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ExhibitΒ 10.1
EXECUTION COPY
[Published CUSIP Numbers: ____]
$854,000,000
Dated as of AprilΒ 27, 2007
among
IASIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION,
as Holdings,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender,
Revolving L/C Issuer and Synthetic L/C Issuer,
and
THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
as Syndication Agent,
XXXXXX COMMERCIAL PAPER INC. and
XXXXXXX XXXXX CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as Co-Documentation Agents,
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC and
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers,
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC. and
XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX INCORPORATED
as Joint Book Managers,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I |
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS |
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SECTION 1.01. |
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Defined Terms. |
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SECTION 1.02. |
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Other Interpretive Provisions |
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SECTION 1.03. |
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Accounting Terms |
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SECTION 1.04. |
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Rounding |
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SECTION 1.05. |
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References to Agreements, Laws, Etc |
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SECTION 1.06. |
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Times of Day |
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SECTION 1.07. |
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Timing of Payment or Performance |
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ARTICLE II |
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS |
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SECTION 2.01. |
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The Loans |
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SECTION 2.02. |
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Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans |
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SECTION 2.03. |
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Letters of Credit |
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SECTION 2.04. |
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Swing Line Loans |
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SECTION 2.05. |
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Prepayments |
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SECTION 2.06. |
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Termination or Reduction of Commitments |
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SECTION 2.07. |
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Repayment of Loans |
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SECTION 2.08. |
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Interest |
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SECTION 2.09. |
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Fees |
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SECTION 2.10. |
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Computation of Interest and Fees |
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SECTION 2.11. |
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Evidence of Indebtedness |
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SECTION 2.12. |
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Payments Generally |
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SECTION 2.13. |
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Sharing of Payments |
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SECTION 2.14. |
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Incremental Credit Extensions |
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ARTICLE III |
TAXES, INCREASED COSTS PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY |
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SECTION 3.01. |
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Taxes |
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SECTION 3.02. |
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Illegality |
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SECTION 3.03. |
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Inability to Determine Rates |
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SECTION 3.04. |
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Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on LIBOR Loans |
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SECTION 3.05. |
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Funding Losses |
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SECTION 3.06. |
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Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation |
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SECTION 3.07. |
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Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances |
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SECTION 3.08. |
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Survival |
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ARTICLE IV |
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS |
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SECTION 4.01. |
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Conditions to Initial Credit Extension |
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SECTION 4.02. |
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Conditions to All Credit Extensions |
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ARTICLE V |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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SECTION 5.01. |
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Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws |
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SECTION 5.02. |
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Authorization; No Contravention |
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SECTION 5.03. |
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Governmental Authorization |
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SECTION 5.04. |
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Binding Effect |
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SECTION 5.05. |
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Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect |
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SECTION 5.06. |
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Litigation |
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SECTION 5.07. |
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Ownership of Property; Liens |
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SECTION 5.08. |
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Environmental Matters |
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SECTION 5.09. |
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Taxes |
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SECTION 5.10. |
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ERISA Compliance |
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SECTION 5.11. |
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Subsidiaries |
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SECTION 5.12. |
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Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act |
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SECTION 5.13. |
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Disclosure |
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SECTION 5.14. |
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Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc |
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SECTION 5.15. |
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Labor Matters |
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SECTION 5.16. |
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Solvency |
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SECTION 5.17. |
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Subordination of Junior Financing |
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ARTICLE VI |
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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SECTION 6.01. |
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Financial Statements |
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SECTION 6.02. |
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Certificates; Other Information |
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SECTION 6.03. |
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Notices |
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SECTION 6.04. |
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Payment of Obligations |
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SECTION 6.05. |
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Preservation of Existence, Etc |
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SECTION 6.06. |
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Maintenance of Properties |
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SECTION 6.07. |
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Maintenance of Insurance |
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SECTION 6.08. |
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Compliance with Laws |
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SECTION 6.09. |
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Books and Records |
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SECTION 6.10. |
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Inspection Rights |
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SECTION 6.11. |
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Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security |
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SECTION 6.12. |
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Compliance with Environmental Laws |
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SECTION 6.13. |
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Further Assurances and Post-Closing Conditions |
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SECTION 6.14. |
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Designation of Subsidiaries |
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ARTICLE VII |
NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
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SECTION 7.01. |
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Liens |
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SECTION 7.02. |
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Investments |
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SECTION 7.03. |
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Indebtedness |
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SECTION 7.04. |
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Fundamental Changes |
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SECTION 7.05. |
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Dispositions |
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SECTION 7.06. |
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Restricted Payments |
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SECTION 7.07. |
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Change in Nature of Business |
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SECTION 7.08. |
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Transactions with Affiliates |
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SECTION 7.09. |
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Burdensome Agreements |
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SECTION 7.10. |
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Use of Proceeds |
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SECTION 7.11. |
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Accounting Changes |
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SECTION 7.12. |
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Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness |
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SECTION 7.13. |
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Equity Interests of Certain Restricted Subsidiaries |
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SECTION 7.14. |
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Holdings |
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ARTICLE VIII |
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES |
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SECTION 8.01. |
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Events of Default |
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SECTION 8.02. |
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Remedies Upon Event of Default |
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SECTION 8.03. |
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Application of Funds |
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SECTION 8.04. |
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Replacement of Revolving Credit Lenders under Certain Circumstances |
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ARTICLE IX |
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND OTHER AGENTS |
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SECTION 9.01. |
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Appointment and Authorization of Agents |
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SECTION 9.02. |
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Delegation of Duties |
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SECTION 9.03. |
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Liability of Agents |
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SECTION 9.04. |
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Reliance by Agents |
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SECTION 9.05. |
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Notice of Default |
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SECTION 9.06. |
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Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agents |
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SECTION 9.07. |
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Indemnification of Agents |
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SECTION 9.08. |
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Agents in their Individual Capacities |
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SECTION 9.09. |
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Resignation of Administrative Agent |
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SECTION 9.10. |
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Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim |
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SECTION 9.11. |
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Collateral and Guaranty Matters |
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SECTION 9.12. |
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Other Agents; Arrangers and Managers |
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SECTION 9.13. |
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Appointment of Supplemental Administrative Agents |
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ARTICLE X |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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SECTION 10.01. |
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Amendments, Etc |
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SECTION 10.02. |
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Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies |
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SECTION 10.03. |
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No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies |
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SECTION 10.04. |
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Attorney Costs and Expenses |
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SECTION 10.05. |
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Indemnification by the Borrower |
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SECTION 10.06. |
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Payments Set Aside |
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SECTION 10.07. |
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Successors and Assigns |
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SECTION 10.08. |
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Confidentiality |
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SECTION 10.09. |
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Setoff |
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SECTION 10.10. |
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Interest Rate Limitation |
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SECTION 10.11. |
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Counterparts |
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SECTION 10.12. |
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Integration |
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SECTION 10.13. |
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Survival of Representations and Warranties |
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SECTION 10.14. |
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Severability |
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SECTION 10.15. |
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GOVERNING LAW |
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SECTION 10.16. |
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WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY |
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SECTION 10.17. |
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Binding Effect |
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SECTION 10.18. |
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Lender Action |
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SECTION 10.19. |
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USA PATRIOT Act |
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SECTION 10.20. |
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No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility |
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SCHEDULES |
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Guarantors |
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Pledgors |
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1.01A |
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Unrestricted Subsidiaries |
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1.01B |
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Excluded Subsidiaries |
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2.01A |
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Revolving Credit Commitment |
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2.01B |
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Initial Term Commitment |
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2.01C |
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Delayed Draw Term Commitment |
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2.01D |
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Synthetic Letter of Credit Facility Commitment |
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Existing Letters of Credit |
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5.07 |
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Material Real Property |
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5.08 |
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Environmental Matters |
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5.09 |
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Certain Tax Proceedings |
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5.11 |
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Subsidiaries |
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5.15 |
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Labor Matters |
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7.01(b) |
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Existing Liens |
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7.02(g) |
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Existing Investments |
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7.03(b) |
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Existing Indebtedness |
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Transactions with Affiliates |
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7.09 |
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Existing Restrictions |
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10.02 |
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Administrative Agentβs Office, Certain Addresses for Notices |
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EXHIBITS |
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Form of |
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Committed Loan Notice |
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Swing Line Loan Notice |
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Initial Term Note |
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Delayed Draw Term Note |
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Revolving Credit Note |
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Synthetic L/C Note |
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Compliance Certificate |
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Assignment and Assumption |
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Guaranty |
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Security Agreement |
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Form of Legal Opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP |
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Form of Legal Opinion of Bass, Xxxxx & Xxxx PLC |
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Form of Legal Opinion of Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Finger LLP |
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Drag-Along Rights Agreement |
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Portfolio Interest |
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β This AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT (this β
Agreementβ) is entered into as of AprilΒ 27,
2007, among
IASIS HEALTHCARE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the β
Borrowerβ), IASIS
HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (β
Holdingsβ), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, Revolving L/C Issuer and Synthetic L/C Issuer, and each
lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the β
Lendersβ and individually, a β
Lenderβ).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β A revolving credit and term loan facility exists in favor of the Borrower pursuant to the
terms of that Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, dated as of JuneΒ 22, 2004, among the Borrower,
Holdings, the subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto, the lenders from time to time party
thereto and Bank of America, as administrative agent, L/C issuer and swingline lender (the
β
Existing Credit Agreementβ).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The parties hereto wish to amend and restate the Existing
Credit Agreement in the form of this
Agreement and the Lenders will extend credit to the Borrower in the form of (i)Β Initial Term Loans
in an initial aggregate principal amount of $439,000,000, (ii)Β a Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility in
an initial aggregate principal amount of $150,000,000, (iii)Β a Revolving Credit Facility in an
initial aggregate principal amount of $225,000,000
and (iv)Β a Synthetic L/C Facility in
an initial aggregate principal amount of $40,000,000. The Revolving Credit Facility may include
one or more Letters of Credit from time to time and one or more Swing Line Loans from time to time.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The proceeds of the Initial Term Loans will be used to finance the repayment of amounts
outstanding under the Existing
Credit Agreement and the Transaction Expenses and for working
capital and other general business purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. The proceeds of
the Delayed Draw Term Loans and the Revolving Credit Loans made after the Closing Date will be used
for working capital and other general business purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
including the financing of Capital Expenditures, Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments
permitted by SectionΒ 7.02. Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit will be used for general
business purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β This Agreement is given in replacement of and substitution for the Existing
Credit Agreement
and to refinance the Existing
Credit Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The applicable Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend, and the L/C Issuers have
indicated their willingness to issue Letters of Credit, in each case, on the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth herein.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto
covenant and agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I
Definitions and Accounting Terms
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the meanings set forth below:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAcquired EBITDAβ means, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted
Restricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such
Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary (determined using such definitions
as if references to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries therein were to such Acquired
Entity or Business and its Subsidiaries or such Converted Restricted Subsidiary and its
Subsidiaries, as the case may be), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Acquired
Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAcquired Entity or Businessβ has the meaning specified in the definition of the term
βConsolidated EBITDAβ.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAdditional Lenderβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.14(a).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAdministrative Agentβ means Bank of America, in its capacity as administrative agent and
collateral agent under the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent and collateral
agent.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAdministrative Agentβs Officeβ means the Administrative Agentβs address and, as appropriate,
account as set forth on ScheduleΒ 10.02, or such other address or account as the
Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAdministrative Questionnaireβ means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the
Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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. 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. βControllingβ and βControlledβ have
meanings correlative thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Arrangers, the Agents, their
respective lending affiliates or any entity acting as an L/C Issuer hereunder shall be deemed to be
an Affiliate of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAgent-Related Personsβ means the Agents, together with their respective Affiliates, and the
partners, officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Persons
and Affiliates.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAgentsβ means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the
Co-Documentation Agents and the Supplemental Administrative Agents (if any) and the Arrangers.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAggregate Commitmentsβ means the Commitments of all the Lenders.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β β
Agreementβ means this Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, as amended, restated, modified
or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βApplicable Rateβ means a percentage per annum equal to (a)Β until the first Business Day
immediately following the date the Borrower delivers the Compliance Certificate for the fiscal
quarter ending JuneΒ 30, 2007 pursuant to SectionΒ 6.02(a), (i)Β for LIBOR Loans that are Revolving
Credit Loans, 1.75%, (ii)Β for Base Rate Loans that are Revolving Credit Loans, 0.75%, (iii)Β for
Revolving Letter of Credit fees, 1.75%, (iv)Β for commitment fees, 0.50%, (v)Β for LIBOR Loans that
are Term Loans, 2.00%, (vi)Β for Base Rate Loans that are Term Loans, 1.00% and (vii)Β for Synthetic
Letter of Credit fees, 2.00%, and (b)Β thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon
the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received
by the Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 6.02(a):
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Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Senior Secured
Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a
Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.02(a); provided that, at the option of
the Required Lenders, Pricing Level 1 shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on
which a Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered but was not delivered, and shall
continue to so apply to and including the date on which such Compliance Certificate is so delivered
(and thereafter the Pricing Level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall
apply).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAppropriate Lenderβ means, at any time, (a)Β with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders
of such Class, (b)Β with respect to any Letters of Credit, (i)Β the relevant L/C Issuers and (ii)(x)
with respect to any Revolving Letters of Credit issued pursuant to
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SectionΒ 2.03(a), the Revolving Credit Lenders and (y)Β with respect to any Synthetic Letters of
Credit issued pursuant to SectionΒ 2.03(a), the Synthetic L/C Lenders and (c)Β with respect to the
Swing Line Facility, (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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βApproved Fundβ means any Fund that is administered, advised or managed by (a)Β a Lender, (b)
an Affiliate of a Lender or (c)Β an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or
manages a Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βArrangersβ means Banc of America Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., each in
its capacity as a Joint Lead Arranger under this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAssigneesβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 10.07(b).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAssignment and Assumptionβ means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of
ExhibitΒ E.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAttorney Costsβ means all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or
other external legal counsel.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAttributable Indebtednessβ means, on any date, 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.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAudited Financial Statementsβ means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as
of SeptemberΒ 30, 2006, and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, membersβ
equity and cash flows for the Borrower for the fiscal year ended SeptemberΒ 30, 2006.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAuto-Extension Letter of Creditβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.03(b)(iii).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAvailable Amountβ means, at any time (the βReference Dateβ), the sum of:
Β Β Β Β Β (i) $98,500,000; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (ii) an amount (which amount shall not be less than zero) equal to the greater of (A)
50% (which percentage shall be increased to 75% for any period when the Borrowerβs Senior
Secured Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.75 to 1.00) of Consolidated Net Income of
the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the Available Amount Reference Period and
(B) (x)Β the cumulative amount of Excess Cash Flow of the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries for the Available Amount
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Reference Period minus (y)Β the portion of such Excess Cash Flow that has been (or will
be) after the Closing Date and on or prior to the Reference Date applied to the prepayment
of Term Loans in accordance with SectionΒ 2.05(b)(i); plus
Β Β Β Β Β (iii) the aggregate amount of Retained Declined Proceeds retained by the Borrower
during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date
through and including the Reference Date; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (iv) the amount of any capital contributions or Net Cash Proceeds from Permitted Equity
Issuances (or issuances of debt securities that have been converted into or exchanged for
Qualified Equity Interests) received or made by the Borrower (or any direct or indirect
parent thereof and contributed by such parent to the Borrower) during the period from and
including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the
Reference Date; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (v) to the extent not (A)Β already included in the calculation of Consolidated Net
Income of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (B)Β already reflected as a return
of capital with respect to such Investment for purposes of determining the amount of such
Investment, the aggregate amount of all cash dividends and other cash distributions received
by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any Minority Investments or Unrestricted
Subsidiaries during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the
Closing Date through and including the Reference Date; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (vi) to the extent not (A)Β already included in the calculation of Consolidated Net
Income of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (B)Β already reflected as a return
of capital with respect to such Investment for purposes of determining the amount of such
Investment, the aggregate amount of all cash repayments of principal received by the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any Minority Investments or Unrestricted
Subsidiaries during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the
Closing Date through and including the Reference Date in respect of loans or advances made
by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to such Minority Investments or Unrestricted
Subsidiaries; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (vii) to the extent not (A)Β already included in the calculation of Consolidated Net
Income of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (B)Β already reflected as a return of
capital with respect to such Investment for purposes of determining the amount of such
Investment or (C)Β required to be applied to prepay Term Loans in accordance with Section
2.05(b)(i), the aggregate amount of all Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the sale, transfer or other disposition of its
ownership interest in any Minority Investment or Unrestricted Subsidiary during the period
from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and
including the Reference Date; minus
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Β Β Β Β Β (viii) the aggregate amount of any Investments made pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02(d)(v) and
SectionΒ 7.02(n), any Restricted Payment made pursuant to SectionΒ 7.06(l) or any payment made
pursuant to SectionΒ 7.12(a)(iv) during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending
on prior to the Reference Date (and, for purposes of this clause (viii), without taking
account of the intended usage of the Available Amount on such Reference Date).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAvailable Amount Reference Periodβ means, with respect to any Reference Date, the period
commencing JanuaryΒ 1, 2007 and ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter or fiscal
year, as applicable, for which financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section
6.01(a) or SectionΒ 6.01(b), and the related Compliance Certificate required to be delivered
pursuant to SectionΒ 6.02(a), have been received by the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βBank of Americaβ means Bank of America, N.A.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βBase Rateβ means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of (a)Β the
Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (b)Β the rate of interest in effect for such day as
publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its βprime rate.β The βprime
rateβ is a rate set by the Administrative Agent based upon various factors including its costs and
desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for
pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in
such rate announced by the Administrative Agent shall take effect at the opening of business on the
day specified in the public announcement of such change.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βBase Rate Loanβ means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βBoard of Directorsβ means (1)Β with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the
corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board; (2)Β with
respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership; (3)
with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling
committee of managing members thereof; and (4)Β with respect to any other Person, the board or
committee of such Person serving a similar function.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βBorrowerβ has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βBorrower Materialsβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 6.02.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βBorrowingβ means a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a Swing Line Borrowing, a Synthetic L/C
Borrowing or a Term Borrowing, as the context may require.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βBudgetβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 6.01(c).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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
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jurisdiction where the Administrative Agentβs Office is located and if such day relates to any
LIBOR Loan or any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in respect of any such LIBOR
Loan, means any such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in
the London interbank eurodollar market.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCapital Expendituresβ means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid
in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized
under Capitalized Leases) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that,
in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as capital expenditures on the
consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCapitalized Lease Obligationβ means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the
amount of the liability in respect of a Capitalized Lease that would at such time be required to be
capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto)
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCapitalized Leasesβ means all leases that have been or are required to be, in accordance with
GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases; provided that for all purposes hereunder the amount of
obligations under any Capitalized Lease shall be the amount thereof accounted for as a liability in
accordance with GAAP.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCash Collateralβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.03(f).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCash Collateral Accountβ means a blocked account at Bank of America (or another commercial
bank selected in compliance with SectionΒ 9.09) in the name of the Administrative Agent and under
the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, and otherwise established in a manner
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCash Collateralizeβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.03(f).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCash Equivalentsβ means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent owned by the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary:
Β Β Β Β Β (1) Dollars;
Β Β Β Β Β (2) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured
by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of
which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such
government with maturities of 24Β months or less from the date of acquisition;
Β Β Β Β Β (3) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities
of two years or less from the date of acquisition, bankersβ acceptances with maturities not
exceeding two years and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any domestic commercial
bank having capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000;
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Β Β Β Β Β (4) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses
(2), (3)Β and (6)Β entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications
specified in clause (3)Β above;
Β Β Β Β Β (5) commercial paper rated at least P-1 by Xxxxxβx or at least A-1 by S&P (or, if at
any time neither Xxxxxβx nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from
another nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by the Borrower) and in
each case maturing within 24Β months after the date of creation thereof and Indebtedness or
preferred stock issued by Persons with a rating of βAβ or higher from S&P or βA2β or higher
from Xxxxxβx with maturities of 24Β months or less from the date of acquisition;
Β Β Β Β Β (6) marketable short-term money market and similar funds either having (A)Β assets in
excess of $250,000,000 or (B)Β a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Xxxxxβx or S&P,
respectively (or, if at any time neither Xxxxxβx nor S&P shall be rating such obligations,
an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected
by the Borrower);
Β Β Β Β Β (7) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state, commonwealth or
territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof
having an Investment Grade Rating from either Xxxxxβx or S&P (or, if at any time neither
Xxxxxβx nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another
nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by the Borrower) with maturities of
24Β months or less from the date of acquisition;
Β Β Β Β Β (8) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any foreign government or any
political subdivision or public instrumentality thereof, in each case having an Investment
Grade Rating from either Xxxxxβx or S&P (or, if at any time neither Xxxxxβx nor S&P shall be
rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical
rating agency selected by the Borrower) with maturities of 24Β months or less from the date
of acquisition; and
Β Β Β Β Β (9) investment funds investing at least 90% of their assets in securities of the types
described in clauses (1)Β through (8)Β above.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCash Management Bankβ means any Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the
time it provides any Cash Management Services.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCash Management Obligationsβ means obligations owed by the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary to any Cash Management Bank in respect of or in connection with any Cash Management
Services.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCash Management Servicesβ means treasury, depository and cash management services and any
automated clearing house fund transfer services.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCasualty Eventβ means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment,
fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such
equipment, fixed assets or real property.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βChange of Controlβ means the earliest to occur of:
Β Β Β Β Β (a) (i)Β at any time prior to the consummation of a Qualifying IPO, the Permitted
Holders ceasing to own, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of
record, at least thirty-five (35)% of the then outstanding voting stock of Holdings; or
Β Β Β Β Β (ii) at any time upon or after the consummation of a Qualifying IPO, any βpersonβ or
βgroupβ (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but
excluding any employee benefit plan of such person and its Subsidiaries, and any person or
entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any
such plan), excluding the Permitted Holders, becomes the βbeneficial ownerβ (as defined in
RulesΒ 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under such Act), directly or indirectly, of more than the greater
of (x)Β thirty-five (35)% of the then outstanding voting stock of Holdings and (y)Β the
percentage of the then outstanding voting stock of Holdings owned, directly or indirectly,
beneficially and of record, by the Permitted Holders;
Β Β Β Β Β unless, in the case of either clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above, the Permitted Holders
have, at such time, the right or the ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect
or designate for election at least a majority of the Board of Directors of Holdings; or
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β the Board of Directors of Holdings shall cease to consist of a majority of the Continuing
Directors; or
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β any βChange of Controlβ (or any comparable term) in any document pertaining to the Senior
Subordinated Notes Indenture or any Qualified Holding Company Debt; or
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β subject to SectionΒ 7.04, the Borrower ceases to be a direct Wholly Owned Subsidiary of
Holdings.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βClassβ (a)Β when used with respect to Lenders, refers to whether such Lenders are Revolving
Credit Lenders, Synthetic L/C Lenders, Initial Term Lenders or Delayed Draw Term Lenders, (b)Β when
used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Revolving Credit
Commitments, Synthetic L/C Commitments, Initial Term Commitments or Delayed Draw Term Commitments
and (c)Β when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans
comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Credit Loans, Synthetic L/C Loans, Initial Term Loans or
Delayed Draw Term Loans.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βClosing Dateβ means the first date on which all the conditions precedent in SectionΒ 4.01 are
satisfied or waived in accordance with SectionΒ 10.01.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βClosing Equity Paymentsβ means the repurchase by Holdings of a portion of its outstanding
preferred stock and options in an aggregate amount approximately equal to $297,000,000 on or about
the Closing Date.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCodeβ means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the
regulations thereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCo-Documentation Agentsβ means Xxxxxx Commercial Paper Inc. and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Capital
Corporation, each in its capacity as a Co-Documentation Agent under this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCollateralβ means all the βCollateralβ as defined in any Collateral Document and shall
include the Mortgaged Properties.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCollateral and Guarantee Requirementβ means, at any time, the requirement that:
Β Β Β Β Β (a) the Administrative Agent shall have received each Collateral Document required to
be delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to SectionΒ 4.01(a)(iii) or pursuant to Section
6.11 or SectionΒ 6.13 at such time, duly executed by each Loan Party thereto;
Β Β Β Β Β (b) all Obligations shall have been unconditionally guaranteed (the βGuaranteesβ) by
Holdings, each Wholly Owned Material Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not an Excluded
Subsidiary and each entity that is listed on ScheduleΒ I hereto (each, a
βGuarantorβ);
Β Β Β Β Β (c) the Obligations and the Guarantees shall have been secured, to the extent permitted
by contract provisions or applicable law, by a first-priority security interest in (i)Β all
the Equity Interests of the Borrower, (ii)Β all Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests
of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other than Equity Interests of Permitted JVs directly owned by
a Loan Party, which shall not be so excluded) and any Equity Interest of any Restricted
Subsidiary pledged to secure Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 7.03(g) or Section
7.03(h)) of each Subsidiary of the Borrower or any Guarantor or any Pledgor that is directly
owned by the Borrower or such Guarantor or such Pledgor and (iii)Β 65% of the issued and
outstanding voting Equity Interests (and 100% of the issued and outstanding non-voting
Equity Interests, if any) of each Wholly Owned Foreign Subsidiary that is directly owned by
the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Guarantor or a Pledgor, in
each case pursuant to such security documentation (including additional security documents
to be executed by a Pledgor) as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent;
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Β Β Β Β Β (d) except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder or under any Collateral Document,
the Obligations and the Guarantees shall have been secured by a perfected security interest
(to the extent such security interest may be perfected by delivering certificated
securities, filing UCC financing statements or making any necessary filings with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office) in substantially all
tangible and intangible personal property of the Borrower and each Guarantor and Pledgor
(including accounts (other than deposit accounts or other bank or securities accounts and
any Securitization Assets), inventory, equipment, investment property, contract rights,
intellectual property, other general intangibles, and proceeds of the foregoing); provided
that a security interest will not be granted in (i)Β those assets with respect to which the
granting of a security interest in such assets would be prohibited by contract provisions or
applicable law or the Organization Documents of any non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary, or to the
extent that such security interests would result in adverse tax or accounting consequences
as reasonably determined by the Borrower, (ii)Β vehicles and other assets subject to
certificates of title, (iii)Β letter of credit rights, (iv)Β commercial tort claims and (v)
any assets or properties that are acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition (or that are
owned by a Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition), so long as (and only so
long as) such assets or properties are subject to a Lien permitted by SectionΒ 7.01(n);
Β Β Β Β Β (e) none of the Collateral shall be subject to any Liens other than Liens permitted by
SectionΒ 7.01; and
Β Β Β Β Β (f) the Administrative Agent shall have received (i)Β counterparts of a Mortgage with
respect to each Material Real Property required to be delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.11 and
6.13(b) (the βMortgaged Propertiesβ) duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such
property, (ii)Β a policy or policies of title insurance issued by a nationally recognized
title insurance company insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a valid Lien on the
property described therein, free of any other Liens except as expressly permitted by Section
7.01, together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Administrative
Agent may reasonably request, and (iii)Β such existing surveys, existing abstracts and
existing appraisals in the possession of the Borrower and such legal opinions and other
documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request with respect to any such
Mortgaged Property.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The foregoing definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of or
security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance or surveys with respect to, particular
assets if and for so long as, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower, the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets or
obtaining title insurance or surveys in respect of such assets shall be excessive in view of the
benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time for the perfection of security interests
in or the obtaining of title insurance and surveys with respect to particular
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assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests
in the assets of the Loan Parties on such date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation
with the Borrower, that perfection cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the
time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the Collateral
Documents.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCollateral Documentsβ means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, each of the
mortgages, collateral assignments, Security Agreement Supplements, security agreements, pledge
agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
pursuant to SectionΒ 6.11 or SectionΒ 6.13, the Guaranty and each of the other agreements,
instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien or Guarantee in favor of the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCommitmentβ means an Initial Term Commitment, a Delayed Draw Term Commitment, a Revolving
Credit Commitment or a Synthetic L/C Commitment, as the context may require.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCommitted Loan Noticeβ means a notice of (a)Β a Initial Term Borrowing, (b)Β a Delayed Draw
Term Borrowing, (c)Β a Revolving Credit Borrowing, (d)Β a Synthetic L/C Borrowing, (e)Β a conversion
of Loans from one Type to the other, or (f)Β a continuation of LIBOR Loans, pursuant to Section
2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ A.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCompensation Periodβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.12(c)(ii).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCompliance Certificateβ means a certificate substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ D.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βConfidential Healthcare Informationβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 6.10.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βConsolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expenseβ means with respect to any Person for any
period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense of such Person, including the
amortization of deferred financing fees or costs for such period on a consolidated basis and
otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βConsolidated EBITDAβ means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net
Income of such Person for such period:
Β Β Β Β Β (a) increased by the following (without duplication):
Β Β Β Β Β (i) provision for taxes based on income or profits or capital, including,
without limitation, federal, state, franchise, excise and similar taxes and foreign
withholding taxes of such Person paid or accrued during such period, including any
penalties and interest relating to any tax examinations, to the extent the same
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were taken into account in calculating such Consolidated Net Income and the net
tax expense associated with any adjustments made pursuant to clauses (a)Β through (k)
of the definition of Consolidated Net Income; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (ii) total interest expense of such Person for such period and, to the extent
not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses with respect to obligations
under any Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments entered into for the
purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains with respect
to such obligations, and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing
activities, to the extent the same were deducted (and not added back) in calculating
such Consolidated Net Income; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (iii) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person for
such period to the extent deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated
Net Income; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (iv) any fees, expenses or charges (other than depreciation or amortization
expense) related to any acquisition, investment, asset disposition, incurrence or
repayment of indebtedness (including such fees, expenses or charges related to the
Loans and any credit facilities), issuance of equity interests, refinancing
transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (including any
amendment or other modification of the Senior Subordinated Notes, the Loans and any
credit facilities) and including, in each case, any such transaction consummated
prior to the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed, and
any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of
any such transaction, (x)Β whether or not successful and (y)Β in each case, to the
extent deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (v) the amount of any restructuring charges, integration and facilities opening
costs or other business optimization expenses (including cost and expenses relating
to business optimization programs and new systems design and implementation costs),
one-time restructuring or transaction costs incurred in connection with acquisitions
made after the Closing Date, project start-up costs, costs related to the closure
and/or consolidation of facilities or accruals or reserves, in each case to the
extent deducted (and not added back) in such period in computing such Consolidated
Net Income; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (vi) any other non-cash charges (collectively, the βNon-Cash Chargesβ),
including any write offs or write downs reducing such Consolidated Net Income for
such period (provided that if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or
reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect
thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such
extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior
period); plus
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Β Β Β Β Β (vii) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees
(including termination fees) and related indemnities and expenses paid or accrued in
such period to the Sponsors and deducted (and not added back) in such period in
computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (viii) cash charges in respect of one-time, non-recurring retention payments to
employees of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiaries made within twelve (12)
months of the Closing Date; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (ix) extraordinary losses and unusual or non-recurring charges (including any
unusual or non-recurring operating expenses directly attributable to the
implementation of cost-savings initiatives), severance, relocation costs and
curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans;
plus
Β Β Β Β Β (x) the amount of βrun-rateβ cost savings projected by the Borrower in good
faith to result from actions either taken or expected to be taken within 12Β months
after the end of such period (which cost savings shall be subject only to
certification by management of the Borrower and calculated on a pro forma basis as
though such cost savings had been realized on the first day of such period), net of
the amount of actual benefits realized from such actions (it is understood and
agreed that βrun-rateβ means the full recurring benefit that is associated with any
action taken or expected to be taken, provided that some portion of such benefit is
expected to be realized within 12Β months of taking such action); plus
Β Β Β Β Β (xi) the amount of loss on sale of receivables, Securitization Assets and
related assets to any Securitization Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified
Securitization Financing; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (xii) any costs or expense incurred by Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted
Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other
management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or
shareholder agreement, to the extent that such cost or expenses are funded with cash
proceeds contributed to the capital of Holdings or the Borrower or net cash proceeds
of an issuance of Equity Interests of Holdings or the Borrower (other than
Disqualified Equity Interests) solely to the extent that such net cash proceeds (a)
were not required to be applied to prepay the Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(b) and
(b)Β have not previously been (and are not simultaneously being) applied to anything
other than such cost or expenses; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (xiii) any net loss from disposed or discontinued operations; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (xiv) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash
expenditures) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any
period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were
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deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to paragraph (b)
below for any previous period and not added back; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (xv) interest income or investment earnings on retiree medical and intellectual
property, royalty or license receivables; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (xvi) fees and expenses incurred in connection with the investigation by the
Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human
Services in an amount not to exceed $10.0Β million per fiscal year, provided that the
maximum amount of such fees and expenses that may be added back to Consolidated Net
Income in any fiscal year shall be increased by the unused amount of add-backs that
were permitted in any prior fiscal year;
Β Β Β Β Β (b) decreased by the following (without duplication), in each case to the extent
included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:
Β Β Β Β Β (i) non-cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period,
excluding any non-cash gains to the extent they represent the reversal of an accrual
or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior
period and any non-cash gains with respect to cash actually received in a prior
period so long as such cash did not increase Consolidated EBITDA in such prior
period;
Β Β Β Β Β (ii) any net income from disposed or discontinued operations; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (iii) extraordinary gains and unusual or non-recurring gains.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β There shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without
duplication, (A)Β the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset acquired by the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (but not the Acquired EBITDA of any
related Person, property, business or assets to the extent not so acquired), to the extent not
subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise disposed by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary
during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired and not subsequently so
disposed of, an βAcquired Entity or Businessβ) and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted
Subsidiary that is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each a βConverted
Restricted Subsidiaryβ), based on the actual Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or
Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to
such acquisition) and (B)Β an adjustment in respect of each Acquired Entity or Business or Converted
Restricted Subsidiary equal to the amount of the Pro Forma Adjustment with respect to such Acquired
Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion
thereof occurring prior to such acquisition) as specified in a certificate executed by a
Responsible Officer and delivered to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent. There shall be
excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person,
property, business or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) sold, transferred or otherwise
disposed of, closed or classified
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as discontinued operations by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period
(each such Person, property, business or asset so sold or disposed of, a βSold Entity or Businessβ)
and the Disposed EBITDA of any Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted
Subsidiary during such period (each a βConverted Unrestricted Subsidiaryβ), based on the actual
Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such
period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer or disposition.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βConsolidated Net Incomeβ means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of
the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated
basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that, without
duplication,
Β Β Β Β Β (a) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result
of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period shall be excluded,
Β Β Β Β Β (b) the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary, or is an
Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall
be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower shall be increased by the
amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash (or to
the extent converted into cash) to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in
respect of such period,
Β Β Β Β Β (c) effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to
the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries) in the inventory, property and equipment,
software, goodwill, other intangible assets, in-process research and development, deferred
revenue and debt line items in such Personβs consolidated financial statements pursuant to
GAAP resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to the Transaction or
the 2004 Transactions or any consummated acquisition or the amortization or write-off of any
amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded,
Β Β Β Β Β (d) the amount of any minority interest expense consisting of Subsidiary income
attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-Wholly Owned
Subsidiary shall be included,
Β Β Β Β Β (e) any after-tax effect of income (loss)Β from the early extinguishment of (i)
Indebtedness, (ii)Β obligations under any Swap Contracts or (iii)Β other derivative
instruments shall be excluded,
Β Β Β Β Β (f) any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, including impairment
charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets,
investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or
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regulation, in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising
pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded,
Β Β Β Β Β (g) any non-cash compensation charge or expense, including any such charge arising from
the grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other
rights shall be excluded,
Β Β Β Β Β (h) any fees, expenses or charges incurred during such period, or any amortization
thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, investment, asset disposition,
incurrence or repayment of indebtedness (including such fees, expenses or charges related to
the Loans and any credit facilities), issuance of equity interests, refinancing transaction
or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (including any amendment or other
modification of the Senior Subordinated Notes, the Loans and any credit facilities) and
including, in each case, any such transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date and any
such transaction undertaken but not completed, and any charges or non-recurring merger costs
incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not
successful, shall be excluded,
Β Β Β Β Β (i) accruals and reserves that are established within twelve months after the Closing
Date that are so required to be established as a result of the Transaction in accordance
with GAAP shall be excluded,
Β Β Β Β Β (j) losses or gains on asset sales (other than asset sales made in the ordinary course
of business) shall be excluded, and
Β Β Β Β Β (k) the following items shall be excluded:
Β Β Β Β Β (i) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period
from obligations under any Swap Contracts and the application of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No.Β 133; and
Β Β Β Β Β (ii) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such
period from currency translation gains or losses including those (x)Β related to
currency remeasurements of Indebtedness and (y)Β resulting from hedge agreements for
currency exchange risk.
In addition, to the extent not already included in the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and
its Restricted Subsidiaries, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing,
Consolidated Net Income shall include the amount of proceeds received from business interruption
insurance and reimbursements of any expenses and charges that are covered by indemnification or
other reimbursement provisions in connection with any investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer
or other disposition of assets permitted hereunder.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βConsolidated Senior Secured Debtβ means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate
principal amount of Consolidated Total Debt outstanding on such date that is secured by a Lien.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βConsolidated Total Debtβ means, as of any date of determination, (a)Β the aggregate principal
amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date,
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any
discounting of Indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection
with the 2004 Transactions or any Permitted Acquisition), consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed
money, obligations in respect of Capitalized Leases and debt obligations evidenced by promissory
notes or similar instruments, minus (b)Β the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents
(in each case, free and clear of all Liens, other than nonconsensual Liens permitted by Section
7.01 and Liens permitted by SectionΒ 7.01(q) and clauses (i)Β and (ii)Β of SectionΒ 7.01(r)) included
in the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date;
provided that Consolidated Total Debt shall not include Indebtedness in respect of (i)Β any
Qualified Securitization Financing, (ii)Β Letters of Credit, except to the extent of Unreimbursed
Amounts thereunder, (iii)Β Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (iv)Β obligations under Swap Contracts.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βConsolidated Working Capitalβ means, at any date, the excess of (a)Β the sum of (i)Β all
amounts (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth
opposite the caption βtotal current assetsβ (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet
of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date and (ii)Β long-term accounts receivable
over (b)Β the sum of (i)Β all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the
caption βtotal current liabilitiesβ (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date and (ii)Β long-term deferred revenue, but
excluding, without duplication, (1)Β the current portion of any Funded Debt, (2)Β all Indebtedness
consisting of Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations to the extent otherwise
included therein, (3)Β the current portion of interest, (4)Β the current portion of current and
deferred income taxes, (5)Β the current portion of any Capitalized Lease Obligations and (6)
deferred revenue arising from cash receipts that are earmarked for specific projects.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βContinuing Directorβ means, at any date, any individual (a)Β who is a director of Holdings on
the Closing Date, (b)Β whose nomination for election to the Board of Directors of Holdings is
recommended by a majority of the then Continuing Directors, (c)Β who receives the vote of the
Permitted Holders in his or her election by the stockholders of Holdings, (d)Β who, as at such date,
has been a member of the Board of Directors of Holdings for at least the 12 preceding months or (e)
whose nomination for election to the Board of Directors of Holdings has been recommended, directly
or indirectly, by the Sponsors or Persons nominated by the Sponsors.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βContract Considerationβ has the meaning specified in the definition of βExcess Cash Flowβ.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βControlβ has the meaning specified in the definition of βAffiliate.β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βConverted Restricted Subsidiaryβ has the meaning specified in the definition of βConsolidated
EBITDAβ.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βConverted Unrestricted Subsidiaryβ has the meaning specified in the definition of
βConsolidated EBITDAβ.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCredit Extensionβ means each of the following: (a)Β a Borrowing and (b)Β an L/C Credit
Extension.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCredit-Linked Depositβ means, in respect of each Synthetic L/C Lender, the cash deposit made
by such Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 2.03(k)(i), as such amount may be (a)Β reduced from time to time
pursuant to SectionΒ 2.06 or (b)Β reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to Section
2.03(c)(viii) or pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 10.07. The
initial amount of each Synthetic L/C Lenderβs Credit-Linked Deposit shall be equal to the amount of
its Synthetic L/C Commitment on the Closing Date.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCredit-Linked Deposit Accountβ means the operating and/or investment account of, and
established by, the Administrative Agent under its exclusive dominion and control that shall be
used for the purposes set forth in SectionsΒ 2.03(c)(viii) and 2.03(k).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCredit-Linked Deposit Cost Amountβ means, for any Interest Period with respect to the
Credit-Linked Deposits, an amount (expressed in basis points) reasonably determined by the
Administrative Agent in good faith to represent the Administrative Agentβs administrative cost for
investing the Credit-Linked Deposits and maintaining the Credit-Linked Deposit Account for such
Interest Period, which amount shall not exceed 10.0 basis points for such Interest Period.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βDeclined Proceedsβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.05(b)(vi).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βDefault Rateβ means an interest rate equal to (a)Β the Base Rate plus (b)Β the
Applicable Rate applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (c)Β 2.0% per annum; provided that with
respect to a LIBOR Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate
(including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2.0% per annum, in
each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βDefaulting Creditorβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 8.04(d).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βDefaulting Lenderβ means any Lender that (a)Β has failed to fund any portion of the Term
Loans, Revolving Credit Loans, participations in L/C Obligations or participations in Swing Line
Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within one (1)Β Business Day of the date required to be
funded by it hereunder, unless the subject of a good faith dispute (or a good faith dispute that is
subsequently cured), (b)Β 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 (1)Β Business Day of the date
when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute (or a good faith dispute that is subsequently
cured), (c)Β has been deemed insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding or (d)Β has notified the Borrower and/or the Administrative Agent in writing of any of
the foregoing (including any written certification of its intent not to comply with its obligations
under ArticleΒ II).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βDelayed Draw Term Borrowingβ means a borrowing consisting of Delayed Draw Term Loans of the
same Type and currency and, in the case of LIBOR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by
each of the Delayed Draw Term Lenders pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βDelayed Draw Term Commitmentβ means, as to each Delayed Draw Term Lender, its obligation to
make a Delayed Draw Term Loan to the Borrower on or prior to the Delayed Draw Term Commitment
Expiration Date pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01(a)(ii) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set
forth opposite such Lenderβs name on ScheduleΒ 2.01C under the caption βDelayed Draw Term
Commitmentβ or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Delayed Draw Term Lender
becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in
accordance with this Agreement. The initial aggregate amount of the Delayed Draw Term Commitments
is $150,000,000.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βDelayed Draw Term Commitment Expiration Dateβ shall mean the first anniversary of the Closing
Date.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βDelayed Draw Term Lenderβ means, at any time, any Lender that has a Delayed Draw Term
Commitment or a Delayed Draw Term Loan at such time.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βDelayed Draw Term Loanβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.01(a)(ii).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βDelayed Draw Term Loan Facilityβ means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Delayed Draw
Term Lendersβ Delayed Draw Term Commitments at such time.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βDelayed Draw Term Noteβ means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Delayed Draw
Term Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of ExhibitΒ C-2 hereto,
evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Delayed Draw Term Lender resulting
from the Delayed Draw Term Loans made by such Delayed Draw Term Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βDesignated Non-Cash Considerationβ means the fair market value of non-cash consideration
received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Disposition pursuant to
SectionΒ 7.05(j) that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate
of a Responsible Officer, setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced
by the fair market value of the portion of the non-cash consideration converted to cash within 180
days following the consummation of the applicable Disposition).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βDisposed EBITDAβ means, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business or any Converted
Unrestricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such
Sold Entity or Business or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary (determined using such
definitions as if references to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries therein are to such
Sold Entity or Business and its Subsidiaries or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary and its
Subsidiaries, as the case may be), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Sold Entity
or Business or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βDispositionβ or βDisposeβ means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition
(including any sale and leaseback transaction and any sale of Equity Interests) of any property by
any Person, 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; provided that
any single transaction or series of related transactions resulting in net cash proceeds equal to or
less than $5,000,000 shall not be considered βDispositionsβ for purposes of SectionΒ 2.05(b)(ii) or
SectionΒ 7.05.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βDisposition Prepayment Percentageβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.05(b)(ii)(A).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βDisqualified Equity Interestsβ means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms
of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is
exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a)Β matures or is mandatorily
redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund
obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any
rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall
be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued
and payable and the termination of the Commitments and all outstanding Letters of Credit), (b)Β is
redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests),
in whole or in part, (c)Β provides for scheduled payments of dividends in cash, or (d)Β is or becomes
convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would
constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is ninety-one (91)
days after the Maturity Date of the Term Loans; provided that if such Equity Interests are
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issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings, the Borrower or the
Restricted Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not
constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because it may be required to be repurchased by
Holdings, the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or
regulatory obligations.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βDollarβ and β$β mean lawful money of the United States.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βDomestic Subsidiaryβ means any Subsidiary that is organized under the Laws of the United
States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βECF Percentageβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.05(b)(i).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βEligible Assigneeβ means any Assignee permitted by and consented to in accordance with
SectionΒ 10.07(b).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βEligible Purchaserβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 8.04(a).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βEnvironmental Claimβ means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits,
demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations
(other than internal reports prepared by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (a)Β in the
ordinary course of such Personβs business or (b)Β as required in connection with a financing
transaction or an acquisition or disposition of real estate) or proceedings with respect to any
Environmental Liability (hereinafter βClaimsβ), including (i)Β any and all Claims by governmental or
regulatory authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or
damages pursuant to any Environmental Law and (ii)Β any and all Claims by any third party seeking
damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief pursuant
to any Environmental Law.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βEnvironmental Lawsβ means any and all Laws (including common law) relating to the protection
of the environment or, to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Materials, human health.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βEnvironmental Liabilityβ means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any
liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities) of any
Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based
upon (a)Β violation of any Environmental Law, (b)Β the generation, use, handling, transportation,
storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c)Β exposure to any Hazardous Materials,
(d)Β the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e)Β any
contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or
imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βEnvironmental Permitβ means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other
authorization required under any Environmental Law.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βEquity Interestsβ means, with respect to any Person, the shares, interests, rights,
participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of (or other ownership or
profit interests or units in) such Person and warrants, options or other rights for the purchase,
acquisition or exchange from such Person of any of the foregoing (including through convertible
securities).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βERISAβ means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βERISA Affiliateβ means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is under
common control with Holdings or the Borrower and is treated as a single employer within the meaning
of SectionΒ 414 of the Code or SectionΒ 4001 of ERISA.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βERISA Eventβ means (a)Β a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b)Β a withdrawal by
Holdings or the Borrower or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates 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 a termination under
Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c)Β a complete or partial withdrawal by Holdings or the Borrower or any
of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan, notification of Holdings or the
Borrower or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates concerning the imposition of withdrawal
liability or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or is in reorganization within the
meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (d)Β the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a
Plan amendment as a termination under SectionsΒ 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of
proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e)Β the institution of
any proceeding to terminate, or appoint an Administrative Agent to administer, any Pension Plan or
Multiemployer Plan; (f)Β the requirements of PBGC RegulationΒ SectionΒ 4043.61 (without regard to
subparagraph (b)(1) thereof) apply with respect to a contributing sponsor (as defined in Section
4001(a)(13) of ERISA) of a Pension Plan, and an event described in subsection .62, .63, .64, .65,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β .66, .67 or .68 of PBGC RegulationΒ SectionΒ 4043 has occurred with respect to such Plan (other than
an event for which the 30Β day notice period has been waived); (g)Β an accumulated funding
deficiency, within the meaning of SectionΒ 412 of the Code or SectionΒ 302 of ERISA exists, or an
application for a minimum funding standard waiver or modification has been filed (including any
required installment payments) with respect to a Plan; (h)Β the failure to make any required
contribution to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (i)Β the existence of an Unfunded Current Liability
with respect to a Plan; (j)Β the institution of a proceeding pursuant to SectionΒ 515 of ERISA to
collect a delinquent contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; or (k)Β a liability has been incurred or
is likely to be incurred by Holdings or the Borrower or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates
with respect to a Plan under SectionΒ 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204
or 4212 of ERISA or SectionΒ 401(a)(29), 4971 or 4975 of the Code.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βEvent of Defaultβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 8.01.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βExcess Cash Flowβ means, for any period, an amount equal to the excess of:
Β Β Β Β Β (a) the sum, without duplication, of:
Β Β Β Β Β (i) Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower for such period,
Β Β Β Β Β (ii) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges (including
depreciation and amortization) to the extent deducted in arriving at such
Consolidated Net Income,
Β Β Β Β Β (iii) decreases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period (other than any
such decreases arising from acquisitions or Dispositions by the Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period or the application of purchase
accounting),
Β Β Β Β Β (iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash loss on Dispositions by the
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions
in the ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such
Consolidated Net Income, and
Β Β Β Β Β (v) cash receipts in respect of Swap Contracts during such fiscal year to the
extent not otherwise included in such Consolidated Net Income; over
Β Β Β Β Β (b) the sum, without duplication, of:
Β Β Β Β Β (i) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving
at such Consolidated Net Income and cash charges included in clauses (a)Β through (k)
of the definition of Consolidated Net Income,
Β Β Β Β Β (ii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi)Β below in
prior fiscal years, the amount of Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of
intellectual property accrued or made in cash during such period, except to the
extent that such Capital Expenditures or acquisitions were financed with the
proceeds of Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries,
Β Β Β Β Β (iii) the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including (A)Β the principal component of
payments in respect of Capitalized Leases and (B)Β the amount of any mandatory
prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(b)(ii) to the extent required due
to a Disposition that resulted in an increase to such Consolidated Net Income and
not in excess of the amount of such increase but excluding (X)Β all other prepayments
of Term Loans, (Y)Β all prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans
and (Z)Β all prepayments in respect of any other revolving credit facility, except,
in the case of clauses (Y)Β and (Z), to the extent there is an equivalent permanent
reduction in commitments thereunder)
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made during such period, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of
other Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries,
Β Β Β Β Β (iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Dispositions by the
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions
in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such
Consolidated Net Income,
Β Β Β Β Β (v) increases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period (other than any
such increases arising from acquisitions or Dispositions by the Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period or the application of purchase
accounting),
Β Β Β Β Β (vi) cash payments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such
period in respect of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries other than Indebtedness,
Β Β Β Β Β (vii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi)Β below in
prior fiscal years, the amount of Investments and acquisitions made during such
period to the extent that such Investments and acquisitions were financed with
internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries,
Β Β Β Β Β (viii) the amount of Restricted Payments paid during such period and to the
extent such Restricted Payments were financed with internally generated cash flow of
the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including any payments made to
Holdings for the purpose of funding any of the items described in clauses (i)
through (xiii)Β of this clause (b),
Β Β Β Β Β (ix) the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made by the Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries in cash during such period (including expenditures for the
payment of financing fees) to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed
during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income,
Β Β Β Β Β (x) the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments
actually paid in cash by Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries
during such period that are made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness,
Β Β Β Β Β (xi) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior
periods, (A)Β the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower
or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the βContract
Considerationβ) entered into prior to or during such period relating to Permitted
Acquisitions or (B)Β any planned cash expenditures by the Borrower or
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any of the Restricted Subsidiaries relating to Capital Expenditures or
acquisitions of intellectual property (the βPlanned Expendituresβ), in each case to
be consummated or made during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the
Borrower following the end of such period; provided that, to the extent the
aggregate amount of internally generated cash flow actually utilized to finance such
Permitted Acquisitions, Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual
property during such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the
Contract Consideration and the Planned Expenditures, as applicable, the amount of
such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of
such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters,
Β Β Β Β Β (xii) the amount of cash taxes paid or tax reserves set aside or payable
(without duplication) in such period to the extent they exceed the amount of tax
expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, and
Β Β Β Β Β (xiii) cash expenditures in respect of Swap Contracts during such fiscal year
to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βExchange Actβ means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βExcluded Subsidiaryβ means (a)Β each Subsidiary listed on ScheduleΒ 1.01B hereto, (b)
any Subsidiary that is prohibited by contractual requirements or applicable Law from guaranteeing,
or pledging substantially all of its assets to secure, the Obligations, (c)Β any Foreign Subsidiary
and any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (d)Β any Restricted
Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition financed with secured Indebtedness and each
Restricted Subsidiary thereof that guarantees such Indebtedness; provided that each such Restricted
Subsidiary shall cease to be an Excluded Subsidiary under this clause (d)Β if such secured
Indebtedness is repaid or becomes unsecured or if such Restricted Subsidiary ceases to guarantee
such secured Indebtedness, as applicable, (e)Β any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the
reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent (confirmed in writing by notice to the Borrower),
the cost or other consequences (including any adverse tax consequences) of providing a Guarantee or
a security interests in its assets shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the
Lenders therefrom, (f)Β each Unrestricted Subsidiary and (g)Β each Permitted JV.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βExisting Credit Agreementβ has the meaning specified in the Preliminary Statements to this
Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βExisting Letters of Creditβ means the Letters of Credit described on Schedule
2.03(a)(iv).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βFacilityβ means each of the Initial Term Loans, the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility, the
Revolving Credit Facility or the Synthetic L/C Facility, as the context may require.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β β
Federal 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)Β 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)Β 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 the
Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βFee Letterβ means the Amended and Restated Fee Letter dated AprilΒ 11, 2007 among the
Borrower, Holdings, Bank of America, Banc of America Securities LLC, Banc of America Bridge LLC,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Xxxxxx Brothers Inc., Xxxxxx Commercial Paper Inc., Xxxxxx Brothers
Commercial Bank, Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Capital
Corporation.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βForeign Lenderβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 3.01(b).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βForeign Subsidiaryβ means any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that
is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βFRBβ means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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 business.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βFunded Debtβ means all Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for
borrowed money that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures within one
year from such date that is renewable or extendable, at the option of such Person, to a date more
than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates
the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date,
including Indebtedness in respect of the Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βGAAPβ means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in
effect from time to time; provided, however, that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent
that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any
change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of
such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders
request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), the Lenders and the Borrower shall
negotiate in good faith amendments to the provisions of this Agreement with the intent of having
the respective positions of the Lenders and the Borrower after such change in GAAP conform as
nearly as possible to their respective positions as of the
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date of this Agreement and, until any such amendments have been agreed upon, regardless of
whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof,
such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately
before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such
provision amended in accordance herewith.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βGovernmental Authorityβ means any nation or government, any state or other political
subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, administrative
tribunal, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing,
regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βGranting Lenderβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 10.07(h).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βGreenfield Construction Projectβ means, with respect to any Person, a project undertaken by
such Person for the construction of a Hospital.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βGuaranteeβ means, as to any Person, without duplication, (a)Β any obligation, contingent or
otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any
Indebtedness or other monetary 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)Β to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or
payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (ii)Β to purchase or lease property,
securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or
monetary other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other monetary
obligation, (iii)Β 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 monetary obligation, or (iv)Β entered into for the
purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other
monetary obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss
in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b)Β any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any
Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or
monetary other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any
holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided that the term βGuaranteeβ shall not
include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business,
or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in
connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than
such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). 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. The term βGuaranteeβ as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βGuarantorsβ has the meaning specified in the definition of βCollateral and Guarantee
Requirementβ.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βGuarantyβ means (a)Β the guaranty made by Holdings and the other Guarantors in favor of the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties pursuant to clause (b)Β of the definition of
βCollateral and Guarantee Requirement,β substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ F and (b)Β each
other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.11.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βHazardous Materialsβ means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes, all hazardous
or toxic substances, and all wastes or pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates,
asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas and infectious or
medical wastes regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βHealth Choiceβ means Health Choice Arizona, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βHedge Bankβ means any Person that (i)Β is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time it
enters into a Secured Hedge Agreement, in its capacity as a party thereto or (ii)Β enters into a
Secured Hedge Agreement arranged by a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βHIPAAβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 6.10.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βHMOβ means any health maintenance organization, managed care organization, any Person doing
business as a health maintenance organization or managed care organization, or any Person required
to qualify or be licensed as a health maintenance organization or managed care organization under
applicable federal or state law.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βHMO Businessβ means the business of owning and operating an HMO or other similar regulated
entity or business.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βHoldingsβ has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βHoldings Loansβ means the senior unsecured payment-in-kind loans borrowed by Holdings on the
Closing Date pursuant to that certain credit agreement dated as of the date hereof, among Holdings,
the lenders party thereto and Banc of America Bridge LLC, as administrative agent, as the same may
be amended, modified, replaced or refinanced.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βHospitalβ means a hospital, outpatient clinic, long-term care facility, medical office
building or other facility, business or other asset that is used or useful in or related to the
provision of healthcare services.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βHospital Investment Programβ means, with respect to any Subsidiary substantially all of the
assets of which consist of one or more Hospitals, an offering by such Subsidiary for the sale or
issuance of equity interests in such Subsidiary to any Hospital Investment Program Participants,
provided that (i)Β after giving effect to such sale or issuance with respect to any Subsidiary, the
Borrower directly or indirectly controls such Subsidiary and owns at least 65% (51%, in the case of
The Heart Center of East Valley, LP) of the economic interests of such Subsidiary, (ii)Β each such
sale or issuance shall be for an amount at least equal
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to the fair market value thereof, (iii)Β each such sale results in consideration at least 75%
of which shall be in the form of cash (for such purpose, taking into account the amount of cash,
the principal amount of any promissory notes and the fair market value of any other consideration),
(iv)Β the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom are applied to repay Loans to the extent required by Section
2.05(b)(ii), and (v)Β each Hospital Investment Program Participant (A)Β acknowledges in writing in a
manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that (x)Β the relevant Subsidiary has
granted a security interest in its assets to secure the Obligations and (y)Β the documentation
governing the Obligations restricts the ability of such Subsidiary to make distributions to such
Hospital Investment Program Participant and (B)Β pledges all such Equity Interests acquired by such
Hospital Investment Program Participant to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties as security for the Obligations, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, such pledge
shall not be required (and, if effective, may be released) if such Hospital Investment Program
Participant grants to the Administrative Agent βdrag alongβ rights with respect to a foreclosure on
the Administrative Agentβs pledge of shares in such Subsidiary (which βdrag alongβ rights shall be
granted pursuant to a Drag Along Rights Agreement substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ I or
otherwise in documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βHospital Investment Program Participantsβ means with respect to any Hospital, Persons
interested in such Hospital including physicians, administrators and other Persons in the community
in which such Hospital is located.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βHospital Swapβ means, with respect to any Person, an exchange of (a)(i) one or more Hospitals
and/or Related Businesses owned or operated by such Person or (ii)Β all of the Equity Interests held
by such Person of any other Person owning or operating one or more Hospitals and/or Related
Businesses for (b)Β either (i)Β one or more Hospitals and/or Related Businesses owned or operated by
a third Person or (ii)Β either all of the Capital Stock held by a third person of any other Person
or a majority of the Capital Stock of any other Person owning or operating one or more Hospitals
and/or Related Businesses.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βIncremental Amendmentβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.14(a).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βIncremental Facility Closing Dateβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.14(a).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βIncremental Term Loansβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.14(a).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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 Β Β Β Β (a) 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;
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Β Β Β Β Β (b) the maximum amount (after giving effect to any prior drawings or reductions that
may have been reimbursed) of all letters of credit (other than commercial letters of
credit), bankersβ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar
instruments issued or created by or for the account of such Person;
Β Β Β Β Β (c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
Β Β Β Β Β (d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or
services (other than (i)Β trade accounts and accrued expenses payable in the ordinary course
of business and (ii)Β any earn-out obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on
the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and if not paid after becoming due
and payable);
Β Β Β Β Β (e) 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 and mortgage, industrial revenue bond, industrial
development bond and similar financings), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been
assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
Β Β Β Β Β (f) all Attributable Indebtedness;
Β Β Β Β Β (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests; and
Β Β Β Β Β (h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
Β Β Β Β Β For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall (A)Β 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, except to the extent such Personβs liability for such Indebtedness is
otherwise limited and only to the extent such Indebtedness would be included in the
calculation of Consolidated Total Debt of such Person (as if such Person were the Borrower)
and (B)Β in the case of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, exclude all
intercompany Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364Β days (inclusive of any roll-over
or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary of business. 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. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of
clause (e)Β shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (i)Β the aggregate unpaid amount of
such Indebtedness and (ii)Β the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as
determined by such Person in good faith.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βIndemnified Liabilitiesβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 10.05.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βIndemniteesβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 10.05.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βIndependent Financial Advisorβ means an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm or
consultant of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower,
qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged and that is independent of the Borrower
and its Affiliates.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βInformationβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 10.08.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βInitial Term Borrowingβ means a borrowing consisting of Initial Term Loans of the same Type
and currency and, in the case of LIBOR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the
Initial Term Lenders pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βInitial Term Commitmentβ means, as to each Initial Term Lender, its obligation to make an
Initial Term Loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01(a)(i) in an
aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lenderβs name on Schedule
2.01B under the caption βInitial Term Commitmentβ or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant
to which such Initial Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be
adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The initial aggregate amount of the
Initial Term Commitments is $439,000,000.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βInitial Term Lenderβ means, at any time, any Lender that has an Initial Term Commitment or an
Initial Term Loan at such time.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βInitial Term Loansβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.01(a)(i).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βInitial Term Noteβ means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Initial Term Lender
or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of ExhibitΒ C-1 hereto, evidencing the
aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Initial Term Lender resulting from the Initial Term
Loans made by such Initial Term Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βInsurance Subsidiaryβ shall have the meaning provided in SectionΒ 7.02(x).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βInterest Payment Dateβ means, (a)Β as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan or a Synthetic
L/C 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 LIBOR 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; (b)Β as to any Base Rate Loan (including a
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; and (c)Β as to any Synthetic L/C Loan,
the last day of each Interest Period therefor or the date of any prepayment thereof.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βInterest Periodβ means, (a)Β as to each LIBOR Loan other than a Synthetic L/C Loan, the period
commencing on the date such LIBOR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a LIBOR Loan
and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, or to
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the extent available to each Lender of such LIBOR Loan, nine or twelve months thereafter, as
selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice and (b)Β as to any Synthetic L/C Loan, the
period commencing on the Closing Date or on the last day of the preceding Interest Period and
ending on the date one month thereafter; provided that:
Β Β Β Β Β (1) 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 (2) 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 (3) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date of the Facility under
which such Loan was made.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βInvestmentβ means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect investment by such Person,
whether by means of (a)Β the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or debt or other
securities of another Person, (b)Β a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or
assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity
participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest
in such other Person (excluding, in the case of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, intercompany
loans, advances, or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364Β days (inclusive of any roll-over
or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) or (c)Β the purchase or other
acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the
property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of
business or division of such Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any
Investment at any time shall be the amount actually invested (measured at the time made), without
adjustment for subsequent changes in the value of such Investment, net of any return representing a
return of capital with respect to such Investment.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βInvestment Grade Ratingβ means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by
Moodyβs and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other nationally
recognized statistical rating agency selected by the Borrower.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βInvestment Grade Securitiesβ means (a)Β securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or
insured by the government of the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof
(other than Cash Equivalents), (b)Β debt securities or debt instruments with an Investment Grade
Rating, but excluding any debt securities or instruments constituting loans or advances among the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (c)Β investments in any fund that invests exclusively in investments
of the type described in clauses (a)Β and (b), which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash
pending investment or distribution and (d)Β corresponding instruments in countries other than the
United States of America customarily utilized for high
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quality investments, in each case, consistent with the Borrowerβs cash management and
investment practices.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βIRSβ means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βISPβ means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the βInternational Standby Practices 1998β
published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof
as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βIssuer Documentsβ means with respect to any Letter of Credit, any Letter of Credit
Application and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by relevant L/C Issuer
and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of such L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of
Credit.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βJunior Financingβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 7.12(a).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βJunior Financing Documentationβ means any documentation governing any Junior Financing.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βL/C Advancesβ means the collective reference to Revolving L/C Advances and Synthetic L/C
Advances.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βL/C Borrowingβ means the collective reference to Revolving L/C Borrowings and Synthetic L/C
Borrowings.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βL/C Credit Extensionsβ means the collective reference to the Revolving L/C Credit Extensions
and the Synthetic L/C Credit Extensions.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βL/C Issuerβ means the collective reference to each Revolving L/C Issuer and each Synthetic
L/C Issuer.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βL/C Obligationsβ means, the collective reference to the Revolving L/C Obligations and the
Synthetic L/C Obligations.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βLenderβ has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement and, as the
context requires, includes an L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, and their respective successors
and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a βLender.β
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βLetter of Creditβ means any letter of credit issued hereunder. A Letter of Credit may be a
commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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 relevant L/C Issuer.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βLetter of Credit Expiration Dateβ means the Revolving Letter of Credit Expiration Date or the
Synthetic Letter of Credit Expiration Date.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βLIBORβ means, for any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR 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 11:00Β 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. If such rate is not available at
such time for any reason, then the βLIBORβ 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 LIBOR 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 11:00Β a.m. (London time) two Business Days
prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βLIBOR Loanβ means a Loan that bears interest based on LIBOR.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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 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 Capitalized Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the
foregoing); provided, that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed a Lien.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βLoanβ means an extension of credit by a Lender to a Borrower under ArticleΒ II in the form of
a Term Loan, a Revolving Credit Loan, Synthetic L/C Loan or a Swing Line Loan.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βLoan Documentsβ means, collectively, (i)Β this Agreement, (ii)Β the Notes, (iii)Β the Guaranty,
(iv)Β the Collateral Documents, (v)Β the Fee Letter and (vi)Β each Issuer Document.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βLoan Partiesβ means, collectively, (i)Β Holdings, (ii)Β the Borrower, (iii)Β each Guarantor and
(iv)Β each Pledgor.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βMajority Revolving Credit Lendersβ means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Credit
Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (a)Β aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving
Credit Loans and all Revolving L/C Obligations (with the aggregate amount of each Lenderβs risk
participation and funded participation in Revolving 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 Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and all Revolving L/C
Obligations held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making
a determination of Majority Revolving Credit Lenders.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βManagement Stockholdersβ means the members of management of Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries who are investors in Holdings or any direct or indirect parent thereof.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βMaster Agreementβ has the meaning specified in the definition of βSwap Contract.β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βMaterial Adverse Effectβ means a material adverse effect on (a)Β the business, assets,
liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, (b)Β the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their
respective obligations under any Loan Document to which any of the Loan Parties is a party or (c)
the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Agents under any Loan Document.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βMaterial Real Propertyβ means any real property owned by any Loan Party with a book value in
excess of $10,000,000.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βMaterial Subsidiaryβ means, at any date of determination, each of the Borrowerβs Domestic
Subsidiaries that is a Restricted Subsidiary (a)Β whose total assets at the last day of the most
recent Test Period were equal to or greater than 3.0% of Total Assets at such date or (b)Β whose net
revenues for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 3.0% of the consolidated net revenues
of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in
accordance with GAAP.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βMaturity Dateβ means (a)Β with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the sixth anniversary
of the Closing Date and (b)Β with respect to the Term Loans and the Synthetic L/C Facility, March
15, 2014; provided that if either such day is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the
Business Day immediately preceding such day.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βMaximum Rateβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 10.10.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βMinority Investmentβ means any Person other than a Subsidiary in which the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary owns any Equity Interests.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βMoodyβsβ means Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βMortgagesβ means collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds, hypothecs and mortgages made
by the Loan Parties in favor or for the benefit of the Administrative agent on behalf of the
Lenders in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and any other
mortgages executed and delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.11.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βMortgage Policiesβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 6.13(b)(ii).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βMortgaged Propertiesβ has the meaning specified in paragraph (f)Β of the definition of
Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βMultiemployer Planβ means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates
makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the period since DecemberΒ 31, 2001, has made
or been obligated to make contributions.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βNet Cash Proceedsβ means:
Β Β Β Β Β (a) with respect to the Disposition of any asset by the Borrower or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries or any Casualty Event, the excess, if any, of (i)Β the sum of cash
and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event
(including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of,
a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received and, with respect to any
Casualty Event, any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of such Casualty
Event actually received by or paid to or for the account of the Borrower or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries) over (ii)Β the sum of (A)Β the principal amount, premium or penalty,
if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness that is secured by the asset subject
to such Disposition or Casualty Event and that is required to be repaid in connection with
such Disposition or Casualty Event (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), (B)
the out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including attorneysβ fees, investment banking fees,
survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer
taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant
and other customary fees) actually incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in
connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event, (C)Β taxes or distributions made pursuant
to SectionΒ 7.06(g)(i) or (g)(iii) paid or estimated to be payable in connection therewith
(including withholding taxes imposed on the repatriation of any such Net Cash Proceeds), (D)
in the case of any Disposition or Casualty Event by a non-Wholly Owned Restricted
Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard
to this clause (D)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to
or for the account of the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result
thereof, and (E)Β any reserve for adjustment in respect of (x)Β the sale price of such asset
or assets established in accordance with GAAP and (y)Β any liabilities associated with such
asset or assets and retained by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after such sale or
other disposition
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thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and
liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations
associated with such transaction, it being understood that βNet Cash Proceedsβ shall include
the amount of any reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash
in a corresponding amount) of any reserve described in this clause (E); and
Β Β Β Β Β (b) with respect to the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by the Borrower or
any Restricted Subsidiary or any Permitted Equity Issuance by the Borrower or any direct or
indirect parent of the Borrower, the excess, if any, of (i)Β the sum of the cash and Cash
Equivalents received in connection with such incurrence or issuance (with respect to any
Permitted Equity Issuance by any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, the amount of
cash from such Permitted Equity Issuance contributed to the capital of the Borrower) over
(ii)Β the sum of (x)Β taxes or distributions made pursuant to SectionΒ 7.06(g)(i) or (g)(iii)
paid or estimated to be payable in connection therewith (including withholding taxes imposed
on the repatriation of any cash received in connection with such incurrence or issuance) and
(y)Β the investment banking fees, underwriting discounts, commissions, costs and other
out-of-pocket expenses and other customary expenses, incurred by the Borrower or such
Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such incurrence or issuance.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βNet Incomeβ means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss)Β of such Person,
determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock
dividends.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βNon-Cash Chargesβ has the meaning specified in the definition of the term βConsolidated
EBITDAβ.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βNon-Consenting Lenderβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 3.07(d).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βNon-Loan Partyβ means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party, including any
Permitted JV.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βNonrenewal Notice Dateβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.03(b)(iii).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βNoteβ means a Term Note, a Revolving Credit Note or a Synthetic L/C Note, as the context may
require.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βObligationsβ means all (x)Β 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 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, (y)Β obligations of any Loan Party arising
under any Secured Hedge Agreement and (z)Β Cash
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Management Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations
include (a)Β the obligation (including Guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, Letter of
Credit commissions, reimbursement obligations, charges, expenses, fees, Attorney Costs, indemnities
and other amounts payable by any Loan Party as provided in any Loan Document and (b)Β the
obligations of any Loan Party to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any
Lender, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Loan Party in
accordance with the terms of any Loan Document.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βOrganization Documentsβ means, (a)Β 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)Β with respect to any limited liability company, the
certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating or limited liability company
agreement; and (c)Β 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βOther Taxesβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 3.01(g).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βOutstanding Amountβ means (a)Β with respect to the Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans,
Synthetic L/C Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the principal amount thereof after giving
effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans
(including any refinancing of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under Revolving Letters of Credit or
Revolving L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing), Synthetic L/C Loans and Swing
Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b)Β with respect to any L/C Obligations
on any date, the amount thereof on such date after giving effect to any related L/C Credit
Extension occurring on such date and any other changes thereto as of such date, including as a
result of any reimbursements of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under related Letters of Credit
(including any refinancing of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under related Letters of Credit or
related L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing or a Synthetic L/C Borrowing, as the
case may be) or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under related Letters of
Credit taking effect on such date.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βParticipantβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 10.07(e).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βParticipant Registerβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 10.07(e).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPBGCβ means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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 Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective
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ERISA Affiliates or to which Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective ERISA
Affiliates 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 since December
31, 2001.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPermitted Acquisitionβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 7.02(j).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPermitted Equity Issuanceβ means any sale or issuance of any Qualified Equity Interests of
the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, in each case to the extent permitted
hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPermitted Holdersβ means each of (i)Β the Sponsors and (ii)Β the Management Stockholders.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPermitted Hospital Swapβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 7.05(q).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPermitted JVβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 7.02(o).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPermitted Refinancingβ means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing,
refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a)Β the principal
amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted
value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended
except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other
reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such
modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and by an amount equal to any existing
commitments unutilized and undrawn letters of credit thereunder, (b)Β other than with respect to a
Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 7.03(b) and (e),
such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension has a final maturity date equal to
or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or
greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced,
refunded, renewed or extended, (c)Β other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of
Indebtedness permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 7.03(e), at the time thereof, no Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing and (d)Β if such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded,
renewed or extended is Junior Financing, (i)Β to the extent such Indebtedness being modified,
refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations,
such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is subordinated in right of payment
to the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the
documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended,
(ii)Β the terms and conditions (including, if applicable, as to collateral but excluding as to
subordination, interest rate and redemption premium) of any such modified, refinanced, refunded,
renewed or extended Indebtedness, taken as a whole, are not materially less favorable to the Loan
Parties or the Lenders than the terms and conditions of the Indebtedness being modified,
refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended; provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer
delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such
Indebtedness,
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together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such
Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has
determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement, shall be
conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the
Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within such five Business Day period that it disagrees
with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees)
and (iii)Β such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is incurred by the Person
who is the obligor of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended
and not Guaranteed by any Person other than the Borrower or a Guarantor.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPermitted Subordinated Notesβ shall mean senior subordinated notes issued by the Borrower or
a Guarantor, provided that (a)Β the terms of such notes provide for customary subordination of such
notes to the Obligations and do not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption,
sinking fund obligation or other payment prior to the Maturity Date for the Term Loans, other than
customary offers to purchase upon a change of control, asset sale or casualty or condemnation event
and customary acceleration rights upon an event of default and (b)Β the covenants, events of
default, guarantees and other terms for such notes (provided that such notes shall have interest
rates and redemption premiums determined by the Board of Directors of the Borrower to be market
rates and premiums at the time of issuance of such notes), taken as a whole, are determined by the
Board of Directors of the Borrower to be market terms on the date of issuance and in any event are
not materially more restrictive on the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, or materially less
favorable to the Lenders, than the terms of the Senior Subordinated Notes and do not require the
maintenance or achievement of any financial performance standards other than as a condition to
taking specified actions, provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the
Administrative Agent at least five Business Days (or such shorter period to which the
Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together
with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or
drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good
faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement, shall be conclusive
evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Administrative
Agent notifies the Borrower within such five Business Day period that it disagrees with such
determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPermitted Subordinated Notes Documentationβ means any notes, instruments, agreements and
other credit documents governing any Permitted Subordinated Notes.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPersonβ means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint
venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPlanβ means any material βemployee benefit planβ (as such term is defined in SectionΒ 3(3) of
ERISA) established by Holdings, the Borrower or, with respect to any such plan
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that is subject to SectionΒ 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any of their respective ERISA
Affiliates.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPlatformβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 6.02.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPledged Debtβ means the Indebtedness described in Schedule 2(j) to the Security Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPledgorβ means each non-Wholly Owned Material Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not an
Excluded Subsidiary and that (a)Β immediately prior to becoming a Pledgor was a Guarantor that had
ceased to be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower but remained a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Borrower or (b)Β was acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, including each such
Material Subsidiary that is listed on ScheduleΒ II hereto.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPost-Acquisition Periodβ means, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition, the period
beginning on the date such Permitted Acquisition is consummated and ending on the last day of the
sixth full consecutive fiscal quarter immediately following the date on which such Permitted
Acquisition is consummated.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPrincipal L/C Issuerβ means any L/C Issuer that has issued Letters of Credit under the
Revolving Credit Facility having an aggregate Outstanding Amount in excess of $10,000,000.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPro Forma Adjustmentβ means, for any Test Period that includes all or any part of a fiscal
quarter included in any Post-Acquisition Period, with respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the
applicable Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary or the Consolidated
EBITDA of the Borrower, the pro forma increase or decrease in such Acquired EBITDA or such
Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, projected by the Borrower in good faith as a result of (a)
actions taken during such Post-Acquisition Period for the purposes of realizing reasonably
identifiable and factually supportable cost savings or (b)Β any additional costs incurred during
such Post-Acquisition Period, in each case in connection with the combination of the operations of
such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary with the operations of the
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that, (i)Β at the election of the Borrower, such
Pro Forma Adjustment shall not be required to be determined for any Acquired Entity or Business or
Converted Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the aggregate consideration paid in connection with
such acquisition was less than $25,000,000 and (ii)Β so long as such actions are taken during such
Post-Acquisition Period or such costs are incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, as
applicable, the cost savings related to such actions or such additional costs, for purposes of
projecting such pro forma increase or decrease in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA,
as the case may be, it may be assumed that such cost savings will be realizable during the entirety
of such Test Period, or such additional costs, as applicable, will be incurred during the entirety
of such Test Period; provided further that any such pro forma increase or decrease in such Acquired
EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, shall be without duplication for cost
savings or
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additional costs already included in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the
case may be, for such Test Period.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPro Forma Basisβ and βPro Forma Effectβ mean, with respect to compliance with any test or
covenant hereunder, that (A)Β to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been
made and (B)Β all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith
shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement in
such test or covenant: (a)Β income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to
the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, (i)Β in the case of a Disposition of
all or substantially all Equity Interests in any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any division,
product line or facility used for operations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be
excluded, and (ii)Β in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment described in the definition
of βSpecified Transactionβ, shall be included, (b)Β any retirement of Indebtedness, and (c)Β any
Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in
connection therewith (and if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, such Indebtedness
shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition
determined by utilizing the rate that is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as
at the relevant date of determination); provided that, without limiting the application of the Pro
Forma Adjustment pursuant to (A)Β above, the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any
such test or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustments are consistent with the definition
of Consolidated EBITDA and give effect to events (including operating expense reductions) that are
(as determined by the Borrower in good faith) (i) (x)Β directly attributable to such transaction,
(y)Β expected to have a continuing impact on the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and (z)
factually supportable or (ii)Β otherwise consistent with the definition of Pro Forma Adjustment.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPro Rata Shareβ means, with respect to each Lender at any time a fraction (expressed as a
percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the
Commitments of such Lender under the applicable Facility or Facilities at such time and the
denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments under the applicable Facility or
Facilities at such time; provided that if such Commitments have been terminated, then the Pro Rata
Share of each Lender shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share of such Lender immediately
prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to
the terms hereof.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βPublic Lenderβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 6.02.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βQualified Equity Interestsβ means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity
Interests.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βQualified Holding Company Debtβ shall mean unsecured Indebtedness of Holdings (or any direct
or indirect parent thereof), (a)Β the terms of which do not provide for any scheduled repayment,
mandatory redemption or sinking fund obligation prior to the final maturity of the Term Loans (as
in effect on the Closing Date) (other than customary offers to purchase upon a change of control,
asset sale or event of loss and customary acceleration rights
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after an event of default), (b)Β the covenants, events of default, guarantees and other terms
of which (other than interest rate and redemption premiums), taken as a whole, are not materially
more restrictive to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries than those in the Senior
Subordinated Notes Indenture; provided that a certificate of an Responsible Officer of the Borrower
is delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days (or such shorter period to
which the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness,
together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such
Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has
determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement, shall be
conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the
Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within such period that it disagrees with such
determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees), (c)Β that
does not require any payments in cash of interest or other amounts in respect of the principal
thereof prior to the earlier to occur of (i)Β the date that is five years from the date of the
issuance or incurrence thereof and (ii)Β the date that is ninety one days after the final maturity
of the Term Loans (as in effect on the Closing Date) (it being understood that this clause (c)
shall not prohibit Indebtedness the terms of which permit the issuer thereof to elect, at its
option, to make payments in cash of interest or other amounts in respect of the principal thereof
prior to the date determined in accordance with clauses (i)Β and (ii)Β of this clause (c)) and (d)
that is not guaranteed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βQualified Securitization Financingβ means any Securitization Financing of a Securitization
Subsidiary that meets the following conditions: (a)Β the Board of Directors of the Borrower shall
have determined in good faith that such Qualified Securitization Financing (including financing
terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair
and reasonable to the Borrower and the Securitization Subsidiary, (b)Β all sales and/or
contributions of Securitization Assets and related assets to the Securitization Subsidiary are made
at fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) and (iii)Β the financing terms,
covenants, termination events and other provisions thereof shall be market terms (as determined in
good faith by the Borrower) and may include Standard Securitization Undertakings. The grant of a
security interest in any Securitization Assets of the Borrower or any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries (other than a Securitization Subsidiary) to secure Indebtedness under this Agreement
prior to engaging in any Securitization Financing shall not be deemed a Qualified Securitization
Financing.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βQualifying IPOβ means the issuance by Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings
of its common Equity Interests in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public
offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration
statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection
with a secondary public offering).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βReference Dateβ has the meaning specified in the definition of βAvailable Amount.β
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRefinanced Term Loansβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 10.01.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRegisterβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 10.07(d).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRejection Noticeβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.05(b)(vi).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRelated Businessβ means a healthcare business affiliated or associated with a Hospital or any
business related or ancillary to the provision of healthcare services or information or the
investment in, or the management, leasing or operation of, a Hospital.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βReplacement Term Loansβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 10.01.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βReportable Eventβ means with respect to any Plan any of the events set forth in Section
4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, as to which, except for an event described
in subsections .21, .24, and .26 of such regulations, the thirty (30)Β day notice period has been
waived.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRequest for Credit Extensionβ means (a)Β with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or
continuation of Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans or Synthetic L/C Loans, a Committed Loan Notice,
(b)Β with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c)Β with respect
to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRequired Lendersβ means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the
sum of the (a)Β Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lenderβs risk participation
and funded participation in Revolving L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed βheldβ by
such Lender for purposes of this definition), (b)Β aggregate unused Term Commitments, (c)Β aggregate
unused Revolving Credit Commitments and (d)Β aggregate Unused Synthetic L/C Commitments; provided
that the unused Term Commitments, unused Revolving Credit Commitment and unused Synthetic L/C
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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRequired Reimbursement Dateβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.03(c)(i).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βResponsible Officerβ means the chief executive officer, president, vice president, chief
financial officer, chief accounting officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer or other similar
officer or Person performing similar functions of a Loan Party and, as to any document delivered on
the Closing Date, any secretary or assistant secretary of a Loan Party. 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.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRestricted Paymentβ means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or
other property) with respect to any Equity Interest of the Borrower or any of its Restricted
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 Equity Interest, or on account of any return
of capital to the Borrowerβs stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Persons thereof).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRestricted Subsidiaryβ means any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Unrestricted
Subsidiary.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRetained Declined Proceedsβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.05(b)(vi).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Commitment Increaseβ shall have the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.14(a).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Commitment Increase Lenderβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.14(a).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Credit Borrowingβ means a borrowing consisting of Revolving Credit Loans of the
same Type and, in the case of LIBOR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the
Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01(b).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Credit Commitmentβ means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a)
make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01(b), (b)Β purchase
participations in Revolving L/C Obligations in respect of Revolving Letters of Credit 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, and opposite such Lenderβs name on Schedule
2.01A under the caption βRevolving Credit Commitmentβ or 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. The aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of
all Revolving Credit Lenders shall be $225,000,000 on the Closing Date, as such amount may be
adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including by reason of
any applicable Revolving Commitment Increase.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Credit Exposureβ means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, the sum of the
outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Credit Lenderβs Revolving Credit Loans and its Pro
Rata Share of the Revolving L/C Obligations and the Swing Line Obligations at such time.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Credit Facilityβ means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of the
Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Credit Lenderβ means, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit
Commitment at such time.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Credit Loanβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.01(b).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Credit Noteβ means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Revolving
Credit Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of ExhibitΒ C-3 hereto,
evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Revolving Credit Lender resulting
from the Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving L/C Advanceβ means, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, such Lenderβs
funding of its participation in any Revolving L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving L/C Borrowingβ means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any
Revolving Letter of Credit that has not been reimbursed on the applicable Required Reimbursement
Date or refinanced as a Revolving Credit Borrowing.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving L/C Credit Extensionβ means, with respect to any Revolving Letter of Credit, the
issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount
thereof.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving L/C Issuerβ means Bank of America and any other Lender that becomes a Revolving L/C
Issuer in accordance with SectionΒ 2.03(j) or 10.07(j), in each case, in its capacity as an issuer
of Revolving Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Revolving Letters of Credit
hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving L/C Obligationβ means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount
available to be drawn under all outstanding Revolving Letters of Credit plus the aggregate
of all Unreimbursed Amounts in respect thereof, including all Revolving L/C Borrowings. For all
purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Revolving Letter of Credit has
expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of
RuleΒ 3.14 of the ISP, such Revolving Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be βoutstandingβ in the
amount so remaining available to be drawn.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Letter of Creditβ means a Revolving Letter of Credit issued pursuant to Section
2.03(a)(i)(A), and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit identified as Revolving Letters of
Credit on ScheduleΒ 2.03(a)(iv).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Letter of Credit Expiration Dateβ means the day that is five (5)Β Business Days
prior to the scheduled 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Letter of Credit Sublimitβ means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $100,000,000
and (b)Β the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments. The Revolving Letter
of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Commitment.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βS&Pβ means Standard & Poorβs Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc.,
and any successor thereto.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSECβ means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding
to any of its principal functions.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSecured Hedge Agreementβ means any Swap Contract permitted under SectionΒ 7.03(f) that is
entered into by and between any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSecured Partiesβ means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, each Hedge Bank,
each Cash Management Bank, the Supplemental Administrative Agent and each co-agent or sub-agent
appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to SectionΒ 9.01(c).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSecurities Actβ means the Securities Act of 1933.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSecuritization Assetsβ means the accounts receivable, royalty or other revenue streams and
other rights to payment subject to a Qualified Securitization Financing and the proceeds thereof.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSecuritization Feesβ means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts
with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees paid
to a Person that is not a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with any Qualified Securitization
Financing.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSecuritization Financingβ means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered
into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to (a)Β a Securitization Subsidiary (in the case
of a transfer by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) or (b)Β any other Person (in the case of a
transfer by a Securitization Subsidiary), or may grant a security interest in, any Securitization
Assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto, including all
collateral securing such Securitization Assets, all contracts and all guarantees or other
obligations in respect of such Securitization Assets, proceeds of such Securitization Assets and
other assets that are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are
customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving Securitization
Assets.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSecuritization Repurchase Obligationβ means any obligation of a seller of Securitization
Assets in a Qualified Securitization Financing to repurchase Securitization Assets arising as a
result of a breach of a Standard Securitization Undertaking, including as a result of a receivable
or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, off set or counterclaim of
any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event
relating to the seller.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSecuritization Subsidiaryβ means a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (or another Person
formed for the purposes of engaging in a Qualified Securitization Financing in which the Borrower
or any Subsidiary of the Borrower makes an Investment and to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary
of the Borrower transfers Securitization Assets and related assets) that engages in no activities
other than in connection with the financing of Securitization Assets of the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries, all proceeds thereof and all rights (contingent and other), collateral and other
assets relating thereto, and any business or activities incidental or related to such business, and
which is designated by the Board of Directors of the Borrower or such other Person (as provided
below) as a Securitization Subsidiary and (a)Β no portion of the Indebtedness or any other
obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (i)Β is guaranteed by Holdings, the Borrower or any
other Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than another Securitization Subsidiary (excluding
guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to
Standard Securitization Undertakings), (ii)Β is recourse to or obligates Holdings, the Borrower or
any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than another Securitization Subsidiary, in any way
other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings or (iii)Β subjects any property or asset
of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than another
Securitization Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction
thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, (b)Β with which none of
Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than another Securitization
Subsidiary, has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms
which the Borrower reasonably believes to be no less favorable to Holdings, the Borrower or such
Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of
the Borrower and (c)Β to which none of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the
Borrower, other than another Securitization Subsidiary, has any obligation to maintain or preserve
such entityβs financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating
results. Any such designation by the Board of Directors of the Borrower or such other Person shall
be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a certified
copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Borrower or such other Person giving effect
to such designation and a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer certifying that such
designation complied with the foregoing conditions.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSecurity Agreementβ means, collectively, the Security Agreement executed by the Loan Parties,
substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ G, together with each other security agreement
supplement executed and delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.11.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSecurity Agreement Supplementβ has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSenior Secured Leverage Ratioβ means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a)
Consolidated Senior Secured Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b)Β Consolidated EBITDA
of the Borrower for such Test Period.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSenior Subordinated Notesβ means the $475,000,000 83/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014,
issued by the Borrower and IASIS Capital Corporation pursuant to the Senior Subordinated Notes
Indenture.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β β
Senior Subordinated Notes Indentureβ means the indenture dated as of JuneΒ 22, 2004, with The
Bank of
New York Trust Company, N.A. as trustee, relating to the Senior Subordinated Notes, as the
same may be amended, modified, replaced or refinanced to the extent permitted by this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSold Entity or Businessβ has the meaning specified in the definition of the term
βConsolidated EBITDAβ.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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 and (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. 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSPCβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 10.07(h).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSpecified Subsidiaryβ means, at any date of determination, (a)Β each Material Subsidiary of
the Borrower (i)Β whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period were equal to or
greater than 5.0% of Total Assets at such date or (ii)Β whose net revenues for such Test Period were
equal to or greater than 5.0% of the consolidated net revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP and (b)Β each other
Material Subsidiary that is the subject of an Event of Default under SectionΒ 8.01(f) and that, when
such Material Subsidiaryβs total assets or net revenues are aggregated with the total assets or net
revenues, as applicable, of each other Material Subsidiary that is the subject of an Event of
Default under SectionΒ 8.01(f) would constitute a Specified Subsidiary under clause (a)Β above using
a 10.0% threshold in replacement of the 5.0% threshold in such clause (a).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSpecified Transactionβ means any Investment, Disposition, incurrence or repayment of
Indebtedness, Restricted Payment, Subsidiary designation, Incremental Term Loan or Revolving
Commitment Increase or Synthetic L/C Commitment Increase that by the terms of this Agreement
requires or permits such test to be calculated on a βPro Forma Basisβ or after giving βPro Forma
Effectβ; provided that a Revolving Commitment Increase, for purposes of this βSpecified
Transactionβ definition, shall be deemed to be fully drawn.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSponsor Management Agreementβ means the management agreement, dated as of JuneΒ 22, 2004,
between certain of the management companies associated with the Sponsors or their advisors and the
Borrower.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSponsor Termination Feesβ means the one-time payment under the Sponsor Management Agreement
of a termination fee to one or more of the Sponsors and their Affiliates in the event of either a
Change of Control or the completion of a Qualifying IPO.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSponsorsβ means TPG Partners IV, L.P., JLL Partners Fund IV, L.P., Trimaran Fund Management,
L.L.C. and their respective Affiliates and funds or partnerships managed by any of them or any of
their respective Affiliates, but not including, however, any of their respective portfolio
companies.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βStandard Securitization Undertakingsβ means representations, warranties, covenants and
indemnities entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower that the Borrower has
determined in good faith to be customary, necessary or advisable in a Securitization Financing.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSubsidiaryβ of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability
company or other business entity (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, charitable foundations) 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. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a
βSubsidiaryβ or to βSubsidiariesβ shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSubsidiary Equityβ has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSuccessor Borrowerβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 7.04(d).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSupplemental Administrative Agentβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 9.13 and
βSupplemental Administrative Agentsβ shall have the corresponding meaning.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSwap Contractβ means (a)Β 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
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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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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)Β 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSwing Line Borrowingβ means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to SectionΒ 2.04.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSwing Line Facilityβ means the revolving credit facility made available by the Swing Line
Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 2.04.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSwing Line Loanβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.04(a).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSwing Line Loan Noticeβ means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to SectionΒ 2.04(b),
which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ B.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSwing Line Obligationsβ means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate principal
amount of all Swing Line Loans outstanding.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSwing Line Sublimitβ means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $25,000,000 and (b)Β the
aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part
of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Commitments.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSyndication Agentβ means Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as Syndication Agent under this
Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSyndication Proceedsβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.05(b)(ii)(A)(4).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSynthetic L/C Advanceβ means, with respect to each Synthetic L/C Lender, such Lenderβs
funding of its participation in any Synthetic L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSynthetic L/C Borrowingβ means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any
Synthetic Letter of Credit that has not been reimbursed on the applicable Required Reimbursement
Date and which amount is funded by reducing the Credit-Linked Deposits by a like amount, consisting
of simultaneous Synthetic L/C Loans having the same Interest Period made by each of the Synthetic
L/C Lenders pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01(c).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSynthetic L/C Commitmentβ means, as to each Synthetic L/C Lender, its obligation initially to
fund its Credit-Linked Deposit in an aggregate amount set forth opposite such Lenderβs name on
ScheduleΒ 2.01D under the caption βSynthetic L/C Commitmentβ and after the Closing Date to
(a)Β make Synthetic L/C Loans to the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01(c) and (b)Β purchase
participations in Synthetic L/C Obligations in respect of Synthetic Letters of Credit, in an
aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount of its
Credit-Linked Deposit, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this
Agreement. The aggregate Synthetic L/C Commitments of all Synthetic L/C Lenders shall be
$40,000,000 on the Closing Date, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSynthetic L/C Commitment Increaseβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.14(a).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSynthetic L/C Credit Extensionβ means, with respect to any Synthetic Letter of Credit, the
issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount
thereof.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSynthetic L/C Exposureβ means, as to each Synthetic L/C Lender, its Pro Rata Share of the
Synthetic L/C Obligations at such time.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSynthetic L/C Facilityβ means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Synthetic L/C
Lendersβ Synthetic L/C Commitments at such time.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSynthetic L/C Issuerβ means Bank of America and any other Lender that becomes a Synthetic L/C
Issuer in accordance with SectionΒ 10.07(j), in each case, in its capacity as an issuer of Synthetic
Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Synthetic Letters of Credit hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSynthetic L/C Lenderβ means, at any time, any Lender that has a Synthetic L/C Commitment or
an outstanding Synthetic L/C Loan at such time.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSynthetic L/C Loansβ means the loans deemed made by the Synthetic L/C Lenders to the Borrower
pursuant to SectionΒ 2.03(c)(viii) to reimburse drawings under a Synthetic Letter of Credit, which
loans are funded by reducing the Credit-Linked Deposits by a like amount.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSynthetic L/C Noteβ means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Synthetic L/C
Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of ExhibitΒ C-4 hereto,
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evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Synthetic L/C Lender
resulting from the Synthetic L/C Loans made by such Synthetic L/C Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSynthetic L/C Obligationsβ means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount
available to be drawn under all outstanding Synthetic Letters of Credit plus the aggregate
of all Unreimbursed Amounts in respect thereof, including all Synthetic L/C Borrowings. For all
purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Synthetic Letter of Credit has
expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of
RuleΒ 3.14 of the ISP, such Synthetic Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be βoutstandingβ in the
amount so remaining available to be drawn.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSynthetic Letter of Creditβ means a Letter of Credit issued under the Synthetic L/C Facility,
and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit identified as Synthetic Letters of Credit on
ScheduleΒ 2.03(a)(iv).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSynthetic Letter of Credit Expiration Dateβ means the day that is five (5)Β Business Days
prior to the scheduled Maturity Date then in effect for the Synthetic L/C Facility (or, if such day
is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βTaxesβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 3.01(a).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βTerm Borrowingβ means an Initial Term Borrowing or a Delayed Draw Term Borrowing.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βTerm Commitmentβ means an Initial Term Commitment or a Delayed Draw Term Commitment.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βTerm Lenderβ means, at any time, an Initial Term Lender or a Delayed Draw Term Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βTerm Loanβ means an Initial Term Loan or a Delayed Draw Term Loan.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βTerm Noteβ means an Initial Term Note or a Delayed Draw Term Note.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βTest Periodβ in effect at any time shall mean the most recent period of four consecutive
fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on or prior to such time (taken as one accounting period) in
respect of which financial statements for each quarter or fiscal year in such period have been or
are required to be delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(a) or (b); provided that, prior to the first
date that financial statements have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section
6.01(a) or (b), the Test Period in effect shall be the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters
of the Borrower ended DecemberΒ 31, 2006. A Test Period may be designated by reference to the last
day thereof (i.e., the βMarchΒ 31, 2007 Test Periodβ refers to the period of four consecutive fiscal
quarters of the Borrower ended MarchΒ 31, 2007), and a Test Period shall be deemed to end on the
last day thereof.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βThreshold Amountβ means $25,000,000.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βTotal Assetsβ means the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Borrower delivered pursuant to
SectionΒ 6.01(a) or (b)Β or, for the period prior to the time any such statements are so delivered
pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(a) or (b), the most recent balance sheet of the Borrower delivered
pursuant to SectionΒ 4.01(e).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βTotal Outstandingsβ means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C
Obligations.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βTransactionβ means, collectively, (a)Β the funding of the Initial Term Loans on the Closing
Date, (b)Β the funding of the Holdings Loans on the Closing Date, (c)Β the refinancing of outstanding
obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement, (d)Β the funding of the Closing Equity Payments,
(e)Β the consummation of any other transactions in connection with the foregoing and (f)Β the payment
of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with any of the foregoing.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βTransaction Expensesβ means any fees or expenses incurred or paid by Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries in connection with the Transaction, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β β2004 Transactionsβ means (a)Β the acquisition, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by
and among IASIS Investment LLC, Titan Merger Corporation and Holdings dated as of MayΒ 4, 2004, of
Holdings by IASIS Investment LLC through the merger of Titan Merger Corporation, a Wholly Owned
subsidiary of IASIS Investment LLC, with and into Holdings, with Holdings being the continuing or
surviving corporation of such merger and becoming a Wholly Owned subsidiary of IASIS Investment
LLC, (b)Β the refinancing of substantially all of the Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries
existing at the time of the events described in the foregoing clause (a) (including, without
limitation, pursuant to the tender offer to repurchase Holdingsβs outstanding 13% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2009 and 8.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009), (c)Β the contribution by
Holdings of substantially all of its property to the Borrower at the time of the events described
in the foregoing clause (a), and (d)Β all related financings, equity contributions and other
transactions related thereto.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βTypeβ means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Loan.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βUnaudited Financial Statementsβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 4.01(e).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β β
Uniform Commercial Codeβ means the Uniform Commercial Code or any successor provision thereof
as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of
New York or the Uniform Commercial
Code or any successor provision thereof (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to
the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βUnited Statesβ and βU.S.β mean the United States of America.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βUnreimbursed Amountβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.03(c)(i).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βUnrestricted Subsidiaryβ means (i)Β each Subsidiary of the Borrower listed on Schedule
1.01A, (ii)Β each Securitization Subsidiary, (iii)Β any Subsidiary of the Borrower designated by
the Board of Directors of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to SectionΒ 6.14
subsequent to the date hereof and (iv)Β any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βUnused Synthetic L/C Commitmentsβ means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Synthetic
L/C Commitments at such time, less the Outstanding Amount of the Synthetic L/C Obligations at such
time.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βUSA PATRIOT Actβ means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools
Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No.Β 107-56 (signed
into law OctoberΒ 26, 2001)), as amended or modified from time to time.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βU.S. Lenderβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 3.01(e).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βWeighted Average Life to Maturityβ means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the
number of years obtained by dividing: (i)Β the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a)Β the
amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments
of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b)Β the number of years
(calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such
payment by (ii)Β the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βWholly Ownedβ means, with respect to a Subsidiary of a Person, a Subsidiary of such Person
all of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than (x)Β directorβs qualifying shares and
(y)Β shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Law) are owned by such
Person and/or by one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βWithdrawal Liabilityβ means the liability of Holdings or the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate
as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are
defined in PartΒ I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 1.02. Other Interpretive Provisions. 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 Β Β (a)Β The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of
the defined terms.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) (i)Β The words βherein,β βhereto,β βhereofβ and βhereunderβ and words of similar import
when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any
particular provision thereof.
Β Β Β Β Β (i) Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Loan Document in which
such reference appears.
Β Β Β Β Β (ii) The term βincludingβ is by way of example and not limitation.
Β Β Β Β Β (iii) The term βdocumentsβ includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements,
certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced,
whether in physical or electronic form.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c)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 Β (d)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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 1.03. Accounting Terms.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)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 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 Β Β (b)Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of determining compliance
with any test contained in this Agreement with respect to any period during which any Specified
Transaction occurs, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall be calculated with respect to such
period and such Specified Transaction on a Pro Forma Basis.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 1.04. Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be satisfied in order for a
specific action to be permitted under 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 1.05. References to Agreements, Laws, Etc. Unless otherwise expressly
provided herein, (a)Β references to Organization Documents, agreements (including the Loan
Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments,
restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that
such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications
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are permitted by any Loan Document; and (b)Β references to any Law shall include all statutory
and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such
Law.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 1.06. Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to
times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 1.07. Timing of Payment or Performance. When the payment of any obligation or
the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on
a day that is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the
definition of Interest Period) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business
Day.
ARTICLE II
The Commitments and Credit Extensions
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.01. The Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) The Term Borrowings.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Initial Term Lender severally
agrees to make to the Borrower a single loan denominated in Dollars (each, an βInitial Term Loanβ)
in a principal amount equal to such Initial Term Lenderβs Initial Term Commitment on the Closing
Date.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Delayed Draw Term Lender
severally agrees to make to the Borrower loans denominated in Dollars as elected by the Borrower
pursuant to SectionΒ 2.02 (each such loan, a βDelayed Draw Term Loanβ) from time to time, on any
Business Day after the Closing Date until the Delayed Draw Term Commitment Expiration Date, in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lenderβs
Delayed Draw Term Commitment.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β Amounts borrowed under this SectionΒ 2.01(a) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or LIBOR Loans, as further provided herein.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) The Revolving Credit Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein,
each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make loans denominated in Dollars to the Borrower
as elected by the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.02 (each such loan, a βRevolving Credit Loanβ)
from time to time, on any Business Day after the Closing Date until the Maturity Date, in an
aggregate principal 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,
the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Lenderβs
Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving
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L/C Obligations, plus such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line
Loans, shall not exceed such Lenderβs Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the limits of each
Lenderβs Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the
Borrower may borrow under this SectionΒ 2.01(b), prepay under SectionΒ 2.05, and reborrow under this
SectionΒ 2.01(b). Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans or LIBOR Loans, as further provided
herein.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) The Credit-Linked Deposits. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each
Synthetic L/C Lender severally agrees to remit to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date an
amount in Dollars equal to such Lenderβs Synthetic L/C Commitment as its Credit-Linked Deposit.
The Administrative Agent shall deposit all such amounts received by it into the Credit-Linked
Deposit Account promptly upon receipt thereof. Each Synthetic L/C Lender irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees that its Credit-Linked Deposit shall be available (i)Β to pay to the
Synthetic L/C Issuer such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of any Unreimbursed Amount in respect of any
Synthetic Letter of Credit that is not reimbursed by the Borrower and (ii)Β to fund such Lenderβs
Synthetic L/C Loans, in each case, pursuant to SectionΒ 2.03(c). Synthetic L/C Loans may be prepaid
without reducing the Synthetic L/C Commitments; provided, however, that Synthetic L/C Loans may not
be reborrowed as such.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β No Person (other than the Administrative Agent) shall have the right to make any
withdrawal from the Credit-Linked Deposit Account or to exercise any other right or power with
respect thereto. Each Synthetic L/C Lender agrees that its right, title and interest in and to the
Credit-Linked Deposit Account shall be limited to the right to require its Credit-Linked Deposit to
be applied as provided in SectionΒ 2.03(c) and that it will have no right to require the return of
its Credit-Linked Deposit other than as expressly provided in SectionΒ 2.06. Each Synthetic L/C
Lender hereby acknowledges that (i)Β its Credit-Linked Deposit constitutes payment for its
participations in Synthetic Letters of Credit issued, deemed issued or to be issued hereunder, (ii)
its Credit-Linked Deposit and any investments made therewith shall secure its obligations to the
Synthetic L/C Issuer hereunder (each Synthetic L/C Lender hereby granting to the Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Synthetic L/C Issuer, a security interest in its Credit-Linked
Deposit and agreeing that the Administrative Agent, as holder of the Credit-Linked Deposits and any
investments made therewith, will be acting as collateral agent for the Synthetic L/C Issuer) and
(iii)Β the Synthetic L/C Issuer will be issuing, amending, renewing and extending Synthetic Letters
of Credit in reliance on the availability of such Lenderβs Credit-Linked Deposit to discharge such
Lenderβs obligations in connection with any Unreimbursed Amount in respect thereof in accordance
with SectionΒ 2.03(c). The funding of the Credit-Linked Deposits and the agreements with respect
thereto set forth in this Agreement constitute arrangements among the Administrative Agent, the
Synthetic L/C Issuer and the Synthetic L/C Lenders with respect to the funding obligations of such
Lenders under this Agreement, and the Credit-Linked Deposits do not constitute assets of, or loans
or extensions of credit to, any Loan Party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each
party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Credit-Linked Deposits are and at all times will
continue to be property of the Synthetic L/C Lenders, and that no amount on deposit at any time in
the Credit-Linked Deposit Account shall be the property of any Loan Party, constitute βCollateralβ
under the Loan
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Documents or otherwise be available in any manner to satisfy any Obligations of any Loan Party
under the Loan Documents.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.02. Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β Each Term Borrowing, each Revolving Credit Borrowing (other than Swing Line Borrowings
with respect to which this SectionΒ 2.02 shall not apply), each Synthetic L/C Borrowing, each
conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and each
continuation of LIBOR Loans shall be made upon the Borrowerβs irrevocable notice to the
Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the
Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon (
New York,
New York time) (i)Β three (3)Β Business
Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of LIBOR Loans or any conversion
of Base Rate Loans to LIBOR Loans and (ii)Β one (1)Β Business Day before the requested date of any
Borrowing of Base Rate Loans;
provided, that such notice may be delivered not later than 9:00 a.m.
(
New York,
New York time) on the Closing Date in the case of the initial Credit Extensions to be
made on the Closing Date. Each telephonic notice by the Borrower pursuant to this SectionΒ 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. Each
Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of LIBOR Loans shall be in a principal amount of
$1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof;
provided that each Delayed Draw Term
Borrowing shall be in a principal amount of $25,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess
thereof (
provided that such Delayed Draw Term Borrowing may be less than $25,000,000 if such amount
represents the aggregate amount of the remaining unfunded Delayed Draw Term Commitments). Except
as provided in SectionsΒ 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each 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. Each
Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i)Β whether the Borrower is
requesting an Initial Term Borrowing, a Delayed Draw Term Borrowing, a Revolving Credit Borrowing,
a Synthetic L/C Borrowing, a conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to
the other, or a continuation of LIBOR Loans, (ii)Β the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion
or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii)Β the principal amount of
Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, and (iv)Β the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which
existing Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans are to be converted and (v)Β if applicable, the
duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of
Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or
continuation, then the applicable Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans shall be made as, or
converted to, Base Rate Loans (unless the Loan being continued is a LIBOR Loan, in which case it
shall be continued as a LIBOR Loan with an Interest Period of one month) and any Synthetic L/C
Loans shall be made as LIBOR Loans with an Interest Period corresponding to the Interest Period
applicable to the Credit-Linked Deposits. 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 LIBOR Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of
LIBOR Loans (other than in the case
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of a Synthetic L/C Loan) 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 (1)Β month.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify each Lender of the amount of its Pro Rata Share of the applicable Class of 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 or
continuation described in SectionΒ 2.02(a). In the case of each 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. 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 the Administrative Agent 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 the Committed Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Borrower,
there are Swing Line Loans or L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing shall
be applied, first, to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, second, to the payment in
full of any such Swing Line Loans, and third, to the Borrower as provided above.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Except as otherwise provided herein, a LIBOR Loan may be continued or converted only on
the last day of an Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan unless the Borrower pays the amount due, if
any, under SectionΒ 3.05 in connection therewith. During the existence of an Event of Default, the
Required Lenders may require that no Loans may be converted to or continued as LIBOR Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the
interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for LIBOR Loans upon determination of such interest
rate. The determination of LIBOR by the Administrative Agent shall be presumed correct in the
absence of manifest error. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative
Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in the Administrative Agentβs prime
rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β After giving effect to all Term Borrowings, all Revolving Credit Borrowings, all
conversions of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and all
continuations of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more
than twenty (20)Β Interest Periods in effect (excluding those in effect for the Credit-Linked
Deposits and Synthetic L/C Borrowings) unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (f)Β The failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall
not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Loan
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on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other
Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (g)Β Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the date
of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lenderβs
portion of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such
portion available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with
paragraph (b)Β above, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make
available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If the Administrative Agent shall
have so made funds available, then, to the extent that such Lender shall not have made such portion
available to the Administrative Agent, each of such Lender and the Borrower severally agrees to
repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with
interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until
the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at (i)Β in the case of the Borrower, the
interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing and (ii)Β in the case of
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. A certificate of the
Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this Section
2.02(g) shall be presumed correct in the absence of manifest error. If such Lenderβs portion of
such Borrowing is not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three
Business Days after such the date of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall also be
entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon accruing from the date on which the
Administrative Agent made the funds available to the Borrower at the rate per annum applicable to
Base Rate Loans under the relevant Facility, on demand, from the Borrower. If such Lender shall
repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount shall constitute such
Lenderβs Loan as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement, and the Borrowerβs
obligation to repay the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount pursuant to this Section
2.02(g) shall cease.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.03. Letters of Credit.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) The Letter of Credit Commitments.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A)(1) each Revolving L/C Issuer
agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this
SectionΒ 2.03, from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until
the Revolving Letter of Credit Expiration Date, (x)Β to issue Revolving Letters of Credit for the
account of the Borrower (provided, that any Revolving Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of
any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower) and to amend or renew Revolving Letters of Credit
previously issued by it, in accordance with SectionΒ 2.03(b), and (y)Β to honor drafts under the
Revolving Letters of Credit and (2)Β the Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in
Revolving Letters of Credit issued pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.03 and (B)(1) each Synthetic L/C
Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Synthetic
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L/C Lenders set forth in this SectionΒ 2.03, from time to time on any Business Day during the
period from the Closing Date until the Synthetic Letter of Credit Expiration Date, (x)Β to issue
Synthetic Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower (provided, that any Synthetic Letter of
Credit may be for the benefit of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower) and to amend or renew
Synthetic Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with SectionΒ 2.03(b), and (y)Β to
honor drafts under the Synthetic Letters of Credit and (2)Β the Synthetic L/C Lenders severally
agree to participate in Synthetic Letters of Credit issued pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.03; provided
that L/C Issuers shall not be obligated to make L/C Credit Extensions with respect to Letters of
Credit, and Lenders shall not be obligated to participate in Letters of Credit if as of the date of
the applicable L/C Credit Extension, (I)Β in the case of Revolving Letters of Credit, (x)Β the
Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender would exceed such Lenderβs Revolving Credit Commitment or
(y)Β the Outstanding Amount of the Revolving L/C Obligations would exceed the Revolving Letter of
Credit Sublimit and (II)Β in the case of the Synthetic Letters of Credit, (x)Β the Synthetic L/C
Exposure of any Lender would exceed such Lenderβs Synthetic L/C Commitment, or (y)Β the Synthetic
L/C Exposure of any Lender would exceed the sum of such Lenderβs Credit-Linked Deposit and its Pro
Rata Share of the outstanding Synthetic L/C Loans. 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. If the
Borrower shall fail to specify whether any requested Letter of Credit is to be a Revolving Letter
of Credit or a Synthetic Letter of Credit, then the requested Letter of Credit shall be deemed to
be a Synthetic Letter of Credit unless the issuance thereof would not be permitted by the foregoing
provisions of this paragraph, in which case it shall be deemed to be a Revolving Letter of Credit.
Notwithstanding any such specification or deemed specification, the Borrower may request in writing
that a Letter of Credit issued under the Revolving Credit Facility or the Synthetic L/C Facility be
deemed to be issued under the other Facility (and such redesignation shall become effective five
Business Days after the date of receipt by the Administrative Agent and the relevant L/C Issuers of
such written request which shall be a Business Day) provided that at the time of the Administrative
Agentβs receipt of such request the issuance of such a Letter of Credit would be permitted under
such Facility by the foregoing provisions of this paragraph.
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(A)Β An L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit if: |
(1)Β subject to SectionΒ 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested
Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of
issuance or last renewal, unless otherwise agreed by the L/C Issuer and the
Administrative Agent; or
(2)Β the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the
applicable Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless (1)Β all the Revolving
Credit Lenders or all the Synthetic L/C Lenders, as applicable, have
approved such expiry date or (2)Β the Outstanding Amount of the L/C
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Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit has been Cash
Collateralized.
(B)Β An L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(1)Β any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or
arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer
from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer
or any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any
Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall
prohibit, or direct that such L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of
letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall
impose upon such L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any
restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer is
not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or
shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense
which was not applicable on the Closing Date (for which such L/C Issuer is
not otherwise compensated hereunder); or
(2)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 (iii)Β An L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A)Β such 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)Β the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the
proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β The Existing Letters of Credit shall be governed by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of
Credit.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of
the Borrower delivered to an 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. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the relevant L/C Issuer and the
Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon at least two (2)Β Business Days prior to the proposed
issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be; or, in each case, such later date and time
as the relevant L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent may agree in a particular instance in its
sole discretion. 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
relevant L/C Issuer: (a)Β the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall
be a Business Day); (b)Β the amount thereof; (c)Β the expiry date
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thereof; (d)Β the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (e)Β the documents to be
presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (f)Β the full text of any
certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (g)Β such
other matters as the relevant L/C Issuer may reasonably request. 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 relevant L/C Issuer (1)Β the Letter of Credit to be
amended; (2)Β the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (3)Β the nature
of the proposed amendment; and (4)Β such other matters and documents as the relevant L/C Issuer may
reasonably request.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the relevant 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, such L/C
Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Upon receipt by the relevant L/C
Issuer of confirmation from the Administrative Agent that the requested issuance or amendment is
permitted in accordance with the terms hereof, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
such L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the
Borrower or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be. Immediately upon the issuance
of (x)Β each Revolving Letter of Credit, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, acquire from the relevant L/C Issuer a risk
participation in such Revolving Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such
Revolving Credit Lenderβs Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Revolving Letter of Credit and
(y)Β each Synthetic Letter of Credit, each Synthetic L/C Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, acquire from the relevant L/C Issuer a risk
participation in such Synthetic Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such
Synthetic L/C Lenderβs Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Synthetic Letter of Credit.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the relevant
L/C Issuer shall agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an
"Auto-Extension Letter of Creditβ); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must
permit the relevant L/C Issuer to prevent any such renewal 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 βNonrenewal Notice Dateβ) in each such
twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless
otherwise directed by the relevant L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a
specific request to the relevant L/C Issuer for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of
Credit has been issued, the applicable Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not
require) the relevant L/C Issuer to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an
expiry date not later than the applicable Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided that the
relevant L/C Issuer shall not permit any such renewal if (A)Β the relevant L/C Issuer has determined
that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form
under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of SectionΒ 2.03(a)(ii) or otherwise), or (B)Β it
has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before
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the day that is five (5)Β Business Days before the Nonrenewal Notice Date from the
Administrative Agent, any Revolving Credit Lender or Synthetic L/C Lender, as applicable, or the
Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in SectionΒ 4.02 is not then
satisfied.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iv)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 relevant 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under
such Letter of Credit, the relevant L/C Issuer shall notify promptly the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent thereof and the applicable date of payment by such L/C Issuer thereunder. Not
later than 11:00Β a.m. on the first Business Day immediately following such applicable date of
payment (each such date, a βRequired Reimbursement Dateβ), the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C
Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If the
Borrower fails to so reimburse such L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the Required Reimbursement Date, the amount of the
unreimbursed drawing (the βUnreimbursed Amountβ), and the amount of such Appropriate Lenderβs Pro
Rata Share thereof. In such event, (x)Β in the case of an Unreimbursed Amount under a Revolving
Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing of
Base Rate Loans and (y)Β in the case of an Unreimbursed Amount under a Synthetic Letter of Credit,
the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Synthetic L/C Borrowing of LIBOR Loans as
described in clause (ix)Β below, in each case to be disbursed on the Required Reimbursement Date in
an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified
in SectionΒ 2.02 for the principal amount of LIBOR Loans or Base Rate Loans, but subject to the
amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Appropriate Lenders and
Revolving Credit Lenders or the unutilized portion of the Synthetic L/C Commitments of the
Synthetic L/C Lenders, as applicable, and subject, in each case, to the conditions set forth in
SectionΒ 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by an L/C
Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this SectionΒ 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β Each Revolving Credit Lender (including any such Lender acting as an L/C Issuer) shall
upon any notice pursuant to SectionΒ 2.03(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for
the account of the relevant Revolving L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agentβs Office for payments
in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of any Unreimbursed Amount in respect of a Revolving
Letter of Credit 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 SectionΒ 2.03(c)(iii), each Revolving
Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed
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to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall
remit the funds so received to the relevant Revolving L/C Issuer.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount in respect of a Revolving Letter of Credit 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 relevant Revolving L/C Issuer a Revolving L/C Borrowing in the amount of
the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which Revolving L/C Borrowing shall be due and
payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such
event, each Revolving Credit Lenderβs payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
relevant Revolving L/C Issuer pursuant to SectionΒ 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of
its participation in such Revolving L/C Borrowing and shall constitute a Revolving L/C Advance from
such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this SectionΒ 2.03.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β Until each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan or Revolving L/C
Advance pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.03(c) to reimburse the relevant Revolving L/C Issuer for any
amount drawn under any Revolving Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lenderβs Pro Rata
Share of such amount shall be solely for the account of the relevant Revolving L/C Issuer.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (v)Β Each Revolving Credit Lenderβs obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or Revolving L/C
Advances to reimburse a Revolving L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Revolving Letters of Credit,
as contemplated by this SectionΒ 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be
affected by any circumstance, including (A)Β any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other
right which such Lender may have against the relevant Revolving L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any
other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B)Β 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 Section
2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower
of a Committed Loan Notice). No such making of a Revolving L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise
impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant Revolving L/C Issuer for the amount
of any payment made by such Revolving L/C Issuer under any Revolving Letter of Credit, together
with interest as provided herein.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (vi)Β If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for
the account of the relevant Revolving L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this SectionΒ 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section
2.03(c)(ii), such Revolving 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
such Revolving L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in
effect. A certificate of the relevant Revolving L/C Issuer
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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 presumed correct absent manifest error.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (vii)Β If, at any time after a Revolving L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Revolving
Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Lenderβs Revolving L/C
Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with this SectionΒ 2.03(c), the Administrative
Agent receives for the account of such Revolving 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 Pro Rata Share thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of
interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lenderβs Revolving L/C Advance
was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (viii)Β If the Synthetic L/C Issuer shall not have received from the Borrower the payment
required to be made by SectionΒ 2.03(c)(i) with respect to any Synthetic Letter of Credit within the
time specified in such Section, the Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Synthetic L/C
Lender of such Unreimbursed Amount and its Pro Rata Share thereof. Each Synthetic L/C Lender
hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Synthetic L/C Issuer solely from such
Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the Credit-Linked Deposits on deposit with the Administrative Agent in
the Credit-Linked Deposit Account (it being understood that such amount shall be deemed to
constitute a Synthetic L/C Loan (which shall initially be a LIBOR Loan as set forth in clause (ix)
below) of such Lender and such payment shall have reduced the Credit-Linked Deposits in a like
amount) (it being further understood that if the conditions precedent to borrowing set forth in
SectionΒ 4.02 have not been met, then such amount shall not constitute a Synthetic L/C Loan and
shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such Unreimbursed Amount), and the
Administrative Agent will promptly pay to the Synthetic L/C Issuer such amounts. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the funding obligation of each Synthetic L/C Lender in respect of
its participation in Synthetic Letters of Credit shall be satisfied in full upon the funding of its
Credit-Linked Deposit. Any amounts received by the Administrative Agent thereafter pursuant to
SectionΒ 2.03(c) in respect of an Unreimbursed Amount under a Synthetic Letter of Credit will be
promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Credit-Linked Deposit Account (it being
understood that, thereafter, such amounts will be available to reimburse the Synthetic L/C Issuer
in accordance with the preceding sentence of this paragraph).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ix)Β On each date on which the Administrative Agent charges the Credit-Linked Deposit Account
to reimburse an Unreimbursed Amount in respect of a Synthetic Letter of Credit as provided in
SectionΒ 2.03(c)(viii), if such amount is deemed to be a Synthetic L/C Loan, the Borrower shall have
the right either to reimburse such amount or to allow such amount to remain outstanding as a
Synthetic L/C Loan , with interest to accrue and be payable with respect thereto as set forth in
SectionΒ 2.08.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (x)Β If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of an L/C Issuer
pursuant to SectionΒ 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described
in SectionΒ 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such L/C Issuer in its
discretion), (1)Β in the case of a Revolving Letter of Credit, each Revolving Lender shall pay to
the Administrative Agent for the account of such Revolving L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share 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 and (2)Β in the case of a Synthetic Letter of Credit, each Synthetic L/C
Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to reimburse such Synthetic L/C Issuer solely
from such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the Credit-Linked Deposits on deposit with the Administrative
Agent in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account, 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 LIBOR for Term Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer
for each drawing under each Letter of Credit issued by it 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) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or
any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
Β Β Β Β Β (ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that any
Loan Party 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 relevant 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 Β Β Β Β (iii) 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 required in order to make a drawing under such
Letter of Credit;
Β Β Β Β Β (iv) any payment by the relevant 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 relevant 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;
Β Β Β Β Β (v) any exchange, release or nonperfection of any Collateral, or any release or
amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from the Guaranty or any other
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guarantee, for all or any of the Obligations any Loan Party in respect of such Letter
of Credit; or
Β Β Β Β Β (vi) 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, any Loan Party;
provided that the foregoing shall not excuse any L/C Issuer from liability to the Borrower to the
extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are
waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law) suffered by the Borrower that are
caused by acts or omissions by such L/C Issuer constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct
on the part of such L/C Issuer.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (e) Role of L/C Issuers. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under
a Letter of Credit, the relevant 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. None of the L/C Issuers, any
Agent-Related Person nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any L/C
Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i)Β any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at
the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii)Β any
action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii)Β the due
execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any
Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Application. 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. None of the L/C Issuers, any Agent-Related Person, nor any of the respective
correspondents, participants or assignees of any L/C Issuer, shall be liable or responsible for any
of the matters described in clauses (i)Β through (iii)Β of this SectionΒ 2.03(e); provided that
anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against an
L/C Issuer, and such L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent of any direct, as
opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower that were caused by such
L/C Issuerβs willful misconduct or gross negligence or such L/C Issuerβs willful or grossly
negligent 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. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each 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 no L/C Issuer shall 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.
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Cash Collateral. If (i)Β any Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Required
Lenders require the Borrower to Cash Collateralize its Revolving L/C Obligations pursuant to
SectionΒ 8.02(c) or (ii)Β an Event of Default set forth under SectionΒ 8.01(f) occurs and is
continuing, then the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all Revolving
L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to such Outstanding Amount determined as of the date of such
Event of Default), and shall do so not later than 2:00 p.m.
New York City time on (x)Β in the case
of the immediately preceding clause (i), (1)Β the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice
thereof, if such notice is received on such day prior to 12:00 Noon
New York City time or (2)Β if
clause (1)Β above does not apply, the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower
receives such notice and (y)Β in the case of the immediately preceding clause (ii), the Business Day
on which an Event of Default set forth under SectionΒ 8.01(f) occurs or, if such day is not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately succeeding such day. For purposes hereof, β
Cash
Collateralizeβ means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the relevant Revolving L/C Issuer and the Revolving Credit Lenders, as collateral for
the Revolving L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances (β
Cash Collateralβ) pursuant to
documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the
relevant Revolving L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the Revolving Credit
Lenders). Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings. The Borrower hereby grants to the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Revolving L/C Issuers and the Revolving Credit
Lenders, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all
proceeds of the foregoing. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked accounts at the
Administrative Agent and may be invested in readily available Cash Equivalents. 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 (on behalf of the Secured Parties) or that
the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving L/C
Obligations, the Borrower will, forthwith upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay to the
Administrative Agent, as additional funds to be deposited and held in the deposit accounts at the
Administrative Agent as aforesaid, an amount equal to the excess of (a)Β such aggregate Outstanding
Amount over (b)Β the total amount of funds, if any, then held as Cash Collateral that the
Administrative Agent reasonably determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim. 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 Law, to reimburse the relevant Revolving
L/C Issuer. To the extent the amount of any Cash Collateral exceeds the then Outstanding Amount of
such Revolving L/C Obligations and so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
the excess shall be refunded to the Borrower. If such Event of Default is cured or waived and no
other Event of Default is then occurring and continuing, the amount of any Cash Collateral shall be
refunded to the Borrower.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (g) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account
of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share a Revolving Letter of Credit
fee for each Revolving Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement equal to the Applicable
Rate times the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Revolving Letter of
Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in
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effect under such Revolving Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases periodically
pursuant to the terms of such Revolving Letter of Credit). Such letter of credit fees shall be
computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such letter of credit fees shall be due and payable in
Dollars on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December,
commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Revolving Letter of Credit,
on the Revolving Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change
in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily maximum amount of each Revolving 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (h) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuers. The Borrower
shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each
Letter of Credit issued by it equal to 0.125% per annum of the daily maximum amount then available
to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under
such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such
Letter of Credit). Such fronting fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such
fronting fees shall be due and payable on the first Business Day after the end 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 applicable Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. In
addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account the customary
issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges,
of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary
fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable within ten (10)Β Business Days of demand and
are nonrefundable.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i) Conflict with Letter of Credit Application. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary
in any Letter of Credit Application, in the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the
terms of any Letter of Credit Application, the terms hereof shall control.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (j) Addition of a Revolving L/C Issuer. A Revolving Credit Lender reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent may become an additional Revolving L/C Issuer hereunder pursuant to a
written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such Revolving Credit Lender.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Credit Lenders of any such additional Revolving
L/C Issuer.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (k) Credit-Linked Deposit Account. (i)Β Each of the Administrative Agent, the Synthetic L/C
Issuer and each Synthetic L/C Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that (x)Β each Synthetic L/C
Lender is funding its Credit-Linked Deposit to the Administrative Agent for application in the
manner contemplated by SectionΒ 2.03(c)(viii) and (y)Β the Administrative Agent may invest the
Credit-Linked Deposits in such investments as may be determined from time to time by the
Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent hereby agrees to pay to each Synthetic L/C Lender
interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360Β days) on
the amount of such Synthetic L/C Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount of the
Credit-Linked Deposits at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR for an interest period
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of 30Β days (reset weekly) less the Credit-Linked Deposit Cost Amount. Each Synthetic L./C
Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of interest accrued on the Credit-Linked Deposits through and including the
last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the first Business
Day following such last day, and on any date on which any Credit-Linked Deposit is terminated and
the funds therein returned to such Lenders. With respect to any such interest period in respect of
the Credit-Linked Deposits during which a Synthetic L/C Loan is deemed made, the Administrative
Agent shall determine (i)Β the amount of interest payable by the Borrower on such Synthetic L/C Loan
in accordance with SectionΒ 2.08(a)(iv) and (ii)Β the amount of interest payable by the
Administrative Agent on the Credit-Linked Deposits during such interest period in accordance with
this SectionΒ 2.03(k), in each case for the portion of such interest period during which such
Synthetic L/C Loan is outstanding pursuant to SectionΒ 2.03(c)(i), and such determination shall be
presumed correct absent manifest error.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β The Borrower shall have no right, title or interest in or to the Credit-Linked Deposit
Account or the Credit-Linked Deposits and no obligations with respect thereto other than as
expressly provided in this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the obligation to return the
Credit-Linked Deposits to the Synthetic L/C Lenders is solely an obligation of the Administrative
Agent, and the Borrower shall have no liability or obligation in respect of the principal amount of
the Credit-Linked Deposits.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (l) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. 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 applicable L/C Issuer hereunder for
any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (m) Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the relevant L/C
Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable
to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i)Β the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of
Credit, and (ii)Β 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.04. Swing Line Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) The Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line
Lender agrees to make loans in Dollars (each such loan, a βSwing Line Loanβ) to the Borrower from
time to time on any Business Day (other than the Closing Date) until the Maturity Date 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 Pro Rata Share of the
Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and Revolving 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
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Loan, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such
Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving L/C Obligations, plus such
Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such
Lenderβs Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to
the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this SectionΒ 2.04, prepay
under SectionΒ 2.05, and reborrow under this SectionΒ 2.04. Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base
Rate Loan. 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
Lenderβs Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) Borrowing Procedures. 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. 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)Β the amount to be
borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000 (and any amount in excess of $100,000 shall be an
integral multiple of $25,000), and (ii)Β the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business
Day. 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. 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. 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 SectionΒ 2.04(a), or (B)Β that one or more of the
applicable conditions specified in SectionΒ 4.02 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.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i)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 Pro Rata Share of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding. 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 SectionΒ 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 aggregate Revolving
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Credit Commitments and the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.02. 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. Each Revolving Credit Lender shall make an amount equal
to its Pro Rata Share 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 SectionΒ 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. The
Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Credit
Borrowing in accordance with SectionΒ 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 SectionΒ 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such
participation.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iii)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 SectionΒ 2.04(c) by the time specified in SectionΒ 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 Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. 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)Β shall be presumed correct absent manifest error.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iv)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)Β 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)Β 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. 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d) Repayment of Participations.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i)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 Lender its Pro Rata Share of
such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of
time during which such Lenderβs risk participation was funded) in the same funds as those received
by the Swing Line Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ii)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 SectionΒ 10.06 (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 Pro Rata Share 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. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing
Line Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (e) Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender. The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for
invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Revolving Credit Lender
funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.04 to refinance such
Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Pro Rata Share shall be
solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (f) Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender. The Borrower shall make all payments of principal
and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.05. Prepayments.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) Optional.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to
time voluntarily prepay Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and Synthetic L/C Loans in whole or in
part without premium or penalty;
provided that (1)Β such notice must be received by the
Administrative Agent not later than 12:00Β p.m. (
New York, New York time) (A)Β three (3)Β Business
Days prior to any date of prepayment of LIBOR Loans and (B)Β on the date of prepayment of Base Rate
Loans; (2)Β any prepayment of LIBOR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole
multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof; and (3)Β 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. Each such notice shall specify the
date and amount of such prepayment and the Class(es) and Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and the
payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.
The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of its receipt of each such
notice, and of the amount of such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. Any prepayment of a
LIBOR Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, together with any
additional amounts required pursuant to
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SectionΒ 3.05. Each prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.05(a) shall be paid to
the Appropriate Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ii)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 (1)Β 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 (2)Β any
such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple of $25,000
in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such
notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the payment amount specified in
such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Borrower may
rescind any notice of prepayment under SectionΒ 2.05(a)(i) or 2.05(a)(ii) if such prepayment would
have resulted from a refinancing of all of the Facilities and such refinancing is not consummated
or is delayed.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β Voluntary prepayments of Term Loans shall be applied to the remaining scheduled
installments of principal thereof pursuant to SectionΒ 2.07(a) in a manner determined at the
discretion of the Borrower and specified in the notice of prepayment; provided that, if the
Borrower fails to give such notice at the time of such prepayment or in the event such notice fails
to specify the manner in which the respective prepayment of Term Loans shall be applied to
repayments thereof required pursuant to SectionΒ 2.07(a), such prepayment of Term Loans shall be
applied in direct order of maturity to repayments thereof required pursuant to SectionΒ 2.07(a).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (v)Β Voluntary prepayments of Synthetic L/C Loans made other than in connection with a
corresponding reduction of the Synthetic L/C Commitments shall be made to the Administrative Agent,
which shall promptly remit the same to the Credit-Linked Deposit Account.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) Mandatory.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β Within five (5)Β Business Days after the applicable Compliance Certificate has been
delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.02(a), the Borrower shall offer to prepay, subject to clause
(b)(vi) of this SectionΒ 2.05, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to (A)Β 50% (such
percentage as it may be reduced as described below, the βECF Percentageβ) of Excess Cash Flow, if
any, for the fiscal year covered by such financial statements (commencing with the fiscal year
ended SeptemberΒ 30, 2008) minus (B)Β the sum of (i)Β all voluntary prepayments of Term Loans
during such fiscal year and (ii)Β all voluntary prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans during such
fiscal year to the extent the Revolving Credit Commitments are permanently reduced by the amount of
such payments, in the case of each of the immediately preceding clauses (i)Β and (ii), to the extent
such prepayments are not funded with the proceeds of Indebtedness; provided that (x)Β the ECF
Percentage shall be 25% if the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of the end of the fiscal year
covered by such financial statements was less than 2.25 to
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1.00 and greater than or equal to 1.75 to 1.00 and (y)Β the ECF Percentage shall be 0% if the
Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of the end of the fiscal year covered by such financial statements
was less than 1.75 to 1.00.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ii) (A)Β If (1)(x) the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Disposes of any
property or assets (other than any Disposition of any property or assets permitted by Section
7.05(a), (b), (c), (d) (to the extent constituting a Disposition to a Loan Party), (e), (f), (g),
(h), (k), (l)Β or (o)) or (y)Β any Casualty Event occurs, which results in the realization or receipt
by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary of Net Cash Proceeds and (2)Β the Senior Secured
Leverage Ratio as of the end of the Test Period immediately preceding such Disposition or Casualty
Event is greater than 2.00 to 1.00 (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis), the Borrower shall offer to
prepay on or prior to the date which is ten (10)Β Business Days after the date of the realization or
receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, subject to clause (b)(vi) of this SectionΒ 2.05, an aggregate
principal amount of Term Loans equal to 100% (such percentage as it may be reduced as described
below, the βDisposition Prepayment Percentageβ) of all Net Cash Proceeds realized or received (or,
at the option of the Borrower, use such Net Cash Proceeds to prepay Revolving Credit Loans, Cash
Collateralize outstanding Revolving L/C Obligations and permanently reduce outstanding Revolving
Credit Commitments); provided that (x)Β the Disposition Prepayment Percentage shall be 75% if the
Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of the end of the Test Period immediately preceding such
Disposition or Casualty Event was less or equal to 2.00 to 1.00 and greater than 1.50 to 1.00 and
(y)Β the Disposition Prepayment Percentage shall be 0% if the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of
the end of the Test Period immediately preceding such Disposition or Casualty Event was less than
1.50 to 1.00; and provided, further that:
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2.05(b)(ii)(A) with respect to such portion of such Net Cash Proceeds that the
Borrower shall have, on or prior to such date, given written notice to the
Administrative Agent of its intent to reinvest in accordance with Section
2.05(b)(ii)(B) (which notice may be provided only if no Event of Default under
SectionΒ 8.01(a) or SectionΒ 8.01(f) has occurred and is then continuing); |
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with respect to Net Cash Proceeds received in connection with
the Disposition of Securitization Assets to a Securitization Subsidiary
pursuant to SectionΒ 7.05(p), the Borrower shall only be required to make a
prepayment pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.05(b)(ii)(A) in an amount equal to the
lesser of (A)Β the amount then required to be paid pursuant to the foregoing
provisions of this SectionΒ 2.05(b)(ii)(A) and (B)Β such amount that, after
giving effect to such prepayment, will cause the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio
for the Test Period immediately preceding such prepayment to be less than or
equal to 3.50 to 1.00 (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) (as evidenced by a
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with respect to Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower or
any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Disposition in the form of an
exchange of like property pursuant to SectionΒ 7.05(n), no prepayment shall be
required so long as (A)Β no Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing
and (B)Β the aggregate amount of such Net Cash Proceeds not applied pursuant to
this clause (3)Β does not exceed $100,000,000 in the aggregate (and thereafter
only Net Cash Proceeds in excess of such amount shall be required to be so
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with respect to Net Cash Proceeds received by the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any Disposition
other than pursuant to SectionΒ 7.05(n) or SectionΒ 7.05(p), no prepayment
shall be required so long as (A)Β no Event of Default has occurred and is
then continuing and (B)Β the aggregate amount of such Net Cash Proceeds not
applied pursuant to this clause (4)Β does not exceed (x)Β with respect to Net
Cash Proceeds received in connection with the sale or issuance of Equity
Interests in Restricted Subsidiaries to Hospital Investment Program
Participants (βSyndication Proceedsβ) pursuant to SectionΒ 7.05(r),
$40,000,000 per fiscal year (and thereafter only Net Cash Proceeds in excess
of such amount shall be required to be so applied) and (y)Β with respect to
all other Net Cash Proceeds received in connection with Dispositions
(including Syndication Proceeds in excess of $40,000,000 per fiscal year),
$50,000,000 per fiscal year (and thereafter only Net Cash Proceeds in excess
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (B)Β With respect to any Net Cash Proceeds realized or received with respect to any
Disposition (other than any Disposition specifically excluded from the application of Section
2.05(b)(ii)(A)) or any Casualty Event, at the option of the Borrower, the Borrower may reinvest all
or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in assets useful for its business within (x)Β twenty-four
(24)Β months following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds if such reinvestment relates a Greenfield
Construction Project, (y)Β twelve (12)Β months following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds for any
other purpose or (z)Β thirty-six (36)Β months following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds if the
Borrower enters into a legally binding commitment to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds within the
time periods set forth in sub-clauses (x)Β or (y)Β above; provided that if any portion of such Net
Cash Proceeds has not been so reinvested within the time periods set forth in sub-clauses (x), (y)
or (z)Β above, subject to clause (b)(vi) of this SectionΒ 2.05, an amount equal to any such Net Cash
Proceeds shall be applied within five (5)Β Business Days after the last day of such period to the
prepayment of the Term Loans (or, at the option of the Borrower, to the prepayment of the Revolving
Credit Loans, to Cash Collateralize outstanding Revolving L/C Obligations and to permanently reduce
outstanding Revolving Credit Commitments) as set forth in this SectionΒ 2.05.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β If the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs or issues any Indebtedness not
expressly permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to SectionΒ 7.03, the Borrower shall offer to
prepay, subject to clause (b)(vi) of this SectionΒ 2.05, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans
equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom on or prior to the date which is five (5)
Business Days after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β If for any reason the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures of any Facility at any time
exceeds the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect for such Facility, the Borrower
shall immediately prepay Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the
L/C Obligations with respect to such Facility in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided
that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations of such Facility
pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.05(b)(iv) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Credit
Loans and Swing Line Loans under such Facility, such aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure exceeds
the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect for such Facility.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (v) (X)Β Each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.05(b) shall be applied to the
remaining scheduled installments of principal thereof pursuant to SectionΒ 2.07(a) in a manner
determined at the discretion of the Borrower and specified to the Administrative Agent; and (Y)
each such prepayment shall be paid to the Term Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata
Shares subject to clause (vi)Β of this SectionΒ 2.05(b).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (vi)Β The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any mandatory prepayment
of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to clauses (i)Β through (iii)Β of this SectionΒ 2.05(b) at
least three (3)Β Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall specify
the date of such prepayment and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such
prepayment. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the contents
of the Borrowerβs prepayment notice and of such Appropriate Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the
prepayment. Each Appropriate Lender may reject all or a portion of its Pro Rata Share of any
mandatory prepayment (such declined amounts, the βDeclined Proceedsβ) of Term Loans required to be
made pursuant to clauses (i)Β through (iii)Β of this SectionΒ 2.05(b) by providing written notice
(each, a βRejection Noticeβ) to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower no later than 5:00 p.m.
(New York time) one Business Day after the date of such Lenderβs receipt of notice from the
Administrative Agent regarding such prepayment. Each Rejection Notice from a given Lender shall
specify the principal amount of the mandatory repayment of Term Loans to be rejected by such
Lender. If a Lender fails to deliver a Rejection Notice to the Administrative Agent within the
time frame specified above or such Rejection Notice fails to specify the principal amount of the
Term Loans to be rejected, any such failure will be deemed an acceptance of the total amount of
such mandatory prepayment of Term Loans. Any Declined Proceeds shall be offered to the Appropriate
Lenders not so declining such prepayment on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective
Pro Rata Shares (with such non-declining Lenders having the right to decline any prepayment with
Declined Proceeds at the time and in the manner specified by the Administrative Agent). To the
extent such non-declining Lenders elect to decline their pro rata share of such Declined
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Proceeds, any Declined Proceeds remaining thereafter shall be retained by the Borrower
(βRetained Declined Proceeds").
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) Interest, Funding Losses, Etc. All prepayments under this SectionΒ 2.05 shall be
accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, together with, in the case of any such
prepayment of a LIBOR Loan (other than a Synthetic L/C Loan to the extent such prepayment is
applied to increase the Credit-Linked Deposits) on a date other than the last day of an Interest
Period therefor, any amounts owing in respect of such LIBOR Loan pursuant to SectionΒ 3.05.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this SectionΒ 2.05, so long as no Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if any prepayment of LIBOR Loans is required to be
made under this SectionΒ 2.05 prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, in lieu of
making any payment pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.05 in respect of any such LIBOR Loan prior to the
last day of the Interest Period therefor, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, deposit the
amount of any such prepayment otherwise required to be made thereunder into a Cash Collateral
Account until the last day of such Interest Period, at which time the Administrative Agent shall be
authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan
Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of such Loans in accordance with this SectionΒ 2.05.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent
shall also be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any
other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of the outstanding Loans in accordance
with the relevant provisions of this SectionΒ 2.05.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.06. Termination or Reduction of Commitments.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) Optional. The Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate
the unused Commitments of any Class, or from time to time permanently reduce the unused Commitments
of any Class, in each case without premium or penalty; provided that (i)Β any such notice shall be
received by the Administrative Agent one (1)Β Business Day prior to the date of termination or
reduction, (ii)Β any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $500,000 or any whole
multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and (iii)Β if, after giving effect to any reduction of the
Commitments, the Revolving Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount
of the Revolving Credit Facility, such sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of
such excess. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may rescind or postpone any notice of
termination of the Commitments if such termination would have resulted from a refinancing of all of
the Facilities and such refinancing is not consummated or is delayed.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) Mandatory. The Initial Term Commitment of each Term Lender shall be automatically and
permanently reduced to $0 upon the making of such Term Lenderβs Initial Term Loans pursuant to
SectionΒ 2.01(a)(i). The Delayed Draw Term Commitments shall terminate on the Delayed Draw Term
Commitment Expiration Date. The Revolving Credit
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Commitments and the Synthetic L/C Commitments shall terminate on the applicable Maturity Date
for each such Facility.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees. The Administrative Agent will
promptly notify the Lenders of any termination or reduction of unused portions of the Revolving
Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit or the unused Commitments of any Class under
this SectionΒ 2.06. Upon any reduction of unused Commitments of any Class, the Commitment of each
Lender of such Class shall be reduced by such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the amount by which such
Commitments are reduced (other than the termination of the Commitment of any Lender as provided in
SectionΒ 3.07) and, in the case of a termination or reduction of the Unused Synthetic L/C
Commitments, the Administrative Agent shall return to the Synthetic L/C Lenders, from the
Credit-Linked Deposit Account in accordance with their respective Synthetic L/C Pro Rata Shares, an
amount equal to the amount by which the Credit-Linked Deposits exceed at such time (i)Β the
aggregate amount of Synthetic L/C Commitments remaining (after giving effect to such reduction)
minus (ii)Β the aggregate amount of Synthetic L/C Loans outstanding at such time. All commitment
fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments or the
Delayed Draw Term Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.07. Repayment of Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) Term Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the
Initial Term Lenders (i)Β on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December,
commencing with the last Business Day of June, 2007, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25%
of the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Term Loans outstanding on the Closing Date (which
payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments as directed by the Borrower
pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05) and (ii)Β on the Maturity Date for the Term Loans, the aggregate principal
amount of all Initial Term Loans outstanding on such date.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the
Delayed Draw Term Lenders (i)Β on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December,
commencing with the last Business Day of September, 2008, an aggregate principal amount equal to
0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Delayed Draw Term Loans outstanding on the Delayed
Draw Term Commitment Expiration Date (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the
application of prepayments as directed by the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05) and (ii)Β on the
Maturity Date for the Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Delayed Draw Term Loans
outstanding on such date.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) Revolving Credit Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the
ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility
the aggregate principal amount of all of its Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on such date.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) Swing Line Loans. The Borrower shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the Maturity Date for
the Revolving Credit Facility.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d) Synthetic L/C Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable
account of the Synthetic L/C Lenders on the Maturity Date for the Synthetic L/C Loans, the
aggregate principal amount of all Synthetic L/C Loans outstanding on such date.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.08. Interest.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β Subject to the provisions of SectionΒ 2.08(b), (i)Β each LIBOR Loan (other than a Synthetic
L/C Loan) shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period
at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; (ii)Β each
Base Rate 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, (iii)Β 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 Revolving
Credit Loans and (iv)Β each Synthetic L/C Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal
amount thereof for each Interest Period (or portion thereof) at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR for
such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate for LIBOR Term Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β The Borrower shall pay interest on past due amounts hereunder at a fluctuating interest
rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
Laws. Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest)
shall be due and payable upon demand.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c)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. 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.09. Fees. In addition to certain fees described in SectionsΒ 2.03(g) and
(h):
Β Β Β Β Β (a) Revolving Facility Commitment Fee. With respect to the Revolving Credit Facility,
the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit
Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, a commitment fee equal to the Applicable Rate
with respect to commitment fees times the actual daily amount by which the aggregate
Revolving Credit Commitment exceeds the sum of (A)Β the Outstanding Amount of Revolving
Credit Loans and (B)Β the Outstanding Amount of Revolving L/C Obligations; provided that any
commitment fee accrued with respect to any of the Revolving Credit Commitments of a
Defaulting Lender during the period prior to the time such Lender became a Defaulting Lender
and unpaid at such time shall not be
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payable by the Borrower so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender except to
the extent that such commitment fee shall otherwise have been due and payable by the
Borrower prior to such time; and provided further that no commitment fee shall accrue on any
of the Revolving Credit Commitments of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a
Defaulting Lender. The commitment fees for the Revolving Credit Facility shall accrue at
all times from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility,
including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in ArticleΒ 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 on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility. The commitment fee shall
be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during
any quarter, the actual daily amount 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 Β Β Β (b)Β Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Fee. With respect to the Delayed Draw Term
Commitments, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Delayed Draw Term Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, a commitment fee equal to
1.00% per annum times the actual daily amount by which the aggregate Delayed Draw Term
Commitments exceeds the Outstanding Amount of Delayed Draw Term Loans; provided that any
commitment fee accrued with respect to the Delayed Draw Term Commitment of a Defaulting
Lender during the period prior to the time such Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid
at such time shall not be payable by the Borrower so long as such Lender shall be a
Defaulting Lender except to the extent that such commitment fee shall otherwise have been
due and payable by the Borrower prior to such time; and provided further that no commitment
fee shall accrue on the Delayed Draw Term Commitment of a Defaulting Lender so long as such
Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. The commitment fees for the Delayed Draw Term
Commitments shall accrue at all times from the Closing Date until the Delayed Draw Term
Commitment Expiration Date, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions
in ArticleΒ 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 on the Delayed Draw Term Commitment Expiration
Date. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Synthetic L/C Facility Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for
the account of each Synthetic L/C Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share of the
amounts on deposit in the Credit-Linked Deposit Account, a facility fee equal to the sum of
(A)Β the Applicable Rate with respect to LIBOR Term Loans and (B)Β the Credit-Linked Deposit
Cost Amount for such period. The facility fee shall accrue at all times from the date
hereof until the Maturity Date for the Synthetic L/C Facility, including at any time during
which one or more of the conditions in ArticleΒ IV is not met. Each Synthetic L/C Lenderβs
Pro Rata Share of such facility fee accrued through and
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including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be due
and payable on the first Business Day following such last day, and on any date on which any
Credit-Linked Deposit is terminated and the funds therein returned to such Lenders.
Β Β Β Β Β (d) Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Agents such fees as shall have been
separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees
shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever
(except as expressly agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Agent).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.10. Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest for Base
Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by the Administrative Agentβs βprime rateβ shall be
made on the basis of a year of three hundred and sixty-five (365)Β days or three hundred and
sixty-six (366)Β days, as applicable, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and
interest shall be made on the basis of a three hundred and sixty (360)Β day year and actual days
elapsed. 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 (1)Β day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an
interest rate or fee hereunder shall be presumed correct for all purposes, absent manifest error.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.11. Evidence of Indebtedness.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or
records maintained by such Lender and evidenced by one or more entries in the Register maintained
by the Administrative Agent, acting solely for purposes of Treasury RegulationΒ SectionΒ 5f.103-1(c),
as agent for the Borrower, in each case in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or
records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be prima facie evidence absent
manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the
interest and payments thereon. 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. 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. 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 payable to such
Lender, which shall evidence such Lenderβs Loans in addition to such accounts or records. 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β In addition to the accounts and records referred to in SectionΒ 2.11(a), each Lender and
the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records
and, in the case of the Administrative Agent, entries in the Register, evidencing the purchases and
sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and
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Swing Line Loans. 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to
SectionsΒ 2.11(a) and (b), and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to Sections
2.11(a) and (b), shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and
payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender
and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, absent manifest error; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or such
Lender to make an entry, or any finding that an entry is incorrect, in the Register or such account
or accounts shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.12. Payments Generally.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for
any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. 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 and
in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The
Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other
applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to
such Lenderβs Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m.
New York City time shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable
interest or fee shall continue to accrue.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)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 in computing interest or fees, as the case may be; provided that, if such extension would
cause payment of interest on or principal of LIBOR Loans to be made in the next succeeding calendar
month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Unless the Borrower or any Lender has notified the Administrative Agent, prior to the date
any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder, that the Borrower
or such Lender, as the case may be, will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume
that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, has timely made such payment and may (but
shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to the
Person entitled thereto. If and to the extent that such payment was not in fact made to the
Administrative Agent in immediately available funds, then:
Β Β Β Β Β (i) if the Borrower failed to make such payment, each Lender shall forthwith on demand
repay to the Administrative Agent the portion of such assumed payment that
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was made available to such Lender in immediately available funds, together with
interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such amount was made
available by the Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to
the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Federal Funds Rate from time
to time in effect; and
Β Β Β Β Β (ii) if any Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender shall forthwith on demand
pay to the Administrative Agent the amount thereof in immediately available funds, together
with interest thereon for the period from the date such amount was made available by the
Administrative Agent to the Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by the
Administrative Agent (the βCompensation Periodβ) at a rate per annum equal to the Federal
Funds Rate from time to time in effect. When such Lender makes payment to the
Administrative Agent (together with all accrued interest thereon), then such payment amount
(excluding the amount of any interest which may have accrued and been paid in respect of
such late payment) shall constitute such Lenderβs Loan included in the applicable Borrowing.
If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agentβs demand
therefor, the Administrative Agent may make a demand therefor upon the Borrower, and the
Borrower shall pay such amount to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon
for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to
the applicable Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its
obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights that the Administrative
Agent or the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender
hereunder.
A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing
under this SectionΒ 2.12(c) shall be presumed correct, absent manifest error.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d)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 ArticleΒ 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 ArticleΒ 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans and to fund participations in
Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to
make any Loan or to fund any such participation 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 or purchase its participation.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (f)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.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (g)Β Whenever any payment received by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of
the other Loan Documents is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent and applied by
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in SectionΒ 8.03. If
the Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Loan Parties
under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not
specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Administrative Agent may, but shall
not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such
Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the sum of (a)Β the Outstanding Amount of all Loans outstanding at such
time and (b)Β the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations outstanding at such time, in repayment
or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.13. Sharing of Payments. If, other than as expressly provided elsewhere
herein, any Lender shall obtain on account of the Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C
Obligations and Swing Line Loans held by it, any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through
the exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) in excess of its ratable share (or other share
contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (a)Β notify the Administrative Agent
of such fact, and (b)Β purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans made by them
and/or such subparticipations in the participations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans held by
them, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess
payment in respect of such Loans or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata with each of
them; provided that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the
purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in SectionΒ 10.06 (including pursuant to
any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion), such purchase shall to
that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase
price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lenderβs ratable share (according
to the proportion of (i)Β the amount of such paying Lenderβs required repayment to (ii)Β the total
amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by
the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest
thereon. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender
may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, exercise all its rights of payment
(including the right of setoff, but subject to SectionΒ 10.09) with respect to such participation as
fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such
participation. The Administrative Agent will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding
in the absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this SectionΒ 2.13 and will in
each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments. Each Lender that
purchases a participation pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.13 shall from and after such purchase have the
right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this
Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the
purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.14. Incremental Credit Extensions.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, by notice to the
Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of
the Lenders), request (a)Β one or more additional tranches of term loans (the βIncremental Term
Loansβ), (b)Β one or more increases in the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments (each such
increase, a βRevolving Commitment Increaseβ) or (c)Β one or more increases in the amount of the
Synthetic L/C Commitments (each such increase, a βSynthetic L/C Commitment Increaseβ), provided
that both at the time of any such request and upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment
referred to below, no Default or Event of Default shall exist and at the time that any such
Incremental Term Loan is made (and after giving effect thereto) no Default or Event of Default
shall exist. Each tranche of Incremental Term Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount that
is not less than $50,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $50,000,000 if such amount
represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in the next sentence), each
Revolving Commitment Increase shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than
$25,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $25,000,000 if such amount represents all
remaining availability under the limit set forth in the next sentence), and each Synthetic L/C
Commitment Increase shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000
(provided that such amount may be less than $10,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining
availability under the limit set forth in the next sentence). Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, (x)Β the aggregate amount of all Incremental Term Loans, all Revolving Commitment
Increases and all Synthetic L/C Commitment Increases subsequent to the Closing Date shall not
exceed $375,000,000 and (y)Β the aggregate amount of all Revolving Commitment Increases subsequent
to the Closing Date shall not exceed $75,000,000. The Incremental Term Loans (a)Β shall rank pari
passu in right of payment and of security with the Revolving Credit Loans, the Synthetic L/C Loans
and the Term Loans, (b)Β shall not mature earlier than the Maturity Date with respect to the Term
Loans, (c)Β shall not have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is less than the remaining
Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans and (d)Β shall be treated substantially the same
as the Term Loans (in each case, including with respect to mandatory and voluntary prepayments),
provided that (i)Β the terms and conditions applicable to Incremental Term Loans may be materially
different from those of the Term Loans to the extent such differences are reasonably acceptable to
the Administrative Agent and (ii)Β the interest rates and amortization schedule applicable to the
Incremental Term Loans shall be determined by the Borrower and the lenders thereof, subject to the
limitation set forth in clause (c)Β above. Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section
shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Term Loans,
Synthetic L/C Commitment Increases or Revolving Commitment Increases. Incremental Term Loans may
be made, and Revolving Commitment Increases and Synthetic L/C Commitment Increases may be provided,
by any existing Lender (and each existing Term Lender will have the right, but not an obligation,
to make a portion of any Incremental Term Loan, each existing Revolving Credit Lender will have the
right, but not an obligation, to provide a portion of any Revolving Commitment Increase and each
existing Synthetic L/C Lender will have the right, but not an obligation, to provide a portion of
any
Synthetic L/C Commitment Increase, in each case on terms permitted in this SectionΒ 2.14 and
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otherwise on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) or by any other bank or
other financial institution approved by the Borrower (any such other bank or other financial
institution being called an βAdditional Lenderβ), provided that each L/C Issuer (in the case of a
Revolving Commitment Increase) and the Administrative Agent shall have consented (such consent not
to be unreasonably withheld) to such Lenderβs or Additional Lenderβs making such Incremental Term
Loans or providing such Revolving Commitment Increases or Synthetic L/C Commitment Increases if
such consent would be required under SectionΒ 10.07(b) for an assignment of Loans or Revolving
Credit Commitments or Synthetic L/C Commitments, as applicable, to such Lender or Additional
Lender. Commitments in respect of Incremental Term Loans, Synthetic L/C Commitment Increases and
Revolving Commitment Increases shall become Commitments (or in the case of (x)Β a Revolving
Commitment Increase to be provided by an existing Revolving Credit Lender, an increase in such
Lenderβs applicable Revolving Credit Commitment or (y)Β a Synthetic L/C Commitment Increase to be
provided by an existing Synthetic L/C Lender, an increase in such Lenderβs applicable Synthetic L/C
Commitment) under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an βIncremental Amendmentβ) to this
Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by Holdings, the Borrower, each
Lender agreeing to provide such Commitment, if any, each Additional Lender, if any, the applicable
L/C Issuer (in the case of an increase of a Revolving Commitment Increase or a Synthetic L/C
Commitment Increase) and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Amendment may, without the
consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section. The effectiveness of (and, in the case of any
Incremental Amendment for an Incremental Term Loan, the borrowing under) any Incremental Amendment
shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (each, an βIncremental Facility Closing
Dateβ) of each of the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.02 (it being understood that all references
to βthe date of such Credit Extensionβ or similar language in such SectionΒ 4.02 shall be deemed to
refer to the effective date of such Incremental Amendment and borrowing of the applicable
Incremental Term Loan) and such other conditions as the parties thereto shall agree. The Borrower
will use the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans and Revolving Commitment Increases and Letters
of Credit issued pursuant to the Revolving Commitment Increases and Synthetic L/C Commitment
Increases for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement. No Lender shall be obligated to
provide any Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitment Increases or Synthetic L/C Commitment
Increases, unless it so agrees. Upon each increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to
this Section, (a)Β each Revolving Credit Lender immediately prior to such increase will
automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each Lender providing a portion
of the Revolving Commitment Increase (each a βRevolving Commitment Increase Lenderβ) in respect of
such increase, and each such Revolving Commitment Increase Lender will automatically and without
further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Revolving Credit Lenderβs participations
hereunder in outstanding Revolving Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans such that, after giving
effect to each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the percentage of the
aggregate outstanding (i)Β participations hereunder in Revolving Letters of Credit and (ii)
participations he
reunder in Swing Line Loans held by each Revolving Credit Lender (including each
such Revolving Commitment Increase
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Lender) will equal the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all
Revolving Credit Lenders represented by such Revolving Credit Lenderβs Revolving Credit Commitment
and (b)Β if, on the date of such increase, there are any Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, such
Revolving Credit Loans shall on or prior to the effectiveness of such Revolving Commitment Increase
be prepaid from the proceeds of additional Revolving Credit Loans made hereunder (reflecting such
increase in Revolving Credit Commitments), which prepayment shall be accompanied by accrued
interest on the Revolving Credit Loans being prepaid and any costs incurred by any Lender in
accordance with SectionΒ 3.05. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that the Administrative
Agent may take any and all actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, after giving
effect to any Synthetic L/C Commitment Increase pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.14, the outstanding
Synthetic L/C Loans, if any, are held by the Synthetic L/C Lenders in accordance with their new Pro
Rata Shares. This may be accomplished at the discretion of the Administrative Agent by taking any
action comparable to the actions described in the second preceding sentence. The Administrative
Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata
payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions
effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β This SectionΒ 2.14 shall supersede any provisions in SectionΒ 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.
ARTICLE III
Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.01. Taxes.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β Except as required by law, any and all payments by the Borrower (the term Borrower under
ArticleΒ III being deemed to include any Subsidiary for whose account a Letter of Credit is issued)
or any Guarantor to or for the account of any Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document shall be
made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, duties,
levies, imposts, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings or similar charges, and all
liabilities (including additions to tax, penalties and interest) with respect thereto, excluding,
in the case of each Agent and each Lender, (i)Β taxes imposed on or measured by its net income
(including branch profits) and franchise and similar taxes imposed on it in lieu of net income
taxes (including Tennessee franchise tax based on assets and Tennessee excise tax based on income),
solely by reason of any connection between it and any jurisdiction other than by entering into any
Loan Document and receiving payments thereunder, (ii)Β any taxes imposed in respect of an Assignee
or other transferee pursuant to an assignment, participation or other transfer under SectionΒ 10.07
to the extent that such tax is in excess of the tax that would have been applicable and
indemnifiable by Borrower hereunder had such transferor not assigned its interest arising under any
Loan Document (unless such assignment, transfer or participation is at the express written request
of the Borrower), and (iii)Β any taxes imposed as a result of the failure of any Agent or Lender to
comply with either the provisions of SectionΒ 3.01(b) and (c) (in the
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case of any Foreign Lender, as defined below) or the provisions of SectionΒ 3.01(e) (in the
case of any U.S. Lender, as defined below) (subject to SectionΒ 3.01(f), all such non-excluded
taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings or similar charges and
liabilities being hereinafter referred to as βTaxesβ). If the Borrower is required by any Laws to
deduct any Taxes or Other Taxes (as defined below) from or in respect of any sum payable under any
Loan Document to any Agent or any Lender, (i)Β the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so
that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums
payable under this SectionΒ 3.01(a)), each of such Agent and such Lender receives an amount equal to
the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii)Β the Borrower shall make such
deductions, (iii)Β the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxing authority,
and (iv)Β within thirty (30)Β days after the date of such payment (or, if receipts or evidence are
not available within thirty (30)Β days, as soon as practicable thereafter), the Borrower shall
furnish to such Agent or Lender (as the case may be) the original or a facsimile copy of a receipt
evidencing payment thereof to the extent such a receipt has been made available to the Borrower, or
such other evidence of payment as is reasonably acceptable to such Agent or Lender. If the
Borrower fails to pay any Taxes or Other Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority or
fails to remit to any Agent or any Lender the required receipts or other required documentary
evidence, the Borrower shall indemnify such Agent and such Lender for any incremental taxes,
interest or penalties that may become payable by such Agent or such Lender arising out of such
failure (excluding, however, any such incremental taxes, interest or penalties incurred as a result
of the gross negligence or misconduct of the relevant Agent or Lender).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Each Agent or Lender (including an Assignee to which a Lender assigns its interest in
accordance with SectionΒ 10.07) that is not a βUnited States personβ within the meaning of Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code (each a βForeign Lenderβ) agrees to complete and deliver to the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent prior to the date on which the first payment is due to it hereunder,
unless it is unable to do so legally, an accurate, complete and original signed (i)Β Internal
Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or successor form certifying that it is entitled to benefits under an
income tax treaty to which the United States is a party that reduces the rate of withholding tax on
payments of interest to zero; (ii)Β Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI or successor form
certifying that the income receivable pursuant to any Loan Document is effectively connected with
the conduct of a trade or business in the United States; or (iii)Β if the Foreign Lender is not (A)
a bank described in SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B)Β a 10-percent shareholder described in
SectionΒ 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C)Β a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower
within the meaning of Section 864(d) of the Code, an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or
successor form certifying that the Foreign Lender is not a United States person and a separate
certification in the form attached hereto as ExhibitΒ J that interest received by the
Foreign Lender under any Loan Document qualifies as βportfolio interestβ within the meaning of
SectionΒ 881(c)(2) of the Code.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Thereafter and from time to time, each such Foreign Lender shall, unless it is unable to
do so legally (i)Β promptly submit to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such additional duly
completed and signed copies of one or more of such forms or certificates (or such
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successor forms or certificates as shall be adopted from time to time by the relevant
United States taxing authorities) as may then be available to secure an exemption from or reduction
in the rate of U.S. withholding tax (A)Β on or before the date that any such form, certificate or
other evidence expires or becomes obsolete, (B)Β after the occurrence of a change in the Foreign
Lenderβs circumstances requiring a change in the most recent form, certificate or evidence
previously delivered by it to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (C)Β from time to time
if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, and (ii)Β promptly notify the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any change in the Foreign Lenderβs circumstances which
would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β Each Agent and Lender (including, for the avoidance of doubt, U.S. Lenders, as defined
below) agrees to all reasonable requests of the Borrower that each comply with any certification,
identification, information, documentation or other reporting requirement if such compliance is
required by Law, regulation, administrative practice or an applicable treaty as a precondition to
exemption from, or reduction in the rate of deduction or withholding of any Taxes or Other Taxes
for which a Lender or Agent receives indemnity payments or additional amounts pursuant to this
SectionΒ 3.01; provided, that no such Agent or Lender shall be required to comply unless (i)Β it is
not prohibited by any applicable Law from complying, (ii)Β such compliance will not result in any
prejudice to its interest (other than any de minimis prejudice), (iii)Β Borrower has provided the
required forms or documentation to such Agent or Lender reasonably in advance of the deadline for
the filing or submission of such forms or other documentation, with such forms duly completed by
the Borrower with such information available to Borrower, and (iv)Β Borrower shall be responsible
for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by such Agent or Lender in connection with such
compliance.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β Each Agent or Lender that is a βUnited States personβ (within the meaning of Section
7701(a)(3) of the Code) (each a βU.S. Lenderβ) that is not a corporation agrees to complete and
deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent an accurate, complete and original signed
Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or successor form certifying that such Agent or Lender is not
subject to United States backup withholding tax (i)Β on or prior to the date on which the first
payment is due to it hereunder, (ii)Β on or before the date that such form expires or becomes
obsolete, (iii)Β after the occurrence of a change in the Agentβs or Lenderβs circumstances requiring
a change in the most recent form previously delivered by it to the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent, and (iv)Β from time to time if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (f)Β Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary and for the avoidance of doubt, if an
original Lender or Agent is subject to any United States federal withholding tax at a rate in
excess of zero percent at the time such original Lender or Agent makes a Loan on the Closing Date,
such withholding tax (including additions to tax, penalties and interest imposed with respect to
such withholding tax) shall be considered excluded from Taxes with respect to such Lender or Agent.
Further, the Borrower shall not be required pursuant to this SectionΒ 3.01 to pay any additional
amount to, or to indemnify, any Lender or Agent, as the case may be, with respect to Taxes, to the
extent that such Lender or such Agent becomes subject to such Taxes
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subsequent to the Closing Date (or, if later, the date such Lender or Agent becomes a party to
this Agreement) as a result of a change in the place of organization or place of doing business of
such Lender or Agent or a change in the Lending Office of such Lender (other than at the written
request of the Borrower to change such Lending Office).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (g)Β The Borrower agrees to pay any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes
and any other excise, property, intangible or mortgage recording taxes or charges or similar levies
(excluding the Tennessee taxes referred to in SectionΒ 3.01(a) above) that arise from any payment
made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or
registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document excluding, in each case, such
amounts that result from an Assignment and Assumption, grant of a participation, transfer or
assignment to or designation of a new applicable Lending Office or other office for receiving
payments under any Loan Document, except to the extent that any such change is requested or
required in writing by the Borrower (all such non-excluded taxes described in this SectionΒ 3.01(g)
being hereinafter referred to as βOther Taxesβ).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (h)Β If any Taxes or Other Taxes are directly asserted against any Agent or Lender with respect
to any payment received by such Agent or Lender in respect of any Loan Document, such Agent or
Lender may pay such Taxes or Other Taxes and the Borrower will promptly pay such additional amounts
so that each of such Agent and such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have
received had no such Taxes or Other Taxes been asserted. Payments under this SectionΒ 3.01(h) shall
be made within ten (10)Β Business Days after the date Borrower receives written demand for payment
from such Agent or Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under SectionΒ 3.01 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (j)Β If any Lender or Agent determines, in its sole good faith discretion, that it has received
or realized any refund, whether directly or through any reduction of or credit against its tax
liabilities due to such refund, which refund, reduction or credit is attributable to (in the good
faith judgment of such Lender or Agent) Taxes or Other Taxes as to which indemnification or
additional amounts have been paid to it pursuant to this SectionΒ 3.01, it shall promptly remit an
amount equal to such refund or reduction or credit (but only to the extent of indemnity payments
made, or additional amounts paid to the Lender or Agent under this SectionΒ 3.01 with respect to the
Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund, reduction or credit plus any interest included in
such amount by the relevant taxing authority attributable thereto) to the Borrower, net of all
reasonable out of pocket expenses of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be, and without interest
(other than any interest paid by the relevant taxing authority with respect to such amount);
provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be, agrees
promptly to return such amount to such party in the event such party is required to repay such
amount to the relevant taxing authority. Such Lender or Agent, as the case may be, shall provide
the Borrower with a copy of any notice of assessment or other
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evidence of the requirement to repay such amount received from the relevant taxing authority
(provided that such Lender or Agent may delete any information therein that such Lender or Agent
deems confidential in its reasonable discretion). The parties hereto agree that any position taken
on the tax returns of the Lender and Agent shall be within their sole good faith discretion and
neither the Lender nor Agent shall be under any obligation to disclose any tax return or filing or
related document to anyone as a result of this SectionΒ 3.01(j).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (k)Β Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of
SectionΒ 3.01(a) or (g)Β with respect to such Lender it will, if requested by the Borrower, use
commercially reasonable efforts (subject to legal and regulatory restrictions) to mitigate the
effect of any such event, including by designating another Lending Office for any Loan or Letter of
Credit affected by such event; provided that such efforts are made on terms that, in the sole good
faith judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its Lending Office(s) to suffer no economic,
commercial, reputational, legal or regulatory disadvantage unless such disadvantage is de minimis
and any cost incurred by the Lender is reimbursed by the Borrower, and provided further that
nothing in this SectionΒ 3.01(k) shall affect or postpone any of the Obligations of the Borrower or
the rights of such Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 3.01(a) or (g).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (l)Β Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Administrative Agent
pursuant to SectionΒ 2.03(k)(i) hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for
any Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if the Administrative Agent shall be required to deduct any
Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i)Β the Administrative Agent shall so notify the
Borrower and advise it of the additional amount required to be paid so that the sum payable by the
Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 2.03(k)(i) after making all required deductions (including
deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) to the Synthetic L/C Lenders
is an amount from the Administrative Agent equal to the sum they would have received from the
Administrative Agent had no deductions been made, (ii)Β the Borrower shall pay such additional
amount to the Administrative Agent, (iii)Β the Administrative Agent shall make all required
deductions, (iv)Β the Administrative Agent shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant
Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and (v)Β the Borrower shall indemnify,
within ten (10)Β days after written demand therefor, the Administrative Agent for the full amount
of any deductions paid by the Administrative Agent with respect to any payments made on account of
any obligations of the Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 2.03(k)(i).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (m)Β The Borrower and Administrative Agent may deduct and withhold any taxes required by any
Laws to be deducted and withheld from any payment under any of the Loan Documents.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.02.
Illegality. 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 any LIBOR Loans, or to determine or charge
interest rates based upon the applicable LIBOR, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the
Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to
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make or continue any affected LIBOR Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to such LIBOR 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. Upon receipt of such notice, the
Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of LIBOR
Loans and shall upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or,
if applicable, convert all then outstanding affected LIBOR 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 LIBOR Loans to such day, or promptly, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to
maintain such LIBOR Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay
accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted and all amounts due, if any, in connection
with such prepayment or conversion under SectionΒ 3.05. Each Lender agrees to designate a different
Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the good
faith judgment of such Lender, otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.03. Inability to Determine Rates. If the Required Lenders determine that
by reason of any changes affecting the London interbank eurodollar market adequate and reasonable
means do not exist for determining LIBOR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a
proposed LIBOR Loan, or that LIBOR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed
LIBOR Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, or
that deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the
applicable amount and the Interest Period of such LIBOR Loan, in each case due to circumstances
arising on or after the date hereof, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower
and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain any affected LIBOR
Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required
Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending
request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of LIBOR Loans or, failing that, will be
deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the
amount specified therein.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.04. Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on LIBOR
Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β If any Lender reasonably determines that as a result of the introduction of or any change
in or in the interpretation of any Law, in each case after the date hereof, there shall be any
increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining LIBOR
Loans or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or a reduction in the amount received or
receivable by such Lender in connection with any of the foregoing (excluding for purposes of this
SectionΒ 3.04(a) any such increased costs or reduction in amount resulting from (i)Β Taxes or Other
Taxes covered by SectionΒ 3.01, or which would have been so covered but for an exclusion included
therein, (ii)Β the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any taxes payable by such Lender and
(iii)Β reserve requirements contemplated by SectionΒ 3.04(c)) does not represent the cost to such
Lender of complying with the requirements Applicable Law in relation to its making, funding or
maintaining of LIBOR Loans, then from time to time within fifteen
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(15)Β days after demand by such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail such increased costs
(with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with SectionΒ 3.06), the
Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such
increased cost or reduction. At any time that any LIBOR Loan is affected by the circumstances
described in this SectionΒ 3.04(a), the Borrower may either (i)Β if the affected LIBOR Loan is then
being made pursuant to a Borrowing, cancel such Borrowing by giving the Administrative Agent
telephonic notice (confirmed promptly in writing) thereof on the same date that the Borrower
receives any such demand from such Lender or (ii)Β if the affected LIBOR Loan is then outstanding,
upon at least three Business Daysβ notice to the Administrative Agent, require the affected Lender
to convert such LIBOR Loan into a Base Rate Loan, if applicable.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β If any Lender determines that the introduction of any Law regarding capital adequacy or
any change therein or in the interpretation thereof, in each case after the date hereof, or
compliance by such Lender (or its Lending Office) therewith, has the effect of reducing the rate of
return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of
such Lenderβs obligations hereunder (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital
adequacy), then from time to time upon demand of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the
charge and the calculation of such reduced rate of return (with a copy of such demand to the
Administrative Agent given in accordance with SectionΒ 3.06), the Borrower shall promptly pay to
such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction after receipt
of such demand.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β If any Lender requests compensation under this SectionΒ 3.04, then such Lender will, if
requested by the Borrower, use commercially reasonable efforts to designate another Lending Office
for any Loan or Letter of Credit affected by such event; provided that such efforts are made on
terms that, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its Lending Office(s)
to suffer no material economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, and provided further that nothing
in this SectionΒ 3.04(e) shall affect or postpone any of the Obligations of the Borrower or the
rights of such Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 3.04(a), (b)Β or (c).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.05. Funding Losses. Upon written demand of any Lender (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent) from time to time, which demand shall set forth in reasonable detail the
basis for requesting such amount, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold
such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense reasonably incurred by it as a result of:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) (i)Β any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any LIBOR Loan on a day
other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan; or
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) 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 LIBOR Loan on the date or in the
amount notified by the Borrower;
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including any loss or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) actually incurred by reason
of the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such LIBOR Loan or from fees
payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.06. Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β Any Agent or Lender claiming compensation under this ArticleΒ III shall deliver a
certificate to the Borrower setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it
hereunder which shall be presumed correct in the absence of manifest error. In determining such
amount, such Agent or Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β With respect to any Lenderβs claim for compensation under SectionsΒ 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 or
3.04, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate such Lender for any amount incurred more
than one hundred and eighty (180)Β days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of
the event that gives rise to such claim; provided that, if the circumstance giving rise to such
claim is retroactive, then such 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the
period of retroactive effect thereof. If any Lender requests compensation by the Borrower under
SectionΒ 3.04, the Borrower may, by notice to such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent),
suspend the obligation of such Lender to make or continue from one Interest Period to another LIBOR
Loans, or to convert Base Rate Loans into LIBOR Loans, until the event or condition giving rise to
such request ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of SectionΒ 3.06(c) shall be
applicable); provided that such suspension shall not affect the right of such Lender to receive the
compensation so requested.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β If the obligation of any Lender to make or continue from one Interest Period to another
any LIBOR Loan, or to convert Base Rate Loans into LIBOR Loans shall be suspended pursuant to
SectionΒ 3.06(b) hereof, such Lenderβs LIBOR Loans shall be automatically converted into Base Rate
Loans on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for such LIBOR Loans (or, in the
case of an immediate conversion required by SectionΒ 3.02, on such earlier date as required by Law)
and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified
in SectionΒ 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to such conversion no longer exist:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i) to the extent that such Lenderβs LIBOR Loans have been so converted, all payments
and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lenderβs LIBOR Loans
shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ii) all Loans that would otherwise be made or continued from one Interest Period to
another by such Lender as LIBOR Loans shall be made or continued instead as Base Rate Loans,
and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be converted into LIBOR Loans
shall remain as Base Rate Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β If any Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) that
the circumstances specified in SectionΒ 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to the
conversion of such Lenderβs LIBOR Loans pursuant to this SectionΒ 3.06 no
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longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to
exist) at a time when LIBOR Loans made by other Lenders are outstanding, such Lenderβs Base Rate
Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest
Period(s) for such outstanding LIBOR Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect
thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding LIBOR Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as
to principal amounts, interest rate basis, and Interest Periods) in accordance with their
respective Commitments.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.07. Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β If at any time (i)Β any Lender requests reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Section
3.01 or 3.04 as a result of any condition described in such Sections or any Lender ceases to make
LIBOR Loans as a result of any condition described in SectionΒ 3.02 or SectionΒ 3.04, (ii)Β any Lender
becomes a Defaulting Lender or (iii)Β any Lender becomes a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower
may, on ten (10)Β Business Daysβ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and such Lender,
replace such Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign
pursuant to SectionΒ 10.07(b) (with the assignment fee to be paid, in the case of clauses (i)Β and
(iii)Β only, by the Borrower) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (or, with
respect to clause (iii)Β above, all of its rights and obligations with respect to the Class of Loans
or Commitments that is the subject of the related consent, waiver or amendment) to one or more
Eligible Assignees; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any
obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender or other such Person; and provided further
that in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender,
the applicable Eligible Assignees shall have agreed to the applicable departure, waiver or
amendment of the Loan Documents. No such replacement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any rights
that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced
Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Any Lender being replaced pursuant to SectionΒ 3.07(a) above shall (i)Β execute and deliver
an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such Lenderβs Commitment and outstanding Loans and
participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, and (ii)Β deliver any Notes evidencing such
Loans to the Borrower or Administrative Agent. Pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, (A)Β the
assignee Lender shall acquire all or a portion, as the case may be, of the assigning Lenderβs
Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, (B)
all obligations of the Borrower owing to the assigning Lender relating to the Loans and
participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such assigning Lender
concurrently with such assignment and assumption and (C)Β upon such payment and, if so requested by
the assignee Lender, delivery to the assignee Lender of the appropriate Note or Notes executed by
the Borrower, the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall
cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Loans, Commitments and
participations, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which shall
survive as to such assigning Lender.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, any Lender that acts as an L/C
Issuer may not be replaced hereunder at any time that it has any Letter of Credit outstanding
hereunder unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (including the furnishing
of a back-up standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer reasonably
satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or the depositing of cash collateral into a cash collateral account
in amounts and pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer) have been made
with respect to each such outstanding Letter of Credit and the Lender that acts as the
Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section
9.09.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β In the event that (i)Β the Borrower or the Administrative Agent has requested that the
Lenders consent to a departure or waiver of any provisions of the Loan Documents or agree to any
amendment thereto, (ii)Β the consent, waiver or amendment in question requires the agreement of all
affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of SectionΒ 10.01 or all the Lenders with respect to a
certain Class of the Loans and (iii)Β the Required Lenders have agreed to such consent, waiver or
amendment, then any Lender who does not agree to such consent, waiver or amendment shall be deemed
a βNon-Consenting Lender.β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.08. Survival. All of the Borrowerβs obligations under this ArticleΒ III
shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations
hereunder.
ARTICLE IV
Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4.01. Conditions to Initial Credit Extension. The obligation of each Lender
to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following
conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) The Administrative Agentβs receipt of the following, each of which shall be
originals or facsimiles (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each
properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party each in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal counsel:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i) executed counterparts of this Agreement and each Guaranty;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ii) a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested
a Note at least two Business Days in advance of the Closing Date;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iii) executed counterparts of the Security Agreement together with:
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (A) certificates, if any, representing the Subsidiary Equity pledged
thereunder accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank and
instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt indorsed in blank; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (B) evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings that the
Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to satisfy the Collateral
and Guarantee Requirement shall have been taken, completed or otherwise
provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iv) 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 reasonably 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 on the Closing Date;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (v) an opinion from Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, New York counsel to
the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ H-1, an opinion from
Xxxx Xxxxx & Xxxx PLC, special counsel to the Loan Parties, substantially in the
form of ExhibitΒ H-2, and an opinion from Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Finger LLP,
Delaware UCC counsel to the Loan Parties substantially in the form of Exhibit
H-3;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (vi) a certificate attesting to the Solvency of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) on the Closing Date after giving effect to the
Transaction, from the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (vii) evidence that all insurance (including title insurance) required to be
maintained pursuant to the Loan Documents has been obtained and is in effect and
that the Administrative Agent has been named as loss payee and/or additional
insured, as applicable, under each insurance policy with respect to such insurance
as to which the Administrative Agent shall have requested to be so named; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (viii) copies of a recent Lien and judgment search in each jurisdiction
reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Loan Parties.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and invoiced on or before the
Closing Date shall have been paid in full in cash.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) Prior to or substantially simultaneously with the initial Credit Extensions,
Holdings shall have received at least $297,000,000 in gross cash proceeds from the issuance
of the Holdings Loans.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d) Prior to or substantially simultaneously with the initial Credit Extensions, the
Borrower shall have taken all necessary actions such that, after giving effect to the
Transaction, (i)Β Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall have
outstanding no Indebtedness other than (A)Β the Loans and L/C Obligations, (B)Β the Holdings
Loans, (C)Β the Senior Subordinated Notes and (D)Β Indebtedness listed on Schedule
7.03(b) or permitted by SectionΒ 7.03(b).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (e) The Arrangers shall have received (i)Β the Audited Financial Statements and the
audit report for such financial statements (which shall not be subject to any qualification)
and (ii)Β unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of operations,
membersβ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for each subsequent
fiscal quarter ended after SeptemberΒ 30, 2006 and at least forty-five (45)Β days before the
Closing Date (the βUnaudited Financial Statementsβ), which financial statements shall be
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (f) The Arrangers shall have received on or prior to the Closing Date all documentation
and other information reasonably requested in writing by them at least five Business Days
prior to the Closing Date in order to allow the Arrangers and the Lenders to comply with
applicable βknow your customerβ and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including
the USA PATRIOT Act.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4.02. Conditions to All Credit Extensions. 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 LIBOR Loans) is subject to the
following conditions precedent:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party
contained in ArticleΒ V or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material
respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension; provided that, to the extent that
such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be
true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided, further that,
any representation and warranty that is qualified as to βmateriality,β βMaterial Adverse
Effectβ or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any
qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from
the application of the proceeds therefrom.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the relevant L/C Issuer or the Swing
Line Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the
requirements hereof.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d) To the extent the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture is in effect at the time of
such Credit Extension, such Credit Extension shall be permitted by the terms of the Senior
Subordinated Notes Indenture.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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 LIBOR Loans) submitted by a Borrower
shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections
4.02(a) and (b)Β have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.
ARTICLE V
Representations and Warranties
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The Borrower represents and warrants to the Agents and the Lenders that:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.01. Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws. Each Loan
Party and each of its Material Subsidiaries (a)Β is a Person duly organized or formed, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or
organization, (b)Β has all corporate or other organizational power and authority to (i)Β own its
assets and carry on its business and (ii)Β execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the
Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c)Β is duly qualified and in good standing (to the extent
such concept exists) under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of
properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, (d)Β is in compliance with
all applicable Laws, orders, writs, injunctions and orders and (e)Β has all requisite governmental
licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to operate its business as currently conducted;
except in each case referred to in clause (c), (d)Β or (e), to the extent that failure to do so
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.02. Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and
performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party are within
such Personβs corporate or other powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or
other organizational action. Neither the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of
each Loan Document to which such Person is a party nor the consummation of the Transaction will (a)
contravene the terms of any of such Personβs Organization Documents, (b)Β result in any breach or
contravention of, or the creation of any Lien upon any of the property or assets of such Person or
any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than as permitted by SectionΒ 7.01) under (i)Β any material
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)Β any material order, injunction, writ or decree of
any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject;
or (c)Β violate any applicable material Law; except with respect to any breach, contravention or
violation (but not creation of Liens) referred to in clauses (b)Β and (c), to the extent that such
breach, contravention or violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.03.
Governmental Authorization. No material approval, consent, exemption,
authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is
necessary or required on the part of any Loan Party in connection with (a)Β the execution, delivery
or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this
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Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the consummation of the Transaction, (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 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, except for (i)Β filings necessary to
perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties,
(ii)Β the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings that have
been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect and (iii)Β those
approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure
of which to obtain or make would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.04. Binding Effect. This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been
duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto. This Agreement and each
other Loan Document constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party,
enforceable against such Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as
such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity and
principles of good faith and fair dealing.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.05. Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β The Audited Financial Statements and the Unaudited Financial Statements fairly present in
all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates
thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted
therein and subject, in the case of the Unaudited Financial Statements, if any, to changes
resulting from normal year end audit adjustments and subject to the absence of footnotes.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Except as set forth in the Borrowerβs reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 8-K filed with the SEC on or prior to AprilΒ 11, 2007, since SeptemberΒ 30, 2006, there has been
no event, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be likely to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β The forecasts of consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and cash flow
statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for each fiscal year ending after the Closing Date
until 2011, copies of which have been furnished to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing
Date, have been prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which
assumptions were believed to be reasonable at the time made, it being understood that projections
as to future events are not to be viewed as facts and actual results may vary materially from such
forecasts.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.06.
Litigation. Except as set forth in the Borrowerβs reports on Forms
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with the SEC on or prior to AprilΒ 11, 2007, there are no actions, suits,
proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, overtly
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threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority,
by or against the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or against any of their properties
or revenues that either individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.07. Ownership of Property; Liens. Each Loan Party and each of its
Subsidiaries has good record and indefeasible title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests
in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all real property necessary in the
ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens except for minor defects in title
that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets
for their intended purposes and Liens permitted by SectionΒ 7.01 and except where the failure to
have such title or other interest would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. All Material Real Property owned by the Loan Parties as of
the Closing Date is listed on ScheduleΒ 5.07.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.08. Environmental Matters. Except as set forth on ScheduleΒ 5.08,
or except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i)Β each Loan
Party and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Environmental Laws in all
jurisdictions in which each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, is
currently doing business (including having obtained all Environmental Permits); (ii)Β none of the
Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries has become subject to any pending, or to the
knowledge of the Borrower, threatened Environmental Claim or any other Environmental Liability;
(iii)Β none of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries has agreed to assume or
accept responsibility, by contract or otherwise, for any liability of any other Person under
Environmental Laws; and (iv)Β there are no facts, circumstances or conditions relating to the past
or present business or operations of any Loan Party, any of their Subsidiaries, or any of their
respective predecessors (including the disposal of Hazardous Materials), or to any past or present
property of any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries, that could reasonably be expected to give
rise to any Environmental Claim against a Loan Party or any other Environmental Liability.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.09. Taxes. Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, Holdings, the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries have timely filed all Federal and state and other tax returns and reports required to
be filed, and have timely paid all Federal and state and other taxes, assessments, fees and other
governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets, showing on
such returns, or otherwise due and payable, except those being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequately disclosed and for which adequate
reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. All such tax returns accurately reflect in
all material respects all liability for taxes the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the periods
covered thereby. Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, there is no action, suit, proceeding,
investigation, audit or claim now pending or threatened by any authority regarding any taxes
relating to Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries except as set forth on Schedule
5.09.
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None of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has entered into an agreement or
waiver or has been requested to enter into an agreement or waiver extending any statute of
limitations relating to the payment or collection of taxes the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.10. ERISA Compliance.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan (and each related trust, insurance contract or fund)
is in compliance in with its terms, the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal
or state Laws.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β No ERISA Event has occurred and is continuing within the immediately preceding six (6)
years that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.11. Subsidiaries. As of the Closing Date, neither Holdings nor any other
Loan Party has any Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in ScheduleΒ 5.11
and all of the outstanding Equity Interests in Holdings, the Borrower and the Material
Subsidiaries have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, and all Equity
Interests owned by Holdings or any other Loan Party are owned free and clear of all security
interests of any person except (i)Β those created under the Collateral Documents and (ii)Β any
nonconsensual Lien that is permitted under SectionΒ 7.01. As of the Closing Date, Schedule
5.11 (a)Β sets forth the name and jurisdiction of each Subsidiary, (b)Β sets forth the ownership
interest of Holdings, the Borrower and any other Subsidiary in each Subsidiary, including the
percentage of such ownership and (c)Β identifies each Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary the Equity
Interests of which are required to be pledged on the Closing Date pursuant to the Collateral and
Guarantee Requirement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.12. Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β The Borrower is not engaged nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important
activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of
RegulationΒ U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying
margin stock, and no proceeds of any Borrowings or drawings under any Letter of Credit will be used
for any purpose that violates RegulationΒ U.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β The Borrower is not an βinvestment companyβ under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.13.
Disclosure. None of the factual information and data heretofore or
contemporaneously furnished in writing by or on behalf of any Loan Party to any Agent or any Lender
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or
delivered hereunder or any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so
furnished) when taken as a whole contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any
material fact necessary to make such factual information and data (taken as a whole), in the light
of the circumstances under which it was delivered, not materially
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misleading; it being understood that for purposes of this SectionΒ 5.13, such factual
information and data shall not include projections and pro forma financial information or
information of a general economic or general industry nature.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.14. Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. The Borrower and its
Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to, or a valid license or right to use, all patents,
patent rights, trademarks, servicemarks, trade names, copyrights, technology, software, know-how
database rights, rights of privacy and publicity, licenses and other intellectual property rights
(collectively, βIP Rightsβ) that are necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as
currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, except where the failure to have any such
rights, either individually or in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Borrower, the operation of the respective businesses of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted does not infringe upon, misuse,
misappropriate or violate any rights held by any Person except for such infringements, misuses,
misappropriations or violations individually or in the aggregate, that would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any IP Rights, is
pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against any Loan Party or Subsidiary,
that, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.15. Labor Matters. Except as set forth in ScheduleΒ 5.15 or as, in
the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a)Β there are
no strikes or other labor disputes against any of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pending or, to
the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened; (b)Β hours worked by and payment made to employees of
each of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act
or any other applicable Laws dealing with such matters; and (c)Β all payments due from any of the
Borrower or its Subsidiaries on account of employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or
accrued as a liability on the books of the relevant party.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.16. Solvency. On the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transaction,
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.17. Subordination of Junior Financing. The Obligations are βDesignated
Senior Debt,β βSenior Debt,β βSenior Indebtedness,β βGuarantor Senior Debtβ or βSenior Secured
Financingβ (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, the Senior Subordinated Notes
Indenture and any Permitted Subordinated Notes Documentation.
ARTICLE VI
Affirmative Covenants
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation
hereunder that is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit
shall remain outstanding (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has
been Cash Collateralized), the Borrower shall, and shall (except in the case of
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the covenants set forth in SectionsΒ 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03) cause each of the Restricted
Subsidiaries to:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.01. Financial Statements. Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt
further distribution to each Lender:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) as soon as available, but in any event within ninety (90)Β days after the end of
each fiscal year of the Borrower (beginning with the fiscal year ending SeptemberΒ 30, 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 operations, membersβ 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,
audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of Ernst & Young LLP or any other
independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) as soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45)Β days after the end of
each of the first three (3)Β fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower (beginning
with the fiscal quarter ending JuneΒ 30, 2007), a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related (i)Β consolidated
statements of operations for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the fiscal year then
ended and (ii)Β consolidated statements of cash flows for the portion of the 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 and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower
as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations, membersβ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in
accordance with GAAP, subject only to changes resulting from normal year-end audit
adjustments and subject to the absence of footnotes; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) within sixty (60)Β days after the end of each fiscal year (beginning with the fiscal
year ending SeptemberΒ 30, 2007) of the Borrower, a reasonably detailed consolidated budget
for each fiscal quarter of the following fiscal year as customarily prepared by management
of the Borrower for its internal use (the βBudgetβ), which Budget shall be accompanied by a
certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that (i)Β to the knowledge of such Responsible
Officer, the Budget is a reasonable estimate for the period(s) covered thereby and (ii)Β such
Budget has been prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which
assumptions were believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation of such Budget, it
being understood that actual results may vary from such Budget and that such variations may
be material.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in paragraphs (a)Β and (b)Β of this SectionΒ 6.01
may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrower and its
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Subsidiaries by furnishing (A)Β the applicable financial statements of any direct or indirect
parent of the Borrower that holds all of the Equity Interests of the Borrower or (B)Β the Borrowerβs
or such entityβs Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect
to each of clauses (A)Β and (B), (i)Β to the extent such information relates to a parent of the
Borrower, such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable
detail the differences between the information relating to the Borrower (or such parent), on the
one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a
standalone basis, on the other hand and (ii)Β to the extent such information is in lieu of
information required to be provided under SectionΒ 6.01(a), such materials are accompanied by a
report and opinion of Ernst & Young LLP or any other independent registered public accounting firm
of nationally recognized standing, 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.02. Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent
for prompt further distribution to each Lender:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) no later than five (5)Β days after the delivery of the financial statements referred
to in SectionΒ 6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a
Responsible Officer of the Borrower;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) promptly after the same are publicly available, copies of all annual, regular,
periodic and special reports and registration statements which Holdings or the Borrower
files with the SEC (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such
registration statement, in the form it became effective, is delivered to the Administrative
Agent), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration
statement on Form S-8) and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to any other clause of this SectionΒ 6.02;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any material statements or
material reports furnished to any holder of any class or series of debt securities of any
Loan Party having an aggregate outstanding principal amount greater than the Threshold
Amount or pursuant to the terms of the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture or any Permitted
Subordinated Notes Documentation, in each case, so long as the aggregate outstanding
principal amount thereunder is greater than the Threshold Amount, and not otherwise required
to be furnished to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any other clause of this Section
6.02;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d) together with the delivery of each Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section
6.02(a), (i)Β a description of each event, condition or circumstance during the last fiscal
quarter covered by such Compliance Certificate requiring a mandatory prepayment under
SectionΒ 2.05(b) and (ii)Β a list of each Subsidiary of the Borrower that identifies each
Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary as of the date of
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delivery of such Compliance Certificate or a confirmation that there is no change in
such information since the later of the Closing Date or the date of the last such list; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (e) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, legal, financial or
corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms
of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Documents required to be delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(a) or (b)Β or SectionΒ 6.02(c) may
be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date
(i)Β 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 ScheduleΒ 10.02; or (ii)Β on which
such documents are posted on the Borrowerβs behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant
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:
(i)Β upon written request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of
such documents to the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender until a written
request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent and (ii)Β the Borrower
shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent 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. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in
every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance
Certificates required by SectionΒ 6.02(a) to the Administrative Agent. Each Lender shall be solely
responsible for timely accessing posted documents or requesting delivery of paper copies of such
documents from the Administrative Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a)Β the Administrative Agent and/or the Joint Lead
Arrangers will make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf
of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, β
Borrower Materialsβ) by posting the Borrower Materials on
IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the β
Platformβ) and (b)Β certain of the Lenders may
be βpublic-sideβ Lenders (
i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public
information with respect to the Borrower or its securities) (each, a β
Public Lenderβ). 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)Β 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)Β by marking Borrower
Materials βPUBLIC,β the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the
Joint Lead Arrangers 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,
however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall
be treated as set forth in SectionΒ 10.08); (y)Β all Borrower Materials marked βPUBLICβ are permitted
to be made available through a portion of
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the Platform designated βPublic Investorβ; and (z)Β the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead
Arrangers 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
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.03. Notices. Promptly after a Responsible Officer obtains actual knowledge
thereof, notify the Administrative Agent:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) of the occurrence of any Default; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) of (i)Β any dispute, litigation, investigation or proceeding between any Loan Party
and any Governmental Authority, (ii)Β the commencement of, or any material development in,
any litigation or proceeding affecting any Loan Party, including pursuant to any applicable
Environmental Laws or the occurrence of any noncompliance by any Loan Party with, or
liability under, any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit, or (iii)Β the occurrence of
any ERISA Event that, in any such case, has resulted or would reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a written statement of a
Responsible Officer of the Borrower (x)Β that such notice is being delivered pursuant to Section
6.03(a) or (b) (as applicable) and (y)Β 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.04. Payment of Obligations. Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy prior to
the date material penalties attach thereto all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or
levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, except, in each
case, to the extent (i)Β any such tax, assessment, charge or levy is being contested in good faith
and by appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance
with GAAP or (ii)Β the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.05. Preservation of Existence, Etc. (a)Β Preserve, renew and maintain in
full force and effect its legal existence under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization
and (b)Β take all reasonable action to maintain all corporate rights and privileges (including its
good standing) except, in the case of (a)Β or (b), to the extent that failure to do so would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or pursuant to a transaction permitted by
ArticleΒ VII.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.06. Maintenance of Properties. Except if the failure to do so would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, maintain, preserve and protect all of its
material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order,
repair and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and casualty or condemnation excepted and
consistent with past practice.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.07. Maintenance of Insurance.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) Maintain with insurance companies that the Borrower believes (in the good faith
judgment of its management) are financially sound and reputable at the time the relevant
coverage is placed or renewed, 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 (after giving effect to any
self-insurance reasonable and customary for similarly situated Persons engaged in the same
or similar businesses as the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries) as are customarily
carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) If the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries establishes an Insurance
Subsidiary, the Borrower shall cause such Insurance Subsidiary to (i)Β conduct its insurance
business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable insurance laws, rules,
regulations and orders and using sound actuarial principles and (ii)Β maintain appropriate
and customary stop-loss coverage and excess coverage reinsurance for individual claims. The
insurance premiums and other expenses charged by any Insurance Subsidiary to the Borrower
and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be reasonable and customary.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.08. Compliance with Laws. Comply in all material respects with the
requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees of any Governmental
Authority applicable to it or to its business or property, except if the failure to comply
therewith would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.09. Books and Records. Maintain proper books of record and account, in
which entries that are full, true and correct in all material respects and are in conformity with
GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all material financial transactions and matters
involving the assets and business of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may
be.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.10. Inspection Rights. 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
(other than the records of the Board of Directors of such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary)
and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent
public accountants, all at the reasonable 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; provided that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the
continuation of an Event of Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may
exercise rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this SectionΒ 6.10 and the
Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than two (2)Β times during any
calendar year absent the existence of an Event of Default and only one (1)Β such time shall be at
the Borrowerβs expense; provided further that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative
Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or
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independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any
time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent and
the Lenders shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the
Borrowerβs independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
SectionΒ 6.10, none of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries will be required to
disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of,
any document, information or other matter that (i)Β constitutes non-financial trade secrets or
non-financial proprietary information, (ii)Β in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative
Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or
any binding agreement or (iii)Β is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes
attorney work product.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Without limiting the foregoing, it is acknowledged that during the course of the above
described visits, inspections and examinations and discussions, representatives of the Agents and
the Lenders may encounter individually identifiable healthcare information as defined under the
Administrative Simplification (including privacy and security) regulations promulgated pursuant to
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (collectively, βHIPAAβ)
or other confidential information relating to healthcare patients (collectively, the βConfidential
Healthcare Informationβ). The Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiary maintaining such Confidential
Healthcare Information shall, consistent with HIPAAβs βminimum necessaryβ provisions, permit such
disclosures for their βhealthcare operationsβ purposes. Unless otherwise required by law, the
Agents, the Lenders and their respective representatives shall not require or perform any act that
would cause the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to violate any laws, regulations or ordinances
intended to protect the privacy rights of healthcare patients, including, without limitation,
HIPAA.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.11. Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security. At the Borrowerβs
expense, subject to the provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any applicable
limitation in any Collateral Document, take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the
Administrative Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement continues to be
satisfied, including:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) upon (1)Β the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect Wholly Owned
Material Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) by any Loan Party, (2)
the designation in accordance with SectionΒ 6.14 of any existing direct or indirect Wholly
Owned Material Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) as a Restricted
Subsidiary, (3)Β any Domestic Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary)
becoming a Wholly Owned Material Subsidiary or (4)Β the acquisition of any new direct or
indirect non-Wholly Owned Material Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded
Subsidiary) by any Loan Party pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02(j):
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i) within forty-five (45)Β days after such formation, acquisition or
designation or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its
reasonable discretion:
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (A) cause each such Material Subsidiary that is required to become a
Guarantor or a Pledgor under the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to
furnish to the Administrative Agent a description of the Material Real
Properties owned by such Material Subsidiary in detail reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (B) cause each such Material Subsidiary that is required to become a
Guarantor or a Pledgor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement
to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent Mortgages with
respect to any Material Real Property, Security Agreement Supplements and
other security agreements and documents (including, with respect to
Mortgages, the documents listed in SectionΒ 6.13(b)), as reasonably requested
by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent (consistent with the Mortgages, Security Agreement and other
Collateral Documents in effect on the Closing Date), in each case granting
Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (C) cause each such Material Subsidiary that is required to become a
Guarantor or a Pledgor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement
to deliver any and all certificates representing Equity Interests (to the
extent certificated) that are required to be pledged pursuant to the
Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, accompanied by undated stock powers or
other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank (or any other
documents customary under local law) and instruments evidencing the
intercompany Indebtedness held by such Material Subsidiary and required to
be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents, indorsed in blank to the
Administrative Agent;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (D) take and cause such Material Subsidiary and each direct or indirect
parent of such Material Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor
pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to take whatever action
(including the recording of Mortgages, the filing of Uniform Commercial Code
financing statements and delivery of stock and membership interest
certificates to the extent certificated) may be necessary in the reasonable
opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Administrative Agent (or
in any representative of the Administrative Agent designated by it) valid
Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, enforceable
against all third parties in accordance with their terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general
principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity
or at law);
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ii) within forty-five (45)Β days after the request therefor by the
Administrative Agent (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in
its reasonable discretion), deliver to the Administrative Agent a signed copy of an
opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, of
counsel for the Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to
such matters set forth in this SectionΒ 6.11(a) as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iii) as promptly as practicable after the request therefor by the
Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent with respect to each
Material Real Property, any existing title reports, surveys or environmental
assessment reports.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) after the Closing Date, promptly after the acquisition of any Material Real
Property by any Loan Party other than Holdings, if such Material Real Property shall not
already be subject to a perfected Lien pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,
the Borrower shall give notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and promptly thereafter
shall cause such Material Real Property to be subjected to a Lien to the extent required by
the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and will take, or cause the relevant Loan Party to
take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent
to grant and perfect or record such Lien, including, as applicable, the actions referred to
in SectionΒ 6.13(b);
provided, however, if (1)Β the aggregate amount of assets for all Domestic Subsidiaries (other than
Pledgors and Excluded Subsidiaries) that do not become Guarantors exceeds 15.0% of Total Assets at
the last day of the most recent Test Period or (2)Β the aggregate amount of net revenues for all
Domestic Subsidiaries (other than Pledgors and Excluded Subsidiaries) that do not become Guarantors
exceeds 15.0% of the consolidated net revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for
the most recent Test Period, the Borrower shall, promptly after a Responsible Officer obtains
actual knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent thereof and within 30Β days of such
notice, cause a sufficient number of its Domestic Subsidiaries to become Guarantors, Pledgors or
Excluded Subsidiaries pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement so that the
circumstances described in clause (1)Β and (2)Β above would no longer exist.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.12.
Compliance with Environmental Laws. Except, in each case, to the
extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (a)Β comply, and take all reasonable actions to cause any
lessees and other Persons operating or occupying its properties to comply with all applicable
Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; (b)Β obtain and renew all Environmental Permits
necessary for its operations and properties; and, (c)Β in each case to the extent required by
applicable Environmental Laws, conduct any investigation, study, sampling and testing, and
undertake any cleanup, removal, remedial or other action necessary to remove and clean up all
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Hazardous Materials from any of its properties, in accordance with the requirements of all
applicable Environmental Laws.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.13. Further Assurances and Post-Closing Conditions. Subject to the
provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any applicable limitations in any
Collateral Document:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β Promptly upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent (i)Β correct any material
defect or error that may be discovered in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation of
any Collateral Document or other document or instrument relating to any Collateral, and (ii)Β 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 may reasonably request from time to time in order to carry out more effectively the purposes
of the Collateral Documents.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β In the case of any Material Real Property, including those listed on ScheduleΒ 5.07,
provide the Administrative Agent with Mortgages with respect to such owned real property within
ninety (90)Β days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole
discretion) of the Closing Date or the acquisition of such real property, as applicable, together
with:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i) evidence that counterparts of the Mortgages have been duly executed, acknowledged
and delivered and are in form suitable for filing or recording in all filing or recording
offices that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary or desirable in order to
create a valid and subsisting perfected Lien on the property and/or rights described therein
in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and that all
filing and recording taxes and fees have been paid or otherwise provided for in a manner
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ii) fully paid American Land Title Association Lenderβs Extended Coverage title
insurance policies (including by way of endorsement of existing policies) or the equivalent
or other form available in each applicable jurisdiction (the βMortgage Policiesβ) in form
and substance, with endorsements and in amount, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent (not to exceed the value of the real properties covered thereby), issued, coinsured
and reinsured by title insurers reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, insuring
the Mortgages to be valid subsisting Liens on the property described therein, free and clear
of all defects and encumbrances, subject to Liens permitted by SectionΒ 7.01, and providing
for such other affirmative insurance (including endorsements for future advances under the
Loan Documents) and such coinsurance and direct access reinsurance as the Administrative
Agent may reasonably request;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iii) opinions of local counsel for the Loan Parties in states in which the real
properties are located, with respect to the enforceability and perfection of the Mortgages
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and any related fixture filings in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iv) such other evidence that all other actions that the Administrative Agent may
reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to create valid and subsisting Liens on the
property described in the Mortgages has been taken and otherwise to comply with the
Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.14. Designation of Subsidiaries. The Board of Directors of the Borrower
may at any time designate any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any
Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i)Β immediately before and after
such designation, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii)Β other than for purposes of
designating a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is a Securitization
Subsidiary in connection with the establishment of a Qualified Securitization Financing,
immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio for the Test
Period immediately preceding such designation is less than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 (calculated on
a Pro Forma Basis) (and, as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of any such designation, the
Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail
the calculations demonstrating satisfaction of such test) and (iii)Β no Subsidiary may be designated
as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if, after such designation, it would be a βRestricted Subsidiaryβ for
the purpose of the Senior Subordinated Notes or any other Junior Financing. The designation of any
Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at
the date of designation in an amount equal to the net book value of the Borrowerβs investment
therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall
constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Indebtedness or Liens of such
Subsidiary existing at such time.
ARTICLE VII
Negative Covenants
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation
hereunder which is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit
shall remain outstanding (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has
been Cash Collateralized), the Borrower shall not (and, solely with respect to SectionΒ 7.14,
Holdings shall not), nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or
indirectly:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 7.01. Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of
its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the
following:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document;
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) Liens existing on the date hereof; provided that any Lien securing Indebtedness in
excess of (x) $2,500,000 individually or (y) $12,500,000 in the aggregate (when taken
together with all other Liens outstanding in reliance on this clause (b)Β that are not set
forth on ScheduleΒ 7.01(b)) shall only be permitted to the extent such Lien is listed
on ScheduleΒ 7.01(b);
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges that are not overdue for a
period of more than thirty (30)Β days or that are being contested in good faith and by
appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance
with GAAP;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d) statutory or common law Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics,
materialmen, repairmen, construction contractors or other like Liens arising in the ordinary
course of business and that (i)Β do not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect or (ii)Β are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for
which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (e) (i)Β pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with
workersβ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (ii)
pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement
or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or
bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or
liability insurance to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (f) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, governmental contracts
and leases (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money), statutory obligations, surety,
stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature
(including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) incurred in the
ordinary course of business;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions),
encroachments, protrusions and other similar encumbrances and minor title defects affecting
real property that, in the aggregate, do not in any case materially interfere with the
ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and
any exception on the title policies issued in connection with the Mortgaged Property;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (h) Liens arising from judgments or orders for the payment of money not constituting an
Event of Default under SectionΒ 8.01(g);
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i) (i)Β Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 7.03(e); provided that (A)
such Liens attach concurrently with or within two hundred and seventy (270)Β days after
completion of the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement or
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improvement (as applicable) of the property subject to such Liens, (B)Β with respect to
any such Indebtedness other than Capitalized Leases, such Liens do not at any time encumber
any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness, replacements thereof and
additions and accessions to such property and the proceeds and the products thereof and
customary security deposits and (C)Β with respect to Capitalized Leases, such Liens do not at
any time extend to or cover any assets (except for additions and accessions to such assets,
replacements and products thereof and customary security deposits) other than the assets
subject to such Capitalized Leases; provided that individual financings of equipment
provided by one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided
by such lender and (ii)Β Liens on assets of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors
securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 7.03 in an aggregate principal amount
not to exceed the limitation thereon set forth in the penultimate paragraph of SectionΒ 7.03;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (j) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course
of business which do not (i)Β interfere in any material respect with the business of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii)Β secure any Indebtedness;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (k) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to
secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary
course of business;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (l) Liens (i)Β of a collecting bank arising under SectionΒ 4-210 of the Uniform
Commercial Code on the items in the course of collection, (ii)Β attaching to commodity
trading accounts or other commodities brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of
business and (iii)Β in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter
of law encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution
(including the right of set off) and that are within the general parameters customary in the
banking industry;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (m) Liens (i)Β on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in
an Investment permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02(j) or SectionΒ 7.02(n) to be applied against
the purchase price for such Investment or (ii)Β consisting of an agreement to Dispose of any
property in a Disposition permitted under SectionΒ 7.05, in each case, solely to the extent
such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of
the creation of such Lien;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (n) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the
property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than
by designation as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to SectionΒ 6.14), in each case after the
date hereof; provided that (i)Β such Lien was not created in contemplation of such
acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii)Β such Lien does not extend
to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and
other than after-acquired property subjected to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other
obligations permitted hereunder incurred prior to such time that require,
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pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, it being
understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which
such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition), and (iii)Β the
Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under SectionΒ 7.03(e) or (g);
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (o) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor under leases
or licenses entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the
ordinary course of business;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (p) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar
arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (q) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements under
SectionΒ 7.02 and reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens
attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts maintained in the
ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (r) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (i)Β relating to the establishment of
depository relations with banks or other financial institutions not given in connection with
the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii)Β relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the
Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or
similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii)Β relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered
into with customers of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary
course of business;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (s) Liens solely on any xxxx xxxxxxx money deposits made by the Borrower or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement
permitted hereunder;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (t) (i)Β Liens on the Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary acquired pursuant to
a Permitted Acquisition to secure Indebtedness incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 7.03(h) in
connection with such Permitted Acquisition and (ii)Β Liens on the assets of such Restricted
Subsidiary and any of its Subsidiaries to secure Indebtedness (or to secure a Guarantee of
such Indebtedness) incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 7.03(h) in connection with such Permitted
Acquisition;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (u) ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are located;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (v) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or
similar filings;
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (w) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the
premiums with respect thereto;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (x) Liens on the Securitization Assets arising in connection with a Qualified
Securitization Financing;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (y) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental
Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially
interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (z) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and the proceeds thereof
securing such Personβs obligations in respect of documentary letters of credit or bankerβs
acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase,
shipment or storage of such inventory or goods;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (aa) Liens, including Liens on the Collateral that rank pari passu with or are
subordinated to the Obligations, securing Indebtedness permitted under the proviso to the
first paragraph of SectionΒ 7.03; provided, further that in the case of any Liens on the
Collateral permitted under this clause (aa), the Administrative Agent shall enter into a
collateral sharing agreement containing customary terms with the Borrower and the Person or
Persons extending any such Indebtedness;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (bb) the modification, replacement, renewal or extension of any Lien permitted by
clauses (b), (i), (n), (t)Β and (aa)Β of this SectionΒ 7.01; provided that (i)Β the Lien does
not extend to any additional property other than (A)Β after-acquired property that is affixed
or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or financed by Indebtedness permitted
under SectionΒ 7.03, and (B)Β proceeds and products thereof, (ii)Β the aggregate principal
amount of the Indebtedness, if any, secured by such Liens does not increase from the amount
outstanding at the time of such modification, replacement, renewal or extension, and (iii)
the renewal, extension or refinancing of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens
is permitted by SectionΒ 7.03; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (cc) other Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations in an aggregate principal
amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $100,000,000 and 5.0% of Total
Assets, in each case determined as of the date of incurrence.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 7.02. Investments. Make or hold any Investments, except:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) Investments by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in assets that
were Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities when such Investment was made;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) loans or advances to officers, directors and employees of Holdings (or any direct
or indirect parent thereof), the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (i)Β for
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reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and
analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii)Β in connection with such Personβs purchase of
Equity Interests of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) and (iii)Β for
purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i)Β and (ii), in an aggregate principal
amount outstanding under this clause (iii)Β not to exceed $5,000,000;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) asset purchases (including purchases of inventory, supplies and materials) and the
licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements
with other Persons, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d) Investments (i)Β by any Loan Party in any other Loan Party, (ii)Β by any Non-Loan
Party in any other Non-Loan Party that is a Restricted Subsidiary, (iii)Β by any Non-Loan
Party in any Loan Party, (iv)Β consisting of intercompany Investments incurred in the
ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations (including
with respect to intercompany self-insurance arrangements) of the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries, (v)Β by any Loan Party in any Non-Loan Party; provided that (A)Β any such
Investments made pursuant to this clause (v)Β in the form of intercompany loans shall be
evidenced by notes that have been pledged (individually or pursuant to a global note) to the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders (it being understood and agreed that any
Investments permitted under this clause (v)Β that are not so evidenced as of the Closing Date
are not required to be so evidenced and pledged until the date that is ninety (90)Β days
after the Closing Date) and (B)Β the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to this
clause (v)Β after the Closing Date shall not exceed at any time outstanding the Available
Amount at such time.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (e) 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 and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course
of business;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (f) Investments consisting of Liens, Indebtedness, fundamental changes, Dispositions
and Restricted Payments permitted under SectionsΒ 7.01, 7.03, 7.04, 7.05 and 7.06,
respectively;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (g) Investments (i)Β existing on the date hereof or made pursuant to legally binding
written contracts in existence on the date hereof or (ii)Β contemplated on the date hereof
and set forth on ScheduleΒ 7.02(g), and in each case any modification, replacement,
renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof; provided that the amount of any Investment
permitted pursuant to this SectionΒ 7.02(g) is not increased from the amount of such
Investment on the Closing Date except pursuant to the terms of such Investment as of the
Closing Date or as otherwise permitted by this SectionΒ 7.02;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (h) Investments in Swap Contracts permitted under SectionΒ 7.03;
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i) promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with
Dispositions permitted by SectionΒ 7.05;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (j) the purchase or other acquisition of property and assets or businesses of any
Person or of assets constituting a business unit, a line of business or division of such
Person, or Equity Interests in a Person that, upon the consummation thereof, will be a
Subsidiary of the Borrower (including as a result of a merger or consolidation); provided
that, with respect to each purchase or other acquisition made pursuant to this Section
7.02(j) (each, a βPermitted Acquisitionβ):
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (A) to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement
and the Collateral Documents, the property, assets and businesses acquired
in such purchase or other acquisition shall constitute Collateral and each
applicable Loan Party and any such newly created or acquired Subsidiary
(and, to the extent required under the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,
the Subsidiaries of such created or acquired Subsidiary) shall be Guarantors
or Pledgors and shall have complied with the requirements of SectionΒ 6.11
within the times specified therein (for the avoidance of doubt, this clause
(A)Β shall not override any provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee
Requirement);
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (B) the acquired property, assets, business or Person is in a business
permitted under SectionΒ 7.07;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (C) (1)Β 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 (2)Β immediately after giving effect to such
purchase or other acquisition, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio for the
Test Period immediately preceding such purchase or other acquisition is less
than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) and,
satisfaction of such test shall be evidenced by a certificate from the Chief
Financial Officer of the Borrower demonstrating such satisfaction calculated
in reasonable detail; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (D) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, on
behalf of the Lenders, no later than five (5)Β Business Days after the date
on which any such purchase or other acquisition is consummated, a
certificate of a Responsible Officer, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, certifying that all of the
requirements set forth in this clause (j)Β have been satisfied or will be
satisfied on or prior to the consummation of such purchase or other
acquisition;
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (k) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of ArticleΒ 3 endorsements
for collection or deposit and ArticleΒ 4 customary trade arrangements with customers
consistent with past practices;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (l) Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in
connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement
of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the
ordinary course of business or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment
or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (m) loans and advances to Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) in lieu
of, and not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or
Restricted Payments in respect thereof), Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be
made to Holdings (or such direct or indirect parent) in accordance with (i)Β SectionΒ 7.06(f),
(ii)Β SectionΒ 7.06(g) or (iii)Β SectionΒ 7.06(l);
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (n) other Investments that do not exceed in the aggregate at any time outstanding the
Available Amount at such time;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (o) Investments in joint ventures (regardless of the legal form); provided that, with
respect to each Investment made pursuant to this SectionΒ 7.02(o) (each, a βPermitted JVβ):
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (A) the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall own, directly or
indirectly (including, without limitation, through a Permitted JV), at least
65% of the Equity Interests in such joint venture;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (B) to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement
and the Collateral Documents, the Equity Interests in such joint venture
owned by a Loan Party shall constitute Collateral and each applicable Loan
Party shall have complied with the requirements of SectionΒ 6.11 with respect
to such Equity Interests, within the times specified therein (for the
avoidance of doubt, this clause (B)Β shall not override any provisions of the
Collateral and Guarantee Requirement);
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (C) immediately after giving effect to such purchase or other
acquisition, no more than 30% of the Borrowerβs Consolidated EBITDA
(calculated on a Pro Forma Basis and excluding minority interests in any
Permitted JVs) shall be attributable to the Borrowerβs Equity Interests in
Permitted JVs and, satisfaction of such test shall be evidenced by a
certificate from the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower demonstrating
such satisfaction calculated in reasonable detail; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (D) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, on
behalf of the Lenders, no later than five (5)Β Business Days after
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the date on which any such purchase or other acquisition is
consummated, a certificate of a Responsible Officer, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, certifying that all of
the requirements set forth in this clause (j)Β have been satisfied or will be
satisfied on or prior to the consummation of such purchase or other
acquisition;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (p) advances of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course of business;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (q) Investments to the extent that payment for such Investments is made solely with
Equity Interests of the Borrower (or by any direct or indirect parent thereof);
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (r) Investments held by a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or of a
Person merged into the Borrower or merged or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary in
accordance with SectionΒ 7.04 after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were
not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation
and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (s) Guarantees by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of leases (other
than Capitalized Leases) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in
each case entered into in the ordinary course of business;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (t) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of assets or services in the
ordinary course of business;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (u) Investments made in the ordinary course of business in connection with obtaining,
maintaining or renewing client contracts and loans or advances made to distributors in the
ordinary course;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (v) (i)Β Investments in a Securitization Subsidiary or any Investment by a
Securitization Subsidiary in any other Person in connection with a Qualified Securitization
Financing; provided, however, that any such Investment in a Securitization Subsidiary is in
the form of a contribution of additional Securitization Assets or as equity, and (ii)
distributions or payments of Securitization Fees and purchases of Securitization Assets
pursuant to a Securitization Repurchase Obligation in connection with a Qualified
Securitization Financing;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (w) Investments made by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the
extent such Investments are financed with the proceeds received by such Restricted
Subsidiary from an Investment made pursuant to clauses (d)(v), (n)Β or (o)Β of this Section
7.02;
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (x) in the event the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary shall establish a Subsidiary
for the purpose of, and to be engaging solely in the business of, insuring the healthcare
businesses or facilities owned or operated by the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any
physician employed by or on the medical staff of any such business or facility (the
βInsurance Subsidiaryβ), Investments in an aggregate amount that does not exceed the minimum
amount of capital required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Insurance
Subsidiary is formed, plus the amount of any reasonable, general corporate and overhead
expense of such Insurance Subsidiary; provided that in the event that less then 100%
of the Equity Interests of such Insurance Subsidiary is pledged to the Administrative Agent,
such Insurance Subsidiary shall be wholly-owned by a special purpose Wholly Owned Domestic
Subsidiary of the Borrower organized solely to hold such Equity Interests;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (y) Investments in Health Choice required to be made under applicable laws, rules and
regulations or pursuant to contractual obligations of the Borrower or a Subsidiary with the
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System as in effect on the Closing Date; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (z) Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in Unrestricted
Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $100,000,000.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 7.03. Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Indebtedness, provided that the Borrower may incur Indebtedness and any Guarantor may incur
Indebtedness if (x)Β immediately before and after such incurrence, no Default shall have occurred
and be continuing and (y)Β the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio for the Test Period immediately
preceding such incurrence would be less than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00 (calculated on a Pro Forma
Basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom) as if such Indebtedness had
been incurred and the application of the proceeds therefrom had occurred on the first day of such
Test Period). The limitations set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall not apply to
any of the following items:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries under the Loan
Documents;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) (i)Β Indebtedness existing on the date hereof; provided that any Indebtedness that
is in excess of (x) $2,500,000 individually or (y) $12,500,000 in the aggregate (when taken
together with all other Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (b)Β that is not
set forth on ScheduleΒ 7.03(b)) shall only be permitted under this clause (b)Β to the
extent such Indebtedness is set forth on ScheduleΒ 7.03(b) and any Permitted
Refinancing thereof and (ii)Β intercompany Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) Guarantees by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of
Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries otherwise permitted
hereunder (except that a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may not, by virtue
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of this SectionΒ 7.03(c), Guarantee Indebtedness that such Restricted Subsidiary could
not otherwise incur under this SectionΒ 7.03); provided that (A)Β no Guarantee by any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Senior Subordinated Notes or any other Junior Financing shall
be permitted unless such Restricted Subsidiary shall have also provided a Guarantee of the
Obligations substantially on the terms set forth in the Guaranty and (B)Β if the Indebtedness
being Guaranteed is subordinated to the Obligations, such Guarantee shall be subordinated to
the Guarantee of the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those
contained in the subordination of such Indebtedness;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries owing to
Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, and Guarantees, in each case to
the extent constituting an Investment permitted by SectionΒ 7.02;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (e) (i)Β Attributable Indebtedness and other Indebtedness financing the acquisition,
construction, repair, replacement or improvement of fixed or capital assets; provided that
such Indebtedness is incurred not later than two hundred and seventy (270)Β days after
completion of the applicable acquisition, construction, repair, replacement or improvement,
(ii)Β Attributable Indebtedness arising out of sale-leaseback transactions permitted by
SectionΒ 7.05(f), (iii)Β Indebtedness arising under Capitalized Leases other than those in
effect on the date hereof or entered into pursuant to sub-clauses (i)Β and (ii)Β of this
clause (e); provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness at any time
outstanding pursuant to this sub-clause (iii)Β shall not exceed the greater of $30,000,000
and 1.5% of Total Assets, in each case determined as of the date of incurrence and (iv)Β any
Permitted Refinancing of any Indebtedness set forth in the immediately preceding clauses
(i), (ii)Β and (iii);
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (f) Indebtedness in respect of Swap Contracts designed to hedge against interest rates,
foreign exchange rates or commodities pricing risks and not for speculative purposes and
Guarantees thereof;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (g) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (i)Β assumed in connection
with any Permitted Acquisition or (ii)Β incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition, in each
case, that is secured only by the assets or business acquired in the applicable Permitted
Acquisition (including any acquired Equity Interests) (and any Permitted Refinancing of the
foregoing) and so long as the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness and all
Indebtedness resulting from any Permitted Refinancing thereof at any time outstanding
pursuant to this paragraph (g)Β does not exceed the greater of $40,000,000 and 2.0% of Total
Assets, in each case determined as of the date of incurrence;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (h) (i)Β Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (A)Β assumed in
connection with any Permitted Acquisition; provided that such Indebtedness is not incurred
in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition, or (B)Β incurred to finance a Permitted
Acquisition and (ii)Β any Permitted Refinancing of the foregoing; provided, in each case that
such Indebtedness and all Indebtedness resulting from any Permitted
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Refinancing thereof (x)Β is unsecured or is subordinated to the Obligations on customary
terms and (y)Β both immediately prior and after giving effect thereto, (1)Β no Default shall
exist or result therefrom and (2)Β the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro
Forma Basis, including giving Pro Forma Effect to the assumption or incurrence of such
Indebtedness) shall not be greater than 4.00 to 1.00; provided that a certificate of a
Responsible Officer delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior
to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of
the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation
relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and
conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement shall be conclusive evidence that such terms
and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Administrative Agent notifies
the Borrower within such five Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination
(including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees); provided further
that notwithstanding anything contained in the Loan Documents to the contrary, (a)Β the only
obligors with respect to any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (A)Β of this paragraph
or any Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness in respect thereof shall be those Persons who
were obligors with respect to such Indebtedness immediately prior to such Permitted
Acquisition and (b)Β Restricted Subsidiaries that are Non-Loan Parties may not incur
Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (h)Β in an aggregate principal amount at any time
outstanding in excess of the greater of $40,000,000 and 2.0% of Total Assets, in each case
determined as of the date of incurrence;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (j) Indebtedness to current or former officers, directors, managers, consultants and
employees, their respective estates, spouses or former spouses to finance the purchase or
redemption of Equity Interests of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof)
permitted by SectionΒ 7.06;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (k) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in a
Permitted Acquisition, any other Investment expressly permitted hereunder or any
Disposition, in each case to the extent constituting indemnification obligations or
obligations in respect of purchase price (including earn-outs) or other similar adjustments;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (l) Indebtedness consisting of obligations of the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred by such
Person in connection with any Permitted Acquisitions or any other Investment expressly
permitted hereunder;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (m) Cash Management Obligations and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services,
automatic clearinghouse arrangements, overdraft protections, employee
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credit card programs and other cash management and similar arrangements in the ordinary
course of business and any Guarantees thereof;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (n) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of
$100,000,000 and 5.0% of Total Assets at any time outstanding, in each case determined as of
the date of incurrence;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (o) Indebtedness consisting of (a)Β the financing of insurance premiums or (b)
take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary
course of business;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (p) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in
respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankersβ acceptances, warehouse receipts or
similar instruments issued or created in the ordinary course of business or consistent with
past practice, including in respect of Health Choice medical claims liability, workers
compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or
liability insurance or self-insurance or other Indebtedness with respect to
reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers compensation claims;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (q) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance
and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries, and obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or
similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or
consistent with past practice;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (r) Indebtedness incurred by a Securitization Subsidiary in a Qualified Securitization
Financing that is not recourse (except for Standard Securitization Undertakings) to the
Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (s) Indebtedness supported by a Letter of Credit, in a principal amount not to exceed
the face amount of such Letter of Credit;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (t) Indebtedness in respect of the Senior Subordinated Notes (including any guarantees
thereof), the exchange notes and the related exchange guarantees to be issued in exchange
for the Senior Subordinated Notes pursuant to the registration rights agreement entered into
in connection with the issuance of the Senior Subordinated Notes and any Permitted
Refinancing thereof;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (u) all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses,
charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (a)
through (t)Β above and (v)Β through (x)Β below;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (v) Guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations to
suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors and licensees;
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (w) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations
of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay the deferred purchase price of goods or
services or progress payments in connection with such goods and services; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (x) Indebtedness in respect of (i)Β Permitted Subordinated Notes to the extent the Net
Cash Proceeds therefrom are, except as set forth in SectionΒ 7.12(a), immediately after the
receipt thereof, offered to prepay the Term Loans in accordance with SectionΒ 2.05(b) and
(ii)Β any Permitted Refinancing of the foregoing.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β For purposes of determining compliance with this SectionΒ 7.03, in the event that an item of
Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Indebtedness described in
clauses (b)Β through (x) (other than clause (t)) above, the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion,
classify and reclassify or later divide, classify or reclassify such item of Indebtedness (or any
portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in
one or more of the above clauses; provided that (i)Β all Indebtedness outstanding under the Loan
Documents will be deemed to have been incurred on such date in reliance only on the exception in
clause (a)Β of SectionΒ 7.03 and (ii)Β all Indebtedness outstanding under the Senior Subordinated
Notes will be deemed to have been incurred on such date in reliance only on the exception of clause
(t)Β of SectionΒ 7.03.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β In addition, and notwithstanding any provision to the contrary set forth in this SectionΒ 7.03
or otherwise in this Agreement, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness
(other than Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary) incurred by all
Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Guarantors (including, without limitation, all
Pledgors and Permitted JVs) shall not exceed $100,000,000 at any time outstanding.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the
form of additional Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for
purposes of this SectionΒ 7.03.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 7.04. Fundamental Changes. 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:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) the Borrower may merge or consolidate with any Restricted Subsidiary (including a
merger, the purpose of which is to reorganize the Borrower into a new jurisdiction);
provided that (x)Β the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person and (y)Β such
merger or consolidation does not result in the Borrower ceasing to be incorporated under the
Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) (i)Β any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge or consolidate
with or into any other Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party and (ii)Β any
Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve or change its legal form if the Borrower
determines in good faith that such action is in the best interests of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries and if not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets
(upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary;
provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Loan Party, then (i)Β the
transferee must be a Loan Party or (ii)Β to the extent constituting an Investment or giving
rise to the incurrence of Indebtedness, such Investment must be a permitted Investment in or
such Indebtedness must be Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party
in accordance with SectionsΒ 7.02 and 7.03, respectively;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d) so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, the Borrower may merge with
any other Person; provided that (i)Β the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving
corporation or (ii)Β if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation is
not the Borrower (any such Person, the βSuccessor Borrowerβ), (A)Β the Successor Borrower
shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state
thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof, (B)Β the Successor Borrower shall
expressly assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents to which the Borrower is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in
form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (C)Β each Guarantor, unless it is
the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by a supplement to the Guaranty
confirmed that its Guarantee shall apply to the Successor Borrowerβs obligations under this
Agreement, (D)Β each Loan Party, unless it is the other party to such merger or
consolidation, shall have by a supplement to the Security Agreement confirmed that its
obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Borrowerβs obligations under this
Agreement, (E)Β each mortgagor of a Mortgaged Property, unless it is the other party to such
merger or consolidation, shall have by an amendment to or restatement of the applicable
Mortgage (or other instrument reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) confirmed
that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Borrowerβs obligations under
this Agreement, and (F)Β the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an
officerβs certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such merger or
consolidation and such supplement to this Agreement or any Collateral Document comply with
this Agreement; provided, further, that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor
Borrower will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under this Agreement;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (e) so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, any Restricted Subsidiary
may merge or consolidate with any other Person (i)Β in order to effect an Investment
permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02 or (ii)Β for any other purpose; provided that (A)Β the
continuing or surviving Person shall be the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, which
together with each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, shall have complied with the
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applicable requirements of SectionΒ 6.11; and (B)Β in the case of subclause (ii)Β only, if
(1)Β the merger or consolidation involves a Guarantor or a Pledgor and such Guarantor or
Pledgor is not the surviving Person, the surviving Restricted Subsidiary shall expressly
assume all the obligations of such Guarantor under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents to which the Guarantor is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in
form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (2)Β the Senior Secured Leverage
Ratio for the Test Period immediately preceding such merger or consolidation is less than or
equal to 4.00 to 1.00 (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis); and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (f) so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, a merger, dissolution,
liquidation, consolidation or Disposition, the purpose of which is to effect a Disposition
permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 7.05.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 7.05. Dispositions. Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make
any Disposition, except:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) Dispositions of obsolete, worn out, used or surplus property, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business and Dispositions of property no
longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) Dispositions of inventory and goods held for sale in the ordinary course of
business and Dispositions of immaterial assets (including a failure to pursue or allowing
any registrations or any applications for registration of any IP Rights to lapse or go
abandoned in the ordinary course of business if, in the Borrowerβs reasonable opinion, such
failure to pursue, lapse or abandonment is desirable in the conduct of business of the
Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary);
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i)Β such property is exchanged for
credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii)Β the proceeds of
such Disposition are applied to the purchase price of such replacement property (which
replacement property is actually promptly purchased);
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d) Dispositions of property to Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary;
provided that if the transferor of such property is a Loan Party (i)Β the transferee thereof
must be a Loan Party or (ii)Β to the extent such transaction constitutes an Investment, such
transaction is permitted under SectionΒ 7.02;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (e) Dispositions permitted by SectionsΒ 7.02, 7.04 and 7.06 and Liens permitted by
SectionΒ 7.01;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (f) Dispositions of property pursuant to sale-leaseback transactions; provided that the
fair market value of all property so Disposed of after the Closing Date (taken together with
the aggregate book value of all property Disposed of pursuant to
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SectionΒ 7.05(j) and SectionΒ 7.05(r)(ii)(B)) shall not exceed the greater of
$500,000,000 and 25.0% of Total Assets, in each case determined as of the date of
Disposition;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (g) Dispositions of Cash Equivalents and Investment Grade Securities;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (h) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including the provision of software
under an open source license) with respect to real or personal property, in each case in the
ordinary course of business and which do not materially interfere with the business of the
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i) transfers of property subject to Casualty Events upon receipt of the Net Cash
Proceeds of such Casualty Event;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (j) Dispositions of property not otherwise permitted under this SectionΒ 7.05; provided
that (i)Β at the time of such Disposition (other than any such Disposition made pursuant to a
legally binding commitment entered into at a time when no Default exists), no Default shall
exist or would result from such Disposition; (ii)Β the aggregate book value of all property
Disposed of in reliance on this clause (j) (taken together with the aggregate fair market
value of all property Disposed of pursuant to SectionΒ 7.05(f) and SectionΒ 7.05(r)(ii)(B))
shall not exceed the greater of $500,000,000 and 25.0% of Total Assets, in each case
determined as of the date of Disposition, without the consent of the Required Lenders; (iii)
with respect to any Disposition pursuant to this clause (j)Β for a purchase price in excess
of $20,000,000, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less
than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (in each case, free
and clear of all Liens at the time received, other than nonconsensual Liens permitted by
SectionΒ 7.01 and Liens permitted by SectionΒ 7.01(a), SectionΒ 7.01(l) and clauses (i)Β and
(ii)Β of SectionΒ 7.01(r)); provided, however, that for the purposes of this clause (ii), (A)
any liabilities (as shown on the Borrowerβs or such Restricted Subsidiaryβs most recent
balance sheet provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of the Borrower or such
Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the
payment in cash of the Obligations, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the
applicable Disposition and for which the Borrower and all of the Restricted Subsidiaries
shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing, (B)Β any
consideration received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee
that is converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash (to the extent of
the cash received) within 180Β days following the closing of the applicable Disposition and
(C)Β any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received in respect of such Disposition having an
aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration
received pursuant to this clause (C)Β that is at that time outstanding, not in excess of the
greater of $30,000,000 and 1.5% of Total Assets at the time of the receipt of such
Designated Non-Cash Consideration, with the fair market value of each item of Designated
Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to
subsequent changes in value, shall be deemed to be cash;
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (k) Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made
pursuant to, customary buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in
the joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (l) Dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise
thereof;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (m) any issuance or sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities
of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (n) to the extent allowable under SectionΒ 1031 of the Code (or comparable or successor
provision), any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon permitted by such
provision) for use in any business conducted by the Borrower or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries that is not in contravention of SectionΒ 7.07; provided that (i)Β each such
Disposition shall be for an amount at least equal to the fair market value thereof and (ii)
any Net Cash Proceeds received in connection therewith are applied to repay the loans to the
extent required under SectionΒ 2.05(b)(ii);
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (o) the unwinding of any Swap Contract;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (p) any Disposition of Securitization Assets to a Securitization Subsidiary;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (q) Hospital Swaps by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any
Person that is not the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (any such Hospital
Swap being herein referred to as a βPermitted Hospital Swapβ), provided that:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (A) if the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary gives one or more
Hospitals in such Hospital Swap, such Person shall receive one or more
Hospitals (in addition to any permitted cash consideration as provided
below) in return;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (B) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a
certificate of an Responsible Officer, in detail reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent, demonstrating that upon giving effect to any such
Hospital Swap on a Pro Forma Basis, the Borrowerβs Consolidated EBITDA will
be not less than 85% of its Consolidated EBITDA prior to such Hospital Swap;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (C) such Hospital Swap shall not involve an exchange of Property (by
the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary) that is not in the HMO Business
for Property (of a third party) solely in the HMO Business or an exchange
for Property (of a third party) that is not in a Permitted Business;
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (D) if the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary receives any cash
consideration in connection with such Hospital Swap, such cash consideration
shall not exceed 20% of the sum of the amount of such cash consideration and
the fair market value of the Equity Interests or Property received by such
Person in such Hospital Swap, unless the portion of such cash consideration
which exceeds such 20% threshold is treated as proceeds of an Asset Sale;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (E) if the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary gives any cash
consideration in connection with such Hospital Swap, such cash consideration
shall not exceed 20% of the sum of the amount of such cash consideration and
the fair market value of Equity Interests or Property given by such Company
in such Hospital Swap, unless such transaction would also satisfies the
requirements of a Permitted Acquisition;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (F) subject to the proviso at the end of this clause (q)Β and to the
extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and the
Collateral Documents, the property, assets and businesses acquired in such
purchase or other acquisition shall constitute Collateral and any such newly
created or acquired Wholly Owned Material Subsidiary (and, to the extent
required under the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, the Wholly Owned
Material Subsidiaries of such created or acquired Subsidiary) shall be
Guarantors and shall have complied with the requirements of SectionΒ 6.11,
within the times specified therein (for the avoidance of doubt, this clause
(F)Β shall not override any provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee
Requirement);
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (G) subject to the proviso at the end of this clause (q), with respect
to any Hospital Swap involving an exchange of Property (by the Borrower or
such Restricted Subsidiary) that is not in the HMO Business for Property (of
a third party) that is an βintegrated systemβ including operations involved
in the HMO Business, any Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is formed to effect,
or is acquired pursuant to, any such exchange shall be a Guarantor and shall
have complied with the requirements of SectionΒ 6.11; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (H) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be permitted
to exchange, in the aggregate for all such Hospital Swaps, more than five
(5)Β Hospitals;
provided, however, and notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the
foregoing clause (F)Β or clause (G)Β above, the Borrower may elect to designate any Restricted
Subsidiary that is formed to effect, or is acquired pursuant to, a Permitted Hospital Swap
as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and, if it so designates such Subsidiary, shall be deemed to
have made an Investment in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Equity
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Interests or Property (plus any applicable cash consideration paid and minus
any applicable cash consideration received) given by the Borrower or the applicable
Restricted Subsidiary in such Hospital Swap with respect to such Unrestricted Subsidiary
pursuant to any of (as available and at the election of the Borrower) SectionΒ 7.02(d)(v),
(n)Β or (z); and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (r) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may sell (including by the issuance of
Equity Interests by the affected Subsidiary) Equity Interests in any of the Subsidiaries of
the Borrower to Hospital Investment Program Participants in connection with the Hospital
Investment Program so long as (i)Β such sale or issuance is effected in accordance with the
definition of Hospital Investment Program and (ii)(A) the Net Cash Proceeds of such sale or
issuance are applied to fund Capital Expenditures of such Subsidiary or (B)Β to the extent
not so applied, the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds of all Equity Interests sold or issued in
reliance on this clause (r)(ii)(B) (taken together with the aggregate fair market value of
all property Disposed of pursuant to SectionΒ 7.05(f) and SectionΒ 7.05(j)) shall not exceed
the greater of $500,000,000 and 25.0% of Total Assets, in each case determined as of the
date of such sale or issuance;
provided that any Disposition of any property pursuant to this SectionΒ 7.05 (except pursuant to
SectionΒ 7.05(e), SectionΒ 7.05(i) and SectionΒ 7.05(l) and except for Dispositions from the Borrower
or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Loan Party), shall be for no less than the fair market value of
such property at the time of such Disposition. To the extent any Collateral is Disposed of as
expressly permitted by this SectionΒ 7.05 to any Person other than the Borrower or a Restricted
Subsidiary, such Collateral shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan
Documents, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, upon the certification by the Borrower
that such Disposition is permitted by this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall be authorized
to take any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 7.06. Restricted Payments. Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any
Restricted Payment, except:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) each Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower and to the
other Restricted Subsidiaries (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a non-Wholly
Owned Restricted Subsidiary, to the Borrower and any of the other Restricted Subsidiaries
and to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary based on their
relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests);
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) (i)Β the Borrower may redeem in whole or in part any of its Equity Interests for
another class of Equity Interests or rights to acquire its Equity Interests or with proceeds
from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new Equity Interests,
provided that any terms and provisions material to the interests of the Lenders,
when taken as a whole, contained in such new Equity Interests are at least as advantageous
to the Lenders as those contained in the Equity Interests redeemed thereby and (ii)Β the
Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries may declare and make
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dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the Equity Interests (other
than Disqualified Equity Interests not otherwise permitted by SectionΒ 7.03) of such Person;
provided that after giving effect to any action pursuant to clause (i)Β and (ii)Β above, the
same percentage of the outstanding and issued Equity Interests of the Borrower or the
respective Restricted Subsidiary are pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents as were so
pledged immediately prior thereto;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) so long as no Event of Default or payment Default shall have occurred and be
continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may
repurchase or redeem (i)Β Equity Interests of Subsidiaries sold or issued in connection with
the Hospital Investment Program and (ii)Β Investments in joint ventures to the extent
required by, or made pursuant to, customary buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture
parties set forth in the joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d) to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries may enter into and consummate transactions expressly permitted by any provision
of SectionΒ 7.02, 7.03, 7.04, 7.05 or 7.08;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (e) repurchases of Equity Interests in Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity
Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (f) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at such time, the
Borrower may pay (or make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof
to pay) for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of
Equity Interests of the Borrower (or of any such direct or indirect parent of the Borrower)
by any future, present or former employee, director, consultant or distributor (or any
spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or
distributees of any of the foregoing) of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of
the Borrower) or any of its Subsidiaries upon the death, disability, retirement or
termination of employment of any such Person or otherwise pursuant to any employee or
director equity plan, employee or director stock option plan or any other employee or
director benefit plan or any agreement (including any stock subscription or shareholder
agreement) with any employee, director, consultant or distributor of the Borrower (or any
direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) or any of its Subsidiaries;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (g) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings or to any direct or indirect
parent of Holdings:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i) the proceeds of which will be used to pay (or to make Restricted Payments
to allow any direct or indirect parent of Holdings to pay) the tax liability to each
foreign, federal, state or local jurisdiction in respect of consolidated, combined,
unitary or affiliated returns for such jurisdiction of
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Β Holdings (or such direct or indirect parent) attributable to the Borrower or
its Subsidiaries determined as if the Borrower and its Subsidiaries filed
separately;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay (or to make Restricted Payments
to allow any direct or indirect parent of Holdings to pay) operating costs and
expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, and other corporate overhead
costs and expenses (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses
incurred to third parties) that are reasonable and customary and incurred in the
ordinary course of business, attributable to the ownership or operations of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay (or to make Restricted
Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent of Holdings to pay) franchise and
excise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain its (or any of
its direct or indirect parentsβ) corporate existence;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iv) to finance any Investment permitted to be made pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02;
provided that (A)Β such Restricted Payment shall be made substantially concurrently
with the closing of such Investment and (B)Β the Borrower shall, immediately
following the closing thereof, cause (1)Β all property acquired (whether assets or
Equity Interests) to be contributed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or
(2)Β the merger (to the extent permitted in SectionΒ 7.04) of the Person formed or
acquired into the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in order to consummate such
Permitted Acquisition, in each case, in accordance with the requirements of Section
6.11;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (v) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay costs, fees and expenses (other
than to Affiliates) related to any equity or debt offering permitted by this
Agreement (whether or not successful); and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (vi) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay (or to make Restricted Payments
to allow any direct or indirect parent of Holdings to pay) customary salary, bonus
and other benefits payable to officers and employees of Holdings or any direct or
indirect parent company of Holdings to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other
benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (h) the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries may (a)Β pay cash in lieu of
fractional Equity Interests in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof or
any Permitted Acquisition and (b)Β honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible
Indebtedness and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such
conversion and may make payments on convertible Indebtedness in accordance with its terms;
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i) so long as no Event of Default under SectionΒ 8.01(a) or SectionΒ 8.01(f) has
occurred and is continuing at such time, the payment of any dividend or distribution within
60Β days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration (i)Β such
payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement and (ii)Β no Event of
Default had occurred and was continuing;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (j) the declaration and payment of dividends on the Borrowerβs common stock following
the first public offering of the Borrowerβs common stock or the common stock of any of its
direct or indirect parents after the Closing Date, of up to 6% per annum of the net proceeds
received by or contributed to the Borrower in or from any such public offering, other than
public offerings with respect to the Borrowerβs common stock registered on Form S-4 or Form
S-8;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (k) payments made or expected to be made by the Borrower or any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries in respect of withholding or similar Taxes payable by any future, present or
former employee, director, manager or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses,
successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the
foregoing) and any repurchases of Equity Interests in consideration of such payments
including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (l) in addition to the foregoing Restricted Payments and so long as no Default shall
have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may make additional
Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, together with the aggregate amount of loans and
advances to Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings made pursuant to Section
7.02(m)(iii) in lieu of Restricted Payments permitted by this clause (l), not to exceed the
Available Amount at such time; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (m) so long as no Event of Default or payment Default shall have occurred and be
continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings
(i)Β in respect of the Holdings Loans, on or after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date
and (ii)Β with respect to any Qualified Holding Company Debt issued after the Closing Date,
on or after the fifth anniversary of the applicable issuance date thereof, in each case so
long as the proceeds thereof are promptly applied to fund AHYDO βcatch-upβ payments on the
Holdings Loans or any such Qualified Holding Company Debt or any cash interest payments
payable thereafter.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 7.07. Change in Nature of Business. Engage in any material line of business
substantially different from those lines of business conducted by Holdings, the Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date or any business reasonably related or ancillary
thereto.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 7.08. Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction of any kind
with any Affiliate of the Borrower, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than:
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) transactions between or among Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such
transaction,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) transactions on terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted
Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time
in a comparable armβs-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) the Transaction and the payment of fees and expenses related to the Transaction,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d) the payment of management and monitoring fees to the Sponsors in an aggregate
amount in any fiscal year not to exceed the amount permitted to be paid pursuant to the
Sponsor Management Agreement as in effect on the date hereof and any Sponsor Termination
Fees not to exceed the amount set forth in the Sponsor Management Agreement as in effect on
the date hereof and related indemnities and reasonable expenses,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (e) Investments permitted under SectionΒ 7.02,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (f) loans, advances and other transactions between or among the Borrower and one or
more of its Subsidiaries or any joint venture (regardless of the form of legal entity) in
which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has invested (and which Subsidiary or joint venture
would not be an Affiliate of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary but for such
investment) to the extent permitted by this ArticleΒ VII,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (g) employment and severance arrangements between the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business
and transactions pursuant to stock option plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (h) payments by the Borrower (and any direct or indirect parent thereof) and the
Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to tax sharing agreements among the Borrower (and any such
direct or indirect parent thereof) and the Restricted Subsidiaries on customary terms to the
extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out-of-pocket costs to, and
indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, employees and consultants of the
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in
the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of
the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries,
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (j) any agreement, instrument or arrangement as in effect as of the Closing Date and
involving aggregate consideration in excess of $2,500,000 individually or $12,500,000 in the
aggregate, set forth on ScheduleΒ 7.08, or any amendment thereto (so long as any such
amendment is not disadvantageous to the Lenders when taken as a whole in any material
respect as compared to the applicable agreement as in effect on the Closing Date as
reasonably determined in good faith by the Borrower),
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (k) Restricted Payments permitted under SectionΒ 7.06,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (l) customary payments by the Borrower and any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to the
Sponsors made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or
in respect of other investment banking activities (including in connection with acquisitions
or divestitures),
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (m) transactions in which the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, as the
case may be, delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter from an Independent Financial
Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary
from a financial point of view or meets the requirements of clause (b)Β of this SectionΒ 7.08,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (n) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, or purchasers or sellers of goods
or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance
with the terms of this Agreement, that are fair to the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors or the senior
management of the Borrower, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have
been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (o) the issuance or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity
Interests) of Holdings to any Permitted Holder or to any former, current or future director,
manager, officer, employee or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors,
executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) of the
Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent thereof,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (p) investments by the Sponsors in securities of the Borrower or any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries so long as (A)Β the investment is being offered generally to other investors on
the same or more favorable terms and (B)Β the investment constitutes less than 5.0% of the
proposed or outstanding issue amount of such class of securities,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (q) payments to or from, and transactions with, any joint venture in the ordinary
course of business,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (r) any Disposition of Securitization Assets or related assets in connection with any
Qualified Securitization Financing, and
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (s)payments of premiums to the Insurance Subsidiary and other transactions with the Insurance Subsidiary reasonably related to its business.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 7.09. Burdensome Agreements. Enter into or permit to exist any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that limits the ability of (a)Β any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to make Restricted Payments to any Loan Party or (b)Β any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person for the
benefit of the Lenders with respect to the Facilities and the Obligations or under the Loan Documents; provided that the foregoing clauses (a)Β and (b)Β shall not apply to Contractual Obligations that:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i)(x) exist on the date hereof and (to the extent not otherwise permitted by this SectionΒ 7.09) are listed on ScheduleΒ 7.09 hereto and (y)Β to the extent Contractual Obligations permitted by clause (x)Β are set forth in an agreement evidencing Indebtedness, are set forth in any agreement evidencing any permitted modification, replacement, renewal, extensi
on or refinancing of such Indebtedness so long as such modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing does not expand the scope of such Contractual Obligation with respect to matters subject to this SectionΒ 7.09,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ii)are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, so long as such Contractual Obligations were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; provided further that this clause (ii)Β shall not apply to Contractual Obligations that are binding on a Person that
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to SectionΒ 6.14,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iii)represent Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party that is permitted by SectionΒ 7.03,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iv)arise in connection with any Lien permitted by SectionΒ 7.01(s) or any Disposition permitted by SectionΒ 7.05,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (v)are customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under SectionΒ 7.02 and applicable solely to such joint venture entered into in the ordinary course of business,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (vi)are negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 7.03 but solely to the extent any negative pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness (and excluding in any event any Indebtedness constituting any Junior Financing) and the proceeds and products thereof,
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (vii) are customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale
agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the
assets subject thereto,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (viii) comprise restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured
Indebtedness permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 7.03(e), 7.03(g), 7.03(h), 7.03(n),
7.03(r), 7.03(t) or 7.03(u) to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the
property or assets securing such Indebtedness or, in the case of Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 7.03(g) or 7.03(h) only, to the Restricted Subsidiaries
incurring or guaranteeing such Indebtedness,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ix) are customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease
governing a leasehold interest of any Restricted Subsidiary,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (x) are customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered
into in the ordinary course of business,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (xi) are restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under
contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (xii) are contained in the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture, or
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (xiii) are permitted under SectionΒ 7.01 in connection with cash or other
deposits.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 7.10. Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether
directly or indirectly, in a manner inconsistent with the uses set forth in the preliminary
statements to this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 7.11. Accounting Changes. Make any change in fiscal year except upon written
notice to the Administrative Agent, in which case, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will,
and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are
necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 7.12. Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness.
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β Prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity
thereof in any manner (it being understood that payments of regularly scheduled principal, interest
and mandatory prepayments shall be permitted) the Senior Subordinated Notes or any Permitted
Subordinated Notes (collectively, βJunior Financingβ) or make any payment in violation of any
subordination terms of any Junior Financing Documentation, except (i)Β the refinancing thereof with
the Net Cash Proceeds of any Permitted Refinancing, to the extent not required to prepay any Term
Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(b) or the prepayment thereof with Declined Retained Proceeds, (ii)
the conversion of any Junior Financing to Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity
Interests) of the Borrower or any of
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its direct or indirect parents, (iii)Β the prepayment of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary owed to Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or the prepayment
of any Permitted Subordinated Notes issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to
Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and the prepayment of any Junior Financing with
the proceeds of any other Junior Financing, (iv)Β so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing or would result therefrom, prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and
other payments in respect of Junior Financing prior to scheduled maturity in an aggregate amount
not to exceed the Available Amount at such time and (v)Β any prepayment, redemption, purchase or
defeasance if the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (after giving effect to such prepayment,
redemption, purchase or defeasance on a Pro Forma Basis) is not greater than 1.75 to 1.00.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Amend, modify or change in any manner materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders
any term or condition of any Junior Financing Documentation or the Senior Subordinated Notes
Indenture without the consent of the Arrangers.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 7.13. Equity Interests of Certain Restricted Subsidiaries. Permit any
Domestic Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary to become a non-Wholly Owned
Subsidiary, except (i)Β to the extent such Restricted Subsidiary continues to be a Guarantor or
becomes a Pledgor hereunder, (ii)Β in connection with a Disposition of all or substantially all of
the assets or all of the Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary permitted by SectionΒ 7.05,
(iii)Β as a result of the designation of such Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary
pursuant to SectionΒ 6.14, (iv)Β as a result of an Investment in any Person permitted under Section
7.02 or (v)Β dispositions of Equity Interests in such Restricted Subsidiary permitted by Section
7.05.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 7.14. Holdings. In the case of Holdings, conduct, transact or otherwise
engage in any business or operations other than those incidental to (i)Β its ownership of the Equity
Interests of the Borrower, (ii)Β the maintenance of its legal existence (including the ability to
incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance), (iii)Β the performance of its
obligations with respect to the Loan Documents, the Holdings Loans, the Senior Subordinated Notes,
any Permitted Subordinated Notes or any Qualified Holding Company Debt, (iv)Β any public offering of
its common stock or any other issuance of its Equity Interests or any transaction permitted under
SectionΒ 7.04, (v)Β financing activities, including the issuance of securities, incurrence of debt,
payment of dividends, making contributions to the capital of its Subsidiaries and guaranteeing the
obligations of its Subsidiaries, (vi)Β participating in tax, accounting and other administrative
matters as a member of the consolidated group of Holdings and the Borrower, (vii)Β holding any cash
or property received in connection with Restricted Payments made by the Borrower in accordance with
SectionΒ 7.06 pending application thereof by Holdings, (viii)Β providing indemnification to officers
and directors and (ix)Β conducting, transacting or otherwise engaging in any business or operations
of the type it conducts, transacts or engages in on the Closing Date.
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ARTICLE VIII
Events of Default and Remedies
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 8.01. Events of Default. Each of the events referred to in clauses (a)
through (k)Β of this SectionΒ 8.01 shall constitute an βEvent of Defaultβ:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) Non-Payment. The Borrower fails to pay (i)Β when and as required to be paid herein,
any amount of principal of any Loan, or (ii)Β within five (5)Β Business Days after the same
becomes due, any interest on any Loan or any other amount payable hereunder or with respect
to any other Loan Document; or
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) Specific Covenants. The Borrower or, in the case of SectionΒ 7.14, Holdings, fails
to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of SectionsΒ 6.03(a)
or 6.05(a) (solely with respect to the Borrower) or ArticleΒ VII; or
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or
agreement (not specified in SectionΒ 8.01(a) or (b)Β above) contained in any Loan Document on
its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30)Β days after
receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent; or
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or
statement of fact made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document,
or in any document required to be delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be
untrue in any material respect when made or deemed made; or
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (e) Cross-Default. Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (A)Β fails to make any
payment beyond the applicable grace period, if any, whether by scheduled maturity, required
prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise, in respect of any Indebtedness (other than
Indebtedness hereunder) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount (individually or in
the aggregate with all other Indebtedness as to which such a failure shall exist) of not
less than the Threshold Amount, or (B)Β fails to observe or perform any other agreement or
condition relating to any such Indebtedness, or any other event occurs (other than, with
respect to Indebtedness consisting of Swap Agreements, termination events or equivalent
events pursuant to the terms of such Swap Agreements), the effect of which default or other
event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (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 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;
provided that such failure is unremedied and is not waived by the holders of such
Indebtedness; provided further that this clause (e)(B) shall not apply to secured
Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or
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transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such sale or transfer
is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness; or
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Holdings, the Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary
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,
administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer for it or for all or any material
part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator,
rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer is appointed
without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged
or unstayed for sixty (60)Β 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 sixty (60)
calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (g) Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party or any Specified Subsidiary a
final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the
Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which
the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and has not denied or failed to
acknowledge coverage thereof) and such judgment or order shall not have been satisfied,
vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending an appeal for a period of sixty (60)
consecutive days; or
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (h) ERISA. (i)Β An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer
Plan which has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in liability of Holdings,
the Borrower or their respective ERISA Affiliates under Title IV of ERISA in an aggregate
amount that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii)
Holdings, the Borrower or their respective ERISA Affiliates fails to pay when due, after the
expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its
Withdrawal Liability under SectionΒ 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate
amount that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any material 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 (including as a result of a transaction permitted under SectionΒ 7.04
or 7.05) or as a result of acts or omissions by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or
the satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or
any Loan Party contests in writing the validity or enforceability of any provision of any
Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or
obligation under any Loan Document (other
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than as a result of repayment in full of the Obligations and termination of the
Aggregate Commitments), or purports in writing to revoke or rescind any Loan Document; or
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (j) Junior Financing Documentation. (i)Β Any of the Obligations of the Loan Parties
under the Loan Documents for any reason shall cease to be βSenior Indebtednessβ (or any
comparable term) or βSenior Secured Financingβ (or any comparable term) under, and as
defined in any Junior Financing Documentation governing Junior Financing with an aggregate
principal amount of not less than the Threshold Amount or (ii)Β the subordination provisions
set forth in any Junior Financing Documentation governing Junior Financing with an aggregate
principal amount of not less than the Threshold Amount shall, in whole or in part, cease to
be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against the holders of
any such Junior Financing, if applicable; or
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (k) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 8.02. Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is
continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Required Lenders, take any or all
of the following actions:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C
Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and
obligation shall be terminated;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount
equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to
it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable Law;
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 Issuers 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 8.03. Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in
SectionΒ 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 SectionΒ 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the
Administrative Agent in the following order:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities,
expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs
payable under SectionΒ 10.04 and amounts payable under ArticleΒ III) payable to the
Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities
and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including
Attorney Costs payable under SectionΒ 10.04 and amounts payable under ArticleΒ III), ratably
among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid
interest on the Revolving Credit Loans and Revolving L/C Borrowings, ratably among the
Revolving Credit Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause
Third payable to them;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of
the Revolving Credit Loans and Revolving L/C Borrowings, ratably among the Revolving Credit
Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by
them;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving L/C Issuers, to
Cash Collateralize that portion of Revolving L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate
undrawn amount of Revolving Letters of Credit;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Sixth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid
interest on the Term Loans, the Synthetic L/C Loans and Synthetic L/C Borrowings, ratably
among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Sixth
payable to them;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Seventh, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of
the Term Loans, the Synthetic L/C Loans and Synthetic L/C Borrowings, the Swap Termination
Value under Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Obligations, ratably among the
Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Seventh
held by them;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Eighth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Synthetic L/C Issuers, to
Cash Collateralize that portion of Synthetic L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate
undrawn amount of Synthetic Letters of Credit;
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Ninth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Loan Parties that are due and
payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably
based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the
Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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.
Subject to SectionΒ 2.03(c), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of
Letters of Credit pursuant to clauses Fifth and Ninth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings
under such Letters of Credit as they occur. 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 and, if no Obligations
remain outstanding, to the Borrower.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 8.04. Replacement of Revolving Credit Lenders under Certain Circumstances.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β Any of the Term Lenders or the Synthetic L/C Lenders (each an βEligible Purchaserβ) shall
have the right to purchase by way of assignment, at any time during the exercise period described
in SectionΒ 8.04(c) below, all, but not less than all, of the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and
Revolving Credit Commitments of the Revolving Credit Lenders including all principal of and accrued
and unpaid interest and fees on and all prepayment or acceleration penalties and premiums in
respect of such Obligations outstanding at the time of purchase. Upon receipt of a notice in
accordance with SectionΒ 8.04(b) from an Eligible Purchaser, the Administrative Agent will promptly
notify each other Term Lender and Synthetic L/C Lender of the contents of such notice. Each such
Lender may elect to participate in such purchase of the outstanding loans and commitments of the
Revolving Credit Lenders by providing written notice to the Administrative Agent no later than 5:00
p.m. (New York time) three (3)Β Business Days after the date of such Lenderβs receipt of notice from
the Administrative Agent regarding such purchase. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Eligible
Purchasers, the obligations to be purchased shall be allocated among the participating Eligible
Purchasers ratably on the basis of the relative amount of the sum of each participating Eligible
Purchaserβs (a)Β Total Outstandings, (b)Β aggregate unused Term Commitments and (c)Β aggregate Unused
Synthetic L/C Commitments. Any purchase pursuant to this SectionΒ 8.04(a) shall be made as follows:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β for a purchase price equal to the sum of (A)Β in the case of all Credit Extensions that
constitute outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments of the Revolving
Credit Lenders (including Unreimbursed Amounts drawn in respect of Revolving Letters of Credit, but
excluding the undrawn amount of then outstanding Revolving Letters of Credit), 100% of the
principal amount thereof and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of purchase
(including any acceleration prepayment penalties or premiums), plus (B)Β all accrued and unpaid
fees, expenses, indemnities and other amounts through the date of purchase.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β with the purchase price described in preceding clause (a)(i) payable in cash on
the date of purchase;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β with all amounts payable to the various Revolving Credit Lenders in respect of the
assignments described above to be distributed to them by the Administrative Agent in accordance
with their respective holdings; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β with such purchase to be made pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption; it being
understood and agreed that the Revolving Credit Lender shall retain all rights to indemnification
as provided in the relevant Loan Documents for all periods prior to any assignment by them pursuant
to the provisions of this SectionΒ 8.04.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β The right to exercise the purchase option described in SectionΒ 8.04(a) above shall be
exercisable and legally enforceable upon at least ten (10)Β Business Daysβ prior written notice of
exercise (which notice, once given, shall be irrevocable and fully binding on the respective
Eligible Purchaser or Eligible Purchasers) given to the Administrative Agent by an Eligible
Purchaser. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Revolving Credit Lender shall have any
disclosure obligation to any Eligible Purchaser in connection with any exercise of such purchase
option.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β The right to purchase the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and Revolving Credit
Commitments of the Revolving Credit Lenders as described in this SectionΒ 8.04 may be exercised (by
giving the irrevocable written notice described in preceding clause (b)) during each of the periods
that (1)Β begins on the date first to occur of (x)Β the exercise of remedies provided for in Section
8.02 (or upon the Loans automatically becoming immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations
having automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section
8.02), (y)Β the occurrence of the final maturity of the Loans under this Agreement or (z)Β the
occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to SectionΒ 8.01(f) and (2)Β ends on the 60th day after
the start of the applicable period described above.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β The obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders to sell their respective loans and
commitments under this SectionΒ 8.04 are several and not joint and several. To the extent any
Revolving Credit Lender (a βDefaulting Creditorβ) breaches its obligation to sell its loans and
commitments under this SectionΒ 8.04, nothing in this SectionΒ 8.04 shall be deemed to require the
Administrative Agent or any other Revolving Credit Lender to purchase such Defaulting Creditorβs
Revolving Credit Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments for resale to the participating Eligible
Purchasers and in all cases, the Administrative Agent and each Revolving Credit Lender complying
with the terms of this SectionΒ 8.04 shall not be deemed to be in default of this Agreement or
otherwise be deemed liable for any action or inaction of any Defaulting Creditor.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β Each Loan Party irrevocably consents to any assignment effected to one or more Eligible
Purchasers pursuant to this SectionΒ 8.04 for purposes of all Loan Documents and hereby agrees that
no further consent from such Loan Party shall be required.
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ARTICLE IX
Administrative Agent and Other Agents
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.01. Appointment and Authorization of Agents.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes the Administrative
Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan
Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by
the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto. The provisions of this ArticleΒ IX (other than SectionΒ 9.09) are solely
for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and the Borrower shall not have rights
as third party beneficiary of any such provision. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
contained elsewhere herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent shall have no
duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall the Administrative
Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender or participant, and no
implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read
into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term βagentβ herein and
in the other Loan Documents with reference to any Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or
other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law.
Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or
reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit
issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and each such L/C Issuer shall have all of the
benefits and immunities (i)Β provided to the Agents in this ArticleΒ IX with respect to any acts
taken or omissions suffered by such L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or
proposed to be issued by it and the applications and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to
such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term βAgentβ as used in this ArticleΒ IX and in the
definition of βAgent-Related Personβ included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or
omissions, and (ii)Β as additionally provided herein with respect to such L/C Issuer.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) 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), L/C Issuer (if applicable) and a potential Hedge Bank) hereby irrevocably appoints and
authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of (and to hold any security interest
created by the Collateral Documents for and on behalf of or on trust for) such Lender 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. 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 SectionΒ 9.02 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any
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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 ArticleΒ IX (including SectionΒ 9.07, 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. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Agents to execute any and all documents (including releases)
with respect to the Collateral and the rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto, as
contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Collateral
Documents and acknowledge and agree that any such action by any Agent shall bind the Lenders.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β The Administrative Agent shall also act as the deposit account agent for the Synthetic L/C
Issuer and the Synthetic L/C Lenders, and each of the Synthetic L/C Lenders (in its capacities as a
Lender and Synthetic L/C Issuer (if applicable)) hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the
Administrative Agent to act as the agent of and to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise
such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.02. Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its
duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including for purposes of holding or
enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral
Documents or of exercising any rights and remedies thereunder) by or through agents, employees or
attorneys-in-fact, such sub-agents as shall be deemed necessary by the Administrative Agent and
shall be entitled to advice of counsel and other consultants or experts concerning all matters
pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or
misconduct of any agent or sub-agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of gross
negligence or willful misconduct (as determined in the final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.03. Liability of Agents. No Agent-Related Person shall (a)Β be liable for
any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement
or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross
negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by the final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction, in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein), or (b)Β be responsible in
any manner to any Lender or participant for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made
by any Loan Party, any Guarantor or any officer thereof, contained herein or in any other Loan
Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for
in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of
this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the perfection or priority of any Lien or security
interest created or purported to be created under the Collateral Documents, or for any failure of
any Loan Party or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or
thereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender or participant to
ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in,
or conditions of, this Agreement or any other
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Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party or any
Affiliate thereof.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.04. Reliance by Agents.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β Each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any
writing, communication, signature, resolution, representation, notice, consent, certificate,
affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, electronic mail message,
statement or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have
been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal
counsel (including counsel to any Loan Party), independent accountants and other experts selected
by such Agent. Each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from
acting, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of
the Required Lenders (or such greater number of Lenders as may be expressly required hereby in any
instance) and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding
upon all the Lenders; provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any
action that, in its opinion or in the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent
to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in SectionΒ 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 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.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.05. Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to
have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default, except with respect to defaults in the
payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to the Administrative Agent for the
account of the Lenders, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a
Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default and stating that such
notice is a βnotice of default.β The Administrative Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt
of any such notice. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to any Event of
Default as may be directed by the Required Lenders in accordance with ArticleΒ VIII; provided that
unless and until the Administrative Agent has received any such direction, the Administrative Agent
may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with
respect to such Event of Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.06. Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agents. Each Lender
acknowledges that no Agent-Related Person has made any representation or warranty to it, and that
no act by any Agent hereafter taken, including any consent to and acceptance of any assignment or
review of the affairs of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any
representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender as to any
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matter, including whether Agent-Related Persons have disclosed material information in their
possession. Each Lender represents to each Agent that it has, independently and without reliance
upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, prospects, operations,
property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their
respective Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the
transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to
extend credit to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereunder. Each Lender also represents
that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such
documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit
analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to
the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness
of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties. Except for notices, reports and other documents
expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by any Agent herein, such Agent shall not have
any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning
the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of
any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates which may come into the possession of
any Agent-Related Person.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.07. Indemnification of Agents. Whether or not the transactions
contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders shall indemnify upon demand each Agent-Related
Person (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of any Loan Party and without limiting the
obligation of any Loan Party to do so), pro rata, and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person from
and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by it; provided that no Lender shall be
liable for the payment to any Agent-Related Person of any portion of such Indemnified Liabilities
resulting from such Agent-Related Personβs own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as
determined by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that no action
taken in accordance with the directions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage
of the Lenders as shall be required by the Loan Documents) shall be deemed to constitute gross
negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this SectionΒ 9.07. In the case of any
investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any Indemnified Liabilities, this Section
9.07 applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Lender or
any other Person. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse the
Administrative Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses
(including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation,
execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through
negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or
responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or
referred to herein, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses
by or on behalf of the Borrower, provided that such reimbursement by the Lenders shall not affect
the Borrowerβs continuing reimbursement obligations with respect thereto. The undertaking in this
SectionΒ 9.07 shall survive termination
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of the Aggregate Commitments, the payment of all other Obligations and the resignation of the
Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.08. Agents in their Individual Capacities. Each Agent and its respective
Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from,
acquire Equity Interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory,
underwriting or other business with each of the Loan Parties, the Guarantors and their respective
Affiliates as though such Agent were not an Agent or an L/C Issuer hereunder and without notice to
or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, each Agent
or its respective Affiliates may receive information regarding any Loan Party, any Guarantor or any
of their Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in
favor of such Loan Party, such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Agents shall
be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, each Agent
shall have the same rights and powers under the Loan Documents as any other Lender and may exercise
such rights and powers as though it were not an Agent or an L/C Issuer, and the terms βLenderβ and
βLendersβ include each Agent in its individual capacity.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.09. Resignation of Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may
resign as the Administrative Agent upon thirty (30)Β daysβ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower.
If the Administrative Agent resigns under this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall appoint from
among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall be consented to by
the Borrower at all times other than during the existence of an Event of Default under Section
8.01(f) (which consent of the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no
successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of the Administrative
Agent, the Administrative Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and the Borrower, a
successor agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor agent
hereunder, the Person acting as such successor agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and
duties of the retiring Administrative Agent and the term βAdministrative Agent,β shall mean such
successor administrative agent and/or supplemental administrative agent, as the case may be, and
the retiring Administrative Agentβs appointment, powers and duties as the Administrative Agent
shall be terminated. After the retiring Administrative Agentβs resignation hereunder as the
Administrative Agent, the provisions of this ArticleΒ IX and SectionsΒ 10.04 and 10.05 shall inure to
its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Administrative
Agent under this Agreement. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as the Administrative
Agent by the date which is thirty (30)Β days following the retiring Administrative Agentβs notice of
resignation, the retiring Administrative Agentβs resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become
effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder
until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above.
Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor and
upon the execution and filing or recording of such financing statements, or amendments thereto, and
such amendments or supplements to the Mortgages, and such other instruments or notices, as may be
necessary or desirable, or as the Required Lenders may request, in order to (a)Β continue
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the perfection of the Liens granted or purported to be granted by the Collateral Documents or
(b)Β otherwise ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement is satisfied, the Administrative
Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion,
privileges, and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent
shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents (if not already
discharged therefrom as provided above in this SectionΒ 9.09). After the retiring Administrative
Agentβs resignation hereunder as the Administrative Agent, the provisions of this ArticleΒ IX and
SectionsΒ 10.04 and 10.05 shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken
or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Any resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also
constitute its resignation as an L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. Upon the acceptance of a
successorβs appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (i)Β 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)Β 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 effectively to assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect
to such Letters of Credit.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.10. Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency
of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment,
composition or 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:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) 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 and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the
Lenders and the Administrative Agent under SectionsΒ 2.03(g) and (h), 2.09 and 10.04) allowed
in such judicial proceeding; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any
such claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official
in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the
Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making
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of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Agents and their respective
agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under SectionsΒ 2.09 and
10.04.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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 any plan of reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the
Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.11. Collateral and Guaranty Matters. The Lenders irrevocably agree:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) that any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under
any Loan Document shall be automatically released (i)Β upon termination of the Aggregate
Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (x)Β obligations under Secured
Hedge Agreements not yet due and payable, (y)Β Cash Management Obligations not yet due and
payable and (z)Β contingent indemnification obligations not yet accrued and payable), the
expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit and any other obligation (including a
guarantee that is contingent in nature), (ii)Β at the time the property subject to such Lien
is transferred or to be transferred as part of or in connection with any transfer permitted
hereunder or under any other Loan Document to any Person other than Holdings, the Borrower
or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii)Β subject to
SectionΒ 10.01, if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by
the Required Lenders, (iv)Β if the property subject to such Lien is owned by a Guarantor,
upon release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guaranty pursuant to clauses
(c)(i) or (c)(iv) below or (v)Β in the case of any Pledgor, such Person ceases to be a
Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) to release or 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 SectionΒ 7.01(i);
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) that any Guarantor shall be automatically released from its obligations under the
Guaranty if (i)Β in the case of any Subsidiary, such Person ceases to be a Restricted
Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder, (ii)Β in the case
of any Wholly Owned Subsidiary, such Person ceases to be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary but
continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation
permitted hereunder; provided that such Person shall become a Pledgor hereunder, (iii)Β in
the case of any Guarantor that is a non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary, upon notice from the
Borrower to the Administrative Agent that such Subsidiary shall become a Pledgor hereunder
or (iv)Β in the case of Holdings, as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder; provided
that no such release shall occur if such Guarantor
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β continues to be a guarantor in respect of the Senior Subordinated Notes or any other
Junior Financing; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d) if any Guarantor or Pledgor shall cease to be a Material Subsidiary (as certified
in writing by a Responsible Officer), (i)Β such Subsidiary shall be automatically released
from its obligations under any Guaranty and (ii)Β any Liens granted by such Subsidiary or
Liens on the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary shall be automatically released; provided
that in each case no such release shall occur if such Subsidiary continues to be a guarantor
in respect of the Senior Subordinated Notes or any other Junior Financing.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 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 SectionΒ 9.11. In each case as specified in this SectionΒ 9.11, the Administrative
Agent will promptly (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to), 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 or subordination of such item of Collateral
from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents, or to evidence
the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance
with the terms of the Loan Documents and this SectionΒ 9.11.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.12. Other Agents; Arrangers and Managers. None of the Lenders or other
Persons identified on the facing page or signature pages of this Agreement as a βsyndication
agent,β βco-documentation agentβ, βjoint book managerβ or βjoint lead arrangerβ shall have any
right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those
applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders or other
Persons so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender.
Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders or other
Persons so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action
hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.13. Appointment of Supplemental Administrative Agents.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) It is the intent of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that there shall be no
violation of any Law of any jurisdiction denying or restricting the right of banking corporations
or associations to transact business as agent or trustee in such jurisdiction. It is recognized
that in case of litigation under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and in
particular in case of the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, or in case the Administrative
Agent deems that by reason of any present or future Law of any jurisdiction it may not exercise any
of the rights, powers or remedies granted herein or in any of the other Loan Documents or take any
other action which may be desirable or necessary in connection therewith, the Administrative Agent
is hereby authorized to appoint an additional individual or institution selected by the
Administrative Agent in its sole discretion as a separate trustee, co-trustee, administrative
agent, collateral agent, administrative sub-agent or administrative co-
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agent (any such additional individual or institution being referred to herein individually as
a βSupplemental Administrative Agentβ and collectively as βSupplemental Administrative Agentsβ).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β In the event that the Administrative Agent appoints a Supplemental Administrative Agent
with respect to any Collateral, (i)Β each and every right, power, privilege or duty expressed or
intended by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to be exercised by or vested in or
conveyed to the Administrative Agent with respect to such Collateral shall be exercisable by and
vest in such Supplemental Administrative Agent to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to
enable such Supplemental Administrative Agent to exercise such rights, powers and privileges with
respect to such Collateral and to perform such duties with respect to such Collateral, and every
covenant and obligation contained in the Loan Documents and necessary to the exercise or
performance thereof by such Supplemental Administrative Agent shall run to and be enforceable by
either the Administrative Agent or such Supplemental Administrative Agent, and (ii)Β the provisions
of this ArticleΒ IX and of SectionsΒ 10.04 and 10.05 that refer to the Administrative Agent shall
inure to the benefit of such Supplemental Administrative Agent and all references therein to the
Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be references to the Administrative Agent and/or such
Supplemental Administrative Agent, as the context may require.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Should any instrument in writing from any Loan Party be required by any Supplemental
Administrative Agent so appointed by the Administrative Agent for more fully and certainly vesting
in and confirming to him or it such rights, powers, privileges and duties, the Borrower or
Holdings, as applicable, shall, or shall cause such Loan Party to, execute, acknowledge and deliver
any and all such instruments promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent. In case any
Supplemental Administrative Agent, or a successor thereto, shall die, become incapable of acting,
resign or be removed, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of such Supplemental
Administrative Agent, to the extent permitted by Law, shall vest in and be exercised by the
Administrative Agent until the appointment of a new Supplemental Administrative Agent.
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ARTICLE X
Miscellaneous
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.01. Amendments, Etc. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no
amendment, modification, supplement 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,
amendment, modification, supplement or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and
for the specific purpose for which given; provided that, no such amendment, modification,
supplement, waiver or consent shall:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such
Lender (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section
4.02 or the waiver of any Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the
Commitments shall not constitute an extension or increase of any Commitment of any Lender);
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) postpone any date scheduled for, or reduce the amount of, any payment of principal
or interest under SectionΒ 2.07 or 2.08 without the written consent of each Lender directly
affected thereby, it being understood that the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any
mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans shall not constitute a postponement of any date
scheduled for the payment of principal or interest;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or
L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iii)Β of the second proviso to this SectionΒ 10.01) any
fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written
consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, it being understood that any change to the
definition of Senior Secured Leverage Ratio or, in each case, in the component definitions
thereof shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest; 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 at the Default Rate;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d) change any provision of this SectionΒ 10.01, the definition of βRequired Lendersβ or
βPro Rata Shareβ or SectionΒ 2.05(b)(v)(Y), 2.06(c), 2.13 or 8.03 without the written consent
of each Lender affected thereby;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (e) (i)Β without the written consent of each Lender, release all or substantially all of
the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions other than in a
transaction permitted under SectionΒ 7.04 or SectionΒ 7.05 or (ii)Β without the written consent
of the Majority Revolving Credit Lenders, (A)Β engage in any transaction or series of related
transactions that would reduce the Total Assets to less than $800,000,000, (B)Β waive or
amend SectionΒ 7.05(j)(ii) or (C)Β waive or amend this SectionΒ 10.01(e)(ii);
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (f) other than in a transaction permitted under SectionΒ 7.04 or SectionΒ 7.05, release
all or substantially all of the aggregate value of the Guarantees, without the written
consent of each Lender; or
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (g) waive any condition set forth in SectionΒ 4.02 as to any Credit Extension under the
Revolving Credit Facility, the Synthetic L/C Facility or the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility
without the written consent of the Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate
Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations and the aggregate unused Commitments
under such Facility;
and provided further that (i)Β no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed
by each Revolving L/C Issuer or Synthetic L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in addition to the
Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of a Revolving L/C Issuer or Synthetic L/C
Issuer, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Application relating to
any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii)Β 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)Β 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, or any fees or other amounts payable
to, the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (iv)Β SectionΒ 10.07(h)
may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified without the consent of each Granting Lender all or
any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment, waiver or other
modification; and (v)Β the consent of Lenders holding more than 50% of any Class of Commitments
shall be required with respect to any amendment that by its terms adversely affects the rights of
such Class in respect of payments hereunder in a manner different than such amendment affects other
Classes. Any such waiver and any such amendment, modification or supplement in accordance with the
terms of this SectionΒ 10.01 shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding on the
Loan Parties, the Lenders, the Agents, the L/C Issuers and all future holders of the Loans and
Commitments. 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 (it
being understood that any Commitments or Loans held or deemed held by any Defaulting Lender shall
be excluded for a vote of the Lenders hereunder requiring any consent of the Lenders).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with
the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (a)Β to add
one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit
from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to
share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans,
the Revolving Credit Loans and the Synthetic L/C Loans and the accrued interest and fees in respect
thereof and (b)Β to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any
determination of the Required Lenders.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the written
consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the Replacement Term
Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing of all outstanding Term Loans (βRefinanced Term
Loansβ) with a replacement term loan (βReplacement Term Loansβ) hereunder; provided that (a)Β the
aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal
amount of such Refinanced Term Loans, (b)Β the Applicable Rate with respect to such Replacement Term
Loans (or similar interest rate spread applicable to such Replacement Term Loans) shall not be
higher than the Applicable Rate for such Refinanced Term Loans (or similar interest rate spread
applicable to such Refinanced Term Loans) immediately prior to such refinancing, (c)Β the Weighted
Average Life to Maturity of such Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter than the Weighted
Average Life to Maturity of such Refinanced Term Loans at the time of such refinancing (except to
the extent of nominal amortization for periods where amortization has been eliminated as a result
of prepayment of the Term Loans), (d)Β all other terms applicable to such Replacement Term Loans
shall be substantially identical to, or less favorable to the Lenders providing such Replacement
Term Loans than, those applicable to such Refinanced Term Loans, except to the extent necessary to
provide for covenants and other terms applicable to any period after the latest final maturity of
the Term Loans in effect immediately prior to such refinancing and (e)Β to the extent that a
Replacement Term Loan refinances a Refinanced Term Loan held by the maker of such Replacement Term
Loan, such Replacement Term Loan shall be deemed to be a modification of such Refinanced Term Loan
on the terms of such Replacement Term Loan and not a new or separate indebtedness.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, the consent of a Lender to an amendment (or
amendment and restatement) of this Agreement shall not be required if, upon giving effect to such
amendment (or amendment and restatement), such Lender shall no longer be a party to this Agreement
(as so amended or amended and restated), the Commitments of such Lender shall have terminated (but
such Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of SectionsΒ 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 10.04 and
10.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such
amendment or amendment and restatement), such Lender shall have no other commitment or other
obligation hereunder and shall have been paid in full all principal, interest and other amounts
owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in SectionΒ 10.01, guarantees, collateral
security documents and related documents executed by Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement
may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and may be, together with this
Agreement, amended and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of the
Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment or waiver is
delivered in order (i)Β to comply with local Law or advice of local counsel, (ii)Β to cure
ambiguities or defects or (iii)Β to cause such guarantee, collateral security document or other
document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.02. Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β General. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications
provided for hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be in writing (including by facsimile
transmission). All such written notices shall be mailed, faxed or delivered to the applicable
address, facsimile number or electronic mail address, 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i) if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, an L/C Issuer or the Swing Line
Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number
specified for such Person on ScheduleΒ 10.02 or to such other address, facsimile
number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in
a notice to the other parties; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address
or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire or to such other address,
facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such
party in a notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Swing
Line Lender.
All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made upon the earlier to
occur of (i)Β actual receipt by the relevant party hereto and (ii) (A)Β if delivered by hand or by
courier, when signed for by or on behalf of the relevant party hereto; (B)Β if delivered by mail,
four (4)Β Business Days after deposit in the mails, postage prepaid; (C)Β if delivered by facsimile,
when sent and receipt has been confirmed by telephone; and (D)Β if delivered by electronic mail
(which form of delivery is subject to the provisions of SectionΒ 10.02(c)), when delivered; provided
that notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Swing
Line Lender pursuant to ArticleΒ II shall not be effective until actually received by such Person.
In no event shall a voice mail message be effective as a notice, communication or confirmation
hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Effectiveness of Facsimile Documents and Signatures. Loan Documents may be transmitted
and/or signed by facsimile or other electronic communication. The effectiveness of any such
documents and signatures shall, subject to applicable Law, have the same force and effect as
manually signed originals and shall be binding on all Loan Parties, the Agents and the Lenders.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Reliance by Agents and Lenders. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be
entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices and Swing
Line Loan Notices) reasonably believed by them to have been given by or on behalf of the Borrower
even if (i)Β 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)Β the terms thereof, as
understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify
each Agent-Related Person and each Lender 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 in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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All telephonic notices to the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative
Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED βAS ISβ AND βAS AVAILABLE.β THE
AGENT-RELATED PERSONS 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. 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-RELATED PERSON IN CONNECTION WITH
THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Agent-Related Persons have any
liability to the Borrower, any Lender 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 (x)Β the gross
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Agent-Related Person or of any affiliate,
director, officer, employee, counsel, agent, trustee or advisors of such Agent-Related Person or
(y)Β a material breach of any obligations under this Agreement by such Agent-Related Person or of
any affiliate, director, officer, employee, counsel, agent, trustee or advisors of such
Agent-Related Person; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent-Related Person have any
liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for indirect, special, consequential or
punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.03. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by any Lender 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. 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.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.04. Attorney Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees (a)Β if the Closing
Date occurs, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the
Co-Documentation Agents and the Arrangers for all reasonable and documented out of pocket costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, syndication and execution of
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any amendment, waiver, consent or other
modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated
thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, including all Attorney Costs of Xxxxx &
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Xxx Xxxxx PLLC, and (b)Β to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable and
documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of any
rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and
expenses incurred during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief
Law, and including all Attorney Costs of counsel to the Administrative Agent). The agreements in
this SectionΒ 10.04 shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all
other Obligations. All amounts due under this SectionΒ 10.04 shall be paid promptly following
receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable
detail. If any Loan Party fails to pay when due any costs, expenses or other amounts payable by it
hereunder or under any Loan Document, such amount may be paid on behalf of such Loan Party by the
Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.05. Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify and
hold harmless the Administrative Agent, each Lender, the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates,
partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees or advisors (collectively the
"Indemniteesβ) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney
Costs) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or
asserted against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of or in connection with
(a)Β the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of any Loan Document or any
other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated
thereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Administrative
Agentβs performance of duties under SectionΒ 2.11, (b)Β any Commitment, Loan or Letter of Credit or
the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by an 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), or (c)Β any actual or
alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property currently or formerly
owned or operated by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party, or any Environmental
Liability arising out of the activities or operations of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other
Loan Party, or (d)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 (including
any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim,
investigation, litigation or proceeding) and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party
thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the βIndemnified Liabilitiesβ); provided that such
indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses or disbursements resulted from (x)Β the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct
of such Indemnitee or of any affiliate, director, officer, employee, agent, trustee or advisors of
such Indemnitee or (y)Β a material breach of any obligations under any Loan Document by such
Indemnitee or of any affiliate, director, officer, employee, counsel, agent, trustee or advisors of
such Indemnitee. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of
any information or other materials obtained through IntraLinks or other similar information
transmission systems in connection with this Agreement, nor shall any Indemnitee or any Loan Party
have any liability for any special,
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punitive, indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other Loan
Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or
after the Closing Date). In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which
the indemnity in this SectionΒ 10.05 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such
investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Loan Party, its directors, stockholders
or creditors or an Indemnitee or any other Person, whether or not any Indemnitee is otherwise a
party thereto and whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under any of the
other Loan Documents is consummated. All amounts due under this SectionΒ 10.05 shall be paid within
20 Business Days after written demand therefor. The agreements in this SectionΒ 10.05 shall survive
the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the
Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.06. Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of
the Borrower is made to any Agent or any Lender, or any Agent 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 such Agent 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)Β 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)Β each Lender severally agrees to pay to
the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share of any amount so recovered from or repaid
by any 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.07. Successors and Assigns.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)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
Holdings nor the Borrower may, except as permitted by SectionΒ 7.04, 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)Β to an Eligible Assignee, (ii)Β by way of participation in
accordance with the provisions of SectionΒ 10.07(e), (iii)Β by way of pledge or assignment of a
security interest subject to the restrictions of SectionΒ 10.07(g) or (iv)Β to an SPC in accordance
with the provisions of SectionΒ 10.07(h) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any
party hereto shall be null and void). 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 SectionΒ 10.07(e) and, to the
extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or
claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β (i)Β Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign
to one or more assignees (βAssigneesβ) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this
Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment (which, in the case of an assignment of any
portion of a Synthetic L/C Commitment, must include an assignment of an equal portion of such
Lenderβs interest in its Credit-Linked Deposit, the Synthetic L/C Loans and participations in
Synthetic L/C Obligations) and the Loans (including for purposes of this SectionΒ 10.07(b),
participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it) with the prior
written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, it being understood that
the Borrower shall have the right to withhold its consent if the Borrower would be required to
obtain the consent of, or make a filing or registration with, a Governmental Agency) of:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (A) the Borrower, provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an
assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of
Default under SectionΒ 8.01(a) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, SectionΒ 8.01(f) has
occurred and is continuing, any Assignee;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (B) the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent
shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan or the Synthetic
L/C Facility to another Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (C) each Principal L/C Issuer at the time of such assignment, provided that no consent
of the Principal L/C Issuers shall be required for any assignment of a Term Loan or any
assignment to an Agent or an Affiliate of an Agent; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (D) in the case of any assignment of any of the Revolving Credit Facility, the Swing
Line Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an
Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lenderβs
Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning
Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and
Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or if
βTrade Dateβ is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not
be less than a principal amount of $5,000,000 (in the case of the Revolving Credit Facility)
or a principal amount of $1,000,000 (in the case of a Term Loan or the Synthetic L/C
Facility) unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents,
provided that (1)Β no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default
under SectionΒ 8.01(a) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, SectionΒ 8.01(f) has occurred
and is continuing and (2)Β 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
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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;
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (B) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative
Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of
$3,500; 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (C) the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative
Agent an Administrative Questionnaire; and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (D) the Assignee shall comply with SectionΒ 3.01(b) and (c)Β or SectionΒ 3.01(e), as
applicable.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β This paragraph (b)Β shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights
and obligations among separate Facilities on a non-pro rata basis.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to
SectionΒ 10.07(d), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption,
the Eligible 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 SectionsΒ 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 10.04 and 10.05 with respect to facts
and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment). Upon request, and the
surrender by the assigning Lender of its Note, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and
deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or
obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this clause (c)Β 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 SectionΒ 10.07(e).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d) 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 (and related interest amounts) of the Loans, L/C
Obligations (specifying the Unreimbursed Amounts), L/C Borrowings and amounts due under Section
2.03, owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the βRegisterβ). The
entries in the Register shall be presumed correct, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the
Agents and the Lenders shall 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. The Register shall be available for
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inspection by the Borrower, any Agent and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to
time upon reasonable prior notice.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (e)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) (each, a
"Participantβ) 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)
the Borrower, the Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such
Lender in connection with such Lenderβs rights and obligations under this Agreement. 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 the other Loan Documents and to approve
any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents; 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 SectionΒ 10.01 that directly affects such Participant. Subject to
SectionΒ 10.07(f), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of
SectionsΒ 3.01(a) and (g) (subject to the requirements of SectionΒ 3.01(b) and (c)Β or Section
3.01(e), as applicable), 3.04 and 3.05 (through the applicable Lender) to the same extent as if it
were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to SectionΒ 10.07(c). To the
extent permitted by applicable Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of
SectionΒ 10.09 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to
SectionΒ 2.13 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting
solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the
name and address of each Participant and the principal amount of each Participantβs interest in the
Loans held by it (the βParticipant Registerβ). Entries in the Participant Register shall be
presumed correct, absent manifest error.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (f)Β A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under SectionΒ 3.01,
3.04 or 3.05 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the
participation sold to such Participant.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (g)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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (h)Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a βGranting
Lenderβ) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to
time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (an
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βSPCβ) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would
otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i)Β nothing herein shall
constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, and (ii)Β if an SPC elects not to exercise such
option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be
obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i)
neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or
expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement
(including its obligations under SectionΒ 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05), (ii)Β no SPC shall be liable for any
indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable,
and (iii)Β the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment,
waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the lender of record
hereunder. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting
Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (i)Β with notice to, but without prior
consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and with the payment of a processing fee of
$3,500, assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Loan to the
Granting Lender and (ii)Β disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to
its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or
Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (1)Β any Lender may in
accordance with applicable Law create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing
to it and the Note, if any, held by it and (2)Β any Lender that is a Fund may create a security
interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it to the
trustee for holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Fund as security for such
obligations or securities; provided that unless and until such trustee actually becomes a Lender in
compliance with the other provisions of this SectionΒ 10.07, (i)Β no such pledge shall release the
pledging Lender from any of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (ii)Β such trustee shall
not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of a Lender under the Loan Documents even though such
trustee may have acquired ownership rights with respect to the pledged interest through foreclosure
or otherwise.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any L/C Issuer or the Swing
Line Lender may, upon thirty (30)Β daysβ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as an L/C
Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, respectively; provided that on or prior to the expiration of such
30-day period with respect to such resignation, the relevant L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender
shall have identified, in consultation with the Borrower, a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line
Lender willing to accept its appointment as successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as
applicable. In the event of any such resignation of an L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, the
Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders willing to accept such appointment 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 the relevant L/C Issuer or the Swing
Line Lender, as the case may be. If an L/C Issuer resigns as an L/C
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Issuer, it shall retain all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer hereunder with respect
to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as an L/C Issuer
and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make
Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to SectionΒ 2.03(c)). If the
Swing Line Lender 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 SectionΒ 2.04(c).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (k)Β In the case of any assignment pursuant to paragraph (b)Β above by a Synthetic L/C Lender,
the Credit-Linked Deposit of the assignor Synthetic L/C Lender shall not be released, but shall
instead be purchased by the relevant assignee and continue to be held for application (to the
extent not already applied) in accordance with this Agreement to satisfy such assigneeβs
obligations in respect of the Synthetic L/C Exposure.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.08. Confidentiality. Each of the Agents and the Lenders agrees to
maintain the confidentiality of the Information and to not use or disclose such information, except
that Information may be disclosed (a)Β to its Affiliates and its and its Affiliatesβ directors,
officers, employees, trustees, investment advisors and agents, including accountants, legal counsel
and other advisors (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 Governmental Authority; (c)Β to the extent
required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process; (d)Β to any
other party to this Agreement; (e)Β subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the
same as those of this SectionΒ 10.08 (or as may otherwise be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower),
to any pledgee referred to in SectionΒ 10.07(g), counterparty to a Swap Contract, Eligible Assignee
of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights
or obligations under this Agreement; (f)Β with the written consent of the Borrower; (g)Β to the
extent such Information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this
SectionΒ 10.08; (h)Β to any Governmental Authority or examiner (including the National Association of
Insurance Commissioners or any other similar organization) regulating any Lender; (i)Β to any rating
agency when required by it (it being understood that, prior to any such disclosure, such rating
agency shall undertake to preserve the confidentiality of any Information relating to the Loan
Parties received by it from such Lender); or (j)Β 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. In addition, the
Agents and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this
Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry, and service
providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of
this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Commitments, and the Credit Extensions. For the
purposes of this SectionΒ 10.08, βInformationβ means all information received from any Loan Party or
its Affiliates or its Affiliatesβ directors, officers, employees, trustees, investment advisors or
agents, relating to Holdings, the Borrower or any of their subsidiaries or its business,
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other than any such information that is publicly available to any Agent or any Lender prior to
disclosure by any Loan Party other than as a result of a breach of this SectionΒ 10.08; provided
that, in the case of information received from a Loan Party after the date hereof, such information
is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential or (ii)Β is delivered pursuant to
SectionΒ 6.01, 6.02 or 6.03 hereof.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.09. Setoff. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders
provided by Law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each
Lender and its Affiliates and each L/C Issuer and its Affiliates is authorized at any time and from
time to time, without prior notice to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, any such notice being
waived by the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries) 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) at any time held by, and other Indebtedness at
any time owing by, such Lender and its Affiliates or such L/C Issuer and its Affiliates, as the
case may be, to or for the credit or the account of the respective Loan Parties and their
Subsidiaries against any and all Obligations owing to such Lender and its Affiliates or such L/C
Issuer and its Affiliates hereunder or under any other Loan Document, now or hereafter existing,
irrespective of whether or not such Agent or such Lender or Affiliate shall have made demand under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations may be contingent or
unmatured or denominated in a currency different from that of the applicable deposit or
Indebtedness. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Lender or its
Affiliates and no L/C Issuer or its Affiliates shall have a right to set off and apply any deposits
held or other Indebtedness owing by such Lender or its Affiliates or such L/C Issuer or its
Affiliates, as the case may be, to or for the credit or the account of any Subsidiary of a Loan
Party which is not a βUnited States personβ within the meaning of SectionΒ 7701(a)(30) of the Code
unless such Subsidiary is not a direct or indirect subsidiary of Holdings. Each Lender and L/C
Issuer agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such set off
and application made by such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be; provided, that the failure
to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of
the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each L/C Issuer under this SectionΒ 10.09 are in addition
to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that the Administrative Agent, such
Lender and such L/C Issuer may have.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.10. Interest Rate Limitation. 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 amount collectible at the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by
applicable Law (the βMaximum Rateβ). If any Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an
amount that exceeds the amount collectible at 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. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by an Agent or
a Lender exceeds the amount collectible at the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent
permitted by applicable Law, (a)Β characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee,
or premium rather than interest, (b)Β exclude voluntary prepayments
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Β Β Β Β Β and the effects thereof, and (c)Β amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal
parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.11. Counterparts. This Agreement and each other Loan Document may be
executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by telecopier of an executed
counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement and each other Loan Document shall be effective
as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement and such other Loan Document.
The Agents may also require that any such documents and signatures delivered by telecopier be
confirmed by a manually signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver
the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature delivered by telecopier.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.12. Integration. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents,
comprises the complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and
thereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, on such subject matter. In the event
of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the
provisions of this Agreement shall control.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.13. Survival of Representations and Warranties. 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, 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 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.14. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and
enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not
be affected or impaired thereby. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall
not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.15. GOVERNING LAW.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED
WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO
ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR
HEREAFTER ARISING, MAY BE BROUGHT IN XXX XXXXXX XX XXX XXXXX XX XXX XXXX SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY
OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF SUCH
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STATE, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE BORROWER, HOLDINGS, EACH AGENT AND
EACH LENDER CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
OF THOSE COURTS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE BORROWER, HOLDINGS, EACH AGENT AND
EACH LENDER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR
BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF
ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT
RELATED THERETO.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.16. WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF
ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY
CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH
RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW
EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY
HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED
BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL
COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 10.16 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF
THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.17. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall
have been executed by the Borrower and Holdings and the Administrative Agent shall have been
notified by each Lender, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer that each such Lender, Swing Line Lender
and L/C Issuer has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Borrower, Holdings, each Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.18. Lender Action. Each Lender agrees that it shall not take or institute
any actions or proceedings, judicial or otherwise, for any right or remedy against any Loan Party
or any other obligor under any of the Loan Documents or the Secured Hedge Agreements (including the
exercise of any right of setoff, rights on account of any bankerβs lien or similar claim or other
rights of self-help), or institute any actions or proceedings, or otherwise commence any remedial
procedures, with respect to any Collateral or any other property of any such Loan Party, without
the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. The provision of this SectionΒ 10.18 are for
the sole benefit of the Lenders and shall not afford any right to, or constitute a defense
available to, any Loan Party.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.19. USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that
pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record
information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the
Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance
with the USA PATRIOT Act.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10.20. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all
aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby, the Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and
acknowledges its Affiliatesβ understanding, that: (i)Β the credit facilities provided for hereunder
and any related arranging or other services in connection therewith (including in connection with
any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) are an
armβs-length commercial transaction between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and
the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers, on the other hand, and the Borrower is capable of
evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the
transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents (including any amendment, waiver
or other modification hereof or thereof); (ii)Β in connection with the process leading to such
transaction, the Administrative Agent and, each Arranger each is and has been acting solely as a
principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary, for the Borrower or any of its
Affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other Person; (iii)Β neither the
Administrative Agent nor any Arranger has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary
responsibility in favor of the Borrower with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby
or the process leading thereto, including with respect to any amendment, waiver or other
modification hereof or of any other Loan Document (irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent
or any Arranger has advised or is currently advising the Borrower or any of its Affiliates on other
matters) and neither the Administrative Agent nor any Arranger has any obligation to the Borrower
or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those
obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; (iv)Β the Administrative
Agent and the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of
transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and
neither the Administrative Agent nor any Arranger has any obligation to disclose any of such
interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (v)Β the Administrative
Agent and the Arrangers have not provided and will not provide any legal, accounting, regulatory or
tax advice with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any amendment,
waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) and the Borrower has consulted
its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate.
The Borrower hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that it
may have against the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers with respect to any breach or alleged
breach of agency or fiduciary duty.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of
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AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
IASIS HEALTHCARE LLC
APRIL 2007
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF
COMMITTED LOAN NOTICE
To: Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent
[Date]
Β Β Β Β Β Ladies and Gentlemen:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of AprilΒ 27, 2007 (as amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among IASIS Healthcare
LLC (the βBorrowerβ), IASIS Healthcare Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., as
administrative agent (in such capacity, the βAdministrative Agentβ), Swing Line Lender,
Revolving L/C Issuer and Synthetic L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party thereto.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to
such terms in the Credit Agreement.
The Borrower hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to SectionΒ 2.02(a) of the Credit
Agreement, that it hereby requests (select one):
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proposed borrowing:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β The representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in ArticleΒ V of the Credit
Agreement will be true and correct in all material respects; provided that to the extent that such
representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they will be true and correct
in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided, further, that any representation and
warranty that is qualified as to βmateriality,β βMaterial Adverse Effectβ or similar language will
be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such
respective dates.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β No Default will exist or would result from the borrowing of the Loans or from the
application of the proceeds thereof.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β To the extent the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture is in effect at the time of such
borrowing, such borrowing would be permitted by the terms of the Senior Subordinated Notes
Indenture.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF
SWING LINE LOAN NOTICE
To: Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent
[Date]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of AprilΒ 27, 2007 (as amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among IASIS Healthcare
LLC (the βBorrowerβ), IASIS Healthcare Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., as
administrative agent (in such capacity, the βAdministrative Agentβ), Swing Line Lender,
Revolving L/C Issuer and Synthetic L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party thereto.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to
such terms in the Credit Agreement. The undersigned hereby gives you notice pursuant to Section
2.04(b) of the Credit Agreement that the Borrower requests a Swing Line Borrowing under the Credit
Agreement with the terms set forth below:
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The above request has been made to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent by
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EXHIBIT C-1
LENDER: [β’]
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $[β’]
FORM OF
INITIAL TERM NOTE
New York, New York
[Date]
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, IASIS HEALTHCARE LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the βBorrowerβ), hereby promises to pay to the Lender set forth above (the
βLenderβ) or its registered assigns, in lawful money of the United States of America in
immediately available funds at the Administrative Agentβs Office (such term, and each other
capitalized term used but not defined herein, having the meaning assigned to it in the Credit
Agreement dated as of AprilΒ 27, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among the Borrower, IASIS Healthcare Corporation, Bank of
America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the βAdministrative Agentβ),
Swing Line Lender, Revolving L/C Issuer and Synthetic L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time
party thereto) (i)Β on the dates set forth in the Credit Agreement, the principal amounts set forth
in the Credit Agreement with respect to the Initial Term Loan made by the Lender to the Borrower
pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01(a)(i) of the Credit Agreement and (ii)Β on each Interest Payment Date,
interest at the rate or rates per annum as provided in the Credit Agreement on the unpaid principal
amount of the Initial Term Loan made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit
Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The Borrower promises to pay interest, on demand, on any overdue principal and, to the extent
permitted by law, overdue interest from their due dates at the rate or rates provided in the Credit
Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The Borrower hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind
whatsoever. The nonexercise by the holder hereof of any of its rights hereunder in any particular
instance shall not constitute a waiver thereof in that or any subsequent instance.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β All borrowings evidenced by this note and all payments and prepayments of the principal hereof
and interest hereon and the respective dates thereof shall be endorsed by the holder hereof on the
schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which shall be
attached hereto and made a part hereof, or otherwise recorded by such holder in its internal
records; provided, however, that the
failure of the holder hereof to make such a notation or any error in such notation shall not
affect the obligations of the Borrower under this note.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more of the Events of Default specified in
SectionΒ 8.01 of the Credit Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid under this Note shall
become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable as provided in the Credit Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β This note is one of the Initial Term Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement that, among
other things, contains provisions for the acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of
certain events, for optional and mandatory prepayment of the principal hereof prior to the maturity
hereof and for the amendment or waiver of certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, all upon the
terms and conditions therein specified.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.
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EXHIBIT C-2
LENDER: [β’]
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $[β’]
FORM OF
DELAYED DRAW TERM NOTE
New York, New York
[Date]
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, IASIS HEALTHCARE LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the βBorrowerβ), hereby promises to pay to the Lender set forth above (the
βLenderβ) or its registered assigns, in lawful money of the United States of America in
immediately available funds at the Administrative Agentβs Office (such term, and each other
capitalized term used but not defined herein, having the meaning assigned to it in the Credit
Agreement dated as of AprilΒ 27, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among the Borrower, IASIS Healthcare Corporation, Bank of
America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the βAdministrative Agentβ),
Swing Line Lender, Revolving L/C Issuer and Synthetic L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time
party thereto) (i)Β on the dates set forth in the Credit Agreement, the principal amounts set forth
in the Credit Agreement with respect to all Delayed Draw Term Loans made by the Lender to the
Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01(a)(ii) of the Credit Agreement and (ii)Β on each Interest Payment
Date, interest at the rate or rates per annum as provided in the Credit Agreement on the unpaid
principal amount of all Delayed Draw Term Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the
Credit Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The Borrower promises to pay interest, on demand, on any overdue principal and, to the extent
permitted by law, overdue interest from their due dates at the rate or rates provided in the Credit
Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The Borrower hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind
whatsoever. The nonexercise by the holder hereof of any of its rights hereunder in any particular
instance shall not constitute a waiver thereof in that or any subsequent instance.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β All borrowings evidenced by this note and all payments and prepayments of the principal hereof
and interest hereon and the respective dates thereof shall be endorsed by the holder hereof on the
schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which shall be
attached hereto and made a part hereof, or otherwise recorded by such holder in its internal
records; provided, however, that the
failure of the holder hereof to make such a notation or any error in such notation shall not
affect the obligations of the Borrower under this note.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more of the Events of Default specified in
SectionΒ 8.01 of the Credit Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid under this Note shall
become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable as provided in the Credit Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β This note is one of the Delayed Draw Term Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement that,
among other things, contains provisions for the acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the
happening of certain events, for optional and mandatory prepayment of the principal hereof prior to
the maturity hereof and for the amendment or waiver of certain provisions of the Credit Agreement,
all upon the terms and conditions therein specified.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.
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EXHIBIT C-3
LENDER: [β’]
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $
FORM OF
REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE
New York, New York
[Date]
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, IASIS HEALTHCARE LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the βBorrowerβ), hereby severally promises to pay to the Lender set forth above
(the βLenderβ) or its registered assigns, in immediately available funds at the relevant
Administrative Agentβs Office (such term, and each other capitalized term used but not defined
herein, having the meaning assigned to it in the Credit Agreement dated as of AprilΒ 27, 2007 (as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ),
among the Borrower, IASIS Healthcare Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent
(in such capacity, the βAdministrative Agentβ), Swing Line Lender, Revolving L/C Issuer and
Synthetic L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party thereto) (A)Β on the dates set forth
in the Credit Agreement, the lesser of (i)Β the principal amount set forth above and (ii)Β the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower
pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and (B)Β interest from the date hereof on the principal amount
from time to time outstanding on each such Revolving Credit Loan at the rate or rates per annum and
payable on such dates as provided in the Credit Agreement in lawful money of the United States of
America.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The Borrower promises to pay interest, on demand, on any overdue principal and, to the extent
permitted by law, overdue interest from their due dates at a rate or rates provided in the Credit
Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The Borrower hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind
whatsoever. The nonexercise by the holder hereof of any of its rights hereunder in any particular
instance shall not constitute a waiver thereof in that or any subsequent instance.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β All borrowings evidenced by this note and all payments and prepayments of the principal hereof
and interest hereon and the respective dates thereof shall be endorsed by the holder hereof on the
schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which shall be
attached hereto and made a part hereof, or otherwise recorded by such holder in its internal
records; provided, however, that the
failure of the holder hereof to make such a notation or any error in such notation shall not
affect the obligations of the Borrower under this note.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more of the Events of Default specified in
SectionΒ 8.01 of the Credit Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid under this Note shall
become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable as provided in the Credit Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β This note is one of the Revolving Credit Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement that, among
other things, contains provisions for the acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of
certain events, for optional and mandatory prepayment of the principal hereof prior to the maturity
hereof and for the amendment or waiver of certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, all upon the
terms and conditions therein specified.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.
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EXHIBIT C-4
LENDER: [β’]
FORM OF
SYNTHETIC L/C NOTE
New York, New York
[Date]
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, IASIS HEALTHCARE LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the βBorrowerβ), hereby promises to pay to the Lender set forth above (the
βLenderβ) or its registered assigns, in lawful money of the United States of America in
immediately available funds at the Administrative Agentβs Office (such term, and each other
capitalized term used but not defined herein, having the meaning assigned to it in the Credit
Agreement dated as of AprilΒ 27, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among the Borrower, IASIS Healthcare Corporation, Bank of
America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the βAdministrative Agentβ),
Swing Line Lender, Revolving L/C Issuer and Synthetic L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time
party thereto) (i)Β on the dates set forth in the Credit Agreement, the principal amounts set forth
in the Credit Agreement with respect to all Synthetic L/C Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower
pursuant to SectionΒ 2.03(c) of the Credit Agreement and (ii)Β on each Interest Payment Date,
interest at the rate or rates per annum as provided in the Credit Agreement on the unpaid principal
amount of all Synthetic L/C Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit
Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The Borrower promises to pay interest, on demand, on any overdue principal and, to the extent
permitted by law, overdue interest from their due dates at the rate or rates provided in the Credit
Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The Borrower hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind
whatsoever. The nonexercise by the holder hereof of any of its rights hereunder in any particular
instance shall not constitute a waiver thereof in that or any subsequent instance.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β All borrowings evidenced by this note and all payments and prepayments of the principal hereof
and interest hereon and the respective dates thereof shall be endorsed by the holder hereof on the
schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which shall be
attached hereto and made a part hereof, or otherwise recorded by such holder in its internal
records; provided, however, that the
failure of the holder hereof to make such a notation or any error in such notation shall not
affect the obligations of the Borrower under this note.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more of the Events of Default specified in
SectionΒ 8.01 of the Credit Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid under this Note shall
become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable as provided in the Credit Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β This note is one of the Synthetic L/C Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement that, among
other things, contains provisions for the acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of
certain events, for optional and mandatory prepayment of the principal hereof prior to the maturity
hereof and for the amendment or waiver of certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, all upon the
terms and conditions therein specified.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of AprilΒ 27, 2007 (as amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among IASIS Healthcare
LLC (the βBorrowerβ), IASIS Healthcare Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., as
administrative agent (in such capacity, the βAdministrative Agentβ), Swing Line Lender,
Revolving L/C Issuer and Synthetic L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party thereto.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to
such terms in the Credit Agreement. Pursuant to SectionΒ 6.02(a) of the Credit Agreement, the
undersigned, in his/her capacity as a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, certifies as follows:
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delivered to the Administrative Agent the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries as at the end of [insert fiscal year], and the related
consolidated statements of operations, membersβ 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, audited
and accompanied by a report and opinion of Ernst & Young LLP or other independent
registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, prepared in
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requiring a mandatory prepayment under SectionΒ 2.05(b) of the Credit Agreement. |
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that identifies each Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted
Subsidiary as of the date of delivery of this Compliance Certificate or a confirmation
that there is no change in such information since the later of the Closing Date or the
date of the last such list delivered to the Administrative Agent.] |
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delivered to the Administrative Agent (A)Β the consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of [insert fiscal quarter], and the
related (i)Β consolidated statements of operations for such fiscal quarter and for the
portion of the fiscal year then ended and (ii)Β consolidated statements of cash flows
for the portion of the fiscal year
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corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding
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a Responsible Officer of the Borrower that such financial statements fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, membersβ
equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP,
subject only to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and
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writing pursuant to the Credit Agreement, at no time during the period between [ ]
and [Β Β ] (the βCertificate Periodβ) did a Default or an Event of Default
exist. [If unable to provide the foregoing certification, fully describe the reasons
therefor and circumstances thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with
respect thereto on Annex A attached hereto.] |
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, solely in his/her capacity as a Responsible Officer of
the Borrower, has executed this certificate for and on behalf of the Borrower and has caused this
certificate to be delivered this ___day of ___.
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ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
This Assignment and Assumption (this βAssignment and Assumptionβ) is dated as of the
Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each]1 Assignor
identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] βAssignorβ) and [the][each]2
Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] βAssigneeβ). [It is understood and
agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees]3 hereunder are
several and not joint.]4 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (the βCredit Agreementβ),
receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and
Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by
reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the
Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and
assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the
Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the
Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i)Β all of [the Assignorβs][the respective Assignorsβ]
rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under
the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the
extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding
rights and obligations of [the Assignor][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities
identified below (including, without limitation, the Letters of Credit and the Swing Line Loans
included in such facilities 5 ) and (ii)Β to the extent permitted to be
assigned under
applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its
capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)]
against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit
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governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not
limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims
at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i)
above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee
pursuant to clauses (i)Β and (ii)Β above being referred to herein collectively as [ the][an]
βAssigned Interestβ). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any]
Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without
representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.
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Β Β Β Β Β The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
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account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
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for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or,
if an Event of Default under SectionΒ 8.01(a) or, solely with respect to the
Borrower, SectionΒ 8.01(f) of the Credit Agreement has occurred and is
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CREDIT AGREEMENT1
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
Β Β Β Β Β 1.Β Representations and Warranties.
Β Β Β Β Β 1.1 Assignor. The Assignor (a)Β represents and warrants that (i)Β it is the legal and
beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii)Β the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any
lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii)Β it has full power and authority, and has taken
all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby; and (b)Β assumes no responsibility with respect to (i)Β any
statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement, (ii)
the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit
Agreement, (iii)Β the financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower, or any of their Subsidiaries or
Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of the Credit Agreement or (iv)Β the performance
or observance by Holdings, the Borrower, or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other
Person of any of their obligations under the Credit Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β 1.2. Assignee. The Assignee (a)Β represents and warrants that (i)Β it has full power
and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and
Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the
Credit Agreement, (ii)Β it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement
that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a
Lender, (iii)Β from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit
Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the
obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv)Β it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire
assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the person exercising
discretion in making its decisions to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring
assets of such type, (v)Β it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of
the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01 thereof, and such other
documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision
to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the
basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on any
Agent or any other Lender, and (vi)Β if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to
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otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Credit Agreement dated as of AprilΒ 27, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ),
among IASIS Healthcare LLC (the βBorrowerβ), IASIS
Healthcare Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such
capacity, the βAdministrative Agentβ), Swing Line Lender,
Revolving L/C Issuer and Synthetic L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to
time party thereto (collectively, the βLendersβ and individually, a
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Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to SectionΒ 3.01 of the
Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b)Β agrees that (i)Β it will,
independently and without reliance on the Assignor, any Agent or any other Lender, and based on
such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own
credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement, and (ii)Β it will
perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit
Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β 2.Β Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make
all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees
and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective
Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.
Β Β Β Β Β 3.Β General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This
Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall
constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this
Assignment and Assumption by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be as effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and
Assumption shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF
GUARANTY
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GUARANTY
dated as of
AprilΒ 27, 2007
among
IASIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION,
as Holdings
CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF IASIS HEALTHCARE LLC
IDENTIFIED HEREIN
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
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Β Β Β Β Β GUARANTY dated as of AprilΒ 27, 2007, among IASIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (βHoldingsβ), certain Subsidiaries of IASIS HEALTHCARE LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the βBorrowerβ), from time to time party hereto and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
Administrative Agent (as defined below).
Β Β Β Β Β Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of AprilΒ 27, 2007 (as amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among the Borrower, Holdings,
Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, Revolving L/C Issuer and
Synthetic L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the βLendersβ
and individually, a βLenderβ). The Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower subject to
the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The obligations of the Lenders to
extend such credit are conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this
Agreement. Holdings and the Subsidiaries party hereto are affiliates of the Borrower, will derive
substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement
and are willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to extend such
credit. Accordingly, the parties hereto make the following representations and warranties to the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and hereby covenant and agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 1.01. Credit Agreement. (a)Β Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not
otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β The rules of construction specified in ArticleΒ I of the Credit Agreement also apply to
this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 1.02. Other Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
have the meanings specified below:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAdministrative Agentβ means Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as administrative
agent and collateral agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent
and collateral agent.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βAgreementβ means this Guaranty.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βBankruptcy Codeβ means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled βBankruptcy,β as
now or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βClaiming Partyβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 3.02.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βContributing Partyβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 3.02.
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCredit Agreementβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement
of this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βGuarantorβ means each Guarantor, as defined in the Credit Agreement and each party
that becomes a party to this Agreement after the Closing Date.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βGuaranty Partiesβ means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor, and
βGuaranty Partyβ means any one of them.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βGuaranty Supplementβ means an instrument in the form of ExhibitΒ I hereto.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βHoldingsβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this
Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βLoan Documentsβ means (a)Β each Loan Document as defined under the Credit Agreement,
(b)Β each Secured Hedge Agreement entered into with a Hedge Bank and (c)Β each agreement governing
Cash Management Services entered into with a Cash Management Bank.
ARTICLE II
GUARANTY
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.01. Guaranty. Each Guarantor irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally
guaranties, jointly with the other Guarantors and severally, the due and punctual payment of the
Obligations, in each case, whether such Obligations are now existing or hereafter incurred under,
arising out of any Loan Document whether at stated maturity or earlier, by reason of acceleration,
mandatory prepayment or otherwise in accordance herewith or with any other Loan Documents. Each of
the Guarantors further agrees that the Obligations may be extended, increased or renewed, in whole
or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its
guaranty notwithstanding any extension, increase or renewal, in whole or in part, of any
Obligation. Each of the Guarantors waives presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to
any Guaranty Party of any of the Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance of its guaranty
and notice of protest for nonpayment.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.02. Guaranty of Payment. Each of the Guarantors further agrees that its
guaranty hereunder constitutes a guaranty of payment when due and not of collection, and waives any
right to require that any resort be had by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to
any security held for the payment of the Obligations, or to any balance of any deposit account or
credit on the books of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party in favor of the Borrower
or any other Person.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.03. No Limitations. (a)Β Except for termination of a Guarantorβs obligations
hereunder as expressly provided in SectionΒ 4.09, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall
not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, including
any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any
defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity
or unenforceability of the Obligations, or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder
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shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by (i)Β the failure of the
Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any
right or remedy under the provisions of any Loan Document or otherwise; (ii)Β any rescission,
waiver, amendment or modification of, or any release from any of the terms or provisions of, any
Loan Document or any other agreement, including with respect to any other Guarantor under this
Agreement; (iii)Β the release of any security held by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured
Party for the Obligations; (iv)Β any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the
performance of the Obligations; or (v)Β any other act or omission that may or might in any manner or
to any extent vary the risk of any Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of any Guarantor
as a matter of law or equity (other than the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all the
Obligations). Each Guarantor expressly authorizes the Secured Parties to take and hold security
for the payment of the Obligations, to exchange, waive or release any or all such security (with or
without consideration), to enforce or apply such security and direct the order and manner of any
sale thereof in their sole discretion or to release or substitute any one or more other guarantors
or obligors upon or in respect of the Obligations, all in accordance with the Security Agreement
and other Loan Documents and all without affecting the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor waives any defense based
on or arising out of any defense of any Guaranty Party or the unenforceability of the Obligations,
or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of any
Guaranty Party, other than the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all the Obligations. The
Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties may, in accordance with the terms of the
Collateral Documents and at their election, foreclose on any security held by one or more of them
by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, accept an assignment of any such security in lieu of
foreclosure, compromise or adjust any part of the Obligations, make any other accommodation with
any Guaranty Party or exercise any other right or remedy available to them against any Guaranty
Party, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any Guarantor hereunder except to
the extent the Obligations have been fully and indefeasibly paid in full in cash. To the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor waives any defense arising out of any such
election even though such election operates, pursuant to applicable law, to impair or to extinguish
any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of such Guarantor against any
Guaranty Party, as the case may be, or any security.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.04. Reinstatement. Each of the Guarantors agrees that its guaranty
hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time
payment, or any part thereof, of any Obligation, is rescinded, invalidated or must otherwise be
restored by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party upon the bankruptcy or
reorganization of any Guaranty Party or otherwise.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.05. Agreement To Pay; Subrogation. In furtherance of the foregoing and not
in limitation of any other right that the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party has at
law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of any Guaranty Party to
pay any Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration,
after notice of prepayment or otherwise, each Guarantor hereby promises to and will forthwith pay,
or cause to be paid, to the Administrative Agent for
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distribution to the Secured Parties in cash the amount of such unpaid Obligation. Upon
payment by any Guarantor of any sums to the Administrative Agent as provided above, all rights of
such Guarantor against any Guaranty Party arising as a result thereof by way of right of
subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, indemnity or otherwise shall in all respects be subject
to ArticleΒ III herein.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.06. Information. Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and
keeping itself informed of each Guaranty Partyβs financial condition and assets, and of all other
circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations, and the nature, scope and
extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that none of the
Administrative Agent or the other Secured Parties will have any duty to advise such Guarantor of
information known to it or any of them regarding such circumstances or risks.
ARTICLE III
INDEMNITY, SUBROGATION AND SUBORDINATION
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.01. Indemnity and Subrogation. In addition to all such rights of indemnity
and subrogation as the Guarantors may have under applicable law (but subject to SectionΒ 3.03), the
Borrower agrees that in the event a payment of an obligation shall be made by any Guarantor under
this Agreement, the Borrower shall indemnify such Guarantor for the full amount of such payment and
such Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of the Person to whom such payment shall have been
made to the extent of such payment.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.02. Contribution and Subrogation. Each Guarantor (a βContributing Partyβ)
agrees (subject to SectionΒ 3.03) that, in the event a payment shall be made by any other Guarantor
hereunder in respect of any Obligation and such other Guarantor (the βClaiming Partyβ) shall not
have been fully indemnified by the Borrower as provided in SectionΒ 3.01, the Contributing Party
shall indemnify the Claiming Party in an amount equal to the amount of such payment, in each case
multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the net worth of the Contributing Party on
the date hereof and the denominator shall be the aggregate net worth of all the Contributing
Parties together with the net worth of the Claiming Party on the date hereof (or, in the case of
any Guarantor becoming a party hereto pursuant to SectionΒ 4.10, the date of the Guaranty Supplement
hereto executed and delivered by such Guarantor). Any Contributing Party making any payment to a
Claiming Party pursuant to this SectionΒ 3.02 shall be subrogated to the rights of such Claiming
Party to the extent of such payment. Each Guarantor recognizes and acknowledges that the rights to
contribution arising hereunder shall constitute an asset in favor of the party entitled to such
contribution. In this connection, each Guarantor has the right to waive, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, its contribution right against any other Guarantor to the extent that
after giving effect to such waiver such Guarantor would remain solvent, in the determination of the
Lenders.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.03. Subordination. (a)Β Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to
the contrary, all rights of the Guarantors under SectionsΒ 3.01 and 3.02 and all other rights of
indemnity, contribution or subrogation under applicable law or otherwise shall be fully
subordinated to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Obligations; provided that if any
amount shall be paid to such Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time prior to
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the irrevocable payment in full of the Obligations, such amount shall be held in trust for the
benefit of the Secured Parties and shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent to be
credited and applied against the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in connection with
SectionΒ 8.03 of the Credit Agreement. No failure on the part of the Borrower or any Guarantor to
make the payments required by SectionsΒ 3.01 and 3.02 (or any other payments required under
applicable law or otherwise) shall in any respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any
Guarantor with respect to its obligations hereunder, and each Guarantor shall remain liable for the
full amount of the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder.
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4.01. Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall (except as
otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in SectionΒ 10.02 of the
Credit Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to any Guarantor shall be given to it
in care of the Borrower as provided in SectionΒ 10.02 of the Credit Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4.02. Waivers; Amendment. (a)Β No failure or delay by the Administrative
Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other
Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or
power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power.
The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders hereunder and
under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that
they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any
departure by any Guaranty Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be
permitted by paragraph (b)Β of this SectionΒ 4.02, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective
only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as
a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C
Issuer may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time. No notice or demand on any
Guaranty Party in any case shall entitle any Guaranty Party to any other or further notice or
demand in similar or other circumstances.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except
pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the
Guaranty Party or Guaranty Parties with respect to which such waiver, amendment or modification is
to apply, subject to any consent required in accordance with SectionΒ 10.01 of the Credit Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4.03. Counterparts; Effectiveness; Successors and Assigns; Several Agreement.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which together shall constitute a one and the same instrument. Delivery by
telecopier or electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this
Agreement shall be effective as delivery of an original executed
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counterpart of this Agreement. The Agents may also require that any such documents and
signatures delivered by telecopier or electronic transmission be confirmed by a manually signed
original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the
effectiveness of any document or signature delivered by telecopier or electronic transmission.
This Agreement shall become effective as to any Guaranty Party when a counterpart hereof executed
on behalf of such Guaranty Party shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and a
counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Administrative Agent, and thereafter
shall be binding upon such Guaranty Party and the Administrative Agent and their respective
successors and assigns permitted thereby, and shall inure to the benefit of such Guaranty Party,
the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns
permitted thereby, except that no Guaranty Party shall have the right to assign or transfer its
rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein (and any such assignment or transfer shall
be void) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. This
Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Guaranty Party and may be
amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Guaranty Party without the
approval of any other Guaranty Party and without affecting the obligations of any other Guaranty
Party hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4.04. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and
enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not
be affected or impaired thereby. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall
not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4.05. Right of Set-Off. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders
provided by Law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each
Lender and its Affiliates and each L/C Issuer and its Affiliates is authorized at any time and from
time to time, without prior notice to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, any such notice being
waived by the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries) 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) at any time held by, and other Indebtedness at
any time owing by, such Lender and its Affiliates or such L/C Issuer and its Affiliates, as the
case may be, to or for the credit or the account of the respective Loan Parties and their
Subsidiaries against any and all Obligations owing to such Lender and its Affiliates or such L/C
Issuer and its Affiliates hereunder or under any other Loan Document, now or hereafter existing,
irrespective of whether such Agent or such Lender or Affiliate shall have made demand under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured
or denominated in a currency different from that of the applicable deposit or Indebtedness.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Lender or its Affiliates and no L/C
Issuer or its Affiliates shall have a right to set off and apply any deposits held or other
Indebtedness owing by such Lender or its Affiliates or such L/C Issuer or its Affiliates, as the
case may be, to or for the credit or the account of any Subsidiary of a Loan Party that is not a
βUnited States personβ within the meaning of SectionΒ 7701(a)(30) of the Code unless such Subsidiary
is not a direct or indirect subsidiary of Holdings. Each Lender and L/C Issuer agrees promptly to
notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such set off and application made by
such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be; provided, that the failure to give such notice shall
not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights
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of the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each L/C Issuer under this SectionΒ 4.05 are in
addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that the Administrative
Agent, such Lender and such L/C Issuer may have.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4.06. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β The terms of SectionΒ 10.15 and 10.16 of the Credit Agreement with respect to governing
law, submission to jurisdiction, venue and waiver of jury trial are incorporated herein by
reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner
provided for notices in SectionΒ 4.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party
to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4.07. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used
herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect
the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4.08. Guaranty Absolute. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
all rights of the Administrative Agent hereunder and all obligations of each Guarantor hereunder
shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of (a)Β any lack of validity or enforceability of
the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, any agreement with respect to any of the Obligations
or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (b)Β any change in the time,
manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other
amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Credit Agreement, any other Loan
Document, or any other agreement or instrument, (c)Β any exchange, release or non-perfection of any
Lien on other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent under or departure
from any guaranty securing or guaranteeing all or any of the Obligations or (d)Β any other
circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any
Guarantor in respect of the Obligations or this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4.09. Termination or Release. (a)Β This Agreement and the Guaranties made
herein shall terminate with respect to all Obligations when all the outstanding Obligations (other
than (x)Β obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements not yet due and payable, (y)Β Cash Management
Obligations not yet due and payable and (z)Β contingent indemnification obligations not yet accrued
and payable) have been paid in full and the Lenders have no further commitment to lend under the
Credit Agreement, the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations have been either reduced to zero or
Cash Collateralized and the L/C Issuers have no further obligations to issue Letters of Credit
under the Credit Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β A Guarantor shall automatically be released from its obligations hereunder as provided in
SectionΒ 9.11 of the Credit Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β In connection with any termination or release pursuant to paragraph (a)Β or (b)Β of this
SectionΒ 4.09, the Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to any Guarantor, at
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such Guarantorβs expense, all documents that such Guarantor shall reasonably request to
evidence such termination or release, in each case in accordance with the terms of SectionΒ 9.11 of
the Credit Agreement. Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this SectionΒ 4.09 shall
be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β At any time that the Borrower desires that the Administrative Agent take any of the
actions described in immediately preceding paragraph (c), it shall, upon request of the
Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent an officerβs certificate certifying that
the release of the respective Guarantor is permitted pursuant to paragraph (a)Β or (b). The
Administrative Agent shall have no liability whatsoever to any Guarantor as a result of any release
of any Guarantor by it as permitted (or that the Administrative Agent in good faith believes to be
permitted) by this SectionΒ 4.09.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (f)Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, each Cash Management
Bank and each Hedge Bank, by the acceptance of the benefits under this Agreement hereby acknowledge
and agree that (i)Β the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary under any Secured Hedge
Agreement and the Cash Management Obligations shall be guaranteed pursuant to this Agreement only
to the extent that, and for so long, the other Obligations are so guaranteed and (ii)Β any release
of a Guarantor effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of
any Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4.10. Additional Guarantors. Each Wholly Owned Material Subsidiary of the
Borrower that is required to enter into this Agreement as a Guarantor pursuant to SectionΒ 6.11 of
the Credit Agreement shall execute and deliver a Guaranty Supplement and thereupon such Wholly
Owned Material Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if
originally named as a Guarantor herein. The execution and delivery of any such instrument shall
not require the consent of any other Guaranty Party hereunder. The rights and obligations of each
Guaranty Party hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any
new Guaranty Party as a party to this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4.11. Limitation on Guaranteed Obligations. Each Guarantor and each Secured
Party (by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement) hereby confirms that it is its
intention that this Agreement not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of
any Debtor Relief Laws (including the Bankruptcy Code, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or any
similar Federal or state law). To effectuate the foregoing intention, each Guarantor and each
Secured Party (by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement) hereby irrevocably agrees that
the Obligations owing by such Guarantor under this Agreement shall be limited to such amount as
will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other (contingent or otherwise)
liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such Debtor Relief Laws and after giving
effect to any rights to contribution and/or subrogation pursuant to any agreement providing for an
equitable contribution and/or subrogation among such Guarantor and the other Guarantors, result in
the Obligations of such Guarantor in respect of such maximum amount not constituting a fraudulent
transfer or conveyance.
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ARIZONA DIAGNOSTIC & SURGICAL CENTER, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
BAPTIST JOINT VENTURE HOLDINGS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
BEAUMONT HOSPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
BILTMORE SURGERY CENTER HOLDINGS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
BILTMORE SURGERY CENTER, INC.,
an Arizona corporation
BROOKWOOD DIAGNOSTIC CENTER OF TAMPA, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
XXXXX HOSPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
XXXXX SURGICAL CENTER HOLDINGS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
DECISIONPOINT SERVICES, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
FIRST CHOICE PHYSICIANS NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
IASIS CAPITAL CORPORATION,
a Delaware corporation
IASIS FINANCE, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
IASIS HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
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GUARANTORS (CONTINUED):
IASIS HOSPITAL NURSE STAFFING COMPANY,
a Delaware corporation
IASIS MANAGEMENT COMPANY,
a Delaware corporation
IASIS PHYSICIAN SERVICES, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
IASIS TRANSCO, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
JORDAN VALLEY HOSPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
MCS/AZ, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
METRO AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
NORTH VISTA HOSPITAL, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
PALMS OF PASADENA HOMECARE, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
PIONEER VALLEY HOSPITAL, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
PIONEER VALLEY HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS, INC.,
a Delaware Corporation
ROCKY MOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
SALT LAKE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
SALT LAKE REGIONAL PHYSICIANS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
SOUTHRIDGE PLAZA HOLDINGS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
SSJ ST. PETERSBURG HOLDINGS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
TAMPA BAY STAFFING SOLUTIONS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
UTAH TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
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GUARANTORS (CONTINUED):
CARDIOVASCULAR SPECIALTY CENTERS OF UTAH, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
XXXXX HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
IASIS GLENWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
JORDAN VALLEY HOSPITAL, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF TAMPA, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
MESA GENERAL HOSPITAL, LP
a Delaware limited partnership
MOUNTAIN VISTA MEDICAL CENTER, LP
a Delaware limited partnership
ODESSA REGIONAL HOSPITAL, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
PALMS OF PASADENA HOSPITAL, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
SOUTHWEST GENERAL HOSPITAL, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
ST. LUKEβS BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
ST. LUKEβS MEDICAL CENTER, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
TEMPE ST. LUKEβS HOSPITAL, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
THE HEART CENTER OF CENTRAL PHOENIX, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
THE HEART CENTER OF EAST VALLEY, LP
a Delaware limited partnership
THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
TOWN & COUNTRY HOSPITAL, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
By: IASIS HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS, INC.,
general partner
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IASIS FINANCE TEXAS HOLDINGS, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
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SEABOARD DEVELOPMENT LLC,
a Utah limited liability company
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Β Β Β Β Β IN WITNESS WHEREOF, for the purposes of SectionsΒ 3.01 and 4.05 only, the undersigned has
executed this Guaranty as of the date first written above.
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above written.
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
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Β Β Β Β Β SUPPLEMENT NO.___dated as of ___to the Guaranty dated as of AprilΒ 27, 2007
among IASIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION (βHoldingsβ), certain Subsidiaries of IASIS HEALTHCARE LLC (the
βBorrowerβ) from time to time party thereto and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β A.Β Reference is made to (i)Β the Credit Agreement dated as of AprilΒ 27, 2007 (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among the Borrower,
Holdings, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, Revolving L/C Issuer
and Synthetic L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the
βLendersβ and individually, a βLenderβ), (ii)Β each Secured Hedge Agreement (as defined in the
Credit Agreement) and (iii)Β the Cash Management Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β B.Β Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β C.Β The Guarantors have entered into the Guaranty in order to induce (x)Β the Lenders to make
Loans and the L/C Issuers to issue Letters of Credit, (y)Β the Hedge Banks to enter into and/or
maintain Secured Hedge Agreements and (z)Β the Cash Management Banks to provide Cash Management
Services. SectionΒ 4.10 of the Guaranty provides that additional Wholly Owned Restricted
Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Excluded Subsidiaries may become Guarantors under the
Guaranty by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The
undersigned Restricted Subsidiary (the βNew Subsidiaryβ) is executing this Supplement in accordance
with the requirements of the Credit Agreement to become a Guarantor under the Guaranty in order to
induce (x)Β the Lenders to make additional Loans and the L/C Issuers to issue additional Letters of
Credit, (y)Β the Hedge Banks to enter into and/or maintain Secured Hedge Agreements and (z)Β the Cash
Management Banks to provide Cash Management Services and as consideration for (x)Β Loans previously
made and Letters of Credit previously issued, (y)Β Secured Hedge Agreements previously entered into
and/or maintained and (z)Β Cash Management Services previously provided.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Accordingly, the Administrative Agent and the New Subsidiary agree as follows:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 1. In accordance with SectionΒ 4.10 of the Guaranty, the New Subsidiary by its
signature below becomes a Guarantor under the Guaranty with the same force and effect as if
originally named therein as a Guarantor, and the New Subsidiary hereby (a)Β agrees to all the terms
and provisions of the Guaranty applicable to it as a Guarantor and Guarantor thereunder and (b)
represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Guarantor
thereunder are true and correct on and as of the date hereof, except for representations and
warranties made as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct as of such date. In
furtherance of the foregoing, the New Subsidiary, as security for the payment and performance in
full of the Obligations does hereby, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, their successors and
assigns, irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally guaranty, jointly with the other Guarantors
and severally, the due and punctual payment of the Obligations. Each reference to a βGuarantorβ in
the Guaranty shall be deemed to include the New Subsidiary. The Guaranty is hereby incorporated
herein by reference.
EXHIBIT I-1
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Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and
constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles
of equity.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto
on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken
together shall constitute a single contract. This Supplement shall become effective when the
Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Supplement that bears the signature
of the New Subsidiary, and the Administrative Agent has executed a counterpart hereof. Delivery of
an executed signature page to this Supplement by facsimile transmission or other electronic
communication shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this
Supplement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Guaranty shall remain in full force
and effect.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5. THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6. If any provision contained in this Supplement is held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, the legality, validity, and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained
herein and in the Guaranty shall not be affected or impaired thereby. The invalidity of a
provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision
in any other jurisdiction.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 7. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided
in SectionΒ 4.01 of the Guaranty.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 8. The New Subsidiary agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the execution and delivery of this Supplement, including
the reasonable fees, other charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent.
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Supplement to the Guaranty as of the day and year first above written.
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FORM OF
SECURITY AGREEMENT
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
SECURITY AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT
Β Β Β Β Β THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITY AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT (this βAgreementβ) is entered
into as of AprilΒ 27, 2007 among IASIS HEALTHCARE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
βBorrowerβ), IASIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (βHoldingsβ) and
certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower listed on the signature pages hereto and any future Subsidiary
that becomes a party hereto (such Subsidiaries, together with the Borrower and Holdings,
individually an βObligorβ, and collectively the βObligorsβ) and BANK OF AMERICA,
N.A., in its capacity as administrative and collateral agent (together with any successor appointed
in accordance with the Credit Agreement described below, in such capacity, the βAdministrative
Agentβ) for the Secured Parties.
RECITALS
Β Β Β Β Β WHEREAS, this Agreement amends and restates that certain Amended and Restated Security and
Pledge Agreement dated as of JuneΒ 22, 2004, between and among the Borrower, Holdings, certain
Subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto and the Administrative Agent (the βExisting Security
Agreementβ).
Β Β Β Β Β WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of the date
hereof (as amended, modified, extended, renewed or replaced from time to time, the βCredit
Agreementβ) among the Borrower, Holdings, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative
Agent, the Lenders have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement and make Loans
and issue Letters of Credit upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;
Β Β Β Β Β WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement and the
obligations of the Lenders to make their respective Loans and to issue (or participate in) Letters
of Credit under the Credit Agreement that the Obligors shall have executed and delivered this
Agreement to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the other Secured
Parties.
Β Β Β Β Β NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Β Β Β Β Β 1.Β Definitions.
Β Β Β Β Β (a) Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement, and the following terms that are defined in
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of
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As-Extracted Collateral, Certificated Security, Chattel Paper, Commingled Goods, Consumer
Goods, Control, Deposit Account, Documents, Electronic Chattel Paper, Equipment, Farm
Products, Fixtures, General Intangible, Goods, Instrument, Inventory, Investment Property,
Letter-of-Credit Right, Manufactured Home, Proceeds, Promissory Note, Securities
Entitlement, Securities Account, Software, Standing Timber, Supporting Obligation and
Tangible Chattel Paper; provided that to the extent any such terms are used
in SectionsΒ 4(c), 4(d) and 4(i), then in such limited circumstance the applicable term
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in
the jurisdiction applicable to the affected Collateral.
Β Β Β Β Β (b) In addition, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Β Β Β Β Β βCollateralβ: As defined in SectionΒ 2 hereof.
Β Β Β Β Β βCopyright Licensesβ: Any written agreement naming any Obligor as licensor or
licensee (including, without limitation, those listed on ScheduleΒ 1(b)(i) hereto),
granting any right under any Copyright, including, without limitation, the grant of rights
to manufacture, distribute, exploit and sell materials derived from any Copyright.
Β Β Β Β Β βCopyrightsβ: The collective reference to (i)Β all copyrights arising under
the laws of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof,
whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished (including, without
limitation, those listed on ScheduleΒ 1(b)(i) hereto), all registrations and
recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without
limitation, all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright
Office, and (ii)Β the right to obtain all renewals thereof.
Β Β Β Β Β βExcluded Propertyβ: As defined in SectionΒ 2 hereof.
Β Β Β Β Β βIntellectual Propertyβ: The collective reference to all rights, priorities
and privileges of any Obligor relating to intellectual property, whether arising under
United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including, without limitation,
the Copyrights, the Copyright Licenses, the Patents, the Patent Licenses, the Trademarks
and the Trademark Licenses, and all rights to xxx at law or in equity for any infringement
or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages
therefrom.
Β Β Β Β Β βPatent Licenseβ: All agreements, whether written or oral, providing for the
grant by or to any Obligor of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered
in whole or in part by a Patent (including, without limitation, those listed on
ScheduleΒ 1(b)(i) hereto).
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Β Β Β Β Β βPatentsβ: The collective reference to (i)Β all letters patent of the United
States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, all reissues and extensions
thereof and all goodwill associated therewith (including, without limitation, those listed
on ScheduleΒ 1(b)(i) hereto) of any Obligor (ii)Β all applications for letters patent
of the United States or any other country and all divisions, continuations and
continuations-in-part thereof (including, without limitation, those listed on Schedule
1(b)(i) hereto) of any Obligor and (iii)Β all rights to obtain any reissues or
extensions of the foregoing.
Β Β Β Β Β βSecured Obligationsβ: The collective reference to all of the Obligations,
now existing or hereafter arising pursuant to the Loan Documents, owing from any Loan Party
to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, howsoever evidenced, created, incurred or
acquired, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent or joint and several, including,
without limitation, all obligations and liabilities incurred in connection with collecting
and enforcing the foregoing.
Β Β Β Β Β βSubsidiary Equityβ: With respect to each Obligor (i)Β all of the issued and
outstanding Equity Interests of each direct Domestic Subsidiary of such Obligor that are
owned by such Obligor and (ii)Β up to 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity
Interests (and 100% of the issued and outstanding non-voting Equity Interests, if any)
of each direct Wholly Owned Foreign Subsidiary of such Obligor that are owned by such
Obligor, including the respective percentages of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiaries
set forth on ScheduleΒ 1(b)(ii) hereto and any other shares of the Equity Interests
hereafter required to be pledged and delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to
SectionΒ 6.11 of the Credit Agreement, in each case together with the certificates
(or other agreements or instruments), if any, representing such shares, and all options and
other rights, contractual or otherwise, with respect thereto, including, but not limited
to, the following:
Β Β Β Β Β (1) all Equity Interests representing a dividend thereon, or representing a
distribution or return of capital upon or in respect thereof, or resulting from a
stock split, revision, reclassification or other exchange therefor, and any
subscriptions, warrants, rights or options issued to the holder thereof, or
otherwise in respect thereof; and
Β Β Β Β Β (2) in the event of any consolidation or merger involving the issuer thereof
and in which such issuer is not the surviving Person, all shares of each class of
the Equity Interests of the successor Person formed by or resulting from such
consolidation or merger.
Β Β Β Β Β βTrademark Licenseβ: Any agreement, whether written or oral, providing for
the grant by or to any Obligor of any right to use any Trademark (including, without
limitation, those listed on ScheduleΒ 1(b)(i) hereto).
Β Β Β Β Β βTrademarksβ: The collective reference to (i)Β all trademarks, trade names,
corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names,
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trade styles, service marks, logos and other source or business identifiers of any
Obligor, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or
acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection
therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar
office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country or any
political subdivision thereof, or otherwise, and all common-law rights related thereto
(including, without limitation, those listed on ScheduleΒ 1(b)(i) hereto) and (ii)
the right to obtain all renewals thereof.
Β Β Β Β Β 2.Β Grant of Security Interest in the Collateral. To secure the prompt payment in full
when due, whether by lapse of time, acceleration, mandatory prepayment or otherwise, of the Secured
Obligations of the Borrower and each other Loan Party, each Obligor hereby grants to the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in,
and a right to set off against, any and all right, title and interest of such Obligor in and to the
following personal property of the Obligors (to the extent not constituting Excluded Property (as
defined herein)), whether now owned or existing or owned, acquired, or arising hereafter
(collectively, the βCollateralβ):
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evidencing the Indebtedness described on ScheduleΒ 2(j) attached hereto
and owing to such Obligor by the issuers named therein, and all interest,
cash, Instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or
otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the
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provided, however, that the foregoing grant of a security interest shall be deemed
not to grant a security interest in any of the property described below (such property being
hereinafter referred to as βExcluded Propertyβ):
Β Β Β Β Β (i) any Collateral or contracts related thereto, but only to the extent that,
under applicable Laws, the applicable Obligor is expressly prohibited from granting
a security interest therein or applicable Laws provide for the involuntary
forfeiture of the property in the event a security interest is granted therein
without the consent of the appropriate Governmental Authority, or at all;
provided, however, that if such prohibition or the condition
requiring such consent relates only to the foreclosure of a security interest or
the exercise of other rights and remedies upon a default but not to the granting of
a security interest therein, then a security interest in such property shall be
deemed to be granted by this Agreement subject to the condition that the consent of
such Governmental Authority is obtained by the Administrative Agent prior to
foreclosure or exercising its other rights or remedies hereunder as to which such
consent is required;
Β Β Β Β Β (ii) any Collateral or contracts related thereto, but only to the extent that
the terms and provisions of a written agreement, document or instrument creating or
evidencing such property or any rights relating thereto (including the financing
thereof or the grant of a Lien therein, in each case to the extent permitted by the
Credit Agreement) expressly
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prohibit the granting of a security interest therein or condition the granting
of a security interest therein on the consent of a third party whose consent has
not been obtained or would cause, or allow a third party to cause, the forfeiture
of such property upon the granting of a security interest therein (other than to
the extent that any such requirement or restriction would be rendered ineffective
pursuant to the UCC or other applicable Law (including Debtor Relief Laws)),
provided, however, that if such prohibition or the condition
requiring such consent relates only to the foreclosure of a security interest or
the exercise of other rights or remedies upon a default, then a security interest
in such property shall be deemed to be granted by this Agreement subject to the
condition that the consent of such third party is obtained by the Administrative
Agent prior to foreclosure or exercising of its other rights or remedies hereunder
as to which such consent is required;
Β Β Β Β Β (iii) any collateral covered by that certain Security Agreement, dated as of
MayΒ 15, 1996, between Pioneer Valley Hospital, Inc. and AHP of Utah, Inc. (the
βAHP Security Agreementβ) to the extent and only to the extent that the AHP
Security Agreement validly prohibits the grant of such security interest and only
for the period that the AHP Security Agreement is in full force and effect; and
Β Β Β Β Β (iv) (A)Β any Equity Interests of Foreign Subsidiaries that do not constitute
Subsidiary Equity, (B)Β any Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other
than Equity Interests of Permitted JVs directly owned by an Obligor, which shall
not constitute Excluded Property) and (C)Β any Equity Interests of any Restricted
Subsidiary pledged to secure Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 7.03(g) or
SectionΒ 7.03(h) of the Credit Agreement (but only for so long as such Lien exists).
Β Β Β Β Β (v) any letter-of-credit rights;
Β Β Β Β Β (vi) any motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title;
Β Β Β Β Β (viii) any assets or properties that are acquired pursuant to a Permitted
Acquisition (or that are owned by a Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted
Acquisition), so long as (and only so long as) such assets or properties are
subject to a Lien permitted by SectionΒ 7.01(n) of the Credit Agreement;
Β Β Β Β Β (ix) any Intellectual Property whose pledge would result in the forfeiture of
the Obligorsβ rights in such property including, without limitation, any Trademark
applications filed in the USPTO on the basis of such Obligorβs βintent-to-useβ such
Trademark, unless and until acceptable evidence of use of such Trademark has been
filed with the USPTO pursuant to Section 1(c) or Section 1(d) of the Xxxxxx Act (15
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U.S.C. 1051, et seq.), to the extent that granting a lien in such Trademark
application prior to such filing would adversely affect the enforceability or
validity of such Trademark application;
(x)Β any asset with respect to which the Borrower has reasonably determined in
writing that providing a security interest in such asset or perfection thereof
would result in adverse tax or accounting consequences; and
(xi)Β any asset with respect to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower
have reasonably determined in writing that the costs of providing a security
interest in such asset or perfection thereof is excessive in view of the benefits
to be obtained by the Lenders.
Β Β Β Β Β In the event of the termination or elimination of any prohibition or the requirement for any
consent contained in any applicable law, rule, regulation, agreement, document or instrument to the
extent sufficient to permit any Excluded Property to become Collateral hereunder, or upon the
granting of any such consent, or waiving or terminating any requirement for such consent, a
security interest in such Excluded Property shall be automatically and simultaneously granted
hereunder in such Excluded Property, and the Excluded Property automatically and simultaneously
shall be deemed to be assigned and pledged to the Administrative Agent and shall be included as
Collateral hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β The Obligors and the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, hereby
acknowledge and agree that the security interest created hereby in the Collateral (i)Β constitutes
continuing collateral security for all of the Secured Obligations, whether now existing or
hereafter arising and (ii)Β is not to be construed as an assignment of any Intellectual Property.
Β Β Β Β Β 3.Β Representations and Warranties. Each Obligor hereby represents and warrants to the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that until such time as the Secured
Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have expired or been terminated:
Β Β Β Β Β (a) Legal Names; Organizational Identification Numbers, Jurisidiction and Type of
Organization. As of the Closing Date, such Obligorβs (A)Β exact legal name as
registered in its state of formation is (and for the prior four months has been), (B)Β state
of formation and type of organization are (and for the prior twelve months have been), and
(C)Β organizational number (if any) assigned by such state and federal tax identification
number are, in each case, as set forth set forth on ScheduleΒ 3(a) hereto.
Β Β Β Β Β (b) Location of Tangible Collateral. Set forth on ScheduleΒ 3(b) is a
list of all locations where any tangible personal Property of each Obligor is located as of
the Closing Date.
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Β Β Β Β Β (c) Ownership. Each Obligor has the right to pledge, sell, assign or transfer
the Collateral in which it has an interest. There exists no βadverse claimβ within the
meaning of SectionΒ 8-102 of the UCC as of the date hereof with respect to the Subsidiary
Equity pledged by such Obligor hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β (d) Security Interest/Priority. This Agreement, when executed and delivered
and upon the making of the initial Credit Extensions, creates a valid security interest in
favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the
Collateral of such Obligor, and, when properly perfected by filing shall constitute a valid
perfected security interest in such Collateral (including all uncertificated Subsidiary
Equity consisting of partnership or limited liability company interests that do not
constitute a security pursuant to SectionΒ 8-103(c) of the UCC), to the extent such security
interest can be perfected by filing under the UCC, free and clear of all Liens except for
Liens permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 7.01 of the Credit Agreement. The taking possession by
the Administrative Agent of the certificates (if any) representing the Subsidiary Equity
that constitutes a security pursuant to SectionΒ 8-103 of the UCC and all other Instruments
constituting Collateral will perfect and establish the first priority of the Administrative
Agentβs security interest in all certificated Subsidiary Equity and such Instruments.
Β Β Β Β Β (e) Types of Collateral. None of the Collateral consists of, or is the
Proceeds of, (i)Β As-Extracted Collateral, (ii)Β Consumer Goods, (iii)Β Farm Products, (iv)
Manufactured Homes or (v)Β Standing Timber.
Β Β Β Β Β (f) Accounts. (i)Β Each material Account of the Obligors and the papers and
documents relating thereto are genuine and in all material respects what they purport to
be, (ii)Β each Account arises out of (A)Β a bona fide sale of goods sold and delivered by
such Obligor (or in the process of being delivered) or (B)Β services theretofore actually
rendered by such Obligor to, the account debtor named therein, (iii)Β no Account of an
Obligor with a principal balance equal to or greater than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($500,000) is evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper unless such Instrument or
Chattel Paper has been endorsed over and delivered to, or submitted to the control of, the
Administrative Agent and (iv)Β no surety bond was required or given in connection with any
Account of an Obligor or the contracts or purchase orders out of which they arose.
Β Β Β Β Β (g) Equipment and Inventory. With respect to any material Equipment and/or
Inventory of an Obligor, each such Obligor has exclusive possession and control of such
Equipment and Inventory of such Obligor except for (i)Β Equipment leased by such Obligor as
a lessee or (ii)Β Equipment or Inventory in transit with common or other carriers. No
material Inventory is held by an Obligor pursuant to consignment, sale or return, sale on
approval or similar arrangement.
Β Β Β Β Β (h) Authorization of Subsidiary Equity. All Subsidiary Equity pledged
hereunder is duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and nonassessable and is not
subject to the preemptive rights of any Person.
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Β Β Β Β Β (i) Exercising of Rights. Subject to compliance with applicable laws relating
to the offering and sale of securities, the exercise by the Administrative Agent of its
rights and remedies hereunder will not violate any Law or governmental regulation or any
material contractual restriction binding on or affecting an Obligor or any of its Property.
Β Β Β Β Β (j) Obligorβs Authority. No authorization, approval or action by, and no
notice or filing with, any Governmental Authority or the issuer of any Subsidiary Equity is
required either (i)Β for the pledge made by an Obligor or for the granting of the security
interest by an Obligor pursuant to this Agreement or (ii)Β for the exercise by the
Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties of their rights and remedies hereunder (except
as may be required by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities or UCC, United
States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office filings to perfect
such security interests).
Β Β Β Β Β (k) No Other Shares. As of the Closing Date, no Obligor owns any Subsidiary
Equity required to be pledged pursuant to SectionΒ 6.11 of the Credit Agreement other than
as set forth on ScheduleΒ 1(b)(ii) attached hereto. All Certificated Securities
representing Subsidiary Equity pledged hereunder have been delivered to the Administrative
Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β (l) Partnership, Non-Profit Corporation and Limited Liability Company
Interests. Other than Subsidiary Equity consisting of partnership, non-profit
corporation or limited liability company interests that constitute General Intangibles,
there is no Subsidiary Equity that is required to be pledged hereunder and not represented
by Certificated Securities in the possession of the Administrative Agent
Β Β Β Β Β (n) Intellectual Property. ScheduleΒ 1(b)(i) sets forth as of the Closing Date
a complete and accurate list of all registered Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright
Office, as applicable, and all applications therefor, held by each of the Obligors.
Β Β Β Β Β 4.Β Covenants. Each Obligor covenants that until such time as the Secured Obligations
have been paid in full and the Commitments have expired or been terminated, such Obligor shall:
Β Β Β Β Β (a) Instruments/Chattel Paper/Subsidiary Equity. (i)Β If any amount with a
principal balance equal to or greater than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) and
payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral shall be or become evidenced by
any Instrument or Tangible Chattel Paper, or if any property constituting Collateral with a
value equal to or greater than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) shall be stored or
shipped subject to a Document, ensure that such Instrument, Tangible Chattel Paper or
Document is either in the possession of
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such Obligor at all times or, if requested by the Administrative Agent to perfect its
security interest in such Collateral, is delivered to the Administrative Agent duly
indorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β (ii) Deliver to the Administrative Agent promptly upon the receipt thereof by or on
behalf of an Obligor, all other certificates and instruments constituting Subsidiary Equity
of an Obligor. Prior to delivery to the Administrative Agent, all such certificates and
instruments constituting Subsidiary Equity of an Obligor shall be held in trust by such
Obligor for the benefit of the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto. All such certificates
representing Subsidiary Equity shall be delivered in suitable form for transfer by delivery
or shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank,
substantially in the form provided in ExhibitΒ A attached hereto.
Β Β Β Β Β (b) Change to Legal Name, Organzational Identification Numbers, Jurisdiction or
Type of Organization. No Obligor shall change, or permit any change to, its legal name
until (i)Β it shall have given to the Administrative Agent not less than 30Β days (or such
shorter period approved by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice of its intention
so to do, clearly describing such new name and providing other information in connection
therewith as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (ii)Β with respect to such
new name, it shall have taken all action reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent
to maintain the security interests of the Administrative Agent in the Collateral intended
to be granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents at all times as fully perfected and in
full force and effect. In addition, to the extent that any Obligor does not have an
organizational identification number on the date hereof and later obtains one, or if there
is any change in the organizational identification number of any Obligor, the Borrower or
such Obligor shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such new or changed
organizational identification number and shall take all actions reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent to the extent necessary to maintain the security interests of the
Administrative Agent in the Collateral intended to be granted pursuant to the Collateral
Documents fully perfected and in full force and effect. Furthermore, no Obligor shall
change its jurisdiction of organization or its type of organization until (i)Β it shall have
given to the Administrative Agent not less than 30Β daysβ (or such shorter period
approved by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice of its intention so to do,
clearly describing such new jurisdiction of organization and/or type of organization and
providing such other information in connection therewith as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request and (ii)Β with respect to such new jurisdiction and/or type of
organization, it shall have taken all actions reasonably requested by the Administrative
Agent to maintain the security interests of the Administrative Agent in the Collateral
intended to be granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents at all times as fully perfected
and in full force and effect.
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Β Β Β Β Β (c) Filing of Financing Statements, Notices, etc. Each Obligor hereby
authorizes the Administrative Agent to prepare and file such financing statements
(including continuation statements) or amendments thereof or supplements thereto or other
instruments as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably deem necessary or
appropriate in order to perfect and maintain the security interests granted hereunder in
accordance with the UCC (including authorization to describe the Collateral as βall
personal propertyβ or βall assetsβ). Each Obligor shall also execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent such agreements, assignments or instruments (including affidavits,
notices, reaffirmations and amendments and restatements of existing documents, as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request) and do all such other things as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate (i)Β to assure to the
Administrative Agent its security interests hereunder, including (A)Β such instruments as
the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request in order to perfect and
maintain the security interests granted hereunder in accordance with the UCC, (B)Β with
regard to copyrights and copyright applications, a Notice of Grant of Security Interest in
Copyrights in the form of ExhibitΒ B, (C)Β with regard to patents and patent
applications, a Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents for filing with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office in the form of ExhibitΒ C attached hereto and (D)
with regard to trademarks and trademark applications, a Notice of Grant of Security
Interest in Trademarks for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the
form of ExhibitΒ D attached hereto, (ii)Β to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby and (iii)Β to otherwise protect and assure the Administrative Agent of its rights and
interests hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β (d) Control. At any time during the existence of any Default under Section
8.01(a), 8.01(f) and/or 8.01(i) of the Credit Agreement, each Obligor shall execute and
deliver all agreements, assignments, instruments or other documents as may be reasonably
requested by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of obtaining and maintaining Control
with respect to any Collateral consisting of (i)Β Investment Property and (ii)Β Electronic
Chattel Paper.
Β Β Β Β Β (e) Collateral Held by Warehouseman, Bailee, etc. If any Collateral with a
value equal to or greater than Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) is at any time in the
possession or control of a warehouseman, bailee or any agent or processor of such Obligor
and the Administrative Agent so requests (i)Β notify such Person in writing of the
Administrative Agentβs security interest therein, (ii)Β instruct such Person to hold all
such Collateral for the Administrative Agentβs account and subject to the Administrative
Agentβs instructions and (iii)Β use reasonable efforts to obtain a written acknowledgment
from such Person that it is holding such Collateral for the benefit of the Administrative
Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β (f) Treatment of Accounts. Not grant or extend the time for payment of any
material Account, or compromise or settle any material Account for less than the full
amount thereof, or release any person or property, in whole or in part, from
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payment thereof, or allow any credit or discount thereon, other than as normal and
customary in the ordinary course of an Obligorβs business.
Β Β Β Β Β (g) Nature of Collateral. At all times maintain the Collateral as personal
property and not affix any of the Collateral to any real property in a manner that would
change its nature from personal property to real property or a Fixture to real property,
unless the Administrative Agent shall have a perfected Lien on such Fixture or real
property.
Β Β Β Β Β (h) Acquisition of Certain Equity Interests. Not without executing and
delivering, or causing to be executed and delivered, to the Administrative Agent such
agreements, documents and instruments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require in
order to include such Equity Interests as a part of the Collateral to the extent required
by SectionΒ 6.11 of the Credit Agreement, acquire any Equity Interests consisting of an
interest in a partnership or a limited liability company that (i)Β is dealt in or traded on
a securities exchange or in a securities market, (ii)Β by its terms expressly provides that
it is a security governed by ArticleΒ 8 of the UCC, (iii)Β is an investment company security,
(iv)Β is held in a securities account or (v)Β constitutes a βsecurityβ or a βfinancial assetβ
as such terms are defined in ArticleΒ 8 of the UCC.
Β Β Β Β Β (i) Intellectual Property.
Β Β Β Β Β (i) Such Obligor (either itself or through licensees) will (A)Β continue to use
each material Trademark on each and every trademark class of goods applicable to
its current line as reflected in its current catalogs, brochures and price lists in
order to maintain such Trademark in full force free from any claim of abandonment
for non-use unless in the good faith judgment of such Obligor the use of such
Trademark is no longer commercially reasonable or such Obligor reasonably deems
such Trademark unnecessary in its business, (B)Β maintain as in the past the quality
of products and services offered under such Trademark except to the extent, in the
good faith judgment of such Obligor, any change in quality is commercially
reasonable, (C)Β use such Trademark with the appropriate notice of registration and
all other notices and legends required by applicable Laws, (D)Β not adopt or use any
xxxx that is confusingly similar or a colorable imitation of such Trademark unless
the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, shall
obtain a perfected security interest in such xxxx pursuant to this Agreement, and
(E)Β not (and not permit any licensee or sublicensee thereof to) do any act or
knowingly omit to do any act whereby such Trademark may become invalidated or
impaired in any way except to the extent such Obligor, in its good faith judgment,
deems the same to be commercially reasonable or deems such Trademark unnecessary in
its business.
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Β Β Β Β Β (ii) Such Obligor (either itself or through licensees) will not do any act, or
omit to do any act, whereby any material Patent may become forfeited, abandoned or
dedicated to the public unless in the good faith judgment of such Obligor the use
of such Patent is no longer necessary in its business or commercially reasonable.
Β Β Β Β Β (iii) Unless in the good faith judgment of such Obligor, the use of a
particular Copyright is no longer commercially reasonable or necessary to its
business, such Obligor (either itself or through licensees) (A)Β will employ each
material Copyright and (B)Β will not (and will not permit any licensee or
sublicensee thereof to) do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any
material portion of the Copyrights may become invalidated or otherwise impaired.
Such Obligor will not (either itself or through licensees) do any act whereby any
material portion of the Copyrights may fall into the public domain unless in the
good faith judgment of such Obligor the use of such Copyright is no longer
commercially reasonable or necessary.
Β Β Β Β Β (iv) Such Obligor (either itself or through licensees) will not do any act
that knowingly uses any material Intellectual Property to infringe any material
intellectual property rights of any other Person.
Β Β Β Β Β (v) Such Obligor will notify the Administrative Agent within fifty (50)Β days
after the end of each fiscal quarter if a Responsible Officer thereof obtains
actual knowledge during the quarter then ended that any application or registration
relating to any material Intellectual Property may become forfeited, abandoned or
dedicated to the public, or of any adverse determination or development in any
proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States
Copyright Office or any court or tribunal in any country regarding such Obligorβs
ownership of, or the validity of, any material Intellectual Property or such
Obligorβs right to register the same or to own and maintain the same.
Β Β Β Β Β (vi) Whenever such Obligor, either by itself or through any agent, employee,
licensee or designee, shall file an application for the registration of any
Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the
United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any other country
or any political subdivision thereof, such Obligor shall report such filing to the
Administrative Agent within fifty (50)Β days after the end of each fiscal quarter in
which such filing occurs. Upon request of the Administrative Agent, such Obligor
shall execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all agreements, instruments,
documents, and papers as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to
evidence the Administrative Agentβs and the Secured Partiesβ security interest in
any Copyright, Patent or Trademark and the
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goodwill and general intangibles of such Obligor relating thereto or
represented thereby.
Β Β Β Β Β (vii) Such Obligor will take all reasonable and necessary steps, including,
without limitation, in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any
other country or any political subdivision thereof, to maintain and pursue each
application for (and to obtain the relevant registration of) and to maintain each
registration of the material Intellectual Property, including, without limitation,
filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use and affidavits of
incontestability except to the extent such Obligor in good xxxxx xxxxx the same to
be no longer commercially reasonable or necessary for its business.
Β Β Β Β Β (viii) In the event that any material Intellectual Property is infringed,
misappropriated or diluted by a third party, such Obligor shall (A)Β take such
actions as such Obligor shall in good xxxxx xxxx appropriate under the
circumstances to protect such Intellectual Property and (B)Β if such Intellectual
Property is of material economic value, promptly notify the Administrative Agent
after it learns thereof and, to the extent such Obligor in good xxxxx xxxxx it
commercially reasonable to do so, xxx for infringement, misappropriation or
dilution, to seek injunctive relief where appropriate and to recover any and all
damages for such infringement, misappropriation or dilution.
Β Β Β Β Β (j) Insurance. Insure, repair and replace the Collateral of such Obligor as
set forth in the Credit Agreement. All insurance proceeds paid in connection with any
insurance providing coverage with respect to any Collateral shall be subject to the
security interest of the Administrative Agent hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β 5.Β Advances. On failure of any Obligor to perform any of the covenants and agreements
contained herein, the Administrative Agent may, at its sole option and in its sole discretion,
after reasonable notice to such Obligor (to the extent practicable) perform the same and in so
doing may expend such sums as the Administrative Agent reasonably may deem advisable in the
performance thereof, including, without limitation, the payment of insurance premiums, the payment
of taxes, a payment to obtain a release of a Lien or potential Lien, expenditures made in defending
against adverse claims and other expenditures that the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties
may reasonably make for the protection of the security hereof or which may be compelled to make by
operation of law. All such sums and amounts so expended shall be repayable by the Obligors on a
joint and several basis promptly upon timely notice thereof and demand therefor, shall constitute
additional Secured Obligations and shall bear interest from the date said amounts are expended at
the Default Rate. No such performance of any covenant or agreement by the Administrative Agent or
the Secured Parties on behalf of any Obligor, and no such advance or expenditure therefor, shall
relieve the Obligors of any Default or Event of Default. The Administrative Agent or the Secured
Parties may make any payment hereby authorized in
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accordance with any xxxx, statement or estimate procured from the appropriate public office or
holder of the claim to be discharged without inquiry into the accuracy of such xxxx, statement or
estimate or into the validity of any tax assessment, sale, forfeiture, tax lien, title or claim
except to the extent such payment is being contested in good faith by an Obligor in appropriate
proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP.
Β Β Β Β Β 6.Β Remedies.
Β Β Β Β Β (a) General Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during
the continuation thereof, the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties shall have, in
addition to the rights and remedies provided herein, in the Loan Documents, in the Secured
Hedge Agreements and/or the documentation governing any Cash Management Obligations, or
under applicable Laws (including, but not limited to, levy of attachment, garnishment and
the rights and remedies set forth in the UCC), the rights and remedies of a secured party
under the UCC (regardless of whether the UCC is the law of the jurisdiction where the
rights and remedies are asserted and regardless of whether the UCC applies to the affected
Collateral), and further, the Administrative Agent may, with or without judicial process or
the aid and assistance of others, (i)Β enter on any premises on which any of the Collateral
may be located and, without resistance or interference by the Obligors, take possession of
the Collateral, (ii)Β dispose of any Collateral on any such premises, (iii)Β require the
Obligors to assemble and make available to the Administrative Agent at the expense of the
Obligors any Collateral at any place and time designated by the Administrative Agent that
is reasonably convenient to both parties, (iv)Β remove any Collateral from any such premises
for the purpose of effecting sale or other disposition thereof, and/or (v)Β without demand
and without advertisement, notice, hearing or process of law, all of which each of the
Obligors hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted by law, at any place and time or
times, sell and deliver any or all Collateral held by or for it at public or private sale
(which in the case of a private sale of Subsidiary Equity, shall be to a restricted group
of purchasers who will be obligated to agree, among other things, to acquire such
securities for their own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or
resale thereof), at any exchange or brokerβs board or elsewhere, by one or more contracts,
in one or more parcels, for cash, upon credit or otherwise, at such prices and upon such
terms as the Administrative Agent deems advisable, in its sole discretion (subject to any
and all mandatory legal requirements). Each Obligor acknowledges that any such private sale
may be at prices and on terms less favorable to the seller than the prices and other terms
that might have been obtained at a public sale and, notwithstanding the foregoing, agrees
that such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable
manner and, in the case of a sale of Subsidiary Equity, that the Administrative Agent shall
have no obligation to delay sale of any such securities for the period of time necessary to
permit the issuer of such securities to register such securities for public sale under the
Securities Act of 1933. To the extent the rights of notice cannot be legally waived
hereunder, each Obligor agrees that any requirement of reasonable notice shall be met if
such notice
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is personally served on or mailed, postage prepaid, to the Borrower in accordance with the
notice provisions of SectionΒ 10.02 of the Credit Agreement at least 10 Business
Days before the time of sale or other event giving rise to the requirement of such notice.
Each Obligor further acknowledges and agrees that any offer to sell any Subsidiary Equity
that has been (i)Β publicly advertised on a bona fide basis in a newspaper or other
publication of general circulation in the financial community of New York, New York (to the
extent that such offer may be advertised without prior registration under the Securities
Act of 1933), or (ii)Β made privately in the manner described above shall be deemed to
involve a βpublic saleβ under the UCC, notwithstanding that such sale may not constitute a
βpublic offeringβ under the Securities Act of 1933, and the Administrative Agent may, in
such event, bid for the purchase of such securities. The Administrative Agent and the
Secured Parties shall not be obligated to make any sale or other disposition of the
Collateral regardless of notice having been given. To the extent permitted by law, any
Secured Party may be a purchaser at any such sale. To the extent permitted by applicable
law, each of the Obligors hereby waives all of its rights of redemption with respect to any
such sale. Subject to the provisions of applicable law, the Administrative Agent and the
Secured Parties may postpone or cause the postponement of the sale of all or any portion of
the Collateral by announcement at the time and place of such sale, and such sale may,
without further notice, to the extent permitted by law, be made at the time and place to
which the sale was postponed, or the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties may
further postpone such sale by announcement made at such time and place.
Β Β Β Β Β (b) Remedies relating to Accounts. During the continuation of an Event of
Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent has exercised any or all of its
rights and remedies hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to enforce any
Obligorβs rights against any account debtors and obligors on such Obligorβs Accounts. Each
Obligor acknowledges and agrees that the Proceeds of its Accounts remitted to or on behalf
of the Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be solely for
the Administrative Agentβs own convenience and that such Obligor shall not have any right,
title or interest in such Accounts or in any such other amounts except as expressly
provided herein. The Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties shall have no liability
or responsibility to any Obligor for acceptance of a check, draft or other order for
payment of money bearing the legend βpayment in fullβ or words of similar import or any
other restrictive legend or endorsement or be responsible for determining the correctness
of any remittance. Furthermore, during the continuation of an Event of Default, (i)Β the
Administrative Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, to make test
verifications of the Accounts in any manner and through any medium that it reasonably
considers advisable, and the Obligors shall furnish all such assistance and information as
the Administrative Agent may require in connection with such test verifications, (ii)Β upon
the Administrative Agentβs request and at the expense of the Obligors, the Obligors shall
cause independent public accountants or others satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to
furnish to the Administrative Agent reports showing reconciliations, aging and test
verifications of, and trial balances for, the Accounts
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and (iii)Β the Administrative Agent in its own name or in the name of others may communicate
with account debtors on the Accounts to verify with them to the Administrative Agentβs
satisfaction the existence, amount and terms of any Accounts.
Β Β Β Β Β (c) Access. In addition to the rights and remedies hereunder, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance thereof, the Administrative
Agent shall have the right to enter and remain upon the various premises of the Obligors
without cost or charge to the Administrative Agent, and use the same, together with
materials, supplies, books and records of the Obligors for the purpose of collecting and
liquidating the Collateral, or for preparing for sale and conducting the sale of the
Collateral, whether by foreclosure, auction or otherwise. In addition, the Administrative
Agent may remove Collateral, or any part thereof, from such premises and/or any records
with respect thereto, in order effectively to collect or liquidate such Collateral.
Β Β Β Β Β (d) Nonexclusive Nature of Remedies. Failure by the Administrative Agent or
the Secured Parties to exercise any right, remedy or option under this Agreement, any other
Loan Document, any Secured Hedge Agreement and/or the documentation governing any Cash
Management Obligation between any Obligor and any Secured Party, or as provided by law, or
any delay by the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties in exercising the same, shall
not operate as a waiver of any such right, remedy or option. No waiver hereunder shall be
effective unless it is in writing, signed by the party against whom such waiver is sought
to be enforced and then only to the extent specifically stated, which in the case of the
Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties shall only be granted as provided herein. To
the extent permitted by law, none of the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties and any
party acting as attorney for the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties, shall be
liable hereunder for any acts or omissions or for any error of judgment or mistake of fact
or law other than their gross negligence or willful misconduct hereunder. The rights and
remedies of the Administrative Agents and the Secured Parties under this Agreement shall be
cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or
the Secured Parties may have.
Β Β Β Β Β (e) Retention of Collateral. The Administrative Agent may, in compliance with
SectionsΒ 9-620 and 9-621 of the UCC or otherwise in compliance with the requirements of
applicable law of the relevant jurisdiction, accept or retain the Collateral in
satisfaction of the Secured Obligations. Unless and until the Administrative Agent shall
have provided such notices, however, the Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have
retained any Collateral in satisfaction of any Secured Obligations for any reason.
Β Β Β Β Β (f) Deficiency. In the event that the proceeds of any sale, collection or
realization are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Administrative Agent or the
Secured Parties are legally entitled, the Obligors who are Guarantors shall be
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jointly and severally liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon at the
Default Rate, together with the costs of collection and the reasonable fees of any
attorneys employed by the Administrative Agent to collect such deficiency. Any surplus
remaining after the full payment and satisfaction of the Secured Obligations shall be
returned to the Obligors or to whomsoever a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine
to be entitled thereto.
Β Β Β Β Β 7.Β Rights of the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β (a) Power of Attorney. In addition to other powers of attorney contained
herein, each Obligor hereby designates and appoints the Administrative Agent, on behalf of
the Secured Parties, and each of its designees or agents, as attorney-in-fact of such
Obligor, irrevocably and with power of substitution, with authority to take any or all of
the following actions upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default:
Β Β Β Β Β (i) to demand, collect, settle, compromise, adjust, give discharges and
releases, all as the Administrative Agent may reasonably determine;
Β Β Β Β Β (ii) to commence and prosecute any actions at any court for the purposes of
collecting any Collateral and enforcing any other right in respect thereof;
Β Β Β Β Β (iii) to defend, settle or compromise any action brought and, in connection
therewith, give such discharge or release as the Administrative Agent may deem
reasonably appropriate;
Β Β Β Β Β (iv) receive, open and dispose of mail addressed to an Obligor and endorse
checks, notes, drafts, acceptances, money orders, bills of lading, warehouse
receipts or other instruments or documents evidencing payment, shipment or storage
of the goods giving rise to the Collateral of such Obligor on behalf of and in the
name of such Obligor, or securing, or relating to such Collateral;
Β Β Β Β Β (v) sell, assign, transfer, make any agreement in respect of, or otherwise
deal with or exercise rights in respect of, any Collateral or the goods or services
which have given rise thereto, as fully and completely as though the Administrative
Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes;
Β Β Β Β Β (vi) adjust and settle claims under any insurance policy relating thereto;
Β Β Β Β Β (vii) execute and deliver all assignments, conveyances, statements, security
agreements, affidavits, notices and other agreements, instruments
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and documents that the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary in order
to perfect and maintain the security interests and liens granted in this Agreement
and in order to fully consummate all of the transactions contemplated therein;
Β Β Β Β Β (viii) institute any foreclosure proceedings that the Administrative Agent may
deem appropriate; and
Β Β Β Β Β (ix) do and perform all such other acts and things as the Administrative Agent
may reasonably deem to be necessary, proper or convenient in connection with the
Collateral.
This power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until
such time as the Secured Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have
expired or been terminated. The Administrative Agent shall be under no duty to exercise or
withhold the exercise of any of the rights, powers, privileges and options expressly or
implicitly granted to the Administrative Agent in this Agreement, and shall not be liable
for any failure to do so or any delay in doing so. The Administrative Agent shall not be
liable for any act or omission or for any error of judgment or any mistake of fact or law
in its individual capacity or its capacity as attorney-in-fact except acts or omissions
resulting from its gross negligence or willful misconduct. This power of attorney is
conferred on the Administrative Agent solely to protect, preserve and realize upon its
security interest in the Collateral.
Β Β Β Β Β (b) Assignment by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may from
time to time assign the Secured Obligations to a successor Administrative Agent appointed
in accordance pursuant to SectionΒ 9.09 the Credit Agreement, and such successor shall be
entitled to all of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement
in relation thereto.
Β Β Β Β Β (c) The Administrative Agentβs Duty of Care. Other than the exercise of
reasonable care to assure the safe custody of the Collateral while being held by the
Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or liability to
preserve rights pertaining thereto, it being understood and agreed that the Obligors shall
be responsible for preservation of all rights in the Collateral, and the Administrative
Agent shall be relieved of all responsibility for the Collateral upon surrendering it or
tendering the surrender of it to the Obligors. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed to
have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in its
possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which the
Administrative Agent accords its own property, which shall be no less than the treatment
employed by a reasonable and prudent agent in the industry, it being understood that the
Administrative Agent shall not have responsibility for taking any necessary steps to
preserve rights against any parties with respect to any of the Collateral. In the event of
a public or private sale
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of Collateral pursuant to SectionΒ 6 hereof, the Administrative Agent shall have no
obligation to clean-up, repair or otherwise prepare the Collateral for sale.
Β Β Β Β Β (d) Liability with Respect to Accounts. The Administrative Agent shall not
have any obligation or liability under any Account (or any agreement giving rise thereto)
by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Administrative Agent of
any payment relating to such Account pursuant hereto, nor shall the Administrative Agent be
obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of an Obligor under or pursuant
to any Account (or any agreement giving rise thereto), to make any payment, to make any
inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or as to the
sufficiency of any performance by any party under any Account (or any agreement giving rise
thereto), to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to
collect the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to it or to which it may be
entitled at any time or times.
Β Β Β Β Β (e) Voting and Payment Rights in Respect of the Subsidiary Equity.
Β Β Β Β Β (i) So long as no Event of Default shall exist, each Obligor may (A)Β exercise
any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Subsidiary Equity
of such Obligor or any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms
of this Agreement or the Credit Agreement and (B)Β receive and retain any and all
dividends (other than stock dividends and other dividends constituting Collateral
that are addressed hereinabove), principal or interest paid in respect of the
Subsidiary Equity to the extent they are allowed under the Credit Agreement; and
Β Β Β Β Β (ii) During the continuance of an Event of Default, (A)Β all rights of an
Obligor to exercise the voting and other consensual rights that it would otherwise
be entitled to exercise pursuant to clause (i)(A) above shall cease and all such
rights shall thereupon become vested in the Administrative Agent which shall then
have the sole right to exercise such voting and other consensual rights, (B)Β all
rights of an Obligor to receive the dividends, principal and interest payments that
it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to clause (i)(B)
above shall cease and all such rights shall thereupon be vested in the
Administrative Agent which shall then have the sole right to receive and hold as
Collateral such dividends, principal and interest payments, and (C)Β all dividends,
principal and interest payments that are received by an Obligor contrary to the
provisions of clause (ii)(B) above shall be received in trust for the benefit of
the Administrative Agent, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such
Obligor, and shall be forthwith paid over to the Administrative Agent as Collateral
in the exact form received, to be held by the Administrative Agent as Collateral
and as further collateral security for the Secured Obligations.
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Β Β Β Β Β 8.Β Application of Proceeds. Upon the acceleration of the Secured Obligations pursuant
to SectionΒ 8.02 of the Credit Agreement, any payments in respect of the Secured Obligations
and any proceeds of the Collateral, when received by the Administrative Agent or any of the Secured
Parties in cash or its equivalent, will be applied in reduction of the Secured Obligations in the
order set forth in SectionΒ 8.03 of the Credit Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β 9.Β Continuing Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β (a) This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the
Secured Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have expired or been
terminated, at which time this Agreement shall be automatically terminated and the
Administrative Agent shall, upon the request and at the expense of the Obligors, forthwith
release all of its liens and security interests hereunder and shall execute and deliver all
UCC termination statements and/or other documents reasonably requested by the Obligors
evidencing such termination.
Β Β Β Β Β (b) This Agreement shall continue to be effective or be automatically reinstated, as
the case may be, if at any time payment, in whole or in part, of any of the Secured
Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative
Agent or any Secured Party as a preference, fraudulent conveyance or otherwise under any
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, all as though such payment had not been made;
provided that in the event payment of all or any part of the Secured Obligations is
rescinded or must be restored or returned, all reasonable costs and expenses (including
without limitation any reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred by the
Administrative Agent or any Secured Party in defending and enforcing such reinstatement
shall be deemed to be included as a part of the Secured Obligations.
Β Β Β Β Β 10.Β Amendments; Waivers; Modifications, etc. This Agreement and the provisions hereof
may not be amended, waived, modified, changed, discharged or terminated except as set forth in
SectionΒ 10.01 of the Credit Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β 11.Β Successors in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon each Obligor, its
successors and assigns and shall inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Administrative
Agent and the Secured Parties hereunder, to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured
Parties and their successors and permitted assigns.
Β Β Β Β Β 12.Β Notices. All notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall
be in conformance with SectionΒ 10.02 of the Credit Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β 13.Β Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which where so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute
one and the same instrument. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement to
produce or account for more than one such counterpart. Delivery by telecopier or electronic
transmission of an executed counterpart of a
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signature page to this Agreement shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart
of this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β 14.Β Headings. The headings of the sections hereof are provided for convenience only
and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β 15.Β Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. The terms
of SectionsΒ 10.15 and 10.16 of the Credit Agreement with respect to governing law, submission to
jurisdiction, venue and waiver of jury trial are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis
mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.
Β Β Β Β Β 16.Β Severability. If any provision of any of the Agreement is determined to be
illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable and the remaining
provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall be construed without giving effect to
the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.
Β Β Β Β Β 17.Β Entirety. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Secured Hedge Agreements
and/or the documentation governing any Cash Management Obligations between any Obligor and any
Secured Party represent the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto, and supersede all
prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, if any, including any commitment letters or
correspondence relating to the Loan Documents, the Secured Hedge Agreements and/or the
documentation governing any Cash Management Obligations between any Obligor and any Secured Party
or the transactions contemplated herein and therein.
Β Β Β Β Β 18.Β Other Security. To the extent that any of the Secured Obligations are now or
hereafter secured by property other than the Collateral, or by a guarantee, endorsement or property
of any other Person, then the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties shall have the right to
proceed against such other property, guarantee or endorsement upon the occurrence and continuation
of any Event of Default, and the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties have the right, in
their sole discretion, to determine which rights, security, liens, security interests or remedies
the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties shall at any time pursue, relinquish, subordinate,
modify or take with respect thereto, without in any way modifying or affecting any of them or any
of the Administrative Agentβs and the Secured Partiesβ rights or the Secured Obligations under this
Agreement, under any other of the Loan Documents or under any Secured Hedge Agreement and/or the
documentation governing any Cash Management Obligation between any Obligor and any Secured Party.
Β Β Β Β Β 19.Β Additional Obligors. Each Material Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not an
Excluded Subsidiary and that is required to enter into this Agreement as a Guarantor or Pledgor
pursuant to SectionΒ 6.11 of the Credit Agreement shall execute and deliver a Security Agreement
Supplement in the form of ExhibitΒ E hereto to the Administrative Agent and thereupon such
Material Subsidiary shall become an Obligor hereunder with the same force and effect as if
originally named as an Obligor herein. The execution and delivery of any such instrument shall not
require the consent of any other Obligor
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hereunder. The execution and delivery of any such instrument shall not require the consent of any
other Obligor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Obligor hereunder shall remain in full
force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Obligor as a party to this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β 20.Β Conversion of Guarantor to a Pledgor. Each Obligor that is a Guarantor and
subsequently becomes a Pledgor as contemplated by the Credit Agreement hereby acknowledges, agrees
and confirms (i)Β that such Obligorβs grant of a security interest hereunder in the Collateral of
such Obligor as security for the prompt payment in full of the Secured Obligations shall be
unaffected by such conversion and shall continue in full force and effect, (ii)Β that all references
in the Collateral Documents to the term βSecured Obligationsβ shall continue to include all of
Secured Obligations as defined herein and (iii)Β the continued right of the Administrative Agent and
the Secured Parties to exercise any and all rights and remedies in respect of the Collateral of
such Obligor as provided and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon
the conversion of any such Obligor from a Guarantor to a Pledgor, the applicable Obligor shall
deliver such certifications, confirmations and other documentation to give effect to the provisions
of this SectionΒ 20 as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
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EXHIBIT A
IRREVOCABLE STOCK POWER
Β Β Β Β Β FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to
the following shares of the Equity Interests of ______, a
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and irrevocably appoints ___its agent and attorney-in-fact to transfer all or
any part of such Equity Interests and to take all necessary and appropriate action to effect any
such transfer. The agent and attorney-in-fact may substitute and appoint one or more persons to
act for him. The effectiveness of a transfer pursuant to this stock power shall be subject to any
and all transfer restrictions referenced on the face of the certificates evidencing such interest
or in the certificate of incorporation or formation or bylaws or other constituent documents of the
subject corporation or limited liability company, to the extent they may from time to time exist.
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NOTICE
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COPYRIGHTS
United States Copyright Office
Gentlemen:
Β Β Β Β Β Please be advised that pursuant to the Amended and Restated Security and Pledge Agreement
dated as of AprilΒ 27, 2007 (as the same may be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to
time, the βAgreementβ) by and among the Obligors party thereto (each an βObligorβ
and collectively, the βObligorsβ) and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the
βAdministrative Agentβ) for the Secured Parties referenced therein, the undersigned Obligor
has granted a continuing security interest in and continuing lien upon, the copyrights and
copyright applications shown below to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the
Secured Parties:
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acknowledge and agree that the security interest in the foregoing copyrights and copyright
applications (i)Β may only be terminated in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and (ii)Β is
not to be construed as an assignment of any copyright or copyright application.
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent
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NOTICE
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GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
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PATENTS
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Gentlemen:
Β Β Β Β Β Please be advised that pursuant to the Amended and Restated Security and Pledge Agreement
dated as of AprilΒ 27, 2007 (the βAgreementβ) by and among the Obligors party thereto (each
an βObligorβ and collectively, the βObligorsβ) and Bank of America, N.A., as
administrative agent (the βAdministrative Agentβ) for the Secured Parties referenced
therein, the undersigned Obligor has granted a continuing security interest in and continuing lien
upon, the patents and patent applications shown below to the Administrative Agent for the ratable
benefit of the Secured Parties:
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acknowledge and agree that the security interest in the foregoing patents and patent applications
(i)Β may only be terminated in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and (ii)Β is not to be
construed as an assignment of any patent or patent application.
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent
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NOTICE
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GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
IN
TRADEMARKS
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Gentlemen:
Β Β Β Β Β Please be advised that pursuant to the Amended and Restated Security and Pledge Agreement
dated as AprilΒ 27, 2007 (the βAgreementβ) by and among the Obligors party thereto (each an
βObligorβ and collectively, the βObligorsβ) and Bank of America, N.A., as
Administrative Agent (the βAdministrative Agentβ) for the Secured Parties referenced
therein, the undersigned Obligor has granted a continuing security interest in and continuing lien
upon, the trademarks and trademark applications shown below to the Administrative Agent for the
ratable benefit of the Secured Parties:
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acknowledge and agree that the security interest in the foregoing trademarks and trademark
applications (i)Β may only be terminated in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and (ii)Β is
not to be construed as an assignment of any trademark or trademark application.
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent
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Β Β Β Β Β SUPPLEMENT NO.___dated as of , 20 to the Amended and Restated Security
Agreement dated as of AprilΒ 27, 2007 (the βSecurity Agreementβ) among IASIS HEALTHCARE
CORPORATION (βHoldingsβ), IASIS HEALTHCARE LLC (the βBorrowerβ), certain
Subsidiaries of the Borrower from time to time party thereto (such Subsidiaries, together with the
Borrower and Holdings, individually an βObligorβ and collectively the βObligorsβ)
and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties (as defined
therein).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β A.Β Reference is made to (i)Β the Credit Agreement dated as of AprilΒ 27, 2007 (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among the
Borrower, Holdings, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, Revolving
L/C Issuer and Synthetic L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively,
the βLendersβ and individually, a βLenderβ), (ii)Β each Secured Hedge Agreement (as
defined in the Credit Agreement) and (iii)Β the Cash Management Obligations (as defined in the
Credit Agreement).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β B.Β Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β C.Β The Obligors have entered into the Security Agreement in order to induce (x)Β the Lenders to
make Loans and the L/C Issuers to issue Letters of Credit, (y)Β the Hedge Banks to enter into and/or
maintain Secured Hedge Agreements and (z)Β the Cash Management Banks to provide Cash Management
Services. SectionΒ 19 of the Security Agreement provides that certain Material Subsidiaries of the
Borrower that are not Excluded Subsidiaries shall become Obligors under the Security Agreement by
execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned Restricted
Subsidiary (the βNew Subsidiaryβ) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the
requirements of the Credit Agreement to become an Obligor under the Security Agreement in order to
induce (x)Β the Lenders to make additional Loans and the L/C Issuers to issue additional Letters of
Credit, (y)Β the Hedge Banks to enter into and/or maintain Secured Hedge Agreements and (z)Β the Cash
Management Banks to provide Cash Management Services and as consideration for (x)Β Loans previously
made and Letters of Credit previously issued, (y)Β Secured Hedge Agreements previously entered into
and/or maintained and (z)Β Cash Management Services previously provided.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Accordingly, the Administrative Agent and the New Subsidiary agree as follows:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 1. In accordance with SectionΒ 19 of the Security Agreement, the New Subsidiary by its
signature below becomes an Obligor under the Security Agreement with the same force and effect as
if originally named therein as an Obligor and the New Subsidiary hereby (a)Β agrees to all the terms
and provisions of the Security Agreement applicable to it as an Obligor thereunder and (b)
represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as an Obligor thereunder
are true and correct on and as of the date hereof, except for representations and warranties made
as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct as of such date. In furtherance of the
foregoing, the New Subsidiary, to secure the prompt payment in full when due, whether by lapse of
time, acceleration, mandatory prepayment or otherwise, of the
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Parties (as defined in the Security Agreement), their successors and assigns, grant to the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Security
Agreement), a continuing security interest in, and a right to set off against, any and all right,
title and interest of the New Subsidiary in and to the Collateral (as defined in the Security
Agreement) of the New Subsidiary. Each reference to an βObligorβ in the Security Agreement shall
be deemed to include the New Subsidiary. The Security Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by
reference.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2. The New Subsidiary represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the
Secured Parties (as defined in the Security Agreement) that (a)Β this Supplement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited
by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity and (b)Β each of the schedules to the
ScheduleΒ Agreement is hereby supplemented to reflect the information shown on the attached
ScheduleΒ A (with references to the Closing Date in the applicable provision of the Security
Agreement being deemed to mean the date hereof for the purposes of such information to be provided
by the New Subsidiary).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto
on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken
together shall constitute a single contract. This Supplement shall become effective when the
Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Supplement that bears the signature
of the New Subsidiary, and the Administrative Agent has executed a counterpart hereof. Delivery of
an executed signature page to this Supplement by facsimile transmission or other electronic
communication shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this
Supplement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Security Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5. THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6. If any provision contained in this Supplement is held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, the legality, validity, and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained
herein and in the Security Agreement shall not be affected or impaired thereby. The invalidity of
a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such
provision in any other jurisdiction.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 7. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided
in SectionΒ 12 of the Security Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 8. The New Subsidiary agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the execution and delivery of this Supplement, including
the reasonable fees, other charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent.
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Supplement to the Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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EXHIBIT H-1
FORM OF
OPINION OF XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX & XXXXXXXX LLP -
NEW YORK COUNSEL TO LOAN PARTIES
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EXHIBIT H-2
FORM OF
OPINION OF XXXX XXXXX & XXXX PLC -
SPECIAL COUNSEL TO LOAN PARTIES
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EXHIBIT H-3
FORM OF
OPINION OF XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX & FINGER LLP -
DELAWARE UCC COUNSEL TO LOAN PARTIES
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EXHIBIT I
FORM OF DRAG-ALONG RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Β Β Β Β Β DRAG ALONG RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ___, 20___(as amended, restated, modified
and/or supplemented from time to time, this βAgreementβ), among each of the undersigned
(each a βDirect Investorβ and, collectively, the βDirect Investorsβ), in favor of
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely as Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Creditors (as defined below). Except as otherwise defined herein, terms
used herein and defined in the Credit Agreement (as defined below) shall be used herein as therein
defined.
WITNESSETH:
Β Β Β Β Β WHEREAS, IASIS HEALTHCARE LLC (the βBorrowerβ), IASIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, various
financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the βLendersβ) and Bank of America,
N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the βAdministrative Agentβ), Swing Line
Lender, Revolving L/C Issuer and Synthetic L/C Issuer (together with the Lenders the βLender
Creditorsβ) have entered into the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of AprilΒ 27,
2007, providing for the making of Loans to the Borrower and the issuance of, and participation in,
Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower as contemplated therein (as amended and restated
and as the same may be further amended, restated, modified, extended, renewed, replaced,
supplemented, restructured and/or refinanced from time to time, and including any agreement
extending the maturity of, refinancing or restructuring (including, but not limited to, the
inclusion of additional borrowers thereunder that are Subsidiaries of the Borrower and whose
obligations are guaranteed by the Borrower and/or the Guarantors thereunder or any increase in the
amount borrowed) all, or any portion of, the Indebtedness under such agreement or any successor
agreements, the βCredit Agreementβ);
Β Β Β Β Β WHEREAS, the Borrower may from time to time enter into one or more Secured Hedge Agreements
and/or Cash Management Obligations with Bank of America, N.A. in its individual capacity (βBank
of Americaβ), any Lender or a syndicate of financial institutions organized by Bank of America
or any such Lender, or an affiliate of Bank of America or any such Lender (Bank of America, any
such Lender or Lenders or affiliate or affiliates of Bank of America or such Lender or Lenders
(even if Bank of America or any such Lender thereafter ceases to be a Lender under the Credit
Agreement for any reason) and any such institution that participates in such Secured Hedge
Agreements or Cash Management Obligations, and in each case their subsequent successors and
assigns, collectively, the βOther Creditorsβ, and together with the Lender Creditors, the
βSecured Creditorsβ);
Β Β Β Β Β WHEREAS, the equity interests of Subsidiaries of the Borrower owned by the Borrower are
required to be pledged to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors
pursuant to security documents entered into pursuant to the Credit Agreement (such security
documents as they may be amended, modified, replaced, refinanced or restructured from time to time,
the βSecurity Documentsβ);
Β Β Β Β Β WHEREAS, each Direct Investor has acquired certain shares (the βSharesβ) of [NAME OF
COMPANY] (the βCompanyβ) pursuant to a sale or issuance of the Companyβs equity interests;
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the Direct Investors that each Direct Investor shall have either (i)Β pledged its Shares to the
Administrative Agent or (ii)Β executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent this Agreement; and
Β Β Β Β Β WHEREAS, each Direct Investor desires to enter into this Agreement in order to satisfy the
condition described in the preceding paragraph;
Β Β Β Β Β NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the benefits accruing to each Direct Investor, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Direct Investor hereby makes the following
representations and warranties to the Administrative Agent and hereby covenants and agrees with the
Administrative Agent as follows:
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 1. DRAG ALONG RIGHTS. In the event that the Administrative Agent sells the shares it
owns in the Company pursuant to the exercise of its rights under the Security Documents (each a
βSaleβ), each Direct Investor hereby agrees that upon the Administrative Agentβs request,
it shall sell, transfer and deliver, or cause to be sold, transferred and delivered to the
purchaser thereof (the βPurchaserβ) all (but not less than all) of the Shares owned by such
Direct Investor at the same price per share and on the same terms and conditions as are applicable
to the shares held by the Administrative Agent, provided that no Direct Investor shall be required
to make any representation or warranty or agreement with the Purchaser other than representations,
warranties and agreements regarding such Direct Investor and its ownership of the Shares to be sold
in such Sale.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2. CONSIDERATION. The consideration to be received by each Direct Investor for the
Shares shall be the same consideration per share to be received by the Administrative Agent, and
the terms and conditions of such sale by each Direct Investor shall be the same as those upon which
the Administrative Agent sells its shares. A pro rata portion of the consideration payable to such
Direct Investor in connection with such Sale may be subject to an escrow agreement on the same
basis as the other Persons participating in such Sale.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3. PROCEDURES.
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β If requested by the Administrative Agent upon the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement, each Direct Investor shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent, to be held for sale, or return in the event the Sale is not consummated, upon
the terms of this SectionΒ 3, the Shares held by such Direct Investor, duly endorsed, together with
a power-of-attorney authorizing the Administrative Agent to sell or otherwise dispose of such
shares pursuant to such Sale and to take all actions necessary, and to execute and deliver all
documents necessary, to sell or otherwise dispose of the shares to be sold pursuant to such Sale.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Each Direct Investor hereby agrees to cooperate in consummating the Sale, including,
without limitation, by becoming a party to the sale agreement and all other appropriate related
agreements, delivering any instruments for the Shares, duly endorsed for transfer, free and
clear of all liens and encumbrances, and voting or consenting in favor of such transaction (to
the extent a vote or consent is required) and taking any other necessary or appropriate action in
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furtherance thereof, including the execution and delivery of any other appropriate agreements,
certificates, instruments and other documents.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Promptly after the consummation of the sale of shares of the Administrative Agent and each
Direct Investor pursuant to this SectionΒ 3, the Administrative Agent (x)Β shall give notice thereof
to each Direct Investor and (y)Β shall remit to each Direct Investor the total sales price of the
Shares of such Direct Investor sold pursuant thereto (after deduction of each Direct Investorβs
proportionate share of (i)Β the expenses associated with such sale, (ii)Β amounts paid into escrow or
held back, in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent, for indemnification or
post-closing expenses, and (iii)Β amounts subject to post-closing purchase price adjustments, based
on the number of Shares sold by each Direct Investor in relation to the total number of shares
being sold pursuant to this SectionΒ 3). Notwithstanding anything contained in this SectionΒ 3, in
the event that all or a portion of the purchase price of the shares being sold pursuant to the Sale
consists of non-cash consideration, the Administrative Agent may, at its option, cause to be
delivered to each Direct Investor, in lieu of such non-cash consideration allocable to the shares
being sold pursuant to the Sale, cash in an amount equal to the fair market value of such non-cash
consideration, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent; provided, that if such
non-cash consideration allocable to the shares being sold pursuant to the Sale may not in the
opinion of the Administrative Agent be transferred lawfully without a Direct Investor effecting
regulatory compliance procedures (including, without limitation, preparation, registration or
pre-registration of disclosure documentation), the fair market value of such non-cash
consideration, as determined in good faith by Companyβs Board of Directors or equivalent, shall be
paid to such Direct Investor in lieu of such non-cash consideration.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4. COVENANTS OF THE DIRECT INVESTOR. Each Direct Investor covenants and agrees that
it will not sell or otherwise dispose of, grant any option with respect to, or pledge or otherwise
encumber the Shares to any transferee or any interest therein except in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement, unless (i)Β the Administrative Agent is notified in writing 30Β days prior to such
transfer, (ii)Β such transferee agrees in a writing which is reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent to be bound by the terms hereof and assumes the obligations and restrictions
imposed hereby and (iii)Β the written agreement referred to in the preceding clause (ii)Β is
delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to such transfer.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5. LEGEND. At the request of the Administrative Agent, each Direct Investor shall
deliver each certificate representing the Shares to the Company to be stamped or otherwise
imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO THE DRAG ALONG RIGHTS AGREEMENT,
DATED AS OF Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 20___, AMONG EACH OF THE DIRECT INVESTORS PARTY THERETO AND BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME,
PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF WHICH THE TRANSFER OF SUCH SHARES IS RESTRICTED. SUCH AGREEMENT
ALSO PROVIDES FOR VARIOUS OTHER LIMITATIONS AND OBLIGATIONS, AND ALL OF THE TERMS THEREOF
ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN.
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6. TERMINATION. This Agreement shall terminate on the date upon termination of
the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other
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Secured Hedge Agreements not yet due and payable, (y)Β Cash Management Obligations not yet due and
payable and (z)Β contingent indemnification obligations not yet accrued and payable), the expiration
or termination of all Letters of Credit and any other obligation (including a guarantee that is
contingent in nature).
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 7. WAIVER. No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent to exercise and no
delay in exercising, and no course of dealing with respect to, any right, power or privilege under
this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any other Collateral Document shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege under this
Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any other Collateral Document preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The remedies provided
herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 8. NOTICES, ETC. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be delivered or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed:
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signature hereto;
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party required to give notice hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9. AMENDMENTS, ETC. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any
provision of this Agreement may be amended or modified only by an instrument in writing signed by
each Direct Investor and the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 10. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 11. SURVIVAL. All representations and warranties made by each of the Direct
Investors herein or in any certificate or other instrument delivered by it or on its behalf under
this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Administrative Agent and shall
survive the Sale of the Shares regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the
Administrative Agent. All representations and warranties made by the Administrative Agent herein
shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Direct Investors and shall survive the Sale of
the Shares.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 12. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. Damages in the event of breach of this Agreement by any
Direct Investor or the Administrative Agent would be difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain,
and it is therefore agreed that each Direct Investor and the
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and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, will have the right to an injunction or
other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, enjoining any such breach, and
enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof, and each Direct Investor and the
Administrative Agent hereby waives any and all defenses it may have on the ground of lack of
jurisdiction or competence of the court to grant such an injunction or other equitable relief. The
existence of this right will not preclude any Direct Investor or the Administrative Agent from
pursuing any other rights and remedies at law or in equity which such Direct Investor or the
Administrative Agent may have.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 13. CAPTIONS. The captions and section headings appearing herein are included solely
for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of
this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 14. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all
of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and any of the parties hereto
may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart signature page or counterpart.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 15. MISCELLANEOUS. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, subject to
termination as set forth in SectionΒ 6. In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall
prove to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed to be severable from the other
provisions of this Agreement which shall remain binding on all parties hereto.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 16. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; VENUE.
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ANY LEGAL ACTION OR
PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND, BY
EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH DIRECT INVESTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS FOR
ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE JURISDICTION OF THE
AFORESAID COURTS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH DIRECT INVESTOR FURTHER
IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS IN ANY SUCH
ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE
PREPAID, TO EACH DIRECT INVESTOR AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH OPPOSITE ITS SIGNATURE BELOW, SUCH
SERVICE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER SUCH MAILING. EACH DIRECT INVESTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS AND FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO
PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING COMMENCED HEREUNDER THAT SERVICE OF
PROCESS WAS IN ANY WAY INVALID OR INEFFECTIVE. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY
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TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST THE DIRECT INVESTOR IN ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH DIRECT INVESTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES
ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID
ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT BROUGHT IN THE COURTS
REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (a)Β ABOVE AND HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR
CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN
BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 17. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each party
hereto hereby irrevocably waives all right to a trial by jury in any action, proceeding or
counterclaim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 18. EFFECTIVENESS. This Agreement shall become effective when each Direct Investor
and the Administrative Agent shall have signed a counterpart hereof (whether the same or different
counterparts).
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Agreement to be executed by their duly elected officers duly authorized as of the date first above
written.
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7
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EXHIBIT J
FORM OF
PORTFOLIO INTEREST CERTIFICATION
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of AprilΒ 27, 2007 (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among IASIS
Healthcare LLC (the βBorrowerβ), IASIS Healthcare Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., as
administrative agent (in such capacity, the βAdministrative Agentβ), Swing Line Lender,
Revolving L/C Issuer and Synthetic L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of SectionΒ 3.01(b) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby
certifies that (i)Β it is not a βbankβ as such term is used in SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the βCodeβ) and (ii)Β it is not a ten percent shareholder of the
Borrower within the meaning of Code SectionΒ 871(h)(3)(B).
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The undersigned shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent if any of the
representations and warranties made herein are no longer true and correct.
[NAME OF LENDER]
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Date: ________ __, ____