CREDIT AGREEMENT by and among WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Lead Arranger, THE LENDERS THAT ARE PARTIES HERETO as the Lenders, PRIDE GUARANTOR, INC., as Holdings, PRIDE MERGER SUBSIDIARY,...
Exhibit 10.1
by and among
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Agent,
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Lead Arranger,
THE LENDERS THAT ARE PARTIES HERETO
as the Lenders,
PRIDE GUARANTOR, INC.,
as Holdings,
PRIDE MERGER SUBSIDIARY, INC.,
PAYCOR, INC.,
as Borrowers,
and
THE OTHER GUARANTORS THAT ARE FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO
Dated as of November 2, 2018
1. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION |
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1.1 Definitions |
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1.2 Accounting Terms |
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1.3 Code |
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1.4 Construction |
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1.5 Time References |
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1.6 Schedules and Exhibits |
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1.7 Certain Calculations and Tests |
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1.8 Divisions |
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2. LOANS AND TERMS OF PAYMENT |
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2.1 Revolving Loans |
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2.2 Second Amendment Term Loan |
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2.3 Borrowing Procedures and Settlement |
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2.4 Payments; Reductions of Commitments; Prepayments |
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2.5 Promise to Pay; Promissory Notes |
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2.6 Interest Rates and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and Calculations |
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2.7 Crediting Payments |
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2.8 Designated Account |
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2.9 Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations |
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2.10 Fees |
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2.11 Letters of Credit |
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2.12 LIBOR Option |
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2.13 Capital Requirements |
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2.14 Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers |
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3. CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT |
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3.1 Conditions Precedent to Closing |
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3.2 Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit |
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3.3 Maturity |
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3.4 Effect of Maturity |
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3.5 Early Termination by Borrowers |
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3.6 Conditions Subsequent |
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4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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4.1 Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries |
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4.2 Due Authorization; No Conflict |
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4.3 Governmental Consents |
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4.4 Binding Obligations; Perfected Liens |
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4.5 Title to Assets; No Encumbrances |
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4.6 Litigation |
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4.7 Compliance with Laws |
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4.8 No Material Adverse Effect |
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4.9 Solvency |
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4.10 Employee Benefits |
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4.11 Environmental Condition |
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4.12 Complete Disclosure |
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4.13 PATRIOT Act |
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4.14 [Reserved] |
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4.15 Payment of Taxes |
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4.16 |
Margin Stock |
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4.17 |
Governmental Regulation |
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4.18 |
OFAC; Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws |
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4.19 |
Employee and Labor Matters |
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4.20 |
Material Intellectual Property owned by Loan Parties |
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5. |
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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5.1 |
Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates |
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5.2 |
Existence |
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5.3 |
Maintenance of Properties |
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5.4 |
Taxes |
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5.5 |
Insurance |
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5.6 |
Inspection |
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5.7 |
Compliance with Laws |
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5.8 |
Environmental |
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5.9 |
Reserved |
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5.10 |
Formation of Subsidiaries |
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5.11 |
Further Assurances |
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5.12 |
OFAC; Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws |
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5.13 |
Designation of Subsidiaries |
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5.14 |
[Reserved] |
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5.15 |
[Reserved] |
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5.16 |
Lender Meetings |
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5.17 |
Immaterial Subsidiaries |
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5.18 |
Nature of Business |
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5.19 |
Use of Proceeds |
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6. |
NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
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6.1 |
Indebtedness |
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6.2 |
Liens |
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6.3 |
Restrictions on Fundamental Changes |
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6.4 |
Disposal of Assets |
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6.5 |
[Reserved] |
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6.6 |
Prepayments and Amendments |
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6.7 |
Restricted Payments |
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6.8 |
[Reserved] |
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6.9 |
Investments |
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6.10 |
Transactions with Affiliates |
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6.11 |
[Reserved] |
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6.12 |
[Reserved] |
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6.13 |
Negative Pledge |
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6.14 |
Holdings as Holding Company |
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7. |
FINANCIAL COVENANTS |
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8. |
EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
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8.1 |
Payments |
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8.2 |
Covenants |
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8.3 |
Judgments |
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8.4 |
Voluntary Bankruptcy, etc. |
53 | ||||
8.5 |
Involuntary Bankruptcy, etc. |
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8.6 |
Default Under Other Agreements |
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8.7 |
Representations, etc. |
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8.8 |
Guaranty |
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8.9 |
Security Documents |
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8.10 |
[Reserved] |
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8.11 |
Preferred Shares |
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8.12 |
Change of Control |
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9. |
RIGHTS AND REMEDIES |
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9.1 |
Rights and Remedies |
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9.2 |
Remedies Cumulative |
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9.3 |
Curative Equity |
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10. |
WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION |
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10.1 |
Demand; Protest; etc. |
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10.2 |
The Lender Group’s Liability for Xxxxxxxxxx |
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00.0 |
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
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00. |
NOTICES |
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12. |
CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER |
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13. |
ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS |
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13.1 |
Assignments and Participations |
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13.2 |
Successors |
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14. |
AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS |
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14.1 |
Amendments and Waivers |
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14.2 |
Replacement of Certain Lenders |
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14.3 |
No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies |
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15. |
AGENT; THE LENDER GROUP |
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15.1 |
Appointment and Authorization of Agent |
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15.2 |
Delegation of Duties |
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15.3 |
Liability of Agent |
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15.4 |
Reliance by Agent |
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15.5 |
Notice of Default or Event of Default |
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15.6 |
Credit Decision |
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15.7 |
Costs and Expenses; Indemnification |
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15.8 |
Agent in Individual Capacity |
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15.9 |
Successor Agent |
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15.10 |
Lender in Individual Capacity |
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15.11 |
Collateral Matters |
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15.12 |
Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments |
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15.13 |
Agency for Perfection |
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15.14 |
Payments by Agent to the Lenders |
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15.15 |
Concerning the Collateral and Related Loan Documents |
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15.16 |
Financial Examination Reports; Confidentiality; Disclaimers by Lenders; Other Reports and Information | 73 | ||||
15.17 |
Several Obligations; No Liability |
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15.18 |
Lead Arranger |
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16. |
WITHHOLDING TAXES |
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16.1 |
Payments; Tax Indemnity |
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16.2 |
Exemptions |
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16.3 |
Reductions |
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16.4 |
Refunds |
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17. |
GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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17.1 |
Effectiveness |
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17.2 |
Section Headings |
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17.3 |
Interpretation |
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17.4 |
Severability of Provisions |
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17.5 |
Bank Product Providers |
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17.6 |
Debtor-Creditor Relationship |
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17.7 |
Counterparts; Electronic Execution |
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17.8 |
Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations; Certain Waivers |
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17.9 |
Confidentiality |
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17.10 |
Survival |
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17.11 |
PATRIOT Act |
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17.12 |
Integration |
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17.13 |
Paycor as Agent for Borrowers |
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17.14 |
Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions |
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17.15 |
Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs |
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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Exhibit A-1 | Form of Assignment and Acceptance | |
Exhibit C-1 | Form of Compliance Certificate | |
Exhibit L-1 | Form of LIBOR Notice | |
Exhibit P-1 | Form of Perfection Certificate | |
Exhibit S-1 | Form of Solvency Certificate | |
Schedule A-1 | Agent’s Account | |
Schedule A-2 | Authorized Persons | |
Schedule C-1 | Commitments | |
Schedule D-1 | Designated Account | |
Schedule E-1 | Excluded Subsidiaries | |
Schedule P-1 | Permitted Investments | |
Schedule P-2 | Permitted Liens | |
Schedule P-3 | Permitted Indebtedness | |
Schedule U | Unrestricted Subsidiaries | |
Schedule 3.6 | Conditions Subsequent | |
Schedule 4.1(b) | Capitalization of Loan Parties | |
Schedule 4.1(c) | Capitalization of Subsidiaries | |
Schedule 4.1(d) | Subscriptions, Options, Warrants, Calls | |
Schedule 4.6(b) | Litigation | |
Schedule 4.11 | Environmental Matters | |
Schedule 6.1(v) | Certain Guarantee Obligations | |
Annex 1.1 | Definitions | |
Annex 3.1 | Conditions Precedent | |
Annex 5.1 | Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates |
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THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is entered into as of November 2, 2018, by and among the lenders identified on the signature pages hereof (each of such lenders, together with its successors and permitted assigns, is referred to hereinafter as a “Lender”, as that term is hereinafter further defined), XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association for each member of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, “Agent”) and XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as lead arranger and bookrunner (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, “Lead Arranger”), PRIDE GUARANTOR, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), PAYCOR, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Paycor”), PRIDE MERGER SUBSIDIARY, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), which upon consummation of the Closing Acquisition, shall be merged with and into Paycor with Paycor surviving such merger (Merger Sub and Paycor, each individually a “Borrower” and, collectively, jointly and severally, the “Borrowers”), the other Guarantors from time to time party hereto.
The parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.
1.1 Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings specified therefor on Annex 1.1.
1.2 Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP; provided, that if Borrowers notify Agent that Borrowers request an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any Accounting Change occurring after the Second Amendment Effective Date or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if Agent notifies Borrowers that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such Accounting Change or in the application thereof, then Agent and Borrowers agree that they will negotiate in good faith amendments to the provisions of this Agreement that are directly affected by such Accounting Change with the intent of having the respective positions of the Lenders and Borrowers after such Accounting Change conform as nearly as possible to their respective positions before such Accounting Change and, until any such amendments have been agreed upon and agreed to by the Required Lenders and the Borrowers, the provisions in this Agreement shall be calculated as if no such Accounting Change had occurred. When used herein, the term “financial statements” shall include the notes and schedules thereto. Whenever the term “Borrowers” is used in respect of a financial covenant or a related definition, it shall be understood to mean Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (a) all financial statements delivered hereunder shall be prepared, and all financial covenants contained herein shall be calculated, without giving effect to any election under the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 825 (or any similar accounting principle) permitting a Person to value its financial liabilities or Indebtedness at the fair value thereof, and (b) the term “unqualified opinion” as used herein to refer to opinions or reports provided by accountants shall mean an opinion or report that is (i) unqualified, and (ii) does not include any explanation, supplemental comment, or other comment concerning the ability of the applicable Person to continue as a going concern or concerning the scope of the audit.
1.3 Code. Any terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the Code shall be construed and defined as set forth in the Code unless otherwise defined herein; provided, that to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein and such term is defined differently in different Articles of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article 9 of the Code shall govern.
1.4 Construction. Unless the context of this Agreement or any other Loan Document clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the terms “includes” and “including” are not limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be. Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein). 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. Any reference herein or in any other Loan Document to the satisfaction, repayment, or payment in full of the Obligations shall mean (a) the payment or repayment in full in immediately available funds of (i) the principal amount of, and interest accrued and unpaid with respect to, all outstanding Loans, together with the payment of any premium applicable to the repayment of the Loans, (ii) all Lender Group Expenses that have accrued and are unpaid regardless of whether demand has been made therefor, (iii) all fees or charges that have accrued hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including the Letter of Credit Fee and the Unused Line Fee) and are unpaid, (b) in the case of contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters of Credit, providing Letter of Credit Collateralization, (c) in the case of obligations with respect to Bank Products (other than Hedge Obligations), providing Bank Product Collateralization, (d) the receipt by Agent of cash collateral in order to secure any other contingent Obligations for which a claim or demand for payment has been made on or prior to such time, such cash collateral to be in such amount as Agent reasonably determines is appropriate to secure such contingent Obligations, but in no event greater than 105% of the face amount of such claim or demand to the extent a specific amount has been claimed or demanded, (e) the payment or repayment in full in immediately available funds of all other outstanding Obligations (including the payment of any termination amount then applicable (or which would or could become applicable as a result of the repayment of the other Obligations) under Hedge Agreements provided by Hedge Providers) other than, in any case, (i) unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations, (ii) any Bank Product Obligations (other than Hedge Obligations) that, at such time, are allowed by the applicable Bank Product Provider to remain outstanding without being required to be repaid or cash collateralized, and (iii) any Hedge Obligations that, at such time, are allowed by the applicable Hedge Provider to remain outstanding without being required to be repaid, and (f) the termination of all of the Commitments of the Lenders. Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record.
1.5 Time References. Unless the context of this Agreement or any other Loan Document clearly requires otherwise, all references to time of day refer to Eastern standard time or Eastern daylight saving time, as in effect in Boston, Massachusetts on such day. For purposes of the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to and including”; provided that, with respect to a computation of fees or interest payable to Agent or any Lender, such period shall in any event consist of at least one full day.
1.6 Schedules and Exhibits. All of the schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.
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1.7 Certain Calculations and Tests.
(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, when calculating any applicable ratio or determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination of compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires that no Default or Event of Default has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom) in connection with a Specified Transaction undertaken in connection with the consummation of a Limited Condition Transaction, the date of determination of such ratio or other applicable covenant and determination of whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom or other applicable covenant, shall, at the option of the Borrowers (the Borrowers’ election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”), be deemed to be either (i) the date that the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into or (ii) solely in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the “City Code”) applies, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer in respect of a target company is made in compliance with the City Code (in each case the “LCT Test Date”) and if, after such ratios and other provisions are measured on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Limited Condition Transaction and the other Specified Transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they occurred at the beginning of the four consecutive fiscal quarter period being used to calculate such financial ratio ending prior to the LCT Test Date, the Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratios and provisions, such provisions shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) if any of such ratios are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in such ratio (including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA) at or prior to the consummation of the relevant Limited Condition Transaction, such ratios and other provisions will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations solely for purposes of determining whether the Limited Condition Transaction is permitted hereunder and (y) such ratios and other provisions shall not be tested at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction or related Specified Transactions. If the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket availability with respect to any other Specified Transaction on or following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement for, or “Rule 2.7 announcement” in respect of, as applicable, such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio or basket shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
1.8 Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
2. LOANS AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
2.1 Revolving Loans.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, during the term of this Agreement, each Revolving Lender agrees (severally, not jointly or jointly and severally) to make revolving loans (“Revolving Loans”) to Borrowers in an amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the lesser of:
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(i) such Lender’s Revolver Commitment, or
(ii) such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of an amount equal to (1) the Maximum Revolver Amount less (2) the sum of (y) the Letter of Credit Usage at such time, plus (z) the principal amount of Swing Loans outstanding at such time.
(b) Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.1 may be repaid and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, reborrowed at any time during the term of this Agreement. The outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans, together with interest accrued and unpaid thereon, shall constitute Obligations and shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date or, if earlier, on the date on which they are declared due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(c) Anything to the contrary in this Section 2.1 notwithstanding, Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation) to establish Bank Product Reserves from time to time against the Maximum Revolver Amount. Agent shall endeavor to provide substantially contemporaneous notice to Administrative Borrower of any Bank Product Reserves established.
2.2 Second Amendment Term Loan.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Second Amendment Effective Date, each Term Loan Lender with a Second Amendment Term Loan Commitment agrees (severally, not jointly or jointly and severally) to make term loans (collectively, the “Second Amendment Term Loan”) to Borrower in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Second Amendment Term Loan Amount.
(b) The principal of the Second Amendment Term Loan shall be repaid on the following dates and in the following amounts (subject to any adjustments pursuant to Sections 2.4(d)(ii) and 2.4(f)(ii)):
Date |
Installment Amount | |||
December 31, 2020 |
$ | 62,500 | ||
March 31, 2021 |
$ | 62,500 | ||
June 30, 2021 |
$ | 62,500 | ||
September 30, 2021 |
$ | 62,500 | ||
December 31, 2021 |
$ | 62,500 | ||
March 31, 2022 |
$ | 62,500 | ||
June 30, 2022 |
$ | 62,500 | ||
September 30, 2022 |
$ | 62,500 | ||
December 31, 2022 |
$ | 62,500 | ||
March 31, 2023 |
$ | 62,500 | ||
June 30, 2023 |
$ | 62,500 | ||
September 30, 2023 |
$ | 62,500 |
The outstanding unpaid principal balance and all accrued and unpaid interest on the Second Amendment Term Loan shall be due and payable on the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date, and (ii) the date of the acceleration of the Second Amendment Term Loan in accordance with the terms hereof. Any principal amount of the Second Amendment Term Loan that is repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
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2.3 Borrowing Procedures and Settlement.
(a) Procedure for Borrowing Revolving Loans. Each Borrowing shall be made by a written request by an Authorized Person delivered to Agent (which may be delivered through Agent’s electronic platform or portal) and received by Agent no later than 10:00 a.m. (i) on the Business Day that is the requested Funding Date in the case of a request for a Swing Loan, (ii) on the Business Day that is 1 Business Day prior to the requested Funding Date in the case of a request for a Base Rate Loan, and (iii) on the Business Day that is 3 Business Days prior to the requested Funding Date in the case of all other requests, specifying (A) the amount of such Borrowing, and (B) the requested Funding Date (which shall be a Business Day); provided, that Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to accept as timely requests that are received later than 10:00 a.m. on the applicable Business Day. At Agent’s election, in lieu of delivering the above-described written request, any Authorized Person may give Agent telephonic notice of such request by the required time. In such circumstances, Borrowers agree that any such telephonic notice will be confirmed in writing within 24 hours of the giving of such telephonic notice, but the failure to provide such written confirmation shall not affect the validity of the request. All Borrowing requests which are not made on-line via Agent’s electronic platform or portal shall be subject to (and unless Agent elects otherwise in the exercise of its sole discretion, such Borrowings shall not be made until the completion of) Agent’s authentication process (with results satisfactory to Agent) prior to the funding of any such requested Revolving Loan.
(b) Making of Swing Loans. In the case of a request for a Revolving Loan and so long as either (i) the aggregate amount of Swing Loans made since the last Settlement Date, minus all payments or other amounts applied to Swing Loans since the last Settlement Date, plus the amount of the requested Swing Loan does not exceed $10,000,000, or (ii) Swing Lender, in its sole discretion, agrees to make a Swing Loan notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, Swing Lender shall make a Revolving Loan (any such Revolving Loan made by Swing Lender pursuant to this Section 2.3(b) being referred to as a “Swing Loan” and all such Revolving Loans being referred to as “Swing Loans”) available to Borrowers on the Funding Date applicable thereto by transferring immediately available funds in the amount of such requested Borrowing to the Designated Account. Each Swing Loan shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan hereunder and shall be subject to all the terms and conditions (including Section 3) applicable to other Revolving Loans, except that all payments (including interest) on any Swing Loan shall be payable to Swing Lender solely for its own account. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(d)(ii), Swing Lender shall not make and shall not be obligated to make any Swing Loan if Swing Lender has actual knowledge that (i) one or more of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 will not be satisfied on the requested Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing unless such condition has been waived in accordance with the terms hereof, or (ii) the requested Borrowing would exceed the Availability on such Funding Date. Swing Lender shall not otherwise be required to determine whether the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 have been satisfied on the Funding Date applicable thereto prior to making any Swing Loan. The Swing Loans shall be secured by Agent’s Liens, constitute Revolving Loans and Obligations, and bear interest at the rate applicable from time to time to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans.
(c) Making of Loans.
(i) In the event that Swing Lender is not obligated to make a Swing Loan, then after receipt of a request for a Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.3(a), Agent shall notify the Lenders by telecopy, telephone, email, or other electronic form of transmission, of the requested Borrowing; such notification to be sent on the Business Day that is 1 Business Day prior to the requested Funding Date. If Agent has notified the Lenders of a requested Borrowing on the Business Day that is 1 Business Day prior
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to the Funding Date, then each Lender shall make the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the requested Borrowing available to Agent in immediately available funds, to the Agent’s Account, not later than 10:00 a.m. on the Business Day that is the requested Funding Date. After Agent’s receipt of the proceeds of the Loans from the Lenders, Agent shall make the proceeds thereof available to Borrowers on the applicable Funding Date by transferring immediately available funds equal to such proceeds received by Agent to the Designated Account; provided, that, subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(d)(ii), no Lender shall have an obligation to make any Loan, if (1) one or more of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 will not be satisfied on the requested Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing unless such condition has been waived, or (2) with respect to Revolving Loans, the requested Borrowing would exceed the Availability on such Funding Date.
(ii) Unless Agent receives notice from a Lender prior to 9:30 a.m. on the Business Day that is the requested Funding Date relative to a requested Borrowing as to which Agent has notified the Lenders of a requested Borrowing that such Lender will not make available as and when required hereunder to Agent for the account of Borrowers the amount of that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Borrowing, Agent may assume that each Lender has made or will make such amount available to Agent in immediately available funds on the Funding Date and Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to Borrowers a corresponding amount. If, on the requested Funding Date, any Lender shall not have remitted the full amount that it is required to make available to Agent in immediately available funds and if Agent has made available to Borrowers such amount on the requested Funding Date, then such Lender shall make the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the requested Borrowing available to Agent in immediately available funds, to the Agent’s Account, no later than 10:00 a.m. on the Business Day that is the first Business Day after the requested Funding Date (in which case, the interest accrued on such Lender’s portion of such Borrowing for the Funding Date shall be for Agent’s separate account). If any Lender shall not remit the full amount that it is required to make available to Agent in immediately available funds as and when required hereby and if Agent has made available to Borrowers such amount, then that Lender shall be obligated to immediately remit such amount to Agent, together with interest at the Defaulting Lender Rate for each day until the date on which such amount is so remitted. A notice submitted by Agent to any Lender with respect to amounts owing under this Section 2.3(c)(ii) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. If the amount that a Lender is required to remit is made available to Agent, then such payment to Agent shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan for all purposes of this Agreement. If such amount is not made available to Agent on the Business Day following the Funding Date, Agent will notify Borrowers of such failure to fund and, upon demand by Agent, Borrowers shall pay such amount to Agent for Agent’s account, together with interest thereon for each day elapsed since the date of such Borrowing, at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate applicable at the time to the Revolving Loans composing such Borrowing.
(d) Protective Advances.
(i) Any contrary provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document notwithstanding, at any time (A) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default, or (B) at the request of Borrowers only, when any of the other applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 are not satisfied, Agent hereby is authorized by Borrowers and the Lenders, from time to time, in Agent’s sole discretion, to make Revolving Loans to, or for the benefit of, Borrowers, on behalf of the Revolving Lenders, that Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, deems necessary (1) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, or (2) to enhance the likelihood of repayment of the Obligations (other than unasserted contingent Obligations or the Bank Product Obligations) (the Revolving Loans described in this Section 2.3(d)(i) shall be referred to as “Protective Advances”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate amount of all Protective Advances outstanding at any one time shall not exceed $6,000,000.
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(ii) Each Protective Advance shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan hereunder, except that no Protective Advance shall be eligible to be a LIBOR Rate Loan and, prior to Settlement therefor, all payments on the Protective Advances shall be payable to Agent solely for its own account. The Protective Advances shall be repayable on demand, secured by Agent’s Liens, constitute Obligations hereunder, and bear interest at the rate applicable from time to time to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans. The provisions of this Section 2.3(d) are for the exclusive benefit of Agent, Swing Lender, and the Lenders and are not intended to benefit Borrowers (or any other Loan Party) in any way.
(e) Settlement. It is agreed that each Lender’s funded portion of the Revolving Loans is intended by the Lenders to equal, at all times, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Revolving Loans. Such agreement notwithstanding, Agent, Swing Lender, and the other Lenders agree (which agreement shall not be for the benefit of Borrowers) that in order to facilitate the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, settlement among the Lenders as to the Revolving Loans (including the Swing Loans and the Protective Advances) shall take place on a periodic basis in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) Agent shall request settlement (“Settlement”) with the Lenders on a weekly basis, or on a more frequent basis if so determined by Agent in its sole discretion (1) on behalf of Swing Lender, with respect to the outstanding Swing Loans, (2) for itself, with respect to the outstanding Protective Advances, and (3) with respect to Borrowers’ or any of their Subsidiaries’ payments or other amounts received, as to each by notifying the Lenders by telecopy, telephone, or other similar form of transmission, of such requested Settlement, no later than 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day immediately prior to the date of such requested Settlement (the date of such requested Settlement being the “Settlement Date”). Such notice of a Settlement Date shall include a summary statement of the amount of outstanding Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans and Protective Advances) for the period since the prior Settlement Date. Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein (including Section 2.3(g)): (y) if the amount of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans and Protective Advances) made by a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender exceeds such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans, and Protective Advances) as of a Settlement Date, then Agent shall, by no later than 12:00 p.m. on the Settlement Date, transfer in immediately available funds to a Deposit Account of such Lender (as such Lender may designate), an amount such that each such Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have as of the Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans, and Protective Advances), and (z) if the amount of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans, and Protective Advances) made by a Lender is less than such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans, and Protective Advances) as of a Settlement Date, such Lender shall no later than 12:00 p.m. on the Settlement Date transfer in immediately available funds to the Agent’s Account, an amount such that each such Lender shall, upon transfer of such amount, have as of the Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans and Protective Advances). Such amounts made available to Agent under clause (z) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be applied against the amounts of the applicable Swing Loans or Protective Advances and, together with the portion of such Swing Loans or Protective Advances representing Swing Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, shall constitute Revolving Loans of such Lenders. If any such amount is not made available to Agent by any Lender on the Settlement Date applicable thereto to the extent required by the terms hereof, Agent shall be entitled to recover for its account such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at the Defaulting Lender Rate.
(ii) In determining whether a Lender’s balance of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans and Protective Advances) is less than, equal to, or greater than such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans and Protective Advances) as of a Settlement Date, Agent shall, as part of the relevant Settlement, apply to such balance the portion of payments actually received in good funds by Agent with respect to principal, interest, fees payable by Borrowers and allocable to the Lenders hereunder, and proceeds of Collateral.
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(iii) Between Settlement Dates, Agent, to the extent Protective Advances for the account of Agent or Swing Loans for the account of Swing Lender are outstanding, may pay over to Agent or Swing Lender, as applicable, any payments or other amounts received by Agent, that in accordance with the terms of this Agreement would be applied to the reduction of the Revolving Loans, for application to the Protective Advances or Swing Loans. Between Settlement Dates, Agent, to the extent no Protective Advances or Swing Loans are outstanding, may pay over to Swing Lender any payments or other amounts received by Agent, that in accordance with the terms of this Agreement would be applied to the reduction of the Revolving Loans, for application to Swing Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans. If, as of any Settlement Date, payments or other amounts of Holdings or its Subsidiaries received since the then immediately preceding Settlement Date have been applied to Swing Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans other than to Swing Loans, as provided for in the previous sentence, Swing Lender shall pay to Agent for the accounts of the Lenders, and Agent shall pay to the Lenders (other than a Defaulting Lender if Agent has implemented the provisions of Section 2.3(g)), to be applied to the outstanding Revolving Loans of such Lenders, an amount such that each such Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have, as of such Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans. During the period between Settlement Dates, Swing Lender with respect to Swing Loans, Agent with respect to Protective Advances, and each Lender with respect to the Revolving Loans other than Swing Loans and Protective Advances, shall be entitled to interest at the applicable rate or rates payable under this Agreement on the daily amount of funds employed by Swing Lender, Agent, or the Lenders, as applicable.
(iv) Anything in this Section 2.3(e) to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, Agent shall be entitled to refrain from remitting settlement amounts to the Defaulting Lender and, instead, shall be entitled to elect to implement the provisions set forth in Section 2.3(g).
(f) Notation. Agent, as a non-fiduciary agent for Borrowers, shall maintain a register showing the principal amount of the Revolving Loans (and portion of the Term Loan, as applicable) owing to each Lender, including the Swing Loans owing to Swing Lender, and Protective Advances owing to Agent, and the interests therein of each Lender, from time to time and such register shall, absent manifest error, conclusively be presumed to be correct and accurate.
(g) Defaulting Lenders.
(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.4(b)(i) or (ii), Agent shall not be obligated to transfer to a Defaulting Lender any payments made by Borrowers to Agent for the Defaulting Lender’s benefit or any proceeds of Collateral that would otherwise be remitted hereunder to the Defaulting Lender, and, in the absence of such transfer to the Defaulting Lender, Agent shall transfer any such payments (A) first, to Agent to the extent of any Protective Advances that were made by Agent and that were required to be, but were not, paid by the Defaulting Lender, (B) second, to Swing Lender to the extent of any Swing Loans that were made by Swing Lender and that were required to be, but were not, paid by the Defaulting Lender, (C) third, to Issuing Bank, to the extent of the portion of a Letter of Credit Disbursement that was required to be, but was not, paid by the Defaulting Lender, (D) fourth, to each Non-Defaulting Lender ratably in accordance with their Commitments (but, in each case, only to the extent that such Defaulting Lender’s portion of a Loan (or other funding obligation) was funded by such other Non-Defaulting Lender), (E) fifth, at the Borrowers’ request (so long as no Event of Default exists and the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 are satisfied), to the funding of any Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by Agent, (F) sixth, in Agent’s sole discretion, to a suspense account maintained by Agent, the proceeds of
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which shall be retained by Agent and may be made available to be re-advanced to or for the benefit of Borrowers (upon the request of Borrowers and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 3.2) as if such Defaulting Lender had made its portion of Loans (or other funding obligations) hereunder, and (G) seventh, from and after the date on which all other Obligations have been paid in full, to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with tier (L) of Section 2.4(b)(ii) (or, if all Obligations to the Defaulting Lenders have been paid in full, in accordance with tier (M) of Section 2.4(b)(ii)). Subject to the foregoing, Agent may hold and, in its discretion, re-lend to Borrowers for the account of such Defaulting Lender the amount of all such payments received and retained by Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender. Solely for the purposes of voting or consenting to matters with respect to the Loan Documents (including the calculation of Pro Rata Share in connection therewith) and for the purpose of calculating the fee payable under Section 2.10(b), such Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a “Lender” and such Lender’s Commitment shall be deemed to be zero; provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to any of the matters governed by Section 14.1(a)(i) through (iii). The provisions of this Section 2.3(g) shall remain effective with respect to such Defaulting Lender until the earlier of (y) the date on which all of the Non-Defaulting Lenders, Agent, Issuing Bank, and Borrowers shall have waived, in writing, the application of this Section 2.3(g) to such Defaulting Lender, or (z) the date on which such Defaulting Lender makes payment of all amounts that it was obligated to fund hereunder, pays to Agent all amounts owing by Defaulting Lender in respect of the amounts that it was obligated to fund hereunder, and, if requested by Agent, provides adequate assurance of its ability to perform its future obligations hereunder (on which earlier date, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any remaining cash collateral held by Agent pursuant to Section 2.3(g)(ii) shall be released to Borrowers). The operation of this Section 2.3(g) shall not be construed to increase or otherwise affect the Commitment of any Lender, to relieve or excuse the performance by such Defaulting Lender or any other Lender of its duties and obligations hereunder, or to relieve or excuse the performance by any Borrower of its duties and obligations hereunder to Agent, Issuing Bank, or to the Lenders other than such Defaulting Lender. Any failure by a Defaulting Lender to fund amounts that it was obligated to fund hereunder shall constitute a material breach by such Defaulting Lender of this Agreement and shall entitle Borrowers, at their option, upon written notice to Agent, to arrange for a substitute Lender to assume the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender, such substitute Lender to be reasonably acceptable to Agent. In connection with the arrangement of such a substitute Lender, the Defaulting Lender shall have no right to refuse to be replaced hereunder, and agrees to execute and deliver a completed form of Assignment and Acceptance in favor of the substitute Lender (and agrees that it shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such document if it fails to do so) subject only to being paid its share of the outstanding Obligations (other than unasserted contingent Obligations and Bank Product Obligations, but including (1) all interest, fees, and other amounts that may be due and payable in respect thereof, and (2) an assumption of its Pro Rata Share of its participation in the Letters of Credit); provided, that any such assumption of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any of the Lender Group’s or Borrowers’ rights or remedies against any such Defaulting Lender arising out of or in relation to such failure to fund. In the event of a direct conflict between the priority provisions of this Section 2.3(g) and any other provision contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such provisions be read together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each other. In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, the terms and provisions of this Section 2.3(g) shall control and govern.
(ii) If any Swing Loan or Letter of Credit is outstanding at the time that a Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:
(A) such Defaulting Lender’s Swing Loan Exposure and Letter of Credit Exposure shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares but only to the extent (x) the sum of all Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Loan Exposures plus such Defaulting Lender’s Swing Loan Exposure and Letter of Credit Exposure does not exceed the total of all Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolver Commitments and (y) the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 are satisfied at such time;
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(B) if the reallocation described in clause (A) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, Borrowers shall within two (2) Business Days following notice by Agent (x) first, prepay such Defaulting Lender’s Swing Loan Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (A) above) and (y) second, cash collateralize such Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (A) above), pursuant to a cash collateral agreement to be entered into in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, for so long as such Letter of Credit Exposure is outstanding; provided, that Borrowers shall not be obligated to cash collateralize any Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure if such Defaulting Lender is also the Issuing Bank;
(C) if Borrowers cash collateralize any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii), Borrowers shall not be required to pay any Letter of Credit Fees to Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.6(b) with respect to such cash collateralized portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure during the period such Letter of Credit Exposure is cash collateralized;
(D) to the extent the Letter of Credit Exposure of the Non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii), then the Letter of Credit Fees payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.6(b) shall be adjusted in accordance with such Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Letter of Credit Exposure;
(E) to the extent any Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure is neither cash collateralized nor reallocated pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii), then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Issuing Bank or any Lender hereunder, all Letter of Credit Fees that would have otherwise been payable to such Defaulting Lender under Section 2.6(b) with respect to such portion of such Letter of Credit Exposure shall instead be payable to the Issuing Bank until such portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure is cash collateralized or reallocated;
(F) so long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Swing Lender shall not be required to make any Swing Loan and the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend, or increase any Letter of Credit, in each case, to the extent (x) the Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Swing Loans or Letter of Credit cannot be reallocated pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii) or (y) the Swing Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, has not otherwise entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Swing Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, and Borrowers to eliminate the Swing Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s risk with respect to the Defaulting Lender’s participation in Swing Loans or Letters of Credit; and
(G) Agent may release any cash collateral provided by Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii) to the Issuing Bank and the Issuing Bank may apply any such cash collateral to the payment of such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any Letter of Credit Disbursement that is not reimbursed by Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.11(d).
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(h) Independent Obligations. All Loans (other than Swing Loans and Protective Advances) shall be made by the Lenders contemporaneously and in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares. It is understood that (i) no Lender shall be responsible for any failure by any other Lender to perform its obligation to make any Loan (or other extension of credit) hereunder, nor shall any Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of any failure by any other Lender to perform its obligations hereunder, and (ii) no failure by any Lender to perform its obligations hereunder shall excuse any other Lender from its obligations hereunder.
2.4 Payments; Reductions of Commitments; Prepayments.
(a) Payments by Borrowers.
(i) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by Borrowers shall be made to the Agent’s Account for the account of the Lender Group and shall be made in immediately available funds, no later than 1:30 p.m. on the date specified herein. Any payment received by Agent later than 1:30 p.m. shall be deemed to have been received (unless Agent, in its sole discretion, elects to credit it on the date received) on the following Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue until such following Business Day.
(ii) Unless Agent receives notice from Borrowers prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders that Borrowers will not make such payment in full as and when required, Agent may assume that Borrowers have made (or will make) such payment in full to Agent on such date in immediately available funds and Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the extent Borrowers do not make such payment in full to Agent on the date when due, each Lender severally shall repay to Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Lender, together with interest thereon at the Defaulting Lender Rate for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date repaid.
(b) Apportionment and Application.
(i) So long as no Application Event has occurred and is continuing and except as otherwise provided in Section 2.3(c)(ii) and herein with respect to Defaulting Lenders, all principal and interest payments received by Agent shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders (according to the unpaid principal balance of the Obligations to which such payments relate held by each Lender) and all payments of fees and expenses received by Agent (other than fees or expenses that are for Agent’s separate account or for the separate account of Issuing Bank) shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders having a Pro Rata Share of the type of Commitment or Obligation to which a particular fee or expense relates. Subject to Section 2.4(b)(iv) and Section 2.4(e), all payments to be made hereunder by Borrowers shall be remitted to Agent and all such payments, and all proceeds of Collateral received by Agent, shall be applied, so long as no Application Event has occurred and is continuing and except as otherwise provided herein with respect to Defaulting Lenders, to reduce the balance of the Revolving Loans outstanding and, thereafter, to Borrowers (to be wired to the Designated Account) or such other Person entitled thereto under applicable law.
(ii) At any time that an Application Event has occurred and is continuing and except as otherwise provided herein with respect to Defaulting Lenders, all payments remitted to Agent and all proceeds of Collateral received by Agent shall be applied as follows:
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(A) first, to pay any Lender Group Expenses (including cost or expense reimbursements) or indemnities then due to Agent under the Loan Documents, until paid in full,
(B) second, to pay any fees or premiums then due to Agent under the Loan Documents until paid in full,
(C) third, to pay interest due in respect of all Protective Advances until paid in full,
(D) fourth, to pay the principal of all Protective Advances until paid in full,
(E) fifth, ratably, to pay any Lender Group Expenses (including cost or expense reimbursements) or indemnities then due to any of the Lenders under the Loan Documents, until paid in full,
(F) sixth, ratably, to pay any fees or premiums then due to any of the Lenders under the Loan Documents until paid in full,
(G) seventh, to pay interest accrued in respect of the Swing Loans until paid in full,
(H) eighth, to pay the principal of all Swing Loans until paid in full,
(I) ninth, ratably, to pay interest accrued in respect of the Revolving Loans (other than Protective Advances) and the Term Loan until paid in full,
(J) tenth, ratably (i) to pay the principal of all Revolving Loans until paid in full, (ii) to Agent, to be held by Agent, for the benefit of Issuing Bank (and for the ratable benefit of each of the Lenders that have an obligation to pay to Agent, for the account of Issuing Bank, a share of each Letter of Credit Disbursement), for Letter of Credit Collateralization (to the extent permitted by applicable law, such cash collateral shall be applied to the reimbursement of any Letter of Credit Disbursement as and when such disbursement occurs and, if a Letter of Credit expires undrawn, the cash collateral held by Agent in respect of such Letter of Credit shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be reapplied pursuant to this Section 2.4(b)(ii), beginning with tier (A) hereof), (iii) ratably, to the Bank Product Providers based upon amounts then certified by the applicable Bank Product Provider to Agent (in form and substance satisfactory to Agent) to be due and payable to such Bank Product Providers on account of Bank Product Obligations, and (iv) to pay the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan (in the inverse order of the maturity of the installments due thereunder) until the Term Loan is paid in full,
(K) eleventh, to pay any other Obligations (other than Obligations owed to Defaulting Lenders),
(L) twelfth, ratably to pay any Obligations owed to Defaulting Lenders; and
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(M) thirteenth, to Borrowers (to be wired to the Designated Account) or such other Person entitled thereto under applicable law.
(iii) Agent promptly shall distribute to each Lender, pursuant to the applicable wire instructions received from each Lender in writing, such funds as it may be entitled to receive, subject to a Settlement delay as provided in Section 2.3(e).
(iv) In each instance, so long as no Application Event has occurred and is continuing, the last sentence of Section 2.4(b)(i) shall not apply to any payment made by Borrowers to Agent and specified by Borrowers to be for the payment of specific Obligations then due and payable (or prepayable) under any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(v) For purposes of Section 2.4(b)(ii), “paid in full” of a type of Obligation means payment in cash or immediately available funds of all amounts owing on account of such type of Obligation, including interest accrued after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding, default interest, interest on interest, and expense reimbursements, irrespective of whether any of the foregoing would be or is allowed or disallowed in whole or in part in any Insolvency Proceeding.
(vi) In the event of a direct conflict between the priority provisions of this Section 2.4 and any other provision contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such provisions be read together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each other. In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, if the conflict relates to the provisions of Section 2.3(g) and this Section 2.4, then the provisions of Section 2.3(g) shall control and govern, and if otherwise, then the terms and provisions of this Section 2.4 shall control and govern.
(c) Reduction of Commitments.
(i) Revolver Commitments. The Revolver Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date. Borrowers may reduce the Revolver Commitments, without premium or penalty, to an amount not less than the sum of (A) the Revolver Usage as of such date, plus (B) the principal amount of all Revolving Loans not yet made as to which a request has been given by Borrowers under Section 2.3(a), plus (C) the amount of all Letters of Credit not yet issued as to which a request has been given by Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.11(a). Each such reduction shall be in an amount which is not less than $250,000, shall be made by providing not less than five (5) Business Days’ (or such shorter period as the Agent may agree) prior written notice to Agent, and shall, except as provided below, be irrevocable. Once reduced, the Revolver Commitments may not be increased. Each such reduction of the Revolver Commitments shall reduce the Revolver Commitments of each Lender proportionately in accordance with its ratable share thereof. In connection with any reduction in the Revolver Commitments prior to the Maturity Date, if any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Margin Stock, Borrowers shall deliver to Agent an updated Form U-1 (with sufficient additional originals thereof for each Lender), duly executed and delivered by the Borrowers, together with such other documentation as Agent shall reasonably request, in order to enable Agent and the Lenders to comply with any of the requirements under Regulations T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board. Any notice delivered pursuant to this Section 2.4(c) in connection with a Replacement Financing or an Approved Sale may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of the other credit facility or receipt of proceeds from the issuance of new Indebtedness comprising such Replacement Financing or the consummation of such Approved Sale, in which case such notice may be revoked (by written notice to Agent on or prior to the specified effective date of termination) if such effectiveness, receipt of proceeds or Approved Sale does not occur.
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(ii) Term Loan Commitments. The Second Amendment Term Loan Commitments shall terminate upon the making of the Second Amendment Term Loan.
(d) Optional Prepayments.
(i) Revolving Loans. Borrowers may prepay the principal of any Revolving Loan from time to time in whole or in part without penalty or premium.
(ii) Term Loan. Borrowers may, upon at least five Business Days prior written notice to Agent, prepay the principal of the Term Loan, in whole or in part, without penalty or premium. Each prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.4(d)(ii) shall be in a minimum amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of $250,000 in excess thereof. Each prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.4(d)(ii) shall be accompanied by the payment of accrued interest to the date of such payment on the amount prepaid. Each such prepayment shall be applied against the remaining installments of principal due on the Term Loan as directed by the Borrower (it being understood and agreed that if Borrower does not so direct at the time of such prepayment, such prepayment shall be applied in the direct order of maturity (for the avoidance of doubt, any amount that is due and payable on the Maturity Date shall constitute an installment)).
(e) Mandatory Prepayments.
(i) Overadvance. If, at any time, (A) the Revolver Usage on such date exceeds (B) the Maximum Revolver Amount less any Bank Product Reserves as in effect pursuant to Section 2.1(c) as of such date, then Borrowers shall promptly, but in any event, within three Business Days prepay the outstanding Revolver Usage in accordance with Section 2.4(f)(i) in an amount equal to the amount of such excess.
(ii) Dispositions. Within three Business Days of the date of receipt by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of the Net Cash Proceeds of any voluntary or involuntary sale or disposition of assets of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (including Net Cash Proceeds of insurance or arising from casualty losses or condemnations and payments in lieu thereof, but excluding Net Cash Proceeds from sales or dispositions which qualify as Permitted Dispositions under clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (r), (s) or (t) of the definition of Permitted Dispositions), Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.4(f)(ii) in an amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in connection with such sales or dispositions; provided, that so long as (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (B) Borrowers shall have given Agent prior written notice of Borrowers’ intention to reinvest such proceeds in assets used or useful in the business of such Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, (C) the monies are held in a Deposit Account in which Agent has a perfected first-priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens), and (D) such reinvestment occurs prior to the date that is 12 months after the initial receipt of such monies, then the Loan Party or such Loan Party’s Subsidiary whose assets were the subject of such disposition shall have the option to reinvest such proceeds in assets used or useful in the business of such Loan Party or its Subsidiaries; provided, that to the extent that such applicable period shall have expired without such reinvestment, in which case, any remaining Net Cash Proceeds shall be paid to Agent and applied in accordance with Section 2.4(f)(ii). Nothing contained in this Section 2.4(e)(ii) shall permit any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to sell or otherwise dispose of any assets other than in accordance with Section 6.4.
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(iii) Extraordinary Receipts. Within three Business Days of the date of receipt by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any Extraordinary Receipts in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate during any fiscal year, Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.4(f)(ii) in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in connection with such event; provided, that such mandatory prepayments pursuant to this Section 2.(e)(iii) shall only be required upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default.
(iv) Indebtedness. Within one Business Day of the date of incurrence by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness), Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.4(f)(ii) in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in connection with such incurrence. The provisions of this Section 2.4(e)(iv) shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such incurrence otherwise prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.
(v) [Reserved].
(vi) Curative Equity. Within one Business Day of the date of receipt by any Borrowers of the proceeds of any Curative Equity pursuant to Section 9.3, Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding principal of Obligations in accordance with Section 2.4(f)(ii) in an amount equal to 100% of such proceeds which are Recurring Revenue Equity Contributions.
(f) Application of Payments.
(i) Each prepayment pursuant to Section 2.4(e)(i) shall, (A) so long as no Application Event shall have occurred and be continuing, be applied, first, to the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans until paid in full, and second, to Letter of Credit Collateralization, and (B) if an Application Event shall have occurred and be continuing, be applied in the manner set forth in Section 2.4(b)(ii).
(ii) Each prepayment pursuant to Section 2.4(e)(ii), Section 2.4(e)(iii), Section 2.4(e)(iv) or Section 2.4(e)(vi) shall (A) so long as no Application Event shall have occurred and be continuing, be applied, to the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan until paid in full, and (B) if an Application Event shall have occurred and be continuing, be applied in the manner set forth in Section 2.4(b)(ii). Each such prepayment of the Term Loan shall be applied against the remaining installments of principal of the Term Loan in the direct order of maturity (for the avoidance of doubt, any amount that is due and payable on the Maturity Date shall constitute an installment).
(g) Restricted Dispositions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.4, (i) to the extent that any or all of the Net Cash Proceeds of any sale or disposition of assets (including Net Cash Proceeds of insurance or arising from casualty losses or condemnations and payments in lieu thereof) by a Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary otherwise giving rise to a prepayment pursuant to Section 2.4(e)(ii) (a “Restricted Disposition”) would be prohibited or significantly delayed by applicable local law from being distributed or otherwise transferred to the Borrowers, the Borrowers shall not be required to make a prepayment at the time provided in Section 2.4(e)(ii) with respect to such affected Net Cash Proceeds for so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law will not permit such distribution or transfer (the Borrowers hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Subsidiary to promptly take all commercially reasonable actions available under the applicable local law to permit such repatriation), and once distribution or transfer of any of such affected Net Cash Proceeds is permitted under the applicable local law, the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds permitted to be distributed or transferred will promptly (and in any event not later than two (2) Business Days after such distribution or transfer is permitted) be taken into account in measuring the Borrowers’ obligations to prepay the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.4(e)(ii), and (ii) to the extent that the Borrowers have determined in good faith, in consultation with Agent and set forth in a written notice delivered to the Agent, that repatriation of any or all of the Net Cash
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Proceeds of any Restricted Disposition would have a material adverse tax consequence (taking into account any foreign tax credit or benefit received in connection with such repatriation), the amount of the Net Cash Proceeds so affected shall not be taken into account in measuring the Borrowers’ obligation to prepay the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.4(e)(ii).
2.5 Promise to Pay; Promissory Notes.
(a) Borrowers agree to pay the Lender Group Expenses (x) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, within 10 Business Days of the date on which demand therefor is made by Agent, and (y) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, on the earlier of (i) the first day of the month following the date on which the applicable Lender Group Expenses were first incurred or (ii) the date on which demand therefor is made by Agent (it being acknowledged and agreed that any charging of such costs, expenses or Lender Group Expenses to the Loan Account pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.6(d) shall be deemed to constitute a demand for payment thereof for the purposes of this subclause (ii)). Borrowers promise to pay all of the Obligations (including principal, interest, premiums, if any, fees, costs, and expenses (including Lender Group Expenses)) in full on the Maturity Date or, if earlier, on the date on which the Obligations (other than unasserted contingent Obligations and the Bank Product Obligations) become due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Borrowers agree that their obligations contained in the first sentence of this Section 2.5(a) shall survive payment or satisfaction in full of all other Obligations (other than unasserted contingent Obligations and Bank Product Obligations).
(b) Any Lender may request that any portion of its Commitments or the Loans made by it be evidenced by one or more promissory notes. In such event, Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender the requested promissory notes payable to such Lender and its registered assigns in a form furnished by Agent and reasonably satisfactory to Borrowers. Thereafter, the portion of the Commitments and Loans evidenced by such promissory notes and interest thereon shall at all times be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to such Lender and its registered assigns.
2.6 Interest Rates and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and Calculations.
(a) Interest Rates. Except as provided in Section 2.6(c), all Obligations (except for undrawn Letters of Credit) that have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear interest as follows:
(i) if the relevant Obligation is a LIBOR Rate Loan, at a per annum rate equal to the LIBOR Rate plus the LIBOR Rate Margin, and
(ii) otherwise, at a per annum rate equal to the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin.
(b) Letter of Credit Fee. Borrowers shall pay Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Revolving Lenders), a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) (which fee shall be in addition to the fronting fees and commissions, other fees, charges and expenses set forth in Section 2.11(k)) that shall accrue at a per annum rate equal to the LIBOR Rate Margin times the undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit.
(c) Default Rate. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default and at the election of Agent or the Required Lenders (or automatically upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 8.1, Section 8.4, or Section 8.5), (i) all overdue principal that has been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to 2 percentage points above the per annum rate otherwise applicable thereunder and (ii) all other overdue Obligations that have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to 2 percentage points above the per annum rate otherwise applicable to Base Rate Loans.
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(d) Payment. Except to the extent provided to the contrary in Section 2.10, Section 2.11(k) or Section 2.12(a), (i) (x) all Letter of Credit Fees shall be due and payable, in arrears, on the first Business Day of each quarter and (y) all interest and all other fees payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents shall be due and payable, in arrears, on the first day of each month, and (ii) all costs and expenses payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, and all Lender Group Expenses shall be due and payable (A) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, within 10 Business Days of the date on which demand therefor is made by Agent, and (B) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, on the earlier of (x) the first day of the month following the date on which the applicable costs, expenses, or Lender Group Expenses were first incurred or (y) the date on which demand therefor is made by Agent (it being acknowledged and agreed that any charging of such costs, expenses or Lender Group Expenses to the Loan Account pursuant to the provisions of the following sentence shall be deemed to constitute a demand for payment thereof for the purposes of this subclause (y)). Borrowers hereby authorize Agent, from time to time without prior notice to Borrowers, to charge to the Loan Account (A) on the first day of each month and the last day of each Interest Period, as applicable, all interest accrued during the prior month (or, with respect to Base Rate Loans, during the prior quarter to the extent no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) on the Revolving Loans or the Term Loan hereunder, (B) on the first day of each quarter, all Letter of Credit Fees accrued or chargeable hereunder during the prior quarter, (C) as and when incurred or accrued, all fees and costs provided for in Section 2.10 (a) or (d), (D) on the first day of each quarter, the Unused Line Fee accrued during the prior quarter pursuant to Section 2.10(b), (E) as and when due and payable, all other fees payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, (F) as and when incurred or accrued, the fronting fees and all commissions, other fees, charges and expenses provided for in Section 2.11(k), (G) as and when due and payable, all other Lender Group Expenses, and (H) as and when due and payable all other payment obligations payable under any Loan Document or any Bank Product Agreement (including any amounts due and payable to the Bank Product Providers in respect of Bank Products). Agent shall endeavor to provide substantially contemporaneous notice to the Administrative Borrower of any costs and expenses described in this Section 2.6(d) that are charged to the Loan Account; provided that (x) any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrowers of their obligation to pay such costs and expenses, (y) delivery of such notice shall not be required during the continuance of any Event of Default, and (z) the Agent shall have no liability, in any event, for failing to deliver such notice. All amounts (including interest, fees, costs, expenses, Lender Group Expenses, or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document or under any Bank Product Agreement) charged to the Loan Account shall thereupon constitute Revolving Loans hereunder, shall constitute Obligations hereunder, and shall initially accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans (unless and until converted into LIBOR Rate Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement).
(e) Computation. All interest and fees chargeable under the Loan Documents (other than amounts accruing at the Base Rate) shall be computed on the basis of a 360 day year, in each case, for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which the interest or fees accrue. All interest and fees chargeable under the Loan Documents accruing at the Base Rate shall be computed on the basis of a 365 or 366 day year, in each case, for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which the interest or fees accrue. In the event the Base Rate is changed from time to time hereafter, the rates of interest hereunder based upon the Base Rate automatically and immediately shall be increased or decreased by an amount equal to such change in the Base Rate.
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(f) Intent to Limit Charges to Maximum Lawful Rate. In no event shall the interest rate or rates payable under this Agreement, plus any other amounts paid in connection herewith, exceed the highest rate permissible under any law that a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable. Borrowers and the Lender Group, in executing and delivering this Agreement, intend legally to agree upon the rate or rates of interest and manner of payment stated within it; provided, that, anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if such rate or rates of interest or manner of payment exceeds the maximum allowable under applicable law, then, ipso facto, as of the date of this Agreement, Borrowers are and shall be liable only for the payment of such maximum amount as is allowed by law, and payment received from Borrowers in excess of such legal maximum, whenever received, shall be applied to reduce the principal balance of the Obligations to the extent of such excess.
2.7 Crediting Payments. The receipt of any payment item by Agent shall not be required to be considered a payment on account unless such payment item is a wire transfer of immediately available federal funds made to the Agent’s Account or unless and until such payment item is honored when presented for payment. Should any payment item not be honored when presented for payment, then Borrowers shall be deemed not to have made such payment and interest shall be calculated accordingly. Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, any payment item shall be deemed received by Agent only if it is received into the Agent’s Account on a Business Day on or before 1:30 p.m. If any payment item is received into the Agent’s Account on a non-Business Day or after 1:30 p.m. on a Business Day (unless Agent, in its sole discretion, elects to credit it on the date received), it shall be deemed to have been received by Agent as of the opening of business on the immediately following Business Day.
2.8 Designated Account. Agent is authorized to make the Revolving Loans and the Term Loan, and Issuing Bank is authorized to issue the Letters of Credit, under this Agreement based upon telephonic or other instructions received from anyone purporting to be an Authorized Person or, without instructions, if pursuant to Section 2.6(d). Borrowers agree to establish and maintain the Designated Account with the Designated Account Bank for the purpose of receiving the proceeds of the Term Loan and the Revolving Loans requested by Borrowers and made by Agent or the Lenders hereunder. Unless otherwise agreed by Agent and Borrowers, any Term Loan, Revolving Loan or Swing Loan requested by Borrowers and made by Agent or the Lenders hereunder shall be made to the Designated Account.
2.9 Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations. Agent shall maintain an account on its books in the name of Borrowers (the “Loan Account”) on which Borrowers will be charged with the Term Loan and all Revolving Loans (including Protective Advances and Swing Loans) made by Agent, Swing Lender, or the Lenders to Borrowers or for Borrowers’ account, the Letters of Credit issued or arranged by Issuing Bank for Borrowers’ account, and with all other payment Obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including, accrued interest, fees and expenses, and Lender Group Expenses. In accordance with Section 2.7, the Loan Account will be credited with all payments received by Agent from Borrowers or for Borrowers’ account. Agent shall make available to Borrowers monthly statements regarding the Loan Account, including the principal amount of the Term Loan and the Revolving Loans, interest accrued hereunder, fees accrued or charged hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and a summary itemization of all charges and expenses constituting Lender Group Expenses accrued hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and each such statement, absent manifest error, shall be conclusively presumed to be correct and accurate and constitute an account stated between Borrowers and the Lender Group unless, within 30 days after Agent first makes such a statement available to Borrowers, Borrowers shall deliver to Agent written objection thereto describing the error or errors contained in such statement.
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2.10 Fees.
(a) Agent Fees. Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the account of Agent, as and when due and payable under the terms of the Fee Letter, the fees set forth in the Fee Letter.
(b) Unused Line Fee. Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the ratable account of the Revolving Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders), an unused line fee (the “Unused Line Fee”) in an amount equal to 0.50% per annum times the result of (i) the aggregate amount of the Revolver Commitments, less (ii) the average amount of the Revolver Usage during the immediately preceding quarter (or portion thereof), which Unused Line Fee shall be due and payable in arrears on the first day of each quarter from and after the Closing Date up to the first day of the quarter prior to the date on which the Obligations are paid in full and on the date on which the Obligations are paid in full.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) Financial Examination and Other Fees. Borrowers shall pay to Agent, financial examination, appraisal, and valuation fees and charges, as and when incurred or chargeable, as follows (i) a fee of $1,000 per day, per examiner, plus reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including travel, meals, and lodging) for each financial examination of any Borrower performed by personnel employed by Agent, and (ii) the reasonable and documented fees or charges paid or incurred by Agent (but, in any event, no less than a charge of $1,000 per day, per Person, plus reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including travel, meals, and lodging)) if it elects to employ the services of one or more third Persons (in lieu of and without duplication of personnel employed by Agent) to perform financial examinations of Holdings or its Subsidiaries, to appraise the Collateral, or any portion thereof, or to assess Holdings’ or its Subsidiaries’ business/recurring revenue valuation; provided, that so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrowers shall not be obligated to reimburse Agent for more than one (1) financial examination or business/recurring revenue valuation during any calendar year.
2.11 Letters of Credit.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, upon the request of the Administrative Borrower made in accordance herewith, and prior to the Maturity Date, Issuing Bank agrees to issue a requested Letter of Credit for the account of Borrowers. By submitting a request to Issuing Bank for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, the Administrative Borrower shall be deemed to have requested that Issuing Bank issue the requested Letter of Credit. Each request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or the amendment, renewal, or extension of any outstanding Letter of Credit, shall be (i) irrevocable, and shall be made in writing by an Authorized Person, (ii) delivered to Issuing Bank and Agent via telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission reasonably acceptable to Issuing Bank and Agent and reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal, or extension and (iii) subject to Issuing Bank’s authentication procedures with results satisfactory to Issuing Bank. Each such request shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and Issuing Bank and (i) shall specify (A) the amount of such Letter of Credit, (B) the date of issuance, amendment, renewal, or extension of such Letter of Credit, (C) the proposed expiration date of such Letter of Credit, (D) the name and address of the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit, and (E) such other information (including the conditions to drawing and, in the case of an amendment, renewal, or extension, identification of the Letter of Credit to be so amended, renewed, or extended) as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew, or extend such Letter of Credit, and (ii) shall be accompanied by such Issuer Documents as Agent or Issuing Bank may request or require, to the extent that such requests or requirements are consistent with the Issuer Documents that Issuing Bank generally requests for Letters of Credit in similar circumstances. Issuing Bank’s records of the content of any such request will be conclusive absent manifest error. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, Issuing Bank may, but shall not be obligated to, issue a Letter of Credit that supports the obligations of
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Holdings or one of its Subsidiaries in respect of (x) a lease of real property to the extent that the face amount of such Letter of Credit exceeds the highest rent (including all rent-like charges) payable under such lease for a period of one year, or (y) an employment contract to the extent that the face amount of such Letter of Credit exceeds the highest compensation payable under such contract for a period of one year.
(b) Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to issue a Letter of Credit if any of the following would result after giving effect to the requested issuance:
(i) the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed $5,000,000, or
(ii) the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount less the sum of (A) the outstanding amount of Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans) plus (B) Bank Product Reserves.
(c) In the event there is a Defaulting Lender as of the date of any request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue or arrange for such Letter of Credit to the extent (i) the Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure with respect to such Letter of Credit may not be reallocated pursuant to Section 2.3(g)(ii), or (ii) the Issuing Bank has not otherwise entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it and Borrowers to eliminate the Issuing Bank’s risk with respect to the participation in such Letter of Credit of the Defaulting Lender, which arrangements may include Borrowers cash collateralizing such Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure in accordance with Section 2.3(g)(ii). Additionally, Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to issue a Letter of Credit if (A) any order, judgment, or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall, by its terms, purport to enjoin or restrain Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to Issuing Bank or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over Issuing Bank shall prohibit or request that Issuing Bank refrain from the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular, (B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of Issuing Bank applicable to letters of credit generally, or (C) if amounts demanded to be paid under any Letter of Credit will or may not be in United States Dollars.
(d) Any Issuing Bank (other than Xxxxx Fargo or any of its Affiliates) shall notify Agent in writing no later than the Business Day immediately following the Business Day on which such Issuing Bank issued any Letter of Credit; provided that (i) until Agent advises any such Issuing Bank that the provisions of Section 3.2 are not satisfied, or (ii) unless the aggregate amount of the Letters of Credit issued in any such week exceeds such amount as shall be agreed by Agent and such Issuing Bank, such Issuing Bank shall be required to so notify Agent in writing only once each week of the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank during the immediately preceding week as well as the daily amounts outstanding for the prior week, such notice to be furnished on such day of the week as Agent and such Issuing Bank may agree. Each Letter of Credit shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Issuing Bank, including the requirement that the amounts payable thereunder must be payable in Dollars. If Issuing Bank makes a payment under a Letter of Credit, Borrowers shall pay to Agent an amount equal to the applicable Letter of Credit Disbursement on the Business Day such Letter of Credit Disbursement is made and, in the absence of such payment, the amount of the Letter of Credit Disbursement immediately and automatically shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan hereunder (notwithstanding any failure to satisfy any condition precedent set forth in Section 3) and, initially, shall bear interest at the rate then applicable to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans. If a Letter of Credit Disbursement is deemed to be a Revolving Loan hereunder, Borrowers’ obligation to pay the amount of such Letter of Credit Disbursement to Issuing Bank shall be automatically converted into an obligation to pay the resulting Revolving Loan. Promptly following receipt by Agent of any payment from Borrowers pursuant to this paragraph, Agent shall distribute such payment to Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to Section 2.11(e) to reimburse Issuing Bank, then to such Revolving Lenders and Issuing Bank as their interests may appear.
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(e) Promptly following receipt of a notice of a Letter of Credit Disbursement pursuant to Section 2.11(d), each Revolving Lender agrees to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Revolving Loan deemed made pursuant to Section 2.11(d) on the same terms and conditions as if Borrowers had requested the amount thereof as a Revolving Loan and Agent shall promptly pay to Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment, renewal, or extension of a Letter of Credit) and without any further action on the part of Issuing Bank or the Revolving Lenders, Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have granted to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to have purchased, a participation in each Letter of Credit issued by Issuing Bank, in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such Letter of Credit, and each such Revolving Lender agrees to pay to Agent, for the account of Issuing Bank, such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any Letter of Credit Disbursement made by Issuing Bank under the applicable Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to Agent, for the account of Issuing Bank, such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of each Letter of Credit Disbursement made by Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by Borrowers on the date due as provided in Section 2.11(d), or of any reimbursement payment that is required to be refunded (or that Agent or Issuing Bank elects, based upon the advice of counsel, to refund) to Borrowers for any reason. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to deliver to Agent, for the account of Issuing Bank, an amount equal to its respective Pro Rata Share of each Letter of Credit Disbursement pursuant to this Section 2.11(e) shall be absolute and unconditional and such remittance shall be made notwithstanding the occurrence or continuation of an Event of Default or Default or the failure to satisfy any condition set forth in Section 3. If any such Revolving Lender fails to make available to Agent the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of a Letter of Credit Disbursement as provided in this Section, such Revolving Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender and Agent (for the account of Issuing Bank) shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Revolving Lender together with interest thereon at the Defaulting Lender Rate until paid in full.
(f) Each Borrower agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each member of the Lender Group (including Issuing Bank and its branches, Affiliates, and correspondents) and each such Person’s respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents (each, including Issuing Bank, a “Letter of Credit Related Person”) (to the fullest extent permitted by law) from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings, liabilities, fines, costs, penalties, and damages, and all reasonable fees and disbursements of attorneys, experts, or consultants and all other costs and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith or in connection with the enforcement of this indemnification (as and when they are incurred and irrespective of whether suit is brought), which may be incurred by or awarded against any such Letter of Credit Related Person (other than Taxes, which shall be governed by Section 16) (the “Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs”), and which arise out of or in connection with, or as a result of:
(i) any Letter of Credit or any pre-advice of its issuance;
(ii) any transfer, sale, delivery, surrender or endorsement of any Drawing Document at any time(s) held by any such Letter of Credit Related Person in connection with any Letter of Credit;
(iii) any action or proceeding arising out of, or in connection with, any Letter of Credit (whether administrative, judicial or in connection with arbitration), including any action or proceeding to compel or restrain any presentation or payment under any Letter of Credit, or for the wrongful dishonor of, or honoring a presentation under, any Letter of Credit;
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(iv) any independent undertakings issued by the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit;
(v) any unauthorized instruction or request made to Issuing Bank in connection with any Letter of Credit or requested Letter of Credit or error in computer or electronic transmission;
(vi) an adviser, confirmer or other nominated person seeking to be reimbursed, indemnified or compensated;
(vii) any third party seeking to enforce the rights of an applicant, beneficiary, nominated person, transferee, assignee of Letter of Credit proceeds or holder of an instrument or document;
(viii) any prohibition on payment or delay in payment of any amount payable by Issuing Bank to a beneficiary or transferee beneficiary of a Letter of Credit arising out of Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or Sanctions;
(ix) the fraud, forgery or illegal action of parties other than the Letter of Credit Related Person;
(x) Issuing Bank’s performance of the obligations of a confirming institution or entity that wrongfully dishonors a confirmation;
(xi) any foreign language translation provided to Issuing Bank in connection with any Letter of Credit;
(xii) any foreign law or usage as it relates to Issuing Bank’s issuance of a Letter of Credit in support of a foreign guaranty including the expiration of such guaranty after the related Letter of Credit expiration date and any resulting drawing paid by Issuing Bank in connection therewith; or
(xiii) the acts or omissions, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto governmental or regulatory authority or cause or event beyond the control of the Letter of Credit Related Person;
in each case, including that resulting from the Letter of Credit Related Person’s own negligence; provided, that such indemnity shall not be available to any Letter of Credit Related Person claiming indemnification under clauses (i) through (xiii) above to the extent that such Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs may be finally determined in a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted directly from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Letter of Credit Related Person claiming indemnity. Borrowers hereby agree to pay the Letter of Credit Related Person claiming indemnity on demand from time to time all amounts owing under this Section 2.11(f). If and to the extent that the obligations of Borrowers under this Section 2.11(f) are unenforceable for any reason, Borrowers agree to make the maximum contribution to the Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs permissible under applicable law. This indemnification provision shall survive termination of this Agreement and all Letters of Credit.
(g) The liability of Issuing Bank (or any other Letter of Credit Related Person) under, in connection with or arising out of any Letter of Credit (or pre-advice), regardless of the form or legal grounds of the action or proceeding, shall be limited to direct damages suffered by Borrowers that are caused directly by Issuing Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in (i) honoring a presentation under a Letter of Credit that on its face does not at least substantially comply with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit, (ii) failing to honor a presentation under a Letter of Credit that strictly complies
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with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit or (iii) retaining Drawing Documents presented under a Letter of Credit. Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have acted with due diligence and reasonable care if Issuing Bank’s conduct is in accordance with Standard Letter of Credit Practice or in accordance with this Agreement. Borrowers’ aggregate remedies against Issuing Bank and any Letter of Credit Related Person for wrongfully honoring a presentation under any Letter of Credit or wrongfully retaining honored Drawing Documents shall in no event exceed the aggregate amount paid by Borrowers to Issuing Bank in respect of the honored presentation in connection with such Letter of Credit under Section 2.11(d), plus interest at the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans hereunder. Borrowers shall take action to avoid and mitigate the amount of any damages claimed against Issuing Bank or any other Letter of Credit Related Person, including by enforcing its rights against the beneficiaries of the Letters of Credit. Any claim by Borrowers under or in connection with any Letter of Credit shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sum of (x) the amount (if any) saved by Borrowers as a result of the breach or alleged wrongful conduct complained of; and (y) the amount (if any) of the loss that would have been avoided had Borrowers taken all reasonable steps to mitigate any loss, and in case of a claim of wrongful dishonor, by specifically and timely authorizing Issuing Bank to effect a cure.
(h) Borrowers are responsible for preparing or approving the final text of the Letter of Credit as issued by Issuing Bank, irrespective of any assistance Issuing Bank may provide such as drafting or recommending text or by Issuing Bank’s use or refusal to use text submitted by Borrowers. Borrowers are solely responsible for the suitability of the Letter of Credit for Borrowers’ purposes. With respect to any Letter of Credit containing an “automatic amendment” to extend the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, Issuing Bank, in its sole and absolute discretion, may give notice of nonrenewal of such Letter of Credit and, if Borrowers do not at any time want such Letter of Credit to be renewed, the Administrative Borrower will so notify Agent and Issuing Bank at least 15 calendar days before Issuing Bank is required to notify the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any advising bank of such nonrenewal pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit.
(i) Borrowers’ reimbursement and payment obligations under this Section 2.11 are absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever, including:
(i) any lack of validity, enforceability or legal effect of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement or any term or provision therein or herein;
(ii) payment against presentation of any draft, demand or claim for payment under any Drawing Document that does not comply in whole or in part with the terms of the applicable Letter of Credit or which proves to be fraudulent, forged or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, or which is signed, issued or presented by a Person or a transferee of such Person purporting to be a successor or transferee of the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit;
(iii) Issuing Bank or any of its branches or Affiliates being the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit;
(iv) Issuing Bank or any correspondent honoring a drawing against a Drawing Document up to the amount available under any Letter of Credit even if such Drawing Document claims an amount in excess of the amount available under the Letter of Credit;
(v) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that Borrowers or any other Person may have at any time against any beneficiary, any assignee of proceeds, Issuing Bank or any other Person;
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(vi) any other event, circumstance or conduct whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing that might, but for this Section 2.11(i), constitute a legal or equitable defense to or discharge of, or provide a right of set-off against, Borrowers’ reimbursement and other payment obligations and liabilities, arising under, or in connection with, any Letter of Credit, whether against Issuing Bank, the beneficiary or any other Person; or
(vii) the fact that any Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
provided, however, that subject to Section 2.11(g) above, the foregoing shall not release Issuing Bank from such liability to Borrowers as may be finally determined in a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction against Issuing Bank following reimbursement or payment of the obligations and liabilities, including reimbursement and other payment obligations, of Borrowers to Issuing Bank arising under, or in connection with, this Section 2.11 or any Letter of Credit.
(j) Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, Issuing Bank and each other Letter of Credit Related Person (if applicable) shall not be responsible to Borrowers for, and Issuing Bank’s rights and remedies against Borrowers and the obligation of Borrowers to reimburse Issuing Bank for each drawing under each Letter of Credit shall not be impaired (except in the case of the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Issuing Bank or any of its Affiliates as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction) by:
(i) honor of a presentation under any Letter of Credit that on its face substantially complies with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit, even if the Letter of Credit requires strict compliance by the beneficiary;
(ii) honor of a presentation of any Drawing Document that appears on its face to have been signed, presented or issued (A) by any purported successor or transferee of any beneficiary or other Person required to sign, present or issue such Drawing Document or (B) under a new name of the beneficiary;
(iii) acceptance as a draft of any written or electronic demand or request for payment under a Letter of Credit, even if nonnegotiable or not in the form of a draft or notwithstanding any requirement that such draft, demand or request bear any or adequate reference to the Letter of Credit;
(iv) the identity or authority of any presenter or signer of any Drawing Document or the form, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any Drawing Document (other than Issuing Bank’s determination that such Drawing Document appears on its face substantially to comply with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit);
(v) acting upon any instruction or request relative to a Letter of Credit or requested Letter of Credit that Issuing Bank in good faith believes to have been given by a Person authorized to give such instruction or request;
(vi) any errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any message, advice or document (regardless of how sent or transmitted) or for errors in interpretation of technical terms or in translation or any delay in giving or failing to give notice to Borrowers;
(vii) any acts, omissions or fraud by, or the insolvency of, any beneficiary, any nominated person or entity or any other Person or any breach of contract between the beneficiary and any Borrower or any of the parties to the underlying transaction to which the Letter of Credit relates;
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(viii) assertion or waiver of any provision of the ISP or UCP that primarily benefits an issuer of a letter of credit, including any requirement that any Drawing Document be presented to it at a particular hour or place;
(ix) payment to any paying or negotiating bank (designated or permitted by the terms of the applicable Letter of Credit) claiming that it rightfully honored or is entitled to reimbursement or indemnity under Standard Letter of Credit Practice applicable to it;
(x) acting or failing to act as required or permitted under Standard Letter of Credit Practice applicable to where Issuing Bank has issued, confirmed, advised or negotiated such Letter of Credit, as the case may be;
(xi) honor of a presentation after the expiration date of any Letter of Credit notwithstanding that a presentation was made prior to such expiration date and dishonored by Issuing Bank if subsequently Issuing Bank or any court or other finder of fact determines such presentation should have been honored;
(xii) dishonor of any presentation that does not strictly comply or that is fraudulent, forged or otherwise not entitled to honor; or
(xiii) honor of a presentation that is subsequently determined by Issuing Bank to have been made in violation of international, federal, state or local restrictions on the transaction of business with certain prohibited Persons.
(k) Borrowers shall pay immediately upon demand to Agent for the account of Issuing Bank as non-refundable fees, commissions, and charges (it being acknowledged and agreed that any charging of such fees, commissions, and charges to the Loan Account pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.6(d) shall be deemed to constitute a demand for payment thereof for the purposes of this Section 2.11(k)): (i) a fronting fee which shall be imposed by Issuing Bank equal to 0.25% per annum times the average amount of the Letter of Credit Usage during the immediately preceding quarter, plus (ii) any and all other customary commissions, fees and charges then in effect imposed by, and any and all expenses incurred by, Issuing Bank, or by any adviser, confirming institution or entity or other nominated person, relating to Letters of Credit, at the time of issuance of any Letter of Credit and upon the occurrence of any other activity with respect to any Letter of Credit (including transfers, assignments of proceeds, amendments, drawings, renewals or cancellations). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Issuing Bank is a Person other than Xxxxx Fargo, all fronting fees payable in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank shall be paid by Borrowers immediately upon demand directly to such Issuing Bank for its own account.
(l) If by reason of (x) any Change in Law, or (y) compliance by Issuing Bank or any other member of the Lender Group with any direction, request, or requirement (irrespective of whether having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority or monetary authority including, Regulation D of the Board of Governors as from time to time in effect (and any successor thereto):
(i) any reserve, deposit, or similar requirement is or shall be imposed or modified in respect of any Letter of Credit issued or caused to be issued hereunder or hereby, or
(ii) there shall be imposed on Issuing Bank or any other member of the Lender Group any other condition regarding any Letter of Credit,
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and the result of the foregoing is to increase, directly or indirectly, the cost to Issuing Bank or any other member of the Lender Group of issuing, making, participating in, or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount receivable in respect thereof, then, and in any such case, Agent may, at any time within a reasonable period after the additional cost is incurred or the amount received is reduced, notify Borrowers, and Borrowers shall pay within 30 days after demand therefor, such amounts as Agent may specify to be necessary to compensate Issuing Bank or any other member of the Lender Group for such additional cost or reduced receipt, together with interest on such amount from the date of such demand until payment in full thereof at the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans hereunder; provided, that (A) Borrowers shall not be required to provide any compensation pursuant to this Section 2.11(l) for any such amounts incurred more than 180 days prior to the date on which the demand for payment of such amounts is first made to Borrowers, and (B) if an event or circumstance giving rise to such amounts is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. The determination by Agent of any amount due pursuant to this Section 2.11(l), as set forth in a certificate setting forth the calculation thereof in reasonable detail, shall, in the absence of manifest or demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding on all of the parties hereto.
(m) Unless otherwise expressly agreed by Issuing Bank and Borrowers when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the ISP and the UCP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the UCP shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.
(n) In the event of a direct conflict between the provisions of this Section 2.11 and any provision contained in any Issuer Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such provisions be read together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each other. In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, the terms and provisions of this Section 2.11 shall control and govern.
2.12 LIBOR Option.
(a) Interest and Interest Payment Dates. In lieu of having interest charged at the rate based upon the Base Rate, Borrowers shall have the option, subject to Section 2.12(c) below (the “LIBOR Option”) to have interest on all or a portion of the Term Loan or the Revolving Loans be charged (whether at the time when made (unless otherwise provided herein), upon conversion from a Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan, or upon continuation of a LIBOR Rate Loan as a LIBOR Rate Loan) at a rate of interest based upon the LIBOR Rate. Interest on LIBOR Rate Loans shall be payable on the earliest of (i) the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto; provided, that, subject to the following clauses (ii) and (iii), in the case of any Interest Period greater than 3 months in duration, interest shall be payable at 3 month intervals after the commencement of the applicable Interest Period and on the last day of such Interest Period, (ii) the date on which all or any portion of the Obligations are accelerated pursuant to the terms hereof, or (iii) the date on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to the terms hereof. On the last day of each applicable Interest Period, unless Borrowers properly have exercised the LIBOR Option with respect thereto, the interest rate applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loan automatically shall convert to a rate of interest then applicable to the Base Rate Loans of the same type hereunder.
(b) At any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at the written election of Agent or the Required Lenders, Borrowers no longer shall have the option to request that any portion of the Term Loan or Revolving Loans bear interest at a rate based upon the LIBOR Rate; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, any portion of the Term Loan or Revolving Loans that are LIBOR Rate Loans at the time of such election shall continue as LIBOR Rate Loans until the end of the applicable Interest Period (and shall then automatically convert to Base Rate Loans of the same type hereunder).
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(c) LIBOR Election.
(i) Administrative Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, so long as Borrowers have not received a notice from Agent (which notice Agent may give if Agent is directed to give such notice by the Required Lenders, in which case, it shall give the notice to Borrowers) after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, to terminate the right of Borrowers to exercise the LIBOR Option during the continuance of such Event of Default, elect to exercise the LIBOR Option by notifying Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. at least 3 Business Days prior to the commencement of the proposed Interest Period (the “LIBOR Deadline”). Notice of Administrative Borrower’s election of the LIBOR Option for a permitted portion of the Term Loan or the Revolving Loans and an Interest Period pursuant to this Section (and subject to clause (iii) below) shall be made by delivery to Agent of a LIBOR Notice received by Agent before the LIBOR Deadline. Promptly upon its receipt of each such LIBOR Notice, Agent shall provide a copy thereof to each of the affected Lenders.
(ii) Each LIBOR Notice shall be irrevocable and binding on Borrowers. In connection with each LIBOR Rate Loan, each Borrower shall indemnify, defend, and hold Agent and the Lenders harmless against any loss, cost, or expense actually incurred by Agent or any Lender (excluding any loss of anticipated profits and excluding any differential on applicable margin on funds so redeployed (in each case, other than breakage costs or any fees associated therewith)) as a result of (A) the payment of or required assignment any principal of any LIBOR Rate Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (B) the conversion of any LIBOR Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, or (C) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any LIBOR Rate Loan on the date specified in any LIBOR Notice delivered pursuant hereto (such losses, costs, or expenses, “Funding Losses”). A certificate of Agent or a Lender delivered to Borrowers setting forth in reasonable detail any amount or amounts that Agent or such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Borrowers shall pay such amount to Agent or the Lender, as applicable, within 30 days of the date of its receipt of such certificate. If a payment of a LIBOR Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the applicable Interest Period would result in a Funding Loss, Agent may, in its sole discretion at the request of Borrowers, hold the amount of such payment as cash collateral in support of the Obligations until the last day of such Interest Period and apply such amounts to the payment of the applicable LIBOR Rate Loan on such last day, it being agreed that Agent has no obligation to so defer the application of payments to any LIBOR Rate Loan and that, in the event that Agent does not defer such application, Borrowers shall be obligated to pay any resulting Funding Losses.
(iii) Unless Agent, in its sole discretion, agrees otherwise, Borrowers shall have not more than 10 LIBOR Rate Loans in effect at any given time. Borrowers may only exercise the LIBOR Option for proposed LIBOR Rate Loans of at least $500,000.
(d) Conversion; Prepayment. Borrowers may convert LIBOR Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans or prepay LIBOR Rate Loans at any time; provided, that in the event that LIBOR Rate Loans are converted or prepaid on any date that is not the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, including as a result of any prepayment through the required application by Agent of any payments or proceeds of Collateral in accordance with Section 2.4(b) or for any other reason, including early termination of the term of this Agreement or acceleration of all or any portion of the Obligations pursuant to the terms hereof, each Borrower shall indemnify, defend, and hold Agent and the Lenders and their Participants harmless against any and all Funding Losses in accordance with Section 2.12(c)(ii).
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(e) Special Provisions Applicable to LIBOR Rate.
(i) The LIBOR Rate may be adjusted by Agent with respect to any Lender on a prospective basis to take into account any additional or increased costs to such Lender of maintaining or obtaining any eurodollar deposits or increased costs (other than Taxes which shall be governed by Section 16), in each case, due to changes in applicable law occurring subsequent to the commencement of the then applicable Interest Period, including any Changes in Law and changes in the reserve requirements imposed by the Board of Governors, which additional or increased costs would increase the cost of funding or maintaining loans bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate. In any such event, the affected Lender shall give Borrowers and Agent notice of such a determination and adjustment and Agent promptly shall transmit the notice to each other Lender and, upon its receipt of the notice from the affected Lender, Borrowers may, by notice to such affected Lender (A) require such Lender to furnish to Borrowers a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for adjusting such LIBOR Rate and the method for determining the amount of such adjustment, or (B) repay the LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender with respect to which such adjustment is made (together with any amounts due under Section 2.12(c)(ii)).
(ii) In the event that any change in market conditions or any Change in Law shall at any time after the date hereof, in the reasonable opinion of any Lender, make it unlawful or impractical for such Lender to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans or to continue such funding or maintaining, or to determine or charge interest rates at the LIBOR Rate, such Lender shall give notice of such changed circumstances to Agent and Administrative Borrower and Agent promptly shall transmit the notice to each other Lender and (y) in the case of any LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender that are outstanding, the date specified in such Lender’s notice shall be deemed to be the last day of the Interest Period of such LIBOR Rate Loans, and interest upon the LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender thereafter shall accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans, and (z) Borrowers shall not be entitled to elect the LIBOR Option until such Lender determines that it would no longer be unlawful or impractical to do so.
(iii) Effect of Benchmark Transition Event.
(A) Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, Agent and Administrative Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace the LIBOR Rate with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Administrative Borrower so long as Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-in Election will become effective on the date that Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to Agent written notice that such Required Lenders accept such amendment. No replacement of the LIBOR Rate with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.12(e)(iii) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.
(B) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.
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(C) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. Agent will promptly notify Administrative Borrower and the Lenders of (1) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date, (2) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (3) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (4) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by Agent or Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.12(e)(iii) including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.12(e)(iii).
(D) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon Administrative Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, Administrative Borrower may revoke any request for a LIBOR Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of LIBOR Rate Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, Administrative Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period, the component of Base Rate based upon the LIBOR Rate will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate.
(f) No Requirement of Matched Funding. Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, neither Agent, nor any Lender, nor any of their Participants, is required actually to acquire eurodollar deposits to fund or otherwise match fund any Obligation as to which interest accrues at the LIBOR Rate.
2.13 Capital Requirements.
(a) If, after the date hereof, Issuing Bank or any Lender determines that (i) any Change in Law regarding capital or reserve requirements for banks or bank holding companies, or (ii) compliance by Issuing Bank or such Lender, or their respective parent bank holding companies, with any guideline, request or directive of any Governmental Authority regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law), has the effect of reducing the return on Issuing Bank’s, such Lender’s, or such holding companies’ capital as a consequence of Issuing Bank’s or such Lender’s commitments hereunder to a level below that which Issuing Bank, such Lender, or such holding companies could have achieved but for such Change in Law or compliance (taking into consideration Issuing Bank’s, such Lender’s, or such holding companies’ then existing policies with respect to capital adequacy and assuming the full utilization of such entity’s capital) by any amount deemed by Issuing Bank or such Lender to be material, then Issuing Bank or such Lender may notify Borrowers and Agent thereof. Following receipt of such notice, Borrowers agree to pay Issuing Bank or such Lender on demand the amount of such reduction of return of capital as and when such reduction is determined, payable within 30 days after presentation by Issuing Bank or such Lender of a statement in the amount and setting forth in reasonable detail Issuing Bank’s or such Lender’s calculation thereof and the assumptions upon which such calculation was based (which statement shall be deemed true and correct absent manifest error). In determining such amount, Issuing Bank or such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. Failure or delay on the part of Issuing Bank or any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of Issuing Bank’s or such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that Borrowers shall not be required to compensate Issuing Bank or a Lender pursuant to this Section for any reductions in return incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that Issuing Bank or such Lender notifies Borrowers of such Change in Law giving rise to such reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that if such claim arises by reason of the Change in Law that is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
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(b) If Issuing Bank or any Lender requests additional or increased costs referred to in Section 2.11(l) or Section 2.12(e)(i) or amounts under Section 2.13(a) or sends a notice under Section 2.12(e)(ii) relative to changed circumstances (such Issuing Bank or Lender, an “Affected Lender”), then such Affected Lender shall use reasonable efforts to promptly designate a different one of its lending offices or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices or branches, if (i) in the reasonable judgment of such Affected Lender, such designation or assignment would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.11(l), Section 2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a), as applicable, or would eliminate the illegality or impracticality of funding or maintaining LIBOR Rate Loans and (ii) in the reasonable judgment of such Affected Lender, such designation or assignment would not subject it to any material unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be materially disadvantageous to it. Borrowers agree to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by such Affected Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment. If, after such reasonable efforts, such Affected Lender does not so designate a different one of its lending offices or assign its rights to another of its offices or branches so as to eliminate Borrowers’ obligation to pay any future amounts to such Affected Lender pursuant to Section 2.11(l), Section 2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a), as applicable, or to enable Borrowers to obtain LIBOR Rate Loans, then Borrowers (without prejudice to any amounts then due to such Affected Lender under Section 2.11(l), Section 2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a), as applicable) may, unless prior to the effective date of any such assignment the Affected Lender withdraws its request for such additional amounts under Section 2.11(l), Section 2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a), as applicable, or indicates that it is no longer unlawful or impractical to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans, may designate a different Issuing Bank or substitute a Lender, in each case, reasonably acceptable to Agent to purchase the Obligations owed to such Affected Lender and such Affected Lender’s commitments hereunder (a “Replacement Lender”), and if such Replacement Lender agrees to such purchase, such Affected Lender shall assign to the Replacement Lender its Obligations and commitments, and upon such purchase by the Replacement Lender, which such Replacement Lender shall be deemed to be “Issuing Bank” or a “Lender” (as the case may be) for purposes of this Agreement and such Affected Lender shall cease to be “Issuing Bank” or a “Lender” (as the case may be) for purposes of this Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the protection of Sections 2.11(l), 2.12(d), and 2.13 shall be available to Issuing Bank and each Lender (as applicable) regardless of any possible contention of the invalidity or inapplicability of the law, rule, regulation, judicial ruling, judgment, guideline, treaty or other change or condition which shall have occurred or been imposed, so long as it shall be customary for issuing banks or lenders affected thereby to comply therewith. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, neither Issuing Bank nor any Lender shall demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.13 if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of Issuing Bank or such Lender (as the case may be) to demand such compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other credit agreements, if any.
2.14 Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers.
(a) Each Borrower is accepting joint and several liability hereunder and under the other Loan Documents in consideration of the financial accommodations to be provided by the Lender Group under this Agreement, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each Borrower and in consideration of the undertakings of the other Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the Obligations.
(b) Each Borrower, jointly and severally, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, joint and several liability with the other Borrowers, with respect to the payment and performance of all of the Obligations (including any Obligations arising under this Section 2.14), it being the intention of the parties hereto that all the Obligations shall be the joint and several obligations of each Borrower without preferences or distinction among them.
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(c) If and to the extent that any Borrower shall fail to make any payment with respect to any of the Obligations as and when due or to perform any of the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof, then in each such event the other Borrowers will make such payment with respect to, or perform, such Obligation until such time as all of the Obligations are paid in full.
(d) The Obligations of each Borrower under the provisions of this Section 2.14 constitute the absolute and unconditional, full recourse Obligations of each Borrower enforceable against each Borrower to the full extent of its properties and assets, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the provisions of this Agreement (other than this Section 2.14(d)) or any other circumstances whatsoever.
(e) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each Borrower hereby waives notice of acceptance of its joint and several liability, notice of any Term Loan, Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit issued under or pursuant to this Agreement, notice of the occurrence of any Default, Event of Default, or of any demand for any payment under this Agreement, notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by Agent or Lenders under or in respect of any of the Obligations, any requirement of diligence or to mitigate damages and, generally, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all demands, notices and other formalities of every kind in connection with this Agreement (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement). Each Borrower hereby assents to, and waives notice of, any extension or postponement of the time for the payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any partial payment thereon, any waiver, consent or other action or acquiescence by Agent or Lenders at any time or times in respect of any default by any Borrower in the performance or satisfaction of any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement, any and all other indulgences whatsoever by Agent or Lenders in respect of any of the Obligations, and the taking, addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, at any time or times, of any security for any of the Obligations or the addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, of any Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower assents to any other action or delay in acting or failure to act on the part of any Agent or Lender with respect to the failure by any Borrower to comply with any of its respective Obligations, including, without limitation, any failure strictly or diligently to assert any right or to pursue any remedy or to comply fully with applicable laws or regulations thereunder, which might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.14 afford grounds for terminating, discharging or relieving any Borrower, in whole or in part, from any of its Obligations under this Section 2.14, it being the intention of each Borrower that, so long as any of the Obligations hereunder remain unsatisfied, the Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.14 shall not be discharged except by performance and then only to the extent of such performance. The Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.14 shall not be diminished or rendered unenforceable by any winding up, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, reconstruction or similar proceeding with respect to any other Borrower or any Agent or Lender.
(f) Each Borrower represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders that such Borrower is currently informed of the financial condition of Borrowers and of all other circumstances which a diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations. Each Borrower further represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders that such Borrower has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents. Each Borrower hereby covenants that such Borrower will continue to keep informed of Borrowers’ financial condition and of all other circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or nonperformance of the Obligations.
(g) The provisions of this Section 2.14 are made for the benefit of Agent, each member of the Lender Group, each Bank Product Provider, and their respective successors and assigns, and may be enforced by it or them from time to time against any or all Borrowers as often as occasion therefor may arise and without requirement on the part of Agent, any member of the Lender Group, any Bank Product Provider, or any of their successors or assigns first to marshal any of its or their claims or to exercise any
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of its or their rights against any Borrower or to exhaust any remedies available to it or them against any Borrower or to resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder or to elect any other remedy. The provisions of this Section 2.14 shall remain in effect until all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full or otherwise fully satisfied. If at any time, any payment, or any part thereof, made in respect of any of the Obligations, is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower, or otherwise, the provisions of this Section 2.14 will forthwith be reinstated in effect, as though such payment had not been made.
(h) Each Borrower hereby agrees that it will not enforce any of its rights of contribution or subrogation against any other Borrower with respect to any liability incurred by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, any payments made by it to Agent or Lenders with respect to any of the Obligations or any collateral security therefor until such time as all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash. Any claim which any Borrower may have against any other Borrower with respect to any payments to any Agent or any member of the Lender Group hereunder or under any of the Bank Product Agreements are hereby expressly made subordinate and junior in right of payment, without limitation as to any increases in the Obligations arising hereunder or thereunder, to the prior payment in full in cash of the Obligations and, in the event of any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding under the laws of any jurisdiction relating to any Borrower, its debts or its assets, whether voluntary or involuntary, all such Obligations shall be paid in full in cash before any payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property, shall be made to any other Borrower therefor.
(i) Each Borrower hereby agrees that after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default, such Borrower will not demand, xxx for or otherwise attempt to collect any indebtedness of any other Borrower owing to such Borrower until the Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, such Borrower shall collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such indebtedness, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by such Borrower as trustee for Agent, and such Borrower shall deliver any such amounts to Agent for application to the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.4(b).
(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, no Borrower that is not a Qualified ECP Guarantor shall be jointly and severally liable for any Excluded Swap Obligations in respect of such Borrower.
(k) Each Borrower that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Borrower to guaranty and otherwise honor all Obligations in respect of Swap Obligations. The obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full of the Obligations. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 2.14(k) constitute, and this Section 2.14(k) shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Grantor for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
(l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.14, the joint and several liability of each Borrower hereunder shall be limited to a maximum amount as would not, after giving effect to such maximum amount, render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or comparable law. In determining the limitations, if any, on the amount of any Borrower’s obligations hereunder pursuant to the preceding sentence, it is the intention of the parties hereto that any rights of subrogation, indemnification or contribution which such Borrower may have under this Section
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2.14, any other agreement or applicable law shall be taken into account. Subject to the restrictions, limitations and other terms of this Agreement (including Section 2.14(h)), each Borrower hereby agrees that to the extent that a Borrower shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Borrower shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Borrower hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment.
3. CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT.
3.1 Conditions Precedent to Closing. The effectiveness of this Agreement and the obligation of the Lender Group (or any member thereof) to make any Loans or issue a Letter of Credit on the Closing Date is subject to the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of Agent and each Lender, of each of the conditions precedent set forth on Annex 3.1 (the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Agent or any Lender being conclusively deemed to be its satisfaction or waiver of the following (other than clause (q) thereof in the case of Agent)).
3.2 Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit. The obligation of the Lender Group (or any member thereof) to make any Loans or issue a Letter of Credit hereunder at any time after the Closing Date shall be subject to the following conditions precedent:
(a) the representations and warranties of each Loan Party or their Subsidiaries contained in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the date of such extension of credit, as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) as of such earlier date); and
(b) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such extension of credit, nor shall either result from the making thereof.
3.3 Maturity. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for a term ending on the Maturity Date.
3.4 Effect of Maturity. On the Maturity Date, all commitments of the Lender Group to provide additional credit hereunder shall automatically be terminated and all of the Obligations (other than unasserted contingent Obligations and Bank Product Obligations) immediately shall become due and payable without notice or demand and Borrowers shall be required to repay all of the Obligations in full. No termination of the obligations of the Lender Group (other than payment in full of the Obligations and termination of the Commitments) shall relieve or discharge any Loan Party of its duties, obligations, or covenants hereunder or under any other Loan Document and Agent’s Liens in the Collateral shall continue to secure the Obligations and shall remain in effect until all Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have been terminated. When all of the Obligations have been paid in full and the Lender Group’s obligations to provide additional credit under the Loan Documents have been terminated irrevocably, Agent will, at Borrowers’ sole expense, execute and deliver any termination statements, lien releases, discharges of security interests, and other similar discharge or release documents (and, if applicable, in recordable form) as are reasonably necessary to release, as of record, Agent’s Liens and all notices of security interests and liens previously filed by Agent.
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3.5 Early Termination by Borrowers. Borrowers have the option, at any time upon five (5) Business Days prior written notice to Agent, to terminate this Agreement and terminate the Commitments hereunder by repaying to Agent all of the Obligations in full. The foregoing notwithstanding, (a) Borrowers may rescind termination notices relative to proposed payments in full of the Obligations with the proceeds of third party Indebtedness if the closing for such issuance or incurrence does not happen on or before the date of the proposed termination (in which case, a new notice shall be required to be sent in connection with any subsequent termination), and (b) Borrowers may extend the date of termination at any time with the consent of Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
3.6 Conditions Subsequent. The obligation of the Lender Group (or any member thereof) to continue to make Loans (or otherwise extend credit hereunder) is subject to the fulfillment, on or before the date applicable thereto, of the conditions subsequent set forth on Schedule 3.6 (the failure by Borrowers to so perform or cause to be performed such conditions subsequent as and when required by the terms thereof (unless such date is extended, in writing, by Agent, which Agent may do without obtaining the consent of the other members of the Lender Group), shall constitute an Event of Default).
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
In order to induce the Lender Group to enter into this Agreement, each Loan Party makes the following representations and warranties to the Lender Group which shall be true, correct, and complete, in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof), as of the Closing Date, and shall be true, correct, and complete, in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof), as of the date of the making of each Loan (or other extension of credit) made thereafter, as though made on and as of the date of such Loan (or other extension of credit) (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) as of such earlier date) and such representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement:
4.1 Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.
(a) Each Loan Party (i) is duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) is qualified to do business in any state where the failure to be so qualified would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties, to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to enter into the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to carry out the transactions contemplated thereby.
(b) Set forth on Schedule 4.1(b) is a complete and accurate description of the authorized Equity Interests of each Loan Party, by class, and a description of the number of shares of each such class that are issued and outstanding as of the Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, no Loan Party is subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of its Equity Interests or any security convertible into or exchangeable for any of its Equity Interests except for any Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) that are permitted by the Loan Documents.
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(c) Set forth on Schedule 4.1(c), is a complete and accurate list of each Loan Party’s direct and indirect Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, showing: (i) the number of shares of each class of common and preferred Equity Interests authorized for each of such Subsidiaries, and (ii) the number and the percentage of the outstanding shares of each such class owned directly or indirectly by such Loan Party. As of the Closing Date, all of the outstanding Equity Interests of each such Subsidiary have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable (except as such rights may arise under non-waivable provisions of applicable statutory law).
(d) Schedule 4.1(d) sets forth all subscriptions, options, warrants, or calls relating to any shares of any Loan Party’s Equity Interests as of the Closing Date, including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other instrument.
4.2 Due Authorization; No Conflict.
(a) As to each Loan Party, the execution, delivery, and performance by such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action on the part of such Loan Party.
(b) As to each Loan Party, the execution, delivery, and performance by such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party do not and will not (i) violate any material provision of federal, state, or local law or regulation applicable to any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding on any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries where any such violation could individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) violate the Governing Documents of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, (iii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any material agreement of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries where any such conflict, breach or default could individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under the Existing Headquarters Debt Facility or the Preferred Shares Documents, (v) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any assets of any Loan Party, other than Permitted Liens, or (vi) require any approval of any holder of Equity Interests of a Loan Party or any approval or consent of any Person under any material agreement of any Loan Party, other than consents or approvals that have been obtained and that are still in force and effect and except, in the case of material agreements, for consents or approvals, the failure to obtain could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.
4.3 Governmental Consents. The execution, delivery, and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents do not and will not require any registration with, consent, or approval of, or notice to, or other action with or by, any Governmental Authority, other than registrations, consents, approvals, notices, or other actions that have been obtained and that are still in force and effect and except for filings and recordings with respect to the Collateral to be made, or otherwise delivered to Agent for filing or recordation, as of the Closing Date or where any such failure to do the foregoing could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.4 Binding Obligations; Perfected Liens.
(a) Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto and is the legally valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally.
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(b) Agent’s Liens on the Collateral are validly created, and, subject only to the filing of financing statements, the recordation of the Copyright Security Agreement, Patent Security Agreement and Trademark Security Agreement, the recordation of the Mortgages, if any, and taking of possession or control by the Collateral Agent of such Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control, in each case, in the appropriate filing offices and subject to the payment of any associated fees, and solely with respect to the Copyright Security Agreement, Patent Security Agreement and Trademark Security Agreement, to the extent that a security interest may be perfected by such recordation and the payment of such fees, perfected first priority Liens in such Collateral to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing financing statements or upon the taking of possession or control, subject only to Permitted Liens which are non-consensual Permitted Liens, permitted purchase money Liens or the interests of lessors under Capital Leases (including Liens for Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness).
4.5 Title to Assets; No Encumbrances. Each of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries has (a) good and legal title to (in the case of fee interests in Real Property), (b) valid leasehold interests in (in the case of leasehold interests in real or personal property), and (c) good title to or the rights or power to transfer rights (in the case of all other personal property), all of their respective assets reflected in their most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to clause (p) of Annex 5.1, in each case except for (i) assets disposed of since the date of such financial statements to the extent permitted by the Agreement and (ii) minor defects in title that do not interfere with any sale, transfer, or other disposition of such property, or its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes. All of such assets are free and clear of Liens except for Permitted Liens.
4.6 Litigation.
(a) There are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of any Borrower, after due inquiry, threatened in writing against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries that either individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Schedule 4.6(b) sets forth a complete and accurate description, with respect to each of the actions, suits, or proceedings with asserted liabilities in excess of, or that would reasonably be expected to result in liabilities in excess of, $2,000,000 that, as of the Closing Date, is pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, after due inquiry, threatened in writing against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, of (i) the parties to such actions, suits, or proceedings, (ii) the nature of the dispute that is the subject of such actions, suits, or proceedings, (iii) the procedural status, as of the Closing Date, with respect to such actions, suits, or proceedings, and (iv) whether any liability of the Loan Parties’ and their Subsidiaries in connection with such actions, suits, or proceedings is covered by insurance.
4.7 Compliance with Laws. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries (a) is in violation of any applicable laws, rules, regulations, executive orders, or codes (including Environmental Laws) that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (b) is subject to or in default with respect to any final judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees, rules or regulations of any court or any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.8 No Material Adverse Effect. All historical financial statements relating to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries that have been delivered by Borrowers to Agent pursuant to clause (p) of Annex 3.1 to the Agreement have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited financial statements, for the lack of footnotes and being subject to year-end audit adjustments) and present fairly in all material respects, the Loan Parties’ and their Subsidiaries’ consolidated financial condition as of the date thereof and results of operations for the period then ended. Since the Closing Date, no event, circumstance, or change has occurred that has or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries.
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4.9 Solvency. As of the Closing Date, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) are Solvent.
4.10 Employee Benefits. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains or contributes to any Benefit Plan.
4.11 Environmental Condition. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.11 or that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (a) no Loan Party’s nor any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets has ever been used by a Loan Party, its Subsidiaries, or by previous owners or operators in the disposal of, or to produce, store, handle, treat, release, or transport, any Hazardous Materials, where such disposal, production, storage, handling, treatment, release or transport was in violation, in any respect, of any applicable Environmental Law, (b) no Loan Party’s nor any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets has ever been designated or identified in any manner pursuant to any environmental protection statute as a Hazardous Materials disposal site, (c) no Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice that a Lien arising under any Environmental Law has attached to any revenues or to any Real Property owned or operated by a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, and (d) no Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective facilities or operations is subject to any outstanding written order, consent decree, or settlement agreement with any Person relating to any Environmental Law or Environmental Liability that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.12 Complete Disclosure. All material written information and written data taken as a whole (other than forward-looking information and projections and information of a general economic or industry specific nature and general information about Borrowers’ industry) furnished by or on behalf of a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries in writing to Agent or any Lender (including all information contained in the Schedules hereto or in the other Loan Documents) for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, when taken as a whole, is or will be when furnished, correct in all material respects and does not or will not, when furnished, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made (giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto). The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the related pro forma consolidated statement of income (the “Pro Forma Financials”) delivered to Agent on September 18, 2018 were prepared in good faith based upon assumptions that are believed by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time such Pro Forma Financials are so furnished (it being understood that such Pro Forma Financials are as to future events and are not to be viewed as facts, the Pro Forma Financials are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Loan Parties control, that no assurance can be given that any particular projections will be realized and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ significantly from the projected results and such differences may be material).
4.13 PATRIOT Act. To the extent applicable, each Loan Party is in compliance, in all material respects, with the (a) Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (b) Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001, as amended) (the “PATRIOT Act”). No part of the proceeds of the loans made hereunder will be used by any Loan Party or any of their Affiliates, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
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4.14 [Reserved].
4.15 Payment of Taxes. All material Tax returns and reports of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries required to be filed by any of them under applicable law have been timely filed, and all material Taxes due and payable by any Loan Party and any Subsidiary thereof, whether or not shown on such tax returns to be due and payable, and all material assessments, fees and other governmental charges imposed upon a Loan Party and its Subsidiaries and upon their respective assets, income, businesses and franchises that are due and payable have been paid when due and payable, except where the failure to file any such tax return or timely pay such Taxes assessments, fees or other governmental charges is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries has made adequate provision in accordance with GAAP for all Taxes not yet due and payable. No Borrower knows of any proposed tax assessment for a material amount of Taxes against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries that is not being actively contested by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary diligently, in good faith, and by appropriate proceedings; provided such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made or provided therefor.
4.16 Margin Stock. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock or for any purpose that violates the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors. Neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries expects to acquire any Margin Stock.
4.17 Governmental Regulation. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940 or under any other federal or state statute or regulation which may limit its ability to incur Indebtedness or which may otherwise render all or any portion of the Obligations unenforceable. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” required to register as such under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
4.18 OFAC; Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any applicable Sanctions. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of such Loan Party, any director, officer, employee, agent or Affiliate of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary (a) is a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity, (b) has any assets located in Sanctioned Entities, or (c) derives revenues from investments in, or transactions with Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Entities. Each of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with all applicable Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Each of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries, and to the knowledge of each such Loan Party, each director, officer, employee, agent and Affiliate of each such Loan Party and each such Subsidiary, is in compliance with all applicable Sanctions, and in material respects, with Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. No proceeds of any Loan made or Letter of Credit issued hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity, or otherwise used in any manner that would result in a violation of any applicable Sanction, Anti-Corruption Law or Anti-Money Laundering Law by any Loan Party, Lender, Bank Product Provider, or other individual or entity participating in any transaction.
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4.19 Employee and Labor Matters. There is (a) no unfair labor practice complaint pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries before any Governmental Authority and no grievance or arbitration proceeding pending or threatened against any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries which arises out of or under any collective bargaining agreement and that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown, stoppage or similar action or grievance pending or threatened in writing against any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Loan Party or its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability or obligation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or similar state law, which remains unpaid or unsatisfied, except where such obligations or liability, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The hours worked and payments made to employees of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable legal requirements, except to the extent such violations could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All material payments due from any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of such Person, except where the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.20 Material Intellectual Property owned by Loan Parties. All Material Intellectual Property is owned or licensed (as applicable) by a Loan Party.
5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.
Each Loan Party covenants and agrees that, until termination of all of the Commitments and payment in full of the Obligations (other than unasserted contingent Obligations and Bank Product Obligations):
5.1 Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates. Borrowers (a) will deliver to Agent each of the financial statements, reports, and other items set forth on Annex 5.1 no later than the times specified therein, (b) agree that no Subsidiary of a Loan Party will have a fiscal year different from that of Holdings, (c) agree to maintain a system of accounting that enables Borrowers to produce financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and (d) agree that they will, and will cause each other Loan Party to, maintain their billing systems and practices substantially as in effect as of the Closing Date and shall only make material modifications thereto with notice to Agent.
5.2 Existence. Except as otherwise permitted under Section 6.3 or Section 6.4, each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at all times preserve, maintain and keep in full force and effect such Person’s valid existence and good standing in its jurisdiction of organization and, except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, good standing with respect to all other jurisdictions in which it is qualified to do business and any rights, franchises, permits, licenses, accreditations, authorizations, or other approvals material to its business.
5.3 Maintenance of Properties. Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain and preserve all of its assets that are necessary in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear, tear, casualty, and condemnation and Permitted Dispositions excepted (and except where the failure to so maintain and preserve assets could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect).
5.4 Taxes. Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay in full before delinquency or before the expiration of any extension period all material Taxes imposed, levied, or assessed against it, or any of its assets or in respect of any of its income, businesses, or franchises, except to the extent that the validity of such governmental assessment or tax is the subject of a Permitted Protest.
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5.5 Insurance. Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at Borrowers’ expense, (a) maintain insurance respecting each of each Loan Party’s and its Subsidiaries’ assets wherever located, covering liabilities, losses or damages as are customarily insured against by other Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses and similarly situated and located. All such policies of insurance shall be with financially sound and reputable insurance companies and in such amounts as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses similarly situated and located. All property insurance policies covering the Collateral are to be made payable to Agent for the benefit of Agent and the Lenders, as their interests may appear, in case of loss, pursuant to a standard loss payable endorsement with a standard noncontributory “lender” or “secured party” clause and are to contain such other provisions as Agent may reasonably require to fully protect the Lenders’ interest in the Collateral and to any payments to be made under such policies. All certificates of property and general liability insurance are to be delivered to Agent, with the loss payable (but only in respect of Collateral) and additional insured endorsements in favor of Agent and shall endeavor to provide for not less than 30 days (10 days in the case of non-payment) prior written notice to Agent of the exercise of any right of cancellation. Borrowers shall give Agent prompt notice of any loss exceeding $500,000 covered by their or their Subsidiaries’ casualty or business interruption insurance. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Agent shall have the right to file claims under any property and general liability insurance policies in respect of the Collateral, to receive, receipt and give acquittance for any payments that may be payable thereunder, and to execute any and all endorsements, receipts, releases, assignments, reassignments or other documents that may be necessary to effect the collection, compromise or settlement of any claims under any such insurance policies (and Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries shall not exercise any such rights to the extent that Agent has provided notice to Loan Parties that it intends to do so).
5.6 Inspection.
(a) Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit Agent, any Lender, and each of their respective duly authorized representatives or agents to visit any of its properties and inspect any of its assets or books and records, to examine and make copies of its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances, and accounts with, and to be advised as to the same by, its officers and employees (provided an authorized representative of a Borrower shall be allowed to be present) upon reasonable prior notice and at such reasonable times and intervals as Agent or any Lender, as applicable, may designate; provided, that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, only the Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise such rights of the Agent and the Lenders under this Section 5.6 and the Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than two (2) times during any calendar year absent the existence of an Event of Default and only one (1) such time shall be at the Borrower’s expense.
(b) At any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit Agent and each of its duly authorized representatives or agents to conduct appraisals and recurring revenue valuations at such reasonable times and intervals as Agent may designate; provided that the expenses required to be paid by the Loan Parties in connection therewith shall be subject to any applicable limitations set forth in Section 2.10(d). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.6, no Loan Party will be required to disclose or permit the inspection or discussion of, any document, information or other matter (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by law, or (iii) that is subject to attorney client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.
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5.7 Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and orders of any Governmental Authority, other than laws, rules, regulations, and orders the non-compliance with which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
5.8 Environmental. Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
(a) Keep any property either owned or operated by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries free of any Environmental Liens (other than Permitted Liens) or post bonds or other financial assurances sufficient to satisfy the obligations or liability evidenced by such Environmental Liens (other than Permitted Liens) except to the extent that any such Environmental Liens, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect,
(b) Comply, in all respects, with Environmental Laws, except to the extent that any such non-compliance, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and provide to Agent documentation of such compliance which Agent reasonably requests,
(c) Promptly notify Agent of any release of which any Loan Party has knowledge of a Hazardous Material in any reportable quantity from or onto property owned or operated by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, which release would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and take any Remedial Actions required to xxxxx said release or otherwise to come into compliance, in all material respects, with applicable Environmental Law, and
(d) Promptly, but in any event within five (5) Business Days of its receipt thereof, provide Agent with written notice of any of the following: (i) an Environmental Lien has been filed against any of the real or personal property of a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, (ii) commencement of any Environmental Action or written notice that an Environmental Action will be filed against a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, and (iii) a violation, citation, or other administrative order from a Governmental Authority, in each case of (i), (ii) and (iii) that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
5.9 Reserved.
5.10 Formation of Subsidiaries. Each Borrower will, at the time that any Loan Party forms any direct or indirect Subsidiary or acquires any direct or indirect Subsidiary or any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party ceases to be an Immaterial Subsidiary after the Closing Date:
(a) [Reserved];
(b) within 60 days of such formation or acquisition or within 60 days after the delivery of the financial statements reflecting that such Subsidiary ceases to be an Immaterial Subsidiary (or, if such Subsidiary ceases to be designated as an Immaterial Subsidiary, within 60 days after the earlier of the date such Subsidiary ceases to be designated as an Immaterial Subsidiary and the date of delivery of the financial statements that required such redesignation in accordance with Section 5.15) (in each case, or such later date as permitted by Agent in its discretion), (i) cause such Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary or an Excluded Subsidiary) to provide to Agent a joinder to the Guaranty and Security Agreement and the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, together with such other security agreements, as well as appropriate financing statements, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent (including being sufficient to grant Agent a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in and to the assets (other than Excluded Assets) of such newly formed or acquired Subsidiary); provided, that the joinder to the Guaranty and Security Agreement, and such other security agreements shall not be required to be provided
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to Agent with respect to any Excluded Subsidiary, (ii) provide, or cause the applicable Loan Party to provide, to Agent a pledge agreement (or an addendum to the Guaranty and Security Agreement) and appropriate certificates and powers or financing statements, pledging all of the direct or beneficial ownership interest in such new Subsidiary in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, other than to the extent constituting Excluded Assets; provided, that (A) only 65% of the total outstanding Equity Interests of any first tier Subsidiary of a Loan Party that is a Domestic Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company or Foreign Subsidiary (and none of the Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Subsidiary of such Domestic Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company or Foreign Subsidiary) shall be required to be pledged, (B) nothing herein or in any other Loan Document shall obligate any Loan Party to take any actions with respect to the perfection of security interests in non-U.S. jurisdictions or otherwise with respect to non-U.S. Intellectual Property and (C) no documents shall be governed by laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States and (iii) provide to Agent all documents and instruments required to create and perfect the Agent’s security interest in the Collateral, which, in its opinion, is appropriate with respect to the execution and delivery of the applicable documentation referred to above; and
(c) within 60 days of such formation or acquisition (or such later date as permitted by Agent in its discretion), (i) cause such new Subsidiary to provide to Agent mortgages with respect to any Real Property constituting Collateral owned in fee of such new Subsidiary, as well as appropriate fixture filings, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent (including being sufficient to grant Agent a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in and to the Real Property assets of such newly formed or acquired Subsidiary constituting Collateral); provided, that such mortgages and fixture filings shall not be required to be provided to Agent with respect to any Subsidiary that is an Immaterial Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary, and (ii) provide to Agent all other documentation, including one or more opinions of counsel reasonably satisfactory to Agent, which, in its opinion, is appropriate with respect to the execution and delivery of the applicable documentation referred to above (including policies of title insurance, evidence of flood insurance, as applicable, or other documentation with respect to all Real Property owned in fee and subject to a mortgage).
5.11 Further Assurances. Each Borrower will, and will cause each of the other Loan Parties to, at any time upon the reasonable request of Agent, execute or deliver to Agent any and all financing statements, fixture filings, security agreements, pledges, assignments, mortgages, deeds of trust, and all other documents (the “Additional Documents”) that Agent may reasonably request in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, to create, perfect, and continue perfected or to better perfect Agent’s Liens in the Collateral (whether now owned or hereafter arising or acquired, tangible or intangible, real or personal) and to create and perfect Liens in favor of Agent in any Real Property constituting Collateral; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any Subsidiary of a Loan Party that is an Excluded Subsidiary or to any Excluded Asset. In furtherance of, and not in limitation of, the foregoing, each Loan Party shall take such actions as Agent may reasonably request from time to time to ensure that the Obligations are guaranteed by the Guarantors and are secured by substantially all of the assets of each Loan Party (other than the Excluded Assets), including all of the outstanding capital Equity Interests of each Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than the Excluded Assets); provided however that (i) nothing herein or in any other Loan Document shall obligate any Loan Party to take any actions with respect to the perfection of security interests in non-U.S. jurisdictions or otherwise with respect to non-U.S. Intellectual Property and (ii) no documents shall be governed by laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (including Section 5.10 and this Section 5.11) or in any other Loan Document, Agent shall not accept delivery of any joinder to any Loan Document with respect to any Subsidiary of any Loan Party that is not a Loan Party, if such Subsidiary qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, unless such Subsidiary has delivered a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Subsidiary and Agent has completed its Patriot Act searches, OFAC/PEP searches and customary individual background checks for such Subsidiary, the results of which shall be satisfactory to Agent.
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5.12 OFAC; Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply with all applicable Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Each of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries shall implement and maintain in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates with all Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Each of the Loan Parties shall and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to comply with all Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
5.13 Designation of Subsidiaries.
(a) Subject to Section 5.13(b) below, Borrowers may at any time designate any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary. The designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute an Investment by the Borrowers therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Borrowers’ investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time.
(b) Borrowers may not (x) designate any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or (y) designate an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case unless:
(i) after giving effect to any such designation or re-designation (including after the reclassification of Indebtedness of or Liens on assets of the applicable Subsidiary), no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing and the Borrowers shall be in pro forma compliance with the then applicable financial covenants in Section 7,
(ii) (A) prior to the Conversion Date, the aggregate amount of consolidated total assets and Recurring Revenue of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall not at any time exceed 5% of the aggregate consolidated total assets and Recurring Revenue of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, and (B) on and after the Conversion Date, the aggregate amount of consolidated total assets and Consolidated EBITDA of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall not at any time exceed 5% of the aggregate consolidated total assets and Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries,
(iii) in the case of clause (x) only (A) the Subsidiary to be so designated does not (directly, or indirectly through its Subsidiaries) own any Equity Interests or Indebtedness of, or own or hold any Lien on any property of, the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary (unless such Restricted Subsidiary is also designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary), (B) neither the Borrowers nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall at any time be directly or indirectly liable for any Indebtedness that provides that the holder thereof may (with the passage of time or notice or both) declare a default thereon or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity upon the occurrence of a default with respect to any Indebtedness, Lien or other obligation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary (including any right to take enforcement action against such Unrestricted Subsidiary), and (C) the Subsidiary to be so designated does not (directly, or indirectly through its Subsidiaries) own any intellectual property that is material to the operations of the business of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (as reasonably determined by the Borrowers).
5.14 [Reserved].
5.15 Specified Acquisition. The Loan Parties will, within 30 days of the consummation of the Specified Acquisition, deliver to Agent evidence in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, that all right, title, and interest in and to the existing and future Intellectual Property of 7Geese has been transferred to Administrative Borrower.
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5.16 Lender Meetings. Holdings will, within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year of Holdings, at the request of Agent or of the Required Lenders and upon reasonable prior notice, host a conference call (at a mutually agreeable time) with all Lenders who choose to attend such meeting at which meeting shall be reviewed the financial results of the previous fiscal year and the financial condition of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and the projections presented for the current fiscal year of Holdings.
5.17 Immaterial Subsidiaries. If at any time Immaterial Subsidiaries’ aggregate assets, Consolidated EBITDA or revenues, as determined by reference to the then most recent financial statements for a fiscal quarter of Borrowers delivered to Agent pursuant to Section 5.1, exceed any of the applicable Maximum Immaterial Subsidiary Thresholds, within 60 days of such determination, Borrowers shall cause Subsidiaries to cease to be Immaterial Subsidiaries such that, after giving effect to such redesignation, Immaterial Subsidiaries’ assets, Consolidated EBITDA or revenues, in the aggregate, do not exceed the Maximum Immaterial Subsidiary Thresholds.
5.18 Nature of Business. Each Loan Party will engage only in material lines of business substantially similar to those lines of business conducted by such Loan Party on the Closing Date or any business reasonably related, complementary or ancillary thereto.
5.19 Use of Proceeds. Each Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries or Holdings to use the proceeds of any Loan made hereunder for any purpose other than (a) on the Closing Date, (i) to repay, in full, the outstanding principal, accrued interest, and accrued fees and expenses owing under or in connection with the Existing Credit Facility, (ii) to pay a portion of the consideration payable in connection with the consummation of the Acquisition, and (iii) to pay the fees, costs, and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and (b) thereafter, consistent with the terms and conditions hereof, for their lawful and permitted purposes (including financing the ongoing working capital, capital expenditures, Permitted Acquisitions and general corporate needs of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries); provided, that (x) no part of the proceeds of the loans made to Borrowers will be used to purchase or carry any such Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such Margin Stock or for any purpose that violates the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors, (y) no part of the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, to make any payments to a Sanctioned Entity or a Sanctioned Person, to fund any investments, loans or contributions in, or otherwise make such proceeds available to, a Sanctioned Entity or a Sanctioned Person, to fund any operations, activities or business of a Sanctioned Entity or a Sanctioned Person, or in any other manner that would result in a violation of applicable Sanctions by any Person, and (z) that no part of the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any applicable Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS.
Each Loan Party covenants and agrees that, until termination of all of the Commitments and payment in full of the Obligations (other than unasserted contingent Obligations and Bank Product Obligations):
6.1 Indebtedness. Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume, suffer to exist, guarantee, or otherwise become or remain, directly or indirectly, liable with respect to any Indebtedness, except for Permitted Indebtedness.
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6.2 Liens. Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume, or suffer to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on or with respect to any of its assets, of any kind, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom, except for Permitted Liens.
6.3 Restrictions on Fundamental Changes. Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
(a) other than in order to consummate a Permitted Acquisition or the Closing Acquisition, consummate any merger, consolidation, reorganization, or recapitalization, or reclassify its Equity Interests, except for (i) any merger between Loan Parties, provided, that a Borrower must be the surviving entity of any such merger to which it is a party (and no merger may occur between Holdings and any Borrower or Subsidiary of any Borrower), (ii) any merger between a Loan Party and a Subsidiary of such Loan Party that is not a Loan Party so long as such Loan Party is the surviving entity of any such merger, and (iii) any merger between Subsidiaries of Holdings that are not Loan Parties,
(b) liquidate, wind up, or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), except for (i) the liquidation or dissolution of non-operating Subsidiaries of any Loan Party with nominal assets and nominal liabilities, (ii) the liquidation or dissolution of a Loan Party (other than Holdings or any Borrower) or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries so long as all of the assets (including any interest in any Equity Interests) of such liquidating or dissolving Loan Party or Subsidiary are transferred to a Loan Party that is not liquidating or dissolving, or (iii) the liquidation or dissolution of a Subsidiary of any Loan Party that is not a Loan Party (other than any such Subsidiary the Equity Interests of which (or any portion thereof) is subject to a Lien in favor of Agent) so long as all of the assets of such liquidating or dissolving Subsidiary are transferred to a Subsidiary of a Loan Party that is not liquidating or dissolving, or
(c) suspend or cease operating a substantial portion of its or their business, except as permitted pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) above or in connection with a transaction permitted under Section 6.4.
6.4 Disposal of Assets. Other than Permitted Dispositions or transactions expressly permitted by Sections 6.3 or 6.9, each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to convey, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any of its or their assets.
6.5 [Reserved].
6.6 Prepayments and Amendments. Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
(a) except in connection with Refinancing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.1,
(i) optionally prepay, redeem, defease, purchase, or otherwise acquire any Specified Indebtedness of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, other than (A) [reserved], (B) Permitted Intercompany Advances (subject to the terms of the Intercompany Subordination Agreement), (C) Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the assets securing such Indebtedness, to the extent such sale or transfer is permitted pursuant to this Agreement, (D) with respect to subordinated Specified Indebtedness, payment with respect thereto permitted by the applicable subordination agreement, (E) prepayments of Specified Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed (i) prior to the Conversion Date, $1,000,000 in any fiscal year and (ii) on and after the Conversion Date, together with the Restricted Payments permitted to be made under Section 6.7(e), the greater of (x) $10,000,000 and (y) 25% of Consolidated EBITDA for the test period most recently ended in any fiscal year, (F) from and after the Conversion Date, prepayments of Specified Indebtedness so long as (i) no
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Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or is continuing or would result therefrom and (ii) such prepayments do not to exceed the Available Amount, provided that at the time of any such Restricted Payment in reliance on clause (b) of the definition of “Available Amount”, the Total Leverage Ratio as of the end of the most recently ended test period, on a pro forma basis, shall be no greater than 5.50 to 1.00, (G) prepayments, purchases or redemptions of any Indebtedness with respect to the Existing Headquarters Debt Facility or any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, (H) other prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments of Specified Indebtedness prior to their scheduled maturity; provided, that at the time of such prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or other payments, (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the Total Leverage Ratio as of the end of the most recently ended test period, on a pro forma basis, would be no greater than 5.00:1.00), and (I) the repayment of Paycor’s existing Indebtedness on the date of the closing of the Closing Acquisition, or
(b) directly or indirectly, amend, modify, or change any of the terms or provisions of
(i) any agreement, instrument, document, indenture, or other writing evidencing Specified Indebtedness other than (A) [reserved], (B) Permitted Intercompany Advances (subject to the terms of the Intercompany Subordination Agreement), and (C) other Permitted Indebtedness, in the case of this clause (C), if the effect thereof, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders,
(ii) the Governing Documents of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries if the effect thereof, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders,
(iii) the documents governing the Existing Headquarters Debt Facility if the effect thereof, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders, other than with the prior written consent of Agent,
(iv) the Preferred Shares Documents to (A) increase the cash dividend payments required to be made pursuant thereto, other than with the prior written consent of Agent or (B) if the effect thereof, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders, other than with the prior written consent of Agent.
6.7 Restricted Payments. Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to make any Restricted Payment; provided, that,
(a) Borrowers may make distributions to former employees, officers, consultants or directors of Borrowers or their Subsidiaries (or any spouses, ex-spouses, or estates of any of the foregoing) on account of redemptions or repurchases of Equity Interests of Borrowers or their Subsidiaries (or payments on account of stock appreciation rights or the equivalent) held by such Persons, provided, that the aggregate amount of such redemptions or repurchases made by Borrowers does not exceed $5,000,000 per fiscal year; provided that any unused portion of the basket pursuant to this clause (a) for any calendar year may be carried forward to succeeding calendar years, so long as the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 6.7(a) in any calendar year (after giving effect to such carry forward) shall not exceed (i) $10,000,000, plus (ii) the net cash proceeds of any “key man” life insurance policies, plus (iii) any amounts funded substantially contemporaneously with proceeds of the issuance of Equity Interests by Borrowers or its Subsidiaries;
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(b) Holdings may make distributions to former employees, officers, consultants or directors of Holdings or its Subsidiaries (or any spouses, ex-spouses, or estates of any of the foregoing), solely in the form of forgiveness of Indebtedness of such Persons owing to Holdings or its Subsidiaries on account of repurchases of the Equity Interests of Holdings held by such Persons; provided that such Indebtedness was incurred by such Persons solely to acquire Equity Interests of Holdings;
(c) From and after the Conversion Date, Borrowers may make additional Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed the Available Amount so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or is continuing or would result therefrom; provided that at the time of any such Restricted Payment in reliance on clause (b) of the definition of “Available Amount”, the Total Leverage Ratio, as of the end of the most recently ended test period, on a pro forma basis, shall be no greater than 5.50 to 1.00;
(d) Borrowers may make Tax Distributions to Holdings, which Holdings may in turn distribute to the direct or indirect parents of Holdings;
(e) Borrowers may make additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed (i) prior to the Conversion Date, $1,000,000 per fiscal year and (ii) on and after the Conversion Date, together with the prepayments of Specified Indebtedness permitted to be made under Section 6.6(a), the greater of (x) $10,000,000 and (y) 25% of Consolidated EBITDA for the test period most recently ended in any fiscal year;
(f) The distribution, by dividend or otherwise, of Equity Interests or Indebtedness owed to the Borrowers or a Restricted Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (or a Restricted Subsidiary that owns an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, that such Restricted Subsidiary has no independent operations or business and owns no assets other than Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary), in each case, so long as the primary assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary are not cash or cash equivalents;
(g) After a Qualified IPO, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrowers may make Restricted Payments not to exceed up to 6.00% per annum of the Net Cash Proceeds received by (or contributed to) the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries from such Qualified IPO;
(h) Borrowers may make additional Restricted Payments; provided, that at the time of such Restricted Payment, (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the Total Leverage Ratio, as of the end of the most recently ended test period, on a pro forma basis, would be no greater than 5.00:1.00;
(i) Borrowers may make (i) any required cash dividend payments with respect to the Preferred Shares pursuant to the Preferred Shares Documents; provided, that the Preferred Shares may only be mandatorily redeemed so long as the Obligations (other than unasserted contingent obligations and Bank Product Obligations) are paid in full prior to or substantially simultaneously with such redemption, and (ii) any optional redemption of the Preferred Shares; provided, that after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Obligations (other than unasserted contingent obligations and Bank Product Obligations) shall have been paid in full prior to or substantially simultaneously with such redemption;
(j) each Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to (x) the Borrowers and to other Restricted Subsidiaries (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, to the Borrowers and any other Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests) and (y) to Holdings (or any direct or indirect subsidiary of such entity) to the extent that the proceeds thereof are promptly contributed, loaned or advanced to a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that any such loan or advance shall not be subject to any payments (other than principal payments upon maturity), including, without limitation, interest payments, premiums or fees, any such loan or advance shall be unsecured and contractually subordinated to the Obligations and any repayment of such loan or advance shall comply with this Section 6.7);
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(k) Restricted Payments made on or after the Closing Date in connection with the Transactions, including the fees and expenses associated therewith;
(l) to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into and consummate transactions expressly permitted by any provision of Section 6.9, Section 6.3 or Section 6.10;
(m) repurchases of Equity Interests in the ordinary course of business in the Borrowers (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any Restricted Subsidiary deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants; and
(n) Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrowers:
(i) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay such equity holder’s operating costs and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, other overhead costs and expenses and fees (including (i) administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses provided by third parties, (ii) trustee, directors, managers and general partner fees, (iii) any judgments, settlements, penalties, fines or other costs and expenses in respect of any claim, litigation or proceeding, (iv) fees and expenses (including any underwriters discounts and commissions) related to any investment or acquisition transaction (whether or not successful) and (v) payments in respect of indebtedness and equity securities of any direct or indirect holder of Equity Interests in either Borrower to the extent the proceeds are used or will be used to pay expenses or other obligations described in this Section 6.7(n)(i)) which are reasonable and customary and incurred in the ordinary course of business and attributable to the ownership or operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (including any reasonable and customary indemnification claims made by directors, managers or officers of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrowers attributable to the direct or indirect ownership or operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries) and fees and expenses otherwise due and payable by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary and permitted to be paid by Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary under this Agreement not to exceed $2,500,000 per fiscal year; provided that any unused portion of the basket pursuant to this subclause (i) for any calendar year may be carried forward to succeeding calendar years, so long as the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 6.7(n)(i) in any calendar year (after giving effect to such carry forward) shall not exceed $5,000,000 in any fiscal year;
(ii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay franchise and excise taxes, and other fees and expenses, required to maintain its (or any of its direct or indirect parents’) existence (including any costs or expenses associated with being a public company listed on a national securities exchange); and
(iii) to finance any Investment (x) permitted to be made pursuant to Section 6.9 or (y) made by Holdings, or any direct or indirect subsidiary thereof that, if made by the Borrowers would be permitted to be made pursuant to Section 6.9; provided that (A) such Restricted Payment shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment and (B) either Borrower or such parent shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause (1) all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) to be held by or contributed to each Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or (2) the merger or amalgamation (to the extent permitted in Section 6.3) of the Person formed or acquired into it or a Restricted Subsidiary in order to consummate such Permitted Acquisition, in each case, in accordance with the requirements of Section 5.13.
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6.8 [Reserved].
6.9 Investments. Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make or acquire any Investment except for Permitted Investments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall any Loan Party make any Investment transferring ownership of, or exclusive rights in, any of its intellectual property that is material to the operations of the business of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (as reasonably determined by the Borrowers), in any Person other than a Loan Party.
6.10 Transactions with Affiliates. Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries except for:
(a) transactions (other than the payment of management, consulting, monitoring, or advisory fees), so long as such transactions (i) are fully disclosed to Agent prior to the consummation thereof, if they involve one or more payments by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries in excess of $500,000 for any single transaction or series of related transactions, or (ii) are no less favorable, taken as a whole, to such Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with a non-Affiliate,
(b) the payment of customary fees, salaries and reasonable out-of-pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, managers, officers, employees and consultants of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
(c) so long as it has been approved by such Loan Party’s or its applicable Subsidiary’s board of directors (or comparable governing body) as required by and in accordance with applicable law, the payment of reasonable compensation, severance, or employee benefit arrangements to employees, officers, outside directors and consultants of such Loan Party and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business,
(d) transactions among Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (including the lease between Paycor and Paycor Headquarters with respect to the Headquarters Property),
(e) the payment to Sponsor of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses pursuant to any financial advisory, financing, underwriting, or placement agreement or in respect of other investment banking activities, including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures that are permitted by this Agreement,
(f) the Transaction and the payment of fees and expenses related to the Transaction,
(g) [reserved]; and
(h) transactions permitted by Section 6.3, Section 6.7 or Section 6.9, or any Permitted Intercompany Advance.
6.11 [Reserved].
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6.12 [Reserved].
6.13 Negative Pledge. No Loan Party shall enter into any agreement, instrument, deed or lease which prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of their respective properties or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, for the benefit of the Lender Group with respect to the Obligations or under the Loan Documents; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to:
(a) restrictions and conditions imposed by (i) law or (ii) any Loan Document;
(b) restrictions and conditions existing on the Closing Date or to any extension, renewal, amendment, modification or replacement thereof, except to the extent any such amendment, modification or replacement expands the scope of any such restriction or condition;
(c) customary restrictions and conditions arising in connection with any disposal of assets permitted by Section 6.4;
(d) customary provisions in leases, licenses and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof;
(e) restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement to the extent such restriction applies only to the property securing such Indebtedness;
(f) any restrictions or conditions set forth in any agreement in effect at any time any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (but not any modification or amendment expanding the scope of any such restriction or condition); provided, that such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and the restriction or condition set forth in such agreement does not apply to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;
(g) any restrictions or conditions in any Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.1 to the extent such restrictions or conditions are no more restrictive than the restrictions and conditions in the Loan Documents, or, in the case of subordinated Indebtedness, are market terms at the time of issuance or, in the case of Indebtedness of any non-Loan Party, are imposed solely on such non-Loan Party and its Subsidiaries; provided, that any such restrictions or conditions permit compliance;
(h) any restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(i) customary restrictions in leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements and other similar contracts otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions may relate to the assets subject thereto;
(j) customary provisions in shareholders agreements, joint venture agreements, organizational documents or similar binding agreements relating to any joint venture entity or non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary and other similar agreements applicable to joint venture entities and non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiaries permitted under Section 6.9 and applicable solely to such joint venture entity or non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary and the Equity Interests issued thereby; and
(k) customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases entered into by Subsidiaries of Holdings, so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions could not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of Holding and its Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligations.
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6.14 Holdings as Holding Company. Holdings shall not:
(a) own or acquire any assets (other than Equity Interests of Administrative Borrower, cash and Cash Equivalents) or engage in any business or activity other than (i) the ownership of all the outstanding Equity Interests of Administrative Borrower and activities incidental thereto, (ii) the maintenance of its corporate existence and activities incidental thereto, including general and corporate overhead, provided that Holdings may change its form of organization, so long as (A) it is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction but the United States and (B) its Guarantee of the Obligations and the Lien on or security interest in any Collateral held by it under the Loan Documents shall remain in effect to the same extent as immediately prior to such change, (iii) activities required to comply with applicable Laws, (iv) maintenance and administration of stock option and stock ownership plans and activities incidental thereto, (v) the receipt of Restricted Payments to the extent permitted by Section 6.07 and the making of Restricted Payments and other transactions between Holdings and any Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary permitted under Section 6, (vi) concurrently with any issuance of Qualified Equity Interests, the redemption, purchase or retirement of any Equity Interests of Holdings using the proceeds of, or conversion or exchange of any Equity Interests of Holdings for, such Qualified Equity Interests, (vii) the obtainment of, and the payment of any fees and expenses for, management, consulting, investment banking and advisory services to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement, (viii) compliance with its obligations under the Loan Documents, (ix) in connection with, and following the completion of, a Qualified IPO, activities necessary or reasonably advisable for or incidental to the initial registration and listing of Holdings’ common stock and the continued existence of Holdings as a public company, (x) providing indemnification to officers and directors and as otherwise permitted under Article VI, (xi) activities incidental to legal, tax and accounting matters in connection with any of the foregoing activities and (xii) incurring subordinated Indebtedness or unsecured Guarantee obligations in respect of any subordinated Indebtedness; provided that such Guarantee obligations shall be subordinated to the Obligations to the same extent and on the same terms as the Indebtedness so guaranteed is subordinated to the Obligations; or
(b) create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness or other liabilities except (i) Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents or under clause (p) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” (in each case, or any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) and (ii) liabilities imposed by law, including tax liabilities, and other liabilities incidental to its existence and permitted business and activities (including the guarantee of obligations any Borrower and/or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course).
7. FINANCIAL COVENANTS.
Each Loan Party covenants and agrees that, until termination of all of the Commitments and payment in full of the Obligations (other than unasserted contingent Obligations and Bank Product Obligations), Borrowers and their Subsidiaries will:
(a) Minimum Liquidity. At all times maintain Liquidity of at least the Minimum Liquidity Amount; provided, that the Borrower shall only be required to report the Minimum Liquidity Amount as required by Section 5.1.
(b) Minimum TTM Recurring Revenue. At all times achieve TTM Recurring Revenue, measured on a quarter-end basis (for the four-quarter period ending thereon), of at least the required amount set forth in the following table for the applicable period set forth opposite thereto (the “Recurring Revenue Financial Covenant”):
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Applicable Amount |
Applicable Period | |
$200,000,000 | For the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2019 and each fiscal quarter thereafter ending before the Third Anniversary Date | |
$250,000,000 | For each fiscal quarter ending after the Third Anniversary Date |
(c) Minimum Consolidated EBITDA. At the end of each fiscal quarter ending after the Third Anniversary Date, achieve TTM EBITDA of at least $10,000,000, measured as of the last day of such applicable fiscal quarter (for the four quarter period ending thereon) (the “EBITDA Financial Covenant”); provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the EBITDA Financial Covenant shall be an applicable financial covenant at all times after the Third Anniversary Date for purposes of any provision in this Agreement which requires pro forma compliance with this Section 7.
(d) Maximum Total Leverage Ratio. At all times during the Total Leverage Financial Covenant Testing Period, have a Total Leverage Ratio of no greater than the greater of (i) 7.50:1.00 and (ii) the ratio that is equal to 130% of the Total Leverage Ratio as of the Conversion Date, measured on a quarter-end basis (for the four quarter period ending thereon), as of the last day of the first fiscal quarter of Borrower that occurs after the Conversion Date and the last day of each fiscal quarter occurring during the Total Leverage Financial Covenant Testing Period (the “Total Leverage Ratio Financial Covenant”).
8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
Any one or more of the following events shall constitute an event of default (each, an “Event of Default”) under this Agreement:
8.1 Payments. If Borrowers fail to pay when due and payable, or when declared due and payable, (a) all or any portion of the Obligations consisting of interest, fees, or charges due the Lender Group, reimbursement of Lender Group Expenses, or other amounts (other than any portion thereof constituting principal) constituting Obligations (including any portion thereof that accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), and such failure continues for a period of five (5) Business Days, (b) all or any portion of the principal of the Loans, or (c) any amount payable to Issuing Bank in reimbursement of any drawing under a Letter of Credit;
8.2 Covenants. If any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries:
(a) fails to perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in any of (i) Section 5.2 of this Agreement, (ii) Section 6 of this Agreement, or (iii) Section 7 of this Agreement;
(b) fails to perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in Section 5.1 of this Agreement and such failure continues for a period of 15 days after the earlier of (i) the date on which such failure shall first become known to any Senior Officer of any Borrower or (ii) the date on which written notice thereof is given to Borrowers by Agent; or
(c) fails to perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement, or in any of the other Loan Documents, in each case, other than any such covenant or agreement that is the subject of another provision of this Section 8 (in which event such other provision of this Section 8 shall govern), and such failure continues for a period of 30 days after the earlier of (i) the date on which such failure shall first become known to any Senior Officer of any Borrower or (ii) the date on which written notice thereof is given to Borrowers by Agent;
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8.3 Judgments. If one or more judgments, orders, or awards for the payment of money involving an aggregate amount of $10,000,000, or more (except to the extent fully covered (other than to the extent of customary deductibles) by insurance pursuant to which the insurer has not denied coverage) is entered or filed against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or with respect to any of their respective assets, and either (a) there is a period of 60 consecutive days at any time after the entry of any such judgment, order, or award during which (1) the same is not discharged, satisfied, vacated, or bonded pending appeal, or (2) a stay of enforcement thereof is not in effect, or (b) enforcement proceedings are commenced upon such judgment, order, or award;
8.4 Voluntary Bankruptcy, etc. If an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary);
8.5 Involuntary Bankruptcy, etc. If an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) and any of the following events occur: (a) such Loan Party or such Subsidiary consents to the institution of such Insolvency Proceeding against it, (b) the petition commencing the Insolvency Proceeding is not timely controverted, (c) the petition commencing the Insolvency Proceeding is not dismissed within 60 calendar days of the date of the filing thereof, (d) an interim trustee is appointed to take possession of all or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of, or to operate all or any substantial portion of the business of, such Loan Party or its Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary unless such event would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect), or (e) an order for relief shall have been issued or entered therein;
8.6 Default Under Other Agreements. If there is (a) a default in one or more agreements to which a Loan Party or any of its Material Subsidiaries is a party with one or more third Persons relative to a Loan Party’s or any of its Material Subsidiaries’ Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) involving an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or more, and such default (i) occurs at the final maturity of the obligations thereunder, or (ii) results in a right by such third Person, irrespective of whether exercised, to accelerate the maturity of such Loan Party’s or its Subsidiary’s obligations thereunder, or (b) a default in respect of or an involuntary early termination of one or more Hedge Obligations involving an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or more; provided that this clause 8.6 shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due (or requires an offer to purchase) as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness; provided, further, that such failure or breach is unremedied and is not waived by the required holders of such Indebtedness;
8.7 Representations, etc. If any warranty, representation, certificate, statement, or Record made herein or in any other Loan Document or delivered in writing to Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document proves to be untrue in any material respect (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) as of the date of issuance or making or deemed making thereof;
8.8 Guaranty. If any guaranty contained in the Guaranty and Security Agreement, after its execution and delivery, provided by any Guarantor that is a Material Subsidiary, or any material provision thereof, ceases to be in full force and effect (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof) or any Loan Party denies or disaffirms in writing any such Guarantor’s material obligations under guaranty contained in the Guaranty and Security Agreement (other than as a result of repayment in full of the Obligations and terminations of the Commitments);
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8.9 Security Documents. If the Guaranty and Security Agreement or any other Loan Document that purports to create a Lien, shall, for any reason, fail or cease to create a valid and perfected and, except to the extent of Permitted Liens which are non-consensual Permitted Liens, permitted purchase money Liens or the interests of lessors under Capital Leases, first priority Lien on the Collateral covered thereby, except (a) as a result of a disposition of the applicable Collateral in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, (b) with respect to Collateral the aggregate value of which, for all such Collateral, does not exceed at any time, $2,500,000, or (c) as the result of an action or failure to act on the part of Agent;
8.10 [Reserved].
8.11 Preferred Shares. (a) Agent receives receipt of any bona fide written notification for a mandatory redemption (as described in the Preferred Shares Documents) of the Preferred Shares from the holder thereof or (b) any event of default occurs under the Preferred Shares Documents, the result of which is to cause the Preferred Shares to accrue dividends at the default rate thereunder, and such event of default has not been cured or waived by the holders thereof within 20 days from the occurrence thereof; or
8.12 Change of Control. A Change of Control shall occur.
9. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
9.1 Rights and Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Agent may, and, at the instruction of the Required Lenders, shall (in each case under clauses (a) or (b) by written notice to Borrowers), in addition to any other rights or remedies provided for hereunder or under any other Loan Document or by applicable law, do any one or more of the following:
(a) (i) declare the principal of, and any and all accrued and unpaid interest and fees in respect of, the Loans and all other Obligations (other than unasserted contingent Obligations and the Bank Product Obligations), whether evidenced by this Agreement or by any of the other Loan Documents to be immediately due and payable, whereupon the same shall become and be immediately due and payable and Borrowers shall be obligated to repay all of such Obligations (other than unasserted contingent Obligations and the Bank Product Obligations) in full, without presentment, demand, protest, or further notice or other requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Borrower, and (ii) direct Borrowers to provide (and Borrowers agree that upon receipt of such notice Borrowers will provide) Letter of Credit Collateralization to Agent to be held as security for Borrowers’ reimbursement obligations for drawings that may subsequently occur under issued and outstanding Letters of Credit;
(b) declare the Commitments terminated, whereupon the Commitments shall immediately be terminated together with (i) any obligation of any Lender to make Loans, (ii) the obligation of the Swing Lender to make Swing Loans, and (iii) the obligation of Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit; and
(c) exercise all other rights and remedies available to Agent or the Lenders under the Loan Documents, under applicable law, or in equity; provided, that, with respect to any Event of Default resulting solely from failure of Borrowers to comply with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7(b), Section 7(c), or Section 7(d) that may be cured pursuant to Section 9.3, neither Agent nor the Required Lenders may exercise the foregoing remedies in this Section 9.1 until the date that is the earlier of (1) 10 Business Days after the day on which financial statements are required to be delivered for the applicable fiscal quarter and (2) the date that Agent receives notice that there will not be a Curative Equity contribution made for such fiscal quarter.
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The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 8.4 or Section 8.5, in addition to the remedies set forth above, without any notice to Borrowers or any other Person or any act by the Lender Group, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the Obligations (other than unasserted contingent Obligations and the Bank Product Obligations), inclusive of the principal of, and any and all accrued and unpaid interest and fees in respect of, the Loans and all other Obligations (other than unasserted contingent Obligations and the Bank Product Obligations), whether evidenced by this Agreement or by any of the other Loan Documents, shall automatically become and be immediately due and payable and Borrowers shall automatically be obligated to repay all of such Obligations in full (including Borrowers being obligated to provide (and Borrowers agrees that they will provide) (1) Letter of Credit Collateralization to Agent to be held as security for Borrowers’ reimbursement obligations in respect of drawings that may subsequently occur under issued and outstanding Letters of Credit, and (2) Bank Product Collateralization to be held as security for Borrowers’ or their Subsidiaries’ obligations in respect of outstanding Bank Products), without presentment, demand, protest, or notice or other requirements of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by Holdings and Borrowers.
9.2 Remedies Cumulative. The rights and remedies of the Lender Group under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and all other agreements shall be cumulative. The Lender Group shall have all other rights and remedies not inconsistent herewith as provided under the Code, by law, or in equity. No exercise by the Lender Group of one right or remedy shall be deemed an election, and no waiver by the Lender Group of any Event of Default shall be deemed a continuing waiver. No delay by the Lender Group shall constitute a waiver, election, or acquiescence by it.
9.3 Curative Equity.
(a) Subject to the limitations set forth in clause (f) below, Borrowers may cure (and shall be deemed to have cured) an Event of Default arising out of a breach of any of the Specified Financial Covenants if they receive the cash proceeds of an investment of Curative Equity within 10 Business Days after the date on which the Compliance Certificate is required to be delivered to Agent pursuant to Section 5.1 in respect of the fiscal quarter with respect to which any such breach occurred; (the Curative Equity received by Borrowers to comply with the Recurring Revenue Financial Covenant, the “Recurring Revenue Equity Contribution” and the Curative Equity received by Borrowers to comply with the EBITDA Financial Covenant or the Total Leverage Financial Covenant, the “EBITDA Equity Contribution”).
(b) Borrowers shall promptly notify Agent of their receipt of any proceeds of Curative Equity.
(c) Any investment of Curative Equity shall be in immediately available funds and, subject to the limitations set forth in clause (f) below, shall be in an amount that is sufficient to cause Borrowers to be in compliance with the applicable Specified Financial Covenant as at the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter, calculated for such purpose as if such amount of the EBITDA Equity Contribution were additional Consolidated EBITDA or such amount of the Recurring Revenue Equity Contribution were additional Recurring Revenue (as applicable) of Borrowers as at such date.
(d) In the Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 in respect of the fiscal quarter end for which Curative Equity is used, the Borrowers shall set forth a calculation of the EBITDA Equity Contribution as deemed Consolidated EBITDA or the Recurring Revenue Equity Contribution as deemed Recurring Revenue (as applicable), which shall confirm that on a pro forma basis after taking into account the receipt of the Curative Equity proceeds, Borrowers would have been in compliance with the applicable Specified Financial Covenant as of such date.
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(e) Upon delivery of a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 5.1 conforming to the requirements of this Section and receipt by Borrower of the Curative Equity Proceeds, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have satisfied the applicable Specified Financial Covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date and the applicable breach or default of the applicable Specified Financial Covenant that had occurred shall be deemed cured for the purposes of this Agreement with no further action required by the Required Lenders. Prior to the date of the delivery of a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 5.1 conforming to the requirements of this Section and receipt by Borrowers of the Curative Equity Proceeds, the Lenders (including the Swing Lender and the Issuing Bank) shall have no obligation to make additional Loans or otherwise extend additional credit hereunder. In the event Borrowers do not cure any applicable Specified Financial Covenant defaults as provided in this Section 9.3, the existing Event(s) of Default shall continue unless waived in writing by the Required Lenders in accordance herewith.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrowers’ rights under this Section 9.3 may (i) be exercised not more than (A) 5 times during the term of this Agreement with respect to the EBITDA Equity Contribution and (B) 2 times during the term of this Agreement with respect to the Recurring Revenue Equity Contribution, and (ii) only be exercised to the extent that in each four fiscal quarter period, there shall be at least two fiscal quarters in respect of which no Curative Equity is made. Any amount of Curative Equity that is in excess of the amount sufficient to cause Borrowers to be in compliance with the applicable Specified Financial Covenant as at such date shall not constitute Curative Equity and the aggregate amount of the Recurring Revenue Equity Contributions made during the term of this Agreement shall be no more than 10% of the TTM Recurring Revenue for any trailing twelve month in which the Recurring Revenue Equity Contribution is made. Curative Equity shall be disregarded for purposes of determining Consolidated EBITDA or Recurring Revenue for any pricing, financial covenant based conditions or any baskets with respect to the covenants contained in this Agreement and there shall be no pro forma reduction in Indebtedness with the proceeds of any Curative Equity for purposes of determining compliance with the Specified Financial Covenant or for determining any pricing, financial covenant based conditions or baskets with respect to the covenants contained in this Agreement, in each case in the quarter in which such Curative Equity is used.
(g) To the extent that Curative Equity is received and included in the calculation of the Specified Financial Covenant as deemed Consolidated EBITDA or deemed Recurring Revenue (as applicable) for any fiscal quarter pursuant to this Section 9.3, such Curative Equity shall be deemed to be Consolidated EBITDA or Recurring Revenue (as applicable) for purposes of determining compliance with the Specified Financial Covenant for subsequent periods that include such fiscal quarter. In addition, notwithstanding any mandatory prepayment of Obligations pursuant to Section 2.4(e)(vi), any Indebtedness so prepaid shall be deemed to remain outstanding for purposes of determining pro forma or actual compliance with the Specified Financial Covenant or for determining any pricing, financial covenant based conditions or baskets with respect to the covenants contained in this Agreement, in each case in such fiscal quarter and any subsequent periods that include such fiscal quarter.
10. WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION.
10.1 Demand; Protest; etc. Each Borrower waives demand, protest, notice of protest, notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, nonpayment at maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of documents, instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees at any time held by the Lender Group on which any Borrower may in any way be liable.
10.2 The Lender Group’s Liability for Collateral. Each Borrower hereby agrees that: (a) so long as Agent complies with its obligations, if any, under the Code, the Lender Group shall not in any way or manner be liable or responsible for: (i) the safekeeping of the Collateral, (ii) any loss or damage thereto occurring or arising in any manner or fashion from any cause, (iii) any diminution in the value thereof, or (iv) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee, forwarding agency, or other Person, and (b) all risk of loss, damage, or destruction of the Collateral shall be borne by Borrowers.
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10.3 Indemnification. Each Borrower shall pay, indemnify, defend, and hold the Agent-Related Persons, the Lender-Related Persons, and each Participant (each, an “Indemnified Person”) harmless (to the fullest extent permitted by law) from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings, liabilities, fines, costs, penalties, and damages, and all reasonable and fees and disbursements of attorneys, experts, or consultants and all other costs and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith or in connection with the enforcement of this indemnification (as and when they are incurred and irrespective of whether suit is brought but without duplication of any losses, costs and expenses as to which a Borrower is liable to such Indemnified Person pursuant to Section 2.13 or Article 16), at any time asserted against, imposed upon, or incurred by any of them (a) in connection with or as a result of or related to the execution and delivery (provided that Borrowers shall not be liable for costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any Lender (other than Xxxxx Fargo) incurred in advising, structuring, drafting, reviewing, administering or syndicating the Loan Documents), enforcement, performance, or administration (including any restructuring or workout with respect hereto) of this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the monitoring of Holdings and its Subsidiaries’ compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents (provided, that the indemnification in this clause (a) shall not extend to (i) disputes solely between or among the Lenders that do not involve any acts or omissions of any Loan Party, or (ii) disputes solely between or among the Lenders and their respective Affiliates that do not involve any acts or omissions of any Loan Party; it being understood and agreed that the indemnification in this clause (a) shall extend to Agent (but not the Lenders) relative to disputes between or among Agent on the one hand, and one or more Lenders, or one or more of their Affiliates, on the other hand, or (iii) any Taxes or any costs attributable to Taxes, which shall be governed by Section 16 except to the extent arising from a non-Tax claim), (b) with respect to any actual or prospective investigation, litigation, or proceeding related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the making of any Loans or issuance of any Letters of Credit hereunder, or the use of the proceeds of the Loans or the Letters of Credit provided hereunder (irrespective of whether any Indemnified Person is a party thereto), or any act, omission, event, or circumstance in any manner related thereto, and (c) in connection with or arising out of any presence or release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under, to or from any assets or properties owned, leased or operated by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Environmental Actions, Environmental Liabilities or Remedial Actions related in any way to any such assets or properties of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (each and all of the foregoing, the “Indemnified Liabilities”). The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, no Borrower shall have any obligation to any Indemnified Person under this Section 10.3 with respect to any Indemnified Liability that a court of competent jurisdiction finally determines to have resulted from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of such Indemnified Person or its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, or agents. This provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment in full of the Obligations. If any Indemnified Person makes any payment to any other Indemnified Person with respect to an Indemnified Liability as to which Borrowers were required to indemnify the Indemnified Person receiving such payment, the Indemnified Person making such payment is entitled to be indemnified and reimbursed by Borrowers with respect thereto. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FOREGOING INDEMNITY SHALL APPLY TO EACH INDEMNIFIED PERSON WITH RESPECT TO INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES WHICH IN WHOLE OR IN PART ARE CAUSED BY OR ARISE OUT OF ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OF SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON OR OF ANY OTHER PERSON.
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11. NOTICES.
Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices or demands relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in writing and (except for financial statements and other informational documents which may be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid) shall be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested), overnight courier, electronic mail (at such email addresses as a party may designate in accordance herewith), or telefacsimile. In the case of notices or demands to Holdings, any Borrower or Agent, as the case may be, they shall be sent to the respective address set forth below:
If to Holdings or any Borrower: | c/o PRIDE GUARANTOR, INC. 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx | |
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||
E-mail: XXxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx | ||
with copies to (which shall not constitute notice): | ||
XXXXXXXX & XXXXX LLP | ||
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attn: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
Fax No.: 000-000-0000 | ||
XXXXXXXX & XXXXX LLP | ||
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx 00xx Xxxxx | ||
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attn: Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Fax No.: 000-000-0000 | ||
If to Agent: | XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000X | |
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: Technology Finance Portfolio Manager | ||
with copies to: | XXXX XXXXXXXX LLP 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: Xxxxxxxx St. Xxxx Xxxxx, Esq. |
Any party hereto may change the address at which they are to receive notices hereunder, by notice in writing in the foregoing manner given to the other party. All notices or demands sent in accordance with this Section 11, shall be deemed received on the earlier of the date of actual receipt or three (3) Business Days after the deposit thereof in the mail; provided, that (a) notices sent by overnight courier service shall be deemed to have been given when received, (b) notices by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient) and (c) notices by electronic mail shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return email or other written acknowledgment).
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12. CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER.
(a) THE VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN ANOTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN RESPECT OF SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT), THE CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF AND THEREOF, THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO WITH RESPECT TO ALL MATTERS ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO OR THERETO, AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES OR DISPUTES ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO OR THERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER, GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b) THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE TRIED AND LITIGATED ONLY IN THE STATE AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, THAT ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT AGENT’S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE AGENT ELECTS TO BRING SUCH ACTION OR WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. EACH LOAN PARTY AND EACH MEMBER OF THE LENDER GROUP WAIVE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION 12(b).
(c) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH LOAN PARTY AND EACH MEMBER OF THE LENDER GROUP HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS, IF ANY, TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS (EACH A “CLAIM”). EACH LOAN PARTY AND EACH MEMBER OF THE LENDER GROUP REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
(d) EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED
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BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT AGENT MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
(e) NO CLAIM MAY BE MADE BY ANY LOAN PARTY AGAINST THE AGENT, THE SWING LENDER, ANY OTHER LENDER, ISSUING BANK, OR ANY AFFILIATE, DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, COUNSEL, REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT, OR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF ANY OF THEM FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR LOSSES IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY ACT, OMISSION, OR EVENT OCCURRING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, RELEASES, AND AGREES NOT TO XXX UPON ANY CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER OR NOT ACCRUED AND WHETHER OR NOT KNOWN OR SUSPECTED TO EXIST IN ITS FAVOR.
13. ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS.
13.1 Assignments and Participations.
(a) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in clause (a)(ii) below, any Lender may assign and delegate all or any portion of its rights and duties under the Loan Documents (including the Obligations owed to it and its Commitments) to one or more assignees so long as such prospective assignee is an Eligible Transferee (each, an “Assignee”), with the prior written consent (such consent not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:
(A) Borrowers; provided, that no consent of Borrowers shall be required (1) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under Section 8.1, 8.4 or 8.5 of the Agreement, or (2) in connection with an assignment to a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate (other than natural persons) of a Lender; provided further, that Borrowers shall be deemed to have consented to a proposed assignment unless they object thereto by written notice to Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof; and
(B) Agent, Swing Lender, and Issuing Bank; provided, that no consent of Agent, Swing Lender, or Issuing Bank shall be required in connection with an assignment to a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate (other than natural persons) of a Lender.
(ii) | Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions: |
(A) no assignment may be made to a natural person,
(B) no assignment may be made to a Loan Party, an Affiliate of a Loan Party, or any Sponsor Affiliated Entity,
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(C) the amount of the Commitments, Loans and the other rights and obligations of the assigning Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to Agent) shall be in a minimum amount (unless waived by Agent) of $5,000,000 (except such minimum amount shall not apply to (I) an assignment or delegation by any Lender to any other Lender, an Affiliate of any Lender, or a Related Fund of such Lender or (II) a group of new Lenders, each of which is an Affiliate of each other or a Related Fund of such new Lender to the extent that the aggregate amount to be assigned to all such new Lenders is at least $5,000,000),
(D) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement,
(E) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to Agent an Assignment and Acceptance; provided, that Borrowers and Agent may continue to deal solely and directly with the assigning Lender in connection with the interest so assigned to an Assignee until written notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses, and related information with respect to the Assignee, have been given to Borrowers and Agent by such Lender and the Assignee,
(F) unless waived by Agent, the assigning Lender or Assignee has paid to Agent, for Agent’s separate account, a processing fee in the amount of $3,500,
(G) the assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in a form approved by Agent (the “Administrative Questionnaire”), and
(H) no assignment may be made to a Disqualified Lender.
(b) From and after the date that Agent receives the executed Assignment and Acceptance and, if applicable, payment of the required processing fee, (i) the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, shall be a “Lender” and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, and (ii) the assigning Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights (except with respect to Section 10.3) and be released from any future obligations under this Agreement (and in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto and thereto); provided, that nothing contained herein shall release any assigning Lender from obligations that survive the termination of this Agreement, including such assigning Lender’s obligations under Section 15 and Section 17.9(a).
(c) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Lender thereunder and the Assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto, (ii) such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no
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responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Borrower or the performance or observance by any Borrower of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto, (iii) such Assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance, (iv) such Assignee will, independently and without reliance upon Agent, such assigning Lender or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement, (v) such Assignee appoints and authorizes Agent to take such actions and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to Agent, by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, and (vi) such Assignee agrees that it will perform all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement and any other Loan Document are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
(d) Immediately upon Agent’s receipt of the required processing fee, if applicable, and delivery of notice to the assigning Lender pursuant to Section 13.1(b), this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, but only to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of the Assignee and the resulting adjustment of the Commitments arising therefrom. The Commitment allocated to each Assignee shall reduce such Commitments of the assigning Lender pro tanto.
(e) Any Lender may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks, financial institutions, or other Persons (a “Participant”) participating interests in all or any portion of its Obligations, its Commitment, and the other rights and interests of that Lender (the “Originating Lender”) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided, that (i) the Originating Lender shall remain a “Lender” for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the Participant receiving the participating interest in the Obligations, the Commitments, and the other rights and interests of the Originating Lender hereunder shall not constitute a “Lender” hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and the Originating Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) the Originating Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) Borrowers, Agent, and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with the Originating Lender in connection with the Originating Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (iv) no Lender shall transfer or grant any participating interest under which the Participant has the right to approve any amendment to, or any consent or waiver with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except to the extent such amendment to, or consent or waiver with respect to this Agreement or of any other Loan Document would (A) extend the final maturity date of the Obligations hereunder in which such Participant is participating, (B) reduce the interest rate applicable to the Obligations hereunder in which such Participant is participating, (C) release all or substantially all of the Collateral or guaranties (except to the extent expressly provided herein or in any of the Loan Documents) supporting the Obligations hereunder in which such Participant is participating, (D) postpone the payment of, or reduce the amount of, the interest or fees payable to such Participant through such Lender (other than a waiver of default interest), or (E) decreases the amount or postpones the due dates of scheduled principal repayments or prepayments or premiums payable to such Participant through such Lender, (v) no participation shall be sold to a natural person, (vi) no participation shall be sold to a Loan Party, an Affiliate of a Loan Party, a Disqualified Lender (unless at such time an Event of Default under Section 8.1, 8.2(a)(iii), 8.4 or 8.5 of the Agreement shall have occurred and be continuing for at least 30 days), or any Sponsor Affiliated Entity, and (vii) all amounts payable by Borrowers hereunder shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation, except that, if amounts outstanding under this Agreement are due and unpaid, or shall have been declared or shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of set off in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this Agreement and a Participant shall be entitled to any payment provided by Section 16 as if it were a Lender provided it complies with Section 16 as provided therein and notice is provided to the Borrowers. The
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rights of any Participant only shall be derivative through the Originating Lender with whom such Participant participates and no Participant shall have any rights under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any direct rights as to the other Lenders, Agent, Borrowers, the Collateral, or otherwise in respect of the Obligations. No Participant shall have the right to participate directly in the making of decisions by the Lenders among themselves.
(f) In connection with any such assignment or participation or proposed assignment or participation or any grant of a security interest in, or pledge of, its rights under and interest in this Agreement, a Lender may, subject to the provisions of Section 17.9, disclose all documents and information which it now or hereafter may have relating to any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries and their respective businesses.
(g) Any other provision in this Agreement notwithstanding, any Lender may at any time create a security interest in, or pledge, all or any portion of its rights under and interest in this Agreement in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the Federal Reserve Bank or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR §203.24, and such Federal Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge or security interest in any manner permitted under applicable law.
(h) Agent (as a non-fiduciary agent on behalf of Borrowers) shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, a register (the “Register”) on which it enters the name and address of each Lender as the registered owner of the Loans (and the principal amount thereof and stated interest thereon) held by such Lender (each, a “Registered Loan”). A Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be assigned or sold in whole or in part only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register (and each registered note shall expressly so provide) and any assignment or sale of all or part of such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be effected only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register, together with the surrender of the registered note, if any, evidencing the same duly endorsed by (or accompanied by a written instrument of assignment or sale duly executed by) the holder of such registered note, whereupon, at the request of the designated assignee(s) or transferee(s), one or more new registered notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the designated assignee(s) or transferee(s). Prior to the registration of assignment or sale of any Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any evidencing the same), Borrowers shall treat the Person in whose name such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) is registered as the owner thereof for the purpose of receiving all payments thereon and for all other purposes, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. In the case of any assignment by a Lender of all or any portion of its Loans to an Affiliate of such Lender or a Related Fund of such Lender, and which assignment is not recorded in the Register, the assigning Lender, on behalf of Borrowers, shall maintain a register comparable to the Register. It is intended that the Register be maintained such that the Loans are in “registered form” for the purposes of the IRC.
(i) In the event that a Lender sells participations in the Registered Loan, the Borrower agrees that such Participant is entitled to the benefits of Section 16 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment, provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 16 as though it were a Lender (provided that any documentation required to be provided under Section 16.2 shall be provided solely to the participating Lender). Any Lender that sells participations shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and the address of each Participant and the principal amounts and related interest amounts of each Participant’s and/or participation interest in the Loans (or other rights or obligations) held by it (the “Participant Register”). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive, absent demonstrable error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation interest or granted Loan as the owner thereof for all purposes notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. In maintaining the Participant Register, such Lender shall be acting as the non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower solely for this purpose and undertakes no
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duty, responsibility or obligation to the Borrower (without limitation, in no event shall such Lender be a fiduciary of the Borrower for any purpose). No Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of a Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, Loans, or its other obligations under this Agreement) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish in connection with a Tax audit that such commitment, loan, or other obligation is in “registered form” for purposes of the IRC. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 16 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, except to the extent such entitlement to a greater payment results from a Change in Law after the Participant became a Participant. For the avoidance of doubt, the Agent (in its capacity as Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(j) Agent shall make a copy of the Register available for review by Borrowers from time to time as Borrowers may reasonably request (or any other person to the extent necessary to cause the Loans to be “registered form” for the purposes of the IRC).
13.2 Successors. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of each of the parties; provided, that no Borrower may assign this Agreement or any rights or duties hereunder without the Lenders’ prior written consent and any prohibited assignment shall be absolutely void ab initio. No consent to assignment by the Lenders shall release any Borrower from its Obligations. A Lender may assign this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and its rights and duties hereunder and thereunder pursuant to Section 13.1 and, except as expressly required pursuant to Section 13.1, no consent or approval by any Borrower is required in connection with any such assignment.
14. AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS.
14.1 Amendments and Waivers.
(a) No amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than Bank Product Agreements or the Fee Letter), and no consent with respect to any departure by Holdings or any Borrower therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or by Agent at the written request of the Required Lenders) and the Loan Parties that are party thereto and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective, but only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, that no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all of the Lenders directly affected thereby and all of the Loan Parties that are party thereto, do any of the following:
(i) increase the amount of or extend the expiration date of any Commitment of any Lender,
(ii) postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees, or other amounts due hereunder or under any other Loan Document (for the avoidance of doubt, mandatory prepayments pursuant to Section 2.4(e) may be postponed, delayed, waived or modified with the consent of Required Lenders),
(iii) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest on, any loan or other extension of credit hereunder, or reduce any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document (except (y) in connection with the waiver of applicability of Section 2.6(c) (which waiver shall be effective with the written consent of the Required Lenders), and (z) 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 a reduction of fees for purposes of this clause (iii)),
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(iv) amend, modify, or eliminate this Section or any provision of this Agreement providing for consent or other action by all Lenders,
(v) amend, modify, or eliminate Section 3.1 or 3.2,
(vi) amend, modify, or eliminate Section 15.11,
(vii) other than as permitted by Section 15.11, release Agent’s Lien in and to any of the Collateral,
(viii) amend, modify, or eliminate the definitions of “Required Lenders” or “Pro Rata Share”,
(ix) contractually subordinate any of Agent’s Liens,
(x) other than as a result of a merger, liquidation, dissolution or sale of such Person expressly permitted by the terms hereof or the other Loan Documents, release any Borrower or any Guarantor from any liability for any of the Obligations or consent to the assignment or transfer by any Borrower or any Guarantor of any of its rights or duties under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents,
(xi) amend, modify, or eliminate any of the provisions of Section 2.4(b)(i) or (ii) or Section 2.4(e) or (f),
(xii) amend, modify, or eliminate any of the provisions of Section 13.1 with respect to assignments to, or participations with, Persons who are a Loan Party, an Affiliate of a Loan Party or a Sponsor Affiliated Entity;
(b) No amendment, waiver, modification, or consent shall amend, modify, waive, or eliminate,
(i) the definition of, or any of the terms or provisions of, the Fee Letter, without the written consent of Agent and Borrowers (and shall not require the written consent of any of the Lenders),
(ii) any provision of Section 15 pertaining to Agent, or any other rights or duties of Agent under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, without the written consent of Agent, Borrowers, and the Required Lenders;
(c) No amendment, waiver, modification, elimination, or consent shall amend, modify, or waive any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents pertaining to Issuing Bank, or any other rights or duties of Issuing Bank under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, without the written consent of Issuing Bank, Agent, Borrowers, and the Required Lenders;
(d) No amendment, waiver, modification, elimination, or consent shall amend, modify, or waive any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents pertaining to Swing Lender, or any other rights or duties of Swing Lender under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, without the written consent of Swing Lender, Agent, Borrowers, and the Required Lenders; and
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(e) Anything in this Section 14.1 to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) any amendment, modification, elimination, waiver, consent, termination, or release of, or with respect to, any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that relates only to the relationship of the Lender Group among themselves, and that does not affect the rights or obligations of Holdings or any Borrower, shall not require consent by or the agreement of any Loan Party, and (ii) any amendment, waiver, modification, elimination, or consent of or with respect to any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document may be entered into without the consent of, or over the objection of, any Defaulting Lender other than any of the matters governed by Section 14.1(a)(i) through (iii) that affect such Lender.
14.2 Replacement of Certain Lenders.
(a) If (i) any action to be taken by the Lender Group or Agent hereunder requires the consent, authorization, or agreement of all Lenders or all Lenders affected thereby and if such action has received the consent, authorization, or agreement of the Required Lenders but not of all Lenders or all Lenders affected thereby, or (ii) any Lender makes a claim for compensation under Section 16 (or the Borrowers are required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 16), then Borrowers or Agent, upon at least five (5) Business Days prior irrevocable notice, may permanently replace any Lender that failed to give its consent, authorization, or agreement (a “Non-Consenting Lender”) or any Lender that made a claim for compensation (a “Tax Lender”) with one or more Replacement Lenders, and the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall have no right to refuse to be replaced hereunder. Such notice to replace the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall specify an effective date for such replacement, which date shall not be later than 15 Business Days after the date such notice is given.
(b) Prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, and each Replacement Lender shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance, subject only to the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, being repaid in full its share of the outstanding Obligations (other than unasserted contingent Obligations and Bank Product Obligations) (without any premium or penalty of any kind whatsoever, but including (i) all interest, fees and other amounts that may be due in payable in respect thereof, and (ii) an assumption of its Pro Rata Share of participations in the Letters of Credit). If the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall refuse or fail to execute and deliver any such Assignment and Acceptance prior to the effective date of such replacement, Agent may, but shall not be required to, execute and deliver such Assignment and Acceptance in the name or and on behalf of the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, and irrespective of whether Agent executes and delivers such Assignment and Acceptance, the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance. The replacement of any Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall be made in accordance with the terms of Section 13.1. Until such time as one or more Replacement Lenders shall have acquired all of the Obligations, the Commitments, and the other rights and obligations of the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall remain obligated to make the Non-Consenting Lender’s or Tax Lender’s, as applicable, Pro Rata Share of the Loans and to purchase a participation in each Letter of Credit, in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of participations in such Letters of Credit.
14.3 No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by Agent or any Lender to exercise any right, remedy, or option under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or delay by Agent or any Lender in exercising the same, will operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by Agent or any Lender will be effective unless it is in writing, and then only to the extent specifically stated. No waiver by Agent or any Lender on any occasion shall affect or diminish Agent’s and each Lender’s rights thereafter to require strict performance by Loan Parties of any provision of this Agreement. Agent’s and each Lender’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy that Agent or any Lender may have.
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15. AGENT; THE LENDER GROUP.
15.1 Appointment and Authorization of Agent. Each Lender hereby designates and appoints Xxxxx Fargo as its agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to designate, appoint, and authorize) Agent to execute and deliver each of the other Loan Documents on its behalf and to take such other action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to Agent by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Agent agrees to act as agent for and on behalf of the Lenders (and the Bank Product Providers) on the conditions contained in this Section 15. Any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document notwithstanding, Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents, nor shall Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender (or Bank Product Provider), 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 Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with reference to Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only a representative relationship between independent contracting parties. Each Lender hereby further authorizes (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to authorize) Agent to act as the secured party under each of the Loan Documents that create a Lien on any item of Collateral. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions that Agent expressly is entitled to take or assert under or pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, or of any other provision of the Loan Documents that provides rights or powers to Agent, Lenders agree that Agent shall have the right to exercise the following powers as long as this Agreement remains in effect: (a) maintain, in accordance with its customary business practices, ledgers and records reflecting the status of the Obligations, the Collateral, payments and proceeds of Collateral, and related matters, (b) execute or file any and all financing or similar statements or notices, amendments, renewals, supplements, documents, instruments, proofs of claim, notices and other written agreements with respect to the Loan Documents, (c) make Loans, for itself or on behalf of Lenders, as provided in the Loan Documents, (d) exclusively receive, apply, and distribute payments and proceeds of the Collateral as provided in the Loan Documents, (e) open and maintain such bank accounts and cash management arrangements as Agent deems necessary and appropriate in accordance with the Loan Documents for the foregoing purposes, (f) perform, exercise, and enforce any and all other rights and remedies of the Lender Group with respect to any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, the Obligations, the Collateral, or otherwise related to any of same as provided in the Loan Documents, and (g) incur and pay such Lender Group Expenses as Agent may deem necessary or appropriate for the performance and fulfillment of its functions and powers pursuant to the Loan Documents.
15.2 Delegation of Duties. Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys in fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney in fact that it selects as long as such selection was made without gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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15.3 Liability of Agent. None of the Agent-Related Persons shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (b) be responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders (or Bank Product Providers) for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or any officer or director thereof, contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for any failure of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lenders (or Bank Product Providers) 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 books and records or properties of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries.
15.4 Reliance by Agent. Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission, telex or telephone message, statement 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 Borrowers or counsel to any Lender), independent accountants and other experts selected by Agent. Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless Agent shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Lenders as it deems appropriate and until such instructions are received, Agent shall act, or refrain from acting, as it deems advisable. If Agent so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Lenders (and, if it so elects, the Bank Product Providers) against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Required Lenders and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Lenders (and Bank Product Providers).
15.5 Notice of Default or Event of Default. Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, except with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest, fees, and expenses required to be paid to Agent for the account of the Lenders and, except with respect to Events of Default of which Agent has actual knowledge, unless Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or Borrowers referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default, and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” Agent promptly will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice or of any Event of Default of which Agent has actual knowledge. If any Lender obtains actual knowledge of any Event of Default, such Lender promptly shall notify the other Lenders and Agent of such Event of Default. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for giving any notices to its Participants, if any. Subject to Section 15.4, Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Required Lenders in accordance with Section 9; provided, that unless and until Agent has received any such request, 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.
15.6 Credit Decision. Each Lender (and Bank Product Provider) acknowledges that none of the Agent-Related Persons has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender (or Bank Product Provider). Each Lender represents (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to represent) to Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such due diligence, documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of, and investigation into the business, prospects,
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operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of each Borrower or any other Person party to a Loan Document, and all applicable bank regulatory laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to Borrowers. Each Lender also represents (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to represent) that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person 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 investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of each Borrower or any other Person party to a Loan Document. Except for notices, reports, and other documents expressly herein required to be furnished to the Lenders by Agent, Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender (or Bank Product Provider) with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any Borrower or any other Person party to a Loan Document that may come into the possession of any of the Agent-Related Persons. Each Lender acknowledges (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to acknowledge) that Agent does not have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis (except to the extent, if any, that is expressly specified herein) to provide such Lender (or Bank Product Provider) with any credit or other information with respect to any Borrower, its Affiliates or any of their respective business, legal, financial or other affairs, and irrespective of whether such information came into Agent’s or its Affiliates’ or representatives’ possession before or after the date on which such Lender became a party to this Agreement (or such Bank Product Provider entered into a Bank Product Agreement).
15.7 Costs and Expenses; Indemnification. Agent may incur and pay Lender Group Expenses to the extent Agent reasonably deems necessary or appropriate for the performance and fulfillment of its functions, powers, and obligations pursuant to the Loan Documents, including court costs, attorneys’ fees and expenses, fees and expenses of financial accountants, advisors, consultants, and appraisers, costs of collection by outside collection agencies, auctioneer fees and expenses, and costs of security guards or insurance premiums paid to maintain the Collateral, whether or not Borrowers are obligated to reimburse Agent or Lenders for such expenses pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise. Agent is authorized and directed to deduct and retain sufficient amounts from payments or proceeds of the Collateral received by Agent to reimburse Agent for such out-of-pocket costs and expenses prior to the distribution of any amounts to Lenders (or Bank Product Providers). In the event Agent is not reimbursed for such costs and expenses by Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries, each Lender hereby agrees that it is and shall be obligated to pay to Agent such Lender’s ratable thereof. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, each of the Lenders, on a ratable basis, shall indemnify and defend the Agent-Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of Borrowers and without limiting the obligation of Borrowers to do so) from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities; provided, that no Lender shall be liable for the payment to any Agent-Related Person of any portion of such Indemnified Liabilities resulting solely from such Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct nor shall any Lender be liable for the obligations of any Defaulting Lender in failing to make a Revolving Loan, a Term Loan, or other extension of credit hereunder. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse Agent upon demand for such Lender’s ratable share of any costs or out of pocket expenses (including attorneys, accountants, advisors, and consultants fees and expenses) incurred by Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment, or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the extent that Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of Borrowers. The undertaking in this Section shall survive the payment of all Obligations hereunder and the resignation or replacement of Agent.
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15.8 Agent in Individual Capacity. Xxxxx Fargo and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, provide Bank Products to, acquire Equity Interests in, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and any other Person party to any Loan Document as though Xxxxx Fargo were not Agent hereunder, and, in each case, without notice to or consent of the other members of the Lender Group. The other members of the Lender Group acknowledge (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to acknowledge) that, pursuant to such activities, Xxxxx Fargo or its Affiliates may receive information regarding a Loan Party or its Affiliates or any other Person party to any Loan Documents that is subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such other Person and that prohibit the disclosure of such information to the Lenders (or Bank Product Providers), and the Lenders acknowledge (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to acknowledge) that, in such circumstances (and in the absence of a waiver of such confidentiality obligations, which waiver Agent will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain), Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to them. The terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include Xxxxx Fargo in its individual capacity.
15.9 Successor Agent. Agent may resign as Agent upon 30 days prior written notice to the Lenders (unless such notice is waived by the Required Lenders) and Borrowers (unless such notice is waived by Borrowers) and without any notice to the Bank Product Providers. If Agent resigns under this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall be entitled, with (so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) the consent of Borrowers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned), appoint a successor Agent for the Lenders (and the Bank Product Providers). If, at the time that Agent’s resignation is effective, it is acting as Issuing Bank or the Swing Lender, such resignation shall also operate to effectuate its resignation as Issuing Bank or the Swing Lender, as applicable, and it shall automatically be relieved of any further obligation to issue Letters of Credit or to make Swing Loans. If no successor Agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of Agent, Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and Borrowers, a successor Agent. If Agent has materially breached or failed to perform any material provision of this Agreement or of applicable law, the Required Lenders may agree in writing to remove and replace Agent with a successor Agent from among the Lenders with (so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) the consent of Borrowers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned). In any such event, upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor Agent hereunder, such successor Agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers, and duties of the retiring Agent and the term “Agent” shall mean such successor Agent and the retiring Agent’s appointment, powers, and duties as Agent shall be terminated. After any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Section 15 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement. If no successor Agent has accepted appointment as Agent by the date which is 30 days following a retiring Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided for above.
15.10 Lender in Individual Capacity. Any Lender and its respective Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, provide Bank Products to, acquire Equity Interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and any other Person party to any Loan Documents as though such Lender were not a Lender hereunder without notice to or consent of the other members of the Lender Group (or the Bank Product Providers). The other members of the Lender Group acknowledge (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to acknowledge) that, pursuant to such activities, such Lender and its respective Affiliates may receive information regarding a Loan Party or its Affiliates or any other Person party to any Loan Documents that is subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such other Person and that prohibit
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the disclosure of such information to the Lenders, and the Lenders acknowledge (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to acknowledge) that, in such circumstances (and in the absence of a waiver of such confidentiality obligations, which waiver such Lender will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain), such Lender shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to them.
15.11 Collateral Matters.
(a) The Lenders hereby irrevocably agree that the Lien on any Collateral shall be automatically released (i) upon the termination of the Commitments and payment in full by Borrowers of all of the Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations and contingent indemnification obligations not yet due and payable), (ii) to the extent such Collateral is sold or disposed of in a transaction permitted by Section 6.4 (provided that the Agent may request that the Borrowers certify to Agent that the sale or disposition is permitted under Section 6.4 (and Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry)), (iii) to the extent such Collateral constitutes property in which no Loan Party owned any interest at the time Agent’s Lien was granted nor at any time thereafter, (iv) to the extent such Collateral constitutes property leased or licensed to a Loan Party under a lease or license that has expired or is terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, (v) to the extent such Collateral becomes Excluded Assets, (vi) subject to Section 14.1, if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders and (vii) in connection with a credit bid or purchase authorized under this Section 15.11. If any Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary, or becomes an Excluded Subsidiary, in each case as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder (provided that the Agent may request that the Borrowers certify in writing that such transaction or designation is permitted hereunder), (i) such Subsidiary shall be automatically released from its obligations under the Guaranty and (ii) any Liens granted by such Subsidiary or Liens on the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary (to the extent such Equity Interests have become Excluded Assets or are being transferred to a Person that is not a Loan Party) shall be automatically released. In each case as specified in this Section 15.11(a), the Agent will promptly (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the Agent to), at the applicable Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the Lien granted under the Guaranty and Security Agreement, or to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 15.11(a).
(b) The Loan Parties and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to authorize) Agent, based upon the instruction of the Required Lenders, to (a) consent to, credit bid or purchase (either directly or indirectly through one or more entities) all or any portion of the Collateral at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, (b) credit bid or purchase (either directly or indirectly through one or more entities) all or any portion of the Collateral at any sale or other disposition thereof conducted under the provisions of the Code, including pursuant to Sections 9-610 or 9-620 of the Code, or (c) credit bid or purchase (either directly or indirectly through one or more entities) all or any portion of the Collateral at any other sale or foreclosure conducted or consented to by Agent in accordance with applicable law in any judicial action or proceeding or by the exercise of any legal or equitable remedy. In connection with any such credit bid or purchase, (i) the Obligations owed to the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid on a ratable basis (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims being estimated for such purpose if the fixing or liquidation thereof would not impair or unduly delay the ability of Agent to credit bid or purchase at such sale or other disposition of the Collateral and, if such contingent or unliquidated claims cannot be estimated without impairing or unduly delaying the ability of Agent to credit bid at such sale or other disposition, then such claims shall be disregarded, not credit bid, and not entitled to any interest in the Collateral that is the subject of such credit bid or purchase) and the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers
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whose Obligations are credit bid shall be entitled to receive interests (ratably based upon the proportion of their Obligations credit bid in relation to the aggregate amount of Obligations so credit bid) in the Collateral that is the subject of such credit bid or purchase (or in the Equity Interests of the any entities that are used to consummate such credit bid or purchase), and (ii) Agent, based upon the instruction of the Required Lenders, may accept non-cash consideration, including debt and equity securities issued by any entities used to consummate such credit bid or purchase and in connection therewith Agent may reduce the Obligations owed to the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers (ratably based upon the proportion of their Obligations credit bid in relation to the aggregate amount of Obligations so credit bid) based upon the value of such non-cash consideration. Except as provided above, Agent will not execute and deliver a release of any Lien on any Collateral without the prior written authorization of (y) if the release is of all or substantially all of the Collateral, all of the Lenders (without requiring the authorization of the Bank Product Providers), or (z) otherwise, the Required Lenders (without requiring the authorization of the Bank Product Providers).
(c) Upon request by Agent or Borrowers at any time, the Lenders will (and if so requested, the Bank Product Providers will) confirm in writing Agent’s authority to evidence the release of any such Liens on particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 15.11; provided, that (1) anything to the contrary contained in any of the Loan Documents notwithstanding, Agent shall not be required to execute any document or take any action necessary to evidence such release on terms that, in Agent’s opinion, could expose Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Lien without recourse, representation, or warranty, and (2) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly released) upon (or obligations of Borrowers in respect of) any and all interests retained by any Borrower, including, the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral. Each Lender further hereby irrevocably authorize (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to irrevocably authorize) Agent, at its option and in its sole discretion, to subordinate any Lien granted to or held by Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Permitted Lien on such property if such Permitted Lien secures Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness.
(d) Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any of the Lenders (or the Bank Product Providers) (i) to verify or assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, (ii) to verify or assure that Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, (iii) to impose, maintain, increase, reduce, implement, or eliminate any particular reserve hereunder or to determine whether the amount of any reserve is appropriate or not, or (iv) to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to Agent pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given Agent’s own interest in the Collateral in its capacity as one of the Lenders and that Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to any Lender (or Bank Product Provider) as to any of the foregoing, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.
15.12 Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments.
(a) Each of the Lenders agrees that it shall not, without the express written consent of Agent, and that it shall, to the extent it is lawfully entitled to do so, upon the written request of Agent, set off against the Obligations, any amounts owing by such Lender to any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries or any deposit accounts of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries now or hereafter maintained with such Lender. Each of the Lenders further agrees that it shall not, unless specifically requested to do so in writing by Agent, take or cause to be taken any action, including, the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings to enforce any Loan Document against any Borrower or any Guarantor or to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral.
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(b) If, at any time or times any Lender shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, setoff, or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations, except for any such proceeds or payments received by such Lender from Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from Agent in excess of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all such distributions by Agent, such Lender promptly shall (A) turn the same over to Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to Agent, or in immediately available funds, as applicable, for the account of all of the Lenders and for application to the Obligations in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, or (B) purchase, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in the Obligations owed to the other Lenders so that such excess payment received shall be applied ratably as among the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares; provided, that to the extent that such excess payment received by the purchasing party is thereafter recovered from it, those purchases of participations shall be rescinded in whole or in part, as applicable, and the applicable portion of the purchase price paid therefor shall be returned to such purchasing party, but without interest except to the extent that such purchasing party is required to pay interest in connection with the recovery of the excess payment.
15.13 Agency for Perfection. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Agent hereby appoints each other Lender (and each Bank Product Provider) as its agent (and each Lender hereby accepts (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to accept) such appointment) for the purpose of perfecting Agent’s Liens in assets which, in accordance with Article 8 or Article 9, as applicable, of the Code can be perfected by possession or control. Should any Lender obtain possession or control of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify Agent thereof, and, promptly upon Agent’s request therefor shall deliver possession or control of such Collateral to Agent or in accordance with Agent’s instructions.
15.14 Payments by Agent to the Lenders. All payments to be made by Agent to the Lenders (or Bank Product Providers) shall be made by bank wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to such wire transfer instructions as each party may designate for itself by written notice to Agent. Concurrently with each such payment, Agent shall identify whether such payment (or any portion thereof) represents principal, premium, fees, or interest of the Obligations.
15.15 Concerning the Collateral and Related Loan Documents. Each member of the Lender Group authorizes and directs Agent to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each member of the Lender Group agrees (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to agree) that any action taken by Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents relating to the Collateral and the exercise by Agent of its powers set forth therein or herein, together with such other powers that are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be binding upon all of the Lenders (and such Bank Product Provider).
15.16 Financial Examination Reports; Confidentiality; Disclaimers by Lenders; Other Reports and Information. By becoming a party to this Agreement, each Lender:
(a) is deemed to have requested that Agent furnish such Lender, promptly after it becomes available, a copy of each financial examination report and each business valuation report respecting Holdings or its Subsidiaries (each, a “Report”) prepared by or at the request of Agent, and Agent shall so furnish each Lender with such Reports,
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(b) expressly agrees and acknowledges that Agent does not (i) make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any Report, and (ii) shall not be liable for any information contained in any Report,
(c) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Reports are not comprehensive audits or examinations, that Agent or other party performing any financial examination will inspect only specific information regarding Holdings and its Subsidiaries and will rely significantly upon Holdings and its Subsidiaries’ books and records, as well as on representations of Borrowers’ personnel,
(d) agrees to keep all Reports and other material, non-public information regarding Holdings and its Subsidiaries and their operations, assets, and existing and contemplated business plans in a confidential manner in accordance with Section 17.9, and
(e) without limiting the generality of any other indemnification provision contained in this Agreement, agrees: (i) to hold Agent and any other Lender preparing a Report harmless from any action the indemnifying Lender may take or fail to take or any conclusion the indemnifying Lender may reach or draw from any Report in connection with any loans or other credit accommodations that the indemnifying Lender has made or may make to Borrowers, or the indemnifying Lender’s participation in, or the indemnifying Lender’s purchase of, a loan or loans of Borrowers, and (ii) to pay and protect, and indemnify, defend and hold Agent, and any such other Lender preparing a Report harmless from and against, the claims, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses, and other amounts (including, attorneys’ fees and costs) incurred by Agent and any such other Lender preparing a Report as the direct or indirect result of any third parties who might obtain all or part of any Report through the indemnifying Lender.
(f) In addition to the foregoing, (x) any Lender may from time to time request of Agent in writing that Agent provide to such Lender a copy of any report or document provided by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries to Agent that has not been contemporaneously provided by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary to such Lender, and, upon receipt of such request, Agent promptly shall provide a copy of same to such Lender, (y) to the extent that Agent is entitled, under any provision of the Loan Documents, to request additional reports or information from any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, any Lender may, from time to time, reasonably request Agent to exercise such right as specified in such Lender’s notice to Agent, whereupon Agent promptly shall request of Borrowers the additional reports or information reasonably specified by such Lender, and, upon receipt thereof from such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, Agent promptly shall provide a copy of same to such Lender, and (z) any time that Agent renders to Borrowers a statement regarding the Loan Account, Agent shall send a copy of such statement to each Lender.
15.17 Several Obligations; No Liability. Notwithstanding that certain of the Loan Documents now or hereafter may have been or will be executed only by or in favor of Agent in its capacity as such, and not by or in favor of the Lenders, any and all obligations on the part of Agent (if any) to make any credit available hereunder shall constitute the several (and not joint) obligations of the respective Lenders on a ratable basis, according to their respective Commitments, to make an amount of such credit not to exceed, in principal amount, at any one time outstanding, the amount of their respective Commitments. Nothing contained herein shall confer upon any Lender any interest in, or subject any Lender to any liability for, or in respect of, the business, assets, profits, losses, or liabilities of any other Lender. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for notifying its Participants of any matters relating to the Loan Documents to the extent any such notice may be required, and no Lender shall have any obligation, duty, or liability to any Participant of any other Lender. Except as provided in Section 15.7, no member of the Lender Group shall have any liability for the acts of any other member of the Lender Group. No Lender shall be responsible to any Borrower or any other Person for any failure by any other Lender (or Bank Product Provider) to fulfill its obligations to make credit available hereunder, nor to advance for such Lender (or Bank Product Provider) or on its behalf, nor to take any other action on behalf of such Lender (or Bank Product Provider) hereunder or in connection with the financing contemplated herein.
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15.18 Lead Arranger. The Lead Arranger, in such capacity, shall not have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility, or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to it in its capacity as a Lender, as Agent, as Swing Lender, or as Issuing Bank. Without limiting the foregoing, the Lead Arranger, in such capacity, shall not have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender or any Loan Party. Each Lender, Agent, Swing Lender, Issuing Bank, and each Loan Party acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on the Lead Arranger in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder. The Lead Arranger, in such capacity, shall be entitled to resign at any time by giving notice to Agent and Borrowers.
16. WITHHOLDING TAXES.
16.1 Payments; Tax Indemnity.
(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party to or for the account of any Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Taxes unless required by applicable Law. If any applicable withholding agent shall be required by any Laws to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to any Agent or any Lender, (i) if such Taxes are Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after all required deductions have been made (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 16.1), each of such Agent and such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such applicable withholding agent shall make such deductions, (iii) such applicable withholding agent shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable Laws, and (iv) within thirty (30) days after the date of such payment by such applicable withholding agent (or, if receipts or evidence are not available within thirty (30) days, as soon as possible thereafter), such applicable withholding agent shall furnish to Borrower and such Agent or Lender (as the case may be) the original or a facsimile copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof to the extent such a receipt is issued therefor, or other written proof of payment thereof that is reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
(b) In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay all Other Taxes.
(c) Without duplication of any amounts payable pursuant to Section 16.1(a) or Section 16.1(b), the Loan Parties, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify each Agent and each Lender for (i) the full amount of Indemnified Taxes (including any Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction in respect of amounts payable under this Section 16.1) payable by such Agent and such Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Agent or such Lender and (ii) any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, in each case whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. Payment under this Section 16.1(c) shall be made within ten (10) days after the date such Lender or such Agent makes a written demand therefor. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Agent), or by the Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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16.2 Exemptions.
(a) Each Lender shall, at such times as are reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, provide the Borrower and the Agent with any documentation certifying as to any entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from, or reduction in, any withholding Tax with respect to any payments to be made to such Lender under any Loan Document. Each such Lender shall, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such documentation (including any documentation specifically referenced below) expired, obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, deliver promptly to the Borrower and the Agent updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the applicable withholding agent) or promptly notify the Borrower and the Agent in writing of its inability to do so. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in paragraphs (b), (c)(i) – (c)(iv), and (d) of this Section) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(b) Each Lender that is a “United States person” (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the IRC) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement two properly completed and duly signed original copies of IRS Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding;
(c) Each Lender that is not a “United States person” (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the IRC) shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter when required by Law or upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent) whichever of the following is applicable:
(i) two duly completed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor forms) claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party,
(ii) two duly completed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms),
(iii) in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the IRC, (x) a certificate in form approved by the Agent (any such certificate a “United States Tax Compliance Certificate”), to the effect that such Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the IRC, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the IRC or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the IRC, and (y) two duly completed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor forms),
(iv) to the extent a Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, where the Lender is a partnership), IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Lender, accompanied by a IRS Form W-8ECI, W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor forms), United States Tax Compliance Certificate, IRS Form W-9, Form W-8IMY (or other successor forms) or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable (provided that, if the Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, the United States Tax Compliance Certificate may be provided by such Lender on behalf of such direct or indirect partner(s)), or
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(v) two duly completed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable U.S. federal income tax laws (including the Treasury regulations) as a basis for claiming a complete exemption from, or a reduction in, U.S. federal withholding tax on any payments to such Lender under the Loan Documents.
(d) If a payment made to a Lender or the Agent under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Sections 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the IRC, as applicable), such Lender or Agent shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the IRC) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Agent to comply with their FATCA obligations, to determine whether such Lender or Agent has or has not complied with such Lender’s FATCA obligations and to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 16.2(d), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause (d), a Lender shall not be required to deliver any form that such Lender is not legally eligible to deliver.
Each Lender hereby authorizes the Agent to deliver to the Loan Parties and to any successor Agent any documentation provided by such Lender to the Agent pursuant to this Section 16.2(d).
16.3 Reductions.
(a) If a Lender or a Participant is subject to an applicable withholding tax, Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, the Lender granting the participation) may withhold from any payment to such Lender or such Participant an amount equivalent to the applicable withholding tax. If the forms or other documentation required by Section 16.2 are not delivered to Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation), then Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, the Lender granting the participation) may withhold from any payment to such Lender or such Participant not providing such forms or other documentation an amount equivalent to the applicable withholding tax.
(b) If the IRS or any other Governmental Authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, the Lender granting the participation) did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender or any Participant due to a failure on the part of the Lender or any Participant (because the appropriate form was not delivered, was not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify Agent (or such Participant failed to notify the Lender granting the participation) of a change in circumstances which rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason) such Lender shall indemnify and hold Agent harmless (or, in the case of a Participant, such Participant shall indemnify and hold the Lender granting the participation harmless) for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation), as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, and including any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, by the Lender granting the participation only) under this Section 16, together with all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses). The obligation of the Lenders and the Participants under this subsection shall survive the payment of all Obligations and the resignation or replacement of Agent.
16.4 Refunds. If Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes to which any Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 16, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, it shall pay over such refund to Borrowers (but only to the extent of payments made, or additional amounts paid, by any
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Loan Party under this Section 16 with respect to Indemnified Taxes giving rise to such a refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the applicable Governmental Authority with respect to such a refund); provided, that Borrowers, upon the request of Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to Borrowers (plus any penalties, interest or other charges, imposed by the applicable Governmental Authority, other than such penalties, interest or other charges imposed as a result of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Agent hereunder) to Agent or such Lender in the event Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Section 16.4 shall not be construed to require Agent or any Lender to (i) make available its tax returns (or any other information which it deems confidential) to Borrowers or any other Person or (ii) pay any amount pursuant to this Section 16.4, the payment of which would place such Agent or Lender in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the Agent or Lender (or their Affiliates) would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid.
16.5 Each party’s obligations under this Section 16 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
17. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
17.1 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be binding and deemed effective when executed by each of Holdings, each Borrower, Agent, and each Lender whose signature is provided for on the signature pages hereof.
17.2 Section Headings. Headings and numbers have been set forth herein for convenience only. Unless the contrary is compelled by the context, everything contained in each Section applies equally to this entire Agreement.
17.3 Interpretation. Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed against the Lender Group or any Loan Party, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed by all parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to accomplish fairly the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto.
17.4 Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement shall be severable from every other provision of this Agreement for the purpose of determining the legal enforceability of any specific provision.
17.5 Bank Product Providers. Each Bank Product Provider in its capacity as such shall be deemed a third party beneficiary hereof and of the provisions of the other Loan Documents for purposes of any reference in a Loan Document to the parties for whom Agent is acting. Agent hereby agrees to act as agent for such Bank Product Providers and, by virtue of entering into a Bank Product Agreement, the applicable Bank Product Provider shall be automatically deemed to have appointed Agent as its agent and to have accepted the benefits of the Loan Documents. It is understood and agreed that the rights and benefits of each Bank Product Provider under the Loan Documents consist exclusively of such Bank Product Provider’s being a beneficiary of the Liens and security interests (and, if applicable, guarantees) granted to Agent and the right to share in payments and collections out of the Collateral as more fully set forth herein. In addition, each Bank Product Provider, by virtue of entering into a Bank Product Agreement, shall be automatically deemed to have agreed that Agent shall have the right, but shall have no obligation, to establish, maintain, relax, or release reserves in respect of the Bank Product Obligations and that if reserves
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are established there is no obligation on the part of Agent to determine or insure whether the amount of any such reserve is appropriate or not. In connection with any such distribution of payments or proceeds of Collateral, Agent shall be entitled to assume no amounts are due or owing to any Bank Product Provider unless such Bank Product Provider has provided a written certification (setting forth a reasonably detailed calculation) to Agent as to the amounts that are due and owing to it and such written certification is received by Agent a reasonable period of time prior to the making of such distribution. Agent shall have no obligation to calculate the amount due and payable with respect to any Bank Products, but may rely upon the written certification of the amount due and payable from the applicable Bank Product Provider. In the absence of an updated certification, Agent shall be entitled to assume that the amount due and payable to the applicable Bank Product Provider is the amount last certified to Agent by such Bank Product Provider as being due and payable (less any distributions made to such Bank Product Provider on account thereof). Borrowers may obtain Bank Products from any Bank Product Provider, although Borrowers are not required to do so. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that no Bank Product Provider has committed to provide any Bank Products and that the providing of Bank Products by any Bank Product Provider is in the sole and absolute discretion of such Bank Product Provider. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no provider or holder of any Bank Product shall have any voting or approval rights hereunder (or be deemed a Lender) solely by virtue of its status as the provider or holder of such agreements or products or the Obligations owing thereunder, nor shall the consent of any such provider or holder be required (other than in their capacities as Lenders, to the extent applicable) for any matter hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, including as to any matter relating to the Collateral or the release of Collateral or Guarantors.
17.6 Debtor-Creditor Relationship. The relationship between the Lenders and Agent, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, is solely that of creditor and debtor. No member of the Lender Group has (or shall be deemed to have) any fiduciary relationship or duty to any Loan Party arising out of or in connection with the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, and there is no agency or joint venture relationship between the members of the Lender Group, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, by virtue of any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein.
17.7 Counterparts; Electronic Execution. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement. The foregoing shall apply to each other Loan Document mutatis mutandis.
17.8 Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations; Certain Waivers. If any member of the Lender Group or any Bank Product Provider repays, refunds, restores, or returns in whole or in part, any payment or property (including any proceeds of Collateral) previously paid or transferred to such member of the Lender Group or such Bank Product Provider in full or partial satisfaction of any Obligation or on account of any other obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document or any Bank Product Agreement, because the payment, transfer, or the incurrence of the obligation so satisfied is asserted or declared to be void, voidable, or otherwise recoverable under any law relating to creditors’ rights, including provisions of the Bankruptcy Code relating to fraudulent transfers, preferences, or other voidable or recoverable obligations or transfers (each, a “Voidable Transfer”), or because such member of the Lender Group or Bank Product Provider elects to do so on the reasonable advice of its counsel in connection with a claim that the payment, transfer, or incurrence is or may be a Voidable Transfer, then, as to any such
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Voidable Transfer, or the amount thereof that such member of the Lender Group or Bank Product Provider elects to repay, restore, or return (including pursuant to a settlement of any claim in respect thereof), and as to all reasonable costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees of such member of the Lender Group or Bank Product Provider related thereto, (i) the liability of the Loan Parties with respect to the amount or property paid, refunded, restored, or returned will automatically and immediately be revived, reinstated, and restored and will exist and (ii) Agent’s Liens securing such liability shall be effective, revived, and remain in full force and effect, in each case, as fully as if such Voidable Transfer had never been made. If, prior to any of the foregoing, (A) Agent’s Liens shall have been released or terminated or (B) any provision of this Agreement shall have been terminated or cancelled, Agent’s Liens, or such provision of this Agreement, shall be reinstated in full force and effect and such prior release, termination, cancellation or surrender shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligation of any Loan Party in respect of such liability or any Collateral securing such liability.
17.9 Confidentiality.
(a) Agent and Lenders each individually (and not jointly or jointly and severally) agree that material, non-public information regarding Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, their operations, assets, and existing and contemplated business plans (“Confidential Information”) shall be treated by Agent and the Lenders in a confidential manner, and shall not be disclosed by Agent and the Lenders to Persons who are not parties to this Agreement, except: (i) to attorneys for and other advisors, accountants, auditors, and consultants to any member of the Lender Group and to employees, directors and officers of any member of the Lender Group (the Persons in this clause (i), “Lender Group Representatives”) on a “need to know” basis in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and on a confidential basis, (ii) to Subsidiaries and Affiliates of any member of the Lender Group (including the Bank Product Providers), provided that any such Subsidiary or Affiliate shall have agreed to receive such information hereunder subject to the terms of this Section 17.9, (iii) as may be required by regulatory authorities so long as such authorities are informed of the confidential nature of such information, (iv) as may be required by statute, decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation; provided that (x) prior to any disclosure under this clause (iv) other than with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental bank regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority, the disclosing party agrees to provide Borrowers with prior notice thereof, to the extent that it is practicable to do so and to the extent that the disclosing party is permitted to provide such prior notice to Borrowers pursuant to the terms of the applicable statute, decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation and (y) any disclosure under this clause (iv) shall be limited to the portion of the Confidential Information as may be required by such statute, decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation, (v) as may be agreed to in advance in writing by Borrowers, (vi) as requested or required by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any subpoena or other legal process, provided, that, (x) prior to any disclosure under this clause (vi) other than with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental bank regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority the disclosing party agrees to provide Borrowers with prior written notice thereof, to the extent that it is practicable to do so and to the extent that the disclosing party is permitted to provide such prior written notice to Borrowers pursuant to the terms of the subpoena or other legal process and (y) any disclosure under this clause (vi) shall be limited to the portion of the Confidential Information as may be required by such Governmental Authority pursuant to such subpoena or other legal process, (vii) as to any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public (other than as a result of prohibited disclosure by Agent or the Lenders or the Lender Group Representatives), (viii) in connection with any assignment, participation or pledge of any Lender’s interest under this Agreement, provided that prior to receipt of Confidential Information any such assignee, participant, or pledgee shall have agreed in writing to receive such Confidential Information either subject to the terms of this Section 17.9 or pursuant to confidentiality requirements substantially similar to those contained in this Section 17.9 (and such Person may disclose such Confidential Information to Persons employed or engaged by them as described in clause
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(i) above), (ix) in connection with any litigation or other adversary proceeding involving parties hereto which such litigation or adversary proceeding involves claims related to the rights or duties of such parties under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; provided, that, prior to any disclosure to any Person (other than any Loan Party, Agent, any Lender, any of their respective Affiliates, or their respective counsel) under this clause (ix) with respect to litigation involving any Person (other than any Borrower, Agent, any Lender, any of their respective Affiliates, or their respective counsel), the disclosing party agrees to provide Borrowers with prior written notice thereof, and (x) in connection with, and to the extent reasonably necessary for, the exercise of any secured creditor remedy under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document.
(b) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, Agent may disclose information concerning the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to loan syndication and pricing reporting services or in its marketing or promotional materials, with such information to consist of deal terms and other information customarily found in such publications or marketing or promotional materials and may otherwise use the name, logos, and other insignia of any Borrower or the other Loan Parties and the Commitments provided hereunder in any “tombstone” or other advertisements, on its website or in other marketing materials of the Agent.
(c) The Loan Parties hereby acknowledge that Agent or its Affiliates may make available to the Lenders materials or information provided by or on behalf of Borrowers hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks, SyndTrak or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Loan Parties or their securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Loan Parties shall be deemed to have authorized Agent and its Affiliates and the Lenders to treat Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” or otherwise at any time filed with the SEC as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Loan Parties or their securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws. All Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated as “Public Investor” (or another similar term). Agent and its Affiliates and the Lenders shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” or that are not at any time filed with the SEC as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not marked as “Public Investor” (or such other similar term).
17.10 Survival. All representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that Agent, Issuing Bank, or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of, or any accrued interest on, any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding or unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or been terminated.
17.11 PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act hereby notifies Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Borrower, which information includes the name and address of each Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify each Borrower in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. In addition, if Agent is required by law or regulation or internal policies to do so, it shall have the right to periodically conduct (a) PATRIOT Act searches, OFAC/PEP searches, and customary individual background checks for the Loan Parties and (b) OFAC/PEP searches and customary individual background checks for the Loan Parties’ senior management and key principals, and each Borrower agrees to cooperate in respect of the conduct of such searches and further agrees that the reasonable costs and charges for such searches shall constitute Lender Group Expenses hereunder and be for the account of Borrowers.
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17.12 Integration. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, reflects the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral or written, before the date hereof. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, all Bank Product Agreements, if any, are independent agreements governed by the written provisions of such Bank Product Agreements, which will remain in full force and effect, unaffected by any repayment, prepayments, acceleration, reduction, increase, or change in the terms of any credit extended hereunder, except as otherwise expressly provided in such Bank Product Agreement.
17.13 Paycor as Agent for Borrowers. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Paycor as the borrowing agent and attorney-in-fact for all Borrowers (the “Administrative Borrower”) which appointment shall remain in full force and effect unless and until Agent shall have received prior written notice signed by each Borrower that such appointment has been revoked and that another Borrower has been appointed Administrative Borrower. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Borrower (a) to provide Agent with all notices with respect to the Term Loan, Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit obtained for the benefit of any Borrower and all other notices and instructions under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (and any notice or instruction provided by Administrative Borrower shall be deemed to be given by Borrowers hereunder and shall bind each Borrower), (b) to receive notices and instructions from members of the Lender Group (and any notice or instruction provided by any member of the Lender Group to the Administrative Borrower in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been given to each Borrower), and (c) to take such action as the Administrative Borrower deems appropriate on its behalf to obtain the Term Loan, Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit and to exercise such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto to carry out the purposes of this Agreement. It is understood that the handling of the Loan Account and Collateral in a combined fashion, as more fully set forth herein, is done solely as an accommodation to Borrowers in order to utilize the collective borrowing powers of Borrowers in the most efficient and economical manner and at their request, and that Lender Group shall not incur liability to any Borrower as a result hereof. Each Borrower expects to derive benefit, directly or indirectly, from the handling of the Loan Account and the Collateral in a combined fashion since the successful operation of each Borrower is dependent on the continued successful performance of the integrated group. To induce the Lender Group to do so, and in consideration thereof, each Borrower hereby jointly and severally agrees to indemnify each member of the Lender Group and hold each member of the Lender Group harmless against any and all liability, expense, loss or claim of damage or injury, made against the Lender Group by any Borrower or by any third party whosoever, arising from or incurred by reason of (i) the handling of the Loan Account and Collateral of Borrowers as herein provided, or (ii) the Lender Group’s relying on any instructions of the Administrative Borrower, except that Borrowers will have no liability to the relevant Agent-Related Person or Lender-Related Person under this Section 17.13 with respect to any liability that has been finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent-Related Person or Lender-Related Person, as the case may be.
17.14 Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
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(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
17.15 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Hedge Agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States): In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.
[Signature pages to follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
HOLDINGS:
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BORROWERS:
[_____], a [_____] | ||
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XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, | ||
as Agent, Lead Arranger, and as a Lender | ||
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Title: | Authorized Signatory |
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Schedule C-1
Commitments
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Revolver Commitment |
Second Amendment Term Loan Commitment |
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Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association |
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Schedule C-1 – Page 1
Annex 1.1
As used in the Agreement, the following terms shall have the following definitions:
“7Geese” means Paltech Solutions Inc., a corporation governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia.
“Accounting Change” means any change in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (or any successor thereto or any agency with similar functions).
“Acquired Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of a Person whose assets or Equity Interests are acquired by Borrowers or any of its Subsidiaries in a Permitted Acquisition; provided, that such Indebtedness (a) [reserved], (b) was in existence prior to the date of such Permitted Acquisition, and (c) was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Permitted Acquisition.
“Acquisition” means (a) the purchase or other acquisition by a Person or its Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of the assets of (or any division or business line of) any other Person, or (b) the purchase or other acquisition (whether by means of a merger, consolidation, or otherwise) by a Person or its Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of any other Person.
“Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 7, 2018, among Pride Guarantor, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Merger Sub, Paycor, Shareholder Representative Services LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, solely in its capacity as a representative of the Equityholders of Paycor, and Pride Aggregator, LP, a Delaware limited partnership.
“Additional Documents” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 5.11 of the Agreement.
“Administrative Borrower” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.13 of the Agreement.
“Administrative Questionnaire” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(a) of the Agreement.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affected Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.13(b) of the Agreement.
“Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, any other Person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of Equity Interests, by contract, or otherwise.
“Agent” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble to the Agreement.
“Agent-Related Persons” means Agent, together with its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents.
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“Agent’s Account” means the Deposit Account of Agent identified on Schedule A-1 to the Agreement (or such other Deposit Account of Agent that has been designated as such, in writing, by Agent to Borrowers and the Lenders).
“Agent’s Liens” means the Liens granted by each Loan Party to Agent under the Loan Documents and securing the Obligations.
“Agreement” means the Credit Agreement to which this Annex 1.1 is attached.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”), the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010, as amended, and all other applicable laws and regulations concerning or relating to bribery or corruption in any jurisdiction in which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is located.
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means the applicable laws or regulations in any jurisdiction in which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is located that relate to money laundering, or relate to any financial record keeping and reporting requirements.
“Application Event” means (a) the occurrence of a failure by Borrowers to repay all of the Obligations then due and payable in full on the Maturity Date, or (b) the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default and the election by Agent or the Required Lenders during such continuance to require that payments and proceeds of Collateral be applied pursuant to Section 2.4(b)(ii) of the Agreement.
“Approved Sale” means the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of (a) at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the Equity Interests of the Borrowers or (b) all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrowers, in each case in one, or a series of, arm’s length transactions with a non-Affiliate.
“Assignee” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(a) of the Agreement.
“Assignment and Acceptance” means an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 to the Agreement.
“Authorized Person” means any one of the individuals identified on Schedule A-2 to the Agreement, as such schedule is updated from time to time by written notice from Borrowers to Agent.
“Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the amount that Borrowers are entitled to borrow as Revolving Loans under Section 2.1 of the Agreement (after giving effect to the then outstanding Revolver Usage).
“Available Amount” means, at any time (the “Available Amount Reference Time”), an amount (which shall not be less than zero) equal to the sum of:
(a) the greater of (x) $5,000,000 and (y) 12.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the test period most recently ended; plus
(b) 50% of consolidated net income (which shall not be less than zero) of Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries for the period from the first day of the of the fiscal quarter of Administrative Borrower during which the Conversion Date occurs to and including the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of Administrative Borrower prior to the Available Amount Reference Time; plus
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(c) the amount of any capital contributions or Net Cash Proceeds from any issuance of Qualified Equity Interests (or issuance of debt securities that have been converted into or exchanged for Qualified Equity Interests) (other than any Cure Amount or any other capital contributions or equity or debt issuances to the extent utilized in connection with other transactions permitted pursuant to Section 6.6, Section 6.7, or Section 6.9) received by or made to the Borrowers (or any direct or indirect parent thereof and contributed by such parent to the Borrowers) during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date through and including the Available Amount Reference Time; plus
(d) to the extent not (i) already included in the calculation of consolidated net income of Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) already reflected as a return of capital or deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment pursuant to clause (f) below or any other provision of the definition of “Permitted Investments”, the aggregate amount of all cash dividends and other cash distributions received by the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary from Unrestricted Subsidiaries during the period from the Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date through and including the Available Amount Reference Time; plus
(e) to the extent not (i) already included in the calculation of consolidated net income of Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, or (ii) already reflected as a return of capital or deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment pursuant to clause (f) below or any other provision of the definition of “Permitted Investments”, the aggregate amount of all Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the sale, transfer or other disposition of its ownership interest in any Unrestricted Subsidiary during the period from the Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date through and including the Available Amount Reference Time; minus
(f) the aggregate amount of (i) any Investments made pursuant to clause (s) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” (net of any return of capital in respect of such Investment or deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment, including, without limitation, upon the redesignation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of any such Investment), (ii) any Restricted Payment made pursuant to Section 6.7(c) and (iii) any payments made pursuant to Section 6.6(a)(i)(F), in each case, during the period commencing on the Conversion Date through and including the Available Amount Reference Time (and, for purposes of this clause (f), without taking account of the intended usage of the Available Amount at such Available Amount Reference Time).
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bank Product” means any one or more of the following financial products or accommodations extended to Holdings or its Subsidiaries by a Bank Product Provider: (a) credit cards (including commercial cards (including so-called “purchase cards”, “procurement cards” or “p-cards”)), (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards, (d) stored value cards, (e) Cash Management Services, or (f) transactions under Hedge Agreements.
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“Bank Product Agreements” means those agreements entered into from time to time by Holdings or its Subsidiaries with a Bank Product Provider in connection with the obtaining of any of the Bank Products.
“Bank Product Collateralization” means providing cash collateral (pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to Agent) to be held by Agent for the benefit of the Bank Product Providers (other than the Hedge Providers) in an amount determined by Agent as sufficient to satisfy the reasonably estimated credit exposure with respect to the then existing Bank Product Obligations (other than Hedge Obligations).
“Bank Product Obligations” means (a) all obligations, liabilities, reimbursement obligations, fees, or expenses owing by Holdings and its Subsidiaries to any Bank Product Provider pursuant to or evidenced by a Bank Product Agreement and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, (b) all Hedge Obligations, and (c) all amounts that Agent or any Lender is obligated to pay to a Bank Product Provider as a result of Agent or such Lender purchasing participations from, or executing guarantees or indemnities or reimbursement obligations to, a Bank Product Provider with respect to the Bank Products provided by such Bank Product Provider to Holdings or one of its Subsidiaries.
“Bank Product Provider” means Xxxxx Fargo, any Lender or any of their Affiliates, including each of the foregoing in its capacity, if applicable, as a Hedge Provider; provided, that no such Person (other than Xxxxx Fargo or its Affiliates) shall constitute a Bank Product Provider with respect to a Bank Product unless and until Agent receives a Bank Product Provider Agreement from such Person (a) on or prior to the Closing Date (or such later date as Agent shall agree to in writing in its sole discretion) with respect to Bank Products provided on or prior to the Closing Date, or (b) on or prior to the date that is 10 days after the provision of such Bank Product to a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries (or such later date as Agent shall agree to in writing in its sole discretion) with respect to Bank Products provided after the Closing Date; provided further, that if, at any time, a Lender ceases to be a Lender under this Agreement (prior to the payment in full of the Obligations), then, from and after the date on which it so ceases to be a Lender thereunder, neither it nor any of its Affiliates shall constitute Bank Product Providers and the obligations with respect to Bank Products provided by such former Lender or any of its Affiliates shall no longer constitute Bank Product Obligations.
“Bank Product Reserves” means, as of any date of determination, the Dollar amount of reserves that Agent has determined are necessary or appropriate to establish (based upon the Bank Product Providers’ determination of the liabilities and obligations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries in respect of Bank Product Obligations) in respect of Bank Products then provided or outstanding.
“Bankruptcy Code” means title 11 of the United States Code, as in effect from time to time.
“Base Rate” means the greatest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1⁄2%, (b) the LIBOR Rate (which rate shall be calculated based upon an Interest Period of 1 month and shall be determined on a daily basis), plus 1 percentage point, and (c) the rate of interest announced, from time to time, within Xxxxx Fargo at its principal office in San Francisco as its “prime rate”, with the understanding that the “prime rate” is one of Xxxxx Fargo’s base rates (not necessarily the lowest of such rates) and serves as the basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for those loans making reference thereto and is evidenced by the recording thereof after its announcement in such internal publications as Xxxxx Fargo may designate (and, if any such announced rate is below zero, then the rate determined pursuant to this clause (c) shall be deemed to be zero).
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“Base Rate Loan” means each portion of the Revolving Loans or the Term Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.
“Base Rate Margin” means (a) prior to and on the Third Anniversary Date, 3.25 percentage points and (b) after the Third Anniversary Date, 3.00 percentage points.
“Benchmark Replacement” means the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate (which may include Term SOFR) that has been selected by Agent and Administrative Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest as a replacement to the LIBOR Rate for United States dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero, the Benchmark Replacement shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the LIBOR Rate with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for each applicable Interest Period, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by Agent and Administrative Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the LIBOR Rate with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the LIBOR Rate with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for United States dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate”, the definition of “Interest Period”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters) that Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to the LIBOR Rate:
(a) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of the LIBOR Rate permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the LIBOR Rate; or
(b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the LIBOR Rate:
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(a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the LIBOR Rate announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the LIBOR Rate, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the LIBOR Rate;
(b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the LIBOR Rate, the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor), an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the LIBOR Rate, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the LIBOR Rate or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the LIBOR Rate, which states that the administrator of the LIBOR Rate has ceased or will cease to provide the LIBOR Rate permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the LIBOR Rate; or
(c) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the LIBOR Rate announcing that the LIBOR Rate is no longer representative.
“Benchmark Transition Start Date” means (a) in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication) and (b) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the date specified by Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, by notice to Administrative Borrower, Agent (in the case of such notice by the Required Lenders) and the Lenders.
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the LIBOR Rate and solely to the extent that the LIBOR Rate has not been replaced with a Benchmark Replacement, the period (x) beginning at the time that such Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the LIBOR Rate for all purposes hereunder in accordance with Section 2.12(e)(iii) and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the LIBOR Rate for all purposes hereunder pursuant to Section 2.12(e)(iii).
“Benefit Plan” means a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA for which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates has been an “employer” (as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA) within the past six years.
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a Person means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such Person.
“Board of Directors” means, as to any Person, the board of directors (or comparable managers) of such Person, or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of the board of directors (or comparable managers).
“Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
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“Borrower” and “Borrowers” have the respective meanings specified therefor in the preamble to the Agreement. It is agreed and understood that, upon the effectiveness of the Closing Acquisition, Paycor, as survivor of the merger described in the definition of Closing Acquisition, shall become party hereto as a Borrower as successor to Merger Sub.
“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9(c) of the Agreement.
“Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans made by the Revolving Lenders (or Agent on behalf thereof), or by Swing Lender in the case of a Swing Loan, or by Agent in the case of a Protective Advance.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banks are authorized or required to close in the state of New York, except that, if a determination of a Business Day shall relate to a LIBOR Rate Loan, the term “Business Day” also shall exclude any day on which banks are closed for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means that portion of the obligations under a Capital Lease that is required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP, provided, that leases that are operating leases pursuant to GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date would not be required to be accounted for as a capital lease and shall not constitute a “Capital Lease” hereunder by virtue of any changes to GAAP taking effect after the date hereof without the express written consent of Administrative Borrower.
“Capital Lease” means a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash Equivalents” means (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one (1) year from the date of acquisition thereof, (b) marketable direct obligations issued or fully guaranteed by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one (1) year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either Standard & Poor’s Rating Group (“S&P”) or Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), (c) commercial paper maturing no more than 270 days from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s, (d) certificates of deposit, time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers’ acceptances maturing within one (1) year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by Agent, any Lender or any bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any United States branch of a foreign bank having at the date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000, (e) Deposit Accounts maintained with (i) any bank that satisfies the criteria described in clause (d) above, or (ii) any other bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof so long as the full amount maintained with any such other bank is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (f) repurchase obligations of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (d) of this definition or recognized securities dealer having combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000, having a term of not more than seven days, with respect to securities satisfying the criteria in clauses (a) or (d) above, (g) debt securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any commercial bank satisfying the criteria described in clause (d) above, and (h) Investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets are invested in the types of assets described in clauses (a) through (g) above.
“Cash Management Services” means any cash management or related services including treasury, depository, return items, overdraft, controlled disbursement, merchant store value cards, e-payables services, electronic funds transfer, interstate depository network, automatic clearing house transfer (including the Automated Clearing House processing of electronic funds transfers through the direct Federal Reserve Fedline system) and other customary cash management arrangements.
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“CFC” means a controlled foreign corporation (as that term is defined in the IRC).
“Change in Law” means the occurrence after the date of the Agreement of: (a) the adoption or effectiveness of any law, rule, regulation, judicial ruling, judgment or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation, judicial ruling, judgment or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application by any Governmental Authority of any law, rule, regulation, guideline or treaty, or (c) the making or issuance by any Governmental Authority of any request, rule, guideline or directive, whether or not having the force of law; provided that notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, (i) the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities shall, in each case, be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Change of Control” means that:
(a) (i) prior to a Qualified IPO, Permitted Holders fail to own, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, Equity Interests of Holdings representing at least a majority of the total voting power of the Equity Interests of Holdings, or (ii) at any time after the consummation of a Qualified IPO, any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act), other than Permitted Holders, in a single transaction or in a related series of transactions, by way of merger, consolidation or other business combination or purchase of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), acquires, directly or indirectly, more than the greater of (x) 35% of the total voting power of the Equity Interests of Holdings or any of its direct or indirect parent entities and (y) the percentage of total voting power of the Equity Interests of Holdings or any of its direct or indirect parent entities then owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, by the Permitted Holders entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors of Holdings; or
(b) Holdings fails to own and control, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of Paycor and each other Loan Party, except as otherwise permitted by Section 6.4 of the Agreement.
“Closing Acquisition” means the acquisition by Holdings of 100% of the Equity Interests of Paycor pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement by virtue of the merger of Merger Sub with and into Paycor, resulting in Paycor surviving such merger and becoming a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Holdings as a result of the consummation thereof.
“Closing Date” means November 2, 2018.
“Code” means the New York Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection, priority, or remedies with respect to Agent’s Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority, or remedies.
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“Collateral” means all assets and interests in assets and proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by any Loan Party in or upon which a Lien is granted by such Person in favor of Agent or the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents.
“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, its Revolver Commitment or its Second Amendment Term Loan Commitment, as the context requires, and, with respect to all Lenders, their Revolver Commitments or their Second Amendment Term Loan Commitments, as the context requires, in each case as such Dollar amounts are set forth beside such Lender’s name under the applicable heading on Schedule C-1 to the Agreement or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender under the Agreement, as such amounts may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments made in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.1 of the Agreement.
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 to the Agreement delivered by the chief financial officer, president, or chief executive officer of Administrative Borrower to Agent.
“Confidential Information” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9(a) of the Agreement.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any fiscal period for Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Paycor Headquarters):
(a) net income (loss) of Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis,
minus
(b) without duplication, the sum of the following amounts of Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent included in determining consolidated net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP) (or loss) for such period:
(i) any extraordinary, unusual, or non-recurring gains,
(ii) any net income (loss) of any Person if such Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary, except that any Borrower’s equity in the net income (loss) of any such Person for such period will be included up to the aggregate amount of cash or Cash Equivalents actually distributed (or, so long as such Person is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary, that (as reasonably determined by an Authorized Person of such Borrower) could have been distributed by such Person during such period to such Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) as a dividend or other distribution or return on investment,
(iii) any amount included in net income for such period attributable to non-controlling interests pursuant to the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 000-00-00,
(iv) any realized or unrealized foreign currency translation gains or losses in respect of Indebtedness of any Person denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of such Person and any unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses relating to translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies,
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(v) any purchase accounting effects including, but not limited to, adjustments to inventory, property and equipment, software and other intangible assets and deferred revenue in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP and related authoritative pronouncements (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries), as a result of any consummated acquisition, or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof (including any write-off of in process research and development),
(vi) interest income on unrestricted funds owned by Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries (for the avoidance of doubt, interest income on funds held by Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries on behalf of clients shall not be included for purposes of this clause (vi)),
(vii) federal state and local income tax credits, and
(viii) any software development costs to the extent capitalized during such period, and
plus
(c) without duplication, the sum of the following amounts of Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent included in determining consolidated net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP) (or loss) for such period:
(i) any extraordinary, unusual, or non-recurring losses, expenses, or charges not to exceed, with respect to any such losses, expenses, or charges paid in cash, $2,000,000 in the aggregate for such period,
(ii) Interest Charges for such period (including (x) net losses or any obligations under any Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate, risk, (y) bank fees and (z) costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, to the extent the same were deducted (and not added back) in calculating net income),
(iii) tax expense based on income, profits or capital, including federal, foreign, state, franchise and similar taxes paid or accrued during such period, including any penalties and interest relating to any tax examinations, deducted (and not added back) in computing net income,
(iv) depreciation and amortization expense for such period, including the amortization of deferred financing fees or costs, capitalized expenditures, the amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par and amortization of favorable or unfavorable lease assets or liabilities, to the extent deducted (and not added back) in computing net income,
(v) with respect to Investments (including Permitted Acquisitions), equity offerings, acquisitions, dispositions, recapitalizations and incurrences of Indebtedness (including Refinancing Indebtedness thereof) (whether consummated or unconsummated), any costs, fees, charges, or expenses including (x) such costs, fees, charges or expenses related to this Agreement and any other credit facilities or debt securities (including costs, fees, charges or expenses of any consultants and advisors incurred in connection with the Transaction) and (y) any amendment or other modification of this Agreement and any other credit facilities or debt securities, in each case, deducted (and not added back) in computing net income,
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(vi) the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions taken prior to or during, or expected to be taken following such period (which cost savings or synergies shall be subject only to certification by an Authorized Person of the Borrower and shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings or synergies had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized prior to or during such period from such actions; provided that an Authorized Person of the Borrower shall have certified to the Agent that (x) such cost savings or synergies are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable, reasonably attributable to the actions specified and reasonably anticipated to result from such actions, (y) such actions have been taken or are to be taken within eighteen (18) months of the event giving rise thereto; provided, further that the aggregate amount added back pursuant to this clause (vi) (together with amounts added back pursuant to clause (b) of “Pro Forma Adjustment”) shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated prior to giving effect to such addback),
(vii) any non-cash charges, write-downs, expenses, losses or items reducing net income for such period, including (x) purchase accounting adjustments and (y) non-cash adjustments in accordance with GAAP purchase accounting rules under FASB Statement No. 141 and EITF Issue No. 01-3 (provided that if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, (A) the Borrower may elect not to add back such non-cash charge in the current period and (B) to the extent the Borrower elects to add back such non-cash charge, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent) or other items classified by the Borrower as special items less other non-cash items of income increasing net income (excluding any such non-cash item of income to the extent it represents a receipt of cash in any future period),
(viii) the amount of Earn-Outs incurred in connection with any Permitted Acquisition to the extent permitted to be incurred under the Agreement, in each case that are required by the application of ASC 805 to be and are expensed by Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries,
(ix) (x) non-cash compensation expense (including deferred non-cash compensation expense), or other non-cash expenses or charges, arising from the sale or issuance of Equity Interests, the granting of stock options, and the granting of stock appreciation rights and similar arrangements (including any repricing, amendment, modification, substitution, or change of any such Equity Interests, stock option, stock appreciation rights, or similar arrangements) minus the amount of any such expenses or charges when paid in cash to the extent not deducted in the computation of net earnings (or loss) and (y) any costs or expense incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such cost or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of Administrative Borrower or Net Cash Proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of Administrative Borrower,
(x) any restructuring charge, cost or expense or reserve, integration cost or other business optimization expense or cost, including in connection with the establishment of new facilities, that is deducted (and not added back) in computing net income, including any one-time costs incurred in connection with acquisitions or divestitures and costs related to the closure and/or consolidation of facilities and to exiting lines of business; provided, that the aggregate amount added back pursuant to this subclause (c)(x) for cash charges, costs or expenses shall not exceed $2,000,000 in any twelve-month period,
(xi) realized foreign exchange losses relating to translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies,
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(xii) non-cash losses on sales of fixed assets or write-downs of fixed or intangible assets,
(xiii) [reserved],
(xiv) the amount of board, management, advisory, consulting, refinancing, subsequent transaction and exit fees (including termination fees) and related indemnities and expenses paid or accrued in such period to the Sponsor (or, in the case of board fees, to any director) to the extent permitted hereunder,
(xv) with respect to and in connection with the Transactions, fees, costs, charges, or expenses incurred in connection therewith,
(xvi) (x) business interruption insurance proceeds and (y) to the extent covered by insurance proceeds, losses in connection with casualty events, in each case to the extent such insurance proceeds are actually received in cash,
(xvii) [reserved],
(xviii) [reserved],
(xix) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or net income in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for any previous period and not added back,
(xx) other charges, costs and expenses paid in cash during such period to the extent such charges, costs and expenses are reimbursed within the same period of add-back by third-party that is not a Borrower or a Subsidiary,
(xxi) [reserved],
(xxii) any costs, payment, loss, settlement, charges and expenses arising from litigation to the extent such are (A) covered by liability insurance for which the carrier has not denied coverage, (B) funded with proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests, or (C) other than amounts covered by clauses (A) and (B), not in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate in any twelve month period, and
(xxiii) any other adjustments or add-backs of the nature reflected in (a) the quality of earnings report delivered to the Agent on August 13, 2018 and (b) the financial model prepared by the Sponsor and delivered to the Agent on September 18, 2018,
in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, and
(d) increased or decreased (to the extent not already included in determining Consolidated EBITDA) by any Pro Forma Adjustment.
For the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters or twelve (12) consecutive months (each, a “Reference Period”), if at any time during such Reference Period (and after the Closing Date) (x) Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries shall have acquired any Person, property, business or asset (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired and not subsequently so disposed of, an “Acquired Entity or Business”) or (y) any Unrestricted Subsidiary shall have been converted
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into a Restricted Subsidiary (a “Converted Restricted Subsidiary”), (a) the Consolidated EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business and Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such Reference Period shall be included and (b) an adjustment in respect of each Acquired Entity or Business equal to the amount of the Pro Forma Adjustment with respect to such Acquired Entity or Business for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition) shall be included. For purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any Reference Period, the Consolidated EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset so sold or disposed of, a “Sold Entity or Business”) shall be excluded and the Consolidated EBITDA of any Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary”) shall be excluded, based on the actual Consolidated EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer or disposition). Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to any adjustment set forth above with respect to any transactions occurring after the Closing Date, Consolidated EBITDA shall be ($2,661,000), $5,180,000, ($1,617,000), and ($2,104,000) for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2018, March 31, 2018, December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively.
“Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting of (i) Indebtedness for borrowed money, (ii) the Revolver Usage, (iii) the amount of their Capitalized Lease Obligations, (iv) unreimbursed obligations in respect of drawn letters of credit, and (v) other debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments; provided, that the calculation of Consolidated Total Debt shall not include Indebtedness in respect of the Existing Headquarters Debt Facility and to the extent constituting Indebtedness, the Preferred Shares.
“Control Agreement” means a control agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, executed and delivered by a Loan Party, Agent, and the applicable securities intermediary (with respect to a Securities Account) or bank (with respect to a Deposit Account).
“Conversion Date” means the date, which shall not occur earlier than the date that is the second anniversary of the Closing Date, on which (i) the Total Leverage Ratio, as of the end of the most recently ended test period, on a pro forma basis, is less than or equal to 6.50 to 1.00, (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (iii) the Borrower, in its sole discretion, provides written notice to Agent of its election to trigger the Total Leverage Financial Covenant Testing Period.
“Copyright Security Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the Guaranty and Security Agreement.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following:
(a) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(b) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(c) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Covered Party” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.15 of this Agreement.
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“Curative Equity” means common equity contributions made to Holdings in immediately available funds that are concurrently contributed by Holdings to Paycor and which is designated “Curative Equity” by Borrowers under Section 9.3 of the Agreement at the time it is contributed. For the avoidance of doubt, the forgiveness of antecedent debt (whether Indebtedness, trade payables, or otherwise) shall not constitute Curative Equity.
“Default” means an event, condition, or default that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any amounts required to be funded by it under the Agreement on the date that it is required to do so under the Agreement (including the failure to make available to Agent amounts required pursuant to a Settlement or to make a required payment in connection with a Letter of Credit Disbursement), (b) has notified Borrowers, Agent, or any Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with all or any portion of its funding obligations under the Agreement, (c) has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under the Agreement or under other agreements generally (as reasonably determined by Agent) under which it has committed to extend credit, (d) has failed, within one (1) Business Day after written request by Agent, to confirm that it will comply with the terms of the Agreement relating to its obligations to fund any amounts required to be funded by it under the Agreement, (e) has otherwise failed to pay over to Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it under the Agreement on the date that it is required to do so under the Agreement, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (f) (i) becomes or is insolvent or has a parent company that has become or is insolvent, (ii) becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or has a parent company that has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or (iii) becomes the subject of a Bail-in Action.
“Defaulting Lender Rate” means (a) for the first three (3) days from and after the date the relevant payment is due, the Base Rate, and (b) thereafter, the interest rate then applicable to the applicable Loans that are Base Rate Loans (inclusive of the Base Rate Margin applicable thereto).
“Deposit Account” means any deposit account (as that term is defined in the Code).
“Designated Account” means the Deposit Account of Administrative Borrower identified on Schedule D-1 to the Agreement (or such other Deposit Account of Administrative Borrower located at Designated Account Bank that has been designated as such, in writing, by Administrative Borrower to Agent).
“Designated Account Bank” has the meaning specified therefor in Schedule D-1 to the Agreement (or such other bank that is located within the United States that has been designated as such, in writing, by Administrative Borrower to Agent).
“Disqualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a
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change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash, or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date.
“Disqualified Lender” means (i) each of the Persons identified to the Lead Arranger prior to the Closing Date, (ii) any other Person identified by name in writing to the Agent after the Closing Date to the extent such person is or becomes a competitor of the Borrower or their subsidiaries, and (iii) in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), any of their affiliates (other than, in the case of clause (ii), affiliates that are bona fide debt funds) that are (A) identified by the Borrower or the Sponsor in writing to the Agent or (B) clearly identifiable on the basis of such affiliates’ name, which designations shall not apply retroactively to disqualify any persons that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in the Loans.
“Dollars” or “$” means United States dollars.
“Domestic Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company” means a Domestic Subsidiary that owns no material assets other than Equity Interests (or Equity Interests and Indebtedness) of one or more CFCs and/or Domestic Foreign Subsidiary Holding Companies.
“Drawing Document” means any Letter of Credit or other document presented for purposes of drawing under any Letter of Credit.
“Early Opt-in Election” means the occurrence of:
(a) (i) a determination by Agent or (ii) a notification by the Required Lenders to Agent (with a copy to Administrative Borrower) that the Required Lenders have determined that United States dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities being executed at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in Section 2.12(e)(iii) are being executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the LIBOR Rate, and
(b) (i) the election by Agent or (ii) the election by the Required Lenders to declare that an Early Opt-in Election has occurred and the provision, as applicable, by Agent of written notice of such election to Administrative Borrower and the Lenders or by the Required Lenders of written notice of such election to Agent.
“Earn-Outs” means unsecured liabilities of a Loan Party arising under an agreement to make any deferred payment as a part of the Purchase Price for a Permitted Acquisition, including performance bonuses or consulting payments in any related services, employment or similar agreement, in an amount that is subject to or contingent upon the revenues, income, cash flow or profits (or the like) of the target of such Permitted Acquisition.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
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“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Eligible Transferee” means (a) any Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender), any Affiliate of any Lender and any Related Fund of any Lender; (b) (i) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; (ii) a savings and loan association or savings bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; (iii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country or a political subdivision thereof; provided that (A) (x) such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States or (y) such bank is organized under the laws of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or a political subdivision of such country, and (B) such bank has total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; (c) any other entity (other than a natural person) that is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) that extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses including insurance companies, investment or mutual funds and lease financing companies, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; and (d) during the continuation of an Event of Default, any other Person approved by Agent; provided, that no Loan Party or Affiliate of a Loan Party or Sponsor Affiliated Entity shall qualify as an Eligible Transferee.
“Environmental Action” means any written complaint, summons, citation, notice, directive, order, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, judgment, letter, or other written communication from any Governmental Authority, or any third party involving violations of Environmental Laws or releases of Hazardous Materials (a) from any assets, properties, or businesses of any Borrower, any Subsidiary of any Borrower, or any of their predecessors in interest, (b) from adjoining properties or businesses, or (c) from or onto any facilities which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Borrower, any Subsidiary of any Borrower, or any of their predecessors in interest.
“Environmental Law” means any applicable federal, state, provincial, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, binding and enforceable guideline, binding and enforceable written policy, or rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, in each case, to the extent binding on Holdings or its Subsidiaries, relating to the environment, the effect of the environment on employee health, or Hazardous Materials, in each case as amended from time to time.
“Environmental Liabilities” means all liabilities, monetary obligations, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts, or consultants, and costs of investigation and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions, and interest incurred as a result of any claim or demand, or Remedial Action required, by any Governmental Authority or any third party, and which relate to any Environmental Action.
“Environmental Lien” means any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for Environmental Liabilities.
“Equipment” means equipment (as that term is defined in the Code).
“Equity Interest” means, with respect to a Person, all of the shares, options, warrants, interests, participations, or other equivalents (regardless of how designated, whether voting or non-voting)
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of equity of such Person, whether voting or nonvoting, including capital stock (or other ownership or profit interests or units), preferred stock, any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act) or, if such Person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such partnership.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute thereto.
“ERISA Affiliate” means (a) any Person subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as employed by the same employer as the employees of Holdings or its Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(b), (b) any trade or business subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as employed by the same employer as the employees of Holdings or its Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(c), (c) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, any organization subject to ERISA that is a member of an affiliated service group of which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is a member under IRC Section 414(m), or (d) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, any Person subject to ERISA that is a party to an arrangement with Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and whose employees are aggregated with the employees of Holdings or its Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(o).
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 8 of the Agreement.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect from time to time.
“Excluded Assets” means (i) any fee-owned real property that is not Real Property Collateral (unless a Lien thereon can be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement (or analogous procedures under applicable laws of any jurisdiction of a Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a Guarantor pursuant to Section 5.11)) and any leasehold interests in real property (it being understood that no action shall be required with respect to creation or perfection of security interests with respect to such leases, including to obtain landlord waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters), (ii) (A) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, to the extent a Lien thereon cannot be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement (or analogous procedures under applicable Laws of any jurisdiction of a Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a Guarantor pursuant Section 5.11), (B) letter of credit rights with a value in excess of $2,000,000 to the extent a Lien thereon cannot be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement (or analogous procedures under applicable Laws of any jurisdiction of a Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a Guarantor pursuant to Section 5.11) and (C) commercial tort claims with a value in excess of $2,000,000, (iii) assets for which a pledge thereof or a security interest therein is prohibited by applicable Laws after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment clauses of the Uniform Commercial Code and applicable Laws, other than the proceeds and receivables thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under applicable Laws notwithstanding such prohibition, (iv) margin stock and equity interests in any person other than wholly-owned material restricted subsidiaries (including, without limitation, equity interests of Paycor Headquarters), (v) Excluded Accounts (as defined in the Security Agreement), (vi) [reserved], (vii) any lease, license or other agreements, or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, Capitalized Lease Obligation or similar arrangements, in each case to the extent permitted under the Loan Documents, to the extent that a pledge thereof or a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement, purchase money, Capitalized Lease or similar arrangement, or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Borrowers or a Guarantor) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment clauses of the Uniform Commercial Code and
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applicable Laws, other than the proceeds and receivables thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under applicable Laws notwithstanding such prohibition; provided, that any proceeds of assets described in this clause (vii) shall be included in Collateral, (viii) assets for which a pledge thereof or security interest therein would result in a material adverse tax consequence as reasonably determined by the Borrower in writing (in consultation with (but without the consent of) the Agent); provided that nothing in this clause (vii) shall limit the pledge of assets by any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Guarantor without the Agent’s consent, (ix) assets for which the Agent and the Borrower have determined in their reasonable judgment and agree in writing that the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests therein would be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (x) any intent-to-use trademark application in the United States prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant, attachment, or enforcement of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable Federal law, (xi) Excluded Equity and (xii) any asset of any Excluded Subsidiary (including any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary or Domestic Foreign Holding Company).
“Excluded Equity” means Equity Interests (i) of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (ii) of any Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition subject to assumed Indebtedness permitted pursuant to clause (r) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” if such Equity Interests are pledged and/or mortgaged as security for such Indebtedness and if and for so long as the terms of such Indebtedness prohibit the creation of any other Lien on such Equity Interests, (iii) of a Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary or a Domestic Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company, in excess of 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiary or Domestic Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company, (iv) of any Subsidiary with respect to which the Agent and the Borrower have determined in their reasonable judgment and agreed in writing that the costs of providing a pledge of such Equity Interests or perfection thereof is excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom, (v) of any captive insurance companies, not-for-profit Subsidiaries, special purpose entities (for the avoidance of doubt, including Paycor Headquarters) and (vi) of any Subsidiary the pledge of which is prohibited by applicable Laws or which would reasonably be expected to result in a violation or breach of, or conflict with, fiduciary duties of such Subsidiary’s officers, directors or managers.
“Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) each Subsidiary listed on Schedule E-1 hereto, (b) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable law or by any contractual obligation existing on the Closing Date or at the time such Subsidiary is acquired and not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition, as applicable, from guaranteeing the Obligations or which would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization to provide a Guarantee unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received, (c) any Subsidiary organized in a jurisdiction other than the United States, (d) any Foreign Subsidiary to the extent the provision of a Guarantee by such Subsidiary would expose the officers, directors or shareholders of such Subsidiary to individual liability or would result in corporate benefit, financial assistance or similar issues, in each case as reasonably determined the Borrower in consultation with the Agent, (e) any Restricted Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder that, at the time of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, has assumed secured Indebtedness not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment and each Restricted Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary thereof that guarantees such Indebtedness, in each case, to the extent such secured Indebtedness prohibits such Subsidiary from becoming a Guarantor (provided that each such Restricted Subsidiary shall cease to be an Excluded Subsidiary under this clause (e) if such secured Indebtedness is repaid or becomes unsecured, if such Restricted Subsidiary ceases to be an obligor with respect to such se-cured Indebtedness or such prohibition no longer exists, as applicable), (f) any Immaterial Subsidiary, (g) captive insurance companies, (h) not-for-profit Subsidiaries, (i) special purpose entities (for the avoidance of doubt, including Paycor Headquarters), (j) any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (k) any non-wholly owned Subsidiary, (l) any Subsidiary of a Loan Party that is a Foreign
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Subsidiary or a Domestic Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company (or would be a Domestic Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company but for the fact that it is a Foreign Subsidiary), and (m) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, the Borrower and the Agent reasonably agree in writing, the cost of providing a Guarantee shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom; provided, that none of the Subsidiaries or entities described in clauses (a) through (m) hereof may own any Material Intellectual Property.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Borrower or any other Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the agreement of such Loan Party to be jointly and severally liable for such Swap Obligation of another Loan Party or any guaranty of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal or unlawful under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the agreement of such Loan Party to be jointly and severally liable for such Swap Obligation or guaranty of such Swap Obligation or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such joint and several liability or guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Lender or the Agent or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to any Lender or the Agent made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document: (i) any Tax imposed on or measured by the net income or net profits of such Lender or Agent (including any franchise or branch profits Taxes), in each case imposed (a) by the jurisdiction (or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof) in which such Lender or the Agent is organized or the jurisdiction (or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof) in which such Lender’s principal office is located or (b) as a result of a present or former connection between such Lender and the jurisdiction or taxing authority imposing the Tax (other than any such connection arising solely from such Lender having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations or received payment under, received or perfected a security interest under, enforced its rights or remedies under the Agreement or any other Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest or participation in any Loan or Loan Document); (ii) Taxes resulting from a Lender’s failure to comply with the requirements of Section 16.2 of the Agreement; (iii) any United States federal withholding Taxes that would be imposed on amounts payable to a Foreign Lender based upon the applicable withholding rate in effect at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to the Agreement (or designates a new lending office) (in each case other than pursuant to an assignment or designation made at Borrower’s request), except that Excluded Taxes shall not include any amount that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was previously entitled to receive pursuant to Section 16.1 of the Agreement, if any, with respect to such withholding tax at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to the Agreement (or designates a new lending office); and (iv) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Existing Credit Facility” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2017, by and among Paycor, the lenders party thereto, and Silicon Valley Bank, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Existing Headquarters Debt Facility” means that certain qualified low income investment facility related to the Headquarters, including but not limited to (i) Term Note (Libor Only – Designated Rate Reset), dated December 20, 2012, given by Paycor Headquarters, LLC in favor of PNC Bank, National Association, in the amount of $4,240,000, (ii) Promissory Note A (PNC) – (Paycor Headquarters, LLC), dated December 20, 2012, given by Paycor Headquarters, LLC in favor of PNC CDE 21, LP, in the amount
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of $3,440,000, (iii) Promissory Note A (Stonehenge) – (Paycor Headquarters, LLC), dated December 20, 2012, given by Paycor Headquarters, LLC in favor of Stonehenge Community Development LXXXII, LLC, in the amount of $10,320,000, (iv) Promissory Note B (PNC) – (Paycor Headquarters, LLC), dated December 20, 2012, given by Paycor Headquarters, LLC in favor of PNC CDE 21, LP, in the amount of $1,560,000, (v) Promissory Note B (Stonehenge) – (Paycor Headquarters, LLC), dated December 20, 2012, given by Paycor Headquarters, LLC in favor of Stonehenge Community Development LXXXII, LLC, in the amount of $4,680,000, (vi) Guaranty Agreement (Payment and Completion), dated December 20, 2012, between Paycor, Inc., Paycor Headquarters, LLC, and PNC Bank, National Association, as amended, (vii) Operating Agreement of Paycor Headquarters, LLC dated December 11, 2012 Section 7.3 in the event of an operating deficit, allows for a Capital Call from the Manager (Paycor, Inc.) of up to $8 million, (viii) Pledge and Security Agreement [Manager’s Rights], dated December 20, 2012, between Borrower (as defined therein), PNC CDE 21, LP, and Stonehenge Community Development LXXXII, LLC, as amended, (ix) Open-End Mortgage and Security Agreement, dated December 20, 2012, between Paycor Headquarters, LLC, and PNC Bank, National Association (Document No. 00-0000000 as recorded in the Xxxxxxxx County Recorders Office on December 21, 2012), including a mortgage on property, buildings, mineral rights, furniture, fixtures and equipment, as well as a security interest in the personal property of the mortgagee, (x) Open-End Mortgage and Security Agreement, dated December 20, 2012, between Paycor Headquarters, LLC, PNC CDE 21, LP, Stonehenge Community Development LXXXII, LLC, and PNC Bank, National Association (Document No. 00-0000000 as recorded in the Xxxxxxxx County Recorders Office pm December 21, 2012), including a mortgage on property, buildings, mineral rights, furniture, fixtures and equipment, as well as a security interest in the personal property of the mortgagee, (xi) Unconditional Guaranty (QALICB Indemnity) – (Paycor Headquarters, LLC), dated December 20, 2012, between Paycor Headquarters, LLC, Borrower, and PNC New Markets Investment Partners, LLC, and (xii) the New Markets Tax Credit Compliance Agreement, dated December 20, 2012, by Paycor and Paycor Headquarters, LLC for the benefit of PNC CDE 21, LP, Stonehenge Community Development LXXXII, LLC, and Paycor Investment Fund, LLC.
“Extraordinary Receipts” means any payments received by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries not in the ordinary course of business (and not consisting of proceeds described in Section 2.4(e)(ii) of this Agreement) consisting of (a) proceeds of judgments, proceeds of settlements, or other consideration of any kind received in connection with any cause of action or claim (and not consisting of proceeds described in Section 2.4(e)(ii) of this Agreement, but including proceeds of business interruption insurance), (b) indemnity payments (other than to the extent such indemnity payments are immediately payable to a Person that is not an Affiliate of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries), and (c) any purchase price adjustment received in connection with any purchase agreement.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the IRC, as of the date of the Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the IRC (or any amended or successor version described above) and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention of which the United States is a party and implementing such Sections of the IRC.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal to, for each day during such period, 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 which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it (and, if any such rate is below zero, then the rate determined pursuant to this definition shall be deemed to be zero).
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“Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx, or any successor source.
“Fee Letter” means that certain fee letter, dated as of October 9, 2018, among Merger Sub and Agent.
“Foreign Lender” means any Lender or Participant that is not a United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the IRC.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary that is not organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Funding Date” means the date on which a Borrowing occurs.
“Funding Losses” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.12(c)(ii) of the Agreement.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States, consistently applied.
“Governing Documents” means, with respect to any Person, the certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, any stockholders or shareholders agreement of such Person, or other organizational documents of such Person.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of any nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether at the national, state, territorial, provincial, municipal or any other level, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of, or pertaining to, government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantor” means (a) each Subsidiary of Holdings (other than Borrowers and any Subsidiary that is not required to become a Guarantor pursuant to Section 5.10), (b) Holdings and (c) each other Person that becomes a guarantor after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.10 of the Agreement.
“Guaranty and Security Agreement” means a guaranty and security agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, executed and delivered by each of the Borrowers and each of the Guarantors to Agent.
“Hazardous Materials” means (a) substances that are defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any applicable laws or regulations as “hazardous substances,” “hazardous materials,” “hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” or any other formulation intended to define, list, or classify substances by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, or “EP toxicity”, (b) oil, petroleum, or petroleum derived substances, natural gas, natural gas liquids, synthetic gas, drilling fluids, produced waters, and other wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal resources, (c) any flammable substances or explosives or any radioactive materials, and (d) asbestos in any form or electrical equipment that contains any oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of 50 parts per million.
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“Headquarters” means the Loan Parties’ headquarters facility located at 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000.
“Hedge Agreement” means a “swap agreement” as that term is defined in Section 101(53B)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code.
“Hedge Obligations” means any and all obligations or liabilities, whether absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, of Holdings and its Subsidiaries arising under, owing pursuant to, or existing in respect of Hedge Agreements entered into with one or more of the Hedge Providers.
“Hedge Provider” means any Bank Product Provider that is a party to a Hedge Agreement with a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries or otherwise provides Bank Products under clause (f) of the definition thereof; provided, that if, at any time, a Lender ceases to be a Lender under this Agreement (prior to the payment in full of the Obligations), then, from and after the date on which it ceases to be a Lender thereunder, neither it nor any of its Affiliates shall constitute Hedge Providers and the obligations with respect to Hedge Agreements entered into with such former Lender or any of its Affiliates shall no longer constitute Hedge Obligations.
“Holder” means with respect to any Person, a holder of such Person’s Equity Interest.
“Holdings” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble to the Agreement.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of Holdings that is not a Material Subsidiary, as determined by reference to the then most recent financial statements for a fiscal quarter of Administrative Borrower delivered to Agent pursuant to Section 5.1, and is designated by the Borrowers as an Immaterial Subsidiary; provided, that, in no event shall Borrowers designate any Subsidiary to be an Immaterial Subsidiary to the extent such designation would result in Immaterial Subsidiaries’ assets, Consolidated EBITDA or revenues exceeding any of the applicable Maximum Immaterial Subsidiary Thresholds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Subsidiary who owns, or holds exclusive rights in, any Material Intellectual Property may be designated as an Immaterial Subsidiary.
“Indebtedness” as to any Person means (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments and all reimbursement or other obligations in respect of letters of credit, bankers acceptances, or other financial products, (c) all Capital Lease Obligations, (d) all obligations or liabilities of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, irrespective of whether such obligation or liability is assumed, (e) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of assets (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business and repayable in accordance with customary practices and, for the avoidance of doubt, other than royalty payments payable in the ordinary course of business in respect of non-exclusive licenses), (f) all monetary obligations of such Person owing under Hedge Agreements (which amount shall be calculated based on the amount that would be payable by such Person if the Hedge Agreement were terminated on the date of determination), (g) any Disqualified Equity Interests of such Person, and (h) any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee (whether directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted, or sold with recourse) any obligation of any other Person that constitutes Indebtedness under any of clauses (a) through (g) above. Solely for purposes of this definition, (i) (A) the amount of any Indebtedness represented by a guaranty or other similar instrument shall be the lesser of the principal amount of the obligations guaranteed and still outstanding and the maximum amount for which the guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Indebtedness, and (B) the amount of any Indebtedness which is limited or is non-recourse to a Person or for which recourse is limited to an identified asset shall be valued at the lesser
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of (1) if applicable, the limited amount of such obligations, and (2) if applicable, the fair market value of such assets securing such obligation, and (ii) Earn-Outs of such Person shall not constitute Indebtedness until such Earn-Outs are classified as indebtedness on such person’s balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.3 of the Agreement.
“Indemnified Person” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.3 of the Agreement.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or in respect of any payment made by or on account of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
“Insolvency Proceeding” means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or under any other state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extensions generally with creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief.
“Intercompany Subordination Agreement” means an intercompany subordination agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed and delivered by Holdings, each of its Subsidiaries and Agent, the form and substance of which is reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
“Interest Period” means, with respect to each LIBOR Rate Loan, a period commencing on the date of the making of such LIBOR Rate Loan (or the continuation of a LIBOR Rate Loan or the conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan) and ending 1, 2, 3 or 6 months thereafter or, if agreed to by all Lenders, 12 months thereafter; provided, that (a) interest shall accrue at the applicable rate based upon the LIBOR Rate from and including the first day of each Interest Period to, but excluding, the day on which any Interest Period expires, (b) any Interest Period that would end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (c) with respect to an 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), the Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month that is 1, 2, 3, 6, or 12 months after the date on which the Interest Period began, as applicable, and (d) Borrowers may not elect an Interest Period which will end after the Maturity Date.
“Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any investment by such Person in any other Person (including Affiliates) in the form of loans, guarantees, advances, capital contributions (excluding (a) commission, travel, and similar advances to officers and employees of such Person made in the ordinary course of business, and (b) bona fide accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business), or acquisitions of Indebtedness, Equity Interests, or all or substantially all of the assets of such other Person (or of any division or business line of such other Person), and any other items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. The amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost of all additions thereto, net of all Returns on such Investment, without any adjustment for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs, or write-offs with respect to such Investment.
“IRC” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect from time to time.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
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“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the International Standby Practices 1998 (International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590) and any subsequent revision thereof adopted by the International Chamber of Commerce on the date such Letter of Credit is issued.
“Issuer Document” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, a letter of credit application, a letter of credit agreement, or any other document, agreement or instrument entered into (or to be entered into) by a Borrower in favor of Issuing Bank and relating to such Letter of Credit.
“Issuing Bank” means Xxxxx Fargo or any other Lender that, at the request of Borrowers and with the consent of Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), agrees, in such Lender’s sole discretion, to become an Issuing Bank for the purpose of issuing Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.11 of the Agreement, and Issuing Bank shall be a Lender.
“Lender” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement, shall include Issuing Bank and the Swing Lender, and shall also include any other Person made a party to the Agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section 13.1 of the Agreement and “Lenders” means each of the Lenders or any one or more of them.
“Lender Group” means each of the Lenders (including Issuing Bank and the Swing Lender) and Agent, or any one or more of them.
“Lender Group Expenses” means all (a) costs or expenses (including taxes and insurance premiums) required to be paid by any Loan Party under any of the Loan Documents that are paid, advanced, or incurred by the Lender Group, (b) reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees or charges paid or incurred by Agent in connection with the Lender Group’s transactions with Holdings and its Subsidiaries under any of the Loan Documents, including, photocopying, notarization, couriers and messengers, telecommunication, public record searches, filing fees, recording fees, publication, real estate surveys, and real estate title policies and endorsements, (c) Agent’s reasonable, customary and documented fees and charges imposed or incurred in connection with any background checks or OFAC/PEP searches related to Holdings or its Subsidiaries, (d) Agent’s reasonable and customary fees and charges (as adjusted from time to time) with respect to the disbursement of funds (or the receipt of funds) to or for the account of any Borrower (whether by wire transfer or otherwise), together with any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith, (e) reasonable and customary charges imposed or incurred by Agent resulting from the dishonor of checks payable by or to any Loan Party, (f) reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses paid or incurred by the Lender Group to correct any Default or enforce any provision of the Loan Documents, or by the Agent during the continuance of an Event of Default, in gaining possession of, maintaining, handling, preserving, storing, shipping, selling, preparing for sale, or advertising to sell the Collateral, or any portion thereof, irrespective of whether a sale is consummated, (g) reasonable and documented financial examination, appraisal, and valuation fees and expenses of Agent related to any financial examinations, appraisals, or valuation to the extent of the fees and charges (and up to the amount of any limitation) provided in Section 2.10 of the Agreement, (h) Agent’s reasonable and documented costs and expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses) relative to third party claims or any other lawsuit or adverse proceeding paid or incurred, whether in enforcing or defending the Loan Documents or otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, Agent’s Liens in and to the Collateral, or the Lender Group’s relationship with any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (i) Agent’s reasonable documented costs and expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and due diligence expenses) incurred in advising, structuring, drafting, reviewing, administering (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses for travel, meals, and lodging), syndicating (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses relative to the rating of the Loans, CUSIP, DXSyndicate™, SyndTrak or other communication costs incurred in connection with a syndication of the loan facilities), or amending, waiving,
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or modifying the Loan Documents, and (j) Agent’s and each Lender’s reasonable documented costs and expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other advisors fees and expenses (limited in the case of attorneys to one law firm for Agent (and such other specialty counsel or local counsel as Agent reasonably elects to employ) and (absent any additional counsel as may be needed based on conflicts of interest) one law firm for the Lenders (in the aggregate) other than the Agent)) incurred in terminating, enforcing (including attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other advisors fees and expenses (limited in the case of attorneys to one law firm for Agent (and such other specialty counsel or local counsel as Agent reasonably elects to employ) and (absent any additional counsel as may be needed based on conflicts of interest) one law firm for the Lenders (in the aggregate) other than the Agent) incurred in connection with a “workout,” a “restructuring,” or an Insolvency Proceeding concerning any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or in exercising rights or remedies under the Loan Documents), or defending the Loan Documents, irrespective of whether a lawsuit or other adverse proceeding is brought, or in taking any enforcement action or any Remedial Action with respect to the Collateral.
“Lender Group Representatives” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9 of the Agreement.
“Lender-Related Person” means, with respect to any Lender, such Lender, together with such Lender’s Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents.
“Letter of Credit” means a letter of credit (as that term is defined in the Code) issued by Issuing Bank.
“Letter of Credit Collateralization” means either (a) providing cash collateral (pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to Agent, including provisions that specify that the Letter of Credit Fees and all commissions, fees, charges and expenses provided for in Section 2.11(k) of the Agreement (including any fronting fees) will continue to accrue while the Letters of Credit are outstanding) to be held by Agent for the benefit of the Revolving Lenders in an amount equal to (x) 105% of the then outstanding Letter of Credit Usage denominated in Dollars and (y) 115% of the then outstanding Letter of Credit Usage in a currency other than Dollars (in each case, or such other amount as is acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank) of the then existing Letter of Credit Usage, (b) delivering to Agent documentation executed by all beneficiaries under the Letters of Credit, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and Issuing Bank, terminating all of such beneficiaries’ rights under the Letters of Credit, or (c) providing Agent with a standby letter of credit, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, from a commercial bank acceptable to Agent (in its sole discretion) in an amount equal to (x) 105% of the then outstanding Letter of Credit Usage denominated in Dollars and (y) 115% of the then outstanding Letter of Credit Usage in a currency other than Dollars (in each case, or such other amount as is acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank) of the then existing Letter of Credit Usage (it being understood that the Letter of Credit Fee and all fronting fees set forth in the Agreement will continue to accrue while the Letters of Credit are outstanding and that any such fees that accrue must be an amount that can be drawn under any such standby letter of credit).
“Letter of Credit Disbursement” means a payment made by Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“Letter of Credit Exposure” means, as of any date of determination with respect to any Lender, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Usage on such date.
“Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.6(b) of the Agreement.
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“Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.11(f) of the Agreement.
“Letter of Credit Related Person” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.11(f) of the Agreement.
“Letter of Credit Usage” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit.
“LIBOR Deadline” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.12(c)(i) of the Agreement.
“LIBOR Notice” means a written notice in the form of Exhibit L-1 to the Agreement.
“LIBOR Option” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.12(a) of the Agreement.
“LIBOR Rate” means the greater of (a) 1.00 percent per annum, and (b) the rate per annum as published by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any successor page or other commercially available source as the Agent may designate from time to time) as of 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of the requested Interest Period, for a term, and in an amount, comparable to the Interest Period and the amount of the LIBOR Rate Loan requested (whether as an initial LIBOR Rate Loan or as a continuation of a LIBOR Rate Loan or as a conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan) by Borrowers in accordance with this Agreement (and, if any such published rate is below zero, then the rate determined pursuant to this clause (b) shall be deemed to be zero). Each determination of the LIBOR Rate shall be made by the Agent and shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
“LIBOR Rate Loan” means each portion of a Revolving Loan or the Term Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate.
“LIBOR Rate Margin” means (a) prior to and on the Third Anniversary Date, 4.25 percentage points and (b) after the Third Anniversary Date, 4.00 percentage points.
“Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, charge, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, easement, lien (statutory or other), security interest, or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever, including any conditional sale contract or other title retention agreement, the interest of a lessor under a Capital Lease and any synthetic or other financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing.
“Limited Condition Transaction” means any acquisition or other investment, including by way of merger, by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries, permitted pursuant to this Agreement whose consummation is not conditioned upon the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing, and that is consummated within 120 days of signing the applicable acquisition agreement.
“Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) Availability plus (b) Qualified Cash.
“Loan” means any Revolving Loan (including any Swing Loan or Protective Advance) or Term Loan made (or to be made) hereunder.
“Loan Account” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.9 of the Agreement.
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“Loan Documents” means the Agreement, the Control Agreements, the Fee Letter, the Guaranty and Security Agreement, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, any Issuer Documents, the Letters of Credit, the Mortgages, the Copyright Security Agreement, the Patent Security Agreement, the Trademark Security Agreement, in each case, if any, any note or notes executed by Borrowers in connection with the Agreement and payable to any member of the Lender Group, and any other instrument or agreement entered into, now or in the future, by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any member of the Lender Group, on the other hand, in connection with the Agreement.
“Loan Party” means any Borrower or any Guarantor.
“Margin Stock” has the meaning specified therefor in Regulation U of the Board of Governors as in effect from time to time.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse effect in the business, operations, assets, liabilities or financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of Holdings and its Subsidiaries’ ability to perform their payment or other material obligations under the Loan Documents to which they are parties or of the Lender Group’s ability to enforce the Obligations or realize upon a material portion of the Collateral (other than as a result of an action taken or not taken that is solely in the control of Agent), or (c) a material impairment of the enforceability or priority of Agent’s Liens with respect to all or a material portion of the Collateral.
“Material Intellectual Property” means all material intellectual property (which shall be deemed to include all intellectual property incorporated or otherwise necessary for software of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries that generates revenue) of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (as reasonably determined by the Borrowers).
“Material Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of Holdings that:
(a) accounted for at least 2.5% of consolidated revenues of the Holdings and its Subsidiaries or 2.5% of Consolidated EBITDA, in each case for the four fiscal quarters of Borrowers ending on the last day of the last fiscal quarter of the Borrowers immediately preceding the date as of which any such determination is made;
(b) has assets which represented at least 2.5% of the consolidated assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the last day of the last fiscal quarter of Holdings immediately preceding the date as of which any such determination is made, or
(c) owns any Material Intellectual Property.
“Maturity Date” means November 2, 2023.
“Maximum Immaterial Subsidiary Thresholds” means, with respect to all Immaterial Subsidiaries, each of the following thresholds: (a) 5.00% in the aggregate of consolidated total assets of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) 5.00% in the aggregate of Consolidated EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters of Borrowers ending on the last day of any fiscal quarter of Borrowers; and (c) 5.00% in the aggregate of Recurring Revenue of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries for the four fiscal quarters of Borrowers ending on the last day of any fiscal quarter of Borrowers, in each case, as determined based on the then most recent financial statements delivered to Agent pursuant to Section 5.1.
“Maximum Revolver Amount” means $50,000,000, as the same may be decreased by the amount of reductions in the Revolver Commitments made in accordance with Section 2.4(c).
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“Merger Sub” means Pride Merger Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Minimum Liquidity Amount” means at all times (a) prior to and on the Third Anniversary Date, $22,500,000 and (b) after the Third Anniversary Date, $17,500,000.
“Xxxxx’x” has the meaning specified therefor in the definition of Cash Equivalents.
“Mortgages” means, individually and collectively, one or more mortgages, deeds of trust, or deeds to secure debt, executed and delivered by a Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries in favor of Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, that encumber the Real Property Collateral.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means:
(a) with respect to any sale or disposition by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of assets, the amount of cash proceeds received (directly or indirectly) from time to time (whether as initial consideration or through the payment of deferred consideration) by or on behalf of Holdings or such Subsidiary, in connection therewith after deducting therefrom only (i) the amount of any Indebtedness secured by any Permitted Lien on any asset (other than (A) Indebtedness owing to Agent or any Lender under the Agreement or the other Loan Documents and (B) Indebtedness assumed by the purchaser of such asset) which is required to be, and is, repaid in connection with such sale or disposition, (ii) reasonable fees, commissions, and expenses related thereto and required to be paid by Holdings or such Subsidiary in connection with such sale or disposition, (iii) Taxes paid or payable to any taxing authorities by Holdings or such Subsidiary and any Tax Distributions made in connection with such sale or disposition, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are, at the time of receipt of such cash, actually paid or payable to a Person that is not an Affiliate of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, and are properly attributable to such transaction; and (iv) all amounts that are set aside as a reserve (A) for adjustments in respect of the purchase price of such assets, (B) for any liabilities associated with such sale or casualty, to the extent such reserve is required by GAAP, and (C) for the payment of unassumed liabilities relating to the assets sold or otherwise disposed of at the time of, or within 30 days after, the date of such sale or other disposition, to the extent that in each case the funds described above in this clause (iv) are (x) deposited into escrow with a third party escrow agent or set aside in a separate Deposit Account that is subject to a Control Agreement in favor of Agent and (y) paid to Agent as a prepayment of the applicable Obligations in accordance with Section 2.4(e) of the Agreement at such time when such amounts are no longer required to be set aside as such a reserve;
(b) with respect to the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness or Equity Interests by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, the aggregate amount of cash received (directly or indirectly) from time to time (whether as initial consideration or through the payment or disposition of deferred consideration) by or on behalf of Holdings or such Subsidiary in connection with such issuance or incurrence, after deducting therefrom only (i) reasonable fees, commissions, underwriting discounts, and expenses related thereto and required to be paid by Holdings or such Subsidiary in connection with such issuance or incurrence, and (ii) taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable to any taxing authorities by Holdings or such Subsidiary in connection with such issuance or incurrence, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are, at the time of receipt of such cash, actually paid or payable to a Person that is not an Affiliate of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; and
(c) with respect to any Extraordinary Receipts by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, the aggregate amount of such Extraordinary Receipts, after deducting therefrom only (i) reasonable fees and expenses related thereto and required to be paid by Holdings or such Subsidiary in connection with such receipt, and (ii) taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable to any taxing authorities by Holdings or such Subsidiary in connection with such receipt, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are, at the time of receipt of such cash, actually paid or payable to a Person that is not an Affiliate of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.
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“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 14.2(a) of the Agreement.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.
“Obligations” means (a) all loans (including the Term Loan and the Revolving Loans (inclusive of Protective Advances and Swing Loans)), debts, principal, interest (including any interest that accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), reimbursement or indemnification obligations with respect to Letters of Credit (irrespective of whether contingent), premiums, liabilities (including all amounts charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the Agreement), obligations (including indemnification obligations), fees (including the fees provided for in the Fee Letter), Lender Group Expenses (including any fees or expenses that accrue after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), guaranties, and all covenants and duties of any other kind and description owing by any Loan Party pursuant to or evidenced by the Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including all interest not paid when due and all other expenses or other amounts that Borrowers are required to pay or reimburse by the Loan Documents or by law or otherwise in connection with the Loan Documents, and (b) all Bank Product Obligations; provided that, anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing notwithstanding, the Obligations shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of Borrowers under the Loan Documents include the obligation to pay (i) the principal of the Term Loan and the Revolving Loans, (ii) interest accrued on the Term Loan and the Revolving Loans, (iii) the amount necessary to reimburse Issuing Bank for amounts paid or payable pursuant to Letters of Credit, (iv) Letter of Credit commissions, fees (including fronting fees) and charges, (v) Lender Group Expenses, (vi) fees payable under the Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and (vii) indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document. Any reference in the Agreement or in the Loan Documents to the Obligations shall include all or any portion thereof and any extensions, modifications, renewals, or alterations thereof, both prior and subsequent to any Insolvency Proceeding.
“OFAC” means The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
“Originating Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(e) of the Agreement.
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary Taxes and any other property, intangible, mortgage recording or similar Taxes which arise from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, excluding, in each case, any such Tax resulting from an assignment and assumption or transfer or assignment to or designation of a new applicable lending office or other office for receiving payments under any Loan Document, or the sale of any participation (an “Assignment Tax”) but only if (a) such Assignment Tax is imposed as a result of a present or former connection of the assignor or assignee with the jurisdiction imposing such Assignment Tax (other than any connection arising solely from any Loan Documents or any transactions contemplated thereby) and (b) such Assignment Tax does not arise as a result of an assignment (or designation of a new applicable lending office) pursuant to a request by Borrower under Section 14.2.
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“Participant” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(e) of the Agreement.
“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1(i) of the Agreement.
“Patent Security Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the Guaranty and Security Agreement.
“PATRIOT Act” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 4.13 of the Agreement.
“Paycor Headquarters” means Paycor Headquarters, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company.
“Perfection Certificate” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit P-1 to the Agreement.
“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition so long as:
(a) except with respect to any Limited Condition Transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the consummation of the proposed Acquisition and the proposed Acquisition is consensual,
(b) no Indebtedness will be incurred, assumed, or would exist with respect to Holdings or its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such Acquisition other than Permitted Indebtedness, and no Liens will be incurred, assumed, or would exist with respect to the assets of Holdings or its Subsidiaries as a result of such Acquisition other than Permitted Liens,
(c) Administrative Borrower has provided Agent with written confirmation, supported by reasonably detailed calculations, that on a pro forma basis, Borrowers and their Subsidiaries would have been in compliance with the then applicable financial covenants set forth in Section 7 of the Agreement as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the consummation of the proposed Acquisition,
(d) in the case of any such Acquisition with total Purchase Price in excess of $30,000,000, Administrative Borrower has provided Agent with its due diligence package relative to the proposed Acquisition, including (in each case to the extent obtained or otherwise created by Borrowers, but in no event requiring Borrowers to prepare solely for the benefit of the Lenders) forecasted balance sheets, profit and loss statements, quality of earnings reports, and cash flow statements of the Person or assets to be acquired, as may be reasonably requested by Agent,
(e) [reserved],
(f) [reserved],
(g) Administrative Borrower has provided Agent with written notice of the proposed Acquisition at least five (5) Business Days prior to the anticipated closing date of the proposed Acquisition (or such shorter time period as agreed to by Agent) and, not later than five (5) Business Days (or with respect to the Specified Acquisition, two (2) Business Days) prior to the anticipated closing date of the proposed Acquisition (or such shorter time period as agreed to by Agent), copies of the acquisition agreement and other material documents relative to the proposed Acquisition,
(h) after giving effect to any such purchase or other acquisition, Holdings shall be in compliance with the covenant in Section 5.18,
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(i) [reserved], and
(j) Section 5.10 or 5.11 of the Agreement, as applicable, shall be complied with; provided, that, other than the Specified Acquisition, the acquisition of Subsidiaries that do not become a Loan Party and the acquisition of assets by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties shall not exceed (x) prior to the Conversion Date, $5,000,000 in the aggregate and (y) on and after the Conversion Date, the greater of (i) $10,000,000 and (ii) 25% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended test period in the aggregate.
“Permitted Discretion” means a determination made in the exercise of reasonable (from the perspective of a secured commercial lender) business judgment.
“Permitted Dispositions” means:
(a) sales, abandonment, or other dispositions of any property or assets (other than accounts (as that term is defined in the Code), intellectual property, Equity Interests of the Holdings or its Subsidiaries, or material contracts or agreements) that, in the reasonable judgment of Administrative Borrower, has become worn, damaged or obsolete or is no longer used or useful in the ordinary course of business, and leases or subleases of Real Property not useful in the conduct of the business of Holdings and its Subsidiaries,
(b) sales of inventory to buyers in the ordinary course of business,
(c) the use or transfer of money or Cash Equivalents in a manner that is not prohibited by the terms of the Agreement or the other Loan Documents,
(d) the licensing, on a non-exclusive basis, of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business,
(e) the granting of Permitted Liens,
(f) the sale or discount, in each case without recourse, of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof,
(g) any involuntary loss, damage or destruction of property,
(h) any involuntary condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, or confiscation or requisition of use of property,
(i) the leasing or subleasing of assets of any Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business,
(j) the sale or issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of any other Loan Party to another Loan Party, the sale or issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of any Subsidiary of a Loan Party that is not a Loan Party to a Loan Party (other than Holdings) or any other Subsidiary of a Loan Party and the sale or issuance of Equity Interests of any Person that is neither a Loan Party nor a Subsidiary of a Loan Party, in each case subject to the terms set forth herein,
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(k) (i) the lapse of registered patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that are, in the reasonable business judgment of Holdings or such Subsidiary, no longer material to, or no longer used in, the business of Holdings or such Subsidiary, or (ii) the abandonment of patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business, so long as (in each case under clauses (i) and (ii)), (A) with respect to copyrights, such copyrights are not material revenue generating copyrights and (B) such lapse or abandonment is not materially adverse to the interests of the Lender Group,
(l) the making of Restricted Payments that are expressly permitted to be made pursuant to the Agreement,
(m) the making of Permitted Investments,
(n) transfers of assets (i) from Borrowers or any of its Subsidiaries to a Loan Party (other than Holdings), (ii) from any Subsidiary of Holdings that is not a Loan Party to any other Subsidiary of Holdings that is a Loan Party, and (iii) from any Subsidiary of Holdings that is not a Loan Party to any other Subsidiary of Holdings that is not a Loan Party,
(o) dispositions of assets acquired by Borrowers or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition consummated within 12 months of the date of the proposed disposition (the “Subject Permitted Acquisition”) so long as (i) the consideration received for the assets to be so disposed is at least equal to the fair market value thereof, (ii) the assets to be so disposed are not necessary in connection with the business of such Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary, and (iii) the assets to be so disposed are readily identifiable as assets acquired pursuant to the Subject Permitted Acquisition,
(p) dispositions of property to the extent (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property,
(q) cancellations, terminations or surrenders of any lease,
(r) the termination or unwinding of any Hedge Agreement in accordance with its terms,
(s) dispositions by any Subsidiary of its own Equity Interests to qualify directors where required by applicable law,
(t) dispositions permitted by Section 6.3,
(u) the consummation of a sale-leaseback transaction with respect to the Headquarters Property, and
(v) sales or dispositions of assets (other than Equity Interests or intellectual property of Holdings or any Subsidiary) not otherwise permitted in clauses (a) through (t) above; provided, that (i) such sale or disposition shall be for fair market value as reasonably determined by the Borrowers or the Restricted Subsidiary in good faith, (ii) with respect to any disposition or sale pursuant to this clause (v) for a purchase price in excess of $5,000,000, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 75.0% of such consideration in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents, and (iii) the aggregate consideration received by the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries for all dispositions and sales under this clause (v) shall not exceed (x) prior to the Conversion Date, $10,000,000 in the aggregate per fiscal year and (y) on and after the Conversion Date, the greater of (A) $50,000,000 and (B) 40% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended test period in the aggregate per fiscal year.
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“Permitted Holder” means Sponsor.
“Permitted Indebtedness” means:
(a) Indebtedness evidenced by the Agreement or the other Loan Documents,
(b) Indebtedness set forth on Schedule P-3 to the Agreement and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness,
(c) Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness,
(d) endorsement of instruments or other payment items for deposit,
(e) Indebtedness consisting of (i) unsecured guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business with respect to surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, completion guarantee and similar obligations; (ii) unsecured guarantees arising with respect to customary indemnification obligations to purchasers in connection with Permitted Dispositions; and (iii) unsecured guarantees with respect to Indebtedness of any Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries, to the extent that the Person that is obligated under such guaranty could have incurred such underlying Indebtedness,
(f) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business under performance, surety, statutory, or appeal bonds,
(g) Indebtedness owed to any Person providing property, casualty, liability, or other insurance to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, so long as the amount of such Indebtedness is not in excess of the amount of the unpaid cost of, and shall be incurred only to defer the cost of, such insurance for the year in which such Indebtedness is incurred and such Indebtedness is outstanding only during such year,
(h) the incurrence by Borrowers or their Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness under Hedge Agreements that are incurred for the bona fide purpose of hedging the interest rate, commodity, or foreign currency risks associated with Borrowers’ and their Restricted Subsidiaries’ operations and not for speculative purposes,
(i) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of credit cards, credit card processing services, debit cards, stored value cards, commercial cards (including so-called “purchase cards”, “procurement cards” or “p-cards”), or Cash Management Services,
(j) (i) Indebtedness under the Existing Headquarters Debt Facility and Refinancing Indebtedness thereof; provided, that the terms of any such refinancing shall not be materially adverse to the Agent and Lenders; provided further, that it is agreed that an increase of the aggregate obligations of the Loan Parties under the Existing Headquarters Debt Facility greater than $8,000,000 shall be materially adverse to the Agent and Lenders, and (ii) any additional Indebtedness resulting from the sale-leaseback of the Headquarters Property; provided, that the Indebtedness permitted pursuant to subclause (i) hereof has been or simultaneously will be repaid in full in connection with such sale leaseback,
(k) Indebtedness composing Permitted Investments,
(l) unsecured (other than any right of setoff in the applicable deposit account) Indebtedness incurred in respect of netting services, overdraft protection, and other like services, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business,
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(m) accrual of interest, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, or the payment of interest in kind, in each case, on Indebtedness that otherwise constitutes Permitted Indebtedness,
(n) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, unsecured deferred compensation to employees of Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(o) [reserved],
(p) (i) other Indebtedness of the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary, (A) prior to the Conversion Date, in an aggregate amount not to exceed (1) an amount equal to (x) 30.0% of TTM Recurring Revenue minus (y) the aggregate principal amount of the Second Amendment Term Loan outstanding, in each case determined at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness, and (B) on and after the Conversion Date, so long as (1) if such Indebtedness a term loan facility and is secured by Liens that are pari passu to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (calculated on a pro forma basis but excluding the cash proceeds therefrom) as of the last day of the most recently ended test period is not greater than 5.50:1.00 and the Total Leverage Ratio (calculated on a pro forma basis but excluding the cash proceeds therefrom) as of the last day of the most recently ended test period is not greater than 6.50:1.00, (2) if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (calculated on a pro forma basis but excluding the cash proceeds therefrom) as of the last day of the most recently ended test period is not greater than 5.50:1.00 and the Total Leverage Ratio (calculated on a pro forma basis but excluding the cash proceeds therefrom) as of the last day of the most recently ended test period is not greater than 6.50:1.00, and (3) if such Indebtedness is unsecured or secured solely by assets that do not constitute Collateral, the Total Leverage Ratio (calculated on a pro forma basis but excluding the cash proceeds therefrom) as of the last day of the most recently ended test period is not greater than 6.50:1.00 (any such Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), “Permitted Ratio Debt”); provided, that (w) any such Indebtedness shall not mature prior to the date that is ninety one (91) days after the Maturity Date (other than any such Indebtedness consisting of term loans under customary bridge facilities), (x) the other terms and conditions of such Indebtedness (excluding pricing and optional prepayment or redemption terms) shall be (I) reasonably satisfactory to Agent or (II) no more favorable to the Lenders providing such Permitted Ratio Debt than the terms and conditions applicable to the Loans (taken as a whole) (it being understood that no consent shall be required from Agent for terms and conditions (A) that are more restrictive than this Agreement if the Lenders receive the benefit of such terms and conditions through their addition to this Agreement or (B) to the extent that they apply solely to periods following the 91st day after the Maturity Date) and (y) the maximum aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred pursuant to this clause (p) by Non-Loan Parties shall not exceed at any one time (A) prior to the Conversion Date, $2,500,000 and (B) on and after the Conversion Date, the greater of (1) $5,000,000 and (2) 12.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended test period; and (ii) any permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness incurred under the foregoing clause (p)(i),
(q) contingent liabilities in respect of any indemnification obligation, adjustment of purchase price, non-compete, or similar obligation of Borrowers or the applicable Loan Party incurred in connection with the consummation of one or more Permitted Acquisitions,
(r) Acquired Indebtedness, so long as either (i) such Indebtedness would have been permitted to have been incurred under clause (p) hereof or (ii) at any one time, the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the greater of (A) prior to the Conversion Date, $5,000,000 and (B) on and after the Conversion Date, the greater of (x) $10,000,000 and (y) 25% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended test period,
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(s) Indebtedness in respect of deferred purchase price obligations in connection with the Specified Acquisition in an amount not to exceed $3 million at any time outstanding; provided, that at the time of making of such payments with respect thereto (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (ii) the Borrowers shall be in pro forma compliance with the then applicable financial covenants in Section 7,
(t) any other Indebtedness incurred by Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate outstanding amount at any one time not to exceed (i) prior to the Conversion Date, $1,000,000 and (ii) on and after the Conversion Date, the greater of (x) $2,000,000 and (y) 5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended test period, which such Indebtedness may be secured to the extent permitted by Section 6.2,
(u) Indebtedness that is non-recourse to the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Paycor Headquarters), in an aggregate outstanding amount at any one time not to exceed (i) prior to the Conversion Date, $5,000,000 and (ii) on or after the Conversion Date, the greater of (x) $10,000,000 and (y) 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended test period, and
(v) certain guarantee obligations with respect to increment financing with the City of Norwood, Ohio as described on Schedule 6.1(v) in an amount not to exceed $500,000.
For purposes of determining compliance with Section 6.1, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (v) above, the Borrowers shall classify and reclassify or later divide, classify or reclassify such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one or more of the above clauses; provided that all Indebtedness outstanding under the Loan Documents will be deemed to have been incurred in reliance only on clause (a) hereof.
“Permitted Intercompany Advances” means Investments made by (a) a Loan Party to another Loan Party other than Holdings, (b) a Subsidiary of Holdings that is not a Loan Party to another Subsidiary of Holdings that is not a Loan Party, (c) a Subsidiary of Holdings that is not a Loan Party to a Loan Party, so long as the parties thereto are party to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, and (d) a Loan Party to a Subsidiary of a Borrower that is not a Loan Party (x) in the ordinary course of business or (y) otherwise so long as, solely in the case of clause (d)(y), (i) the aggregate amount of all such Investments (by type, not by the recipient) does not exceed (A) prior to the Conversion Date, $1,000,000 at any one time and (B) on and after the Conversion Date, the greater of (x) $2,000,000 and (y) 5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the test period most recently ended at any one time, and (ii) at the time of the making of such loan, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom.
“Permitted Investments” means:
(a) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents,
(b) Investments in negotiable instruments deposited or to be deposited for collection in the ordinary course of business,
(c) advances made in connection with purchases of goods or services in the ordinary course of business,
(d) Investments received in settlement of amounts due to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries effected in the ordinary course of business or owing to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of Insolvency Proceedings involving an account debtor or upon the foreclosure or enforcement of any Lien in favor of a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries,
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(e) Investments owned by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule P-1 to the Agreement,
(f) guarantees permitted under the definition of Permitted Indebtedness,
(g) Permitted Intercompany Advances,
(h) Equity Interests or other securities acquired in connection with the satisfaction or enforcement of Indebtedness or claims due or owing to a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries (in bankruptcy of customers or suppliers or otherwise outside the ordinary course of business) or as security for any such Indebtedness or claims,
(i) deposits of cash made in the ordinary course of business to secure performance of operating leases,
(j) loans and advances to employees, officers and directors of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business for any other business purpose (including, but not limited to, moving, relocation, travel and similar expenses) and in an aggregate amount not to exceed (i) prior to the Conversion Date, $1,000,000 outstanding at any one time and (ii) on and after the Conversion Date, the greater of (x) $2,000,000 and (y) 5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the test period most recently ended outstanding at any one time,
(k) Investments in the form of capital contributions and the acquisition of Equity Interests made by any Loan Party in any other Loan Party (other than capital contributions to or for the acquisition of Equity Interests of Holdings),
(l) Investments resulting from entering into (i) Bank Product Agreements or (ii) agreements relative to Indebtedness that is permitted under clause (h) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness,
(m) equity Investments by any Loan Party in any Subsidiary of such Loan Party which is required by law to maintain a minimum net capital requirement or as may be otherwise required by applicable law,
(n) Permitted Acquisitions and, subject to the prior or concurrent satisfaction of the requirements set forth on Annex 3.1 in respect thereof, the consummation of the Closing Acquisition,
(o) Investments held by a Person acquired in a Permitted Acquisition to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such Permitted Acquisition and were in existence on the date of such Permitted Acquisition,
(p) Investments in the form of promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Permitted Dispositions,
(q) Investments in Paycor Headquarters in respect of the capital expenditure build-out of the Headquarters Property in an aggregate amount not to exceed $30,000,000 during the term of the Agreement,
(r) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
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(s) from and after the Conversion Date, Investments as valued at cost at the time each such Investment is made and including all related commitments for future Investments, in an amount not exceeding the Available Amount so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or is continuing or would result therefrom; provided that at the time of any such Investment in reliance on clause (b) of the definition of “Available Amount”, the Total Leverage Ratio as of the end of the most recently ended test period on a pro forma basis shall be no greater than 6.50 to 1.00;
(t) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such Investment or would result therefrom, any other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed (i) prior to the Conversion Date, $1,000,000 at any one time and (ii) on and after the Conversion Date, the greater of (x) $2,000,000 and (y) 5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the test period most recently ended outstanding at any one time (in each case, net of all returns of profit and capital on such Investments, including dividends and other distributions, up to the amount of Investments then made in reliance of this clause (t)) during the term of the Agreement;
(u) other Investments; provided that, at the time of such Investment, (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the Total Leverage Ratio as of the end of the most recently ended Test Period, on a pro forma basis, would be no greater than 6.00:1.00; and
(v) Investments in connection with the formation of [____]1 for the sole purpose of consummating the Specified Acquisition.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall any Loan Party make any Investment transferring ownership of, or exclusive rights in, any Material Intellectual Property in or to any Person other than a Loan Party.
“Permitted Liens” means
(a) Liens granted to, or for the benefit of, Agent to secure the Obligations,
(b) Liens for unpaid taxes, assessments, or other governmental charges or levies that (i) are not yet delinquent, (ii) are the underlying taxes, assessments, or charges or levies, subject of Permitted Protests, or (iii) the nonpayment of which would not result in a breach of Section 5.4,
(c) judgment Liens arising solely as a result of the existence of judgments, orders, or awards that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 8.3 of the Agreement,
(d) Liens set forth on Schedule P-2 to the Agreement; provided, that to qualify as a Permitted Lien, any such Lien described on Schedule P-2 to the Agreement shall only secure the Indebtedness that it secures on the Closing Date and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof,
(e) the interests of lessors and sublessors under operating leases and non-exclusive licensors under license agreements,
(f) purchase money Liens or the interests of lessors under Capital Leases to the extent that such Liens or interests secure Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness and so long as (i) such Lien attaches only to the asset purchased or acquired and the proceeds thereof, and (ii) such Lien only secures the Indebtedness that was incurred to acquire the asset purchased or acquired or any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof,
1 | NTD: Legal name for acquiring entity for 7Geese acquisition. |
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(g) Liens arising by operation of law in favor of warehousemen, landlords, carriers, mechanics, materialmen, laborers, or suppliers, incurred in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money, and which Liens either (i) are for sums not yet delinquent, or (ii) are the subject of Permitted Protests,
(h) Liens on amounts deposited to secure Borrowers’ and their Restricted Subsidiaries’ obligations in connection with worker’s compensation or other unemployment insurance,
(i) Liens on amounts deposited to secure Borrowers’ and their Restricted Subsidiaries’ obligations in connection with the making or entering into of bids, tenders, or leases in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money,
(j) Liens on amounts deposited to secure Borrowers’ and their Restricted Subsidiaries’ reimbursement obligations with respect to surety or appeal bonds obtained in the ordinary course of business,
(k) with respect to any Real Property, easements, rights of way, and zoning restrictions that do not materially interfere with or impair the use or operation thereof,
(l) non-exclusive licenses of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business,
(m) Liens that are replacements of Permitted Liens to the extent that the original Indebtedness is the subject of permitted Refinancing Indebtedness and so long as the replacement Liens only encumber those assets that secured the original Indebtedness,
(n) rights of setoff or bankers’ liens upon deposits of funds in favor of banks or other depository institutions and securities intermediaries, solely to the extent incurred in connection with the maintenance of such Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts in the ordinary course of business,
(o) Liens granted in the ordinary course of business on the unearned portion of insurance premiums securing the financing of insurance premiums to the extent the financing is permitted under the definition of Permitted Indebtedness,
(p) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods,
(q) Liens solely on any xxxx xxxxxxx money deposits made by Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to a Permitted Acquisition,
(r) Liens assumed by Borrowers or their Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a Permitted Acquisition that secure Acquired Indebtedness,
(s) Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statements or similar filings made in respect of operating leases entered into by any of Holdings and its Subsidiaries,
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(t) Leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
(u) security deposits to public utilities or to any municipalities or Governmental Authorities or other public authorities when required by the utilities, municipalities or Governmental Authorities or other public authorities in connection with the supply of services or utilities,
(v) [reserved],
(w) Liens of a collecting bank arising in the ordinary course of business under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the relevant jurisdiction, or, with respect to collecting banks located in the State of New York, under Section 4-208 of the Uniform Commercial Code, on items in the course of collect,
(x) Liens to secure Indebtedness permitted to be secured and incurred pursuant to clause (p) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, subject to a customary intercreditor agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent and the Administrative Borrower,
(y) Liens resulting from the sale leaseback transaction of Headquarters,
(z) Liens securing Indebtedness pursuant to clause (j) of “Permitted Indebtedness”,
(aa) other Liens as to which the aggregate amount of the obligations secured thereby does not exceed at any one time (i) prior to the Conversion Date, $1,000,000 and (ii) on and after the Conversion Date, the greater of (x) $2,000,000 and (y) 5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended test period, and
(bb) Liens to cash collateralize letters of credit in an aggregate amount that does not exceed $2,000,000 at any one time.
“Permitted Protest” means the right of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to protest any Lien (other than any Lien that secures the Obligations), taxes (other than payroll taxes or taxes that are the subject of a United States federal tax lien), or rental payment, provided that (a) a reserve with respect to such obligation is established on Holdings’ or its Subsidiaries’ books and records in such amount as is required under GAAP, (b) any such protest is instituted promptly and prosecuted diligently by Holdings or its Subsidiary, as applicable, in good faith, and (c) Agent is satisfied in its Permitted Discretion that, while any such protest is pending, there will be no impairment of the enforceability, validity, or priority of any of Agent’s Liens.
“Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, Indebtedness (other than the Obligations, but including Capitalized Lease Obligations), incurred after the Closing Date and at the time of, or within 90 days after, the acquisition of any fixed assets for the purpose of financing all or any part of the acquisition cost thereof, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time not in excess of $6,000,000.
“Person” means natural persons, corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability partnerships, joint ventures, trusts, land trusts, business trusts, or other organizations, irrespective of whether they are legal entities, and governments and agencies and political subdivisions thereof.
“Platform” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9(c) of the Agreement.
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“Post-Acquisition Period” means, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition or the conversion of any Unrestricted Subsidiary into a Restricted Subsidiary, the period beginning on the date such Permitted Acquisition or conversion is consummated and ending on the last day of the fourth full consecutive fiscal quarter immediately following the date on which such Permitted Acquisition or conversion is consummated.
“Preferred Shares Documents” means the Investment Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2018 (the “Investment Agreement”), by and between Pride Midco, Inc. and the purchasers party thereto, the Certificate of Designations of Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock, Par Value $0.0001 Per Share, of Pride Midco, Inc., dated November 2, 2018 (the “Certificate of Designations”) and all other documents, certificates or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreement and the Certificate of Designations.
“Pro Forma Adjustment” means, for any Reference Period that includes all or any part of a fiscal quarter included in any Post-Acquisition Period, with respect to the Consolidated EBITDA of the applicable Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary or Borrowers’ and their Restricted Subsidiaries, (a) the pro forma increase or decrease in such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, that is factually supportable and is expected to have a continuing impact, in each case as determined on a basis consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Act, as interpreted by the Securities and Exchange Commission and (b) additional good faith pro forma adjustments arising out of cost savings initiatives attributable to such transaction and additional costs associated with the combination of the operations of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary with the operations of Borrowers’ and their Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case being given pro forma effect, that (i) have been realized or (ii) will be implemented following such transaction are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and quantifiable, reasonably attributable to the actions specified and reasonably anticipated to result from such actions and expected to be realized within the succeeding eighteen (18) months and, in each case, including, but not limited to, (w) reduction in personnel expenses, (x) reduction of costs related to administrative functions, (y) reductions of costs related to leased or owned properties and (z) reductions from the consolidation of operations and streamlining of corporate overhead taking into account, for purposes of determining such compliance, the historical financial statements of the Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary and the consolidated financial statements of Borrowers’ and their Restricted Subsidiaries, assuming such Permitted Acquisition or conversion, and all other Permitted Acquisitions or conversions that have been consummated during the period, and any Indebtedness or other liabilities repaid in connection therewith had been consummated and incurred or repaid at the beginning of such period (and assuming that such Indebtedness to be incurred bears interest during any portion of the applicable measurement period prior to the relevant acquisition at the interest rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination); provided, that the aggregate amount added back pursuant to this clause (b) (together with amounts added back pursuant to clause (vi) of “Consolidated EBITDA”) shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated prior to giving effect to such addback); provided, further that, so long as such actions are initiated during such Post-Acquisition Period or such costs are incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, as applicable, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease to such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, it may be assumed that such cost savings will be realizable during the entirety of such Reference Period, or such additional costs, as applicable, will be incurred during the entirety of such Reference Period.
“Pro Rata Share” means, as of any date of determination:
(a) with respect to a Lender’s obligation to make all or a portion of the Revolving Loans, with respect to such Lender’s right to receive payments of interest, fees, and principal with respect to the Revolving Loans, and with respect to all other computations and other matters related to the Revolver Commitments or the Revolving Loans, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Revolving Loan Exposure of such Lender by (ii) the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders,
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(b) with respect to a Lender’s obligation to participate in the Letters of Credit, with respect to such Lender’s obligation to reimburse Issuing Bank, and with respect to such Lender’s right to receive payments of Letter of Credit Fees, and with respect to all other computations and other matters related to the Letters of Credit, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Revolving Loan Exposure of such Lender by (ii) the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders; provided, that if all of the Revolving Loans have been repaid in full and all Revolver Commitments have been terminated, but Letters of Credit remain outstanding, Pro Rata Share under this clause shall be determined as if the Revolver Commitments had not been terminated and based upon the Revolver Commitments as they existed immediately prior to their termination,
(c) with respect to a Lender’s obligation to make all or a portion of the Second Amendment Term Loan, with respect to such Lender’s right to receive payments of interest, fees, and principal with respect to the Second Amendment Term Loan, and with respect to all other computations and other matters related to the Second Amendment Term Loan Commitments or the Second Amendment Term Loan, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Second Amendment Term Loan Exposure of such Lender by (ii) the aggregate Second Amendment Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders, and
(d) with respect to all other matters and for all other matters as to a particular Lender (including the indemnification obligations arising under Section 15.7 of the Agreement), the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the Second Amendment Term Loan Exposure of such Lender plus the Revolving Loan Exposure of such Lender by (ii) the sum of the aggregate Second Amendment Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders plus the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders, in any such case as the applicable percentage may be adjusted by assignments permitted pursuant to Section 13.1; provided, that if all of the Loans have been repaid in full, all Letters of Credit have been made the subject of Letter of Credit Collateralization, and all Commitments have been terminated, Pro Rata Share under this clause shall be determined as if the Second Amendment Term Loan Exposures and the Revolving Loan Exposures had not been repaid, collateralized, or terminated and shall be based upon the Second Amendment Term Loan Exposures and the Revolving Loan Exposures as they existed immediately prior to their repayment, collateralization, or termination.
“Protective Advances” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(d)(i) of the Agreement.
“Public Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9(c) of the Agreement.
“Purchase Price” means, with respect to any Acquisition, an amount equal to the aggregate consideration, whether cash, property or securities (including the fair market value of any Equity Interests of Holdings issued in connection with such Acquisition and including the maximum amount of Earn-Outs), paid or delivered by Holdings or one of its Subsidiaries in connection with such Acquisition (whether paid at the closing thereof or payable thereafter and whether fixed or contingent), but excluding therefrom (a) any cash of the seller and its Affiliates used to fund any portion of such consideration and (b) any cash or Cash Equivalents acquired in connection with such Acquisition.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 5390(c)(8)(D).
“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.15 of this Agreement.
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“Qualified Cash” means, as of any date of determination, the amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Loan Parties that is in Deposit Accounts or in Securities Accounts, or any combination thereof, and which such Deposit Account or Securities Account is the subject of a Control Agreement and is maintained by a branch office of the bank or securities intermediary located within the United States; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the date that is 90 days after the Closing Date (or such longer period agreed to in writing by Agent in its sole discretion), such Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts holding unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Loan Parties need not be subject to a Control Agreement as a condition to such unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents constituting Qualified Cash.
“Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant guaranty, keepwell, or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Qualified Equity Interest” means and refers to any Equity Interests issued by Holdings (and not by one or more of its Subsidiaries) that is not a Disqualified Equity Interest.
“Qualified IPO” means a bona fide underwritten sale to the public of common Equity Interests of Holdings pursuant to a registration statement (other than on Form S-8 or any other form relating to securities issuable under any benefit plan of Holdings) that is declared effective by the SEC and results in net cash proceeds of not less than $50,000,000.
“Real Property” means any estates or interests in real property now owned or hereafter acquired by a Loan Party and the improvements thereto.
“Real Property Collateral” means any owned Real Property hereafter acquired by a Loan Party with a fair market value in excess of $2,000,000.
“Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
“Recurring Revenue” means, with respect to any period, all recurring maintenance support, subscription, hosting and transactional revenues attributable to software licensed or sold by Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries, which recurring revenues are earned during such period, and all other recurring fees, extra payroll runs, year-end ACA fees and courier fees, calculated on a basis consistent with the financial statements delivered to Agent prior to the Closing Date; provided, that interest income shall not constitute recurring revenue; provided further, that with respect to the Transactions and any Permitted Acquisitions after the Closing Date, the following adjustments may be included in determining “Recurring Revenue”: (x) purchase accounting adjustments, including, without limitation, a dollar for dollar adjustment for that portion of revenue that would have been recorded in the relevant period had the balance of deferred revenue (unearned income) recorded on the closing balance sheet and before application of purchase accounting not been adjusted downward to fair value to be recorded on the opening balance sheet in accordance with GAAP purchase accounting rules; and (y) non-cash adjustments in accordance with GAAP purchase accounting rules under FASB Statement No. 141 and 141R and EITF Issue No. 01-3 (including deferred revenue), in the event that such an adjustment is required by Administrative Borrower’s independent auditors.
“Reference Period” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA.
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“Refinancing Indebtedness” means refinancings, renewals, or extensions of Indebtedness so long as:
(a) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in an increase in the principal amount of the Indebtedness so refinanced, renewed, or extended, other than by the amount of premiums paid thereon and the fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith and by the amount of unfunded commitments with respect thereto,
(b) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in a shortening of the average weighted maturity (measured as of the refinancing, renewal, or extension) of the Indebtedness so refinanced, renewed, or extended, nor are they on terms or conditions that, taken as a whole, are or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders,
(c) if the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed, or extended was subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, then the terms and conditions of the refinancing, renewal, or extension must include subordination terms and conditions that are at least as favorable to the Lender Group as those that were applicable to the refinanced, renewed, or extended Indebtedness, and
(d) the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed, or extended is not recourse to any Person that is liable on account of the Obligations other than those Persons which were obligated with respect to the Indebtedness that was refinanced, renewed, or extended.
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1(h) of the Agreement.
“Registered Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1(h) of the Agreement.
“Related 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 and that is administered, advised or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages a Lender.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.
“Remedial Action” means all actions taken to (a) clean up, remove, remediate, contain, treat, monitor, assess, evaluate, or in any way address Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment, (b) prevent or minimize a release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials so they do not migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment, (c) restore or reclaim natural resources or the environment, (d) perform any pre-remedial studies, investigations, or post-remedial operation and maintenance activities, or (e) conduct any other actions with respect to Hazardous Materials required by Environmental Laws.
“Replacement Financing” means the incurrence of Indebtedness by any Loan Party, the proceeds of which Indebtedness are sufficient, and are or will be applied, to effect the satisfaction, repayment or payment in full of the Obligations (other than unasserted contingent Obligations and Bank Product Obligations) as described in Section 1.4 of the Agreement.
“Replacement Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.13(b) of the Agreement.
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“Report” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 15.16 of the Agreement.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having or holding more than 50% of the sum of (a) the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders, plus (b) the aggregate Second Amendment Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders; provided, that (i) the Revolving Loan Exposure and Second Amendment Term Loan Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in the determination of the Required Lenders and (ii) at any time there are 2 or more Lenders, “Required Lenders” must include at least 2 Lenders (who are not Affiliates of one another).
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Restricted Payment” means to (a) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution, directly or indirectly, on account of Equity Interests issued by Holdings (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving Holdings) or to the direct or indirect holders of Equity Interests issued by Holdings or Holdings in their capacity as such (other than dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Equity Interests issued by Holdings), or (b) purchase, redeem, make any sinking fund or similar payment, or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including in connection with any merger or consolidation involving Holdings) any Equity Interests issued by Holdings, and (c) make any payment to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options, or other rights to acquire Equity Interests of Holdings now or hereafter outstanding.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrowers other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Returns” means (a) with respect to any Investment in the form of a loan or advance, the return of principal thereof and a termination of any commitment to relend such principal, and (b) with respect to any other Investment, any dividends, distributions, return of capital and other amounts received or realized in respect of such Investment, but only to the extent the aggregate amount thereof does not exceed the original amount of such Investment.
“Revolver Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, its Revolver Commitment, and, with respect to all Lenders, their Revolver Commitments, in each case as such Dollar amounts are set forth beside such Revolving Lender’s name under the applicable heading on Schedule C-1 to the Agreement or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender under the Agreement, as such amounts may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments made in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.1 of the Agreement and reductions in the Revolver Commitments pursuant to Section 2.4(c) of the Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate amount of the Revolver Loans to be funded on the Closing Date shall not exceed $10,000,000.
“Revolver Usage” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the amount of outstanding Revolving Loans (inclusive of Swing Loans and Protective Advances), plus (b) the amount of the Letter of Credit Usage.
“Revolving Lender” means a Lender that has a Revolving Loan Commitment or that has an outstanding Revolving Loan.
“Revolving Loan Exposure” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender, as of any date of determination (a) prior to the termination of the Revolver Commitments, the amount of such Lender’s Revolver Commitment, and (b) after the termination of the Revolver Commitments, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of such Lender.
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“Revolving Loans” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.1(a) of the Agreement.
“S&P” has the meaning specified therefor in the definition of Cash Equivalents.
“Sanctioned Entity” means (a) a country or a government of a country, (b) an agency of the government of a country, (c) an organization directly or indirectly controlled or 50% or more owned by a country or its government, or (d) a Person resident in or determined to be resident in a country, in each case of clauses (a) through (d) that is a target of Sanctions, including a target of any U.S. comprehensive country sanctions program.
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time (a) any Person named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by OFAC, OFAC’s consolidated Non-SDN list or any other Sanctions-related list maintained by any relevant Sanctions authority, (b) a Person or legal entity that is a target of Sanctions, (c) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, or (d) any Person directly or indirectly controlled or 50% or more owned (individually or in the aggregate) by any such Person or Persons described in clauses (a) through (c) above.
“Sanctions” means individually and collectively, respectively, any and all economic sanctions, trade sanctions, financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes anti-terrorism laws and other sanctions laws, regulations or embargoes, including those imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by: (a) the United States of America, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce, or through any executive order, (b) the United Nations Security Council, (c) the European Union or any European Union member state, (d) Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, or (e) any other Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over any member of Lender Group or any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor thereto.
“Second Amendment” means that certain Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of August [__], 2020, by and among Holdings, Borrower, Agent and the Lenders identified on the signature pages thereof.
“Second Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning specified therefor in the Second Amendment.
“Second Amendment Term Loan” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.2(a) of the Agreement.
“Second Amendment Term Loan Amount” means $25,000,000.
“Second Amendment Term Loan Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, its Second Amendment Term Loan Commitment, and, with respect to all Lenders, their Second Amendment Term Loan Commitments, in each case as such Dollar amounts are set forth beside such Lender’s name under the applicable heading on Schedule C-1 to the Agreement or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender under the Agreement, as such amounts may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments made in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.1 of the Agreement.
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“Second Amendment Term Loan Exposure” means, with respect to any Term Loan Lender, as of any date of determination (a) prior to the funding of the Second Amendment Term Loan, the amount of such Lender’s Second Amendment Term Loan Commitment, and (b) after the funding of the Second Amendment Term Loan, the outstanding principal amount of the Second Amendment Term Loan held by such Lender.
“Securities Account” means a securities account (as that term is defined in the Code).
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Senior Officer” means any chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer, controller, VP of Finance, or secretary.
“Senior Secured Leverage Ratio” means with respect to any test period, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) Consolidated Total Debt of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries secured by Liens on any asset of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, minus (ii) Qualified Cash of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as of the last day of such test period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such test period.
“Settlement” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(e)(i) of the Agreement.
“Settlement Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(e)(i) of the Agreement.
“SOFR” with respect to any day means the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark, (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website.
“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (i) have property with fair value greater than the total amount of their debts and liabilities, contingent (it being understood that the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability), subordinated or otherwise, (ii) have assets with present fair salable value not less than the amount that will be required to pay their liability on their debts as they become absolute and matured, (iii) will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as they become absolute and matured and (iv) are not engaged in business or a transaction, and are not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which their property would constitute an un-reasonably small capital.
“Specified Acquisition” means the potential acquisition by the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries of 7Geese for an aggregate Purchase Price not to exceed $24,000,000.
“Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations” means the representations made by Paycor in the Acquisition Agreement that are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that Holdings or Merger Sub (or any of their respective Affiliates) has the right (i) to terminate its obligations under the Acquisition Agreement as a result of a breach of such representations in the Acquisition Agreement or (ii) to decline to consummate the Acquisition as a result of a breach of such representations in the Acquisition Agreement.
“Specified Financial Covenants” means individually and collectively, the Recurring Revenue Financial Covenant, the EBITDA Financial Covenant and the Total Leverage Financial Covenant.
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“Specified Indebtedness” means Indebtedness incurred by a Loan Party that is subordinated, unsecured or secured on a junior basis to the Liens securing the Obligations of such Loan Party under the Loan Documents.
“Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties of the Borrowers and the Guarantors set forth in Sections 4.1(a) (solely as it relates to Holdings and the Borrowers), 4.2, 4.4, 4.9, 4.13, 4.16, 4.17.
“Specified Transaction” means any Investment, Disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness that by the terms of this Agreement requires such test to be calculated on a “pro forma basis” or after giving “pro forma effect”.
“Sponsor” means Apax Partners LLP (and its successors) and its Affiliates that are under common control and management, and funds managed by any of the foregoing.
“Sponsor Affiliated Entity” means Sponsor or any of its Affiliates (other than Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries and other than operating portfolio companies of Sponsor and its Affiliates).
“Standard Letter of Credit Practice” means, for Issuing Bank, any domestic or foreign law or letter of credit practices applicable in the city in which Issuing Bank issued the applicable Letter of Credit or, for its branch or correspondent, such laws and practices applicable in the city in which it has advised, confirmed or negotiated such Letter of Credit, as the case may be, in each case, (a) which letter of credit practices are of banks that regularly issue letters of credit in the particular city, and (b) which laws or letter of credit practices are required or permitted under ISP or UCP, as chosen in the applicable Letter of Credit.
“Subject Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning specified therefor in the definition of Permitted Dispositions.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity in which that Person directly or indirectly owns or controls the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity.
“Supported QFC” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.15 of this Agreement.
“Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swing Lender” means Xxxxx Fargo or any other Lender that, at the request of Borrowers and with the consent of Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) agrees, in such Lender’s sole discretion, to become the Swing Lender under Section 2.3(b) of the Agreement.
“Swing Loan” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(b) of the Agreement.
“Swing Loan Exposure” means, as of any date of determination with respect to any Lender, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Swing Loans on such date.
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“Tax Distribution” means any distribution to pay (a) the consolidated, affiliated, unitary or similar type of income or similar Tax liabilities of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower (or if the Borrower is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Borrower’s regarded owner), calculated at the highest applicable marginal corporate Tax rate with respect to each applicable jurisdiction and only to the extent such payments cover taxes that are attributable to the taxable income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (determined as if the Borrower and its Subsidiaries filed a consolidated, combined or unitary or a similar type of tax return, as applicable, with the Borrower as the common parent and taking into account any deductions, losses or credits available to the Borrower or its subsidiaries and, in the case of Unrestricted Subsidiaries, solely with respect to amounts actually distributed or paid to the Borrower for such purpose) and (b) franchise and excise taxes, and other fees and expenses, required to maintain the Borrower’s (or any of its direct or indirect parents’) existence (including any costs or expenses associated with being a public company listed on a national securities exchange).
“Tax Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 14.2(a) of the Agreement.
“Taxes” means any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments, deductions, withholding (including backup withholding) or other charges in the nature of a Tax now or hereafter imposed by any Governmental Authority, and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect thereto.
“Term Loan” means the Second Amendment Term Loan.
“Term Loan Lender” means a Lender that has a Second Amendment Term Loan Commitment or that has a portion of the Second Amendment Term Loan.
“Term SOFR” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
“Third Anniversary Date” means November 2, 2021.
“Total Leverage Financial Covenant Testing Period” means the period commencing on the Conversion Date and continuing through and including the Maturity Date.
“Total Leverage Ratio” means with respect to any test period, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) Consolidated Total Debt minus (ii) Qualified Cash as of the last day of such test period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such test period.
“Trademark Security Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the Guaranty and Security Agreement.
“Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the Equity Contribution, (b) the Closing Acquisition, (c) if applicable, the funding of the initial Revolving Loan hereunder, (d) the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, (e) the refinancing of the Existing Credit Facility, and (f) the payment of any fees or expenses incurred or paid by Holdings, the Borrowers, or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated in connection therewith.
“TTM EBITDA” means, as of any date of determination, Consolidated EBITDA of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” set forth in this Agreement, for the four quarter period most recently ended for which financial statements have been delivered to Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“TTM Recurring Revenue” means, as of any date of determination, Recurring Revenue of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, for the 12 month period most recently ended for which financial statements have been delivered to Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. For the purposes of calculating TTM Recurring Revenue for any period, if
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at any time during such period (and after the Closing Date), any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall have made a Permitted Acquisition, or shall have consummated a Permitted Disposition described in clause (u) of the definition thereof TTM Recurring Revenue for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.15 of this Agreement.
“UCP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits 2007 Revision, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 and any subsequent revision thereof adopted by the International Chamber of Commerce on the date such Letter of Credit is issued.
“UK Financial Institutions” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“United States” means the United States of America.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (i) each Subsidiary of the Borrowers listed on Schedule U, (ii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, and (iii) any Subsidiary of Holdings designated by Holdings as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 5.13.
“Unused Line Fee” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.10(b) of the Agreement.
“Voidable Transfer” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.8 of the Agreement.
“Xxxxx Fargo” means Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
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