REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of January 25, 2008 among MAXIMUS, INC. as Borrower THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO and SUNTRUST BANK as Administrative Agent
Β
Exhibit
10.1
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Β
dated
as of January 25, 2008
Β
among
Β
MAXIMUS,
INC.
as
Borrower
Β
THE
LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
Β
and
Β
SUNTRUST
BANK
as
Administrative Agent
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Β
SUNTRUST
XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, INC.,
as
Arranger and Book Manager
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
1 DEFINITIONS;
CONSTRUCTION
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1
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Section
1.1.
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Definitions.
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1
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Section
1.2.
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Classifications
of Revolving Loans and Borrowings.
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23
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Section
1.3.
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Accounting
Terms and Determination.
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24
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Section
1.4.
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Terms
Generally.
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24
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ARTICLE
2 AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE
COMMITMENTS
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24
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Section
2.1.
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General
Description of Facilities.
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24
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Section
2.2.
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Revolving
Loans.
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25
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Section
2.3.
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Procedure
for Revolving Borrowings.
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25
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Section
2.4.
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Swingline
Commitment.
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25
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Section
2.5.
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Reserved.
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27
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Section
2.6.
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Reserved.
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27
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Section
2.7.
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Funding
of Borrowings.
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27
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Section
2.8.
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Interest
Elections.
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28
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Section
2.9.
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Optional
Reduction and Termination of
Commitments.
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29
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Section
2.10.
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Repayment
of
Loans.
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29
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Section
2.11.
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Evidence
of Indebtedness.
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30
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Section
2.12.
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Optional
Prepayments.
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30
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Section
2.13.
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Mandatory
Prepayments.
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31
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Section
2.14.
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Interest
on
Loans.
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32
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Section
2.15.
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Fees.
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33
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Section
2.16.
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Computation
of Interest and
Fees.
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34
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Section
2.17.
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Inability
to Determine Interest Rates.
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34
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Section
2.18.
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Illegality.
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34
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Section
2.19.
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Increased
Costs.
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35
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Section
2.20.
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Funding
Indemnity.
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36
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Section
2.21.
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Taxes.
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36
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Section
2.22.
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Payments
Generally; Pro Rata Treatment;
Sharing of Set-offs.
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38
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Section
2.23.
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Letters
of
Credit.
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40
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Section
2.24.
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Increase/Decrease
of Commitments;
Additional Lenders.
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45
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Section
2.25.
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Mitigation
of
Obligations.
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46
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Section
2.26.
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Replacement
of Lenders.
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46
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ARTICLE
3 CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO REVOLVING LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
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47
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Section
3.1.
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Conditions
To Effectiveness.
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47
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Section
3.2.
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Each
Credit Event.
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50
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Section
3.3.
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Delivery
of Documents.
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50
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ARTICLE
4 REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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51
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Section
4.1.
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Existence;
Power.
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51
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Section
4.2.
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Organizational
Power; Authorization.
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51
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Section
4.3.
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Governmental
Approvals; No Conflicts.
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51
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Section
4.4.
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Financial
Statements.
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51
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Section
4.5.
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Litigation
and Environmental Matters.
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52
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Section
4.6.
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Compliance
with Laws and Agreements.
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52
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Section
4.7.
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Investment
Company Act,
Etc.
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52
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Section
4.8.
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Taxes.
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52
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Section
4.9.
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Margin
Regulations.
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52
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Section
4.10.
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ERISA.
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53
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Section
4.11.
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Ownership
of Property.
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53
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Section
4.12.
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Disclosure.
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53
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Section
4.13.
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Labor
Relations.
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54
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Section
4.14.
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Subsidiaries.
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54
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Section
4.15.
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Insolvency.
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54
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Section
4.16.
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Reserved.
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54
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Section
4.17.
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OFAC.
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54
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Section
4.18.
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Patriot
Act.
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55
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Section
4.19.
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Reserved.
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55
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Section
4.20.
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Security
Documents.
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55
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Section
4.21.
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Debarment
and Suspension.
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56
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ARTICLE
5 AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
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56
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Section
5.1.
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Financial
Statements and Other Information.
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56
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Section
5.2.
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Notices
of Material Events.
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57
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Section
5.3.
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Existence;
Conduct of Business.
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58
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Section
5.4.
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Compliance
with Laws,
Etc.
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58
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Section
5.5.
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Payment
of
Obligations.
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58
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Section
5.6.
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Books
and Records.
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58
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Section
5.7.
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Visitation,
Inspection,
Etc.
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59
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Section
5.8.
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Maintenance
of Properties;Β Insurance.
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59
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Section
5.9.
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Use
of Proceeds and Letters of Credit.
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59
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Section
5.10.
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Intentionally
Deleted.
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59
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Section
5.11.
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Additional
Subsidiaries.
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60
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Section
5.12.
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Further
Assurances.
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61
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ARTICLE
6 FINANCIAL
COVENANTS
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62
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Section
6.1.
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Leverage
Ratio.
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62
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Section
6.2.
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Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio.
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62
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ARTICLE
7 NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
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62
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Section
7.1.
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Indebtedness
and Disqualified Stock.
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62
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Section
7.2.
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Negative
Pledge.
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64
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Section
7.3.
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Fundamental
Changes.
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65
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Β
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ii
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Section
7.4.
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Investments,
Loans, Etc.
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65
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Section
7.5.
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Restricted
Payments.
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66
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Section
7.6.
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Sale
of Assets.
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67
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Section
7.7.
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Transactions
with Affiliates.
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68
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Section
7.8.
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Restrictive
Agreements.
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68
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Section
7.9.
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Sale
and Leaseback Transactions.
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69
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Section
7.10.
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Hedging
Transactions.
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69
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Section
7.11.
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Amendment
to Material Documents.
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69
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Section
7.12.
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Accounting
Changes.
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69
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ARTICLE
8 EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
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69
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Section
8.1.
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Events
of
Default.
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69
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Section
8.2.
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Application
of Proceeds from
Collateral.
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72
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ARTICLE
9 THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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73
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Section
9.1.
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Appointment
of Administrative Agent.
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73
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Section
9.2.
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Nature
of Duties of Administrative Agent.
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74
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Section
9.3.
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Lack
of Reliance on the Administrative Agent.
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75
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Section
9.4.
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Certain
Rights of the Administrative Agent.
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75
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Section
9.5.
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Reliance
by Administrative Agent.
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75
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Section
9.6.
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The
Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity.
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75
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Section
9.7.
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Successor
Administrative Agent.
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76
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Section
9.8.
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Authorization
to Execute other Loan Documents; Collateral.
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76
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Section
9.9.
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Benefits
of Article 9.
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78
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Section
9.10.
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Titled
Agents.
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78
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ARTICLE
10 MISCELLANEOUS
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78
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Section
10.1.
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Notices.
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78
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Section
10.2.
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Waiver;
Amendments.
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79
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Section
10.3.
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Expenses;
Indemnification.
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81
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Section
10.4.
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Successors
and
Assigns.
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82
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Section
10.5.
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Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to
Service of Process.
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86
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Section
10.6.
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WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL.
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86
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Section
10.7.
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Right
of Setoff.
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87
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Section
10.8.
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Counterparts;
Integration.
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87
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Section
10.9.
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Survival.
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87
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Section
10.10.
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Severability.
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88
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Section
10.11.
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Confidentiality.
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88
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Section
10.12.
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Interest
Rate Limitation.
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88
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Section
10.13.
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Waiver
of Effect of Corporate Seal.
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89
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Section
10.14.
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Patriot
Act.
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89
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iii
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Schedules
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Schedule
I
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Applicable
Margin and Applicable
Percentage
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Schedule
II
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Revolving
Commitment
Amounts
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Schedule
1.1(a)
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Certain
Non-Recurring
Losses
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Schedule
2.23
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Existing
Letters of
Credit
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Schedule
4.5
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Environmental
Matters
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Schedule
4.14
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Subsidiaries
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Schedule
4.21
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Debarment
and
Suspension
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Schedule
7.1(b)
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Outstanding
Indebtedness
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Schedule
7.1(d)
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Outstanding
Intercompany
Indebtedness
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Schedule
7.2
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Existing
Liens
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Schedule
7.4
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Existing
Investments
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Schedule
7.6(g)
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Sale
of
Assets
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Exhibits
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Exhibit
A
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Form
of Revolving Credit
Note
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Exhibit
B
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Reserved
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Exhibit
C
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Reserved
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Exhibit
D
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Form
of Swingline
Note
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Exhibit
E
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Form
of Assignment and
Assumption
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Exhibit
F
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Form
of Subsidiary Guaranty
Agreement
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Exhibit
G
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Form
of Security
Agreement
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Exhibit
H
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Form
of Pledge
Agreement
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Exhibit
2.3
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Form
of Notice of Revolving
Borrowing
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Exhibit
2.4
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Form
of Notice of Swingline
Borrowing
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Exhibit
2.8
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Form
of Notice of
Continuation/Conversion
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Exhibit
5.1(c)
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Form
of Compliance
Certificate
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Β
Β
iv
Β
Β
THIS
REVOLVING CREDIT
AGREEMENT (this βAgreementβ)
is made
and entered into as of January 25, 2008, by and among MAXIMUS, INC., a Virginia
corporation (the βBorrowerβ), the
several banks and other financial institutions and lenders from time to time
party hereto (the βLendersβ), and
SUNTRUST
BANK, in its capacity
as administrative agent for the Lenders (the βAdministrative
Agentβ), as issuing bank (the βIssuing
Bankβ) and as swingline lender
(the
βSwingline
Lenderβ).
Β
W
I T N E S S E T
H:
Β
WHEREAS,
the Borrower has
requested that the Lenders establish a $50,000,000Β revolving
credit
facility in favor of the Borrower;
Β
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the
Swingline Lender to the extent of their respective Commitments as defined
herein, are willing severally to establish the requested revolving credit
facility, the letter of credit subfacility and the swingline subfacility
in
favor of the Borrower.
Β
NOW,
THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained,
the
Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the
Swingline Lender agree as follows:
Β
ARTICLE
1
Β
DEFINITIONS;
CONSTRUCTION
Β
Section
1.1.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Definitions.Β Β In
addition to the other terms defined herein, the following terms used herein
shall have the meanings herein specified (to be equally applicable to both
the
singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
Β
βAdditional
Lenderβ
shall have the meaning given to such term in Section
2.24.
Β
βAdjusted
LIBO Rateβ
shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period for a Eurodollar
Borrowing, the
rate per annum obtained by dividing (i)Β LIBOR for such Interest Period by
(ii)Β a percentage equal to 1.00 minus the Eurodollar
Reserve
Percentage.
Β
βAdministrative
Questionnaireβ shall mean, with respect to each Lender, an administrative
questionnaire in the form prepared by the Administrative Agent and submitted
to
the Administrative Agent duly completed by such Lender.
Β
βAffiliateβ
shall
mean, as to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common
Control with, such Person. For the
purposes of this definition, βControlβ shall mean the power, directly or
indirectly, either to (i) vote 20% or more of the securities having ordinary
voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar
functions) of a Person or (ii) direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting
power,
by control or otherwise.Β Β The terms βControllingβ, βControlled byβ,
and βunder common Control withβ have the meanings correlative
thereto.
Β
Β
Β
βAggregate
Revolving
Commitment Amountβ shall mean the aggregate principal amount of the
Aggregate Revolving Commitments from time to time.Β Β On the Closing
Date, the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount equals $50,000,000.
Β
βAggregate
Revolving
Commitmentsβ shall mean, collectively, all Revolving Commitments of all
Lenders at any time outstanding.
Β
βAggregate
Subsidiary
Thresholdβ shall mean an amount equal to ninety-five percent (95%) of the
total consolidated revenue of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries
for the
most recent Fiscal Quarter as shown on the financial statements most recently
delivered or required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a)
or (b), as the
case may
be.
Β
βApplicable
Lending
Officeβ shall mean, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the
βLending Officeβ of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) designated for
such Type of Loan in the Administrative Questionnaire submitted by such Lender
or such other office of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such
Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower as the office by which its Loans of such Type are to be made and
maintained.
Β
βApplicable
Marginβ
shall mean, as of any date, with respect to interest on all Revolving
Loans
outstanding on any date, or the letter of credit fee, as the case may be,
a
percentage per annum determined by reference to the applicable Leverage Ratio
from time to time in effect as set forth on Schedule I; provided,
that a
change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Leverage Ratio
shall be effective on the second Business Day after which the Borrower delivers
the financial statements required by Section 5.1(a) or
(b)
and the
Compliance Certificate required by Section 5.1(c); provided,
further,
that if at
any time the Borrower shall have failed to deliver such financial statements
and
such Compliance Certificate when so required, the Applicable Margin shall
be at
Level VI as set forth on Schedule I until
such
time as such financial statements and Compliance Certificate are delivered,
at
which time the Applicable Margin shall be determined as provided above.Β The
provisions of this definition
are in addition to rights
of the Administrative
Agent
and Lenders with
respect to Section
2.14(c) and Article
8 and other of their
respective rights under this Agreement.Β Β Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Applicable Margin from the Closing Date until the financial
statements and Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter ending December
31,
2007, are required to be delivered shall be at Level I as set forth on Schedule
I.
Β
βApplicable
Percentageβ shall mean, as of any date, with respect to the commitment
fee as of any date, the percentage per annum determined by reference to the
applicable Leverage Ratio in effect on such date as set forth on Schedule I; provided,
that a
change in the Applicable Percentage resulting from a change in the Leverage
Ratio shall be effective on the second Business Day after which the Borrower
delivers the financial statements required by Section 5.1(a) or
(b)
and the
Compliance Certificate required by Section 5.1(c); providedfurther,
that if at
any time the Borrower shall have failed to deliver such financial statements
and
such Compliance Certificate, the Applicable Percentage shall be at Level
VI as
set forth on Schedule
I until such time as such financial statements and Compliance Certificate
are delivered, at which time the Applicable Percentage shall be determined
as
provided above.Β The
provisions of this definition
are in addition to rights
of the Administrative
Agent
and Lenders with
respect to Section
2.14(c) and Article
8 and other of their
respective rights under this Agreement.Β Β Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Applicable Percentage for the commitment fee from the Closing
Date until the financial statements and Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal
Quarter ending December 31, 2007, are required to be delivered shall be at
Level
I as set forth on Schedule
I.
Β
Β
2
Β
βApproved
Fundβ shall mean any Person
(other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making,
purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar
extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is
administered or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender or
(iii)
an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a
Lender.
Β
βAssignment
and
Assumptionβ shall mean an Assignment and Assumption entered into by a
Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required
by Section
10.4(b)) and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit
E attached
hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
Β
βAvailability
Periodβ
shall mean the period from the Closing Date to the Revolving Commitment
Termination Date.
Β
βBase
Rateβ shall mean
the higher of (i)Β the per annum rate which the Administrative Agent
publicly announces from time to time to be its prime lending rate, as in
effect
from time to time, and (ii)Β the Federal Funds Rate, as in effect from time
to time, plus one-half
of one percent (0.50%).Β Β The Administrative Agentβs prime lending rate
is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best
rate
charged to customers.Β Β The Administrative Agent may make commercial
loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Administrative
Agentβs prime lending rate.Β Β Each change in the Administrative Agentβs
prime lending rate shall be effective from and including the date such change
is
publicly announced as being effective.
Β
βBorrowingβ
shall
mean
a borrowing consisting of (i) Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted
or continued on the same date and in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to
which a
single Interest Period is in effect, or (ii) a Swingline Loan.
Β
βBusiness
Dayβ shall
mean (i) any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial
banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close and
(ii)
if such day relates to a Borrowing of, a payment or prepayment of principal
or
interest on, a conversion of or into, or an Interest Period for, an Index
Rate
Loan or Eurodollar Loan or a notice with respect to any of the foregoing,
any
day on which dealings in Dollars are carried on in the London interbank
market.
Β
βCapital
Expendituresβ
shall mean for any period, without duplication, (i) the additions
to property,
plant and equipment and other capital expenditures of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries that are (or would be) set forth on a consolidated statement
of
cash flows of the Borrower for such period prepared in accordance with GAAP
and
(ii) Capital Lease Obligations incurred by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
during such period, but excluding
(a) expenditures made to fund the purchase price for assets acquired in
Permitted Acquisitions and (b) expenditures made in connection with the
replacement, substitution or restoration of assets to the extent financed
with
insurance proceeds, cash awards arising from a taking by eminent domain or
condemnation or cash proceeds of asset dispositions reinvested in replacement
assets.
Β
Β
3
Β
βCapital
Lease
Obligationsβ of any Person shall mean all obligations of such Person to
pay rent or other amounts under any lease (or other arrangement conveying
the
right to use) of real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which
obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases
on
a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations
shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with
GAAP.
Β
βCapital
Stockβ shall
mean, with respect to any Person, all non-redeemable shares, interests,
participations or other equivalents, however designated, whether voting or
non-voting) of such Personβs capital, now outstanding or issued or acquired
hereafter, including common stock, preferred stock, membership interests
in a
limited liability company, limited or general partnership interests in a
partnership, interests in a trust, interests in other unincorporated
organizations or any other equivalent of such ownership
interest.Β Β When used herein or in the other Loan Documents, βCapital
Stockβ shall mean the Capital Stock of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
(to the extent issued to a Person other than the Borrower), whether common
or
preferred.
Β
βCash
Management Swingline Loansβ
shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section
2.4(b).
Β
βChange
in Controlβ
shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the following events:
(i) any sale,
lease, exchange or other transfer (in a single transaction or a series of
related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower
to any Person or βgroupβ (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder in
effect on the date hereof), (ii) the acquisition of ownership, directly or
indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or βgroupβ (within the
meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities
and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the date hereof) of 30%
or
more of the outstanding shares of the voting stock of the Borrower, or (iii)
occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board
of
directors of the Borrower by Persons who were neither (a) nominated by the
current board of directors nor (b) appointed by directors so
nominated.
Β
βChange
in Lawβ shall
mean (i) the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation after the
date
of this Agreement, (ii) any change in any applicable law, rule or regulation,
or
any change in the interpretation or application thereof, by any Governmental
Authority after the date of this Agreement, or (iii) compliance by any Lender
(or its Applicable Lending Office) or the Issuing Bank (or for purposes of
Section 2.19(b), by
such Lenderβs or the Issuing Bankβs parent corporation, if applicable) with any
request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law)
of any
Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this
Agreement.
Β
Β
4
Β
βClass,β
when
used in
reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans
comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans and when
used
in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving
Commitment or a Swingline Commitment.
Β
βClosing
Dateβ shall
mean the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.1 and Section
3.2 have been
satisfied or waived in accordance with Section
10.2.
Β
βCodeβ
shall
mean the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to
time.
Β
βCollateralβ
shall
mean all property and assets of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter
acquired, upon which a Lien is purported to be created by any Security
Document.
Β
βCommitmentβ
shall
mean a Revolving Commitment or a Swingline Commitment or any combination
thereof
(as the context shall permit or require).
Β
βCompliance
Certificateβ shall mean a certificate from the principal executive
officer and the principal financial officer of the Borrower in the form of,
and
containing the certifications set forth in, the certificate attached hereto
as
Exhibit
5.1(c).
Β
βConsolidated
EBITDAβ shall mean, for the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period, an amount equal to the sum
of (i)
Consolidated Net Income for such period plus(ii)
to the extent deducted in
determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, (A) Consolidated Interest
Expense, (B) federal, state
and local income tax
expenseand tax expense
attributable to value-added taxes, in each case,determined on a consolidated
basis in
accordance with GAAP, (C) depreciation and amortization determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP,(D) any fees, expenses
or other costs
incurred in connection with the closing of the loans, (E) non-recurring losses
related to the Texas subcontract with Accenture and the District of Columbia
contract settlement and legal expenses incurred during the Fiscal Year ending
September 30, 2007, in amounts not to exceed those set forth on Schedule
1.1(a),
(F)
anynon-cashloss
from the sale and/or
divestiture of businesses
or assets permitted by this Agreement (other than non-cash
charges that
require the creation of a reserve for future cash charges), (G) all other
non-cash charges, expenditures or losses (other than non-cash charges that
require the creation of a reserve for future cash charges), and
(H) all other non-recurring charges
acceptable to the Administrative Agentin its sole and absolute
discretion,
minus(iii)
to the extent added in determining
Consolidated Net Income for such period, any aggregate net gain from the
sale
and/or divestiture of
businesses or assets permitted by this Agreement out of the ordinary course
of
business, as all of the
foregoingΒ areΒ determined
on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP,in
each case for such
period.Β Β Consolidated EBITDA shall include the pro forma Consolidated
EBITDA of any Person or business acquired for the applicable period preceding
such acquisition, not to exceed four Fiscal Quarters, so long as the calculation
thereof is done in a manner reasonably calculated to comply with GAAP and
such
calculation is detailed in the supporting calculations to each applicable
Compliance Certificate as detailed and measured to the Administrative
Agentβs
reasonable
satisfaction.
Β
Β
5
Β
Β βConsolidated
Fixed
Chargesβ shall mean, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any
period, the sum (without duplication) of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense
during such period, (ii)Β scheduled principal payments required to be made
on Consolidated Total Debt during such period, and (iii) cash dividends paid
during such period.Β Β Consolidated Fixed Charges
shall include
the pro forma Consolidated Fixed Charges of any Person or business acquired,
annualized from the date of acquisition for a period not to exceed four fiscal
quarters so long as the calculation thereof is done in a manner reasonably
calculated to comply with GAAP and such calculation is detailed in the
supporting calculations to each applicable Compliance Certificate as detailed
and measured to the Administrative Agent's reasonable satisfaction.
Β
βConsolidated
Interest
Expenseβ shall mean, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the sum of (i)
total
interest expense (net of interest income), including without limitation the
interest component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations
capitalized or expensed during such periodΒ (whether or not
actually
paid during such period)Β plus
(ii)
the net amount
payable (or minus the
net amount receivable) under Hedging Transactions during such period (whether
or
not actually paid or received during such period).
Β
βConsolidated
Net
Incomeβ shall mean, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period,
the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, but excluding
therefrom (to the extent otherwise included therein) (i)Β any extraordinary
gains or losses, (ii) any gains attributable to write-ups of assets or any
losses attributable to the write-down of assets and (iii)Β any equity
interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower in the unremitted
earnings of any Person that is not a Subsidiary.
Β
βConsolidated
Total
Debtβ shall mean, as of any date, all Indebtedness of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries measured on a consolidated basis as of such date, but excluding
Indebtedness of the type described in subsection (xi) of the definition thereto
and Indebtedness described in Section
7.1(j).Β Β For purposes of determining the amount of attributed
Indebtedness from Hedging Obligations, the βprincipal amountβ of any Hedging
Obligations at any time shall be the Net Xxxx-to-Market Exposure of such
Hedging
Obligations.
Β
βDefaultβ
shall
mean
any condition or event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time
or
both, would constitute an Event of Default.
Β
βDefault
Interestβ
shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.14(c).
Β
βDisqualified
Stockβ shall mean any Capital Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms
of any security or instrument into which it is convertible or for which it
is
exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, (a) matures or is mandatorily
redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable
at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, or requires the
payment of any cash dividend or any other scheduled payment constituting
a
return of capital, in each case at any time on or prior to the first anniversary
of the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, or (b) is convertible into
or
exchangeable (unless at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for (i)
Indebtedness or (ii) any Capital Stock referred to in clause (a) above, in
each
case at any time prior to the first anniversary of the Revolving Commitment
Termination Date.
Β
Β
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Β
βDollar(s)β
and
the
sign β$β shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.
Β
βDomestic
Subsidiaryβ shall mean
a direct or
indirect Subsidiary of a Borrower organized in the United
States, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof.
Β
βEnvironmental
Lawsβ
shall mean all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders,
decrees,
judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated
or
entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to
the
environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources or the management,
Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material.
Β
βEnvironmental
Liabilityβ shall mean any liability, contingent or otherwise (including
any liability for damages, costs of environmental investigation and remediation,
costs of administrative oversight, fines, natural resource damages, penalties
or
indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting
from or based upon (i) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental
Law,
(ii) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or
disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (iii) any actual or alleged exposure
to any
Hazardous Materials, (iv) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous
Materials or (v) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement
pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of
the
foregoing.
Β
βERISAβ
shall
mean the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time,
and any successor statute.
Β
βERISA
Affiliateβ
shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated), which,
together
with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or
(c)
of the Code or, solely for the purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section
412
of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the
Code.
Β
βERISA
EventβΒ shall mean
(i) any
βreportable eventβ, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations
issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the
30-day notice period is waived); (ii) the existence with respect to any Plan
of
an βaccumulated funding deficiencyβ (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or
Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (iii) the filing pursuant to
Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for
a
waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (iv) the
incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability
under
Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (v) the receipt
by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator
appointed by the PBGC of any notice relating to an intention to terminate
any
Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (vi) the
incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability
with
respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer
Plan; or (vii) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any
notice,
or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability
or a
determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent
or
in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
Β
Β
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Β
βEurodollarβ
when
used
in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the
Loans
comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by reference
to
the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
Β
βEurodollar
Reserve
Percentageβ shall mean the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages
(including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental, special or other
marginal reserves) expressed as a decimal (rounded upwards to the next
1/100th
of 1%)
in effect on any day to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect
to the Adjusted LIBO Rate pursuant to regulations issued by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any Governmental Authority
succeeding to any of its principal functions) with respect to eurocurrency
funding (currently referred to as βeurocurrency liabilitiesβ under Regulation
D).Β Β Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency
funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of
or
credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time
to
time to any Lender under Regulation D.Β Β The Eurodollar Reserve
Percentage shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date
of
any change in any reserve percentage.
Β
βEvent
of Defaultβ
shall have the meaning provided in ArticleΒ 8.
Β
βExcluded
Taxesβ shall
mean with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank
or
any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation
of the Borrower hereunder, (a) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured
by) its net income by the United States of America, or by the jurisdiction
under
the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office
is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending
office
is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of
America
or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which any Lender
is
located and (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender, any withholding tax that
(i) is
imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign
Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, (ii) is imposed on amounts payable
to
such Foreign Lender at any time that such Foreign Lender designates a new
lending office, other than taxes that have accrued prior to the designation
of
such lending office that are otherwise not Excluded Taxes, or (iii) is
attributable to such Foreign Lenderβs failure to comply with Section
2.21(f).
Β
βExisting
Letters of
Creditβ means the letters of credit issued and outstanding under the
Existing Credit Agreement as set forth on Schedule
2.23.
Β
βFederal
Funds Rateβ
shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary,
to
the next 1/100th
of 1%)
equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds
transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System arranged by
Federal
funds brokers, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the
next
succeeding Business Day or if such rate is not so published for any Business
Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rounded upwards,
if necessary, to the next 1/100th of 1% of the quotations for such day on
such
transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds
brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative
Agent.
Β
Β
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Β
βFee
Letterβ shall mean that
certain fee letter, dated as of December [18], 2007, executed by SunTrust
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Inc. and SunTrust Bank and accepted by
Borrower.
Β
βFiscal
Quarterβ shall
mean any fiscal quarter of the Borrower.
Β
βFiscal
Yearβ shall mean any fiscal
year of the Borrower.
Β
βFixed
Charge Coverage
Ratioβ shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA
less the actual
amount
of Capital Expenditures by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the actual
amount of federal, state and local income taxes paid by the Borrower and
its
Subsidiaries to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges, in each case measured for
the
four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such
date.
Β
βForeign
Lenderβ shall
mean any Lender that is not a United States person under Section 7701(a)(30)
of
the Code.
Β
βForeign
Subsidiaryβ shall mean any
Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than
one of
the fifty states of the United Statesor
the District of Columbia.
Β
βGAAPβ
shall
mean
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on
a
consistent basis and subject to the terms of Section
1.3.
Β
βGovernmentβ
shall
mean the United States of Americaor
any agency or instrumentality
thereof.
Β
βGovernment
Contractβ means any
contract with the Government under which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is
a
prime contractor or a subcontractor.
Β
βGovernmental
Authorityβ shall mean the government of the United States of America, any
other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local,
and
any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank
or
other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory
or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
Β
βGuaranteeβ
of
or by
any Person (the βguarantorβ) shall
mean any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing
or
having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation
of any other Person (the βprimary obligorβ) in
any manner, whether directly or indirectly and including any obligation,
direct
or indirect, of the guarantor (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply
funds
for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or
to
purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security
for
the payment thereof, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services
for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation
of the payment thereof, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital
or any
other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so
as to
enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or
(iv)
as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty
issued in support of such Indebtedness or obligation; provided, that
the
term βGuaranteeβ shall not include endorsements for collection or deposits in
the ordinary course of business.Β Β The amount of any Guarantee shall be
deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the
primary
obligation in respect of which Guarantee is made or, if not so stated or
determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof
(assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by
such
Person in good faith.Β Β The term βGuaranteeβ used as a verb has a
corresponding meaning.
Β
Β
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Β
βHazardous
Materialsβ
shall mean all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all
hazardous
or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or
petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials,
polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all
other
substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental
Law.
Β
βHedging
Obligationsβ
of any Person shall mean any and all obligations of such Person, whether
absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced
or acquired under (i) any and all Hedging Transactions, (ii) any and all
cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Hedging
Transactions and (iii) any and all renewals, extensions and modifications
of any
Hedging Transactions and any and all substitutions for any Hedging
Transactions.
Β
βHedging
Transactionβ
of any Person shall mean (a) any transaction (including an agreement
with
respect to any such transaction) now existing or hereafter entered into by
such
Person that is a rate swap transaction, swap option, basis swap, forward
rate
transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap
or
option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction,
cap
transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction,
cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option, spot transaction,
credit
protection transaction, credit swap, credit default swap, credit default
option,
total return swap, credit spreadΒ Β transaction, repurchase transaction,
reverse repurchase transaction, buy/sell-back transaction, securities lending
transaction,Β Β or any other similar transaction (including any option
with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether
or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement
and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations,
which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form
of
master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives
Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or
any
other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related
schedules, a βMaster
Agreementβ), including any such obligations or liabilities under any
Master Agreement.
Β
βIndebtednessβ
of
any
Person shall mean, without duplication (i)Β all obligations of such Person
for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of
such
Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services
(other
than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business on terms
customary in the trade or consistent with past practices; provided, that
for
purposes of Section
8.1(g),
trade payables overdue by more than 120 days shall be included in this
definition except to the extent that any of such trade payables are being
disputed in good faith and by appropriate measures), (iv) all obligations
of
such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement(s)
relating to property acquired by such Person, (v)Β all Capital Lease
Obligations of such Person, (vi) all obligations, contingent or otherwise,
of
such Person in respect of letters of credit, acceptances or similar extensions
of credit, (vii)Β all Guarantees of such Person of the type of Indebtedness
described in clauses (i) through (vi) above and (xi) below, (viii) all
Indebtedness of a third party secured by any Lien on property owned by such
Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person,
(ix)
all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem,
retire or otherwise acquire for value any common stock of such Person, (x)
Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities and (xi) all Hedging Obligations.Β Β The
Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership
or
joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer,
except to the extent that the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such
Person is not liable therefor.Β Β βIndebtednessβ shall not include the
obligation of a Person to make payments after the closing of an acquisition
or
merger which are based on financial or performance metrics of the acquisition
or
merger target or for consulting, noncompetition or nonsolicitation agreements
unless required to be reflected as a liability of such Person on such Personβs
balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.
Β
Β
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Β
βIndemnified
Taxesβ
shall mean Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
Β
βIndex
Rateβ means
that rate per annum effective on any Index Rate Determination Date which
is
equal to the quotient of:
Β
(i)
the rate per annum equal to the
offered rate for deposits in U.S. dollars for a one (1) month period, which
rate
appears on that page of Bloomberg reporting service, or such similar service
as
determined by the Administrative Agent, that displays British Bankersβ
Association interest settlement rates for deposits in U.S. Dollars, as of
11:00
A.M. (London, England time) two (2) Business Days prior to the Index Rate
Determination Date; provided, that if no such offered rate appears on such
page,
the rate used for such period will be the per annum rate of interest determined
by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which U.S. dollar deposits
for
such period, are offered to the Administrative Agent in the London Inter-Bank
Market as of 11:00 A.M. (London, England time), on the day which is two (2)
Business Days prior to the Index Rate Determination Date, divided
by
Β
(ii)
a percentage equal to 1.00 minus
the maximum reserve percentages (including any emergency, supplemental, special
or other marginal reserves) expressed as a decimal (rounded upward to the
next
1/100th of 1%) in effect on any day to which the Administrative Agent is
subject
with respect to any Index Rate Loan pursuant to regulations issued by the
Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System with respect to eurocurrency funding
(currently referred to as βeurocurrency liabilitiesβ under Regulation
D).Β Β This percentage will be adjusted automatically on and as of the
effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
Β
βIndex
Rate Borrowingβ
and βIndex Rate
Loanβ when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether
such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate
determined by reference to the Index Rate.
Β
βIndex
Rate Determination
Dateβ means the Closing Date and the first Business Day of each calendar
month thereafter.
Β
Β
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Β
βInformation
Memorandumβ shall mean, individually and collectively, any Confidential
Information Memorandum prepared by the Arranger and approved by the Borrower
in
connection with a request for Additional Commitment Amounts, relating to
the
Borrower and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other
Loan
Documents.
Β
βInsignificant
Subsidiaryβ shall mean at any time any direct or indirect Subsidiary of
the Borrower having: (a) assets in an amount less than 2% of the total assets
of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis as of
the
last day of each of the two Fiscal Quarters most recently ended as of or
prior
to such time; or (b) revenues in an amount less than 2% of the total revenues
of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the 12-month
period ending on the last day of each of the two Fiscal Quarters most recently
ended as of or prior to such time.
Β
βIntercompany
Noteβ
shall mean one or more promissory notes, in the form delivered to
the
Administrative Agent on the Closing Date or otherwise in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, collectively evidencing any and
all
intercompany indebtedness by and among the Borrower, each other Loan Party
and
each Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, which promissory note(s), to the
extent amounts thereunder are owing to the Borrower or another Loan Party,
shall
be pledged by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties to the Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, pursuant to the Security Agreement
as a
Pledged Note (as therein defined), and with the obligations of the Borrower
and
the other Loan Parties thereunder subordinated to the Obligations on terms
and
conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole
discretion.
Β
βInterest
Periodβ
shall mean, with respect to (i) any Swingline Borrowing, such period
as the
Swingline Lender and the Borrower shall mutually agree and (ii) any Eurodollar
Borrowing, a period of one, two, three or six months; provided,
that:
Β
(i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the initial Interest Period for such Borrowing shall commence on the date
of
such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from a Borrowing of
another
Type), and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such
Borrowing shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest
Period
expires;
Β
(ii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day other than a Business
Day,
such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day,
unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such
Interest Period would end on the next preceding Business Day;
Β
(iii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
any Interest Period which 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
such calendar month; and
Β
(iv)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
no Interest Period may extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination
Date.
Β
βIssuing
Bankβ shall
mean SunTrust Bank or any other Lender, each in its capacity as an issuer
of
Letters of Credit pursuant to Section
2.23.
Β
Β
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Β
βLC
Commitmentβ shall
mean that portion of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount that may be
used
by the Borrower for the issuance of Letters of Credit in an aggregate face
amount not to exceed $25,000,000.
Β
βLC
Disbursementβ
shall mean a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter
of
Credit.
Β
βLC
Documentsβ shall
mean all applications, agreements and instruments relating to the Letters
of
Credit (but excluding the Letters of Credit).
Β
βLC
Exposureβ shall
mean, at any time, the sum of (i)Β the aggregate undrawn amount of all
outstanding Letters of Credit at such time, plus (ii)Β the aggregate
amount of all LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed by or on behalf
of
the Borrower at such time.Β Β The LC Exposure of any Lender shall be its
Pro Rata Share of the total LC Exposure at such time.
Β
βLendersβ
shall
have
the meaning assigned to such term in the opening paragraph of this Agreement
and
shall include, where appropriate, the Swingline Lender and each Additional
Lender that joins this Agreement pursuant to Section
2.24.
Β
βLetter
of Creditβ
shall mean any stand-by letter of credit issued pursuant to Section
2.23 by the
Issuing Bank for the account of the Borrower pursuant to the LC Commitment
and
the Existing Letters of Credit.
Β
βLeverage
Ratioβ shall
mean, as of any date, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt as of such
date
to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending
on
or immediately prior to such date.
Β
βLIBORβ
shall
mean,
for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum
(rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on
Reuters
Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered
rate
for deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business
Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable
to
such Interest Period. If for any reason such rate is not available, LIBOR
shall
be, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum reasonably determined by
the
Agent as the rate of interest at which Dollar deposits in the approximate
amount
of the Eurodollar Loan comprising part of such borrowing would be offered
by the
Agent to major banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market at their request
at or about 10:00 a.m. (New York time) two Business Days prior to the first
day
of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest
Period.
Β
βLienβ
shall
mean any
mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge,
encumbrance, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, or other
arrangement having the practical effect of the foregoing or any preference,
priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind
or
nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement and any capital lease having the same economic effect as any of
the
foregoing).Β Β For the avoidance of doubt, precautionary UCC filings in
respect of operating leases shall not be deemed to be Liens.
Β
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Β
βLoan
Documentsβ shall
mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes (if any), the LC Documents,
the
Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement, the Security Documents (including the Pledge
Agreement), all Notices of Borrowing, all Notices of Conversion/Continuation,
all Compliance Certificates and any and all other instruments, agreements,
documents and writings executed in connection with any of the
foregoing.
Β
βLoan
Partiesβ shall
mean the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties.
Β
βLoansβ
shall
mean all
Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans in the aggregate or any of them, as the
context shall require.
Β
βMaterial
Adverse
Effectβ shall mean, with respect to any event, act, condition or
occurrence of whatever nature (including any adverse determination in any
litigation, arbitration, or governmental investigation or proceeding), whether
singularly or in conjunction with any other event or events, act or acts,
condition or conditions, occurrence or occurrences whether or not related,
a
material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, (i)Β the
business, results of operations, financial condition, assets or liabilities
of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii)Β the rights and
remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, Swingline Lender
and the
Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, or (iii) the legality, validity
or
enforceability of any of the Loan Documents.
Β
βMaterial
Contractβ means any
contract or other arrangement (other than the Loan Documents), whether written
or oral, to which theBorrower
or any Subsidiary is
a party
(a)Β resulting in annual gross
revenuesof more than 5% of
the annual
consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, or (b)
as to
which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew by any
party
thereto could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Β
βMaterial
Indebtednessβ shall mean Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters
of Credit) and Hedging Obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
individually or in an aggregate principal amount exceeding
$5,000,000.Β Β For purposes of determining the amount of attributed
Indebtedness from Hedging Obligations, the βprincipal amountβ of any Hedging
Obligations at any time shall be the Net Xxxx-to-Market Exposure of such
Hedging
Obligations.
Β
βMaterial
Subsidiaryβ
shall mean at any time any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower
having:
(a) assets in an amount equal to at least 5% of the total assets of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis as of the last day
of
each of the two Fiscal Quarters most recently ended as of or prior to such
time;
or (b) revenues in an amount equal to at least 5% of the total revenues of
the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the 12-month period
ending on the last day of each of the two Fiscal Quarters most recently ended
as
of or prior to such time.
Β
βMcLean
Propertyβ
shall mean the real property and improvements thereon owned by the
Borrower and
located at 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, XxXxxx, Xxxxxxxx, having an approximate appraised
value of $5,000,000.
Β
βMoodyβsβ
shall
mean
Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc.
Β
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Β
βMultiemployer
Planβ
shall have the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA.
Β
βNet
Cash
Proceedsβ means proceeds
received in cash from (a) any sale or dispositions of property, net of (i)
the
out-of-pocket cash costs, fees and expenses paid or required to be paid in
connection therewith (including reasonable and customary brokerβs fees or
commissions and reasonable and customary legal fees), (ii) taxes paid or
reasonably estimated to be payable in connection therewith (including transfer
and similar taxes), (iii) amounts provided and maintained in an escrow account
or maintained as a reserve against any liabilities under any indemnification
obligations or purchase price adjustment associated with such sale or
disposition (providedΒ that,
to the extent and at the time any such
amounts are released from such reserve, such amounts shall constitute Net
Cash
Proceeds), and (iv) any amount required to be paid or prepaid on Indebtedness
(other than the Obligations and Indebtedness owing to any Affiliate) secured
by
the property subject thereto (together with any accrued and unpaid interest
thereon, premium or penalty or other amount payable with respect thereto)
or (b)
any incurrence of Indebtedness, net of actual and reasonable brokerβs, advisorβs
and investment banking fees and other reasonable out-of-pocket underwriting
discounts, commissions and other reasonable out-of-pocket cash costs, fees
and
expenses, in each case incurred in connection with such transaction;
provided,
however,
that any such proceeds received by any
Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower
shall constitute βNet
Cash
Proceedsβ only to the
extent of the aggregate direct and indirect beneficial ownership interest
of the
Borrower therein; provided,
further,
that none of the listed costs, fees,
discounts or expenses will be deducted to the extent the same are payable
to
Affiliates.
Β
βNet
Xxxx-to-Market
Exposureβ of any Person shall mean, as of any date of determination with
respect to any Hedging Obligation, the excess (if any) of all unrealized
losses
over all unrealized profits of such Person arising from such Hedging
Obligation.Β Β βUnrealized lossesβ shall mean the fair market value of
the cost to such Person of replacing the Hedging Transaction giving rise
to such
Hedging Obligation as of the date of determination (assuming the Hedging
Transaction were to be terminated as of that date), and βunrealized profitsβ
means the fair market value of the gain to such Person of replacing such
Hedging
Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming such Hedging Transaction
were to be terminated as of that date).
Β
βNotesβ
shall
mean,
collectively, the Revolving Credit Notes and the Swingline Note.
Β
βNotices
of Borrowingβ
shall mean, collectively, the Notices of Revolving Borrowing and the
Notices of
Swingline Borrowing.
Β
βNotice
of
Conversion/Continuationβ shall mean the notice given by the Borrower to
the Administrative Agent in respect of the conversion or continuation of
an
outstanding Borrowing as provided in Section
2.8(b).
Β
βNotice
of Revolving
Borrowingβ shall have the meaning as set forth in Section
2.3.
Β
βObligationsβ
shall
mean (a)Β all amounts owing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Bank or any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) pursuant to or
in
connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise with
respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, including without limitation, all
principal, interest (including any interest accruing after the filing of
any
petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization
or
like proceeding relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing
or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), all reimbursement
obligations, fees, expenses, indemnification and reimbursement payments,
costs
and expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Bank and any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) incurred
pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document), whether direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, now existing
or
hereafter arising hereunder or thereunder, (b)Β all Hedging Obligations owed
by any Loan Party to any Lender or Affiliate of any Lender, (c)Β all
Treasury Management Obligations, and (d) all obligations and indebtedness
of the
Borrower or any other Loan Party under corporate card agreements, arrangements
or programs (including, without limitation, purchasing and travel and
entertainment card agreements, arrangements or programs) maintained with
any
Lender, together with all renewals, extensions, modifications or refinancings
of
any of the foregoing.
Β
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Β
βOff-Balance
Sheet
Liabilitiesβ of any Person shall mean (i) any repurchase obligation or
liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold
by
such Person, (ii) any liability of such Person under any sale and leaseback
transactions that do not create a liability on the balance sheet of such
Person,
(iii) any Synthetic Lease Obligation or (iv) any obligation arising with
respect
to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the
place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance
sheet of such Person.
Β
βOSHAβ
shall
mean the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970, as amended from time to time, and any successor
statute.
Β
βOther
Taxesβ shall
mean any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other
excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment
made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise
with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Β
βParticipantβ
shall
have
the meaning set forth in Section
10.4(d).
Β
βPayment
Officeβ shall
mean the office of the Administrative Agent located at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
X.X., Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, or such other location as to which the
Administrative Agent shall have given written notice to the Borrower and
the
other Lenders.
Β
βPBGCβ
shall
mean the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA, and
any
successor entity performing similar functions.
Β
βPermitted
Acquisitionβ shall mean an acquisition by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries of a majority or minority of the Capital Stock of another entity,
or the assets of another entity or a division or other business segment or
unit
thereof, whether through purchase, merger, or other business combination
or
transaction, provided that (i)Β the entity or business so acquired is in the
same line of business as the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or a business
reasonably related or incidental thereto, (ii)Β such acquisition is
initiated and effected on a non-hostile basis, (iii)Β at least 10 Business
Days prior to the consummation of such transaction, the Borrower shall give
written notice of such transaction to the Administrative Agent (the βAcquisition Noticeβ),
which shall include either (x) the final acquisition agreement or the then
current draft of the acquisition agreement or (y) a reasonably detailed
description of the material terms of such Permitted Acquisition (including,
without limitation, the purchase price and method and structure of payment),
(iv)Β on the date of such acquisition and after giving effect thereto, no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and all
representations and warranties shall be and remain true and correct in all
material aspects (other than such representations as are stated to be made
as of
a particular date, which representations shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of such date), (v)Β after giving effect to such
acquisition, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall otherwise be in compliance,
on a Pro Forma Basis, with all financial and negative covenants contained
in
Articles 6 and
7
of this
Agreement, which shall be recomputed as of the day of the most recently ended
fiscal quarter (for which financial statements are required to have been
delivered), and the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent
a
certificate of the chief financial officer or treasurer to such effect; and
(vi)Β the entity so acquired and/or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
acquiring any assets shall be solvent after giving effect to such acquisition
and shall have executed and delivered all guarantees, collateral agreements
and
related documents required under the Loan Documents; provided, further, that
no
acquisition shall be effected without the prior written approval of the
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders where the total consideration
paid
(including all Indebtedness incurred or assumed (but excluding any common
Capital Stock of the Borrower issued or delivered as consideration)) (x)
exceeds
$20,000,000 in any single transaction or series of related transactions,
or (y)
when taken together with all other acquisitions effected during the same
Fiscal
Year, exceeds $45,000,000.
Β
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Β
βPermitted
Encumbrancesβ shall mean:
Β
(i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Liens imposed by law for taxes or other governmental charges not yet due
or
which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with
respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with
GAAP;
Β
(ii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
statutory Liens of landlords, suppliers, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics,
materialmen and similar Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary
course
of business for amounts not yet due or which are being contested in good
faith
by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are
being
maintained in accordance with GAAP;
Β
(iii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Liens, pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in
compliance with workersβ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social
security laws or regulations;
Β
(iv)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Liens and deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases,
statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other
obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of
business;
Β
(v)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
judgment and attachment liens not giving rise to an Event of Default or Liens
created by or existing from any litigation or legal proceeding that are
currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with
respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with
GAAP;
Β
Β
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Β
(vi)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
easements, zoning restrictions, defects in title, licenses, reservations,
restrictions, covenants, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property
imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not
secure
any monetary obligations and do not materially impair the value or marketability
of the affected real property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct
of business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
Β
(vii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Liens of a collection bank on items in the course of collection arising under
Section 4-208 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York or any similar
section under any applicable UCC or any similar Requirement of Law of any
foreign jurisdiction;
Β
(viii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
leases (other than capital leases) to which any Loan Party is a party as
lessee
made in the ordinary course of business and the title and interest of a lessor
or sublessor in and to personal property leased or subleased (other than
through
a capital lease), in each case extending only to such personal
property;
Β
(ix)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
non-consensual statutory Liens and rights of setoff of financial institutions
over deposit accounts held at such financial institutions to the extent such
Liens or rights of setoff secure or allow setoff against amounts owing for
fees
and expenses relating to the applicable deposit account;
Β
(x)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property (as defined in the Security
Agreement) granted by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary
course of business and not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary
conduct of business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole;
Β
(xi)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
possessory Liens in favor of brokers and dealers arising in connection with
the
acquisition or disposition of Investments permitted by this Agreement; provided that such
Liens (i) attach only to such Investments and (ii) secure only obligations
incurred in the ordinary course and arising in connection with the acquisition
or disposition of such Investments and not any obligation in connection with
margin financing or otherwise; and
Β
(xii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
trusteesβ Liens granted pursuant to any indenture governing any Indebtedness not
otherwise prohibited by this Agreement in favor of the trustee under such
indenture and securing only obligations to pay compensation to such trustee,
to
reimburse its expenses and to indemnify it under the terms thereof.
Β
βPermitted
Investmentsβ shall mean:
Β
(i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which
are
unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States (or by any agency thereof
to
the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the
United States), in each case maturing within one year from the date of
acquisition thereof;
Β
(ii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(a) debt securities with a maturity of 365 days or less issued by any member
nation of the European Union, Switzerland, Canada or any of its provinces,
Australia or any other country whose debt securities are rated by S&P and
Moodyβs A-1 or P-1, or the equivalent thereof (if a short-term debt rating is
provided by either) or at least AA or AA2, or the equivalent thereof (if
a
long-term unsecured debt rating is provided by either) (each such jurisdiction,
an βApproved
Jurisdictionβ) or any agency or instrumentality of an Approved
Jurisdiction, provided that the
full faith and credit of the Approved Jurisdiction is pledged in support
of such
debt securities or such debt securities constitute a general obligation of
the
Approved Jurisdiction, (b) debt securities in an aggregate principal amount
not
to exceed $1,000,000 with a maturity of 365 days or less issued by any nation
in
which any Subsidiary of US Borrower have cash which is the subject of
restrictions on export or any agency or instrumentality of such nation, provided that the
full faith and credit of such nation is pledged in support of such debt
securities or such debt securities constitute a general obligation of such
nation and (c) shares of any money market fund that (1) has substantially
all of
its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to
in
clauses (a) or (b) above, (2) has net assets in excess of $500,000,000 and
(3)
has obtained from either S&P or Moody's the highest rating obtainable for
such a money market fund in the relevant country;
Β
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Β
(iii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
commercial paper having a rating, at the time of acquisition thereof, by
S&P
of at least A-1 or by Moodyβs of at least P-1 and in either case maturing within
six months from the date of acquisition thereof;
Β
(iv)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
certificates of deposit, bankersβ acceptances and time deposits maturing within
180 days of the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed
with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic
office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States
or
any state thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided
profits
of not less than $500,000,000;
Β
(v)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30
days
for securities described in clause (i) above and entered into with a financial
institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (iii)
above;
Β
(vi)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
mutual funds investing solely in any one or more of the Permitted Investments
described in clauses (i) through (iv) above;
Β
(vii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
shares of money market, mutual or similar funds having net assets in excess
of
$500,000,000 maturing or being due or payable in full not more than 180 days
after acquisition thereof and the investments of which are limited to investment
grade securities (i.e., securities rated at least Baa1 by Moodyβs or at least
BBB+ by S&P);
Β
(viii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
auction rate securities with an interest reset date not more than 180 days
after
acquisition thereof and rated at least Aa3 by Moodyβs or at least AA- by
S&P; and
Β
(ix)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
variable rate demand notes rated at least Aa3 by Moodyβs or at least AA- by
S&P.
Β
βPermitted
Refinancingβ means, with respect to any Indebtedness for borrowed money,
extensions, renewals, and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not
increase the outstanding principal amount thereof (immediately prior to giving
effect to such extension, renewal or replacement) or shorten the maturity
or the
weighted average life thereof.
Β
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Β
βPersonβ
shall
mean
any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, joint venture,
limited liability company, trust or other entity, or any Governmental
Authority.
Β
βPlanβ
shall
mean any
employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to
the
provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302
of
ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or,
if
such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to
be) an
βemployerβ as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
Β
βPledge
Agreementβ
shall mean that certain Pledge Agreement, dated as of the date hereof
and
substantially in the form of Exhibit H, executed
by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Loan Party that owns any Capital Stock
of
another Subsidiary, in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit
of the
Lenders, pursuant to which such Loan Parties shall pledge all of the Capital
Stock of its Domestic Subsidiaries and 65% of the Capital Stock of its direct
Foreign Subsidiaries, in each case, as amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
Β
βPro
Forma
Basisβ means, with respect
to any determination on any date of (a)Β the Leverage Ratio, (b)Β the
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, (c)Β Consolidated EBITDA, (d)Β Consolidated
Interest Expense, or (e)Β any financial calculation included within or
required to be made in connection with such terms, that each Permitted Acquisition
(or other
acquisition of a Person approved by the Required Lenders) occurring within the
period of four
Fiscal Quarters for which such determination is being made shall include
or
exclude, as the case may be, those components of such ratios or calculations
attributable to any business or assets that have been acquired (including
through mergers or consolidations) during such period, on a proΒ formabasis
for such period as if each such
Permitted Acquisition (or other acquisition of a Person approved by the Required
Lenders) had been consummated (and any Indebtedness incurred or repaid in
connection therewith had been incurred or repaid, as the case may be) on
the
first day of such period, based on historical results accounted for in
accordance with GAAP, and provided that such components to be so attributed
shall have been approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable
discretion.
Β
βPro
Rata Shareβ shall
mean with respect to any Commitment of any Lender at any time, a percentage,
the
numerator of which shall be such Lenderβs Commitment (or if such Commitments
have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due
and
payable, such Lenderβs Revolving Credit Exposure), and the denominator of which
shall be the sum of such Commitments of all Lenders (or if such Commitments
have
been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and
payable, all Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders).
Β
βRegulationΒ Dβ
shall mean RegulationΒ D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor
regulations.
Β
βRelated
Partiesβ
shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Personβs Affiliates and
the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such
Person and such Personβs Affiliates.
Β
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Β
βReleaseβ
shall
mean
any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit,
disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment
(including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface
strata) or within any building, structure, facility or fixture.
Β
βRequired
Lendersβ
shall mean, at any time, Lenders holding more than 51% of the aggregate
outstanding Revolving Commitments at such time or if the Lenders have no
Revolving Commitments outstanding, then Lenders holding more than 51% of
the
Revolving Credit Exposure; providedΒ that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, in no
event shall βRequired Lendersβ mean less than two Lenders if there are then at
least two Lenders.
Β
βRequirement
of Lawβ for any Person
shall mean the articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership
certificate and agreement, or limited liability company certificate of
organization and agreement, as the case may be, and other organizational
and
governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation,
or
determination of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or
binding
upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of
its
property is subject.
Β
βResponsible
Officerβ
shall mean any of the president, the chief executive officer, the
chief
operating officer, the chief financial officer, the treasurer or a vice
president of the Borrower or such other representative of the Borrower as
may be
designated in writing by any one of the foregoing with the consent of the
Administrative Agent; and, with respect to the financial covenants only,
the
chief executive officer or the chief financial officer of the
Borrower.
Β
βRestricted
Paymentβ
shall have the meaning set forth in Section
7.5.
Β
βRevolving
Commitmentβ
shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender
to make
Revolving Loans to the Borrower and to participate in Letters of Credit and
Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the amount
set
forth with respect to such Lender on Schedule II, as such
schedule may be amended pursuant to Section 2.24, or in
the case of a Person becoming a Lender after the Closing Date through an
assignment of an existing Revolving Commitment, the amount of the assigned
βRevolving Commitmentβ as provided in the Assignment and Assumption executed by
such Person as an assignee, as the same may be increased or deceased pursuant
to
terms hereof.
Β
βRevolving
Commitment
Termination Dateβ shall mean (i)Β January 25, 2013, (ii)Β the
date on which the Revolving Commitments are terminated pursuant to Section 2.9 and
(iii)Β the date on which all amounts outstanding under this Agreement have
been declared or have automatically become due and payable (whether by
acceleration or otherwise).
Β
βRevolving
Credit
Exposureβ shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of
the outstanding principal amount of such Lenderβs Revolving Loans, LC Exposure
and Swingline Exposure.
Β
βRevolving
Credit
Noteβ shall mean a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order
of a requesting Lender in the principal amount of such Lenderβs Revolving
Commitment, in substantially the form of Exhibit
A.
Β
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Β
βRevolving
Loanβ shall
mean a loan made by a Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) to the Borrower
under its Revolving Commitment, which may either be a Base Rate Loan, an
Index
Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.
Β
βSecurity
Agreementβ
shall mean the Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof and
substantially
in the form of Exhibit
G, made by the Borrower and all Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower
that are Material Subsidiaries in favor of the Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Lenders.
Β
βSecurity
Documentsβ shall mean the Pledge Agreement, the Security Agreement and
each of the security agreements, mortgages and other instruments and documents
executed and
delivered pursuant thereto or pursuant to Section
5.12.
Β
βS&Pβ
shall
mean
Standard & Poorβs, a Division of the XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies.
Β
βSubsidiaryβ
shall
mean, with respect to any Person (the βparentβ), any
corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association
or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of
the
parent in the parentβs consolidated financial statements if such financial
statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well
as any
other corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company,
association or other entity (i) of which securities or other ownership interests
representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary
voting
power, or in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership
interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (ii) that is,
as
of such date, otherwise controlled (within the meaning of GAAP), by the parent
or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more
subsidiaries of the parent.Β Β Unless otherwise indicated, all
references to βSubsidiaryβ hereunder shall mean a Subsidiary of the
Borrower.
Β
βSubsidiary
Guaranty
Agreementβ shall mean the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement, dated as of the
date hereof and substantially in the form of Exhibit F, made
by
all Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are Material Subsidiaries
in
favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders.
Β
βSubsidiary
Guaranty
Supplementβ shall mean each supplement substantially in the form of Schedule
II to the
Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement executed and delivered by a Subsidiary of the
Borrower pursuant to Section
5.11.
Β
βSubsidiary
Loan
Partyβ shall mean any Subsidiary that executes or becomes a party to the
Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement.
Β
βSwingline
Commitmentβ
shall mean the commitment of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline
Loans in an
aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceedΒ $5,000,000.
Β
βSwingline
Exposureβ
shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the principal amount of the
Swingline
Loans in which such Lender is legally obligated either to make a Base Rate
Loan
or to purchase a participation in accordance with Section 2.4, which
shall equal such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of all outstanding Swingline
Loans.
Β
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Β
βSwingline
Lenderβ
shall mean SunTrust Bank, or any other Lender that may agree to make
Swingline
Loans hereunder.
Β
βSwingline
Loanβ shall
mean a loan made to the Borrower by the Swingline Lender under the Swingline
Commitment.
Β
βSwingline
Noteβ shall
mean the promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of the Swingline
Lender in the principal amount of the Swingline Commitment, substantially
the
form of Exhibit
D.
Β
βSwingline
Rateβ shall
mean, for any Interest Period, the rate as offered by the Swingline Lender
and
accepted by the Borrower.Β Β The Borrower is under no obligation to
accept this rate, and the Swingline Lender is under no obligation to provide
it.
Β
βSynthetic
Leaseβ
shall mean a lease transaction under which the parties intend that
(i) the lease
will be treated as an βoperating leaseβ by the lessee pursuant to Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 13, as amended and (ii) the lessee will
be
entitled to various tax and other benefits ordinarily available to owners
(as
opposed to lessees) of like property.
Β
βSynthetic
Lease Obligationsβ shall
mean, with respect to any Person, the sum of (i) all remaining rental
obligations of such Person as lessee under Synthetic Leases which are
attributable to principal and, without duplication, (ii) all rental and purchase
price payment obligations of such Person under such Synthetic Leases assuming
such Person exercises the option to purchase the lease property at the end
of
the lease term.
Β
βTaxesβ
shall
mean any
and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges
or
withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.
Β
βTreasury
Management
Obligationsβ
shall
mean, collectively, all obligations and other liabilities of any Loan Parties
pursuant to any agreements governing the provision to such Loan Parties of
treasury or cash management services, including deposit accounts, funds
transfer, automated clearing house, zero balance accounts, returned check
concentration, controlled disbursement, lockbox, account reconciliation and
reporting and trade finance services.
Β
βTypeβ,
when used in
reference to a Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest
on such
Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference
to
the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Index Rate or the Base Rate.
Β
βWithdrawal
Liabilityβ
shall mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete
or
partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined
in
Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
Β
Section
1.2.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Classifications
of Revolving Loans and Borrowings.Β Β For purposes of this
Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. a βRevolving
Loanβ) or by Type (e.g. a βEurodollar Loan,β βIndex Rate Loanβ or βBase Rate
Loanβ) or by Class and Type (e.g. βRevolving Eurodollar
Loanβ).Β Β Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class
(e.g. βRevolving Borrowingβ) or by Type (e.g. βEurodollar Borrowingβ) or by
Class and Type (e.g. β Revolving Eurodollar Borrowingβ).
Β
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Β
Section
1.3.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Accounting
Terms and Determination.Β Β Unless otherwise defined or specified
herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting
determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required
to
be delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP as in effect
from time to time, applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited
consolidated financial statement of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a); provided,
that if the
Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower wishes to amend
any
covenant in Article
6 to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP on the operation of
such
covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required
Lenders wish to amend Article 6 for such
purpose), then the Borrowerβs compliance with such covenant shall be determined
on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in
GAAP
became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant
is
amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required
Lenders.Β Β All
calculations of (a) Leverage Ratio, (b) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio,
(c)Β Consolidated EBITDA, (d) Consolidated Interest Expense and (e) each
financial calculation included within or required to be made in connection
with
any such terms shall be made on a Pro Forma Basis.
Β
Section
1.4.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Terms
Generally.Β The definitions
of terms
herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms
defined.Β Β Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include
the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.Β Β The words
βincludeβ, βincludesβ and βincludingβ shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase βwithout limitationβ.Β Β The word βwillβ shall be construed to
have the same meaning and effect as the word βshallβ.Β Β In the
computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified
date,
the word βfromβ means βfrom and includingβ and the word βtoβ means βto but
excludingβ.Β Β Unless the context requires otherwise (i) any definition
of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall
be
construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as
it was
originally executed or as it may from time to time be amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such
amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (ii) any reference
herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Personβs successors and
permitted assigns, (iii) the words βhereofβ, βhereinβ and βhereunderβ and words
of similar import shall be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole
and
not to any particular provision hereof, (iv) all references to Articles,
Sections, ExhibitsΒ and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles,
Sections, ExhibitsΒ and Schedules to this Agreement and (v) all references
to a specific time shall be construed to refer to the time in the city and
state
of the Administrative Agentβs principal office, unless otherwise
indicated.
Β
ARTICLE
2
Β
AMOUNT
AND
TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS
Β
Section
2.1.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
General
Description of Facilities.Β Β Subject to and upon the terms and
conditions herein set forth, (i)Β the Lenders hereby establish in favor of
the Borrower a revolving credit facility pursuant to which each Lender severally
agrees (to the extent of such Lenderβs Revolving Commitment) to make Revolving
Loans to the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.2,
(ii)Β the Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit in accordance with
Section 2.23,
(iii)Β the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans in accordance
with Section
2.4, and (iv)Β each Lender agrees to purchase a participation
interest in the Letters of Credit and the Swingline Loans pursuant to the
terms
and conditions hereof; provided, that
in no
event shall the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans,
Swingline Loans and outstanding LC Exposure exceed at any time the Aggregate
Revolving Commitment Amount from time to time in effect.
Β
Β
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Β
Section
2.2.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Revolving
Loans.Β Β Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein,
each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans, ratably in proportion
to
its Pro Rata Share, to the Borrower, from time to time during theΒ Availability Period,
in
an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time that will not result
in
(a) such Lenderβs Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lenderβs Revolving
Commitment or (b) the sum of the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures of
all
Lenders exceeding the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount.Β Β During
the Availability Period, the Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, prepay
and
reborrow Revolving Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement; provided, that
the
Borrower may not borrow or reborrow should there exist a Default or Event
of
Default.
Β
Section
2.3.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Procedure
for Revolving Borrowings.Β Β The Borrower shall give the
Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed
in
writing) of each Revolving Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.3 (a βNotice
of Revolving
Borrowingβ) (x) prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the same Business
Day as the requested date of each Base Rate Borrowing or Index Rate Borrowing
and (y) prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) three (3) Business Days prior
to the
requested date of each Eurodollar Borrowing.Β Β Each Notice of Revolving
Borrowing shall be irrevocable andΒ shall specify: (i)
the
aggregate principal amount of such Borrowing, (ii) the date of such Borrowing
(which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the Type of such Revolving Loan
comprising such Borrowing and (iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing,
the
duration of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto (subject to the
provisions of the definition of Interest Period).Β Β Each Revolving
Borrowing shall consist entirely of Base Rate Revolving Loans, Index Rate
Revolving Loans or Eurodollar Revolving Loans, as the Borrower may request,
provided, that
on the Closing Date all Revolving Loans shall be Index Rate Revolving
Loans.Β Β The aggregate principal amount of each Eurodollar Borrowing
shall be not less than $100,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000, and the
aggregate principal amount of each Base Rate Borrowing and Index Rate Borrowing
shall not be less than $50,000 or a larger multiple of $50,000; provided, that
Index
Rate Revolving Loans or Base Rate Revolving Loans, respectively, made pursuant
to Section 2.4
or Section
2.23(d) may be made in lesser amounts as provided therein.Β Β At
no time shall the total number of Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding at any
time
exceed five.Β Β Promptly following the receipt of a Notice of Revolving
Borrowing in accordance herewith, the Administrative Agent shall advise each
Lender of the details thereof and the amount of such Lenderβs Revolving Loan to
be made as part of the requested Revolving Borrowing.
Β
Section
2.4.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Swingline
Commitment.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender
agrees to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower, from time to time during
the
Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any
time
not to exceed the lesser of (i) the Swingline Commitment then in effect and
(ii)
the difference between the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount and the
aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures of all Lenders; provided, that
the
Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance
an
outstanding Swingline Loan.Β Β The Borrower shall be entitled to borrow,
repay and reborrow Swingline Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement.
Β
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Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Swingline Lender agrees to
make Swingline Loans to the Borrower from time to time in accordance with
the
treasury and cash management services and products provided to the Borrower
by
the Swingline Lender (the
βCash
Management Swingline Loansβ).Β Β For
other Swingline Loans,
theΒ Borrower
shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice
promptly confirmed in writing) of each Swingline Borrowing substantially
in the
form of Exhibit
2.4 attached hereto (βNotice
of Swingline
Borrowingβ) prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the requested date of
each Swingline Borrowing.Β Β Each Notice of Swingline Borrowing shall be
irrevocable and shall specify: (i) the principal amount of such Swingline
Loan,
(ii) the date of such Swingline Loan (which shall be a Business Day) and
(iii)
the account of the Borrower to which the proceeds of such Swingline Loan
should
be credited.Β Β The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the
Swingline Lender of each Notice of Swingline Borrowing.Β Β Each
Swingline Loan shall be an Index Rate Loan, or, if an agreement as to such
rate
has been reached, shall accrue interest at the Swingline Rate with an Interest
Period (subject to the definition thereof) as agreed between the Borrower
and
the Swingline Lender.Β Β The aggregate principal amount of each
Swingline Loan (other than Cash Management Swingline Loans) shall be not
less
thanΒ $100,000 or a
larger multiple of $50,000, or such other minimum amounts agreed to by the
Swingline Lender and the Borrower.Β Β The Swingline Lender will make the
proceeds of each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower in Dollars in
immediately available funds at the account specified by the Borrower in the
applicable Notice of Swingline Borrowing not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York
time) on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion,
may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs
the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), give a Notice of Revolving Borrowing
to the Administrative Agent requesting the Lenders (including the Swingline
Lender) to make Base Rate Loans in an amount equal to the unpaid principal
amount of any Swingline Loan. Each Lender will make the proceeds of its Base
Rate Loan included in such Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent
for
the account of the Swingline Lender in accordance with Section 2.7, which
will be used solely for the repayment of such Swingline Loan.
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
If for any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in the
sole
discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made in accordance with
the
foregoing provisions, then each Lender (other than the Swingline Lender)
shall
purchase an undivided participating interest in such Swingline Loan in an
amount
equal to its Pro Rata Share thereof on the date that such Base Rate Borrowing
should have occurred. On the date of such required purchase, each Lender
shall
promptly transfer, in immediately available funds, the amount of its
participating interest to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
Swingline Lender. If such Swingline Loan bears interest at a rate other than
the
Base Rate, such Swingline Loan shall automatically become a Base Rate Loan
on
the effective date of any such participation and interest shall become payable
on demand.
Β
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Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Each Lenderβs obligation to make a Base Rate Loan pursuant to Section 2.4(c)
or to purchase the
participating interests pursuant to Section 2.4(d)
shall be absolute
and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including
without limitation (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other
right that such Lender or any other Person may have or claim against the
Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever,
(ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the termination
of any
Lenderβs Revolving Commitment, (iii) the existence (or alleged existence) of any
event or condition which has had or could reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or (v) any
other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar
to any
of the foregoing.Β Β If such amount is not in fact made available to the
Swingline Lender by any Lender, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to
recover such amount on demand from such Lender, together with accrued interest
thereon for each day from the date of demand thereof (i) at the Federal Funds
Rate until the second Business Day after such demand and (ii) at the Base
Rate
at all times thereafter.Β Β Until such time as such Lender makes its
required payment, the Swingline Lender shall be deemed to continue to have
outstanding Swingline Loans in the amount of the unpaid participation for
all
purposes of the Loan Documents.Β Β In addition, such Lender shall be
deemed to have assigned any and all payments made of principal and interest
on
its Loans and any other amounts due to it hereunder, to the Swingline Lender
to
fund the amount of such Lenderβs participation interest in such Swingline Loans
that such Lender failed to fund pursuant to this Section 2.4, until
such amount has been purchased in full.
Β
Section
2.5.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Reserved.
Β
Section
2.6.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Reserved.Β Β
Β
Section
2.7.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Funding
of Borrowings.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Each Lender will make available each Revolving Loan to be made by it hereunder
on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer in immediately available funds
by
2:00 p.m. (New York time) to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office;
provided, that the Swingline Loans will be made as set forth in Section
2.4.Β Β The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available
to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts that it receives, in like
funds by the close of business on such proposed date, to an account maintained
by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent or at the Borrowerβs option, by
effecting a wire transfer of such amounts to an account designated by the
Borrower to the Administrative Agent.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior
to
5:00 p.m. (New York time) one (1) Business Day prior to the date of a Borrowing
in which such Lender is to participate that such Lender will not make available
to the Administrative Agent such Lenderβs share of such Borrowing, the
Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available
to the Administrative Agent on such date, and the Administrative Agent, in
reliance on such assumption, may make available to the Borrower on such date
a
corresponding amount.Β Β If such corresponding amount is not in fact
made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender on the date of
such
Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such
corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest at
the
Federal Funds Rate until the second Business Day after such demand and
thereafter at the Base Rate.Β Β If such Lender does not pay such
corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agentβs demand therefor,
the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower
shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent
together with interest at the rate specified for such
Borrowing.Β Β Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to relieve any
Lender from its obligation to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Borrowing hereunder
or to prejudice any rights which the Borrower may have against any Lender
as a
result of any default by such Lender hereunder.
Β
Β
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Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
All Revolving Borrowings shall be made by the Lenders on the basis of their
respective Pro Rata Shares. No Lender shall be responsible for any default
by
any other Lender in its obligations hereunder, and each Lender shall be
obligated to make its Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless
of
the failure of any other Lender to make its Loans hereunder.
Β
Section
2.8.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Interest
Elections.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
On the Closing Date, each Revolving Loan shall be an Index Rate Revolving
Loan.
After the Closing Date, each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified
in the applicable Notice of Borrowing, and in the case of a Eurodollar
Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Notice
of
Borrowing. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing into
a
different Type or to continue such Borrowing, and in the case of a Eurodollar
Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section
2.8.Β Β The Borrower may elect different options with respect to
different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion
shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding Loans comprising such
Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered
a
separate Borrowing.Β Β This Section shall not apply to Swingline
Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
To make an election pursuant to this Section 2.8, the
Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent prior written notice (or telephonic
notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing substantially in
the
form of Exhibit
2.8 attached hereto (a βNotice
of
Conversion/Continuationβ) that is to be converted or continued, as the
case may be, (x) prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on the same Business
Day as
the requested date of a conversion into a Base Rate Borrowing or an Index
Rate
Borrowing and (y) prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) three (3) Business
Days
prior to a continuation of or conversion into a Eurodollar
Borrowing.Β Β Each such Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall be
irrevocable and shall specify (i) the Borrowing to which such Notice of
Continuation/Conversion applies and if different options are being elected
with
respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof that are to be
allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be
specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) shall be specified for each
resulting Borrowing); (ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant
to
such Notice of Continuation/Conversion, which shall be a Business Day, (iii)
whether the resulting Borrowing is to be a Base Rate Borrowing, an Index
Rate
Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and (iv) if the resulting Borrowing
is to
be a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period applicable thereto after giving
effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition
of βInterest Periodβ.Β Β If any such Notice of Continuation/Conversion
requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period,
the
Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one
month.Β Β The principal amount of any resulting Borrowing shall satisfy
the minimum borrowing amount for Eurodollar Borrowings, Index Rate Borrowings
and Base Rate Borrowings set forth in Section
2.3.
Β
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Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
If, on the expiration of any Interest Period in respect of any Eurodollar
Borrowing, the Borrower shall have failed to deliver a Notice of
Conversion/Continuation, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided
herein, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Borrowing
to a Base Rate Borrowing. No Borrowing may be converted into, or continued
as, a
Eurodollar Borrowing if a Default or an Event of Default exists, unless the
Required Lenders shall have otherwise consented in writing. No conversion
of any
Eurodollar Loans shall be permitted except on the last day of the Interest
Period in respect thereof.
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Upon receipt of any Notice of Conversion/Continuation, the Administrative
Agent
shall promptly notify each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lenderβs
portion of each resulting Borrowing.
Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
If a Notice of Revolving Borrowing or a Notice of Conversion/Continuation
does
not specify a Type, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested an Index
Rate
Borrowing with respect to the Revolving Loans.
Β
Section
2.9.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Optional
Reduction and Termination of Commitments.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Unless previously terminated, all Revolving Commitments, Swingline Commitments
and LC Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Commitment Termination
Date.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Upon at least three (3) Business Daysβ (or such lesser time as the
Administrative Agent may agree in the case of the termination of this Agreement)
prior
written notice (or
telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent
(which notice shall be irrevocable), the Borrower may reduce the Aggregate
Revolving Commitments in part or terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments
in whole; provided, that
(i)
any partial reduction shall apply to reduce proportionately and permanently
the
Revolving Commitment of each Lender, (ii) any partial reduction pursuant
to this
Section 2.9
shall be in an amount of at least $1,000,000 and any larger multiple of
$500,000, and (iii) no such reduction shall be permitted which would reduce
the
Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount to an amount less than the outstanding
Revolving Credit Exposures of all Lenders.Β Β Any such reduction in the
Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount below the sum of the principal amount
of
the Swingline Commitment and the LC Commitment shall result in a proportionate
reduction (rounded to the next lowest integral multiple of $100,000) in the
Swingline Commitment and the LC Commitment.
Β
Section
2.10.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Repayment
of Loans.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans shall be due and
payable
(together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon) on the Revolving Commitment
Termination Date.
Β
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Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The principal amount of each Swingline Borrowing shall be due and payable
(together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon) on the earlier of (i)
the
last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing and (ii) the
Revolving Commitment Termination Date.
Β
Section
2.11.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Evidence
of Indebtedness.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice appropriate
records evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting
from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts
of
principal and interest payable thereon and paid to such Lender from time
to time
under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall maintainΒ appropriate records
in
which shall be recorded (i) the Revolving Commitment of each Lender, (ii)
the
amount of each Loan made hereunder by each Lender, the Class and Type thereof
and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (iii) the date of each continuation
thereof pursuant to Section 2.8, (iv)
the
date of each conversion of all or a portion thereof to another Type pursuant
to
Section 2.8,
(v) the date and amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to
become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder in respect
of
such Loans and (vi) both the date and amount of any sum received by the
Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower in respect of the Loans
and
each Lenderβs Pro Rata Share thereof.Β Β The entries made in such
records shall be prima facie
evidence of the
existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower
therein recorded, absent manifest error; provided, that
the
failure or delay of any Lender or the Administrative Agent in maintaining
or
making entries into any such record or any error therein shall not in any
manner
affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans (both principal
and
unpaid accrued interest) of such Lender in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
At the request of any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) at any time,
the
Borrower agrees that it will execute and deliver to such Lender, as applicable,
a Revolving Credit Note and, in the case of the Swingline Lender only, a
Swingline Note, payable to the order of such Lender.
Β
Section
2.12.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Optional
Prepayments.Β Β The Borrower shall have the right at any time and
from time to time to prepay any Borrowing, in whole or in part, without premium
or penalty (but subject to the provisions of Section 2.20), by
giving irrevocable written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed
in
writing) to the Administrative Agent no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time)
on
the Business Day of such prepayment, provided that no notice shall be required
for the prepayment of any Cash Management Swingline Loans.Β Β Each such
notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the proposed date of such
prepayment and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof
to be
prepaid.Β Β Upon receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent
shall promptly notify each affected Lender of the contents thereof and of
such
Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of any such prepayment.Β Β If such notice is
given, the aggregate amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable
on
the date designated in such notice, together with accrued interest to such
date
on the amount so prepaid in accordance with Section
2.14(d).Β Β Each partial prepayment of any Loan (other than a
Swingline Loan) shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case
of an
advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type pursuant to Section 2.2 or in
the
case of a Swingline Loan pursuant to Section
2.4.Β Β Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably
to the Revolving Loans comprising such Borrowing.
Β
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Β
Section
2.13.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Mandatory
Prepayments.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Immediately upon receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of proceeds
of any sale or disposition by the Borrower or such Subsidiary of any of its
assets (excluding (i) sales permitted by Section 7.6 (other
than clause (c) thereof), (ii) sales of assets the proceeds of which are
invested into the businesses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries within
180
days after such assets are sold and (iii) so long as no Event of Default
has
occurred and is continuing, other sales of assets of the Borrower or any
of its
Subsidiaries with an aggregate book value not to exceed $2,500,000 in any
Fiscal
Year) the Borrower shall prepay the Loans in an amount equal to the Net Cash
Proceeds from such sale or disposition.Β Β Any such prepayment shall be
applied in accordance with Section 2.13(d)
below.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
If the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries issues any debt securities (other
than Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.1) then
no
later than the Business Day following the date of receipt of the proceeds
thereof, Borrower shall prepay the Loans in an amount equal to the Net Cash
Proceeds thereof.Β Β Any such prepayment shall be applied in accordance
with Section
2.13(d).
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Intentionally Deleted.
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Subject to Section
8.2, any prepayments made by the Borrower pursuant to Sections
2.13(a) or
(b)
above shall
be applied as follows: first, to
Administrative Agentβs fees and reimbursable expenses then due and payable
pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second, to all
other
fees and reimbursable expenses of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank then due
and
payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, pro rata to the Lenders and
the
Issuing Bank based on their respective Pro Rata Shares of such fees and
expenses; third, to interests
then due and payable on the Loans made to Borrower, pro rata to the Lenders
based on their respective Revolving Commitments; fourth, to the
principal balance of the Swingline Loans, until the same shall have been
paid in
full, to the Swingline Lender; fifth, to the
principal balance of the Revolving Loans, until the same shall have been
paid in
full, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective Revolving Commitments
and sixth, to
cash collateralize the Letters of Credit in accordance with Section 2.23(g) in an
amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued
and
unpaid fees thereon.Β Β The Revolving Commitments of the Lenders shall
be permanently reduced by the amount of any prepayments made pursuant to
clauses
fourth and fifth above; provided that no permanent reduction in the Revolving
Commitments shall be made in connection with any prepayments made under Section 2.13(a) above
if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and no cash
collateralization in accordance with clause sixth above
shall be
required if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
If at any time the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the
Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount, as reduced pursuant to Section 2.9 or
otherwise, the Borrower shall immediately repay Swingline Loans and Revolving
Loans in an amount equal to such excess, together with all accrued and unpaid
interest on such excess amount and any amounts due under Section
2.20.Β Β Each prepayment shall be applied first to the Swingline
Loans, to the full extent thereof, second to the Base Rate Loans to the full
extent thereof, third to Index Rate Loans to the full extent thereof and
finally
to Eurodollar Loans to the full extent thereof.Β Β If after giving
effect to prepayment of all Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans, the Revolving
Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Commitment
Amount, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative
Agent,
in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Issuing
Bank
and the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to such excess plus any accrued
and
unpaid fees thereon to be held as collateral for the LC
Exposure.Β Β Such account shall be administered in accordance with Section 2.23(g)
hereof.
Β
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Β
Section
2.14.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Interest
on Loans.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Borrower shall pay interest on each Base Rate Loan at the Base Rate in
effect from time to time and on each Eurodollar Loan at the Adjusted LIBO
Rate
for the applicable Interest Period in effect for such Loan, plus, in each case,
the
Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.Β Β The Borrower shall pay
interest on each Index Rate Loan at the Index Rate plus the Applicable Margin
in
effect from time to time.Β Β The interest rate on Index Rate Loans shall
be established based on the Index Rate in effect on the first Index Rate
Determination Date, and shall be adjusted on each Index Rate Determination
Date
thereafter to reflect the Index Rate then in effect.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Borrower shall pay interest on each Swingline Loan at the Index Rate
plus
the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time, or if an agreement has
been
reached, the Borrower shall pay interest on each Swingline Loan at the Swingline
Rate in effect from time to time.
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
At the option of the Required Lenders, while an Event of Default exists (or
automatically after acceleration), the Borrower shall pay interest (βDefault Interestβ)
with respect to all Eurodollar Loans and at the rate otherwise applicable
for
the then-current Interest Period plus an additional
2% per
annum until the last day of such Interest Period, and thereafter, and with
respect to all Index Rate Loans and Base Rate Loans (including all Swingline
Loans) and all other Obligations hereunder (other than Loans), at an all-in
rate
in effect for Base Rate Loans, plus an additional
2% per
annum.
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Interest on the principal amount of all Loans shall accrue from and including
the date such Loans are made to but excluding the date of any repayment thereof.
Interest on all outstanding Base Rate Loans shall be payable quarterly in
arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December, and
on the
Revolving Commitment Termination Date. Interest on all outstanding Index
Rate
Loans shall be payable monthly in arrears on the last day of each calendar
month, and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. Interest on all
outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be payable on the last day of each Interest
Period applicable thereto, and, in the case of any Eurodollar Revolving Loans
having an Interest Period in excess of three months, on each day which occurs
every three months after the initial date of such Interest Period, and on
the
Revolving Commitment Termination Date. Interest on any Loan which is converted
into a Loan of another Type or which is repaid or prepaid shall be payable
on
the date of such conversion or on the date of any such repayment or prepayment
(on the amount repaid or prepaid) thereof. All Default Interest shall be
payable
on demand.
Β
Β
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Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to
the
Loans hereunder and shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of
such
rate in writing (or by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing). Any such
determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest
error.
Β
Section
2.15.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Fees.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account fees
in
the amounts and at the times previously agreed upon in writing by the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of
each
Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Percentage
per
annum (determined daily in accordance with Schedule I) on the
daily amount of the unused Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the
Availability Period.Β Β For purposes of computing commitment fees with
respect to the Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Commitment of each Lender
shall be deemed used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans and
LC
Exposure, but not Swingline Exposure, of such Lender.
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent, for the account
of
each Lender, a letter of credit fee with respect to its participation in
each
Letter of Credit, which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable
Margin for Eurodollar Loans then in effect on the average daily amount of
such
Lenderβs LC Exposure attributable to such Letter of Credit during the period
from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to but
excluding the date on which such Letter of Credit expires or is drawn in
full
(including without limitation any LC Exposure that remains outstanding after
the
Revolving Commitment Termination Date) and (ii) to the Issuing Bank for its
own
account a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.125% per annum
on
the average daily amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof
attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the Availability Period
(or until the date that such Letter of Credit is irrevocably cancelled,
whichever is later), as well as the Issuing Bankβs standard fees with respect to
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing
of drawings thereunder.Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
Required Lenders elect to increase the interest rate on the Loans to the
Default
Interest pursuant to Section 2.14(c) or
Default Interest is automatically imposed thereunder as a result of
acceleration, the rate per annum used to calculate the letter of credit fee
pursuant to clause (i) above shall automatically be increased by an additional
2% per annum.
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit
of
each Lender, the upfront fee previously agreed upon by the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, which shall be due and payable on the Closing
Date.
Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Accrued fees under paragraphs (b) and (c) above shall be payable quarterly in
arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December, commencing
on March 31, 2008, and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (and
if
later, the date the Loans and LC Exposure shall be repaid in their entirety);
providedfurther,
that any
such fees accruing after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date shall
be
payable on demand.
Β
Β
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Β
Section
2.16.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Computation
of Interest and Fees.Β All
computations of
interest and fees hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of
360Β days for the actual number of days (including the first day but
excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or
fees
are payable (to the extent computed on the basis of days
elapsed).Β Β Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an
interest amount or fee hereunder shall be made in good faith and, except
for
manifest error, shall be final, conclusive and binding for all
purposes.
Β
Section
2.17.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Inability
to Determine Interest Rates.Β Β If prior to the commencement of
any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing or on the Index Rate
Determination Date for any Index Rate Borrowing,
Β
(i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall
be
conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances
affecting the relevant interbank market, adequate means do not exist for
ascertaining LIBOR for such Interest Period or the Index Rate on such Index
Rate
Determination Date, or
Β
(ii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders
that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Index Rate does not adequately and fairly
reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender, as the case may be) of making,
funding or maintaining their (or its, as the case may be) Eurodollar Loans
for
such Interest Period or its Index Rate Loans, as applicable,
Β
the
Administrative Agent shall give written notice (or telephonic notice, promptly
confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and to the Lenders as soon as practicable
thereafter.Β Β Until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower
and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer
exist, (i) the obligations of the Lenders to make Eurodollar Revolving Loans
or
Index Rate Revolving Loans or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as
or
into Eurodollar Revolving Loans or Index Rate Revolving Loans shall be suspended
and (ii) all such affected Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans
on the
last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto and all Index
Rate Loans shall automatically be converted to Base Rate Loans, unless, in
either case, the Borrower prepays such Loans in accordance with this
Agreement.Β Β Unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent at
least one Business Day before the date of any Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing
for
which a Notice of Revolving Borrowing has previously been given that it elects
not to borrow on such date, then such Revolving Borrowing shall be made as
a
Base Rate Borrowing.
Β
Section
2.18.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Illegality.Β Β If
any Change in
Law shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Lender to make, maintain
or
fund any Eurodollar Loan or Index Rate Loan and such Lender shall so notify
the
Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice
thereof to the Borrower and the other Lenders, whereupon until such Lender
notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances
giving
rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligation of such Lender to
make
Eurodollar Revolving Loans or Index Rate Revolving Loans, or to continue
or
convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans or Index Rate Loans,
shall
be suspended.Β Β In the case of the making of a Eurodollar Revolving
Borrowing or an Index Rate Borrowing, such Lenderβs Revolving Loan shall be made
as a Base Rate Revolving Loan as part of the same Revolving Borrowing for
the
same Interest Period and if the affected Eurodollar Revolving Loan is then
outstanding, such Revolving Loan shall be converted to a Base Rate Revolving
Loan either (i) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable
to such Eurodollar Revolving Loan if such Lender may lawfully continue to
maintain such Revolving Loan to such date or (ii) immediately if such Lender
shall determine that it may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar
Revolving Loan to such date, and immediately in the case of an Index Rate
Revolving Loan.Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, the affected Lender
shall, prior to giving such notice to the Administrative Agent, designate
a
different Applicable Lending Office if such designation would avoid the need
for
giving such notice and if such designation would not otherwise be
disadvantageous to such Lender in the good faith exercise of its
discretion.
Β
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Β
Section
2.19.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Increased
Costs.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
If any Change in Law shall:
Β
(i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar
requirement that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Adjusted
LIBO Rate or the Index Rate hereunder against assets of, deposits with or
for
the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve
requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Index Rate) or the
Issuing Bank; or
Β
(ii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
impose on any Lender or on the Issuing Bank or the eurodollar interbank market
any other condition affecting this Agreement or any Eurodollar Loans or Index
Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or any participation
therein;
Β
and
the
result of either of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender
of
making, converting into, continuing or maintaining a Eurodollar Loan or Index
Rate Loan or to increase the cost to such Lender or the Issuing Bank of
participating in or issuing any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount
received or receivable by such Lender or the Issuing Bank hereunder (whether
of
principal, interest or any other amount), then the Borrower shall promptly
pay,
upon written notice from and demand by such Lender on the Borrower (with
a copy
of such notice and demand to the Administrative Agent), to the Administrative
Agent for the account of such Lender, within five Business Days after the
date
of such notice and demand, additional amount or amounts sufficient to compensate
such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional
costs
incurred or reduction suffered.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
If any Lender or the Issuing Bank shall have determined that on or after
the
date of this Agreement any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has
or
would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lenderβs or the
Issuing Bankβs capital (or on the capital of such Lenderβs or the Issuing Bankβs
parent corporation) as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under
or in
respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or
the
Issuing Bank or such Lenderβs or the Issuing Bankβs parent corporation could
have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such
Lenderβs or the Issuing Bankβs policies or the policies of such Lenderβs or the
Issuing Bankβs parent corporation with respect to capital adequacy), from time
to time, within five (5) Business Days after receipt by the Borrower of written
demand by such Lender (with a copy thereof to the Administrative Agent),
the
Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate
such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lenderβs or the Issuing Bankβs parent
corporation for any such reduction suffered.
Β
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Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or
amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lenderβs
or the Issuing Bankβs parent corporation, as the case may be, specified in
paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 2.19 shall
be
delivered to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and shall
be
conclusive, absent manifest error.Β Β The Borrower shall pay any such
Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such amount or amounts within
10
days after receipt thereof.
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand
compensation pursuant to this Section 2.19 shall
not constitute a waiver of such Lenderβs or the Issuing Bankβs right to demand
such compensation.
Β
Section
2.20.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Funding
Indemnity.Β Β In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of
a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable
thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion
or
continuation of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest
Period applicable thereto, or (c) the failure by the Borrower to borrow,
prepay,
convert or continue any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any applicable
notice (regardless of whether such notice is withdrawn or revoked), then,
in any
such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender, within five (5) Business
Days after written demand from such Lender, for any loss, cost or expense
attributable to such event.Β Β In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such
loss, cost or expense shall be deemed to include an amount determined by
such
Lender to be the excess, if any, of (A) the amount of interest that would
have
accrued on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan if such event had
not
occurred at the Adjusted LIBO Rate applicable to such Eurodollar Loan for
the
period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest
Period therefor (or in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue,
for
the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan)
over (B) the amount of interest that would accrue on the principal amount
of
such Eurodollar Loan for the same period if the Adjusted LIBO Rate were set
on
the date such Eurodollar Loan was prepaid or converted or the date on which
the
Borrower failed to borrow, convert or continue such Eurodollar
Loan.Β Β A certificate as to any additional amount payable under this
SectionΒ 2.20
submitted to the Borrower by any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative
Agent) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
Β
Section
2.21.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Taxes.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower
hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided, that
if the
Borrower shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes
from
such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so
that
after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to
additional sums payable under this Section 2.21(a)) the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank (as the case may be)
shall
receive an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions
been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower
shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority
in
accordance with applicable law.
Β
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Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental
Authority in accordance with applicable law.
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the
Issuing Bank, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, for the
full
amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative
Agent,
such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, on or with respect to
any
payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder (including
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to
amounts payable under this Section 2.21) and any
penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect
thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly
or
legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.Β Β A
certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the
Borrower by a Lender or the Issuing Bank, or by the Administrative Agent
on its
own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive
absent manifest error.
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes
by
the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued
by
such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return
reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.
Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
If the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the Issuing Bank determines, in
its
sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes
as to
which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the
Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.21, it
shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the
extent
of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under
this Section
2.21 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such
refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, such
Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, and without interest (other
than
any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to
such
refund), provided that the
Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the
Issuing Bank, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus
any
penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental
Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank in
the
event the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank is required
to
repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.Β Β This paragraph
shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or
the
Issuing Bank to make available its tax returns (or any other information
relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any
other
Person.
Β
(f)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of
withholding tax under the Code or any treaty to which the United States is
a
party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the
Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times
prescribed by applicable law, such properly completed and executed documentation
prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower as will
permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Foreign Lender agrees
that it will deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (or in
the
case of a Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation
shall
have been purchased), as appropriate, two (2) duly completed copies of (i)
Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 ECI, or any successor form thereto, certifying
that the payments received from the Borrower hereunder are effectively connected
with such Foreign Lenderβs conduct of a trade or business in the United States;
or (ii) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 BEN, or any successor form thereto,
certifying that such Foreign Lender is entitled to benefits under an income
tax
treaty to which the United States is a party which reduces the rate of
withholding tax on payments of interest; or (iii) Internal Revenue Service
Form
W-8 BEN, or any successor form prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service,
together with a certificate (A) establishing that the payment to the Foreign
Lender qualifies as βportfolio interestβ exempt from U.S. withholding tax under
Code section 871(h) or 881(c), and (B) stating that (1) the Foreign Lender
is
not a bank for purposes of Code section 881(c)(3)(A), or the obligation
of
the Borrower hereunder is not, with respect to such Foreign Lender, a loan
agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business, within
the meaning of that section; (2) the Foreign Lender is not a 10% shareholder
of
the Borrower within the meaning of Code section 871(h)(3) or 881(c)(3)(B);
and
(3) the Foreign Lender is not a controlled foreign corporation that is related
to the Borrower within the meaning of Code section 881(c)(3)(C); or (iv)
such
other Internal Revenue Service forms as may be applicable to the Foreign
Lender,
including Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8 IMY or W-8 EXP.Β Β Each
such Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent
such forms on or before the date that it becomes a party to this Agreement
(or
in the case of a Participant, on or before the date such Participant purchases
the related participation).Β Β In addition, each such Foreign Lender
shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of
any
form previously delivered by such Foreign Lender.Β Β Each such Foreign
Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at
any
time that it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any
previously delivered certificate to the Borrower (or any other form of
certification adopted by the Internal Revenue Service for such
purpose).
Β
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Β
(g)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Upon the Borrowerβs reasonable written request, each Lender that is not a
Foreign Lender (other than any such Lender which is taxed as a corporation
for
U.S. federal income tax purposes) shall provide two properly completed and
duly
executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor or other applicable
form) to the Borrower certifying that such Lender is exempt from United States
backup withholding tax.
Β
Section
2.22.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Payments
Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Each Borrowing hereunder, each payment by the Borrower on account of any
commitment Fee or Letter of Credit fee (other than the fronting fee payable
solely to the Issuing Bank) and any reduction of the Revolving Commitments
of
the Lenders shall be made prorata
according to the
respective Pro Rata Shares of the relevant Lenders.Β Β Each payment
(other than prepayments) in respect of principal or interest in respect of
the
Loans and each payment in respect of fees payable hereunder shall be applied
to
the amounts of such obligations owing to the Lenders prorata
according to the
respective amounts then due and owing to the Lenders.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Reserved.
Β
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Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrowers on account of
principal of and interest on the Revolving Loans shall be made prorata
according to the
respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving Loans then held
by the
Lenders.Β Β Each payment in respect of LC Disbursements in respect of
any Letter of Credit shall be made to the Issuing Bank that issued such Letters
of Credit.
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder
(whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements,
or
of amounts payable under Sections 2.19, 2.20
or 2.21, or otherwise)
prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the date when due, in immediately
available funds, free and clear of any defenses, rights of set-off,
counterclaim, or withholding or deduction of taxes.Β Β Any amounts
received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the
Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding
Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon.Β Β All such
payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office,
except
payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender as
expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.19, 2.20
and 2.21 and 10.3
shall be made
directly to the Persons entitled thereto.Β Β The Administrative Agent
shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any
other
Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt
thereof.Β Β If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a
Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest
thereon shall be made payable for the period of such extension.Β Β All
payments hereunder shall be made in Dollars.
Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the
Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed
LC
Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be
applied
(i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably
among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest
and fees then due to such parties, (ii) second, towards payment of principal
and
unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties
entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed
LC
Disbursements then due to such parties, and (iii) last, towards payment of
all
other Obligations then due, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in
accordance with the amounts of such Obligations then due to such
parties.
Β
(f)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or
otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any
of
its Revolving Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans
that would result in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion
of
the aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans and participations in LC
Disbursements and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the
proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater
proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the
Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans
of
other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments
shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount
of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans
and
participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans; provided, that
(i) if
any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment
giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded
and the
purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest,
and
(ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to
any
payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express
terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration
for
the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or
participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans to any assignee or
participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof
(as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply).Β Β The
Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively
do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant
to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of
set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if
such
Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such
participation.
Β
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Β
(g)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower
prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent
for
the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower
will
not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower
has
made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance
upon
such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case
may
be, the amount or amounts due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in
fact
made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case
may
be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand
the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon,
for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it
to but
excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater
of the
Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative
Agent
in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank
compensation.
Β
(h)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant
to Section
2.4(b), 2.7(b),
2.22(d),
2.23(d)
or (e) or 10.3(d),
then the
Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary
provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative
Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lenderβs obligations under
such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully
paid.
Β
Section
2.23.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Letters
of Credit.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
During the Availability Period, the Issuing Bank, in reliance upon the
agreements of the other Lenders pursuant to Section 2.23(d),
agrees to issue, at the request of the Borrower, Letters of Credit for the
account of the Borrower on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
provided, that
(i)
each Letter of Credit shall expire on the earlier of (A) the date one year
after
the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (or in the case of any renewal
or
extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (B) the
date
that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination
Date; (ii) each Letter of Credit shall be in a stated amount of at least
$100,000; and (iii) the Borrower may not request any Letter of Credit, if,
after
giving effect to such issuance (A) the aggregate LC Exposure would exceed
the LC
Commitment or (B) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders
would
exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount.Β Β Each Lender shall
be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase
from the Issuing Bank without recourse a participation in each Letter of
Credit
equal to such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount available to be
drawn under such Letter of Credit (i) on the Closing Date with respect to
all
Existing Letters of Credit and (ii) on the date of issuance with respect
to all
other Letters of Credit.Β Β Each issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be
deemed to utilize the Revolving Commitment of each Lender by an amount equal
to
the amount of such participation.Β Β Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the terms (including the pricing) of the Existing
Letters of Credit shall continue in full force and effect until the Borrowerβs
initial exercise of its option to increase the Aggregate Revolving Commitments
pursuant to Section
2.24, at which time all of the provisions of this Section
2.23 shall
apply to such Existing Letters of Credit, without further action on the part
of
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender or the
Borrower.
Β
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Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or any amendment, renewal
or
extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall give the
Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent irrevocable written notice at least
three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of such issuance specifying
the date (which shall be a Business Day) such Letter of Credit is to be issued
(or amended, extended or renewed, as the case may be), the expiration date
of
such Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and
address
of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary
to
prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. In addition to the
satisfaction of the conditions in Article 3 the
issuance of such Letter of Credit (or any amendment which increases the amount
of such Letter of Credit) will be subject to the further conditions that
such
Letter of Credit shall be in such form and contain such terms as the Issuing
Bank shall approve and that the Borrower shall have executed and delivered
any
additional applications, agreements and instruments relating to such Letter
of
Credit as the Issuing Bank shall reasonably require; provided, that
in the
event of any conflict between such applications, agreements or instruments
and
this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
At least two Business Days prior to the issuance of any Letter of Credit,
the
Issuing Bank will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or
in
writing) that the Administrative Agent has received such notice and if not,
the
Issuing Bank will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless
the Issuing Bank has received notice from the Administrative Agent on or
before
the Business Day immediately preceding the date the Issuing Bank is to issue
the
requested Letter of Credit (1) directing the Issuing Bank not to issue the
Letter of Credit because such issuance is not then permitted hereunder because
of the limitations set forth in Section 2.23(a) or
that one or more conditions specified in Article 3 are not
then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing
Bank shall, on the requested date, issue such Letter of Credit in accordance
with the Issuing Bankβs usual and customary business practices.
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Issuing Bank shall examine all documents purporting to represent a demand
for payment under a Letter of Credit promptly following its receipt thereof.
The
Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such
demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make a LC
Disbursement thereunder; provided, that
any
failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower
of
its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect
to
such LC Disbursement.Β Β The Borrower shall be irrevocably and
unconditionally obligated to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursements
paid by the Issuing Bank in respect of such drawing, without presentment,
demand
or other formalities of any kind.Β Β Unless the Borrower shall have
notified the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent prior to 11:00 a.m.
(New
York time) on the Business Day immediately prior to the date on which such
drawing is honored that the Borrower intends to reimburse the Issuing Bank
for
the amount of such drawing in funds other than from the proceeds of Revolving
Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have timely given a Notice of Revolving
Borrowing to the Administrative Agent requesting the Lenders to make a Base
Rate
BorrowingΒ on the
date on which such drawing is honored in an exact amount due to the Issuing
Bank; provided,
that for purposes solely of such Borrowing, the conditions precedent set
forth
in Section 3.2
hereof shall not be applicable.Β Β The Administrative Agent shall notify
the Lenders of such Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.3, and each
Lender shall make the proceeds of its Base Rate Loan included in such Borrowing
available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank
in
accordance with Section
2.7.Β Β The proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied directly
by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for such LC
Disbursement.
Β
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Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
If for any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in the
sole
discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made in accordance with
the
foregoing provisions, then each Lender (other than the Issuing Bank) shall
be
obligated to fund the participation that such Lender purchased pursuant to
subsection (a) in an amount equal to its Pro Rata ShareΒ of such LC Disbursement
on and as of the date which such Base Rate Borrowing should have occurred.Β Each Lenderβs obligation
to fund its participation shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not
be
affected by any circumstance, including without limitation (i) any setoff,
counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any
other
Person may have against the Issuing Bank or any other Person for any reason
whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the
termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (iii) any adverse change
in
the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, (iv) any breach of this Agreement by the Borrower or any other
Lender, (v) any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or
(vi)
any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar
to
any of the foregoing.Β Β On the date that such participation is required
to be funded, each Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately available
funds, the amount of its participation to the Administrative Agent for the
account of the Issuing Bank.Β Β Whenever, at any time after the Issuing
Bank has received from any such Lender the funds for its participation in
a LC
Disbursement, the Issuing Bank (or the Administrative Agent on its behalf)
receives any payment on account thereof, the Administrative Agent or the
Issuing
Bank, as the case may be, will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share
of
such payment; provided, that
if
such payment is required to be returned for any reason to the Borrower or
to a
trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or similar official in any bankruptcy
proceeding, such Lender will return to the Administrative Agent or the Issuing
Bank any portion thereof previously distributed by the Administrative Agent
or
the Issuing Bank to it.
Β
(f)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
To the extent that any Lender shall fail to pay any amount required to be
paid
pursuant to paragraphs (d) or (e) above on the due date therefor, such Lender
shall pay interest to the Issuing Bank (through the Administrative Agent)
on
such amount from such due date to the date such payment is made at a rate
per
annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate; provided, that
if
such Lender shall fail to make such payment to the Issuing Bank within three
(3)
Business Days of such due date, then, retroactively to the due date, such
Lender
shall be obligated to pay interest on such amount at the rate set forth in
Section
2.14(c).
Β
Β
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Β
(g)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day
that
the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required
Lenders demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph,
the
Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the
name
of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Issuing Bank and the
Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus
any
accrued and unpaid fees thereon; provided, that
the
obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately,
and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand
or
notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect
to
the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Section
8.1.Β Β Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as
collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower
under this Agreement.Β Β The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive
dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such
account.Β Β Borrower agrees to execute any documents and/or certificates
to effectuate the intent of this paragraph.Β Β Other than any interest
earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made
at
the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrowerβs
risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest.Β Β Interest and
profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such
account.Β Β Moneys in such account shall be applied by the
Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for
which it had not been reimbursed and to the extent so applied, shall be held
for
the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the
LC
Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated,
with the consent of the Required Lenders, be applied to satisfy other
obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.Β Β If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash
collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default,
such
amount (to the extent not so applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the
Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been
cured
or waived.
Β
(h)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Promptly following the end of each calendar quarter, the Issuing Bank shall
deliver (through the Administrative Agent) to each Lender and the Borrower
a
report describing the aggregate Letters of Credit outstanding at the end
of such
Fiscal Quarter. Upon the request of any Lender from time to time, the Issuing
Bank shall deliver to such Lender any other information reasonably requested
by
such Lender with respect to each Letter of Credit then outstanding.
Β
(i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Borrowerβs obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements hereunder shall be
absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed strictly in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances whatsoever
and irrespective of any of the following circumstances:
Β
(i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this
Agreement;
Β
(ii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which the Borrower
or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower may have at any time against
a
beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Persons or
entities for whom any such beneficiary or transferee may be acting), any
Lender
(including the Issuing Bank) or any other Person, whether in connection with
this Agreement or the Letter of Credit or any document related hereto or
thereto
or any unrelated transaction;
Β
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Β
(iii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to
be
forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being
untrue or inaccurate in any respect;
Β
(iv)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation
of a
draft or other document to the Issuing Bank that does not comply with the
terms
of such Letter of Credit;
Β
(v)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any
of the
foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.23,
constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff
against, the Borrowerβs obligations hereunder; or
Β
(vi)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The existence of a Default or an Event of Default.
Β
Neither
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Lenders nor any Related Party
of
any of the foregoing shall have any liability or responsibility by reason
of or
in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any
payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of
the
circumstances referred to above), or any error, omission, interruption, loss
or
delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication
under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required
to
make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms
or
any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank;
provided, that
the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability
to the Borrower to the extent of any actual direct damages (as opposed to
special, indirect (including claims for lost profits or other consequential
damages), or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived
by
the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower
that are caused by the Issuing Bankβs failure to exercise due care when
determining whether drafts or other documents presented under a Letter of
Credit
comply with the terms thereof.Β Β The parties hereto expressly agree,
that in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part
of the
Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction),
the
Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised due care in each such
determination.Β Β In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting
the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents
presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with
the
terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion,
either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility
for
further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary,
or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents
are
not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.
Β
(j)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Bank and the Borrower when
a
Letter of Credit is issued and subject to applicable laws, performance under
Letters of Credit by the Issuing Bank, its correspondents, and the beneficiaries
thereof will be governed by the rules of the βInternational Standby Practices
1998β (ISP98) (or such later revision as may be published by the Institute of
International Banking Law & Practice on any date any Letter of Credit may be
issued)and to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the governing law of
this
Agreement set forth in Section
10.5.
Β
Β
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Β
Section
2.24.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Increase/Decrease
of Commitments; Additional Lenders.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Subject to the
terms
and conditions of this Section
2.24, and
so
long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower
may, by
written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time (but not more
than
four (4) times during the term of the Loans), request an increase in the
Aggregate Revolving Commitments to an aggregate amount not to exceed $75,000,000
(the amount of any such increase, the βAdditional
Commitment Amountβ).Β Β Such
notice shall set forth (i) the amount of the Additional Commitment Amount
being
requested (which shall be in minimum increments of $1,000,000 and a minimum
amount of $10,000,000) and (ii) the date on which the Additional Commitment
Amount is requested to become effective (which shall not be less than 30
days
(or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may agree) nor more than
60
days after the date of such notice).Β Β Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the Commitment held by the Administrative Agent
shall
be reduced to $35,000,000 (from $50,000,000), upon the earlier to occur of
(i)
June 30, 2008, or (ii) the closing of an increase to the Aggregate Revolving
Commitments pursuant to this Section
2.24.Β Β Such reduction of the Administrative Agentβs Commitment
to $35,000,000 shall be effective (A) whether or not the Borrower exercises
its
option under this Section 2.24 or (B)
even if the Borrower exercises its option under this Section 2.24 and the
Administrative Agent and the Arranger cannot syndicate an Additional Commitment
Amount of $15,000,000.Β Β Should the events described in the foregoing
clause (B) occur, then the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount shall be
the
Administrative Agentβs reduced Commitment of $35,000,000 plus any Additional
Commitment Amount successfully syndicated by the Administrative Agent and
the
Arranger.Β Β The
provisions of this Section
2.24(a)
shall
override the provisions of Section
2.22
requiring
pro rata reductions to the Commitments.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
For a period of ten Business Days following receipt of such notice, each
Lender
shall have the right to elect by written notice to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent to increase its Revolving Commitment by a principal
amount
equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Additional Commitment Amount. No Lender
(or
any successor thereto) shall have any obligation to increase its Revolving
Commitment or its other obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, and any decision by a Lender to increase its Revolving Commitment
shall be made in its sole discretion independently from any other
Lender.
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
If any Lender shall not elect to increase its Revolving Commitment pursuant
to
subsection (a) of this Section 2.24, the
Borrower may designate another bank or other financial institution (which
may
be, but need not be, one or more of the existing Lenders) which at the time
agrees to, in the case of any such Person that is an existing Lender, increase
its Revolving Commitment and in the case of any other such Person (an βAdditional Lenderβ),
become a party to this Agreement, if not already a Lender; provided, however,
that any new
bank or financial institution must be reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent, which acceptance will not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed.Β Β The sum of the increases in the Revolving
Commitments of the existing Lenders pursuant to this subsection (b) plus
the
Revolving Commitments of the Additional Lenders shall not in the aggregate
exceed the unsubscribed amount of the Additional Commitment Amount.
Β
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Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Reserved.
Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
An increase in the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments pursuant
to
this Section
2.24 shall become effective upon the receipt by the Administrative Agent
of an supplement or joinder in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent executed by the Borrower and by each Additional Lender
and
by each other Lender whose Revolving Commitment is to be increased, setting
forth the new Revolving Commitments of such Lenders and setting forth the
agreement of each Additional Lender to become a party to this Agreement and
to
be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof, together with Revolving
Credit
Notes evidencing such increase in the Revolving Commitments, and such evidence
of appropriate corporate authorization on the part of the Borrower with respect
to the increase in the Revolving Commitments and such opinions of counsel
for
the Borrower with respect to the increase in the Revolving Commitments as
the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
Β
(f)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Upon the acceptance of any such agreement by the Administrative Agent, the
Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount shall automatically be increased by
the
amount of the Revolving Commitments added through such agreement and Schedule II shall
automatically be deemed amended to reflect the Revolving Commitments of all
Lenders after giving effect to the addition of such Revolving
Commitments.
Β
(g)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Upon any increase in the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments pursuant
to this Section
2.24 that is not pro rata among all Lenders, (x) within five Business
Days, in the case of any Base Rate Loans then outstanding, and at the end
of the
then current Interest Period with respect thereto, in the case of any Eurodollar
Loans then outstanding, the Borrower shall prepay such Loans in their entirety
and, to the extent the Borrower elects to do so and subject to the conditions
specified in Article
3, the Borrower shall reborrow Loans from the Lenders in proportion
to
their respective Revolving Commitments after giving effect to such increase,
until such time as all outstanding Loans are held by the Lenders in proportion
to their respective Commitments after giving effect to such increase and
(y)
effective upon such increase, the amount of the participations held by each
Lender in each Letter of Credit then outstanding shall be adjusted automatically
such that, after giving effect to such adjustments, the Lenders shall hold
participations in each such Letter of Credit in proportion to their respective
Revolving Commitments.
Β
Section
2.25.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Mitigation
of Obligations.Β Β If any Lender
requests compensation under Section 2.19, or if
the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any
Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.21, then
such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending
office
for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and
obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates,
if, in
the sole judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would
eliminate or reduce amounts payable under Section 2.19 or Section
2.21, as the
case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any
unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to
such
Lender.Β Β The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all costs and expenses
incurred by any Lender in connection with such designation or
assignment.
Β
Section
2.26.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Replacement
of Lenders.Β Β If any Lender is unable to fund any Eurodollar
Loan or Index Rate Loan pursuant to Section 2.18 or if
any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.19, or if
the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any
Governmental Authority of the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.21, or if
any Lender defaults in its obligation to fund Loans hereunder or comply with
the
provisions of Section
2.21(f) or if any Lender does not provide its consent to any proposed
waiver or amendment which must be consented to by the Required Lenders (or
such
higher percentage or proportion of the Lenders as herein provided), then
the
Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender
and the
Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without
recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions set forth in
Section 10.4(b) all
its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee
that
shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender); provided, that
(i)
the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative
Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, (ii) such Lender
shall
have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount
of
all Revolving Loans owed to it, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and
all
other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (in the case of
such
outstanding principal and accrued interest) and from the Borrower (in the
case
of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of a claim for compensation under
Section 2.19 or
payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.21, such
assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or
payments.Β Β A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment
and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender
or
otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment
and delegation cease to apply.
Β
Β
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Β
ARTICLE
3
Β
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO
REVOLVING LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
Β
Section
3.1.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Conditions
To Effectiveness.Β Β The obligations of the Lenders (including
the Swingline Lender) to make Loans and the obligation of the Issuing Bank
to
issue any Letter of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the
date
on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance
with Section
10.2).
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due
and
payable on or prior to the Closing Date, including reimbursement or payment
of
all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements
of counsel to the Administrative Agent) required to be reimbursed or paid
by the
Borrower hereunder, under any other Loan Document and under any agreement
with
the Administrative Agent or SunTrust Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Inc., as Arranger
(including the Fee Letter). The Administrative Agent shall update the Borrower
with respect to the foregoing out-of-pocket expenses promptly after a written
request from the Borrower therefor, but in no event more frequently than
monthly.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received the
following:
Β
(i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
a counterpart of this Agreement signed by or on behalf of each party hereto
or
written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include
telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that
such
party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement;
Β
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Β
(ii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
duly executed Revolving Credit Notes payable to each Lender requesting a
note
and, if requested by the Swingline Lender, the Swingline Note payable to
the
Swingline Lender;
Β
(iii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement duly executed by each Material Subsidiary
that
is a Domestic Subsidiary;
Β
(iv)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the Security Agreement duly executed by the Borrower and each Material
Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary;
Β
(v)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the Pledge Agreement duly executed by the Borrower and each
Subsidiary;
Β
(vi)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each Loan Party
in form
and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, attaching
and
certifying copies of its bylaws and of the resolutions of its boards of
directors, or partnership agreement or limited liability company agreement,
or
comparable organizational documents and authorizations, authorizing the
execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is
a party
and certifying the name, title and true signature of each officer of such
Loan
Party executing the Loan Documents to which it is a party;
Β
(vii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
certified copies of the articles or certificate of incorporation, certificate
of
organization or limited partnership, or other registered organizational
documents of each Loan Party, together with certificates of good standing
or
existence, as may be available from the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction
of organization of such Loan Party and such other jurisdictions where such
Loan
Party qualified to do business as a foreign corporation as may be reasonably
required by the Administrative Agent by written notice at least 3 Business
Days
prior to the anticipated Closing Date;
Β
(viii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Reserved;
Β
(ix)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
favorable written opinion of Winston & Xxxxxx LLP, special counsel to the
Loan Parties, and favorable written opinions of local counsel to the Loan
Parties in Virginia, in each case, addressed to the Administrative Agent
and
each of the Lenders, and covering such matters relating to the Loan Parties,
the
Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated therein as the Administrative
Agent or the Required Lenders shall reasonably request;
Β
(x)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
a certificate, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent,
dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer, certifying that
(x)
no Default or Event of Default exists, and (y) all representations and
warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents are true and
correct in all material respects (provided that if such representations and
warranties are qualified by materiality, then the same must be true and correct
in all respects);
Β
(xi)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
to the extent that any Borrowing is requested by the Borrower on the Closing
Date, a duly executed Notice of Borrowing;
Β
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Β
(xii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
a duly executed funds disbursement agreement, together with a report setting
forth the sources and uses of the proceeds of the Loans to be disbursed on
the
Closing Date, if any;
Β
(xiii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
certified copies of all consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations
and
filings and orders required to be made or obtained under any Requirement
of Law,
or by any Material Contract of each Loan Party, in connection with the
execution, delivery, performance, validity and enforceability of the Loan
Documents or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, and such consents,
approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings and orders shall be in
full
force and effect and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired, and
no
investigation or inquiry by any governmental authority regarding the Credit
Facility or any transaction being financed with the proceeds thereof shall
be
ongoing;
Β
(xiv)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Reserved;
Β
(xv)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
a Perfection Certificate (as defined in the Security Agreement) with respect
to
the Loan Parties dated the Closing Date and duly executed by a Responsible
Officer of the Borrower, and the results of a search of the Uniform Commercial
Code filings (or equivalent filings) made with respect to the Loan Parties
in
the states (or other jurisdictions) of formation of such Persons, and in
the
case of the Perfection Certificate, in which the chief executive office of
each
such Person is located and in the other jurisdictions reasonably requested
by
the Administrative Agent, in each case as indicated on such Perfection
Certificate, together with copies of the financing statements (or similar
documents) disclosed by such search, and accompanied by evidence satisfactory
to
the Administrative Agent that the Liens indicated in any such financing
statement (or similar document) would be permitted by Section 7.2or
have been or will be
contemporaneously released or terminated;
Β
(xvi)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
copies of the audited consolidated financial statements for Borrower and
its
Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Years ending September 30, 2005, September 30,
2006
and September 30, 2007;
Β
(xvii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
a duly completed and executed Compliance Certificate of the including pro
forma
calculations of the financial covenants set forth in Article 6 hereof
as
of September 30, 2007;
Β
(xviii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
certified copies of all agreements, indentures or notes governing the terms
of
any Material Indebtedness and all other Material Contracts; and
Β
(xix)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
a copy of, or a certificate as to coverage under, the insurance policies
required by Section
5.8.
Β
Borrower
may satisfy its obligation to deliver the financial statements referred to
in
clause (xvi) and the Compliance Certificate referred to in clause (xvii)
above
by delivering such financial statements and such Compliance Certificate by
electronic mail to such e-mail addresses as the Administrative Agent and
Lenders
shall have provided to Borrower.
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the certificates representing
the shares of Capital Stock pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, together
with an undated stock power for each such certificate executed in blank by
a
duly authorized officer of the pledgor thereof (in each case, to the extent
such
Capital Stock is certificated) and (ii) each promissory note pledged to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement endorsed (without
recourse) in blank (or accompanied by an executed transfer form in blank
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) by the pledgor thereof.
Β
Β
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Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Each document (including, without limitation, any Uniform Commercial Code
financing statement) required by the Security Documents to be filed, registered
or recorded in order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for
the
benefit of the Lenders, a perfected Lien on the Collateral described therein
for
which perfection is required by the terms of the applicable Security Document,
prior and superior in right to any other Person (other than with respect
to
Liens expressly permitted by Section 7.2), shall
be in proper form for filing, registration or recordation.
Β
Section
3.2.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Each
Credit Event.Β Β The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on
the occasion of any Borrowing (but not the conversion or continuation of
existing Loans) and of the Issuing Bank to issue, renew or extend any Letter
of
Credit is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the
issuance, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no
Default or Event of Default shall exist;
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the
issuance, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, all
representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan
Documents shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Borrowing
or
the date of issuance, extension or renewal of such Letter of Credit, in each
case, in all material respects (or, to the extent such representations or
warranties are expressly stated to be made as of a particular date, such
representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects
as
of such date), and, in each case, before and after giving effect thereto
(provided that if any representations and warranties are qualified by
materiality, then the same must be true and correct in all respects);
and
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the Borrower shall have delivered the required Notice of Revolving Borrowing
or
a request for the issuance, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit, as
the
case may be.
Β
Each
Borrowing and each issuance, extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit
shall
be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on
the
date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
Section
3.2.
Β
Section
3.3.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Delivery
of Documents.Β Β All of the Loan Documents, certificates, legal
opinions and other documents and papers referred to in this Article 3, unless
otherwise specified, shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent for the
account of each of the Lenders.
Β
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Β
ARTICLE
4
Β
REPRESENTATIONS
AND
WARRANTIES
Β
The
Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender
as
follows:
Β
Section
4.1.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Existence;
Power.Β Β The Borrower, each other Loan Party and each Material
Subsidiary (i)Β is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as
a corporation, partnership or limited liability company under the laws of
the
jurisdiction of its organization, (ii)Β has all requisite power and
authority to carry on its business as now conducted, and (iii)Β is duly
qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where
such qualification is required, except where a failure to be so qualified
could
not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
Section
4.2.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Organizational
Power; Authorization.Β Β The execution, delivery and performance
by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are within
such
Loan Partyβs organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all
necessary organizational, and if required, shareholder, partner or member,
action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower,
andΒ constitutes,
and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party, when executed
and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, valid and binding obligations
of the Borrower or such Loan Party (as the case may be), enforceable against
it
in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar
laws
affecting the enforcement of creditorsβ rights generally and by general
principles of equity.
Β
Section
4.3.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Governmental
Approvals; No Conflicts.Β Β The execution, delivery and
performance by the Borrower of this Agreement, and by each Loan Party of
the
other Loan Documents to which it is a party (a) do not require any consent
or
approval of, registration or filing with, or any action by, any Governmental
Authority, except those as have been obtained or made and are in full force
and
effect and actions necessary to perfect the Liens of the Administrative Agent,
(b) will not violate any Requirements of Law applicable to the Borrower or
any
of its Subsidiaries or any judgment, order or ruling of any Governmental
Authority, (c)Β will not violate or result in a default under any indenture,
agreement or other instrument governing any Material Indebtedness or any
Material Contract binding on the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any
of
its assets or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be
made
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (d) will not result in the
creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of
its
Subsidiaries, except Liens created under the Loan Documents and Liens permitted by Section
7.2.
Β
Section
4.4.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Financial
Statements.Β Β The Borrower has furnished to each Lender the
audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as
of
September 30, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income,
shareholdersβ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended audited by
Ernst & Young LLP.Β Β Such financial statements fairly present the
consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as
of such
date and the consolidated results of operations for such periods in conformity
with GAAP consistently applied.Β Β Since the date of issuance of the
September 30, 2007 financial statements and notes thereto, there have been
no
changes with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which have had
or
could reasonably be expected to have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect.
Β
Β
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Β
Section
4.5.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Litigation
and Environmental Matters.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Except for the matters set forth on Schedule 4.5, no
litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrators or
Governmental Authorities is pending against or, to the knowledge of the
Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse
determination that could reasonably be expected to have, either individually
or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) which in any manner draws
into question the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other
Loan
Document.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Except for the matters set forth on Schedule 4.5, except
as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither
the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any
Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license
or
other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject
to
any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with
respect
to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental
Liability.
Β
Section
4.6.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Compliance
with Laws and Agreements.Β Β The Borrower and each Subsidiary is
in compliance with (a) all Requirements of Law and all judgments, decrees
and
orders of any Governmental Authority and (b) all indentures, agreements or
other
instruments binding upon it or its properties, except where non-compliance,
either singly or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result
in
a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
Section
4.7.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Investment
Company Act, Etc.Β Β Neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is (a) an βinvestment companyβ or is βcontrolledβ by an βinvestment
companyβ, as such terms are defined in, or is required to register under, the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (b) otherwise subject to any
other regulatory scheme limiting its ability to incur debt or requiring any
approval or consent from or registration or filing with, any Governmental
Authority in connection therewith.
Β
Section
4.8.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Taxes.Β Β The
Borrower and its Subsidiaries have timely filed or caused to be filed all
Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns that are required
to be filed by them, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable
on such
returns or on any assessments made against it or its property and all other
material taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property
by
any Governmental Authority, except where the same are currently being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such
Subsidiary, as the case may be, has set aside on its books adequate reserves
in
accordance with GAAP.Β Β Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is
aware of any proposed material tax assessment against the Borrower or any
Subsidiary.
Β
Section
4.9.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Margin
Regulations.Β Β None of the proceeds of any of the Loans or
Letters of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, for βpurchasingβ or
βcarryingβ any βmargin stockβ (with the respective meanings of each of such
terms under Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System
as now and from time to time hereafter in effect) in violation of such
Regulation U or for any other purpose that violates the provisions of the
Regulation U.Β Β Neither the Borrower nor its Subsidiaries is engaged
principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending
credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying βmargin stock.β
Β
Β
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Β
Section
4.10.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
ERISA.Β Β No
ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken
together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably
expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.Β Β The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations
under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement
of
Financial Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial
statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets
of such Plan by an amount that if
due and payable would not exceed $2,500,000, and the present value of all
accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the
assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Standards No. 87)
did
not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such
amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded
Plans by an amount that if due and
payable would not exceed $2,500,000.
Β
Section
4.11.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Ownership
of Property.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold
interests in, all of its real and personal property material to the operation
of
its business, including all such properties reflected in the most recent
audited
consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower referred to in Section 4.4 or
purported to have been acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary after said
date (except as sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of
business), in each case free and clear of Liens other than Liens permitted
by
this Agreement.Β Β All leases that individually or in the aggregate are
material to the business or operations of the Borrower and its Material
Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting and are in full force.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Each of the Borrower and its Material Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed,
or
otherwise has the right, to use, all patents, trademarks, service marks,
trade
names, copyrights and other intellectual property material to its business,
and
the use thereof by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries does not infringe in
any
material respect on the rights of any other Person.
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The properties of the Borrower and its Material Subsidiaries are insured
with
financially sound and reputable insurance companies which are not Affiliates
of
the Borrower, in such amounts with such deductibles and covering such risks
as
are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning
similar properties in localities where the Borrower or any applicable Subsidiary
operates.
Β
Section
4.12.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Disclosure.Β Β The
Borrower has disclosed to the Lenders all agreements, instruments, and corporate
or other restrictions to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is
subject, and all other matters known to any of them, that, individually or
in
the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.Β Β Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the reports
(including without limitation all reports that the Borrower is required to
file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission), financial statements, certificates
or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation or
syndication of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder
or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by any other information so
furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in each case, taken
as a
whole, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided, that with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower
represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon
assumptions that management of the Borrower believed to be reasonable at
the
time such projected financial information was prepared.
Β
Β
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Β
Section
4.13.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Labor
Relations.Β Β There are no strikes, lockouts or other material
labor disputes or grievances against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
or, to the Borrowerβs knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries, and no significant unfair labor practice, charges
or
grievances are pending against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or
to
the Borrowerβs knowledge, threatened against any of them before any Governmental
Authority which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.Β Β All payments due from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
pursuant to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement have been
paid
or accrued as a liability on the books of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary,
except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
Β
Section
4.14.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Subsidiaries.Β Β Schedule
4.14 sets
forth the name of, the ownership interest of the Borrower in, the jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization of, and the type of, each Subsidiary and
identifies each Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Loan Party, in each case
as of
the Closing Date.
Β
Section
4.15.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Insolvency.Β Β After
giving effect to the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the making
of
the Loans under this Agreement, neither the Borrower, nor any Loan Party
nor any
Subsidiary (other than Insignificant Subsidiaries, as the case may be) will
be
βinsolvent,β within the meaning of such term as defined in Β§ 101 of Title 11 of
the United States Code, as amended from time to time, or be unable to pay
its
debts generally as such debts become due, or have an unreasonably small capital
to engage in any business or transaction, whether current or
contemplated.
Β
Section
4.16.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Reserved.Β
Β
Section
4.17.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
OFAC.Β Β No
Loan Party (i) is a person whose property or interest in property is blocked
or
subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September
23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who
Commit,
Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), (ii)
engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such
executive order, or is otherwise associated with any such person in any manner
violative of Section 2, or (iii) is a person on the list of Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the limitations or prohibitions
under any other U.S. Department of Treasuryβs Office of Foreign Assets Control
regulation or executive order.
Β
Β
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Β
Section
4.18.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Patriot
Act.Β Β Each Loan Party is in compliance, in all material
respects, with (i)Β the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of
the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department
(31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation
or executive order relating thereto, and (ii) the Uniting And Strengthening
America By Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept And Obstruct
Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001).Β Β No part of the proceeds of the
Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental
official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate
for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order
to
obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation
of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended.
Β
Section
4.19.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Reserved.Β Β
Β
Section
4.20.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Security
Documents.
Β
(a)
The Security
Agreement, upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, will
create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the
Lenders, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral
(as
defined in the Security Agreement) and the proceeds thereof, in which a security
interest may be perfected under the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect at the relevant time by filing of financing statements or obtaining
control or possession, and the Lien created under the Security Agreement
is (or
will be, upon the filing of appropriate financing statements and grants of
security in Intellectual Property, the execution of appropriate control
agreements and delivery of certificated securities and instruments to the
Administrative Agent, in each case, to the extent required by the terms of
the
Security Agreement) a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in,
all
right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral), in each
case
prior and superior in right to any other person, other than with respect
to
Liens permitted by Section
7.2.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Pledge Agreement, upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties
thereto, will create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable
benefit of the Lenders, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest
in the
Pledged Collateral (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) and the proceeds
thereof, and, when such Collateral is delivered to the Administrative Agent,
together with stock powers duly executed in blank, the Pledge Agreement shall
constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right,
title
and interest of the pledgor thereunder in such Collateral, in each case prior
and superior in right to any other Person.
Β
Β
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Β
Section
4.21.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Debarment
and Suspension.Β Β Except as set forth
on
Schedule
4.21, no
event has occurred and, to the
knowledge of the Borrower, no condition exists that is reasonably likely
to
result in the debarment or suspension of a Loan Party from any contracting
with
the Government, and no Loan Party nor any Affiliate of a Loan Party has been
subject to any such debarment or suspension prior to the date of this
Agreement.Β Β There
is no Government investigation or inquiry pending, or to the knowledge of
the
Borrower, threatened, against any Loan Party involving fraud, deception or
willful misconduct in connection with any Government Contract of a Loan Party
or
a Subsidiary or any activities of any Loan Party or any Subsidiarythat could reasonably
be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
ARTICLE
5
Β
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
Β
The
Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as any Lender has a Commitment
hereunder or any Obligation remains unpaid or outstanding:
Β
Section
5.1.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Financial
Statements and Other Information.Β Β The Borrower will deliver to
the Administrative Agent:
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each
Fiscal Year of Borrower, a copy of the annual audited report for such Fiscal
Year for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, containing a consolidated balance
sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year
and
the related consolidated statements of income, stockholdersβ equity and cash
flows (together with all footnotes thereto) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the
figures
for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and reported on by
Ernst
& Young LLP or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized
standing (without a βgoing concernβ or like qualification, exception or
explanation and without any qualification or exception as to scope of such
audit) to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all
material respects the financial condition and the results of operations of
the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year on a consolidated basis
in
accordance with GAAP and that the examination by such accountants in connection
with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards;
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each
Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of
the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the
related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and the then elapsed
portion of such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form
the
figures for the corresponding quarter and the corresponding portion of
Borrowerβs previous Fiscal Year;
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in
clauses (a) and (b) above, a Compliance Certificate signed by the principal
executive officer and the principal financial officer of the
Borrower;
Β
Β
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Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Intentionally Deleted;
Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic
and
other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any
or all
functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or
distributed by the Borrower to its shareholders generally, as the case may
be;
Β
(f)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
not less than ten days prior to such change, written notice of any change
(i) in
any Loan Partyβs corporate name, (ii) in the jurisdiction of organization or
formation of any Loan Party, (iii) in any Loan Partyβs identity or form of
organization or (iv) in any Loan Partyβs Federal Taxpayer Identification
Number.Β Β The Borrower also agrees promptly to notify the
Administrative Agent if any material portion of the Collateral is damaged
or
destroyed;
Β
(g)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
within 30 days after the commencement of each Fiscal Year, a budget for such
Fiscal Year;
Β
(h)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
concurrently with the delivery of the Compliance Certificate referred to
in
clause (c) above, a listing of the bonded contracts of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries and the receivables related to each such contract (on a
contract-by-contract basis);
Β
(i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
concurrently with the delivery of the Compliance Certificate referred to
in
clause (c) above, a listing of all intercompany Indebtedness of the Borrower
and
its Subsidiaries, which listing shall contain a separate listing of all such
intercompany Indebtedness issued
as consideration in, or to provide all or any portion of the funds utilized
to
consummate a Permitted Acquisition; and
Β
(j)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
promptly following any request therefor by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender, such other information regarding the results of operations, business
affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary as the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.
Β
Section
5.2.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Notices
of Material Events.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt
written notice of the following after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower
has
knowledge thereof:
Β
(i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
Β
(ii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before
any
arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or, to the knowledge of the
Borrower, affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary which could reasonably
be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
Β
(iii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the occurrence of any event or any other development by which the Borrower
or
any of its Subsidiaries (i) fails to comply with any Environmental Law or
to
obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required
under any Environmental Law, (ii) becomes subject to any Environmental
Liability, (iii) receives notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental
Liability, or (iv) becomes aware of any basis for any Environmental Liability
and in each of the preceding clauses, which individually or in the aggregate,
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect;
Β
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Β
(iv)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the occurrence of any ERISA Event that alone, or together with any other
ERISA
Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding
$2,500,000;
Β
(v)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the occurrence of any default or event of default, or the receipt by Borrower
or
any of its Subsidiaries of any written notice of an alleged default or event
of
default, respect of any Material Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries;
Β
(vi)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
promptly after any Loan Partyβs
receipt thereof, notice of any final decision of a contracting officer
disallowing costs, which disallowed costs arise out of any audit of Government
Contracts of any Loan Partyand which could reasonably
be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
Β
(vii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to
result
in, a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Each notice delivered under this Section 5.2 shall
be
accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth
the
details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action
taken
or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
Β
Section
5.3.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Existence;
Conduct of Business.Β Β The Borrower will, and will cause each of
its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve,
renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and its
respective rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, patents,
copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the conduct of its business,
and will continue to engage in the same business as presently conducted or
such
other businesses that are reasonably related thereto; provided, that
nothing in this Section 5.3 shall
prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted
under
Section
7.3.
Β
Section
5.4.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Compliance
with Laws, Etc.Β Β The Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and requirements
of
any Governmental Authority applicable to its business and properties, including
without limitation, all Environmental Laws, ERISA and OSHA, except where
the
failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
Section
5.5.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Payment
of Obligations.Β Β The Borrower
will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge at or
before
maturity, all of its obligations and liabilities (including without limitation
all tax liabilities and claims that could result in a statutory Lien) before
the
same shall become delinquent or in default, except where the failure to make
payment or to discharge could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
Β
Section
5.6.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Books
and
Records.Β Β The Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, keep properΒ books of record
and
account in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of all dealings
and transactions in relation to its business and activities to the extent
necessary to prepare the consolidated financial statements of Borrower in
conformity with GAAP.
Β
Β
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Β
Section
5.7.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Visitation,
Inspection, Etc.Β Β The Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, permit any representative of the Administrative Agent or
one of
its representatives or designees (which may be any Lender), to visit and
inspect
its properties, to examine its books and records and to make copies and take
extracts therefrom, to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with any
of
its officers and with its independent certified public accountants,Β all
at such reasonable times and as often as the Administrative Agent or any
Lender
may reasonably request after reasonable prior notice to the Borrower; provided,
however,
if an Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing, no prior notice shall be required;
provided, further,
that so long
as no Event of Default exists, the Borrower shall not be required to reimburse
the Administrative Agent for visits or inspections made more frequently than
once each Fiscal Year.Β Β If an Event of Default has
occurred and
is continuing, the
Administrative Agent may discuss the status of Government Contracts of each
Loan
Party with the applicable contracting officers.Β Β The Administrative
Agent agrees to (a) give the Borrower not fewer than two daysβ prior written
notice of taking any action described in the preceding sentence, (b) obtain
the
Borrowerβs permission (which is not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed) prior to contacting the contracting officer under any Government
Contract, and (c) provide the Borrower an opportunity to participate in any
such
discussion.
Β
Section
5.8.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Maintenance
of Properties;Β Insurance.Β Β The
Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain
all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order
and
condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, (b) maintain with financially
sound
and reputable insurance companies, insurance with respect to its properties
and
business, and the properties and business of its Subsidiaries, against loss
or
damage of the kinds customarily insured against by companies in the same
or
similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, and (c) with
respect to the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries that are Material
Subsidiaries, at all times shall name Administrative Agent as additional
insured
on all liability policies of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
Β
Section
5.9.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Use
of Proceeds and Letters of Credit.Β Β The Borrower will use the
proceeds of all Loans to refinance the Indebtedness of the Borrower outstanding
and pay transactional expenses related thereto, finance working capital needs
and Permitted Acquisitions and pay transactional expenses related thereto,
repurchases of shares of Capital Stock permitted by this Agreement, finance
Capital Expenditures and for other general corporate purposes of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries.Β Β No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be
used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that would violate
any
rule or regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
including Regulations T, U or X.Β Β All Letters of Credit will be used
for general corporate purposes and to make Capital Expenditures and consummate
Permitted Acquisitions, in each case to the extent permitted by the terms
and
conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Β
Section
5.10.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Intentionally
Deleted.
Β
Β
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Β
Section
5.11.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Additional
Subsidiaries.Β Β If any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Material
Subsidiary is acquired or formed after the Closing Date, the Borrower will
promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereof and, within
twenty (20) Business Days after any such Domestic Subsidiary is acquired
or
formed, will cause such Domestic Subsidiary to become a Subsidiary Loan Party
if
such Domestic Subsidiary is a Material Subsidiary.Β Β If any Domestic
Subsidiary in existence as of the Closing Date becomes a Material Subsidiary
after the Closing Date, the Borrower will promptly notify the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders thereof and, within twenty (20) Business Days after
such
Domestic Subsidiary becomes a Material Subsidiary, will cause such Domestic
Subsidiary to become a Subsidiary Loan Party.Β Β A Domestic Subsidiary
that is a Material Subsidiary shall become an additional Subsidiary Loan
Party
by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a Subsidiary Guaranty
Supplement, a Security Agreement and such other Security Documents as are
required by Section
5.12, accompanied by (i)Β all other Loan Documents related thereto,
(ii)Β certified copies of certificates or articles of incorporation or
organization, by-laws, membership operating agreements, and other organizational
documents, appropriate authorizing resolutions of the board of directors
of such
Subsidiaries, and opinions of counsel comparable to those delivered pursuant
to
Section 3.1,
and (iii) such other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
request.Β Β Such Person shall also pledge, or cause any Person owning
Capital Stock of such Person to pledge (and each Loan Party that owns, or
shall
hereafter own, such Capital Stock hereby agrees to pledge), all Capital Stock
of
such Person to the Administrative Agent as security for the Obligations by
executing and delivering a new Pledge Agreement or a joinder to an existing
Pledge Agreement, and by delivering the original stock certificates evidencing
such Capital Stock (if certificated) to the Administrative Agent, together
with
appropriate stock powers executed in blank.Β Β No Subsidiary that
becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party shall thereafter cease to be a Subsidiary
Loan
Party or be entitled to be released or discharged from its obligations under
the
Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement or its respective Security Agreement and Pledge
Agreement; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
agree that any Subsidiary Loan Party that no longer qualifies as a Material
Subsidiary shall be so released or discharged upon the reasonable written
request of the Borrower, subject to reinstatement of the requirement that
such
Subsidiary become a Subsidiary Loan Party again, in accordance with the
requirements of this Section
5.11.Β Β In the event that any Person becomes a Foreign
Subsidiary owned directly by the Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary of the
Borrower, whether pursuant to an acquisition or otherwise, (x) the Borrower
shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereof and
(y)
no later than sixty (60) days after such Person becomes a Foreign Subsidiary,
or
if the Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion that
the
Borrower is working in good faith, such longer period as the Administrative
Agent shall permit not to exceed sixty (60) additional days, the Borrower
shall,
or shall cause its Domestic Subsidiary owning such Person, (i) to pledge
sixty-five percent (65%) of the Capital Stock of such Foreign Subsidiary
to the
Administrative Agent as security for the Obligations pursuant to a Pledge
Agreement, or a joinder to the Pledge Agreement, (ii) to deliver the original
stock certificates evidencing such pledged Capital Stock (if certificated),
together with appropriate stock powers executed in blank and (iii) to deliver
all such other documentation (including without limitation, lien searches,
legal
opinions and certified organizational documents) and to take all such other
actions as the Borrower or such Domestic Subsidiary would have been required
to
deliver and take pursuant to Section 3.1 if such
Subsidiary had been a Foreign Subsidiary on the Closing Date.Β Β If, at
any time, the aggregate revenue (on a non-consolidated basis) of the Borrower
and those Domestic Subsidiaries that are then Subsidiary Loan Parties are
less
than the Aggregate Subsidiary Threshold, then the Borrower shall cause one
or
more other Domestic Subsidiaries to become additional Subsidiary Loan Parties,
as provided herein, within twenty (20) Business Days after the Borrower delivers financial
statements pursuant to Section
5.1 that demonstrate
thatΒ the
Aggregate Subsidiary Threshold is not exceeded so that after including the
revenue and assets of any such additional Subsidiary Loan Parties, the aggregate
revenue and assets (on a non-consolidated basis) of the Borrower and all
such
Subsidiary Loan Parties would equal or exceed the Aggregate Subsidiary
Threshold.
Β
Β
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Β
Section
5.12.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Further
Assurances.Β Β The Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, execute any and all further documents, financing statements,
agreements and instruments, and take all further action (including filing
Uniform Commercial Code and other financing statements, mortgages and deeds
of
trust and preparing all documentation relating to filings under the Assignment
of Claims Act) that may be required under applicable law, or that the Required
Lenders or the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to
effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents and in order
to
grant, preserve, protect and perfect the validity and first priority of the
security interests created or intended to be created by the Security Documents;
provided, however, that notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in
the
Loan Documents, none of the Loan Parties shall be required to make filings
under
the Assignment of Claims Act for the assignment of Government Contracts to
the
Administrative Agent unless (a) such Government Contract constitutes a Material
Contract and (b) the Administrative Agent shall have requested, in its
reasonable discretion, that a filing under the Assignment of Claims Act be
made
with respect to such Government Contract.Β Β The Borrower will cause any
subsequently acquired or organized Subsidiary to become a Loan Party as and
to
the extent required by Section
5.11.Β Β In addition, from time to time, the Borrower will, at
its cost and expense, promptly secure the Obligations byΒ pledging or creating,
or
causing to be pledged or created security interests with respect to such
of its
assets and properties and those of its Material Subsidiaries that are Domestic
Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Property (as such term is defined in any
Security Document)) as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall
designate and as otherwise provided by the terms of Section 5.11 pursuant
to the Security Agreement and Pledge Agreement, perfected to the extent required
by the terms of such Security Documents).Β Β Such security interests and
Liens will be created under the Security Documents and other security
agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust and other instruments and documents
in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and
the
Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Lenders all such
instruments and documents (including legal opinions, title insurance policies
and lien searches) as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request to
evidence compliance with this Section 5.12.Β Β The Borrower agrees to
provide such evidence as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request
as to
the perfection and priority status of each such security interest and
Lien.Β Β In furtherance of the foregoing, the Borrower will give prompt
notice to the Administrative Agent of the acquisition by the Borrower or
any of
the Subsidiaries of any fee interest in real property (excluding leasehold
interests and leasehold improvements) having a value in excess of
$1,000,000.
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Β
ARTICLE
6
Β
FINANCIAL
COVENANTS
Β
The
Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as any Lender has a Commitment
hereunder or any Obligation remains unpaid or outstanding:
Β
Section
6.1.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Leverage
Ratio.Β Β The Borrower will maintain, as of the end of each
Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2008,
a
Leverage Ratio of not greater than 3.00:1.
Β
Section
6.2.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio.Β Β The Borrower will maintain, as of the
end of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending March
31,
2008, a Fixed Charge CoverageΒ Ratio of not less
than
1.50 to 1.
Β
ARTICLE
7
Β
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
Β
The
Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as any Lender has a Commitment
hereunder or any Obligation remains outstanding:
Β
Section
7.1.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Indebtedness
and Disqualified Stock.Β Β The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to issue any Disqualified Stock or to, create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Indebtedness created pursuant to the Loan Documents;
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries existing on the date hereof
and set forth on Schedule 7.1(b) and
Permitted Refinancings thereof;
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurred to finance the
acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets,
including Capital Lease Obligations, and any Indebtedness assumed in connection
with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such
assets
prior to the acquisition thereof; provided, that such Indebtedness is incurred
prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such
construction or improvements or Permitted Refinancings thereof; provided
further, that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness does not
exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding;
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Indebtedness of the Borrower owing to any Subsidiary and of any Subsidiary
owing
to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided, that
any
such Indebtedness shall be evidenced by the Intercompany Note; andΒ providedΒ further
that the aggregate principal amount of
all such Indebtedness owing by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties to
any
Loan Party, when aggregated with the Guarantees by any Loan Party of any
Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not Loan Party permitted by the last
proviso of Section
7.1(e), does not exceed the
sum of (1)Β the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness
existing on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 7.1(d),
(2)Β the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness issued as consideration in,
or to
provide all or any portion of the funds utilized to consummate, a
Permitted Acquisition, and (3)Β the greater of (A)Β $25,000,000 or
(B)Β 5% of the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined
on a consolidated basis, as of any
date of determination;
Β
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Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Guarantees by the Borrower of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary and by any
Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided, that
the
aggregate principal amount of all
such Guarantees by a Loan Party of any Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that
is
not a Loan Party, when aggregated with the Indebtedness of any Subsidiary
that
is not a Loan Party owing to a Loan Party permitted by the last proviso of
Section
7.1(d),
does not exceed the sum of
(1)Β the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness owing by Subsidiaries
that are not Loan
Parties to any Loan Party existing on the date hereof and set forth on
Schedule
7.1(d), (2)Β the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness issued as consideration
in, or to
provide all or any portion of the funds utilized to consummate, a
Permitted Acquisition, and (3)Β the greater of (A)Β $25,000,000 or
(B)Β 5% of the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined
on a consolidated basis, as of any
date of determination;
Β
(f)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Indebtedness arising under sale and leaseback transactions permitted pursuant
to
Section
7.9;
Β
(g)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Indebtedness in respect of Hedging Obligations permitted by Section
7.10;
Β
(h)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
pension fund and other employee
benefit plan obligations and liabilities to the extent they are permitted
to
remain unfunded under applicable law;
Β
(i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Indebtedness of a Subsidiary
of
the Borrower issued and outstanding on the date on which such Subsidiary
was
acquired by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower in a transaction
constituting a Permitted Acquisition (other than Indebtedness issued as
consideration in, or to provide all or any portion of the funds utilized
to
consummate such Permitted Acquisition) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
providedΒ howeverthat
the aggregate principal amount of
all such Indebtedness does not exceed $5,000,000 at any time
outstanding;
Β
(j)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Guarantees of the Borrower
or any
of its Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business with respect
to
surety and appeal bonds, performance and return-of-money bonds and other
similar
obligations;
Β
(k)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Indebtedness (including intraday
cash management lines relating thereto) of Subsidiaries that are not Domestic
Subsidiaries pursuant to over-draft or similar lines of credit and/or working
capital facilities such that the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness
outstanding under this clause (k) at any time does not exceed
$10,000,000;
Β
(l)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Indebtedness arising from
agreements of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower providing for
indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations (including
earn-outs), in each case entered into in connection with Permitted Acquisitions
or the disposition of any business, assets or Capital Stock of any Subsidiary
of
the Borrower to the extent permitted by this Agreement; and
Β
Β
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Β
(m)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
other unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding.
Β
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, issue any preferred
stock or other preferred equity interests that (i) matures or is mandatorily
redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (ii) is or
may
become redeemable or repurchaseable by the Borrower or such Subsidiary at
the
option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part or (iii) is convertible
or
exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof for Indebtedness or preferred
stock or any other preferred equity interests described in this paragraph,
on or
prior to, in the case of clause (i), (ii) or (iii), the first anniversary
of the
Revolving Commitment Termination Date.
Β
Section
7.2.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Negative
Pledge.Β Β The Borrower
will
not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume
or
suffer to exist any Lien on any of its assets or property now owned or hereafter
acquired or, except:
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Liens securing the Obligations, provided, however,
that no
Liens may secure Hedging Obligations without securing all other Obligations
on a
basis at least pari passu with such Hedging Obligations and subject to the
priority of payments set forth in Section 2.22 or Section
8.2 of this
Agreement;
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Permitted Encumbrances;
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
any Liens on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing
on
the Closing Date set forth on Schedule 7.2; provided,
that such
Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary;
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Sections 7.1(c),
(f)
and (i); provided,
that such
Lien does not extend to any other asset, and in the case of Indebtedness
permitted by Section
7.1(c), (i) such Lien attaches to such asset concurrently or within 90
days after the acquisition, improvement or completion of the construction
thereof; and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost
of
acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets;
Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
extensions, renewals, or replacements of any Lien referred to in paragraphs
(a)
through (d) of this Section 7.2; provided,
that the
principal amount of the Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased and
that
any such extension, renewal or replacement is limited to the assets originally
encumbered thereby;
Β
(f)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Liens granted to secure obligations any surety bond permitted pursuant to
Section 7.1(j), to
the extent that such Liens attach only to amounts payable under the contract
Guaranteed under such surety bond and any materials or equipment provided
under
such contract;
Β
(g)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.1(k);
and
Β
(h)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Liens on any property of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries securing any of their Indebtedness or
their
other liabilities; provided,
however,
that the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of all such Indebtedness and other liabilities shall not
exceed
$1,000,000 at any time.
Β
Β
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Β
Section
7.3.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Fundamental
Changes.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into
or
consolidate into any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into
or
consolidate with it, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of (in
a
single transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all
of its
assets (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or all or
substantially all of the stock of any of its SubsidiariesΒ (in each case, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired) or liquidate or dissolve; provided,
that
if at the time thereof
and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing (i) the Borrower or any Subsidiary
may
merge with a Person if the Borrower (or such Subsidiary if the Borrower is
not a
party to such merger) is the surviving Person, (ii) any Subsidiary may merge
into another Subsidiary; provided, that
if any
party to such merger is a Subsidiary Loan Party, the Subsidiary Loan Party
shall
be the surviving Person, (iii) any Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or
otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to the Borrower
or
to a Subsidiary Loan Party and, if the selling Subsidiary is not a Subsidiary
Loan Party, to any Subsidiary and (iv) any Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary
Loan Party) may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good
faith
that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower
and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders; provided, that
any
such merger involving a Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary immediately
prior to such merger shall not be permitted unless also permitted by SectionΒ 7.4.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage
in
any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Borrower
and its
Subsidiaries on the date hereof and businesses reasonably related
thereto.
Β
Section
7.4.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Investments,
Loans, Etc. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger
with any Person that was not a wholly-owned Subsidiary prior to such merger),
any common stock, evidence of indebtedness or other securities (including
any
option, warrant, or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make
or
permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or
make
or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person
(all of the foregoing being collectively called βInvestmentsβ), or
purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions)
any assets of any other Person that constitute a business unit, or create
or
form any Subsidiary, except:
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Investments (other than Permitted Investments) existing on the date hereof
and
set forth on Schedule
7.4 and Investments in Subsidiaries existing on the date
hereof;
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
cash and Permitted Investments;
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Guarantees constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section
7.1;
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(i)Β Investments by any Loan
Party in any Loan Party, (ii)Β Investments by any Subsidiary that is not a
Loan Party in any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party,
(iii)Β Investments by
any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in any Loan Party; providedΒ that
if such Investment is in the form of an
intercompany loan, the obligations of such Loan Party under any such
intercompany loan shall be evidenced by the Intercompany Note,
(iv)Β Investments by any Loan Party in any Subsidiary that is not a Loan
Party; providedΒ that
the aggregate outstanding amount of all
such Investments (excluding Investments made in the form of intercompany
Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement) permitted pursuant to this clause
(iv)
shall not exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding; andΒ providedΒ furtherΒ that
if such Investment is in the form of an
intercompany loan, the obligations owing to such Loan Party under any such
intercompany loan shall be evidenced by the Intercompany Note and such
Investments shall be subject to the limitations contained in Sections
7.1(d);
Β
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Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Loans or advances to employees, officers or directors of the Borrower or
any
Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business for travel, relocation and
related
expenses; provided,
however, that the aggregate amount of all such loans and advances does
not exceed $500,000 at any time;
Β
(f)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Restricted Payments permitted by Section
7.5;
Β
(g)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Permitted Acquisitions (and Investments acquired in connection with a Permitted
Acquisition); provided, however,
that the
aggregate value of the sum of current and deferred cash and securities to
be
paid and issued, plus Indebtedness paid or assumed, in connection with Permitted
Acquisitions involving the acquisition of a minority share of the capital
stock
or other equity interests of a Person or business shall not exceed $10,000,000
in any fiscal year of the Borrower, unless otherwise approved by the
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders;
Β
(h)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Hedging Transactions permitted by Section
7.10;
Β
(i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(A) endorsements for collection
or
deposit in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice,
and (B) extensions of trade credit (other than to Affiliates of the Borrowers)
arising or acquired in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
past
practice;
Β
(j)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Investments consisting of
(i)
accounts receivables incurred in the ordinary course of businessand consistent with
past
practice, (ii) negotiable
instruments held for collection in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice, (iii) lease, utility and other similar deposits
in the ordinary course of business, and (iv) securities of
trade creditors or
customers that are received in settlement of bona
fidedisputes or pursuant
to
any plan of reorganization or liquidation or similar arrangement upon the
bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers;
Β
(k)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Investments representing
consideration for asset sales permitted by Section
7.6;
and
Β
(l)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
other Investments in an aggregate
outstanding amount not to exceed $1,000,000.
Β
Section
7.5.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Restricted
Payments.Β The BorrowerΒ will
not,Β and will not permit
its
Subsidiaries to,Β declare or make,
or
agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any dividend on any class of
its
stock, or make any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking
or
other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance
or
other acquisition of, any shares of common stock or Indebtedness subordinated
to
the Obligations of the Borrower or any Guarantee thereof or any options,
warrants, or other rights to purchase such common stock or such Indebtedness,
whether now or hereafter outstanding (each, a βRestricted Paymentβ),
except for (i)Β dividends payable by the Borrower solely in shares of any
class of its common stock, (ii)Β Restricted Payments made by any Subsidiary
to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary, on at least a pro rata basis with
any
other shareholders if such Subsidiary is not wholly owned by the Borrower
and
other wholly owned Subsidiaries, (iii)Β cash dividends and distributions
paid on the common stock of the Borrower, at a rate not to exceed $0.48 per
share per annum (such amount to be appropriately adjusted to reflect any
stock
split, reverse stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction after the
Closing Date such that the aggregate amount payable after such transaction
is
the same as the amount payable immediately prior to such transaction), and
(iv)Β other Restricted Payments made by the Borrower, provided, that
for
the purpose of this clause (iv), (x)Β no Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing at the time such Restricted Payment is declared,
made
or paid, nor would occur after giving effect thereto, and (y)Β after giving
pro forma effect to such Restricted Payment and the incurrence of any
Indebtedness in connection therewith, the Borrower would be in compliance
with
the financial covenants set forth in Sections 6.1 and
6.2.
Β
Β
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Β
Section
7.6.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Sale
of
Assets.Β Β The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, convey, sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose
of,
any of its assets, business or property, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired, or, in the case of any Subsidiary, issue or sell any shares of
such
Subsidiaryβs common stock to any Person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary
Loan Party (or to qualify directors if required by applicable law),
except:
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the sale or other disposition for fair market value of obsolete or worn out
property or other property not necessary for operations disposed of in the
ordinary course of business other than leases and licenses of real property
in
the ordinary course of business;
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the sale of inventory and Permitted Investments in the ordinary course of
business;
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
subject to the mandatory prepayment requirements of Section 2.13, the
sale of the XxXxxx Property;
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(i) a true lease or sublease
of
real property not constituting Indebtedness and not entered into as part
of a
sale and leaseback transaction and (ii) a sale of property pursuant to a
sale
and leaseback transaction; provided, however, that the aggregate fair market
value (measured at the time of the applicable sale) of all property covered
(x)
by all outstanding sale and leaseback transactions at any time shall not
exceed
$1,000,000 or (y) by any single outstanding sale and leaseback transaction
shall
not exceed $500,000;
Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(i) any sale of any property
by
the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, subject
to the provisions of
Section
7.7, and(ii)Β any
Restricted Payment by any
Subsidiary permitted pursuant to Section
7.5;
Β
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Β
(f)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the abandonment or non-renewal
by
any Borrower of its Intellectual Property assets which the Borrower has
reasonably determined are not, either individually or collectively material
to
the business, operations or prospects of the Borrower; and
Β
(g)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the sale or other disposition of the assets set forth on Schedule 7.6(g);
and
Β
(h)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the sale or other disposition of other assets in an aggregate amount not
to
exceed 5% of the consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
in any
Fiscal Year, as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP.
Β
Section
7.7.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Transactions
with Affiliates.Β Β The Borrower will not, and will not permit
any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property
or
assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets
from,
or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates,
except (a) in the ordinary course of business at prices and on terms and
conditions not less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than could
be
obtained on an armβs-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions
between or among the Borrower and any Subsidiary not involving any other
Affiliates, (c)Β any Restricted Payment permitted by SectionΒ 7.5,
(d)Β reasonable salaries and
other reasonable director or employee compensation to officers and directors
of
any Loan Party, (e)Β Investments
that are permitted by
this Agreement, (f)
the
incurrence and
prepaymentof intercompany
Indebtedness not prohibited by this Agreement, and (g)
the issuance by the Borrower of
Capital Stock or options to acquire Capital Stock permitted by this
Agreement.
Β
Section
7.8.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Restrictive
Agreements.Β Β The Borrower will not, and will not permit any
Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist
any
agreement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the
ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit any
Lien
upon any of its assets or properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary toΒ pay dividends or other
distributions with respect to its common stock, to make or repay loans or
advances to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, to Guarantee Indebtedness
of
the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to transfer any of its property or
assets to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided, that
(i)
the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions (A)Β imposed by
law or byΒ this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (B)Β in the form
of customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating
to the
sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and
conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is sold and such sale is permitted
hereunder, or (C) imposed by any agreement related to Indebtedness of any
Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary to the extent permitted by this
Agreement, or (d) with respect to
a Subsidiary of the Borrower pursuant to an agreement relating to any
Indebtedness issued by such Subsidiary on or prior to the date on which such
Subsidiary became a Subsidiary of the Borrower or was acquired by the Borrower
(other than Indebtedness issued as consideration in, or to provide all or
any
portion of the funds utilized to consummate, the transaction or series of
related transactions pursuant to which such Subsidiary became a Subsidiary
or
was acquired by the Borrower) and outstanding on such date, and (ii)
clause (a) shall not apply to restrictions or conditions (A) contained in any license
or other
contract governing intellectual property rights of the Borrower or any of
its
Subsidiaries restricting or conditioning the sublicensing or assignment thereof,
(B) contained in any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted
by this Agreement if such restrictions and conditions apply only to the property
or assets securing such Indebtedness or (C) in respect of customary provisions
in leases restricting the assignment thereof.
Β
Β
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Β
Section
7.9.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Sale
and
Leaseback Transactions.Β Β The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any of the Subsidiaries to, enter into any arrangement, directly or
indirectly, whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal,
used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired,
and
thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends
to use
for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or
transferred, except to the extent that the sale of such property in a sale
and
leaseback transaction is permitted by Section
7.6(d)(ii).
Β
Section
7.10.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Hedging
Transactions.Β Β The Borrower will not, and will not permit any
of the Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedging Transaction, other than Hedging
Transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or
mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is exposed in the
conduct
of its business or the management of its liabilities.Β Β Solely for the
avoidance of doubt, the Borrower acknowledges that a Hedging Transaction
entered
into for speculative purposes or of a speculative nature (which shall be
deemed
to include any Hedging Transaction under which the Borrower or any of the
Subsidiaries is or may become obliged to make any payment (i) in connection
with
the purchase by any third party of any common stock or any Indebtedness or
(ii)
as a result of changes in the market value of any common stock or any
Indebtedness) is not a Hedging Transaction entered into in the ordinary course
of business to hedge or mitigate risks.
Β
Section
7.11.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Amendment
to Material Documents.Β Β The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, amend, modify or waive any of its rights
under (a) its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational
documents without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent,
if an
amendment, modification or waiver desribed in this clause (a) would materially
affect the interests of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under the
Loan
Documents or in the Collateral or (b) agreements, documents or instruments
governing Material Indebtedness or Material Contracts, if an amendment,
modification or waiver desribed in this clause (b) could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
Section
7.12.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Accounting
Changes.Β Β The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, make any significant change in accounting treatment or
reporting practices, except as required by GAAP or as approved by the
Administrative Agent, or change the Fiscal Year of the Borrower or of any
of its
Subsidiaries, except to change the fiscal year of a Subsidiary to conform
its
Fiscal Year to that of the Borrower.
Β
ARTICLE
8
Β
EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT
Β
Section
8.1.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Events
of
Default.Β Β If any of
the
following events (each an βEvent of Defaultβ)
shall occur:
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or of any reimbursement
obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become
due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for
prepayment or otherwise; or
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Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any
other
amount (other than an amount payable under clause (a) of this Section 8.1) payable
under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall
become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a
period
of three (3) Business Days; or
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement or any
other
Loan Document (including the Schedules attached thereto) and any amendments
or
modifications hereof or waivers hereunder, or in any certificate, report,
financial statement or other document submitted to the Administrative Agent
or
the Lenders by any Loan Party or any representative of any Loan Party pursuant
to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall
prove
to be incorrect in any material respect (provided that if such representation
or
warranty is qualified by materiality, then it shall be an Event of Default
if
the same shall prove incorrect in any respect) when made or deemed made or
submitted; or
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement
contained in Sections
5.1 (and such failure shall remain unremedied for 10 days) or contained
in Sections 5.2
or 5.3 (with
respect to the Borrowerβs existence) or Articles 6 or 7;
or
Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement
contained in this Agreement (other than those referred to in clauses (a),
(b)
and (d) above) or any other Loan Document, and such failure shall remain
unremedied for 30 days after notice thereof shall have been given to the
Borrower by the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or
Β
(f)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
intentionally deleted; or
Β
(g)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the Borrower or any Subsidiary (whether as primary obligor or as guarantor
or
other surety) shall fail to pay any principal of, or premium or interest
on, any
Material Indebtedness that is outstanding, when and as the same shall become
due
and payable (whether at scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration,
demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable
grace
period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument evidencing or governing
such Indebtedness; or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist
under
any agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness and shall continue
after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or
instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or
permit
the acceleration of, the maturity of such Indebtedness; or any such Indebtedness
shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid or redeemed
(other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or redemption or
mandatory prepayment or redemption required in connection with the sale of
assets securing such Indebtedness), purchased or defeased, or any offer to
prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Indebtedness shall be required to
be
made, in each case prior to the stated maturity thereof; or
Β
(h)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall (i) commence a voluntary case or other
proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other
relief under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a
custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official of it
or any
substantial part of its property, (ii) consent to the institution of, or
fail to
contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described
in clause (i) of this Section 8.1, (iii)
apply for or consent to the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver,
liquidator or other similar official for the Borrower or any such Subsidiary
or
for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material
allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make
a
general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (vi) take any action
for the
purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or
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Β
(i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall
be
filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect
of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than an Insignificant Subsidiary, as the
case
may be) or its debts, or any substantial part of its assets, under any federal,
state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter
in
effect or (ii) the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator
or
other similar official for the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than an
Insignificant Subsidiary, as the case may be) or for a substantial part of
its
assets, and in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall remain
undismissed for a period of 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering
any of the foregoing shall be entered; or
Β
(j)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall become unable to pay, shall admit in
writing its inability to pay, or shall fail to pay, its debts as they become
due; or
Β
(k)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with other ERISA
Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; or
Β
(l)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
anyΒ judgment or
order for the payment of money (after the application of any insurance proceeds
with respect thereto, actually received or reasonably anticipated to be received
within 60 days after the occurrence of a covered event) in excess of $5,000,000
in the aggregate shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Subsidiary,
and
either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor
upon such judgment or order or (ii) there shall be a period of
30Β consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or
order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect;
or
Β
(m)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
anyΒ non-monetary
judgment or order shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Subsidiary
that
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there
shall
be a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of
such
judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not
be in
effect; or
Β
(n)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
a Change in Control shall occur or exist; or
Β
(o)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
any provision of any Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement shall for any reason cease
to
be valid and binding on, or enforceable against, any Subsidiary Loan Party,
or
any Subsidiary Loan Party shall so state in writing, or any Subsidiary Loan
Party shall seek to terminate its Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement; or
Β
Β
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Β
(p)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
any security interest purported to be created by any Security Document shall
cease to be, or shall be asserted by the Borrower or any other Loan Party
not to
be, a valid, perfected, first priority (except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement or such Security Document) security interest in the securities,
assets
or properties covered thereby,
except to the extent that any such loss of perfection or priority relates
to
Collateral with an aggregate fair market value of less than $1,000,000;
or
Β
(q)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
(i) the
Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be
debarred or suspended from any contracting with the Government, or(ii)a
final decision of debarment or a final
decision of suspension shall have been issued to the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
or(iii)the
actual termination for default of
any Material Contract, or
(iv) the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be debarred or suspended from
contracting with any agency or instrumentality of state or local government,
or(v)if
a final decision of debarment or a
final decision of suspension shall have been issuedby such state or local
governmentto the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, if any
of the events described in clauses (i) through (v) could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect; and,in
each case, such debarment or
suspension, final notice of disbarment or suspension or termination for default
shall not have been revoked, rescinded, withdrawn, stayed or reversed within
thirty (30) days of entry or issuance;or
Β
(r)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
any βEvent of Defaultβ shall have
occurred and be continuing under any other Loan Document;
Β
then,
and
in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described
in clause (h) or (i) of this Section 8.1) and at
any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative
Agent may, and upon the written request of the Required Lenders shall, by
notice
to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or
different times: (i)Β terminate the Commitments, whereupon the Commitment of
each Lender shall terminate immediately, (ii)Β declare the principal of and
any accrued interest on the Loans, and all other Obligations owing hereunder,
to
be, whereupon the same shall become, due and payable immediately, without
presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby waived by the Borrower, (iii) exercise all remedies contained in any
other Loan Document, and (iv) exercise any other remedies available at law
or in
equity; and that, if an Event of Default specified in either clause (h) or
(i)
shall occur, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal
of
the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon, and all
fees, and all other Obligations shall automatically become due and payable,
without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of
which
are hereby waived by the Borrower.
Β
Section
8.2.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Application
of Proceeds from Collateral.Β Β All proceeds from each sale of,
or other realization upon, all or any part of the Collateral by the
Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders after an Event of Default arises
shall be applied as follows:
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
first, to the
reimbursable expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection
with
such sale or other realization upon the Collateral, until the same shall
have
been paid in full;
Β
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Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
second, to the
fees and other reimbursable expenses of the Administrative Agent, Swingline
Lender and the Issuing Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan
Documents, until the same shall have been paid in full;
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
third, to all
reimbursable expenses, if any, of the Lenders then due and payable pursuant
to
any of the Loan Documents, until the same shall have been paid in
full;
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
fourth, to the
fees due and payable under Section 2.15(b) and
(c)
of this
Agreement and interest then due and payable under the terms of this Agreement,
until the same shall have been paid in full;
Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
fifth, to the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans, the LC Exposure
and, to the extent secured by Liens, the Net Xxxx-to-Market Exposure of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, until the same shall have been paid in full,
allocated pro rata among the Lenders and any Affiliates of Lenders that hold
Net
Xxxx-to-Market Exposure based on their respective pro rata shares of the
aggregate amount of such Revolving Loans, LC Exposure and Net Xxxx-to-Market
Exposure;
Β
(f)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
sixth, to
additional cash collateral for the aggregate amount of all outstanding Letters
of Credit until the aggregate amount of all cash collateral held by the
Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement is equal to 105% of the LC
Exposure after giving effect to the foregoing clause fifth;
Β
(g)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
seventh, to the
obligations of the Borrower under corporate card agreements, arrangements
or
programs (including, without limitation, purchasing and travel and entertainment
card agreements, arrangements or programs) maintained with any Lender, to
the
extent then due and payable; and
Β
(h)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
to the extent any proceeds remain, to the Borrower or other parties lawfully
entitled thereto.
Β
All
amounts allocated pursuant to the foregoing clauses second through
sixth
to the Lenders
as a result of amounts owed to the Lenders under the Loan Documents shall
be
allocated among, and distributed to, the Lenders pro rata based on their
respective Pro Rata Shares; provided,however,
that all
amounts allocated to that portion of the LC Exposure comprised of the aggregate
undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit pursuant to clause fifth and sixth
shall be
distributed to the Administrative Agent, rather than to the Lenders, and
held by
the Administrative Agent in an account in the name of the Administrative
Agent
for the benefit of the Issuing Bank and the Lenders as cash collateral for
the
LC Exposure, such account to be administered in accordance with Section
2.23(g).
Β
ARTICLE
9
Β
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT
Β
Section
9.1.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Appointment
of Administrative Agent.
Β
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Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Each Lender irrevocably appoints SunTrust Bank as the Administrative Agent
and
authorizes it to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers
as
are delegated to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, together with all such actions and powers that are reasonably
incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties
hereunder or under the other Loan Documents by or through any one or more
sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent. The
Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact may perform
any
and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their
respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions set forth in this
Article
shall apply to any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact and the Related Parties
of
the Administrative Agent, any such sub-agent and any such attorney-in-fact
and
shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication
of
the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as
Administrative Agent.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Issuing Bank shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters
of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith until such
time
and except for so long as the Administrative Agent may agree at the request
of
the Required Lenders to act for the Issuing Bank with respect thereto; provided,
that the Issuing Bank shall have all the benefits and immunities (i) provided
to
the Administrative Agent in this Article with respect to any acts taken or
omissions suffered by the Issuing Bank in connection with Letters of Credit
issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the application and agreements
for letters of credit pertaining to the Letters of Credit as fully as if
the
term βAdministrative Agentβ as used in this Article included the Issuing Bank
with respect to such acts or omissions and (ii) as additionally provided
in this
Agreement with respect to the Issuing Bank.
Β
Section
9.2.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Nature
of
Duties of Administrative Agent.Β Β The Administrative Agent shall
not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents.Β Β Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject
to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default
or an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent
shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any
discretionary powers, except those discretionary rights and powers expressly
contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required
to
exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage
of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided
in
Section 10.2),
and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative
Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the
failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the Administrative Agent
or
any of its Affiliates in any capacity.Β Β The Administrative Agent shall
not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it, its sub-agents or
attorneys-in-fact with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders
(or
such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under
the
circumstances as provided in Section 10.2) or in
the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.Β Β The
Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct
of any sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable
care.Β Β The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge
of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof
(which notice shall include an express reference to such event being a βDefaultβ
or βEvent of Defaultβ hereunder) is given to the Administrative Agent by the
Borrower or any Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible
for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty
or
representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the
contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder
or
thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance
or
observance of any of the covenants, agreements, or other terms and conditions
set forth in any Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness
or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or
document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article 3 or
elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly
required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.Β Β The
Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for
the
Borrower) concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.
Β
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Β
Section
9.3.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Lack
of
Reliance on the Administrative Agent.Β Β Each of the Lenders, the
Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank acknowledges that it has, independently
and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and
based
on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its
own
credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.Β Β Each of
the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank also acknowledges
that it
will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or
any
other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking of
any
action under or based on this Agreement, any related agreement or any document
furnished hereunder or thereunder.
Β
Section
9.4.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Certain
Rights of the Administrative Agent.Β Β If the Administrative
Agent shall request instructions from the Required Lenders with respect to
any
action or actions (including the failure to act) in connection with this
Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such
act
or taking such act, unless and until it shall have received instructions
from
such Lenders, and the Administrative Agent shall not incur liability to any
Person by reason of so refraining.Β Β Without limiting the
foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the
Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or
refraining from acting hereunder in accordance with the instructions of the
Required Lenders where required by the terms of this Agreement.
Β
Section
9.5.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Reliance
by Administrative Agent.Β Β The Administrative Agent shall be
entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon,
any
notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or
other
writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or made
by
the proper Person.Β Β The Administrative Agent may also rely upon any
statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made
by the
proper Person and shall not incur any liability for relying
thereon.Β Β The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel
(including counsel for the Borrower), independent public accountants and
other
experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or not
taken
by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or
experts.
Β
Section
9.6.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The
Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity.Β Β The bank
serving as the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers
under
this Agreement and any other Loan Document in its capacity as a Lender as
any
other Lender and may exercise or refrain from exercising the same as though
it
were not the Administrative Agent; and the terms βLendersβ, βRequired Lendersβ,
βholders of Notesβ, or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly
otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent in its individual
capacity.Β Β The bank acting as the Administrative Agent and its
Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage
in any
kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the
Borrower as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.
Β
Β
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Β
Section
9.7.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Successor
Administrative Agent.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving notice thereof
to the
Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders
shall
have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent, subject to the
approval by the Borrower provided that no Default or Event of Default shall
exist at such time. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been
so
appointed, and shall have accepted such appointment within 30Β days after
the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of resignation, then the retiring
Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank,
appoint
a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized
under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or a
bank
which maintains an office in the United States, having a combined capital
and
surplus of at least $500,000,000.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Upon the acceptance of its appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder
by
a successor, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed
to and
become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring
Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged
from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. If within 45 days after written notice is given of the retiring
Administrative Agentβs resignation under this Section 9.7 no
successor Administrative Agent shall have been appointed and shall have accepted
such appointment, then on such 45th
day (i)
the retiring Administrative Agentβs resignation shall become effective, (ii) the
retiring Administrative Agent shall thereupon be discharged from its duties
and
obligations under the Loan Documents and (iii) the Required Lenders shall
thereafter perform all duties of the retiring Administrative Agent under
the
Loan Documents until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor
Administrative Agent as provided above.Β Β After any retiring
Administrative Agentβs resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article
shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative
Agent
and its representatives and agents in respect of any actions taken or not
taken
by any of them while it was serving as the Administrative Agent.
Β
Section
9.8.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Authorization
to Execute other Loan Documents; Collateral.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Each Lender authorizes the Administrative Agent to enter into each of the
Loan
Documents to which it is a party and to take all action contemplated by such
Loan Documents. Each Lender agrees that no Lender, other than the Administrative
Agent acting on behalf of all Lenders, shall have the right individually
to seek
to realize upon the security granted by any Loan Document, it being understood
and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised solely by the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, upon the terms of the
Loan
Documents.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
In the event that any Collateral is pledged by any Person as collateral security
for the Obligations, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to execute
and deliver on behalf of the Lenders any Loan Documents necessary or appropriate
to grant and perfect a Lien on such Collateral in favor of the Administrative
Agent on behalf of the Lenders.
Β
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Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Lenders hereby direct the Administrative Agent to release any Lien granted
to or held by the Administrative Agent upon any Collateral (i) upon termination
of the Commitments and payment and satisfaction of all of the Obligations
or the
transactions contemplated hereby; (ii) as permitted by, but only in accordance
with, the terms of the applicable Loan Document; (iii) if approved, authorized
or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders, unless such release is required
to be approved by all of the Lenders hereunder; (iv)Β the release of a
Subsidiary Loan Guaranty made or Lien granted by a Subsidiary in the case
of the
sale of the Subsidiary permitted by the terms of this Agreement; or (v)Β the
release of any Lien on any assets which are transferred or disposed of in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.Β Β Upon request by the
Administrative Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the
Administrative Agentβs authority to release particular types or items of
Collateral pursuant to this Section
9.8(c).
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Upon any sale or transfer of assets constituting Collateral which is expressly
permitted pursuant to the terms of any Loan Documents, or consented to in
writing by the Required Lenders, and upon at least ten (10) Business Daysβ prior
written request by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall (and is hereby
irrevocably authorized by the Lenders to) execute such documents as may be
necessary to evidence the release of the Liens granted to the Administrative
Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, upon the Collateral that was sold or
transferred; provided,
however,
that (i) the
Administrative Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on
terms
which, in the Administrative Agentβs opinion, would expose the Administrative
Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other
than
the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty, and (ii) such release
shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any
Liens
upon (or obligations of the Borrower or any Guarantor) in respect of) all
interests retained by the Borrower or any Guarantor, including (without
limitation) the proceeds of the sale, all of which shall continue to constitute
part of the Collateral.
Β
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Β
Section
9.9.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Benefits
of Article 9.Β Β Except for the provisions of Section
9.8(c), none
of the provisions of this Article 9 shall
inure
to the benefit of the Borrower or of any Person other than Administrative
Agent
and each of the Lenders and their respective successors and permitted
assigns.Β Β Accordingly, neither the Borrower nor any Person other than
Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and their respective successors and
permitted assigns) shall be entitled to rely upon, or to raise as a defense,
the
failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lenders to comply with the provisions
of this Article
9.
Β
Section
9.10.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Titled
Agents.Β Β Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none
of the Bookrunners, Book Managers, Arrangers, Documentation Agents or
Syndication Agents listed on the cover page hereof or given such title in
connection with the exercise by the Borrower of its option set forth in Section 2.24, shall
have any powers, duties, obligations or responsibilities under this Agreement
or
any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as
the
Administrative Agent, a Lender or the Issuing Bank hereunder.
Β
ARTICLE
10
Β
MISCELLANEOUS
Β
Section
10.1.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Notices.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted
to be
given by telephone, all notices and other communications to any party herein
to
be effective shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight
courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy,
as
follows:
Β
To
the Borrower:
|
MAXIMUS,
Inc.
|
Β |
00000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
|
Β |
Xxxxxx,
XxxxxxxxΒ Β 00000
|
Β |
Attention:Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Chief
Financial Officer
|
Β |
Telecopy
Number:Β Β (__)
___-____
|
Β
With
a copy of default notices
to:
|
Winston
& Xxxxxx LLP
|
Β |
00
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
|
Β |
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
|
Β |
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxx
|
Β |
Telecopy
Number (000) 000-0000
|
Β
To
the Administrative Agent:
|
SunTrust
Bank
|
Β |
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
Β |
Xxxxx
000
|
Β |
Xxxxxx,
XxxxxxxxΒ Β 00000
|
Β |
Attention:Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Vice President
|
Β |
Telecopy
Number:Β Β (000)
000-0000
|
Β
Β
78
Β
With
a copy to:
|
Hunton
& Xxxxxxxx LLP
|
Β |
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
|
Β |
Xxxxx
0000
|
Β |
XxXxxx,
XxxxxxxxΒ Β 00000
|
Β |
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Esquire
|
Β |
Telecopy
Number:Β Β (000)
000-0000
|
Β
With
a copy to:
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SunTrust
Bank
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Agency
Services
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000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X. E./ 25th
Floor
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Atlanta,
Georgia 30308
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Attention:
Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Telecopy
Number: (000) 000-0000
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To
the Issuing Bank:
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SunTrust
Bank
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00
Xxxx Xxxxx, X. E./Mail Code 3706
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:Β Β Xxxx
Xxxxx
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Telecopy
Number: (000) 000-0000
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To
any other Lender:
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the
address set forth in the Administrative Questionnaire or the
Assignment
andΒ Β Β Assumption Agreement executed by such
Lender
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Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and
other
communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All such
notices
and other communications shall, when transmitted by overnight delivery, or
faxed, be effective when delivered for overnight (next-day) delivery, or
transmitted in legible form by facsimile machine, respectively, or if mailed,
upon the third Business Day after the date deposited into the mail or if
delivered, upon delivery; provided, that notices delivered to the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender shall not be effective until
actually received by such Person at its address specified in this Section
10.1.
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Any agreement of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders herein to receive
certain notices by telephone or facsimile is solely for the convenience and
at
the request of the Borrower. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall
be
entitled to rely on the authority of any Person purporting to be a Person
authorized by the Borrower to give such notice and the Administrative Agent
and
Lenders shall not have any liability to the Borrower or other Person on account
of any action taken or not taken by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders
in
reliance upon such telephonic or facsimile notice. The obligation of the
Borrower to repay the Loans and all other Obligations hereunder shall not
be
affected in any way or to any extent by any failure of the Administrative
Agent
and the Lenders to receive written confirmation of any telephonic or facsimile
notice or the receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of a
confirmation which is at variance with the terms understood by the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders to be contained in any such telephonic
or
facsimile notice.
Β
Section
10.2.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Waiver;
Amendments.
Β
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Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any
Lender
in exercising any right or power hereunder or any other Loan Document, and
no
course of dealing between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or any
Lender, 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 right
or
power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of
any
other right or power hereunder or thereunder.Β Β The rights and remedies
of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and
under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any
rights or remedies provided by law.Β Β No waiver of any provision of
this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by
the
Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall
be
permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 10.2, and
then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance
and
for the purpose for which given.Β Β Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit
shall
not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless
of
whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have
had
notice or knowledge of such Default or Event of Default at the
time.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Except as expressly set forth in Section 2.24, no
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents, nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall
in any
event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the
Borrower and the Required Lenders or the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent
with the consent of the Required Lenders and then such waiver or consent
shall
be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for
which given; provided, that
no
amendment or waiver shall: (i)Β increase the Commitment of any Lender
without the written consent of such Lender, (ii)Β reduce the principal
amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon,
or
reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender
affected thereby, (iii)Β postpone the date fixed for any payment of any
principal of, or interest on, any Loan or LC Disbursement or interest thereon
or
any fees hereunder or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment,
or
postpone the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment,
without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv)Β change
Section 2.22(c)
in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby
,
without the written consent of each Lender, (v)Β change any of the
provisions of this Section 10.2 or the
definition of βRequired Lendersβ or any other provision hereof specifying the
number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify
any
rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder,
without the consent of each Lender; (vi)Β release any guarantor or limit the
liability of any such guarantor under any guaranty agreement, without the
written consent of each Lender, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.8(c), or
(vii)Β release all or substantially all collateral (if any) securing any of
the Obligations, without the written consent of each Lender; provided further,
that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights,
duties or obligations of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or
the
Issuing Bank without the prior written consent of such
Person.Β Β Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary,
this Agreement may be amended and restated without the consent of any Lender
(but with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) if, upon
giving effect to such amendment and restatement, such Lender shall no longer
be
a party to this Agreement (as so amended and restated), the Commitments of
such
Lender shall have terminated (but such Lender shall continue to be entitled
to
the benefits of Sections 2.19, 2.20,
2.21
and 10.3), such
Lender
shall 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.
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Section
10.3.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Expenses;
Indemnification.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable, out-of-pocket costs and expenses
of
the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable
fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent and
its
Affiliates, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided
for herein, the preparation and administration of the Loan Documents and
any
amendments, modifications or waivers thereof (whether or not the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be consummated),
(ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank in
connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter
of
Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket costs
and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges
and
disbursements of outside counsel and the allocated cost of inside counsel)
incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in
connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection
with
this Agreement, including its rights under this Section 10.3, or in
connection with the Loans made or any Letters of Credit issued hereunder,
including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout,
restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of
Credit.Β Β The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent or the
Arranger, as applicable, all fees due from time to time under the Fee
Letter.
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent
thereof), each Lender and the Issuing Bank, and each Related Party of any
of the
foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an βIndemniteeβ) against,
and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, penalties and related expenses (including the fees, charges
and
disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee), and shall indemnify and
hold
harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges and disbursements
for
attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, incurred by any Indemnitee
or
asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or
any
other Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i)
the
execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any
agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by
the
parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any
Loan
or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom
(including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment
under a
Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand
do
not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii)Β any
actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any
property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or
any
actual or alleged Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower
or
any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation,
investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based
on
contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by
the
Borrower or any other Loan Party, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee
is a
party thereto, provided that such
indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that
such
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, penalties or related expenses (x) are
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable
judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of
such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by the Borrower or any
other
Loan Party against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemniteeβs
obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if the Borrower or
such
Loan Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on
such
claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
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(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Intentionally Deleted.
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid
to
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender under
clauses
(a), (b) or (c) hereof, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case
may
be, such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the
unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount;
provided, that
the unreimbursed expense or indemnified payment, claim, damage, liability
or
related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against
the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity
as such.
Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert,
and
hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability,
for
special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to actual
or
direct damages) arising out of, in connection with or as a result of, this
Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions
contemplated therein, any Loan or any Letter of Credit or the use of proceeds
thereof.
Β
(f)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
All amounts due under this Section 10.3 shall
be
payable promptly after written demand therefor.
Β
(g)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 10.3 shall
not apply to Excluded Taxes, which shall be governed exclusively by Section
2.21.
Β
Section
10.4.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Successors
and Assigns.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted
hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any
of its
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise
transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee
in
accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section, (ii) by
way of
participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this
Section
or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to
the
restrictions of paragraph (f) of this Section (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 paragraph (d) of
this
Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties
of
each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable
right,
remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
Β
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Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion
of
its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion
of
its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that any
such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
Β
(i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Minimum
Amounts.
Β
(A)
in the case of an assignment of
the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lenderβs Commitment and the Loans
at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an
Affiliate of a Lender, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
Β
(B)
in any case not described in
paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment
(which for this purpose includes Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure outstanding
thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the
principal outstanding balance of the Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure
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 $1,000,000, unless
each
of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred
and
is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to
be
unreasonably withheld or delayed).
Β
(ii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Proportionate
Amounts.Β Β Each partial assignment shall be made as an
assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenderβs rights and
obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans, Revolving Credit
Exposure or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not
prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and
obligations among separate Commitments on a non-pro rata basis.
Β
(iii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Required
Consents.Β Β No consent shall be required for any assignment
except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section and,
in
addition:
Β
(A)
the consent of the Borrower (such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for
all
assignments of all or a portion of its rights under this Agreement unless
(x) an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment
or (y) such assignment is to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender;
Β
(B)
the consent of the Administrative
Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be
required for assignments to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment
or
an Affiliate of a Lender; and
Β
(C)
the consent of the Issuing Bank
(such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required
for
any assignment that increases the obligation of the assignee to participate
in
exposure under one or more Letters of Credit (whether or not then outstanding),
and the consent of the Swingline Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed)Β shall be required for
any
assignment in respect of the Revolving Commitments.
Β
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Β
(iv)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Assignment and
Assumption.Β Β The parties to each assignment shall deliver to
the Administrative Agent (A) a duly executed Assignment and Assumption, (B)
a
processing and recordation fee of $3,500, (C) an Administrative
Questionnaire unless the assignee is already a Lender and (D) the documents
required under Section
2.21(f) if such assignee is a Foreign Lender.
Β
(v)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
No Assignment
to
Borrower.Β Β No such assignment shall be made to the Borrower or
any of the Borrowerβs Affiliates or Subsidiaries.
Β
(vi)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
No Assignment
to
Natural Persons.Β Β No such assignment shall be made to a natural
person.
Β
Subject
to
acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to
paragraph (c) of this Section 10.4, from
and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption,
the
assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent
of the
interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and
obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender
thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment
and
Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in
the
case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lenderβs
rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be
a
party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of
SectionsΒ 2.19, 2.20,
2.21
and 10.3 with respect
to
facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such
assignment.Β Β Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or
obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph
shall
be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a
participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph
(d) of
this Section
10.4.Β Β If the
consent of the Borrower to an assignment is
required hereunder (including a
consent to an assignment
which does not meet the
minimum assignment thresholds specified above),
the Borrower shall be deemed to have
given its consent five Business Days after the date notice thereof has actually
been delivered by the assigning Lender (through the Administrative Agent)
to the
Borrower, unless such consent is expressly refused by the Borrower prior
to such
fifth Business Day.
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the
Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in Atlanta, Georgia a copy
of
each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the
recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments
of,
and principal amount of the Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure owing to,
each
Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the βRegisterβ).Β Β The
entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is
recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder
for
all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the
contrary.Β Β The Register shall be available for inspection by the
Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon
reasonable prior notice.
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower,
the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank sell
participations to any Person (other than a natural person, the Borrower or
any
of the Borrowerβs Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a βParticipantβ) in all
or a portion of such Lenderβs rights and/or obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it);
provided that
(i)Β such Lenderβs obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged,
(ii)Β such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties
hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii)Β the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender
shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection
with
such Lenderβs rights and obligations under this Agreement.
Β
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Β
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a
participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right
to
enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver
of
any provision of this Agreement; provided that such
agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the
consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver
with
respect to the following to the extent affecting such
Participant:Β Β (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the
written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan
or
LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees
payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby,
(iii) postpone the date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest
on, any Loan or LC Disbursement or interest thereon or any fees hereunder
or
reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the
scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment, without
the
written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.22(c) in a
manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby,
without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions
of
this Section
10.4 or the definition of βRequired Lendersβ or any other provision
hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required
to
waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or
grant
any consent hereunder, without the consent of each Lender; (vi) release any
guarantor or limit the liability of any such guarantor under any guaranty
agreement without the written consent of each Lender except to the extent
such
release is expressly provided under the terms of the Guaranty Agreement;
or
(vii) release all or substantially all collateral (if any) securing any of
the
Obligations.Β Β Subject to paragraph (f) of this Section 10.4, the
Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of
Sections 2.19,
2.20,
and 2.21 to the
same
extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment
pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 10.4,
provided that such Participant agrees to comply with the provisions of Section 2.25 as if
such Participant were a Lender.Β Β To the extent permitted by law, each
Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of SectionΒ 10.7Β Β as
though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to
Section 2.19 as
though it were a Lender.
Β
(f)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under
Section 2.19 and
Section
2.21
than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect
to
the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation
to such Participant is made with the Borrowerβs prior written
consent.Β Β A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a
Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of SectionΒ 2.21Β unless
the Borrower is
notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant
agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 2.21(f) as
though it were a Lender.
Β
(g)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or
any
portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such
Lender,
including without limitation 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.
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Section
10.5.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
This Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be construed in accordance
with and be governed by the law (without giving effect to the conflict of
law
principles thereof) of the State of New York. EACH LOAN DOCUMENT (OTHER THAN
AS
OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN A LOAN DOCUMENT) WILL BE DEEMED TO BE A
CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING
FOR SUCH PURPOSES SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW
OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK).
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and
its
property, to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District
Court
of the Southern District of New York, and of any court of the State of New
York
sitting in New York county and any appellate court from any thereof, in any
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any
other
Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or for
recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect
of any
such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York state
court or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Federal court.
Each of
the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding
shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on
the
judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement
or
any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent,
the Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against
the
Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection which it
mayΒ now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action
or proceeding described in paragraph (b) of this Section 10.5 and
brought in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section
10.5.Β Β Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient
forum
to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to the service of process
in
the manner provided for notices in Section
10.1.Β Β Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document
will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner
permitted by law.
Β
Section
10.6.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
WAIVER
OF
JURY TRIAL.Β Β EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL
BY
JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY
OR
THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).Β Β EACH
PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY
OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY
WOULD
NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, AND
(B)
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER
INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
THE
MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
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10.7.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Right
of
Setoff.Β Β In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted
under applicable law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, each
Lender and the Issuing Bank shall have the right, at any time or from time
to
time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived
by
the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply
against all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or
final)
of the Borrower at any time held or other obligations at any time owing by
such
Lender and the Issuing Bank to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower
against any and all Obligations held by such Lender or the Issuing Bank,
as the
case may be, irrespective of whether such Lender or the Issuing Bank shall
have
made demand hereunder and although such Obligations may be
unmatured.Β Β Each Lender and the Issuing Bank agree promptly to notify
the Administrative Agent and the Borrower after any such set-off and any
application made by such Lender and the Issuing Bank, as the case may be;
provided, that
the
failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off
and
application.
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Section
10.8.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Counterparts;
Integration.Β Β This Agreement may be executed by one or more of
the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including
by telecopy), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed
to
constitute one and the same instrument.Β Β This Agreement, the Fee
Letter, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreement(s) relating
to any fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire agreement
among the parties hereto and thereto regarding the subject matters hereof
and
thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written,
regarding such subject matters.
Β
Section
10.9.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Survival.Β Β All
covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower
herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection
with
or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon
by
the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of
this
Agreement and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit,
regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf
and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any
Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect
representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder,
and
shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any
accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under
this
Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding
and
so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated.Β Β The
provisions of Sections
2.19, 2.20,
2.21,
and 10.3 and Article
9 shall
survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration
or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination
of this Agreement or any provision hereof.Β Β All representations and
warranties made herein, in the certificates, reports, notices, and other
documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution
and
delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the making of
the
Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit.
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10.10.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Severability.Β Β Any
provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document held to be illegal,
invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, shall, as to such jurisdiction,
be
ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability
without affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining
provisions hereof or thereof; and the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability
of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate
or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Β
Section
10.11.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Confidentiality.Β Β Each
of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender agrees to take
normal and reasonable precautions to maintain the confidentiality of any
information designated in writing as confidential and provided to it by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, except that such information may be disclosed
(i) to
any Related Party of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any such
Lender, including without limitation accountants, legal counsel and other
advisors, in each case, subject to the terms of this Section 10.11, (ii)
to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena
or
similar legal process, (iii) to the extent requested by any regulatory agency
or
authority, (iv) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available
other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.11, or
which becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any
Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing on a non-confidential
basis
from a source other than the Borrower, (v) in connection with the exercise
of
any remedy hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this
Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, and (ix) subject to provisions
substantially similar to this Section 10.11, to any
actual or prospective assignee or Participant, or (vi) with the consent of
the
Borrower.Β Β Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of any
information as provided for in this Section 10.11 shall
be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person
has
exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such
information as such Person would accord its own confidential
information.
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Section
10.12.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Interest
Rate Limitation.Β Β Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together
with
all fees, charges and other amounts which may be treated as interest on such
Loan under applicable law (collectively, the βChargesβ), shall
exceed the maximum lawful rate of interest (the βMaximum Rateβ) which
may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by a Lender holding
such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable
in
respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect
thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful,
the
interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan
but
were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section 10.12 shall
be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect
of
other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate
therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at
the
Federal Funds Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by
such
Lender.
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10.13.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Waiver
of
Effect of Corporate Seal.Β Β The Borrower represents and warrants
that neither it nor any other Loan Party is required to affix its corporate
seal
to this Agreement or any other Loan Document pursuant to any requirement
of law
or regulation, agrees that this Agreement is delivered by Borrower under
seal
and waives any shortening of the statute of limitations that may result from
not
affixing the corporate seal to this Agreement or such other Loan
Documents.
Β
Section
10.14.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Patriot
Act.Β Β The
Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby notifies the Loan Parties that
pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L.
107-56
(signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the βPatriot Actβ), it is required to
obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which
information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other
information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as
applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot
Act.Β Β Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries
to, provide to the extent commercially reasonable, such information and take
such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent
or
any Lender in order to assist the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in
maintaining compliance with the Patriot Act.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their
respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above
written.
Β
BORROWER:
Β
MAXIMUS,
INC., a Virginia
corporation
Β
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title:
President and CEO
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ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT:
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SUNTRUST
BANK
as
Administrative Agent, as Swingline Lender and as Issuing Bank
Β
By:
/s/
Xxxxx X.
XxxxxxxxΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Name:Β Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
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LENDERS:
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SUNTRUST
BANK
Β
as
Lender
Β
By:
/s/
Xxxxx X.
XxxxxxxxΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Name:Β Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
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