CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of September 14, 2007 by and among INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION, as the Borrower, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and The Other Lenders Party Hereto BANC OF AMERICA...
Exhibit
10.1
Β
EXECUTION
VERSION
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Β
Dated
as
of September 14, 2007
Β
by
and
among
Β
INTERNAP
NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION,
as
the
Borrower,
Β
Β
BANK
OF
AMERICA, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and
L/C
Issuer,
Β
Β
and
Β
Β
The
Other
Lenders Party Hereto
Β
Β
Β
BANC
OF
AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as
Sole
Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Section | Β |
Page
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ARTICLE
I
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DEFINITIONS
AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
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1.01
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Defined
Terms
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1
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1.02
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Other
Interpretive Provisions
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27
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1.03
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Accounting
Terms.
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28
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1.04
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Rounding
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29
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1.05
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Times
of Day
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29
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1.06
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Letter
of Credit Amounts
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29
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1.07
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Currency
Equivalents Generally
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29
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ARTICLE
IIΒ Β
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THE
COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONSΒ Β
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2.01
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The
Loans.
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29
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2.02
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Borrowings,
Conversions and Continuations of Loans.
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30
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2.03
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Letters
of Credit.
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32
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2.04
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Swing
Line Loans.
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40
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2.05
|
Prepayments.
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43
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2.06
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Termination
or Reduction of Commitments.
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46
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2.07
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Repayment
of Loans.
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47
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2.08
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Interest.
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49
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2.09
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Fees.
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49
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2.10
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Computation
of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable
Rate.
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50
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2.11
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Evidence
of Debt.
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51
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2.12
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Payments
Generally; Administrative Agentβs Clawback.
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51
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2.13
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Sharing
of Payments by Lenders.
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53
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2.14
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[Intentionally
Omitted].
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54
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2.15
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Increase
in Revolving Credit Facility.
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54
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ARTICLE
IIIΒ Β
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TAXES,
YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITYΒ Β
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3.01
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Taxes.
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56
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3.02
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Illegality.
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58
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3.03
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Inability
to Determine Rates.
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58
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3.04
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Increased
Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.
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58
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3.05
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Compensation
for Losses.
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60
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3.06
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Mitigation
Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
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61
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3.07
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Survival.
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61
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ARTICLE
IVΒ Β
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONSΒ Β
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4.01
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Conditions
of Initial Credit Extension.
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61
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4.02
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Conditions
to all Credit Extensions.
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65
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ARTICLE
VΒ Β
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIESΒ Β
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5.01
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Existence,
Qualification and Power.
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65
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5.02
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Authorization;
No Contravention.
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66
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5.03
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Governmental
Authorization; Other Consents.
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66
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5.04
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Binding
Effect.
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66
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5.05
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Financial
Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
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66
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5.06
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Litigation.
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67
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5.07
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No
Default.
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67
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5.08
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Ownership
of Property; Liens; Investments.
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68
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5.09
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Environmental
Compliance.
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68
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5.10
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Insurance.
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69
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5.11
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Taxes.
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69
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5.12
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ERISA
Compliance.
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69
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5.13
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Subsidiaries;
Equity Interests; Loan Parties.
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70
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5.14
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Margin
Regulations; Investment Company Act.
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71
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5.15
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Disclosure.
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71
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5.16
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Compliance
with Laws.
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71
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5.17
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Intellectual
Property; Licenses, Etc.
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72
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5.18
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Solvency.
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72
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5.19
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Casualty,
Etc.
|
72
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5.20
|
Labor
Matters.
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72
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5.21
|
Collateral
Documents.
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72
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ARTICLE
VIΒ Β
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AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTSΒ Β
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6.01
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Financial
Statements.
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73
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6.02
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Certificates;
Other Information.
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74
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6.03
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Notices.
|
77
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6.04
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Payment
of Obligations.
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77
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6.05
|
Preservation
of Existence, Etc.
|
78
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6.06
|
Maintenance
of Properties.
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78
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6.07
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Maintenance
of Insurance.
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78
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6.08
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Compliance
with Laws.
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78
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6.09
|
Books
and Records.
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79
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6.10
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Inspection
Rights.
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79
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6.11
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Use
of Proceeds.
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79
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6.12
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Covenant
to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security.
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79
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6.13
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Compliance
with Environmental Laws.
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82
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6.14
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Preparation
of Environmental Reports.
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83
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6.15
|
Further
Assurances.
|
83
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6.16
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Compliance
with Terms of Leaseholds.
|
84
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6.17
|
Material
Contracts.
|
84
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6.18
|
Landlord
Waivers.
|
84
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ARTICLE
VIIΒ Β
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NEGATIVE
COVENANTSΒ Β
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7.01
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Liens.
|
85
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7.02
|
Indebtedness.
|
86
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7.03
|
Investments.
|
87
|
7.04
|
Fundamental
Changes.
|
90
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7.05
|
Dispositions.
|
90
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7.06
|
Restricted
Payments.
|
91
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7.07
|
Change
in Nature of Business.
|
91
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7.08
|
Transactions
with Affiliates.
|
92
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7.09
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Burdensome
Agreements.
|
92
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7.10
|
Use
of Proceeds.
|
92
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7.11
|
Financial
Covenants.
|
92
|
7.12
|
Capital
Expenditures.
|
92
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7.13
|
Amendments
of Organization Documents.
|
93
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7.14
|
Accounting
Changes.
|
93
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7.15
|
Prepayments,
Etc. of Indebtedness.
|
93
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7.16
|
Amendment,
Etc. of Indebtedness.
|
93
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ARTICLE
VIIIΒ Β
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EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIESΒ Β
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8.01
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Events
of Default.
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93
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8.02
|
Remedies
upon Event of Default.
|
96
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8.03
|
Application
of Funds.
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97
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ARTICLE
IXΒ Β
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ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENTΒ Β
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9.01
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Appointment
and Authority.
|
98
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9.02
|
Rights
as a Lender.
|
98
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9.03
|
Exculpatory
Provisions.
|
98
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9.04
|
Reliance
by Administrative Agent.
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99
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9.05
|
Delegation
of Duties.
|
100
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9.06
|
Resignation
of Administrative Agent.
|
100
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9.07
|
Non-Reliance
on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.
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101
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9.08
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No
Other Duties, Etc.
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101
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9.09
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Administrative
Agent May File Proofs of Claim.
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101
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9.10
|
Collateral
and Guaranty Matters.
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102
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ARTICLE
XΒ Β
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CONTINUING
GUARANTYΒ Β
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10.01
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Guaranty.
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103
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10.02
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Rights
of Lenders.
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103
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10.03
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Certain
Waivers.
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104
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10.04
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Obligations
Independent.
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104
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10.05
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Subrogation.
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104
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10.06
|
Termination;
Reinstatement.
|
104
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10.07
|
Subordination.
|
105
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10.08
|
Stay
of Acceleration.
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105
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10.09
|
Condition
of Borrower.
|
105
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ARTICLE
XIΒ Β
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MISCELLANEOUSΒ Β
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11.01
|
Amendments,
Etc.
|
105
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11.02
|
Notices;
Effectiveness; Electronic Communications.
|
107
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11.03
|
No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
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109
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11.04
|
Expenses;
Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
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110
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11.05
|
Payments
Set Aside.
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111
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11.06
|
Successors
and Assigns.
|
112
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11.07
|
Treatment
of Certain Information; Confidentiality.
|
116
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11.08
|
Right
of Setoff.
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117
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11.09
|
Interest
Rate Limitation.
|
117
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11.10
|
Counterparts;
Integration; Effectiveness.
|
118
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11.11
|
Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
|
118
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11.12
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Severability.
|
118
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11.13
|
Replacement
of Lenders.
|
118
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11.14
|
Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.
|
119
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11.15
|
Dispute
Resolution Provision.
|
120
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11.16
|
No
Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.
|
122
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11.17
|
USA
Patriot Act Notice.
|
122
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11.18
|
Time
of the Essence.
|
123
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11.19
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT.
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123
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SCHEDULES
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2.01
|
Commitments
and Applicable Percentages
|
Β |
5.08(b)
|
Existing
Liens
|
Β |
5.08(c)
|
Owned
Real Property
|
Β |
5.08(d)(i)
|
Leased
Real Property (Lessee)
|
Β |
5.08(d)(ii)
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Leased
Real Property (Lessor)
|
Β |
5.08(e)
|
Existing
Investments
|
Β |
5.13
|
Subsidiaries
and Other Equity Investments; Loan Parties
|
Β |
5.17
|
Intellectual
Property Matters
|
Β |
6.12
|
Guarantors
|
Β |
7.02
|
Existing
Indebtedness
|
Β |
7.09
|
Burdensome
Agreements
|
Β |
11.02
|
Administrative
Agentβs Office, Certain Addresses for
Notices
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Β
EXHIBITS
Β
Β | Form of | Β |
Β | Β | Β |
Β |
A
|
Committed
Loan Notice
|
Β |
B
|
Swing
Line Loan Notice
|
Β |
C-1
|
Term
Loan Note
|
Β |
C-2
|
Revolving
Credit Note
|
Β |
D
|
Compliance
Certificate
|
Β |
E
|
Assignment
and Assumption
|
Β |
F
|
Security
Agreement
|
Β |
G
|
Intellectual
Property Security Agreement
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This
CREDIT AGREEMENT (this βAgreementβ) is entered into as of
September 14, 2007, by and among INTERNAP NETWORK
SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ),
the Subsidiaries of the Borrower party hereto as Guarantors, each lender from
time to time party hereto (collectively, the βLendersβ and individually,
a βLenderβ), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.
Β
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENTS:
Β
The
Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a term loan facility and a
revolving credit facility, and the Lenders have indicated their willingness
to
lend and the L/C Issuer has indicated its willingness to issue letters of
credit, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein.
Β
In
consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the
parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
Β
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Β
1.01Β Β Β Β Defined
TermsAs
used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
below:
Β
βAAAβ
the meaning specified in Section 11.15.
Β
βActβ
the meaning specified in Section 11.15.
Β
βAdministrative
Agentβ means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under
any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
Β
βAdministrative
Agentβs Officeβ means the Administrative Agentβs address and, as
appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 11.02, or such other
address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify
to
the Borrower and the Lenders.
Β
βAdministrative
Questionnaireβ means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by
the Administrative Agent.
Β
βAffiliateβ
means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under
common Control with the Person specified.
Β
βAggregate
Commitmentsβ means the Commitments of all the Lenders.
Β
βAggregate
Credit Exposuresβ means, at any time, in respect of (a)Β the Term Loan
Facility, the aggregate amount of the TermΒ Loan outstanding at such time
and (b)Β in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, the sum of (i) the
unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility at such time and (ii) the Total
Revolving Credit Outstandings at such time.
Β
Β
βAgreementβ
has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
Β
βApplicable
Fee Rateβ means, at any time, in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility
and the Term Loan Facility, (a) from the Closing Date to the date on which
the
Administrative Agent receives a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section
6.02(b) for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2007, 0.175% per annum
and (b)Β thereafter, the applicable percentage per annum set forth below
determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed
Measurement PeriodΒ as set forth in the most recent
Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to
SectionΒ 6.02(b):
Β
Applicable
Fee Rate
|
||||||
Pricing
Level
|
Β |
Β
Consolidated
EBITDA
|
Β |
Unused
Line
Fee
|
||
Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | ||
1
|
Β |
Less
than or equal
to
$25,000,000
|
Β |
0.375%
|
||
Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | ||
2
|
Β |
Greater
than
25,000,000
but
less
than or equal
to
$35,000,000
|
Β |
0.225%
|
||
Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | ||
3
|
Β |
Greater
than
$35,000,000
but
less
than or equal
to
$45,000,000
|
Β |
0.175%
|
||
Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | ||
4
|
Β |
Greater
than
$45,000,000
|
Β |
Β
0.15%
|
Β
Any
increase or decrease in the Applicable Fee Rate resulting from a change in
Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period shall
become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date
a
Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.02(b);
provided that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due
in
accordance with such Section, then Pricing LevelΒ 1 shall apply as of the
first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was
required to have been delivered.
Β
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the determination of
the
Applicable Fee Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of
Section 2.10(b).
Β
βApplicable
Percentageβ means (a)Β in respect of the Term Loan Facility, with
respect to any Term Loan Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to
the
ninth decimal place) of the Term Loan Facility represented by
(i)Β Β at any time during the Availability Period in
respect of such Facility, such Term Loan Lenderβs Term Loan Commitment at such
time and (ii)Β thereafter, the principal amount of such Term Loan Lenderβs
Term Loan at such time, and (b)Β in respect of the Revolving Credit
Facility, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the
percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Revolving Credit
Facility represented by such Revolving Credit Lenderβs Revolving Credit
Commitment at such time.Β Β If the commitment of each Lender to make
Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have
been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, or if the Commitments have
expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender in respect of the
applicable Facility shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage
of
such Lender in respect of such Facility most recently in effect, giving effect
to any subsequent assignments.Β Β The initial Applicable Percentage of
each Lender in respect of each Facility is set forth opposite the name of such
Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to
which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.
Β
2
Β
βApplicable
Rateβ means, in respect of the Term Loan Facility and the Revolving Credit
Facility, (a)Β from the Closing Date to the date on which the Administrative
Agent receives a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(b) for
the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2007, (0.25)% per annum for Base Rate
Loans and 1.525% per annum for Eurodollar Rate Loans and Letter of Credit Fees
and (b)Β thereafter, the applicable percentage per annum set forth below
determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed
Measurement PeriodΒ as set forth in the most recent
Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to
SectionΒ 6.02(b):
Β
Applicable
Rate
|
||||||||
Pricing
Level
|
Β |
Consolidated
EBITDA
|
Β |
Eurodollar
Rate
(Letters
of
Credit)
|
Β |
Base
Rate
|
||
Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | ||
1
|
Β |
Less
than or
equal
to
$25,000,000
|
Β |
2.35%
|
Β |
0%
|
||
Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | ||
2
|
Β |
Greater
than
$25,000,000
but
less than
or
equal to
$35,000,000
|
Β |
1.85%
|
Β |
0%
|
||
Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | ||
3
|
Β |
Greater
than
$35,000,000
but
less than
or
equal to
$45,000,000
|
Β |
1.525%
|
Β |
(0.25%)
|
||
Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | ||
4
|
Β |
Greater
than
$45,000,000
|
Β |
1.15%
|
Β |
(0.25%)
|
Β
Any
increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in
Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period shall
become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date
a
Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b);
provided that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due
in
accordance with such Section, then Pricing Level 1 shall apply in respect of
the
Term Loan Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility, in each case as of the
first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was
required to have been delivered; and provided, further that in the
event that Borrower does not maintain all or substantially all of its deposit
accounts and securities accounts (as such terms are defined in the UCC) with
Bank of America, N.A. or one of its Affiliates at any time following the six
month anniversary of this Agreement, the Applicable Rate for Eurodollar Rate
Loans shall increase by 0.15%.
Β
3
Β
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the determination of
the
Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section
2.10(b).
Β
βApplicable
Revolving Credit Percentageβ means with respect to any Revolving Credit
Lender at any time, such Revolving Credit Lenderβs Applicable Percentage in
respect of the Revolving Credit Facility at such time.
Β
βAppropriate
Lenderβ means, at any time, (a)Β with respect to either of the Term Loan
Facility or the Revolving Credit Facility, a Lender that has a Commitment with
respect to such Facility or holds a Term Loan or a Revolving Credit Loan,
respectively, at such time, (b)Β with respect to the Letter of Credit
Sublimit, (i)Β the L/C Issuer and (ii)Β if any Letters of Credit have
been issued pursuant to Section 2.03(a), the Revolving Credit Lenders and
(c)Β with respect to the Swing Line Sublimit, (i)Β the Swing Line Lender
and (ii)Β if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding pursuant to
SectionΒ 2.04(a), the Revolving Credit Lenders.
Β
βApproved
Fundβ means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an
Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that
administers or manages a Lender.
Β
βArrangerβ
means Banc of America Securities LLC, in its capacity as sole lead arranger
and
sole book manager.
Β
βAssignee
Groupβ means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one
another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment
advisor.
Β
βAssignment
and Assumptionβ means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender
and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is
required by Section 11.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent,
in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form approved by the
Administrative Agent.
Β
βAttributable
Indebtednessβ means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capitalized Lease of
any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet
of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, (b) in respect
of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining
lease
or similar payments under the relevant lease or other applicable agreement
or
instrument that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as
of
such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease or other agreement or instrument
were accounted for as a Capitalized Lease and (c) all Synthetic Debt of such
Person.
Β
βAudited
Financial Statementsβ means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006,
and
the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholdersβ
equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
including the notes thereto.
Β
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Β
βAuto-Extension
Letter of Creditβ has the meaning specified in
SectionΒ 2.03(b)(iii).
Β
βAvailability
Periodβ means (a) in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, the period
from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (i) the Maturity Date
for
the Revolving Credit Facility, (ii) the date of termination of the Revolving
Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, and (iii) the date of
termination of the commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving
Credit Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit
Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02 and (b) in respect of the Term Loan
Facility, the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of
(i)
the date that falls twelve months after the Closing Date, (ii) the Maturity
Date
for the Term Loan Facility and (iii) the date of termination of the commitments
of the respective Term Loan Lenders to make Term Loan pursuant to Section
8.02.
Β
βBank
of Americaβ means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.
Β
βBase
Rateβ means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of
(a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (b) the rate of interest in
effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America
as its βprime rate.βΒ Β The βprime rateβ is a rate set by Bank of
America based upon various factors including Bank of Americaβs costs and desired
return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a
reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below
such announced rate.Β Β Any change in such rate announced by Bank of
America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in
the
public announcement of such change.
Β
βBase
Rate Loanβ means a Revolving Credit Loan or a Term Loan that bears interest
based on the Base Rate.
Β
βBorrowerβ
has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
Β
βBorrower
Materialsβ has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
Β
βBorrowingβ
means a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a Swing Line Borrowing or a Term Loan
Borrowing, as the context may require.
Β
βBusiness
Dayβ means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact
closed in, the state where the Administrative Agentβs Office is located and, if
such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day on which
dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London
interbank eurodollar market.
Β
βCapital
Expendituresβ means, with respect to any Person for any period, any
expenditure in respect of the purchase or other acquisition of any fixed or
capital asset (excluding normal replacements and maintenance which are properly
charged to current operations).Β Β For purposes of this definition, the
purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in
of existing equipment or with insurance proceeds shall be included in Capital
Expenditures only to the extent of the gross amount by which such purchase
price
exceeds the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment
being traded in at such time or the amount of such insurance proceeds, as the
case may be.
Β
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Β
βCapitalized
Leasesβ means all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with
GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases.
Β
βCarrier
Contractβ means any contract by and between the Borrower and any Loan Party,
on the one hand, and any interexchange carrier, on the other hand.
Β
βCash
Collateral Accountβ means a blocked deposit account (which deposit account
may be an interest-bearing deposit account) of one or more of the Loan Parties
at Bank of America (or another commercial bank selected in compliance with
Section 6.19) in the name of the Administrative Agent and under the sole
dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, and otherwise established
in a
manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Β
βCash
Collateralizeβ has the meaning specified in Section
2.03(g).
Β
βCash
Equivalentsβ means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent
owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries free and clear of all Liens
(other than Liens created under the Collateral Documents and other Liens
permitted hereunder):
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(a)Β Β readily
marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by
the
United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof having
maturities of not more than 360 days from the date of acquisition thereof;
provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America
is pledged in support thereof;
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(b)Β Β time
deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankersβ acceptances of,
any commercial bank that (i) (A) is a Lender or (B) is organized under the
laws
of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia
or is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized
under
the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District
of
Columbia, and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, (ii) issues (or the
parent of which issues) commercial paper rated as described in clause (c) of
this definition and (iii)Β has combined capital and surplus of at least
$1,000,000,000, in each case with maturities of not more than 90 days from
the
date of acquisition thereof;
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(c)Β Β commercial
paper issued by any Person organized under the laws of any state of the United
States of America and rated at least βPrime-1β (or the then equivalent
grade)Β by Xxxxxβx or at least βA-1β (or the then equivalent grade)Β by
S&P, in each case with maturities of not more than 180 days from the date of
acquisition thereof; and
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(d)Β Β Investments,
classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any
of
its Subsidiaries, in money market investment programs registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, which are administered by financial institutions
that have the highest rating obtainable from either Xxxxxβx or S&P, and the
portfolios of which are limited solely to Investments of the character, quality
and maturity described in clauses (a), (b)Β and (c)Β of this
definition.
Β
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Β
βCash
Management Agreementβ means any agreement to provide cash management
services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card,
electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.
Β
βCash
Management Bankβ means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Cash
Management Agreement, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity
as a party to such Cash Management Agreement; provided that a Person
shall only be a Cash Management Bank for so long as such Person is a Lender
or
an Affiliate of a Lender.
Β
βCERCLAβ
means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act
of 1980.
Β
βCERCLISβ
means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Information System maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
Β
βCFCβ
means a Person that is a controlled foreign corporation under Section 957 of
the
Code.
Β
βChange
in Lawβ means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of
the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation
or
treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the
administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental
Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive
(whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental
Authority.
Β
βChange
of Controlβ means an event or series of events by which:
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(a)Β Β any
βpersonβ or βgroupβ (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of
such
person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity
as
trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) other
than
the Equity Investors becomes the βbeneficial ownerβ (as defined in Rules 13d-3
and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or
group shall be deemed to have βbeneficial ownershipβ of all securities that such
person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable
immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an βoption
rightβ)), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the equity securities of
the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or
equivalent governing body of the Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking
into account all such securities that such βpersonβ or βgroupβ has the right to
acquire pursuant to any option right); or
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(b)Β Β during
any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board
of
directors or other equivalent governing body of the
BorrowerΒ cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were
members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such
period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing
body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting
at
the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or
equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board
or
other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in
clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or
nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body
(excluding, in the case of both clause (ii) and clause (iii), any individual
whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a member of that
board
or equivalent governing body occurs as a result of an actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents for the election or removal of one or more
directors by any person or group other than a solicitation for the election
of
one or more directors by or on behalf of the board of directors);
or
Β
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Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(c)Β Β any
Person or two or more Persons acting in concert shall have acquired by contract
or otherwise, or shall have entered into a contract or arrangement that, upon
consummation thereof, will result in its or their acquisition of the power
to
exercise, directly or indirectly, a controlling influence over the management
or
policies of the Borrower or control over the equity securities of the Borrower
entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing
body of the Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all
such
securities that such Person or Persons have the right to acquire pursuant to
any
option right) representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of such
securities.
Β
βClaimβ
has the meaning specified in Section 11.15.
Β
βClosing
Dateβ means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section
4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section
11.01.
Β
βCodeβ
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Β
βCollateralβ
means all of the βCollateralβ referred to in the Collateral Documents and
all of the other property that is or is intended under the terms of the
Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Administrative
Agent
for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
Β
βCollateral
Documentsβ means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Intellectual
Property Security Agreement, each of the mortgages, collateral assignments,
Security Agreement Supplements, IP Security Agreement Supplements, security
agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.12, and each of the other
agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien
in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties.
Β
βCommitmentβ
means a Term Loan Commitment or a Revolving Credit Commitment, as the context
may require.
Β
βCommitted
Loan Noticeβ means a notice of (a) a Term Loan Borrowing, (b) a Revolving
Credit Borrowing, (c) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or
(d) a
continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a),
which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit
A.
Β
βCompliance
Certificateβ means a certificate substantially in the form of
ExhibitΒ D.
Β
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Β
βConsolidated
EBITDAβ means, at any date of determination, an amount equal to Consolidated
Net Income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for
the
most recently completed Measurement Period plus (a) the following to the
extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income:Β Β (i)
Consolidated Interest Charges, (ii) the provision for Federal, state, local
and
foreign income taxes, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense, (iv) non-cash
stock-based compensation and (v) other non-recurring expenses reducing such
Consolidated Net Income which do not represent a cash item in such period;
provided that such non-recurring expenses relating to restructuring
charges shall only be added to Consolidated Net Income if such charges are
incurred (A) prior to the Closing Date or (B) following the Closing Date in
an
amount not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of this
Agreement (in each case of or byΒ Β the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
for such Measurement Period) and minus (b) the following to the extent
included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income:Β Β (i) Federal,
state, local and foreign income tax credits and (ii) all non-cash items
increasing Consolidated Net Income (in each case of or by the
BorrowerΒ Β and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement
Period).
Β
βConsolidated
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratioβ means, at any date of determination, for the
most recently completed Measurement Period, the ratio
ofΒ (a)(i)Β Consolidated EBITDA, plus (ii) rentals payable under
leases of real or personal, or mixed, property during such Measurement Period,
minus (iii) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments made during
such Measurement Period, minus (iv) the aggregate amount of Federal,
state, local and foreign income taxes paid in cash, in each case, of or by
the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period to (b) the sum of
(i)Β Consolidated Interest Charges for such Measurement Period, (ii) the
aggregate principal amount of all regularly scheduled principal payments or
redemptions or similar acquisitions for value of outstanding debt for borrowed
money, but excluding any such payments to the extent refinanced through the
incurrence of additional Indebtedness otherwise expressly permitted under
Section 7.02, for such Measurement Period and (iii) rentals payable under
leases of real or personal, or mixed, property for such Measurement
Period.
Β
βConsolidated
Funded Indebtednessβ means, as of any date of determination, for the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) the
outstanding principal amount of all obligations, whether current or long-term,
for borrowed money (including Obligations hereunder) and all obligations
evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar
instruments, (b) all purchase money Indebtedness, (c) all direct obligations
arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankersβ
acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments, (d) all
obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services
(other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business), (e)
all
Attributable Indebtedness, (f) without duplication, all Guarantees with respect
to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) through (e)
above of Persons other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and (g) all
Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above of any
partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a
corporation or limited liability company) in which the Borrower or a Subsidiary
is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly
made non-recourse to the Borrower or such Subsidiary.
Β
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Β
βConsolidated
Interest Chargesβ means, for any Measurement Period, the sum of (a) all
interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses
in
connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection
with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated
as interest in accordance with GAAP, (b) all interest paid or payable with
respect to discontinued operations and (c) the portion of rent expense under
Capitalized Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, in
each
case, of or by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for
the
most recently completed Measurement Period.
Β
βConsolidated
Leverage Ratioβ means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a)(i)
Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date, minus (ii) the amount
by which cash and Cash Equivalents of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such
date of determination exceeds $20,000,000 toΒ (b) Consolidated
EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the
most
recently completed Measurement Period.
Β
βConsolidated
Net Incomeβ means, at any date of determination, the net income (or loss) of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the most recently
completed Measurement Period; provided that Consolidated Net Income shall
exclude (a)Β extraordinary gains and extraordinary losses for such
Measurement Period, (b) the net income of any Subsidiary during such Measurement
Period to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar
distributions by such Subsidiary of such income is not permitted by operation
of
the terms of its Organization Documents or any agreement, instrument or Law
applicable to such Subsidiary during such Measurement Period, except that the
Borrowerβs equity in any net loss of any such Subsidiary for such Measurement
Period shall be included in determining Consolidated Net Income, and (c) any
income (or loss) for such Period of any Person if such Person is not a
Subsidiary, except that the Borrowerβs equity in the net income of any such
Person for such Measurement Period shall be included in Consolidated Net Income
up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during
such Period to the Borrower or a Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution
(and in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Subsidiary, such
Subsidiary is not precluded from further distributing such amount to the
Borrower as described in clause (b) of this proviso).
Β
βContractual
Obligationβ means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by
such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such
Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
Β
βControlβ
means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the
ability to exercise voting power, by contract or
otherwise.Β Β βControllingβ and βControlledβ have meanings
correlative thereto.
Β
βCredit
Extensionβ means each of the following:Β Β (a) a Borrowing and (b)
an L/C Credit Extension.
Β
βDebtor
Relief Lawsβ means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other
liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of
creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization,
or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable
jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors
generally.
Β
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Β
βDefaultβ
means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that,
with
the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of
Default.
Β
βDefault
Rateβ means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of
Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the
Applicable Rate applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2% per annum;
provided that with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Default Rate
shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable
Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum and (b) when
used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable
Rate
plus 2% per annum.
Β
βDefaulting
Lenderβ means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the Term
Loan, Revolving Credit Loans, participations in L/C Obligations or
participations in Swing Line Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within
one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has
otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender
any
other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of
the
date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (c) has been
deemed insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding.
Β
βDispositionβ
or βDisposeβ means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other
disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property
by
any Person (or the granting of any option or other right to do any of the
foregoing), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with
or
without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims
associated therewith.
Β
βDollarβ
and β$β mean lawful money of the United States.
Β
βDomestic
Subsidiaryβ means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any
political subdivision of the United States.
Β
βEligible
Assigneeβ means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee
under Sections 11.06(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) (subject to such
consents, if any, as may be required under Section
11.06(b)(iii)).
Β
βEnvironmental
Lawsβ means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws,
regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits,
concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental
restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or
the
release of any materials into the environment, including those related to
hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public
systems.
Β
βEnvironmental
Liabilityβ means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any
liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties
or
indemnities), of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective
Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation
of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation,
storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to
any
Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous
Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other
consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with
respect to any of the foregoing.
Β
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Β
βEnvironmental
Permitβ means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other
authorization required under any Environmental Law.
Β
βEquity
Interestsβ means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital
stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the
warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such
Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests
in)
such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares
of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person
or
warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person
of
such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit
interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests
therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants,
options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of
determination.
Β
βERISAβ
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Β
βERISA
Affiliateβ means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under
common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c)
of
the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions
relating to SectionΒ 412 of the Code).
Β
βERISA
Eventβ means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a
withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject
to
SectionΒ 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial
employer (as defined in SectionΒ 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of
operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA;
(c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
from
a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in
reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment
of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA,
or
the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or
Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under
Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee
to
administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of
any
liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not
delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate.
Β
βEurodollar
Rateβ means, for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan,
the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (βBBA
LIBORβ), as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source
providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent
from
time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior
to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery
on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such
Interest Period.Β Β If such rate is not available at such time for any
reason, then the βEurodollar Rateβ for such Interest Period shall be the rate
per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which
deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in
same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loan being
made,
continued or converted by Bank of America and with a term equivalent to such
Interest Period would be offered by Bank of Americaβs London Branch to major
banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at
approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the
commencement of such Interest Period.
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Β
βEurodollar
Rate Loanβ means a Revolving Credit Loan or a Term Loan that bears interest
at a rate based on the Eurodollar Rate.
Β
βEvent
of Defaultβ has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
Β
βExcluded
Issuanceβ by the Borrower means (i) an issuance and sale of an Equity
Interest in the Borrower or an issuance of shares of capital stock of (or other
ownership or profit interests in) the Borrower pursuant to equity compensation
plans or otherwise upon the exercise of warrants, options or other rights for
the purchase of such capital stock (or other ownership or profit interest),
(ii)
shares of capital stock of (or other ownership of profit interests in) such
Person issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or
recapitalization of the Company in which each holder of capital stock of (or
other ownership or profit interests in) such Person receives rights, property
and/or securities proportionate to its ownership interests, and (iii) Equity
Interests issued in consideration of the acquisition of the assets or Equity
Interests of another Person.
Β
βExcluded
Taxesβ means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C
Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of
any
obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its
overall net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it
(in
lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision
thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its
principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its
applicable Lending Office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed
by
the United States or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which
the Borrower is located and (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than
an
assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 11.13), any
withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at
the
time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending
Office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lenderβs failure or inability (other
than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with Section 3.01(e),
except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was
entitled, at the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment),
to
receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding
tax pursuant to Section 3.01(a).
Β
βExisting
Credit Agreementβ means that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
January 25, 2002 by and between the Borrower, and Silicon Valley Bank, as
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified on or before the Closing
Date.
Β
βExtraordinary
Receiptβ means any cash received by or paid to or for the account of any
Person not in the ordinary course of business, including tax refunds, pension
plan reversions, proceeds of insurance (other than proceeds of business
interruption insurance to the extent such proceeds constitute compensation
for
lost earnings), condemnation awards (and payments in lieu thereof), indemnity
payments and any purchase price adjustments.
Β
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Β
βFacilityβ
means the Term Loan Facility or the Revolving Credit Facility, as the context
may require.
Β
βFederal
Funds Rateβ means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted
average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of
the
Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as
published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next
succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day,
the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions
on
the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business
Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business
Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded
upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of
America on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative
Agent.
Β
βFee
Letterβ means the letter agreement, dated as of September 14, 2007, by and
among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Arranger.
Β
βForeign
Government Scheme or Arrangementβ has the meaning specified in Section
5.12(d).
Β
βForeign
Lenderβ means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction
other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax
purposes.Β Β For purposes of this definition, the United States, each
State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a
single jurisdiction.
Β
βForeign
Planβ has the meaning specified in Section 5.12(d).
Β
βFRBβ
means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States.
Β
βFundβ
means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged
in
making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and
similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its
activities.
Β
βGAAPβ
means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth
in
the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and
pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other
principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting
profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as
of
the date of determination, consistently applied.
Β
βGovernmental
Authorityβ means the government of the United States or any other nation, or
of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including
any
supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central
Bank).
Β
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Β
βGuaranteeβ
means, as to any Person, any (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of
such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any
Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the
βprimary obligorβ) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and
including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase
or
pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such
Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities
or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such
Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such
Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity
capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of
income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor
to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the
purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such
Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to
protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part),
or
(b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other
obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other
obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise,
of
any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien).Β Β The amount
of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or
determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof,
in
respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable,
the
maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by
the
guaranteeing Person in good faith.Β Β The term βGuaranteeβ as a
verb has a corresponding meaning.
Β
βGuarantorsβ
means, collectively, the Subsidiaries of the Borrower listed on Schedule
6.12 and each other Subsidiary of the Borrower that shall be required to
execute and deliver a guaranty or guaranty supplement pursuant to
SectionΒ 6.12.
Β
βGuarantyβ
means, collectively, the Guaranty made by the Guarantors listed on Schedule
6.12 under Article X in favor of the Secured Parties, together with
each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to
SectionΒ 6.12.
Β
βHazardous
Materialsβ means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all
hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum
or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials,
polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all
other
substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental
Law.
Β
βHedge
Bankβ means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Secured Hedge
Agreement, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity as a party
to such Secured Hedge Agreement.
Β
βIndebtednessβ
means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the
following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance
with GAAP:
Β
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Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(a)Β Β all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person
evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar
instruments;
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(b)Β Β the
maximum amount of all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising
under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankersβ
acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(c)Β Β net
obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(d)Β Β all
obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or
services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business
and not past due for more than 60 days after the date on which such trade
account was created);
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(e)Β Β indebtedness
(excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or
being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional
sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness
shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(f)Β Β all
Attributable Indebtedness in respect of Capitalized Leases and Synthetic Lease
Obligations of such Person and all Synthetic Debt of such Person;
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(g)Β Β all
obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise
make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other
Person or any warrant, right or option to acquire such Equity Interest, valued,
in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary
or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends;
and
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(h)Β Β all
Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
Β
For
all
purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness
of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself
a
corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general
partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made
non-recourse to such Person.Β Β The amount of any net obligation under
any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value
thereof as of such date.
Β
βIndemnified
TaxesβΒ means Taxes other than Excluded
Taxes.
Β
βIndemniteesβ
has the meaning specified in Section 11.04(b).
Β
βInformationβ
has the meaning specified in Section 11.07.
Β
βIntangible
Assetsβ means assets that are considered to be intangible assets under GAAP,
including customer lists, goodwill, computer software, copyrights, trade names,
trademarks, patents, franchises, licenses, unamortized deferred charges,
unamortized debt discount and capitalized research and development
costs.
Β
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Β
βIntellectual
Property Security Agreementβ has the meaning specified in
SectionΒ 4.01(a)(iv).
Β
βInterest
Payment Dateβ means, (a) as to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of
each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the
Facility under which such Loan was made; provided that if any Interest
Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates
that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall
also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan or Swing Line
Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and
the
Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made (with Swing Line
Loans being deemed made under the Revolving Credit Facility for purposes of
this
definition).
Β
βInterest
Periodβ means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the
date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as
a
Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months
thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice;
provided that:
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(a)Β Β any
Interest Period that would otherwise 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;
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(b)Β Β any
Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or
on
a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month
at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the
calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(c)Β Β no
Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date of the Facility under
which such Loan was made.
Β
βInvestmentβ
means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by
such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity
Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to,
Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any
other debt or interest in, another Person, or (c) the purchase or other
acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of
another Person that constitute a business unit or all or a substantial part
of
the business of, such Person.Β Β For purposes of covenant compliance,
the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without
adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such
Investment.
Β
βIP
Rightsβ has the meaning specified in Section 5.17.
Β
βIP
Security Agreement Supplementβ has the meaning specified in Section 1.03 of
the Security Agreement.
Β
βIRSβ
means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Β
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Β
βISPβ
means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the βInternational Standby
Practices 1998β published by the Institute of International Banking Law &
Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time
of
issuance).
Β
βIssuer
Documentsβ means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit
Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into
by
the L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C
Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.
Β
βLawsβ
means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local
statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and
administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the
interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged
with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all
applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses,
authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority,
in each case whether or not having the force of law.
Β
βL/C
Advanceβ means, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, such Lenderβs
funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its
Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage.
Β
βL/C
Borrowingβ means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any
Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or
refinanced as a Revolving Credit Borrowing.
Β
βL/C
Credit Extensionβ means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance
thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof (including the automatic
extension of an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit), or the increase of the amount
thereof.
Β
βL/C
Issuerβ means Bank of America in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit
hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.
Β
βL/C
Obligationsβ means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount
available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the
aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C
Borrowings.Β Β For purposes of computing the amount available to be
drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall
be
determined in accordance with Section 1.06.Β Β For all purposes
of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has
expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason
of
the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed
to
be βoutstandingβ in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
Β
βLenderβ
has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, as the
context requires, includes the Swing Line Lender.
Β
βLending
Officeβ means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender
described as such in such Lenderβs Administrative Questionnaire, or such other
office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and
the
Administrative Agent.
Β
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Β
βLetter
of Creditβ means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder.
Β
βLetter
of Credit Applicationβ means an application and agreement for the issuance
or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by
the
L/C Issuer.
Β
βLetter
of Credit Expiration Dateβ means the day that is seven days prior to the
Maturity Date then in effect for the Revolving Credit Facility (or, if such
day
is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
Β
βLetter
of Credit Feeβ has the meaning specified in Section
2.03(i).
Β
βLetter
of Credit Sublimitβ means an amount equal to $5,000,000.Β Β The
Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving
Credit Facility.
Β
βLienβ
means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement,
encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or
other
security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security
interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or
other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance
on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the
same
economic effect as any of the foregoing).
Β
βLoanβ
means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II
in the form of a Term Loan, a Revolving Credit Loan or a Swing Line
Loan.
Β
βLoan
Documentsβ means, collectively, (a)Β this Agreement, (b) the Notes, (c)
the Guaranty, (d) the Collateral Documents, (e) the Fee Letter, (f) each Issuer
Document, (g)Β each Secured Hedge Agreement and (h) each Secured Cash
Management Agreement; provided that for purposes of the definition of
βMaterial Adverse Effectβ and Articles IV through IX, βLoan
Documentsβ shall not include Secured Hedge Agreements or Secured Cash Management
Agreements.
Β
βLoan
Partiesβ means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.
Β
βMaterial
Adverse Effectβ means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material
adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities (actual
or contingent), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower
or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment
of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under
any
Loan Document, or of the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations
under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect
upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan
Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party; provided that none of
the following shall be deemed to constitute, and none of the following shall
be
taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Material Adverse
Effect:Β Β any adverse change, event, development, or effect to the
extent arising from (1) changes in general business or economic conditions
occurring after the date of this Agreement, including such conditions related
to
the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries but not unique for the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (2) changes in national or international
political or social conditions occurring after the date of this Agreement,
including engagement by the United States in hostilities, whether or not
pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence
of
any military or terrorist attack upon the United States or any of its
territories, possessions or diplomatic or consular offices or upon any military
installation, equipment or personnel of the United States, (3) any disruption
in
the financial, banking, or securities markets, (4) changes in United States
generally accepted accounting principles, (5) Changes in Law, or
(6)Β Β the taking of any action contemplated by the Loan
Documents.
Β
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Β
βMaterial
Contractβ means, with respect to any Person, each contract required to be
filed as an exhibit to Borrowerβs periodic reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
Β
βMaturity
Dateβ means September 14, 2011; provided that if such date is not a
Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business
Day.
Β
βMeasurement
Periodβ means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed
four fiscal quarters of the Borrower.
Β
βMoodyβsβ
means Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
Β
βMultiemployer
Planβ means any employee benefit plan of the type described in
SectionΒ 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan
years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
Β
βNet
Cash Proceedsβ means:
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(a)Β Β with
respect to any Disposition by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or
any
Extraordinary Receipt received or paid to the account of any Loan Party or
any
of its Subsidiaries, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and Cash
Equivalents received in connection with such transaction (including any cash
or
Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by
monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so
received) over (ii) the sum of (A)Β the principal amount of any Indebtedness
that is secured by the applicable asset and that is required to be repaid in
connection with such transaction (other than Indebtedness under the Loan
Documents), (B) the reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses incurred
by
such Loan Party or such Subsidiary in connection with such transaction and
(C)
income taxes reasonably estimated to be actually payable within two years of
the
date of the relevant transaction as a result of any gain recognized in
connection therewith; provided that, if the amount of any estimated taxes
pursuant to subclause (C) exceeds the amount of taxes actually required to
be
paid in cash in respect of such Disposition, the aggregate amount of such excess
shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds; and
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(b)Β Β with
respect to the sale or issuance of any Equity Interest by any Loan Party or
any
of its Subsidiaries, or the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by any
Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash
and
Cash Equivalents received in connection with such transaction over (ii) the
underwriting discounts and commissions, and other reasonable and customary
out-of-pocket expenses, incurred by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary in
connection therewith.
Β
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Β
βNon-Extension
Notice Dateβ has the meaning specified in Section
2.03(b)(iii).
Β
βNoteβ
means a Term Loan Note or a Revolving Credit Note, as the context may
require.
Β
βNPLβ
means the National Priorities List under CERCLA.
Β
βObligationsβ
means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties
of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect
to
any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those
acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now
existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after
the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any
proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in
such
proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims
in
such proceeding.
Β
βOrganization
Documentsβ means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or
articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable
constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with
respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of
formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to
any
partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the
partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or
organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect
thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the
applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or
organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or
organization of such entity.
Β
βOther
Taxesβ means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other
excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment
made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery
or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other
Loan Document.
Β
βOutstanding
Amountβ means (a) with respect to Term Loan, Revolving Credit Loans and
Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof
after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term
Loan, Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring
on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the
amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C
Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate
amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any
reimbursements by the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.
Β
βParticipantβ
has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).
Β
βPBGCβ
means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Β
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Β
βPension
Planβ means any βemployee pension benefit planβ (as such term is defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to
Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate or to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has
an
obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan
described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during
the immediately preceding five plan years.
Β
βPersonβ
means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint
venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other
entity.
Β
βPlanβ
means any βemployee benefit planβ (as such term is defined in SectionΒ 3(3)
of ERISA) established by the Borrower or, with respect to any such plan that
is
subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA
Affiliate.
Β
βPlatformβ
has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
Β
βPledged
Debtβ has the meaning specified in Section 2.01 of the Security
Agreement.
Β
βPledged
Equityβ has the meaning specified in Section 2.01 of the Security
Agreement.
Β
βPublic
Lenderβ has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
Β
Β βReduction
Amountβ has the meaning set forth in Section
2.05(b)(ix).
Β
βRegisterβ
has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(c).
Β
βRelated
Partiesβ means, with respect to any Person, such Personβs Affiliates and the
partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person
and
of such Personβs Affiliates.
Β
βReportable
Eventβ means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other
than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.
Β
βRequest
for Credit Extensionβ means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or
continuation of Term Loan or Revolving Credit Loans, a Committed Loan Notice,
(b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application,
and
(c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.
Β
βRequired
Lendersβ means, as of any date of determination, Lenders holding more than
50%Β of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings (with the
aggregate amount of each Revolving Credit Lenderβs risk participation and funded
participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed βheldβ by
such Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) aggregate
unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Revolving
Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed
held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a
determination of Required Lenders.
Β
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Β
βRequired
Revolving Lendersβ means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Credit
Lenders holding more than 50%Β of the sum of the
(a)Β Total Revolving Credit Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each
Revolving Credit Lenderβs risk participation and funded participation in L/C
Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed βheldβ by such Revolving Credit
Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b)Β aggregate unused Revolving
Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Revolving Credit Commitment
of, and the portion of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings held or deemed
held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a
determination of Required Revolving Lenders.
Β
βRequired
Term Loan Lendersβ means, as of any date of determination, Term Loan Lenders
holding more than 50%Β of the Term Loan Facility on such
date; provided that the portion of the Term Loan Facility held by any
Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination
of
Required Term Loan Lenders.
Β
βResponsible
Officerβ means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial
officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party and any
other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any
of
the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent.Β Β Any
document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan
Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary
corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and
such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf
of such Loan Party.
Β
βRestricted
Paymentβ means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash,
securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity
Interest of any Person or any of its Subsidiaries, or any payment (whether
in
cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar
deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance,
acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other
Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to any Personβs
stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent of any thereof), or any
option, warrant or other right to acquire any such dividend or other
distribution or payment.
Β
βRevolving
Credit Borrowingβ means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving
Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having
the same Interest Period made by each of the Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant
to Section 2.01(b).
Β
βRevolving
Credit Commitmentβ means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation
to (a) make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section
2.01(b), (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase
participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any
one
time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lenderβs name
on Schedule 2.01 under the caption βRevolving Credit Commitmentβ or
opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such
Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted
from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
Β
βRevolving
Credit Facilityβ means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving
Credit Lendersβ Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.
Β
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Β
βRevolving
Credit Lenderβ means, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit
Commitment at such time.
Β
βRevolving
Credit Loanβ has the meaning specified in Section
2.01(c).
Β
βRevolving
Credit Noteβ means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a
Revolving Credit Lender evidencing Revolving Credit Loans or Swing Line Loans,
as the case may be, made by such Revolving Credit Lender, substantially in
the
form of ExhibitΒ C-2.
Β
βS&Pβ
means Standard & Poorβs Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx
Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.
Β
βSECβ
means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority
succeeding to any of its principal functions.
Β
βSecured
Cash Management Agreementβ means any Cash Management Agreement that is
entered into by and between the Borrower and any Cash Management
Bank.
Β
βSecured
Hedge Agreementβ means any interest rate Swap Contract permitted under
Article VI or VII that is entered into by and between the Borrower
and any Hedge Bank.
Β
βSecured
Partiesβ means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C
Issuer, the Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, each co-agent or sub-agent
appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to
SectionΒ 9.05, and the other Persons the Obligations owing to which
are or are purported to be secured by the Collateral under the terms of the
Collateral Documents.
Β
βSecurity
Agreementβ has the meaning specified in
SectionΒ 4.01(a)(iii).
Β
βSecurity
Agreement Supplementβ has the meaning specified in Section 1.03 of the
Security Agreement.
Β
βShareholdersβ
Equityβ means, as of any date of determination, consolidated shareholdersβ
equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of that date determined
in
accordance with GAAP.
Β
βSolventβ
and βSolvencyβ mean, with respect to any Person on any date of
determination, that on such date (a)Β the fair value of the property of such
Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent
liabilities, of such Person, (b)Β the present fair salable value of the
assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to
pay
the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute
and
matured, (c)Β such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it
will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Personβs ability to pay such debts
and liabilities as they mature, (d)Β such Person is not engaged in business
or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction,
for
which such Personβs property would constitute an unreasonably small capital, and
(e) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, contingent obligations
and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of
business.Β Β The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be
computed as the amount that, in the 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.
Β
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Β
βSubsidiaryβ
of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability
company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities
or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors
or
other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power
only
by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned,
or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.Β Β Unless
otherwise specified, all references herein to a βSubsidiaryβ or to
βSubsidiariesβ shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the
Borrower.
Β
βSwap
Contractβ means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit
derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity
options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options,
bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward
bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward
foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar
transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions,
currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any
combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any
of
the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject
to
any master agreement, and (b)Β any and all transactions of any kind, and the
related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or
governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps
and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master
Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together
with any related schedules, a βMaster Agreementβ), including any such
obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
Β
βSwap
Termination Valueβ means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts,
after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting
agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the
date
such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined
in
accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b)Β for any date prior
to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the
xxxx-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one
or
more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized
dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate
of a
Lender).
Β
βSwing
Line Borrowingβ means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to
Section 2.04.
Β
βSwing
Line Lenderβ means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swing Line
Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.
Β
βSwing
Line Loanβ has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).
Β
βSwing
Line Loan Noticeβ means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to
Section 2.04(b), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form
of Exhibit B.
Β
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Β
βSwing
Line Sublimitβ means an amount equal to the lesser of (a)
$2,000,000Β and (b) the Revolving Credit
Facility.Β Β The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to,
the Revolving Credit Facility.
Β
βSynthetic
Debtβ means, with respect to any Person as of any date of determination
thereof, all obligations of such Person in respect of transactions entered
into
by such Person that are intended to function primarily as a borrowing of funds
but are not otherwise included in the definition of βIndebtednessβ or as a
liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries
in accordance with GAAP.
Β
βSynthetic
Lease Obligationβ means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a
so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an
agreement for the use or possession of property (including sale and leaseback
transactions), in each case, creating obligations that do not appear on the
balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the application of any Debtor
Relief Laws to such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such
Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
Β
βTaxesβ
means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,
withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental
Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable
thereto.
Β
βTerm
Loanβ means an advance made by any Term Loan Lender under the Term Loan
Facility.
Β
βTerm
Loan Borrowingβ means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term Loan of
the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same
Interest Period made by each of the TermΒ Loan Lenders pursuant to
Section 2.01(a).
Β
βTerm
Loan Commitmentβ means, as to each Term Loan Lender, its obligation to make
Term Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) in an aggregate
principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth
opposite such Term Loan Lenderβs name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption
βTerm Loan Commitmentβ or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption
pursuant to which such Term Loan Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable,
as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this
Agreement.
Β
βTerm
Loan Facilityβ means, at any time, (a)Β at any time during the
Availability Period in respect of such Facility, the sum of (i) the aggregate
amount of the Term Loan Commitment at such time and (ii) the aggregate principal
amount of the Term Loan of all Term Loan Lenders outstanding at such time and
(b)Β thereafter, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan of all Term
Loan Lenders outstanding at such time.
Β
βTerm
Loan Lenderβ means (a)Β at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, any
Lender that has a Term Loan Commitment at such time and (b)Β at any time
after the Closing Date, any Lender that holds Term Loan at such
time.
Β
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Β
βTerm
Loan Noteβ means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Term
Loan Lender evidencing Term Loan made by such Term Loan Lender, substantially
in
the form of ExhibitΒ C-1.
Β
βThreshold
Amountβ means $2,500,000.
Β
βTotal
Revolving Credit Outstandingsβ means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all
Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations.
Β
βTotal
Outstandingsβ means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all
L/C Obligations.
Β
βTypeβ
means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar
Rate Loan.
Β
βUCCβ
means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Georgia;
provided that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or
non-perfection or the priority of any security interest in any Collateral is
governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other
than the State of Georgia, βUCCβ means the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the
provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or
non-perfection or priority.
Β
βUnfunded
Pension Liabilityβ means the excess of a Pension Planβs benefit liabilities
under SectionΒ 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension
Planβs assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding
the Pension Plan pursuant to SectionΒ 412 of the Code for the applicable
plan year.
Β
βUnited
Statesβ and βU.S.β mean the United States of America.
Β
βUnreimbursed
Amountβ has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).
Β
βU.S.
Loan Partyβ means any Loan Party that is organized under the laws of one of
the states of the United States of America and that is not a CFC.
Β
1.02Β Β Β Β Other
Interpretive Provisions.Β Β With
reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise
specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(a)Β Β The
definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural
forms
of the terms defined.Β Β Whenever the context may require, any pronoun
shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter
forms.Β Β The words βinclude,β βincludesβ and βincludingβ shall be
deemed to be followed by the phrase βwithout limitation.βΒ Β The word
βwillβ shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word
βshall.βΒ Β Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of
or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any
Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement,
instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements
or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any
reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Personβs
successors and assigns, (iii) the words βherein,β βhereofβ and βhereunder,β and
words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed
to
refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision
thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections,
Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer
to
Articles and Sections of, and Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules
to,
the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any
law
shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending,
replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation
shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words βassetβ and
βpropertyβ shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer
to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash,
securities, accounts and contract rights.
Β
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Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(b)Β Β In
the
computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date,
the word βfromβ means βfrom and including;β the words βtoβ and βuntilβ each mean
βto but excluding;β and the word βthroughβ means βto and
including.β
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(c)Β Β Section
headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience
of
reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or
any
other Loan Document.
Β
1.03Β Β Β Β Accounting
Terms.
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(a)Β Β Generally.Β Β All
accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be
construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios
and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this
Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent
basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with
that
used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise
specifically prescribed herein.
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(b)Β Β Changes
in GAAP.Β Β If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the
computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan
Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request,
the
Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good
faith
to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof
in
light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders,
which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided
that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be
computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii)Β the
Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial
statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably
requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of
such
ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in
GAAP.
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(c)Β Β Consolidation
of Variable Interest Entities.Β Β All references herein to
consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or to
the
determination of any amount for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis or any similar reference shall, in each case, be deemed
to
include each variable interest entity that the Borrower is required to
consolidate pursuant to FASB Interpretation No. 46 β Consolidation of Variable
Interest Entities: an interpretation of ARB No. 51 (January 2003) as if such
variable interest entity were a Subsidiary as defined herein.
Β
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Β
1.04Β Β Rounding.Β Β Any
financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this
Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the
other
component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places
by
which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to
the
nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).
Β
1.05Β Β Times
of Day.Β Β Unless
otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references
to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
Β
1.06Β Β Letter
of Credit Amounts.Β Β Unless
otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall
be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such
time; provided that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its
terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one
or
more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter
of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of
Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum
stated amount is in effect at such time.
Β
1.07Β Β Currency
Equivalents Generally.Β Β Any
amount specified in this Agreement (other than in Articles II, IX
and X) or any of the other Loan Documents to be in Dollars shall also
include the equivalent of such amount in any currency other than Dollars, such
equivalent amount thereof in the applicable currency to be determined by the
Administrative Agent at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (as defined
below) for the purchase of such currency with Dollars.Β Β For purposes
of this SectionΒ 1.07, the βSpot Rateβ for a currency means
the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate quoted by the
Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person
of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange
trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior
to the date of such determination; provided that the Administrative Agent
may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by
the
Administrative Agent if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as
of
the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency.
Β
ARTICLE
II
THE
COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
Β
2.01Β Β The
Loans.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The
Term Loan Borrowing.Β Β Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein, each Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make loans to the
Borrower from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period
for the Term Loan Facility, in an aggregate amount not to exceed such Term
Loan
Lenderβs Term Loan Commitment Percentage of the Term Loan
Facility.Β Β Each Term Loan Borrowing shall consist of Term Loan made
simultaneously by the TermΒ Loan Lenders in accordance with their respective
Applicable Percentage of the Term Loan Facility.Β Β Amounts borrowed
under this SectionΒ 2.01(a) and repaid or prepaid may not be
reborrowed.Β Β TermΒ Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar
Rate Loans, as further provided herein.
Β
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Β
(b)Β Β [Intentionally
Omitted].
Β
(c)Β Β The
Revolving Credit Borrowings.Β Β Subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein, each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make loans
(each such loan, a βRevolving Credit Loanβ) to the Borrower from time to
time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period for the Revolving
Credit Facility, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding
the amount of such Lenderβs Revolving Credit Commitment; provided that
after giving effect to any Revolving Credit Borrowing, (i) the Total Revolving
Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, and (ii)
the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender,
plus such Revolving Credit Lenderβs Applicable Revolving Credit
Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such
Revolving Credit Lenderβs Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the
Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Revolving
Credit Lenderβs Revolving Credit Commitment.Β Β Within the limits of
each Revolving Credit Lenderβs Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the
other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section
2.01(c), prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this
Section 2.01(c).Β Β Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans
or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.
Β
2.02Β Β Borrowings,
Conversions and Continuations of Loans.
Β
(a)Β Β Each
Term
Loan Borrowing, each Revolving Credit Borrowing, each conversion of Term Loan
or
Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of
Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrowerβs irrevocable notice to
the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone.Β Β Each such
notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m.
(i) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of,
conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion
of
Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of
any
Borrowing of Base Rate Loans.Β Β Each telephonic notice by the Borrower
pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery
to the Administrative Agent of a written Committed Loan Notice, appropriately
completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.Β Β Each
Term Loan Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans
shall be in a principal amount of $2,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000
in excess thereof.Β Β Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and
2.04(c), each Term Loan Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans
shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000
in
excess thereof.Β Β Each Revolving Credit Borrowing of, conversion to or
continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of
$1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof.Β Β Except
as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each Revolving Credit
Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount
of
$250,000 or a whole multiple of $50,000 in excess thereof.Β Β Each
Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether
the Borrower is requesting a TermΒ Loan Borrowing, a Revolving Credit
Borrowing, a conversion of Term Loan or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type
to
the other, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date
of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall
be
a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted
or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Term
Loan or Revolving Credit Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable,
the
duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto.Β Β If the Borrower
fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or if the Borrower
fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then
the
applicable Term Loan or Revolving Credit Loans shall be made as, or converted
to, Base Rate Loans.Β Β Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans
shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect
with
respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans.Β Β If the Borrower
requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate
Loans
in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period,
it
will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one
month.Β Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Swing Line
Loan may not be converted to a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
Β
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Β
(b)Β Β Following
receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify each Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage under the
applicable Facility of the applicable Term Loan or Revolving Credit Loans,
and
if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower,
the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any
automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in Section
2.02(a).Β Β In the case of a TermΒ Loan Borrowing or a Revolving
Credit Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan
available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the
Administrative Agentβs Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day
specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice.Β Β Upon satisfaction
of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such
Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01), the
Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower
in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting
the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount
of
such funds or (ii)Β wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance
with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative
Agent by the Borrower; provided that if, on the date a Committed Loan
Notice with respect to a Revolving Credit Borrowing is given by the Borrower,
there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Revolving Credit
Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C
Borrowings, and second, shall be made available to the Borrower as
provided above.
Β
(c)Β Β Except
as
otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted
only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate
Loan.Β Β During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested
as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent
of
the Required Lenders.
Β
(d)Β Β The
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of
the
interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon
determination of such interest rate.Β Β At any time that Base Rate Loans
are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the
Lenders of any change in Bank of Americaβs prime rate used in determining the
Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such
change.
Β
(e)Β Β After
giving effect to all TermΒ Loan Borrowings, all conversions of TermΒ
Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Term Loan as the
same
Type, there shall not be more than four (4) Interest Periods in effect in
respect of the TermΒ Loan Facility.Β Β After giving effect to all
Revolving Credit Borrowings, all conversions of Revolving Credit Loans from
one
Type to the other, and all continuations of Revolving Credit Loans as the same
Type, there shall not be more than two (2) Interest Periods in effect in respect
of the Revolving Credit Facility.
Β
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Β
(f)Β Β Anything
in this Section 2.02 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may
not select the Eurodollar Rate for the initial Credit Extension.
Β
2.03Β Β Β
Letters
of Credit.
Β
(a)Β Β The
Letter of Credit Commitment.Β Β (i)Β Β Β Β Subject to the terms
and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon
the
agreements of the Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section
2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the
Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of
Credit for the account of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and to amend or
extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section
2.03(b), and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the
Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit
issued for the account of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries and any drawings
thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension
with respect to any Letter of Credit, (x) the Total Revolving Credit
Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, (y) the aggregate
Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Revolving Credit Lender,
plus such Lenderβs Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the
Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lenderβs Applicable
Revolving Credit Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans
shall not exceed such Lenderβs Revolving Credit Commitment, and (z) the
Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit
Sublimit.Β Β Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment
of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower
that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set
forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence.Β Β Within the foregoing
limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowerβs ability
to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the
Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace
Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and
reimbursed.
Β
(ii)Β Β The
L/C
Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit if:
Β
(A)Β Β the
expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve
months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Required
Revolving Lenders have approved such expiry date; or
Β
(B)Β Β the
expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the four month
anniversary of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Revolving
Credit Lenders have approved such expiry date.
Β
(iii)Β Β The
L/C
Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit
if:
Β
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Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (A)Β Β any
order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall
by
its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter
of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive
(whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with
jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer
refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of
Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such
Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which
the
L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing
Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense
which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good
xxxxx xxxxx material to it;
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (B)Β Β the
issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the
L/C
Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (C)Β Β except
as
otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter
of
Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $500,000;
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (D)Β Β such
Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than
Dollars;
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (E)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β such
Letter of Credit contains any provision for automoatic reinstatement of the
stated amount after any drawing thereunder; or
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (F)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β a
default of any Lenderβs obligations to fund under Section 2.03(c) exists
or any Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless the L/C
Issuer has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such
Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuerβs risk with respect to such
Lender.
Β
Β Β Β Β (iv)Β Β Β Β
The
L/C
Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be
permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under
the terms hereof.
Β
Β Β Β Β (v)Β Β The
L/C
Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the
L/C
Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit
in
its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter
of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of
Credit.
Β
Β Β Β Β (vi)Β Β Β Β
The
L/C
Issuer shall act on behalf of the Revolving Credit Lenders with respect to
any
Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and
the
L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A)Β provided to
the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or
omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued
by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such
Letters of Credit as fully as if the term βAdministrative Agentβ as used in
Article IX included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or
omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C
Issuer.
Β
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Β
(b)Β Β Procedures
for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-extension Letters of
Credit.Β Β (i)Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as
the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer
(with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit
Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of
the
Borrower.Β Β Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the
L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least
three
Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and
the
L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior
to
the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may
be.Β Β In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of
Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail
reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer:Β Β (A) the proposed issuance
date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B)
the
amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the
beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary
in
case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be
presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose
and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as
the
L/C Issuer may reasonably require.Β Β In the case of a request for an
amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application
shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer
(1)
the Letter of Credit to be amended; (2) the proposed date of amendment thereof
(which shall be a Business Day); (3) the nature of the proposed amendment;
and
(4) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably
require.Β Β Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer
and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining
to
such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer
Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may reasonably
require.
Β
Β Β Β Β (ii)Β Β Promptly
after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm
with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the
Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application
from the Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative
Agent with a copy thereof.Β Β Unless the L/C Issuer has received written
notice from any Revolving Credit Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan
Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or
amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable
conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then,
subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the
requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or
the
applicable Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case
may
be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuerβs usual and customary
business practices.Β Β Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of
Credit, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation
in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving
Credit Lenderβs Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage times the amount
of such Letter of Credit.
Β
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Β
Β Β Β Β (iii)Β Β Β Β
If
the
Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C
Issuer shall issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions
(each, an βAuto-Extension Letter of Creditβ); provided that any
such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent
any
such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the
date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the
beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the βNon-Extension Notice
Dateβ) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such
Letter of Credit is issued.Β Β The Borrower shall not be required to
make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such
extension.Β Β Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued,
the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not
require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at
any
time to an expiry date not later than the four month anniversary of the Letter
of Credit Expiration Date; provided that the L/C Issuer shall not permit
any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be
permitted, or would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of
Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason
of
the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise),
or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on
or
before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice
Date
from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Credit Lender or the Borrower
that
one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not
then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit
such extension.
Β
Β Β Β Β (iv)Β Β Β Β
Promptly
after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of
Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof,
the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
a
true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β
Drawings
and Reimbursements; Funding of
Participations.Β Β (i)Β Β Upon receipt from the beneficiary
of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit,
the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
thereof.Β Β Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by the
L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an βHonor Dateβ),
the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent
in
an amount equal to the amount of such drawing.Β Β If the Borrower fails
to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender of the Honor Date, the amount
of
the unreimbursed drawing (the βUnreimbursed Amountβ), and the amount of
such Revolving Credit Lenderβs Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage
thereof.Β Β In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have
requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on
the
Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to
the
minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount
of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of
the
Revolving Credit Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02
(other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice).Β Β Any notice
given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section
2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing;
provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect
the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
Β
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Β
Β Β Β Β (ii)Β Β Each
Revolving Credit Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to
SectionΒ 2.03(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent
for the account of the L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agentβs Office in an
amount equal to its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the Unreimbursed
Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice
by
the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section
2.03(c)(iii), each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available
shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such
amount.Β Β The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to
the L/C Issuer.
Β
Β Β Β Β (iii)Β Β Β Β
With
respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving
Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in
SectionΒ 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the
Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing
in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C
Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall
bear interest at the Default Rate.Β Β In such event, each Revolving
Credit Lenderβs payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C
Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect
of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance
from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this
Section 2.03.
Β
Β Β Β Β (iv)Β Β Β Β
Until
each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan or L/C Advance
pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any
amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lenderβs
Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the
account of the L/C Issuer.
Β
Β Β Β Β (v)Β Β Each
Revolving Credit Lenderβs obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or L/C
Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit,
as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and
unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A)
any
setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender
may
have against the L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason
whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other
occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing;
provided that each Revolving Credit Lenderβs obligation to make Revolving
Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the
conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower
of a Committed Loan Notice ).Β Β No such making of an L/C Advance shall
relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the
L/C
Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter
of
Credit, together with interest as provided herein.
Β
Β Β Β Β (vi)Β Β Β Β
If
any
Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent
for
the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time
specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to
recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand,
such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment
is
required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the
L/C
Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and
a
rate determined by the L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules
on
interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees
customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the
foregoing.Β Β If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as
aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lenderβs Committed Loan
included in the relevant Committed Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the
relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be.Β Β A certificate of the L/C
Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative
Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this
SectionΒ 2.03(c)(vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
Β
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Β
(d)Β Β Repayment
of Participations.Β Β (i)Β Β At any time after the L/C
Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from
any
Revolving Credit Lender such Lenderβs L/C Advance in respect of such payment in
accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for
the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed
Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise,
including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative
Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Applicable
Revolving Credit Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by
the
Administrative Agent.
Β
Β Β Β Β (ii)Β Β If
any
payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer
pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of
the circumstances described in Section 11.05 (including pursuant to any
settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Revolving
Credit Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
L/C
Issuer its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof on demand of the
Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand
to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal
to
the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.Β Β The obligations
of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the
Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
Β
(e)Β Β Obligations
Absolute.Β Β The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C
Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C
Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid
strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances,
including the following:
Β
Β Β Β Β (i)Β Β any
lack
of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or
any
other Loan Document;
Β
Β Β Β Β (ii)Β Β the
existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the
Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or
any
transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary
or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person,
whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby
or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto,
or
any unrelated transaction;
Β
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Β
Β Β Β Β (iii)Β Β any
draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of
Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect
or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any
loss
or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document reasonably required
in
order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
Β
Β Β Β Β (iv)Β Β any
payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation
of a
draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter
of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit
to
any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession,
assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other
representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such
Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under
any Debtor Relief Law; or
Β
Β Β Β Β (v)Β Β any
other
circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the
foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute
a
defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries.
Β
The
Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each
amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of
noncompliance with the Borrowerβs instructions or other irregularity, the
Borrower will immediately notify the L/C Issuer.Β Β The Borrower shall
be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer
and
its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
Β
(f)Β Β Role
of L/C Issuer.Β Β Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying
any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any
responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates
and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or
inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority
of
the Person executing or delivering any such document.Β Β None of the L/C
Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor
any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable
to
any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the
request or with the approval of the Revolving Credit Lenders or the Required
Revolving Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the
absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution,
effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related
to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document.Β Β The Borrower hereby
assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee
with
respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided that this assumption
is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrowerβs pursuing such rights
and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or
under any other agreement.Β Β None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative
Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent,
participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for
any
of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.03(e);
provided that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding,
the Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may
be
liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct,
as
opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which
the Borrower proves were caused by the L/C Issuerβs willful misconduct or gross
negligence or the L/C Issuerβs willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit
after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and
certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter
of
Credit.Β Β In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the
L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order,
without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice
or
information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for
the
validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or
purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits
thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be
invalid or ineffective for any reason.
Β
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Β
(g)Β Β Cash
Collateral.Β Β Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, (i) if
the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter
of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, or (ii) if, as
of
the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains
outstanding, the Borrower shall, in each case, immediately Cash Collateralize
the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations.Β Β Sections
2.05 and 8.02(c) set forth certain additional requirements to deliver
Cash Collateral hereunder.Β Β For purposes of this Section 2.03,
Section 2.05 and Section 8.02(c), βCash Collateralizeβ
means to pledge and deposit with or deliver
to the Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, as collateral for the L/C
Obligations, cash or deposit account balances pursuant to documentation in
form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C
Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the
Lenders).Β Β Derivatives of such term have corresponding
meanings.Β Β The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for
the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, a security interest in all such
cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the
foregoing.Β Β Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked,
non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America.Β Β If at any
time the Administrative Agent determines that any funds held as Cash Collateral
are subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative
Agent or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate
Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, the Borrower will, forthwith upon
demand by the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent, as
additional funds to be deposited as Cash Collateral, an amount equal to the
excess of (x)Β such aggregate Outstanding Amount over (y)Β the total
amount of funds, if any, then held as Cash Collateral that the Administrative
Agent determines to be free and clear of any such right and
claim.Β Β Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit for which funds are
on deposit as Cash Collateral, such funds shall be applied, to the extent
permitted under applicable Laws, to reimburse the L/C Issuer.
Β
(h)Β Β Applicability
of ISP and UCP.Β Β Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C
Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of
the
ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the
Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published
by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance shall apply
to
each commercial Letter of Credit.
Β
(i)Β Β Letter
of Credit Fees.Β Β The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative
Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its
Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage a Letter of Credit fee (the βLetter of
Credit Feeβ) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate
times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of
Credit.Β Β For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be
drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall
be
determined in accordance with Section 1.06.Β Β Letter of Credit
Fees shall be (i) due and payable on the last Business Day of each March, June,
September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after
the
issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date
and
thereafter on demand and (ii) computed on a quarterly basis in
arrears.Β Β If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any
quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit
shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each
period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in
effect.Β Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
upon the request of the Required Revolving Lenders, while any Event of Default
exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.
Β
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Β
(j)Β Β Fronting
Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C
Issuer.Β Β The Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its
own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit, at the rate
per annum specified in the Fee Letter, computed on the daily amount available
to
be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in
arrears.Β Β Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the tenth
Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in
respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in
the
case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after
the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date
and thereafter on demand.Β Β For purposes of computing the daily amount
available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter
of
Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06.Β Β In
addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account
the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees,
and
other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of
credit as from time to time in effect.Β Β Such customary fees and
standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are
nonrefundable.
Β
(k)Β Β Conflict
with Issuer Documents.Β Β In the event of any conflict between the
terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall
control.
Β
(l)Β Β Letters
of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries.Β Β Notwithstanding that a Letter
of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations
of,
or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to
reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter
of
Credit.Β Β The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters
of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower,
and that the Borrowerβs business derives substantial benefits from the
businesses of such Subsidiaries.
Β
2.04Β Β Swing
Line Loans.
Β
(a)Β Β The
Swing Line.Β Β Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein,
the Swing Line Lender agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other
Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, to make loans (each such loan, a
βSwing Line Loanβ) to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day
during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any
time
outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact
that
such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Revolving Credit
Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and L/C
Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount
of
such Lenderβs Revolving Credit Commitment; provided that after giving
effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings
shall
not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility at such time, and (ii) the aggregate
Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Revolving Credit Lender
at such time, plus such Revolving Credit Lenderβs Applicable Revolving
Credit Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations at such
time,
plus such Revolving Credit Lenderβs Applicable Revolving Credit
Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans at such time shall
not exceed such Lenderβs Revolving Credit Commitment; and
providedfurther that the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of
any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line
Loan.Β Β Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and
conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04,
prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section
2.04.Β Β Each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest only at a rate
based on the Base Rate.Β Β Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line
Loan, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk
participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of
such
Revolving Credit Lenderβs Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage times
the amount of such Swing Line Loan.
Β
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Β
(b)Β Β Borrowing
Procedures.Β Β Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the
Borrowerβs irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative
Agent, which may be given by telephone.Β Β Each such notice must be
received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than
1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount
to
be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000, and (ii) the requested
borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day.Β Β Each such telephonic
notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and
the
Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line Loan Notice, appropriately
completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the
Borrower.Β Β Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any
telephonic Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with
the
Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent
has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender
will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the
contents thereof.Β Β Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice
(by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the
request of any Revolving Credit Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the
proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make
such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first
proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more
of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then
satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line
Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such
Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to
the
Borrower at its office by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books
of
the Swing Line Lender in immediately available funds.
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(c)Β Β Refinancing
of Swing Line Loans.Β Β (i)Β Β The Swing Line Lender at any
time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower
(which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on
its
behalf), that each Revolving Credit Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount
equal to such Lenderβs Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the amount of
Swing Line Loans then outstanding.Β Β Such request shall be made in
writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice
for
purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02,
without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal
amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the
Revolving Credit Facility and the conditions set forth in Section
4.02.Β Β The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a
copy of the applicable Committed Loan Notice promptly after delivering such
notice to the Administrative Agent.Β Β Each Revolving Credit Lender
shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of
the
amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice available to the Administrative
Agent in immediately available funds for the account of the Swing Line Lender
at
the Administrative Agentβs Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified
in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii),
each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed
to
have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount.Β Β The
Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line
Lender.
Β
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Β
(ii)Β Β If
for
any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving
CreditΒ Β Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the
request for Base Rate Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth
herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of
the
Revolving Credit Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing
Line
Loan and each Revolving Credit Lenderβs payment to the Administrative Agent for
the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall
be deemed payment in respect of such participation.
Β
(iii)Β Β If
any
Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent
for
the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such
Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by
the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be
entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent),
on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such
payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available
to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal
Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swing Line Lender in accordance with
banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative,
processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Line Lender in
connection with the foregoing.Β Β If such Lender pays such amount (with
interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such
Lenderβs Committed Loan included in the relevant Committed Borrowing or funded
participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be.Β Β A
certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the
Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii)
shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Β
(iv)Β Β Each
Revolving Credit Lenderβs obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or to
purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this
SectionΒ 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be
affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing
Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B)
the
occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C)Β any other occurrence, event
or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided
that each Revolving Credit Lenderβs obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans
pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set
forth in Section 4.02.Β Β No such funding of risk participations
shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swing
Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.
Β
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Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(d)Β Β Repayment
of Participations.Β Β (i)Β Β At any time after any Revolving
Credit Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line
Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing
Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Revolving Credit Lender
its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof in the same funds as those
received by the Swing Line Lender.
Β
(ii)Β Β If
any
payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest
on
any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under
any of the circumstances described in Section 11.05 (including pursuant
to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion),
each
Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Applicable
Revolving Credit Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent,
plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such
amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds
Rate.Β Β The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request
of the Swing Line Lender.Β Β The obligations of the Lenders under this
clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination
of this Agreement.
Β
(e)Β Β Interest
for Account of Swing Line Lender.Β Β The Swing Line Lender shall be
responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line
Loans.Β Β Until each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or
risk participation pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.04 to refinance such
Revolving Credit Lenderβs Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of any Swing
Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage
shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.
Β
(f)Β Β Payments
Directly to Swing Line Lender.Β Β The Borrower shall make all
payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly
to the Swing Line Lender.
Β
2.05Β Β Prepayments.
Β
(a)Β Β Optional.
Β
(i)Β Β Subject
to the last sentence of this Section 2.05(a)(i), the Borrower may, upon
notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily
prepay Term Loan and Revolving Credit Loans in whole or in part without premium
or penalty; provided that (A) such notice must be received by the
Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (1) three Business Days prior
to
any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (2) on the date of
prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (B) any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans
shall
be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in
excess thereof; and (C) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a
principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof
or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then
outstanding.Β Β Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of
such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Eurodollar Rate
Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans.Β Β The
Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each
such notice, and of the amount of such Lenderβs ratable portion of such
prepayment (based on such Lenderβs Applicable Percentage in respect of the
relevant Facility).Β Β If such notice is given by the Borrower, the
Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such
notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.Β Β Any
prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued
interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required
pursuant to Section 3.05.Β Β Each prepayment of the outstanding
Term Loan pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) shall be applied to the
principal repayment installments thereof in inverse order of maturity, and
each
such prepayment shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective
Applicable Percentages in respect of each of the relevant
Facilities.
Β
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Β
Β Β Β
(ii)Β Β The
Borrower may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay
Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided
that (A) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the
Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment,
and
(B) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of
$100,000.Β Β Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such
prepayment.Β Β If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower
shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice
shall
be due and payable on the date specified therein.
Β
(b)Β Β Mandatory.
Β
(i)Β Β [Intentionally
Omitted].
Β
(ii)Β Β If
any
Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries Disposes of any property (other than
any
Disposition of any property permitted by Section 7.05) which results in
the realization by such Person of Net Cash Proceeds, the Borrower shall prepay
an aggregate principal amount of Loans equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds
immediately upon receipt thereof by such Person (such prepayments to be applied
as set forth in clauses (vi) and (ix) below); provided that, with respect
to any Net Cash Proceeds realized under a Disposition described in this
Section 2.05(b)(ii), at the election of the Borrower (as notified by the
Borrower to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date of such
Disposition), and so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
such Loan Party or such Subsidiary may reinvest all or any portion of such
Net
Cash Proceeds in operating assets so long as within 180 days after the receipt
of such Net Cash Proceeds, such purchase shall have been consummated (as
certified by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent); and
providedfurther that any Net Cash Proceeds not subject to such
definitive agreement or so reinvested shall be applied immediately following
such 180-day period to the prepayment of the Loans as set forth in this
SectionΒ 2.05(b)(ii).
Β
(iii)Β Β Upon
the
sale or issuance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any of its
Equity Interests (other than Excluded Issuances and any sales or issuances
of
Equity Interests to another Loan Party), the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate
principal amount of Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received
therefrom immediately upon receipt thereof by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary
(such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clauses (vi) and (ix)
below).
Β
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Β
(iv)Β Β Upon
the
incurrence or issuance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any
Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness expressly permitted to be incurred or
issued pursuant to Section 7.02), the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate
principal amount of Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received
therefrom immediately upon receipt thereof by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary
(such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clauses (vi) and (ix)
below).
Β
(v)Β Β Upon
any
Extraordinary Receipt received by or paid to or for the account of any Loan
Party or any of its Subsidiaries, and not otherwise included in clause (ii),
(iii) or (iv) of this Section 2.05(b), the Borrower shall prepay an
aggregate principal amount of Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds
received therefrom immediately upon receipt thereof by such Loan Party or such
Subsidiary (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clauses (vi) and
(ix)
below); provided that with respect to any proceeds of insurance,
condemnation awards (or payments in lieu thereof) or indemnity payments, at
the
election of the Borrower (as notified by the Borrower to the Administrative
Agent on or prior to the date of receipt of such insurance proceeds,
condemnation awards or indemnity payments), and so long as no Default shall
have
occurred and be continuing, such Loan Party or such Subsidiary may apply within
180 days after the receipt of such cash proceeds to replace or repair the
equipment, fixed assets or real property in respect of which such cash proceeds
were received; and providedfurther that any cash proceeds not so
applied shall be applied immediately following such 180-day period to the
prepayment of the Loans as set forth in this
SectionΒ 2.05(b)(v).
Β
(vi)Β Β Each
prepayment of Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section
2.05(b) shall be applied, first, to the Term Loan Facility and to the
principal repayment installments thereof in inverse order of maturity and,
second, to the Revolving Credit Facility in the manner set forth in
clause (ix) of this Section 2.05(b).
Β
(vii)Β Β Β [Intentionally
Omitted].
Β
(viii)Β Β If
for
any reason the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings at any time exceed the
Revolving Credit Facility at such time, the Borrower shall immediately prepay
Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Borrowings and/or Cash
Collateralize the L/C Obligations (other than the L/C Borrowings) in an
aggregate amount equal to such excess.
Β
(ix)Β Β Prepayments
of the Revolving Credit Facility made pursuant to this Section 2.05(b),
first, shall be applied ratably to the L/C Borrowings and the Swing
Line
Loans, second, shall be applied ratably to the outstanding Revolving
Credit Loans, and, third, shall be used to Cash Collateralize the
remaining L/C Obligations to the extent so required at such time pursuant to
Section 2.03(g); and, in the case of prepayments of the Revolving Credit
Facility required pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of this
Section 2.05(b), the amount remaining, if any, after the prepayment in
full of all L/C Borrowings, Swing Line Loans and Revolving Credit Loans
outstanding at such time and the Cash Collateralization of the remaining L/C
Obligations in full (the sum of such prepayment amounts, cash collateralization
amounts and remaining amount being, collectively, the βReduction Amountβ)
may be retained by the Borrower for use in the ordinary course of its business,
and the Revolving Credit Facility shall be automatically and permanently reduced
by the Reduction Amount as set forth in
SectionΒ 2.06(b)(iii).Β Β Upon the drawing of any Letter of
Credit that has been Cash Collateralized, the funds held as Cash Collateral
shall be applied (without any further action by or notice to or from the
Borrower or any other Loan Party) to reimburse the L/C Issuer or the Revolving
Credit Lenders, as applicable.
Β
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Β
2.06Β Β Termination
or Reduction of Commitments.
Β
(a)Β Β Optional.Β Β The
Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Revolving
Credit Facility, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit,
or
from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Facility, the Letter
of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit; provided that (i) any such
notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m.
five Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any
such
partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or any whole
multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof and (iii) the Borrower shall not
terminate or reduce (A) the Revolving Credit Facility if, after giving effect
thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Credit
Outstandings would exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, (B) the Letter of
Credit Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto, the Outstanding Amount of
L/C
Obligations not fully Cash Collateralized hereunder would exceed the Letter
of
Credit Sublimit, or (C) the Swing Line Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto
and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Outstanding Amount of Swing
Line Loans would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit.Β Β In addition,
during the Availability Period in respect of the Term Loan Facility, the
Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent as set forth above, from
time to time terminate (in whole or in part) the unused portion of the aggregate
Term Loan Commitment.
Β
(b)Β Β Mandatory.
Β
(i)Β Β The
aggregate Term Loan Commitment shall be automatically and permanently reduced
to
zero on the last day of the Availability Period for the Term Loan
Facility.
Β
(ii)Β Β The
Required Revolving Lenders shall have the right to elect that the Revolving
Credit Facility be permanently reduced on each date on which the prepayment
of
Revolving Credit Loans outstanding thereunder is required to be made pursuant
to
Section 2.05(b)(ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) by an amount
equal to the applicable Reduction Amount by sending written notice to the
Borrower so stating within thirty Business Days after the date on which such
prepayment of the Revolving Credit Loans occurred.
Β
(iii)Β Β If
after
giving effect to any reduction or termination of Revolving Credit Commitments
under this Section 2.06, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line
Sublimit exceeds the Revolving Credit Facility at such time, the Letter of
Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit, as the case may be, shall be
automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.
Β
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Β
(c)Β Β Application
of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees.
Β
(i)Β Β The
Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any termination or
reduction of the Letter of Credit Sublimit, Swing Line Sublimit or the Revolving
Credit Commitment under this Section 2.06.Β Β Upon any reduction
of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Revolving Credit Commitment of each
Revolving Credit Lender shall be reduced by such Lenderβs Applicable Revolving
Credit Percentage of such reduction amount.Β Β All fees in respect of
the Revolving Credit Facility accrued until the effective date of any
termination of the Revolving Credit Facility shall be paid on the effective
date
of such termination.
Β
(ii)Β Β The
Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any termination or
reduction of the unused portion of the aggregate Term Loan Commitment under
this
Section 2.06.Β Β Upon any reduction of the unused portion of the
aggregate Term Loan Commitment, the Term Loan Commitment of each Term Loan
Lender shall be reduced by such Lenderβs ratable portion of such reduction
amount.Β Β All fees in respect of the Term Loan Facility accrued until
the effective date of any termination of the Term Loan Facility shall be paid
on
the effective date of such termination.
Β
2.07Β Β Repayment
of Loans.
Β
(a)Β Β Term
Loan.Β Β The Borrower shall repay to the Term Loan Lenders the
aggregate principal amount of all Term Loan outstanding on the following dates
in the respective amounts set forth opposite such dates (which amounts shall
be
reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the
order of priority set forth in Section 2.06):
Β
Date
|
Β |
Amount
|
Β | Β | Β |
September
30, 2008
|
Β |
6.25%
of the aggregate
amount
of Term Loan
funded
during the
Availability
Period
|
December
31, 2008
|
Β |
6.25%
of the aggregate
amount
of Term Loan
funded
during the
Availability
Period
|
March
31, 2009
|
Β |
6.25%
of the aggregate
amount
of Term Loan
funded
during the
Availability
Period
|
June
30, 2009
|
Β |
6.25%
of the aggregate
amount
of Term Loan
funded
during the
Availability
Period
|
Β
Β
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Β
Β
Date
|
Β |
Amount
|
Β | Β | Β |
September
30, 2009
|
Β |
6.25%
of the aggregate
amount
of Term Loan
funded
during the
Availability
Period
|
December
31, 2009
|
Β |
6.25%
of the aggregate
amount
of Term Loan
funded
during the
Availability
Period
|
March
31, 2010
|
Β |
6.25%
of the aggregate
amount
of Term Loan
funded
during the
Availability
Period
|
June
30, 2010
|
Β |
6.25%
of the aggregate
amount
of Term Loan
funded
during the
Availability
Period
|
September
30, 2010
|
Β |
6.25%
of the aggregate
amount
of Term Loan
funded
during the
Availability
Period
|
December
31, 2010
|
Β |
6.25%
of the aggregate
amount
of Term Loan
funded
during the
Availability
Period
|
March
31, 2011
|
Β |
6.25%
of the aggregate
amount
of Term Loan
funded
during the
Availability
Period
|
June
30, 2011
|
Β |
6.25%
of the aggregate
amount
of Term Loan
funded
during the
Availability
Period
|
September
14, 2011
|
Β |
25%
of the aggregate
amount
of Term Loan
funded
during the
Availability
Period
|
Β
provided
that the final principal repayment installment of the Term Loan shall be repaid
on the Maturity Date for the TermΒ Loan Facility and in any event shall be
in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loan
outstanding on such date.
Β
(b)Β Β Revolving
Credit Loans.Β Β The Borrower shall repay to the Revolving Credit
Lenders on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility the aggregate
principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on such
date.
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Β
(c)Β Β Swing
Line Loans.Β Β The Borrower shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the
Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility.
Β
2.08Β Β Interest.
Β
(a)Β Β Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.08(b), (i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan under
a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof
for
each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such
Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate for such Facility; (ii) each
Base Rate Loan under a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal
amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal
to
the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for such Facility; and (iii) each
Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof
from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate
plus the Applicable Rate for the Revolving Credit Facility.
Β
(b)Β Β (i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β If
any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to
any
applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest
rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable Laws.
Β
(ii)Β Β If
any
amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrower under any
Loan
Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods),
whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request
of the Required Lenders such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a
fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate
to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
Β
(iii)Β Β Upon
the
request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, the Borrower
shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations
hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the
Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
Β
(iv)Β Β Accrued
and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due
interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
Β
(c)Β Β Interest
on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date
applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified
herein.Β Β Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance
with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the
commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.
Β
2.09Β Β Fees.
Β
In
addition to certain fees described in Sections 2.03(i) and
(j):
Β
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Β
(a)Β Β Unused
Line Fee.Β Β The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for
the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Applicable
Revolving Credit Percentage, an unused line fee equal to the Applicable Fee
Rate
times the actual daily amount by which the Revolving Credit Facility
exceeds the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and
(ii)
the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations.Β Β In addition, the Borrower
shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Term Loan Lender
in accordance with its Applicable Percentage of the Term Loan Facility, an
unused line fee equal to the Applicable Fee Rate times the actual daily amount
by which the aggregate Term Loan Commitment exceed the Outstanding Amount of
Term Loan.Β Β The unused line fee shall accrue at all times during the
relevant Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more
of
the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable
quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September
and
December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date,
and, in the case of the unused line fee with respect to the Revolving Credit
Facility, on the last day of the Availability Period for the Revolving Credit
Facility or, in the case of the unused line fee with respect to the Term Loan
Facility, on the last day of the Availability Period for the Term Loan
Facility.Β Β The unused line fee shall be calculated quarterly in
arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Fee Rate during any
quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the
Applicable Fee Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such
Applicable Fee Rate was in effect.
Β
(b)Β Β Other
Fees.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The
Borrower shall pay to the Arranger and the Administrative Agent for their own
respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee
Letter.Β Β Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be
refundable for any reason whatsoever.
Β
Β
2.10Β Β Computation
of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable
Rate.
Β
(a)Β Β All
computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined
by
Bank of Americaβs βprime rateβ shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or
366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed.Β Β All other
computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year
and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable,
being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year).Β Β Interest
shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall
not
accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or
such
portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on
which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one
day.Β Β Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest
rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent
manifest error.
Β
(b)Β Β If,
as a
result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements
of
the Borrower or for any other reason, the Borrower or the Lenders determine
that
(i) Consolidated EBITDA as calculated by the Borrower as of any applicable
date
was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Consolidated EBITDA would
have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower shall immediately
and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the
account of the applicable Lenders, promptly on demand by the Administrative
Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for
relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United
States, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent,
any Lender or the L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount
of
interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount
of
interest and fees actually paid for such period.Β Β This paragraph shall
not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer,
as the case may be, under Section 2.03(c)(iii), 2.03(i) or
2.08(b) or under Article VIII.Β Β The Borrowerβs
obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Aggregate
Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.
Β
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Β
2.11Β Β Evidence
of Debt.
Β
(a)Β Β The
Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts
or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the
ordinary course of business.Β Β The accounts or records maintained by
the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest
error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower
and the interest and payments thereon.Β Β Any failure to so record or
any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the
obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to
the
Obligations.Β Β In the event of any conflict between the accounts and
records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the
Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of
the
Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest
error.Β Β Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative
Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the
Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lenderβs Loans in
addition to such accounts or records.Β Β Each Lender may attach
schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount
and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
Β
(b)Β Β In
addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(a), each
Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual
practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender
of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans.Β Β In the
event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the
Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect
of
such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control
in the absence of manifest error.
Β
2.12Β Β Payments
Generally; Administrative Agentβs Clawback.
Β
(a)Β Β General.Β Β All
payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction
for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff.Β Β Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder
shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective
Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agentβs Office in
Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the
date
specified herein.Β Β The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute
to each Lender its Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility
(or
other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as
received by wire transfer to such Lenderβs Lending Office.Β Β All
payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed
received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or
fee
shall continue to accrue.Β Β If any payment to be made by the Borrower
shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on
the
next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected
on
computing interest or fees, as the case may be.
Β
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Β
(b)Β Β (i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Funding
by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent.Β Β Unless the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the
proposed date of any Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans (or, in the case of
any
Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing)
that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such
Lenderβs share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such
Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section
2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender
has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by
Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available
to the Borrower a corresponding amount.Β Β In such event, if a Lender
has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the
Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally
agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding
amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from
and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but
excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case
of
a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate
and a
rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry
rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar
fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the
foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the
interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans.Β Β If the Borrower and such
Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or
an
overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the
Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such
period.Β Β If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to
the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lenderβs
Loan included in such Borrowing.Β Β Any payment by the Borrower shall be
without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that
shall
have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
Β
(ii)Β Β Payments
by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent.Β Β Unless the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to
the
time at which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account
of
the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such
payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such
payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such
assumption, distribute to the Appropriate Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the
case
may be, the amount due.Β Β In such event, if the Borrower has not in
fact made such payment, then each of the Appropriate Lenders or the L/C Issuer,
as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent
forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or the L/C Issuer,
in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and
including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date
of
payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate
and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking
industry rules on interbank compensation.
Β
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Β
A
notice
of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any
amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest
error.
Β
(c)Β Β Failure
to Satisfy Conditions Precedent.Β Β If any Lender makes available to
the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as
provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds
are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because
the
conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are
not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative
Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender)
to
such Lender, without interest.
Β
(d)Β Β Obligations
of Lenders Several.Β Β The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to
make Term Loan and Revolving Credit Loans, to fund participations in Letters
of
Credit and Swing Line Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section
11.04(c) are several and not joint.Β Β The failure of any Lender to
make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under
Section 11.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any
other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no
Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make
its
Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section
11.04(c).
Β
(e)Β Β Funding
Source.Β Β Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to
obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute
a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds
for
any Loan in any particular place or manner.
Β
(f)Β Β Insufficient
Funds.Β Β If at any time insufficient funds are received by and
available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal,
L/C
Borrowings, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied
(i) first, toward payment of interest and fees then due hereunder,
ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of
interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, toward
payment of principal and L/C Borrowings then due hereunder, ratably among the
parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and L/C
Borrowings then due to such parties.
Β
2.13Β Β Sharing
of Payments by Lenders.
Β
If
any
Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise,
obtain payment in respect of (a) Obligations in respect of any the Facilities
due and payable to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents
at
such time in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i)
the
amount of such Obligations due and payable to such Lender at such time to (ii)
the aggregate amount of the Obligations in respect of the Facilities due and
payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such
time) of payments on account of the Obligations in respect of the Facilities
due
and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at
such
time obtained by all the Lenders at such time or (b) Obligations in respect
of
any of the Facilities owing (but not due and payable) to such Lender hereunder
and under the other Loan Documents at such time in excess of its ratable share
(according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations owing (but
not due and payable) to such Lender at such time to (ii) the aggregate amount
of
the Obligations in respect of the Facilities owing (but not due and payable)
to
all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Parties at such time) of payment
on account of the Obligations in respect of the Facilities owing (but not due
and payable) to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at
such
time obtained by all of the Lenders at such time then the Lender receiving
such
greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact,
and
(b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and
subparticipations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans of the other Lenders,
or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of
all
such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the
aggregate amount of Obligations in respect of the Facilities then due and
payable to the Lenders or owing (but not due and payable) to the Lenders, as
the
case may be; provided that:
Β
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Β
(i)Β Β if
any
such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion
of
the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or
subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the
extent of such recovery, without interest; and
Β
(ii)Β Β the
provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment
made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of
this Agreement or (B) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for
the
assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or
subparticipations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans to any assignee or
participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which
the provisions of this Section shall apply).
Β
Each
Loan
Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively
do
so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant
to
the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff
and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender
were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such
participation.
Β
2.14Β Β [Intentionally
Omitted].
Β
2.15Β Β Increase
in Revolving Credit Facility.
Β
(a)Β Β Request
for Increase.Β Β Provided there exists no Default or Event of
Default and the Borrower demonstrates pro forma compliance with the covenants
contained in SectionΒ 7.11 for the then current fiscal quarter after
giving effect thereto, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall
promptly notify the Revolving Credit Lenders), the Borrower may from time to
time but in no event more than three times during the Availability Period
request an increase in the Revolving Credit Facility by an amount not exceeding
$15,000,000; provided that any such request for an increase shall be in a
minimum amount of $3,500,000.Β Β At the time of sending such notice, the
Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the
time
period within which each Revolving Credit Lender is requested to respond (which
shall in no event be less than ten Business Days from the date of delivery
of
such notice to the Revolving Credit Lenders).
Β
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Β
(b)Β Β Lender
Elections to Increase.Β Β Each Revolving Credit Lender shall notify
the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to
increase its Revolving Credit Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal
to, greater than, or less than its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of
such requested increase.Β Β Any Revolving Credit Lender not responding
within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to increase its
Revolving Credit Commitment.
Β
(c)Β Β Notification
by Administrative Agent; Additional Revolving Credit Lenders.Β Β The
Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and each Revolving Credit Lender
of the Revolving Credit Lendersβ responses to each request made
hereunder.Β Β To achieve the full amount of a requested increase, and
subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the
Swing Line Lender (which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld), the
Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Revolving
Credit Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
Β
(d)Β Β Effective
Date and Allocations.Β Β If the Revolving Credit Facility is
increased in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower shall determine the effective date (the βRevolving Credit Increase
Effective Dateβ) and the final allocation of such increase.Β Β The
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Revolving Credit
Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Revolving Credit
Increase Effective Date.
Β
(e)Β Β Conditions
to Effectiveness of Increase.Β Β As a condition precedent to such
increase, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate
of each Loan Party dated as of the Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date
(in
sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of such
Loan
Party (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party
approving or consenting to such increase, and (ii) in the case of the Borrower,
certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the
representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan
Documents are true and correct on and as of the Revolving Credit Increase
Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties
specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct
as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section
2.15, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and
(b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent
statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of
Section 6.01, and (B) no Default exists.
Β
(f)Β Β Conflicting
Provisions.Β Β This Section shall supersede any provisions in
Section 2.13 or 11.01 to the contrary.
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Β
ARTICLE
III
TAXES,
YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
Β
3.01Β Β Taxes.
Β
(a)Β Β Payments
Free of Taxes.Β Β Any and all payments by or on account of any
obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall
be
made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Indemnified
Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if the Borrower shall be required by
applicable law to deduct any Indemnified Taxes (including any Other Taxes)
from
such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so
that
after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to
additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, any Lender
or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum
it
would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall
make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall timely pay the full amount
deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable
law.
Β
(b)Β Β Payment
of Other Taxes by the Borrower.Β Β Without limiting the provisions
of subsection (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the
relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
Β
(c)Β Β Indemnification
by the Borrower.Β Β The BorrowerΒ Β shall indemnify the
Administrative Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuer, within 10 days after
demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes
(including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or
attributable to amounts payable under this Section) paid by the Administrative
Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, and any penalties,
interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto,
whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally
imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.Β Β A
certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the
Borrower by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative
Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a
Lender or the L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
Β
(d)Β Β Evidence
of Payments.Β Β As soon as practicable after any payment of
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority,
the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a
certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing
such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence
of
such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Β
(e)Β Β Status
of Lenders.Β Β Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption
from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which
the BorrowerΒ Β is resident for tax purposes, or any treaty to which
such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments hereunder or under any
other Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or
reasonably requested by the BorrowerΒ or the Administrative
Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by
applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding
or at
a reduced rate of withholding.Β Β In addition, any Lender, if requested
by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other
documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to
backup withholding or information reporting requirements.
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Β
Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Borrower is resident for tax
purposes in the United States, any Foreign Lender shall deliver to the
BorrowerΒ and the Administrative Agent (in such number of
copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which
such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to
time
thereafter upon the request of the BorrowerΒ or the
Administrative Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to
do
so), whichever of the following is applicable:
Β
(i)Β Β duly
completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming eligibility
for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a
party,
Β
(ii)Β Β duly
completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI,
Β
(iii)Β Β in
the
case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio
interest under section 881(c) of the Code, (A) a certificate to the effect
that
such Foreign Lender is not (1) a βbankβ within the meaning of section
881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (2) a β10 percent shareholderβ of the Borrower within
the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (3) a βcontrolled foreign
corporationβ described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (B) duly
completed copies ofΒ Β Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN,
or
Β
(iv)Β Β any
other
form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or
a
reduction in United States Federal withholding tax duly completed together
with
such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to
permit the Borrower to determine the withholding or deduction required to be
made.
Β
(f)Β Β Treatment
of Certain Refunds.Β Β If the Administrative Agent, any Lender or
the L/C Issuer determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund
of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower
or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant
to
this Section, it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but
only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid,
by
the Borrower under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving
rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative
Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, and without interest
(other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with
respect to such refund); provided that the Borrower, upon the request of
the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, agrees to repay the
amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other
charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative
Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer if the Administrative Agent, such Lender
or
the L/C Issuer is required to repay such refund to such Governmental
Authority.Β Β This subsection shall not be construed to require the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer to make available its tax
returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems
confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.
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Β
3.02Β Β Illegality.
Β
If
any
Lender reasonably determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any
Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or
its
applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurodollar Rate Loans,
or to
determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any
Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of
such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London
interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through
the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue
Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans
shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and
the
Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer
exist.Β Β Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, upon demand
from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if
applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans,
either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may
lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or
immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such
Eurodollar Rate Loans.Β Β Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the
Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or
converted.
Β
3.03Β Β Inability
to Determine Rates.
Β
If
the
Required Lenders determine that for any reason in connection with any request
for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof that
(a)
Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank
eurodollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such
Eurodollar Rate Loan, (b) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for
determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect
to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan, or (c) the Eurodollar Rate for any requested
Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not
adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan,
the
Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each
Lender.Β Β Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain
Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon
the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.Β Β Upon
receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a
Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or, failing
that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a
Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified
therein.
Β
3.04Β Β Increased
Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.
Β
(a)Β Β Increased
Costs Generally.Β Β If any Change in Law shall:
Β
(i)Β Β impose,
modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan,
insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or
for
the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except
any
reserve requirement contemplated by SectionΒ 3.04(e)) or the L/C
Issuer;
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Β
(ii)Β Β subject
any Lender or the L/C Issuer to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect
to
this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any participation in a Letter of Credit
or
any Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments
to such Lender or the L/C Issuer in respect thereof (except for Indemnified
Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.01 and the imposition of, or
any change in the rate of, any Excluded Tax payable by such Lender or the L/C
Issuer); or
Β
(iii)Β Β impose
on
any Lender or the L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other condition,
cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such
Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
Β
and
the
result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender
of
making or maintaining any Eurodollar Rate Loan (or of maintaining its obligation
to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or the L/C Issuer
of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of
maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit),
or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or
the
L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then,
upon request of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Borrower will pay to such
Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts
as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such
additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
Β
(b)Β Β Capital
Requirements.Β Β If any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that any
Change in Law affecting such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office
of
such Lender or such Lenderβs or the L/C Issuerβs holding company, if any,
regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the
rate
of return on such Lenderβs or the L/C Issuerβs capital or on the capital of such
Lenderβs or the L/C Issuerβs holding company, if any, as a consequence of this
Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or
participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of
Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or
the
L/C Issuer or such Lenderβs or the L/C Issuerβs holding company could have
achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lenderβs or
the L/C Issuerβs policies and the policies of such Lenderβs or the L/C Issuerβs
holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the
Borrower will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such
additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer
or
such Lenderβs or the L/C Issuerβs holding company for any such reduction
suffered.
Β
(c)Β Β Certificates
for Reimbursement.Β Β A certificate of a Lender or the L/C Issuer
setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or
the
L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in
subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower shall be
conclusive absent manifest error.Β Β The Borrower shall pay such Lender
or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such
certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
Β
(d)Β Β Delay
in Requests.Β Β Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the
L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this
Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lenderβs or the L/C Issuerβs right
to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be
required to compensate a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing
provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions
suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or the L/C
Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving
rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lenderβs or the L/C
Issuerβs intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in
Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then
the
nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period
of
retroactive effect thereof).
Β
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Β
(e)Β Β Reserves
on Eurodollar Rate Loans.Β Β The Borrower shall pay to each Lender,
as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect
to
liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits
(currently known as βEurocurrency liabilitiesβ), additional interest on the
unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan equal to the actual costs
of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such
Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall
be
due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan;
provided the Borrower shall have received at least 10 daysβ prior notice
(with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest from
such
Lender.Β Β If a Lender fails to give notice 10 days prior to the
relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and
payable 10 days from receipt of such notice.
Β
3.05Β Β Compensation
for Losses.
Β
Upon
demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to
time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such
Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result
of:
Β
(a)Β Β any
continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base
Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such
Loan
(whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or
otherwise);
Β
(b)Β Β any
failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender
to
make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base
Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or
Β
(c)Β Β any
assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the
Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant
to
SectionΒ 11.13;
Β
including
any loss of anticipated profits and any loss or expense arising from the
liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or
from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were
obtained.Β Β The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative
fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.
Β
For
purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under
this SectionΒ 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each
Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the Eurodollar RateΒ for
such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank
eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether
or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded.
Β
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Β
3.06Β Β Mitigation
Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
Β
(a)Β Β Designation
of a Different Lending Office.Β Β If any Lender requests
compensation under Section 3.04, or the Borrower is required to pay any
additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account
of
any Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice
pursuant to Section 3.02, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts
to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans
hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its
offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such
designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant
to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or
eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as
applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender to any
unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to
such
Lender.Β Β The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and
expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or
assignment.
Β
(b)Β Β Replacement
of Lenders.Β Β If any Lender requests compensation under Section
3.04, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any
Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant
to
Section 3.01, the Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with
Section 11.13.
Β
3.07Β Β Survival.
Β
All
of
the Borrowerβs obligations under this Article III shall survive
termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations
hereunder.
Β
ARTICLE
IV
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
Β
4.01Β Β Conditions
of Initial Credit Extension.
Β
The
obligation of the L/C Issuer and each Lender to make its initial Credit
Extension hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions
precedent:
Β
(a)Β Β The
Administrative Agentβs receipt of the following, each of which shall be
originals or telecopies (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise
specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan
Party, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of
governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in
form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each
of
the Lenders:
Β
(i)Β Β executed
counterparts of this Agreement, sufficient in number for distribution to the
Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Borrower;
Β
(ii)Β Β a
Note
executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Note;
Β
(iii)Β Β a
pledge
and security agreement, in substantially the form of ExhibitΒ F
(together with each other pledge and security agreement and pledge and security
agreement supplement delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.12, in each
case as amended, the βSecurity Agreementβ), duly executed by each Loan
Party, together with:
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Β
(A)Β Β certificates
representing the Pledged Equity referred to therein accompanied by undated
stock
powers executed in blank and instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt indorsed
in
blank other than those certificates and stock powers to be delivered pursuant
to
Section 6.19,
Β
(B)Β Β stamped
receipt copies of proper financing statements, duly filed on or before the
day
of the initial Credit Extension under the Uniform Commercial Code of all
jurisdictions that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable
in
order to perfect the Liens created under the Security Agreement, covering the
Collateral described in the Security Agreement,
Β
(C)Β Β completed
requests for information, dated on or before the date of the initial Credit
Extension, listing the financing statements referred to in clauseΒ (B) above
and all other effective financing statements filed in the jurisdictions referred
to in clauseΒ (B) above that name any Loan Party as debtor, together with
copies of such other financing statements,
Β
(D)Β Β evidence
of the completion of all other actions, recordings and filings of or with
respect to the Security Agreement that the Administrative Agent may deem
necessary or desirable in order to perfect the Liens created thereby,
and
Β
(E)Β Β evidence
that all other action that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or
desirable in order to perfect the Liens created under the Security Agreement
has
been taken (including receipt of duly executed payoff letters, UCC-3 termination
statements);
Β
(iv)Β Β an
intellectual property security agreement, in substantially the form of
ExhibitΒ G (together with each other intellectual property security
agreement and intellectual property security agreement supplement delivered
pursuant to SectionΒ 6.12, in each case as amended, the
βIntellectual Property Security Agreementβ), duly executed by each Loan
Party, together with evidence that all action that the Administrative Agent
may
deem necessary or desirable in order to perfect the Liens created under the
Intellectual Property Security Agreement has been taken;
Β
(v)Β Β such
certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or
other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the
Administrative Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity
of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer
in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such
Loan Party is a party or is to be a party;
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Β
(vi)Β Β such
documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require
to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and that each
of
the Borrower and each Guarantor is validly existing, in good standing and
qualified to engage in business in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease
or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such
qualification, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and except for those good standing
certificates to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.19.
Β
(vii)Β Β favorable
opinions of one or more law firms, acting as counsel to the Loan Parties,
addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender and covering such items
and subject matters as Administrative Agent may require;
Β
(viii)Β Β a
certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party either
(A)Β attaching copies of all consents, licenses and approvals required in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party,
and
the validity against such Loan Party, of the Loan Documents to which it is
a
party, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and
effect, or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so
required;
Β
(ix)Β Β a
certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying (A)
that
the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been
satisfied, and (B) that there has been no event or circumstance June 30, 2007
that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or
in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
Β
(x)Β Β certificates
attesting to the Solvency of each Loan Party, from its chief financial
officer;
Β
(xi)Β Β certified
copies of each employment agreement and other compensation arrangement with
each
officer of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries as the Administrative
Agent
shall request;
Β
(xii)Β Β evidence
that all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Loan Documents
has
been obtained and is in effect, together with the certificates of insurance,
naming the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, as an additional
insured or loss payee, as the case may be, under all insurance policies
maintained with respect to the assets and properties of the Loan Parties that
constitutes Collateral;
Β
(xiii)Β Β evidence
that the Existing Credit Agreement has been, or concurrently with the Closing
Date is being, terminated and all Liens securing obligations under the Existing
Credit Agreement have been, or concurrently with the Closing Date are being,
released; and
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Β
(xiv)Β Β such
other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the
Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any Lender
reasonably may require.
Β
(b)Β Β (i)
All
fees required to be paid to the Administrative Agent and the Arranger on or
before the Closing Date shall have been paid and (ii) all fees required to
be
paid to the Lenders on or before the Closing Date shall have been
paid.
Β
(c)Β Β Unless
waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have paid all fees,
charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly
to
such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent) to the extent invoiced
prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of such fees,
charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such
fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the
closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter
preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent).
Β
(d)Β Β Β The
Lenders shall have completed a due diligence investigation of the Borrower
and
its Subsidiaries in scope, and with results, reasonably satisfactory to the
Lenders, and shall have been given such access to the management, records,
books
of account, contracts and properties of the Borrower, the Company and its
Subsidiaries and shall have received such financial, business and other
information regarding each of the foregoing Persons and businesses as they
shall
have requested, such information to include, without limitation, information
relating to the Borrowerβs and its Subsidiaries threatened and pending
litigation, current and potential tax liabilities, accounting methods, labor
and
employment practices, insurance coverage, pension liabilities, real estate
leases, Material Contracts, existing Indebtedness, Collateral ownership,
environmental matters and other contingent liabilities; all of the information
made available to the Administrative Agent prior to July 30, 2007 shall be
complete and correct in all material respects; and no changes or developments
shall have occurred, and no new or additional information shall have been
received or discovered by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders regarding
the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries after July 30, 2007 that (A)Β either
individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect or (B)Β purports to adversely affect the
Facilities.
Β
(e)Β Β The
Lenders shall be satisfied that there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims
or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower after due and diligent
investigation, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration
or
before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) purport
to
affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or (b) either
individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely, could reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
Without
limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section
9.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified
in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be
deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with,
each
document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved
by
or acceptable or reasonably satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative
Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing
Date specifying its objection thereto.
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Β
4.02Β Β Conditions
to all Credit Extensions.
Β
The
obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other
than
a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other
Type,
or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) is subject to the following
conditions precedent:
Β
(a)Β Β The
representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party
contained in Article V or any other Loan Document, or which are contained
in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or
therewith, shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Credit
Extension, except to the extent that such representations and warranties
specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and
correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section
4.02, the representations and warranties contained in Sections
5.05(a) and (b) shall be deemed to refer to the most recent
statements furnished pursuant to SectionsΒ 6.01(a) and (b),
respectively.
Β
(b)Β Β No
Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or
from
the application of the proceeds thereof.
Β
(c)Β Β The
Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender
shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the
requirements hereof.
Β
Each
Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting
only
a conversion of Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate
Loans) submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and
warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b)
have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit
Extension.
Β
ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Β
Each
Loan
Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
that:
Β
5.01Β Β Existence,
Qualification and Power.
Β
Each
Loan
Party and each of its Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized or formed, validly
existing and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction
of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority
and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals
to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is
a
party, and (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and, as applicable, in good
standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or
operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such
qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i)
or
(c), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Β
5.02Β Β Authorization;
No Contravention.
Β
The
execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document
to
which such Person is or is to be a party have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not
(a)
contravene the terms of any of such Personβs Organization Documents; (b)
conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation
of
any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual
Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the
properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any order,
injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award
to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law other
than as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Β
5.03Β Β Governmental
Authorization; Other Consents.
Β
As
of the
Closing Date, no approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action
by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person
is necessary or required in connection with (a) the execution, delivery or
performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or
any
other Loan Document, (b)Β the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted
by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents, (c)Β the perfection or
maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (including
the
first priority nature thereof) or (d)Β the exercise by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies
in
respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral
Documents.
Β
5.04Β Β Binding
Effect.
Β
This
Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder,
will
have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party
thereto.Β Β This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document
when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of
such
Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in
accordance with its terms.
Β
5.05Β Β Financial
Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
Β
(a)Β Β The
Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise
expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof
and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except
as
otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness
and
other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
as
of the date thereof, including material liabilities for taxes, commitments
and
Indebtedness.
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(b)Β Β The
unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
dated
June 30, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations,
shareholdersβ equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on that date
(i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the
period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii)
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations
for
the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to
the
absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.
Β
(c)Β Β Since
the
date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no event or
circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
(d)Β Β The
consolidated pro forma balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
as at
June 30, 2007, and the related consolidated proΒ forma statements of income
and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the six months then
ended, certified by the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower,
copies of which have been furnished to each Lender, fairly present in all
material respects the consolidated proΒ forma financial condition of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at such date and the consolidated pro forma
results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period ended
on such date, all in accordance with GAAP.
Β
(e)Β Β The
consolidated forecasted balance sheets, statements of income and cash flows
of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 4.01
or 6.01(d) were prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions
stated therein, which assumptions the Borrower believed to be reasonable at
the
time.
Β
5.06Β Β Litigation.
Β
There
are
no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge
of the Borrower after due and diligent investigation, threatened or
contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental
Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or against
any
of their properties or revenues that (a) purport to affect or pertain to this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, or (b) either individually or in the
aggregate, if determined adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
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5.07Β Β No
Default.
Β
Neither
any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is in default under or with respect
to, or a party to, any Contractual Obligation that could, either individually
or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.Β Β No Default has occurred and is continuing or would reasonably
be expected to result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Β
5.08Β Β Ownership
of Property; Liens; Investments.
Β
(a)Β Β Each
Loan
Party and each of its Subsidiaries has good record and marketable title in
fee
simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or
used
in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as
could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
Β
(b)Β Β ScheduleΒ 5.08(b)
sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Liens on the property or assets
of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries, showing as of the date hereof
the lienholder thereof, the principal amount of the obligations secured thereby
and the property or assets of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary subject
thereto.Β Β The property of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries
is subject to no Liens, other than Liens set forth on
ScheduleΒ 5.08(b), and as otherwise permitted by Section
7.01.
Β
(c)Β Β ScheduleΒ 5.08(c)
sets forth a complete and accurate list of all real property owned by each
Loan
Party and each of its Subsidiaries, showing as of the date hereof the street
address, county or other relevant jurisdiction, state, record owner and book
and
fair value thereof.Β Β Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries has
good, marketable and insurable fee simple title to the real property owned
by
such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, free and clear of all Liens, other than
Liens created or permitted by the Loan Documents.
Β
(d)Β Β (i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ScheduleΒ 5.08(d)(i)
sets forth a complete and accurate list of all leases of real property under
which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party is the lessee, showing
as
of the date hereof the street address, county or other relevant jurisdiction,
state, lessor, lessee, expiration date and annual rental cost
thereof.Β Β Each such lease is the legal, valid and binding obligation
of the applicable Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance
with its terms.
Β
(ii)Β Β Schedule
5.08(d)(ii) sets forth a complete and accurate list of all leases of real
property under which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party is the
lessor, showing as of the date hereof the street address, county or other
relevant jurisdiction, state, lessor, lessee, expiration date and annual rental
cost thereof.Β Β Each such lease is the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the applicable Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party
in
accordance with its terms.
Β
(e)Β Β ScheduleΒ 5.08(e)
sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Investments held by any Loan
Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party on the date hereof, showing as of the
date hereof the amount, obligor or issuer and maturity, if any,
thereof.
Β
5.09Β Β Environmental
Compliance.
Β
(a)Β Β The
Loan
Parties and their respective Subsidiaries conduct in the ordinary course of
business a review of the effect of existing Environmental Laws and claims
alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any
Environmental Law on their respective businesses, operations and properties,
and
as a result thereof the Borrower has reasonably concluded that such
Environmental Laws and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
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(b)Β Β None
of
the properties currently or formerly owned or operated by any Loan Party or
any
of its Subsidiaries is listed or proposed for listing on the NPL or on the
CERCLIS or any analogous foreign, state or local list or is adjacent to any
such
property; there are no and never have been any underground or above-ground
storage tanks or any surface impoundments, septic tanks, pits, sumps or lagoons
in which Hazardous Materials are being or have been treated, stored or disposed
on any property currently owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries or, to the best of the knowledge of the Loan Parties, on any
property formerly owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries; there is no asbestos or asbestos-containing material on any
property currently owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries; and Hazardous Materials have not been released, discharged or
disposed of on any property currently or formerly owned or operated by any
Loan
Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
Β
(c)Β Β No
Loan
Party nor any Subsidiary is undertaking, and has not completed, either
individually or together with other potentially responsible parties, any
investigation or assessment or remedial or response action relating to any
actual or threatened release, discharge or disposal of Hazardous Materials
at
any site, location or operation, either voluntarily or pursuant to the order
of
any Governmental Authority or the requirements of any Environmental Law; and
all
Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated, handled or stored at, or
transported to or from, any property currently or formerly owned or operated
by
any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries have been disposed of in a manner
not
reasonably expected to result in material liability to any Loan Party or any
of
its Subsidiaries.
Β
5.10Β Β Insurance.
Β
The
properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with financially
sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, in
such
amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily
carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties
in localities where the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary
operates.
Β
5.11Β Β Taxes.
Β
The
Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal, state and other material
tax returns and reports required to be filed (other than tax returns and reports
that are subject to duly filed extensions), and have paid all Federal, state
and
other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied
or
imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and
payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been
provided in accordance with GAAP.Β Β There is no proposed tax assessment
against the Borrower or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material
Adverse Effect.Β Β Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is
party to any tax sharing agreement.
Β
5.12Β Β ERISA
Compliance.
Β
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Β
(a)Β Β Each
Plan
is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of
ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws.Β Β Each Plan that is
intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable
determination letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter is
currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, to the best
knowledge of the Borrower, nothing has occurred which would prevent, or cause
the loss of, such qualification.Β Β The Borrower and each ERISA
Affiliate have made all required material contributions to each Plan subject
to
Section 412 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension
of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made
with respect to any Plan.
Β
(b)Β Β There
are
no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened claims, actions
or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan
that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.Β Β There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the
fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
Β
(c)Β Β (i)
No
ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii)Β no
Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iii) neither the Borrower
nor
any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability
under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums
due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) neither the Borrower
nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any
liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under
Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 4201 or
4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) neither the Borrower
nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject
to
Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.
Β
(d)Β Β With
respect to each scheme or arrangement mandated by a government other than the
United States (a βForeign Government Scheme or Arrangementβ) and with
respect to each employee benefit plan maintained or contributed to by any Loan
Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party that is not subject to United States
law (a βForeign Planβ):
Β
(i)Β Β any
employer and employee contributions required by law or by the terms of any
Foreign Government Scheme or Arrangement or any Foreign Plan have been made,
or,
if applicable, accrued, in accordance with normal accounting
practices;
Β
(ii)Β Β the
fair
market value of the assets of each funded Foreign Plan, the liability of each
insurer for any Foreign Plan funded through insurance or the book reserve
established for any Foreign Plan, together with any accrued contributions,
is
sufficient to procure or provide for the accrued benefit obligations, as of
the
date hereof, with respect to all current and former participants in such Foreign
Plan according to the actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used
to
account for such obligations in accordance with applicable generally accepted
accounting principles; and
Β
(iii)Β Β each
Foreign Plan required to be registered has been registered and has been
maintained in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities.
Β
5.13Β Β Subsidiaries;
Equity Interests; Loan Parties.
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Β
The
Borrower has no Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Part
(a)
of Schedule 5.13, and all of the outstanding Equity Interests in such
Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and
are
owned by a Loan Party in the amounts specified on Part (a) of
ScheduleΒ 5.13 free and clear of all Liens except those created under
the Collateral Documents.Β Β No Loan Party has any equity investments in
any other corporation or entity other than those specifically disclosed in
Part
(b) of Schedule 5.13.Β Β All of the outstanding Equity Interests
in the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid
and non-assessable, and the Equity Interests of the Borrowerβs Subsidiaries are
clear of all Liens except those created under the Collateral
Documents.Β Β Set forth on Part (d) of Schedule 5.13 is a
complete and accurate list of all Loan Parties, showing as of the Closing Date
(as to each Loan Party) the jurisdiction of its incorporation, the address
of
its principal place of business and its U.S. taxpayer identification number
or,
in the case of any non-U.S. Loan Party that does not have a U.S. taxpayer
identification number, its unique identification number issued to it by the
jurisdiction of its incorporation.Β Β The copy of the charter of each
Loan Party and each amendment thereto provided pursuant to Section
4.01(a)(vi) is a true and correct copy of each such document, each of which
is valid and in full force and effect.
Β
5.14Β Β Margin
Regulations; Investment Company Act.
Β
(a)Β Β The
Borrower is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its
important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock
(within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit
for
the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock.
Β
(b)Β Β None
of
the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower, or any Subsidiary is or
is
required to be registered as an βinvestment companyβ under the Investment
Company Act of 1940.
Β
5.15Β Β Disclosure.
Β
The
Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all matters
known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.Β Β No report, financial
statement, certificate or other information furnished (whether in writing or
orally) by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any
Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the
negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan
Document (in each case as modified or supplemented by other information so
furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that,
with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only
that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed
to be reasonable at the time.
Β
5.16Β Β Compliance
with Laws.
Β
Each
Loan
Party and each Subsidiary thereof is in compliance in all material respects
with
the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees
applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a)
such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure
to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
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5.17Β Β Intellectual
Property; Licenses, Etc.
Β
Each
Loan
Party and each of its Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of
the
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights,
franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively,
βIP Rightsβ) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their
respective businesses, without infringing the rights of any other Person, and
Schedule 5.17 sets forth a complete and accurate list of all such IP
Rights owned by each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries.Β Β To the
best knowledge of the Borrower, no slogan or other advertising device, product,
process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now
contemplated to be employed, by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries
infringes upon any rights held by any other Person in any manner that would
reasonably be expected to create an obligation or liability to any Loan Party
in
excess of the Threshold Amount.Β Β No claim or litigation regarding any
of the foregoing is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower,
threatened, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
5.18Β Β Solvency.
Β
Each
Loan
Party is, individually and together with its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis, Solvent.
Β
5.19Β Β Casualty,
Etc.
Β
Neither
the businesses nor the properties of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries
are affected by any fire, explosion, accident, strike, lockout or other labor
dispute, drought, storm, hail, earthquake, embargo, act of God or of the public
enemy or other casualty (whether or not covered by insurance) that, either
individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Β
5.20Β Β Labor
Matters.
Β
There
are
no collective bargaining agreements or Multiemployer Plans covering the
employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date
and
neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has suffered any strikes, walkouts,
work
stoppages or other material labor difficulty within the last five
years.
Β
5.21Β Β Collateral
Documents.
Β
The
provisions of the Collateral Documents are effective to create in favor of
the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid
and
enforceable first priority Lien (subject to Liens permitted by Section
7.01) on all right, title and interest of the respective Loan Parties in the
Collateral described therein.Β Β Except for filings completed prior to
the Closing Date and as contemplated hereby and by the Collateral Documents,
no
filing or other action will be necessary to perfect or protect such
Liens.
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ARTICLE
VI
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
Β
So
long
as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation
hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall
remain outstanding, the Borrower shall, and shall (except in the case of the
covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03 and
6.11) cause each Subsidiary to:
Β
6.01Β Β Financial
Statements.
Β
Deliver
to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:
Β
(a)Β Β as
soon
as available, but in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal
year
of the Borrower (commencing with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007),
a
consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end
of
such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or
operations, shareholdersβ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting
forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal
year,
all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, such consolidated
statements to be audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an
independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing
reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, which report and opinion shall
be
prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall
not
be subject to any βgoing concernβ or like qualification or exception or any
qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit;
Β
(b)Β Β as
soon
as available, but in any event within 45 days after the end of each fiscal
quarter of each fiscal year of the Borrower (commencing with the fiscal quarter
ended September 30, 2007), a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and
its
Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related consolidated
statements of income or operations, shareholdersβ equity and cash flows for such
fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Borrowerβs fiscal year then ended,
setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding
fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of
the
previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, such consolidated statements
to
be certified by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer
or controller of the Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects
the
financial condition, results of operations, shareholdersβ equity and cash flows
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only
to
normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
Β
(c)Β Β [Intentionally
Omitted]; and
Β
(d)Β Β as
soon
as available, but in any event at least 30 days after the end of each fiscal
year of the Borrower, an annual business plan and budget of the Borrower and
its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, including forecasts prepared by management
of the Borrower, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
and
the Required Lenders, of consolidated balance sheets and statements of income
or
operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a quarterly
basis for the immediately following fiscal year.
Β
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Β
As
to any
information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(d),
the Borrower shall not be separately required to furnish such information under
Section 6.01(a) or (b), but the foregoing shall not be in
derogation of the obligation of the Borrower to furnish the information and
materials described in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) at the times
specified therein.
Β
6.02Β Β Certificates;
Other Information.
Β
Deliver
to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:
Β
(a)Β Β concurrently
with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in
SectionΒ 6.01(a) (commencing with the delivery of the financial
statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, a certificate of its
independent certified public accountants certifying such financial statements
and stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge
was
obtained of any Default or, if any such Default shall exist, stating the nature
and status of such event;
Β
(b)Β Β concurrently
with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in
SectionsΒ 6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance
Certificate signed by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer,
treasurer or controller of the Borrower, and in the event of any change in
generally accepted accounting principles used in the preparation of such
financial statements, the Borrower shall also provide, if necessary for the
determination of compliance with Section 7.11, a statement of
reconciliation conforming such financial statements to GAAP;
Β
(c)Β Β promptly
after any request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of any
detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to
the
board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of any
Loan Party by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books
of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or any audit of any of
them;
Β
(d)Β Β promptly
after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial
statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of the
Borrower, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and
registration statements which the Borrower may file or be required to file
with
the SEC under SectionΒ 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
or with any national securities exchange, and in any case not otherwise required
to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;
Β
(e)Β Β promptly
after the furnishing thereof, copies of any statement or report furnished to
any
holder of debt securities of any Loan Party or of any of its Subsidiaries
pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan or credit or similar agreement
and
not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to Section
6.01 or any other clause of this SectionΒ 6.02;
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Β
(f)Β Β promptly,
and in any event within five Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan
Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence
received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S.
jurisdiction) concerning any investigation or possible investigation or other
inquiry by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of
any
Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof;
Β
(g)Β Β not
later
than five Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any
Subsidiary thereof, copies of all notices, requests and other documents
(including amendments, waivers and other modifications) so received under or
pursuant to any instrument, indenture, loan or credit or similar agreement
and,
from time to time upon request by the Administrative Agent, such information
and
reports regarding such instruments, indentures and loan and credit and similar
agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;
Β
(h)Β Β promptly
after the assertion or occurrence thereof, notice of any action or proceeding
against or of any noncompliance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries
with any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit that could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
Β
(i)Β Β within
30
days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, (i) a report
supplementing SchedulesΒ 5.08(c), 5.08(d)(i) and
5.08(d)(ii), including an identification of all owned and leased
real
property disposed of by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof during such
fiscal year, a list and description (including the street address, county or
other relevant jurisdiction, state, record owner, book value thereof and, in
the
case of leases of property, lessor, lessee, expiration date and annual rental
cost thereof) of all real property acquired or leased during such fiscal year
and a description of such other changes in the information included in such
Schedules as may be necessary for such Schedules to be accurate and complete;
(ii) a report supplementing Schedule 5.17, setting forth (A) a list of
registration numbers for all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names
and
copyrights awarded to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof during such fiscal
year and (B) a list of all patent applications, trademark applications, service
xxxx applications, trade name applications and copyright applications submitted
by the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof during such fiscal year and the status
of each such application; and (C) a report supplementing Schedules
5.08(e) and 5.13 containing a description of all changes in the
information included in such Schedules as may be necessary for such Schedules
to
be accurate and complete, each such report to be signed by a Responsible Officer
of the Borrower and to be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent; provided that if no changes to the foregoing
described schedules are required for such schedules to be accurate and complete
in all material respects, then no such report will be required pursuant to
this
Section 6.02(i);
Β
(j)Β Β promptly,
such additional information regarding the business, financial, legal or
corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or compliance
with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender
may from time to time reasonably request; and
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Β
(k)Β Β promptly
and in any event within ten Business Days thereof, notice of the termination
of
any Carrier Contract, together with a certificate of a Responsible Officer
of
the Borrower stating which party terminated such Carrier Contract, the reason
for such termination and that such termination will not materially impair the
Borrowerβs business, condition or prospects.
Β
Documents
required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a), (b) or
6.02(d) (to the extent any such documents are included in
materials
otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so
delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which
the
Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrowerβs
website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 11.02;
or (ii)Β on which such documents are posted on the Borrowerβs behalf on an
Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the
Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website
or
whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided
that:Β Β (i) the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents
to the Administrative Agent or any Lender that requests the Borrower to deliver
such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies
is
given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Borrower shall
notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by telecopier or electronic
mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative
Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such
documents.Β Β Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every
instance the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the
Compliance Certificates required by Section 6.02(b) to the Administrative
Agent.Β Β Except for such Compliance Certificates, the Administrative
Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies
of
the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility
to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and
each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or
maintaining its copies of such documents.
Β
The
Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the
Arranger will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or
information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively,
βBorrower Materialsβ) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or
another similar electronic system (the βPlatformβ) and (b) certain of the
Lenders (each, a βPublic Lenderβ) may have personnel who do not wish to
receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its
Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may
be
engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such
Personsβ securities.Β Β The Borrower hereby agrees that it will use
commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower
Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w) all such
Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked βPUBLICβ which, at
a minimum, shall mean that the word βPUBLICβ shall appear prominently on the
first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials βPUBLIC,β the Borrower
shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arranger,
the
L/C Issuer and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing
any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and
proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of
United States Federal and state securities laws (provided that to the
extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated
as
set forth in Section 11.07); (y) all Borrower Materials marked βPUBLICβ
are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform
designated
βPublic Investor;β and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arranger shall be
entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked βPUBLICβ as being
suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated βPublic
Investor.β
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Β
6.03Β Β Notices.
Β
Promptly
notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
Β
(a)Β Β of
the
occurrence of any Default;
Β
(b)Β Β of
any
matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect;
Β
(c)Β Β of
the
occurrence of any ERISA Event;
Β
(d)Β Β of
any
material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by
any
Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, including any determination by the
Borrower referred to in Section 2.10(b); and
Β
(e)Β Β of
the
(i) occurrence of any Disposition of property or assets for which the Borrower
is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to
SectionΒ 2.05(b)(ii), (ii) occurrence of any sale of capital stock or
other Equity Interests for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory
prepayment pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(b)(iii), (iii) incurrence or
issuance of any Indebtedness for which the Borrower is required to make a
mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iv), and (iv) receipt of
any Extraordinary Receipt for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory
prepayment pursuant to Section 2.0(b)(v).
Β
Each
notice pursuant to Section 6.03 (other than Section 6.03(e) or
(f)) shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible
Officer of the
Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating
what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect
thereto.Β Β Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall
describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any
other Loan Document that have been breached.
Β
6.04Β Β Payment
of Obligations.
Β
Pay
and
discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its material obligations
and liabilities (other than those being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings), including (a) all tax liabilities, assessments and governmental
charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are
being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and
adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the Borrower
or such Subsidiary; (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become
a Lien upon its property; and (c) all Indebtedness, as and when due and payable,
but subject to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or
agreement evidencing such Indebtedness.
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Β
6.05Β Β Preservation
of Existence, Etc.
Β
(a)Β Β Preserve,
renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and good
standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a
transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05; provided
that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may consummate any merger or
consolidation permitted under SectionΒ 7.04; (b) take all reasonable
action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises
necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the
extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of its registered patents,
trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
6.06Β Β Maintenance
of Properties.
Β
(a)Β Β Maintain,
preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary
in
the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary
wear
and tear excepted, except where the failure to do would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) make all necessary repairs
thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do
so
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c)
use
the standard of care typical in the industry in the operation and maintenance
of
its facilities, except where the failure to do would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
6.07Β Β Maintenance
of Insurance.
Β
Maintain
with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of
the
Borrower, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss
or
damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same
or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily
carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons and providing for
not
less than 30 daysβ prior notice to the Administrative Agent of termination,
lapse or cancellation of such insurance.
Β
6.08Β Β Compliance
with Laws.
Β
(a)Β Β Comply
in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders,
writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property,
except in such instances in which (i) such requirement of Law or order, writ,
injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
diligently conducted; or (ii) the failure to comply therewith could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
(b)Β Β Preserve
and maintain all currently existing, or obtain any new, approvals, consents,
exemptions, authorizations, or other actions by, or notices to, or filings
with,
any Governmental Authority or any other Person that is necessary or required
in
connection with (i) the performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party
of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii)Β the maintenance of the
Liens created under the Collateral Documents (including the first priority
nature thereof) or (iii)Β the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of
the
Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
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Β
6.09Β Β Books
and Records.
Β
(a)
Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct
entries in all material respects in conformity with GAAP consistently applied
shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets
and
business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be; and (b)
maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all
applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory
jurisdiction over the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may
be.
Β
6.10Β Β Inspection
Rights.
Β
Permit
representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and
each
Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate,
financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom,
and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers,
and independent public accountants, all at the expense of the Borrower and
at
such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be
reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower;
providedthat the Agent and Lenders may not do the foregoing at the
expense of the Borrower more often than once in any fiscal year; provided
that when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any Lender
(or
any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do
any
of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal
business hours and without advance notice.
Β
6.11Β Β Use
of
Proceeds.
Β
Use
the
proceeds of (a) the Revolving Credit Loans for working capital, for Capital
Expenditures and for general corporate purposes not in contravention of any
Law
or of any Loan Document, and (b) the Term Loan to payoff the Existing Credit
Agreement and for Capital Expenditures relating to the Borrowerβs collocation
services.
Β
6.12Β Β Covenant
to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security.
Β
(a)Β Β Upon
the
formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect Subsidiary (other than
any CFC if the execution by such CFC of a Guaranty would result in material
adverse tax consequences or a Subsidiary that is held directly or indirectly
by
a CFC) by any Loan Party, then the Borrower shall, at the Borrowerβs
expense:
Β
(i)Β Β within
10Β days after such formation or acquisition, cause such Subsidiary, and
cause each direct and indirect parent of such Subsidiary (if it has not already
done so), to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a guaranty
or
guaranty supplement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, guaranteeing the other Loan Partiesβ obligations under the
Loan Documents,
Β
(ii)Β Β within
10
days after such formation or acquisition, furnish to the Administrative Agent
a
description of the real and personal properties of such Subsidiary, in detail
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
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(iii)Β Β within
15
days after such formation or acquisition, cause such Subsidiary and each direct
and indirect parent of such Subsidiary (if it has not already done so) to duly
execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent Security Agreement Supplements,
IP Security Agreement Supplements and other security and pledge agreements,
as
specified by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent (including delivery of all Pledged Interests in and of
such
Subsidiary, and other instruments of the type specified in Section
4.01(a)(iii)), securing payment of all the Obligations of such Subsidiary or
such parent, as the case may be, under the Loan Documents and constituting
Liens
on all such real and personal properties,
Β
(iv)Β Β within
30
days after such formation or acquisition, cause such Subsidiary and each direct
and indirect parent of such Subsidiary (if it has not already done so) to take
whatever action (including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing
statements, the giving of notices and the endorsement of notices on title
documents) may be necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Administrative
Agent to vest in the Administrative Agent (or in any representative of the
Administrative Agent designated by it) valid and subsisting Liens on the
properties purported to be subject to the deeds Security Agreement Supplements,
IP Security Agreement Supplements and security and pledge agreements delivered
pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.12, enforceable against all third parties
in accordance with their terms, and
Β
(v)Β Β within
60
days after such formation or acquisition, deliver to the Administrative Agent,
upon the request of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, a signed
copy of a favorable opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the
other
Secured Parties, of counsel for the Loan Parties acceptable to the
Administrative Agent as to the matters contained in clausesΒ (i), (iii) and
(iv) above, and as to such other matters as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request; provided, such opinion shall be limited to the scope
of the opinions delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(vii);
provided, that the Administrative Agent may require that such opinion
cover additional subject matters other than those subject matters covered in
the
opinions delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(vii) if the Administrative
Agent reasonably believes the inclusion of such new subjects is appropriate
or
otherwise desirable based upon such new Subsidiaryβs assets, activities,
condition or other characteristics.
Β
(b)Β Β Upon
the
acquisition of any property having a value in excess of $100,000 by any Loan
Party, if such property, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent,
shall not already be subject to a perfected first priority security interest
in
favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, then
the Borrower shall, at the Borrowerβs expense:
Β
(i)Β Β within
10
days after such acquisition, furnish to the Administrative Agent a description
of the property so acquired in detail reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent,
Β
(ii)Β Β within
15
days after such acquisition, cause the applicable Loan Party to duly execute
and
deliver to the Administrative Agent deeds of trust, trust deeds, deeds to secure
debt, mortgages, leasehold mortgages, leasehold deeds of trust, Security
Agreement Supplements, IP Security Agreement Supplements and other security
and
pledge agreements, as specified by and in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, securing payment of all the
Obligations of the applicable Loan Party under the Loan Documents and
constituting Liens on all such properties,
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Β
(iii)Β Β within
30
days after such acquisition, cause the applicable Loan Party to take whatever
action (including the recording of mortgages, the filing of Uniform Commercial
Code financing statements, the giving of notices and the endorsement of notices
on title documents) may be necessary or advisable in the opinion of the
Administrative Agent to vest in the Administrative Agent (or in any
representative of the Administrative Agent designated by it) valid and
subsisting Liens on such property, enforceable against all third
parties,
Β
(iv)Β Β within
60
days after such acquisition, deliver to the Administrative Agent, upon the
request of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, a signed copy of
a
favorable opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured
Parties, of counsel for the Loan Parties acceptable to the Administrative Agent
as to the matters contained in clausesΒ (ii) and (iii) above and as to such
other matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request,
and
Β
(v)Β Β as
promptly as practicable after any acquisition of a real property, deliver,
upon
the request of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, to the
Administrative Agent with respect to such real property title reports, surveys
and engineering, soils and other reports, and environmental assessment reports,
each in scope, form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
provided that to the extent that any Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries shall have otherwise received any of the foregoing items with
respect to such real property, such items shall, promptly after the receipt
thereof, be delivered to the Administrative Agent, provided, such opinion
shall be limited to the scope of the opinions delivered pursuant to Section
4.01(a)(vii); provided, that the Administrative Agent may require
that such opinion cover additional subject matters other than those subject
matters covered in the opinions delivered pursuant to Section
4.01(a)(vii) if the Administrative Agent reasonably believes the inclusion
of such new subjects is appropriate or otherwise desirable based upon such
new
Subsidiaryβs assets, activities, condition or other
characteristics.
Β
(c)Β Β Upon
the
request of the Administrative Agent following the occurrence and during the
continuance of a Default, the Borrower shall, at the Borrowerβs
expense:
Β
(i)Β Β within
10
days after such request, furnish to the Administrative Agent a description
of
the real and personal properties of the Loan Parties and their respective
Subsidiaries in detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
Β
(ii)Β Β within
15
days after such request, duly execute and deliver, and cause each Subsidiary
(other than any CFC or a Subsidiary that is held directly or indirectly by
a
CFC) of the Borrower (if it has not already done so) to duly execute and
deliver, to the Administrative Agent deeds of trust, trust deeds, deeds to
secure debt, mortgages, leasehold mortgages, leasehold deeds of trust, Security
Agreement Supplements, IP Security Agreement Supplements and other security
and
pledge agreements, as specified by and in form and substance satisfactory to
the
Administrative Agent (including delivery of all Pledged Equity and Pledged
Debt
in and of such Subsidiary, and other instruments of the type specified in
Section 4.01(a)(iii)), securing payment of all the Obligations of such
Subsidiary under the Loan Documents and constituting Liens on all such
properties,
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Β
(iii)Β Β within
30
days after such request, take, and cause each Subsidiary (other than any CFC
or
a Subsidiary that is held directly or indirectly by a CFC) of the Borrower
to
take, whatever action (including the recording of mortgages, the filing of
Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, the giving of notices and the
endorsement of notices on title documents) may be necessary or advisable in
the
opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Administrative Agent (or
in
any representative of the Administrative Agent designated by it) valid and
subsisting Liens on the properties purported to be subject to the deeds of
trust, trust deeds, deeds to secure debt, mortgages, leasehold mortgages,
leasehold deeds of trust, Security Agreement Supplements, IP Security Agreement
Supplements and security and pledge agreements delivered pursuant to this
SectionΒ 6.12, enforceable against all third parties in accordance
with their terms,
Β
(iv)Β Β within
60
days after such request, deliver to the Administrative Agent, upon the request
of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, a signed copy of a favorable
opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties,
of
counsel for the Loan Parties acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to the
matters contained in clausesΒ (ii) and (iii) above, and as to such other
matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and
Β
(v)Β Β as
promptly as practicable after such request, deliver, upon the request of the
Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, to the Administrative Agent with
respect to each parcel of real property owned or held by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, title reports, surveys and engineering, soils and other reports,
and environmental assessment reports, each in scope, form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that to the extent
that any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall have otherwise received
any
of the foregoing items with respect to such real property, such items shall,
promptly after the receipt thereof, be delivered to the Administrative
Agent.
Β
(d)Β Β At
any
time upon request of the Administrative Agent, promptly execute and deliver
any
and all further instruments and documents and take all such other action as
the
Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable in obtaining the full
benefits of, or (as applicable) in perfecting and preserving the Liens of,
such
guaranties, deeds of trust, trust deeds, deeds to secure debt, mortgages,
leasehold mortgages, leasehold deeds of trust, Security Agreement Supplements,
IP Security Agreement Supplements and other security and pledge
agreements.
Β
6.13Β Β Compliance
with Environmental Laws.
Β
Comply
with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits except for
failures that would not have a Material Adverse Effect; obtain and renew all
Environmental Permits necessary for its operations and properties except for
failures that would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and conduct any
investigation, study, sampling and testing, and undertake any cleanup, removal,
remedial or other action necessary to remove and clean up all Hazardous
Materials from any of its properties, in accordance with the requirements of
all
Environmental Laws except for failures that would not have a Material Adverse
Effect; provided that neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries
shall be required to undertake any such cleanup, removal, remedial or other
action to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good
faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained
with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP.
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6.14Β Β Preparation
of Environmental Reports.
Β
At
the
reasonable request of the Required Lenders from time to time, provide to the
Lenders within 60Β days after such request, at the expense of the Borrower,
an environmental site assessment report for any of its properties described
in
such request, prepared by an environmental consulting firm acceptable to the
Administrative Agent, indicating the presence or absence of Hazardous Materials
and the estimated cost of any compliance, removal or remedial action in
connection with any Hazardous Materials on such properties; without limiting
the
generality of the foregoing, if the Administrative Agent determines at any
time
that a material risk exists that any such report will not be provided within
the
time referred to above, the Administrative Agent may retain an environmental
consulting firm to prepare such report at the expense of the Borrower, and
the
Borrower hereby grants and agrees to cause any Subsidiary that owns any property
described in such request to grant at the time of such request to the
Administrative Agent, the Lenders, such firm and any agents or representatives
thereof an irrevocable non-exclusive license, subject to the rights of tenants,
to enter onto their respective properties to undertake such an
assessment.
Β
6.15Β Β Further
Assurances.
Β
Promptly
upon request by the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the
Administrative Agent, (a) correct any material defect or error that may be
discovered in any Loan Document or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing
or
recordation thereof, and (b) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record,
re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further
acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the
Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may
reasonably require from time to time in order to (i) carry out more effectively
the purposes of the Loan Documents, (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, subject any Loan Partyβs or any of its Subsidiariesβ properties,
assets, rights or interests to the Liens now or hereafter intended to be covered
by any of the Collateral Documents, (iii) perfect and maintain the validity,
effectiveness and priority of any of the Collateral Documents and any of the
Liens intended to be created thereunder and (iv) assure, convey, grant, assign,
transfer, preserve, protect and confirm more effectively unto the Secured
Parties the rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to the
Secured Parties under any Loan Document or under any other instrument executed
in connection with any Loan Document to which any Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries is or is to be a party, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to
do
so.
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6.16Β Β Compliance
with Terms of Leaseholds.
Β
Make
all
payments and otherwise perform all obligations in respect of all leases of
real
property to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, except,
in
any case, where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate,
could not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
6.17Β Β Material
Contracts.
Β
Perform
and observe all the terms and provisions of each Material Contract to be
performed or observed by it, maintain each such Material Contract in full force
and effect, enforce each such Material Contract in accordance with its terms,
take all such action to such end as may be from time to time requested by the
Administrative Agent and, upon request of the Administrative Agent, make to
each
other party to each such Material Contract such demands and requests for
information and reports or for action as any Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries is entitled to make under such Material Contract, and cause each
of
its Subsidiaries to do so.
Β
6.18Β Β Landlord
Waivers.
Β
Take
commercially reasonable actions to obtain within 90 days of the Closing Date
duly executed collateral access agreements and/or landlord waivers, in form
and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, with the
landlords of each of the Borrowerβs and its Subsidiaries leased
locations.
Β
6.19Β Β Post-Closing
Deliverables.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Deliver
to the Administrative Agent on or before the fifteenth day following the Closing
Date, or such later date as the Administrative Agent may permit in its sole
discretion, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that
the Borrower has filed all necessary certificates and documents and paid all
fines, fees, taxes and other expenses necessary for the Borrower to validly
exist, be in good standing and qualify to engage in business in the states
of
Illinois and Massachusetts.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Deliver
to the Administrative Agent on or before the forty-fifth day following the
Closing Date, or such later date as the Administrative Agent may permit in
its
sole discretion, certificates, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, representing the Pledged Equity of Sockeye Network
Solutions, Inc., Internap Holding Corporation, Internap Corporation, CO Space,
Inc., NetVmg, Inc., Internap Technologies, Inc. and XXXX.xxx, Inc. accompanied
by corresponding undated stock powers executed in blank.
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Deliver
to the Administrative Agent on or before the forty-fifth day following the
Closing Date, or such later date as the Administrative Agent may permit in
its
sole discretion,Β Β re-issued certificates, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, representing the Pledged Equity of
Vitalstream Holdings, Inc., Vitalstream Broadcasting Corporation and
Vitalstream, Inc. accompanied by corresponding undated stock powers executed
in
blank.
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(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Use
commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to the Administrative Agent on or
before the ninetieth day following the Closing Date, or such later date as
the
Administrative Agent may permit in its sole discretion, certificates, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, representing the Pledged
Equity of Internap Holdings, Inc., Internap (Bermuda) Limited, Internap
Technologies (Bermuda) Limited, Internap Network Services (Singapore) PE
Limited, Internap Network Services (Australia) Ltd., Internap Network Services
(HK) Limited and Internap Network Services Canada Co. accompanied by
corresponding undated stock powers executed in blank.
Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Deliver
to the Administrative Agent on or before the fifteenth day following the Closing
Date, or such later date as the Administrative Agent may permit in its sole
discretion, an opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, from
Lionel, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, Nevada legal counsel to the Borrower.
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ARTICLE
VII
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
Β
So
long
as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation
hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall
remain outstanding, the Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary
to, directly or indirectly:
Β
7.01Β Β Liens.
Β
Create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets
or
revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or sign or file or suffer
to
exist under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction a financing
statement that names the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as debtor, or
assign any accounts or other right to receive income, other than the
following:
Β
(a)Β Β Liens
pursuant to any Loan Document;
Β
(b)Β Β Liens
existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 5.08(b) and any
renewals or extensions thereof; provided that (i) the property covered
thereby is not changed, (ii) the amount secured or benefited thereby is not
increased except as contemplated by Section 7.02(g), (iii) the direct or
any contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed, and (iv) any renewal
or extension of the obligations secured or benefited thereby is permitted by
Section 7.02(g);
Β
(c)Β Β Liens
for
taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto
are
maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with
GAAP;
Β
(d)Β Β carriersβ,
warehousemenβs, mechanicsβ, materialmenβs, repairmenβs or other like Liens
arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period
of
more than 30 days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto
are
maintained on the books of the applicable Person;
Β
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Β
(e)Β Β pledges
or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workersβ
compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation,
other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;
Β
(f)Β Β deposits
to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than
Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance
bonds
and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of
business;
Β
(g)Β Β easements,
rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting real
property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which
do
not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject
thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of
the
applicable Person;
Β
(h)Β Β Liens
securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default
under Section 8.01(h);
Β
(i)Β Β Liens
securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(f); provided
that (i)Β such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the
property financed by such Indebtedness and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby
does not exceed the cost or fair market value, whichever is lower, of the
property being acquired on the date of acquisition; and
Β
(j)Β Β other
Liens securing Indebtedness outstanding in an aggregate principal amount not
to
exceed $250,000; provided that no such Lien shall extend to or cover any
Collateral.
Β
7.02Β Β Indebtedness.
Β
Create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
Β
(a)Β Β obligations
(contingent or otherwise) existing or arising under any Swap Contract;
provided that (i) such obligations are (or were) entered into by such
Person in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of directly mitigating
risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates or foreign exchange rates
and (ii) such Swap Contract does not contain any provision exonerating the
non-defaulting party from its obligation to make payments on outstanding
transactions to the defaulting party;
Β
(b)Β Β Indebtedness
of a Subsidiary of the Borrower owed to the Borrower or a wholly-owned
Subsidiary of the Borrower, which Indebtedness shall (i) in the case of
Indebtedness owed to a Loan Party, constitute βPledged Debtβ under the Security
Agreement, (ii) be on terms (including subordination terms) acceptable to the
Administrative Agent and (iii) be otherwise permitted under the provisions
of
Section 7.03;
Β
(c)Β Β Indebtedness
under the Loan Documents;
Β
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Β
(d)Β Β Indebtedness
outstanding on the date hereof and listed on ScheduleΒ 7.02 and any
refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that
the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such
refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount equal to a
reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses
reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal
to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and the direct or any
contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed, as a result of or in
connection with such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension; and
provided, further, that the terms relating to principal amount,
amortization, maturity, collateral (if any) and subordination (if any), and
other material terms taken as a whole, of any such refinancing, refunding,
renewing or extending Indebtedness, and of any agreement entered into and of
any
instrument issued in connection therewith, are no less favorable in any material
respect to the Loan Parties or the Lenders than the terms of any agreement
or
instrument governing the Indebtedness being refinanced, refunded, renewed or
extended and the interest rate applicable to any such refinancing, refunding,
renewing or extending Indebtedness does not exceed the then applicable market
interest rate;
Β
(e)Β Β Guarantees
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted
hereunder of the Borrower or any Guarantor;
Β
(f)Β Β Indebtedness
in respect of Capitalized Leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations and purchase
money
obligations for fixed or capital assets within the limitations set forth in
Section 7.01(i); provided that the aggregate amount of all such
Indebtedness at any one time outstanding shall not exceed
$5,000,000;
Β
(g)Β Β Indebtedness
of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower after the date hereof
in
accordance with the terms of SectionΒ 7.03(i), which Indebtedness is
existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower (other
than Indebtedness incurred solely in contemplation of such Personβs becoming a
Subsidiary of the Borrower); and
Β
(h)Β Β unsecured
Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $250,000 at any
time
outstanding.
Β
7.03Β Β Investments.
Β
Make
or
hold any Investments, except:
Β
(a)Β Β Investments
held by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the form of Cash
Equivalents;
Β
(b)Β Β advances
to officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and Subsidiaries in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000 at any time outstanding, for
relocation;
Β
(c)Β Β (i)
Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in their respective
Subsidiaries outstanding on the date hereof, (ii) additional Investments by
the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries in Loan Parties, (iii) additional Investments
by
Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Loan Parties in other Subsidiaries
that are not Loan Parties and (iv) so long as no Default has occurred and is
continuing or would result from such Investment, additional Investments by
the
Loan Parties in wholly-owned Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in an
aggregate amount invested from the date hereof not to exceed
$12,000,000;
Β
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Β
(d)Β Β Investments
consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or
notes
receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of
business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction
thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably
necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;
Β
(e)Β Β Guarantees
permitted by Section 7.02;
Β
(f)Β Β Investments
existing on the date hereof (other than those referred to in Section
7.03(c)(i)) and set forth on Schedule 5.08(e);
Β
(g)Β Β Investments
by the Borrower in Swap Contracts permitted under
SectionΒ 7.02(a);
Β
(h)Β Β the
purchase or other acquisition of all of the Equity Interests in, or all or
substantially all of the property of, any Person that, upon the consummation
thereof, will be wholly-owned directly by the Borrower or one or more of its
wholly-owned Subsidiaries (including as a result of a merger or consolidation);
provided that, with respect to each purchase or other acquisition made
pursuant to this Section 7.03(h):
Β
(i)Β Β any
such
newly-created or acquired Subsidiary shall comply with the requirements of
Section 6.12;
Β
(ii)Β Β the
lines
of business of the Person to be (or the property of which is to be) so purchased
or otherwise acquired shall be substantially the same or related or
complementary lines of business as one or more of the principal businesses
of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course;
Β
(iii)Β Β such
Investment shall not include or result in any contingent liabilities that could
reasonably be expected to be material to the business, financial condition,
operations or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole
(as determined in good faith by the board of directors (or persons performing
similar functions) of the Borrower or such Subsidiary if the board of directors
is otherwise approving such transaction and, in each other case, by a
Responsible Officer);
Β
(iv)Β Β (A)
immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to any such
purchase or other acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing and (B) immediately after giving effect to such
purchase or other acquisition, (I) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall not
be
greater than 0.75 to 1.00, such measurement to be determined on the basis of
the
financial information most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) as though such purchase or
other acquisition had been consummated as of the first day of the fiscal period
covered thereby, and (II)Β Β the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be
in pro forma compliance with each other covenant set forth in Section
7.11, such compliance to be determined on the basis of the financial
information most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) as though such purchase or
other acquisition had been consummated as of the first day of the fiscal period
covered thereby; and
Β
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Β
(v)Β Β the
Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Lender,
at
least five Business Days prior to the date on which any such purchase or other
acquisition is to be consummated, a certificate of a Responsible Officer, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and
the
Required Lenders, certifying that all of the requirements set forth in this
subsection (h) have been satisfied or will be satisfied on or prior to the
consummation of such purchase or other acquisition;
Β
(i)Β Β Investments
by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under this
Section 7.03; provided that, with respect to each Investment made
pursuant to this Section 7.03(i):
Β
(i)Β Β such
Investment shall not include or result in any contingent liabilities that could
reasonably be expected to be material to the business, financial condition,
operations or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole
(as determined in good faith by the board of directors (or persons performing
similar functions) of the Borrower or such Subsidiary if the board of directors
is otherwise approving such transaction and, in each other case, by a
Responsible Officer);
Β
(ii)Β Β such
Investment shall be in property that is part of, or in lines of business that
are, substantially the same or related or complimentaryΒ Β lines of
business as one or more of the principal businesses of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course;
Β
(iii)Β Β any
determination of the amount of such Investment shall include all cash and
noncash consideration (including the fair market value of all Equity Interests
issued or transferred to the sellers thereof, all indemnities, earnouts and
other contingent payment obligations to, and the aggregate amounts paid or
to be
paid under noncompete, consulting and other affiliated agreements with, the
sellers thereof, all write-downs of property and reserves for liabilities with
respect thereto and all assumptions of debt, liabilities and other obligations
in connection therewith) paid by or on behalf of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in connection with such Investment; and
Β
(iv)Β Β (A)
immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to any such
purchase or other acquisition, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing
and (B) immediately after giving effect to such purchase or other acquisition,
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in pro forma compliance with all
of
the covenants set forth in Section 7.11, such compliance to be determined
on the basis of the financial information most recently delivered to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or
(b) as though such Investment had been consummated as of the first
day of
the fiscal period covered thereby; and
Β
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Β
(j)Β Β other
Investments not exceeding $500,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year of the
Borrower.
Β
7.04Β Β Fundamental
Changes.
Β
Merge,
dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of
(whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially
all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor
of
any Person, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result
therefrom:
Β
(a)Β Β any
Subsidiary may merge with (i) the Borrower; provided that the Borrower
shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more other
Subsidiaries; provided that when any Loan Party is merging with another
Subsidiary, such Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving
Person;
Β
(b)Β Β any
Loan
Party may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary
liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Loan Party (other than
Holdings);
Β
(c)Β Β any
Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may dispose of all or substantially all
its
assets (including any Disposition that is in the nature of a liquidation) to
(i)
another Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or (ii) to a Loan Party;
and
Β
(d)Β Β Β in
connection with any acquisition permitted under Section 7.03, any
Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge into or consolidate with any other Person
or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it; provided
that (i) the Person surviving such merger shall be a wholly-owned Subsidiary
of
the Borrower and (ii) in the case of any such merger to which any Loan Party
(other than the Borrower) is a party, such Loan Party is the surviving
Person.
Β
7.05Β Β Dispositions.
Β
Make
any
Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition,
except:
Β
(a)Β Β Dispositions
of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
in
the ordinary course of business;
Β
(b)Β Β Dispositions
of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
Β
(c)Β Β Dispositions
of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged
for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property (ii)
the
proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase
price of such replacement property, or (iii) such dispositions are in the
ordinary course and do not exceed $100,000 in any fiscal year;
Β
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Β
(d)Β Β Dispositions
of property by any Subsidiary to the Borrower or to a wholly-owned Subsidiary;
provided that if the transferor of such property is a Guarantor, the
transferee thereof must either be the Borrower or a Guarantor;
Β
(e)Β Β Licenses
of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business; and
Β
(f)Β Β Dispositions
permitted by Section 7.04;
Β
provided
that any Disposition pursuant to Sections 7.05(a), (b),
(c), (d) and (e) shall be for fair market
value.
Β
7.06Β Β Restricted
Payments.
Β
Declare
or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation
(contingent or otherwise) to do so, or issue or sell any Equity Interests or
accept any capital contributions, except that, so long as no Default shall
have
occurred and be continuing at the time of any action described below or would
result therefrom:
Β
(a)Β Β each
Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower, any Subsidiaries of
the
Borrower that are Guarantors and any other Person that owns a direct Equity
Interest in such Subsidiary, ratably according to their respective holdings
of
the type of Equity Interest in respect of which such Restricted Payment is
being
made;
Β
(b)Β Β the
Borrower and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other
distributions payable solely in the common stock or other common Equity
Interests of such Person;
Β
(c)Β Β except
to
the extent the Net Cash Proceeds thereof are required to be applied to the
prepayment of the Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(b)(iii), the
Borrower and each Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire its
common Equity Interests with the proceeds received from the substantially
concurrent issue of new common Equity Interests; and
Β
(d)Β Β the
Borrower and each Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire its
Equity Interests from employees upon the termination of such Personβs
employment.
Β
7.07Β Β Change
in Nature of Business.
Β
Engage
in
any material line of business substantially different from those lines of
business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof
or
any business substantially related or incidental thereto.
Β
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Β
7.08Β Β Transactions
with Affiliates.
Β
Enter
into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Borrower, whether
or
not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and reasonable terms
substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be
obtainable by the Borrower or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable armβs
length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate.
Β
7.09Β Β Burdensome
Agreements.
Β
Enter
into or permit to exist any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement
or
any other Loan Document) that (a) limits the ability (i) of any Subsidiary
to
make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor or to otherwise
transfer property to or invest in the Borrower or any Guarantor, except for
any
agreement in effect (A) on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 7.09
or (B) at the time any Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, so
long
as such agreement was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person
becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower, (ii) of any Subsidiary to Guarantee
the
Indebtedness of the Borrower or (iii) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to
create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person;
provided that this clause (iii) shall not prohibit any negative pledge
incurred or provided in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under
Section 7.02(i) solely to the extent any such negative pledge relates to
the property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness; or (b) requires
the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of such Person if a Lien is granted
to secure another obligation of such Person.
Β
7.10Β Β Use
of
Proceeds.
Β
Use
the
proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly, and whether
immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock
(within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB) or to extend credit to others
for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness
originally incurred for such purpose.
Β
7.11Β Β Financial
Covenants.
Β
(a)Β Β Consolidated
Leverage Ratio.Β Β Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the
end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower to be greater than 1.50 to
1.00.
Β
(b)Β Β Consolidated
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.Β Β Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower to be less
than 1.50 to 1.00.
Β
7.12Β Β Capital
Expenditures.
Β
Make
or
become legally obligated to make any Capital Expenditure, except for Capital
Expenditures in the ordinary course of business not exceeding, in the aggregate
for the Borrower and it Subsidiaries during each fiscal year set forth below,
the amount set forth opposite such fiscal year:
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Β
Fiscal
Year
|
Β Β |
Amount
|
Β | |
2007
|
Β | $ |
25,000,000
|
Β |
2008
|
Β | $ |
25,000,000
|
Β |
2009
|
Β | $ |
25,000,000
|
Β |
2010
|
Β | $ |
25,000,000
|
Β |
2011
|
Β | $ |
25,000,000
|
Β |
Β
provided
that so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from
such expenditure, any portion of any amount set forth above, if not expended
in
the fiscal year for which it is permitted above, may be carried over for
expenditure in the next following fiscal year; and provided,
further, if any such amount is so carried over, it will be deemed
used in
the applicable subsequent fiscal year before the amount set forth opposite
such
fiscal year above; and provided, further, that any Capital
Expenditures made with the proceeds of the Term Loan shall not shall not be
counted against the limits set forth above.
Β
7.13Β Β Amendments
of Organization Documents.
Β
Amend
any
of its Organization Documents.
Β
7.14Β Β Accounting
Changes.
Β
Make
any
change in (a)Β accounting policies or reporting practices, except as
required by GAAP, or (b)Β fiscal year.
Β
7.15Β Β Prepayments,
Etc. of Indebtedness.
Β
Prepay,
redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity
thereof in any manner, or make any payment in violation of any subordination
terms of, any Indebtedness, except (a)Β the prepayment of the Credit
Extensions in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (b)Β regularly
scheduled or required repayments or redemptions of Indebtedness set forth in
Schedule 7.02 and refinancings and refundings of such Indebtedness in
compliance with Section 7.02(g).
Β
7.16Β Β Amendment,
Etc. of Indebtedness.
Β
Amend,
modify or change in any manner any term or condition of any Indebtedness set
forth in Schedule 7.02, except for any refinancing, refunding, renewal or
extension thereof permitted by Section 7.02(g).
Β
ARTICLE
VIII
EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Β
8.01Β Β Events
of Default.
Β
Any
of
the following shall constitute an Event of Default:
Β
(a)Β Β Non-Payment.Β Β The
Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to (i) pay when and as required to be
paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation or
deposit any funds as Cash Collateral in respect of L/C Obligations, or (ii)
pay
within three days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on
any
L/C Obligation, or any fee due hereunder, or (iii) pay within five days after
the same becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other
Loan
Document; or
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Β
(b)Β Β Specific
Covenants.Β Β (i) The Borrower fails to perform or observe any term,
covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 6.01, 6.02,
6.03, 6.05, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.14, or
Article
VII, (ii) any of the Guarantors fails to perform or observe any
term, covenant or agreement contained in Article X or (iii) any of the
Loan Parties fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement
contained in Section 2.04, 5.01, or 5.02, of the Security Agreement;
or
Β
(c)Β Β Other
Defaults.Β Β Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other
covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(a) or (b)
above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed
and such failure continues for 30 days; or
Β
(d)Β Β Representations
and Warranties.Β Β Any representation, warranty, certification or
statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any
other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document
delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading
when made or deemed made; or
Β
(e)Β Β Cross-Default.Β Β (i)
Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof (A) fails to make any payment when
due
(whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand,
or
otherwise) after giving effect to any applicable grace or cure periods in
respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than Indebtedness hereunder
and
Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) (I) owed to any Secured Party or Affiliate
thereof, or (II) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn
committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors
under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than the Threshold
Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition
relating to any such Indebtedness or Guarantee or contained in any instrument
or
agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs,
the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder
or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such
Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or
beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required,
such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid,
defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase,
prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated
maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect
thereof to be demanded; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early
Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any
event
of default under such Swap Contract as to which a Loan Party or any Subsidiary
thereof is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any
Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which a Loan
Party or any Subsidiary thereof is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in
either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by such Loan Party or such
Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount;
or
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Β
(f)Β Β Insolvency
Proceedings, Etc.Β Β Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof
institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor
Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies
for
or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator,
liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material
part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator,
liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the
application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged
or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief
Law
relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property
is
instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or
unstayed for 60 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such
proceeding; or
Β
(g)Β Β Inability
to Pay Debts; Attachment.Β Β (i) Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary
thereof becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally
to
pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment
or
execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material
part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully
bonded within 30 days after its issue or levy; or
Β
(h)Β Β Judgments.Β Β There
is entered against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof (i) one or more
final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (as
to
all such judgments and orders) exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent
not
covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer is rated
at
least βAβ by A.M. Best Company, has been notified of the potential claim and
does not dispute coverage), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments
that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement
proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B)
there is a period of 10 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement
of
such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect;
or
Β
(i)Β Β ERISA.Β Β (i)
An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan
which
has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the
Borrower under TitleΒ IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or
the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (ii)
the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration
of
any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its
withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan
in
an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or
Β
(j)Β Β Invalidity
of Loan Documents.Β Β Any provision of any Loan Document, at any
time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly
permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the
Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party or any
other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any
provision of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or
further liability or obligation under any provision of any Loan Document, or
purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any provision of any Loan Document;
or
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Β
(k)Β Β Change
of Control.Β Β There occurs any Change of Control; or
Β
(l)Β Β Collateral
Documents.Β Β Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof
pursuant to SectionΒ 4.01 or 6.12 shall for any reason (other
than pursuant to the terms thereof) cease to create a valid and perfected first
priority Lien (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01) on the
Collateral purported to be covered thereby.
Β
8.02Β Β Remedies
upon Event of Default.
Β
If
any
Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall,
at
the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any
or
all of the following actions:
Β
(a)Β Β declare
the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer
to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments
and
obligation shall be terminated;
Β
(b)Β Β declare
the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued
and
unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any
other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment,
demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived by the Borrower;
Β
(c)Β Β require
that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal
to
the then Outstanding Amount thereof);
Β
(d)Β Β exercise
on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer all rights and remedies
available to it, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under the Loan Documents;
and
Β
(e)Β Β require
that Borrower and its Subsidiaries enter into Cash Collateral Accounts with
respect to any or all of their deposit accounts and securities
accounts;
Β
provided
that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief
with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States,
the
obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer
to
make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal
amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid
shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower
to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically
become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent
or any Lender.
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Β
8.03Β Β Application
of Funds.
Β
After
the
exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans
have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations
have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in
the
proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the
Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following
order:
Β
First,
to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities,
expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel
to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article III)
payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;
Β
Second,
to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities
and
other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable
to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer (including fees, charges and disbursements
of
counsel to the respective Lenders and the L/C Issuer (including fees and time
charges for attorneys who may be employees of any Lender or the L/C Issuer)
and
amounts payable under Article III, ratably among them in proportion to
the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to
them;
Β
Third,
to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid
Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans, L/C Borrowings and other
Obligations, ratably among the Lenders and the L/C Issuer in proportion to
the
respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to
them;
Β
Fourth,
to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal
of
the Loans, L/C Borrowings and amounts owing under Secured Hedge Agreements
and
Secured Cash Management Agreements, ratably among the Lenders, the L/C Issuer,
the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks in proportion to the respective
amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;
Β
Fifth,
to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, to Cash
Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn
amount of Letters of Credit; and
Β
Last,
the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid
in
full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.
Β
Subject
to Section 2.03(c), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate
undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall
be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they
occur.Β Β If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all
Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount
shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth
above.
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Β
ARTICLE
IX
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT
Β
9.01Β Β Appointment
and Authority.
Β
(a)Β Β Each
of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America
to
act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other
Loan
Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its
behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent
by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto.Β Β The provisions of this Article are
solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C
Issuer, and neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall have rights
as a
third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.
Β
(b)Β Β The
Administrative Agent shall also act as the βcollateral agentβ under the
Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (in its capacities as a Lender, Swing
Line Lender (if applicable), potential Hedge Bank and potential Cash Management
Bank) and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the
Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and the L/C Issuer
for
purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral
granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together
with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental
thereto.Β Β In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as βcollateral
agentβ and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the
Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.05 for purposes of holding or
enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under
the
Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder
at
the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits
of
all provisions of this Article IX and Article XI (including
SectionΒ 11.04(c), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and
attorneys-in-fact were the βcollateral agentβ under the Loan Documents) as if
set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
Β
9.02Β Β Rights
as a Lender.
Β
The
Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights
and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise
the
same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term βLenderβ or
βLendersβ shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context
otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent
hereunder in its individual capacity.Β Β Such Person and its Affiliates
may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in
any
other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with
the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person
were
not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor
to the Lenders.
Β
9.03Β Β Exculpatory
Provisions.
Β
The
Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those
expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents.Β Β Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
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Β
(a)Β Β shall
not
be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether
a
Default has occurred and is continuing;
Β
(b)Β Β shall
not
have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary
powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby
or
by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to
exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number
or
percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the
other Loan Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not
be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its
counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary
to
any Loan Document or applicable law; and
Β
(c)Β Β shall
not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents,
have
any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose,
any
information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is
communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent
or
any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
Β
The
Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken
by it
(i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other
number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the
Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under
the
circumstances as provided in Sections 11.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in
the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.Β Β The
Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless
and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent
by
the Borrower, a Lender or the L/C Issuer.
Β
The
Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain
or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in
connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents
of
any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder
or
in connection herewith or therewith, (iii)Β the performance or observance of
any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein
or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability,
effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or
any
other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority
of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value
or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition
set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm
receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative
Agent.
Β
9.04Β Β Reliance
by Administrative Agent.
Β
The
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any
liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent,
statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic
message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed
by
it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by
the
proper Person.Β Β The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any
statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been
made
by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying
thereon.Β Β In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to
the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms
must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the
Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such
Lender or the L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received
notice to the contrary from such Lender or the L/C Issuer prior to the making
of
such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit.Β Β The
Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for
the
Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall
not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the
advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
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Β
9.05Β Β Delegation
of Duties.
Β
The
Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its
rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through
any
one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent.Β Β The
Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its
duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related
Parties.Β Β The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to
any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and
any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection
with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as
activities as Administrative Agent.
Β
9.06Β Β Resignation
of Administrative Agent.
Β
The
Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the
Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Borrower.Β Β Upon receipt of any such
notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in
consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank
with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with
an
office in the United States.Β Β If no such successor shall have been so
appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment
within 30Β days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its
resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders
and the L/C Issuer, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the
qualifications set forth above; provided that if the Administrative Agent
shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted
such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective
in
accordance with such notice and (a)Β the retiring Administrative Agent shall
be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other
Loan
Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer under any of
the
Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such
collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is
appointed) and (b)Β all payments, communications and determinations provided
to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made
by
or to each Lender and the L/C Issuer directly, until such time as the Required
Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this
Section.Β Β Upon the acceptance of a successorβs appointment as
Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become
vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring
(or
retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall
be
discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other
Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this
Section).Β Β The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor
Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor
unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such
successor.Β Β After the retiring Administrative Agentβs resignation
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article
and
SectionΒ 11.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such
retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related
Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them
while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative
Agent.
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Β
Any
resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section
shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer and Swing Line
Lender.Β Β Upon the acceptance of a successorβs appointment as
Administrative Agent hereunder, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become
vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring
L/C
Issuer and Swing Line Lender, (ii) the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender
shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations
hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (iii) the successor L/C Issuer
shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if
any,
outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements
satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations
of
the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.
Β
9.07Β Β Non-Reliance
on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.
Β
Each
Lender and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that it has, independently and without
reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their
Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this
Agreement.Β Β Each Lender and the L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it
will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any
other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and
information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make
its
own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement,
any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished
hereunder or thereunder.
Β
9.08Β Β No
Other Duties, Etc.
Β
Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Bookrunners or Arrangers
listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or
responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except
in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the
L/C
Issuer hereunder.
Β
9.09Β Β Administrative
Agent May File Proofs of Claim.
Β
In
case
of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other
judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent
(irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall
then
be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and
irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand
on
the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such
proceeding or otherwise
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Β
(a)Β Β to
file
and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing
and
unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that
are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or
advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the
Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the
Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other
amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent under
Sections 2.03(i) and (j), 2.09 and 11.04) allowed in
such judicial proceeding; and
Β
(b)Β Β to
collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on
any
such claims and to distribute the same;
Β
and
any
custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other
similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each
Lender and the L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent
and,
if the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments
directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, to pay to the Administrative Agent
any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other
amounts due the Administrative Agent under SectionsΒ 2.09 and
11.04.
Β
Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to
authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the L/C
Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition
affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to
authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender
or the L/C Issuer or in any such proceeding.
Β
9.10Β Β Collateral
and Guaranty Matters.
Β
The
Lenders and the L/C Issuer irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent,
at
its option and in its discretion,
Β
(a)Β Β to
release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent
under any Loan Document (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and
payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification
obligations) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit, (ii)
that is sold or to be sold as part of or in connection with any sale permitted
hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or (iii)Β Β if approved,
authorized or ratified in writing in accordance with Section
11.01;
Β
(b)Β Β to
release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person
ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder;
and
Β
(c)Β Β to
subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative
Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that
is
permitted by Section 7.01(i).
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Β
Upon
request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will
confirm in writing the Administrative Agentβs authority to release or
subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release
any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this
Section 9.10.Β Β In each case as specified in this Section
9.10, the Administrative Agent will, at the Borrowerβs 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
assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents or
to
subordinate its interest in such item, or to release such Guarantor from its
obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of
the
Loan Documents and this Section 9.10.
Β
ARTICLE
X
CONTINUING
GUARANTY
Β
10.01Β Β Guaranty.
Β
Each
Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally guarantees, as a guaranty of
payment and performance and not merely as a guaranty of collection, prompt
payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, upon
acceleration, demand or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of any and
all
of the Obligations, whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees,
indemnities, damages, costs, expenses or otherwise, of the Borrower to the
Secured Parties, arising hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including
all renewals, extensions, amendments, refinancings and other modifications
thereof and all costs, attorneysβ fees and expenses incurred by the Secured
Parties in connection with the collection or enforcement
thereof).Β Β The Administrative Agentβs books and records showing the
amount of the Obligations shall be admissible in evidence in any action or
proceeding, and shall be binding upon such Guarantor, and conclusive (absent
manifest error) for the purpose of establishing the amount of the
Obligations.Β Β This Guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness,
validity, regularity or enforceability of the Obligations or any instrument
or
agreement evidencing any Obligations, or by the existence, validity,
enforceability, perfection, non-perfection or extent of any collateral therefor,
or by any fact or circumstance relating to the Obligations which might otherwise
constitute a defense to the obligations of such Guarantor under this Guaranty,
and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or
hereafter acquire in any way relating to any or all of the foregoing.
Β
10.02Β Β Rights
of Lenders.
Β
Each
Guarantor consents and agrees that the Secured Parties may, at any time and
from
time to time, without notice or demand, and without affecting the enforceability
or continuing effectiveness hereof:Β Β (a) amend, extend, renew,
compromise, discharge, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment
or
the terms of the Obligations or any part thereof; (b) take, hold, exchange,
enforce, waive, release, fail to perfect, sell, or otherwise dispose of any
security for the payment of this Guaranty or any Obligations; (c) apply such
security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Administrative
Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders in their sole discretion may determine;
and (d) release or substitute one or more of any endorsers or other guarantors
of any of the Obligations.Β Β Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, each Guarantor consents to the taking of, or failure to take, any
action which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risks of such
Guarantor under this Guaranty or which, but for this provision, might operate
as
a discharge of such Guarantor.
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Β
10.03Β Β Certain
Waivers.
Β
Each
Guarantor waives (a) any defense arising by reason of any disability or other
defense of the Borrower or any other guarantor, or the cessation from any cause
whatsoever (including any act or omission of any Secured Party) of the liability
of the Borrower; (b) any defense based on any claim that such Guarantorβs
obligations exceed or are more burdensome than those of the Borrower; (c) the
benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Guarantorβs liability
hereunder; (d) any right to proceed against the Borrower, proceed against or
exhaust any security for the Obligations, or pursue any other remedy in the
power of any Secured Party whatsoever; (e) any benefit of and any right to
participate in any security now or hereafter held by any Secured Party; and
(f)
to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all other defenses or benefits
that may be derived from or afforded by applicable law limiting the liability
of
or exonerating guarantors or sureties.Β Β Each
Guarantor expressly waives all
setoffs and counterclaims and all presentments, demands for payment or
performance, notices of nonpayment or nonperformance, protests, notices of
protest, notices of dishonor and all other notices or demands of any kind or
nature whatsoever with respect to the Obligations, and all notices of acceptance
of this Guaranty or of the existence, creation or incurrence of new or
additional Obligations, including, but not limited to, the benefits of Official
Code of Georgia Β§ 10-7-24, as amended, or any similar statute.Β Β As
provided below, this Guaranty shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of Georgia.
Β
10.04Β Β Obligations
Independent.
Β
The
obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are those of primary obligor, and not
merely as surety, and are independent of the Obligations and the obligations
of
any other guarantor, and a separate action may be brought against any Guarantor
to enforce this Guaranty whether or not the Borrower or any other person or
entity is joined as a party.
Β
10.05Β Β Subrogation.
Β
No
Guarantor shall exercise any right of subrogation, contribution, indemnity,
reimbursement or similar rights with respect to any payments it makes under
this
Guaranty until all of the Obligations and any amounts payable under this
Guaranty have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full and the Commitments
and the Facilities are terminated.Β Β If any amounts are paid to any
Guarantor in violation of the foregoing limitation, then such amounts shall
be
held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties and shall forthwith be
paid
to the Secured Parties to reduce the amount of the Obligations, whether matured
or unmatured.
Β
10.06Β Β Termination;
Reinstatement.
Β
This
Guaranty is a continuing and irrevocable guaranty of all Obligations now or
hereafter existing and shall remain in full force and effect until all
Obligations and any other amounts payable under this Guaranty are indefeasibly
paid in full in cash and the Commitments and the Facilities with respect to
the
Obligations are terminated.Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, this
Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect or be revived, as the case
may
be, if any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Guarantor is made,
or
any of the Secured Parties exercises its right of setoff, in respect of the
Obligations and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof
is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set
aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by any
of
the Secured Parties in their discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver
or
any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief
Laws
or otherwise, all as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not
occurred and whether or not the Secured Parties are in possession of or have
released this Guaranty and regardless of any prior revocation, rescission,
termination or reduction.Β Β The obligations of each Guarantor under
this paragraph shall survive termination of this Guaranty.
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Β
10.07Β Β Subordination.
Β
Each
Guarantor hereby subordinates the payment of all obligations and indebtedness
of
the Borrower owing to such Guarantor, whether now existing or hereafter arising,
including but not limited to any obligation of the Borrower to such Guarantor
as
subrogee of the Secured Parties or resulting from such Guarantors performance
under this Guaranty, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all
Obligations.Β Β If the Secured Parties so request, any such obligation
or indebtedness of the Borrower to any Guarantor shall be enforced and
performance received by such Guarantor as trustee for the Secured Parties and
the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the Secured Parties on account of
the
Obligations, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability
of
such Guarantor under this Guaranty.
Β
10.08Β Β Stay
of Acceleration.
Β
If
acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Obligations is stayed, in
connection with any case commenced by or against any Guarantor or the Borrower
under any Debtor Relief Laws, or otherwise, all such amounts shall nonetheless
be payable by such Guarantor immediately upon demand by the Secured
Parties.
Β
10.09Β Β Condition
of Borrower.
Β
Each
Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it has the sole responsibility for,
and
has adequate means of, obtaining from the Borrower and any other guarantor
such
information concerning the financial condition, business and operations of
the
Borrower and any such other guarantor as such Guarantor requires, and that
none
of the Secured Parties has any duty, and such Guarantor is not relying on the
Secured Parties at any time, to disclose to such Guarantor any information
relating to the business, operations or financial condition of the Borrower
or
any other guarantor (such Guarantor waiving any duty on the part of the Secured
Parties to disclose such information and any defense relating to the failure
to
provide the same).
Β
ARTICLE
XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Β
11.01Β Β Amendments,
Etc.
Β
No
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan
Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required
Lenders and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be,
and
acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall
be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for
which given; provided that no such amendment, waiver or consent
shall:
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Β
(a)Β Β waive
any
condition set forth in Section 4.01 (other than Section 4.01(b)(i)
or (c)), or, in the case of the initial Credit Extension,
SectionΒ 4.02, without the written consent of each
Lender;
Β
(b)Β Β without
limiting the generality of clause (a) above, waive any condition set forth
in
Section 4.02 as to any Credit Extension under a particular Facility
without the written consent of the Required Revolving Lenders or the Required
Term Loan Lenders, as the case may be;
Β
(c)Β Β extend
or
increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated
pursuant to Section 8.02) without the written consent of such
Lender;
Β
(d)Β Β postpone
any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for (i) any payment
(excluding mandatory prepayments) of principal, interest, fees or other amounts
due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under such other Loan Document
without the written consent of each Lender entitled to such payment or (ii)
any
scheduled reduction of any Facility hereunder or under any other Loan Document
without the written consent of each Appropriate Lender;
Β
(e)Β Β reduce
the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or
L/C
Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iv) of the second proviso to this Section
11.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan
Document, or change the manner of computation of Consolidated EBITDA used in
determining the Applicable Rate that would result in a reduction of any interest
rate on any Loan or any fee payable hereunder without the written consent of
each Lender entitled to such amount; provided that only the consent of
the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of βDefault
Rateβ or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest or Letter of
Credit Fees at the Default Rate;
Β
(f)Β Β change
(i) Section 8.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of
payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender or (ii)
the
order of application of any reduction in the Commitments or any prepayment
of
Loans among the Facilities from the application thereof set forth in the
applicable provisions of SectionΒ 2.05(b) or 2.06(b),
respectively, in any manner that materially and adversely affects the Lenders
under a Facility without the written consent of (i)Β if such Facility is the
Term Loan Facility, the Required Term Loan Lenders, and (ii)Β if such
Facility is the Revolving Credit Facility, the Required Revolving
Lenders;
Β
(g)Β Β change
(i) any provision of this Section 11.01 or the definition of βRequired
Lendersβ or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of
Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or
make any determination or grant any consent hereunder (other than the
definitions specified in clause (ii) of this Section 11.01(g)), without
the written consent of each Lender or (ii) the definition of βRequired Revolving
Lenders,β or βRequired Term Loan Lenders,β or without the written consent of
each Lender under the applicable Facility;
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Β
(h)Β Β release
all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of
related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;
Β
(i)Β Β release
all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty, without the written
consent of each Lender, except to the extent the release of any Subsidiary
from
the Guaranty is permitted pursuant to Section 9.10 (in which case such
release may be made by the Administrative Agent acting alone); or
Β
(j)Β Β impose
any greater restriction on the ability of any Lender under a Facility to assign
any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the written consent of (i)
if
such Facility is the Term Loan Facility, the Required Term Loan Lenders and
(ii)
if such Facility is the Revolving Credit Facility, the Required Revolving
Lenders;
Β
and
provided, further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall,
unless in writing and signed by the L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders
required above, affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuer under this
Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or
to
be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing
and signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above,
affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement;
(iii)
no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the
Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the
rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other
Loan Document; (iv) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges
thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties
thereto.Β Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no
Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment,
waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may
not
be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender.
Β
11.02Β Β Notices;
Effectiveness; Electronic Communications.
Β
(a)Β Β Notices
Generally.Β Β Except in the case of notices and other communications
expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in
subsection (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein
shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service,
mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier as follows, and
all
notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given
by
telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as
follows:
Β
(i)Β Β if
to the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender,
to
the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number
specified for such Person on Schedule 11.02; and
Β
(ii)Β Β if
to any
other Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or
telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.
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Β
Notices
sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered
mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by
telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not
given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have
been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the
recipient).Β Β Notices delivered through electronic communications to
the extent provided in subsection (b) below shall be effective as provided
in
such subsection (b).
Β
(b)Β Β Electronic
Communications.Β Β Notices and other communications to the Lenders
and the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic
communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant
to
procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the
foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant
to
Article II if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified
the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such
Article by electronic communication.Β Β The Administrative Agent or the
Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other
communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to
procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may
be limited to particular notices or communications.
Β
Unless
the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i)Β notices and other
communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the
senderβs receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by
the βreturn receipt requestedβ function, as available, return e-mail or other
written acknowledgement); provided that if such notice or other
communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient,
such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening
of
business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii)Β notices or
communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed
received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address
as described in the foregoing clauseΒ (i) of notification that such notice
or communication is available and identifying the website address
therefor.
Β
(c)Β Β The
Platform.Β Β THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED βAS ISβ AND βAS
AVAILABLE.βΒ Β THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE
ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE
PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM
THE
BORROWER MATERIALS.Β Β NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR
STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR
OTHER
CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER
MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM.Β Β In no event shall the Administrative Agent
or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the βAgent Partiesβ) have
any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person
for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in
tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrowerβs or the Administrative
Agentβs transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the
extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined
by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment
to
have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent
Party; provided that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability
to the Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for indirect,
special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct
or
actual damages).
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Β
(d)Β Β Change
of Address, Etc.Β Β Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent,
the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender may change its address, telecopier
or
telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to
the
other parties hereto.Β Β Each other Lender may change its address,
telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder
by
notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing
Line Lender.Β Β In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the
Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent
has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number,
telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices and other
communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such
Lender.Β Β Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one
individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected
the βPrivate Side Informationβ or similar designation on the content declaration
screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate,
in
accordance with such Public Lenderβs compliance procedures and applicable Law,
including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference
to
Borrower Materials that are not made available through the βPublic Side
Informationβ portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public
information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of
United States Federal or state securities laws.
Β
(e)Β Β Reliance
by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders.Β The
Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely
and act upon any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices and Swing
Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if
(i)
such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or
were
not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii)
the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation
thereof.Β Β The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the
L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses,
costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person
on
each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower.Β Β All
telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the
Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each
of
the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.
Β
11.03Β Β No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
Β
No
failure by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent to exercise,
and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or
privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver
thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power
or
privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.Β Β The rights,
remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other
Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers
and privileges provided by law.
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Β
11.04Β Β Expenses;
Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Costs
and
Expenses.Β Β The Borrower shall pay (i)Β all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates
(including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the
Administrative Agent), in connection with the syndication of the credit
facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution,
delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
or
any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof
(whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be
consummated), (ii)Β all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the
L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension
of
any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii)Β all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any
Lender or the L/C Issuer (including the fees, charges and disbursements of
any
counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C
Issuer).
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Indemnification
by the Borrower.Β Β The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative
Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the L/C Issuer, and each
Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called
an
βIndemniteeβ) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and
all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the
fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee), and shall
indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges
and
disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, incurred
by
any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by
the
Borrower or any other Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as
a
result of (i)Β the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan
Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the
performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder
or
thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof)
and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the
other
Loan Documents, (ii)Β any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed
use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer to honor
a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in
connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter
of Credit), (iii)Β any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous
Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any
of
its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv)Β any actual or prospective
claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing,
whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third
party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of the Borrowerβs or
such Loan Partyβs directors, shareholders or creditors, and regardless of
whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity
shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x)Β are determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have
resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee
or
(y)Β result from a claim brought by the Borrower or any other Loan Party
against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemniteeβs obligations
hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if the Borrower or such Loan Party
has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim
as
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
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Β
(c)Β Β Reimbursement
by Lenders.Β Β To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails
to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsectionΒ (a) orΒ (b) of
this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent
thereof), the L/C Issuer or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each
Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such
sub-agent), the L/C Issuer or such Related Party, as the case may be, such
Lenderβs Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable
unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount;
provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim,
damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or
asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or the L/C
Issuer in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the
foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or L/C
Issuer in connection with such capacity.Β Β The obligations of the
Lenders under this subsectionΒ (c) are subject to the provisions of
SectionΒ 2.12(d).
Β
(d)Β Β Waiver
of Consequential Damages, Etc.Β Β To the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, each party hereto agrees not to assert, and hereby waives,
any
claim against any other party hereto or such partyβs Related Parties, on any
theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages
(as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with,
or
as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or
instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby,
any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.Β Β No
Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above nor any Loan Party or Related
Party thereof shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended
recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended
recipients by such Indemnitee, such Loan Party, or such Related Party, as the
case may be, through telecommunications, electronic or other information
transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for
direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of such Indemnitee, such Loan Party or such Related Party, as the
case may be, as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court
of
competent jurisdiction.
Β
(e)Β Β Payments.Β Β All
amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten Business
Days
after demand therefor.
Β
(f)Β Β Survival.Β Β The
agreements in this Section shall survive the resignation of the Administrative
Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, the replacement of any Lender,
the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction
or
discharge of all the other Obligations.
Β
11.05Β Β Payments
Set Aside.
Β
To
the
extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the
Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent,
the L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment
or
the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated,
declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including
pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, the L/C
Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver
or
any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief
Law
or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part
thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued
in
full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had
not occurred, and (b) each Lender and the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay
to
the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication)
of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent,
plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such
payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time
to
time in effect.Β Β The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer
under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full
of
the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
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Β
11.06Β Β Successors
and Assigns.
Β
(a)Β Β Successors
and Assigns Generally.Β Β The provisions of this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither the Borrower nor
any other Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative
Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of
its
rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with
the
provisions of Section 11.06(b), (ii) by way of participation in
accordance with the provisions of Section 11.06(d), or (iii) by way of
pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of
Section 11.06(f) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any
party hereto shall be null and void).Β Β Nothing in this Agreement,
expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than
the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby,
Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and,
to
the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the
Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
Β
(b)Β Β Assignments
by Lenders.Β Β Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more
assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitment(s) and the Loans (including for
purposes of this Section 11.06(b), participations in L/C Obligations and
in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it); provided that any such
assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
Β
(i)Β Β Minimum
Amounts.
Β
(A)Β Β in
the
case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lenderβs
Commitment under any Facility and the Loans at the time owing to it under such
Facility or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender
or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
Β
(B)Β Β in
any
case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount
of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder)
or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance
of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined
as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment
is
delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if βTrade Dateβ is specified in the
Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than
$5,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit
Facility, or $1,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of either
Term
Loan Facility, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents
(each
such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that
concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent
assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible Assignee
(or
to an Eligible Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated
as a
single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has
been met.
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Β
(ii)Β Β Proportionate
Amounts.Β Β Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment
of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenderβs rights and obligations
under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned,
except that this clause (ii) shall not (A) apply to the Swing Line Lenderβs
rights and obligations in respect of Swing Line Loans or (B) prohibit any Lender
from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate
Facilities on a non-pro rata basis.
Β
(iii)Β Β Required
Consents.Β Β No consent shall be required for any assignment except
to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in
addition:
Β
(A)Β Β the
consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default has occurred and
is
continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender,
an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;
Β
(B)Β Β the
consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of (1) any
Term Loan Commitment or Revolving Credit Commitment if such assignment is to
a
Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment in respect of the applicable
Facility, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such
Lender or (2) any Term Loan to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate
of a
Lender or an Approved Fund;
Β
(C)Β Β the
consent of the L/C Issuer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed) shall be required for any assignment that increases the obligation
of
the assignee to participate in exposure under one or more Letters of Credit
(whether or not then outstanding); and
Β
(D)Β Β the
consent of the Swing Line Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld
or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Revolving
Credit Facility.
Β
(iv)Β Β Assignment
and Assumption.Β Β The parties to each assignment shall execute and
deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together
with
a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided that
the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such
processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment.Β Β The
assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent
an
Administrative Questionnaire.
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Β
(v)Β Β No
Assignment to Borrower.Β Β No such assignment shall be made to the
Borrower or any of the Borrowerβs Affiliates or Subsidiaries.
Β
(vi)Β Β No
Assignment to Natural Persons.Β Β No such assignment shall be made
to a natural person.
Β
Subject
to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to
subsectionΒ (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified
in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party
to
this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment
and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this
Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the
interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its
obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and
Assumption covering all of the assigning Lenderβs rights and obligations under
this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue
to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05
and 11.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the
effective date of such assignment.Β Β Upon request, the Borrower (at its
expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender.Β Β Any
assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement
that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of
this
Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and
obligations in accordance with Section 11.06(d).
Β
(c)Β Β Register.Β Β The
Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the
Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agentβs Office a copy of each
Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation
of
the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal
amounts of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to
the
terms hereof from time to time (the βRegisterβ).Β Β The entries
in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register
pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this
Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.Β Β The Register shall
be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable
time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
Β
(d)Β Β Participations.Β Β Any
Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower
or
the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a
natural person or the Borrower or any of the Borrowerβs Affiliates or
Subsidiaries) (each, a βParticipantβ) in all or a portion of such
Lenderβs rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a
portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lenderβs
participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swing Line Loans) owing to it);
provided that (i)Β such Lenderβs obligations under this Agreement
shall remain unchanged, (ii)Β such Lender shall remain solely responsible to
the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and
(iii)Β the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C
Issuer shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection
with such Lenderβs rights and obligations under this Agreement.Β Β Any
agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation
shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this
Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision
of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide
that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to
any
amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to
Section 11.01 that affects such Participant.Β Β Subject to
subsection (e) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant
shall be entitled to the benefits of SectionsΒ 3.01, 3.04 and
3.05Β to the same extent as if it were a Lender
and had
acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section
11.06(b).Β Β To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also
shall be entitled to the benefits of SectionΒ 11.08Β as
though it were a Lender; provided such Participant agrees to be subject
to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.
Β
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Β
(e)Β Β Limitations
upon Participant Rights.Β Β A Participant shall not be entitled to
receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 or
3.04Β than the applicable Lender would have been entitled
to
receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless
the
sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrowerβs prior
written consent.Β Β A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it
were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of SectionΒ 3.01
unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant
and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with
Section 3.01(e) as though it were a Lender.
Β
(f)Β Β Certain
Pledges.Β Β Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security
interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including
under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any
pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank;
provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from
any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee
for
such Lender as a party hereto.
Β
(g)Β Β Electronic
Execution of Assignments.Β Β The words βexecution,β βsigned,β
βsignature,β and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be
deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic
form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or
enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based
recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for
in
any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and
National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records
Act,
or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions
Act.
Β
(h)Β Β Resignation
as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender after
Assignment.Β Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its Revolving Credit
Commitment and Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 11.06(b), Bank
of America may, (i) upon 30 daysβ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign
as L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon 30 daysβ notice to the Borrower, resign as Swing
Line Lender.Β Β In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer or
Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the
Lenders a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided
that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect
the
resignation of Bank of America as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case
may be.Β Β If Bank of America resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all
the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with
respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its
resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto
(including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund
risk
participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section
2.03(c)).Β Β If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it
shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder
with
respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective
date
of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base
Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant
to Section 2.04(c).Β Β Upon the appointment of a successor L/C
Issuer and/or Swing Line Lender, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become
vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring
L/C
Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, and (b) the successor L/C
Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit,
if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements
satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank
of
America with respect to such Letters of Credit.
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Β
11.07Β Β Treatment
of Certain Information; Confidentiality.
Β
Each
of
the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer agrees to maintain
the
confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information
may be disclosed (a)Β to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliatesβ
respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and
representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure
is
made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and
instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b)Β to the extent
requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over
it
(including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association
of
Insurance Commissioners), (c)Β to the extent required by applicable laws or
regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process (provided that to
the extent lawful and practicable, that the Agent, Lenders and L/C Issuer,
as
applicable, shall provide prior notice of such disclosures to Borrowers and
cooperate with Borrowers to prevent or limit such disclosure), (d) to any other
party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder
or
under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder
or
thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially
the
same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or
any
prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations
under this Agreement or any Eligible Assignee invited to be a Lender pursuant
to
Section 2.15(c) or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors)
to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its
obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h)Β to the extent such
Information (i)Β becomes publicly available other than as a result of a
breach of this Section or (ii)Β becomes available to the Administrative
Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on
a
nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower.
Β
For
purposes of this Section, βInformationβ means all information received
from any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof relating to any Loan Party or
any
Subsidiary thereof or their respective businesses, other than any such
information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the
L/C
Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any Loan Party or
any
Subsidiary thereof; provided that, in the case of information received
from a Loan Party or any such Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information
is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential.Β Β Any
Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided
in
this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do
so
if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the
confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own
confidential information.
Β
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Β
Each
of
the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that
(a)
the Information may include material non-public information concerning the
Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance
procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it
will
handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Law,
including United States Federal and state securities Laws.
Β
11.08Β Β Right
of Setoff.
Β
If
an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the L/C
Issuer and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any
time
and from time to time to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to
set
off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand,
provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other
obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, the L/C
Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower
or any other Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower
or such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other
Loan Document to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, irrespective of whether or
not
such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement
or
any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrower or such
Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office
of
such Lender or the L/C Issuer different from the branch or office holding such
deposit or obligated on such indebtedness.Β Β The rights of each Lender,
the L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in
addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that
such Lender, the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates may
have.Β Β Each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application;
provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the
validity of such setoff and application.
Β
11.09Β Β Interest
Rate Limitation.
Β
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid
or
agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate
of
non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the βMaximum
Rateβ).Β Β If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive
interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall
be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid
principal, refunded to the Borrower.Β Β In determining whether the
interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or
a
Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by
applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an
expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments
and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in
equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated
term of the Obligations hereunder.
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11.10Β Β Counterparts;
Integration; Effectiveness.
Β
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto
in
different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all
of
which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.Β Β This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among
the
parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous
agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter
hereof.Β Β Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement
shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative
Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof
that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties
hereto.Β Β Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of
this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Agreement.
Β
11.11Β Β Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
Β
All
representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document
or
other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith
or
therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and
thereof.Β Β Such representations and warranties have been or will be
relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any
investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf
and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had
notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and
shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other
Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit
shall remain outstanding.
Β
11.12Β Β Severability.
Β
If
any
provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal,
invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of
the
remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not
be
affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith
negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with
valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to
that
of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.Β Β The invalidity
of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Β
11.13Β Β Replacement
of Lenders.
Β
If
any
Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the Borrower is
required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental
Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if
any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense
and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require
such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and
subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section
11.06), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement
and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations
(which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment);
provided that:
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Β
(a)Β Β the
Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee
specified in Section 11.06(b);
Β
(b)Β Β such
Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding
principal of its Loans and L/C Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued
fees
and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents
(including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the
extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the
Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
Β
(c)Β Β in
the
case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under
Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to
SectionΒ 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such
compensation or payments thereafter; and
Β
(d)Β Β such
assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws.
Β
A
Lender
shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior
thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances
entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to
apply.
Β
11.14Β Β Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.
Β
(a)Β Β GOVERNING
LAW.Β Β THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
Β
(b)Β Β SUBMISSION
TO JURISDICTION.Β Β THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE
NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA SITTING IN
XXXXXX COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE NORTHERN DISTRICT
OF GEORGIA, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE
PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT
OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH GEORGIA
STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH
FEDERAL COURT.Β Β EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL
JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE
ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER
PROVIDED BY LAW.Β Β NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR
THE
L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO
THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN
PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
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Β
(c)Β Β WAIVER
OF VENUE.Β Β THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW,
ANY
OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION
OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPHΒ (B) OF THIS
SECTION.Β Β EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT
FORUM
TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
Β
(d)Β Β SERVICE
OF PROCESS.Β Β EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF
PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN
SECTIONΒ 11.02.Β Β NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE
RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW
Β
11.15Β Β Dispute
Resolution Provision.
Β
This
paragraph, including the
subparagraphs below, is referred to as the βDispute Resolution
Provision.βΒ Β This Dispute Resolution Provision is a material
inducement for the parties entering into this agreement.
Β
(a)Β Β This
Dispute Resolution Provision concerns the resolution of any controversies or
claims between the parties, whether arising in contract, tort or by statute,
including but not limited to controversies or claims that arise out of or relate
to: (i) this agreement (including any renewals, extensions or modifications);
or
(ii) any document related to this agreement (collectively a
βClaimβ).Β Β For the purposes of this Dispute Resolution
Provision only, the term βpartiesβ shall include any parent corporation,
subsidiary or affiliate of the Bank involved in the servicing, management or
administration of any obligation described or evidenced by this
agreement.
Β
(b)Β Β At
the
request of any party to this agreement, any Claim shall be resolved by binding
arbitration in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act (Title 9, U.S. Code)
(the βActβ).Β Β The Act will apply even though this agreement
provides that it is governed by the law of a specified state.
Β
(c)Β Β Arbitration
proceedings will be determined in accordance with the Act, the then-current
rules and procedures for the arbitration of financial services disputes of
the
American Arbitration Association or any successor thereof (βAAAβ), and
the terms of this Dispute Resolution Provision.Β Β In the event of any
inconsistency, the terms of this Dispute Resolution Provision shall
control.Β Β If AAA is unwilling or unable to (i) serve as the provider
of arbitration or (ii) enforce any provision of this arbitration clause, the
Bank may designate another arbitration organization with similar procedures
to
serve as the provider of arbitration.
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(d)Β Β The
arbitration shall be administered by AAA and conducted, unless otherwise
required by law, in any U.S. state where real or tangible personal property
collateral for this credit is located or if there is no such collateral, in
the
state specified in the governing law section of this agreement.Β Β All
Claims shall be determined by one arbitrator; however, if Claims exceed Five
Million Dollars ($5,000,000), upon the request of any party, the Claims shall
be
decided by three arbitrators.Β Β All arbitration hearings shall commence
within ninety (90) days of the demand for arbitration and close within ninety
(90) days of commencement and the award of the arbitrator(s) shall be issued
within thirty (30) days of the close of the hearing.Β Β However, the
arbitrator(s), upon a showing of good cause, may extend the commencement of
the
hearing for up to an additional sixty (60) days.Β Β The arbitrator(s)
shall provide a concise written statement of reasons for the
award.Β Β The arbitration award may be submitted to any court having
jurisdiction to be confirmed and have judgment entered and
enforced.
Β
(e)Β Β The
arbitrator(s) will give effect to statutes of limitation in determining any
Claim and may dismiss the arbitration on the basis that the Claim is barred.
For
purposes of the application of any statutes of limitation, the service on AAA
under applicable AAA rules of a notice of Claim is the equivalent of the filing
of a lawsuit.Β Β Any dispute concerning this arbitration provision or
whether a Claim is arbitrable shall be determined by the arbitrator(s), except
as set forth at subparagraph (h) of this Dispute Resolution
Provision.Β Β The arbitrator(s) shall have the power to award legal fees
pursuant to the terms of this agreement.
Β
(f)Β Β This
paragraph does not limit the right of any party to: (i) exercise self-help
remedies, such as but not limited to, setoff; (ii) initiate judicial or
non-judicial foreclosure against any real or personal property collateral;
(iii)
exercise any judicial or power of sale rights, or (iv) act in a court of law
to
obtain an interim remedy, such as but not limited to, injunctive relief, writ
of
possession or appointment of a receiver, or additional or supplementary
remedies.
Β
(g)Β Β The
filing of a court action is not intended to constitute a waiver of the right
of
any party, including the suing party, thereafter to require submittal of the
Claim to arbitration.
Β
(h)Β Β Any
arbitration or trial by a judge of any Claim will take place on an individual
basis without resort to any form of class or representative action (the βClass
Action Waiverβ).Β Β Regardless of anything else in this Dispute
Resolution Provision, the validity and effect of the Class Action Waiver may
be
determined only by a court and not by an arbitrator.Β Β The parties to
this Agreement acknowledge that the Class Action Waiver is material and
essential to the arbitration of any disputes between the parties and is
nonseverable from the agreement to arbitrate Claims. If the Class Action Waiver
is limited, voided or found unenforceable, then the partiesβ agreement to
arbitrate shall be null and void with respect to such proceeding, subject to
the
right to appeal the limitation or invalidation of the Class Action
Waiver.Β Β The Parties acknowledge and agree that under no
circumstances will a class action be arbitrated.
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(i)Β Β By
agreeing to binding arbitration, the parties irrevocably and voluntarily waive
any right they may have to a trial by jury as permitted by law in respect of
any
Claim.Β Β Furthermore, without intending in any way to limit this
Dispute Resolution Provision, to the extent any Claim is not arbitrated, the
parties irrevocably and voluntarily waive any right they may have to a trial
by
jury to the extent permitted by law in respect of such Claim.Β Β This
waiver of jury trial shall remain in effect even if the Class Action Waiver
is
limited, voided or found unenforceable.Β Β WHETHER THE CLAIM IS
DECIDED BY ARBITRATION OR BY TRIAL BY A JUDGE, THE PARTIES AGREE AND UNDERSTAND
THAT THE EFFECT OF THIS AGREEMENT IS THAT THEY ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO TRIAL
BY JURY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
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11.16Β Β No
Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.
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In
connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including
in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of
any
other Loan Document), each of the Borrower and each other Loan Party
acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliatesβ understanding, that:
(i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided
by
the Administrative Agent and the Arranger, are armβs-length commercial
transactions between the Borrower, each other Loan Party and their respective
Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Arranger,
on
the other hand, (B) each of the Borrower and each Loan Party has consulted
its
own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed
appropriate, and (C) each of the Borrower and each Loan Party is capable of
evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of
the
transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A)
the
Administrative Agent and the Arranger each is and has been acting solely as
a
principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties,
has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary
for the Borrower, each Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or
any
other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent nor the Arranger has
any
obligation to the Borrower, any Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations
expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the
Administrative Agent and the Arranger and their respective Affiliates may be
engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ
from
those of the Borrower, each Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, and
neither the Administrative Agent nor the Arranger has any obligation to disclose
any of such interests to the Borrower, each Loan Party or any of their
respective Affiliates.Β Β To the fullest extent permitted by law, each
of the Borrower and each Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims that
it may have against the Administrative Agent and the Arranger with respect
to
any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with
any
aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
Β
11.17Β Β USA
Patriot Act Notice.
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Each
Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the
Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby
notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot
Act
(Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the
βActβ), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that
identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address
of
each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the
Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance
with the Act.
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11.18Β Β Time
of the Essence.
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Time
is
of the essence of the Loan Documents.
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11.19Β Β ENTIRE
AGREEMENT.
Β
THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG
THE
PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS,
OR
SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.Β Β THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN
ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed as of the date first above written.
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INTERNAP
NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATIONΒ
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Β | Β | By:Β Β /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Β |
Β | Β | Name:Β Β Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Β |
Β | Β | Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Β |
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Β | Β | VITALSTREAM HOLDINGS, INC. | Β |
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Β | Β | Title: Treasurer | Β |
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Β | Β | VITALSTREAM, INC. | Β |
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Β | Β | By:Β Β /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Β |
Β | Β | Name:Β Β Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Β |
Β | Β | Title: Treasurer | Β |
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Β | Β | PLAYSTREAM, INC. | Β |
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Β | Β | By:Β Β /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Β |
Β | Β | Name:Β Β Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Β |
Β | Β | Title: Treasurer | Β |
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Β | Β | VITALSTREAM ADVERTISING SERVICES, INC.Β | |
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Β | Β | By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Β |
Β | Β | Name:Β Β Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Β |
Β | Β | Title: Treasurer | Β |
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Β | Β | Administrative Agent | Β |
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Β | Β | By:Β Β /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx | Β |
Β | Β | Name:Β Β Xxx Xxxxxxx | Β |
Β | Β | Title:Β Β Senior Vice President | Β |
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BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender, L/C Issuer and Swing Line
LenderΒ
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Β | Β | By:Β Β /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx | Β |
Β | Β | Name:Β Β Xxx Xxxxxxx | Β |
Β | Β | Title:Β Β Senior Vice President | Β |
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