ExhibitΒ 10.70
Execution Version
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dated as of
OctoberΒ 19, 2010,
as Amended and Restated as of FebruaryΒ 15, 2011,
among
BURGER KING HOLDINGS, INC.,
BURGER KING CORPORATION,
as Borrower,
The Lenders Party Hereto,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
BARCLAYS CAPITAL,
as Syndication Agent, and
FIFTH THIRD BANK,
REGIONS BANK and
UNICREDIT BANK AG,
as Documentation Agents
X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES LLC and BARCLAYS CAPITAL,
as Co-Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I Definitions |
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SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms |
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SECTION 1.02 Classification of Loans and Borrowings |
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SECTION 1.03 Terms Generally |
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SECTION 1.04 Accounting Terms; GAAP |
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SECTION 1.05 Pro Forma Calculations |
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SECTION 1.06 Currency Translation |
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ARTICLE II The Credits |
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SECTION 2.01 Commitments |
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SECTION 2.02 Loans and Borrowings |
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SECTION 2.03 Requests for Borrowings |
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SECTION 2.04 Swingline Loans |
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49 |
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SECTION 2.05 Letters of Credit |
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51 |
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SECTION 2.06 Funding of Borrowings |
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57 |
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SECTION 2.07 Interest Elections |
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SECTION 2.08 Termination and Reduction of Commitments |
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60 |
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SECTION 2.09 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt |
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SECTION 2.10 Amortization of Term Loans |
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SECTION 2.11 Prepayment of Loans |
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63 |
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SECTION 2.12 Fees |
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68 |
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SECTION 2.13 Interest |
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SECTION 2.14 Alternate Rate of Interest |
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SECTION 2.15 Increased Costs |
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SECTION 2.16 Break Funding Payments |
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SECTION 2.17 Taxes |
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SECTION 2.18 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs |
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SECTION 2.19 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
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SECTION 2.20 Incremental Facility |
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SECTION 2.21 Defaulting Lenders |
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SECTION 2.22 Extensions of Term Loans and Revolving Commitments. |
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ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties |
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SECTION 3.01 Organization; Powers |
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SECTION 3.02 Authorization; Enforceability |
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SECTION 3.03 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts |
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SECTION 3.04 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change |
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SECTION 3.05 Properties |
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SECTION 3.06 Litigation and Environmental Matters |
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SECTION 3.07 Compliance with Laws |
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SECTION 3.08 Investment Company Status |
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87 |
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SECTION 3.09 Taxes |
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SECTION 3.10 ERISA |
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SECTION 3.11 Disclosure |
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SECTION 3.12 Subsidiaries |
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SECTION 3.13 Labor Matters |
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SECTION 3.14 Solvency |
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SECTION 3.15 Federal Reserve Regulations |
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SECTION 3.16 Use of Proceeds |
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SECTION 3.17 RegulationΒ H |
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SECTION 3.18 Security Documents |
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SECTION 3.19 Senior Indebtedness |
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SECTION 3.20 Certain Documents |
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ARTICLE IV Conditions |
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SECTION 4.01 Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit |
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SECTION 4.02 Each Credit Event |
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SECTION 4.03 Conditions to Restatement Effective Date |
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ARTICLE V Affirmative Covenants |
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SECTION 5.01 Financial Statements and Other Information |
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SECTION 5.02 Notices of Material Events |
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SECTION 5.03 Information Regarding Collateral |
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SECTION 5.04 Existence; Conduct of Business |
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SECTION 5.05 Payment of Taxes |
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SECTION 5.06 Maintenance of Properties |
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SECTION 5.07 Insurance |
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SECTION 5.08 Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights |
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SECTION 5.09 Compliance with Laws |
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SECTION 5.10 Environmental Laws |
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SECTION 5.11 [Reserved] |
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SECTION 5.12 Additional Subsidiaries |
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SECTION 5.13 Further Assurances |
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SECTION 5.14 Designation of Subsidiaries |
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ARTICLE VI Negative Covenants |
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SECTION 6.01 Indebtedness |
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SECTION 6.02 Liens |
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SECTION 6.03 Fundamental Changes |
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SECTION 6.04 Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions |
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SECTION 6.05 Asset Sales |
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SECTION 6.06 [Reserved]. |
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SECTION 6.07 Swap Agreements |
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SECTION 6.08 Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness |
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SECTION 6.09 Transactions with Affiliates |
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SECTION 6.10 Restrictive Agreements |
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SECTION 6.11 Amendment of Material Documents |
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SECTION 6.12 Interest Coverage Ratio |
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SECTION 6.13 Total Leverage Ratio |
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SECTION 6.14 Maximum Capital Expenditures |
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SECTION 6.15 Holdings Covenants |
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ARTICLE VII Events of Default |
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ARTICLE VIII The Administrative Agent |
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ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous |
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SECTION 9.01 Notices |
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SECTION 9.02 Waivers; Amendments |
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SECTION 9.03 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver |
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SECTION 9.04 Successors and Assigns |
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SECTION 9.05 Survival |
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SECTION 9.06 Counterparts; Integration |
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SECTION 9.07 Severability |
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SECTION 9.08 Right of Setoff |
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SECTION 9.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process |
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SECTION 9.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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SECTION 9.11 Headings |
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SECTION 9.12 Confidentiality |
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SECTION 9.13 Interest Rate Limitation |
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SECTION 9.14 USA Patriot Act |
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SECTION 9.15 Conversion of Currencies |
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SECTION 9.16 Effectiveness of the Merger; Assumption by the Borrower |
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SCHEDULES:
Table of Contents
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ScheduleΒ 1.01 |
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Existing Letters of Credit |
ScheduleΒ 2.01 |
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Commitments on Restatement Effective Date |
ScheduleΒ 3.06 |
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Disclosed Matters |
ScheduleΒ 3.12 |
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Subsidiaries |
ScheduleΒ 3.18(a) |
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UCC Filing Jurisdictions |
ScheduleΒ 6.01 |
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Existing Indebtedness |
ScheduleΒ 6.02 |
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Existing Liens |
ScheduleΒ 6.04 |
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Existing Investments |
EXHIBITS:
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ExhibitΒ A |
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Form of Assignment and Assumption |
ExhibitΒ B |
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Form of Opinion of Associate General Counsel |
ExhibitΒ B-2 |
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Form of Opinion of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP |
ExhibitΒ C |
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Form of Collateral Agreement |
ExhibitΒ D |
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Form of Perfection Certificate |
ExhibitΒ E |
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Form of Compliance Certificate |
ExhibitΒ F |
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β |
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Form of Closing Certificate |
ExhibitΒ G |
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Form of Closing Date Leverage Ratio Certificate |
ExhibitΒ H |
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Form of Solvency Certificate |
ExhibitΒ I |
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Form of Discounted Prepayment Option Notice |
ExhibitΒ J |
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Form of Lender Participation Notice |
ExhibitΒ K |
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β |
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Form of Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice |
ExhibitΒ L |
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Form of Reaffirmation Agreement |
ExhibitΒ M |
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Forms of Addenda |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of OctoberΒ 19, 2010, as amended and restated as of FebruaryΒ 15, 2011
(this β
Agreementβ), among BURGER KING HOLDINGS, INC., BURGER KING CORPORATION, as the
borrower and the target (the β
Targetβ), the LENDERS party hereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
N.A., as Administrative Agent, BARCLAYS CAPITAL, as Syndication Agent, and FIFTH THIRD BANK,
REGIONS BANK and UNICREDIT BANK AG, as Documentation Agents.
RECITALS:
Β Β Β Β Β WHEREAS, the Target entered into the
Credit Agreement, dated as of OctoberΒ 19, 2010 (the
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Existing BK Credit Agreementβ), with the several Lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and certain other parties;
Β Β Β Β Β WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend and restate the Existing BK
Credit Agreement
as provided in this Agreement, which Agreement shall become effective upon the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.03; and
Β Β Β Β Β WHEREAS, it is the intent of the parties hereto that this Agreement not constitute a novation
of the obligations and liabilities existing under the Existing BK
Credit Agreement or evidence
repayment of any of such obligations and liabilities and that this Agreement amend and restate in
its entirety the Existing BK
Credit Agreement and re-evidence the obligations of the Borrower (as
defined below) outstanding thereunder;
Β Β Β Β Β NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants
herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree that on the Restatement Effective Date (as
defined below) the Existing BK
Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 1.01Β Β Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
Β Β Β Β Β βABRβ, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan,
or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to
the Alternate Base Rate.
Β Β Β Β Β βAcceptable Discountβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(g).
Β Β Β Β Β βAcceptance Dateβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(g).
Β Β Β Β Β βAcquired EBITDAβ means, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business or any
Converted Restricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA
of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, all as
determined on a consolidated basis for such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted
Subsidiary, as applicable.
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Β Β Β Β Β βAcquired Entity or Businessβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition
of Consolidated EBITDA.
Β Β Β Β Β βAcquisitionβ means the acquisition by the Initial Borrower of Holdings through the
Merger.
Β Β Β Β Β βAddendumβ means either a βConverting Lenderβ Addendum or a βFunding Lenderβ Addendum,
substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ M-1 or ExhibitΒ M-2 respectively.
Β Β Β Β Β βAdditional Lenderβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.20(c).
Β Β Β Β Β βAdjusted Eurocurrency Rateβ means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any
Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%)
equal to (a)(i) for any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in U.S. Dollars or Sterling, the LIBO
Rate, or (ii)Β for any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Euros, the EURO LIBO Rate, in each case
in effect for such Interest Period, multiplied by (b)Β the Statutory Reserve Rate.
Β Β Β Β Β βAdjustment Dateβ means the date of delivery to the Administrative Agent of the
Borrowerβs consolidated financial statements and related certificate of a Financial Officer
delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01(a) or (b).
Β Β Β Β Β βAdministrative Agentβ means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., together with its affiliates,
as the arranger of the Commitments and in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders
hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in ArticleΒ VIII.
Β Β Β Β Β βAdministrative Questionnaireβ means an administrative questionnaire in a form
supplied by the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β βAffiliateβ means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly,
or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common
Control with the Person specified, provided , however, that solely for purposes of Section
6.09, the term βAffiliateβ shall also include any person that directly, or indirectly through one
or more intermediaries, owns 10% or more of any class of Equity Interests of the Person specified
or that is an executive officer or director of the Person specified. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
no Sponsor or Sponsor Affiliate shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any Loan Party other than for
purposes of SectionΒ 6.09.
Β Β Β Β Β βAHYDO Interest Paymentβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(h).
Β Β Β Β Β βAlternate Base Rateβ means, for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greatest of (a)Β the Prime Rate in effect on such
day, (b)Β the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1% and (c)Β the Adjusted
Eurocurrency Rate that would be calculated as of such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day,
as of the next preceding Business Day) in respect of a proposed Eurocurrency Loan with an interest
period of one month plus 1%; provided, however, that notwithstanding the rate calculated in
accordance with the foregoing, at no time shall the Alternate Base Rate for Tranche B Term Loans be
deemed to be less than 2.50% per annum. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in
the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or such Adjusted
Eurocurrency Rate shall be effective from and including the opening of business on the day of
such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or such Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate,
respectively.
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Β Β Β Β Β βAlternative Currencyβ means Euro or Sterling.
Β Β Β Β Β βAlternative Currency Letter of Creditβ means a Letter of Credit denominated in an
Alternative Currency.
Β Β Β Β Β βAlternative Currency LC Exposureβ means LC Exposure related to Alternative Currency
Letters of Credit.
Β Β Β Β Β βApplicable Discountβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(g).
Β Β Β Β Β βApplicable Percentageβ means, at any time with respect to any Global Revolving Lender
or any U.S. Revolving Lender, the percentage of the aggregate Global Revolving Commitments or
aggregate U.S. Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, represented by such Lenderβs Global
Revolving Commitment or U.S. Revolving Commitment, as the case may be, at such time;
provided that in the case of SectionΒ 2.21 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, βApplicable
Percentageβ shall mean the percentage of the aggregate Global Revolving Commitments or aggregate
U.S. Revolving Commitments, as the case may be (disregarding any Defaulting Lenderβs Global
Revolving Commitment or U.S. Revolving Commitment, as the case may be), represented by such
Lenderβs Global Revolving Commitment or aggregate U.S. Revolving Commitment, as the case may be. If
the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be
determined based upon the Revolving Commitments most-recently in effect, giving effect to any
assignments of Revolving Loans, LC Exposures and Swingline Exposures and to any Lenderβs status as
a Defaulting Lender that occur after such termination or expiration.
Β Β Β Β Β βApplicable Rateβ means (a)Β with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan that is a Tranche B Euro
Term Loan, 3.25%, (b)Β with respect to any Tranche B Term Loan, (i)Β 2.00% in the case of ABR Loans
and (ii)Β 3.00% in the case of Eurocurrency Loans and (c)Β with respect to any Revolving Loan, (i)
2.25% in the case of ABR Loans and (ii)Β 3.25% in the case of Eurocurrency Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Rate in respect of any tranche of Extended
Revolving Commitments or any Extended Term Loans or Revolving Loans made pursuant to any Extended
Revolving Commitments shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant
Extension Offer.
Β Β Β Β Β βApproved Fundβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04(b).
Β Β Β Β Β βAssignment and Assumptionβ means an assignment and assumption entered into by a
Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by SectionΒ 9.04),
and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of ExhibitΒ A or any other form approved by
the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β βAvailable Amountβ means at any time (the βAvailable Amount Reference Timeβ),
an amount (which shall not be less than zero) equal to the sum of:
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Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β the greater of (i)(x) the cumulative amount of Excess Cash Flow of the Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries for all fiscal years completed after the Effective Date (commencing with
the first fiscal year ending on or after JuneΒ 30, 2011) and prior to the Available Amount Reference
Time, minus (y)Β the portion of such Excess Cash Flow that has been (or is required to be) applied
after the Effective Date and prior to the Available Amount Reference Time to the prepayment of Term
Loans in accordance with SectionΒ 2.11(d) and (ii)Β 50% of Consolidated Net Income for each fiscal
quarter of the Borrower ending after the Effective Date and prior to the Available Amount Reference
Time; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β after the completion of an IPO, $50,000,000; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β the amount of any capital contributions or Net Proceeds from the sale or issuance of any
Qualified Equity Interests (or issuance of debt securities that have been converted into or
exchanged for Qualified Equity Interests) (other than any Cure Amount or any other capital
contributions or equity or debt issuances to the extent utilized in connection with other
transactions permitted pursuant to SectionsΒ 6.04 or 6.08) received or made by the Borrower (or any
direct or indirect parent thereof and contributed by such parent to the Borrower) during the period
from and including the Business Day immediately following the Effective Date through and including
the Available Amount Reference Time; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β to the extent not (i)Β already included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income of
the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii)Β already reflected as a return of capital or
deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment pursuant to clause (f)Β below, the aggregate
amount of all cash dividends and other cash distributions received by the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary from any Minority Investments or Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other than
payments to cover the payment of Tax liabilities of Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section
6.08(a)(iv)(C)) during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the
Effective Date through and including the Available Amount Reference Time; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β to the extent not (i)Β already included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income of
the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii)Β already reflected as a return of capital or
deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment pursuant to clause (f)Β below, or (iii)Β used to
prepay Term Loans in accordance with SectionΒ 2.11(c), the aggregate amount of all Net Proceeds
received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the sale, transfer or
other disposition of its ownership interest in any Minority Investment or Unrestricted Subsidiary
during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Effective Date
through and including the Available Amount Reference Time; minus
Β Β Β Β Β (f)Β the aggregate amount of any Investments made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(q) (net of any
return of capital in respect of such Investment or deemed reduction in the amount of such
Investment including, without limitation, upon the re-designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as
a Restricted Subsidiary or the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of any such Investment),
any Restricted Payment made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.08(a)(vi) or any payment made pursuant to Section
6.08(b)(iv) during the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on prior to the Available
Amount Reference Time (and, for purposes of this clause (f), without taking account of the intended
usage of the Available Amount at such Available Amount Reference Time).
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Β Β Β Β Β βBankruptcy Eventβ means, with respect to any Person, such Person or its Parent
becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator,
trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged
with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith
determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating
its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment,
provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership
interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority
or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does
not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the
United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit
such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or
disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person or its Parent.
Β Β Β Β Β βBoardβ means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States of America.
Β Β Β Β Β βBorrowerβ means (i)Β the Initial Borrower, for the sole purpose of the initial
borrowings of Loans hereunder on the Effective Date in connection with the consummation of the
Acquisition and the use of proceeds of the Loans hereunder on the Effective Date, and (ii)
immediately upon consummation of the Acquisition and the Merger on the Effective Date, and at all
times thereafter, the Target, which shall assume all rights and Obligations of the Initial Borrower
hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β βBorrowingβ means (a)Β Loans of the same Class, Type and currency, made, converted or
continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest
Period is in effect, or (b)Β a Swingline Loan.
Β Β Β Β Β βBorrowing Minimumβ shall mean (a)Β in the case of a Borrowing denominated in U.S.
Dollars, $5,000,000, (b)Β in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Euro, β¬5,000,000 and (c)Β in the
case of a Borrowing denominated in Sterling, Β£3,000,000.
Β Β Β Β Β βBorrowing Multipleβ shall mean (a)Β in the case of a Borrowing denominated in U.S.
Dollars, $1,000,000, (b)Β in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Euro, β¬1,000,000 and (c)Β in the
case of a Borrowing denominated in Sterling, Β£1,000,000.
Β Β Β Β Β βBorrowing Requestβ means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with
SectionΒ 2.03.
Β Β Β Β Β βBusiness Dayβ means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed,
provided that (a)Β when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan, the term βBusiness Dayβ
shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the
London interbank market , (b)Β when used in connection with any Loan denominated in any Alternative
Currency, the term βBusiness Dayβ shall also include any day on which banks are open for
dealings in deposits in Euro, Sterling and U.S. Dollars in London and (c)Β when used in connection
with a Loan denominated in Euro, the term βBusiness Dayβ shall also exclude any
day on which the Trans-European Automated Real Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET)
payment system is not open for the settlement of payments in Euro.
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Β Β Β Β Β βCapital Expendituresβ means, for any period, (a)Β the additions to property, plant and
equipment and other capital expenditures of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are
(or should be) set forth in a consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower for such period
prepared in accordance with GAAP and (b)Β Capital Lease Obligations incurred by the Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries during such period, but excluding in each case any such expenditure (i)
made to restore, replace or rebuild property to the condition of such property immediately prior to
any damage, loss, destruction or condemnation of such property, to the extent such expenditure is
made with, or subsequently reimbursed out of, insurance proceeds, indemnity payments, condemnation
awards (or payments in lieu thereof) or damage recovery proceeds relating to any such damage, loss,
destruction or condemnation, (ii)Β constituting reinvestment from the Reinvestment Deferred Amount,
(iii)Β made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as payment of the consideration for a
Permitted Acquisition, (iv)Β made to repair, renovate, alter, restore, replace or improve any
restaurant or restaurant property acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition prior to the date
that is 12Β months after the date of completion of such Permitted Acquisition, (v)Β constituting a
debt or equity investment in a Franchisee, (vi)Β made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary
to effect leasehold improvements to any property leased by the Borrower or such Restricted
Subsidiary as lessee, to the extent that such expenses have been reimbursed by the landlord or any
other third party and (vii)Β made with the Net Proceeds from the issuance of Qualified Equity
Interests.
Β Β Β Β Β βCapital Lease Obligationsβ of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay
rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) 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 Β Β Β Β βCasualty Eventβ means any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under
power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any property or assets of
Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.
Β Β Β Β Β βChange in Controlβ means (a)Β the failure by Holdings to own, beneficially and of
record, 100% of the Equity Interests in the Borrower, (b)Β prior to an IPO, the failure by the
Permitted Investors collectively to own, directly or indirectly through a wholly owned Subsidiary,
beneficially and of record, Equity Interests in Holdings representing at least a majority of each
of the aggregate ordinary voting power and the aggregate equity value represented by the issued and
outstanding Equity Interests in Holdings, (c)Β after an IPO, (i)Β the acquisition of ownership,
directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of
the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the Effective Date) other than
the Permitted Investors, of Equity Interests representing more than 35% of either the aggregate
ordinary voting power or the aggregate equity value represented by the issued and outstanding
Equity Interests in Holdings, and (ii)Β the ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of
record, by the Permitted Investors collectively of Equity Interests in Holdings representing in the
aggregate a lesser percentage of either the aggregate ordinary voting power or
the aggregate equity value represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in
Holdings than such Person or group, (d)Β the occupation of a majority of the seats (other than
vacant seats) on the board of directors of Holdings by Persons who were neither (i)Β nominated by a
majority of the board of directors of Holdings or one or more of the Permitted Investors nor (ii)
appointed by directors so nominated or (e)Β the occurrence of a βChange of Controlβ (or similar
event, however denominated), as defined in (i)Β the Senior Note Documents, (ii)Β any indenture or
agreement in respect of a Permitted Refinancing in respect of the Senior Note Documents, (iii)Β any
Subordinated Debt Documents or (iv)Β any indenture or agreement in respect of Indebtedness incurred
under SectionΒ 6.01(xviii).
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Β Β Β Β Β βChange in Lawβ means (a)Β the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the
Effective Date, (b)Β any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or
application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Effective Date or (c)Β compliance by any
Lender or Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of SectionΒ 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender
or by such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or
directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued
after the Effective Date.
Β Β Β Β Β βClassβ, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan,
or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Global Revolving Loans, U.S. Revolving Loans, Tranche B
Term Loans, Tranche B Euro Term Loans, Extended Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Swingline
Loans and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Global
Revolving Commitment, U.S. Revolving Commitment, Extended Revolving Commitment, Tranche B
Commitment, Tranche B Euro Commitment or a Commitment in respect of any Incremental Term Loans.
Incremental Term Loans that have different terms and conditions (together with the Commitments in
respect thereof) shall be construed to be in different Classes.
Β Β Β Β Β βClassβ, when used in reference to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a
Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class.
Β Β Β Β Β βCLOβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04(b).
Β Β Β Β Β βClosing Date Leverage Ratioβ means, with respect to the four most-recent fiscal
quarters of the Target ended not less than 45Β days prior to the Effective Date, the ratio of total
debt of the Target and its consolidated Subsidiaries on the last day of such period (as determined
in accordance with GAAP) to Closing Date Target EBITDA for such period.
Β Β Β Β Β βClosing Date Material Adverse Effectβ has the meaning set forth in the definition of
βMaterial Adverse Effectβ in the Purchase Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β βClosing Date Target EBITDAβ means, with respect to the Target and its consolidated
Subsidiaries, for the four most-recent fiscal quarters of the Target ended not less than 45Β days
prior to the Effective Date, consolidated net income for such period (as determined in accordance
with GAAP) plus, to the extent deducted in determining consolidated net income, (i)Β interest
expenses for such period, (ii)Β taxes for such period, (iii)Β depreciation for such period, (iv)
amortization for such period, (v)Β other non-cash charges (including write offs and write downs)
and expenses during such period, (vi)Β any extraordinary losses or charges during such period
and (vii)Β costs associated with the Transactions, minus, to the extent included in determining
consolidated net income, any extraordinary gains during such period. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Closing Date Target EBITDA shall be $113,700,000, $123,700,000, $106,200,000 and
$117,200,000 for the fiscal quarters of the Target ended SeptemberΒ 30, 2009, DecemberΒ 31, 2009,
MarchΒ 31, 2010 and JuneΒ 30, 2010, respectively.
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Β Β Β Β Β βCodeβ means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Β Β Β Β Β βCollateralβ means any and all βCollateralβ, as defined in any applicable Security
Document.
Β Β Β Β Β βCollateral Agreementβ means the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement among Holdings,
the Borrower, the Subsidiary Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form
of ExhibitΒ C.
Β Β Β Β Β βCollateral and Guarantee Requirementβ means, at any time, the requirement that:
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β the Administrative Agent shall have received from each Loan Party (i)Β either (x)Β a
counterpart of the Collateral Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Loan Party or
(y)Β in the case of any Person that becomes a Loan Party after the Effective Date, a supplement to
the Collateral Agreement, in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of
such Loan Party and (ii)Β with respect to any Loan Party that directly owns Equity Interests of a
Foreign Subsidiary that is (A)Β a Restricted Subsidiary, (B)Β not a De Minimis Foreign Subsidiary and
(C)Β domiciled in Gibraltar or the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction of organization of any
entity that is a principal holding company of the Borrowerβs non-United States operations, a
counterpart of each Foreign Pledge Agreement that the Administrative Agent determines, based on the
advice of counsel, to be necessary or advisable in connection with the pledge of, or the granting
of security interests in, Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiary, in each case duly executed
and delivered on behalf of such Loan Party and such Foreign Subsidiary;
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β all outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary, in each
case directly owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party, shall have been pledged pursuant to the
Collateral Agreement or, if required pursuant to clause (a)Β above, a Foreign Pledge Agreement
(except that the Loan Parties shall not be required to pledge (i)Β more than 65% of the outstanding
voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary, (ii)Β the Equity Interests of any Foreign
Subsidiary if the pledge of such Equity Interests would be prohibited by applicable law or (iii)
the Equity Interests of any Excluded Subsidiary) and, except as otherwise agreed upon by the
Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall have received certificates or other
instruments representing all such Equity Interests that are certificated (other than any such
Equity Interests of De Minimis Foreign Subsidiaries), together with undated stock powers or other
instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β to the extent required under the Collateral Agreement, all Indebtedness of the Borrower
and each Subsidiary that is owing to any Loan Party shall be evidenced by a promissory note or an
instrument and shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral
Agreement, and the Administrative Agent shall have received all such promissory notes or
instruments, together with note powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto
endorsed in blank; provided that no such promissory notes or instruments shall be required
to be delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the date that is 60Β days after the Effective
Date;
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Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β all documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements,
filings with the United States Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office,
required by law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or
recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Collateral Agreement and the Foreign
Pledge Agreements and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required
by, this Agreement, the Collateral Agreement and the Foreign Pledge Agreements, shall have been
filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing, registration or
recording; and
Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β each Loan Party shall have obtained all consents and approvals required to be obtained by
it in connection with the execution and delivery of all Security Documents to which it is a party,
the performance of its obligations thereunder and the granting by it of the Liens thereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β βCommitmentβ means (a)Β with respect to any Lender, such Lenderβs Global Revolving
Commitment, U.S. Revolving Commitment, Extended Revolving Commitment, Tranche B Commitment, Tranche
B Euro Commitment or commitment in respect of any Incremental Term Loans or any combination thereof
(as the context requires) and (b)Β with respect to the Swingline Lender, its Swingline Commitment.
Β Β Β Β Β βCommitment Fee Rateβ means 0.75% per annum; provided that on and after the
date on which the Borrowerβs consolidated financial statements are delivered to the Lenders
pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01(a) or (b)Β for the first full fiscal quarter of the Borrower after the
Effective Date, such rate shall be reduced to (i)Β 0.625% if and as long as the Total Leverage Ratio
at the most recent Adjustment Date is less than 5.00 to 1.00 and greater than or equal to 4.50 to
1.00 and (ii)Β 0.50% if and as long as the Total Leverage Ratio at the most recent Adjustment Date
is less than 4.50 to 1.00.
Β Β Β Β Β βConsolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expensesβ means with respect to any Person
for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including the
amortization of deferred financing fees or costs and the amortization of original issue discount
resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par and amortization of favorable or
unfavorable lease assets or liabilities, of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such
period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.
Β Β Β Β Β βConsolidated EBITDAβ means, with respect to any Person for any period, the
Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period:
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β increased (without duplication, including for purposes of determining Consolidated Net
Income) by the following, in each case (except with respect to clause (x)Β below) to the extent
deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:
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Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β provision for Income Taxes of such Person paid or accrued during such period; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period (including (x)Β net losses or
any obligations under any Swap Agreements or other derivative instruments entered into for the
purpose of hedging interest rate risk, (y)Β bank fees and (z)Β costs of surety bonds in connection
with financing activities, plus amounts excluded from Consolidated Interest Expense as set forth in
sub-clauses (w)Β to (z)Β of clause (a)Β of the definition thereof); plus
Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β any expenses (other than depreciation or amortization expense) related to any equity
offering, Investment, acquisition, disposition, or recapitalization permitted hereunder or the
incurrence of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder (including a refinancing thereof)
(whether or not successful), including (A)Β such fees or expenses related to the offering of the
Senior Notes, the Loans and any other credit facilities and (B)Β any amendment or other modification
of the Senior Notes, the Loans and such other credit facilities; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person for such period; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (v)Β any non-cash extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses, charges or losses
(including losses on asset sales outside of the ordinary course of business); plus
Β Β Β Β Β (vi)Β (a)Β any cash extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses, charges or losses
(including losses on asset sales outside of the ordinary course of business) and (b)Β any
restructuring charges, integration costs or other business optimization expenses, costs associated
with establishing new facilities or reserves, including any one-time costs incurred in connection
with acquisitions after the Effective Date, and costs related to the closure and/or consolidation
of facilities; provided that the aggregate amount of all charges, expenses, costs and
losses added back under this clause (vi)Β in any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters shall
not exceed (x)Β 15% of Consolidated EBITDA for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters
completed on or prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date or (y)Β 10% of Consolidated
EBITDA for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters completed thereafter; provided
that the cap under this clause (y)Β for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters completed on
or prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date shall be increased up to 15% of
Consolidated EBITDA, but only to the extent the aggregate amount added back under this clause (vi)
for the corresponding period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the previous fiscal year was
less than 15% of Consolidated EBITDA; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (vii)Β any non-cash charges, expenses or losses (excluding charges, expenses or losses
resulting from the write off or write down of inventory or other current assets) (collectively, the
βNon-Cash Chargesβ) including any write offs or write downs reducing Consolidated Net
Income for such period (except to the extent such charges, expenses or losses represent an accrual
of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period (provided that such charges, expenses
or losses shall be added back to Consolidated EBITDA in such future period), an amortization of a
prepaid cash expense paid in a prior period (so long as such cash expense was added back to
Consolidated EBITDA in such prior period)); plus
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Β Β Β Β Β (viii)Β the amount of any minority interest expense consisting of Subsidiary income
attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned Subsidiary; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (ix)Β the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees (including termination
fees) and related indemnities and expenses paid or accrued in such period to the Sponsor to the
extent permitted under the Loan Documents; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (x)Β the amount of βrun-rateβ cost savings projected by the Borrower in good faith and
certified by the chief financial officer of the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent to
result from actions either taken or initiated prior to or during such period (which cost savings
shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings had been realized on the first
day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized or expected to be realized prior
to or during such period from such actions; provided, that (A)Β the chief financial officer
of the Borrower shall have certified to the Administrative Agent that (x)Β such cost savings are
reasonably identifiable, reasonably attributable to the actions specified and reasonably
anticipated to result from such actions and (y)Β such actions have been taken or initiated and the
benefits resulting therefrom are anticipated by the Borrower to be realized within 12Β months, (B)
no cost savings shall be added pursuant to this clause (x)Β to the extent duplicative of any
expenses or charges relating to such cost savings that are included in clause (vi)Β above with
respect to such period or duplicative of any Pro Forma Adjustment pursuant to the last paragraph of
this definition and (C)Β the aggregate amount of cost savings added pursuant to this clause (x)
shall not exceed 10% of Consolidated EBITDA for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters;
plus
Β Β Β Β Β (xi)Β any costs or expense incurred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any
management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or
agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such cost or
expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or Net Proceeds
of an issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Borrower; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (xii)Β any net loss from disposed or discontinued operations; plus
Β Β Β Β Β (xiii)Β cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not
representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any period to the extent non-cash
gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to
paragraph (b)Β below for any previous period and not added back;
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β decreased (without duplication) by the following, in each case to the extent included in
determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring income or gains (including gains on asset
sales outside of the ordinary course of business); plus
Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β non-cash income or gains increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such
period, excluding any non-cash gains to the extent they represent the reversal of an accrual or
reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period and
any non-cash gains with respect to cash actually received in a prior period so long as such
cash did not increase Consolidated EBITDA in such prior period; plus
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Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β any net income from disposed or discontinued operations;
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β increased or decreased without duplication, as applicable, by any adjustments resulting
from the application of FASB Interpretation No.Β 45 (Guarantees) or any comparable regulation;
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β increased (to the extent not already included in determining Consolidated EBITDA) by any
Pro Forma Adjustments; and
Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β decreased (to the extent not already deducted in determining Consolidated EBITDA) by any
Restricted Payments made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.08(a)(iv).
There shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, (A)
the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset acquired by the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary during such period (but not the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person,
property, business or assets to the extent not so acquired), to the extent not subsequently sold,
transferred or otherwise disposed of by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary during such
period (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired and not subsequently so disposed of,
an βAcquired Entity or Businessβ), and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted Subsidiary
that is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each a βConverted Restricted
Subsidiaryβ), based on the actual Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or
Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to
such acquisition) and (B)Β for the purposes of compliance with the financial covenants, an
adjustment in respect of each Acquired Entity or Business equal to the amount of the Pro Forma
Adjustment with respect to such Acquired Entity or Business for such period (including the portion
thereof occurring prior to such acquisition) as specified in a certificate executed by a Financial
Officer and delivered to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent. For purposes of determining the
Total Leverage Ratio, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio, there
shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any
Person, property, business or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) sold, transferred or
otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset so sold or
disposed of, a βSold Entity or Businessβ) and the Disposed EBITDA of any Restricted
Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period (each a
βConverted Unrestricted Subsidiaryβ), based on the actual Disposed EBITDA of such Sold
Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion
thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer or disposition). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Consolidated EBITDA shall be $106,200,000 and $117,200,000 for the fiscal quarters ending MarchΒ 31,
2010 and JuneΒ 30, 2010, respectively.
Β Β Β Β Β βConsolidated EBITDARβ means, for any period, Consolidated EBITDA for such period
plus, to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period,
Consolidated Rental Expense for such period.
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Β Β Β Β Β βConsolidated Interest Expenseβ means, with respect to any Person for any period,
without duplication, the sum of:
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β consolidated cash interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such
period, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net
Income (including (i)Β all cash commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect
to letters of credit or bankers acceptances, (ii)Β the cash interest component of Capital Lease
Obligations, and (iii)Β net cash payments, if any, made (less net payments, if any, received)
pursuant to interest rate obligations under any Swap Agreements with respect to Indebtedness and
excluding, (w)Β penalties and interest relating to taxes, (x)Β any additional cash interest owing
pursuant to any registration rights agreement with respect to securities, (y)Β any expensing of
bridge, commitment and other financing fees, and (z)Β any accretion of accrued interest on
discounted liabilities); less
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β cash interest income for such period.
For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue
at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in
such Capital Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of determining Consolidated
Interest Expense for any period ending prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date,
Consolidated Interest Expense (i)Β for the Test Period ending at the end of the first full fiscal
quarter after the Effective Date shall be Consolidated Interest Expense for such quarter,
multiplied by 4, (ii)Β for the Test Period ending at the end of the second full fiscal quarter after
the Effective Date shall be Consolidated Interest Expense for the first and second full fiscal
quarters after the Effective Date, multiplied by 2, and (iii)Β for the Test Period ending at the end
of the third full fiscal quarter after the Effective Date shall be Consolidated Interest Expense
for the first, second and third full fiscal quarters after the Effective Date, multiplied by 4/3.
Β Β Β Β Β βConsolidated Net Incomeβ means, with respect to any Person for any period, the
aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a
consolidated basis, and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP; provided,
however, that, without duplication (including for purposes of determining Consolidated
EBITDA),
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β any net after-tax effect of extraordinary gains or losses shall be excluded,
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β the Net Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting
policies during such period,
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β any after-tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed, abandoned or discontinued
operations shall be excluded,
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β any after-tax effect of gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto)
attributable to asset dispositions or abandonments or the sale or other disposition of any Equity
Interests of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business shall be excluded,
Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary, or is an
Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be
excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower shall be increased by the
amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid to the Borrower or a
Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period,
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Β Β Β Β Β (f)Β effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in the inventory, property and equipment, software,
goodwill, other intangible assets, in-process research and development, deferred revenue, debt and
unfavorable or favorable lease line items in such Personβs consolidated financial statements
pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to the
Transactions or any acquisition consummated prior to the Effective Date and any permitted
acquisitions or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be
excluded,
Β Β Β Β Β (g)Β solely for purposes of calculating the Available Amount, the Net Income for such period of
any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Borrower or any Guarantor) shall be excluded to the
extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted
Subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior
governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of
the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or
governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary, unless such restriction with
respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived;
provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower will be increased by the amount of
dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or to the extent
converted into cash) to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period,
to the extent not already included therein,
Β Β Β Β Β (h)Β any after-tax effect of income (loss)Β from the early extinguishment of (i)Β Indebtedness,
(ii)Β obligations under any Swap Agreements or (iii)Β other derivative instruments shall be excluded,
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or
asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in
debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant
to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded,
Β Β Β Β Β (j)Β any non-cash compensation charge or expense, including any such charge arising from the
grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights
shall be excluded,
Β Β Β Β Β (k)Β (i)Β Transaction Costs and (ii)Β any fees and expenses incurred during such period, or any
amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition (other than the
Transactions), Investment, disposition, issuance or repayment of Indebtedness, issuance of
Qualified Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt
instrument (in each case, including any such transaction consummated prior to the Effective Date
and any such transaction undertaken but not completed) and any charges or non-recurring merger
costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction shall be excluded,
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Β Β Β Β Β (l)Β accruals and reserves that are established within twelve months after the Effective Date
that are so required to be established as a result of the Transactions in accordance with GAAP
shall be excluded, and
Β Β Β Β Β (m)Β the following items shall be excluded:
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from
obligations under any Swap Agreements in accordance with GAAP; and
Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency
translation gains or losses including those (x)Β related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness
and (y)Β resulting from hedge agreements for currency exchange risk.
In addition, to the extent not already included in the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and
its Restricted Subsidiaries, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing,
Consolidated Net Income shall include (i)Β any expenses and charges that are reimbursed by
indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any investment or any sale,
conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted hereunder and (ii)Β to the extent
covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, expenses with respect to liability or casualty events
or business interruption.
Β Β Β Β Β βConsolidated Rental Expenseβ means, for any period, the aggregate rental expense of
the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of real property for such period,
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP in respect of all rent obligations under
operating leases in respect of real property.
Β Β Β Β Β βConsolidated Senior Secured Debtβ means, as of any date of determination,
Consolidated Total Debt secured by a Lien on any of the assets of the Borrower or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries.
Β Β Β Β Β βConsolidated Tangible Assetsβ means, on any date, the aggregate amount of assets
(less applicable accumulated depreciation, amortization and other reserves and other properly
deductible items) of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, minus (a)Β all minority interests
in consolidated Subsidiaries held by Persons other than the Borrower or any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries and (b)Β all intangible assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries,
including intellectual property, goodwill and unamortized debt discount and expense and other
unamortized deferred charges, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Β Β Β Β Β βConsolidated Total Debtβ means, as of any date of determination, (a)Β the aggregate
principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on
such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP to the extent reflected as a
liability on the balance sheet (but excluding the effects of any discounting of Indebtedness
resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions or any
Permitted Acquisition) consisting of any Indebtedness for borrowed money, Capital Lease Obligations
and debt obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, minus
(b)Β the aggregate amount of cash and Permitted Investments (in each case, free and clear of all
Liens, other than nonconsensual Liens permitted by SectionΒ 6.02, Liens permitted by Section
6.02(a)(vi) and Liens permitted by clause (g)Β of the definition of the term βPermitted
Encumbrancesβ) included in the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries as of such date in excess of $25,000,000 (provided that the aggregate amount
subtracted pursuant to this clause (b)Β shall not exceed $150,000,000); provided that
Consolidated Total Debt shall not include (i)Β all Letters of Credit (or other letters of credit and
bankersβ acceptances), except to the extent of unreimbursed LC Disbursements (or unreimbursed
amounts) thereunder and (ii)Β obligations under Swap Agreements permitted by SectionΒ 6.07.
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Β Β Β Β Β βConsolidated Working Capitalβ means, at any date, the excess of (a)Β the sum of (i)
all amounts (other than cash and Permitted Investments) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set
forth opposite the caption βtotal current assetsβ (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance
sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date and (ii)Β long-term accounts
receivable over (b)Β the sum of (i)Β all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth
opposite the caption βtotal current liabilitiesβ (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance
sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date and (ii)Β long-term deferred
revenue, but excluding, without duplication, (a)Β the current portion of any Funded Debt, (b)Β all
Indebtedness consisting of Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and L/C Exposure to the extent
otherwise included therein, (c)Β the current portion of interest, (d)Β the current portion of current
and deferred income taxes, (e)Β the current portion of any Capital Lease Obligations, (f)Β deferred
revenue arising from cash receipts that are earmarked for specific projects and (g)Β non-cash
current assets and current liabilities.
Β Β Β Β Β βControlβ means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to
exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. The terms βControllingβ and
βControlledβ have meanings correlative thereto.
Β Β Β Β Β βConverted Restricted Subsidiaryβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the
definition of Consolidated EBITDA.
Β Β Β Β Β βConverted Unrestricted Subsidiaryβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the
definition of Consolidated EBITDA.
Β Β Β Β Β βCredit Partyβ means the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender
or any other Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β βCure Amountβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the last paragraph of Article
VII.
Β Β Β Β Β βCure Rightβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the last paragraph of Article
VII.
Β Β Β Β Β βDefaultβ means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that
upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
Β Β Β Β Β βDefault Rateβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.13(c).
Β Β Β Β Β βDefaulting Lenderβ means any Lender that (a)Β has failed, within two Business Days of
the date required to be funded or paid, to (i)Β fund any portion of its Loans, (ii)Β fund any portion
of its participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans or (iii)Β pay over to any Credit Party
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any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i)Β above,
such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such
Lenderβs good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified
and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b)Β has notified the Borrower
or any Credit Party in writing that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding
obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing indicates that such position is based on such
Lenderβs good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including
the particular default, if any) to funding a Loan cannot be satisfied), (c)Β has failed, within
three Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a
certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its
obligations to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and
Swingline Loans under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a
Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c)Β upon such Credit Partyβs receipt of such
certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d)Β has
become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event.
Β Β Β Β Β βDe Minimis Foreign Subsidiaryβ means, at any date of determination, any Foreign
Subsidiary the Equity Interests of which would otherwise be required to be pledged pursuant to the
Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and which has assets having an aggregate book value of less
than $2,500,000 at such date.
Β Β Β Β Β βDesignated Non-Cash Considerationβ means the fair market value of non-cash
consideration received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a sale,
transfer, lease or other disposition of assets permitted by SectionΒ 6.05 that is so designated as
Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Financial Officer, setting forth
the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Permitted Investments received in
connection with a subsequent sale of or collection on such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.
Β Β Β Β Β βDisclosed Mattersβ means the actions, suits and proceedings and the environmental
matters disclosed in ScheduleΒ 3.06.
Β Β Β Β Β βDiscounted Prepayment Option Noticeβ has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.11(g).
Β Β Β Β Β βDiscounted Voluntary Prepaymentβ has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.11(g).
Β Β Β Β Β βDiscounted Voluntary Prepayment Noticeβ has the meaning assigned to such term in
SectionΒ 2.11(g).
Β Β Β Β Β βDiscount Rangeβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(g).
Β Β Β Β Β βDisposed EBITDAβ means, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business or any Converted
Unrestricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such
Sold Entity or Business or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary, all as determined on a
consolidated basis for such Sold Entity or Business or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary.
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Β Β Β Β Β βDisqualified Equity Interestsβ means Equity Interests that (a)Β require the payment of
any dividends (other than dividends payable solely in shares of Qualified Equity Interests) prior
to the date that is 180Β days after the Tranche B Maturity Date, (b)Β mature or are mandatorily
redeemable or subject to mandatory repurchase or redemption or repurchase at the option of the
holders thereof, in each case in whole or in part and whether upon the occurrence of any event,
pursuant to a sinking fund obligation, on a fixed date or otherwise, prior to the date that is 180
days after the Tranche B Maturity Date or, if such Equity Interests are issued after the Borrower
has obtained any Incremental Term Loans or while any Commitments from Additional Lenders to make
Incremental Term Loans remain in effect, 180Β days after the maturity date for such Incremental Term
Loans, unless all such Incremental Term Loans have been repaid in full and all Commitments in
respect thereof shall have been terminated (other than (i)Β upon payment in full of the Loan
Document Obligations, reduction of the LC Exposure to zero and termination of the Commitments or
(ii)Β upon a βchange in controlβ, provided that any payment required pursuant to this clause
(ii)Β is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations on terms
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (c)Β require the maintenance or achievement of
any financial performance standards other than as a condition to the taking of specific actions or
provide remedies to holders thereof (other than voting and management rights and increases in
pay-in-kind dividends) or (d)Β are convertible or exchangeable, automatically or at the option of
any holder thereof, into any Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other assets other than Qualified
Equity Interests.
Β Β Β Β Β βDomestic Subsidiaryβ means any Subsidiary incorporated or organized under the laws of
the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
Β Β Β Β Β βEffective Dateβ means OctoberΒ 19, 2010.
Β Β Β Β Β βEMU Legislationβ means the legislative measures of the European Union for the
introduction of, changeover to or operation of the Euro in one or more member states.
Β Β Β Β Β βEnvironmental Lawsβ means all treaties, 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, the
preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the generation, management, Release or threatened
Release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.
Β Β Β Β Β βEnvironmental Liabilityβ means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any
liability for damages, costs of medical monitoring, costs of environmental remediation or
restoration, administrative oversight costs, consultantsβ fees, fines, penalties or indemnities),
of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a)
any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law or permit, license or approval issued
thereunder, (b)Β the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of
any Hazardous Materials, (c)Β exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d)Β the Release or threatened
Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e)Β any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement
pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
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Β Β Β Β Β βEquity Interestsβ means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership
interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership
interests in a Person.
Β Β Β Β Β βERISAβ means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from
time to time.
Β Β Β Β Β βERISA Affiliateβ means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that,
together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c)Β of the Code
or, solely for purposes of SectionΒ 302 of ERISA and SectionΒ 412 of the Code, is treated as a single
employer under Section 414(m) of the Code.
Β Β Β Β Β βERISA Eventβ means (a)Β any βreportable eventβ, as defined in SectionΒ 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), (b)Β any failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards
(within the meaning of SectionsΒ 412 or 430 of the Code or SectionΒ 302 of ERISA and including any
minimum funding standards as a result of any Plan being in βat riskβ status (within the meaning of
SectionΒ 430 of the Code or SectionΒ 303 of ERISA) or in βendangeredβ or βcriticalβ status (within
the meaning of SectionΒ 432 of the Code or SectionΒ 305 of ERISA)) applicable to such Plan, whether
or not waived, (c)Β the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of
an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan, (d)Β the
failure of Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to make by its due date a required installment under
Section 430(j) of the Code with respect to any Plan or to make any required contribution to a
Multiemployer Plan, including any contribution required as the result of such Multiemployer Plan
being in βendangeredβ or βcriticalβ status (within the meaning of SectionΒ 432 of the Code or
SectionΒ 305 of ERISA), (e)Β 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, (f)Β the receipt by
the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC of any notice to appoint a trustee to administer
any Plan, (g)Β 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 (h)Β 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 (in either case within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA) and (i)
with respect to any Foreign Plan, (A)Β the failure to make any employer or employee contributions
required by applicable law or by the terms of such Foreign Plan; or (B)Β the failure to register or
loss of good standing with applicable regulatory authorities of any such Foreign Plan required to
be registered.
Β Β Β Β Β βEuroβ or ββ¬β refers to the currency constituted by the Treaty on the European
Union and as referred to in the EMU Legislation.
Β Β Β Β Β βEurocurrencyβ, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether
such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by
reference to the Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate.
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Β Β Β Β Β βEURO LIBO Rateβ means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in
Euro, for any Interest Period, the offered rate for deposits in Euros in the European interbank
market for the relevant Interest Period that is determined by the Banking Federation of the
European Union, and displayed on the LIBOR01 Page published by Reuters, at or about 11:00Β a.m.
(Brussels time) two Business Days prior to the first day of the relevant Interest Period. To the
extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this
definition, the βEURO LIBO Rateβ shall be the interest rate per annum determined by the
Administrative Agent to be the average of the rates per annum at which deposits in Euro are offered
for a maturity comparable to such relevant Interest Period to major banks in the London interbank
market in London, England by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00Β a.m. (London time) on
the date that is two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period;
provided, however, that notwithstanding the rate calculated in accordance with the
foregoing, at no time shall the EURO LIBO Rate for Tranche B Euro Term Loans be deemed to be less
than 1.50%.
Β Β Β Β Β βEvent of Defaultβ has the meaning assigned to such term in ArticleΒ VII.
Β Β Β Β Β βExcess Cash Flowβ means, for any period, an amount equal to the excess of:
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β the sum, without duplication, of:
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β Consolidated Net Income for such period,
Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and
amortization) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,
Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β decreases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period (other than any such decreases
arising from acquisitions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such
period or the application of purchase accounting), and
Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash loss on dispositions by the Borrower and
the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than dispositions in the ordinary course of
business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income; over
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β the sum, without duplication, of:
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving at such
Consolidated Net Income and cash charges included in clauses (a)Β through (f)Β of the definition of
Consolidated Net Income,
Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (x)Β below in prior fiscal
years, the amount of Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property made in cash
during such period, except to the extent that such Capital Expenditures or acquisitions were
financed by incurring Long-Term Indebtedness, by issuing Equity Interests or with the proceeds of
any Reinvestment Deferred Amount,
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Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries (including (A)Β the principal component of payments in respect of Capital
Lease Obligations and (B)Β the amount of scheduled repayments of Term Loans pursuant to Section
2.10(a) and any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(c) due to a Prepayment
Event described in clause (a)Β of the definition of the term βPrepayment Eventβ to the extent
required due to a disposition that resulted in an increase to such Consolidated Net Income and not
in excess of the amount of such increase but excluding (X)Β all other prepayments of Term Loans, (Y)
all prepayments of Revolving Loans and (Z)Β all prepayments in respect of any other revolving credit
facility, except, in the case of clause (Z), to the extent there is an equivalent permanent
reduction in commitments thereunder) made during such period, except to the extent financed by
incurring Long-Term Indebtedness, by issuing Equity Interests or with the proceeds of any
Reinvestment Deferred Amount,
Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on dispositions by the Borrower and
the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than dispositions in the ordinary course of
business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,
Β Β Β Β Β (v)Β increases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period (other than any such increases
arising from acquisitions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such
period or the application of purchase accounting),
Β Β Β Β Β (vi)Β cash payments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in
respect of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries other than
Indebtedness (including such Indebtedness specified in clause (b)(iii) above),
Β Β Β Β Β (vii)Β without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi)Β below in prior fiscal
years, the amount of investments and acquisitions made during such period, except to the extent
that such investments and acquisitions were financed by incurring Long-Term Indebtedness or by
issuing Equity Interests,
Β Β Β Β Β (viii)Β the amount of Restricted Payments paid during such period pursuant to clauses (iii),
(iv), (v), (viii)Β and (xiii)Β of SectionΒ 6.08, except to the extent such Restricted Payments were
financed by incurring Long-Term Indebtedness or by issuing Equity Interests,
Β Β Β Β Β (ix)Β the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made by the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries in cash during such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees)
to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period,
Β Β Β Β Β (x)Β the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash
by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are required to be made in
connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness, and
Β Β Β Β Β (xi)Β without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the
aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the βContract Considerationβ) entered into
prior to or during such period relating to Permitted Acquisitions, Capital Expenditures or
acquisitions of intellectual property to be consummated or made during the period of four
consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period except to the extent
intended to be
financed by incurring Long-Term Indebtedness, or by issuing Equity Interests; provided
that to the extent the aggregate amount utilized to finance such Permitted Acquisitions, Capital
Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property during such period of four consecutive fiscal
quarters is less than the Contract Consideration, the amount of such shortfall, less the amount
financed by incurring Long-Term Indebtedness or by issuing Equity Interests, shall be added to the
calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, and
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Β Β Β Β Β (xii)Β amount of cash taxes paid or tax reserves set aside or payable (without duplication) in
such period to the extent they exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in determining
Consolidated Net Income for such period.
Β Β Β Β Β βExchange Actβ means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Β Β Β Β Β βExchange Rateβ means, on any day, for purposes of determining the U.S. Dollar
Equivalent of any other currency, the rate at which such other currency may be exchanged into U.S.
Dollars at the time of determination on such day on the Reuters WRLD Page for such currency. In the
event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters WRLD Page, the Exchange Rate shall be
determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as
may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, or, in the absence of such an
agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the spot rates of exchange
of the Administrative Agent in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect
of such currency are then being conducted, at or about such time as the Administrative Agent shall
elect after determining that such rates shall be the basis for determining the Exchange Rate, on
such date for the purchase of U.S. Dollars for delivery two Business Days later, provided
that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted,
the Administrative Agent may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate,
and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Β Β Β Β Β βExcluded Subsidiaryβ means Have It Your Way Foundation, Inc., a Florida
not-for-profit corporation.
Β Β Β Β Β βExcluded Taxesβ means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any
Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of
any Loan Party hereunder, (a)Β 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)Β with respect to each Lender, taxes imposed by reason of
such Lender doing business in the jurisdiction imposing such tax, other than solely as a result of
this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby, (c)Β any branch profits taxes imposed by the
United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause
(a)Β above and (d)Β in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by
the Borrower under SectionΒ 2.19(b)), any withholding tax that (i)Β is in effect (including FATCA)
and would apply to amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time (and, in the case of FATCA,
including any regulations or official interpretations thereof issued after) such Foreign Lender
becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a
new lending office), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any)
was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive
additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to any withholding tax pursuant to Section
2.17(a), or (ii)Β is attributable to such Foreign Lenderβs failure to comply with SectionΒ 2.17(e).
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Β Β Β Β Β β
Existing BK Credit Agreementβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
Β Β Β Β Β β
Existing Credit Agreementβ means the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as
of FebruaryΒ 15, 2006, among Burger King Holdings, Inc., Burger King Corporation, the lenders party
thereto from time to time, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Citicorp North
America, Inc., as syndication agent, and Bank of America N.A., RBC Capital Markets and Wachovia
Bank, National Association, as documentation agents.
Β Β Β Β Β βExisting Lenderβ means a βLenderβ under the Existing BK Credit Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β βExisting Letters of Creditβ means each letter of credit previously issued for the
account of, or guaranteed by, the Borrower pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement that (a)Β is
outstanding on the Effective Date and (b)Β is listed on ScheduleΒ 1.01.
Β Β Β Β Β βExisting Tranche B Euro Term Loansβ means βTranche B Euro Term Loansβ outstanding
under the Existing BK Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date.
Β Β Β Β Β βExisting Tranche B Term Loansβ means βTranche B Term Loansβ outstanding under the
Existing BK Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date.
Β Β Β Β Β βExtended Revolving Commitmentβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.22(a).
Β Β Β Β Β βExtended Term Loansβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.22(a).
Β Β Β Β Β βExtending Revolving Lenderβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.22(a).
Β Β Β Β Β βExtending Term Lenderβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.22(a).
Β Β Β Β Β βExtensionβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.22(a).
Β Β Β Β Β βExtension Offerβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.22(a).
Β Β Β Β Β βFair Labor Standards Actβ means the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. ss.201 et
seq.
Β Β Β Β Β βFATCAβ means SectionsΒ 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Effective Date.
Β Β Β Β Β βFederal Funds Effective Rateβ means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded
upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as
published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such
rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received
by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected
by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable judgment.
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Β Β Β Β Β βFinancial Officerβ means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer,
treasurer or controller of the Borrower.
Β Β Β Β Β βForeign Acquisitionβ means any Permitted Acquisition by the Borrower or a Subsidiary
Loan Party of a Person that is not organized under the laws of the United States of America, any
State thereof or the District of Columbia, and shall include, in the case of a Permitted
Acquisition by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party of the Equity Interests of a Person that is
organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of
Columbia, the indirect acquisition of any subsidiary of such Person that is not so organized and
that is acquired as a result of such Permitted Acquisition (with the value of such indirect
acquisition to be determined at the time such Permitted Acquisition is made in good faith by the
Borrower based upon the fair value of such subsidiary).
Β Β Β Β Β βForeign Lenderβ means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction
other than that in which the Borrower is located. For purposes of this definition, the United
States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a
single jurisdiction.
Β Β Β Β Β βForeign Planβ means each employee pension benefit plan through which the Borrower or
any ERISA Affiliate promises employees a defined level of benefit upon retirement that is not
subject to US law and requires contributions by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
Β Β Β Β Β βForeign Pledge Agreementβ means a pledge or charge agreement with respect to the
Collateral that constitutes Equity Interests of a Foreign Subsidiary, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β βForeign Subsidiaryβ means any Restricted Subsidiary that is organized under the laws
of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of
Columbia.
Β Β Β Β Β βFranchise Agreementβ means each franchise agreement between the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary and a Franchisee.
Β Β Β Β Β βFranchiseeβ means any Person, other than Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary, that directly or indirectly owns or operates or is approved by the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary to own or operate a restaurant that is branded as Burger King or Hungry
Jackβs or any other brand operated by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.
Β Β Β Β Β βFunded Debtβ means all Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries
for borrowed money that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures within
one year from such date that is renewable or extendable, at the option of such Person, to a date
more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that
obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such
date, including Indebtedness in respect of the Loans.
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Β Β Β Β Β βGAAPβ means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
Β Β Β Β Β βGlobal Revolving Commitmentβ means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if
any, of such Lender to make Global Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of
Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum possible
aggregate amount of such Lenderβs Global Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be
(a)Β reduced from time to time pursuant to SectionΒ 2.08 and (b)Β reduced or increased from time to
time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 9.04. The initial amount of
each Lenderβs Global Revolving Commitment on the Restatement Effective Date is set forth on
ScheduleΒ 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed
its Global Revolving Commitment, as the case may be. The initial aggregate amount of the Lendersβ
Global Revolving Commitments on the Restatement Effective Date is $143,000,000.
Β Β Β Β Β βGlobal Revolving Exposureβ means, at any time, the sum of (a)Β the aggregate principal
amount of the Global Revolving Loans denominated in U.S. Dollars outstanding at such time, (b)Β the
U.S. Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of the Global Revolving Loans denominated
in an Alternative Currency outstanding at such time, (c)Β the LC Exposure at such time and (d)Β the
Swingline Exposure at such time. The Global Revolving Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be
its Applicable Percentage of the Global Revolving Exposure at such time.
Β Β Β Β Β βGlobal Revolving Lenderβ means a Lender with a Global Revolving Commitment or, if the
Global Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, a Lender with Global Revolving Exposure.
Β Β Β Β Β βGlobal Revolving Loanβ means a Loan made pursuant to clause (c)(i) of SectionΒ 2.01.
Β Β Β Β Β βGovernmental Authorityβ means 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 (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the
European Central Bank).
Β Β Β Β Β βGranting Lenderβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04(e).
Β Β Β Β Β βGuaranteeβ of or by any Person (the βguarantorβ) means 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 of the
guarantor, direct or indirect, (a)Β 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, (b)Β 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, (c)Β 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 (d)Β as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or
letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation, provided, that the
term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of
business.
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Β Β Β Β Β βHazardous Materialsβ means all explosive, radioactive, hazardous or toxic substances,
materials, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum by-products or distillates,
asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas,
chlorofluorocarbons and other ozone-depleting substances or lead-based paint that are regulated
pursuant to any Environmental Law.
Β Β Β Β Β βHoldingsβ means Burger King Holdings, Inc.
Β Β Β Β Β βIncome Taxesβ means all taxes, whether domestic or foreign, based on income or
profits or capital, including, without limitation, federal, provincial, state, local or other
Governmental entity, franchise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes, including any
interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Β Β Β Β Β βIncremental Amountβ means, at any time, the excess, if any, of (a)Β the sum of (x)
$450,000,000 plus (y)Β the amount of any voluntary prepayments of the Term Loans and voluntary
permanent reductions of the Revolving Commitments effected after the Effective Date (it being
understood that any prepayment of Term Loans with the proceeds of substantially concurrent
borrowings of new Loans hereunder or any reduction of Revolving Commitments in connection with a
substantially concurrent issuance of new revolving commitments hereunder shall not increase the
calculation of the Incremental Amount) over (b)Β the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental
Term Loans made plus all Incremental Revolving Commitments established prior to such date pursuant
to SectionΒ 2.20(a).
Β Β Β Β Β βIncremental Facility Amendmentβ has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.20(c).
Β Β Β Β Β βIncremental Facility Closing Dateβ has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.20(c).
Β Β Β Β Β βIncremental Revolving Commitmentβ has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.20(a).
Β Β Β Β Β βIncremental Revolving Lenderβ has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.20(c).
Β Β Β Β Β βIncremental Term Loansβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.20(a).
Β Β Β Β Β βIndebtednessβ of any Person means, without duplication, (a)Β all obligations of such
Person for borrowed money, (b)Β all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes
or similar instruments, (c)Β all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title
retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (d)Β all obligations of such
Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts
payable and other accrued obligations, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business
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and not more than 90Β days past due (unless being contested in good faith by appropriate
actions)), (e)Β all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness
has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or
acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (f)Β all
Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (g)Β all Capital Lease Obligations of such
Person, (h)Β all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect
of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (i)Β all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such
Person in respect of bankersβ acceptances and (j)Β all obligations of such Person with respect to
the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Equity Interests. The
Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any
partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor
as a result of such Personβs ownership interest in or other relationship to the extent the terms of
such Indebtedness provide that such Person is liable therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
connection with any Permitted Acquisition, the term βIndebtednessβ shall not include contingent
post-closing purchase price adjustments or earn-outs to which the seller in such Permitted
Acquisition may become entitled.
Β Β Β Β Β βIndemnified Taxesβ means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
Β Β Β Β Β βInformation Memorandumβ means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated September
2010, relating to the Borrower and the Transactions.
Β Β Β Β Β βInitial Borrowerβ means Blue Acquisition Sub, Inc.
Β Β Β Β Β βInterest Coverage Ratioβ means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a)
Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for such period to (b)Β Consolidated Interest Expense of the
Borrower for such Test Period.
Β Β Β Β Β βInterest Election Requestβ means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a
Revolving Borrowing or Term Borrowing in accordance with SectionΒ 2.07.
Β Β Β Β Β βInterest Payment Dateβ means (a)Β with respect to any ABR Loan (including a Swingline
Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December and (b)Β with respect to any
Eurocurrency Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such
Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than
three monthsβ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at
intervals of three monthsβ duration after the first day of such Interest Period.
Β Β Β Β Β βInterest Periodβ means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the period
commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the
calendar month that is one, two, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect (or with
respect to the initial Borrowing hereunder, such other period as the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent shall mutually agree), provided, that (a)Β if any Interest Period would
end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next
succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar
month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (b)Β any
Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for
which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest
Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For
purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is
made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of
such Borrowing.
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Β Β Β Β Β βIPOβ means a bona fide underwritten initial public offering of voting common Equity
Interests of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent as a direct result of which at least 10% of
the aggregate voting common Equity Interests of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent
(calculated on a fully diluted basis taking into account all options or other rights to acquire
voting common Equity Interests of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent then outstanding,
regardless of whether such options or other rights are then currently exercisable) will be
beneficially owned by Persons other than the Permitted Investors, Holdings and Affiliates of
Holdings (including all directors, officers and employees of Holdings, the Borrower or any
Subsidiary).
Β Β Β Β Β βIssuing Bankβ means, as the context may require, (a)Β JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and
each other Issuing Bank designated by the Borrower as such pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(k), in each
case in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such
capacity as provided in SectionΒ 2.05(i), and (b)Β with respect to each Existing Letter of Credit,
the Lender that issued such Existing Letter of Credit. An Issuing Bank may, in its discretion,
arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which
case the term βIssuing Bankβ shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit
issued by such Affiliate.
Β Β Β Β Β βLC Disbursementβ means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of
Credit. The amount of any LC Disbursement made by an Issuing Bank in an Alternative Currency and
not reimbursed by the Borrower shall be determined as set forth in paragraph (e)Β or (m)Β of Section
2.05, as applicable.
Β Β Β Β Β βLC Exposureβ means, at any time, the sum of (a)Β the aggregate undrawn amount of all
outstanding Letters of Credit denominated in U.S. Dollars at such time, (b)Β the U.S. Dollar
Equivalent of the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Alternative Currency Letters of
Credit at such time, (c)Β the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements made in U.S. Dollars that
have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time and (d)Β the U.S. Dollar
Equivalent of the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements made in an Alternative Currency that
have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any
Global Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate LC Exposure
at such time.
Β Β Β Β Β βLead Arrangersβ means X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC and Barclays Capital, the investment
banking division of Barclays Bank PLC.
Β Β Β Β Β βLender Participation Noticeβ has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.11(g).
Β Β Β Β Β βLendersβ means the Persons listed on ScheduleΒ 2.01 and any other Person that shall
have become a party hereto pursuant to SectionΒ 9.04 or SectionΒ 2.20, other than any such Person
that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to SectionΒ 9.04. Unless the context otherwise
requires, the term βLendersβ includes the Swingline Lender.
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Β Β Β Β Β βLetter of Creditβ means any letter of credit issued (or, in the case of Existing
Letters of Credit, deemed issued) pursuant to this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β βLIBO Rateβ means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in U.S.
Dollars or Sterling for any Interest Period, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative
Agent at approximately 11:00Β a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such
Interest Period (or on the date of the commencement of such Interest Period if such Eurocurrency
Borrowing is denominated in Sterling) by reference to LIBOR01 Page published by Reuters for
deposits in the currency of such Eurocurrency Borrowing for a period equal to such Interest Period.
In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the βLIBO
Rateβ with respect to such Eurocurrency Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the
interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the average of the rates per
annum at which deposits in the currency of such Eurocurrency Borrowing are offered for a maturity
comparable to such relevant Interest Period to the Reference Banks in the London interbank market
in London, England, at approximately 11:00Β a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the
commencement of such Interest Period (or on the date of the commencement of such Interest Period if
such Eurocurrency Borrowing is denominated in Sterling); provided, however, that
notwithstanding the rate calculated in accordance with the foregoing, at no time shall the LIBO
Rate for Tranche B Term Loans be deemed to be less than 1.50%.
Β Β Β Β Β βLienβ means, with respect to any asset, (a)Β any mortgage, deed of trust, lien,
pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b)Β the
interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title
retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of
the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c)Β in the case of securities, any purchase option, call
or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities. βLienβ shall not include any
license to any intellectual property.
Β Β Β Β Β βLoan Document Obligationsβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral
Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β βLoan Documentsβ means this Agreement, any Incremental Facility Amendment, the
Collateral Agreement and the other Security Documents.
Β Β Β Β Β βLoan Partiesβ means Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties.
Β Β Β Β Β βLoansβ means the loans made to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β βLong-Term Indebtednessβ means any Indebtedness (excluding Indebtedness permitted by
SectionΒ 6.01(iii)) that, in accordance with GAAP, constitutes a long-term liability.
Β Β Β Β Β βMaterial Adverse Effectβ means a material adverse effect on (a)Β the business,
operations or financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, (b)Β the ability of any Loan Party to perform any of its material obligations under any
Loan Document or (c)Β the rights of or benefits available to the Lenders under any Loan
Document.
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Β Β Β Β Β βMaterial Indebtednessβ means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of
Credit), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of Holdings,
the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding
$20,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the βprincipal amountβ of the
obligations of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Agreement
at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that
Holdings, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap
Agreement were terminated at such time.
Β Β Β Β Β βMaximum Accrualβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.11(h).
Β Β Β Β Β βMergerβ means the merger of the Initial Borrower with and into Holdings (with
Holdings as the surviving corporation) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β βMinimum Tranche Amountβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.22(b).
Β Β Β Β Β βMinority Investmentβ means any person (other than a Subsidiary) in which the Borrower
or any Restricted Subsidiary owns capital stock.
Β Β Β Β Β βMoodyβsβ means Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc.
Β Β Β Β Β βMortgagesβ means each of the mortgages and deeds of trust made by any Loan Party in
favor of, or for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
Β Β Β Β Β βMultiemployer Planβ means a multiemployer plan as defined in SectionΒ 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA.
Β Β Β Β Β βNet Incomeβ means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss)Β of such Person,
determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock
dividends.
Β Β Β Β Β βNet Proceedsβ means:
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β with respect to the disposition of any asset by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary or any Casualty Event, the excess, if any, of (i)Β the sum of cash and Permitted
Investments received in connection with such disposition or Casualty Event (including any cash or
Permitted Investments received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a
note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received and, with respect to any Casualty
Event, any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of such Casualty Event actually
received by or paid to or for the account of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary)
over (ii)Β the sum of (A)Β the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other
amounts on any Indebtedness that is secured by the asset subject to such disposition or Casualty
Event and that is required to be repaid in connection with such disposition or Casualty Event
(other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), (B)Β the out-
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of-pocket fees and expenses (including attorneysβ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs,
title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or
mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary
fees) actually incurred by Holdings, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with
such disposition or Casualty Event, (C)Β taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be actually payable
in connection therewith, and (D)Β any reserve for adjustment in respect of (x)Β the sale price of
such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP and (y)Β any liabilities associated with
such asset or assets and retained by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after such
sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities
and liabilities related to environmental matters or with respect to any indemnification obligations
associated with such transaction and it being understood that βNet Proceedsβ shall include (i)Β any
cash or Permitted Investments received upon the disposition of any non-cash consideration by
Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any such disposition and (ii)Β upon the
reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount)
of any reserve described in clause (D)Β above or if such liabilities have not been satisfied in cash
and such reserve is not reversed within 365Β days after such disposition or Casualty Event, the
amount of such reserve; provided that (x)Β no net cash proceeds calculated in accordance
with the foregoing realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall
constitute Net Proceeds unless such net cash proceeds shall exceed $10,000,000 and (y)Β no such net
cash proceeds shall constitute Net Proceeds under this clause (a)Β in any fiscal year until the
aggregate amount of all such net cash proceeds in such fiscal year shall exceed $25,000,000 (and
thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Proceeds under this
clause (a)); and
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β (i)Β with respect to the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by Holdings, the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, the excess, if any, of (x)Β the sum of the cash received in
connection with such incurrence or issuance over (y)Β the investment banking fees, underwriting
discounts, commissions, costs and other out-of-pocket expenses and other customary expenses,
incurred by Holdings, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such incurrence
or issuance and (ii)Β with respect to any Qualified Equity Interests issued by any direct or
indirect parent of the Borrower, the amount of cash from such Qualified Equity Interests
contributed to the capital of the Borrower.
Β Β Β Β Β βNon-Cash Chargesβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of
Consolidated EBITDA .
Β Β Β Β Β βNon-Consenting Lenderβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.02(c).
Β Β Β Β Β βNotice of Intent to Cureβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the last paragraph
of ArticleΒ VII.
Β Β Β Β Β βObligationsβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β βOECD Countryβ means any member country of the Organization of Economic Cooperation
and Development.
Β Β Β Β Β βOffered Loansβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(g).
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Β Β Β Β Β βOrganizational Documentsβ means, with respect to any Person, the charter, articles or
certificate of organization or incorporation and bylaws or other organizational or governing
documents of such Person.
Β Β Β Β Β βOther Taxesβ means any and all present or future recording, stamp, documentary,
excise, transfer, sales, property or similar taxes, charges or levies arising from any payment made
under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with
respect to, any Loan Document, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable
thereto.
Β Β Β Β Β βParentβ means, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is,
directly or indirectly, a subsidiary.
Β Β Β Β Β βParticipantβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04(c).
Β Β Β Β Β βPBGCβ means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA
and any successor entity performing similar functions.
Β Β Β Β Β βPerfection Certificateβ means a certificate in the form of ExhibitΒ D or any other
form approved by the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β βPermitted Acquisitionβ means any acquisition by the Borrower or a Restricted
Subsidiary of any restaurant or other business permitted by SectionΒ 6.03(b) (whether through the
acquisition of real property or assets, from a Franchisee or otherwise) or all the outstanding
Equity Interests (other than directorsβ qualifying shares and shares required by applicable law to
be issued to nationals or citizens) in, all or substantially all the assets of, or all or
substantially all the assets constituting a division or line of business of, a Person if (a)Β such
acquisition was not preceded by, or consummated pursuant to, a hostile offer (including a proxy
contest), (b)Β no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (c)Β such
acquisition and all transactions related thereto are consummated in accordance with applicable
material laws, (d)Β all actions required to be taken with respect to any acquired or newly formed
Restricted Subsidiary under SectionsΒ 5.12 and 5.13 shall have been taken, (e)Β the Borrower is in
compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such acquisition as of the last day of the
most-recently ended Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to
SectionΒ 5.01(a) or (b), with the covenants contained in SectionΒ 6.13, (f)Β after giving effect to
such acquisition, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries shall have no less than $100,000,000 of
aggregate cash and cash equivalents and unused and available Revolving Commitments, (g)Β the
business of such Person or such assets, as the case may be, constitutes a business permitted by
SectionΒ 6.03(b) and (i)Β in the case of any acquisition resulting in cash consideration in excess of
$50,000,000, the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial
Officer to the effect set forth in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f)Β and (g)Β above, together
with all relevant available financial information for the Person or assets to be acquired and
setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with clause (e)Β above;
provided that any such acquisition by a non wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary shall only
be deemed to be a Permitted Acquisition if the Borrower otherwise complies with clause (d)Β above as
if such acquisition were made by a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary.
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Β Β Β Β Β βPermitted Encumbrancesβ means:
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β Liens imposed by law for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges that are not yet
due or are being contested in compliance with SectionΒ 5.05;
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β carriersβ, warehousemenβs, mechanicsβ, materialmenβs, repairmenβs, landlordsβ and other
like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that
are not overdue by more than 60Β days or are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and, in the case of material obligations, in compliance with SectionΒ 5.05;
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β pledges and deposits made, and other Liens incurred, in the ordinary course of business in
compliance with workersβ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or
regulations;
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β deposits and other Liens incurred 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 Β Β Β Β (e)Β judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under
clause (k)Β of ArticleΒ VII;
Β Β Β Β Β (f)Β easements, zoning restrictions, 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 interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary; and
Β Β Β Β Β (g)Β Liens arising from Permitted Investments described in clause (d)Β of the definition of the
term βPermitted Investmentsβ,
provided that the term βPermitted Encumbrancesβ shall not include any Lien securing
Indebtedness (other than pursuant to clause (d)Β above).
Β Β Β Β Β βPermitted Investmentsβ means:
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are
unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America, any State thereof or any political
subdivision of any such State or any OECD Country (or by any agency of the United States of America
or any OECD Country to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the
United States of America or such OECD Country, as the case may be), in each case maturing within
one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β investments in commercial paper maturing within one year from the date of acquisition
thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, one of the two highest credit ratings obtainable
from S&P or from Moodyβs;
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β investments in certificates of deposit, bankerβs acceptances and time or demand deposits
maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or
placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any office of any
commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or
any OECD Country that has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than
$100,000,000;
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Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30Β days for
securities described in clause (a)Β above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying
the criteria described in clause (c)Β above;
Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β investments in βmoney market fundsβ within the meaning of RuleΒ 2a-7 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, substantially all of whose assets are invested in investments of
the type described in clauses (a)Β through (d)Β above; and
Β Β Β Β Β (f)Β foreign investments substantially comparable to any of the foregoing in connection with
managing cash of any Subsidiary having operations in a foreign country.
Β Β Β Β Β βPermitted Investorsβ means the Sponsors and any Sponsor Affiliate.
Β Β Β Β Β βPermitted Refinancingβ means, with respect to any Indebtedness, any modification,
refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of such Indebtedness; provided that (i)Β the
principal amount thereof does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness so modified,
refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended (plus any accrued but unpaid interest, fees and
redemption premiums payable by the terms of such Indebtedness thereon), (ii)Β such modification,
refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the
final maturity date of, and has a weighted average life to maturity equal to or greater than the
weighted average life to maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded,
renewed or extended, (iii)Β if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or
extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such modification, refinancing,
refunding, renewal or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms at
least as favorable on the whole to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing
the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended, (iv)Β the terms and
conditions of any such modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended Indebtedness are market
terms on the date of issuance (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or are not, taken as a
whole, materially more restrictive than the covenants and events of default contained in this
Agreement, provided that if such Indebtedness contains any financial maintenance covenants,
such covenants shall not be tighter than those contained in this Agreement, (v)Β such modification,
refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension shall not be incurred by a Person who is not the
obligor on the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended, (vi)Β at the
time thereof, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (vii)Β to the extent that the
Liens securing the Indebtedness being refinanced is subordinated to the Liens securing the
Obligations, any Lien securing such refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated to the Liens securing
the Obligations on terms at least as favorable on the whole to the Lenders as those contained in
the applicable subordination language (if any) for the Indebtedness being refinanced.
Β Β Β Β Β βPermitted Sale and Leaseback Transactionβ means any Sale and Leaseback Transaction by
the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is made for cash consideration in an amount
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not less than the fair value of the fixed or capital assets that are sold or transferred
pursuant to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction if (x)Β such Sale and Leaseback Transaction,
together with all other Sale and Leaseback Transactions made pursuant to this clause (x), does not
result in aggregate Net Proceeds in excess of $20,000,000 in any fiscal year or (y) (a)Β immediately
before and after giving effect thereto, no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result
therefrom, (b)(i) the Borrower is in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such
Sale and Leaseback Transaction and the application of the proceeds therefrom with the covenants
contained in SectionsΒ 6.12 and 6.13, recomputed as of the last day of the most-recently ended
fiscal quarter of the Borrower prior to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction for which financial
statements have been delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01(a) or (b), and (ii)Β the Rent-Adjusted
Leverage Ratio, after giving effect to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction and the application of
the proceeds therefrom, recomputed on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most-recently
ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower prior to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction for which
financial statements have been delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01(a) or (b), is either (x)Β less
than 3.00 to 1.00 or (y)Β not greater than the Rent-Adjusted Leverage Ratio recomputed on a Pro
Forma Basis as of such date without giving effect to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction and the
application of the proceeds therefrom and (c)Β the Borrower has, in the case of any Sale and
Leaseback Transaction resulting in cash consideration in excess of $15,000,000, delivered to the
Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer to such effect, together with all
relevant financial information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, including
reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with clause (b)Β above.
Β Β Β Β Β βPersonβ means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust,
joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Β Β Β Β Β βPlanβ means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan)
subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or SectionΒ 412 of the Code or SectionΒ 302 of ERISA,
and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such Plan were terminated,
would under SectionΒ 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an βemployerβ as defined in SectionΒ 3(5) of
ERISA.
Β Β Β Β Β βPrepayment Eventβ means:
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β any sale, transfer or other disposition (including pursuant to a Sale and Leaseback
Transaction and by way of merger or consolidation) of any property or asset of Holdings, the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, other than dispositions permitted by clauses (a), (b), (c),
(d), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (l) (but excluding sales of owned real property to the extent that
the aggregate fair market value of all owned real property sold to Franchisees exceeds $25,000,000
during any fiscal year of the Borrower) and (m)Β of SectionΒ 6.05;
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by
condemnation or similar proceeding of, any property or asset of Holdings, the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary with a fair market value immediately prior to such event equal to or greater
than $5,000,000; and
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β the incurrence by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness,
other than Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 6.01 (except as required by
SectionΒ 6.01(xi)(A)(1)(y) or SectionΒ 6.01(xviii)) or SectionΒ 6.15 or permitted by the Required
Lenders pursuant to SectionΒ 9.02.
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Β Β Β Β Β βPrime Rateβ means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time
by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City;
each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is
publicly announced as being effective.
Β Β Β Β Β βPro Forma Adjustmentβ means, for any Test Period that includes all or any part of a
fiscal quarter included in any Post-Acquisition Period, with respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the
applicable Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary or the Consolidated
EBITDA of the Borrower, the pro forma increase or decrease in such Acquired EBITDA or such
Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, projected by the Borrower in good faith as a result of (a)
actions taken during such Post-Acquisition Period for the purposes of realizing reasonably
identifiable and factually supportable cost savings or (b)Β any additional costs incurred during
such Post-Acquisition Period, in each case in connection with the combination of the operations of
such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary with the operations of the
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that, (i)Β at the election of the
Borrower, such Pro Forma Adjustment shall not be required to be determined for any Acquired Entity
or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the aggregate consideration paid in
connection with such acquisition was less than $2,500,000, (ii)Β so long as such actions are taken
during such Post-Acquisition Period or such costs are incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period,
as applicable, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired
EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, it may be assumed that such cost savings
will be realizable during the entirety of such Test Period, or such additional costs, as
applicable, will be incurred during the entirety of such Test Period, and (iii)Β the aggregate
amount of Pro Forma Adjustments in any Test Period shall be limited to an amount to be determined;
provided further that any such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired
EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, shall be without duplication for cost
savings or additional costs already included in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA,
as the case may be, for such Test Period.
Β Β Β Β Β βPro Forma Balance Sheetβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 3.04(b).
Β Β Β Β Β βPro Forma Basisβ means, with respect to the calculation of the Total Leverage Ratio,
the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio, the Interest Coverage Ratio or the Rent-Adjusted Leverage Ratio
as of any date, that (A)Β to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been made
and (B)Β such calculation shall give pro forma effect to all Permitted Acquisitions, all Permitted
Sale and Leaseback Transactions, all issuances, incurrences or assumptions of Indebtedness and the
application of the proceeds of such Indebtedness (with any such Indebtedness being deemed to be
amortized over the applicable testing period in accordance with its terms) and all sales, transfers
or other dispositions of any material assets outside the ordinary course of business, in each case
that have occurred during (or, if such calculation is being made for the purpose of determining
whether any proposed acquisition will constitute a Permitted Acquisition, whether any proposed Sale
and Leaseback Transaction will constitute a Permitted Sale and Leaseback Transaction, whether any
Capital Expenditure is permitted under SectionΒ 6.14, whether any Incremental Term Loans or
Incremental Revolving Commitments may be made or whether any
Subordinated Debt or Indebtedness under SectionΒ 6.01(xviii) may be incurred, since the
beginning of) the four consecutive fiscal quarter period of the Borrower most-recently ended on or
prior to such date as if they occurred on the first day of such four consecutive fiscal quarter
period (including cost savings to the extent such cost savings would be consistent with the
definition of βPro Forma Adjustmentβ and the definition of βConsolidated EBITDAβ).
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Β Β Β Β Β βProposed Changeβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.02(c).
Β Β Β Β Β βProposed Discounted Prepayment Amountβ has the meaning assigned to such term in
SectionΒ 2.11(g).
Β Β Β Β Β βPurchase Agreementβ means the agreement and plan of merger (together with all
schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto, in each case as may be waived, supplemented or otherwise
modified, the βPurchase Agreementβ) dated as of SeptemberΒ 2, 2010 among Holdings, Blue
Acquisition Holding Corporation and the Initial Borrower.
Β Β Β Β Β βQualified Equity Interestsβ means Equity Interests of Holdings or the Borrower other
than Disqualified Equity Interests.
Β Β Β Β Β βQualifying Lendersβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(g).
Β Β Β Β Β βQualifying Loansβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(g).
Β Β Β Β Β βReference Banksβ means, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank plc and any other
major bank in the London interbank market selected by the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β βRegisterβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04(b).
Β Β Β Β Β βReinvestment Deferred Amountβ has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.11(c).
Β Β Β Β Β βRelated Partiesβ means, with respect to any specified Person, such Personβs
Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors of such
Person and such Personβs Affiliates.
Β Β Β Β Β βReleaseβ means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring,
deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through the environment
(including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or within or
upon any building, structure, facility or fixture.
Β Β Β Β Β βRent-Adjusted Leverage Ratioβ means, as of any date, the ratio of (a)Β the sum of (i)
an amount equal to eight times Consolidated Rental Expense for the most recent Test Period and (ii)
Consolidated Total Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b)Β Consolidated EBITDAR for such
Test Period.
Β Β Β Β Β βRepricing Eventβ means (a)Β any prepayment or repayment of Term Loans with the
proceeds of, or any conversion of Term Loans into, any new or replacement tranche of term loans or
Indebtedness incurred under SectionΒ 6.01(xviii) bearing interest with an βeffective
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yieldβ (taking into account, for example, upfront fees, interest rate spreads, interest rate
benchmark floors and original issue discount, but excluding the effect of any arrangement,
structuring, syndication or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not shared with all
lenders or holders of such new or replacement loans) less than the βeffective yieldβ applicable to
the Term Loans (as such comparative yields are determined in the reasonable judgment of the
Administrative Agent consistent with generally accepted financial practices) but excluding any new
or replacement loans incurred in connection with a βChange in Controlβ and (b)Β any amendment
(including pursuant to a replacement term loan as contemplated by SectionΒ 9.02(b)) to the Term
Loans or any tranche thereof which reduces the βeffective yieldβ applicable to such Term Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β βRequired Lendersβ means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Exposures, Term Loans
and unused Commitments (other than Swingline Commitments) representing more than 50% of the
aggregate Revolving Exposures, outstanding Term Loans and unused Commitments (other than Swingline
Commitments) at such time. For purposes of this definition, Required Lenders shall be determined
by excluding all Loans and Commitments held or beneficially owned by a Sponsor Affiliated Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β βRequirement of Lawβ means, with respect to any Person, any statute, law, treaty,
rule, regulation, order, decree, writ, injunction or determination of any arbitrator or court or
other 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 Β Β Β Β βRequisite Periodβ means either of (i)Β the period from and including the Effective
Date to and including JuneΒ 30, 2011 or (ii)Β the period from and including JulyΒ 1, 2011 to and
including JuneΒ 30, 2012, as the case may be.
Β Β Β Β Β βRestatement Effective Dateβ means the date on which the conditions specified in
SectionΒ 4.03 have been satisfied, which date is FebruaryΒ 15, 2011.
Β Β Β Β Β βRestricted Paymentβ means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash,
securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in Holdings, the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including
any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement,
acquisition, cancelation or termination of any Equity Interests in Holdings, the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in
Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any other payment (including any payment
under any Swap Agreement) that has a substantially similar effect to any of the foregoing.
Β Β Β Β Β βRestricted Subsidiaryβ means any Subsidiary other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Availability Periodβ means the period from and including the Restatement
Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the date of
termination of the Revolving Commitments.
Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Borrowingβ means a Borrowing comprised of Revolving Loans.
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Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Commitmentβ means, with respect to each Lender, the sum of such Lenderβs
Global Revolving Commitment and such Lenderβs U.S. Revolving Commitment.
Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Exposureβ means, at any time, the sum of the aggregate Global Revolving
Exposures and the aggregate U.S. Revolving Exposures. The Revolving Exposure of any Lender at any
time shall be the sum of its Global Revolving Exposure and its U.S. Revolving Exposure at such
time.
Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Lenderβ means a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or, if the Revolving
Commitments have terminated or expired, a Lender with Revolving Exposure.
Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Loanβ means a Global Revolving Loan or a U.S. Revolving Loan.
Β Β Β Β Β βRevolving Maturity Dateβ means OctoberΒ 19, 2015.
Β Β Β Β Β βS&Pβ means Standard & Poorβs Ratings Group, Inc.
Β Β Β Β Β βSale and Leaseback Transactionβ means any arrangement, directly or indirectly,
whereby Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any real
property, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter
rent or lease such real property.
Β Β Β Β Β βSECβ means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any Governmental Authority
succeeding to any of its principal functions.
Β Β Β Β Β βSecurity Documentsβ means the Collateral Agreement, the Foreign Pledge Agreements,
any Mortgages (if any) and each other security agreement or other instrument or document executed
and delivered pursuant to any of the foregoing or pursuant to SectionΒ 5.12 or 5.13 to secure any of
the Obligations.
Β Β Β Β Β βSenior Exchange Notesβ has the meaning specified in the definition of Senior Notes.
Β Β Β Β Β βSenior Note Documentsβ means the indenture or indentures under which Senior Notes are
issued, all instruments, agreements and other documents evidencing or governing the Senior Notes,
providing for any Guarantee or other right in respect thereof, and all schedules, exhibits and
annexes to each of the foregoing.
Β Β Β Β Β βSenior Notesβ means $800,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Borrowerβs
9.875% senior unsecured notes due 2018 as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified,
supplemented and/or extended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, and
any notes issued in exchange or replacement of the foregoing on substantially identical terms (the
βSenior Exchange Notesβ).
Β Β Β Β Β βSenior Secured Leverage Ratioβ means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of
(a)Β Consolidated Senior Secured Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b)Β Consolidated
EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period.
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Β Β Β Β Β βSignificant Subsidiaryβ means, at any date of determination, any Restricted
Subsidiary with assets having an aggregate fair market value of $2,500,000 or more at such date.
Β Β Β Β Β βSold Entity or Businessβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of
Consolidated EBITDA.
Β Β Β Β Β βSolventβ and βSolvencyβ mean, with respect to any Person on any date of
determination, that on such date (i)Β the sum of the debt (including contingent liabilities) of such
Person does not exceed the present fair saleable value of the present assets of such Person;(ii)
the capital of such Person is not unreasonably small in relation to the business of such Xxxxx,
contemplated as of the date of such determination; and (iii)Β such Person does not intend to incur,
or believe that it will incur, debts including current obligations beyond its ability to pay such
debt as they mature in the ordinary course of business.
Β Β Β Β Β βSPVβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04(e).
Β Β Β Β Β βSponsorβ means 3G Capital Partners Ltd.
Β Β Β Β Β βSponsor Affiliateβ means any Affiliate of a Sponsor other than (a)Β Holdings, the
Borrower and the Subsidiaries and (b)Β any other operating company or a Person controlled by such an
operating company.
Β Β Β Β Β βSponsor Affiliated Lenderβ means the Sponsor and any Affiliate of the Sponsor
(including Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries).
Β Β Β Β Β βStatutory Reserve Rateβ means, with respect to any currency, a fraction (expressed as
a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one
minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve, liquid asset, fees or similar requirements (including
any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves or other requirements) established by any
central bank, monetary authority, the Board, the Financial Services Authority, the European Central
Bank or other Governmental Authority for any category of deposits or liabilities customarily used
to fund loans in such currency, expressed in the case of each such requirement as a decimal. Such
reserve percentages shall, in the case of U.S. Dollar denominated Loans, include those imposed
pursuant to RegulationΒ D of the Board. For purposes of this definition, Eurocurrency Loans shall be
deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve, liquid asset or
similar requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be
available from time to time to any Lender under such RegulationΒ D or any comparable law, rule or
regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective
date of any change in any reserve, liquid asset or similar requirement.
Β Β Β Β Β βSterlingβ or βΒ£β refers to lawful money of the United Kingdom.
Β Β Β Β Β βSubordinated Debtβ means unsecured Indebtedness of Holdings or the Borrower (other
than intercompany Indebtedness) that (a)Β does not require any scheduled payment of principal
(including pursuant to a sinking fund obligation) or mandatory redemption or redemption at the
option of the holders thereof (except for redemptions in respect of asset sales and changes in
control on terms that are market terms on the date of issuance) prior to the date that is 180Β days
after the Tranche B Maturity Date or, if such Indebtedness is incurred after the Borrower has
obtained any Incremental Term Loans or while any Commitments from Additional Lenders to make
Incremental Term Loans remain in effect, 180Β days after the maturity date for such Incremental Term
Loans, unless all such Incremental Term Loans have been repaid in full and all Commitments in
respect thereof have been terminated, (b)Β contains subordination and guarantee release provisions
that are market terms on the date of issuance, (c)Β contains other terms (including covenants,
events of default, remedies, redemption provisions and change of control provisions) that are
market terms on the date of issuance (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or are not
materially more restrictive than the covenants and events of default contained in this Agreement,
provided that the terms of such Indebtedness shall not in any case require the maintenance
or achievement of any financial performance standards other than as a condition to the taking of
specified actions, and (d)Β bears interest at a rate that is a market rate of interest on the date
of issuance of such Indebtedness as determined by the Borrower in good faith.
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Β Β Β Β Β βSubordinated Debt Documentsβ means the indenture or indentures under which any
Subordinated Debt is issued, all side letters, instruments, agreements and other documents
evidencing or governing any Subordinated Debt, providing for any Guarantee or other right in
respect thereof, and all schedules, exhibits and annexes to each of the foregoing.
Β Β Β Β Β βSubordinated Refinancing Indebtednessβ means any Subordinated Debt issued to
refinance, redeem or repurchase (collectively, βrefinanceβ) any other Subordinated Debt,
provided that such Subordinated Debt is in an aggregate principal amount not more than the
aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Debt being refinanced (plus any accrued but unpaid
interest, fees or premium thereon, provided that such premium is either payable by the
terms of the Subordinated Debt being refinanced or is not more than a market premium at the time as
determined in good faith by the Borrower).
Β Β Β Β Β βsubsidiaryβ means, with respect to any Person (the βparentβ) at any date, any
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, 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, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity
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 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 Β Β Β βSubsidiaryβ means any subsidiary of the Borrower.
Β Β Β Β Β βSubsidiary Loan Partyβ means (a)Β any Significant Subsidiary that is a wholly owned
Domestic Subsidiary (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) and (b)Β any other Subsidiary designated by
the Borrower as a Subsidiary Loan Party pursuant to written notice to the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β βSwap Agreementβ means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or
derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or
more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic,
financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any
similar transaction or any combination of these transactions, provided that no phantom
stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or
former directors, officers, employees or consultants of Holdings, the Borrower or the Restricted
Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
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Β Β Β Β Β βSwingline Borrowingβ means a Borrowing comprised of Swingline Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β βSwingline Commitmentβ means the commitment of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline
Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β βSwingline Exposureβ means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all
Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Global Revolving Lender at
any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the Swingline Exposure at such time.
Β Β Β Β Β βSwingline Lenderβ means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as lender of
Swingline Loans hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β βSwingline Loanβ means a Loan made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.04.
Β Β Β Β Β βSyndication Agentβ means Barclays Capital, in its capacity as syndication agent for
the Lenders hereunder, and its successors in such capacity.
Β Β Β Β Β βTargetβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
Β Β Β Β Β βTaxesβ means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest,
additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Β Β Β Β Β βTerm Borrowingβ means a Borrowing comprised of Term Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β βTerm Commitmentsβ means the Tranche B Commitments, the Tranche B Euro Commitments and
any commitments to make Incremental Term Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β βTerm Lendersβ means the Tranche B Lenders, the Tranche B Euro Lenders and any Lenders
with an outstanding Incremental Term Loan or a Commitment to make an Incremental Term Loan.
Β Β Β Β Β βTerm Loansβ means the Tranche B Term Loans, the Tranche B Euro Term Loans and any
Incremental Term Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β βTest Periodβ means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four
consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending on or prior to such date.
Β Β Β Β Β βTotal Assetsβ means, on any date, the aggregate amount of assets of the Borrower and
the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as shown on the most recent consolidated
balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated
basis in accordance with GAAP, but giving pro forma effect to the relevant asset sale and the
use of proceeds therefrom.
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Β Β Β Β Β βTotal Leverage Ratioβ means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a)
Consolidated Total Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b)Β Consolidated EBITDA of the
Borrower for such Test Period.
Β Β Β Β Β βTranche B Commitmentβ means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of
such Lender under this Agreement to make a Tranche B Term Loan hereunder and/or, in the case of
Existing Lenders, convert its Existing Tranche B Term Loan into a Tranche B Term Loan hereunder, in
each case on the Restatement Effective Date, expressed as an amount representing the maximum
principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loan to be made or converted by such Lender hereunder. The
initial amount of each Lenderβs Tranche B Commitment on the Restatement Effective Date is as set
forth on its Addendum. The initial aggregate amount of the Lendersβ Tranche B Commitments on the
Restatement Effective Date is $1,600,000,000.
Β Β Β Β Β βTranche B Commitment Conversion Amountβ means, as to any Lender, the principal amount
of its Existing Tranche B Term Loans (as reflected in the Register as of the Restatement Effective
Date), to the extent such Lender has elected to convert its Existing Tranche B Term Loans on its
Addendum.
Β Β Β Β Β βTranche B Commitment Funding Amountβ means, as to any Lender, the portion (if any) of
its Tranche B Commitment which appears under the heading βTranche B Commitment Funding Amountβ on
its Addendum.
Β Β Β Β Β βTranche B Euro Commitmentβ means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if
any, of such Lender under this Agreement to make a Tranche B Euro Term Loan hereunder and/or, in
the case of Existing Lenders, convert its Existing Tranche B Euro Term Loan into a Tranche B Euro
Term Loan hereunder, in each case on the Restatement Effective Date, expressed as an amount
representing the maximum principal amount of the Tranche B Euro Term Loan to be made by such Lender
hereunder. The initial amount of each Lenderβs Tranche B Euro Commitment on the Restatement
Effective Date is as set forth on its Addendum. The initial aggregate amount of the Lendersβ
Tranche B Euro Commitments on the Restatement Effective Date is β¬200,000,000.
Β Β Β Β Β βTranche B Euro Commitment Conversion Amountβ means, as to any Lender, the principal
amount of its Existing Tranche B Euro Term Loans (as reflected in the Register as of the
Restatement Effective Date), to the extent such Lender has elected to convert its Existing Tranche
B Euro Term Loans on its Addendum.
Β Β Β Β Β βTranche B Euro Commitment Funding Amountβ means, as to any Lender, the portion (if
any) of its Tranche B Euro Commitment which appears under the heading βTranche B Euro Commitment
Funding Amountβ on its Addendum.
Β Β Β Β Β βTranche B Euro Lenderβ means a Lender with a Tranche B Euro Commitment or an
outstanding Tranche B Euro Term Loan.
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Β Β Β Β Β βTranche B Euro Maturity Dateβ means OctoberΒ 19, 2016.
Β Β Β Β Β βTranche B Euro Term Loansβ means Loans made pursuant to clause (b)Β of SectionΒ 2.01.
Β Β Β Β Β βTranche B Lenderβ means a Lender with a Tranche B Commitment or an outstanding
Tranche B Term Loan.
Β Β Β Β Β βTranche B Maturity Dateβ means OctoberΒ 19, 2016.
Β Β Β Β Β βTranche B Term Loansβ means Loans made pursuant to clause (a)Β of SectionΒ 2.01.
Β Β Β Β Β βTransactionsβ means the Merger, the Acquisition and the debt incurrences and equity
issuances that occurred substantially concurrently therewith (including the issuance of the Senior
Notes) and the use of proceeds therefrom.
Β Β Β Β Β βTransaction Costsβ means all fees, costs and expenses incurred or payable by
Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the Transactions.
Β Β Β Β Β βTypeβ, when used in reference to any 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 Eurocurrency Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
Β Β Β Β Β βUnrestricted Subsidiaryβ means any Subsidiary of the Borrower designated by the board
of directors of Holdings as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to SectionΒ 5.14 subsequent to the
Effective Date.
Β Β Β Β Β βU.S. Dollarsβ or β$β refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
Β Β Β Β Β βU.S. Dollar Equivalentβ means, on any date of determination, (a)Β with respect to any
amount in U.S. Dollars, such amount, and (b)Β with respect to any amount in any other currency, the
equivalent in U.S. Dollars of such amount, determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to
SectionΒ 1.06 using the Exchange Rate with respect to such currency at the time in effect under the
provisions of such Section.
Β Β Β Β Β βU.S. Revolving Commitmentβ means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if
any, of such Lender to make U.S. Revolving Loans, expressed as an amount representing the maximum
possible aggregate amount of such Lenderβs U.S. Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment
may be (a)Β reduced from time to time pursuant to SectionΒ 2.08 and (b)Β reduced or increased from
time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 9.04. The initial
amount of each Lenderβs U.S. Revolving Commitment on the Restatement Effective Date is set forth on
ScheduleΒ 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed
its U.S. Revolving Commitment, as the case may be. The initial aggregate amount of the Lendersβ
U.S. Revolving Commitments on the Restatement Effective Date is $7,000,000.
Β Β Β Β Β βU.S. Revolving Exposureβ means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of the
U.S. Revolving Loans outstanding at such time. The U.S. Revolving Exposure of any Lender at any
time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the U.S. Revolving Exposure at such time.
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Β Β Β Β Β βU.S. Revolving Lenderβ means a Lender with a U.S. Revolving Commitment or, if the
U.S. Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, a Lender with U.S. Revolving Exposure.
Β Β Β Β Β βU.S. Revolving Loanβ means a Loan made pursuant to clause (c)(ii) of SectionΒ 2.01.
Β Β Β Β Β βwholly owned Subsidiaryβ means, with respect to any Person at any date, a subsidiary
of such Person of which securities or other ownership interests representing 100% of the Equity
Interests (other than directorsβ qualifying shares and shares required by applicable law to be
issued to nationals or citizens) are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by such Person or
one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more wholly owned
Subsidiaries of such Person.
Β Β Β Β Β βWithdrawal Liabilityβ means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a
complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in PartΒ I of
Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
Β Β Β Β Β βWithholding Agentβ means any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 1.02Β Β Classification of Loans and Borrowings. 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 βEurocurrency Loanβ) or by Class and
Type (e.g. , a βEurocurrency Revolving Loanβ). Borrowings also may be classified and
referred to by Class (e.g., a βRevolving Borrowingβ) or by Type (e.g., a
βEurocurrency Borrowingβ) or by Class and Type (e.g., a βEurocurrency Revolving
Borrowingβ).
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 1.03Β Β Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the
terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding
masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words βincludeβ, βincludesβ and βincludingβ shall be
deemed to be followed by the phrase βwithout limitationβ. The word βwillβ shall be construed to
have the same meaning and effect as the word βshallβ. Unless the context requires otherwise, (a)
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 from time to time
amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on
such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b)Β any reference herein to any
Person shall be construed to include such Personβs successors and assigns, (c)Β the words βhereinβ,
βhereofβ and βhereunderβ, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this
Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d)Β all references herein to
Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of,
and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e)Β the words βassetβ and βpropertyβ shall be
construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible
assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 1.04Β Β Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial
nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time, provided
that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative
Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision (including any definition)
hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Effective Date in GAAP or in the
application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the
Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose),
regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the
application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and
applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have
been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.
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Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 1.05Β Β Pro Forma Calculations. With respect to any period during which any Permitted Acquisition, any Permitted Sale and
Leaseback Transaction or any sale, transfer or other disposition of any material assets outside the
ordinary course of business occurs, calculations of the Total Leverage Ratio, the Senior Secured
Leverage Ratio, the Interest Coverage Ratio and the Rent-Adjusted Leverage Ratio with respect to
such period shall be made on a Pro Forma Basis.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 1.06Β Β Currency Translation. (a)Β For purposes of determining compliance as of any date with SectionΒ 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.05,
6.07, 6.08, 6.09 or 6.14, or for purposes of making any determination under paragraph (f), (g)Β or
(k)Β of ArticleΒ VII, amounts incurred or outstanding in currencies other than U.S. Dollars shall be
translated into U.S. Dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the last Business Day of the fiscal
quarter immediately preceding the fiscal quarter in which such determination occurs or in respect
of which such determination is being made, as such exchange rates shall be determined in good faith
by the Borrower by reference to customary indices, provided that if any Indebtedness is
incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, and
such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if
calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, the
limitation on the permitted amount of such Indebtedness will be deemed not to have been exceeded so
long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount
of such Indebtedness being refinanced (and, for the purposes of this proviso, if refinancing
Indebtedness is to be incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, the
principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness and the Indebtedness being refinanced will be
calculated based on the currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing with
respect to the currencies in which such respective Indebtedness is denominated). For purposes of
determining compliance as of any date with SectionΒ 6.04, amounts incurred or outstanding in
currencies other than U.S. Dollars shall be translated into U.S. Dollars at the exchange rates in
effect on the last Business Day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the fiscal quarter in
which such amount was incurred, as such exchange rates shall be determined in good faith by the
Borrower by reference to customary indices. No Default shall arise as a result of any limitation or
threshold set forth in U.S. Dollars in SectionΒ 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04, 6.05, 6.07, 6.08, 6.09 or
6.14 or paragraph (f), (g)Β or (k)Β of ArticleΒ VII being exceeded solely as a result of changes in
currency exchange rates from those rates applicable on the last day of the fiscal quarter
immediately preceding the fiscal quarter in which such determination occurs or in respect of which
such determination is being made or such amount was incurred, as the case may be. Otherwise, where
applicable, amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, or required to be calculated in U.S. Dollars, shall
be deemed to include any component thereof denominated in an Alternative
Currency based upon the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of such component.
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Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β (i)Β The Administrative Agent shall determine the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of any
Alternative Currency Letter of Credit as of each date (with such date to be reasonably determined
by the Administrative Agent) that is on or about the date of each request for the issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension of such Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, using the Exchange
Rate for the applicable currency in relation to U.S. Dollars in effect on the date of
determination, and each such amount shall be the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of such Letter of Credit
until the next required calculation thereof pursuant to this SectionΒ 1.06(b)(i).
Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β The Administrative Agent shall determine the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of any Borrowing
denominated in any Alternative Currency as of each date (with such date to be reasonably determined
by the Administrative Agent) that is on or about the date of a Borrowing Request or Interest
Election Request with respect to such Borrowing, in each case using the Exchange Rate for the
applicable currency in relation to U.S. Dollars in effect on the date of determination, and each
such amount shall be the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of such Borrowing until the next required
calculation thereof pursuant to this SectionΒ 1.06(b)(ii).
Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β The U.S. Dollar Equivalent of any LC Disbursement made by any Issuing Bank in any
Alternative Currency and not reimbursed by the Borrower shall be determined as set forth in
paragraph (e)Β or (m)Β of SectionΒ 2.05, as applicable. In addition, the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of the
LC Exposure shall be determined as set forth in paragraph (j)Β of SectionΒ 2.05, at the time and in
the circumstances specified therein.
Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower, the applicable Lenders and the
applicable Issuing Bank of each calculation of the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of each Letter of Credit,
Borrowing and L/C Disbursement.
Β Β Β Β Β (v)Β The Administrative Agent shall determine the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of the outstanding
principal amount of any Term Loan denominated in Euros as of each date (with such date to be
reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) that is on or about the date of a prepayment
with respect to such Term Loan, in each case using the Exchange Rate for Euros in relation to U.S.
Dollars in effect on the date of determination.
ARTICLE II
The Credits
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.01Β Β Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (a)Β each Lender having a Tranche B
Commitment agrees to (i)Β make a Tranche B Term Loan in U.S. Dollars to the Borrower on the
Restatement Effective Date in a principal amount equal to its Tranche B Commitment Funding
Amount and/or (ii)Β convert all its Existing Tranche B Term Loans into Tranche B Term Loans in
an amount equal to its Tranche B Commitment Conversion Amount, (b)Β each Lender having a
Tranche B Euro Commitment agrees to (i)Β make a Tranche B Euro Term Loan in Euros to the Borrower on
the Restatement Effective Date in a principal amount equal to its Tranche B Euro Commitment
Funding Amount and/or (ii)Β convert all its Existing Tranche B Euro Term Loans for Tranche B
Euro Term Loans in an amount equal to its
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Tranche B Euro Commitment Conversion Amount and (c)Β each Lender having a Revolving
Commitment agrees (i)Β to make Global Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the
Revolving Availability Period in U.S. Dollars or in any Alternative Currency in an aggregate
principal amount that will not result in such Lenderβs Global Revolving Exposure exceeding such
Lenderβs Global Revolving Commitment and (ii)Β to make U.S. Revolving Loans to the Borrower from
time to time during the Revolving Availability Period in U.S. Dollars in an aggregate principal
amount that will not result in such Lenderβs U.S. Revolving Exposure exceeding such Lenderβs U.S.
Revolving Commitment, provided that no Global Revolving Loan shall be made in an
Alternative Currency if, after the making of such Global Revolving Loan, the U.S. Dollar Equivalent
of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Global Revolving Loans denominated in an
Alternative Currency would exceed $50,000,000. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms
and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.
Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.02Β Β Loans and Borrowings. (a)Β Each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be made as part of a Borrowing
consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their
respective Commitments of the applicable Class. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required
to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder, provided
that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other
Lenderβs failure to make Loans as required.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Subject to SectionΒ 2.14, (i)Β each Revolving Borrowing denominated in an Alternative
Currency and each Term Borrowing of Tranche B Euro Term Loans shall be comprised entirely of
Eurocurrency Loans and (ii)Β each Revolving Borrowing denominated in U.S. Dollars and each Term
Borrowing of Tranche B Term Loans shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans as
the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan. Each
Lender at its option may make any Eurocurrency Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or
Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan, provided that any exercise of such option shall
not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Borrowing, such Borrowing
shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less
than the Borrowing Minimum. At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing
shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less
than the Borrowing Minimum. Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple
of $100,000 and not less than $1,000,000. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be
outstanding at the same time, provided that there shall not at any time be more than a
total of twelve Eurocurrency Borrowings outstanding. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused
balance of the aggregate Global Revolving Commitments or aggregate U.S. Revolving Commitments, as
the case may be, and a Swingline Loan may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire
unused balance of the aggregate Global Revolving Commitments or that is required to finance the
reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by SectionΒ 2.05(e).
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Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled
to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with
respect thereto would end after the Revolving Maturity Date, the Tranche B Maturity Date or the
Tranche B Euro Maturity Date, as the case may be.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.03Β Β Requests for Borrowings. To request a Revolving Borrowing or Term Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the
Administrative Agent of such request by telephone, or by hand delivery or telecopy to the
Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent
and signed by the Borrower (a)Β in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in U.S. Dollars,
not later than 11:00Β a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed
Borrowing (other than the initial Borrowing hereunder), (b)Β in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing
denominated in an Alternative Currency, not later than 11:00 am, New York City time, four Business
Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing (other than the initial Borrowing hereunder) or (c)
in the case of an ABR Borrowing or the initial Borrowing hereunder, not later than 1:00 p.m., New
York City time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing, provided that
any such notice of an ABR Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as
contemplated by SectionΒ 2.05(e) may be given not later than 10:00Β a.m., New York City time, on the
date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and
shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written
Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower. Each
such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information:
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β whether the requested Borrowing is to be a Global Revolving Borrowing, U.S. Revolving
Borrowing, Tranche B Term Borrowing, Tranche B Euro Term Borrowing or a Borrowing of any
Incremental Term Loan;
Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β the currency and aggregate amount of such Borrowing;
Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;
Β Β Β Β Β (v)Β in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable
thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term βInterest Periodβ;
Β Β Β Β Β (vi)Β the location and number of the Borrowerβs account to which funds are to be disbursed,
which shall comply with the requirements of SectionΒ 2.06; and
Β Β Β Β Β (vii)Β that as of such date SectionsΒ 4.02(a) and (b)Β are satisfied.
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Β Β Β Β Β If no currency is specified with respect to any Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, then the
Borrower shall be deemed to have selected U.S. Dollars. If no election as to the Type of Borrowing
is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be (i)Β in the case of a Borrowing denominated in
U.S. Dollars, an ABR Borrowing, and (ii)Β in the case of a Borrowing
denominated in an Alternative Currency, a Eurocurrency Borrowing. If no Interest Period is
specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, then the Borrower shall
be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one monthβs duration. Promptly following receipt
of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each
Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lenderβs Loan to be made as part of the
requested Borrowing.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.04Β Β Swingline Loans. (a)Β Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to
make Swingline Loans to the Borrower in U.S. Dollars from time to time during the Revolving
Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result
in (i)Β the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding $25,000,000 or (ii)
the aggregate Global Revolving Exposures exceeding the aggregate Global Revolving Commitments,
provided that the Swingline Lender shall not make a Swingline Loan to refinance an
outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β To request a Swingline Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such
request by telephone (confirmed by telecopy), not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the
day of such proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the
requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan. The
Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from the
Borrower. The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower by means of
a credit to the general deposit account of the Borrower maintained with the Swingline Lender (or,
in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided
in SectionΒ 2.05(e), by remittance to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that the Global
Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(e) to reimburse the applicable
Issuing Bank, to such Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear) by 3:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later
than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on any Business Day require the Global Revolving Lenders to
acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding.
Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Global Revolving Lenders
will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice
thereof to each Global Revolving Lender, specifying in such notice such Lenderβs Applicable
Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Swingline Loans. Each Global Revolving Lender hereby
absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lenderβs Applicable Percentage
of such Swingline Loan or Swingline Loans. Each Global Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees
that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is
absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the
occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that
each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
Each Global Revolving Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer
of immediately
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available funds, in the same manner as provided in SectionΒ 2.06 with respect to Loans made by
such Lender (and SectionΒ 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of
the Global Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline
Lender the amounts so received by it from the Global Revolving Lenders. The Administrative Agent
shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this
paragraph, and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the
Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender
from the Borrower (or other party on behalf of the Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after
receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be
promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent and any such amounts received by the Administrative
Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Global Revolving Lenders that
shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their
interests may appear, provided that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to the
Swingline Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, if and to the extent such payment
is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. The purchase of participations in a
Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Borrower of any default in the
payment thereof.
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Commitments. If the maturity date shall
have occurred in respect of any tranche of Revolving Commitments at a time when another tranche or
tranches of Revolving Commitments is or are in effect with a longer maturity date, then on the
earliest occurring maturity date all then outstanding Swingline Loans shall be repaid in full on
such date (and there shall be no adjustment to the participations in such Swingline Loans as a
result of the occurrence of such maturity date); provided, however, that if on the occurrence of
such earliest maturity date (after giving effect to any repayments of Revolving Loans and any
reallocation of Letter of Credit participations as contemplated in SectionΒ 2.05(n)), there shall
exist sufficient unutilized Extended Revolving Commitments so that the respective outstanding
Swingline Loans could be incurred pursuant the Extended Revolving Commitments which will remain in
effect after the occurrence of such maturity date, then there shall be an automatic adjustment on
such date of the participations in such Swingline Loans and same shall be deemed to have been
incurred solely pursuant to the relevant Extended Revolving Commitments, and such Swingline Loans
shall not be so required to be repaid in full on such earliest maturity date.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.05Β Β Letters of Credit. (a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower
may request the issuance of Letters of Credit for its own account (or for the account of any
Subsidiary so long as the Borrower and such Subsidiary are co-applicants), in a form reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank, at any time and from time
to time during the Revolving Availability Period. The parties hereto agree that the Existing
Letters of Credit will automatically, without any further action on the part of any Person, be
deemed to be Letters of Credit hereunder issued hereunder on the Effective Date for the account of
the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and the Borrower as co-applicant. Without limiting the
foregoing (i)Β each such Existing Letter of Credit shall be included in the calculation of the LC
Exposure, (ii)Β all liabilities of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties with respect to such
Existing Letters of Credit shall constitute Obligations and (iii)Β each Lender shall have
reimbursement obligations with respect to such Existing Letters of Credit as provided in Section
2.05(e). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit
application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with,
an Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall
control.
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Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions. To request
the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter
of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication,
if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable Issuing Bank) to the applicable
Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or
identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such
Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c)Β of this Section), the amount
of such Letter of Credit, the currency in which such Letter of Credit is to be denominated, 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. If requested by the applicable Issuing Bank,
the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on such Issuing Bankβs standard form
in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended,
renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of
Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, (i)Β the LC Exposure shall not exceed $75,000,000 and
(ii)Β the aggregate Global Revolving Exposures shall not exceed the aggregate Global Revolving
Commitments.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of
business on the earlier of (i)Β the date that is one year after the date of the issuance of such
Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal
or extension) and (ii)Β the date that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Maturity Date,
provided, however, that a Letter of Credit may, upon the request of the Borrower,
include a provision whereby such Letter of Credit shall be renewed automatically for additional
consecutive periods of one year or less (but not beyond the date that is five Business Days prior
to the Revolving Maturity Date) unless the applicable Issuing Bank notifies the beneficiary thereof
at least 30Β days prior to the then-applicable expiration date that such Letter of Credit will not
be renewed.
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a
Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the
applicable Issuing Bank or the Lenders, such Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Global Revolving
Lender, and each Global Revolving Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation in
such Letter of Credit equal to such Lenderβs Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount
available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the
foregoing, each Global Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, such Lenderβs Applicable
Percentage of (i)Β each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank in U.S. Dollars and (ii)Β the U.S.
Dollar Equivalent, using the Exchange Rate in effect on the date such payment is required, of each
LC Disbursement made by such Issuing
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Bank in an Alternative Currency and, in each case, not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date
due as provided in paragraph (e)Β of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be
refunded to the Borrower for any reason (or if such LC Disbursement or reimbursement payment was
refunded in an Alternative Currency, the U.S. Dollar Equivalent thereof using the Exchange Rate in
effect on the date of such refund). Each Global Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its
obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is
absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any
amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a
Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made
without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β Reimbursement. If the applicable Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in
respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the
Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement, in the currency in which such LC
Disbursement is made, not later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date that such LC
Disbursement is made, if the Borrower shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to
10:00Β a.m., New York City time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been received by the
Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not later than (i)Β 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on
the Business Day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is received prior to 10:00
a.m., New York City time, on the day of receipt, or (ii)Β 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the
Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice
is not received prior to 10:00Β a.m., New York City time, on the day of receipt, provided
that, if such LC Disbursement is not less than $1,000,000, the Borrower may, subject to the
conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with SectionΒ 2.03 or 2.04 that such
payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan in an equivalent amount and,
to the extent so financed, the Borrowerβs obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and
replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan. If the Borrower fails to make
such payment when due (or if any such reimbursement payment is required to be refunded to the
Borrower for any reason), then (A)Β if such payment relates to an Alternative Currency Letter of
Credit, automatically and with no further action required, the Borrowerβs obligation to reimburse
the applicable LC Disbursement shall be permanently converted into an obligation to reimburse the
U.S. Dollar Equivalent, calculated using the Exchange Rate on the date when such payment was due,
of such LC Disbursement and (B)Β in the case of each LC Disbursement, the Administrative Agent shall
notify the applicable Issuing Bank and each Global Revolving Lender of the applicable LC
Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Lenderβs
Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Global Revolving
Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from
the Borrower, in the same manner as provided in SectionΒ 2.06 with respect to Loans made by such
Lender (and SectionΒ 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the
Global Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable
Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Global Revolving Lenders. Promptly following
receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph,
the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the
extent that Global Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse
such Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders
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and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Global Revolving
Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse an Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than
the funding of ABR Revolving Loans or a Swingline Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute
a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement. If
the Borrowerβs reimbursement of, or obligation to reimburse, any amounts in any Alternative
Currency would subject the Administrative Agent, the applicable Issuing Bank or any Lender to any
stamp duty, ad valorem charge or similar tax that would not be payable if such reimbursement were
made or required to be made in U.S. Dollars, the Borrower shall, at its option, either (x)
indemnify the Administrative Agent, the relevant Issuing Bank or such Lender for the full amount of
any such tax in accordance with, and subject to, the procedures set forth in SectionΒ 2.17(c) or (y)
reimburse each LC Disbursement made in such Alternative Currency in U.S. Dollars, in an amount
equal to the U.S. Dollar Equivalent, calculated using the applicable Exchange Rate on the date such
LC Disbursement is made, of such LC Disbursement.
Β Β Β Β Β (f)Β Obligations Absolute. The Borrowerβs obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as
provided in paragraph (e)Β of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and
shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all
circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i)Β any lack of validity or enforceability of any
Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii)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, (iii)Β payment by the
applicable Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document
that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (iv)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, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of
setoff against, the Borrowerβs obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders
nor any Issuing Bank, nor any of their Related Parties, 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 in
the preceding sentence), 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 such Issuing Bank,
provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the applicable Issuing Bank
from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential 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 applicable Issuing
Bankβs failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under
a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the
absence of gross negligence or wilful misconduct on the part of the applicable Issuing Bank (as
finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), such Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have
exercised care in each such determination. 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 applicable
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, and any such
acceptance or refusal shall be deemed not to constitute gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
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Β Β Β Β Β (g)Β Disbursement Procedures. The applicable Issuing Bank shall, promptly following
its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a
Letter of Credit. Such Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower
by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether such Issuing Bank has
made or will make an 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 such Issuing Bank
and the Global Revolving Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement in accordance with
paragraph (e)Β of this Section.
Β Β Β Β Β (h)Β Interim Interest. If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless
the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made,
the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC
Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement,
(i)Β if such LC Disbursement is made in U.S. Dollars, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR
Revolving Loans and (ii)Β if such LC Disbursement is made in an Alternative Currency, at the rate
per annum then applicable to Eurocurrency Revolving Loans, provided that, in each case, if
the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e)Β of this
Section, then SectionΒ 2.13(c) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for
the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of
payment by any Revolving Lender pursuant to paragraph (e)Β of this Section to reimburse such Issuing
Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β Replacement of an Issuing Bank. An Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by
written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the
successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement
of an Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay
all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to SectionΒ 2.12(b).
From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i)Β the successor Issuing Bank shall
have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters
of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii)Β references herein to the term βIssuing Bankβ shall be
deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all
previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank
hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the
rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit
issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of
Credit.
Β Β Β Β Β (j)Β Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on
the Business Day on which the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Global Revolving Lenders
with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the LC Exposure) 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
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the Lenders, an amount in cash in U.S. Dollars equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus
any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, provided that (i)Β the portions of such amount
attributable to undrawn Alternative Currency Letters of Credit or LC Disbursements in an
Alternative Currency that the Borrower is not late in reimbursing shall be deposited in the
applicable Alternative Currencies in the actual amounts of such undrawn Letters of Credit and LC
Disbursements and (ii)Β the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective
immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other
notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to Holdings or the
Borrower described in paragraph (h)Β or (i)Β of ArticleΒ VII. For the purposes of this paragraph, the
Alternative Currency LC Exposure shall be calculated using the Exchange Rates on the date notice
demanding cash collateralization is delivered to the Borrower. The Borrower also shall deposit cash
collateral pursuant to this paragraph as and to the extent required by SectionΒ 2.11(b). Each 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. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive
dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. 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. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate
in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse
each Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not
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 (but subject to
the consent of Global Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the LC
Exposure), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. 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 applied as aforesaid) shall be
returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or
waived. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder pursuant to
SectionΒ 2.11(b), such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the
Borrower as and to the extent that, after giving effect to such return, the Borrower would remain
in compliance with SectionΒ 2.11(b) and no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Β Β Β Β Β (k)Β Additional Issuing Banks. From time to time, the Borrower may by notice to the
Administrative Agent designate a Global Revolving Lender (in addition to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.)
that agrees (in its sole discretion) to act in such capacity and which is reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent, as an Issuing Bank, provided that the Syndication Agent shall
be deemed reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent for purposes of this paragraph (k).
Such additional Issuing Bank shall execute a counterpart of this Agreement in such capacity and
shall thereafter be an Issuing Bank hereunder for all purposes.
Β Β Β Β Β (l)Β Issuing Bank Agreements. Unless otherwise requested by the Administrative Agent,
each Issuing Bank shall report in writing to the Administrative Agent (i)Β on the first Business Day
of each week, the daily activity (set forth by day) in respect of Letters of Credit during the
immediately preceding week, including all issuances, extensions, amendments and renewals, all
expirations and cancellations and all disbursements and reimbursements, (ii)Β on or prior to each
Business Day on which such Issuing Bank expects to issue, amend, renew or extend
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any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, and the
aggregate face amount of the Letters of Credit to be issued, amended, renewed or extended by it and
outstanding after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension occurred (and
whether the amount thereof changed), it being understood that such Issuing Bank shall not permit
any issuance, renewal, extension or amendment resulting in an increase in the amount of any Letter
of Credit to occur without first obtaining written (or, with respect to any Issuing Bank, if the
Administrative Agent so agrees with respect to such Issuing Bank, telephonic) confirmation from the
Administrative Agent that such issuance is then permitted under this Agreement, (iii)Β on each
Business Day on which such Issuing Bank makes any LC Disbursement in respect of any Letter of
Credit, the date of such LC Disbursement and the amount of such LC Disbursement, (iv)Β on any
Business Day on which the Borrower fails to reimburse an LC Disbursement required to be reimbursed
to such Issuing Bank on such day, the date of such failure and the amount and currency of such LC
Disbursement and (v)Β on any other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent
shall reasonably request.
Β Β Β Β Β (m)Β Conversion. In the event that the Loans become immediately due and payable on any
date pursuant to ArticleΒ VII, all amounts (i)Β that the Borrower is at the time or thereafter
becomes required to reimburse or otherwise pay to the Administrative Agent in respect of LC
Disbursements made under any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit (other than amounts in respect
of which such Borrower has deposited cash collateral pursuant to paragraph (j)Β above, if such cash
collateral was deposited in the applicable Alternative Currency to the extent so deposited or
applied), (ii)Β that the Global Revolving Lenders are at the time or thereafter become required to
pay to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent is at the time or thereafter becomes
required to distribute to the applicable Issuing Bank pursuant to paragraph (e)Β of this Section in
respect of unreimbursed LC Disbursements made under any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit and
(iii)Β of each Global Revolving Lenderβs participation in any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit
under which an LC Disbursement has been made shall, automatically and with no further action
required, be converted into the U.S. Dollar Equivalent, calculated using the Exchange Rates on such
date (or in the case of any LC Disbursement made after such date, on the date such LC Disbursement
is made), of such amounts. On and after such conversion, all amounts accruing and owed to the
Administrative Agent, the applicable Issuing Bank or any Lender in respect of the obligations
described in this paragraph shall accrue and be payable in U.S. Dollars at the rates otherwise
applicable hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β (n)Β Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Commitments. If the maturity date in
respect of any tranche of Revolving Commitments occurs prior to the expiration of any Letter of
Credit, then (i)Β if one or more other tranches of Revolving Commitments in respect of which the
maturity date shall not have occurred are then in effect, such Letters of Credit shall
automatically be deemed to have been issued (including for purposes of the obligations of the
Revolving Lenders to purchase participations therein and to make Revolving Loans and payments in
respect thereof pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(e)) under (and ratably participated in by Lenders pursuant
to) the Revolving Commitments in respect of such non-terminating tranches up to an aggregate amount
not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of the unutilized Revolving Commitments thereunder at
such time (it being understood that no partial face amount of any Letter of Credit may be so
reallocated) and (ii)Β to the extent not reallocated pursuant to immediately preceding clause (i),
the Borrower shall cash collateralize any such Letter of Credit in accordance with SectionΒ 2.05(j).
If, for any reason, such cash collateral is not provided or the reallocation does
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not occur, the Revolving Lenders under the maturing tranche shall continue to be responsible
for their participating interests in the Letters of Credit. Except to the extent of reallocations
of participations pursuant to clause (i)Β of the second preceding sentence, the occurrence of a
maturity date with respect to a given tranche of Revolving Commitments shall have no effect upon
(and shall not diminish) the percentage participations of the Revolving Lenders in any Letter of
Credit issued before such maturity date. Commencing with the maturity date of any tranche of
Revolving Commitments, the sublimit for Letters of Credit shall be agreed with the Lenders under
the extended tranches.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.06Β Β Funding of Borrowings. (a)Β Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date
thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 12:00 noon, New York City time, to the
account of the Administrative Agent most-recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to
the Lenders, provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in SectionΒ 2.04. The
Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the
amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower maintained with the
Administrative Agent or otherwise designated by the Borrower (i)Β in the case of Loans denominated
in U.S. Dollars, in New York City and (ii)Β in the case of Loans denominated in Euro or Sterling, in
London, and in each case designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request,
provided that Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as
provided in SectionΒ 2.05(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the applicable Issuing
Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(e) to
reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and the applicable Issuing Bank as their
interests may appear.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the
proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent
such Lenderβs share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has
made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a)Β of this Section and may, in
reliance upon such assumption and in its sole discretion, make available to the Borrower a
corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable
Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower
severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount
with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to
the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i)Β in the case
of such Lender, (x)Β if such Borrowing is denominated in U.S. Dollars, 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, and (y)Β if such Borrowing is denominated in an
Alternative Currency, the rate reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be the cost to
it of funding such amount, or (ii)Β in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to
such Borrowing. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall
constitute such Lenderβs Loan included in such Borrowing.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.07Β Β Interest Elections. (a)Β Each Revolving Borrowing and Term Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified
in the applicable Borrowing Request or designated by SectionΒ 2.03 and, in the case of a
Eurocurrency Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing
Request or designated by SectionΒ 2.03. Thereafter,
the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such
Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as
provided in this Section, provided that the Borrower may not elect to convert any Borrowing
denominated in an Alternative Currency to an ABR Borrowing and may not change the currency in which
any Borrowing is denominated. 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 the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such
portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Swingline
Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.
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Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative
Agent of such election by telephone or by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of
a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by
the Borrower by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under SectionΒ 2.03 if the
Borrower were requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made
on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be
irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative
Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and
signed by the Borrower.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following
information in compliance with SectionΒ 2.02:
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options
are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated
to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses
(iii)Β and (iv)Β below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which
shall be a Business Day;
Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;
and
Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period to be
applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by
the definition of the term βInterest Periodβ.
Β Β Β Β Β If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does not specify
an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one
monthβs duration.
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall
advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lenderβs portion of each resulting Borrowing.
Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a
Eurocurrency Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless
such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing
shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing (unless such Borrowing is denominated in an Alternative
Currency, in which case the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one
month for such Borrowing). Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing and (other than in the case of an Event of Default of the type
described in paragraph (h)Β or (i)Β of ArticleΒ VII with respect to Holdings or the Borrower) the
Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower (and, in the
case of an Event of Default of the type described in paragraph (h)Β or (i)Β of ArticleΒ VII with
respect to Holdings or the Borrower, automatically), then, so long as an Event of Default is
continuing (i)Β no outstanding Revolving Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency may be
continued for an Interest Period of more than one monthβs duration, (ii)Β no outstanding Borrowing
denominated in U.S. Dollars may be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing and (iii)
unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in U.S. Dollars shall be converted to an ABR
Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
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Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.08Β Β Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (a)Β The Tranche B Commitments of each Tranche B Lender shall automatically and permanently be
reduced to $0 upon the funding of Tranche B Term Loans on the Restatement Effective Date. The
Tranche B Euro Commitments of each Tranche B Euro Lender shall automatically and permanently be
reduced to β¬0 upon the funding of Tranche B Euro Term Loans on the Restatement Effective Date.
Unless previously terminated, the Revolving Commitments (other than any Extended Revolving
Commitments) shall terminate on the Revolving Maturity Date. The Extended Revolving Commitments
shall terminate on the respective maturity dates applicable thereto.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments of
any Class, provided that (i)Β each reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be in an
amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000, (ii)Β the Borrower
may not terminate either Class of Revolving Commitments without also terminating the other Class of
Revolving Commitments, and any reduction of Revolving Commitments shall be allocated pro rata
between the Global Revolving Commitments and the U.S. Revolving Commitments (based on the aggregate
Commitments of each such Class) and (iii)Β the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce either Class
of the Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Revolving
Loans of such Class in accordance with SectionΒ 2.11, the aggregate Revolving Exposures of such
Class (excluding, in the case of any termination of the Global Revolving Commitments, the portion
of the Global Revolving Exposures attributable to outstanding Letters of Credit if and to the
extent that the Borrower has made arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the
applicable Issuing Bank with respect to such Letters of Credit and such Issuing Bank has released
the Global Revolving Lenders from their participation obligations with respect to such Letters of
Credit) would exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Class.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce
the Commitments under paragraph (b)Β of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the
effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date
thereof. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the
Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to
this Section shall be irrevocable, provided that a notice of termination of the
Revolving Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the
effectiveness of other credit facilities or the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance of other
Indebtedness, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the
Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not
satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be permanent. Each
reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance
with their respective Commitments of such Class.
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Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.09Β Β Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a)Β The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i)Β to the Administrative Agent
for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan of such
Lender on the Revolving Maturity Date (or, with respect to any Loans outstanding with respect to an
Extended Revolving Commitment, the maturity date applicable thereto), (ii)Β to the Administrative
Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Term Loan of such
Lender as provided in SectionΒ 2.10 and (iii)Β to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal
amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date (or, with respect to
any Swingline Loans outstanding with respect to an Extended Revolving Commitment, the maturity date
applicable thereto) and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last
day of a calendar month and is at least three Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made,
provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, the Borrower shall repay all
Swingline Loans that were outstanding on the date such Borrowing was requested.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β The Loans made, and the Letters of Credit issued, by each Lender shall be evidenced by one
or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and evidenced by one or more entries in the
Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 9.04(b)(iv), in each case in
the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by each Lender shall be prima
facie evidence absent manifest error of the amount of the Loans made, and the Letters of Credit
issued, by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so
record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the
Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any
conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of
the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative
Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Promptly following the request of any Lender
made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender
(through the Administrative Agent) a promissory note payable to such Lender or its registered
assigns, which shall evidence such Lenderβs Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each
Lender may attach schedules to its promissory note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if
applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto. The Borrower
shall have the right to review the entries made in the Lendersβ accounts maintained pursuant to
this clause from time to time upon reasonable prior notice during normal business hours.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β In addition to the accounts and records referred to in SectionΒ 2.09(b), each Lender shall
maintain the Participant Register pursuant to SectionΒ 9.04(c).
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Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to Section
9.04(b)(iv), and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to SectionsΒ 2.09(b) and (c),
shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become
due and payable from the Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of
such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
notwithstanding notice to the contrary; provided that the failure of the Administrative
Agent or such Lender to make an entry, or any finding that an entry is incorrect, in the Register
or such account or accounts shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.10Β Β Amortization of Term Loans. (a) (i)Β Subject to adjustment pursuant to paragraph (d)Β of this Section, the Borrower
shall repay Tranche B Term Loan Borrowings on each date set forth below in the aggregate principal
amount set forth opposite such date:
Β |
Β |
Β |
Β |
Β |
Date |
Β |
Amount |
Β |
MarchΒ 31, 2011 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
JuneΒ 30, 2011 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2011 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
DecemberΒ 31, 2011 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
MarchΒ 31,2012 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
JuneΒ 30, 2012 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2012 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
DecemberΒ 31, 2012 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
MarchΒ 31,2013 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
JuneΒ 30, 2013 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2013 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
DecemberΒ 31, 2013 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
MarchΒ 31,2014 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
JuneΒ 30, 2014 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2014 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
DecemberΒ 31, 2014 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
MarchΒ 31,2015 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
JuneΒ 30, 2015 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2015 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
DecemberΒ 31, 2015 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
MarchΒ 31,2016 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
JuneΒ 30, 2016 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2016 |
Β |
$ |
4,000,000 |
Β |
Tranche B Maturity Date |
Β |
$ |
1,508,000,000 |
Β |
Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β Subject to adjustment pursuant to paragraph (d)Β of this Section, the Borrower shall repay
Tranche B Euro Term Loan Borrowings on each date set forth below in the aggregate principal amount
set forth opposite such date:
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Β |
Β |
Β |
Β |
Β |
Date |
Β |
Amount |
Β |
MarchΒ 31, 2011 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
JuneΒ 30, 2011 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2011 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
DecemberΒ 31, 2011 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
MarchΒ 31,2012 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
JuneΒ 30, 2012 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2012 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
DecemberΒ 31, 2012 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
MarchΒ 31,2013 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
JuneΒ 30, 2013 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2013 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
DecemberΒ 31, 2013 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
MarchΒ 31,2014 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
JuneΒ 30, 2014 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2014 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
DecemberΒ 31, 2014 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
MarchΒ 31,2015 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
JuneΒ 30, 2015 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2015 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
DecemberΒ 31, 2015 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
MarchΒ 31,2016 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
JuneΒ 30, 2016 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2016 |
Β |
β¬ |
500,000 |
Β |
Tranche B Euro Maturity Date |
Β |
β¬ |
188,500,000 |
Β |
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β To the extent not previously paid (i)Β all Tranche B Term Loans shall be due and payable on
the Tranche B Maturity Date and (ii)Β all Tranche B Euro Term Loans shall be due and payable on the
Tranche B Euro Maturity Date.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Any prepayment of Term Loans shall be applied ratably to the Tranche B Euro Term Loans and
Tranche B Term Loans according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the respective
Term Loans then held by the Term Lenders. Any prepayment of a Term Borrowing of any Class shall be
applied to reduce the subsequent scheduled repayments of the Term Borrowings of such Class to be
made pursuant to this Section or, except as otherwise provided in any Incremental Facility
Amendment, pursuant to the corresponding section of such Incremental Facility Amendment, (i)Β in the
case of prepayments pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a), to reduce the remaining scheduled repayments of
Term Borrowings pursuant to this Section as directed by the Borrower and (ii)Β in the case of
prepayments pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(c) or 2.11(d), (A)Β first, to reduce, in direct order of
maturity, the scheduled repayments of the Term Borrowings to be made pursuant to this Section on
the four consecutive scheduled payment dates next following the date of such prepayment unless and
until each such scheduled repayment has been eliminated as a result of reductions thereunder and
(B)Β second, to reduce ratably the remaining scheduled repayments of the Term Borrowings. If the
initial aggregate amount of the Lendersβ Term Commitments of any Class exceeds the aggregate
principal amount of Term Loans of such Class that are made on the Restatement Effective Date, then
the scheduled
repayments of Term Borrowings of such Class to be made pursuant to this Section shall be
reduced ratably by an aggregate amount equal to such excess.
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Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β Prior to any repayment of any Term Borrowings of any Class hereunder, the Borrower shall
select the Borrowing or Borrowings of the applicable Class to be repaid and shall notify the
Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such election not later than 11:00
a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the scheduled date of such repayment. Each
repayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the repaid Borrowing.
Repayments of Term Borrowings shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount repaid.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.11Β Β Prepayment of Loans. (a)Β The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing
in whole or in part, subject to the requirements of this Section; provided that in the
event that, on or prior to the first anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date, the Borrower
(i)Β makes any prepayment of Term Loans in connection with any Repricing Event or (ii)Β effects any
amendment of this Agreement resulting in a Repricing Event, the Borrower shall pay to the
Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the applicable Term Lenders, (x)Β in the
case of clause (i), a prepayment premium of 1% of the amount of the Term Loan being prepaid and (y)
in the case of clause (ii), an amount equal to 1% of the aggregate amount of the applicable Term
Loans outstanding immediately prior to such amendment.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β In the event and on such occasion that the aggregate Global Revolving Exposures or
aggregate U.S. Revolving Exposures exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Class, the
Borrower shall prepay Revolving Borrowings of such Class or, if applicable, Swingline Borrowings
(or, if no such Borrowings are outstanding, deposit cash collateral in an account with the
Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(j)) in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β In the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds are received by or on behalf of
Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Prepayment Event, the
Borrower shall, within five Business Days after such Net Proceeds are received, prepay Term
Borrowings in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the amount of such Net Proceeds,
provided that, in the case of any event described in clause (a)Β or (b)Β of the definition of
the term βPrepayment Eventβ, if the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries reinvest (or commit to
reinvest) the Net Proceeds from such event (or a portion thereof) within 12Β months (or, in the case
of a Permitted Sale and Leaseback Transaction, within 6Β months) after receipt of such Net Proceeds
(or, if the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary enters into a legally binding commitment to
reinvest such Net Proceeds within any applicable 12-month period, within 180Β days of the date of
such legally binding commitment) to acquire, restore, repair or replace assets useful in (or,
pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, to acquire any Person engaged in) its business or any other
business not otherwise prohibited by SectionΒ 6.03(b) (provided that, in each case, the
Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent within 15 Business Days after such Net Proceeds
are received a certificate of a Financial Officer stating its intention to do so and certifying
that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), then no prepayment shall be required
pursuant to this paragraph in respect of the Net Proceeds in respect of such event (or the portion
of such Net Proceeds specified in such certificate, if applicable) (the βReinvestment
Deferred Amountβ) except to the extent of any such Net Proceeds therefrom that have
not been so reinvested by the end of such 12Β month (or, in the case of a Permitted Sale and
Leaseback Transaction, 6Β month) period (or, if the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary enters
into a legally binding commitment to reinvest such Net Proceeds within any applicable 12-month
period, within 180Β days of the date of such legally binding commitment), at which time a prepayment
shall be required in an amount equal to the Reinvestment Deferred Amount that has not been so
reinvested.
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Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β Following the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, commencing with the first fiscal
year ending on or after JuneΒ 30, 2011, the Borrower shall prepay Term Borrowings in an aggregate
amount equal to 50% of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year, provided that (i)Β such amount
shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of prepayments of Term Loans made pursuant to Section
2.11(a) during such fiscal year, (ii)Β such prepayment shall be in an aggregate amount equal to 25%
of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year if the Total Leverage Ratio at the end of such fiscal year
is less than 4.50 to 1.00 and greater than 3.50 to 1.00, and (iii)Β no such prepayment shall be
required if the Total Leverage Ratio at the end of such fiscal year is less than 3.50 to 1.00. Each
prepayment pursuant to this paragraph shall be made on or within five Business Days of the date on
which financial statements are delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01 with respect to the fiscal year
for which Excess Cash Flow is being calculated (and in any event within 95Β days after the end of
such fiscal year).
Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β Prior to any optional or mandatory prepayment of Borrowings hereunder, the Borrower shall
select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be prepaid and shall specify such selection in the notice of
such prepayment pursuant to paragraph (f)Β of this Section. In the event of any optional or
mandatory prepayment of Term Borrowings made at a time when Term Borrowings of more than one Class
remain outstanding, the Borrower shall select Term Borrowings to be prepaid so that the aggregate
amount of such prepayment is allocated between Tranche B Term Loan Borrowings, the Tranche B Euro
Term Borrowings and, to the extent provided in the Incremental Facility Amendment for any Class of
Incremental Term Loans, the Borrowings of such Class pro rata based on the aggregate principal
amount of outstanding Borrowings of each such Class; provided that any Tranche B Lender,
Tranche B Euro Term Lender and/or Extended Term Lender (and, to the extent provided in the
Incremental Facility Amendment for any Class of Incremental Term Loans, any Lender that holds
Incremental Term Loans of such Class) may elect, by notice to the Administrative Agent by telephone
(confirmed by telecopy) at least one Business Day prior to the prepayment date, to decline all or
any portion of any prepayment of its Tranche B Term Loans, Tranche B Euro Term Loans, Extended Term
Loans or Incremental Term Loans of any such Class pursuant to this Section (other than an optional
prepayment pursuant to paragraph (a)Β of this Section, which may not be declined), in which case the
aggregate amount of the prepayment that would have been applied to prepay Tranche B Term Loans,
Tranche B Euro Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans of any such Class but was
so declined shall be applied to the prepayment of Tranche B Term Loans, Tranche B Euro Term Loans,
Extended Term Loans and Incremental Term Loans of any Class for which prepayment was not declined
on a pro rata basis based on the outstanding amounts thereof.
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Β Β Β Β Β (f)Β The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a
Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) or
by telecopy of any prepayment hereunder (i)Β in the case of prepayment of a Eurocurrency
Borrowing, not later than 11:00Β a.m., New York City time (or, in the case of a Eurocurrency
Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency, not later than 11:00Β a.m., London time), three
Business Days before the date of prepayment, (ii)Β in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing,
not later than 11:00Β a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment or
(iii)Β in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time,
on the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment
date, the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid and, in the case of a
mandatory prepayment, a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment,
provided that a notice of optional prepayment may state that such notice is conditional
upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance
of other Indebtedness, in which case such notice of prepayment may be revoked by the Borrower (by
notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date) if such condition is not
satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such notice (other than a notice relating solely to
Swingline Loans), the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each
partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an
advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in SectionΒ 2.02, except as necessary to apply
fully the required amount of a mandatory prepayment. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be
applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by
accrued interest to the extent required by SectionΒ 2.13.
Β Β Β Β Β (g)Β (i)Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement (including the
penultimate sentence of SectionΒ 2.11(f) or 2.18(c)) or any other Loan Document, the Borrower shall
have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay Term Loans to the Lenders at a discount
to the par value of such Loans and on a non pro rata basis (each, a βDiscounted Voluntary
Prepaymentβ) pursuant to the procedures described in this SectionΒ 2.11(g), provided
that (A)Β the aggregate amount expended by the Borrower in connection with all Discounted Voluntary
Prepayments shall not exceed $550,000,000, (B)Β on the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option
Notice and after giving effect to the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, no more than $50,000,000
shall be outstanding in Revolving Loans, (C)Β any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be offered
to all Term Lenders on a pro rata basis, (D)Β after giving effect to the Discounted Voluntary
Prepayment, the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans that are held by Sponsor Affiliated
Lenders (by assignment) shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term
Loans then outstanding and (E)Β the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, together
with each Discounted Prepayment Option Notice, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower
(1)Β stating that no Event of Default under clauses (a)Β or (b)Β of ArticleΒ VII or under clauses (h),
(i)Β or (j) (in each case, with respect to the Borrower) of ArticleΒ VII has occurred and is
continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, (2)Β stating that each of the
conditions to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment contained in this SectionΒ 2.11(g) has been
satisfied and (3)Β specifying the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans to be prepaid pursuant to
such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment.
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Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β To the extent the Borrower seeks to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, the Borrower
will provide written notice to the Administrative Agent substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ I
hereto (each, a βDiscounted Prepayment Option Noticeβ) that the Borrower desires to
prepay Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount specified therein by the Borrower (each, a
βProposed Discounted Prepayment Amountβ), in each case at a discount to the par value of
such Loans as specified below. The Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount of any Loans shall not be
less than $25,000,000. The Discounted Prepayment Option Notice shall further specify with respect
to the proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment (A)Β the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount for
Loans to be prepaid, (B)Β a discount range (which may be a single percentage) selected by the
Borrower with respect to such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment equal to a percentage of par
of the principal amount of the Loans to be prepaid (the βDiscount Rangeβ), and (C)Β the date
by which Lenders are required to indicate their election to participate in such proposed Discounted
Voluntary Prepayment, which shall be at least five Business Days following the date of the
Discounted Prepayment Option Notice (the βAcceptance Dateβ).
Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β Upon receipt of a Discounted Prepayment Option Notice, the Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify each applicable Lender thereof. On or prior to the Acceptance Date, each such
Lender may specify by written notice substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ J hereto (each, a
βLender Participation Noticeβ) to the Administrative Agent (A)Β a maximum discount to par
(the βAcceptable Discountβ) within the Discount Range (for example, a Lender specifying a
discount to par of 20% would accept a purchase price of 80% of the par value of the Loans to be
prepaid) and (B)Β a maximum principal amount (subject to rounding requirements specified by the
Administrative Agent) of the Loans to be prepaid held by such Lender with respect to which such
Lender is willing to permit a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment at the Acceptable Discount
(βOffered Loansβ). Based on the Acceptable Discounts and principal amounts of the Loans to
be prepaid specified by the Lenders in the applicable Lender Participation Notice, the
Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, shall determine the applicable discount
for such Loans to be prepaid (the βApplicable Discountβ), which Applicable Discount shall
be (A)Β the percentage specified by the Borrower if the Borrower has selected a single percentage
pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(g)(ii)) for the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment or (B)Β otherwise, the
highest Acceptable Discount at which the Borrower can pay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount
in full (determined by adding the principal amounts of Offered Loans commencing with the Offered
Loans with the highest Acceptable Discount); provided, however, that in the event
that such Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount cannot be repaid in full at any Acceptable
Discount, the Applicable Discount shall be the lowest Acceptable Discount specified by the Lenders
that is within the Discount Range. The Applicable Discount shall be applicable for all Lenders who
have offered to participate in the Voluntary Discounted Prepayment and have Qualifying Loans (as
defined below). Any Lender with outstanding Loans to be prepaid whose Lender Participation Notice
is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Acceptance Date shall be deemed to have declined
to accept a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of any of its Loans at any discount to their par value
within the Applicable Discount.
Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β The Borrower shall make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment by prepaying those Loans to be
prepaid (or the respective portions thereof) offered by the Lenders (βQualifying Lendersβ)
that specify an Acceptable Discount that is equal to or greater than the Applicable Discount
(βQualifying Loansβ) at the Applicable Discount, provided that if the aggregate
proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time)
would exceed the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment
Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount,
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the Borrower shall prepay such Qualifying Loans ratably among the Qualifying Lenders based on
their respective principal amounts of such Qualifying Loans (subject to rounding requirements
specified by the Administrative Agent). If the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all
Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would be less than the amount of
aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in
each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay all Qualifying
Loans.
Β Β Β Β Β (v)Β Each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be made within five Business Days of the
Acceptance Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree, given the
time required to calculate the Applicable Discount and determine the amount and holders of
Qualifying Loans), without premium or penalty (but subject to SectionΒ 2.16), upon irrevocable
notice substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ K hereto (each a βDiscounted Voluntary Prepayment
Noticeβ), delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. New York City Time,
three Business Days prior to the date of such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, which notice shall
specify the date and amount of the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and the Applicable Discount
determined by the Administrative Agent. Upon receipt of any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment
Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof. If any
Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due
and payable to the applicable Lenders, subject to the Applicable Discount on the applicable Loans,
on the date specified therein together with accrued interest (on the par principal amount) to but
not including such date on the amount prepaid. The par principal amount of each Discounted
Voluntary Prepayment of a Term Loan shall be applied ratably to reduce the remaining installments
of such Class of Term Loans (as applicable).
Β Β Β Β Β (vi)Β To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment
shall be consummated pursuant to reasonable procedures (including as to timing, rounding, minimum
amounts, Type and Interest Periods and calculation of Applicable Discount in accordance with
SectionΒ 2.11(g)(ii) above) established by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
Β Β Β Β Β (vii)Β Prior to the delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, (A)Β upon written
notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may withdraw or modify its offer to make a
Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Discounted Prepayment Option Notice and (B)Β no
Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any
Lender Participation Notice unless the terms of such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment have
been modified by the Borrower after the date of such Lender Participation Notice.
Β Β Β Β Β (viii)Β Nothing in this SectionΒ 2.11(g) shall require the Borrower to undertake any Discounted
Voluntary Prepayment.
Β Β Β Β Β (h)Β If at the end of any accrual period (as defined in SectionΒ 1272(a)(5) of the Code) ending
after the fifth anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date, the aggregate amount of the accrued
and unpaid original issue discount (as defined in SectionΒ 1273(a)(1) of the Code) on a Loan would,
but for this paragraph, exceed an amount equal to the product of the Loanβs issue price (as defined
in Sections 1273(b) and 1274(a) of the Code) multiplied by the yield to
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maturity (as defined in SectionΒ 1.1272-1(b)(1)(i) of the United States Treasury Regulations)
(the βMaximum Accrualβ), all accrued and unpaid interest and original issue discount on the
Loan as of the end of such accrual period in excess of an amount equal to the Maximum Accrual shall
be paid in cash by Borrower to the Lenders (the βAHYDO Interest Paymentβ) and will be
applied against and reduce the outstanding principal amount of such Loan. For the avoidance of
doubt, this Section shall be construed so as to cause the Loans to not be treated as having been
issued with βsignificant original issue discountβ within the meaning of SectionΒ 163(i)(2) of the
Code.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.12Β Β Fees. (a)Β The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender
a commitment fee, which shall accrue at a rate equal to the Commitment Fee Rate on the average
daily unused amount of the Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including
the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate. Accrued
commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the third Business Day following the last day of
March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Commitments
terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date. All commitment fees
shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360Β days and shall be payable for the actual number of
days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). For purposes of computing
commitment fees, a Global Revolving Commitment of a Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent
of the outstanding Global Revolving Loans and LC Exposure of such Lender (and the Swingline
Exposure of such Lender shall be disregarded for such purpose).
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β The Borrower agrees to pay (i)Β to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Global
Revolving Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which
shall accrue at the same Applicable Rate used to determine the interest rate applicable to
Eurocurrency Revolving Loans on the average daily amount of such Lenderβs LC Exposure (excluding
any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and
including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lenderβs
Revolving Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure,
and (ii)Β to each Issuing Bank a fronting fee in respect of each Letter of Credit issued by such
Issuing Bank, which shall accrue at a rate equal to 0.25% per annum on the average daily amount of
the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements)
during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date of
termination of the Revolving Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure,
as well as such Issuing Bankβs standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or
extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and
fronting fees accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of
each year shall be payable on the third Business Day following such last day, commencing on the
first such date to occur after the Effective Date, provided that all such fees shall be
payable on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after
the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees
payable to any Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 10Β days after
demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360
days (or, in the case any such fee is payable in Sterling, 365Β days) and shall be payable for the
actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
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Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable
in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds,
to the Administrative Agent (or to the applicable Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it)
for distribution, in the case of commitment fees and participation fees, to the Lenders entitled
thereto. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.13Β Β Interest. (a)Β The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear
interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β The Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted
Eurocurrency Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or
other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity,
upon acceleration or otherwise, after giving effect to any applicable grace period, such overdue
amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum (the βDefault
Rateβ) equal to (i)Β in the case of overdue principal of or interest on any Loan, 2.00% plus the
rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or
(ii)Β in the case of any other amount, 2.00% plus the rate applicable to ABR Revolving Loans as
provided in paragraph (a)Β of this Section; provided that no interest at the Default Rate
shall accrue or be payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting
Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date
for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Revolving Commitments,
provided that (i)Β interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c)Β of this Section shall be
payable on demand, (ii)Β in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a
prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Revolving Availability Period), accrued
interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment
or prepayment and (iii)Β in the event of any conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan prior to the end of
the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the
effective date of such conversion.
Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360Β days, except that
(i)Β interest on Loans denominated in Sterling and (ii)Β interest computed by reference to the
Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be
computed on the basis of a year of 365Β days (or 366Β days in a leap year), and in each case shall be
payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
The applicable Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate shall be determined by the
Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.14Β Β Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing
denominated in any currency:
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Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent
manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted
Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period; or
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted Eurocurrency
Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of
making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by
telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent
notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer
exist, (i)Β any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing denominated
in such currency to, or continuation of any Borrowing denominated in such currency as, a
Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be ineffective, and any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in such
currency that is requested to be continued (A)Β if such currency is the U.S. Dollar, shall be
converted to an ABR Borrowing on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto and (B)Β if
such currency is an Alternative Currency, shall be repaid on the last day of the Interest Period
applicable thereto, and (ii)Β if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated
in such currency (A)Β if such currency is the U.S. Dollar, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR
Borrowing and (B)Β if such currency is an Alternative Currency, such Borrowing Request shall be
ineffective.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.15Β Β Increased Costs. (a)Β If any Change in Law shall:
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance
charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit
extended by, any Lender or Issuing Bank (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the
Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate); or
Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β impose on any Lender or Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition,
cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of
Credit or participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or
maintaining any Eurocurrency Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to
increase the cost to such Lender or Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any
Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or
Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to
such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or
reduction suffered.
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Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β If any Lender or Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital
requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lenderβs or
Issuing Bankβs capital or on the capital of such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs holding company, if
any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of
Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level
below that which such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lenderβs or such Issuing Bankβs holding
company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lenderβs or
such Issuing Bankβs policies and the policies of such Lenderβs or such Issuing Bankβs holding
company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such
Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lenderβs or such Issuing Bankβs holding company
for any such reduction suffered.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β A certificate of a Lender or an Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary
to compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified
in paragraph (a)Β or (b)Β of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive
absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the
amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any Issuing Bank to demand compensation
pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs right to
demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a
Lender or an Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred
more than 270Β days prior to the date that such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies
the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such
Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs intention to claim compensation therefor, provided
further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is
retroactive, then the 270-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of
retroactive effect thereof.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.16Β Β Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a)Β the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the
last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default),
(b)Β the conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period
applicable thereto, (c)Β the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Revolving Loan or
Term Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such
notice may be revoked under SectionΒ 2.11(f) and is revoked in accordance therewith) or (d)Β the
assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable
thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.19 or SectionΒ 9.02(c), then,
in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense
attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurocurrency Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any
Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of
(i)Β the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such
event not occurred, at the Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate that would have been applicable to such 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 Loan), over (ii)Β the amount of interest that would accrue on
such principal amount for such period at the interest rate that such Lender would bid were it to
bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from
other banks in the eurocurrency market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any
amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be
delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay
such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10Β days after receipt thereof.
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Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.17Β Β Taxes. (a)Β Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any
Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or
Other Taxes, provided that if a Withholding Agent is required to deduct any Indemnified
Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i)Β the sum payable shall be increased as necessary
so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums
payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank (as the case may be)
receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii)
the applicable Withholding Agent shall make such deductions and (iii)Β the applicable Withholding
Agent shall pay the full amounts deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with
applicable law.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Without limiting the provisions of paragraph (a)Β above, the Borrower shall timely pay any
Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank,
within 10Β days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other
Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, on or
with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan
Document (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to
amounts payable under this Section) 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, provided
that the Borrower shall not be obligated to make payment to the Administrative Agent, such Lender
or such Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section in respect of penalties, interest and other
liabilities attributable to any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes if (i)Β written demand therefor has
not been made by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank within 30Β days from the
date on which the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank knew of the imposition of
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the relevant Governmental Authority, (ii)Β such penalties,
interest and other liabilities have accrued after the Borrower has indemnified or paid any
additional amount pursuant to this Section or (iii)Β such penalties, interest and other liabilities
are attributable to the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, such
Lender or such Issuing Bank. After the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Issuing Bank learns of
the imposition of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such
Issuing Bank, as the case may be, will act in good faith to promptly notify the Borrower of its
obligations hereunder. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the
Borrower by a Lender or an Issuing Bank, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on
behalf of a Lender or an Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. 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.
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Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β Each Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent for the full amount of any Taxes or
similar charges imposed by any Governmental Authority that are attributable to such Lender and that
are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent, together with all reasonable costs and expenses
arising therefrom or with respect thereto, as determined by the Administrative Agent in good faith.
A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the
Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax
under the law of the jurisdiction in which the applicable Loan Party is located, or any treaty to
which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or
times prescribed by applicable law, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed
by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will
permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate, provided that
such Foreign Lender has received written notice from the applicable Loan Party or Administrative
Agent, as the case may be, advising it of the availability of such exemption or reduction and
supplying all applicable documentation. In addition, each Lender that is a βUnited States Personβ
as defined in SectionΒ 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by law, U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form
W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from United States federal
withholding tax.
Β Β Β Β Β (f)Β If the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Issuing Bank determines that it is entitled to
receive a refund from a Governmental Authority in respect of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to
which it has been indemnified by the Borrower pursuant to this Section, or with respect to which
the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall promptly notify the
Borrower of the availability of such refund and shall, within 30Β days after receipt of a request by
the Borrower (whether as a result of notification that it has made to the Borrower or otherwise),
make a claim to such Governmental Authority for such refund at the Borrowerβs expense. If the
Administrative Agent, an Issuing Bank or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has
received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by
the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this
Section, it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity
payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section with respect to the
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of
the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender 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 Issuing
Bank or such Lender, 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 Issuing Bank or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or
such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This Section shall not
be construed to require the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to make available
its tax returns (or any
other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any
other Person.
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Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.18Β Β Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs. (a)Β The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it under any Loan Document
(whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable
under SectionΒ 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to the time expressly required hereunder or
under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior
to 12:00 noon, New York City time), on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without
setoff or counterclaim. 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. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative
Agent to the applicable account designated to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent, except
payments to be made directly to an Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein
and except that payments pursuant to SectionsΒ 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to
the Persons entitled thereto and payments pursuant to other Loan Documents shall be made to the
Persons specified therein. 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. If any payment under any Loan Document 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 payable for the period of such extension. All
payments under each Loan Document of principal or interest in respect of any Loan (or of any
breakage indemnity in respect of any Loan) shall be made in the currency of such Loan, and, except
as otherwise expressly set forth in any Loan Document, all other payments under each Loan Document
shall be made in U.S. Dollars.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)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)Β 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, and (ii)Β 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.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise,
obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Revolving Loans, Term Loans
or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment
of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans, Term 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, Term 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, Term
Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans,
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provided that (i)Β 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)Β 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 to any assignee or participant. 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 setoff 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 Β Β Β Β (d)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
applicable 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 and in its sole discretion, distribute to the Lenders or such
Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact
made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the applicable 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 Β Β Β Β (e)Β If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section
2.04(c), 2.05(d) or (e), 2.06(a) or (b), 2.18(d) or 9.03(c), 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 Β Β Β Β (f)Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section or elsewhere in this
Agreement, the Borrower may (i)Β make prepayments of Term Loans at a discount to the par value of
such Loans and on a non pro rata basis in accordance with SectionΒ 2.11(g) and (ii)Β extend the final
maturity of Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments in connection with an Extension that is
permitted under SectionΒ 2.22 without being obligated to effect such extensions on a pro rata basis
among the Lenders (it being understood that no such extension (x)Β shall constitute a payment or
prepayment of any Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as applicable, for purposes of this Section or (y)
shall reduce the amount of any scheduled amortization payment due under SectionΒ 2.10, except that
the amount of any scheduled amortization payment due to a Lender of Extended Term Loans may be
reduced to the extent provided pursuant to the express terms of the respective Extension Offer)
without giving rise to any violation of this Section or any other provision of this Agreement.
Furthermore, the Borrower may take all actions contemplated by SectionΒ 2.22 in connection with any
Extension (including modifying pricing, amortization and repayments or prepayments of Extended
Revolving Commitments or Extended Term Loans), and in each case such actions taken in accordance
with SectionΒ 2.22 shall be
permitted hereunder, and the differing payments contemplated therein shall be permitted
without giving rise to any violation of this Section or any other provision of this Agreement.
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Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.19Β Β Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a)Β If any Lender requests compensation under SectionΒ 2.15, or if the Borrower is required
to pay any additional amount to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender or any
Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 2.17, then the
Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a
different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and
obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of the
Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender, such designation or assignment (i)Β would
eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to SectionΒ 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the
future and (ii)Β would not subject the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender to any
unreimbursed cost or expense and would not be inconsistent with its reasonable internal policies or
otherwise be disadvantageous to the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender. The
Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative
Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β If any Lender requests compensation under SectionΒ 2.15, 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 SectionΒ 2.17, or if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at
its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such
Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions
contained in SectionΒ 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an
assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender
accepts such assignment), provided that (i)Β the Borrower shall have received the prior
written consent of the Administrative Agent (and, if a Revolving Commitment is being assigned, each
Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender), which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii)Β such
Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and
participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and
all other amounts payable to it hereunder from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding
principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (iii)
the Borrower or such assignee shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the processing and
recordation fee specified in SectionΒ 9.04(b) and (iv)Β in the case of any such assignment resulting
from a claim for compensation under SectionΒ 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to
SectionΒ 2.17, such assignment will result in a material reduction in such compensation or payments.
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 (including as a result of any action taken by such
Lender under paragraph (a)Β above), the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such
assignment and delegation cease to apply.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.20Β Β Incremental Facility. (a)Β At any time and from time to time, subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the Borrower may, by notice to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent
shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), request to add one or more additional
tranches of term loans (the βIncremental Term
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Loansβ) or one or more increases in the Revolving Commitments (the βIncremental
Revolving Commitmentsβ), provided that at the time of each such request and upon the
effectiveness of each Incremental Facility Amendment, (A)Β no Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing or shall result therefrom, (B)Β the Borrower shall be in compliance on a
Pro Forma Basis with the covenants contained in SectionsΒ 6.12 and 6.13 recomputed as of the last
day of the most-recently ended Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered
pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01(a) or (b), (C)Β the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio of the Borrower, computed
on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most-recently ended Test Period for which financial
statements have been delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01(a) or (b), shall be no greater than the
Senior Secured Leverage Ratio of the Borrower on the Effective Date (after giving effect to the
Transactions) and (D)Β the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate of a Financial Officer to the
effect set forth in clauses (A), (B)Β and (C)Β above, together with reasonably detailed calculations
demonstrating compliance with clauses (B)Β and (C)Β above. Notwithstanding anything to contrary
herein, the principal amount of any Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments
shall not exceed the Incremental Amount at such time. Each tranche of Incremental Term Loans and
Incremental Revolving Commitments shall be in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and be in an
aggregate principal amount that is not less than $50,000,000 in case of Incremental Term Loans or
$25,000,000 in case of Incremental Revolving Commitments, provided that such amount may be
less than the applicable minimum amount if such amount represents all the remaining availability
under the Incremental Amount set forth above.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Any Incremental Term Loans (i)Β shall rank pari passu or junior in right of payment
in respect of the Collateral and with the Obligations in respect of the Revolving Commitments, the
Tranche B Term Loans and the Tranche B Euro Term Loans, (ii)Β for purposes of prepayments, shall be
treated substantially the same as (and in any event no more favorably than) the Tranche B Term
Loans and Tranche B Euro Term Loans and (iii)Β other than amortization, pricing or maturity date,
shall have the same terms as the Tranche B Term Loans or such terms as are reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent, provided that (A)Β if the Applicable Rate (which, for such
purposes only, shall be deemed to include all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount
payable to all Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans and any LIBO or ABR floor applicable
to such Incremental Term Loans) relating to any Incremental Term Loan exceeds the Applicable Rate
(which, for such purposes only, shall be deemed to include all upfront or similar fees or original
issue discount payable to all Lenders providing the Tranche B Term Loans or Tranche B Euro Term
Loans, as applicable, and any EURO LIBO, LIBO or ABR floor applicable to the Tranche B Term Loans
or Tranche B Euro Term Loans, as applicable) relating to the Tranche B Term Loans or Tranche B Euro
Term Loans, as applicable, immediately prior to the effectiveness of the applicable Incremental
Facility Amendment by more than 0.25%, the Applicable Rate relating to the Tranche B Term Loans or
Tranche B Euro Term Loans, as applicable, shall be adjusted to be equal to the Applicable Rate
(which, for such purposes only, shall be deemed to include all upfront or similar fees or original
issue discount payable to all Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans and any LIBO or ABR
floor applicable to such Incremental Term Loans) relating to such Incremental Term Loans minus
0.25%, (B)Β any Incremental Term Loan shall not have a final maturity date earlier than the Tranche
B Maturity Date or the Tranche B Euro Maturity Date, as applicable, and (C)Β any Incremental Term
Loan shall not have a weighted average life that is shorter than the weighted average life of the
then-remaining Tranche B Term Loans or Tranche
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B Euro Term Loans, as applicable. Any Incremental Revolving Commitment shall be on terms
(other than pricing) and pursuant to the documentation applicable to the Revolving Commitments;
provided that if the Applicable Rate (which, for such purposes only, shall be deemed to
include all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount payable to all Lenders providing
such Incremental Revolving Commitments and any LIBO or ABR floor applicable to such Incremental
Revolving Commitments) relating to any Incremental Revolving Commitments exceeds the Applicable
Rate (which, for such purposes only, shall be deemed to include all upfront or similar fees or
original issue discount payable to all Lenders providing the Revolving Commitments) relating to the
Revolving Commitments immediately prior to the effectiveness of the applicable Incremental Facility
Amendment by more than 0.25%, the Applicable Rate relating to the Revolving Commitments shall be
adjusted to be equal to the Applicable Rate (which, for such purposes only, shall be deemed to
include all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount payable to all Lenders providing
such Incremental Revolving Commitments and any LIBO or ABR floor applicable to such Incremental
Revolving Commitments) relating to such Incremental Revolving Commitments minus 0.25%.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall set forth the requested
amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Term Loans and/or Incremental Revolving
Commitments. Any additional bank, financial institution, existing Lender or other Person that
elects to extend Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (any such bank, financial institution,
existing Lender or other Person being called an βAdditional Lenderβ) and, if not already a
Lender, shall become a Lender under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an βIncremental
Facility Amendmentβ) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed
by Holdings, the Borrower, such Additional Lender and the Administrative Agent. No Incremental
Facility Amendment shall require the consent of any Lenders other than the Additional Lenders with
respect to such Incremental Facility Amendment. No Lender shall be obligated to provided any
Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments, unless it so agrees. Commitments in
respect of any Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments shall become Commitments
under this Agreement. An Incremental Facility Amendment may, without the consent of any other
Lenders, effect such amendments to any Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the
opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section (including to provide
for voting provisions applicable to the Additional Lenders comparable to the provisions of clause
(B)Β of the second proviso of SectionΒ 9.02(b)). The effectiveness of any Incremental Facility
Amendment shall, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Additional Lenders,
be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (each, an βIncremental Facility Closing
Dateβ) of each of the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.02 (it being understood that all
references to βthe date of such Borrowingβ in SectionΒ 4.02 shall be deemed to refer to the
Incremental Facility Closing Date). The proceeds of any Incremental Term Loans will be used only
for general corporate purposes (including Permitted Acquisitions). Upon each increase in the
Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Section, each Revolving Lender immediately prior to such
increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each Lender
providing a portion of the Incremental Revolving Commitment (each a βIncremental Revolving
Lenderβ) in respect of such increase, and each such Incremental Revolving Lender will
automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Revolving
Lenderβs participations hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans such
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that, after giving effect to each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the
percentage of the aggregate outstanding (i)Β participations hereunder in Letters of Credit and (ii)
participations hereunder in Swingline Loans held by each Revolving Lender (including each such
Incremental Revolving Lender) will equal the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Commitments of
all Revolving Lenders represented by such Revolving Lenderβs Revolving Commitment. The
Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro
rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in
this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding
sentence.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.21Β Β Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Revolving Lender
becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender
is a Defaulting Lender:
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β fees shall cease to accrue on the unfunded portion of the Revolving Commitment of such
Defaulting Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 2.12(a);
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β the Revolving Commitment and Revolving Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be
included in determining whether all Lenders or the Required Lenders have taken or may take any
action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to
SectionΒ 9.02); provided, that any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent
of all Lenders or each affected Lender which affects such Defaulting Lender disproportionately when
compared to the other affected Lenders, or increases or extends the Revolving Commitment of any
Defaulting Lender, shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender;
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β if any Swingline Exposure or LC Exposure exists at the time such Lender becomes a
Defaulting Lender then:
Β Β Β Β Β (i) all or any part of the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender
shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective
Applicable Percentages but only to the extent the sum of all non-Defaulting Lendersβ
Revolving Credit Exposures plus such Defaulting Lenderβs Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure
does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lendersβ Commitments;
Β Β Β Β Β (ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i)Β above cannot, or can only partially,
be effected, the Borrower shall within three Business Days following notice by the
Administrative Agent (x)Β first, prepay such Swingline Exposure and (y)Β second, cash
collateralize for the benefit of the Issuing Bank only the Borrowerβs obligations
corresponding to such Defaulting Lenderβs LC Exposure (after giving effect to any partial
reallocation pursuant to clause (i)Β above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in
SectionΒ 2.05(j) for so long as such LC Exposure is outstanding;
Β Β Β Β Β (iii) if the Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lenderβs LC
Exposure pursuant to clause (ii)Β above, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees
to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 2.12(b) with respect to such
Defaulting Lenderβs LC Exposure during the period such Defaulting Lenderβs LC Exposure
is cash collateralized;
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Β Β Β Β Β (iv) if the LC Exposure of the non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to clause
(i)Β above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to SectionΒ 2.12(a) and Section
2.12(b) shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lendersβ Applicable
Percentages; and
Β Β Β Β Β (v) if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lenderβs LC Exposure is neither
reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i)Β or (ii)Β above, then, without
prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Issuing Bank or any other Lender hereunder, all
letter of credit fees payable under SectionΒ 2.12(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lenderβs
LC Exposure shall be payable to the Issuing Bank until and to the extent that such LC
Exposure is reallocated and/or cash collateralized; and
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Swingline Lender shall not be required
to fund any Swingline Loan and the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or increase
any Letter of Credit, unless it has received assurances satisfactory to it that non-Defaulting
Lenders will cover the related exposure and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrower in
accordance with SectionΒ 2.21(c), and participating interests in any newly made Swingline Loan or
any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a
manner consistent with SectionΒ 2.21(c)(i) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate
therein).
Β Β Β Β Β In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing
Bank each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such
Revolving Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of the
Revolving Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Revolving Lenderβs
Commitment and on such date such Revolving Lender shall purchase at par such of the Revolving Loans
of the other Revolving Lenders (other than Swingline Loans) as the Administrative Agent shall
determine may be necessary in order for such Revolving Lender to hold such Revolving Loans in
accordance with its Applicable Percentage.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 2.22Β Β Extensions of Term Loans and Revolving Commitments.
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, pursuant to one or more offers
(each, an βExtension Offerβ) made from time to time by the Borrower to all Lenders of Term
Loans with a like maturity date or Revolving Commitments with a like maturity date, in each case on
a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the respective Term Loans
or Revolving Commitments with a like maturity date, as the case may be) and on the same terms to
each such Lender, the Borrower is hereby permitted to consummate from time to time transactions
with individual Lenders that accept the terms contained in such Extension Offers to extend the
maturity date of each such Lenderβs Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments and otherwise modify
the terms of such Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments pursuant to the terms of the relevant
Extension Offer (including, without limitation, by increasing the interest rate or fees payable in
respect of such Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings) and/or modifying
the amortization schedule
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in respect of such Lenderβs Term Loans) (each, an βExtensionβ, and each group of Term
Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, in each case as so extended, as well as the original
Term Loans and the original Revolving Commitments (in each case not so extended), being a
βtrancheβ; any Extended Term Loans shall constitute a separate tranche of Term Loans from
the tranche of Term Loans from which they were converted, and any Extended Revolving Commitments
shall constitute a separate tranche of Revolving Commitments from the tranche of Revolving
Commitments from which they were converted), so long as the following terms are satisfied: (i)Β no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time the offering document
in respect of an Extension Offer is delivered to the Lenders, (ii)Β except as to interest rates,
fees and final maturity (which shall be determined by the Borrower and set forth in the relevant
Extension Offer), the Revolving Commitment of any Revolving Lender that agrees to an extension with
respect to such Revolving Commitment (an βExtending Revolving Lenderβ) extended pursuant to
an Extension (an βExtended Revolving Commitmentβ), and the related outstandings, shall be a
Revolving Commitment (or related outstandings, as the case may be) with the same terms as the
original Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings); provided that (x)Β subject to the
provisions of SectionsΒ 2.04(d) and 2.05(n) to the extent dealing with Swingline Loans and Letters
of Credit which mature or expire after a maturity date when there exist Extended Revolving
Commitments with a longer maturity date, all Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit shall be
participated in on a pro rata basis by all Lenders with Revolving Commitments in accordance with
their Applicable Percentage of the Revolving Commitments (and except as provided in Sections
2.04(d) and 2.05(n), without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier maturity date with
respect to Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit theretofore incurred or issued) and all borrowings
under Revolving Commitments and repayments thereunder shall be made on a pro rata basis (except for
(A)Β payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving Commitments (and related
outstandings) and (B)Β repayments required upon the maturity date of the non-extending Revolving
Commitments) and (y)Β at no time shall there be Revolving Commitments hereunder (including Extended
Revolving Commitments and any original Revolving Commitments) which have more than three different
maturity dates, (iii)Β except as to interest rates, fees, amortization, final maturity date,
premium, required prepayment dates and participation in prepayments (which shall, subject to
immediately succeeding clauses (iv), (v)Β and (vi), be determined between the Borrower and set forth
in the relevant Extension Offer), the Term Loans of any Term Lender that agrees to an extension
with respect to such Term Loans (an βExtending Term Lenderβ) extended pursuant to any
Extension (βExtended Term Loansβ) shall have the same terms as the tranche of Term Loans
subject to such Extension Offer, (iv)Β the final maturity date of any Extended Term Loans shall be
no earlier than the then latest maturity date hereunder and the amortization schedule applicable to
Term Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.10 for periods prior to the Tranche B Maturity Date or Tranche B
Euro Maturity Date, as applicable, may not be increased, (v)Β the weighted average life of any
Extended Term Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining weighted average life of the Term Loans
extended thereby, (vi)Β any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or a less than
pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory repayments or
prepayments hereunder, in each case as specified in the respective Extension Offer, (vii)Β if the
aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (calculated on the face amount thereof) or Revolving
Commitments, as the case may be, in respect of which Term Lenders or Revolving Lenders, as the case
may be, shall have accepted the relevant Extension Offer shall exceed the maximum aggregate
principal amount of Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as
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the case may be, offered to be extended by the Borrower pursuant to such Extension Offer, then
the Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as the case may be, of such Term Lenders or Revolving Lenders,
as the case may be, shall be extended ratably up to such maximum amount based on the respective
principal amounts (but not to exceed actual holdings of record) with respect to which such Term
Lenders or Revolving Lenders, as the case may be, have accepted such Extension Offer, (viii)Β all
documentation in respect of such Extension shall be consistent with the foregoing, (ix)Β any
applicable Minimum Extension Condition shall be satisfied unless waived by the Borrower and (x)Β the
Minimum Tranche Amount shall be satisfied unless waived by the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A)Β if the interest rate margins (which, for such purposes
only, shall be deemed to include all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount payable to
all Lenders providing Extended Term Loans and any EURO LIBO, LIBO or ABR floor applicable to such
Extended Term Loans) relating to any Extended Term Loan exceeds the Applicable Rate (which, for
such purposes only, shall be deemed to include all upfront or similar fees or original issue
discount payable to all Lenders providing the Tranche B Term Loans or Tranche B Euro Term Loans, as
applicable, and any EURO LIBO, LIBO or ABR floor applicable to the Tranche B Term Loans or Tranche
B Euro Term Loans, as applicable) relating to the Tranche B Term Loans or Tranche B Euro Term Loans
immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Extension by more than 0.25%, the Applicable Rate
relating to the Tranche B Term Loans or Tranche B Euro Term Loans, as applicable, shall be adjusted
to be equal to the interest rate margins (which, for such purposes only, shall be deemed to include
all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount payable to all Lenders providing such
Extended Term Loans and any EURO LIBO, LIBO or ABR floor applicable to such Extended Term Loans)
relating to such Extended Term Loans minus 0.25% and the Applicable Rate relating to any
Incremental Term Loans (if any) and any Extended Term Loans which were extended pursuant to one or
more prior Extensions (if any) shall be adjusted so that the difference between the Applicable Rate
relating to the Tranche B Term Loans or Tranche B Euro Term Loans, as applicable (after giving
effect to the foregoing adjustment), and the Applicable Rate relating to such Incremental Term
Loans and prior Extended Term Loans remains the same as immediately prior to the Extension and (B)
if the interest rate margins (which, for such purposes only, shall be deemed to include all upfront
or similar fees or original issue discount payable to all Lenders providing Extended Revolving
Commitments and any LIBO or ABR floor applicable to such Extended Revolving Commitments) or
commitment fee relating to any Extended Revolving Commitments exceeds the Applicable Rate (which,
for such purposes only, shall be deemed to include all upfront or similar fees or original issue
discount payable to all Lenders providing the Revolving Commitments and any LIBO or ABR floor
applicable to the Revolving Commitments) or Commitment Fee Rate relating to the Revolving
Commitments immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Extension by more than 0.25%, the
Applicable Rate and Commitment Fee Rate, as applicable, relating to the Revolving Commitments shall
be adjusted to be equal to the interest rate margins (which, for such purposes only, shall be
deemed to include all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount payable to all Lenders
providing such Extended Revolving Commitments and any LIBO or ABR floor applicable to such Extended
Revolving Commitments) relating to such Extended Revolving Commitments minus 0.25% and the
Applicable Rate relating to any Incremental Revolving Commitments (if any) and any Extended
Revolving Commitments which were extended pursuant to one or more prior Extensions (if any) shall
be adjusted so that the difference between the Applicable Rate relating
to the Revolving Commitments (after giving effect to the foregoing adjustment) and the
Applicable Rate relating such Incremental Revolving Commitments and prior Extended Revolving
Commitments remains the same as immediately prior to the Extension.
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Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β With respect to all Extensions consummated by the Borrower pursuant to this Section, (i)
such Extensions shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of
SectionΒ 2.11 and (ii)Β no Extension Offer is required to be in any minimum amount or any minimum
increment, provided that (x)Β the Borrower may at its election specify as a condition (a
βMinimum Extension Conditionβ) to consummating any such Extension that a minimum amount (to
be determined and specified in the relevant Extension Offer in the Borrowerβs sole discretion and
may be waived by the Borrower) of Term Loans or Revolving Commitments (as applicable) of any or all
applicable tranches be tendered and (y)Β no tranche of Extended Term Loans shall be in an amount of
less than $100,000,000 (the βMinimum Tranche Amountβ), unless such Minimum Tranche Amount
is waived by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to
the transactions contemplated by this Section (including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of
any interest, fees or premium in respect of any Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving
Commitments on the such terms as may be set forth in the relevant Extension Offer) and hereby waive
the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, SectionsΒ 2.11
and 2.18) or any other Loan Document that may otherwise prohibit any such Extension or any other
transaction contemplated by this Section.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β No consent of any Lender or the Administrative Agent shall be required to effectuate any
Extension, other than (A)Β the consent of each Lender agreeing to such Extension with respect to one
or more of its Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments (or a portion thereof) and (B)Β with respect
to any Extension of the Revolving Commitments, the consent of the Issuing Bank, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. All Extended Term Loans, Extended Revolving Commitments
and all obligations in respect thereof shall be Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents that are secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with all other applicable
Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Lenders hereby irrevocably
authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents with the Borrower as may be necessary in order to establish new tranches or sub-tranches
in respect of Revolving Commitments or Term Loans so extended and such technical amendments as may
be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower
in connection with the establishment of such new tranches or sub-tranches, in each case on terms
consistent with this Section. Without limiting the foregoing, in connection with any Extensions
the respective Loan Parties shall (at their expense) amend (and the Administrative Agent is hereby
directed to amend) any Mortgage that has a maturity date prior to the then latest maturity date so
that such maturity date is extended to the then latest maturity date (or such later date as may be
advised by local counsel to the Administrative Agent).
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β In connection with any Extension, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent at
least 5 Business Daysβ (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior
written notice thereof, and shall agree to such procedures (including, without limitation,
regarding timing, rounding and other adjustments and to ensure reasonable administrative management
of the credit facilities hereunder after such Extension), if any, as may
be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably
to accomplish the purposes of this Section.
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ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
Β Β Β Β Β The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.01Β Β Organization; Powers. Each Loan Party is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its
business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party and to effect the Transactions and,
except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good
standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.02Β Β Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions to be entered into by each Loan Party have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate or other action and, if required, action by the holders of such Loan Partyβs
Equity Interests. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Holdings and the
Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is to be a party,
when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, a legal, valid and binding
obligation of Holdings, the Borrower or such Loan Party (as the case may be), enforceable in
accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or other laws affecting creditorsβ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity,
regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.03Β Β Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions (a)Β do not require any material consent or approval of, registration or
filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained
or made and are in full force and effect and except filings necessary to perfect Liens created
under the Loan Documents, (b)Β will not violate the Organizational Documents of Holdings, the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (c)Β will not violate any Requirement of Law applicable to
Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (d)Β will not violate or result in a default under any
indenture, agreement or other instrument (including all Franchise Agreements) binding upon
Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or their respective assets, or give rise to a right
thereunder to require any payment to be made by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or give
rise to a right of, or result in, termination, cancelation or acceleration of any obligation
thereunder, and (e)Β will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of
Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (except Liens created under the Loan
Documents), except, in the cases of clauses (c)Β and (d), for any such violations or defaults that,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.04Β Β Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (a)Β Holdings has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet and
consolidated statements of
operations, stockholdersβ equity and cash flows as of and for each of the fiscal years ended
JuneΒ 30, 2008, JuneΒ 30, 2009 and JuneΒ 30, 2010, reported on by KPMG LLP, independent public
accountants certified by its chief financial officer. Except as otherwise expressly noted therein,
such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and
results of operations and cash flows of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as
of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
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Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Holdings has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its pro forma consolidated balance sheet
as of JuneΒ 30, 2010 (the βPro Forma Balance Sheetβ), prepared giving effect to the
Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred on such date. The Pro Forma Balance Sheet (i)Β has
been prepared in good faith based on the same assumptions used to prepare the pro forma financial
statements included in the Information Memorandum (which assumptions are believed by Holdings to be
reasonable), (ii)Β is based on information available to Holdings after due inquiry, (iii)Β accurately
reflects all adjustments necessary to give effect to the Transactions and (iv)Β presents fairly, in
all material respects, the pro forma financial position of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries
as of JuneΒ 30, 2010, as if the Transactions had occurred on such date.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Except as disclosed in the financial statements referred to above or the notes thereto or
in the Information Memorandum and except for the Disclosed Matters, after giving effect to the
Transactions, none of Holdings, the Borrower or the Subsidiaries has, as of the Effective Date, any
material contingent liabilities, unusual long-term commitments or unrealized losses, in each case
outside the ordinary course of business.
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β No event, change or condition has occurred that has had, or could reasonably be expected
to have, a material adverse effect on the business, operations or financial condition of Holdings,
the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since JuneΒ 30, 2010.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.05Β Β Properties. (a)Β Each of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid
leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for
defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business as
currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Each of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed or otherwise has
the right to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property
in the United States of America that is material to and necessary to conduct its business as
currently conducted in the United States of America, and the use thereof by the Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any other Person,
except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.06Β Β Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a)Β There are no actions, suits or proceedings or, to the knowledge of the Borrower,
investigations, by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the
knowledge of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, threatened against or affecting Holdings, the Borrower
or any Subsidiary (i)Β that could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to
result in a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed Matters) or (ii)Β that (x)Β on the
Effective Date, involve any of the
Loan Documents or the Transactions or (y)Β on the date of any credit event after the Effective
Date, could affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents.
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Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Except for the Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any other matters that,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, neither Holdings, the Borrower nor any Subsidiary (i)Β 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)Β has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii)
has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv)Β knows of any
basis for any Environmental Liability.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Since the Effective Date, there has been no change in the status of the Disclosed Matters
that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result
in, a Material Adverse Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.07Β Β Compliance with Laws. (a)Β Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries is in compliance with its
Organizational Documents and (b)Β each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries is in
compliance with all Requirements of Law applicable to it or its property, except, in the case of
clause (b)Β of this Section, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.08Β Β Investment Company Status. None of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is required to register as an
βinvestment companyβ as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of
1940.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.09Β Β Taxes. Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (a)Β has timely filed or caused to be
filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed, except to the extent that failure to
do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (b)Β has paid or
caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except to the extent that the failure
to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.10Β Β ERISA. 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 Β Β Β SECTION 3.11Β Β Disclosure. Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the other reports, financial statements,
certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party and made available by
current management to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of
any Loan Document or delivered thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so
furnished), when taken as a whole, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading as of the date made, provided that, with respect to
projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in
good faith based upon assumptions
believed by it to be reasonable at the time delivered and, if such projected financial
information was delivered (a)Β on or prior to the Effective Date or as of the Effective Date (it
being understood that such forecasts and projections are subject to significant uncertainties and
contingencies, many of which are beyond the Borrowerβs control, that no assurance can be given that
forecasts or projections will be realized, and that actual results may differ from projections and
such difference may be material).
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Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.12Β Β Subsidiaries. Holdings does not have any subsidiaries other than the Borrower and the Subsidiaries.
ScheduleΒ 3.12 sets forth the name of, and the ownership interest of the Borrower and each
Subsidiary in, each Subsidiary and identifies each Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Loan Party, in
each case as of the Effective Date.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.13Β Β Labor Matters. Except as, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, (a)Β as of the Effective Date, there are no strikes or lockouts or any other material labor
disputes against Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings,
the Borrower or any Subsidiary, threatened, (b)Β there is no organizing activity involving Holdings,
the Borrower or any Subsidiary pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings, the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, threatened by any labor union or group of employees, (c)Β there are no representation
proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, threatened
with the National Mediation Board, and no labor organization or group of employees of Holdings, the
Borrower or any Subsidiary has made a pending demand for recognition, (d)Β there are no material
complaints or charges against Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary pending or, to the knowledge
of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, threatened to be filed with any Governmental Authority
or arbitrator based on, arising out of, in connection with, or otherwise relating to the employment
or termination of employment by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any individual and (e)
the consummation of the Transactions will not give rise to any right of termination or right of
renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which Holdings,
the Borrower or any Subsidiary is bound.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.14Β Β Solvency. On the Effective Date after giving effect to the Transactions, Holdings, the Borrower and
the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.15Β Β Federal Reserve Regulations. (a)Β No Loan Party is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the
business of extending credit for the purposes of buying or carrying Margin Stock (as defined under
RegulationΒ U).
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β No part of the proceeds of any Loan, and no Letter of Credit, will be used, whether
directly or indirectly for any purpose that entails a violation of the provisions of the
Regulations of the Board, including RegulationΒ U or X.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.16Β Β Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Term Loans made on the Restatement Effective Date shall be used to
satisfy the condition in SectionΒ 4.03(a)(i). The proceeds of the Revolving Loans shall be used to
finance working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
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Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.17Β Β RegulationΒ H. No Mortgage encumbers improved real property that is located in an area that has been
identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as an area having special flood
hazards and in which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968, unless flood insurance has been obtained thereafter and is in effect.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.18Β Β Security Documents. (a)Β The Collateral Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent,
for the benefit of the Lenders, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral
described therein and proceeds thereof, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditorsβ rights
generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law. In the case of the Pledged Stock described in the Collateral
Agreement, when stock certificates representing such Pledged Stock are delivered to the
Administrative Agent (together with a properly completed and signed stock power or endorsement)
(which delivery shall be made to the Administrative Agent to the extent delivery is required by the
Collateral Agreement), and in the case of the other Collateral described in the Collateral
Agreement, when financing statements and other filings specified on ScheduleΒ 3.18(a) in appropriate
form are filed in the offices specified on ScheduleΒ 3.18(a), the Collateral Agreement will
constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in (to the extent intended to be
created thereby and to the extent such perfection is governed by the laws of the United States, any
state thereof or the District of Columbia), all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in
such Collateral and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations, in each case prior and
superior in right to any other Person (except, in the case of Collateral other than Pledged Stock,
Liens permitted by this Agreement). In the case of Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property
described in the Collateral Agreement, when filings are made as described above and in the United
States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, the Collateral Agreement
will constitute a valid perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest
of the Loan Parties in such Collateral and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations,
in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (except Liens permitted by this
Agreement).
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β When executed and delivered, each Foreign Pledge Agreement will be effective to create in
favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a legal, valid and enforceable
security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof, except as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other laws affecting creditorsβ rights generally. In the case of Collateral described therein
constituting certificated securities, when such certificated securities are delivered to the
Administrative Agent (which delivery shall be made to the Administrative Agent to the extent
delivery is required by such Foreign Pledge Agreement) and the other actions, if any, specified in
such Foreign Pledge Agreements are taken, such Foreign Pledge Agreement shall constitute a fully
perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in
such Collateral and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations, in each case prior and
superior in right to any other Person (except Liens permitted by SectionΒ 6.02).
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Upon recording thereof in the appropriate recording office, each of the Mortgages (if any)
is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a
legal, valid and enforceable Lien on the mortgaged properties described therein and proceeds
thereof, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditorsβ rights generally and subject to
general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
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Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.19Β Β Senior Indebtedness. The Obligations constitute βSenior Indebtednessβ (or similar definition) of the Borrower
under its Subordinated Debt Documents (if any).
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 3.20Β Β Certain Documents. As of the Effective Date, the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a complete
and correct copy of the Merger Agreement and the Senior Note Documents, including any amendments,
supplements or modifications with respect to any of the foregoing as in effect on the Effective
Date.
ARTICLE IV
Conditions
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4.01Β Β Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit. The agreement of each Lender to have made the initial extension of credit requested to be
made by it on the Effective Date was subject to the satisfaction, prior or concurrently with the
making of such extension of credit on the Effective Date, of the following conditions precedent (it
being understood and acknowledged that the Effective Date occurred on OctoberΒ 19, 2010):
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β Credit Agreement; Collateral Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have
received (i)Β this Agreement, executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Initial
Borrower, the Borrower and each Person listed on ScheduleΒ 2.01 to the Existing BK Credit Agreement
and (ii)Β the Collateral Agreement, executed and delivered by Holdings, the Initial Borrower, the
Borrower and each Subsidiary Loan Party.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Acquisition, etc. The following transactions shall have been consummated
substantially concurrently with the initial extension of credit hereunder:
Β Β Β Β Β (i) the Merger shall have been consummated pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and no
provision thereof shall have been amended or waived, and no consent shall have been given or
request shall have been made by Holdings or Borrower resulting in an action taken by Target
or its subsidiaries thereunder, in any manner materially adverse to the interests of the
Lead Arrangers or the Lenders without the prior written consent of the Lead Arrangers (it
being understood that any amendment to the definition of βMaterial Adverse Effectβ is
material and adverse to the interests of the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders) (not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed);
Β Β Β Β Β (ii) the Borrower shall have received cash proceeds of common or preferred equity
issued by Holdings, directly or indirectly, to the Sponsor (provided that the
contribution thereof to the Initial Borrower, in the case of any such preferred equity,
shall be on terms and conditions and pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to
the Lead Arrangers) in an amount equal to at least 30% of the total capitalization of
Holdings and the Initial Borrower;
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Β Β Β Β Β (iii) the Borrower shall have received at least $900,000,000 in gross cash proceeds
from the issuance of the Senior Notes (or such lesser amount determined by the Borrower to
be necessary to consummate the Transactions); and
Β Β Β Β Β (iv) after giving effect to the Transactions, neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries shall have any material Indebtedness for borrowed money other than Indebtedness
created under the Loan Documents, the Senior Notes and other Indebtedness expressly
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Pro Forma Balance Sheet; Financial Statements. The Lenders shall have received
(i)Β the Pro Forma Balance Sheet and a related pro forma consolidated statement of income as of the
twelve-month period ended on JuneΒ 30, 2010 and (ii)Β audited consolidated balance sheets and related
statements of income, stockholdersβ equity and cash flows of the Target and its Subsidiaries for
the 2010, 2009 and 2008 fiscal years.
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β Closing Date Leverage Ratio. The Administrative Agent shall have received a
certificate substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ G, certifying that the Closing Date Leverage Ratio
determined on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the Transactions on the Effective Date and
the use of proceeds thereof shall not exceed 6.20 to 1.0.
Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β Lien Searches. The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a
recent lien search in each of the jurisdictions where the Loan Parties are organized, and such
search shall reveal no Liens on any of the assets of the Loan Parties except for Liens (i)
permitted by SectionΒ 6.02 or (ii)Β discharged (or for which effective provision for discharge has
been made) on or prior to the Effective Date pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β (f)Β Fees. The Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers shall have
received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses required to be paid for which invoices have
been presented prior to the Effective Date. All such amounts will be paid with proceeds of Loans
made on the Effective Date and will be reflected in the funding instructions given by the Borrower
to the Administrative Agent on or before the Effective Date.
Β Β Β Β Β (g)Β Closing Certificate; Certified Certificate of Incorporation; Good Standing
Certificates. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i)Β a certificate of each Loan
Party, dated the Effective Date, substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ F, with appropriate
insertions and attachments including the certificate of incorporation or similar document of each
Loan Party that is a corporation certified by the relevant authority of the jurisdiction of
organization of such Loan Party, (ii)Β a long form good standing certificate for each Loan Party
from its jurisdiction of organization and (iii)Β such βbring-downβ good standing certificates dated
the Effective Date or the Business Day immediately preceding the Effective Date as the
Administrative Agent shall reasonably require.
Β Β Β Β Β (h)Β Legal Opinions. The Administrative Agent shall have received the following
executed legal opinions:
Β Β Β Β Β (i) the legal opinion of Xxxx Xxxxx-Xxxxx, associate general counsel of the Borrower,
substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ B;
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Β Β Β Β Β (ii) the legal opinion of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, special counsel to the Loan Parties,
substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ B-2; and
Β Β Β Β Β (iii) the legal opinion of local counsel in each of Florida, Gibraltar, the United
Kingdom, Canada and Mexico, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β Pledged Stock; Stock Powers. The Administrative Agent shall have received, except
to the extent in the possession of the Administrative Agent, the certificates representing the
shares of Capital Stock pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement, except to the extent such
Capital Stock is permitted to be uncertificated pursuant to applicable law or charter, together
with an undated stock power for each such certificate executed in blank by a duly authorized
officer of the pledgor thereof.
Β Β Β Β Β (j)Β Filings, Registrations and Recordings. The Administrative Agent shall have
received each Uniform Commercial Code financing statement required by the Security Documents or
under law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed in order to create in
favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected Lien on the
Collateral described therein in proper form for filing.
Β Β Β Β Β (k)Β Solvency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency
certificate of the chief financial officer or chief executive officer of the Borrower substantially
in the form of ExhibitΒ H, certifying the solvency of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries,
on a consolidated basis, after giving effect to the Transactions contemplated hereby.
Β Β Β Β Β (l)Β USA Patriot Act. The Administrative Agent shall have received at least five days
prior to the Effective Date all documentation and other information as is reasonably requested in
writing by the Administrative Agent about the Borrower and the Subsidiaries and required by
regulatory authorities under applicable βknow your customerβ and anti-money laundering rules and
regulations, including the PATRIOT Act.
Β Β Β Β Β (m)Β Accuracy of Merger Agreement Representations and Specified Representations. The
representations made by Holdings in the Merger Agreement as are material to the interests of the
Lenders, but only to the extent that the Initial Borrower has the right to terminate its
obligations under the Merger Agreement as a result of a breach of such representations in the
Merger Agreement (the βMerger Agreement Representationsβ) and the representations and
warranties set forth in SectionsΒ 3.01, 3.02, 3.03(b), 3.08, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.18 and 3.19 of this
Agreement (collectively, the βSpecified Representationsβ), shall be true and correct in all
material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified or subject to
βMaterial Adverse Effectβ shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Effective
Date with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such
representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such
representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such
earlier date (it being understood and agreed that, to the extent any of the Specified
Representations are qualified or subject to βMaterial Adverse Effectβ (or an equivalent term), for
purposes of the making of such Specified Representations as of the Effective Date (or a date prior
thereto), the
definition of βMaterial Adverse Effectβ (or such equivalent terms) shall be βClosing Date
Material Adverse Effectβ).
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Β Β Β Β Β (n)Β Credit Ratings. The Borrower and the Credit Facilities shall have received a
rating from Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poorβs Ratings Financial Services LLC.
Β Β Β Β Β (o)Β No Change. Since JuneΒ 30, 2010, there has not been a Closing Date Material
Adverse Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4.02Β Β Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of any
Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, in each case, other than any
extension of credit on the Effective Date, is subject to receipt of the request therefor in
accordance herewith and to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents that
are qualified by materiality shall be true and correct, and the representations and warranties that
are not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case on and as of
the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter
of Credit, as the case may be (other than with respect to any representation and warranty that
expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true
and correct, or true and correct in all material respects, as the case may be, as of such earlier
date).
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as the case may be, no Default shall have
occurred and be continuing.
Β Β Β Β Β Each Borrowing (provided that a conversion or a continuation of a Borrowing shall not
constitute a βBorrowingβ for purposes of this Section) and each issuance, amendment, renewal or
extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by
Holdings and the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a)Β and (b)
of this Section.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 4.03Β Β Conditions to Restatement Effective Date. The agreement of each Lender to make the initial extension of credit requested to be made
by it on the Restatement Effective Date is subject to the satisfaction, prior or concurrently with
the making of such extension of credit on the Restatement Effective Date, of the following
conditions precedent:
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β Restated Agreement; Loans; Reaffirmation. The Administrative Agent shall have
received (i)Β this Agreement, executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, Holdings, the
Borrower and each Revolving Lender (who together with any Lenders executing Addenda pursuant to
clause (ii)Β below constitute Required Lenders), and all Term Loans outstanding under the Existing
BK Credit Agreement shall have been replaced with Loans hereunder (and all accrued interest
thereon, and all amounts due pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a) of the Existing BK Credit Agreement, as of
the Restatement Effective Date shall have been paid), (ii)Β Addenda to this Agreement, executed and
delivered by Persons with aggregate Tranche B Commitment Amounts and Tranche B Euro Commitment
Amounts of at least $1,600,000,000 and β¬200,000,000 respectively and (iii)Β a Reaffirmation
substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ L hereto, executed and delivered by Holdings, the Borrower and
each Subsidiary Loan Party.
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Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Fees. The Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers shall have received all
fees required to be paid, and all expenses required to be paid for which invoices have been
presented prior to the Restatement Effective Date.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Legal Opinions. The Administrative Agent shall have received the following
executed legal opinions, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent:
Β Β Β Β Β (i) the legal opinion of Xxxx Xxxxx-Xxxxx, associate general counsel of the Borrower;
Β Β Β Β Β (ii) the legal opinion of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, special counsel to the Loan Parties;
and
Β Β Β Β Β (iii) the legal opinion of local counsel in Florida, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
Β Β Β Β Β Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on
each Loan and all fees, expenses and other amounts (other than contingent amounts not yet due)
payable under any Loan Document shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have
expired or been terminated (or, with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit, shall have been
fully cash collateralized or backed by standby letters of credit reasonably acceptable to the
applicable Issuing Bank) and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower
covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.01Β Β Financial Statements and Other Information. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent on behalf of each Lender:
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β within 105Β days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the Borrowerβs
consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statements of operations, stockholdersβ equity
and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, and related notes thereto, setting forth in each
case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by KPMG LLP or
other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a βgoing concernβ or
like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such
audit other than any βgoing concernβ or like qualification or exception with respect to the
regularly scheduled maturity of the Revolving Commitments) to the effect that such consolidated
financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of
operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied;
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Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β within 60Β days (or, for the fiscal quarter ending DecemberΒ 31, 2010, 90Β days) after the
end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or if any
fiscal year contains less than four quarters, each of the quarters other than the quarter ending on
the date corresponding to the end of such fiscal year), the Borrowerβs consolidated balance sheet
and related consolidated statements of operations, stockholdersβ equity and cash flows as of the
end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth
in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods, if any, of
(or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by
a Financial Officer as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and
results of operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of
footnotes;
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β within five Business Days of delivery of financial statements under paragraph (a)Β or (b)
above, a certificate of a Financial Officer substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ E (i)Β certifying
as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof
and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (ii)Β setting forth reasonably
detailed calculations (A)Β demonstrating compliance with the covenants contained in SectionsΒ 6.12
and 6.13 and (B)Β in the case of financial statements delivered under paragraph (a)Β above, beginning
with the financial statements for the first fiscal year of the Borrower ending on or after JuneΒ 30,
2011, of Excess Cash Flow;
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β within five Business Days of delivery of financial statements under paragraph (a)Β above, a
certificate of the accounting firm that reported on such financial statements stating whether they
obtained knowledge during the course of their examination of such financial statements of any
Default under SectionΒ 6.12 or 6.13 and, if such knowledge has been obtained, describing such
Default (which certificate may be limited to the extent required by accounting rules or
guidelines);
Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β if, as a result of any change in GAAP or in the application thereof from those in effect
on the Effective Date, the financial statements delivered pursuant to clause (a)Β or (b)Β above will
differ in any material respect from the financial statements that would have been delivered
pursuant to such clauses had no such change in GAAP or the application thereof been made, then,
together with the first delivery of financial statements pursuant to paragraph (a)Β or (b)Β above
following such change, a schedule prepared by a Financial Officer on behalf of the Borrower or the
relevant reporting entity reconciling such changes to what the financial statements would have been
without giving effect to such change;
Β Β Β Β Β (f)Β together with each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in Sections
5.01(a) and 5.01(b) above, the related consolidating financial statements reflecting the
adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) (which may be
in footnote form only) from such consolidated financial statements.
Β Β Β Β Β (g)Β no later than 45Β days after the commencement of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a
detailed quarterly consolidated budget for such fiscal year (including a projected consolidated
balance sheet and consolidated statements of projected operations, income and cash flows as of
the end of and for each fiscal quarter of such fiscal year and setting forth the assumptions
used for purposes of preparing such budget);
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Β Β Β Β Β (h)Β promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all annual, regular, special
and periodic reports, proxy statements and registration statements (other than exhibits thereto and
any registration statements on Form S-8 or its equivalent) filed by Holdings, the Borrower or any
Subsidiary with the SEC or with any national securities exchange or, after an IPO, distributed by
Holdings or the Borrower to the holders of its Equity Interests generally, as the case may be;
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β upon the request of the Administrative Agent, copies of any documents described in
Sections 101(k) or 101(l) of ERISA that Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or Subsidiary may request
with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; provided, that if the Borrower or any of its ERISA
Affiliates or Subsidiaries have not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or
sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, then, upon reasonable written request of the
Administrative Agent, the Borrower and/or its ERISA Affiliates or Subsidiaries shall promptly make
a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and the Borrower shall
provide copies of such documents and notices to the Administrative Agent promptly after receipt
thereof; and
Β Β Β Β Β (j)Β promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations,
business affairs and financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance
with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably
request.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in paragraphs (a)Β and (b)Β of this Section may
be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrower by furnishing (A)Β the applicable
financial statements of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower that holds all of the Equity
Interests of the Borrower or (B)Β the Borrowerβs (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), as
applicable, Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, filed with the SEC; provided that, with
respect to each of clauses (A)Β and (B), (i)Β to the extent such information relates to a parent of
the Borrower, such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in
reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to the Borrower (or such
parent), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand and (ii)Β to the extent such information is in
lieu of information required to be provided under SectionΒ 5.01(a), such materials are reported on
by KPMG LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a
βgoing concernβ or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to
the scope of such audit other than any βgoing concernβ or like qualification or exception with
respect to the regularly scheduled maturity of the Revolving Commitments) to the effect that such
consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition
and results of operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.02Β Β Notices of Material Events. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to each Lender
through the Administrative Agent) prompt written notice of the following:
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Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β the occurrence of any Default;
Β Β Β Β Β (b)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 Financial Officer or another executive
officer of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, affecting the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof that
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β the occurrence of any ERISA Event or any fact or circumstance that gives rise to a
reasonable expectation that any ERISA Event will occur that, in either case, alone or together with
any other ERISA Events that have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be
expected to result in liability of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount
exceeding $20,000,000; and
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β any other development (including notice of any Environmental Liability) that results in,
or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a written statement of a
Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower 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 Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.03Β Β Information Regarding Collateral. (a)Β The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of any
change (i)Β in any Loan Partyβs corporate name, (ii)Β in the jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization of any Loan Party or (iii)Β in any Loan Partyβs organizational identification number.
The Borrower agrees not to effect or permit any change referred to in the preceding sentence unless
all filings have been made or will be made substantially contemporaneously with such change under
the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise that are required in order for the Administrative Agent to
continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest
in all the Collateral.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β At the time of delivery of financial statements pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01(a), the Borrower
shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate executed by a Financial Officer or chief
legal officer of the Borrower (i)Β setting forth the information required pursuant to SectionsΒ 1 and
4 of the Perfection Certificate or confirming that there has been no change in such information
since the date of the Perfection Certificate delivered on the Effective Date or the date of the
most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section and (ii)Β certifying that all Uniform
Commercial Code financing statements containing a description of the Collateral have been filed of
record in each governmental, municipal or other appropriate office in each jurisdiction identified
pursuant to clause (i)Β above to the extent necessary to protect and perfect the security interests
under the Collateral Agreement for a period of not less than 18Β months after the date of such
certificate (except as noted therein with respect to any continuation statements to be filed within
such period).
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.04Β Β Existence; Conduct of Business. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, if and to the extent the
Borrower shall reasonably deem appropriate under the circumstances in its reasonable business
judgment, do or cause to be done all things reasonably necessary to obtain, preserve, renew and
keep in full force and effect its
legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises, and the patents,
copyrights, trademarks and trade names owned by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the
United States of America, that, in each case, is necessary for the conduct of its business taken as
a whole, provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation,
liquidation or dissolution permitted under SectionΒ 6.03.
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Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.05Β Β Payment of Taxes. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, pay its Tax liabilities,
before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where the validity or amount thereof
is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other appropriate actions and the
failure to make payment pending such contest or action could not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.06Β Β Maintenance of Properties. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, keep and maintain all
property in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except where the
failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.07Β Β Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, maintain, with financially
sound and reputable insurance companies, (a)Β insurance in such amounts (with no greater risk
retention and giving effect to self-insurance) and against such risks as is (i)Β customarily
maintained by companies of established repute engaged in the same or similar businesses operating
in the same or similar locations and (ii)Β considered adequate by Holdings and the Borrower and (b)
all insurance as may be required by law. The Borrower will furnish to the Lenders, upon request of
the Administrative Agent, information in reasonable detail as to the insurance so maintained.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.08Β Β Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, keep proper books of
record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all material dealings and
transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will, and will cause each
Restricted Subsidiary to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make
extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its
officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times during normal business hours and
as often as reasonably requested, provided that visits by the Lenders shall be coordinated
with the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
shall not occur more than twice in any fiscal year of the Borrower.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.09Β Β Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, comply with all material
Requirements of Law with respect to it or its property, except when the failure to do so,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.10Β Β Environmental Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary Loan Party to comply in all material
respects with all applicable Environmental Laws, and obtain and comply in all material respects
with and maintain any and all licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations or permits required
by applicable Environmental Laws. This clause
shall be deemed not breached by a noncompliance with the foregoing if such noncompliance in
the aggregate with any other noncompliance with any of the foregoing could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.11Β Β [Reserved].
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.12Β Β Additional Subsidiaries. If (a)Β any additional Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Subsidiary Loan
Party hereunder and/or the Equity Interests of which are required to be pledged pursuant to the
Collateral and Guarantee Requirement is formed or acquired after the Effective Date, (b)Β any
Unrestricted Subsidiary is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary after the Effective Date or (c)
as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary that was a De
Minimis Foreign Subsidiary no longer constitutes a De Minimis Foreign Subsidiary, then, in each
case, the Borrower will, promptly after (i)Β in the case of clause (a)Β or (b)Β above, the date such
Subsidiary is formed or acquired or converted or (ii)Β in the case of clause (c)Β above, the date on
which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01(a) or (b)Β with
respect to such fiscal quarter, notify the Administrative Agent thereof and, promptly after such
Subsidiary is formed or acquired or converted, in the case of Domestic Subsidiaries, and within 60
calendar days after such Subsidiary is formed or acquired or converted (or, in the case of clause
(c)Β above, within 60 calendar days after the end of such fiscal quarter), in the case of Foreign
Subsidiaries, cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied unless otherwise
agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable judgment) (x)Β with respect to such Subsidiary
if such Subsidiary is required to become a Subsidiary Loan Party) and (y)Β with respect to any
Equity Interest in such Subsidiary owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the extent required
to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.13Β Β Further Assurances. (a)Β The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary Loan Party to, execute any and all
further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further
actions (including and subject to the particular requirements of the Collateral Agreement, the
filing and recording of financing statements and other documents), that may be required under any
applicable law, or that the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, to
cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be and remain satisfied, all at the expense of
the Loan Parties. The Borrower also agrees to provide to the Administrative Agent, from time to
time upon request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to the
perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β If any fee interest in any real property having a value (together with improvements
thereof) of at least $10,000,000 is acquired by any Loan Party after the Effective Date (other than
any such real property subject to a Lien expressly permitted by SectionΒ 6.02(a)(v)), promptly (i)
execute and deliver a first priority Mortgage, in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Lenders, covering such real property, (ii)Β if requested by the Administrative Agent,
(x)Β provide the Lenders with title and extended coverage insurance covering such real property in
an amount at least equal to the purchase price of such real property (or such other amount as shall
be reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent) as well as a current ALTA survey thereof,
together with a surveyorβs certificate and (y)Β use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain
consents or estoppels reasonably deemed
necessary or advisable by the Administrative Agent in connection with such Mortgage, each of
the foregoing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (iii)
if requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent legal opinions
relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from
counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
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Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 5.14Β Β Designation of Subsidiaries. The board of directors of the Borrower may at any time designate any Restricted Subsidiary
as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary;
provided that (i)Β immediately before and after such designation, no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii)Β immediately after giving effect to such
designation, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance, on a Pro Forma
Basis, with the covenants set forth in SectionsΒ 6.12 and 6.13 (and, as a condition precedent to the
effectiveness of any such designation, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a
certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations demonstrating such compliance),
(iii)Β no Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it is a βRestricted
Subsidiaryβ for the purpose of the Senior Notes (or any Permitted Refinancing thereof) or any
Subordinated Debt, as applicable, and (iv)Β no Restricted Subsidiary may be designated as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary if it was previously designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The
designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute an Investment by the
Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the net book value of the
Borrowerβs (as applicable) investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a
Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any
Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time.
ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
Β Β Β Β Β Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on
each Loan and all fees, expenses and other amounts payable (other than contingent amounts not yet
due) under any Loan Document have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired or been
terminated (or, with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit, shall have been fully cash
collateralized or backed by standby letters of credit reasonably acceptable to the applicable
Issuing Bank) and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower (and with regard to
SectionΒ 6.15 only, Holdings) covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.01Β Β Indebtedness. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur,
assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents;
Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date and set forth in ScheduleΒ 6.01 and
extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness, provided that such
extending, renewal or replacement Indebtedness (A)Β shall not be Indebtedness of an obligor that was
not an obligor with respect to the Indebtedness being extended, renewed or replaced, (B)Β shall not
be in a principal amount that exceeds the principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended,
renewed or replaced (plus any accrued but unpaid interest fees and redemption premium payable
by the terms of such Indebtedness thereon), (C)Β shall not have any earlier maturity date or
shorter weighted average life than the Indebtedness being extended, renewed or replaced and (D)
shall be subordinated to the Obligations on the same terms, if any, as the Indebtedness being
extended, renewed or replaced;
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Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Subsidiary and of any Restricted Subsidiary to the
Borrower or any other Subsidiary, provided (A)Β that Indebtedness of any Restricted
Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party shall be subject
to SectionΒ 6.04 and (B)Β Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a
Subsidiary Loan Party and Indebtedness of any Subsidiary Loan Party to any Subsidiary that is not a
Subsidiary Loan Party shall be subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent;
Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β Guarantees by the Borrower of Indebtedness of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary and
by any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted
Subsidiary, provided that (A)Β the Indebtedness so Guaranteed is permitted by this Section
(other than clause (a)(ii) or (a)(vi)), (B)Β Guarantees by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party
of Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be subject to Section
6.04, (C)Β Guarantees permitted under this clause (iv)Β shall be subordinated to the Obligations of
the applicable Restricted Subsidiary to the same extent and on the same terms as the Indebtedness
so Guaranteed is subordinated to the Obligations and (D)Β no Subordinated Debt shall be Guaranteed
by any Restricted Subsidiary unless such Restricted Subsidiary is a Loan Party that has Guaranteed
the Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Agreement;
Β Β Β Β Β (v)Β (A)Β Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred to finance the
acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease
Obligations and any Indebtedness assumed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary 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 180
days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (B)Β extensions,
renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness so long as the principal amount of any such
extensions, renewals or replacements does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness being
extended, renewed or replaced (plus any accrued but unpaid interest, fees and premiums payable by
the terms of such Indebtedness thereon) and (C)Β Capital Lease Obligations incurred by the Borrower
or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Permitted Sale and Leaseback Transaction,
provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by sub-clauses (A)
and (B)Β of this clause (v)Β shall not exceed $150,000,000 at any time outstanding;
Β Β Β Β Β (vi)Β Indebtedness of any Person (A)Β that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or merges with or
into a Restricted Subsidiary or the Borrower after the Effective Date or (B)Β all or substantially
all the assets of which are acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a
transaction in which Indebtedness is assumed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each
case after the Effective Date, provided that such Indebtedness exists at the time such
Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or merges with or into a Restricted Subsidiary or the
Borrower or at the time of such asset acquisition, and is not created in contemplation of or
in connection with such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or merging with or into a
Restricted Subsidiary or the Borrower or at the time of such asset acquisition, and extensions,
renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness so long as the principal amount of such
extensions, renewals and replacements does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness
being extended, renewed or replaced (plus any accrued but unpaid interest and redemption premium
payable by the terms of such Indebtedness thereon), provided that the aggregate principal
amount of Indebtedness permitted by this clause (vi)Β shall not exceed $175,000,000 at any time
outstanding;
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Β Β Β Β Β (vii)Β Indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft protection or in connection with
deposit accounts and securities accounts, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;
Β Β Β Β Β (viii)Β Indebtedness owed to any Person (including obligations in respect of letters of credit
for the benefit of such Person) providing workersβ compensation, health, disability or other
employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance, pursuant to reimbursement or
indemnification obligations to such Person, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of
business;
Β Β Β Β Β (ix)Β Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of performance
bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds, performance and completion guarantees and similar
obligations (other than in respect of other Indebtedness for borrowed money), in each case provided
in the ordinary course of business;
Β Β Β Β Β (x)Β Indebtedness in respect of Swap Agreements permitted by SectionΒ 6.07;
Β Β Β Β Β (xi)Β (A)Β Subordinated Debt that is issued for cash payable on the date of issuance thereof or
as consideration for a Permitted Acquisition, provided that (1)Β if such Subordinated Debt
is issued for cash, the Net Proceeds of such Subordinated Debt are used, promptly after such Net
Proceeds are received by the Borrower, (x)Β to consummate one or more Permitted Acquisitions, or (y)
to prepay Terms Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(c), (2)Β no Default has occurred and is continuing or
would result therefrom and (3)Β the Borrower is in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis after giving
effect to the incurrence of such Subordinated Debt with the covenants contained in SectionsΒ 6.12
and 6.13 recomputed as of the last day of the most-recently ended Test Period prior to the issuance
of such Subordinated Debt for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section
5.01(a) or (b)Β and, in the case of any issuance of Subordinated Debt in an aggregate principal
amount in excess of $15,000,000, has delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a
Financial Officer to such effect, together with all relevant financial information reasonably
requested by the Administrative Agent, including reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating
compliance with clause (3)Β above and (B)Β Subordinated Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of
Subordinated Debt issued pursuant to clause (A)Β above or this clause (B);
Β Β Β Β Β (xii)Β Guarantees of, or the assumption of, Indebtedness of Franchisees, suppliers,
distributors or licensees of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case to the
extent permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(o);
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Β Β Β Β Β (xiii)Β Indebtedness secured by Liens pursuant to SectionΒ 6.02(xiii) in an aggregate principal
amount not exceeding $50,000,000 at any time outstanding;
Β Β Β Β Β (xiv)Β Indebtedness of Holdings or the Borrower not exceeding $20,000,000 at any time
outstanding, evidenced by promissory notes issued to former or current management, directors,
Franchisees or employees of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in lieu of
any cash payment permitted to be made under SectionΒ 6.08(a)(iii), provided that all such
Indebtedness shall be unsecured and expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of
all Obligations on terms that are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
Β Β Β Β Β (xv)Β Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding
$20,000,000 at any time outstanding;
Β Β Β Β Β (xvi)Β the Senior Notes and any Guarantee by Holdings or a Subsidiary Loan Party of the
obligations under the Senior Notes and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
Β Β Β Β Β (xvii)Β other Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $30,000,000 at any
time outstanding; and
Β Β Β Β Β (xviii)Β Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower to the extent that 100% of the Net Proceeds
therefrom are, immediately after the receipt thereof, applied solely to the prepayment of Term
Loans in accordance with SectionΒ 2.11(c); provided that (A)Β such Indebtedness does not
require any scheduled payment of principal (including pursuant to a sinking fund obligation) or
mandatory redemption or redemption at the option of the holders thereof (except for redemptions in
respect of asset sales and changes in control on terms that are market terms on the date of
issuance) prior to the date that is 180Β days after the Tranche B Maturity Date or, if such
Indebtedness is incurred after the Borrower has obtained any Incremental Term Loans or while any
Commitments from Additional Lenders to make Incremental Term Loans remain in effect, 180Β days after
the maturity date for such Incremental Term Loans, unless all such Incremental Term Loans have been
repaid in full and all Commitments in respect thereof have been terminated, (B)Β no Restricted
Subsidiary is a borrower or guarantor with respect to such Indebtedness unless such Restricted
Subsidiary is a Subsidiary Loan Party which shall have previously or substantially concurrently
Guaranteed the Obligations, (C)Β such Indebtedness contains market terms on the date of issuance,
provided that if such Indebtedness contains any financial maintenance covenants, such
covenants shall not be tighter than those contained in this Agreement, (D)Β if any Term Loans remain
outstanding after giving effect to the prepayment required hereunder, the aggregate principal
amount of such outstanding Term Loans shall not be less than $250,000,000 and (E)Β the Borrower is
in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness with
the covenants contained in SectionsΒ 6.12 and 6.13 recomputed as of the last day of the most
recently-ended Test Period prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness for which financial
statements have been delivered pursuant to SectionsΒ 5.01(a) or (b), and the Borrower has delivered
to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer, together with all relevant
financial information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, including reasonably
detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with clauses (A), (B), (C), (D)Β and (E).
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Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.02Β Β Liens. (a)Β The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur,
assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it,
except:
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β Liens created under the Loan Documents;
Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β Permitted Encumbrances;
Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary existing
on the Effective Date and set forth in ScheduleΒ 6.02, provided that (A)Β such Lien shall not
apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and (B)Β such Lien
shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the Effective Date and extensions, renewals
and replacements thereof so long as the principal amount of such extensions, renewals and
replacements does not exceed the principal amount of the obligations being extended, renewed or
replaced (plus any accrued but unpaid interest, fees and premiums payable by the terms of such
obligations thereon);
Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset any Person that becomes
a Restricted Subsidiary or merges with or into a Restricted Subsidiary or the Borrower after the
Effective Date prior to the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or such merger,
provided that (A)Β such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such
acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or merging with or into a Restricted
Subsidiary or the Borrower, as the case may be, (B)Β such Lien shall not apply to any other property
or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and (C)Β such Lien shall secure only those
obligations that it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a
Restricted Subsidiary or merges with or into a Restricted Subsidiary or the Borrower, as the case
may be, and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof so long as the principal amount of such
extensions, renewals and replacements does not exceed the principal amount of the obligations being
extended, renewed or replaced (plus any accrued but unpaid interest, fees and premiums payable by
the terms of such obligations thereon);
Β Β Β Β Β (v)Β Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved (including any such
assets made the subject of a Capital Lease Obligation incurred) by the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary, provided that (A)Β such Liens secure Indebtedness incurred or assumed to finance
such acquisition, construction or improvement and are permitted by clause (v)(A) of SectionΒ 6.01 or
to extend, renew or replace such Indebtedness and are permitted by clause (v)(B) of SectionΒ 6.01,
(B)Β such Liens and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred or assumed prior to or within 180
days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement (provided
that this clause (B)Β shall not apply to any Indebtedness permitted by clause (v)(B) of SectionΒ 6.01
or any Lien securing such Indebtedness), (C)Β the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the
lesser of the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital asset or, in the
case of Indebtedness permitted by clause (v)(A) of SectionΒ 6.01, its fair market value at the time
such security interest attaches, and in any event, the aggregate principal amount of such
Indebtedness does not exceed $125,000,000 at any time outstanding and (D)Β such Liens shall not
apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
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Β Β Β Β Β (vi)Β Liens of a collecting bank arising in the ordinary course of business under SectionΒ 4-208
of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the relevant jurisdiction covering only the items being
collected upon;
Β Β Β Β Β (vii)Β Liens representing any interest or title of a licensor, lessor or sublicensor or
sublessor under any lease or license permitted by this Agreement;
Β Β Β Β Β (viii)Β Liens that are rights of setoff relating to deposit accounts in favor of banks and
other depositary institutions arising in the ordinary course of business;
Β Β Β Β Β (ix)Β Liens granted by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in favor of the
Borrower or another Loan Party in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations owed by such
Subsidiary to such Loan Party;
Β Β Β Β Β (x)Β Liens granted in connection with any Permitted Sale and Leaseback Transaction;
Β Β Β Β Β (xi)Β Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure
payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
Β Β Β Β Β (xii)Β Liens on not more than $5,000,000 of cash and cash equivalents securing Swap Agreements
that (A)Β are permitted by SectionΒ 6.07 and (B)Β hedge or mitigate risks as a result of currency
fluctuations;
Β Β Β Β Β (xiii)Β Liens on assets, other than Equity Interests, receivables, inventory and intellectual
property, securing Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(xiii);
Β Β Β Β Β (xiv)Β Liens on the assets of a Foreign Subsidiary that secure Indebtedness of such Foreign
Subsidiary that is incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(xv);
Β Β Β Β Β (xv)Β Liens not otherwise permitted by this Section to the extent that neither (A)Β the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of the obligations secured thereby nor (B)Β the aggregate
fair market value (determined as of the date such Lien is incurred) of the assets subject thereto
exceeds $15,000,000 at any time outstanding; and
Β Β Β Β Β (xvi)Β Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(xviii); provided
that such Liens may be either a first priority Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu with the
Lien securing the Obligations or a Lien ranking junior to the Lien on the Collateral securing the
Obligations (but may not be secured by any other assets that are not Collateral) and, in any such
case, the beneficiaries thereof (or an agent on their behalf) shall have entered into an
intercreditor agreement with the Administrative Agent that is reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.03Β Β Fundamental Changes. (a)Β The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, merge into or
consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it,
or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect
thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i)Β any Person may merge into the Borrower
in a transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving corporation, (ii)Β any Person (other than
the Borrower) may merge into any
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Restricted Subsidiary in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Restricted
Subsidiary and (if any party to such merger is a Subsidiary Loan Party) is a Subsidiary Loan Party,
(iii)Β any Restricted Subsidiary 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 and (iv)Β any Restricted Subsidiary may merge into another Person in
connection with the disposition of such Restricted Subsidiary if such disposition is permitted
pursuant to SectionΒ 6.05, provided that any such merger involving a Person that is not a
wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger shall not be permitted unless
also permitted by SectionsΒ 6.04, 6.05 and 6.06.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β The Borrower will not, and the Borrower will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to,
engage to any material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Effective Date and businesses reasonably related,
complementary or ancillary thereto.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.04Β Β Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, purchase, hold or
acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly owned Restricted
Subsidiary prior to such merger) any Equity Interests in or evidences 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 Indebtedness of, or make or permit to
exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire
(in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person constituting a
business unit (any such purchase, holding, acquisition, loan, advance, Guarantee, investment or
interest, an βInvestmentβ), except:
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β Permitted Investments;
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Permitted Acquisitions that are not Foreign Acquisitions;
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Investments existing on the Effective Date and set forth on ScheduleΒ 6.04 and any
modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof; provided that the
amount of any Investment permitted pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.04(c) is not increased from the
amount of such Investment on the Effective Date except pursuant to the terms of such Investment as
of the Effective Date or as otherwise permitted by this SectionΒ 6.04;
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β Foreign Acquisitions and Investments (other than loans, advances and Guarantees, which are
covered by paragraphs (e)Β and (f)Β below) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in Equity
Interests of Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that (i)Β any such Equity Interests directly
held by a Loan Party shall be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement (subject to the
limitations applicable to Equity Interests of a Foreign Subsidiary referred to in the definition of
the term βCollateral and Guarantee Requirementβ) and (ii)Β the aggregate amount of (x)Β Foreign
Acquisitions and (y)Β Investments made pursuant to this clause (ii)(y) by Loan Parties in Restricted
Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (including in connection with a Permitted Acquisition by a
Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party), together with intercompany loans made under the
proviso to paragraph (e)Β of this Section and Guarantees given under the proviso to paragraph (f)Β of
this Section, shall not exceed
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$300,000,000 in the aggregate and, if made on or prior to JuneΒ 30, 2012, $100,000,000 in any
Requisite Period (in each case determined at the time made and without regard to any subsequent
write-downs or write-offs and net of all returns of capital in respect of such Foreign Acquisition
or Investment and excluding any Investments received in respect of, or consisting of, the transfer
or contribution of Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary to any other Foreign Subsidiary),
provided that the conversion or capitalization of any loan or advance into Equity Interests
shall not constitute a new Investment so long as such loan or advance was permitted pursuant to
paragraph (e)Β below at the time of its incurrence or was outstanding on the Effective Date and is
set forth on ScheduleΒ 6.04;
Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β loans or advances made by the Borrower to any Restricted Subsidiary and made by any
Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, provided that the
amount of such loans and advances made pursuant to this paragraph (e)Β by Loan Parties to Restricted
Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (including in connection with a Permitted Acquisition by a
Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party), together with Investments and Foreign Acquisitions
made under clause (ii)Β of the proviso to paragraph (d)Β of this Section and Guarantees given under
the proviso to paragraph (f)Β of this Section, shall not exceed $300,000,000 in the aggregate and,
if made on or prior to JuneΒ 30, 2012, $100,000,000 in any Requisite Period (in each case determined
at the time made and without regard to any subsequent write-downs or write-offs and net of all
returns of principal in respect of such loans or advances and excluding any Investments consisting
of intercompany notes received in connection with the transfer or contribution of Equity Interests
in any Foreign Subsidiary to any other Foreign Subsidiary);
Β Β Β Β Β (f)Β Guarantees of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that are permitted
by SectionΒ 6.01, provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of Restricted
Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties that is Guaranteed by any Loan Party (together with
Investments and Foreign Acquisitions made under clause (ii)Β of the proviso to paragraph (d)Β of this
Section and intercompany loans made under the proviso to paragraph (e)Β of this Section) shall not
exceed $300,000,000 in the aggregate and, if made on or prior to JuneΒ 30, 2012, $100,000,000 in any
Requisite Period (in each case determined at the time the Guarantee is given (with any subsequent
increases in the amount of Indebtedness that is Guaranteed being deemed an additional Guarantee)
without regard to any subsequent write-downs or write-offs and net of all returns of principal in
respect of such Guarantee);
Β Β Β Β Β (g)Β loans or advances to employees of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary made in the ordinary course of business of Holdings, the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary not exceeding $10,000,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any
time (determined without regard to any write-downs or write-offs of such loans or advances);
Β Β Β Β Β (h)Β payroll, travel, relocation and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the
time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses of Holdings, the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;
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Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement
of delinquent accounts or other obligations and disputes with, customers, suppliers and
Franchisees, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
Β Β Β Β Β (j)Β Investments in the form of Swap Agreements permitted by SectionΒ 6.07;
Β Β Β Β Β (k)Β (i)Β Investments of any Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary or consolidates or merges with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including in
connection with a Permitted Acquisition) so long as such Investments were not made in contemplation
of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or of such consolidation or merger; and (ii)Β any
modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof; provided that the
amount of any Investment permitted pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.04(k) is not increased from the
amount of such Investment on the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary except pursuant
to the terms of such Investment as of such date or as otherwise permitted by this SectionΒ 6.04.
Β Β Β Β Β (l)Β Investments resulting from pledges or deposits described in clause (c)Β or (d)Β of the
definition of the term βPermitted Encumbranceβ;
Β Β Β Β Β (m)Β Investments received in connection with the disposition or license of any asset permitted
by SectionΒ 6.05;
Β Β Β Β Β (n)Β receivables or other trade payables owing to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary if
created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance
with customary trade terms, provided that such trade terms may include such concessionary
trade terms, as the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances;
Β Β Β Β Β (o)Β Investments consisting of (i)Β Guarantees of or the assumption of Indebtedness (to the
extent permitted by SectionΒ 6.01) of, or (ii)Β loans made to, or the acquisition of loans made to or
Equity Interests in, Franchisees, suppliers, distributors or licensees of the Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not exceeding $300,000,000 in the aggregate and, if
made on or prior to JuneΒ 30, 2012, $100,000,000 in any Requisite Period (in each case determined at
the time made and without regard to any subsequent write-downs or write-offs and net of returns of
capital or principal in respect of such Investments), provided that any such Investments
(other than Guarantees and non-cash Investments) in excess of $35,000,000 in any fiscal year shall
be deemed Capital Expenditures for purposes of SectionΒ 6.14;
Β Β Β Β Β (p)Β Investments the consideration for which consists solely of shares of Qualified Equity
Interests or which are made from the proceeds of a sale of Qualified Equity Interests (other than
any Cure Amount) within 365Β days after the date of such sale of Qualified Equity Interests;
Β Β Β Β Β (q)Β Investments as valued at cost at the time each such Investment is made and including all
related commitments for future Investments, in an amount not exceeding the Available Amount,
provided that (x)Β at the time of any such Investment, no Default shall have occurred and be
continuing or would result therefrom, (y)Β at the time of such Investment and after giving effect
thereto and to any borrowing in connection therewith, the Borrower complies,
on a Pro Forma Basis, with the covenants set out in SectionsΒ 6.12 and 6.13 and (z)Β in the case
of any such Investment in an amount in excess of $15,000,000, the Borrower has delivered to the
Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer, together with all relevant financial
information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, demonstrating the calculation of the
Available Amount;
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Β Β Β Β Β (r)Β other Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate amount, as
valued at cost at the time each such Investment is made and including all related commitments for
future Investments, not exceeding $25,000,000 in the aggregate for all such Investments made or
committed to be made from and after the Effective Date plus an amount equal to any returns of
capital or sale proceeds actually received in cash in respect of any such Investments (which amount
shall not exceed the amount of such Investment valued at cost at the time such Investment was
made);
Β Β Β Β Β (s)Β Investments consisting of (i)Β Indebtedness, (ii)Β Liens, (iii)Β fundamental changes, (iv)
sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions of assets and (v)Β Restricted Payments permitted
under SectionΒ 6.01, SectionΒ 6.02, SectionΒ 6.03, SectionΒ 6.05 and SectionΒ 6.08, respectively;
Β Β Β Β Β (t)Β contributions to a βrabbiβ trust within the meaning of Revenue Procedure 92-64 or other
grantor trust subject to the claims of creditors in the case of a bankruptcy of the Borrower; and
Β Β Β Β Β (u)Β loans or advances to officers, directors and employees of Holdings (or any direct or
indirect parent thereof), the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such
Personβs purchase of Equity Interests of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof);
provided, that, the amount of such loans and advances shall be contributed to Holdings in cash as
common equity.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.05Β Β Asset Sales. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, sell, transfer,
lease or otherwise dispose of any asset, including any Equity Interest owned by it, nor will
Holdings or the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any additional Equity Interest
in such Restricted Subsidiary (other than issuing directorsβ qualifying shares, issuing shares
required by applicable law to be issued to nationals or citizens and issuing Equity Interests to
the Borrower or another Subsidiary), except:
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions of (i)Β inventory, (ii)Β used, obsolete or
surplus equipment and (iii)Β Permitted Investments, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions to the Borrower or a Restricted
Subsidiary, provided that any such sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions from the
Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a
Loan Party shall be made (i)Β in compliance with SectionΒ 6.09(a)(i) or (ii)Β to the extent not made
in compliance with SectionΒ 6.09(a)(i), shall be treated as an Investment in such Restricted
Subsidiary and shall be permitted only to the extent permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04;
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Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β sales, transfers and other dispositions of accounts receivable or other rights to payment
in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of
business;
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions of property to the extent that such
property constitutes an Investment permitted by clause (i), (k), (m), (q)Β or (r)Β of SectionΒ 6.04 or
another asset received as consideration for the disposition of any asset permitted by this Section
(in each case, other than Equity Interests in a Restricted Subsidiary, unless all Equity Interests
in such Restricted Subsidiary are sold in accordance with this SectionΒ 6.05);
Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β Permitted Sale and Leaseback Transactions;
Β Β Β Β Β (f)Β leases or subleases entered into in the ordinary course of business, including any
increase in the frequency or amount of ordinary course leasing as compared to the Effective Date,
to the extent that they do not materially interfere with the business of Holdings, the Borrower or
any Restricted Subsidiary;
Β Β Β Β Β (g)Β (i)Β licenses or sublicenses of intellectual property (A)Β in the ordinary course of
business or (B)Β to any Restricted Subsidiary, and licenses, sublicenses or contributions of
non-U.S. goodwill and non-U.S. going-concern value to any Restricted Subsidiary, and/or (ii)Β any
abandonment, failure to maintain, non-renewal or other disposition of any intellectual property in
the ordinary course of business;
Β Β Β Β Β (h)Β dispositions resulting from any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under
power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any property or asset of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary;
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β Restricted Payments, to the extent permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.08;
Β Β Β Β Β (j)Β sales, transfers and other dispositions of assets resulting in aggregate Net Proceeds not
exceeding $1,000,000 in the case of any single transaction or series of related transactions;
Β Β Β Β Β (k)Β sales, transfers and other dispositions of assets (other than Equity Interests in a
Restricted Subsidiary unless all Equity Interests in such Restricted Subsidiary are sold) that are
not permitted by any other clause of this Section, provided that the aggregate fair market
value of all assets sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in reliance upon this clause (k),
together with the aggregate fair market value of all real property sold in excess of $25,000,000 in
any fiscal year in reliance on clause (l), shall not exceed during any fiscal year of the Borrower
10.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets of Holdings as of the end of the fiscal year of the Borrower
most-recently ended prior to such fiscal year;
Β Β Β Β Β (l)Β sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions of restaurants and related assets to
Franchisees, including through the sale of Equity Interests of Persons owning such assets;
provided that to the extent that the aggregate fair market value of all owned real property
sold to Franchisees in reliance on this clause (l)Β exceeds $25,000,000 during any fiscal year of
the Borrower, the amount in excess of $25,000,000 per fiscal year, together with the aggregate fair
market value of all assets sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in reliance on clause (k),
shall not exceed during any fiscal year of the Borrower 10.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets
of Holdings as of the end of the fiscal year of the Borrower most-recently ended prior to such
fiscal year; and
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Β Β Β Β Β (m)Β the exchange by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any of its
restaurant properties and related assets for any current or planned restaurant property and related
assets of any third Person (any such exchange, an βAsset Swapβ); provided, that,
(i)Β the fair market value of the property being received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in connection with any Asset Swap shall be substantially equivalent to, or greater
than, the fair market value of the property being exchanged by the Borrower or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent of any other exception available under this Section
6.05), (ii)Β after giving effect to any such Asset Swap, the Borrower is in compliance on a Pro
Forma Basis with the covenants contained in SectionsΒ 6.12 and 6.13, recomputed as of the last day
of the most-recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower prior to such Asset Swap for which
financial statements have been delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01(a) or (b), (iii)Β no Default shall
have occurred and be continuing at the time of or after giving effect to any such Asset Swap and
(iv)Β the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary shall take all steps reasonably requested
by the Administrative Agent to provide the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders with a
fully perfected Lien on or security interest in the property being received by the Borrower or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any such Asset Swap to the same extent as the
Lien or security interest, if any, which the Administrative Agent had in the property being
exchanged by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and to the extent required by the
Loan Documents;
provided that:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (A)Β all sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions permitted hereby (other than those
permitted by clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii), clause (b), clause (c), clause (d), clause (f) (unless the
lessee is a Person that is not a Franchisee), clause (g), clause (h)Β or clause (i)) shall be made
for fair value, and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (B)Β all sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions permitted hereby (other than those
permitted by clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii), clause (b) (unless the disposition is a disposition of
assets (other than (x)Β Franchise Agreements with non-U.S. Franchisees or assets consisting solely
of non-U.S. goodwill and/or non-U.S. going-concern value that, in each case, are disposed of to a
Foreign Subsidiary (i)Β all the Equity Interests of which are owned directly or indirectly by a Loan
Party, (ii)Β that is not limited by any of its Organizational Documents, any Requirement of Law
(other than statutory restrictions relating to the payment of dividends that are customarily
imposed based on capital, surplus, profits or other similar measures) or any agreement or
instrument applicable to it from declaring and paying dividends or other distributions to the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (and will not agree to any such consensual limitation) and
(iii)Β that has not incurred (and thereafter shall not incur) any Indebtedness other than
intercompany Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of acquiring or licensing such Franchise
Agreements, non-U.S. goodwill, non-U.S. going-concern value or rights to intellectual property
owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary and Indebtedness incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(xv) and
(y)Β the transfer or contribution of Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary to any other Foreign
Subsidiary) by a Loan Party to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party), clause
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(c), clause (d), clause (f) (unless the lessee is a Person that is not a Franchisee), clause
(g), clause (h), clause (i), clause (j), clause (l) (but excluding sales of owned real property to
the extent that the aggregate fair market value of all owned real property sold to Franchisees
exceeds $25,000,000 during any fiscal year of the Borrower) or clause (m)) shall be made for
consideration at least 75% of which consists of cash or Permitted Investments payable at the time
of such sale, transfer or other disposition or, in the case of a disposition to a Franchisee, notes
payable in cash within 365Β days from the date of such disposition (excluding, for the purposes of
such calculation, any assumption of liabilities of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary by the
transferee thereof); provided that for purposes of this clause (B) (x)Β any securities or
other obligations received by the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that
are converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Permitted Investments (to
the extent of the cash or Permitted Investments received) within 180Β days following the closing of
such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition, and (y)Β any Designated Non-Cash Consideration
received by the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiary in such sale, transfer, lease or other
disposition having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated
Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (y)Β that is at that time outstanding, not
to exceed the lesser of 1.0% of Total Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-Cash
Consideration and $35,000,000 (with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash
Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes
in value) shall, in each case of clauses (x)Β and (y), be deemed to be cash.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.06Β Β [Reserved].
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.07Β Β Swap Agreements. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Swap
Agreement for speculative purposes, except (a)Β Swap Agreements entered into to hedge or mitigate
risks to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has actual or anticipated exposure (other than those
in respect of shares of capital stock or other equity ownership interests of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary), (b)Β Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange
interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or
otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary and (c)Β Swap Agreements entered into to hedge commodities, currencies, general economic
conditions, raw materials prices, revenue streams or business performance.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.08Β Β Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness. (a)Β The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, declare or
make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any
obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except:
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β the Restricted Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions
ratably with respect to their Equity Interests;
Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β the Borrower may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Equity Interests payable
solely in shares of Qualified Equity Interests;
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Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β the Borrower may make Restricted Payments, not exceeding, taken together with the
aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred under SectionΒ 6.01(xiv) during such
fiscal year, $20,000,000 during any fiscal year, pursuant to and in accordance with stock
option plans or other benefit plans approved by Holdingsβ, any direct or indirect parentβs of
Holdings or the Borrowerβs board of directors for former or current management, directors,
Franchisees or employees of Holdings, any direct or indirect parent of Holdings, the Borrower or
any of the Restricted Subsidiaries;
Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings at such times and in such amounts
(A)Β not exceeding $5,000,000 during any fiscal year, as shall be necessary to permit Holdings or
any direct or indirect parent of Holdings to discharge its general corporate and overhead
(including franchise taxes and directors fees and, following the completion of an IPO, costs and
expenses necessary for or incidental to Holdingsβs or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings
continued existence as a public company) expenses incurred in the ordinary course and other
permitted liabilities, (B)Β as shall be necessary to pay the Tax liabilities of Holdings or any
direct or indirect parent of Holdings directly attributable to (or arising as a result of) the
operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries and (C)Β to the extent of amounts paid by
Unrestricted Subsidiaries to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as shall be necessary to
pay the Tax liabilities of or allocable to Unrestricted Subsidiaries, provided,
however, that (1)Β the amount of Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (B)Β of this clause
(iv)Β shall not exceed the amount that the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries would be
required to pay in respect of Federal, State and local taxes were the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries to pay such taxes as stand-alone taxpayers and (2)Β all Restricted Payments made to
Holdings pursuant to this clause (iv)Β are used by Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of
Holdings for the purposes specified herein within five Business Days after Holdingsβs or such
parentβs receipt thereof;
Β Β Β Β Β (v)Β the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to the extent necessary to permit Holdings or
any direct or indirect parent of Holdings to make payments of or on account of (A)Β management,
consulting, investment banking and advisory fees and (B)Β reimbursement of out-of-pocket costs and
expenses incurred in connection with management, consulting, investment banking and advisory
services, in each case to the Sponsors or Sponsor Affiliates to the extent permitted by Section
6.09, provided that no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result
therefrom;
Β Β Β Β Β (vi)Β on or after JulyΒ 1, 2011, the Borrower may declare and pay dividends and distributions to
Holdings up to an amount not to exceed the Available Amount, provided that (x)Β at the time
of any such dividend, distribution, repurchase, redemption or retirement, no Default shall have
occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (y)Β at the time of such dividend,
distribution, repurchase, redemption or retirement and after giving effect thereto and to any
borrowing in connection therewith, the Borrower complies, on a Pro Forma Basis, with the covenants
set out in SectionsΒ 6.12 and 6.13 and (z)Β in the case of any such Restricted Payment in an amount
in excess of $15,000,000, the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a
Financial Officer, together with all relevant financial information reasonably requested by the
Administrative Agent, demonstrating the calculation of the Available Amount;
Β Β Β Β Β (vii)Β [Reserved.]
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Β Β Β Β Β (viii)Β the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings in such amounts as shall be
necessary to pay out-of-pocket legal, accounting and filing fees, costs and expenses
incurred in connection with a proposed offering of Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings or
any direct or indirect parent of Holdings, provided that no Default shall have occurred and
be continuing or would result therefrom;
Β Β Β Β Β (ix)Β [Reserved.]
Β Β Β Β Β (x)Β [Reserved.]
Β Β Β Β Β (xi)Β the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings in an amount necessary to enable
Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings to make required payments in respect of
Disqualified Equity Interests or Subordinated Debt issued by Holdings or any direct or indirect
parent of Holdings, provided that (i)Β such payments are permitted (x)Β in the case of
Disqualified Equity Interests, by another clause of this SectionΒ 6.08 or (y)Β in the case of
Subordinated Debt, by paragraph (b)Β of this SectionΒ 6.08 and (ii)Β Holdings or such parent promptly
applies such proceeds in the manner required by such Disqualified Equity Interests or Subordinated
Debt;
Β Β Β Β Β (xii)Β the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may acquire, redeem or retire any Equity
Interests of any other Subsidiary provided that such acquisition, redemption or retirement
is permitted pursuant to SectionsΒ 6.03 and 6.04; and
Β Β Β Β Β (xiii)Β substantially concurrently with an IPO, and in any event, no later than 30 Business
Days following the issue or transfer of Equity Interests pursuant to such IPO, the Borrower may
make Restricted Payments to Holdings to the extent necessary to permit Holdings or any direct or
indirect parent of Holdings to make the payment of the fees permitted to be paid pursuant to
SectionΒ 6.09(ix)(B), provided that (A)Β no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or
would result therefrom and (B)Β at the time of such payment and after giving effect thereto, the
Borrower complies, on a Pro Forma Basis, with the covenants set out in SectionsΒ 6.12 and 6.13.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make or agree to
pay or make, directly or indirectly (other than agreeing to customary provisions in respect of
repayment and repurchase upon asset sales in the Senior Note Documents or any Subordinated Debt
Documents), any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or
in respect of principal of or interest on the Senior Notes or any Subordinated Debt, or any payment
or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund
or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancelation or
termination of the Senior Notes or any Subordinated Debt, or any other payment (including any
payment under any Swap Agreement) that has a substantially similar effect to any of the foregoing,
except:
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β payment of regularly scheduled interest, any accrued and unpaid interest and original
issue discount, if any, on the Senior Notes and any Subordinated Debt to the extent needed under
the Code and applicable United States Treasury Regulations so as to cause the Senior Notes and any
Subordinated Debt to not be treated as having been issued with βsignificant original issue
discountβ within the meaning of SectionΒ 163(i)(2) of the Code, and principal payments as, in the
form of payment and when due in respect of the Senior Notes and any
Subordinated Debt, payments due upon a change of control under the Senior Notes or any
Subordinated Debt or upon acceleration of the maturity of the Senior Notes or any Subordinated
Debt, in each case other than payments in respect of Subordinated Debt prohibited by the
subordination provisions thereof;
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Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β refinancings of Indebtedness to the extent permitted by SectionΒ 6.01;
Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β payment or other distribution in respect of principal or interest on, or payment or
other distribution on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancelation or
termination of, the Senior Notes or any Subordinated Debt, in each case in exchange for, or out of
the Net Proceeds of, the substantially concurrent sale of Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings or
any direct or indirect parent of Holdings; and
Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β on or after JulyΒ 1, 2011, payments or other distributions in an amount not to exceed the
Available Amount, provided that (x)Β at the time of any such payment or other distribution,
no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (y)Β at the time of such
payment or other distribution and after giving effect thereto and to any borrowing in connection
therewith, the Borrower complies, on a Pro Forma Basis, with the covenants set out in SectionsΒ 6.12
and 6.13 and (z)Β in the case of any such payment or other distribution in an amount in excess of
$15,000,000, the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial
Officer, together with all relevant financial information reasonably requested by the
Administrative Agent, demonstrating the calculation of the Available Amount.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.09Β Β Transactions with Affiliates. (a)Β The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary 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:
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β transactions at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Borrower or
such Restricted Subsidiary than could be obtained on an armβs-length basis from unrelated third
parties,
Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β transactions between or among (A)Β the Borrower and/or the Subsidiary Loan Parties and (B)
Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties, in each case, not involving any other
Affiliate,
Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β loans or advances to employees permitted under SectionΒ 6.04(g),
Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β payroll, travel, relocation and similar advances to cover matters permitted under Section
6.04(h),
Β Β Β Β Β (v)Β any contribution to the capital of Holdings by the Permitted Investors or any purchase of
Equity Interests in Holdings by any Permitted Investor not prohibited by this Agreement,
Β Β Β Β Β (vi)Β the payment of reasonable fees to directors of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent
of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary who are not employees of
Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary, and compensation and employee benefit arrangements paid to, and indemnities provided
for the benefit of, directors, officers or employees of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent
of Holdings, the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business,
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Β Β Β Β Β (vii)Β any issuances of securities or any payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or
otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment agreements, stock options and stock ownership
plans approved by Holdingsβs or the Borrowerβs board of directors or any committee thereof,
Β Β Β Β Β (viii)Β employment and severance arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business
between Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary and any employee thereof in accordance with such employeeβs employee agreement or the
Borrowerβs severance policy approved by the board of directors of Holdings (or any direct or
indirect parent of Holdings) or the Borrower, or any committee thereof,
Β Β Β Β Β (ix)Β any payments permitted under SectionΒ 6.09(b) and any payments to the Sponsors or any
Sponsor Affiliate for reimbursement of out-of-pocket costs and expenses,
Β Β Β Β Β (x)Β any Restricted Payment permitted by SectionΒ 6.08,
Β Β Β Β Β (xi)Β the grant of stock options or similar rights in respect of Equity Interests of Holdings
or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings to officers, employees, Franchisees, consultants and
directors of the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to plans approved by the board of directors of
Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings, or any committee thereof and the payment of
amounts of the issuance of Equity Interests pursuant thereto in each case to the extent not
prohibited by this Agreement,
Β Β Β Β Β (xii)Β transactions constituting Investments permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(d), (e), (f)Β or
(p), or constituting Investments in a Subsidiary permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(q) or (r),
Β Β Β Β Β (xiii)Β transactions permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.05(b)(ii) or (g) (other than transactions
permitted pursuant to clause (g)(i)) and Investments permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04 received in
connection with transactions permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.05(g) (other than transactions
permitted pursuant to clause (g)(i)),
Β Β Β Β Β (xiv)Β entry into a Tax sharing agreement with Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of
Holdings providing for (in each case subject to compliance with SectionΒ 6.08) the payments of Taxes
(including interest and penalties) and expenses, control of tax filings and contests, and other
normal, usual and customary provisions, and
Β Β Β Β Β (xv)Β the provision of legal, accounting, purchasing, treasury or administrative services to
Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in
the ordinary course of business.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Neither Holdings nor the Borrower will, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to,
make any payment of or on account of monitoring or management or similar fees payable to the
Sponsor or any Sponsor Affiliate (i)Β in an aggregate amount in any fiscal year in
excess of the lesser of (x)Β 0.5% of consolidated total revenues of the Borrower for the
immediately preceding fiscal year or (y) $10,000,000 or (ii)Β after the consummation of an IPO.
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Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.10Β Β Restrictive Agreements. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or
indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other consensual arrangement that
prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a)Β the ability of Holdings, the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any Equity Interests of any
Restricted Subsidiary owned by such Person securing the Obligations or (b)Β the ability of any
Restricted Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any of its Equity
Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary
or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, provided
that:
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by (A)Β law, (B)Β any
Loan Document or (C)Β the Senior Notes;
Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions existing on the Effective
Date or to any extension, renewal, amendment, modification or replacement thereof, except to the
extent any such amendment, modification or replacement expands the scope of any such restriction or
condition;
Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in
agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary or any assets pending such sale, provided
that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary or assets that is or are to be
sold and such sale is permitted hereunder;
Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β clause (a)Β of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases, licenses
and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof;
Β Β Β Β Β (v)Β the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured
Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement to the extent such restriction applies only to the
property securing such Indebtedness;
Β Β Β Β Β (vi)Β the foregoing shall not apply to any restrictions or conditions set forth in any
agreement in effect at any time any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (but not any
modification or amendment expanding the scope of any such restriction or condition),
provided that such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming
a Restricted Subsidiary and the restriction or condition set forth in such agreement does not apply
to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;
Β Β Β Β Β (vii)Β restrictions or conditions in any Indebtedness permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01 to the
extent such restrictions or conditions are no more restrictive than the restrictions and conditions
in the Loan Documents or, in the case of Subordinated Debt, are market terms at the time of
issuance or, in the case of Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary, are imposed solely on such
Foreign Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries, provided that any such restrictions or conditions
permit compliance with the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and SectionΒ 5.12; and
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Β Β Β Β Β (viii)Β restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by agreements entered into in the
ordinary course of business.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.11Β Β Amendment of Material Documents. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, amend, modify or
waive any provision of the Senior Note Documents or any Subordinated Debt Documents if the effect
of such amendment, modification or waiver is to (i)Β increase the rate of interest payable with
respect to the Senior Notes or such Subordinated Debt, as applicable, (ii)Β change the dates upon
which payments of principal or interest are due on the Senior Notes or such Subordinated Debt, as
applicable, other than to extend such dates, (iii)Β change any default or event of default other
than to delete or make less restrictive any default or event of default provision therein with
respect to the Senior Notes or such Subordinated Debt, as applicable, (iv)Β change the redemption or
prepayment provisions of the Senior Notes or such Subordinated Debt, as applicable, other than to
extend the dates therefor or to reduce the premiums payable in connection therewith, (v)Β grant any
security or collateral to secure payment of the Senior Notes or such Subordinated Debt, as
applicable, or (vi)Β change or amend any other term, if such change or amendment would (x)
materially increase the obligations of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary party thereto
thereunder, (y)Β confer additional material rights on the holder of the Senior Notes or such
Subordinated Debt, as applicable, or (z)Β result in such Subordinated Debt being subject to a term
or condition that would not be permitted (under the definition of the term βSubordinated Debtβ) if
such Subordinated Debt were being issued on the date of such amendment, modification or waiver.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.12Β Β Interest Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Interest Coverage Ratio for any Test Period ending during
any period set forth below to be less than the ratio set forth opposite such period below:
Β |
Β |
Β |
Β |
Β |
Period |
Β |
Ratio |
Β |
MarchΒ 31, 2011 through SeptemberΒ 30, 2011 |
Β |
Β |
1.60 to 1.00 |
Β |
DecemberΒ 31, 2011 through JuneΒ 30, 2013 |
Β |
Β |
1.70 to 1.00 |
Β |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2013 through JuneΒ 30, 2014 |
Β |
Β |
1.80 to 1.00 |
Β |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2014 through JuneΒ 30, 2015 |
Β |
Β |
1.90 to 1.00 |
Β |
Thereafter |
Β |
Β |
2.00 to 1.00 |
Β |
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.13Β Β Total Leverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Total Leverage Ratio for any Test Period ending during any
period set forth below to be greater than the ratio set forth opposite such period below:
Β |
Β |
Β |
Β |
Β |
Period |
Β |
Ratio |
Β |
MarchΒ 31, 2011 through JuneΒ 30, 2011 |
Β |
Β |
7.50 to 1.00 |
Β |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2011 |
Β |
Β |
7.25 to 1.00 |
Β |
DecemberΒ 31, 2011 |
Β |
Β |
7.00 to 1.00 |
Β |
MarchΒ 31, 2012 through JuneΒ 30, 2012 |
Β |
Β |
6.75 to 1.00 |
Β |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2012 through DecemberΒ 31, 2012 |
Β |
Β |
6.25 to 1.00 |
Β |
MarchΒ 31, 2013 through JuneΒ 30, 2013 |
Β |
Β |
6.00 to 1.00 |
Β |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2013 through MarchΒ 31, 2014 |
Β |
Β |
5.75 to 1.00 |
Β |
JuneΒ 30, 2014 through JuneΒ 30, 2015 |
Β |
Β |
5.25 to 1.00 |
Β |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2015 through JuneΒ 30, 2016 |
Β |
Β |
4.75 to 1.00 |
Β |
Thereafter |
Β |
Β |
4.50 to 1.00 |
Β |
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Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.14Β Β Maximum Capital Expenditures. (a)Β The aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures made by the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries in any fiscal year shall not exceed (i) $160,000,000 if the Rent-Adjusted Leverage
Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal year of the Borrower is greater than or
equal to 5.00 to 1.00, (ii) $180,000,000 if the Rent-Adjusted Leverage Ratio as of the last day of
the most recently ended fiscal year of the Borrower is greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 but
less than 5.00 to 1.00 and (iii) $220,000,000 if the Rent-Adjusted Leverage Ratio as of the last
day of the most recently ended fiscal year of the Borrower is less than 4.00 to 1.00.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β The amount of Capital Expenditures set forth in SectionΒ 6.14(a) in respect of any fiscal
year shall be increased (but not decreased) by an amount equal to 50% of (i)Β the amount of unused
Capital Expenditures for the immediately preceding fiscal year less (ii)Β the amount of unused
Capital Expenditures carried forward to such immediately preceding fiscal year pursuant to this
paragraph.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 6.15Β Β Holdings Covenants. (a)Β Holdings will not own or acquire any assets (other than Equity Interests of the
Borrower, cash and Permitted Investments) or engage in any business or activity other than (i)Β the
ownership of all the outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower and activities incidental
thereto, (ii)Β the maintenance of its corporate existence and activities incidental thereto,
including general and corporate overhead, provided that Holdings may change its form of
organization, so long as (A)Β it is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any
State thereof or the District of Columbia and (B)Β its Guarantee of the Obligations and the Lien on
or security interest in any Collateral held by it under the Loan Documents shall remain in effect
to the same extent as immediately prior to such change, (iii)Β activities required to comply with
applicable law, (iv)Β maintenance and administration of stock option and stock ownership plans and
activities incidental thereto, (v)Β the receipt of Restricted Payments to the extent permitted by
SectionΒ 6.08 and the making of Restricted Payments, (vi)Β to the extent not otherwise covered by the
other clauses of this SectionΒ 6.15, any of the activities of Holdings referred to in SectionΒ 6.08,
(vii)Β concurrently with any issuance of Qualified Equity Interests, the redemption, purchase or
retirement of any Equity Interests of Holdings using the proceeds of, or conversion or exchange of
any Equity Interests of Holdings for, such Qualified Equity Interests, (viii)Β the obtainment of,
and the payment of any fees and expenses for, management, consulting, investment banking and
advisory services to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement, (ix)Β compliance with its
obligations under the Loan Documents, the Senior Note Documents (or any Permitted Refinancing
thereof) and any Subordinated Debt Documents, (x)Β in connection with, and following the completion
of, an IPO, activities necessary or reasonably advisable for or incidental to the initial
registration and listing of Holdings common stock and the continued existence of Holdings as a
public company and (xi)Β activities incidental to legal, tax and accounting matters in connection
with any of the foregoing activities.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Holdings will not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness or other
liabilities except (i)Β Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents and the Senior Note Documents
(or any Permitted Refinancing thereof), (ii)Β Subordinated Debt or unsecured Guarantees of any
Subordinated Debt, provided that such Guarantees shall be subordinated to the Obligations
to the same extent and on the same terms as the Indebtedness so Guaranteed is subordinated to the
Obligations, (iii)Β other unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate principal
amount not exceeding $5,000,000 at any time outstanding and (iv)Β liabilities imposed by law,
including tax liabilities, and other liabilities incidental to its existence and permitted business
and activities.
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Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Holdings will not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien (other than Permitted
Encumbrances) on any of the Equity Interests issued by the Borrower to Holdings.
ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
Β Β Β Β Β If any of the following events (any such event, an βEvent of Defaultβ) shall occur:
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or 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 thereof or otherwise;
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount
(other than an amount referred to in paragraph (a)Β of this Article) payable under any Loan
Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue
unremedied for a period of five Business Days;
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of Holdings, the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment
or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or
other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or
modification thereof or waiver thereunder shall, if qualified by materiality, prove to have been
incorrect or, if not so qualified, prove to have been incorrect in any material respect, in each
case when made or deemed made;
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β Holdings or the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or
agreement contained in SectionΒ 5.02 or 5.04 (with respect to the existence of Holdings or the
Borrower) or in ArticleΒ VI;
Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement
contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in paragraph (a), (b)Β or (d)Β of this
Article), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30Β days after notice thereof
from any Lender or the Administrative Agent to the Borrower;
Β Β Β Β Β (f)Β Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment
(whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material
Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable;
Β Β Β Β Β (g)Β any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior
to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with all applicable grace periods having
expired) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their
behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase,
redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity, provided that this
paragraph (g)Β shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the
sale, transfer or other disposition (including as a result of a casualty or condemnation event) of
any property or assets securing such Indebtedness (to the extent such sale, transfer or other
disposition is not prohibited under this Agreement);
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Β Β Β Β Β (h)Β an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed
seeking (i)Β liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of Holdings, the Borrower or any
Significant Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal,
state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or
(ii)Β the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar
official for Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its
assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60Β days
or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
Β Β Β Β Β (i)Β Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary shall (i)Β voluntarily commence any
proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any
Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in
effect, (ii)Β consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner,
any proceeding or petition described in paragraph (h)Β of this Article, (iii)Β apply for or consent
to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official
for Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets,
(iv)Β file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such
proceeding, (v)Β make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi)Β take any action for
the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
Β Β Β Β Β (j)Β Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing
its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
Β Β Β Β Β (k)Β one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of
$20,000,000 shall be rendered against Holdings, the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any
combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 45 consecutive days
during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a
judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
Β Β Β Β Β (l)Β an ERISA Event shall have occurred that when taken together with all other ERISA Events
that have occurred could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
Β Β Β Β Β (m)Β any Lien purported to be created under any Security Document shall cease to be, or shall
be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, a valid and perfected Lien on any Collateral, with the
priority required by the applicable Security Document, except (i)Β in respect of Collateral having
an aggregate value not in excess of $5,000,000, (ii)Β as a result of the sale or other disposition
of the applicable Collateral in a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents or (iii)Β as a
result of the Administrative Agentβs failure to maintain possession of any stock certificates or
other instruments delivered to it under the Collateral Agreement;
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Β Β Β Β Β (n)Β any Loan Document or any Guarantee of the Loan Document Obligations shall for any reason
be asserted by any Loan Party not to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of any Loan Party
that is a party thereto;
Β Β Β Β Β (o)Β the Guarantees of the Loan Document Obligations by Holdings, the Borrower and the
Subsidiary Loan Parties pursuant to the Collateral Agreement shall cease to be in full force and
effect (in each case, other than in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents);
Β Β Β Β Β (p)Β (i)Β any Subordinated Debt or any Guarantee thereof shall cease, for any reason, to be, or
shall be asserted by any Loan Party or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of
any series of Subordinated Debt not to be, validly subordinated to the Loan Document Obligations or
the obligations of Holdings and the Subsidiary Loan Parties in respect of their Guarantees under
the Collateral Agreement, as the case may be, as provided in the Subordinated Debt Documents or
(ii)Β the Loan Document Obligations shall cease to constitute, or shall be asserted by any Loan
Party or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of any series of Subordinated
Debt not to constitute, βSenior Indebtednessβ or βDesignated Senior Indebtednessβ (or the
equivalent thereof) under the subordination provisions of any Subordinated Debt Document; or
Β Β Β Β Β (q)Β a Change in Control shall occur;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in
paragraph (h)Β or (i)Β of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such
event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to
the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i)
terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii)
declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any
principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable),
and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued
interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, 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; and in case of any event with respect to the Borrower
described in paragraph (h)Β or (i)Β of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate
and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all
fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, 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 Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding anything in this ArticleΒ VII to the contrary;
Β Β Β Β Β (A)Β in the event that the Borrower fails to comply with the requirements of any covenant set
forth in SectionsΒ 6.12 and 6.13, until the tenth Business Day after the date on which the financial
statements with respect to the Test Period for which the applicable covenant set forth in such
SectionsΒ 6.12 and 6.13 is being measured are required to be delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01(a)
or (b), Holdings shall have the right to make a cash equity investment in the Borrower in the form
of Qualified Equity Interests (the βCure Rightβ), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of
net cash proceeds from such equity investment (the amount of such net cash proceeds, the
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βCure Amountβ), the applicable covenant set forth in SectionsΒ 6.12 and 6.13 shall be
recalculated, giving effect to a pro forma increase to Consolidated EBITDA for the relevant Test
Period in an amount equal to such Cure Amount; provided that such pro forma adjustment to
Consolidated EBITDA shall be given solely for the purpose of determining the existence of an Event
of Default under the applicable covenant set forth in SectionsΒ 6.12 and 6.13 with respect to any
Test Period that includes the fiscal quarter for which such Cure Right was exercised and not for
any other purpose under any Loan Document;
Β Β Β Β Β (B)Β if, after the exercise of the Cure Right and the recalculations pursuant to clause (1)(A)
above, the Borrower shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the covenants set forth in
SectionsΒ 6.12 and 6.13 for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, the Borrower shall be
deemed to have satisfied the requirements of such covenant as of the relevant date of determination
with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the
applicable Default or Event of Default under ArticleΒ VII that had occurred shall be deemed cured;
provided that (i)Β the Cure Right may be exercised no more than twice during any period of
four consecutive fiscal quarters, (ii)Β the Cure Right may be exercised on no more than four
occasions, (iii)Β with respect to any exercise of the Cure Right, the Cure Amount shall be no
greater than the amount required to cause the Loan Parties to be in compliance with the financial
covenants under SectionsΒ 6.12 and 6.13 and (iv)Β the net cash proceeds from the Cure Right may not
reduce the amount of Consolidated Total Debt for purposes of calculating compliance with the
covenant in SectionΒ 6.13; and
Β Β Β Β Β (C)Β upon the Administrative Agentβs receipt of a notice from the Borrower that it intends to
exercise the Cure Right (a βNotice of Intent to Cureβ), until the tenth Business Day
following date of required delivery of the related Compliance Certificate to which such Notice of
Intent to Cure relates, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall exercise the right to
accelerate the Loans or terminate or suspend the Commitments and neither the Administrative Agent
nor any other Lender shall exercise any right to foreclose on or take possession of the Collateral
solely on the basis of an allegation of an Event of Default having occurred and being continuing
under ArticleΒ VII due to failure by the Borrower to comply with the requirements of SectionsΒ 6.12
and 6.13 for the applicable Test Period.
ARTICLE VIII
The Administrative Agent
Β Β Β Β Β Each of the Lenders and each Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent
as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to
exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of the Loan
Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. In addition,
to the extent required under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States, each of the
Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby grants to the Administrative Agent any required powers of
attorney to execute and enforce any Security Document governed by the laws of such jurisdiction on
such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs behalf. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit
of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, and the Borrower shall not have
rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.
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Β Β Β Β Β The bank serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers
in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the
Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and
generally engage in any kind of business with Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other
Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set
forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a)Β the
Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of
whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b)Β the Administrative Agent shall not have any
duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary
rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is
required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or
percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary or believed by the Administrative Agent in good
faith to be necessary under the circumstances as provided in SectionΒ 2.05(j) or SectionΒ 9.02) and
for which it is indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders with regard to any and all liability
and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action,
and (c)Β 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 Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is communicated to or obtained by the
bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative
Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it 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 SectionΒ 2.05(j) or SectionΒ 9.02) or in the absence
of its own gross negligence or wilful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be
fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this
Agreement, all Lenders), and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto
shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans. The Administrative Agent
shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is
given to the Administrative Agent by Holdings, the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative
Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i)Β any statement,
warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii)Β the contents of
any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (iii)
the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set
forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default, (iv)Β the validity, enforceability,
effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or
(v)Β the satisfaction of any condition set forth in ArticleΒ IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document,
other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative
Agent.
Β Β Β 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 (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other
distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent or otherwise
authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may 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. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal
counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected
by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the
advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
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Β Β Β Β Β The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers
by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative
Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers
by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall
apply to any such subagent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such
sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the
credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in
this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time upon notice to the Lenders, the
Issuing Banks and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the
right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor Administrative Agent reasonably
acceptable to the Borrower, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed
(provided that the Borrowerβs approval shall not be required if an Event of Default under
SectionΒ 8.01(h), (i)Β or (j)Β then exists. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the
Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 15Β days after the retiring
Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may,
on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent reasonable
acceptable to the Borrower, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed
(provided that the Borrowerβs approval shall not be required if an Event of Default then
exists) that shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such
bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such
successor shall 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
all its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents. If no successor agent has accepted
appointment as Administrative Agent by the date that is 30Β days following a retiring Administrative
Agentβs notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agentβs resignation shall nevertheless
thereupon become effective, and the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the
Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor
agent as provided for above. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent
shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower
and such successor. After the Administrative Agentβs resignation hereunder, the provisions of this
Article and SectionΒ 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative
Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or
omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as
Administrative Agent.
Β Β Β Β Β Each Lender and each Issuing Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance
upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such
documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision
to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank also
acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or
any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it
shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not
taking action under or based upon this any Loan Document or any related agreement or any document
furnished thereunder.
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Β Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, none of the Syndication Agent, Joint
Bookrunners or Co-Lead Arrangers listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or
responsibilities under any Loan Document, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the
Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Issuing Bank hereunder.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.01Β Β Notices. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by
telephone, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall
be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent
by telecopy, as follows:
Β Β Β Β Β (a)Β if to Holdings or the Borrower, to it at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
(Telecopy No. (000)Β 000-0000);
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β if to the Administrative Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 0000 Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxxxx Xxxx (Telecopy No.: (000)Β 000-0000), with a copy to
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Attention of Malwina Siedlinska (Telecopy No. (000)Β 000-0000);
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β if to an Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender other than the Administrative Agent, to it at
the address or telecopy number set forth separately in writing; and
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its
Administrative Questionnaire.
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. Notices and other communications to
the Lenders and an Issuing Bank hereunder may also be delivered or furnished by electronic
communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved
by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any
Lender or an Issuing Bank pursuant to ArticleΒ II if such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as
applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under
such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its
discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic
communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such
procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. All notices and other
communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall
be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.
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Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.02Β Β Waivers; Amendments. (a)Β No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in
exercising any right or power under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall
any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of
steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are
not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision
of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be
effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b)Β of this Section, and then such waiver
or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or the issuance, amendment,
renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default,
regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice
or knowledge of such Default at the time. No notice or demand on the Borrower or Holdings in any
case shall entitle the Borrower or Holdings to any other or further notice or demand in similar or
other circumstances.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Except as provided in SectionΒ 2.20 with respect to any Incremental Facility Amendment,
neither any Loan Document nor any provision thereof may be waived, amended or modified except, in
the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by
Holdings, the Borrower and the Required Lenders or, in the case of any other Loan Document,
pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the
Loan Party or Loan Parties that are parties thereto, in each case with the consent of the Required
Lenders, provided that no such agreement shall (i)Β increase the Commitment of any Lender
without the written consent of such Lender, (ii)Β reduce or forgive 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, provided that any amendment to
the financial covenant definitions in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the rate
of interest for purposes of this clause (ii), (iii)Β postpone or otherwise extend the maturity of
any Loan, or the date of any scheduled payment of the principal amount of any Term Loan under
SectionΒ 2.10 or the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment, or the required date of
reimbursement of any LC Disbursement, or any date for the payment of any interest or fees payable
hereunder, or reduce or forgive the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone or
otherwise extend the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of
each Lender affected thereby, (iv)Β change any of the provisions of this Section or the percentage
set forth in the definition of βRequired Lendersβ or any other provision of any Loan Document
specifying the number or percentage of Lenders (or Lenders of any Class) required to waive, amend
or modify any rights thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without
the written consent of each Lender (or each Lender of such Class, as the case may be) (it being
understood that, other than pursuant to any Incremental Facility Amendment (the consent
requirements for which are set forth in SectionΒ 2.20), with the consent of the Required Lenders,
additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of
the Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Term Loans and Revolving Commitments on
the Effective Date), (v)Β release all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Loan Parties from their
Guarantee under the Collateral Agreement (except as expressly provided in the Collateral
Agreement), without the written
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consent of each Lender, or (vi)Β release all or substantially all the Collateral from the Liens
of the Security Documents, without the written consent of each Lender, provided
further that (A)Β no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or
duties of the Administrative Agent, an Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender or change SectionΒ 2.21
without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or the Swingline
Lender, as the case may be, and (B)Β any waiver, amendment or modification of this Agreement that by
its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of Lenders holding Loans or Commitments
of a particular Class (but not the Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of any other Class) may be
effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Holdings, the Borrower and the
requisite percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent
thereto under this Section if such Class of Lenders were the only Class of Lenders hereunder at the
time.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β In connection with any proposed amendment, modification, waiver or termination (a
βProposed Changeβ) requiring the consent of all Lenders or all affected Lenders, if the
consent of the Required Lenders to such Proposed Change is obtained, but the consent to such
Proposed Change of other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained (any such Lender whose
consent is not obtained as described in paragraph (b)Β of this Section being referred to as a
βNon-Consenting Lenderβ), then, the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon
notice to such Non-Consenting Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Non-Consenting
Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions
contained in SectionΒ 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an
assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender
accepts such assignment), provided that (a)Β the Borrower shall have received the prior
written consent of the Administrative Agent (and, if a Revolving Commitment is being assigned, each
Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender), which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (b)Β such
Non-Consenting Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal
of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon,
accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder from the assignee (to the extent of such
outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other
amounts) and (c)Β the Borrower or such assignee shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the
processing and recordation fee specified in SectionΒ 9.04(b).
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.03Β Β Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a)Β The Borrower shall pay (i)Β except as otherwise agreed by the Borrower and the Lead
Arrangers, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its
Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel for the
Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers taken as a whole and, if necessary, of one local and
one regulatory counsel in any applicable jurisdiction (and solely in case of any conflict of
interest, one additional counsel to the affected Lenders, taken as a whole), in connection with the
syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of the
Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof, (ii)Β all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and
(iii)Β all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or the
Lenders, including the fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel for the Administrative Agent,
the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, taken as a whole and, if necessary, of one local and one
regulatory counsel in
any applicable jurisdiction (and solely in case of any conflict of interest, one additional
counsel to the affected Lenders, taken as a whole), in connection with the enforcement of the Loan
Documents, including its rights under this Section and during any workout, restructuring or
negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.
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Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender,
and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an
βIndemniteeβ), against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities and related expenses, including those relating to Environmental Laws and
including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel to the affected Indemnitees
taken as a whole (and solely in the case of any conflict of interest, one additional counsel to the
affected Indemnitees, taken as a whole), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee by any
third party or by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary arising out of, in connection with, or
as a result of (i)Β the execution or delivery of any Loan Document or any other agreement or
instrument contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties to the Loan Documents of their
respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions
contemplated thereby, (ii)Β any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom
(including any refusal by an 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) or (iii)Β any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or
proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory,
whether brought by a third party or by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary and regardless of
whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to
any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable
judgment to have resulted from (i)Β the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such
Indemnitee or its Related Parties or (ii)Β a material breach by such Indemnitee of its obligations
under any Loan Document.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the
Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank under paragraph (a)Β or (b)Β of this Section, and
without limiting the Borrowerβs obligation to do so, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such Lenderβs pro rata share
(determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought)
of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim,
damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the
Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank in its capacity as such. For purposes hereof, a Lenderβs
βpro rata shareβ shall be determined based upon its share of the aggregate Revolving Exposures,
outstanding Term Loans and unused Commitments at the time, provided that, for purposes of
indemnifying the Issuing Bank hereunder, such βpro rata shareβ shall be based upon the aggregate
Revolving Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments. The obligations of the Lenders under this
paragraph (c)Β are subject to the last sentence of SectionΒ 2.02(a) (which shall apply mutatis
mutandis to the Lendersβ obligations under this paragraph (c)).
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Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β None of Holdings, the Borrower, the Subsidiaries or any Indemnitees shall be liable for
special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual
damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, any Loan Document or any
agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the
use of the proceeds thereof, provided that nothing contained in this paragraph (d)Β shall
limit the obligations of the Borrower under SectionΒ 9.03(b).
Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten days after written
demand therefor.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.04Β Β Successors and Assigns. (a)Β The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any
Affiliate of an Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i)Β the Borrower may
not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder (other than pursuant to
the Merger) without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or
transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii)Β no Lender may assign
or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section.
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 (including
any Affiliate of an Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent
provided in paragraph (c)Β of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the
Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders) any legal
or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β (i)Β Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign
to one or more assignees 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) with the prior
written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of (A)Β the Borrower,
provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment of a Term Loan
to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund (as defined below) or, if an Event of
Default under clauses (a)Β or (b)Β of ArticleΒ VII or under clauses (h), (i)Β or (j) (in each case with
respect to the Borrower) of ArticleΒ VII has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee, (B)
the Administrative Agent, provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be
required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a
Lender or an Approved Fund and (C)Β each Issuing Bank, provided that no consent of an
Issuing Bank shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan or Term
Commitment.
Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (A)Β except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved
Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lenderβs Commitment or Loans
of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such
assignment (determined as of the trade date specified in the Assignment and Acceptance with respect
to such assignment or, if no trade date is so specified, as of the date the Assignment and
Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be
less than $5,000,000 or, in the case of a Term Loan, $1,000,000 in the case of a Tranche B Term
Loan and β¬1,000,000 in the case of a Tranche B
Euro Term Loan, unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent (such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), provided that no such consent of the
Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under clauses (a)Β or (b)Β of ArticleΒ VII or under
clauses (h), (i)Β or (j) (in each case with respect to the Borrower) has occurred and is continuing,
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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (B)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, provided that this clause
(B)Β shall not be construed to prohibit assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning
Lenderβs rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (C)Β the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an
Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500,
provided that assignments made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.19(b) or SectionΒ 9.02(c) shall not
require the signature of the assigning Lender to become effective, provided,
further, that only one such processing and recordation fee shall be payable in connection
with simultaneous assignments to two or more assignees that are Affiliates of one another, or to
two or more Approved Funds that are managed or advised by the same investment advisor,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (D)Β the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an
Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom
all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the
Borrower and its Affiliates and their related parties or their respective securities) will be made
available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assigneeβs compliance
procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws and any tax forms
required by SectionΒ 2.17(e),
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (E)Β in case of an assignment to Holdings or its Subsidiaries or a Sponsor Affiliated Lender,
(1)Β no Event of Default under clauses (a)Β or (b)Β of ArticleΒ VII or under clauses (h), (i)Β or (j)
(in each case, with respect to the Borrower) of ArticleΒ VII shall have occurred and be continuing,
(2)Β on the date of such assignment and after giving effect thereto, no more than $50,000,000 shall
be outstanding in Revolving Loans, (3)Β after giving effect to such assignment, to all other
assignments with all Sponsor Affiliated Lenders, the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans
then held by all Sponsor Affiliated Lenders (by assignment) shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate
unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding, (4)Β the assignee shall execute a waiver
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent that it shall have no right
whatsoever so long as such Person is a Sponsor Affiliated Lender (i)Β to vote with respect to any
amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other such action with respect to any of the terms of
this Agreement or any other Loan Document, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing,
such assignee shall be permitted to vote if such amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other
such action (x)Β requires the vote of all Lenders or all affected Lenders and all Lenders or all
affected Lenders, as the case may be, have given their consent thereto, or (y)Β disproportionately
affects such Sponsor Affiliated Lender in its capacity as a Lender as compared to other Lenders,
(ii)Β subject to subclause (i)Β of clause (4)Β of this paragraph, to otherwise vote on any matter
related to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (iii)Β to attend (or receive any notice of)
any meeting, conference call or correspondence with the Administrative Agent or any Lender or
receive any information from the Administrative Agent or any Lender or (iv)Β to make or bring any
claim, in its capacity as
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Lender, against the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to the duties and
obligations of such Persons under the Loan Documents, but no amendment, modification, waiver,
consent or other action shall deprive any Sponsor Affiliated Lender of its share of any payments
which the Lenders are entitled to share on a pro rata basis hereunder, (5)Β each Sponsor Affiliated
Lender shall acknowledges and agree that the Loans owned by it shall be non-voting under sections
1126 and 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code in the event that any proceeding thereunder shall be
instituted by or against Borrower or any other Loan Party, or, alternatively, to the extent that
the foregoing non-voting designation is deemed unenforceable for any reason, each Sponsor
Affiliated Lender shall vote in such proceedings in the same proportion as the allocation of voting
with respect to such matter by those Lenders who are not Sponsor Affiliated Lenders, except to the
extent that any plan of reorganization proposes to treat the Obligations held by such Sponsor
Affiliated Lender in a manner that is less favorable in any material respect to such Sponsor
Affiliated Lender than the proposed treatment of similar Obligations held by Lenders that are not
Sponsor Affiliated Lenders, (6)Β no Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments shall be assigned to
any Sponsor Affiliated Lender except that Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments held by a
Lender that becomes a Defaulting Lender may be assigned to a Sponsor Affiliated Lender, and (7)Β any
Loans assigned to the Borrower or the Subsidiaries shall be cancelled promptly upon such
assignment, and
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (F)Β the Borrower shall, upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, provide such
documentation to the Administrative Agent in connection with any assignment by a Lender to an
assignee that bears a relationship to the Borrower under SectionΒ 108(e)(4) of the Code, so as to
allow the Administrative Agent to determine whether the assigned portion of the Loan will have
original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, if so, the amount of such
original issue discount.
Β Β Β Β Β For purposes of paragraph (b)Β of this Section, the term βApproved Fundβ and βCLOβ have the
following meanings:
Β Β Β Β Β βApproved Fundβ means (a)Β a CLO and (b)Β with respect to any Lender that is a fund that
invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in bank loans
and similar extensions of credit and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor as such
Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.
Β Β Β Β Β βCLOβ means an entity (whether a corporation, partnership, trust or otherwise) that is
engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in bank loans and similar extensions
of credit in the ordinary course and is administered or managed by a Lender or an Affiliate of such
Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β (iii)Β Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(v) of this
Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the
assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto 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 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and to any fees payable
hereunder that have accrued for such Lenderβs account but have not yet been paid). Any assignment
or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with
this Section 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 (c)(i) of this Section.
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Β Β Β Β Β (iv)Β The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall
maintain at one of its offices 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 Commitment of, and
principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender
pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the βRegisterβ). The entries in the
Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the
Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement,
notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the
Borrower, any Issuing Bank and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon
reasonable prior notice.
Β Β Β Β Β (v)Β Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning
Lender and an assignee, the assigneeβs completed Administrative Questionnaire and any tax forms
required by SectionΒ 2.17(e) (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the
processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b)(ii) of this Section and any written
consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b)(i) of this Section, the Administrative Agent
shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the
Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been
recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
Β Β Β Β Β (vi)Β The words βexecutionβ, βsignedβ, βsignatureβ and words of like import in any Assignment
and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in
electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a
manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be,
to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic
Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and
Records Act or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β (i)Β Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any
Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a
βParticipantβ) in all or a portion of such Lenderβs rights and obligations under this
Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it),
provided that (A)Β such Lenderβs obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged,
(B)Β such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of
such obligations, (C)Β Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the
other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such
Lenderβs rights and obligations under this Agreement and (D)Β the Borrower shall, upon reasonable
request of a Lender that sells a participation in all or a portion of such Lenderβs rights
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and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the
Loans owing to it) to the Borrower or to a Participant that bears a relationship to the Borrower
under SectionΒ 108(e)(4) of the Code, provide such documentation to such Lender so as to allow such
Lender to determine whether the participated portion of the Loan will have original issue discount
for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, if so, the amount of such original issue discount. 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 the Loan Documents and to approve any amendment,
modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents, provided that such agreement
or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree
to any amendment, modification or waiver described in clause (i), (ii), (iii)Β or (vi)Β of the first
proviso to SectionΒ 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this
Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections
2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by
assignment pursuant to paragraph (b)Β of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each
Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of SectionΒ 9.08 as though it were a Lender,
provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to SectionΒ 2.18(c) as though it were a
Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary
agent of the Borrower (solely for tax purposes), shall maintain a register on which it enters the
name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each
Participantβs interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the βParticipant
Registerβ); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any
portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any
information relating to a Participantβs interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or
its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is
necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in
registered form under SectionΒ 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in
the Participant Register shall be conclusive, and such Lender, each Loan Party and the
Administrative Agent shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register
pursuant to the terms hereof as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement,
notwithstanding notice to the contrary.
Β Β Β Β Β (ii)Β A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under SectionΒ 2.15 or
SectionΒ 2.17 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. A Participant shall not be entitled to the benefits
of SectionΒ 2.17 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 SectionΒ 2.17(e) as though
it were a Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, 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 any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a
Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a
security interest, provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall
release a 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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Β Β Β Β Β (e)Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a βGranting
Lenderβ) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an βSPVβ), identified as such
in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower,
the option to provide to the Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would
otherwise be obligated to make to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, provided that
(i)Β nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPV to make any Loan and (ii)Β if an SPV
elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the
Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a
Loan by an SPV hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent,
and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPV
shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability
for which shall remain with the Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each party
hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior
to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial
paper or other senior indebtedness of any SPV, such party will not institute against, or join any
other person in instituting against, such SPV any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
insolvency or liquidation proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. In
addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this SectionΒ 9.04, any SPV may (i)
with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its interests in any
Loans to the Granting Lender or to any financial institutions (consented to by the Borrower and
Administrative Agent) providing liquidity or credit support to or for the account of such SPV to
support the funding or maintenance of Loans and (ii)Β disclose on a confidential basis any
non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or
provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPV.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.05Β Β Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the
Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or
pursuant to any Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties
hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any
Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other
party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, any 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. The provisions of SectionsΒ 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03
and ArticleΒ VIII 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 Β Β Β SECTION 9.06Β Β Counterparts; Integration. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on
different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken
together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any
separate letter agreements with respect to fees
payable to the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent or the syndication of the Loans and
Commitments constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof
and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the
subject matter hereof.
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Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.07Β Β Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular
jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.08Β Β Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, each Issuing
Bank and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to
time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or
special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other
obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, such Issuing Bank or any such
Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the
obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender or
such Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall have made
any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured or are owed to a
branch or office of such Lender or such Issuing Bank different from the branch or office holding
such deposit or obligated on such Indebtedness. The applicable Lender and the applicable Issuing
Bank shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such setoff and application,
provided that any failure to give or any delay in giving such notice shall not affect the
validity of any such setoff and application under this Section. The rights of each Lender, each
Issuing Bank and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and
remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, such Issuing Bank and their
respective Affiliates may have.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.09Β Β
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a)Β This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the
State of New York;
provided,
however, that the interpretation of the definition of
Closing Date Material Adverse Effect (and whether or not a Closing Date Material Adverse Effect has
occurred) shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the
State of
Delaware.
Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β Each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for
itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New
York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan and of the United States District Court of the Southern
District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising
out of or relating to any Loan Document, 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 or, to the
extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, 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 any Loan Document shall affect
any right that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to
bring any action or proceeding relating to any Loan Document against Holdings, the Borrower or
their respective properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
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Β Β Β Β Β (c)Β Each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the
fullest extent not prohibited by law, any right it might have to claim or recover in any legal
action or proceeding referred to in this Section any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential
damages, and waives to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that
it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out
of or relating to any Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b)Β of this Section. Each
of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the
defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
Β Β Β Β Β (d)Β Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner
provided for notices in SectionΒ 9.01. Nothing in any Loan Document will affect the right of any
party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.10Β Β WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY 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
OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON
CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A)Β 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)Β ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT
AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.11Β Β Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of
reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be
taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.12Β Β Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders agrees to maintain the
confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a)
to its and its Affiliatesβ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal
counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made
will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such
Information confidential), (b)Β to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (c)Β to the
extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process (in
which case notice of such subpoena or similar legal process shall, to the extent not prohibited by
such subpoena or legal process, be provided to the Borrower prior to the disclosure of such
Information), (d)Β to any other party to this Agreement, (e)Β in connection with the exercise of any
remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to any Loan Document or the
enforcement of rights
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thereunder, (f)Β subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those
of this Section, to (i)Β any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or
Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (ii)Β any actual or
prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any Swap Agreement relating to any Loan Party and its
obligations under the Loan Documents and (iii)Β to any pledgee referred to in SectionΒ 9.04(d), (g)
with the consent of the Borrower or (h)Β to the extent such Information (i)Β becomes publicly
available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii)Β becomes available to the
Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other
than Holdings or the Borrower (provided that the source is not actually known by such
disclosing party to be bound by an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those
contained in this SectionΒ 9.12). For the purposes of this Section, βInformationβ means all
information received from Holdings or the Borrower relating to Holdings or the Borrower or its
business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any
Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by Holdings or the
Borrower. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this
Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has
exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such
Person would accord to its own confidential information.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.13Β Β Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate
applicable to any Loan or participation in any LC Disbursement, together with all fees, charges and
other amounts that are treated as interest on such Loan or LC Disbursement or participation therein
under applicable law (collectively the βChargesβ), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate
(the βMaximum Rateβ) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by
the Lender holding such Loan or LC Disbursement or participation therein 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 or LC Disbursement or
participation therein but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be
cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or LC
Disbursement or participation therein or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate
therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds
Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.14Β Β USA Patriot Act. Each Lender hereby notifies Holdings and the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of
the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law OctoberΒ 26, 2001)) (the
βActβ), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Holdings
and the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of Holdings and the Borrower and
other information that will allow such Lender to identify Holdings and the Borrower in accordance
with the Act.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.15Β Β Conversion of Currencies. (a)Β If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a
sum owing hereunder in one currency into another currency, each party hereto agrees, to the fullest
extent that it may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in
accordance with normal banking procedures in the
relevant jurisdiction the first currency could be purchased with such other currency on the
Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.
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Β Β Β Β Β (b)Β The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to any party hereto or any
holder of the obligations owing hereunder (the βApplicable Creditorβ) shall,
notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the βJudgment Currencyβ) other than the
currency in which such sum is stated to be due hereunder (the βAgreement Currencyβ), be
discharged, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, only to the extent that, on the
Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any sum adjudged to be so due in the
Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in accordance with normal banking procedures in the
relevant jurisdiction purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency; if the amount of
the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Applicable Creditor
in the Agreement Currency, such Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any
such judgment, to indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Applicable
Creditor against such loss. The obligations of the Borrower contained in this SectionΒ 9.15 shall
survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all other amounts owing hereunder.
Β Β Β Β Β SECTION 9.16Β Β Effectiveness of the Merger; Assumption by the Borrower. Upon consummation of the Merger, Holdings automatically succeeded to all the rights and
obligations of the Initial Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the
Borrower immediately thereafter assumed all such rights and obligations of Holdings as the
βBorrowerβ under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
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Β Β Β Β Β IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and
year first above written.
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BURGER KING CORPORATION
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative
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