint
Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
SECTION
1.
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DEFINED
TERMS
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1.1 Defined
Terms
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1.2 Other
Definitional Provisions
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SECTION
2.
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AMOUNT
AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS
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2.1 Term
Commitments
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2.2 Procedure
for Term Loan Borrowing
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2.3 Repayment
of Term Loans
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2.4 Revolving
Commitments
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2.5 Procedure
for Revolving Loan Borrowing
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2.6 Swingline
Commitment
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2.7 Procedure
for Swingline Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans
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2.8 Commitment
Fees, etc.
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2.9 Termination
or Reduction of Revolving Commitments
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2.10 Optional
Prepayments
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2.11 Mandatory
Prepayments
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2.12 Conversion
and Continuation Options
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2.13 Limitations
on Eurocurrency Tranches
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2.14 Interest
Rates and Payment Dates
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2.15 Computation
of Interest and Fees
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2.16 Inability
to Determine Interest Rate
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2.17 Pro
Rata Treatment and Payments
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2.18 Requirements
of Law
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2.19 Taxes
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2.20 Indemnity
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2.21 Change
of Lending Office
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2.22 Replacement
of Lenders
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2.23 New
Local Facilities
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2.24 Prepayments
Required Due to Currency Fluctuation
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SECTION
3.
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LETTERS
OF CREDIT
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3.1 L/C
Commitment
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3.2 Procedure
for Issuance of Letter of Credit
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3.3 Fees
and Other Charges
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3.4 L/C
Participations
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3.5 Reimbursement
Obligation of the Borrower
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3.6 Obligations
Absolute
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3.7 Letter
of Credit Payments
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3.8 Applications
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3.9 Existing
Letters of Credit
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SECTION
4.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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4.1 Financial
Condition
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4.2 No
Change
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4.3 Existence;
Compliance with Law
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4.4 Power;
Authorization; Enforceable Obligations
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4.5 No
Legal Bar
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4.6 Litigation
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4.7 No
Default
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4.8 Ownership
of Property; Liens
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4.9 Intellectual
Property
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4.10 Taxes
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4.11 Federal
Regulations
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4.12 ERISA
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4.13 Investment
Company Act; Other Regulations
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4.14 Subsidiaries
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4.15 Use
of Proceeds
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4.16 Accuracy
of Information, etc
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4.17 Security
Documents
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4.18 Certain
Documents
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SECTION
5.
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
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5.1 Conditions
to Initial Extension of Credit
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5.2 Conditions
to Each Extension of Credit
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SECTION
6.
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AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
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6.1 Financial
Statements
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6.2 Certificates;
Other Information
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6.3 Payment
of Obligations
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6.4 Maintenance
of Existence; Compliance
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6.5 Maintenance
of Property; Insurance
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6.6 Inspection
of Property; Books and Records; Discussions
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6.7 Notices
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6.8 Environmental
Laws
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6.9 Additional
Collateral, etc
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SECTION
7.
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NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
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7.1 Financial
Condition Covenants
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7.2 Indebtedness
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7.3 Liens
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7.4 Fundamental
Changes
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7.5 Disposition
of Property
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7.6 Restricted
Payments
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7.7 Investments
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7.8 Optional
Payments and Modifications of Certain Agreements
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7.9 Transactions
with Affiliates
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7.10 Sales
and Leasebacks
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7.11 Changes
in Fiscal Periods
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7.12 Clauses
Restricting Subsidiary Distributions
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7.13 Lines
of Business
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7.14 Business
Activities of Holdings
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SECTION
8.
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EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
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SECTION
9.
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THE
AGENTS
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9.1 Appointment
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9.2 Delegation
of Duties
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9.3 Exculpatory
Provisions
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9.4 Reliance
by Administrative Agent
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9.5 Notice
of Default
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9.6 Non-Reliance
on Agents and Other Lenders
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9.7 Indemnification
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9.8 Agent
in Its Individual Capacity
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9.9 Successor
Administrative Agent
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9.10 Co-Documentation
Agents and Syndication Agent
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SECTION
10.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1 Amendments
and Waivers
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10.2 Notices
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10.3 No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
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10.4 Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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10.5 Payment
of Expenses and Taxes
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10.6 Successors
and Assigns; Participations and Assignments
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10.7 Adjustments;
Set-off
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10.8 Counterparts
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10.9 Severability
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10.10 Integration
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10.11 GOVERNING
LAW
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10.12 Submission
To Jurisdiction; Waivers
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10.13 Judgment
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10.14 Acknowledgements
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10.15 Releases
of Guarantees and Liens
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10.16 Confidentiality
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10.17 WAIVERS
OF JURY TRIAL
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10.18 USA
Patriot Act
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SCHEDULES:
1.1A
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Commitments
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1.1B
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Excluded
Subsidiaries
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1.1C
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Mandatory
Costs
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1.1D
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Separation
Agreement
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1.1E
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Tax
Sharing Agreement
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3.9
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Existing
Letters of Credit
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4.4
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Consents,
Authorizations, Filings and Notices
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4.9
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Intellectual
Property Matters
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4.14
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Subsidiaries
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4.17
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UCC
Filing Jurisdictions
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7.2(f)
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Existing
Indebtedness
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7.3(g)
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Existing
Liens
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7.5(h)
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Dispositions
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7.7(k)
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Investments
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7.9
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Permitted
Transactions
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7.12
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Certain
Agreements
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EXHIBITS:
A
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Form
of Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
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B
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Form
of Compliance Certificate
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C
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Form
of Closing Certificate
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D
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Form
of Assignment and Assumption
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E
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Form
of Legal Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx
LLP
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F
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Form
of Exemption Certificate
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G
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Form
of Joinder
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CREDIT
AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”),
dated
as of April 19, 2006, among AVIS BUDGET HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“Holdings”),
AVIS
BUDGET CAR RENTAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”),
the
Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined herein) from time to time parties hereto,
the
several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time
parties hereto (the “Lenders”),
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., as syndication agent (in such capacity, the
“Syndication
Agent”),
BANK
OF
AMERICA, N.A., CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH and
CITICORP
USA, INC.,
as
documentation agents (in such capacity, the “Documentation
Agents”),
WACHOVIA
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
co-documentation agent (in such capacity, the “Co-Documentation
Agent”),
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent.
The
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1
Defined
Terms.
As used
in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall have the
respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1.
“ABR”:
for
any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16
of
1%) equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b)
the
Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1%. For purposes
hereof: “Prime
Rate”
shall
mean the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by
JPMorgan Chase Bank as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in
New
York City (the Prime Rate not being intended to be the lowest rate of interest
charged by JPMorgan Chase Bank in connection with extensions of credit to
debtors). Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal
Funds Effective Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the
effective day of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective
Rate, respectively.
“ABR
Loans”:
Loans
the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the ABR.
“AESOP
Financing Program”:
the
transactions contemplated by that certain Second Amended and Restated Base
Indenture, dated as of June 3, 2004, between Cendant Rental Car Funding (AESOP)
LLC (formally known as AESOP Funding II L.L.C.), as issuer and The Bank of
New
York, as trustee, as it may be from time to time further amended, supplemented
or modified, and the instruments and agreements referenced therein and otherwise
executed in connection therewith, and any successor program.
“AESOP
Indebtedness”:
any
Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the AESOP Financing Program.
“Administrative
Agent”:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, together with its affiliates, as the arranger of the
Commitments and as the administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents, together with any of its successors.
“Affiliate”:
as to
any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of,
is
controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of
this definition, a Person shall be deemed to be “controlled by” another if such
latter Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power either to (i) vote 10%
or
more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of
directors of such controlled Person or (ii) direct or cause the direction of
the
management and policies of such controlled Person whether by contract or
otherwise.
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“Agents”:
the
collective reference to the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents, the
Co-Documentation Agent and the Administrative Agent.
“Aggregate
Exposure”:
with
respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to (a) until the Closing
Date, the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Commitments at such time and (b)
thereafter, the sum of (i) the aggregate then unpaid principal amount of such
Lender’s Term Loans and (ii) the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment
then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the amount
of such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
“Aggregate
Exposure Percentage”:
with
respect to any Lender at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of
such
Lender’s Aggregate Exposure at such time to the Aggregate Exposure of all
Lenders at such time.
“Agreement”:
as
defined in the preamble hereto.
“Applicable
Margin”:
(a)
with respect to Term Loans, (i) 0.25% in the case of ABR Loans and (ii) 1.25%
in
the case of Eurocurrency Loans and (b) with respect to Revolving Loans and
Swingline Loans, the rate per annum set forth under the relevant column heading
in the Pricing Grid.
“Application”:
an
application, in such form as the Issuing Lender may specify from time to time,
requesting the Issuing Lender to open a Letter of Credit.
“Approved
Fund”:
as
defined in Section 10.6(b).
“Asset
Sale”:
any
Disposition of property or series of related Dispositions of property (excluding
any such Disposition permitted by clause (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of Section
7.5) that yields gross proceeds to any Loan Party (valued at the initial
principal amount thereof in the case of non-cash proceeds consisting of notes
or
other debt securities and valued at fair market value in the case of other
non-cash proceeds) in excess of $25,000,000.
“Assignee”:
as
defined in Section 10.6(b).
“Assignment
and Assumption”:
an
Assignment and Assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
“Australian
Dollars”
and
“A$”:
the
lawful money of Australia.
“Available
Revolving Commitment”:
as to
any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of
(a)
such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effect over
(b) such
Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding; provided,
that in
calculating any Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit for the purpose of
determining such Lender’s Available Revolving Commitment pursuant to Section
2.8(a), the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding
shall
be deemed to be zero.
“Avis
Budget Finance”:
Avis
Budget Finance, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Benefitted
Lender”:
as
defined in Section 10.7(a).
“Board”:
the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any
successor).
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“Borrower”:
as
defined in the preamble hereto.
“Borrowing
Date”:
any
Business Day specified by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower as a date
on
which the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower requests the relevant Lenders
to
make Loans hereunder.
“Budget”:
as
defined in Section 6.2(c).
“Budget
Truck Division”:
the
truck rental business of Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. and its
Subsidiaries.
“Business
Day”:
any
day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in the State
of
New York are permitted to close; provided,
however,
that
when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan, the term “Business Day” shall
also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits
or deposits in any Optional Currency, as applicable, in the London Interbank
market.
“Canadian
Dollars”
and
“C$”:
the
lawful money of Canada.
“Capital
Lease Obligations”:
as to
any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under
any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal
property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be
classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person
under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such
obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time
determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Capital
Stock”:
any
and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however
designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership
interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants,
rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
“Cash
Equivalents”:
any of
the following, to the extent acquired for investment and not with a view to
achieving trading profits: (i) obligations fully backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States of America maturing not in excess of twelve months
from the date of acquisition, (ii) commercial paper maturing not in excess
of
twelve months from the date of acquisition and rated at least “P-1” by Xxxxx’x
or “A-1” by S&P on the date of such acquisition, (iii) the following
obligations of any Lender or any domestic commercial bank having capital and
surplus in excess of $500,000,000, which has, or the holding company of which
has, a commercial paper rating meeting the requirements specified in clause
(ii)
above: (a) time deposits, certificates of deposit and acceptances maturing
not
in excess of twelve months from the date of acquisition, or (b) repurchase
obligations with a term of not more than thirty days for underlying securities
of the type referred to in clause (i) above, (iv) money market funds that invest
exclusively in interest bearing, short-term money market instruments and adhere
to the minimum credit standards established by Rule 2a-7 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and (v) municipal securities: (a) for which
the
pricing period in effect is not more than twelve months long and (b) rated
at
least “P-1” by Xxxxx’x or “A-1” by S&P.
“Cendant”:
Cendant Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“Change
in Control”:
(i)
the acquisition by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in
effect on the Closing Date), directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record,
of ownership or control of in excess of 50%
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of
the
voting common stock of Cendant on a fully diluted basis at any time or (ii)
if
at any time, individuals who at the Closing Date constituted the Board of
Directors of Cendant (together with any new directors whose election by such
Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of
Cendant, as the case may be, was approved by a vote of the majority of the
directors then still in office who were either directors at the Closing Date
or
whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease
for
any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of
Cendant, (iii)
Cendant shall cease to own, directly or through one or more Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries, all of the capital stock of Holdings, free and clear of any direct
or indirect Liens (other than statutory Liens) or (iv) Holdings shall cease
to
directly own all of the capital stock of the Borrower, free and clear of any
direct or indirect Liens (other than statutory Liens or Liens created by the
Loan Documents). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
definition, the consummation of the Spin-Off Transactions shall not result
in a
Change in Control.
“Closing
Date”:
the
date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 shall have
been
satisfied, which date is April 19, 2006.
“Code”:
the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Co-Documentation
Agent”:
as
defined in the preamble hereto.
“Collateral”:
all
property of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a
Lien
is purported to be created by any Security Document, provided,
however,
that
Collateral shall not include the assets of any Foreign Subsidiary or more than
66% of the voting Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary.
“Commitment”:
as to
any Lender, the sum of the Term Commitment and the Revolving Commitment of
such
Lender.
“Commitment
Fee Rate”:
the
rate per annum set forth under the relevant column heading in the Pricing
Grid.
“Commonly
Controlled Entity”:
an
entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with the
Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group
that
includes the Borrower and that is treated as a single employer under Section
414
of the Code.
“Compliance
Certificate”:
a
certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer substantially in the form
of
Exhibit B.
“Collateralized”:
secured by cash collateral arrangements and/or backstop letters of credit
entered into on terms and in amounts reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Lender.
“Conduit
Lender”:
any
special purpose corporation organized and administered by any Lender for the
purpose of making Loans otherwise required to be made by such Lender and
designated by such Lender in a written instrument; provided,
that
the designation by any Lender of a Conduit Lender shall not relieve the
designating Lender of any of its obligations to fund a Loan under this Agreement
if, for any reason, its Conduit Lender fails to fund any such Loan, and the
designating Lender (and not the Conduit Lender) shall have the sole right and
responsibility to deliver all consents and waivers required or requested under
this Agreement with respect to its Conduit Lender, and provided,
further,
that no
Conduit Lender shall (a) be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant
to
Section 2.18, 2.19, 2.20 or 10.5 than
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the
designating Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the
extensions of credit made by such Conduit Lender or (b) be deemed to have any
Commitment.
“Confidential
Information Memorandum”:
the
Confidential Information Memorandum dated March 2006 and furnished to certain
Lenders.
“Consolidated
EBITDA”:
without duplication, for any period, Consolidated Net Income plus
(a)
provision for taxes based on income, (b) depreciation expense (excluding any
such expense attributable to depreciation of Eligible Assets), (c) Consolidated
Total Interest Expense, (d) amortization expense (excluding any such expense
attributable to amortization of Eligible Assets), (e) non-cash stock option
and
restricted stock grant expense and (f) other extraordinary, unusual or
non-recurring items reducing Consolidated Net Income (and increasing EBITDA),
including fees, expenses and charges associated with the transactions
contemplated by the Separation Agreement, minus
(plus)
(i) any non-recurring gains (losses) on business unit dispositions outside
the
ordinary course of business if such gains (losses) are included in Consolidated
Net Income) and (ii) any cash expenditures during such period to the extent
such
cash expenditures (x) did not reduce Consolidated Net Income for such period
and
(y) were applied against reserves that constituted non-cash items which reduced
Consolidated Net Income during prior periods, all as determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in
calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period, pro forma effect shall be given
to (1) each acquisition of a Subsidiary or any other entity acquired by any
Group Member in a merger where the purchase price or merger consideration,
as
the case may be, exceeds $40,000,000 and (2) each Disposition of property
yielding gross proceeds in excess of $40,000,000 during such period as if such
acquisition or Disposition had been made on the first day of such
period.
“Consolidated
Financial Statements”:
as
defined in Section 4.1(b).
“Consolidated
Interest Coverage Ratio”:
for
any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period to (b)
Consolidated Interest Expense for such period.
“Consolidated
Interest Expense”:
for
any period, (a) total interest expense paid or payable in cash (including that
properly attributable to Capital Leases Obligations, but excluding in any event
(x) all capitalized interest and amortization of debt discount and debt issuance
costs and (y) debt extinguishment costs) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
on
a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP including, without limitation,
all
commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters
of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net cash costs (or minus net
profits) under interest rate Swap Agreements minus,
(b)
without duplication, any interest income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
on
a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP during such period (other than
interest income earned on any Related Eligible Assets). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, interest expense in respect of any (i) Securitization Indebtedness,
(ii) AESOP Indebtedness or (iii) Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness, in an amount
up
to $750,000,000, shall not be included in Consolidated Interest Expense;
provided
that for
any period when the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 3.25 to 1.0,
interest expense on Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness in an amount up to
$850,000,000 shall not be included in Consolidated Interest Expense. For
purposes of calculating Consolidated Interest Expense related to Recourse
Vehicle Indebtedness, such amount shall be equal to the product of:
Recourse
Vehicle Indebtedness - $750,000,000 (or $850,000,000, as
applicable)
|
x
|
total
cash interest expense on Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness
|
Recourse
Vehicle Indebtedness
|
“Consolidated
Leverage Ratio”:
as at
the last day of any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt on such
day
to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such period.
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“Consolidated
Net Income”:
for
any period for which such amount is being determined, the net income (or loss)
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period determined on a
consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period in
accordance with GAAP; provided
that
there shall be excluded (i) income (loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary
of the Borrower) in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has any equity
investment or comparable interest, except to the extent of the amount of
dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries by such Person during such period, (ii) the income of any
Subsidiary of the Borrower to the extent that the declaration or payment of
dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of the income is not
at
the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter, or any agreement,
instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation
applicable to that Subsidiary, (iii) any extraordinary after-tax gains and
(iv)
any extraordinary or unusual pretax losses.
“Consolidated
Total Debt”:
at any
date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and
its
Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with
GAAP; provided
that,
for purposes of this definition, Indebtedness shall not include (i)(x)
Securitization Indebtedness, (y) AESOP Indebtedness or (z) Recourse Vehicle
Indebtedness up to $750,000,000; provided
that for
any period when the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 3.25 to 1.0,
Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness up to $850,000,000 shall be excluded from
Consolidated Total Debt, (ii) the aggregate undrawn amount of outstanding
Letters of Credit, (iii) the aggregate undrawn amount of outstanding letters
of
credit under the Letter of Credit Facilities or (iv) obligations under Swap
Agreements. In addition, for purposes of this definition, the amount of
Indebtedness at any time shall be reduced (but not to less than zero) by the
amount of Excess Cash.
“Consolidated
Total Interest Expense”:
for
any period, without duplications (a) total interest expense paid or payable
in
cash (including that properly attributable to Capital Leases Obligations)
plus, (b)(x)
all capitalized interest and amortization of debt discount and debt issuance
costs and (y) debt extinguishment costs, in each case, of the Borrower and
its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP including, without
limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with
respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net cash
costs (or minus net profits) under interest rate Swap Agreements minus,
(c)
without duplication, any interest income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
on
a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP during such period (other than
interest income earned on any Related Eligible Assets). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, interest expense in respect of any (i) Securitization Indebtedness,
(ii) AESOP Indebtedness or (iii) Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness, in an amount
up
to $750,000,000, shall not be included in Consolidated Total Interest Expense;
provided
that for
any period when the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 3.25 to 1.0,
interest expense on Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness in an amount up to
$850,000,000 shall not be included in Consolidated Total Interest Expense.
For
purposes of calculating Consolidated Total Interest Expense related to Recourse
Vehicle Indebtedness, such amount shall be equal to the product of:
Recourse
Vehicle Indebtedness - $750,000,000 (or $850,000,000, as
applicable)
|
x
|
total
interest expense on Recourse Vehicle Indebtedness
|
Recourse
Vehicle Indebtedness
|
“Contractual
Obligation”:
as to
any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any
agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party
or by
which it or any of its property is bound.
“Currency”:
Dollars or any Optional Currency.
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“Default”:
any of
the events specified in Section 8, whether or not any requirement for the
giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
“Disposition”:
with
respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment,
conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof. The terms “Dispose”
and
“Disposed
of”
shall
have correlative meanings.
“Documentation
Agents”:
as
defined in the preamble hereto.
“Dollar
Equivalent”:
on any
date of determination, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars,
such amount, and (b) with respect to an amount denominated in any Optional
Currency, the equivalent in Dollars of such amount determined by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with normal banking industry practice using
the Exchange Rate on the date of determination of such equivalent. In making
any
determination of the Dollar Equivalent (for purposes of calculating the amount
of Loans to be borrowed from the respective Lenders on any date or for any
other
purpose), the Administrative Agent shall use the relevant Exchange Rate in
effect on the date on which the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower delivers
a
request for Revolving Loans or on such other date upon which a Dollar Equivalent
is required to be determined pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
As
appropriate, amounts specified herein as amounts in Dollars shall be or include
any relevant Dollar Equivalent amount.
“Dollars”
and
“$”:
the
lawful money of the United States.
“Domestic
Subsidiary”:
any
Subsidiary of the Borrower organized under the laws of any jurisdiction within
the United States.
“Domestic
Subsidiary Borrower”:
any
Subsidiary Borrower which is a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Eligible
Assets”:
any of
the following and any proceeds thereof: (a) assets (and interests in assets)
that are of the type described as “assets under vehicle programs” in the
consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, dated
December 31, 2005, which shall include, without limitation, vehicles, vehicle
leases, fleet maintenance contracts, fleet management contracts, other service
contracts, receivables generated by any of the foregoing and other asset
servicing rights, and (b) equity interests or other securities issued by any
Subsidiary or other Person issuing securities or incurring Indebtedness secured
by, payable from or representing beneficial interests in, or holding title
or
ownership interests in, assets of the type described in clause (a) above or
interests in such assets.
“Environmental
Laws”:
all
laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees,
judgments, injunctions, notices or requirements issued, promulgated or entered
into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment,
preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or
threatened release of any Materials of Environmental Concern or to health and
safety matters, including without limitation, the Clean Water Act also known
as
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (“FWPCA”)
33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.,
the
Clean Air Act (“CAA”),
42
U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.,
the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”),
7 U.S.C. §§ 136 et seq.,
the
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (“SMCRA”),
30 U.S.C. §§ 1201 et seq.,
the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
(“CERCLA”),
42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.,
the
Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (“XXXX”),
Public Law 99-499, 100 Stat. 1613, the Emergency Planning and Community Right
to
Know Act (“ECPCRKA”),
42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.,
the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”),
42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.,
the
Occupational Safety and Health Act as amended (“OSHA”),
29 U.S.C. § 655 and § 657,
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together,
in each case, with any amendment thereto, and the regulations adopted and
binding publications promulgated thereunder and all substitutions
thereof.
“ERISA”:
the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time.
“Euro”
and
“€”:
the
official currency of the European Union.
“Eurocurrency
Base Rate”:
with
respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency
Loan, the rate per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in
Dollars or the applicable Optional Currency for a period equal to such Interest
Period commencing on the first day of such Interest Period appearing on the
applicable page of the Telerate screen as of 11:00 A.M., London time, two
Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period. In the event
that
such rate does not appear on such page of the Telerate screen (or otherwise
on
such screen), the “Eurocurrency
Base Rate”
shall
be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service
for displaying eurocurrency rates for the applicable Currency as may be selected
by the Administrative Agent or, in the absence of such availability, by
reference to the rate at which the Administrative Agent is offered Dollar
deposits or deposits in the applicable Optional Currency at or about 11:00
A.M.,
New York City time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest
Period in the London interbank eurocurrency for delivery on the first day of
such Interest Period for the number of days comprised therein.
“Eurocurrency
Loans”:
Loans
the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Eurocurrency
Rate.
“Eurocurrency
Rate”:
with
respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency
Loan, a rate per annum determined for such day in accordance with the following
formula (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of 1%):
Eurocurrency
Base Rate
|
1.00
- Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements
|
;
provided
that
with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Euro or Pounds Sterling,
the Eurocurrency Rate shall the mean the Eurocurrency Base Rate plus
if
applicable, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance
with Schedule 1.1C, the Mandatory Costs.
“Eurocurrency
Reserve Requirements”:
a
fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one
and
the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum
reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental
reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board and any other banking
authority to which the Administrative Agent or any Lender is subject, for
Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D). Such reserve percentages
shall include those imposed under Regulation D. Eurocurrency Loans shall be
deemed to constitute Eurocurrency Liabilities and as such shall be deemed to
be
subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration,
exceptions or offsets which may be available from time to time to any Lender
under Regulation D. Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements shall be adjusted
automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve
percentage.
“Eurocurrency
Tranche”:
the
collective reference to Eurocurrency Loans under a particular Facility the
then
current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date
and
end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have
been
made on the same day).
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“Event
of Default”:
any of
the events specified in Section 8, provided
that any
requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been
satisfied.
“Excess
Cash”:
all
cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such time
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP in excess of
$25,000,000.
“Exchange
Rate”:
for
any day with respect to any Optional Currency, the rate at which such Optional
Currency may be exchanged into Dollars, as set forth at 11:00 A.M., London
time,
on such day on the applicable Reuters currency page with respect to such
Optional Currency. In the event that such rate does not appear on the applicable
Reuters currency page, the Exchange Rate with respect to such Optional Currency
shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for
displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent
and
the Borrower or, in the absence of such agreement, such Exchange Rate shall
instead be the spot rate of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the London
Interbank market or other market where its foreign currency exchange operations
in respect of such Optional Currency are then being conducted, at or about
11:00
A.M., London time, on such day for the purchase of Dollars with such Optional
Currency, for delivery two Business Days later; provided,
however,
that if
at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is
being quoted, the Administrative Agent may use any reasonable method it deems
appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive
absent manifest error.
“Excluded
Subsidiary”:
each
Subsidiary listed on Schedule 1.1B and any other Subsidiary so long as the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower does not have the controlling
authority under the organizational documents of such Excluded Subsidiary to
incur Indebtedness on its behalf or grant Liens on its assets (other than
purchase money security interests).
“Existing
Letters of Credit”:
as
defined in Section 3.9.
“Facility”:
each
of (a) the Term Commitments and the Term Loans made thereunder (the
“Term
Facility”)
and
(b) the Revolving Commitments and the extensions of credit made thereunder
(the
“Revolving
Facility”).
“Federal
Funds Effective Rate”:
for
any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal
funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day
that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such
transactions received by JPMorgan Chase Bank from three federal funds brokers
of
recognized standing selected by it.
“Fee
Payment Date”:
(a)
the third Business Day following the last day of each March, June, September
and
December and (b) the last day of the Revolving Commitment Period.
“Foreign
Subsidiary”:
any
Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower”:
any
Subsidiary Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Funding
Office”:
the
office of the Administrative Agent specified in Section 10.2 or such other
office as may be specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as
its
funding office by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
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“GAAP”:
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect
from
time to time.
“Governmental
Authority”:
any
federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board,
bureau, agency or instrumentality, or any federal, state or municipal court,
in
each case whether of the United States or foreign.
“Group
Members”:
the
collective reference to Holdings, the Borrower and their respective
Subsidiaries.
“Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement”:
the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to be executed and delivered by Holdings,
the
Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit
A.
“Guarantee
Obligation”:
any
obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the Person guaranteeing or having the
economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the
“primary
obligor”)
in any
manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the
guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply
funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness (including reasonable
fees and expenses related thereto) or to purchase (or to advance or supply
funds
for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase
or
lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner
of
such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital,
equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the
primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness
or
(d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty
issued to support such Indebtedness; provided,
however,
that
the amount of any Guarantee Obligation shall be limited to the extent necessary
so that such amount does not exceed the value of the assets of such Person
(as
reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance
with GAAP) to which any creditor or beneficiary of such Guarantee Obligation
would have recourse. Notwithstanding the foregoing definition, the term
“Guarantee Obligation” shall not include any direct or indirect obligation of a
Person as a general partner of a general partnership or a joint venturer of
a
joint venture in respect of Indebtedness of such general partnership or joint
venture, to the extent such Indebtedness is contractually non-recourse to the
assets of such Person as a general partner or joint venturer (other than assets
comprising the capital of such general partnership or joint venture). The term
“Guarantee Obligation” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit
in the ordinary course of business.
“Guarantors”:
the
collective reference to Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Holdings”:
as
defined in the preamble hereto.
“Indebtedness”:
of any
Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person
for
borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase
price of property or services (other than current trade payables incurred in
the
ordinary course of such Person’s business), (c) all obligations of such Person
evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all
indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even
though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement
in
the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property),
(e)
all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all obligations of such
Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party or applicant under or
in
respect of acceptances, letters of credit, surety bonds or similar arrangements,
(g) the liquidation value of all mandatorily redeemable preferred Capital Stock
of such Person, (h) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of
obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above, (i) all
obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through
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(h)
above
secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right,
contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including
accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person
has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation, and (j) for
the
purposes of Section 8(e) only, all obligations of such Person in respect of
Swap
Agreements. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of
any
other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general
partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such
Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to
the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person
is
not liable therefor.
“Insolvency”:
with
respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent
within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
“Insolvent”:
pertaining to a condition of Insolvency.
“Intellectual
Property”:
the
collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges with respect
to
intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or
foreign laws or otherwise, including copyrights, copyright licenses, patents,
patent licenses, trademarks, trademark licenses, technology, know-how and
processes, and all rights to xxx at law or in equity for any infringement or
other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and
damages therefrom.
“Interest
Payment Date”:
(a) as
to any ABR Loan (other than any Swingline Loan), the last day of each March,
June, September and December to occur while such Loan is outstanding and the
final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurocurrency Loan having an
Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of such Interest Period,
(c) as to any Eurocurrency Loan having an Interest Period longer than three
months, each day that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the
first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period,
(d)
as to any Loan (other than any Revolving Loan that is an ABR Loan and any
Swingline Loan), the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof
and (e) as to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be
repaid.
“Interest
Period”:
as to
any Eurocurrency Loan, (a) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing
or
conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurocurrency Loan
and
ending one, two, three or six (or, if agreed to by all Lenders under the
relevant Facility, nine or twelve) months thereafter, as selected by the
Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower in its notice of borrowing or notice
of
conversion, as the case may be, given with respect thereto; and (b) thereafter,
each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period
applicable to such Eurocurrency Loan and ending one, two, three or six (or,
if
agreed to by all Lenders under the relevant Facility, nine or twelve) months
thereafter, as selected by the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower by
irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 Noon, New
York City time, on the date that is three Business Days prior to the last day
of
the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; provided
that,
all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to
the
following:
(i)
if
any
Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such
Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless
the
result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another
calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately
preceding Business Day;
(ii)
the
Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower may not select an Interest Period
under
a particular Facility that would extend beyond the Revolving Termination Date
or
beyond the date final payment is due on the Term Loans;
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(iii)
any
Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or
on
a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month
at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a
calendar month; and
(iv)
the
Borrower and any relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall select Interest Periods
so
as not to require a payment or prepayment of any Eurocurrency Loan during an
Interest Period for such Loan.
“Investments”:
as
defined in Section 7.7.
“Issuing
Lender”:
JPMorgan Chase Bank or any affiliate thereof and such other Lenders or
affiliates thereof as may be designated in writing by the Borrower which agree
in writing to act as such in accordance with the terms hereof and are reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent (including the issuer of any Existing
Letters of Credit), in the capacity as issuer of any Letter of
Credit.
“JPMorgan
Chase Bank”:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“judgment
currency”:
as
defined in Section 10.13.
“L/C
Obligations”:
at any
time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired
amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount
of
drawings under Letters of Credit that have not then been reimbursed pursuant
to
Section 3.5.
“L/C
Participants”:
the
collective reference to all the Revolving Lenders other than the Issuing
Lender.
“Lenders”:
as
defined in the preamble hereto; provided,
that
unless the context otherwise requires, each reference herein to the Lenders
shall be deemed to include any Conduit Lender.
“Letter
of Credit Facilities”:
the
Cendant letter of credit facilities, dated as of July 2, 2004, as such
agreements may be amended, supplemented and amended and restated from time
to
time.
“Letters
of Credit”:
as
defined in Section 3.1(a).
“Lien”:
with
respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge,
hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset
and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale
agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease
having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating
to such asset.
“Loan”:
any
loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement.
“Loan
Documents”:
this
Agreement, the Security Documents, the Notes and any amendment, waiver,
supplement or other modification to any of the foregoing.
“Loan
Parties”:
each
Group Member that is a party to a Loan Document.
“Local
Facility Amendment”:
as
defined in Section 2.23.
“Majority
Facility Lenders”:
with
respect to any Facility, the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of the Term Loans or the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit,
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as
the
case may be, outstanding under such Facility (or, in the case of the Revolving
Facility, prior to any termination of the Revolving Commitments, the holders
of
more than 50% of the Total Revolving Commitments).
“Material
Adverse Effect”:
any
event, development or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected
to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, operations, property
or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
taken
as a whole (it being understood that a bankruptcy filing by, or change in the
actual or perceived credit quality of, or work stoppage affecting any “big
three” auto manufacturer shall not constitute a Material Adverse Effect so long
as such “big three” auto manufacturer has not failed to perform its material
performance obligations owed to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) or
(ii) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents or the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or the
Lenders hereunder or thereunder; provided
that on
the date of making the initial extensions of credit under this Agreement,
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any
event,
development or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to
have
a material
adverse effect on the
business, operations, property or condition (financial or otherwise) of
the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, excluding in any case, any
event, development or circumstance resulting from (A) general changes or
developments (other than those resulting from acts of terrorism, war or armed
hostilities) in the vehicle rental industry or in the general economy (except
to
the extent such changes or developments have a disproportionate adverse effect
on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other
participants in the vehicle rental industry), (B) normal seasonal changes in
the
results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (C) the announcement
of the Spin-Off Transactions and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby, (D) changes in accounting requirements or principles
or
any changes in applicable laws or interpretations thereof, or (E) any failure
in
and of itself by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any estimates
of revenues or earnings or other financial performance for any period (it being
agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such failure may be
taken
into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect);
provided that
a
bankruptcy filing by, or change in the actual or perceived credit quality of,
or
work stoppage affecting any “big three” auto manufacturer shall not constitute a
Material Adverse Effect so long as such “big three” auto manufacturer has not
failed to perform its material performance obligations owed to the Borrower
or
any of its Subsidiaries.
“Materials
of Environmental Concern”:
all
explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic
substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum
distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated
biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances
or
wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Moody’s”:
Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Multiemployer
Plan”:
a Plan
that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA.
“Net
Cash Proceeds”:
(a) in
connection with any Asset Sale or any Recovery Event, the proceeds thereof
in
the form of cash and Cash Equivalents (including any such proceeds received
by
way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment
receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but only as
and
when received), net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking
fees, amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured
by
a Lien expressly permitted hereunder on any asset that is the subject of such
Asset Sale or Recovery Event (other than any Lien pursuant to a Security
Document) and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection
therewith and net of taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a
result
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thereof
(after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any
tax
sharing arrangements, to the extent such tax credits or deductions or tax
sharing arrangements are utilized) and (b) in connection with any issuance
or
sale of Capital Stock or any incurrence of Indebtedness, the cash proceeds
received from such issuance or incurrence, net of attorneys’ fees, investment
banking fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and
other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection
therewith.
“New
Local Facility”:
as
defined in Section 2.23.
“New
Local Facility Lender”:
as
defined in Section 2.23.
“New
Zealand Dollars”
and
“NZ$”:
the
lawful money of New Zealand.
“Non-Excluded
Taxes”:
as
defined in Section 2.19(a).
“Non-U.S.
Lender”:
as
defined in Section 2.19(d).
“Notes”:
the
collective reference to any promissory note evidencing Loans.
“Obligations”:
the
unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the
maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after
the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency,
reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest
is
allowed in such proceeding) the Loans and all other obligations and liabilities
of the Borrower and each Subsidiary Borrower to any Agent or Lender (or, in
the
case of Specified Swap Agreements and Specified Cash Management Agreements,
any
affiliate of any Agent or Lender), whether direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which
may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan
Document, the Letters of Credit, any Specified Swap Agreement, any Specified
Cash Management Agreement or any other document made, delivered or given in
connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest,
reimbursement obligations, swap coupon or termination payments, fees or
indemnities, or reasonable out-of-pocket costs or expenses (including reasonable
out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative
Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise.
“Optional
Currency”:
at any
time, Australian Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Euro, New Zealand Dollars, Pounds
Sterling and such other currencies which are convertible into Dollars and are
freely traded and available in the London interbank eurocurrency
market.
“original
currency”:
as
defined in Section 10.13.
“Other
Taxes”:
any
and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or
property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made
hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with
respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
“Parent”:
each
of Cendant, Cendant Financing Holding Company, LLC and any other direct or
indirect parent of Holdings and the Borrower.
“Parent
Expenses”:
(i)
costs (including all professional fees and expenses) incurred by any Parent
in
connection with its reporting obligations under, or in connection with
compliance with,
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applicable
laws or applicable rules of any applicable laws or applicable rules of any
governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory body or stock exchange, the Senior
Unsecured Note Indenture, or any other agreement or instrument relating to
Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, including in respect
of any reports filed with respect to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the respective rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, (ii) an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 in
any
fiscal year to permit any Parent to pay its corporate overhead expenses incurred
in the ordinary course of business, and to pay salaries or other compensation
of
employees who perform services for any Parent or for such Parent and the
Borrower, provided that Cendant allocates such overhead among its Subsidiaries
in conformity with clause (vi) of this paragraph, (iii) expenses incurred by
any
Parent in connection with the acquisition, development, maintenance, ownership,
prosecution, protection and defense of its Intellectual Property and associated
rights to the extent such Intellectual Property and associated rights relate
to
the business or businesses of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (iv)
indemnification obligations of any Parent owing to directors, officers,
employees or other Persons under its charter or by-laws or pursuant to written
agreements with any such Person, (v) other operational and tax expenses of
any
Parent attributable to or incurred on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower and
its
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, including reimbursement
obligations under the Letter of Credit Facilities and including obligations
in
respect of director and officer insurance (including premiums therfor);
provided,
that
following the completion of the Spin-Off Transactions, all operational and
tax
expenses of any Parent are deemed to be attributable to or incurred on behalf
of
the Borrower if the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ activities represent
substantially all of the operating activities of such Parent and all of its
Subsidiaries, (vi) prior to the completion of the Spin-Off Transactions, general
corporate overhead expenses allocated in conformity with past practices of
the
Borrower or as applied to other Subsidiaries of Cendant (or, if applicable,
to
former Subsidiaries of Cendant), and (vii) fees and expenses incurred by any
Parent in connection with any offering of Capital Stock or Indebtedness, (x)
where the net proceeds of such offering are intended to be received by or
contributed or loaned to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, or (y) in
a
prorated amount of such expenses in proportion to the amount of such net
proceeds intended to be so received, contributed or loaned, or (z) otherwise
on
an interim basis prior to completion of such offering so long as any Parent
shall cause the amount of such expenses to be repaid to the Borrower or the
relevant Subsidiary Guarantor out of the proceeds of such offering promptly
if
completed.
“Participant”:
as
defined in Section 10.6(c).
“PBGC”:
the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of
Title
IV of ERISA (or any successor).
“Permitted
Acquisition”:
an
acquisition or any series of related acquisitions by a Loan Party (including
any
merger where such Loan Party is the surviving entity) of (a) all or
substantially all of the assets or a majority of the outstanding Capital Stock
of any Person or (b) any division, line of business or other business unit
of
any Person (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 Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to
Section 7.13, so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default shall then exist
or
would exist after giving effect thereto, (ii) the Borrower shall demonstrate
to
the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders
that, both at the time of the proposed acquisition and after giving effect
to
the acquisition on a pro forma basis, the Borrower is in compliance with each
of
the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.1, (iii) the Administrative
Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, shall have received (or shall receive in
connection with the closing of such acquisition) a first priority perfected
security interest, subject only to Permitted Liens, in Collateral described
in
the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (including, without limitation, Capital
Stock) acquired with respect to the Target in accordance with the terms of
Section 6.9 and the Target, if a Person that has not merged with any Loan
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Party,
shall have taken such actions as are required of it under Section 6.9 and (iv)
such acquisition shall not be a “hostile” acquisition and shall have been
approved by the Board of Directors and/or shareholders of the applicable Loan
Party and the Target.
“Permitted
Lien”:
any
Lien permitted by Section 7.3.
“Permitted
Refinancing”:
any
Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used
to
extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund other Indebtedness;
provided
that:
(i)
the
principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Indebtedness does
not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the
Indebtedness so extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded
(plus all accrued interest thereon and the amount of all fees, expenses and
premiums incurred in connection therewith);
(ii)
such
Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of,
and has a weighted average life to maturity equal to or greater than the
weighted average life to maturity of, the Indebtedness being extended,
refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and
(iii)
such Indebtedness is incurred by the obligor (or obligors) on the Indebtedness
being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or
refunded.
“Person”:
an
individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust,
joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture,
Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
“Plan”:
at a
particular time, any employee benefit plan that is covered by ERISA and in
respect of which the Borrower 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.
“Pounds
Sterling”
and
“£:
the
lawful money of the United Kingdom.
“Pricing
Grid”:
the
table set forth below (in basis points).
Level
|
Xxxxx’x/S&P
Rating
Equivalent
|
Commitment
Fee
|
Applicable
Margin
Eurodollar
Loans
|
Applicable
Margin
ABR
Loans
|
I
|
Baa2/BBB
or better
|
15.0
|
75.0
|
0.0
|
II
|
Baa3/BBB-
|
20.0
|
100.0
|
0.0
|
III
|
Ba1/BBB-
or Baa3/BB+
|
30.0
|
125.0
|
25.0
|
IV
|
Ba1/BB+
|
35.0
|
150.0
|
50.0
|
V
|
Ba2/BB
|
40.0
|
175.0
|
75.0
|
VI
|
Ba3/BB-
or worse
|
50.0
|
200.0
|
100.0
|
The
ratings referred to in the Pricing Grid shall be the ratings by each of Xxxxx’x
and S&P of the Facilities.
At
Level
I, pricing shall be based upon the higher rating as determined by Xxxxx’x or
S&P; in the event the ratings are split, pricing shall be based upon the
higher of the two ratings; provided
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that
if
(x) the higher of the two ratings is at Level I and (y) the other rating is
less
than either Baa3 or BBB- from Xxxxx’x and S&P, respectively, pricing shall
be based upon Level III.
At
Level
III, one rating must be either Baa3 or BBB- or better from Xxxxx’x and S&P,
respectively, and the other rating must be either Ba1 or BB+ from Xxxxx’x and
S&P, respectively.
At
Level
IV and Level V, pricing shall be based upon the higher rating as determined
by
Xxxxx’x or S&P. In the event the ratings are split by two or more Levels,
pricing shall be based upon a rating which is one Level above the lower of
the
two ratings.
Any
increase in the Commitment Fee or the Applicable Margin determined in accordance
with the foregoing table shall become effective on the date of announcement
or
publication by the Borrower or the applicable rating agency of a decrease in
such rating or, in the absence of such announcement or publication, on the
effective date of such decreased rating, or on the date of any request by the
Borrower to the applicable rating agency not to rate the Facilities or on the
date any such rating agency announces it shall no longer rate the Facilities.
Any decrease in the Commitment Fee or Applicable Margin shall be effective
on
the date of announcement or publication by any of such rating agency of an
increase in rating or in the absence of announcement or publication on the
effective date of such increase in rating.
“Pro
Forma Balance Sheet”:
as
defined in Section 4.1(a).
“Properties”:
the
facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by any Group
Member.
“Recourse
Vehicle Indebtedness”:
Indebtedness secured by, payable from or representing beneficial interests
in
Eligible Assets which provides for recourse to the Borrower or any Subsidiary
(other than a Securitization Entity).
“Recovery
Event”:
any
settlement of or payment in a principal amount greater than $25,000,000 in
respect of any property or casualty insurance claim or any condemnation
proceeding relating to any asset of any Loan Party.
“Refunded
Swingline Loans”:
as
defined in Section 2.7.
“Register”:
as
defined in Section 10.6(b).
“Regulation
S-X”:
Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as such
Regulation is in effect on the date hereof.
“Regulation
U”:
Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time.
“Reimbursement
Obligation”:
the
obligation of the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower to reimburse the
Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of
Credit.
“Reinvestment
Deferred Amount”:
with
respect to any Reinvestment Event, the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received
by
any Loan Party in connection therewith that are not applied to prepay the Term
Loans or reduce the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.11(b) as a
result of the delivery of a Reinvestment Notice.
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“Reinvestment
Event”:
any
Asset Sale or Recovery Event in respect of which the Borrower has delivered
a
Reinvestment Notice.
“Reinvestment
Notice”:
a
written notice executed by a Responsible Officer stating that no Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and that the Borrower (directly or
indirectly through a Subsidiary) intends and expects to use all or a specified
portion of the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Recovery Event to acquire
or repair assets useful in its business.
“Reinvestment
Prepayment Amount”:
with
respect to any Reinvestment Event, the Reinvestment Deferred Amount relating
thereto less any amount expended prior to the relevant Reinvestment Prepayment
Date to acquire or repair assets useful in the Borrower’s business.
“Reinvestment
Prepayment Date”:
with
respect to any Reinvestment Event, the earlier of (a) the date occurring nine
months after such Reinvestment Event and (b) the date on which the Borrower
shall have determined not to, or shall have otherwise ceased to, acquire or
repair assets useful in the Borrower’s business with all or any portion of the
relevant Reinvestment Deferred Amount.
“Related
Eligible Assets”:
Eligible Assets that secure or are the direct or indirect source of payment
for
AESOP Indebtedness, Securitization Indebtedness or Recourse Vehicle
Indebtedness.
“Related
Taxes”:
any
and all Taxes required to be paid by the Borrower or any Parent other than
Taxes
directly attributable to (i) the income of any entity other than any Parent,
Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) owning the Capital
Stock
of any corporation or other entity other than any Parent, Holdings, the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) withholding taxes on payments actually
made
by any Parent other than to any other Parent, Holdings, the Borrower or any
of
its Subsidiaries.
“Reorganization”:
with
respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is in
reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.
“Replaced
Term Loan”:
as
defined in Section 10.1(b).
“Replacement
Term Loan”:
as
defined in Section 10.1(b).
“Reportable
Event”:
any of
the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as
to
which the thirty day notice period is waived under subsections .27, .28, .29,
.30, .31, .32, .34 or .35 of PBGC Reg. § 4043.
“Required
Lenders”:
at any
time, the holders of more than 50% of (a) until the Closing Date, the
Commitments then in effect and (b) thereafter, the sum of (i) the aggregate
unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding and (ii) the Total
Revolving Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have
been
terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then
outstanding.
“Requirements
of Law”:
as to
any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws or other organizational
or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation
or determination of an arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction or other
Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to and binding upon such Person
and any of its property, and to which such Person and any of its property is
subject.
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“Responsible
Officer”:
the
chief executive officer, president, chief accounting officer, chief financial
officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower.
“Restricted
Payments”:
as
defined in Section 7.6.
“Revolving
Commitment”:
as to
any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Revolving Loans
and
participate in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal
and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading
“Revolving Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1A or in the
Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto,
as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
The
original amount of the Total Revolving Commitments is
$1,500,000,000.
“Revolving
Commitment Period”:
the
period from and including the Closing Date to the Revolving Termination
Date.
“Revolving
Extensions of Credit”:
as to
any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the
aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans held by such Lender then
outstanding, (b) such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the L/C Obligations then
outstanding and (c) such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the aggregate
principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding.
“Revolving
Lender”:
each
Lender that has a Revolving Commitment or that holds Revolving
Loans.
“Revolving
Loans”:
as
defined in Section 2.4(a).
“Revolving
Percentage”:
as to
any Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Revolving
Commitment then constitutes of the Total Revolving Commitments or, at any time
after the Revolving Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage
which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans then
outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving
Loans
then outstanding, provided,
that,
in the event that the Revolving Loans are paid in full prior to the reduction
to
zero of the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit, the Revolving Percentages
shall be determined in a manner designed to ensure that the other outstanding
Revolving Extensions of Credit shall be held by the Revolving Lenders on a
comparable basis.
“Revolving
Termination Date”:
April
19, 2011.
“S&P”:
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group.
“SEC”:
the
Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto and any analogous
Governmental Authority.
“Securitization
Entity”:
any
Subsidiary or other Person (a) engaged solely in the business of effecting
asset
securitization transactions and related activities or (b) whose primary purpose
is to hold title or ownership interests in Eligible Assets, it being understood
that WTH Funding LP, shall be deemed to be a Securitization Entity.
“Securitization
Indebtedness”:
Indebtedness incurred by or attributable to a Securitization Entity that does
not permit or provide for recourse (other than Standard Securitization
Undertakings) to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than
a
Securitization Entity) or
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any
property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other
than
the property or assets of, or any equity interests or other securities issued
by, a Securitization Entity).
“Security
Documents”:
the
collective reference to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and all other
security documents hereafter delivered to the Administrative Agent granting
a
Lien on any property of any Person to secure the obligations and liabilities
of
any Loan Party under any Loan Document.
“Senior
Unsecured Note Indenture”:
the
Indenture entered into by the Borrower and Avis Budget Finance in connection
with the issuance of the Senior Unsecured Notes, together with all instruments
and other agreements entered into by the Borrower, Avis Budget Finance and
any
other Subsidiary of the Borrower in connection therewith.
“Senior
Unsecured Notes”:
(i)
the 7.625% senior notes of the Borrower and Avis Budget Finance due 2014 and
(ii) the 7.75% senior notes of the Borrower and Avis Budget Finance due 2016
issued pursuant to the Senior Unsecured Note Indenture.
“Separation
Agreement”:
as
described on Schedule 1.1D.
“Significant
Subsidiary”:
any
Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1,
Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X.
“Single
Employer Plan”:
any
Plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but that is not a Multiemployer
Plan.
“Specified
Cash Management Agreement”:
any
agreement providing for treasury, depositary or cash management services,
including in connection with any automated clearing house transfers of funds
or
any similar transactions between the Borrower or any Guarantor and any Lender
or
affiliate thereof or any Agent or affiliate thereof, which has been designated
by such Lender and the Borrower, by notice to the Administrative Agent not
later
than 90 days after the execution and delivery by the Borrower or such Guarantor,
as a “Specified Cash Management Agreement”.
“Specified
Swap Agreement”:
any
Swap Agreement entered into by the Borrower or any Guarantor and any Lender
or
affiliate thereof or any Agent or affiliate thereof to hedge or mitigate its
risk with respect to interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity
prices.
“Spin-Off
Transactions”:
the
separation of Cendant as contemplated by the Separation Agreement.
“Standard
Securitization Undertakings”:
representations, warranties (and any related repurchase obligations), servicer
obligations, guaranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Borrower
or any Subsidiary of the Borrower of a type that are reasonably customary in
securitizations.
“Subsidiary”:
(a)
with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, joint venture,
partnership, limited liability company or other business entity (whether now
existing or hereafter organized) of which at least a majority of the voting
stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power for the election
of directors (or the equivalent) is, at the time as of which any determination
is being made, owned or controlled by such Person or one or more subsidiaries
of
such Person or by such Person and one or more subsidiaries of such Person or
(b)
any partnership where more than 50% of the general partners of such partnership
are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person and/or
(ii)
one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. Unless otherwise qualified, all
references to a
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“Subsidiary”
or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or
Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
“Subsidiary
Borrower”:
any
Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section
10.1(c)(i) until such time as such Subsidiary Borrower is removed as a party
hereto pursuant to Section 10.1(c)(ii).
“Subsidiary
Guarantor”:
each
Subsidiary of the Borrower other than any Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded
Subsidiary or Securitization Entity.
“Swap
Agreement”:
any
agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction
or
option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more
rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or
economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or
pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these
transactions; provided
that no
phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services
provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants
of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a “Swap
Agreement”.
“Swingline
Commitment”:
the
obligation of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans pursuant to Section
2.6 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed
$50,000,000.
“Swingline
Lender”:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, in its capacity as the lender of Swingline
Loans.
“Swingline
Loans”:
as
defined in Section 2.6.
“Swingline
Participation Amount”:
as
defined in Section 2.7.
“Syndication
Agent”:
as
defined in the preamble hereto.
“Tax
Sharing Agreement”:
as
described on Schedule 1.1E.
“Taxes”
means
any taxes, charges or assessments, including but not limited to income, sales,
use, transfer, rental, ad valorem, value-added, stamp, property consumption,
franchise, license, capital, net worth, gross receipts, excise, occupancy,
intangibles or similar tax, charges or assessments.
“Term
Commitment”:
as to
any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make a Term Loan to the
Borrower in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the
heading “Term Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1A. The
original aggregate amount of the Term Commitments is $875,000,000.
“Term
Lender”:
each
Lender that has a Term Commitment or holds a Term Loan.
“Term
Loan Maturity Date”:
April
19, 2012.
“Term
Loans”:
as
defined in Section 2.1.
“Term
Percentage”:
as to
any Term Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Term Commitment
then constitutes of the aggregate Term Commitments (or, at any time after
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the
Closing Date, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such
Lender’s Term Loans then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal
amount of the Term Loans then outstanding).
“Total
Revolving Commitments”:
at any
time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments then in
effect.
“Total
Revolving Extensions of Credit”:
at any
time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit of the
Revolving Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Transferee”:
any
Assignee or Participant.
“Type”:
as to
any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurocurrency Loan.
“United
States”:
the
United States of America.
“Wholly
Owned Subsidiary”:
as to
any Person, any other Person all of the Capital Stock of which (other than
directors’ qualifying shares required by law) is owned by such Person directly
and/or through other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.
“WTH
Funding LP”:
WTH
Funding Limited Partnership, an Ontario limited partnership, and any successor
special purpose entity formed for the purpose of engaging in vehicle financings
in Canada.
1.2
Other
Definitional Provisions.
(a)
Unless
otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have
the
defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or any certificate or
other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.
(b)
As
used
herein and in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document
made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, (i) accounting terms relating
to
any Group Member not defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined
in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings
given to them under GAAP, (ii) the words “include”, “includes” and “including”
shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (iii) the
word “incur” shall be construed to mean incur, create, issue, assume, become
liable in respect of or suffer to exist (and the words “incurred” and
“incurrence” shall have correlative meanings), (iv) the words “asset” and
“property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer
to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash,
Capital Stock, securities, revenues, accounts, leasehold interests and contract
rights, and (v) references to agreements or other Contractual Obligations shall,
unless otherwise specified, be deemed to refer to such agreements or Contractual
Obligations as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time
to time.
(c)
The
words
“hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in
this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit
references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(d)
The
meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both
the
singular and plural forms of such terms.
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SECTION
2. AMOUNT
AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS
2.1
Term
Commitments.
Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, each Term Lender severally agrees to make
a
term loan (a “Term
Loan”)
in
Dollars to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed the
amount of the Term Commitment of such Lender. The Term Loans may from time
to
time be Eurocurrency Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and
notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2
and 2.12.
2.2
Procedure
for Term Loan Borrowing.
The
Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice
must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to (a) 12:00 Noon, New York
City time, three Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing Date, in the
case of Eurocurrency Loans, or (b) 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the day
of
the anticipated Closing Date, in the case of ABR Loans) requesting that the
Term
Lenders make the Term Loans on the Closing Date and specifying the amount to
be
borrowed. Upon receipt of such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify each Term Lender thereof. Not later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time,
on the Closing Date each Term Lender shall make available to the Administrative
Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately available funds equal
to
the Term Loan or Term Loans to be made by such Lender. The Administrative Agent
shall credit the account of the Borrower on the books of such office of the
Administrative Agent with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the
Administrative Agent by the Term Lenders in immediately available
funds.
2.3
Repayment
of Term Loans.
The
Term Loan of each Term Lender shall be repayable on each date set forth below
in
an amount equal to such Lender’s Term Percentage multiplied by the amount set
forth below opposite such date:
Installment
|
Principal
Amount
|
July
31, 2006
|
$2,187,500
|
October
31, 2006
|
$2,187,500
|
January
31, 2007
|
$2,187,500
|
April
30, 2007
|
$2,187,500
|
July
31, 2007
|
$2,187,500
|
October
31, 2007
|
$2,187,500
|
January
31, 2008
|
$2,187,500
|
April
30, 2008
|
$2,187,500
|
July
31, 2008
|
$2,187,500
|
October
31, 2008
|
$2,187,500
|
January
30, 2009
|
$2,187,500
|
April
30, 2009
|
$2,187,500
|
July
31, 2009
|
$2,187,500
|
October
30, 2009
|
$2,187,500
|
January
29, 2010
|
$2,187,500
|
April
30, 2010
|
$2,187,500
|
July
30, 2010
|
$2,187,500
|
October
29, 2010
|
$2,187,500
|
January
31, 2011
|
$2,187,500
|
April
29, 2011
|
$2,187,500
|
July
29, 2011
|
$2,187,500
|
October
31, 2011
|
$2,187,500
|
January
31, 2012
|
$2,187,500
|
Term
Loan Maturity Date
|
$824,687,500
|
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2.4
Revolving
Commitments.
(a)
Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, each Revolving Lender severally agrees
to
make revolving credit loans (“Revolving
Loans”)
in
Dollars to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower from time to time during
the
Revolving Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time
outstanding which, when added to such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the sum
of (i) the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal
amount of the Swingline Loans then outstanding, does not exceed the amount
of
such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. During the Revolving Commitment Period the
Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower may use the Revolving Commitments by
borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing,
all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Revolving Loans
may
from time to time be Eurocurrency Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent
in
accordance with Sections 2.5 and 2.12. ABR Loans shall be denominated only
in
Dollars.
(b)
The
Borrower and any relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall repay all outstanding
Revolving Loans on the Revolving Termination Date.
2.5
Procedure
for Revolving Loan Borrowing.
The
Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower may borrow under the Revolving Commitments
during the Revolving Commitment Period on any Business Day, provided
that the
Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall give the Administrative
Agent
irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent
prior to (a) 12:00 Noon, New York City time, three Business Days prior to the
requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, or (b) 12:00 Noon,
New York City Time, on the date of the proposed borrowing, in the case of ABR
Loans) (provided
that any
such notice of a borrowing of ABR Loans under the Revolving Facility to finance
payments required by Section 3.5 may be given not later than 12:00 Noon,
New York City time, on the date of the proposed borrowing), specifying (i)
the
amount and Type of Revolving Loans to be borrowed, (ii) the requested Borrowing
Date and (iii) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, the respective amounts of
each
such Type of Loan, the Currency with respect thereto and the respective lengths
of the initial Interest Period therefor. If no election as to the Type of a
Revolving Loan is specified in any such notice, then the requested borrowing
shall be an ABR Loan. If no Currency with respect to any Eurocurrency Loans
is
specified in any such notice, then the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary
Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a borrowing in Dollars. If no
Interest Period with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan is specified in any such
notice, then the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall be deemed
to
have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Each borrowing under
the Revolving Commitments shall be in an amount equal to (x) in the case of
ABR
Loans, $1,000,000 or a whole multiple thereof (or, if the then aggregate
Available Revolving Commitments are less than $1,000,000, such lesser amount)
and (y) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of
$1,000,000 in excess thereof; provided,
that
the Swingline Lender may request, on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Borrower, borrowings under the Revolving Commitments that are ABR Loans in
other
amounts pursuant to Section 2.7. Upon receipt of any such notice from the
Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify each Revolving Lender thereof. Each Revolving Lender will make the amount
of its pro rata
share of
each borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary Borrower at the Funding Office prior to
2:00
P.M., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in
funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent. Such borrowing will
then be made available to the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary Borrower
by
the Administrative Agent crediting the account of the Borrower or the relevant
Subsidiary Borrower on the books of such office or such other account as the
Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower may specify to the Administrative
Agent
in writing with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the
Administrative Agent by the Revolving Lenders and in like funds as received
by
the Administrative Agent.
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2.6
Swingline
Commitment.
(a)
Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender agrees to make a
portion of the credit otherwise available to the Borrower and any Subsidiary
Borrower under the Revolving Commitments from time to time during the Revolving
Commitment Period by making swing line loans (“Swingline
Loans”)
in
Dollars to the Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower; provided
that (i)
the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans outstanding at any time shall
not exceed the Swingline Commitment then in effect (notwithstanding that the
Swingline Loans outstanding at any time, when aggregated with the Swingline
Lender’s other outstanding Revolving Loans, may exceed the Swingline Commitment
then in effect) and (ii) the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall
not request, and the Swingline Lender shall not make, any Swingline Loan if,
after giving effect to the making of such Swingline Loan, the aggregate amount
of the Available Revolving Commitments would be less than zero. During the
Revolving Commitment Period, the Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower may use
the Swingline Commitment by borrowing, repaying and reborrowing, all in
accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. Swingline Loans shall be ABR
Loans only.
(b)
The
Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall repay to the Swingline Lender
the
then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the
Revolving Termination Date and the first date after such Swingline Loan is
made
that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least two Business
Days after such Swingline Loan is made; provided
that on
each date that a Revolving Loan is borrowed, the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary
Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding.
2.7
Procedure
for Swingline Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans.
(a)
Whenever
the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower desires that the Swingline Lender make
Swingline Loans it shall give the Swingline Lender irrevocable telephonic notice
confirmed promptly in writing (which telephonic notice must be received by
the
Swingline Lender not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the proposed
Borrowing Date), specifying (i) the amount to be borrowed and (ii) the requested
Borrowing Date (which shall be a Business Day during the Revolving Commitment
Period). Each borrowing under the Swingline Commitment shall be in an amount
equal to $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Not later
than 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date specified in a notice
in respect of Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender shall make available to
the
Administrative Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately available
funds equal to the amount of the Swingline Loan to be made by the Swingline
Lender. The Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Swingline
Loan
available to the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower on such Borrowing
Date
by depositing such proceeds in the account of the Borrower or relevant
Subsidiary Borrower with the Administrative Agent or such other account as
the
Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower may specify to the Administrative
Agent
in writing on such Borrowing Date in immediately available funds.
(b)
The
Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole and absolute
discretion may, on behalf of the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower (each
of which hereby irrevocably directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf),
on one Business Day’s notice given by the Swingline Lender no later than 12:00
Noon, New York City time, request each Revolving Lender to make, and each
Revolving Lender hereby agrees to make, a Revolving Loan, in an amount equal
to
such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the aggregate amount of the
Swingline Loans (the “Refunded
Swingline Loans”)
outstanding on the date of such notice, to repay the Swingline Lender. Each
Revolving Lender shall make the amount of such Revolving Loan available to
the
Administrative Agent at the Funding Office in immediately available funds,
not
later than 10:00 A.M., New York City time, one Business Day after the date
of
such notice. The proceeds of such Revolving Loans shall be immediately made
available by the Administrative Agent to the Swingline Lender for application
by
the Swingline Lender to the repayment of the Refunded Swingline Loans. The
Borrower and relevant
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Subsidiary
Borrower irrevocably authorize the Swingline Lender to charge the Borrower’s and
relevant Subsidiary Borrower’s accounts with the Administrative Agent (up to the
amount available in each such account) in order to immediately pay the amount
of
such Refunded Swingline Loans to the extent amounts received from the Revolving
Lenders are not sufficient to repay in full such Refunded Swingline
Loans.
(c)
If
prior
to the time a Revolving Loan would have otherwise been made pursuant to Section
2.7(b), one of the events described in Section 8(f) shall have occurred and
be
continuing with respect to the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower or
if
for any other reason, as determined by the Swingline Lender in its sole
discretion, Revolving Loans may not be made as contemplated by Section 2.7(b),
each Revolving Lender shall, on the date such Revolving Loan was to have been
made pursuant to the notice referred to in Section 2.7(b), purchase for cash
an
undivided participating interest in the then outstanding Swingline Loans by
paying to the Swingline Lender an amount (the “Swingline
Participation Amount”)
equal
to (i) such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Percentage times
(ii) the
sum of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding that
were to have been repaid with such Revolving Loans.
(d)
Whenever,
at any time after the Swingline Lender has received from any Revolving Lender
such Lender’s Swingline Participation Amount, the Swingline Lender receives any
payment on account of the Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender will distribute
to such Lender its Swingline Participation Amount (appropriately adjusted,
in
the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such
Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded and, in the case of
principal and interest payments, to reflect such Lender’s pro rata
portion
of such payment if such payment is not sufficient to pay the principal of and
interest on all Swingline Loans then due); provided,
however,
that in
the event that such payment received by the Swingline Lender is required to
be
returned, such Revolving Lender will return to the Swingline Lender any portion
thereof previously distributed to it by the Swingline Lender.
(e)
Each
Revolving Lender’s obligation to make the Loans referred to in Section 2.7(b)
and to purchase participating interests pursuant to Section 2.7(c) shall be
absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance,
including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right
that
such Revolving Lender or the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower may have
against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower or any
other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance
of a
Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other
conditions specified in Section 5, (iii) any adverse change in the condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower, (iv) any
breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower, any
Subsidiary Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Revolving Lender or
(v)
any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar
to
any of the foregoing.
2.8
Commitment
Fees, etc. (a)
The
Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Revolving Lender a commitment fee for the period from and including the date
hereof to the last day of the Revolving Commitment Period, computed at the
Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily amount of the Available Revolving
Commitment of such Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable
quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date, commencing on the first such
date
to occur after the date hereof.
(b)
The
Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts
and
on the dates as set forth in any fee agreements with the Administrative Agent
and to perform any other obligations contained therein.
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2.9
Termination
or Reduction of Revolving Commitments.
The
Borrower shall have the right, upon not less than three Business Days’ notice to
the Administrative Agent, to terminate the Revolving Commitments or, from time
to time, to reduce the amount of the Revolving Commitments; provided
that no
such termination or reduction of Revolving Commitments shall be permitted if,
after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of the Revolving Loans and
Swingline Loans made on the effective date thereof, the Total Revolving
Extensions of Credit would exceed the Total Revolving Commitments. Any such
reduction shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000, or a whole multiple
thereof, and shall reduce permanently the Revolving Commitments then in effect.
Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.9 shall be
irrevocable; provided,
that a
notice to terminate the Revolving Commitments delivered by the Borrower may
state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit
facilities or a Change in Control, in either case, which such notice may be
revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior
to
the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the revocation of a termination notice shall
not
affect the Borrower’s obligation to indemnify any Lender in accordance with
Section 2.20 for any loss or expense sustained or incurred as a consequence
thereof.
2.10
Optional
Prepayments.
The
Borrower and any relevant Subsidiary Borrower may at any time and from time
to
time prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, upon
irrevocable notice (except as otherwise provided below) delivered to the
Administrative Agent no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, three
Business Days prior thereto, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, and no later
than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the day of such prepayment, in the
case
of ABR Loans, which notice shall specify the date and amount of prepayment
and
whether the prepayment is of Eurocurrency Loans or ABR Loans; provided,
that if
a Eurocurrency Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the
Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower
shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.20; provided,
further,
that
such notice to prepay the Loans delivered by the Borrower may state that such
notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or
a
Change in Control, in either case, which such notice may be revoked by the
Borrower (by further notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the
specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the revocation of a termination notice shall not affect the
Borrower’s obligation to indemnify any Lender in accordance with Section 2.20
for any loss or expense sustained or incurred as a consequence thereof. Upon
receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each
relevant Lender thereof. If any such notice is given, the amount specified
in
such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together
with (except in the case of Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans and Swingline
Loans) accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid. Partial prepayments
of Term Loans and Revolving Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount
of
$1,000,000 or a whole multiple thereof. Partial prepayments of Swingline Loans
shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple
thereof.
2.11
Mandatory
Prepayments.
(a)
If
any
Indebtedness shall be issued or incurred by any Group Member (excluding any
Indebtedness incurred in accordance with Section 7.2, other than paragraph
(x)
thereof), an amount equal to 75% of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be
applied on the date of such issuance or incurrence, or in the event such Net
Cash Proceeds are received after 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the next
Business Day, toward the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in Section
2.11(c).
(b)
If
on any
date any Loan Party shall receive Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale or
Recovery Event then, unless a Reinvestment Notice shall be delivered in respect
thereof, 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds or, in the case of any Disposition
permitted by Section 7.5(f), 75% of such Net Cash Proceeds, shall be applied
within three Business Days toward the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth
in Section 2.11(c); provided
that on
each Reinvestment Prepayment Date, an amount equal to the
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Reinvestment
Prepayment Amount with respect to the relevant Reinvestment Event shall be
applied toward the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in Section 2.11(c).
(c)
Amounts
to be applied in connection with prepayments of the outstanding Term Loans
pursuant to this Section 2.11 shall be applied, first,
to ABR
Loans and, second,
to
Eurocurrency Loans and, in each case, in accordance with Section 2.17(b). Each
prepayment of the Term Loans under this Section 2.11 shall be accompanied by
accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the amount prepaid. If no
Term Loans are outstanding, such remaining amounts shall be retained by the
relevant Group Member.
(d)
The
provisions of this Section 2.11 shall be suspended at any time when the
Borrower’s senior unsecured non-credit enhanced long term indebtedness is rated
at least Baa3 by Xxxxx’x and BBB- by S&P, in each case with stable or
positive outlook.
2.12
Conversion
and Continuation Options.
(a)
The
Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower may elect from time to time to convert
Eurocurrency Loans to ABR Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior
irrevocable notice of such election no later than 11:00 A.M., New York City
time, on the Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date, provided
that any
such conversion of Eurocurrency Loans may only be made on the last day of an
Interest Period with respect thereto. The Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower
may elect from time to time to convert ABR Loans to Eurocurrency Loans by giving
the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no later
than
12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding the proposed
conversion date (which notice shall specify the length of the initial Interest
Period therefor), provided
that no
ABR Loan under a particular Facility may be converted into a Eurocurrency Loan
when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative
Agent or the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of such Facility have
determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such conversions.
Upon
receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each
relevant Lender thereof.
(b)
Any
Eurocurrency Loan may be continued as such upon the expiration of the then
current Interest Period with respect thereto by the Borrower or relevant
Subsidiary Borrower giving irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent,
in
accordance with the applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set
forth in Section 1.1, of the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable
to such Loans, provided
that no
Eurocurrency Loan under a particular Facility may be continued as such when
any
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent
has
or the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of such Facility have determined
in
its or their sole discretion not to permit such continuations (and the
Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower within a reasonable amount of
time of any such determination), and provided,
further,
that if
the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower shall fail to give any required notice
as described above in this paragraph such Loans shall be automatically continued
as Eurocurrency Loans having an Interest Period of one month in duration or
if
such continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso such Loans
shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans on the last day of such then
expiring Interest Period. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
2.13
Limitations
on Eurocurrency Tranches.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings,
conversions and continuations of Eurocurrency Loans and all selections of
Interest Periods shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections
so that, (a) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of
the
Eurocurrency Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Tranche shall be equal to
$5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (b) no more
than ten Eurocurrency Tranches shall be outstanding at any one
time.
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2.14
Interest
Rates and Payment Dates.
(a)
Each
Eurocurrency Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period
with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Eurocurrency Rate
determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin.
(b)
Each
ABR
Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the ABR plus the
Applicable Margin.
(c)
(i)
If
all or a portion of the principal amount of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation
shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration
or
otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal
to
(x) in the case of the Loans, the rate that would otherwise be applicable
thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section plus
2% or
(y) in the case of Reimbursement Obligations, the rate applicable to ABR Loans
under the Revolving Facility plus
2%, and
(ii) if all or a portion of any interest payable on any Loan or Reimbursement
Obligation or any commitment fee or other amount payable hereunder shall not
be
paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise),
such overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate
then applicable to ABR Loans under the relevant Facility plus
2% (or,
in the case of any such other amounts that do not relate to a particular
Facility, the rate then applicable to ABR Loans under the Revolving Facility
plus
2%), in
each case, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, from the date of such
non-payment until such amount is paid in full (as well after as before
judgment).
(d)
Interest
shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, provided
that
interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable
from time to time on demand.
2.15
Computation
of Interest and Fees.
(a)
Interest
and fees payable pursuant hereto shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day
year for the actual days elapsed, except that, with respect to ABR Loans the
rate of interest on which is calculated on the basis of the Prime Rate, the
interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the
case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed. The Administrative Agent
shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower
and the relevant Lenders of each determination of a Eurocurrency Rate. Any
change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the ABR or
the
Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements shall become effective as of the opening
of
business on the day on which such change becomes effective. The Administrative
Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary
Borrower and the relevant Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each
such change in interest rate.
(b)
Each
determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower,
any
Subsidiary Borrower and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error. The
Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Borrower, deliver to the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower a statement
showing the quotations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any
interest rate pursuant to Section 2.14(a).
2.16
Inability
to Determine Interest Rate.
If
prior to the first day of any Interest Period:
(a) the
Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be
conclusive and binding upon the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower) that,
by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and
reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurocurrency Rate for such
Interest Period, or
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(b)
the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Majority Facility
Lenders in respect of the relevant Facility that the Eurocurrency Rate
determined or to be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately
and
fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as conclusively certified by such
Lenders) of making or maintaining their affected Loans during such Interest
Period,
the
Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the
Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower and the relevant Lenders as soon as
practicable thereafter. If such notice is given (w) any Eurocurrency Loans
under
the relevant Facility requested to be made on the first day of such Interest
Period shall be made as ABR Loans, (x) any Loans under the relevant
Facility that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest
Period to Eurocurrency Loans shall be continued as ABR Loans and (y) any
outstanding Eurocurrency Loans under the relevant Facility shall be converted,
on the last day of the then-current Interest Period, to ABR Loans. Until
such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, no further
Eurocurrency Loans under the relevant Facility shall be made or continued as
such, nor shall the Borrower nor any Subsidiary Borrower have the right to
convert Loans under the relevant Facility to Eurocurrency Loans.
2.17
Pro
Rata Treatment and Payments.
(a)
Each
borrowing by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower from the Lenders hereunder,
each payment by the Borrower on account of any commitment fee and any reduction
of the Commitments of the Lenders shall be made pro rata
according to the respective Term Percentages or Revolving Percentages, as the
case may be, of the relevant Lenders.
(b)
Each
payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal
of
and interest on the Term Loans shall be made pro rata
according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Term Loans
then
held by the Term Lenders. The amount of each principal prepayment of the Term
Loans shall be applied to reduce the then remaining installments of the Term
Loans as directed by the Borrower. Amounts prepaid on account of the Term Loans
may not be reborrowed.
(c)
Each
payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower
on account of principal of and interest on the Revolving Loans shall be made
pro rata
according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving
Loans
then held by the Revolving Lenders.
(d)
All
payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or
otherwise, shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and shall be made prior
to 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative
Agent, for the account of the Lenders, at the Funding Office, in Dollars and
in
immediately available funds. The Administrative Agent shall distribute such
payments to the Lenders promptly upon receipt in like funds as received. If
any
payment hereunder (other than payments on the Eurocurrency Loans) becomes due
and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended
to the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment on a Eurocurrency Loan
becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof
shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of
such
extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which
event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.
In
the case of any extension of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding
two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate
during such extension.
(e)
Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender
prior
to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would constitute
its share of such borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, the
Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available
to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may, in
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reliance
upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower
a corresponding amount. If such amount is not made available to the
Administrative Agent by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such
Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand, such amount with
interest thereon, at a rate up to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Effective
Rate and (ii) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with
banking industry rules on interbank compensation, for the period until such
Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent.
A
certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect
to
any amounts owing under this paragraph shall be conclusive in the absence of
manifest error. If such Lender’s share of such borrowing is not made available
to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three Business Days after
such
Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover
such
amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans
under
the relevant Facility, on demand, from the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary
Borrower.
(f)
Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by the Borrower
or
relevant Subsidiary Borrower prior to the date of any payment due to be made
by
the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower hereunder that the Borrower or such
Subsidiary Borrower will not make such payment to the Administrative Agent,
the
Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower
is
making such payment, and the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required
to, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Lenders their
respective pro rata
shares
of a corresponding amount. If such payment is not made to the Administrative
Agent by the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower within three Business
Days
after such due date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover,
on
demand, from each Lender to which any amount which was made available pursuant
to the preceding sentence, such amount with interest thereon at the rate per
annum equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate. Nothing herein
shall be deemed to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender
against the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower.
2.18
Requirements
of Law.
Except
with respect to Taxes, which shall be governed exclusively by Section 2.19
of
this Agreement:
(a)
If
the
adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation
or
application thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive
(whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other
Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof:
(i)
shall
impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory
loan
or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities
in
or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or
any
other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender that is not otherwise
included in the determination of the Eurocurrency Rate; or
(ii)
shall
impose on such Lender any other condition;
and
the
result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender, by an
amount that such Lender deems to be material, of making, converting into,
continuing or maintaining Eurocurrency Loans or issuing or participating in
Letters of Credit, or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect
thereof, then, in any such case, the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower
shall promptly pay such Lender, upon its demand, any additional amounts
necessary to compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduced amount
receivable. If any Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts
pursuant to this paragraph, it shall promptly notify the Borrower or relevant
Subsidiary Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the event
by
reason of which it has become so entitled.
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(b)
If
any
Lender shall have determined that the adoption of or any change in any
Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy or in the interpretation or
application thereof or compliance by such Lender or any corporation controlling
such Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether
or
not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority made subsequent
to
the date hereof shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such
Lender’s or such corporation’s capital as a consequence of its obligations
hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that
which such Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for such adoption,
change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such
corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by
such Lender to be material, then from time to time, after submission by such
Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of a written
request therefor, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount
or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such corporation for such
reduction.
(c)
A
certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section
submitted by any Lender to the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower (with
a
copy to the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest
error. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, the Borrower
or
relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender
pursuant to this Section for any amounts incurred more than six months prior
to
the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower
of
such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided
that, if
the circumstances giving rise to such claim have a retroactive effect, then
such
six-month period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive
effect. The obligations of the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower pursuant
to this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment
of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
2.19
Taxes.
(a)
All
payments made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower under this Agreement
shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or
on
account of, any present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts,
duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed,
levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority, excluding
(a) net income taxes and franchise taxes (imposed in lieu of net income taxes)
imposed on the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of a present
or
former connection between the Administrative Agent or such Lender and the
jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such tax or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than any such
connection arising solely from the Administrative Agent or such Lender having
executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under,
or
enforced, this Agreement or any other Loan Document) and (b) any branch profit
taxes imposed by the United States or any similar tax imposed by any other
Governmental Authority. If any such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
charges, fees, deductions or withholdings (“Non-Excluded
Taxes”)
or
Other Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder, the amounts so payable to the
Administrative Agent or such Lender shall be increased to the extent necessary
to yield to the Administrative Agent or such Lender (after payment of all
Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable
hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement,
provided,
however,
that
neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary Borrower shall be required to increase
any such amounts payable to any Lender with respect to any Non-Excluded Taxes
(i) that are attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the
requirements of paragraph (d) or (e) of this Section, (ii) that are United
States withholding taxes imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time
such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending
office or offices) except, in the case of an assignment or designation of a
new
lending office, to the extent that the Lender making such assignment or
designation was entitled, at the time of such assignment or designation, to
receive additional amounts from the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary Borrower
with respect to Non-Excluded Taxes pursuant to this section or (iii) that are
imposed as a result of a Lender’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
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(b)
In
addition, the Borrower or any relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall pay any Other
Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable
law.
(c)
Whenever
any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are payable by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Borrower, as promptly as possible thereafter the Borrower or such
Subsidiary Borrower shall send to the Administrative Agent for its own account
or for the account of the relevant Lender, as the case may be, a certified
copy
of an original official receipt received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary
Borrower showing payment thereof. If the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower
fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes when due to the appropriate
taxing authority or fails to remit to the Administrative Agent the required
receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower and each
Subsidiary Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
for
any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure.
(d)
Each
Lender (or Transferee) (i) that is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “Non-U.S.
Lender”)
shall
deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a
Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have
been
purchased) two copies of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or
Form W-8ECI, or, in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S.
federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect
to payments of “portfolio interest”, a statement substantially in the form of
Exhibit F and a Form W-8BEN, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors
thereto, properly completed and duly executed by such Non-U.S. Lender claiming
complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of, U.S. federal withholding tax
on
all payments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower under this Agreement
and
the other Loan Documents and (ii) that is a “U.S. Person” as defined in Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent (or in the case of a Participant, to the Lender from which the related
participation shall have been purchased) two copies of U.S. Internal Revenue
Service Form W-9. Such forms shall be delivered by each Lender on or before
the
date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of any Participant,
on or before the date such Participant purchases the related participation).
In
addition, each Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence
or
invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Lender at any other time
prescribed by applicable law or as reasonably requested by the Borrower. Each
Non-U.S. Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower at any time it determines
that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered
certificate to the Borrower (and any other form of certification adopted by
the
U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose).
(e)
A
Lender
or Transferee that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of non-U.S.
withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower or
any
Subsidiary Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is
a
party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the
Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times
prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower, such
properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law
as
will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced
rate.
(f)
If
the
Administrative Agent, any Transferee or any Lender determines, in its sole
good
faith discretion, that it has received a refund of any Non-Excluded Taxes or
Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.19, it shall
pay
over such refund to the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower (but only to the
extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower
or such Subsidiary Borrower under this Section 2.19 with respect to the
Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all
out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, such Transferee or such
Lender and without interest
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(other
than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect
to
such refund); provided,
that
the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative
Agent , such Transferee or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over
to
the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other
charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative
Agent, such Transferee or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent,
such Transferee or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such
Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the
Administrative Agent, any Transferee or any Lender to make available its tax
returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems
confidential) to the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any other
Person.
(g)
Each
Assignee shall be bound by this Section 2.19.
(h)
The
agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement
and
the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
2.20
Indemnity.
The
Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender for,
and to hold each Lender harmless from, any actual loss or expense that such
Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by the Borrower
or relevant Subsidiary Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or
continuation of Eurocurrency Loans after the Borrower or such Subsidiary
Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary
Borrower in making any prepayment of or conversion from Eurocurrency Loans
after
the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower has given a notice thereof in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a
prepayment of Eurocurrency Loans on a day that is not the last day of an
Interest Period with respect thereto. Such indemnification may include an amount
up to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued
on the amount so prepaid, or not so borrowed, converted or continued, for the
period from the date of such prepayment or of such failure to borrow, convert
or
continue to the last day of such Interest Period (or, in the case of a failure
to borrow, convert or continue, the Interest Period that would have commenced
on
the date of such failure) in each case at the applicable rate of interest for
such Loans provided for herein (excluding, however, the Applicable Margin
included therein, if any) over
(ii) the
amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) that would have
accrued to such Lender on such amount by placing such amount on deposit for
a
comparable period with leading banks in the interbank eurocurrency market.
A
certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted to
the
Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower by any Lender shall be conclusive
in
the absence of manifest error. This covenant shall survive the termination
of
this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable
hereunder.
2.21
Change
of Lending Office.
Each
Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the
operation of Section 2.18 or 2.19(a) with respect to such Lender, it will,
if
requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy
considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any
Loans
affected by such event with the object of avoiding the consequences of such
event; provided,
that
such designation is made on terms that, in the sole judgment of such Lender,
cause such Lender and its lending office(s) to suffer no economic, legal or
regulatory disadvantage, and provided,
further,
that
nothing in this Section shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of
the
Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower or the rights of any Lender pursuant to
Section 2.18 or 2.19(a).
2.22
Replacement
of Lenders.
The
Borrower shall be permitted to replace any Lender that (a) requests
reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.18 or 2.19(a), (b)
defaults in its obligation to make Loans hereunder or (c) fails to give its
consent for any issue requiring the consent of 100% of the Lenders or all
affected Lenders (and such Lender is an affected Lender) and for which
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Lenders
holding 66 2/3 of the Loans and/or Commitments required for such vote have
consented, with a replacement financial institution; provided
that (i)
such replacement does not conflict with any Requirement of Law, (ii) no Event
of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement,
(iii) prior to any such replacement, such Lender shall have taken no action
under Section 2.21 so as to eliminate the continued need for payment of amounts
owing pursuant to Section 2.18 or 2.19(a), (iv) the replacement financial
institution shall purchase, at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to such
replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (v) the Borrower shall
be liable to such replaced Lender under Section 2.20 if any Eurocurrency Loan
owing to such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day
of
the Interest Period relating thereto, (vi) the replacement financial institution
shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (vii) the replaced
Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the
provisions of Section 10.6 (provided that the Borrower shall be obligated to
pay
the registration and processing fee referred to therein), (viii) until such
time
as such replacement shall be consummated, the Borrower shall pay all additional
amounts (if any) required pursuant to Section 2.18 or 2.19(a), as the case
may
be, and (ix) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any
rights that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall
have against the replaced Lender.
2.23
New
Local Facilities.
(a)
The
Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, by notice
to the Administrative Agent and the Revolving Lenders, request the Revolving
Lenders to designate a portion of their respective Revolving Commitments to
make
Revolving Extensions of Credit denominated in Dollars and any Optional Currency
in a jurisdiction outside of the United States pursuant to a newly established
sub-facility under the Revolving Facility (each, a “New
Local Facility”);
provided
that
(i) both at the time of any such request and upon the effectiveness of any
Local Facility Amendment referred to below, no Default or Event of Default
shall
have occurred and be continuing and (ii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
shall be in compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 7.1 as of
the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter; provided further
that any
(i) LC Obligations outstanding as of the date of the establishment of a New
Local Facility shall be deemed to be outstanding under such New Local Facility
on a pro rata basis in accordance with the aggregate Revolving Commitments
(it
being understood that thereafter, new LC Obligations shall not reduce the
availability under such New Local Facility, except to the extent Letters of
Credit are issued thereunder) and (ii) no Lender shall be required to make
Revolving Extensions of Credit in excess of its Revolving Commitment. Each
New
Local Facility shall be in a minimum Dollar Equivalent amount of $10,000,000.
Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.23 shall set forth
the
requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant New Local Facility.
Revolving Lenders wishing to designate a portion of their Revolving Commitments
to a New Local Facility (each, a “New
Local Facility Lender”)
shall
have such portion of their Revolving Commitment designated to such New Local
Facility on a pro rata basis in accordance with the aggregate Revolving
Commitments of the other New Local Facility Lenders. The designation of
Revolving Commitments to any New Local Facility shall be made pursuant to an
amendment (each, a “Local
Facility Amendment”)
to
this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the
Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and each New Local Facility Lender.
Any
Local Facility Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect
such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be
necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent
and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section, a copy of which
shall be made available to each Lender. The effectiveness of any Local Facility
Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each
of
the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 and such other conditions as the
parties thereto shall agree. No Revolving Lender shall be obligated to transfer
any portion of its Revolving Commitments to a New Local Facility unless it
so
agrees.
(b)
This
Section 2.23 shall supersede any provisions in Section 10.1(a) to
the contrary as relates to any Local Facility Amendment.
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2.24
Prepayments
Required Due to Currency Fluctuation.
On the
last Business Day of each fiscal quarter, or at such other time as is reasonably
determined by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall determine
the Dollar Equivalent of aggregate outstanding Revolving Extensions of
Credit.
If, at
the time of such determination the aggregate outstanding Revolving Extensions
of
Credit exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect by 5% or more, then
within five Business Days of notice to the Borrower, the Borrower or the
relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall prepay Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans
or
cash collateralize the outstanding Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal
amount at least equal to such excess; provided
that the
failure of the Administrative Agent to determine the Dollar Equivalent Amount
of
the aggregate outstanding Revolving Extensions of Credit as provided in this
Section 2.24 shall not subject the Administrative Agent to any liability
hereunder.
SECTION
3. LETTERS
OF CREDIT
3.1
L/C
Commitment.
(a)
Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the
agreements of the other Revolving Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a), agrees
to
issue letters of credit (“Letters
of Credit”)
for
the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower on any Business Day
during the Revolving Commitment Period in such form as may be approved from
time
to time by the Issuing Lender; provided
that the
Issuing Lender shall not issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect
to
such issuance, the aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Commitments
would
be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars
and
(ii) expire no later than the earlier of (x) the first anniversary of its date
of issuance and (y) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving
Termination Date, provided
that any
Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the automatic renewal
or
renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend
beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above).
(b)
The
Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit
if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C
Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of
Law.
3.2
Procedure
for Issuance of Letter of Credit.
The
Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower may from time to time request that the
Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit by delivering to the Issuing Lender
at
its address for notices specified herein an Application therefor, completed
to
the satisfaction of the Issuing Lender, and such other certificates, documents
and other papers and information as the Issuing Lender may request. Upon receipt
of any Application, the Issuing Lender will process such Application and the
certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in
connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall
promptly issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby (but in no event shall
the
Issuing Lender be required to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than three
Business Days after its receipt of the Application therefor and all such other
certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto)
by
issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or
as
otherwise may be agreed to by the Issuing Lender and the Borrower or relevant
Subsidiary Borrower. The Issuing Lender shall furnish a copy of such Letter
of
Credit to the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower promptly following the
issuance thereof. The Issuing Lender shall promptly furnish to the
Administrative Agent, which shall in turn promptly furnish to the Lenders,
notice of the issuance of each Letter of Credit (including the amount
thereof).
3.3
Fees
and Other Charges.
(a)
The
Borrower will pay a fee on all outstanding Letters of Credit issued for the
account of the Borrower and any relevant Subsidiary Borrower at a per annum
rate
equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Eurocurrency
Loans
under the Revolving Facility, shared ratably among the Revolving Lenders and
payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date after the issuance date.
In addition, the Borrower shall pay a fronting fee in an amount
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to
be
agreed with the Issuing Lender (but, in any event, not greater than of 0.125%
per annum) on the undrawn and unexpired amount of each Letter of Credit issued
for the account of the Borrower or any relevant Subsidiary Borrower, payable
quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date after the issuance
date.
(b)
In
addition to the foregoing fees, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse the Issuing
Lender for such normal and customary costs and expenses as are incurred or
charged by the Issuing Lender in issuing, negotiating, effecting payment under,
amending or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit.
3.4
L/C
Participations.
(a)
The
Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each L/C
Participant, and, to induce the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit,
each
L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts
and
purchases from the Issuing Lender, on the terms and conditions set forth below,
for such L/C Participant’s own account and risk an undivided interest equal to
such L/C Participant’s Revolving Percentage in the Issuing Lender’s obligations
and rights under and in respect of each Letter of Credit and the amount of
each
draft paid by the Issuing Lender thereunder. Each L/C Participant agrees with
the Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any Letter of Credit for
which
the Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full by the Borrower or relevant
Subsidiary Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such L/C
Participant shall pay to the Issuing Lender upon demand at the Issuing Lender’s
address for notices specified herein an amount equal to such L/C Participant’s
Revolving Percentage of the amount of such draft, or any part thereof, that
is
not so reimbursed. Each L/C Participant’s obligation to pay such amount shall be
absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance,
including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right
that
such L/C Participant may have against the Issuing Lender, the Borrower, any
Subsidiary Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the
occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure
to
satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5, (iii) any adverse
change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document by the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower, any other Loan Party or
any
other L/C Participant or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event
whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing
(b)
If
any
amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant to the Issuing Lender pursuant
to Section 3.4(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made
by
the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit is paid to the Issuing Lender
within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, such L/C
Participant shall pay to the Issuing Lender on demand an amount equal to the
product of (i) such amount, times (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Effective
Rate during the period from and including the date such payment is required
to
the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Issuing Lender,
times (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapse
during such period and the denominator of which is 360. If any such amount
required to be paid by any L/C Participant pursuant to Section 3.4(a) is not
made available to the Issuing Lender by such L/C Participant within three
Business Days after the date such payment is due, the Issuing Lender shall
be
entitled to recover from such L/C Participant, on demand, such amount with
interest thereon calculated from such due date at the rate per annum applicable
to ABR Loans under the Revolving Facility. A certificate of the Issuing Lender
submitted to any L/C Participant with respect to any amounts owing under this
Section shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
(c)
Whenever,
at any time after the Issuing Lender has made payment under any Letter of Credit
and has received from any L/C Participant its pro rata
share of
such payment in accordance with Section 3.4(a), the Issuing Lender receives
any
payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Borrower
or
relevant Subsidiary Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of collateral
applied thereto by the Issuing Lender), or any payment of interest on account
thereof, the Issuing Lender will
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distribute
to such L/C Participant its pro rata
share
thereof; provided,
however,
that in
the event that any such payment received by the Issuing Lender shall be required
to be returned by the Issuing Lender, such L/C Participant shall return to
the
Issuing Lender the portion thereof previously distributed by the Issuing Lender
to it.
3.5
Reimbursement
Obligation of the Borrower.
If any
draft is paid under any Letter of Credit, the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary
Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing Lender for the amount of (a) the draft
so
paid and (b) any taxes, fees, charges or other costs or expenses incurred by
the
Issuing Lender in connection with such payment, not later than 1:00 P.M., New
York City time, on (i) the Business Day that the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary
Borrower receives notice of such draft, if such notice is received on such
day
prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, or (ii) if clause (i) above does not
apply, the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower or
relevant Subsidiary Borrower receives such notice. Each such payment shall
be
made to the Issuing Lender at its address for notices referred to herein in
Dollars and in immediately available funds. Interest shall be payable on any
such amounts from the date on which the relevant draft is paid until payment
in
full at the rate set forth in (x) until the Business Day next succeeding the
date of the relevant notice, Section 2.14(b) and (y) thereafter, Section
2.14(c).
3.6
Obligations
Absolute.
The
obligations of the Borrower and any relevant Subsidiary Borrower under this
Section 3 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances
and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment that the
Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower, as the case may be, may have or have
had
against the Issuing Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other
Person. The Borrower and each relevant Subsidiary Borrower also agrees with
the
Issuing Lender that the Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for, and the
Reimbursement Obligations under Section 3.5 of the Borrower and any relevant
Subsidiary Borrower shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity
or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such
documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any
dispute between or among the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower, as the case
may be, and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which
such Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of the
Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, against any beneficiary of
such
Letter of Credit or any such transferee. The Issuing Lender shall not be liable
for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or
delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with
any
Letter of Credit, except for errors or omissions found by a final and
nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted
from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Lender. The
Borrower and each relevant Subsidiary Borrower agrees that any action taken
or
omitted by the Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit
or the related drafts or documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence
or willful misconduct, shall be binding on the Borrower or such Subsidiary
Borrower and shall not result in any liability of the Issuing Lender to the
Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower.
3.7
Letter
of Credit Payments.
If any
draft shall be presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, the Issuing
Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower of
the
date and amount thereof. The responsibility of the Issuing Lender to the
Borrower or relevant Subsidiary Borrower in connection with any draft presented
for payment under any Letter of Credit shall, in addition to any payment
obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of Credit, be limited to
determining that the documents (including each draft) delivered under such
Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment are substantially in
conformity with such Letter of Credit.
3.8
Applications.
To the
extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit
is
inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 3, the provisions of this
Section 3 shall apply.
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3.9
Existing
Letters of Credit.
On
and as
of the Closing Date the
letters of credit set forth on Schedule 3.9 (the “Existing
Letters of Credit”)
will
constitute Letters of Credit under this Agreement and for the purposes hereof
will be deemed to have been issued for the account of the Borrower on the
Closing Date.
SECTION
4. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
To
induce
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to
make the Loans and issue or participate in the Letters of Credit, Holdings
and
the Borrower hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the
Administrative Agent and each Lender that:
4.1
Financial
Condition.
(a)
The
unaudited pro forma
consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries
as
at December 31, 2005 (including the notes thereto) (the “Pro
Forma Balance Sheet”),
copies of which have heretofore been furnished to each Lender, has been prepared
giving effect (as if such events had occurred on such date) to (i) the Loans
to
be made on the Closing Date and the use of proceeds thereof, (ii) the issuance
of the Senior Unsecured Notes and the use of proceeds thereof and (iii) the
payment of fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing. The Pro Forma
Balance Sheet has been prepared based on the best information available to
the
Borrower as of the date of delivery thereof, and presents fairly on a
pro forma
basis
the estimated financial position of the Borrower and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2005, assuming that the events specified in
the
preceding sentence had actually occurred at such date.
(b)
The
audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower as at December 31, 2005,
December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, and the related consolidated statements
of income and of cash flows for the fiscal years ended on such dates (the
“Consolidated
Financial Statements”),
reported on by and accompanied by an unqualified report from Deloitte &
Touche LLP, present fairly the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower
as at such date, and the consolidated results of its operations and its
consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal years then ended. All such
financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the
periods involved (except as approved by the aforementioned firm of accountants
and disclosed therein). No Group Member has any material Guarantee Obligations,
or any unusual forward or long-term commitments, including any interest rate
or
foreign currency swap or exchange transaction or other obligation in respect
of
derivatives, that are not reflected in the most recent financial statements
referred to in this paragraph. During the period from December 31, 2005 to
and
including the date hereof there has been no Disposition by any Group Member
of
any material part of the business or property of the Group Members taken as
a
whole.
4.2
No
Change.
Since
December 31, 2005, there has been no development or event that has had or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.3
Existence;
Compliance with Law.
Each
Group Member (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, except where (other than
the
Borrower) the failure to be so organized, existing or in good standing could
not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) has the power
and
authority, and the legal right, to own and operate its property, to lease the
property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is
currently engaged, except where failure to have such power, authority and legal
right could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c)
is
duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other organization and in good
standing or has applied for authority to operate as a foreign corporation under
the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of
property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification and where
a
failure to be in good standing as a foreign corporation would have a Material
Adverse Effect and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law except
to
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the
extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.4
Power;
Authorization; Enforceable Obligations.
Each
Loan Party has the power and authority, and the legal right, to make, deliver
and perform the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the
Borrower, to obtain extensions of credit hereunder. Each Loan Party has taken
all necessary organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of
the
Borrower, to authorize the extensions of credit on the terms and conditions
of
this Agreement. No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other
act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is
required in connection with the extensions of credit hereunder or with the
execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement
or any of the Loan Documents, except (i) consents, authorizations, filings
and
notices described in Schedule 4.4, which consents, authorizations, filings
and
notices have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii)
the
filings referred to in Section 4.17. Each Loan Document has been duly executed
and delivered on behalf of each Loan Party party thereto. This Agreement
constitutes, and each other Loan Document upon execution will constitute, a
legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party party thereto,
enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except
as
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether
enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
4.5
No
Legal Bar.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, the issuance of Letters of Credit, the borrowings hereunder and
the
use of the proceeds thereof will not violate any material Requirement of Law
or
any material Contractual Obligation of any Group Member and will not result
in,
or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective
properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or any such
Contractual Obligation (other than the Liens created by the Security Documents).
No Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation applicable to the Borrower
or
any of its Subsidiaries could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
4.6
Litigation.
Except
as disclosed by the Borrower to the Lenders in writing at least three Business
Days prior to the Closing Date, there shall not exist any action, investigation,
litigation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower,
threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority
that
if adversely determined would have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.7
No
Default.
No
Group Member is in default under or with respect to any of its Contractual
Obligations in any respect that could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing.
4.8
Ownership
of Property; Liens.
Each
Group Member has title in fee simple to, or a valid leasehold interest in,
all
its real property (except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect) and none of such property is subject to any Lien except a
Permitted Lien.
4.9
Intellectual
Property.
Each
Group Member owns, or is licensed to use, to its knowledge, all material
Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of its business as currently
conducted. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.9, to each Group Member’s
knowledge, no claim has been asserted and is pending against such Group Member
by any Person challenging or questioning the use of any Intellectual Property
or
the validity or effectiveness of any Intellectual Property, nor does Holdings
or
the Borrower know of any valid basis for any such claim that if adversely
determined could have a material adverse effect on the value of any material
Intellectual Property owned by such Group Member.
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Subject
to the foregoing sentence, the use of Intellectual Property by each Group Member
does not infringe, to its knowledge, on the rights of any Person in any material
respect.
4.10
Taxes.
Each
Group Member has filed or caused to be filed all federal, state and local income
and other material tax returns that are required to be filed by it and has
paid
all taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns or on any assessments
made
against it or any of its property and all other taxes, fees or other charges
imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority (other than
any amount the validity of which is currently being contested in good faith
by
appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with
GAAP have been provided on the books of the relevant Group Member or to the
extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in
a
Material Adverse Effect) or with respect to which the failure to have filed
such
tax returns or have paid such taxes would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.11
Federal
Regulations.
No part
of the proceeds of any Loans, and no other extensions of credit hereunder,
will
be used (a) for “buying” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective
meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U as now and from time
to
time hereafter in effect for any purpose that violates the provisions of the
Regulations of the Board or (b) for any purpose that violates the provisions
of
the Regulations of the Board. If requested by any Lender or the Administrative
Agent, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender
a
statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the requirements of FR
Form
G-3 or FR Form U-1, as applicable, referred to in Regulation U.
4.12
ERISA.
(a)
Neither a Reportable Event nor an “accumulated funding deficiency” (within the
meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) has occurred
during the five-year period prior to the date on which this representation
is
made or deemed made with respect to any Plan, and each Plan has complied in
all
material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code; (b)
no
termination of a Single Employer Plan has occurred, and no Lien in favor of
the
PBGC or a Plan has arisen, during such five-year period; (c) the present value
of all accrued benefits under each Single Employer Plan (based on those
assumptions used to fund such Plans) did not, as of the last annual valuation
date prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made,
exceed the value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued benefits
by a material amount; (d) neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled
Entity has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan
that
has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a liability under
ERISA, and neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity would become
subject to any material liability under ERISA if the Borrower or any such
Commonly Controlled Entity were to withdraw completely from all Multiemployer
Plans as of the valuation date most closely preceding the date on which this
representation is made or deemed made; and (e) no such Multiemployer Plan is
in
Reorganization or Insolvent, except where, in each of clauses (a) through (e),
such event or condition, together with all other events or conditions, could
not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.13
Investment
Company Act; Other Regulations.
No Loan
Party is an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment
company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
4.14
Subsidiaries.
As of
the Closing Date, (a) Schedule 4.14 sets forth the name and jurisdiction of
organization of each Subsidiary and, (i) as to each such Subsidiary (other
than
WTH Funding LP), the percentage of each class of Capital Stock owned by any
Loan
Party and (ii) in the case of WTH Funding LP, the names of the partners of
such
partnership and
to
the extent that the partners of such partnership are Subsidiaries, the
percentage of Capital Stock of such Subsidiaries owned by any Loan Party
and
(b)
there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or
other
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agreements
or commitments (other than stock options granted to employees or directors
and
directors’ qualifying shares) of any nature relating to any Capital Stock of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than WTH Funding LP), except as created by
the
Loan Documents.
4.15
Use
of
Proceeds.
The
proceeds of the Term Loans shall be used (i) to repay AESOP Indebtedness, (ii)
to pay costs and expenses in connection with the entering into of the Loan
Documents and the issuance of the Senior Unsecured Notes and (iii) to finance
the working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Borrower and
its
Subsidiaries. The proceeds of the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans,
and
the Letters of Credit, shall be used to finance the working capital needs and
general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
4.16
Accuracy
of Information, etc.
No
statement or information (other than the projections and pro forma financial
information) contained in this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the
Confidential Information Memorandum or any other document, certificate or
statement furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative
Agent or the Lenders, or any of them, for use in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents taken
as
a whole, contained as of the date such statement, information, document or
certificate was so furnished (or, in the case of the Confidential Information
Memorandum, as of the date of this Agreement), any untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements contained herein or therein not misleading. The projections and
pro forma
financial information contained in the materials referenced above are based
upon
good faith estimates and assumptions believed by management of the Borrower
to
be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such
financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as
fact
and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial
information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a
material amount. As of the Closing Date there is no fact known to any Loan
Party
that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has
not
been expressly disclosed herein, in the other Loan Documents, in the
Confidential Information Memorandum or in any other documents, certificates
and
statements furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for use in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan
Documents.
4.17
Security
Documents.
The
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is effective to create in favor of the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in
the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), a legal, valid and enforceable security
interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof. In the case
of the Pledged Stock described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, when
stock certificates representing such Pledged Stock are delivered to the
Administrative Agent, and in the case of the other Collateral described in
the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, when financing statements and other filings
specified on Schedule 4.17 in appropriate form are filed in the offices
specified on Schedule 4.17, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall
constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right,
title
and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral and the proceeds thereof,
as
security for the Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement), in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (except
(i) in the case of Collateral other than Pledged Stock, Permitted Liens and
(ii)
in the case of Pledged Stock, statutory Liens).
4.18
Certain
Documents.
The
Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a complete and correct copy
of the Senior Unsecured Note Indenture and such other documents as the
Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested.
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SECTION
5. CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
5.1
Conditions
to Initial Extension of Credit.
The
agreement of each Lender to make the initial extension of credit requested
to be
made by it is subject to the satisfaction, prior to or concurrently with the
making of such extension of credit on the Closing Date, of the following
conditions precedent:
(a) Credit
Agreement; Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received (i) this Agreement, executed and
delivered by the Administrative Agent, Holdings, the Borrower and each Person
listed on Schedule 1.1A and (ii) the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement,
executed and delivered by Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
(b) Senior
Unsecured Notes Issuance.
The
Borrower and Avis Budget Finance shall have received at least $1,000,000,000
in
gross cash proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Unsecured Notes on terms
and
conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Joint Arrangers.
(c) Pro
Forma Balance Sheet; Financial Statements.
The
Lenders shall have received (i) the Pro Forma Balance Sheet, (ii) the
Consolidated Financial Statements and (iii) unaudited interim consolidated
financial statements of the Borrower for each fiscal quarter ended more than
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days before the Closing Date and after the date of the latest applicable
financial statements delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph as
to
which such financial statements are available, and such financial statements
shall not, in the reasonable judgment of the Lenders, reflect any material
inconsistency with the financial statements or projections contained in the
Confidential Information Memorandum, except as a result of changes thereto
required by GAAP.
(d) Projections.
The
Lenders shall have received satisfactory projections through 2011.
(e) Approvals.
All
material governmental and third party approvals necessary in connection with
the
continuing operations of the Group Members, the issuance of the Senior Unsecured
Notes and the financing contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and be
in
full force and effect, and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired
without any action being taken or threatened by any competent authority that
would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose adverse conditions on the issuance
of the Senior Unsecured Notes or the financing contemplated hereby.
(f) Lien
Searches.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a recent lien search
in
each jurisdiction where the Loan Parties have their chief executive office
or
are organized, and such search shall reveal no Liens on any of the assets of
the
Loan Parties except for Liens permitted by Section 7.3, Liens discharged on
or
prior to the Closing Date or Liens for which termination arrangements have
been
made pursuant to documentation and on terms satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
(g) Fees.
The
Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees required
to be
paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented (including the
reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel), on or before the Closing Date.
All such amounts will be paid with proceeds of Loans made on the Closing Date
and will be reflected in the funding instructions given by the Borrower to
the
Administrative Agent on or before the Closing Date.
(h) Closing
Certificate; Certified Certificate of Incorporation; Good Standing
Certificates.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate of each Loan Party,
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dated
the
Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, with appropriate
insertions and attachments, including the certificate of incorporation of each
Loan Party that is a corporation certified by the relevant authority of the
jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party, and (ii) a long form good
standing certificate for each Loan Party from its jurisdiction of
organization.
(i) Legal
Opinions.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received the executed legal opinion of Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, counsel to the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
(j) Pledged
Stock; Stock Powers; Pledged Notes.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the certificates representing
the
shares of Capital Stock pledged pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement, together with an undated stock power for each such certificate
executed in blank by a duly authorized officer of the pledgor thereof and (ii)
each promissory note (if any) pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant
to
the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement endorsed (without recourse) in blank
(or
accompanied by an executed transfer form in blank) by the pledgor
thereof.
(k) Filings,
Registrations and Recordings.
Each
document (including any Uniform Commercial Code financing
statement) required by the Security Documents or under law or reasonably
requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded in
order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the
Lenders, a perfected Lien on the Collateral described therein, prior and
superior in right to any other Person (other than with respect to Liens
expressly permitted by Section 7.3), shall be in proper form for filing,
registration or recordation.
(l) Solvency
Opinion.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received a satisfactory solvency opinion from
Duff & Xxxxxx LLC that shall document the solvency of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries after giving effect to the financing contemplated hereby and the
issuance of the Senior Unsecured Notes.
(m) Officer’s
Certificate.
The
Lenders shall have received a certificate from the chief financial officer
of
the Borrower documenting the Borrower’s compliance with the conditions set forth
in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 5.2 on a pro forma basis after giving
effect to the financing contemplated hereby and the issuance of the Senior
Unsecured Notes.
5.2
Conditions
to Each Extension of Credit.
The
agreement of each Lender to make any extension of credit requested to be made
by
it on any date (including its initial extension of credit) is subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
Each of
the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to
the
Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as
of
such date as if made on and as of such date.
(b) No
Default.
No
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date
or after giving effect to the extensions of credit requested to be made on
such
date.
(c) Extensions
of Credit to a Subsidiary Borrower.
The
representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 as to
any
Subsidiary Borrower to which an extension of credit is to be made shall be
true
and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and
as
of such date.
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Each
borrowing by and issuance of a Letter of Credit on behalf of the Borrower or
any
Subsidiary Borrower hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty
by
the Borrower, or such Subsidiary Borrower, as applicable, as of the date of
such
extension of credit that the conditions contained in this Section 5.2 have
been
satisfied.
SECTION
6. AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
Holdings
and the Borrower hereby jointly and severally agree that, so long as the
Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any
Loan or other amount is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent
hereunder, each of Holdings and the Borrower shall and shall cause each of
its
Subsidiaries to:
6.1
Financial
Statements.
Furnish
to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
(a) as
soon
as available, but in any event within 100 days after the end of each fiscal
year of the Borrower, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the
related audited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such
year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the
previous year, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification or
exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by Deloitte
& Touche LLP or other independent certified public accountants of nationally
recognized standing; and
(b) as
soon
as available, but in any event not later than 55 days after the end of each
of
the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the
unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited
consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such quarter and the
portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter, setting forth in
each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, certified
by a
Responsible Officer as being fairly stated in all material respects (subject
to
normal year-end audit adjustments).
All
such
financial statements shall be complete and correct in all material respects
and
shall be prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied
(except as approved by such accountants or officer, as the case may be, and
disclosed in reasonable detail therein) consistently throughout the periods
reflected therein and with prior periods and shall be deemed to have been
delivered on the date on which the Borrower provides notice to the
Administrative Agent that such information has been posted on the Borrower’s
website at the website address listed on the signature pages of such notice,
at
xxx.xxx.xxx or at such other website identified in such notice and accessible
by
the Lenders without charge; provided
that the
Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such financial statements to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender who requests the Borrower to deliver such
paper copies until written notice to cease delivering paper copies is given
by
the Administrative Agent or such Lender. The Borrower will be deemed to have
satisfied the requirements of this Section 6.1 if any parent files with the
SEC
and provides reports, documents and information of the types otherwise so
required, in each case within the applicable time periods specified by the
applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and the Borrower is not required
to
file such reports, documents and information separately under the applicable
rules and regulations of the SEC (after giving effect to any exemptive relief)
because of the filings by such parent.
6.2
Certificates;
Other Information.
Furnish
to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (or, in the case of clause (d),
to
the relevant Lender):
(a) concurrently
with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.1(a),
a
letter, written and signed by the independent certified public accountants
reporting on
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such
financial statements describing the scope of such financial statements and
certifying that such financial statements are presented in an accurate manner
and in accordance with GAAP;
(b) concurrently
with the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1, (i)
a
certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that, to the best of each such
Responsible Officer’s knowledge, each Loan Party during such period has observed
or performed all of its covenants and other agreements, and satisfied every
condition contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which
it
is a party to be observed, performed or satisfied by it, and that such
Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default
except as specified in such certificate and (ii) in the case of quarterly or
annual financial statements, (x) a Compliance Certificate containing all
information and calculations necessary for determining compliance by each Group
Member with the provisions of this Agreement referred to therein as of the
last
day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Borrower, as the case may be,
and (y) to the extent not previously disclosed to the Administrative Agent,
(1)
a description of any change in the jurisdiction of organization of any Loan
Party and the name and jurisdiction of organization of any new Subsidiary and
the percentage of each class of Capital Stock owned by any Loan Party and (2)
a
list of any Intellectual Property registrations and applications acquired by
any
Loan Party since the date of the most recent report delivered pursuant to this
clause (y) (or, in the case of the first such report so delivered, since the
Closing Date);
(c) as
soon
as available, and in any event no later than 45 days after the end of each
fiscal year of the Borrower, a consolidated budget for the following fiscal
year
and, as soon as available, significant revisions, if any, of such budget with
respect to such fiscal year (the “Budget”),
which
Budget shall in each case be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible
Officer stating that such Budget is based on reasonable estimates, information
and assumptions and that such Responsible Officer has no reason to believe
that
such Budget is incorrect or misleading in any material respect, it being
understood that such Budget is based upon good faith estimates and assumptions
believed by management of the Borrower to be reasonable at the time made, and
it
being recognized by the Lenders that such financial information as it relates
to
future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the
period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from Budget
by a material amount; and
(d) promptly,
such additional financial and other information as any Lender may from time
to
time reasonably request.
6.3
Payment
of Obligations.
Pay,
discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become
delinquent, as the case may be,
its
obligations and liabilities in respect of taxes, assessments and governmental
charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect
of
its property,
except
where the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect
thereto have been provided on the books of the relevant Group Member or except
to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
6.4
Maintenance
of Existence; Compliance.
(a)(i)
Preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its organizational existence
(provided that Holdings and any of its Subsidiaries may change its
organizational form so long as such change shall not adversely affect the
interests of the Lenders) and (ii) take all reasonable action to maintain all
rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct
of its business, except, in each case, as otherwise permitted by Section 7.4
and
except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) comply with all Contractual Obligations
and Requirements of Law except to the extent
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that
failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.5
Maintenance
of Property; Insurance.
(a) Keep all property material to its business in good working order and
condition consistent with industry practices, ordinary wear and tear excepted,
except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect and
(b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies
insurance on all its material property in amounts and against such risks (but
including in any event, to the extent available on commercially reasonable
terms, public liability, product liability and business interruption) as are
usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the
same or a similar business.
6.6
Inspection
of Property; Books and Records; Discussions.
(a)
Keep proper books of records and account in which full, true and correct entries
in conformity with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all
dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b)
permit the Administrative Agent, and after the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, representatives of any Lender (in
coordination with the Administrative Agent), to visit and inspect any of its
properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records
at
any reasonable time and upon reasonable advance notice, and to discuss the
business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of the Group
Members with officers and employees of the Group Members and with their
independent certified public accountants; provided
that a
representative of the Loan Parties shall be permitted to be present for any
discussion with independent certified accountants referred to above.
Notwithstanding Section 10.5, unless any such visit or inspection is conducted
after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or Event of
Default, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any costs or expenses
incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Lender’s representative in
connection with such visit or inspection.
6.7
Notices.
Promptly upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof, give notice to the
Administrative Agent and each Lender of:
(a) the
occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(b) any
(i)
default or event of default under any Contractual Obligation of any Group Member
or (ii) litigation, investigation or proceeding that may exist at any time
between any Group Member and any Governmental Authority, that in either case,
if
not cured or if adversely determined, as the case may be, could reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c)
any
litigation or proceeding affecting any Group Member (i) in which the amount
involved is $50,000,000 or more and not covered by insurance, (ii) in which
injunctive or similar relief is sought or (iii) which relates to any Loan
Document;
(d) the
following events, as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after
the
Borrower knows or has reason to know thereof: (i) the occurrence of any
Reportable Event with respect to any Plan, a failure to make any required
contribution to a Plan, the creation of any Lien in favor of the PBGC or a
Plan
or any withdrawal from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of,
any
Multiemployer Plan or (ii) the institution of proceedings or the taking of
any
other action by the PBGC or the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity
or
any Multiemployer Plan with respect to the withdrawal from, or the termination,
Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Plan; and
(e) any
development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
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Each
notice pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall be accompanied by a statement of
a
Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein
and stating what action the relevant Group Member proposes to take with respect
thereto.
6.8
Environmental
Laws.
(a)
Comply
with, and use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure compliance by all
tenants and subtenants, if any, with, all applicable Environmental Laws, and
obtain and comply with and maintain, and use commercially reasonable efforts
to
ensure that all tenants and subtenants obtain and comply with and maintain,
any
and all licenses, approvals, binding notifications, registrations or permits
required by applicable Environmental Laws, except where the failure to do so
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)
Conduct
and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing, and all
remedial, removal and other actions required under Environmental Laws and
promptly comply with all lawful orders and directives of all Governmental
Authorities regarding Environmental Laws, except where the failure to do so
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.9
Additional
Collateral, etc.
(a)
With
respect to any property constituting Collateral described in the Guarantee
and
Collateral Agreement acquired after the Closing Date by any Loan Party as to
which the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, does not have
a
perfected Lien, promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent
such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or such other
documents as the Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable to grant
to
the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a security interest
in
such property and (ii) take all actions necessary or advisable to grant to
the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected first priority
security interest in such property, including the filing of Uniform Commercial
Code financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be requested by the
Administrative Agent; provided
that the
Loan Parties shall not be required to take any such action with respect to
any
Intellectual Property acquired after the Closing Date until the earlier of
the
date on which (i) the aggregate value of all such Intellectual Property with
respect to which the actions described above have not already been taken shall
be at least $10,000,000 or (ii) the list describing such Intellectual Property
is required to be furnished to the Administrative Agent and each Lender pursuant
to Section 6.2(b).
(b)
With
respect to any new Subsidiary (other than a Foreign Subsidiary, an Excluded
Subsidiary, a Securitization Entity or any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary,
Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity) created or acquired after the
Closing Date by any Loan Party, promptly (i) execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
as the Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable to grant to the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected first priority
security interest in the Capital Stock of such new Subsidiary that is owned
by
any Loan Party, (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent the certificates
representing such Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers, in blank,
executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the relevant Loan Party,
(iii) cause such new Subsidiary (A) to become a party to the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement, (B) to take such actions necessary or advisable to grant
to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a perfected first
priority security interest in the Collateral described in the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement with respect to such new Subsidiary, including the filing
of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in such jurisdictions as may
be
required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be
requested by the Administrative Agent and (C) to deliver to the Administrative
Agent a certificate of such Subsidiary, substantially in the form of Exhibit
C,
with appropriate insertions and attachments, and (iv) if reasonably requested
by
the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent legal opinions
relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and
substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
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(c)
With
respect to any new Foreign Subsidiary created or acquired after the Closing
Date
by any Loan Party (other than by any Foreign Subsidiary, an Excluded Subsidiary
or a Securitization Entity), promptly (i) execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
as the Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable to grant to the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected first priority
security interest in a portion of the Capital Stock of such new Subsidiary
that
is owned by any such Loan Party (provided that in no event shall more than
66%
of the total outstanding voting Capital Stock of any such new Subsidiary be
required to be so pledged), (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent the
certificates representing such Capital Stock, together with undated stock
powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the
relevant Group Member, and take such other action as may be necessary or, in
the
opinion of the Administrative Agent, desirable to perfect the Administrative
Agent’s security interest therein, and (iii) if reasonably requested by the
Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent legal opinions
relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and
substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
SECTION
7. NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
Holdings
and the Borrower hereby jointly and severally agree that, so long as the
Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any
Loan or other amount is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent
hereunder, each of Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit
any
of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
7.1
Financial
Condition Covenants.
(a)
Consolidated
Leverage Ratio.
Permit
the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as at the last day of any period of four
consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending with any fiscal quarter
after
June 30, 2006 set forth below to exceed the ratio set forth below opposite
such
fiscal quarter:
Fiscal
Quarter
|
Consolidated
Leverage
Ratio
|
Closing Date until
September
30, 2007
|
5.50
to 1.00
|
September
30, 2008
|
5.25
to 1.00
|
September
30, 2009
|
4.75
to 1.00
|
September
30, 2010
|
4.25
to 1.00
|
December 31, 2010
and thereafter
|
4.00
to 1.00
|
;
provided,
that
for the purposes of determining the ratio described above for the fiscal
quarters of the Borrower ending September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2006,
Consolidated EBITDA for the relevant period shall be deemed to equal
Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal quarter and, each previous fiscal quarter
commencing after the Closing Date multiplied
by
2 and
4/3, respectively.
(b)
Consolidated
Interest Coverage Ratio.
Permit
the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for any period of four consecutive
fiscal quarters of the Borrower (or, if less, the number of full fiscal quarters
subsequent to the Closing Date) ending with any fiscal quarter after June 30,
2006 set forth below to be less than the ratio set forth below opposite such
fiscal quarter:
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Fiscal
Quarter
|
Consolidated
Interest
Coverage Ratio
|
Closing Date until
September
30, 2008
|
2.25
to 1.00
|
September
30, 2009
|
2.50
to 1.00
|
September
30, 2010
|
2.75
to 1.00
|
December
31, 2010
and
thereafter
|
3.00
to 1.00
|
7.2
Indebtedness.
Create,
issue, incur, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist any
Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness
of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document;
(b) Indebtedness
of the Borrower to any Subsidiary and of any Subsidiary Guarantor to the
Borrower or any other Subsidiary;
(c) Guarantee
Obligations of the Borrower, Holdings and any Subsidiary of the Borrower in
respect of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement;
(d) Guarantee
Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or
any
of its Subsidiaries of obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower;
(e) Guarantee
Obligations of the Borrower in respect of obligations under the Letter of Credit
Facilities;
(f) Indebtedness
outstanding on the date hereof or required to be incurred pursuant to a
Contractual Obligation in existence on the date hereof (other than AESOP
Indebtedness and Securitization Indebtedness) and listed on Schedule 7.2(f)
and
any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(g) Indebtedness
(including, without limitation, Capital Lease Obligations) secured by Liens
permitted by Section 7.3(h) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$100,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(h) Indebtedness
of the Borrower and Avis Budget Finance in respect of the Senior Unsecured
Notes
and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(i) unsecured
Guarantee Obligations of Holdings and any Subsidiary of the Borrower in respect
of the Senior Unsecured Notes.
(j) AESOP
Indebtedness;
(k) Securitization
Indebtedness;
(l) Recourse
Vehicle Indebtedness;
(m) Indebtedness
incurred in connection with any acquisition by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries of vehicles directly from a manufacturer pursuant to such
manufacturer’s repurchase program; provided
that (i)
such Indebtedness is not greater than the net book value of such vehicles and
(ii) such vehicles could not be financed under the AESOP Financing
Program;
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(n) Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to terminal rental adjustment clause lease financings of
trucks to be used in the truck rental operations of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries;
(o) Indebtedness
under any Swap Agreement;
(p) Indebtedness
of any Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity to
the
Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor incurred in the ordinary course of business
or to satisfy the general financing needs of such Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded
Subsidiary or Securitization Entity;
(q) Indebtedness
of any Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity to
the
Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000
during the term of this Agreement;
(r) Indebtedness
of any Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity to
any
Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity;
(s) Guarantee
Obligations incurred by any Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or
Securitization Entity in respect of Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary,
Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity;
(t) Indebtedness
of any Foreign Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$50,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(u) Indebtedness
of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition
or
that is otherwise assumed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in
connection with a Permitted Acquisition which is not incurred in contemplation
of such Permitted Acquisition and any Permitted Refinancing
thereof;
(v) unsecured
or subordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower, Holdings or any Subsidiary
Guarantor of the Borrower having no scheduled principal payments or prepayments
prior to the Term Loan Maturity Date incurred in connection with Permitted
Acquisitions and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(w) additional
Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate
principal amount (for the Borrower and all Subsidiaries) not to exceed
$50,000,000 at any one time outstanding; and
(x) additional
unsecured or subordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower, Holdings or any
Subsidiary Guarantor having no scheduled principal payments or prepayments
prior
to the Term Loan Maturity Date;
provided,
that if
the Group Member’s action or event meets the criteria of more than one of the
types of Indebtedness described in the clauses above, the Borrower in its sole
discretion may classify such action or event in one or more clauses (including
in part under one such clause and in part under another such
clause).
7.3
Liens.
Create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, whether
now
owned or hereafter acquired, except:
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(a) Liens
for
taxes, assessments, governmental charges or other similar obligations not yet
due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings,
provided
that
adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the
Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in conformity with
GAAP;
(b) carriers’,
warehousemen’s, mechanics’, landlord’s, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like
Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a
period of more than 60 days or that are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings;
(c) Liens
incidental to the conduct of the Borrower’s business or the ownership of its
assets which were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money, and
which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of its assets
or
materially impair the use thereof in the operation of its business;
(d) pledges
or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and
other social security legislation;
(e) pledges
or 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;
(f) easements,
rights-of-way, restrictions, covenants and other similar encumbrances incurred
in the ordinary course of business or of record that, in the aggregate, are
not
substantial in amount and that do not in any case materially detract from the
value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary
conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(g) Liens
in
existence on the date hereof listed on Schedule 7.3(g), securing Indebtedness
permitted by Section 7.2(f), provided
that no
such Lien is spread to cover any additional property after the Closing Date
and
that the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased;
(h) Liens
securing Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary incurred pursuant
to Section 7.2(g) to finance the acquisition of fixed or capital assets,
provided
that (i)
such Liens shall be created substantially simultaneously with the acquisition
of
such fixed or capital assets, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any
property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and (iii) the
amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased;
(i) Liens
created pursuant to the Security Documents;
(j) Liens
on
any Related Eligible Assets or arising out of the transfer of Related Eligible
Assets to Securitization Entities; provided
that
such transfer is otherwise permitted by the Agreement;
(k) Liens
securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2(j), (k), (l), (m) and
(n);
(l) Liens
securing judgments which do not constitute and Event of Default;
(m) statutory
rights of tenants under leases with respect to which the Borrower or any
Subsidiary is the lessor;
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(n) any
interest or title of a lessor under any lease entered into by the Borrower
or
any other Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business and covering only
the assets so leased;
(o) Liens
existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by any Group
Member or existing on any property or asset of any Person that becomes a
Subsidiary after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a
Subsidiary; provided
that
such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such
acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be, and such
Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date of such
acquisition or the date on which such Person becomes a Subsidiary, as the case
may be, and any Permitted Refinancing of such obligations; provided further
that no
such Liens shall be permitted to exist on the Capital Stock of any Person that
is required to be a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder; and
(p) Liens
not
otherwise permitted by this Section so long as neither (i) the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the obligations secured thereby nor (ii) the
aggregate fair market value (determined as of the date such Lien is incurred)
of
the assets subject thereto exceeds (as to the Borrower and all Subsidiaries)
$50,000,000 at any one time;
provided,
that if
the Group Member’s action or event meets the criteria of more than one of the
types of Liens described in the clauses above, the Borrower in its sole
discretion may classify such action or event in one or more clauses (including
in part under one such clause and in part under another such
clause).
7.4
Fundamental
Changes.
Enter
into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or
dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose of all
or
substantially all of its property or business, except that:
(a) any
Subsidiary of the Borrower may be merged or consolidated with or into the
Borrower (provided
that the
Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation) or with or into
any
Wholly Owned Subsidiary (provided
that the
Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving corporation);
provided
that any
such merger or consolidation of a Subsidiary Guarantor shall only be with or
into the Borrower or another Subsidiary Guarantor;
(b) any
Subsidiary of the Borrower may Dispose of any or all of its assets (i) to the
Borrower or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary (upon voluntary liquidation or
otherwise); provided
that any
such Disposition by a Subsidiary Guarantor shall only be to the Borrower or
another Subsidiary Guarantor or (ii) pursuant to a Disposition permitted by
Section 7.5; and
(c) any
Investment expressly permitted by Section 7.7 may be structured as a merger,
consolidation or amalgamation.
7.5
Disposition
of Property.
Dispose
of any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the
case
of any Subsidiary, issue or sell any shares of such Subsidiary’s Capital Stock
to any Person, except:
(a) the
Disposition of obsolete or worn out property in the ordinary course of
business;
(b)
the sale
of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(c) Dispositions
permitted by clause (i) of Section 7.4(b);
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(d) the
sale
or issuance of any Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to the Borrower or any Wholly
Owned Subsidiary; provided
that any
sale or issuance of any Subsidiary Guarantor’s Capital Stock shall only be to
the Borrower or another Subsidiary Borrower;
(e) Dispositions
of any Related Eligible Assets (i) in connection with the AESOP Financing
Program, (ii) to any Securitization Entity or (iii) in connection with the
incurrence of any Securitization Indebtedness;
(f) the
sale
of the Budget Truck Division for fair market value as determined by the board
of
directors of the Borrower;
(g) the
Disposition of other property having a fair market value not to exceed
$200,000,000 in the aggregate for any fiscal year of the Borrower;
and
(h) the
Dispositions listed on Schedule 7.5(h).
7.6
Restricted
Payments.
Declare
or pay any dividend (other than dividends payable solely in common stock of
the
Person making such dividend) on, or make any payment on account of, or set
apart
assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption,
defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any Capital Stock of any Group
Member, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make any other distribution
in
respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property
or
in obligations of any Group Member (collectively, “Restricted
Payments”),
except that:
(a) any
Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Guarantor; provided,
that
any non-Subsidiary Guarantor may make Restricted Payments pro rata to any Group
Member;
(b)
so long
as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Borrower may pay dividends to Holdings and Holdings may pay dividends to Cendant
to purchase Cendant common stock or common stock options from present or former
officers or employees of any Group Member upon the death, disability or
termination of employment of such officer or employee;
(c) the
Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings to permit Holdings to (i)
pay
corporate overhead expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and
(ii)
pay any taxes that are due and payable by Holdings or the Borrower;
and
(d) (i)
the
Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings to permit Holdings to pay
dividends to any higher tier entity to provide for the payment of (A) Parent
Expenses, (B) Related Taxes and (C) any Taxes that are due and payable by any
Group Member as part of a consolidated group or which have been paid for the
account of any Group Member pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement and (ii)
so
long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings to permit Holdings to
pay
dividends to any Parent in an aggregate amount not to exceed $40,000,000
plus
50% of
Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined on
a
cumulative basis since the Closing Date, during the term of this
Agreement.
7.7
Investments.
Make
any advance, loan, extension of credit (by way of guaranty or otherwise) or
capital contribution to, or purchase any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures
or other debt securities of, or any assets constituting a business unit of,
or
make any other investment in, any Person (all of the foregoing, “Investments”),
except:
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(a) extensions
of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;
(b) Investments
in Cash Equivalents;
(c) Guarantee
Obligations permitted by Section 7.2;
(d) loans
and
advances to employees of any Group Member in the ordinary course of business
(including for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses);
(e) Investments
in assets useful in the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries made
by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with the proceeds of any Reinvestment
Deferred Amount;
(f) intercompany
Investments by any Group Member in the Borrower or any Person that, prior to
such investment, is a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(g) intercompany
Investments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in any Foreign
Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity made in the ordinary
course of business or to satisfy the general financing needs of such Foreign
Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity;
(h) intercompany
Investments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in any Foreign
Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization Entity in an amount not to
exceed $50,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(i) intercompany
Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization
Entity in any Foreign Subsidiary, Excluded Subsidiary or Securitization
Entity;
(j) Restricted
Payments to Cendant permitted by Section 7.6 in the form of loans and
advances;
(k) Investments
listed on Schedule 7.7(k);
(l) Permitted
Acquisitions; and
(m) in
addition to Investments otherwise expressly permitted by this Section,
Investments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount
(valued at cost) not to exceed $200,000,000 during the term of this
Agreement;
provided,
that if
the Group Member’s action or event meets the criteria of more than one of the
types of Investments described in the clauses above, the Borrower in its sole
discretion may classify such action or event in one or more clauses (including
in part under one such clause and in part under another such
clause).
7.8
Optional
Payments and Modifications of Certain Agreements.
(a) Make or offer to make any optional or voluntary payment, prepayment,
repurchase or redemption of or otherwise optionally or voluntarily defease
or
segregate funds with respect to the Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2(h),
(t) or (v); provided
that any
such Indebtedness may be repaid, prepaid, repurchased or redeemed (i) in
connection with a Permitted Refinancing or (ii) for consideration (including
any
premium paid in connection therewith) in an aggregate amount of up to
$500,000,000, (b) amend, modify, waive or otherwise change, or consent or agree
to any amendment, modification, waiver or other change to, any of
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the
terms
of the Senior Unsecured Notes in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders
or
(c) amend, modify, waive or otherwise change, or consent or agree to any
amendment, modification, waiver or other change to, any of the terms of the
Separation Agreement or the Tax Sharing Agreement in a manner materially adverse
to the Lenders, it being understood that an increase of the obligations or
potential liability of Cendant resulting from any such amendment, modification
or other change to the Separation Agreement or Tax Sharing Agreement shall
not,
in and of itself, be regarded as materially adverse to the Lenders.
7.9
Transactions
with Affiliates.
Enter
into any transaction (other than transactions listed on Schedule 7.9), including
any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property, the rendering of any service
or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate
(other than Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor) unless such
transaction is (a) otherwise permitted under this Agreement, (b) in the
ordinary course of business of the relevant Group Member, and (c) upon fair
and reasonable terms no less favorable to the relevant Group Member than it
would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not
an Affiliate.
7.10
Sales
and Leasebacks.
Enter
into any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by any Group
Member of real or personal property that has been or is to be sold or
transferred by such Group Member to such Person or to any other Person to whom
funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such
property or rental obligations of such Group Member except sale-lease back
transactions relating to Eligible Assets not in excess of $50,000,000 and
without duplication of any such transactions permitted by Section
7.2.
7.11
Changes
in Fiscal Periods.
Permit
the fiscal year of the Borrower to end on a day other than December 31 or change
the Borrower’s method of determining fiscal quarters.
7.12
Clauses
Restricting Subsidiary Distributions.
Enter
into or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or
restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than a
Securitization Entity) to (a) make Restricted Payments in respect of any Capital
Stock of such Subsidiary held by, or pay any Indebtedness owed to, the Borrower
or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, (b) make loans or advances to, or
other
Investments in, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower or (c)
transfer any of its assets to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the
Borrower, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by
reason of (i) any restrictions existing under the Loan Documents and (ii) any
restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement
that
has been entered into in connection with the Disposition of all or substantially
all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary other than the Senior
Unsecured Note Indenture and such other agreements listed on Schedule
7.12.
7.13
Lines
of Business.
Enter
into any business, either directly or through any Subsidiary, except for those
businesses in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are engaged on the date
of
this Agreement or that are reasonably related thereto.
7.14
Business
Activities of Holdings.
In the
case of Holdings, (i) conduct, transact or otherwise engage in, or commit to
conduct, transact or otherwise engage in, any business or operations other
than
those incidental to its ownership of the Capital Stock of the Borrower, (ii)
incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness or other liabilities
or financial obligations, except (w) Guarantee Obligations permitted pursuant
to
Section 7.2(c) and 7.2(i), (x) nonconsensual obligations imposed by operation
of
law, (y) obligations pursuant to the Loan Documents to which it is a party
and
(z) obligations with respect to its Capital Stock, or (iii) own, lease, manage
or otherwise operate any properties or assets (including cash (other than cash
received in connection with dividends made by the Borrower in
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accordance
with Section 7.6 pending application in the manner contemplated by said Section)
and cash equivalents) other than the ownership of shares of Capital Stock of
the
Borrower.
SECTION
8. EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT
If
any of
the following events shall occur and be continuing:
(a) the
Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any
Loan
or Reimbursement Obligation when due in accordance with the terms hereof; or
the
Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan
or Reimbursement Obligation, or any other amount payable hereunder or under
any
other Loan Document, within five days after any such interest or other amount
becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof; or
(b) any
representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein or
in
any other Loan Document or that is contained in any certificate, document or
financial or other statement furnished by it at any time under or in connection
with this Agreement or any such other Loan Document shall prove to have been
false or misleading in any material respect on or as of the date made or
delivered; or
(c) any
Loan
Party shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained
in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 6.4(a) (with respect to Holdings and the
Borrower only), Section 6.7(a) or Section 7 of this Agreement or Sections
6.4 or
6.6(b)
of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; or
(d) any
Loan
Party shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement
contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as provided
in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section), and such default shall continue
unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice to the Borrower from the
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; or
(e) any
Group
Member shall (i) default in making any payment of any principal of any
Indebtedness (including any Guarantee Obligation, but excluding the Loans)
on
the scheduled or original due date with respect thereto; or (ii) default in
making any payment of any interest on any such Indebtedness beyond the period
of
grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such
Indebtedness was created; or (iii) default in the observance or performance
of
any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained
in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or
any
other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or
other
event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or beneficiary of such
Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or beneficiary)
to
cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due
prior to its stated maturity or (in the case of any such Indebtedness
constituting a Guarantee Obligation) to become payable; provided,
that a
default, event or condition described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this
paragraph (e) shall not at any time constitute an Event of Default unless,
at
such time, one or more defaults, events or conditions of the type described
in
clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall have occurred and be
continuing with respect to Indebtedness (x) the outstanding principal amount
of
which exceeds in the aggregate $50,000,000; and (y) in the case of such
Indebtedness which is Securitization Indebtedness (including AESOP
Indebtedness), (1) an amortization or termination event pursuant to a
securitization program prior to the end of the scheduled term or revolving
period thereunder shall have occurred, (2) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
shall become unable to finance the purchase of vehicles and (3) the Borrower
shall have failed, by the 45th day after the occurrence of an event referred
to
in clause (y)(1) and the
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expiration
of all grace periods applicable thereto, to either (A) replace such
securitization program with an alternative source of financing having terms
not
materially adverse to the Lenders from the program being replaced or having
terms acceptable to the Required Lenders, or (B) obtain a waiver with respect
to
the occurrence of such event from the applicable required noteholders or lenders
under such securitization program, and provided that until and unless the event
described in clause (y)(3) shall have occurred, no Event of Default shall exist
as a result of the occurrence of an event referred to in clause (y)(1). Upon
the
entering into of any replacement facility referred to in clause (y)(1)(A),
the
Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a written officer’s
certificate providing that the Borrower has sufficient vehicle financing
arrangements available to it to carry-on its business activities consistent,
in
all material respects, with its past practices; or
(f) (i)
any
Group Member (other than any Subsidiary which is not a Significant Subsidiary)
shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing
or
future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for
relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or
insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up,
liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or
its
debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator
or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its
assets, or any Group Member (other than any Subsidiary which is not a
Significant Subsidiary) shall make a general assignment for the benefit of
its
creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced against any Group Member any case,
proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above that
(A)
results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or
appointment or (B) remains undismissed or undischarged for a period of 60 days;
or (iii) there shall be commenced against any Group Member any case, proceeding
or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution,
distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets
that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that shall not have
been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days
from
the entry thereof; or (iv) any Group Member shall take any action in furtherance
of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the
acts set forth in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) above; or (v) any Group Member
shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its
inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or
(g) (i)
any
Person shall engage in any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406
of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan, (ii) any
“accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA), whether
or not waived, shall exist with respect to any Plan or any Lien in favor of
the
PBGC or a Plan shall arise on the assets of any Group Member or any Commonly
Controlled Entity, (iii) a Reportable Event shall occur with respect to, or
proceedings shall commence to have a trustee appointed, or a trustee shall
be
appointed, to administer or to terminate, any Single Employer Plan, which
Reportable Event or commencement of proceedings or appointment of a trustee
is,
in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders, likely to result in the
termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (iv) any Single
Employer Plan shall terminate for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (v) any
Group Member or any Commonly Controlled Entity shall, or in the reasonable
opinion of the Required Lenders is likely to, incur any liability in connection
with a withdrawal from, or the Insolvency or Reorganization of, a Multiemployer
Plan or (vi) any other event or condition shall occur or exist with respect
to a
Plan; and in each case in clauses (i) through (vi) above, such event or
condition, together with all other such events or conditions in this clause
(g),
if any, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
or
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(h) one
or
more judgments or decrees shall be entered against any Group Member involving
in
the aggregate a liability (not paid or fully covered by insurance as to which
the relevant insurance company has acknowledged coverage) of $50,000,000 or
more, and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged,
stayed or bonded pending appeal within 30 days from the entry thereof;
or
(i) any
of
the Security Documents shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and
effect, or any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party shall so assert,
or
any Lien created by any of the Security Documents shall cease to be enforceable
and of the same effect and priority purported to be created thereby;
or
(j) the
guarantee contained in Section 2 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
shall
cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect or any Loan Party or
any
Affiliate of any Loan Party shall so assert; or
(k) the
occurrence of a Change in Control;
then,
and
in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause
(i) or (ii) of paragraph (f) above with respect to the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Borrower, automatically the Commitments shall immediately terminate
and the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C
Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters
of
Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) shall immediately
become due and payable, and (B) if such event is any other Event of Default,
either or both of the following actions may be taken: (i) with the consent
of
the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of
the
Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower
declare the Revolving Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the
Revolving Commitments shall immediately terminate; and (ii) with the consent
of
the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of
the
Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower,
declare the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of
L/C
Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters
of
Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) to be due and
payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable.
With respect to all Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for
honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to this
paragraph, the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary Borrower shall at such time
deposit in a cash collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent an
amount equal to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such Letters
of Credit. Amounts held in such cash collateral account shall be applied by
the
Administrative Agent to the payment of drafts drawn under such Letters of
Credit, and the unused portion thereof after all such Letters of Credit shall
have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be applied to repay other
obligations of the Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower hereunder and under
the
other Loan Documents. After all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or
been fully drawn upon, all Reimbursement Obligations shall have been satisfied
and all other obligations of the Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower hereunder
and under the other Loan Documents shall have been paid in full, the balance,
if
any, in such cash collateral account shall be returned to the Borrower or such
Subsidiary Borrower (or such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto).
Except as expressly provided above in this Section, presentment, demand, protest
and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower
and each Subsidiary Borrower.
SECTION
9. THE
AGENTS
9.1
Appointment.
Each
Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent
as
the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
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and
each
such Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such capacity,
to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and
the
other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as
are
expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere
in
this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or
responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary
relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions,
responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the
Administrative Agent.
9.2
Delegation
of Duties.
The
Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and
the
other Loan Documents by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be
entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.
The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or
misconduct of any agents or attorneys in-fact selected by it with reasonable
care.
9.3
Exculpatory
Provisions.
Neither
any Agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents,
attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully
taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with
this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except to the extent that any of
the
foregoing are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of
competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its or such Person’s own gross
negligence or willful misconduct) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any
of
the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made
by
any Loan Party or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other
Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document
referred to or provided for in, or received by the Agents under or in connection
with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity,
effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement
or
any other Loan Document or for any failure of any Loan Party a party thereto
to
perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Agents shall not be under
any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance
or
performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or
records of any Loan Party.
9.4
Reliance
by Administrative Agent.
The
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected
in
relying, upon any instrument, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate,
affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message, e-mail, statement,
order
or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct
and
to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon
advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to Holdings or the
Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by the
Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee
of
any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of
assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the
Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in
failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the
Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders) as it
deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the
Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it
by
reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative
Agent
shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting,
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request
of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders),
and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall
be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the
Loans.
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9.5
Notice
of Default.
The
Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the
occurrence of any Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agent
has received notice from a Lender, Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of
Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that
the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall
give notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such
action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably
directed by the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all
Lenders); provided
that
unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions,
the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action,
or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of
Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the
Lenders.
9.6
Non-Reliance
on Agents and Other Lenders.
Each
Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Agents nor any of their
respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or
affiliates have made any representations or warranties to it and that no act
by
any Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of a Loan Party
or any affiliate of a Loan Party, shall be deemed to constitute any
representation or warranty by any Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents
to
the Agents that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or
any
other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business,
operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of
the
Loan Parties and their affiliates and made its own decision to make its Loans
hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it
will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender,
and
based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the
time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in
taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to
the
business, operations, property, financial and other condition and
creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their affiliates. Except for notices,
reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders
by
the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have
any
duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other
information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial
or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of any Loan Party or any affiliate
of a Loan Party that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent
or
any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or
affiliates.
9.7
Indemnification.
The
Lenders agree to indemnify each Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent
not
reimbursed by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower and without
limiting the obligation of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower
to
do so), ratably according to their respective Aggregate Exposure Percentages
in
effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section (or,
if
indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have
terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance
with such Aggregate Exposure Percentages immediately prior to such date), from
and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind
whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the
Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent in any way
relating to or arising out of, the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the
other
Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein
or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or
omitted by such Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing;
provided
that no
Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision
of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent’s gross
negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section shall survive
the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
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9.8
Agent
in Its Individual Capacity.
Each
Agent and its affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally
engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party as though such Agent were
not
an Agent. With respect to its Loans made or renewed by it and with respect
to
any Letter of Credit issued or participated in by it, each Agent shall have
the
same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as
any
Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms
“Lender” and “Lenders” shall include each Agent in its individual
capacity.
9.9
Successor
Administrative Agent.
The
Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon 10 days’ notice to
the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent shall resign as
Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, then
the
Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for
the
Lenders, which successor agent shall (unless an Event of Default under Section
8(a) or Section 8(f) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be
continuing) be subject to approval by the Borrower (which approval shall not
be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed
to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term
“Administrative Agent” shall mean such successor agent effective upon such
appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agent’s rights, powers
and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or
further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any
of
the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans. If no successor
agent
has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date that is 10 days
following a retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring
Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and with the consent of
the
Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), appoint a successor
Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized or licensed
under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof and
having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000. Upon the
acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor
Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon
succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties
of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent
shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After
any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation as Administrative Agent, the
provisions of this Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken
or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
9.10
Co-Documentation
Agent, Documentation Agent and Syndication Agent.
Neither
of the Co-Documentation Agent, the Documentation Agents nor the Syndication
Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities hereunder in its capacity as
such.
SECTION
10. MISCELLANEOUS
10.1
Amendments
and Waivers.
(a)
Neither
this Agreement, any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may
be
amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions
of
this Section 10.1. The Required Lenders and each Loan Party party to the
relevant Loan Document may, or, with the written consent of the Required
Lenders, the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party party to the relevant
Loan
Document may, from time to time, (i) enter into written amendments, supplements
or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents for the purpose of
adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing
in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Loan Parties hereunder or
thereunder or (ii) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders
or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, may specify in such instrument,
any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any
Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided,
however,
that no
such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall (A) forgive
any principal amount or extend the final scheduled date of maturity of any
Loan
or any Reimbursement Obligation or extend the scheduled date of any amortization
payment in respect of any Term Loan (for the purpose of clarity each of the
foregoing
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not
to
include any waiver of a prepayment), reduce the stated rate of any interest
or
fee payable hereunder (except (1) in connection with the waiver of applicability
of any post-default increase in interest rates (which waiver shall be effective
with the consent of the Majority Facility Lenders of each adversely affected
Facility) and (2) that any amendment or modification of defined terms used
in
the financial covenants in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction
in
the rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (A)) or extend the
scheduled date of any payment thereof, or increase the amount or extend the
expiration date of any Lender’s Revolving Commitment, in each case without the
written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; (B) eliminate or
reduce the voting rights of any Lender under this Section 10.1 without the
written consent of such Lender; (C) reduce any percentage specified in the
definition of Required Lenders, consent to the assignment or transfer by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, release all or substantially all
of
the Collateral or release all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Guarantors
from their obligations under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement except
as
otherwise provided in the Loan Documents, in each case without the written
consent of all Lenders; (D) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section
2.11 or 2.17 without the written consent of the Majority Facility Lenders in
respect of each Facility adversely affected thereby; (E) reduce the percentage
specified in the definition of Majority Facility Lenders with respect to any
Facility without the written consent of all Lenders under such Facility; (F)
after the Closing Date, amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 5.2
without the written consent of the Majority Facility Lenders with respect of
the
Revolving Facility, (G) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 9
without the written consent of the Administrative Agent; (H) amend, modify
or
waive any provision of Section 2.6 or 2.7 without the written consent of the
Swingline Lender; or (I) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 3
without the written consent of the Issuing Lender. Any such waiver and any
such
amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the Lenders
and shall be binding upon the Loan Parties, the Lenders, the Administrative
Agent and all future holders of the Loans. In the case of any waiver, the Loan
Parties, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be restored to their
former position and rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and
any
Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not
continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default
or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon.
(b)
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the
Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each of the Lenders providing the
relevant Replacement Term Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing,
replacement or modification of all outstanding Term Loans (“Replaced
Term Loans”)
with a
replacement term loan tranche hereunder (“Replacement
Term Loans”),
provided
that (i)
the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term Loans shall not exceed
the aggregate principal amount of such Replaced Term Loans, (ii) the Applicable
Margin for such Replacement Term Loans shall not be higher than the Applicable
Margin for such Replaced Term Loans and (iii) the weighted average life to
maturity of such Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter than the weighted
average life to maturity of such Replaced Term Loans at the time of such
refinancing.
(c)
In
addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended without
consent of the Lenders, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, as follows:
(i)
to
designate (x) any Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower as a Domestic Subsidiary
Borrower under the Revolving Facility and (y) any Foreign Subsidiary of the
Borrower as a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower under a New Local Facility upon (A)
ten Business Days prior notice to the Lenders (such notice to contain the name,
primary business address and taxpayer identification number of such Subsidiary),
(B) the execution and delivery by the Borrower, such
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Subsidiary
and the Administrative Agent of a Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form
of Exhibit G (a “Joinder
Agreement”),
providing for such Subsidiary to become a Subsidiary Borrower, (C) the agreement
and acknowledgment by the Borrower and each other Subsidiary Borrower that
the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement covers the Obligations of such Subsidiary
and
(D) the delivery to the Administrative Agent of (1) corporate or other
applicable resolutions, other corporate or other applicable documents,
certificates and legal opinions in respect of such Subsidiary reasonably
equivalent to comparable documents delivered on the Closing Date and (2) such
other documents with respect thereto as the Administrative Agent shall
reasonably request; and
(ii)
to
remove any Subsidiary as a Subsidiary Borrower upon execution and delivery
by
the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of a written notification to such
effect and repayment in full of all Loans made to such Subsidiary Borrower,
cash
collateralization of all L/C Obligations in respect of any Letters of Credit
issued for the account of such Subsidiary Borrower and repayment in full of
all
other amounts owing by such Subsidiary Borrower under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents (it being agreed that any such repayment shall be in
accordance with the other terms of this Agreement).
10.2
Notices.
All
notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be
effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy or electronic
transmission), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed
to have been duly given or made when delivered, or three Business Days after
being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice
or electronic transmission, when received, addressed as follows in the case
of
Holdings, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and as set forth in an
administrative questionnaire delivered to the Administrative Agent in the case
of the Lenders, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the
respective parties hereto:
Holdings:
|
Avis
Budget Holdings, LLC
|
0
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
|
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
|
|
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
|
|
Borrower:
|
Avis
Budget Car Rental, LLC
|
0
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
|
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
|
|
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
|
|
Administrative
Agent:
|
JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
|
Attention:
Xxx Xx Lin
|
|
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
|
|
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
|
|
with
a copy to:
|
JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
0xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
|
Attention:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
|
|
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
|
|
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
|
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provided
that any
notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent or the Lenders
shall not be effective until received.
Notices
and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished
by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the
Administrative Agent; provided
that the
foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Section 2 unless otherwise
agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative
Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other
communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to
procedures approved by it; provided
that
approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or
communications.
10.3
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 or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof;
nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or
privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies,
powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any
rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
10.4
Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
All
representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Loan Documents
and
in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in
connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the making of the Loans and other extensions of credit
hereunder.
10.5
Payment
of Expenses and Taxes.
The
Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all its
reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
development, preparation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or
modification to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other
documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the consummation
and
administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including
the reasonable fees and disbursements of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP and
filing and recording fees and expenses, with statements with respect to the
foregoing to be submitted to the Borrower prior to the Closing Date (in the
case
of amounts to be paid on the Closing Date) and from time to time thereafter
on a
quarterly basis or such other periodic basis as the Administrative Agent shall
deem appropriate, (b) to pay or reimburse each Lender and the Administrative
Agent for all its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this
Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including
the
fees and disbursements of counsel to the Lenders and of counsel to the
Administrative Agent; provided,
that
the Borrower shall not be liable for the fees and disbursements of more than
one
separate firm for the Lenders (unless there shall exist an actual conflict
of
interest among the Lenders) in connection with any one action or any separate
but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction, nor
shall
the Borrower be liable for any settlement or extra-judicial resolution of claims
without the Borrower’s written consent, (c) to pay, indemnify, and hold each
Lender and the Administrative Agent harmless from, any and all recording and
filing fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from
any
delay in paying, stamp, excise and similar taxes, if any, that may be payable
or
determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of,
or
consummation or administration of any of the
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transactions
contemplated by, or any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver
or consent under or in respect of, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents
and
any such other documents, and (d) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender and
the Administrative Agent and their respective officers, directors, employees,
affiliates, agents and controlling persons (each, an “Indemnitee”)
harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements
of any kind or nature whatsoever (other than with respect to taxes, which shall
be governed exclusively by Section 2.19) with
respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration
of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents,
including any of the foregoing relating to the use of proceeds of the Loans
or
the violation of, noncompliance with or liability under, any Environmental
Law
applicable to the operations of any Group Member or any of the Properties and
the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel in connection with claims,
actions or proceedings by any Indemnitee against any Loan Party under any Loan
Document (all the foregoing in this clause (d), collectively, the “Indemnified
Liabilities”),
provided,
that
the Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee with respect
to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities are found
by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction
to
have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such
Indemnitee; provided further,
that
that the Borrower shall not be liable for the fees and disbursements of more
than one separate firm for any Indemnitees (unless there shall exist an actual
conflict of interest among such Indemnitees) in connection with any one action
or any separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same
jurisdiction, nor shall the Borrower be liable for any settlement or
extra-judicial resolution of such Indemnitees’ claims without the Borrower’s
written consent. Without limiting the foregoing, and to the extent permitted
by
applicable law, the Borrower agrees not to assert and to cause its Subsidiaries
not to assert, and hereby waives and agrees to cause its Subsidiaries to waive,
all rights for contribution or any other rights of recovery with respect to
all
claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs
and
expenses of whatever kind or nature, under or related to Environmental Laws,
that any of them might have by statute or otherwise against any Indemnitee.
All
amounts due under this Section 10.5 shall be payable not later than 10 days
after written demand therefor. Statements payable by the Borrower pursuant
to
this Section 10.5 shall be submitted to Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx (Telephone No.
000-000-0000) (Telecopy No. 973-496-5080), at the address of the Borrower
set forth in Section 10.2, or to such other Person or address as may be
hereafter designated by the Borrower in a written notice to the Administrative
Agent. The agreements in this Section 10.5 shall survive repayment of the Loans
and all other amounts payable hereunder.
10.6
Successors
and Assigns; Participations and Assignments.
(a) The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby
(including any affiliate of the Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of
Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer
any
of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
each
Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such
consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise
transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this
Section.
(b)(i)
Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender
may
assign to one or more assignees (each, an “Assignee”)
all or
a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all
or a
portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the
prior
written consent of:
(A)
the
Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), provided
that no
consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an
affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund (as defined below) or, if an Event
of
Default under Section 8(a) or (f) has occurred and is continuing, any other
Person; and
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(B) the
Administrative Agent, provided
that no
consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of
all
or any portion of a Term Loan to a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an
Approved Fund.
(C) the
Issuing Lender, provided
that no
consent of the Issuing Lender shall be required for an assignment of all or
any
portion of a Term Loan or Term Commitment.
(ii)
Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A)
except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or
an
Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning
Lender’s Commitments or Loans under any Facility, the amount of the Commitments
or 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) shall not be less than, in the case
of
the Revolving Facility, $5,000,000 or,
in
the case of the Term Facility, $1,000,000
unless
each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent,
provided
that (1)
no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under
Section 8(a) or (f) has occurred and is continuing and (2) such amounts shall
be
aggregated in respect of each Lender and its affiliates or Approved Funds,
if
any;
(B)
the
parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative
Agent
an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee
of
$3,500; and
(C) the
Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative
Agent
an administrative questionnaire.
For
the
purposes of this Section 10.6, “Approved
Fund”
means
any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing,
holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the
ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a)
a
Lender, (b) an affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an affiliate of an
entity that administers or manages a Lender.
(iii)
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv)
below, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and
Assumption the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent
of
the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and
obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender
thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment
and
Assumption, be released from its 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 2.18, 2.19, 2.20 and 10.5). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender
of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this
Section 10.6 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such
Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with
paragraph (c) of this Section.
(iv)
The
Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower,
shall
maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption
delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses
of
the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount of and interest on
the
Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof
from time to time (the “Register”).
The
entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders may treat each Person
whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender
hereunder for all purposes of
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this
Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be
available for inspection by the Borrower, the Issuing Lender and any Lender,
at
any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior
notice.
(v)
Upon
its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an
assigning Lender and an Assignee, the Assignee’s completed administrative
questionnaire (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the
processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section
and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this
Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption
and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment
shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded
in
the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(c)(i)
Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent,
sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”)
in all
or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to it);
provided
that
(A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged,
(B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto
for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the other Lenders shall continue
to
deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s
rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which
a
Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain
the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment,
modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided
that
such agreement may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of
the
Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that (1) requires
the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby pursuant to the proviso
to
the second sentence of Section 10.1 and (2) directly affects such Participant.
Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each
Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18, 2.19 and 2.20
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, and subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, each Participant also
shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.7(b) as though it were a
Lender, provided such Participant shall be subject to Section 10.7(a) as though
it were a Lender.
(ii)
A
Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section
2.18 or 2.19 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive
with
respect to the participation sold to such Participant. A Participant shall
not
be entitled to receive any funds directly from the Borrower in respect of
Sections 2.18, 2.19, 2.20 or 10.7 unless such Participant shall have provided
to
Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower,
such
information as is required to be recorded in the Register pursuant to paragraph
(b)(iv) above as if such Participant were a Lender. Any Participant that is
a
Non-U.S. Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.19
unless such Participant complies with Section 2.19(d) as though it were a
Lender.
(d) Any
Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any
portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender,
including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve
Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of
a
security interest; provided
that no
such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from
any
of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or Assignee for
such
Lender as a party hereto.
(e)
The
Borrower, upon receipt of written notice from the relevant Lender, agrees to
issue Notes to any Lender requiring Notes to facilitate transactions of the
type
described in paragraph (d) above.
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(f)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Conduit Lender may assign any or all of
the
Loans it may have funded hereunder to its designating Lender without the consent
of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent and without regard to the
limitations set forth in Section 10.6(b). Each of Holdings, the Borrower, each
Subsidiary Borrower, each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby confirms
that it will not institute against a Conduit Lender or join any other Person
in
instituting against a Conduit Lender any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under any state bankruptcy
or
similar law, for one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest
maturing commercial paper note issued by such Conduit Lender; provided,
however, that each Lender designating any Conduit Lender hereby agrees to
indemnify, save and hold harmless each other party hereto for any loss, cost,
damage or expense arising out of its inability to institute such a proceeding
against such Conduit Lender during such period of forbearance.
10.7
Adjustments;
Set-off.
(a)
Except
to
the extent that this Agreement expressly provides for payments to be allocated
to a particular Lender or to the Lenders under a particular Facility, if any
Lender (a “Benefitted
Lender”)
shall,
at any time after the Loans and other amounts payable hereunder shall
immediately become due and payable pursuant to Section 8, receive any payment
of
all or part of the Obligations owing to it, or receive any collateral in respect
thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by set-off, pursuant to events
or
proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 8(f), or otherwise), in a
greater proportion than any such payment to or collateral received by any other
Lender, if any, in respect of the Obligations owing to such other Lender, such
Benefitted Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participating
interest in such portion of the Obligations owing to each such other Lender,
or
shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral,
as
shall be necessary to cause such Benefitted Lender to share the excess payment
or benefits of such collateral ratably with each of the Lenders; provided,
however,
that if
all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered
from such Benefitted Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase
price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without
interest.
(b)
In
addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, each Lender
shall have the right, without prior notice to Holdings, the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by Holdings, the
Borrower and each Subsidiary Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable
law,
upon any amount becoming due and payable by Holdings, the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Borrower hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration
or otherwise), to set off and appropriate and apply against such amount any
and
all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in
any
currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in
each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or
unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender or any branch or agency
thereof to or for the credit or the account of Holdings, the Borrower or such
Subsidiary Borrower, as the case may be. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such setoff and application
made by such Lender, provided
that the
failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and
application.
10.8
Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on
any
number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together
shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an
executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic
transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart
hereof. A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall
be
lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
10.9
Severability.
Any
provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such
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prohibition
or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
10.10
Integration.
This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of
Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect
to
the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings,
representations or warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative
to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein
or in
the other Loan Documents.
10.11
GOVERNING
LAW.
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
10.12
Submission
To Jurisdiction; Waivers.
Each of
the Agents, Lenders, Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Borrowers hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a) submits
for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for
recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the
non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York,
the
courts of the United States for the Southern District of New York, and
appellate courts from any thereof;
(b) consents
that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives
any
objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action
or
proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought
in an
inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees
that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by
mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially
similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to Holdings, the Borrower or the
relevant Subsidiary Borrower, as the case may be, at its address set forth
in
Section 10.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall
have been notified pursuant thereto;
(d) agrees
that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in
any
other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to xxx in any other
jurisdiction; and
(e) waives,
to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim
or
recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any
special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
10.13
Judgment.
The
obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower in respect of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents due to any party hereto shall,
notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “judgment
currency”)
other
than the currency in which the sum originally due to such party is denominated
(the “original
currency”),
be
discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by
such
party of any sum adjudged to be so due in the judgment currency such party
may
in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the original currency
with
the judgment currency; if the amount of the original currency so purchased
is
less than the sum originally due under such judgment to such party in the
original currency, the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower, as the case may
be,
agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to
indemnify such party against such loss, and if the amount of the original
currency so purchased exceeds the sum
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originally
due to any party to this Agreement, such party agrees to remit to the Borrower
such excess. The provisions of this Section 10.13 shall survive the termination
of this Agreement and payment of the obligations of the Borrower and the
Subsidiary Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
10.14
Acknowledgements.
Each of
Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Borrowers hereby acknowledges
that:
(a) it
has
been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(b) neither
the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with
or
duty to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower arising out of or
in
connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the
relationship between Administrative Agent and Lenders, on one hand, and
Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower, on the other hand, in
connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor;
and
(c)
no joint
venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists
by
virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among
Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower and the Lenders.
10.15
Releases
of Guarantees and Liens.
(a)
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the
Administrative Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender (without
requirement of notice to or consent of any Lender except as expressly required
by Section 10.1) to take any action requested by the Borrower having the effect
of releasing any Collateral or guarantee obligations (i) to the extent necessary
to permit consummation of any transaction not prohibited by any Loan Document
or
that has been consented to in accordance with Section 10.1 or (ii) under the
circumstances described in paragraph (b) below.
(b)
At
such
time as the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and the other obligations
under
the Loan Documents (other than obligations under or in respect of Specified
Swap
Agreements) shall have been paid in full, the Commitments have been terminated
and no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding (or such Letters of Credit are
Collateralized), the Collateral shall be released from the Liens created by
the
Security Documents, and the Security Documents and all obligations (other than
those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Administrative Agent
and each Loan Party under the Security Documents shall terminate, all without
delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any Person.
10.16
Confidentiality.
Each of
the Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees to keep confidential all
non-public information provided to it by any Loan Party, the Administrative
Agent or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement that is
designated by the provider thereof as confidential; provided
that
nothing herein shall prevent the Administrative Agent or any Lender from
disclosing any such information (a) to the Administrative Agent, any other
Lender or any affiliate thereof, (b) subject to an agreement to comply with
the
provisions of this Section, to any actual or prospective Transferee or any
direct or indirect counterparty to any Swap Agreement (or any professional
advisor to such counterparty), (c) to its employees, directors, agents,
attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors or those of any of its
affiliates for performing the purposes of a Loan Document, (d) upon the request
or demand of any Governmental Authority, (e) in response to any order of any
court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant
to any Requirement of Law, after notice to the Borrower if reasonably feasible,
(f) if requested or required to do so in connection with any
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litigation
or similar proceeding, after notice to the Borrower if reasonably feasible,
(g)
that has been publicly disclosed, (h) to the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners or any similar organization or any nationally recognized rating
agency that requires access to information about a Lender’s investment portfolio
in connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender, or (i) in
connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan
Document.
10.17
WAIVERS
OF JURY TRIAL.
HOLDINGS, THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR
PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY
COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
10.18
USA
Patriot Act.
Each
Lender hereby notifies Holdings and the Borrower that pursuant to the
requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into
law October 26, 2001)) (the “USA Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify
and record information that identifies Holdings and the Borrower, which
information includes the name and address of Holdings and the Borrower and
other
information that will allow such Lender to identify Holdings and the Borrower
in
accordance with the USA Patriot Act
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of
the
day and year first above written.
AVIS
BUDGET HOLDINGS, LLC
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name:
Title:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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AVIS
BUDGET CAR RENTAL, LLC
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name:
Title:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A., as
Administrative
Agent and as a Lender
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
Title:
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Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Vice
President
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DEUTSCHE
BANK SECURITIES INC.,
as
Syndication Agent
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
Title:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Managing
Director
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DEUTSCHE
BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
as
a Lender
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
Title:
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Xxxx
Xxxxx
Vice
President
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name:
Title:
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(i)
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Vice
President
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DEUTSCHE
BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
Title:
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Xxxx
Xxxxx
Vice
President
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BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Documentation Agent as a Lender
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx XxXxxxxx
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Name:
Title:
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Xxxxx
XxXxxxxx
Senior
Vice President
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CALYON
NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Documentation Agent as a Lender
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By:
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/s/
Xxx Xxxxx
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Name:
Title:
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Xxx
Xxxxx
Managing
Director
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By:
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/s/
Yuri Muzichenko
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Name:
Title:
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Yuri
Muzichenko
Director
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CITICORP
USA, INC., as a Co-Documentation Agent and as a Lender
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
Title:
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Xxxx
Xxxxx
Director
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WACHOVIA
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Documentation Agent and as a
Lender
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Title:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Vice
President
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Signature
Page to
Avis
Budget Car Rental, LLC
Credit
Agreement, dated as of April 19, 2006
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SUMITOMO
MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
|
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Name:
Title:
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Joint
General Manager
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THE
BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxx
|
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Title:
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Authorized
Signatory
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THE
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Title:
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Managing
Director
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BARCLAYS
BANK PLC
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
|
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Name:
Title:
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
Director
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XXXXXXX
SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Managing
Director
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THE
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND
|
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By:
|
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Managing
Director
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX FINANCING, INC.
|
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Vice
President
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CREDIT
SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
|
||||
By:
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/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Director
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Associate
|
XXXXXXX
XXXXX CAPITAL CORPORATION
|
||||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
|
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Vice
President
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MIZUHO
CORPORATE BANK, LTD.
|
||||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
SVP
& Team Leader
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BAYERISCHE
HYPO-UND VEREINSBANK AG, New York Branch
|
||||
By:
|
/s/
Xxx Xxxxxxxx
|
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Name:
Title:
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Xxx
Xxxxxxxx
Director
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By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
|
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Director
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THE
BANK OF NEW YORK
|
||||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Vice
President
|
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.
|
||||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
|
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
Senior
Vice President
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FIRST
COMMERCIAL BANK, NEW YORK AGENCY
|
||||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxx X.X. Xx
|
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Name:
Title:
|
Xxxxx
X. X. Xx
VP
& General Manager
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WESTPAC
BANKING CORPORATION
|
||||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Vice
President, Tier 2 Attorney
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XXXXX
XXX COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD. NEW YORK BRANCH
|
||||
By:
|
/s/
Xxx X.X. Xxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
|
Xxx
X.X. Xxxx
VP
& General Manager
|
GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
|
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By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
|
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Duly
Authorized Signatory
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CREDIT
INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL
|
||||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
Vice
President
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By:
|
Xxxx
Xxxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
|
Xxxx
Xxxxx
Vice
President
|
NATEXIS
BANQUES POPULAIRES
|
||||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
|
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Vice
President & Group Manager
|
By:
|
/s/
Jordan X. Xxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
|
Jordan
X. Xxxx
Assistant
Vice President
|
NATIONAL
CITY BANK
|
||||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
|
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Assistant
Vice President
|
PNC
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
|
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By:
|
/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
|||
Name:
Title:
|
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Vice
President
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