Re: Supermarine FBO Acquisition
Execution
Copy
December
21, 2006
Macquarie
FBO Holdings LLC Company Inc.
000
Xxxx
00xx
Xxxxxx,
9th Floor
New
York,
NY 10019
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Re:
Supermarine FBO Acquisition
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to that certain Xxxxxxx and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of June
28, 2006 (as the same has been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
prior
to the date hereof, the “Existing
Credit Agreement”),
by
and among North America Capital Holding Company, a Delaware company, as Borrower
(now known as Atlantic Aviation FBO Inc. and hereinafter referred to as the
“Borrower”),
the
lenders party thereto, and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (“Mizuho”),
as
Administrative Agent (with The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
(“BOI”)
acting
as Documentation Agent, Bayerische Landesbank, New York Branch (“BLB”)
acting
as Syndication Agent, BOI, BLB and Mizuho, acting as Lead Arrangers
(collectively, in such capacity, the “Lead
Arrangers”),
and
Macquarie Bank Limited, acting as Co-Lead Arranger, under such existing credit
facilities (the “Existing
Credit Facilities”).
You
have
advised the Lead Arrangers that your subsidiary, Macquarie FBO Holdings LLC,
a
Delaware corporation (“MFBO”)
and
the parent company of the Borrower, intends to (i) enter into a membership
interest purchase agreement with Xxxxx X. Xxxxx (the “Xxxxxxx
Purchase Agreement”),
pursuant to which MFBO will acquire 100% of the equity interests in Supermarine
of Xxxxxxx, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; (ii) enter into a
business purchase agreement with Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx-Xxx Xxxxx,
and
Supermarine Aviation Ltd., a California corporation (the “Santa
Xxxxxx Purchase Agreement”
and,
collectively with the Xxxxxxx Purchase Agreement, the “Purchase
and Sale Agreements”),
pursuant to which MFBO will acquire 100% of the equity interests in Aviation
Contract Services, Inc., a California corporation, Supermarine Investors, Inc.,
a California corporation, and Supermarine of Santa Monica, L.P., a California
limited partnership (such companies, together with Supermarine of Xxxxxxx,
LLC,
the “Supermarine
Companies”,
and
the purchase and sale transactions described in clauses (i) and (ii) together
hereinafter referred to as the “Acquisition”);
and
(iii) thereafter assign its rights and obligations under the Purchase and
Sale Agreements to the Borrower. The aggregate purchase price for the
Acquisition prior to adjustments as set forth in the Purchase and Sale
Agreements is $85,000,000.
You
have
also advised the Lead Arrangers that the Acquisition will be funded as follows:
(i) MFBO will make a cash common equity contribution to the Borrower and
(ii) the Existing Credit Agreement will be amended (the “Amended
Credit Agreement”)
to
provide for an increase in the existing term loan facility of up to $32.5
million (the “Supermarine
Acquisition Term Facility”
and,
together with the Existing Credit Facilities, the “Senior
Credit Facilities”),
100%
of the net proceeds of which will be drawn in a one-time borrowing to fund
a
portion of the Acquisition purchase price and to pay related costs. The
Acquisition and financing therefor and all related transactions are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the “Transaction.”
In
connection with the foregoing, each Lead Arranger is pleased to advise you
of
its commitment to provide up to one-third (1/3) ($10.83 million) of the
aggregate principal amount of the Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility. Mizuho
shall continue to act as the sole and exclusive Administrative Agent for the
Senior Credit Facilities, all upon and subject to the terms and conditions
set
forth in this letter agreement and in the Loan Facilities Term Sheet attached
as
Exhibit
A
hereto
and incorporated herein by this reference (the “Term
Sheet”
and,
together with this letter agreement, this “Commitment
Letter”).
All
capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same
meanings as specified therefor in the Term Sheet.
The
commitment of each Lead Arranger hereunder and the undertaking of each Lead
Arranger to provide the services described herein are subject to (i) the
Borrower having accepted from each other Lead Arranger aggregate commitments
for
the remaining two-thirds (2/3) ($21.67
million) of the aggregate principal amount of the Supermarine Acquisition Term
Facility on terms identical to those of such Lead Arranger, (ii) the
satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent specified in the Term Sheet
in
a manner acceptable to such Lead Arranger, and (iii) the negotiation, execution
and delivery of definitive documentation (the “Credit
Documentation”)
for
the Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility consistent with the Term Sheet and
otherwise satisfactory to such Lead Arranger.
The
Lead
Arrangers intend to commence syndication of the Supermarine Acquisition Term
Facility promptly upon execution of the Purchase and Sale Agreements. You agree
to actively assist, and to cause the Borrower to actively assist, the Lead
Arrangers in achieving a syndication of the Supermarine Acquisition Term
Facility that is satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers and you. Such assistance
shall include (a) your providing and causing your advisors to provide the Lead
Arrangers and the other Lenders upon request with all information reasonably
deemed necessary by the Lead Arrangers to complete syndication, including,
but
not limited to, information and evaluations prepared by you, the Borrower and
your and their advisors, or on your or their behalf, relating to the
Transaction, (b) your assistance in the preparation of an Information Memorandum
to be used in connection with the syndication of the Supermarine Acquisition
Term Facility, (c) using your commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that
the
syndication efforts of the Lead Arrangers benefit materially from your existing
lending relationships and the existing banking relationships of the Borrower,
and (d) otherwise assisting the Lead Arrangers in their syndication efforts,
including by making your officers and advisors and the officers and advisors
of
the Borrower available from time to time to attend and make presentations
regarding the business and prospects of the Borrower at one or more meetings
of
prospective Lenders.
It
is
understood and agreed that the Lead Arrangers will manage and control all
aspects of the syndication in consultation with you, including decisions as
to
the selection of prospective Lenders (with your consent, not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed) and any titles offered to proposed Lenders, when
commitments will be accepted and the final allocations of the commitments among
the Lenders. It is understood that no Lender participating in the Supermarine
Acquisition Term Facility will receive compensation from you in order to obtain
its commitment, except on the terms contained herein in the Term
Sheet.
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You
hereby represent, warrant and covenant that (a) all information, other than
Projections (as defined below), which has been or is hereafter made available
to
the Lead Arrangers or the Lenders by you or any of your representatives (or
on
your or their behalf) or by the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries or
representatives (or on their behalf) in connection with any aspect of the
Transaction (the “Information”)
is and
will be complete and correct in all material respects and does not and will
not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light
of
the circumstances under which they were made and (b) all financial
projections concerning the Borrower and/or any of its subsidiaries that have
been or are hereafter made available to the Lead Arrangers or the Lenders by
you
or any of your representatives (or on your or their behalf) or by the Borrower
or any of its subsidiaries or representatives (or on their behalf) (the
“Projections”)
have
been or will be prepared in good faith based upon reasonable assumptions (it
is
understood and acknowledged, however, that such Projections are based upon
a
number of estimates and assumptions and are subject to significant business,
economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies and that, accordingly,
no assurances are given and no representations, warranties or covenants are
made
that any of the assumptions are correct, that such Projections will be achieved
or that the forward-looking statements expressed in such Projections will
correspond to actual results). You agree to furnish us with such Information
and
Projections as we may reasonably request and to supplement the Information
and
the Projections from time to time until the date of the initial borrowing under
the Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility (the “Closing
Date”)
so
that the representations, warranties and covenants in the immediately preceding
sentence are correct on the Closing Date. In issuing this commitment and in
arranging the Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility, the Lead Arrangers are
and
will be using and relying on the Information.
You
agree
to indemnify and hold harmless each Lead Arranger, each Lender and each of
its
affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors
and other representatives (each an “Indemnified
Party”)
from
and against (and will reimburse each Indemnified Party as the same are incurred
for) any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including,
without limitation, the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of
counsel) that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified
Party, in each case arising out of or in connection with or by reason of
(including, without limitation, in connection with any investigation, litigation
or proceeding or preparation of a defense in connection therewith) (a) any
aspect of the Transaction or any similar transaction and any of the other
transactions contemplated thereby and (b) the Senior Credit Facilities and
any
other financings, or any use made or proposed to be made with the proceeds
thereof, except to the extent such claim, damage, loss, liability or expense
is
found in a final, nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction
to
have resulted from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct. You also agree that no Indemnified Party shall have any liability
(whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to you or your
subsidiaries or affiliates or to your or their respective equity holders or
creditors arising out of, related to or in connection with any aspect of the
Transaction, except to the extent of direct, as opposed to special, indirect,
consequential or punitive, damages determined in a final non-appealable judgment
by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Indemnified
Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. It is further agreed that each
Lead Arranger shall only have liability to you (as opposed to any other person),
that each Lead Arranger shall be liable solely in respect of its own commitments
to the Senior Credit Facilities on a several, and not joint, basis with any
other Lender and that such liability shall only arise to the extent damages
have
been caused by a breach of such Lead Arranger's obligations hereunder to
negotiate in good faith definitive documentation for the Supermarine Acquisition
Term Facility on the terms set forth herein as determined in a final
non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. In the event
that
any claim or demand by a third party for which you may be required to indemnify
an Indemnified Party hereunder (a “Claim”)
is
asserted against or sought to be collected from any Indemnified Party by a
third
party, such Indemnified Party shall as promptly as practicable notify you in
writing of such Claim, and such notice shall specify (to the extent known)
in
reasonable detail the amount of such Claim and any relevant facts and
circumstances relating thereto; provided, however, that
any
failure to give such prompt notice or to provide any such facts and
circumstances shall not constitute a waiver of any rights of the Indemnified
Party, except to the extent that the rights of the Indemnifying Party are
actually materially prejudiced thereby.
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You
shall
be entitled to appoint counsel of your choice at your expense to represent
an
Indemnified Party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which
case you shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any
separate counsel retained by that Indemnified Party except as set forth below);
provided, however, that such counsel shall be satisfactory to such Indemnified
Party. Notwithstanding your election to appoint counsel to represent an
Indemnified Party in any action, such Indemnified Party shall have the right
to
employ separate counsel (including local counsel, but only one such counsel
in
any jurisdiction in connection with any action), and you shall bear the
reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use
of
counsel chosen by you to represent the Indemnified Party would present such
counsel with a conflict of interest; (ii) the actual or potential defendants
in,
or targets of, any such action include both the Indemnified Party and you and
the Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal
defenses available to it and/or other Indemnified Parties which are different
from or additional to those available to you; (iii) you shall not have employed
counsel to represent the Indemnified Party within a reasonable time after notice
of the institution of such action; or (iv) you shall authorize the Indemnified
Party to employ separate counsel at your expense. You shall not be liable for
any settlement or compromise of any action or claim by an Indemnified Party
affected without your prior written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed.
At
the
earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Commitment Letter, you
agree to reimburse or cause the Borrower to reimburse the Lead Arrangers for
all
reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, but not limited to,
expenses relating to due diligence investigations, consultants’ and other
professional and advisory fees, travel expenses and fees, disbursements and
reasonable charges of counsel) incurred by the Lead Arrangers in connection
with
preparing, negotiating and/or executing the Credit Documentation and this
Commitment Letter and term sheets, in each case whether or not incurred before
or after the date of this Commitment Letter.
All
payments to be made under this Commitment Letter shall be paid in U.S. dollars
and in immediately available, freely transferable cleared funds to such account
with such bank as each Lead Arranger notifies to the Company, and shall be
paid
without (and free and clear of any deduction for) set-off or counter-claim
and
without any deduction or withholding for or on account of tax (a "Tax
Deduction")
unless
a Tax Deduction is required by law. If a Tax Deduction is required by law to
be
made, you shall pay such tax and the amount of the payment due shall be
increased to an amount which (after making any Tax Deduction) leaves an amount
equal to the payment which would have been due if no Tax Deduction had been
required.
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This
Commitment Letter and the Term Sheet and the contents hereof and thereof are
confidential and, except for the disclosure hereof or thereof on a confidential
basis to your accountants, attorneys and other professional advisors retained
by
you in connection with the Transaction, the Supermarine Companies, or as
otherwise required by law, may not be disclosed in whole or in part to any
person or entity without our prior written consent; provided,
however,
it is
understood and agreed that you may disclose this Commitment Letter (including
the Term Sheet) but not the Fee Letter attached as Exhibit
B
to this
Commitment Letter, after your acceptance of this Commitment Letter, in filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable regulatory
authorities and stock exchanges. The Lead Arrangers shall be permitted to use
information related to the arrangement of the Supermarine Acquisition Term
Facility in connection with marketing, press releases or other transactional
announcements or updates provided to investor or trade publications;
provided,
that
any press release or public announcement shall not be made without your prior
written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Lead Arrangers
hereby notify you that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act,
Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) (the
“Act”),
they
are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies you,
which
information includes your name and address and other information that will
allow
the Lead Arrangers to identify you in accordance with the Act.
You
acknowledge that each Lead Arranger or its affiliates may be providing financing
or other services to parties whose interests may conflict with yours. Each
Lead
Arranger agrees that it will not furnish confidential information obtained
from
you to any of its other customers and that it will treat confidential
information relating to you, the Borrower and your and their respective
affiliates with the same degree of care as it treats its own confidential
information. Each Lead Arranger further advises you that it will not make
available to you confidential information that it has obtained or may obtain
from any other customer. In connection with the services and transactions
contemplated hereby, you agree that each Lead Arranger is permitted to access,
use and share with any of its bank or non-bank affiliates, agents, advisors
(legal or otherwise) or representatives any information concerning you, the
Borrower or any of your or its respective affiliates that is or may come into
the possession of such Lead Arranger or any of such affiliates.
The
provisions of the immediately preceding seven paragraphs shall remain in full
force and effect regardless of whether any definitive documentation for the
Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility shall be executed and delivered, and
notwithstanding the termination of this Commitment Letter or any commitment
or
undertaking of the Lead Arrangers hereunder; provided,
however,
that you
shall be deemed released of your reimbursement and indemnification obligations
hereunder upon the execution of all definitive documentation for the Supermarine
Acquisition Term Facility and the initial extension of credit
thereunder.
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This
Commitment Letter may be executed in counterparts which, taken together, shall
constitute an original. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Commitment
Letter by telecopier, e-mail or facsimile shall be effective as delivery of
a
manually executed counterpart thereof.
This
Commitment Letter shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of New York. Each of you and the Lead Arrangers hereby
irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding
or counterclaim (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out
of or
relating to this Commitment Letter (including, without limitation, the Term
Sheet), the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby or the actions of the Lead Arrangers in the negotiation, performance
or
enforcement hereof. The commitments and undertakings of the Lead Arrangers
may
be terminated by us if you fail to perform your obligations under this
Commitment Letter on a timely basis.
This
Commitment Letter, together with the Term Sheet, embodies the entire agreement
and understanding among the Lead Arrangers, you, and your affiliates with
respect to the Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings relating to the specific matters hereof. However,
please note that the terms and conditions of the commitment and undertakings
of
the Lead Arrangers hereunder are not limited to those set forth herein or in
the
Term Sheet. Those matters that are not covered or made clear herein or in the
Term Sheet are subject to mutual agreement of the parties. No party has been
authorized by the Lead Arrangers to make any oral or written statements that
are
inconsistent with this Commitment Letter.
This
Commitment Letter is not assignable by you without our prior written consent
and
is intended to be solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and the
Indemnified Parties. This Commitment Letter shall not be amended or modified
except in writing signed by all parties hereto.
This
Commitment Letter and all commitments and undertakings of the Lead Arrangers
hereunder will expire at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on December 22, 2006
unless you execute this Commitment Letter and return it to us prior to that
time. Thereafter, all commitments and undertakings of the Lead Arrangers
hereunder will expire on the earlier of (a) 60 days after the date of this
letter, unless the definitive documents for the financing of the Transaction
have been executed and delivered, and (b) the acceptance by you or any of your
affiliates of an offer for all or any substantial part of the capital stock
or
property and assets of the Borrower and their subsidiaries other than as part
of
the Transaction. In consideration of the time and resources that the Lead
Arrangers will devote to the Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility, you agree
that, until such expiration, you will not solicit, initiate, entertain or
permit, or enter into any discussions in respect of, any offering, placement
or
arrangement of any competing senior credit facilities for the Borrower and
their
subsidiaries with respect to the matters addressed in this letter.
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We
are
pleased to have the opportunity to work with you in connection with this
important financing.
Very truly yours, | ||
MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD. | ||
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Senior
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ACCEPTED
AND AGREED TO
AS
OF THE
DATE FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN:
By
MACQUARIE
FBO HOLDINGS LLC
By
MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY INC. (d/b/a Macquarie
Infrastructure Company (US)), as Managing Member
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||||
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Name:
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Title:
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We
are
pleased to have the opportunity to work with you in connection with this
important financing.
Very truly yours, | ||
THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF IRELAND | ||
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/s/ Xxxxx
X’Xxxxx
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Xxxxx
X’Xxxxx
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Title: |
Senior
Vice President
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By: |
/s/ Xxxx
X. Xxxx
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Xxxx
X. Xxxx
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Vice
President
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ACCEPTED
AND AGREED TO
AS
OF THE
DATE FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN:
By
MACQUARIE
FBO HOLDINGS LLC
By
MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY INC. (d/b/a Macquarie
Infrastructure Company (US)), as Managing Member
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||||
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Name:
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Title:
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CEO |
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We
are
pleased to have the opportunity to work with you in connection with this
important financing.
Very truly yours, | ||
BAYERISCHE LANDESBANK, NEW YORK BRANCH | ||
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/s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx
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Vice
President
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/s/ Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Vice
President
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ACCEPTED
AND AGREED TO
AS
OF THE
DATE FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN:
By
MACQUARIE
FBO HOLDINGS LLC
By
MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY INC. (d/b/a Macquarie
Infrastructure Company (US)), as Managing Member
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||||
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EXHIBIT
A
Indicative
Summary of Terms and Conditions
December
21, 2006
The
terms
and conditions contained in the documents in respect of the existing Loan
Agreement will apply equally to this transaction, subject only to those
variations and amendments which are expressly identified in this Indicative
Summary of Terms and Conditions. Capitalized expressions in this document which
are not otherwise defined are to be attributed the same meaning as provided
in
Appendix A to the existing Loan Agreement.
I. The
Parties
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1.
Borrower
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Atlantic
Aviation FBO Inc. (“Atlantic”) whose sole business is the ownership of
entities (“Project Entities”) that operate Fixed Base Operations (FBO’s)
and manage airports, and is seeking to acquire Supermarine of Santa
Monica, L.P., Aviation Contract Services, Inc., Supermarine of Xxxxxxx,
LLC and Supermarine Investors, Inc. (together, the “Supermarine
Companies”).
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2.
Purpose
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To
amend the existing Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as
of June
28, 2006 (the "existing Loan Agreement"), among the Borrower, the
Lenders
thereto and the Administrative Agent to provide an additional $32.5
million of term loan debt needed to fund a portion of the acquisition
price of the Supermarine Companies and related acquisition
costs.
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3.
Equity Investor
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Macquarie
FBO Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, indirectly
100%
owned by Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust, a New York Stock
Exchange
listed entity (“MIC”).
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4.
Lead Arrangers
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Mizuho
Corporate Bank, Ltd., Bayerische Landesbank, New York Branch and
The
Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
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5.
Syndication Agent
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Bayerische
Landesbank, New York Branch
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6.
Administrative Agent
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Mizuho
Corporate Bank, Ltd.
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7.
Documentation Agent
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The
Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
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8.
Senior Lenders
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Lead
Arrangers and other banks or financial institutions to whom the Facilities
may be syndicated.
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9.
Initial Lenders
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As
to the Existing Term Loan Facility, the Lead Arrangers and Macquarie
Bank
Limited, as Co-Lead Arranger.
As
to the Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility, the Lead Arrangers
and other
Lenders.
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10.
Revolving Loan Lender
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Mizuho
Corporate Bank, Ltd.
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11.
Lenders' Legal Advisor
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Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP
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12.
Other Consultants
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Technical:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Associates (a division of Jacobs Consulting
Inc.)
Environmental:
Environmental Strategies Consulting
Insurance:
Xxxxx-XxXxxx, LLC
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II.
The Facilities
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14.
The Facilities
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The Facilities will consist of the following: | ||||
(i) | Existing Term Loan Facility of a principal aggregate amount of $480,000,000, 100% of which was drawn on or before July 11, 2006; | ||||
(ii) | Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility of a principal aggregate amount of up to $32,500,000; and | ||||
(iii) | Revolving Credit Facility of a principal aggregate amount of $5,000,000. | ||||
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The
Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility will be used to partially finance
the acquisition of the Supermarine Companies.
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Existing
Term Loan Facility
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15.
Use of Proceeds
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$300
million of the proceeds of the Existing Term Loan Facility (the
"Refinancing Portion") were used to refinance existing debt of North
America Capital Holding Company and Macquarie Airports North America
Inc.,
pay for related costs and expenses, and finance a distribution to
Equity
Investor, and an additional $180 million of the proceeds of the Existing
Term Loan Facility (the "Trajen Financing Portion") were used to
finance
the acquisition of the equity interest in Trajen Holdings, Inc. and
pay
for related costs and expenses. 100% of the proceeds of the Existing
Term
Loan Facility were drawn on or before July 11, 2006.
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16.
Term Loan Maturity Date
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December
12, 2010.
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17.
Closing Date
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Refinancing
Portion: December 12, 2005
Trajen
Financing Portion: July 11, 2006
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Supermarine
Acquisition Term Facility
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18.
Use of Proceeds
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The
proceeds of the Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility will be available
to
finance the acquisition of 100% of the equity in the Supermarine
Companies.
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19.
Drawdown
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Advances
under the Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility will be made in a
single
distribution up to the full principal amount of the Supermarine
Acquisition Term Facility.
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20.
Repayment
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The
Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility, together with the Existing
Term
Loan Facility, will comprise 100% of the term loan facility under
the
amended Loan Agreement (the "Term Loan Facility"). For the avoidance
of
doubt, the borrowing under the Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility
are
subject to the same repayment terms and conditions as those applicable
to
the Existing Term Loan Facility.
All
amounts outstanding under the Term Loan Facility (including advances
made
under the Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility) shall be due and
payable
pari passu in full on the Term Loan Maturity Date (defined
above).
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21.
Termination of Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility
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Unused
commitments under the Supermarine Acqusition Term Facility will be
terminated on the earlier of (i) the day of a partial draw down of
such
facility or (ii) March 31, 2007.
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22.
Projected Amendment Signing Date
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January
12, 2007
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Revolving
Credit Facility
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23.
Use of Proceeds
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Borrower
may utilize the Revolving Credit Facility for Letters of Credit and
working capital requirements.
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24.
Revolving Loan Maturity Date
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Term
Loan Maturity Date.
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25.
Closing Date
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December
12, 2005.
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26.
Drawdown
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Advances
under the Revolving Credit Facility may be made, and Letters of Credit
may
be issued, on a revolving basis up to the full amount of the Revolving
Credit Facility.
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27.
Prepayment
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Prepayments
of the Revolving Credit Facility are permitted without penalty on
any
Interest Payment Date upon not less than three (3) days prior written
notice to the Revolving Loan Lender. Optional Prepayments of the
Revolving
Credit Facility must be made in a minimum amount of $100,000 and
in
increments of $50,000. All amounts outstanding under the Revolving
Credit
Facility shall be due and payable in full on the Revolving Loan Maturity
Date.
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28.
Mandatory Prepayment
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The Borrower shall promptly make Mandatory Prepayments in the following situations. The Mandatory Prepayments shall be applied to the term loans under the Term Loan Facility (the "Loans"), including any amounts added to the Term Loan Facility due to draws under the Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility. |
i. If any insurance or condemnation proceeds (other than business interruption insurance) are not used for reconstruction, Borrower will prepay that amount of the Loans, without penalty, subject to appropriate materiality tests. | |
ii. If,
during any fiscal year, any net proceeds from a sale of the Borrower's
or
its subsidiary's property that is not used to purchase replacement
assets
exceeds $250,000, Borrower will prepay the Loans in the amount
of such
excess; subject, however, to the last paragraph in Section 37 -
Undertakings with respect to the management contracts
business.
iii. If
Borrower or its subsidiaries incurs debt for borrowed money that
is not
permitted indebtedness, 100% of the net debt proceeds will be applied
to
prepay the Loans.
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iv. If Borrower or its subsidiaries sells or issues equity securities (other than any issuance or sale to fund expansion capital expenditures or to prepay Loans in the event described in paragraph vi below, or certain intercompany issuances), 100% of the net equity proceeds will be applied to prepay the Loans. | |
v. The proceeds of any termination payment or similar compensation received in respect of the termination of any FBO Lease, any management contract or the heliport contract, will be applied to prepay the Loans. | |
vi. If one or more Distribution Requirements are not satisfied for two consecutive Distribution Dates following a deposit of Excess Cash Flow to the Special Reserve Account as described in Section 31 below. | |
vii. If, during the Leverage Ratio Test Period, the Debt to EBITDA Ratio (as defined below) is higher than amounts set out below, Borrower will be required to sweep all cash to pay down the Loans until the following ratios have been achieved. Failure to achieve the following ratios within two quarters after the test date shall result in an Event of Default: |
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Date of Debt to EBITDA Ratio test | Maximum ratio | ||||
From the third anniversary of term loan drawdown | |||||
To fourth anniversary: | 5.5x | ||||
From the fourth anniversary of term loan drawdown | 5.0x | ||||
To six months prior to Maturity Date: | |||||
From six months prior to Maturity Date | |||||
To full repayment: | 4.5x | ||||
In
all cases the debt repayment can be made from cash on hand or additional
equity injection from Equity Investor.
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29.
Optional Prepayment
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Prepayments
of the Term Loan Facility are permitted without penalty (subject
to the
payment of any break funding costs incurred, including reversing
interest
rate hedging transactions) upon at least five Business Days written
notice. Optional Prepayments of the Term Loan Facility must be
made in a
minimum amount of $1,000,000 and in increments of $500,000. Amounts
repaid
under the Term Loan Facility may not be redrawn.
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30.
Mandatory Debt Service
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Interest,
Commitment Fee, Agency Fee and periodic scheduled hedging obligations
payable by the Borrower will be considered Mandatory Debt
Service.
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31.
Restricted Payments
(Lock-Up)
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Borrower may make quarterly distributions (within 35 days following each quarterly payment date) so long as the following conditions (together, the “Distribution Requirements”) have been met: | ||||
i. | The DSCR for the preceding twelve month period (modified to exclude from the calculation of net cash flow any equity contributions received by the Borrower from the Equity Investor not used to pay for expansion capital expenditures or for any unusual and non-recurring fees and expenses relating to the integration of the FBO businesses) is 1.50 or higher; | ||||
ii. | The DSCR for the subsequent twelve month period is projected to be 1.50 or higher; | ||||
iii. | Debt Service Reserve Account is fully funded; | ||||
iv. | During the EBITDA Test Period, no failure of the Applicable Minimum EBITDA has occurred and no Lock-Up Period is outstanding; | ||||
v. | Mandatory Prepayments have been made; and, | ||||
vi. | No Default or Event of Default exists. | ||||
In
the event that distributions are not permitted due to failure to
achieve
the Distribution Requirements, then monies which would have been
distributed absent such failure will be deposited and trapped in
the
Special Reserve Account. Following such deposit, if on each of
the next
succeeding two (2) Distribution Dates the Distribution Requirements
are
not satisfied, then all monies which have been on deposit in the
Special
Reserve Account for at least six (6) months shall be applied to
a
Mandatory Prepayment of the Term Loan Facility. All monies on deposit
in
the Special Reserve Account (and not required to make a Mandatory
Prepayment in accordance with the preceding sentence) shall be
available
for distribution if the Distribution Requirements are satisfied
for each
of the succeeding two Distribution
Dates.
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32.
Applicable EBITDA Minimum
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At each distribution date during the period from the disbursement date of the proceeds of the Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility through December 31, 2008 (the "EBITDA Test Period"), trailing 12 month EBITDA (on a pro forma basis, as if all facilities had been owned for the full twelve months), and excluding amounts paid by the Supermarine Companies as management fees to American Airports Corporation prior to their acquisition by the Borrower), shall exceed the following levels: | ||||
Year | Minimum EBITDA | ||||
2006 | $66.90 million | ||||
2007 | $78.16 million | ||||
2008 | $84.10 million | ||||
33.
Collateral
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The Facilities are, among other things, secured by a grant of first priority security interest in the following property (subject to acceptable encumbrances): | ||||
i. | Project Revenues (including all income, revenues, all interest earned on deposits and reserves, rates, fees, charges, rentals, or other receipts derived by or related to the operations of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, and any revenues assigned to the Borrower and its subsidiaries and proceeds of the sale or other disposition of all or any part of the Borrower’s or its subsidiaries' assets (“Project Revenues”), project accounts and cash therein, including the Debt Service Reserve Account. | ||||
ii. | (A) Pledge of shares of
the
Borrower and (B) as and to the extent permitted under the terms of
the
applicable FBO Leases and other airport services contracts, pledge
of
shares of each of the subsidiaries of the Borrower. The Borrower
will make
all reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of the airport authorities
to
the extent such consent is required under the applicable FBO lease
to
pledge the subsidiary's shares. If, despite such efforts, the Borrower
is
unable to obtain all relevant consents, such subsidiaries will be
arranged
so as to be directly and wholly-owned by a single purpose affiliate
whose
shares will be pledged.
iii. Security
interest in substantially all assets of the business, including
all
management contracts and FBO leases (subject to release to accommodate
the
sale transaction described in Section 37 below), all other material
agreements and rights to receive Project Revenues (including fuel
contracts, subleases, service agreements, employment agreements),
licenses, equipment and machinery, inventory (including jet fuel)
and
account receivables and intellectual property (including the “Atlantic
Aviation” brand name and any other material acquired intellectual
property) whether existing at the Amendment Closing Date or thereafter
acquired, and the proceeds thereof. Note that under most of the
FBO
leases, including the Supermarine FBO Leases, prior consent of
the airport
authority is required to collaterally assign the FBO leases, and
the
Borrower is obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain
consents from the airport authorities. To the extent consent is
not given,
the equity interests in the lessees under the Supermarine leases
will be
pledged as collateral.
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iv. | Insurance policies and any claims or proceeds. | ||||
34.
Hedging Requirements
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Borrower
is required to enter into interest rate xxxxxx or novation arrangements
with the swap providers from the original financings at financial
close for at least 100% of the Term Loan Facility interest rate
exposure,
for the remaining term of the Term Loan Facility. All hedging payments
will rank pari-passu with the Facilities.
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35.
Representations and Warranties
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Includes: | ||||
i. | Valid existence of Borrower; | ||||
ii. | Due authorization of Borrower; | ||||
iii. | Governing law, enforcement of judgments, validity and admissibility; | ||||
iv. | No default; | ||||
v. | Consolidated financial statements of Borrower and its subsidiaries are in accordance with its books and records and GAAP (subject to the waiver and consent provided by the Required Lenders as of October 11, 2006 with respect to certain restated financial statements for the 2005 and 2006 periods); | ||||
vi. | Funding of pension plans and compliance with ERISA; | ||||
vii. | Payment of taxes (subject to customary contest rights); | ||||
viii. | No material pending or threatened uninsured litigation; | ||||
ix. | Ownership of or leasehold interest in assets; | ||||
x. | No breach of environmental or other laws in any material respect (subject to customary contest rights); | ||||
xi. | No other business; | ||||
xii. | Insurance coverage is in line with prudent market practice; | ||||
xiii. | All consents, filings, and licenses etc. required for conduct of business have been obtained and are in full force and effect; | ||||
xiv. | No indebtedness for borrowed money other than permitted indebtedness; |
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xv. | Effectiveness, enforceability of material agreements; | ||||
xvi. | Creation, perfection and first priority of liens (except permitted liens); | ||||
xvii. | Solvency; | ||||
xviii. | No Material Adverse Effect; | ||||
xix. | Due authorization and valid issuance of all outstanding equity interests of Borrower and its subsidiaries; | ||||
xx. | Non-deferred payment of purchase price for aviation fuel at prevailing market prices at time of delivery; and | ||||
xxi. | Accuracy of information furnished. | ||||
36.
Conditions Precedent
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Conditions Precedent to signing of the amended loan documentation will be similar to the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.2 of the existing Loan Agreement (with necessary adjustments to account for the contemplated transaction with Supermarine rather than Trajen) and in customary form for transactions of this nature. The delivery to the Lead Arrangers of final reports prepared by the Technical Advisor, the Environmental Consultant, the Model Auditor and the Insurance Consultant will not be a condition precedent to signing to the extent such reports are provided prior to the issuance of the Commitment Letter. | ||||
Conditions Precedent to advance under the Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility will be similar to the conditions precedent set forth in Sections 4.3 and 4.4 of the existing Loan Agreement (with necessary adjustments to account for the contemplated transaction with Supermarine rather than Trajen) and in customary form for transactions of this nature. In addition, conditions precedent to advance shall include payment of the Underwriting Fees and Arrangement Fees (each as set forth in the fee letter attached as Exhibit B to the Commitment Letter), funding by MIC of a minimum of $48.8 million of equity, and the receipt of financial statements for the Supermarine Companies for the year ended December 2005 as audited by Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, Inc., showing no material differences between the audited statements and the unaudited 2005 statements delivered as a condition precedent to signing of the amended loan agreement. | |||||
The
delivery to the Lead Arrangers of revised base case projections
satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers will not be a condition precedent
to
advance under the Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility to the
extent such
projections are provided prior to the issuance of the Commitment
Letter.
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37.
Undertakings
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Positive and negative undertakings given by the Borrower as set forth in the existing Loan Agreement and in customary form for transactions of this nature with appropriate adjustments being made to account for the addition of the Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility, including without limitation appropriate materiality tests, permitted exceptions and, where appropriate, de minimis provisions. |
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The
amendment to the existing Loan Agreement will include a carveout
to the
prohibition against asset sales and dispositions for the sale of
100% of
the management contracts business currently operated by certain
of the
Borrower's subsidiaries, to the extent such sale is permitted by
the terms
of the relevant management contracts and in accordance with all
applicable
law, in favor of a reputable entity with sufficient experience
in
operating such services, and under arrangements whereby the Borrower
and
its Subsidiaries have no liability (contingent or otherwise, except
with
respect to customary representations and warranties given by the
purchaser
in the Purchase Agreements to the extent a breach thereof may give
rise to
a contingent liability) relating to such operations after the sale.
100%
of the net proceeds of the sale will be passed to the Investor
as a
dividend distribution, provided that 100% of any net proceeds in
excess of
$9.3 million will be applied to prepay the Loans.
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38.
Event of Default
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Includes: | ||||
i. | Non-payment (with 3 Business Days grace for interest and other non-principal amounts); | ||||
ii. | Failure by the Borrower to comply with covenants relating to inspections of the property and offices of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, Use of Proceeds; insurance, a default under any Subsidiary Guaranty or other Security Document, legal existence and good standing of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, hedging arrangements, compliance with legal requirements and contractual obligations, provision of Additional Collateral, its obligations in respect of New Subsidiaries and all Negative Covenants; | ||||
iii. | Default by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in performance or breach of other obligations or undertakings under any Loan Document not remedied within a 30-day remedy period for affirmative covenants (extendable for longer period granted at Administrative Agent’s discretion if remedy cannot be accomplished in 30 days and is being diligently pursued and extension does not result in a Material Adverse Effect); | ||||
iv. | Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower or any other Loan Party being untrue in any respect which will or may have a Material Adverse Effect; | ||||
v. | Cross-default by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any other debt (other than in respect of any subordinated debt) subject to materiality threshold of $500,000; | ||||
vi. | Bankruptcy and insolvency events involving the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; | ||||
vii. | Failure of Borrower or its subsidiaries to pay unstayed and uninsured judgments in excess of $500,000 within 30 days; |
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viii. | Change of business; | ||||
ix. | Any insurance required is terminated, ceases to be valid or is amended so as to have a Material Adverse Effect unless substantially similar cover (and which is otherwise in compliance with the Borrower’s insurance covenants) replaces such insurance; | ||||
x. | Nationalization, condemnation or government taking without fair value being paid therefor (so to allow replacement of such property or prepayment of the Obligations); | ||||
xi. | Required authorizations are revoked or terminated (unless reinstated within 10 days or such longer period as necessary so long as such event could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and Borrower is diligently pursuing reinstatement); | ||||
xii. | The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries fails to comply with applicable laws, including all applicable environmental laws, that will result in a Material Adverse Effect; | ||||
xiii. | Backward DSCR is less than or equal to 1.20 as of the end of any quarter; | ||||
xiv. | Change of Control; | ||||
xv. | Failure to perform any Material Contract (subject to 30 day remedy period or such longer period granted at the Administrative Agent’s discretion if remedy cannot be accomplished in 30 days and is being diligently pursued and extension does not result in a Material Adverse Effect); provided that failure on the part of a party other than the Borrower or its subsidiaries is an Event of Default only if such failure has Material Adverse Effect; | ||||
xvi. | Inappropriate use of, or withdrawal of funds from, project accounts by the Borrower or any party to a Material Contract; | ||||
xvii. | Default under the Subsidiary Guaranty or any other Security Document; | ||||
xviii. | Any Loan Document ceases to be in full force and effect; or Security ceases to be effective as first priority security (subject to Permitted Liens); or the issuance of any equity securities are not subject to first priority, perfected lien; | ||||
xix. | Any reportable ERISA event; | ||||
xx. | Any Material Contract ceases to be in full force and effect, or is terminated prior to the scheduled expiration date, or any material provision thereof is declared null and void; | ||||
xxi. | Abandonment of business at any airport for 30 days; or | ||||
xxii. | Any event of condition involving financial impact to the Borrower of its Subsidiaries in excess of $10 million that could have a Material Adverse Effect. | ||||
An
Event of Default in (xv), (xx) or (xxi) above that affects an FBO
or FBOs
(other than the sixteen largest FBO contributors of EBITDA)1
may be cured prior to acceleration of the Loans by prepayment of
that
portion of the Term Loan Facility that corresponds to the highest
of the
projected, actual or preceding three-year average EBITDA contribution
of
the affected FBO(s). Such prepayment will release the affected
FBO(s) from
the Loan Documents. This method of cure may be exercised only once
during
the term of the Loans, and only if the proportional EBITDA contribution
of
the affected FBO(s) does not exceed 5% of aggregate
EBITDA.
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Santa
Xxxxxx to be added as Non-Eligible FBO.
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IV.
Interest Rate and Fees
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39.
Interest Rate
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The
Facilities will bear interest at one, two, three or six month LIBOR
plus
the Applicable Margin.
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40.
Applicable Margin
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From the Refinancing Term Loan Disbursement Date (December 12, 2005) to the 3rd anniversary of such date: 1.75% | ||||
From
the 3rd anniversary to the Term Loan Maturity Date:
2.00%.
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41.
Interest Payment Date
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Interest
will be paid in arrears on the last day of each Interest Period,
except in
the case of a six month Interest Period, where interest will also
be paid
three months from the start of the Interest Period.
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42.
Interest Period
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One,
two, three or six months.
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43.
Default Rate
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Interest
Rate plus 2% per annum.
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44.
Commitment Fee
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0.50%
per annum of the undrawn portion of the Facilities, including the
Supermarine Acquisition Term Facility, payable on any Interest
Payment
Date. The Commitment Fee will accrue in arrears from the Closing
Date.
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V.
Flow of Funds
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45.
Priority of Payments
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Payments for the following amounts shall be made in the following order of priority: | ||||
i. | Operating Costs; | ||||
ii. | Fees and expenses due to the Lead Arrangers and Senior Lenders; | ||||
iii. | Interest on the Term Loan Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility, as well as any periodic scheduled hedging obligations; | ||||
iv. | Mandatory Prepayments of the Loans; | ||||
v. | Any required payments to the Debt Service Reserve Account; | ||||
vi. | Optional Repayment and any hedging termination obligations payable as a result of such repayment; | ||||
vii. | Any payments (if applicable) to the Special Reserve Account; | ||||
viii.
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Distributions to Equity Investor. | ||||
46.
Debt Service Reserve Account
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Borrower
shall maintain a Debt Service Reserve Account in an amount equal
to six
months of Mandatory Debt Service payable under the Facilities.
The Debt
Service Reserve Account shall be fully funded on the Amendment
Closing
Date. Alternatively, a letter of credit by a financial institution
rated
at least A-/A3 may be posted for the benefit of the Senior
Lenders.
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47.
Debt Service Coverage Ratio
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The
Debt Service Coverage Ratio (“DSCR”) for a particular period will be
calculated on a quarterly basis as the ratio of (a) Net Cash Flow for
the twelve-month period ending on the respective calculation date
to
(b) Mandatory Debt Service for the twelve-month period ending on the
respective calculation date.
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48.
Debt to EBITDA Ratio
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The
Debt to EBITDA Ratio as of a particular date will be calculated
as the
ratio of (a) total amount of Facilities outstanding to (b) earnings
before
interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.
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49.
Net Cash Flow
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“Net
Cash Flow” means, in respect of any period, (a) aggregate Project
Revenues received during such period plus additional equity contributions
during such period not used to pay for Expansion Capital Expenditures
and
unusual and non-recurring expenses relating to integration of FBO
businesses, less (b) the operating expenses, maintenance capital
expenditure and taxes paid during such period, but excluding any
Expansion
Capital Expenditures funded with distributed amounts or equity
contributions or financed with permitted debt, all unusual and
non-recurring expenses relating to the integration of the FBO businesses
funded with distributed amounts or equity contributions or financed
with
permitted debt, non-cash charges, interest and principal payments
on the
loans, distributions, investments, costs paid by insurance proceeds,
and
employee phantom stock ownership plan payments.
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VII.
General
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50.
Reporting requirements
of the Borrower
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i. | Annual audited Financial Statements no later than 90 days after close of each fiscal year; | |||
ii. | Quarterly Financial Statements no later than 45 days after close of each fiscal quarter; | ||||
iii. | Contemporaneously with delivery of (i) and (ii): a compliance certificate stating that an Event of Default has not occurred, or if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and assuming the Administrative Agent has agreed in its discretion to extend the cure period), a statement as to the nature thereof and proposed cure remedies; | ||||
iv. | a certificate stating all expansion capital expenditures during the previous quarter and the source of funds for such expenditures; | ||||
v. | Monthly operating reports no later than 30 days after close of each month; |
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vi. | EBITDA certificate no later than 30 days after close of each fiscal quarter during the EBITDA Test Period, certifying the EBITDA for the twelve-month period; | ||||
vii. | Debt to EBITDA Ratio certificate no later than 30 days after close of each fiscal quarter during the Leverage Ratio Test Period, certifying the Debt to EBITDA Ratio for the twelve-month period; and | ||||
viii. | DSCR certificate no later than 30 days after the close of each fiscal quarter, certifying the DSCR for the twelve-month period. | ||||
51.
Governing Law
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The
documentation is governed by New York law, venue shall be in New
York
County, and contains a waiver of jury
trial.
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