SCHEDULE 1 SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES
EXHIBIT
10.1
MULTICURRENCY
REVOLVING
CREDIT
AND
TERM
LOAN AGREEMENT
dated
as of July 20, 2007
by
and among
LOJACK
CORPORATION,
and
the other Borrowers and Guarantors Party Hereto
CITIZENS
BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS
as
a Lender, Administrative Agent, Lead Arranger
and
Issuing Bank
ROYAL
BANK OF CANADA
as
the Canadian Lender
and
THE
LENDING INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
§
1.
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DEFINITIONS
AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION.
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1
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§
1.1
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Definitions.
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1
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§
1.2
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Rules
of Interpretation.
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22
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§
1.3
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Exchange
Rates; Currency.
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22
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§
1.4
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Additional
Alternative Currencies.
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23
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§
1.5
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Change
of Currency.
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23
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§
2.
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THE
MULTICURRENCY REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY.
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24
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§
2.1
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The
Revolving Credit Facility.
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24
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§
2.1.1
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Commitment
to Lend Revolving Credit.
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24
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§
2.1.2
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Termination
or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitment.
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25
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§
2.1.3
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The
Revolving Credit Notes.
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25
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§
2.1.4
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Requests
for Revolving Credit Loans.
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25
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§
2.1.5
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Funds
for Revolving Credit Loans.
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26
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§
2.1.6
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Maturity
of the Revolving Credit Loans.
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27
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§
2.1.7
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Mandatory
Repayments of the Revolving Credit Loans.
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27
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§
2.1.8
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Increase
in Revolving Credit Commitment.
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27
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§
2.1.9
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Designation
of Foreign Borrowers.
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28
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§
2.2
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Letters
of Credit.
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28
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§
2.2.1
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Letters
of Credit Commitment.
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28
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§
2.2.2
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Procedures
for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Renewal Letters
of
Credit.
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30
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§
2.2.3
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Drawings
and Reimbursements of Letters of Credit; Funding and Repayment
of
Participations.
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31
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§
2.2.4
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Letters
of Credit Obligations Absolute.
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32
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§
2.2.5
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Role
of Issuing Bank with Letters of Credit.
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33
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§
2.2.6
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Cash
Collateral for Letters of Credit.
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34
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§
2.2.7
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Applicability
of ISP98 and UCP to Letters of Credit.
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34
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§
2.2.8
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Letter
of Credit Fees.
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34
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§
2.2.9
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Documentary
and Processing Charges Payable to Issuing Bank for Letters of
Credit.
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34
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§
2.2.10
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Conflict
with Letter of Credit Application.
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35
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§
2.3
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Swing
Line Facility.
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35
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§
3.
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THE
CANADIAN CREDIT FACILITY.
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35
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§
3.1
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Definitions;
Schedules.
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35
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§
3.2
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The
Canadian Credit Facility.
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36
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§
3.3
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[Reserved]
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36
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§
3.4
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Availability;
Repayment.
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36
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§
3.5
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Interest
Rates and Fees.
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36
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§
3.6
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Evidence
of Indebtedness.
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38
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§
3.7
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General
Account.
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38
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§
3.8
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Exchange
Rate Fluctuations
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39
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§
3.9
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Indemnity
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39
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§
4.
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THE
TERM LOAN.
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39
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§
4.1
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The
Term Loan; Commitment to Lend Term Loan.
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39
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§
4.2
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The
Term Notes.
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40
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§
4.3
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Maturity
of the Term Loan.
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40
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§
4.4
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[Reserved.]
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40
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§
4.5
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Interest
on Term Loan.
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40
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§
4.6
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5/25
Savings Clause.
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40
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§
5.
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PROVISIONS
RELATING TO ALL LOANS.
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41
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§
5.1
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Interest
on Loans.
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41
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§
5.2
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Election
of Interest Rate; Notice of Election; Interest Periods; Minimum
Amounts.
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41
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§
5.3
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Optional
Prepayments or Repayments of the Loans.
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42
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§
5.4
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Fees.
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42
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§
5.5
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Payments.
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43
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§
5.6
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Computations.
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43
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§
5.7
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Interest
on Overdue Amounts; Default Rate.
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44
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§
5.8
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Interest
Limitation.
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44
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§
5.9
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Funding
Losses.
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44
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§
5.10
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Illegality.
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45
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§
5.11
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Inability
to Determine Eurodollar Rate or CDOR Rate.
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45
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§
5.12
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Increased
Costs.
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46
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§
5.13
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Taxes.
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47
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§
5.14
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Mitigation
Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
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49
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§
6.
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS.
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50
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§
6.1
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Conditions
to All Credit Extensions.
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50
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§
6.2
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Conditions
to Initial Credit Extension.
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50
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§
7.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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51
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§
7.1
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Organization
and Qualification.
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51
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§
7.2
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Subsidiaries.
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52
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§
7.3
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Authority
and Validity of Obligations.
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52
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§
7.4
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Use
of Proceeds; Margin Stock.
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52
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§
7.5
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Financial
Reports.
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53
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§
7.6
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No
Material Adverse Change.
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53
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§
7.7
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Full
Disclosure.
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53
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§
7.8
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Trademarks,
Franchises, and Licenses.
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53
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§
7.9
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Governmental
Authority and Licensing.
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54
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§
7.10
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Good
Title.
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54
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§
7.11
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Litigation
and Other Controversies.
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54
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§
7.12
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Taxes.
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54
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§
7.13
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Approvals.
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54
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§
7.14
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Affiliate
Transactions.
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55
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§
7.15
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Investment
Company; Public Utility Holding Company.
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55
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§
7.16
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ERISA.
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55
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§
7.17
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Compliance
with Laws.
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55
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§
7.18
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Other
Agreements.
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55
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§
7.19
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No
Default.
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55
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§
8.
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AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS.
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56
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§
8.1
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Maintenance
of Business.
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56
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§
8.2
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Maintenance
of Properties.
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56
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§
8.3
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Taxes
and Assessments.
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56
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§
8.4
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Insurance.
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56
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§
8.5
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Financial
Reports.
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56
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§
8.6
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Inspection.
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57
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§
8.7
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ERISA.
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58
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§
8.8
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Compliance
with Laws.
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58
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§
8.9
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Formation
of Subsidiaries.
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58
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§
8.10
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Use
of Proceeds.
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59
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§
8.11
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Insolvency
Applications.
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59
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§
9.
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NEGATIVE
COVENANTS.
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59
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§
9.1
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Borrowings
and Guaranties.
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59
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§
9.2
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Liens.
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60
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§
9.3
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Investments.
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61
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§
9.4
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Mergers,
Consolidations and Sales and Acquisitions.
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62
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§
9.5
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[Reserved].
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62
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§
9.6
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Burdensome
Contracts With Affiliates.
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62
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§
9.7
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No
Changes in Fiscal Year.
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62
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§
9.8
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Change
in the Nature of Business.
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63
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§
9.9
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No
Restrictions.
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63
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§
9.10
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No
Stock Xxxxxxxxxx.
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00
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§
00.
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FINANCIAL
COVENANTS.
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63
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§
10.1
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Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio.
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63
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§
10.2
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Funded
Debt to EBITDA Ratio.
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63
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§
10.3
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Capital
Expenditures.
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64
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§
11.
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GUARANTIES;
PLEDGE OF CERTAIN STOCK.
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64
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§
11.1
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Guaranties.
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64
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§
11.2
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Pledge
of Stock of LoJack Equipment Ireland Limited
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65
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§
11.3
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Further
Assurances
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66
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§
12.
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EVENTS
OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION.
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66
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§
12.1
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Events
of Default and Acceleration.
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66
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§
12.2
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Remedies
Upon Event of Default.
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68
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§
12.3
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Judgment
Currency.
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68
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§
12.4
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Distribution
of Collateral Proceeds.
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69
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§
13.
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ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT.
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§
13.1
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Appointment
and Authority.
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69
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§
13.2
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Rights
as Lender.
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69
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§
13.3
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Exculpatory
Provisions.
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70
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§
13.4
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Reliance
by Administrative Agent.
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70
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§
13.5
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Delegation
of Duties.
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71
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§
13.6
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Resignation
of Administrative Agent.
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71
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§
13.7
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Non-Reliance
on Administrative Agent and the Other Lenders.
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72
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§
13.8
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No
Other Duties, etc.
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72
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§
13.9
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Payments
to Administrative Agent
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72
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§
14.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
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72
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§
14.1
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Setoff
Rights.
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§
14.2
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Attorney
Costs; Expenses.
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73
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§
14.3
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Indemnification.
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73
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§
14.4
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Representations
and Warranties.
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74
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§
14.5
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Payments;
Set Aside.
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74
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§
14.6
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Successors
and Assigns; Participations.
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74
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§
14.7
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Notices
and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies.
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77
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§
14.8
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Cumulative
Remedies; Captions; Counterparts.
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78
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§
14.9
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USA
Patriot Act Notice.
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78
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§
14.10
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Entire
Agreement; Etc.
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78
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§
14.11
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Consents;
Amendments; Waivers; Etc.
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79
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§
14.12
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Concerning
Joint and Several Liability.
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79
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§
14.13
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Governing
Law.
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82
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§
14.14
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Waiver
of Jury Trial.
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83
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§
14.15
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Severability.
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83
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
A
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Form
of Assumption and Assignment
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EXHIBIT
B
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Form
of Revolving Credit Loan Request
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EXHIBIT
C
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Form
of Canadian Revolving Credit Loan Request
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EXHIBIT
D
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Form
of Swing Line Loan Request
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EXHIBIT
E
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Form
of Compliance Certificate
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EXHIBIT
F
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Form
of Instrument of Accession
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EXHIBIT
G
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Form
of Joinder Agreement
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SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE
1
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Subsidiaries
and Affiliates
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SCHEDULE
2
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Lenders;
Commitments; Applicable Percentages
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SCHEDULE
3
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Lending
Offices
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SCHEDULE
3.1-A
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Additional
Definitions for Canadian Credit Facility
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SCHEDULE
3.1-B
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Borrowing
Conditions Under Canadian Credit Facility
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SCHEDULE
4
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Mandatory
Cost
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SCHEDULE
7.2
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Subsidiaries;
Capitalization
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SCHEDULE
9.1
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Indebtedness
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SCHEDULE
9.2
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Liens
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SCHEDULE
14.7
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Addresses
for Notices
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MULTICURRENCY
REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
This
MULTICURRENCY REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT is made as of the
20th day of
July 2007
(the “Credit Agreement” or this “Agreement”), by and among LOJACK
CORPORATION, a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts (“LoJack”), the Canadian Borrowers and Foreign Borrowers
listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto (collectively with LoJack, and
together with the other Persons that from time to time become Borrowers pursuant
to the provisions hereof, the “Borrowers”), the U.S. Guarantors and
Canadian Guarantors listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto (collectively
with the other Persons that from time to time become U.S. Guarantors or Canadian
Guarantors pursuant to the provisions hereof, the “Guarantors”), the
Lenders (as hereinafter defined), CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS, a
Massachusetts banking corporation, as Administrative Agent for itself and
each
of the other Lenders from time to time party to this Agreement, Lead Arranger
and Issuing Bank, and ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, a Canadian chartered bank, as
the
Canadian Lender.
§
1. DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION.
§
1.1 Definitions.
Schedule
3.1-A contains definitions of capitalized terms used in §3 and
not
otherwise defined in this Credit Agreement. The following terms shall
have the meanings set forth in this §1 or elsewhere in the provisions of this
Credit Agreement referred to below:
5/25
Compliant Term Loan. Means Indebtedness, the interest of which is
not subject to Part XIII tax pursuant to subparagraph 212(b)(vii) of the
Income
Tax Act (Canada).
Acceding Lender. Has
the meaning set forth in § 2.1.8(c).
Accountants. Has
the meaning set forth in §8.4(a).
Acquired
EBITDA. Means, with respect to any Acquired Entity or
Business for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA
of
such Acquired Entity or Business (determined as if references to the Borrowers
and their Subsidiaries in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA were references
to such Acquired Entity or Business and its Subsidiaries), all as determined
on
a consolidated basis for such Acquired Entity or Business.
Acquired
Entity or Business. Any Person, property, business or asset
acquired by the Borrowers or any Subsidiary during such period in connection
with any Permitted Acquisition (but not the Acquired EBITDA of any related
Person, property, business or assets to the extent not so
acquired).
Additional
Pledge Agreement. Has the meaning set forth in
§ 11.2(b).
Additional
Pledged Equity. Has the meaning set forth in
§ 11.2(b).
Additional
Pledged Foreign Subsidiary. Has the meaning set forth in
§ 11.2(b).
Adjustment
Date. The first day of the month immediately following the month
in which a Compliance Certificate is to be delivered by the Borrowers pursuant
to §8.5(h).
Adjusted
Eurodollar Rate. Means, relative to any Eurodollar Rate Loan to
be made, continued or maintained as, or converted into, a Eurodollar Rate
Loan
for any Interest Period, a rate per annum
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(rounded
upwards if necessary, to the 1/16 of 1%) equal to the sum of (a) (i) the
Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period divided by (y) a percentage
equal to one hundred percent (100%) minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage,
plus (b) in the case of Loans by a Lender from its office or branch in
the United Kingdom (except for Loans to any U.S. Borrowers denominated in
Dollars), the Mandatory Cost.
Administrative
Agent. Means Citizens Bank of Massachusetts in its capacity as
administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor
administrative agent.
Affiliate.
Means with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under
common Control with the Person specified. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, a Person shall be deemed to be an Affiliate
if such
other Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power to vote ten (10%) percent
or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of
directors, managing general partners or the equivalent.
Agreement. Means
this Credit Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto.
Agreement
Currency. Has the meaning set forth in §12.3.
Aggregate
Commitments. Means the sum of all of the
Commitments.
Alternative
Currency. Means Euros, British Pounds Sterling, Yen and any other
major foreign currency acceptable to the Lenders.
Alternative
Currency Equivalent. Means, at any time, with respect to any
amount denominated in U.S. Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the
applicable Alternative Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent,
at
such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most
recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with
U.S.
Dollars.
Alternative
Currency Sublimit. Means, as of the Closing Date, the Dollar
Equivalent of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000).
Approved
Fund. Means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) the
Lender or (b) an Affiliate of the Lender.
Applicable
Percentage. Means, as the context requires, (i) with respect to
the Aggregate Commitments, each Lender’s percentage share of the Aggregate
Commitments, (ii) with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans, each Lender's
percentage share of the Revolving Credit Commitment, (iii) with respect to
the
Letters of Credit, each Revolving Credit Lender’s percentage share of the L/C
Obligations, L/C Advances and L/C Borrowings, and (iv) with respect to the
Term
Loan, each Term Loan Lender’s percentage of the Term Loan, as each of the
foregoing items (i) - (iv) is set forth immediately opposite such Lender's
name
on Schedule 2 hereto.
Applicable
Margin. For each period commencing on an Adjustment Date through
the date immediately preceding the next Adjustment Date (each a “Rate Adjustment
Period”), the Applicable Margin shall be the applicable margin set forth below
with respect to the Consolidated Funded Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio,
as
determined for the Reference Period of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries
ending on the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the applicable Rate
Adjustment Period:
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Level
|
Consolidated
Funded Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio
|
Applicable
Margin For Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans, Libor Loans
or
BAs
|
Commitment
Fee
|
Standby
Letter of Credit, LC or LG Fee
|
I
|
<
1.00:1
|
0.500%
|
0.125%
|
0.500%
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II
|
>
1.00:1, but < 1.75:1
|
0.625%
|
0.150%
|
0.625%
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III
|
>
1.75:1, but < 2.00:1
|
0.750%
|
0.200%
|
0.750%
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IV
|
>
2.00:1
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0.875%
|
0.250%
|
0.875%
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (a) for the Loans and BAs outstanding and the Letter of Credit,
LC, and LG Fees and the Commitment Fee payable during the period commencing
on
the Closing Date through the date immediately preceding the first Adjustment
Date to occur after the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2007, the Applicable
Margin shall be the Applicable Margin set forth in Level I above. In
the event that the Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant
to
§8.4(c) is not delivered when due, then during the period from the next Business
Day after the date on which such financial statements was required to be
delivered until the next Business Day after the Compliance Certificate is
delivered by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent, the “Applicable Margin”
shall be deemed to be the highest percentage set forth in the above
table.
Assignment
and Assumption. Means an assignment and assumption entered into
by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose
consent is required by §14.6), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in
substantially the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the
Administrative Agent.
Attorney
Costs. Means all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of
any law firm or other external counsel incurred by the Administrative
Agent.
Auto-Renewal
Letter of Credit. Has the meaning set forth in
§2.2.2(c).
Available
Revolving Credit Commitment. Means, at any time, the
Aggregate Commitments in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility then in
effect
minus the Revolving Credit Exposure at such time. For
purposes of calculating the Available Revolving Credit Commitment with respect
to Loans in Alternative Currencies, the Administrative Agent shall use the
Dollar Equivalent of such Alternative Currency, calculated on the basis of
the
Spot Rate for such Alternative Currency, on or as of the most recent Revaluation
Date provided for in § 1.3(a).
Bank
Product Obligations. Every obligation of each Borrower and its
Subsidiaries under and in respect of any one or more of the following types
of
services or facilities extended to such Borrower or such Subsidiary by the
Lender or Affiliate of the Lender: (i) credit and purchase cards,
(ii) cash management or related services, including, without limitation,
controlled disbursement services, and (iii) agreements for treasury
management services, including, without limitation, intraday credit, Automated
Clearing House (ACH) services, foreign exchange services, daylight overdrafts
and zero balance arrangements.
Base
Rate. Means a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest
announced by the Administrative Agent in Boston, Massachusetts from time
to time
as its “Prime Rate.” Any change in the Base Rate shall be effective
immediately from and after such change in the Base Rate. Interest accruing
by
reference to the Base Rate shall be calculated on the basis of actual days
elapsed and a 360-day year. The Borrowers
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acknowledge
that the Administrative Agent may make loans to its customers above, at or
below
the Base Rate.
Base
Rate Loans. Means the Revolving Credit Loans bearing interest
calculated by reference to the Base Rate.
Borrowers. Has
the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Business
Day. Means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on
which commercial banks in Boston, Massachusetts are authorized or required
by
law to remain closed; provided that, (a) when used in connection with
CDOR Rate Loans or Canadian Base Rate Loans, the term “Business Day” shall also
exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Canadian Dollars
in
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, and (b) when used in connection with a Eurodollar Rate
Loan
denominated in any Alternative Currency, the term “Business Day” shall also
exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in such Alternative
Currency in the London interbank market or the principal financial center
of the
country in which payment or purchase of such Alternative Currency can be
made
(and, if the Loan or Letters of Credit which are the subject of a borrowing,
drawing, payment, reimbursement or rate selection are denominated in Euro,
the
term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which the TARGET payment
system is not open for the settlement of payments in euro).
Canadian
Base Rate. Means for any day the greater of: (i) the floating
annual rate of interest appearing on Bloomberg Canada-Govt’s & Money Market
Rates, as in effect on such day; and (ii) the CDOR Rate applicable on such
day
plus 1.0%.
Canadian
Base Rate Loans. Means Canadian Revolving Credit Loans and all or
any portion of the Term Loan bearing interest calculated by reference to
the
Canadian Base Rate.
Canadian
Borrowers. Means any Borrower that is organized under the laws of
Canada or any state or province thereof now existing or formed after the
date
hereof and is listed on Schedule 1 hereto on the day hereof or has been
designated as a Canadian Borrower pursuant to §8.9(b).
Canadian
Dollars or Can. $. Means dollars in lawful currency of
Canada.
Canadian
CDOR Rate Loans. Means Revolving Credit Loans and all or any
portion of the Term Loan bearing interest calculated by reference to the
CDOR
Rate.
Canadian
Credit Facility. Has the meaning set forth in
§ 3.2.
Canadian
Guarantor. Means any Subsidiary of LoJack that (a) is not a
Canadian Borrower, and (b) is organized under the laws of Canada or any province
thereof now existing or formed after the date hereof (but excluding, in any
event, Vehicle Recovery Systems Company, a Nova Scotia company).
Canadian
Lender. Means, as of the Closing Date, Royal Bank of Canada, in
its capacity as the revolving lender under the Canadian Credit Facility,
or any
successor thereto.
Canadian
Obligations. Means all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities
of the Canadian Borrowers to the Administrative Agent and applicable Lenders
existing on the date of this Agreement or arising thereafter, direct or
indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured,
liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, arising by contract, operation
of law or otherwise, arising or incurred under this Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents in respect of the Term Loan, the Term Notes, the Canadian
Credit Facility, any Swap Contract with any Lenders or any
Affiliate
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thereof,
and any Bank Product Obligations (in either case entered into by a Canadian
Borrower) or any other instrument at any time evidencing any thereof, the
whole
including for greater certainty the Canadian Revolving Obligations.
Canadian
Revolving Borrower. Means any Canadian Borrower which is an
obligor with respect to Canadian Revolving Credit Loans.
Canadian
Revolving Credit Commitment. Means, as of the Closing Date, Five Million
Canadian Dollars (Can.$5,000,000) or the Equivalent Amount (as such expression
is defined in Schedule 3.1-A) thereof in Dollars.
Canadian
Revolving Credit Loans. Means revolving credit loans made or to be made by
the Canadian Lender to the Canadian Revolving Borrowers under the Canadian
Credit Facility including for greater certainty all extensions of credit
thereunder by the Canadian Lender by way of Bankers’ Acceptances, LCs and
LGs.
Canadian
Revolving Obligations. Means any and all indebtedness,
obligations and liabilities of the Canadian Revolving Borrowers to the Canadian
Lender arising under the Canadian Credit Facility existing on the date of
this
Agreement or arising thereafter, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute
or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured
or
unsecured, arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise, arising or
incurred under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in respect
of the Canadian Revolving Credit Loans or any other instrument at any time
evidencing any thereof.
Canadian
Subsidiary. Means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws
of Canada or any province thereof now existing or formed after the date
hereof.
Capital
Assets. Means fixed assets, both tangible (such as land,
buildings, fixtures, machinery and equipment) and intangible (such as patents,
copyrights, trademarks, franchises and good will).
Capital
Expenditures. Means amounts paid or indebtedness incurred by any
Person in connection with the purchase or lease by such Person of Capital
Assets
that would be required to be capitalized and shown on the balance sheet of
such
Person in accordance with GAAP.
Capital
Stock. Means any and all shares, interests, participations or
other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation,
any
and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation)
and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the
foregoing.
Cash
Collateralize. Means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, to
pledge and deposit with or to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of
the
Issuing Bank or, as the case may be, the Canadian Lender, cash as collateral
for
the L/C Obligations pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank or, as the case may be,
the
Canadian Lender.
CDOR
Rate. Means, with respect to a CDOR Rate Loan for the relevant
CDOR Interest Period, the Canadian deposit offered rate which, in turn means
on
any day the sum of: (a) the annual rate of interest which is the rate determined
as being the arithmetic average of the quotations of all institutions listed
in
respect of the relevant CDOR Interest Period for Canadian dollar denominated
bankers’ acceptances displayed and identified as such on the “Reuters Screen
CDOR Page” as defined in the International Swap Dealer Association, Inc.
definitions, as modified and amended from time to time, as of 10:00 a.m.
Toronto, Ontario local time on such day and, if such day is not a Business
Day,
then on the immediately preceding Business Day (as adjusted by the Lender
after
10:00 a.m. Toronto, Ontario local
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time
to
reflect any error in the posted rate of interest or in the posted average
annual
rate of interest) plus 10 basis points.
Change
of Control. Means any of (a) the acquisition by any “person” or
“group” (as such terms are used in sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) at any time of beneficial ownership of
40% or
more of the outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of LoJack
on a
fully-diluted basis, or (b) the failure of individuals who are members of
the
board of directors (or similar governing body) of LoJack on the Closing Date
(together with any new or replacement directors whose initial nomination
for
election was approved by a majority of the directors who were either directors
on the Closing Date or previously so approved) to constitute a majority of
the
board of directors (or similar governing body) of LoJack.
Change
in Law. Means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement,
of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law,
rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or
treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by
any
Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request,
guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any
Governmental Authority.
Closing
Date. Means the date of this Agreement or such later Business Day
upon which each condition described in § 6 shall have been satisfied in a manner
satisfactory to or waived by the Administrative Agent in its sole
discretion.
Commitment. Means
each Revolving Credit Lender’s and the Canadian Lender’s commitment to make, as
applicable, Revolving Credit Loans or Canadian Revolving Credit Loans to
the
applicable Borrowers and participate in the issuance, extension and renewal
of
Letters of Credit, as set forth in §§ 2 and 3 hereof in an aggregate amount, at
any one time outstanding, not to exceed the amount set forth with respect
to
such Lender in Schedule 2 hereto or in the Assignment and Assumption
pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such
amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this
Agreement.
Commitment
Fee. Has the meaning set forth in § 5.4(b).
Compliance
Certificate. Has the meaning set forth in § 8.5(e).
Consolidated
or consolidated. Means, with reference to any term defined
herein, that term as applied to the accounts of LoJack and its Subsidiaries
consolidated in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated
Capital Expenditures. Means the amount expended by the Borrowers
and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for Capital Expenditures,
exclusive of any amounts paid for Permitted Acquisitions.
Consolidated
EBITDA. Means, for any period, for the Borrowers and their
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to Consolidated Net
Income
for such period
plus:
(a) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated
Net
Income:
(i)
consolidated interest charges for such period,
(ii)
the
provision for federal, state, provincial, local and foreign income taxes
payable
by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for such period,
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(iii)
the
amount of depreciation and amortization expense deducted in determining such
Consolidated Net Income,
(iv) non-cash
charges for stock based compensation,
(v)
non-cash extraordinary and unusual or non-recurring writedowns or writeoffs
of
(A) intangible assets of Boomerang Tracking Inc. and (B) other non-current
assets not to exceed the Dollar Equivalent of $7,500,000 in the
aggregate,
minus
(b) any extraordinary , unusual, non-recurring or
non-operating gains;
all
calculated for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP
on a
consolidated basis.
For
the purposes of determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period in which a
Permitted Acquisition of an Acquired Entity or Business or a Material
Divestiture has occurred, Consolidated EBITDA may at the discretion of LoJack
in
the case of a Permitted Acquisition and shall in the case of any Material
Divestiture, be adjusted (without duplication) (A) to include the Acquired
EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business during such period (based on the
actual Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business for such period
(including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition)), and
(B)
subject to the written consent of the Required Lenders, an amount equal to
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 Responsible Officer and delivered
to
the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, and (C) in the case of a Material
Divestiture, a corresponding reduction to Consolidated EBITDA for the portion
attributable to the Material Divestiture and previously included in Consolidated
EBITDA during the reporting period.
Consolidated
Fixed Charges. Means, for any period, Consolidated Total Interest
Expense for such period plus principal required to be paid on Indebtedness
of
the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis during such
period
plus all dividends paid in cash by LoJack and cash taxes.
Consolidated
Funded Debt. Means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrowers and
their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) the outstanding
principal amount of all obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed
money (including the Obligations hereunder, but excluding in any event the
net
obligations of the Borrowers under any Swap Contract) and all obligations
evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar
instruments, (b) all purchase money Indebtedness, (c) all direct obligations
arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’
acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments, (d) without
duplication, all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the
types specified in clauses (a) through (d) above of Persons other than the
Borrowers or any Subsidiary; and (e) all Indebtedness of the types referred
to
in clauses (a) through (d) above of any partnership or joint venture (other
than
a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company)
in
which any Borrower or a Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer,
unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Borrower
or such
Subsidiary.
Consolidated
Net Income (or Deficit). Means the consolidated net income (or deficit) of
the Borrowers, after deduction of all expenses, taxes, and other proper charges,
determined in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated
Total Interest Expense. Means, for any period, the aggregate
amount of cash interest required to be paid by the Borrowers on a consolidated
basis during such period on all
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Indebtedness
of the Borrowers determined on a consolidated basis outstanding during all
or
any part of such period.
Contractual
Obligation. Means, as to any Person, any provision of any
security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other
undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its
property is bound.
Control. 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. “Controlling” and
“Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
Controlled
Group. Has the meaning set forth in §7.16 hereof.
Country
Risk Event. Means (a) any law, action or failure to act by any
Governmental Authority in any Borrower’s or Letter of Credit beneficiary’s
country which has the effect of: (i) changing the obligations under the relevant
Letter of Credit, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents
as
originally agreed or otherwise creating any additional liability, cost or
expense to the Issuing Bank, the Lenders or the Administrative Agent, (ii)
changing the ownership or control by such Borrower or Letter of Credit
beneficiary of its business, or (iii) preventing or restricting the conversion
into or transfer of the applicable Alternative Currency; (b) force majeure;
or
(c) any similar event which, in relation to (a), (b) and (c), directly or
indirectly, prevents or restricts the payment or transfer of any amounts
owing
under the relevant Letter of Credit in the applicable Alternative Currency
into
an account designated by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank and
freely
available to the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank.
Credit
Agreement. Means this Credit Agreement, including the Schedules
and Exhibits hereto, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified
from time to time.
Credit
Extension. Means, as the context requires, (a) a borrowing of a
Loan or the continuation of or conversion into a Eurodollar Rate Loan or
CDOR
Rate Loan or an L/C Credit Extension, or (b) a Borrowing (including the
continuation, renewal or conversion thereof) under the Canadian Credit Facility
provided that any reference herein to the amount of principal thereof, in
the
case of a Borrowing by way of BA shall refer to the face amount of such BA
and
in the case of a Borrowing by way of LC or LG the outstanding face amount
thereof plus the amount unreimbursed in connection therewith.
Default. Any
Event of Default or event or condition that with the giving of notice or
lapse
of time or both would become an Event of Default.
Defaulting
Lender. Means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion
of the Loans or participations in L/C Obligations required to be funded by
it
hereunder within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it
hereunder, (b) has otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent
or
any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within
one
Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute,
or (c) has been deemed insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy or
insolvency proceeding.
Default
Rate. Has the meaning set forth in §5.7.
Dollar
Equivalent. Means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated
in Dollars, such amount, (b) with respect to any amount denominated in Canadian
Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the
Administrative Agent, through its principal foreign exchange trading office
as
of the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made and (c)
with
respect to
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any
Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined
by
the Administrative Agent, through its principal foreign exchange trading
office
as of the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is
made.
Dollars
or U.S. $. Means dollars in lawful currency of the United States
of America.
Drawdown
Date. Means the date on which any Revolving Credit Loan, Canadian
Revolving Credit Loan or the Term Loan, as applicable, is made or is
to be made, and the first day of any Interest Period.
Drawing
Amount. Means the maximum aggregate amount that the beneficiaries
may at any time draw under outstanding Letters of Credit, as such aggregate
amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms of the Letters
of
Credit.
Effective
Date. Means the date on which the initial Loans are made
hereunder.
Eligible
Assignee. Means (a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of the Lender; (c)
an Approved Fund; and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person)
approved by (i) the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank; and (ii) the
Borrowers (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided
that the Borrowers approval shall not be required if an Event of Default
has
occurred and is continuing. “Eligible Assignee” shall not include any
of the Borrowers or any of the Borrowers’ Affiliates or
Subsidiaries.
Eligible
Foreign Subsidiary. Means any Foreign Subsidiary that is approved
from time to time by the Lenders.
EMU
Legislation. Means the legislative measures of the European
Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or
unified European currency.
Environmental
Laws. Means, with respect to any applicable jurisdictions, the
federal, state, provincial, municipal, local and foreign laws, principles
of
common law or civil law, regulations, by-laws, guidelines and codes, as such
laws, principles, regulations, by-laws and guidelines and codes may be amended
from time to time, as well as orders, decrees, judgments, seizures or
injunctions issued, promulgated, approved or entered thereunder relating
to
pollution, protection of the environment, or protection of the public from
pollution or employee health and safety, including, but not limited to the
Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Substances into the environment
or
otherwise relating to the presence, manufacture, processing, distribution,
use,
treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous
Substances.
ERISA. Means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time
to
time.
Euro
or EUR. Means the lawful currency of the Participating Member
States introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation.
Eurodollar
Breakage Fee. Has the meaning set forth in
§ 5.9(a).
Eurodollar
Business Day. Means any Business Day on which commercial banks
are open for international business (including dealings in Dollar deposits)
in
London, England or such other Eurodollar interbank market as may be selected
by
the Lender in its sole discretion acting in good faith.
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Eurodollar
Rate Loans. Means Revolving Credit Loans bearing interest
calculated by reference to the Eurodollar Rate.
Eurodollar
Rate. Means, relative to any Interest Period, (a) for Eurodollar
Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, the offered rate for deposits of U.S.
Dollars
in an amount approximately equal to the amount of the requested Eurodollar
Rate
Loan for a term coextensive with the designated Interest Period which the
British Bankers’ Association fixes as its LIBOR rate, and (b) for Eurodollar
Rate Loans denominated in any Alternative Currency, the offered rate for
deposits of such Alternative Currency in an amount approximately equal to
the
amount of the requested Eurodollar Rate Loan for a term coextensive with
the
designated Interest Period shown in the appropriate page of Reuters Monitor
Money Rates Service (or any successor thereto providing rate quotations
comparable to those currently provided by such service, as determined by
the
Administrative Agent in its commercially reasonable discretion) which the
British Bankers’ Association fixes as its LIBOR rate for such Alternative
Currency, in each case, as of 11:00 a.m. London time on the day which is
two
London Banking Days prior to the beginning of such Interest
Period. If such day is not a London Banking Day, the Eurodollar Rate
shall be determined on the next preceding day which is a London Banking
Day. If for any reason the Administrative Agent cannot determine such
offered rate by the British Bankers’ Association, the Administrative Agent may,
in its discretion, select a replacement index based on the arithmetic mean
of
the quotations, if any, of the interbank offered rate by first class banks
in
London or New York for deposits in comparable amounts, currencies and
maturities.
Eurodollar
Reserve Percentage. 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 FRB, the Financial Services
Authority of England, 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 Dollar
denominated Loans, include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D of the
FRB. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed 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 any applicable law, rule or regulation, including
Regulation D. The Eurodollar Reserve Percentage shall be
adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any
reserve, liquid asset or similar requirement.
Event
of Default. Has the meaning set xxxxx §00.0.
Excise
Tax Act (Canada). Means R.S. 1985, c. E-15.
Excluded
Taxes. Means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any
Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made
by or
on account of any obligation of any Borrower hereunder, (a) taxes imposed
on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise
taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or
any
political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is
organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of
any
Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, (b) any branch
profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax
imposed
by any other jurisdiction in which such Borrower is located and (c) in the
case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by
any
Borrower under § 5.14), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts
payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a
party
hereto (or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Foreign
Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to
comply with § 5.14, except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its
assignor, if any) was
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entitled,
at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive
additional amounts from such Borrower with respect to such withholding tax
pursuant to § 5.14.
Existing
Credit Facilities. Means the credit facilities in place as of the
date of this Agreement among LoJack, the Loan Parties party thereto, the
Bank of
Montreal and Xxxxxx Trust and Savings Bank.
Federal
Funds Rate. Means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the
weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with
members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on
such
day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business
Day
next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business
Day,
the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions
on
the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business
Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business
Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded
upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to the
Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the
Administrative Agent.
Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio. Has the meaning set forth in
§10.1.
FRB. Means
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Systems of the United
States.
Foreign
Borrowers. Means any Borrower (other than the Canadian Borrowers) which is
not organized under the laws of the United States, any state or commonwealth
thereof, or the District of Columbia and is listed on Schedule 1 hereto
as of the date hereof or is designated as a Foreign Borrower pursuant to
§2.1.9.
Foreign
Lender. Means, with respect to any Borrower, any Lender that is
organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which such
Borrower is resident for tax purposes. 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.
Foreign
Obligations. Means such portion of the Obligations of the Foreign Borrowers
to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders existing on the date of this
Agreement or arising thereafter, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute
or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured
or
unsecured, arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise, arising or
incurred under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or
in respect of the Loans, the Notes, any Swap Contract with any Lenders or
any
Affiliate thereof, Letter of Credit Applications, Letters of Credit, and
Bank
Product Obligations (in either case entered into by a Foreign Borrower) or
any
other instrument at any time evidencing any thereof.
Foreign
Sublimit. As of the Closing Date, means Fifty Million Dollars ($
50,000,000), as such amount may be reallocated by agreement of the
Administrative Agent and LoJack.
Foreign
Subsidiary/Foreign Subsidiaries. Means, any Subsidiary of any of
the Borrowers not organized under the laws of the United States or Canada
or any
state or province thereof existing as of the date hereof or which is acquired
or
created after the date hereof.
Fund. Means
any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in
making,
purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar
extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.
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Generally
accepted accounting principles or GAAP. Means the generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions
and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the
Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved
by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States
that
are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination,
consistently applied.
Governmental
Authority means any nation or government, any state or other political
subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body,
court, administrative tribunal, central bank or other entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers
or
functions of or pertaining to government.
Guarantee. Means
as to any Person, any (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such
Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any
Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person
(the
“primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including
any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay
(or
advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness
or
other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services
for
the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other
obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other
obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other
financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow
of
the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness
or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in
any
other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation
of
the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss
in
respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such
Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person,
whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such
Person. For purposes of calculating Indebtedness, the amount of any
Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable
amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect
of
which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum
reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the
guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has
a corresponding meaning.
Guarantor;
Guaranty. Has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Hazardous
Substances. Means any waste, contaminant, pollutant, hazardous
substance, toxic substance, hazardous waste, special waste, industrial substance
or waste, radio-active materials, petroleum or petroleum-derived substance
or
waste, or any constituent or combination of any such substance or waste,
which
substance, contaminant, pollutant or material or waste is or shall hereafter
become regulated under, governed by, or defined by any Environmental
Law.
Honor
Date. Means the date of any payment by the Issuing Bank under a
Letter of Credit.
Immaterial
Foreign Subsidiary. Means a Foreign Subsidiary designated as such
by LoJack , provided, that (a) none of the obligations or Indebtedness of
such Foreign Subsidiary are Guaranteed by LoJack, any of the Borrowers and/or
any Guarantor, and (b) after giving effect to such designation, the aggregate
net tangible assets (excluding therefrom any shares or all of equity interests
held by any designated Foreign Subsidiary in another Foreign Subsidiary)
of all
Foreign Subsidiaries so designated does not exceed the Dollar Equivalent
of
$3,000,000.
Increase
Closing Date. Has the meaning set forth in
§ 2.1.8(d).
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Indebtedness. Means
as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the
following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance
with GAAP:
(a) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such
Person
evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar
instruments;
(b) all
direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of
credit
(including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties,
surety bonds and similar instruments;
(c) for
the purposes of §§ 12.1(f) and 9.1 only, net obligations of such Person under
any Swap Contract or similar type of agreement;
(d) all
obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property
or
services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of
business);
(e) indebtedness
(excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned
or
being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional
sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness
shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
and
(f) all
Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
For
all
purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness
of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself
a
corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general
partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made
non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under
any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination
Value
thereof as of such date.
Indemnified
Taxes. Means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
Indemnitees. Has
the meaning set forth §14.3.
Instrument
of Accession. Has the meaning set forth in
§ 2.1.8(c).
Interest
Act (Canada). Means 1985 R.S., c. L-18.
Interest
Payment Date. Means (a) as to any Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR
Rate Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last Business
Day of such Interest Period, as (b) to any LIBOR Rate Loan having an Interest
Period longer than three months, each Business Day which is three months
after
the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period,
and (c) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last day of the calendar month with
respect to interest accrued during such calendar month, including, without
limitation, the calendar month which includes the Drawdown Date of such Base
Rate Loan.
Interest
Period. Means, with respect to each Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR
Rate Loan, (i) initially, the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending
one (1), two (2), or three (3) months thereafter, as the case may be, or,
subject to currency requirements to the extent that the Loan is made in an
Alternative Currency, six (6) months, as the applicable Borrower may select;
and
(ii) thereafter, the period commencing on the last day of the preceding Interest
Period, and ending one (1), two (2), or three (3) months thereafter, as the
case
may be, or, subject to currency requirements to the extent that the
Loan
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is
made
in an Alternative Currency, six (6) months, as the applicable Borrower may
select; provided that all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest
Periods are subject to the following:
(a) Interest
Periods for Eurodollar Rate Loans or CDOR Rate Loans in connection with which
any Borrower has or may incur hedging obligations with any of the Lenders
shall
be of the same duration as the relevant periods set forth under the applicable
hedge contract.
(b) if
any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR Rate Loan
would otherwise end on a day that is not a Eurodollar Business Day, that
Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Eurodollar Business
Day
unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period
into
another calendar month, in which event such Interest Period shall end on
the
immediately preceding Eurodollar Business Day;
(c) any
Interest Period relating to any Eurodollar Rate Loan that begins on the last
Eurodollar Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there
is no
numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest
Period) shall end on the last Eurodollar Business Day of a calendar month;
and
(d) any
Interest Period relating to any Loan that would otherwise extend beyond the
Maturity Date shall end on the Maturity Date.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Interest Period shall be one (1) month or such other period as approved by
the
Administrative Agent.
Investment. Means,
as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such
Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital
stock or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital
contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other
acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another
Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other
Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a
series
of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business
unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any
Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for
subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.
Issuing
Bank. Means Citizens Bank of Massachusetts, in its capacity as
issuer of letters of credit, or any successor issuer of letters of credit
hereunder.
Judgment
Currency. Has the meaning set forth in §12.3.
L/C
Advance. Means, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender, such
Revolving Credit Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in
accordance with its Applicable Percentage of the Revolving Credit
Commitments.
L/C
Borrowing. Means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing
under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when
made
or refinanced pursuant to a Revolving Credit Loan.
L/C
Credit Extension. Means, with respect to any Letter of Credit,
the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal
or
increase of the amount thereof.
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L/C
Obligations. Means, as of any date of determination, with respect
to the Revolving Credit Loans, and where the context requires, the Canadian
Revolving Credit Loans, the Drawing Amount of all outstanding Letters of
Credit
plus the aggregate of all unreimbursed amounts in connection therewith,
including the Unreimbursed Amounts.
Lead
Arranger. Citizens Bank of Massachusetts.
Lenders. Means
the Revolving Credit Lenders, the Term Loan Lenders and the Canadian Lender
listed on Schedule 2 hereto and any financial institutions which become a
party hereto pursuant to the terms of §§ 2.1.8 or 14.6 in their individual
capacity, and “Lenders” means all of such financial institutions.
Lending
Office. Means, as to any Lender, the offices and
branches of such Lender and it Affiliates listed on Schedule 3 hereto (as
may be amended from time to time), or such other office or branch as a Lender
may from time to time notify the Borrowers and the Administrative
Agent.
Letter(s)
of Credit. Has the meaning, as the context requires, set forth in
§ 2.2.1 or Schedule 3.1-A.
Letter
of Credit Application. Means an application and agreement for the
issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time
in use
by the Issuing Bank.
Letter
of Credit Expiration Date. Means, with respect to each Letter of
Credit, the day that is five (5) days prior to the Maturity Date with respect
to
Revolving Credit Loans (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next
preceding Business Day).
Letter
of Credit Sub-limit. Means, with respect to the Revolving Loan,
an amount not to exceed $5,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sub-limit is
part of, and not in addition to, the Commitment.
Lien means
any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement,
encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or
other
security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any
capitalized lease obligation having substantially the same economic effect
as
any of the foregoing).
Loan
Party/Loan Parties. Means, collectively, the Borrowers and the
Guarantors.
Loans. Means
(i) the Revolving Credit Loans made or to be made by the Revolving Credit
Lenders to the U.S. Borrowers and the Foreign Borrowers pursuant to §2.1; (ii)
the Term Loan made by the Term Loan Lenders to the Term Loan Borrower pursuant
to §4.1; and (iii) unless the context requires otherwise, the Canadian Revolving
Credit Loans to be made by the Canadian Lender to the Canadian Revolving
Borrowers.
Loan
Documents. Means this Credit Agreement, the Notes, the Letter of
Credit Applications, the Letters of Credit, the Pledge Agreement, any Additional
Pledge Agreement and any other document and instrument entered into by the
Issuing Bank and any of the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries or
in
favor of the Issuing Bank and relating to such Letters of Credit, all BAs,
LCs,
LGs and all documents and instruments executed by any of the Canadian Revolving
Borrowers and/or in favor of the Canadian Lender in connection with BAs,
LCs and
LGs issued or to be issued pursuant to the Canadian Credit
Facility.
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Loan
Request. Has the meaning set forth in § 2.1.4.
LoJack
Ireland. Has the meaning set forth in
§ 11.2(a).
London
Banking Day. Means a day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are
transacted in the London interbank market.
Material
Adverse Effect. Means (a) a material adverse change in, or a
material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities
(actual or contingent), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of
the
Borrowers and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment
of
the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document
to which it is a party, or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality,
validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any
Loan
Document to which it is a party.
Material
Acquisition. Means any acquisition of any Acquired Entity or
Business by any Borrower or Subsidiary thereof with respect to which the
aggregate consideration payable by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries exceeds
$5,000,000.
Material
Divestiture. Means any sale or dissolution of a business or
revenue earning asset with attributable contribution to Consolidated EBITDA
for
LoJack’s prior fiscal year in an amount equal to or exceeding
$3,000,000.
Maturity
Date. Means, (a) with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans and
the Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing
Date, and (b) with respect to the Term Loan, the date that is one day after
the
fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date.
Multiemployer
Plan. Means any multiemployer plan within the meaning of (i)
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA or (ii) Subsection 147.1(1) of the United States
Internal Revenue Code, to which any Borrower or any related Person makes
or is
obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five (5) plan years,
has made or been obligated to make contributions.
New
Money Credit Event. Means with respect to the Issuing Bank, any
increase (directly or indirectly) in the Issuing Bank’s exposure (whether by way
of additional credit or banking facilities or otherwise, including as part
of a
restructuring) to any Borrower or any Governmental Authority in any Borrower’s
or any applicable Letter of Credit beneficiary’s country occurring by reason of
(i) any law, action or requirement of any Governmental Authority in such
Borrower’s or such Letter of Credit beneficiary’s country, or (ii) any request
in respect of external indebtedness of borrowers in such Borrower’s or such
Letter of Credit beneficiary’s country applicable to banks generally which
conduct business with such borrowers, or (iii) any agreement in relation
to
clause (i) or (ii), in each case to the extent calculated by reference to
the
aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure outstanding prior to such
increase.
Notes. Means,
collectively, the Revolving Credit Notes, the Canadian Revolving Credit Notes
and the Term Notes.
Notice
of Purchase. Has the meaning set forth in §2.3(c).
Obligations. Means
any and all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Borrowers to
the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders existing on the date of this Agreement
or
arising thereafter, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or
contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or
unsecured, arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise, arising or
incurred under this
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Agreement
or any of the other Loan Documents or in respect of the Loans, the Notes,
any
Swap Contract with any Lenders or any Affiliate thereof, Letter of Credit
Applications, Letters of Credit, and Bank Product Obligations or any other
instrument at any time evidencing any thereof, including, without limitation,
the U.S. Obligations, the Canadian Obligations, the Foreign Obligations,
and the
Canadian Revolving Obligations.
Organization
Documents. Means (a) with respect to any corporation, the
certificate of articles of incorporation and the by-laws (or equivalent or
comparable constitutive documents with respect to any Canadian or other non-U.S.
jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the
certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement;
and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form
of
business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement
of
formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice
with
respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with
the
applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or
organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation
or
organization of such entity.
Other
Taxes. Means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or
any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from
any
payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution,
delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement
or any
other Loan Document.
Outstanding
Amount. Means (i) with respect to Loans (including for greater
certainty Canadian Revolving Credit Loans by way of Libor Loans, RBP Loans
and
RBUSBR Loans) on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof
after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Loans
occurring on such date; (ii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date,
the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any
L/C
Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate
amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any
reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit
or any
reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit
taking effect on such date and (iii) the aggregate of all face amounts of
all Bankers’ Acceptances outstanding under the Canadian Credit Facility and the
aggregate of all full outstanding amounts of all LCs and LGs issued under
the
Canadian Credit Facility plus the aggregate amount of all unreimbursed amounts
in connection therewith.
Overadvance. Means,
with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the amount by which the
Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans exceeds the Revolving Credit
Commitment.
Participant. Has
the meaning specified in §14.6(d).
Participating
Member State. Means each state so described in any EMU
Legislation.
Permit. Means
any approval, consent, waiver, exemption, variance, franchise, order, permit,
certificate, authorization, certificate of authorization, right or license
or
other approval of or from any Person or Governmental Authority necessary
or
required by any laws, regulations, by-laws and orders, including Environmental
Laws, to properly conduct the business of the Borrower or to make substantial
use of the real and immovable property, assets, equipment and facilities
owned
or leased by the Borrower.
Permitted
Acquisitions. Means any acquisition of any Acquired Entity or
Business by any Borrower or Subsidiary thereof which meets all of the following
criteria: (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
or
would result therefrom; (ii) all transactions related thereto are consummated
in
accordance with applicable laws; (iii) prior to such acquisition (if a
Material
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Acquisition),
the Administrative Agent shall have received (A) computations from the Borrowers
(based on a Compliance Certificate) showing pro forma compliance as of the
date
of, and after giving effect to, such acquisition with the financial covenants
set forth in §10 of this Agreement; and (B) all due diligence information in the
form of financial statements of the acquired entity and all materials provided
to the board of directors of LoJack; and (iv) if in the Lenders’ discretion the
Acquired Entity is material and is not a Foreign Subsidiary, concurrently
with
the consummation of such acquisition, the acquired entity becomes a Guarantor
hereunder or, at the request of LoJack, a Borrower (subject in the case of
Foreign Subsidiaries to the definition of Eligible Foreign Subsidiary) and
executes any and all documents and instruments reasonably required by the
Administrative Agent to that effect.
Permitted
Investments. Means any investments permitted under Section
9.3.
Person.
Means any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, unincorporated
association, business, joint venture, or other legal entity, and any government
or any governmental agency or political subdivision thereof.
Pledge
Agreement. Has the meaning set forth in § 11.2.
Pledged
Equity. Has the meaning set forth in § 11.2.
Post-Acquisition
Period. means, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition,
the period beginning on the date such Permitted Acquisition is consummated
and
ending on the last day of the sixth full consecutive fiscal quarter immediately
following the date on which such Permitted Acquisition is
consummated.
Post-Closing Increase. Has
the meaning set forth in § 2.1.8(c).
Pro
Forma Adjustment. means, for any Reference 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, the pro forma increase or decrease in such Acquired
EBITDA projected by the Borrowers 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) 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 with
the
operations of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries; provided that, so
long as such actions are taken during such Post-Acquisition Period or such
costs
are incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, as applicable, the cost
savings related to such actions or such additional costs, as applicable,
it may
be assumed, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease
to
such Acquired EBITDA that such cost savings will be realizable during the
entirety of such Reference Period, or such additional costs, as applicable,
will
be incurred during the entirety of such Reference Period; provided
further that any such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired
EBITDA shall be without duplication for cost savings or additional costs
already
included in such Acquired EBITDA for such Reference Period.
Property. Means
, as to any Person, all types of real, personal, tangible, intangible or
mixed
property owned by such Person or in which such Person has the right, title
or
interest, whether or not such property is included in the balance sheet of
such
Person and its subsidiaries under GAAP.
Qualified
Canadian Lender. Means a Lender who (i) is not a “non-resident”
within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada), or (ii) is an “authorized
foreign bank” within the meaning of the Bank Act (Canada) but only in respect of
amounts paid or credited hereunder in respect of its “Canadian banking Business”
within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
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Reference
Period. As of any date of determination, the period of four (4)
consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries ending
on
such date, or if such date is not a fiscal quarter end date, the period of
four
(4) consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended (in each case treated
as a
single accounting period).
Register. Has
the meaning set forth in §14.6(c).
Related
Parties. Means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s
Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors
of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
Release. Means
any release, issuance, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit,
disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the indoor or
outdoor
environment or into or out of any property, including the movement of Hazardous
Substances through or in the air, soil, surface water, ground water, or property
other than in compliance with all Environmental Laws, Permits, and
Leases.
Required
Lenders. Means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having
more than sixty six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the sum of (a) the
Aggregate Commitments (including for greater certainty the Canadian Revolving
Credit Commitment) plus (b) the Outstanding Amount of the Term Loan; or,
if the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of the
Issuing
Bank to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to §12.2,
Lenders holding in the aggregate more than sixty six and two thirds percent
(66
2/3%) of the Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk
participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations being deemed “held” by
such Lender for purposes of this definition); provided that the
Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held
by
any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination
of Required Lenders; and provided, further, that in the event that
the are only two Lenders, “Required Lenders” shall be both such
Lenders.
Responsible
Officer. Means the Chief Executive Officer, president,
vice-president, Chief Financial Officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer
of
each Borrower. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a
Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized
by
all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action and such Responsible
Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of the applicable
Borrower.
Revaluation
Date. Means (a) with respect to any Loan, each of the
following: (i) each date of a borrowing of a Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR
Rate
Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of a continuation
of
a Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency,
and (iii) after the occurrence of an Event of Default, such additional dates
as
the Administrative Agent shall require; and (b) with respect to any Letter
of
Credit, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance of a Letter of Credit
denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of an amendment of
any
such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof
(solely
with respect to the increased amount), (iii) each date of any payment by
the
Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency,
and (iv) after the occurrence of an Event of Default, such additional dates
as
the Issuing Bank shall require.
Revolving
Credit Commitment. Means the sum of the Commitments of each
Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and purchase participations in L/C
Extensions relating to Letters of Credit (subject to the applicable Letter
of
Credit Sub-limit) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the Dollar
Equivalent of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) outstanding at any time,
as
such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement
(including, without limitation, under §§2.1.2 or 2.1.8).
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Revolving
Credit Exposure. Means, with respect to any Lender at any time,
the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit
Loans and L/C Obligations.
Revolving
Credit Facility. Means the revolving credit loan facility
provided by the Lenders to the U.S. Borrowers and the Foreign
Borrowers.
Revolving
Credit Lenders. The Lenders set forth on Schedule 2 hereto
as Revolving Credit Lenders, acting in their role as makers of Revolving
Credit
Loans or as participants with respect to Letters of Credit to the U.S. Borrowers
or Foreign Borrowers, together with any other Person who becomes an assignee
of
any rights and obligations of a Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to § 14.6 and
any Acceding Lender who becomes a Lender pursuant to § 2.1.8.
Revolving
Credit Loans. Means Revolving Credit Loans made or to be made by
the Lenders to the U.S. Borrowers and the Foreign Borrowers pursuant to §2.1
hereof.
Revolving
Credit Notes. Means the promissory notes of the U.S. Borrowers
and Foreign Borrowers evidencing the Revolving Credit Loans dated as of the
date
hereof.
Seller
Subordinated Debt. Means unsecured Indebtedness of any of the
Borrowers in an amount to be agreed upon by the Lenders and the Borrowers
and
otherwise on terms reasonably acceptable to the Lenders’ and, in any case, which
has been fully subordinated and made junior to the payment and performance
in
full in cash of the Obligations as evidenced by a subordination agreement
in
form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders in their discretion;
provided that, (a) at the time such Seller Subordinated Debt is incurred,
no Default or Event of Default has occurred or would occur as a result of
such
incurrence, and (b) the documentation evidencing such Seller Subordinated
Debt
shall have been delivered in advance and consented to by the
Lenders.
Spot
Rate. Means, for a currency, the rate reasonably determined by
the Administrative Agent to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such
capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency
with
another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at
approximately 11:00 a.m. Boston, Massachusetts time on the date two (2) Business
Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made;
provided that the Administrative Agent may obtain such spot rate from another
financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent if the Person
acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot
buying rate for any such currency; and provided further that the Administrative
Agent may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange
computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an
Alternative Currency.
Subsidiary. Means
any corporation, association, trust, or other business entity of which the
designated parent shall as of the date of any determination own directly
or
indirectly through a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries at least a majority of the
outstanding Capital Stock or other interest entitled to vote
generally.
Swap
Contract. Means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis
swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity
swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index
swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward
bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate
options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor
transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency
rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar
transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options
to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction
is
governed by or subject to any master agreement, and
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(b)
any
and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are
subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master
agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association,
Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master
agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules,
a
“Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any
Master Agreement.
Swap
Termination Value. Means, in respect of any one or more Swap
Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable
netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or
after
the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s)
determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for
any
date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined
as the
xxxx-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon
one or
more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized
dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include the Administrative Agent
or any
Affiliate of the Administrative Agent).
Swing
Line Advances. Means a Base Rate Loan made by the Swing Line
Lender pursuant to §2.4.
Swing
Line Lender. Means Citizens Bank of Massachusetts.
Swing
Line Facility. Has the meaning set forth in §2.3(a).
Swing
Loan Purchase Price. Has the meaning set forth in
§2.3(c).
TARGET. Means
the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer
(TARGET) payment system (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative,
such
other payment system (if any) reasonably determined by the Administrative
Agent
to be a suitable replacement) for the settlement of payments in
euro.
Taxes. Means
all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings,
assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority,
including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable
thereto.
Term
Loan. Means the term loan made or to be made by the Lenders to
the Term Loan Borrower pursuant to §4.1 hereof.
Term
Loan Borrower. Means the Canadian Borrower which is the obligor
with respect to the Term Loan as identified on Schedule 1
hereto.
Term
Loan Lenders. The Lenders holding a portion of the Term Loan as
set forth on Schedule 2 hereto together with any other Person who becomes
an assignee of any rights and obligations of a Term Loan Lender pursuant
to §
14.6.
Term
Notes. Means the promissory notes of the Term Loan Borrower
evidencing the Term Loan dated as of the date hereof issued pursuant to §4.2
hereof.
Total
Outstandings. Means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of (a) all
Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations plus (b) the Term Loan
plus (c) the Canadian Revolving Credit Loans.
Type. Means,
with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan, Canadian Base
Rate
Loan, Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR Rate Loan.
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Unused
Commitment Fee. Has the meaning set forth in §5.4.
Unreimbursed
Amount. Has the meaning set forth in §2.2.3(b).
U.S.
Borrowers. Means any Borrower that is organized under the laws of
the United States or any state thereof now existing or formed after the date
hereof and is listed on Schedule 1 hereto as of the date hereof or is
designated as a U.S. Borrower pursuant to §8.9(b).
U.S.
Guarantor. Means any Affiliate of the Borrowers that (a) is not a
Borrower, and (b) is organized under the laws of the United States or any
state
thereof now existing or formed after the date hereof.
U.S.
Obligations. Means the Indebtedness and all other Obligations of
any kind of the U.S. Borrowers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document existing as of the date hereof
or
arising hereafter.
U.S.
Subsidiary. Means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws
of the United States or any state thereof now existing or formed after the
date
hereof.
§
1.2 Rules of Interpretation.
(a) A
reference to any document or agreement shall include such document or agreement
as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with
its
terms and the terms of this Agreement.
(b) The
singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.
(c) A
reference to any law includes any amendment or modification to such
law.
(d) A
reference to any Person includes its permitted successors and permitted
assigns.
(e) Accounting
terms capitalized but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned
to
them by generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent
basis
by the accounting entity to which they refer.
(f) The
words “include”, “includes” and “including” are not limiting.
(g) Reference
to a particular “§” refers to that section of this Agreement unless otherwise
indicated.
(h) The
words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and words of like import shall refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or subdivision
of
this Agreement.
§
1.3 Exchange Rates; Currency.
(a) The
Administrative Agent shall determine the Spot Rates as of each Revaluation
Date
to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts of Credit Extensions
and
Outstanding Amounts denominated in Alternative Currencies. Such Spot
Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the
Spot
Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies
until
the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except for purposes of financial
statements delivered by the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties hereunder
or
calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as
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otherwise
provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars)
for
purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as
so
determined by the Administrative Agent.
(b) Wherever
in this Agreement in connection with a borrowing, conversion, continuation
or
prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR Rate Loan or the issuance,
amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required
minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Advance,
Eurodollar Rate Loan, CDOR Rate Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in
an
Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency
Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such
Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined
by
the Administrative Agent.
§
1.4 Additional Alternative Currencies.
(a) The
Borrowers may from time to time request that Eurodollar Rate Loans be made
and/or Letters of Credit be issued in a currency other than those specifically
listed in the definition of “Alternative Currency;” provided that such requested
currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available
and
freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. Each such request
shall be subject to the approval of the Lenders (not to be unreasonably withheld
or delayed).
(b) Any
such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00
a.m., seven (7) Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Extension
(or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative
Agent).
(c) Any
failure by a Lender to respond to such request within the time period specified
in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Lender
to
permit Eurodollar Rate Loans or CDOR Rate Loans, as applicable, to be made
or
Letters of Credit to be issued in such requested currency. If the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders consent to making Eurodollar Rate Loans
in
such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrowers
and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an
Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any borrowings of, as applicable,
Eurodollar Rate Loans; and if all of the Lenders consent to the issuance
of
Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall
so
notify the Borrowers and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all
purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Letter
of
Credit issuances. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain
consent to any request for an additional currency under this §1.4, it shall
promptly so notify the Borrowers.
§
1.5 Change of Currency.
(a) Each
obligation of the Borrowers to make a payment denominated in the national
currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro
as
its lawful currency after the date hereof shall be redenominated into Euro
at
the time of such adoption (in accordance with the EMU
Legislation). If, in relation to the currency of any such member
state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect
of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in
the
London interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of
the
Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice
with
effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful
currency; provided that if any borrowing in the currency of such member state
is
outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect,
with respect to such borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest
Period.
(b) Each
provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of
construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to
be
appropriate to reflect the
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adoption
of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market
conventions or practices relating to the Euro.
(c) Each
provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes
of
construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to
be
appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any
relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in
currency.
§
2. THE MULTICURRENCY REVOLVING CREDIT
FACILITY.
§
2.1 The Revolving Credit Facility.
Subject
to the Terms and conditions set forth herein, the Revolving Credit Lenders
shall
provide a multicurrency revolving credit facility to the U.S. Borrowers and
Foreign Borrowers in the form of the Revolving Credit Facility.
§
2.1.1 Commitment to Lend Revolving
Credit.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Revolving Credit
Lender severally agrees to lend to the U.S. Borrowers and the U.S. Borrowers
may
borrow, repay, and reborrow from time to time during the period commencing
on
the Closing Date and ending on the Business Day immediately preceding the
Maturity Date, upon notice by the U.S. Borrowers to the Administrative Agent
given in accordance with §2.1.4, such sums as are requested by the U.S.
Borrowers in Dollars or one or more Alternative Currencies, in an aggregate
principal amount at any time outstanding (after giving effect to the requested
Loan) not to exceed such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment;
provided that (i) the Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans plus
the
Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations relating to Letters of Credit shall
not exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment, (ii) the Outstanding Amount of
the
Revolving Credit Loans of any Revolving Credit Lender, plus such Revolving
Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C
Obligations relating to Letters of Credit shall not exceed such Revolving
Credit
Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and (iii) the Outstanding Amount of all
Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies shall not exceed the Alternative
Currency Sublimit. The Revolving Credit Loans to the U.S. Borrowers
shall be made pro rata in accordance with each Revolving Credit Lender’s
Applicable Percentage of the Revolving Credit Commitment. Each
request for a Revolving Credit Loan hereunder shall constitute a representation
and warranty by the U.S. Borrowers that the conditions set forth in §6, as
applicable, have been satisfied on the date of such request.
(b) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Revolving Credit
Lenders agree to lend to each of the Foreign Borrowers and each applicable
Foreign Borrower may borrow, repay, and reborrow from time to time during
the
period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the Business Day immediately
preceding the Maturity Date, upon notice by the applicable Foreign Borrower
to
the Administrative Agent given in accordance with §2.1.4, such sums as are
requested by such Foreign Borrower in U.S. Dollars or one or more Alternative
Currencies, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding (after
giving effect to the requested Loan) not to exceed the Foreign Sublimit;
provided that (i) the Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans plus
the
Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations relating to Letters of Credit shall
not exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment, (ii) the Outstanding Amount of
the
Revolving Credit Loans of any Revolving Credit Lender, plus such Revolving
Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C
Obligations relating to Letters of Credit shall not exceed such Revolving
Credit
Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, (iii) the Outstanding Amount of all Loans
denominated in Alternative Currencies shall not exceed the Alternative Currency
Sublimit, and (iv) the Outstanding
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Amount
of
all Loans made to the Foreign Borrowers shall not exceed the Foreign
Sublimit. The Revolving Credit Loans to the Foreign Borrowers shall
be made pro rata in accordance with each Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of the Revolving Credit Commitment. Each request for a
Revolving Credit Loan hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty
by the applicable Foreign Borrower that the conditions set forth in §6, as
applicable, have been satisfied on the date of such request.
§
2.1.2 Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit
Commitment.
The
U.S.
Borrowers and Foreign Borrowers may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent,
terminate the Revolving Credit Commitment, or from time to time permanently
reduce the Revolving Credit Commitment, whereupon the Revolving Credit
Commitments of the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be reduced pro rata in
accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage of the Revolving Credit
Commitment; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the
Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (Boston time), five (5) Business
Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial
reduction shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000, (iii) the U.S. Borrowers
and Foreign Borrowers shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Credit
Commitment if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments
hereunder, the Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans plus the
Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations relating to Letters of Credit would
exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment, (iv) if, after giving effect to any
reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment, the Letter of Credit Sublimit
shall exceed the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment, such Letter of
Credit Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess;
and
(v) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment,
the Alternative Currency Sublimit shall exceed the amount of the Revolving
Credit Commitment, such Alternative Currency Sublimit shall be automatically
reduced by the amount of such excess.
§
2.1.3 The Revolving Credit Notes.
The
Revolving Credit Loans shall be evidenced by separate Revolving Credit Notes
of
the U.S. Borrowers and the Foreign Borrowers in form and substance satisfactory
to the Revolving Credit Lenders (provided, that the Foreign Borrowers’
obligations under the Revolving Credit Notes shall not exceed the Foreign
Sublimit). The Revolving Credit Notes shall be payable to the order
of each Revolving Credit Lender in an amount equal to the Revolving Credit
Commitment of such Revolving Credit Lender, or, if less, the outstanding
principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit
Lender, plus interest accrued thereon. Each of the U.S.
Borrowers and Foreign Borrowers irrevocably authorizes each Revolving Credit
Lender to make or cause to be made, in connection with a Drawdown Date of
any
Revolving Credit Loan or Honor Date of any Letter of Credit or at the time
of
receipt of any payment of principal on the Revolving Credit Note, an appropriate
notation on such Revolving Credit Lender’s records reflecting the making of the
Revolving Credit Loan or the receipt of such payment (as the case may be)
and
whether such Revolving Credit Loan was made to the U.S. Borrowers or Foreign
Borrowers, and will, prior to any transfer of such Revolving Credit Lender’s
Revolving Credit Note, endorse on the reverse side thereof the outstanding
principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans evidenced thereby at the time
of
such transfer. The Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans
set forth on a Revolving Credit Lender’s record shall be prima facie evidence
(absent manifest error) of the principal amount thereof owing and unpaid
to such
Revolving Credit Lender, but the failure to record, or any error in so
recording, any such amount shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations
of the U.S. Borrowers and/or Foreign Borrowers hereunder or under the Revolving
Credit Note to make payments of principal of or interest on the Revolving
Credit
Note when due.
§
2.1.4 Requests for Revolving Credit
Loans.
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(a) The
U.S. Borrowers or Foreign Borrowers, as the case may be, shall give to the
Administrative Agent written notice in the form of Exhibit B hereto (or
telephonic notice confirmed in writing or a telecopy in such form) of each
Revolving Credit Loan requested hereunder (a “Loan Request”) not later
than 10:00 a.m. (Boston time) (i) on the Business Day of the proposed Drawdown
Date of any Base Rate Loan which is denominated in Dollars; (ii) three (3)
Eurodollar Business Days prior to the Drawdown Date of any Eurodollar Rate
Loan,
(iii) four (4) Business Days prior to the Drawdown Date with respect to
Alternative Currencies consisting of Euros, and (iv) five (5) Business Days
with
respect to other Alternative Currencies.
(b) Each
such Loan Request shall specify (i) the principal amount of the Revolving
Credit
Loan requested, (ii) the currency in which such Revolving Credit Loan shall
be
denominated; (iii) the proposed Drawdown Date of such Revolving Credit Loan,
(iv) the Interest Period for such Revolving Credit Loan (if such Revolving
Credit Loan is to be a Eurodollar Rate Loan), and (v) whether such Revolving
Credit Loan is to be a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a Base Rate Loan, and shall
include a current Loan Request. Each Revolving Credit Loan requested
shall be in a minimum amount of $500,000 or its Dollar Equivalent, and, if
such
Loan requested is not a Base Rate Loan, shall be irrevocable and binding
on the
U.S. Borrowers, and shall obligate the U.S. Borrowers to accept the Loan
requested from the Revolving Credit Lender on the proposed Drawdown
Date.
§
2.1.5 Funds for Revolving Credit Loans.
(a) Not
later than 1:00 p.m. (Boston time) on the proposed Drawdown Date of any
Revolving Credit Loan, each of the Revolving Credit Lenders will make available
to the Administrative Agent, at the Administrative Agent’s Office, in
immediately available funds, the amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s
Applicable Percentage of the requested Revolving Credit Loans. Upon
receipt from each Revolving Credit Lender of such amount, and upon receipt
of
the documents required by §6, as applicable, and the satisfaction of the other
conditions set forth therein, to the extent applicable, the Administrative
Agent
will make available to the applicable U.S. Borrowers or Foreign Borrower,
not
later than 2:00 p.m. (Boston time) on the proposed Drawdown Date, in immediately
available funds, the aggregate amount of such Revolving Credit Loans made
available to the Administrative Agent by the Revolving Credit
Lenders. The failure or refusal of any Revolving Credit Lender to
make available to the Administrative Agent at the aforesaid time and place
on
any Drawdown Date the amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of the requested Revolving Credit Loans shall not relieve any
other
Revolving Credit Lender from its several obligation hereunder to make available
to the Administrative Agent the amount of such other Revolving Credit Lender’s
Applicable Percentage of any requested Revolving Credit Loans.
(b) The
Administrative Agent may, unless notified to the contrary by any Revolving
Credit Lender prior to a Drawdown Date, assume that such Revolving Credit
Lender
has made available to the Administrative Agent on such Drawdown Date the
amount
of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Revolving Credit
Loans to be made on such Drawdown Date, and the Administrative Agent may
(but
shall not be required to), in reliance upon such assumption, make available
to
the Borrowers a corresponding amount. If any Revolving Credit Lender
makes available to the Administrative Agent such amount on a date after such
Drawdown Date, such Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Administrative
Agent on demand an amount equal to the product of (i) the average computed
for
the period referred to in clause (iii) below, of the weighted average interest
rate paid by the Administrative Agent for federal funds acquired by the
Administrative Agent during each day included in such period, times (ii)
the
amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Revolving
Credit Loans, times (iii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number
of
days that elapse from and including such Drawdown Date to the date on which
the
amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Revolving
Credit Loans shall become immediately available to
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the
Administrative Agent, and the denominator of which is 365. A
statement of the Administrative Agent submitted to such Revolving Credit
Lender
with respect to any amounts owing under this paragraph shall be prima facie
evidence (absent manifest error), of the amount due and owing to the
Administrative Agent by such Revolving Credit Lender. If the amount
of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Credit
Loans is not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Revolving
Credit
Lender within three (3) Business Days following such Drawdown Date, the
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount from the U.S.
Borrowers on demand, with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable
to
the Revolving Credit Loans made on such Drawdown Date.
§
2.1.6 Maturity of the Revolving Credit
Loans.
The
Revolving Credit Loans shall be due and payable on the applicable Maturity
Date. Each of the U.S. Borrowers and Foreign Borrowers, as
applicable, promises to pay in full in cash, on the Maturity Date, all Revolving
Credit Loans outstanding on such date, together with any and all accrued
and
unpaid interest thereon and any fees and other amounts owing hereunder with
respect to the Revolving Credit Loans.
§
2.1.7 Mandatory Repayments of the Revolving Credit
Loans.
If
at any
time an Overadvance shall exist (whether as a result of fluctuations in currency
exchange rates with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility or otherwise),
then
the applicable Borrowers shall immediately pay the amount of such Overadvance
to
the Administrative Agent for application to the Revolving Credit
Loans.
§
2.1.8 Increase in Revolving Credit Commitment.
(a) Request
for Increase of Revolving Credit Commitments. Provided there
exists no Event of Default, upon written notice to Administrative Agent and
subject to the provisions of this § 2.1.8, the applicable Borrowers may from
time to time request an increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment in minimum
amount of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000), so long as, after giving effect
thereto, the aggregate amount of such increases does not exceed Twenty Five
Million Dollars ($25,000,000) in the aggregate.
(b) Lender
Elections to Revolving Credit Commitments Increase. The
Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders following receipt of
a
request by the Borrowers of an increase in the Revolving Credit
Commitment. At the time of making such request, the Borrowers (in
consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period
within
which each Revolving Credit Lender is requested to respond (which shall not,
in
any event, be less than ten (10) Business Days from the date of delivery
of such
notice to the Lenders). Each Revolving Credit Lender shall notify the
Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to
increase its Revolving Credit Commitment, and, if so, whether by an amount
equal
to, greater than, or less than its Revolving Percentage of such requested
increase. Any Revolving Credit Lender not responding within such time
period shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Revolving Credit
Commitment.
(c) Notification
by Administrative Agent; Acceding Lenders. The Administrative
Agent shall notify the Borrowers and each Lender of the Revolving Credit
Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. To achieve the
full amount of a requested increase and subject to the approval of the
Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, which approvals shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, the Borrowers may also invite one or more
additional commercial banks, other recognized financial institutions or other
Persons (in each case, an “Acceding Lender”) to become
party to this
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Agreement
as a Revolving Credit Lender by entering into an Instrument of Accession
in
substantially the form of Exhibit F hereto (an
“Instrument of Accession”) with the Borrowers and the Administrative
Agent and assuming thereunder the rights and obligations of a Revolving Credit
Lender hereunder, including without limitation, commitments to make Revolving
Credit Loans and participate in the risk relating to Letters of Credit, and
the
Aggregate Commitments shall be funded (each such increase or funding, as
the
case may be, referred to as a “Post-Closing Increase”) by the amount of
such Acceding Lender’s interest all in accordance with the provisions of this
Section. The Borrowers shall indemnify the applicable Lenders and the
Administrative Agent for any cost or expense incurred as a consequence of
the
reallocation of any Eurodollar Rate Loans to an Acceding Lender pursuant
to the
provisions of § 5.9 hereof.
(d) Closing
Date and Allocations. Upon a request by the Borrowers of an
increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments in accordance with this Section,
the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall determine, as applicable,
the
effective date of any such increase (any such date, the “Increase Closing
Date”) and the final allocation of any such increase. The
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders
(and
Acceding Lenders, if any) of the final allocation of such
increase. On the Increase Closing Date, Schedule 2 hereto
shall be deemed to be amended to reflect, as the case may be, (i) the name,
address and Revolving Credit Commitment of the Revolving Credit Lenders (and,
if
applicable, any Acceding Lender), (ii) the Revolving Credit Commitments (after
giving effect to any Post-Closing Increase), and (iii) the changes to the
respective Applicable Percentages of the Revolving Credit Lenders.
(e) Conditions
to Effectiveness of Increase of Revolving Credit Loans. As a
condition precedent to such increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments,
the
Borrowers shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate dated as
of
the Increase Closing Date signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers
(i)
certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by the applicable Borrowers
approving or consenting to such increase, and (ii) certifying that, before
and
after giving effect to such increase, the applicable conditions set forth
in
§ 6 will be satisfied. In addition, the Borrowers shall prepay
any Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on any Increase Closing Date (and
pay any
additional amounts required under § 5 of this Agreement) to the extent
necessary to keep the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans ratable with any
revised Applicable Percentages in respect of Revolving Credit Loans arising
from
any nonratable increase in the Commitments under this Section.
(f) Conflicting
Provisions. This § 2.1.8 shall supersede any provisions in
§§ 14.1(b) or 14.11 to the contrary.
§
2.1.9 Designation of Foreign Borrowers.
LoJack
may, from time to time,
designate any Eligible Foreign Subsidiary as a Foreign Borrower by delivery
to
the Administrative Agent of (a) joinder agreement in substantially
the form attached hereto as Exhibit G executed by such Foreign Subsidiary
(or execution of an amendment to this Credit Agreement, if applicable) and
any
other applicable Loan Documents, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, providing that such Foreign Subsidiary shall become
a
Borrower hereunder, and (b) providing such other documentation as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request, including, without limitation,
documentation with respect to the conditions specified in §6 hereof, including
customary legal opinions of LoJack’s and such Foreign Subsidiary’s domestic
counsel.
§
2.2 Letters of Credit.
§
2.2.1 Letters of Credit Commitment.
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(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Issuing Bank agrees (i)
(1)
from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing
Date
until the applicable Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of
Credit denominated in Dollars or Alternative Currencies for the account of
any
of the U.S. Borrowers or any of the Foreign Borrowers under the Revolving
Credit
Facility (each, a “Letter of Credit” and, collectively, the “Letters
of Credit”) and to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously issued by it,
in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drafts under the
Letters of Credit; and (ii) the Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree
to
participate in Letters of Credit; provided, that the Issuing Bank shall not
be
obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of
Credit
if, as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension and after giving effect to
such
request, (w) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans plus the
Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations relating to Letters of Credit would
exceed
the Revolving Credit Commitment; (x) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving
Credit
Loans of any Revolving Credit Lender plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of
the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations relating to Letters of Credit
exceeds such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, (y) the Outstanding Amount of
L/C Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit would exceed the applicable
Letter of Credit Sublimit or (z) the Outstanding Amount of all Loans denominated
in Alternative Currencies plus the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations
for
Letters of Credit denominated in Alternative Currencies shall exceed the
Alternative Currency Sublimit; provided, however, if the Issuing
Bank is requested to issue Letters of Credit with respect to a jurisdiction
the
Issuing Bank deems, in its reasonable judgment, may at any time subject it
to a
New Money Credit Event or a Country Risk Event, the applicable Borrowers
shall,
at the request of the Issuing Bank, guaranty and indemnify the Issuing Bank
against any and all costs, liabilities and losses resulting from such New
Money
Credit Event or Country Risk Event, in each case in a form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Bank.
(b) The
Issuing Bank shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit
if:
(i) any
order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority shall by its terms
purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of
Credit, or any law applicable to the Issuing Bank or any request or directive
(whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority
with
jurisdiction over the Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing
Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter
of
Credit in particular or shall impose upon the Issuing Bank with respect to
such
Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which
the
Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the
Closing Date, or shall impose upon the Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss,
cost
or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the Issuing
Bank in good xxxxx xxxxx material to it;
(ii) Subject
to §2.2.2(c), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur
more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last renewal;
(iii) the
expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter
of
Credit Expiration Date;
(iv) the
issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the
Issuing Bank; or
(v) such
Letter of Credit is in an initial amount less than $100,000, or is to be
used
for a purpose other than working capital and general corporate purposes or
denominated in a currency other than Dollars or an Alternative
Currency.
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(c) The
Issuing Bank shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if
(i)
the Issuing Bank would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter
of
Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (ii) the beneficiary
of
such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter
of
Credit.
§
2.2.2 Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit;
Auto-Renewal Letters of Credit.
(a) Each
Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the
request of the applicable U.S. Borrower or Foreign Borrower delivered to
the
Issuing Bank in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately
completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of such U.S. Borrower or Foreign
Borrower as set forth below. Such Letter of Credit Application must
be received by the Issuing Bank not later than 1:00 p.m. (Boston time), at
least
two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Issuing Bank may agree
in
a particular instance in its sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance
date or date of amendment, as the case may be.
(i) In
the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such
Letter
of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the
Issuing Bank: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit
(which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date
thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents
to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F)
the
full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case
of any
drawing thereunder; and (G) such other matters as the Issuing Bank may require;
and
(ii) in
the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit,
such
Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory
to
the Issuing Bank (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed
date
of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the
proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the Issuing Bank may require
in accordance with the Issuing Bank’s usual and customary practices effective as
of the time of such request.
(b) Upon
the Issuing Bank’s determination that the requested issuance or amendment is
permitted in accordance with the terms hereof, then, subject to the terms
and
conditions hereof, the Issuing Bank shall, on the requested date, issue a
Letter
of Credit for the account of such U.S. Borrower or Foreign Borrower or enter
into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance
with the Issuing Bank’s usual and customary business
practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit,
each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Issuing Bank a risk participation
in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving
Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the face amount of such Letter of
Credit.
(c) If
a U.S. Borrower or Foreign Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter
of
Credit Application, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole and absolute discretion,
agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each,
an “Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal Letter
of Credit must permit the Issuing Bank to prevent any such renewal at least
once
in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such
Letter
of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than
a
day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter
of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the Issuing Bank,
the U.S. Borrowers or Foreign Borrowers shall not be required to make a specific
request to the Issuing Bank for any such renewal. Once an
Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit has been issued, the Issuing Bank shall, subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, permit the renewal of such
Letter
of Credit to an
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expiry
date not later than the applicable Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided,
however, that the Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to permit the renewal
of
any Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit at any time if it has determined that it
would
have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed
form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of §2.2.1(b) or
otherwise).
(d) Promptly
after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of
Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof,
the Issuing Bank will also deliver to the applicable U.S. Borrower or Foreign
Borrower a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or
amendment.
§
2.2.3 Drawings and Reimbursements of Letters of Credit; Funding and
Repayment of Participations.
(a) Upon
receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing
under such Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall notify the applicable
U.S.
Borrower or Foreign Borrower and the Administrative Agent
thereof. Not later than 1:00 p.m. (Boston time) on the Honor Date,
such U.S. Borrower or Foreign Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing Bank through
the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing
and in
the same currency as such drawing.
(b) If
the applicable U.S. Borrowers or Foreign Borrowers fail to reimburse the
Issuing
Bank for any drawing under any Letter of Credit (the “Unreimbursed
Amount”) on the Honor Date as set forth in §2.2.3(a), the Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender of the Honor Date,
the
Unreimbursed Amount and the amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable
Percentage thereof. In such event, the applicable U.S. Borrowers or
Foreign Borrowers shall be deemed to have made a Loan Request for a Base
Rate
Loan in Dollars to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the
Dollar Equivalent of the Unreimbursed Amount calculated as of the Honor Date,
without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in § 2.1.4 but subject to
the Revolving Credit Commitment and the applicable conditions set forth in
§
6. Any notice given by the Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent
pursuant to this § 2.2.3(b) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed
in writing, provided that the lack of such immediate confirmation shall not
affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(c) Each
Revolving Credit Lender shall, upon any notice pursuant to § 2.2.3(b), make
funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing
Bank
at the Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Applicable
Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. (Boston time)
on
the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent,
whereupon, subject to the provisions of §2.2.3(d), each such Lender that so
makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan in Dollars
to the applicable U.S. Borrower or Foreign Borrower, in such
amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to
the Issuing Bank.
(d) With
respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving
Credit Loan because the applicable conditions set forth in §6 cannot be
satisfied or for any other reason, the applicable U.S. Borrower or Foreign
Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the Issuing Bank an L/C Borrowing
in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which
L/C
Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and
shall
bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Revolving
Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
Issuing Bank pursuant to §2.2.3(c) shall be deemed payment in respect of its
participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from
such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligations under this
§2.2.3.
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(e) Until
each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Applicable Percentage of, as the case
may
be, the Revolving Credit Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this §2.2.3 to
reimburse the Issuing Bank for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit,
interest in respect of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such amount shall
be solely for the account of the Issuing Bank.
(f) The
obligation of each Revolving Credit Lender to make a Revolving Credit Loan
or
L/C Advances to reimburse the Issuing Bank for amounts drawn under Letters
of
Credit, as contemplated by this §2.2.3, shall be absolute and unconditional and
shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff,
counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have
against the Issuing Bank, any of the Borrowers or any other Person for any
reason whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence or continuance of an Event of Default,
or
(iii) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to
any of
the foregoing; provided, however, that each such Lender’s obligation to make
Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this §2.2.3 is subject to the applicable
conditions set forth in §6. No such making of an L/C Advance shall
relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the U.S. Borrowers or Foreign
Borrowers, as applicable, to reimburse the Issuing Bank for the amount of
any
payment made by the Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit, together with
interest as provided herein.
(g) If
any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative
Agent
for the account of the Issuing Bank any amount required to be paid by such
Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this §2.2.3 by the time specified
therein, the Issuing Bank shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting
through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon
for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which
such
payment is immediately available to the Issuing Bank at a rate per annum
equal
to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Issuing
Bank in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank
compensation. A certificate of the Issuing Bank submitted to any
Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to
any
amounts owing under this clause (g) shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
(h) At
any time after the Issuing Bank has made a payment under any Letter of Credit
and has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in
respect of such payment in accordance with this §2.2.3, if the Administrative
Agent receives for the account of the Issuing Bank any payment in respect
of the
related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from a
U.S.
Borrower or Foreign Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral
applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will
distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof (appropriately
adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time
during
which such Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those
received by the Administrative Agent.
(i) If
any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing
Bank pursuant to §2.2.3 is required to be returned under any of the
circumstances described in §14.5 (including pursuant to any settlement entered
into by the Issuing Bank in its discretion), each Revolving Credit Lender
shall
pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank its
Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus
interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is
returned by such Revolving Credit Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the
Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of
the Revolving Credit Lenders under this clause (i) shall survive the payment
in
full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
§
2.2.4 Letters of Credit Obligations Absolute.
(a) The
obligation of the U.S. Borrowers and Foreign Borrowers to reimburse the Issuing
Bank for each drawing under each Letter of Credit shall be absolute,
unconditional and irrevocable, and
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shall
be
paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all
circumstances, including the following:
(i) any
lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement,
or
any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(ii) the
existence of any claim, counterclaim, set-off, defense or other right that
the
U.S. Borrowers or Foreign Borrowers may have at any time against any beneficiary
or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such
beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the Issuing Bank, the
Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders or any other Person, whether in
connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by
such
Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any
unrelated transaction;
(iii) any
draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter
of
Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect
or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any
loss
or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order
to
make a drawing under such Letter of Credit; or
(iv) any
payment by the Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit against presentation
of
a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such
Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the Issuing Bank under such Letter
of
Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy,
debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator,
receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any
transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection
with
any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.
(b) The
applicable U.S. Borrower or Foreign Borrower shall promptly examine a copy
of
each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it
and, in
the event of any claim of noncompliance with such the U.S. Borrower’s or Foreign
Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, such U.S. Borrower or Foreign
Borrower, as applicable, will immediately notify the Issuing Bank in connection
thereof. Such U.S. Borrower or Foreign Borrower, as applicable, shall
be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the Issuing
Bank
and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
§
2.2.5 Role of Issuing Bank with Letters of
Credit.
Each
of
the U.S. Borrowers and each of the Foreign Borrowers agrees that, in paying
any
drawing under a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall not have any
responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates
and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain
or
inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority
of
the Person executing or delivering any such document. Each of the
U.S. Borrowers and each of the Foreign Borrowers hereby assumes all risks
of the
acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use
of
any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is
not intended to, and shall not, preclude the U.S. Borrowers or Foreign Borrowers
from pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary
or
transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the Issuing
Bank, any of its Affiliates, any of the respective officers, directors,
employees, agents or attorneys-in-fact of the Issuing Bank and its Affiliates,
nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of the
Issuing Bank shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described
in
clause (a) of §2.2.4; provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the
contrary notwithstanding, the U.S. Borrowers or Foreign Borrowers may have
a
claim against the Issuing Bank, and the Issuing Bank may be liable to the
U.S.
Borrowers or the Foreign Borrowers, to the extent, but only to the extent,
of
any direct, as opposed to
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consequential
or exemplary, damages suffered by the U.S. Borrowers or Foreign Borrowers,
as
applicable, which the U.S. Borrowers or Foreign Borrowers prove were caused
by
the Issuing Bank’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the Issuing Bank’s
willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation
to it
by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying
with
the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and
not in limitation of the foregoing, the Issuing Bank may accept documents
that
appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further
investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and
the
Issuing Bank shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of
any
instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign
a
Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof,
in
whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any
reason.
§
2.2.6 Cash Collateral for Letters of
Credit.
Upon
the
request of the Administrative Agent, if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration
Date or upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, any Letter
of Credit may for any reason remain outstanding and partially or wholly undrawn,
the applicable U.S. Borrowers or Foreign Borrowers shall immediately Cash
Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations in respect
thereto. Each of the U.S. Borrowers and each of the Foreign Borrowers
hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing
Bank
and the Lenders, a security interest in all such cash and all proceeds of
the
foregoing. Cash collateral shall be maintained in blocked, interest
bearing deposit accounts in the name of the Administrative Agent.
§
2.2.7 Applicability of ISP98 and UCP to Letters of
Credit.
Unless
otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Bank and, as applicable, the U.S.
Borrowers or the Foreign Borrowers when a Letter of Credit is issued (including
any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules
of
the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of
International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may
be in effect at the time of issuance) shall apply to each standby Letter
of
Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary
Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce
(the “ICC”) at the time of issuance, shall apply to each commercial Letter of
Credit.
§
2.2.8 Letter of Credit Fees.
Each
applicable U.S. Borrower or Foreign Borrower shall pay to the Administrative
Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender a Letter of Credit
fee for
each standby Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Margin for standby
Letters
of Credit times the daily amount available to be drawn under such standby
Letter
of Credit. Such standby Letter of Credit fees shall be computed on a
quarterly basis in arrears on the Dollar Equivalent of the Drawing
Amount. Such standby Letter of Credit fees shall be due and payable
on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and
December of each calendar year, commencing with the first such date to occur
after the issuance of such standby Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit
Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. Each applicable U.S.
Borrower or Foreign Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the
account of the Issuing Bank, an amount with respect to each trade Letter
of
Credit equal to an amount determined by the Issuing Bank based on the Issuing
Bank’s fees then in effect for such trade Letter of Credit.
§
2.2.9 Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to Issuing Bank for
Letters of Credit.
The
applicable U.S. Borrowers or Foreign Borrowers shall pay to the Issuing Bank
the
customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and
other
standard costs and charges, of the
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Issuing
Bank relating to letters of credit as from time to time in
effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due
and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.
§
2.2.10 Conflict with Letter of Credit
Application.
In
the
event of any conflict between the terms in this Agreement and the terms of
any
Letter of Credit Application, the terms in this Agreement shall
control.
§
2.3 Swing Line Facility.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, and so long as no Event of
Default
has occurred, the U.S. Borrowers may request, pursuant to a notice in the
form
of Exhibit D attached hereto, the Swing Line Lender to make, and the
Swing Line Lender may, if in its sole discretion it elects to do so, make,
on
the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth and in reliance upon the
agreements of Lenders set forth in this Section 2.3, Swing Line Advances
in
Dollars to the U.S. Borrowers from time to time on any Business Day prior
to the
Maturity Date in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 in the aggregate outstanding
at any time (after giving effect to the Swing Line Advance requested) (the
“Swing Line Facility”). Each Swing Line Advance shall be in a
minimum amount of $100,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess
thereof
and shall consist of a Base Rate Loan.
(b) Any
Swing Line Advance not repaid by the Maturity Date shall be due and payable
on
such date. Any Swing Line Advance not repaid on any date when due
(other than the Maturity Date) shall be deemed to be a Revolving Credit Loan
made pursuant to Section 2.1.1.
(c) In
the event that any Swing Line Advance is not repaid when due, upon conversion
of
such Swing Line Advance to a Revolving Credit Loan, each other Revolving
Credit
Lender shall be deemed to have purchased from the Swing Line Lender, and
the
Swing Line Lender shall be deemed to have sold and assigned to each such
other
Revolving Credit Lender, such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage of
such Revolving Credit Loan as of the date of such conversion (the “Swing Loan
Purchase Price”), and upon notice from the Administrative Agent (a
“Notice of Purchase”) shall make available to the Administrative Agent
for the account of the Swing Line Lender, in immediately available funds,
an
amount equal to the portion of the outstanding principal amount of such
Revolving Credit Loan to be purchased by such Revolving Credit Lender on
(i) the
Business Day on which a Notice of Purchase is given, provided that such notice
is given not later than 11:00 A.M. (Boston, Massachusetts time) on such Business
Day, or (ii) the first Business Day next succeeding the date such notice
is
given. If and to the extent that any such Revolving Credit Lender
shall not have so made such Revolving Credit Lender’s Swing Loan Purchase Price
available to the Administrative Agent, such Revolving Credit Lender agrees
to
pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand for the account of the
Swing
Line Lender such amount together with interest thereon, for each day from
the
date such amount was due under this subsection (iii) until the date such
amount
is paid to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate. The
obligation of each Revolving Credit Lender to deliver to the Administrative
Agent an amount equal to its respective participation pursuant to this section
shall be absolute and unconditional and such remittance shall be made
notwithstanding the occurrence or continuation of an Event of Default or
the
failure to satisfy any condition set forth in §6 of this Agreement.
§
3. THE CANADIAN CREDIT FACILITY.
§
3.1 Definitions; Schedules.
Schedule
3.1-A and Schedule 3.1-B are incorporated into this § 3 (and, whenever
applicable, this Credit Agreement) by reference. Schedule 3.1-A
contains definitions of capitalized terms used in this § 3
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and
not
otherwise defined in this Credit Agreement. Unless otherwise
provided, all Dollar amounts used in this § 3 or in connection with the
Canadian Credit Facility (as defined below) are in Canadian
Dollars.
§
3.2 The Canadian Credit Facility.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this § 3 and other applicable
provisions of this Credit Agreement the Canadian Lender agrees to provide
a
revolving credit facility (the “Canadian Credit Facility”) to the
Canadian Revolving Borrowers in Dollars or Canadian Dollars up to the amount
of
the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment by way of:
(a) RBP
based loans and/or overdrafts (“RBP Loans”);
(b) RBUSBR
based loans and/or overdrafts in Dollars (“RBUSBR Loans”);
(c) Bankers’
Acceptances (“BAs”);
(d) LIBOR
based loans in Dollars (“Libor Loans”);
(e) Letters
of Credit (“LCs”); and
(f) Letters
of Guarantee (“LGs”).
Each
use
of the Canadian Credit Facility is a “Borrowing” and all such usages outstanding
at any time are “Borrowings”; the total amount of Borrowings outstanding at any
time under the Canadian Credit Facility is the total amount of all RBP Loans,
RBUSBR Loans and Libor Loans outstanding at that time plus the total face
amount
of all Bankers’ Acceptances outstanding at that time and the total amount of all
LCs and LGs outstanding hereunder at that time. Schedule 3.1-B contains
terms and conditions applicable to Borrowings made other than by way of RBP
Loans or RBUSBR Loans, which must be complied with.
§
3.3 [Reserved]
§
3.4 Availability; Repayment.
(a) Availability. The
Canadian Revolving Borrowers may borrow, convert, repay and re-borrow up
to the
amount of the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment, provided an Event of
Default
shall not have occurred and be continuing at the time of any
Borrowing. Upon five (5) Business Days’ written notice to the
Canadian Lender, the Canadian Revolving Borrowers may cancel any undrawn
portion
of the Canadian Credit Facility without penalty. Any such
cancellation is irrevocable and any amounts cancelled shall not be
reinstated.
(b) Repayment. Borrowings
under the Canadian Credit Facility shall be repayable on the Maturity
Date.
§
3.5 Interest Rates and Fees.
(a) Loans
under the Canadian Credit Facility shall bear interest at the following rates
and BAs, LCs and LGs shall accrue the following fees:
(i) RBP
Loans, at the rate of RBP plus 0% per annum;
(ii) RBUSBR
Loans, at the rate of RBUSBR plus 0% per annum;
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(iii) BAs,
at the Discount Rate plus the Acceptance Fee;
(iv) Libor
Loans, at the rate of LIBOR plus the Applicable Margin then in effect per
annum;
(v) LCs,
a fee calculated using the Applicable Margin then in effect per annum;
and
(vi) LGs,
a fee calculated using the Applicable Margin then in effect per
annum.
(b) Commitment
Fee. The Canadian Revolving Borrowers shall pay to the Canadian
Lender a commitment fee quarterly in arrears on the last day of each fiscal
quarter and on the Maturity Date at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable
Margin then in effect, partial fiscal quarters pro rata. This fee
will be payable in Canadian Dollars and calculated quarterly on the unused
and
uncancelled portion of the Canadian Credit Facility from and including the
date
of this Agreement.
(c) RBP
Loans and RBUSBR Loans. The Canadian Revolving Borrowers shall
pay to the Canadian Lender interest on each RBP Loan and RBUSBR Loan, monthly
in
arrears, on the last calendar day of each month. Such interest will
be calculated monthly and will accrue daily on the basis of the actual number
of
days elapsed and a year of 365 days, any change in the rate of interest
applicable to any RBP Loan or RBUSBR Loan shall be effective as of the opening
of business on the day such change takes place. Interest on RBUSBR
Loans shall be paid in Dollars and interest on any RBP Loans shall be paid
in
Canadian Dollars.
(d) LC
Fees. The Canadian Revolving Borrowers shall pay to the Canadian
Lender the LC fee in relation to each LC issued hereunder in the currency
in
which each such LC is stated on the date of any payment made by the Canadian
Lender pursuant to a drawing under any such LC calculated on the amount
drawn. If the total amount available under any such LC has not been
drawn prior to the expiry of such LC, the Canadian Revolving Borrowers shall
pay
the LC fee calculated on the undrawn portion of such LC on the expiry date
thereof.
(e) LG
Fees. The Canadian Revolving Borrowers shall pay to the Canadian
Lender the LG fee in the currency (Dollars or Canadian Dollars) in which
each
such LG is stated (for other currencies, the LG fee will be paid in the
currency’s Canadian Dollar equivalent) on the date of issuance of any such LG
calculated on the face amount of such LG issued based upon the number of
days in
the term thereof and a year of 365 days.
(f) BAs. The
Canadian Revolving Borrowers shall pay to the Canadian Lender the Acceptance
Fee
in Canadian Dollars in advance on the date of issue of each
BA. Acceptance Fees shall be calculated on the face amount of each BA
issued and based upon the number of days in the term thereof and a year of
365 days. The Canadian Revolving Borrowers authorize and direct
the Canadian Lender to deduct from the Discounted Proceeds of BAs purchased
by
the Canadian Lender for its own account the amount of each such Acceptance
Fee
upon the issue of each BA.
(g) Libor
Loans. The Canadian Revolving Borrowers shall pay to the Canadian
Lender interest in Dollars on each Libor Loan, on each Libor Interest Date,
calculated in arrears. Such interest will accrue daily on the basis
of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 360 days.
(h) Limit
on Interest. The Canadian Revolving Borrowers shall not be
obligated to pay any interest, fees or costs under or in connection with
this
Agreement in excess of what is permitted by law.
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(i) Overdue
Payments. Any amount that is not paid when due hereunder in
respect of the Canadian Credit Facility shall, unless interest is otherwise
payable in respect thereof in accordance with the terms of this Credit Agreement
or the instrument or contract governing same, bear interest until paid at
the
rate of RBP plus 2% in the case of an amount in Canadian Dollars per annum
or,
in the case of an amount in Dollars, RBUSBR plus 2% per annum.
(j) Upfront
Fee. The Canadian Revolving Borrowers shall pay to the Canadian
Lender in cash on the date hereof an upfront non-refundable fee equal to
Canadian $6,250.
(k) Equivalent
Yearly Rates. The annual rates of interest or fees to which the
rates calculated in accordance with this § 3 are equivalent, are the rates
so calculated multiplied by the actual number of days in the calendar year
in
which such calculation is made and divided by 365 or, in the case of Libor
Loans, divided by 360.
(l) Time
and Place of Payment. Amounts payable by the Canadian Revolving
Borrowers under the Canadian Credit Facility shall be paid in the applicable
currency. Amounts due on a day other than a Business Day shall be deemed
to be
due on the Business Day next following such day. Interest and fees
payable under this § 3 are payable both before and after any or all of
default, demand and judgment. All payments by the Canadian Revolving
Borrowers are to be made without set-off, compensation or counterclaim, and
(subject to § 5.13) without any deduction or withholding for or on account
of any tax.
§
3.6 Evidence of Indebtedness.
(a) The
Canadian Lender shall maintain accounts and records evidencing the Borrowings
made available to each of the Canadian Revolving Borrowers by the Canadian
Lender under this § 3. The Canadian Lender shall record the principal
amount of each Borrowing, the payment of principal and interest and all other
amounts becoming due to the Canadian Lender under this § 3.
(b) The
Canadian Lender’s accounts and records constitute, in the absence of manifest
error, prima facie evidence of the indebtedness of each of the Canadian
Revolving Borrowers to the Canadian Lender pursuant to this
§ 3.
(c) Each
Canadian Revolving Borrower authorizes and directs the Canadian Lender to
automatically debit, by mechanical, electronic or manual means, any bank
account
of the Canadian Revolving Borrowers for all amounts payable under the Canadian
Credit Facility, including, but not limited to the repayment of principal
and
the payment of interest, fees and all charges for the keeping of such bank
account(s).
§
3.7 General Account.
Each
of
the Canadian Revolving Borrowers shall each establish a current account with
the
Canadian Lender in Canadian Dollars and, if applicable, in Dollars (each
a
“General Account”) for the conduct of each of the Canadian Revolving Borrowers’
day-to-day banking business. If the balance in a General
Account:
(a) is
a credit, the Canadian Lender shall apply, at any time in its discretion,
the
amount of such credit or part thereof, rounded down to the nearest Can. $5,000
in Canadian Dollars or Dollars, as applicable, as a repayment of Borrowings
outstanding and due by way of RBP Loans or RBUSBR Loans, as applicable, under
the Canadian Credit Facility, or
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(b) is
a debit, the Canadian Lender may, subject to availability under this § 3,
make available a Borrowing by way of an RBP Loan or RBUSBR Loans, as applicable,
under the Canadian Credit Facility in an amount, rounded up to the nearest
Can.
$5,000 in Canadian Dollars or Dollars, as applicable, as is required
to place the General Account at not less than a zero balance.
§
3.8 Exchange Rate Fluctuations
If,
for
any reason, the amount of Borrowings outstanding under the Canadian Credit
Facility, when converted to the Equivalent Amount in Canadian Dollars, exceeds
the amount available under the Canadian Credit Facility, the Canadian Revolving
Borrowers shall immediately repay such excess or shall secure such excess
to the
satisfaction of the Canadian Lender.
§
3.9 Indemnity
Whether
or not a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and without limiting
the
indemnification provisions elsewhere contained in this Agreement for the
benefit
of the Lenders, including the Canadian Lender, each of the Canadian Revolving
Borrowers covenants and undertakes to indemnify, defend, protect and hold
harmless the Canadian Lender and its directors, officers, employees, attorneys,
trustees and agents (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) against and from
all losses, damages, expenses, liabilities, obligations, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements (including
reasonable attorneys' and consultants' fees and disbursements) (hereinafter,
“Losses”) which any Indemnitee may sustain or incur (including, without
limitation, any loss of profit and expenses the Canadian Lender may incur
(a) by reason of the liquidation, re-employment or
redeployment of deposits or other funds acquired by the Canadian Lender to
fund
or to maintain the Canadian Revolving Loans, (b) by reason of any interest,
charges or other amounts paid or payable by the Canadian Lender to providers
of
funds borrowed or acquired in order to make, to fund or to maintain the Canadian
Revolving Loans or any amount unpaid by the Canadian Revolving Borrowers
hereunder or (c) by reason of the termination, or otherwise in connection
with,
any Letter of Credit as a consequence of or in connection with:
(a) any
failure of the Canadian Revolving Borrowers to borrow in the amount and on
the
date specified therefor in any notice of Borrowing pursuant to this Agreement
in
respect of a Libor Loan or a Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance,
(b) any
failure of the Canadian Revolving Borrowers to make a payment, repayment,
prepayment or conversion specified in a notice of repayment, prepayment or
conversion hereunder, or when otherwise due hereunder, in respect of a Libor
Loan or a Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance, and
(c) the
payment by the Canadian Revolving Borrowers of principal amounts in respect
of a
Libor Loan or a Canadian Bankers' Acceptance on any day other than the last
day
of the related Libor Interest Period or other than the date of maturity of
such
Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance, as the case may be,
§
4. THE TERM LOAN.
§
4.1 The Term Loan; Commitment to Lend Term Loan.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Term Loan Lender
agrees to lend to the Term Loan Borrower on the Closing Date the amount of
its
Applicable Percentage of the principal amount of the Twenty Six Million Canadian
Dollars (Can. $26,000,000) (the “Term Loan”).
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§
4.2 The Term Notes.
The
Term
Loan shall be evidenced by separate promissory notes of the Term Loan Borrower
in form and substance satisfactory to the Term Loan Lenders (each, a “Term
Note”), dated as of the Closing Date (or such other date on which a Term
Loan Lender may become a party hereto in accordance with §14.6 hereof) and
completed with appropriate insertions. The Term Loan Borrower
irrevocably authorizes each Term Loan Lender to make or cause to be made,
in
connection with a change in interest rate with respect to any portion of
the
Term Loan pursuant to §5.2 or at the time of receipt of any payment of principal
on the Term Loan, an appropriate notation on such Lender’s records reflecting
the change in interest rate of any portion of the Term Loan or the receipt
of
such payment (as the case may be). The Outstanding Amount of the Term Loan
set
forth on each Term Loan Lender’s record shall be prima facie evidence (absent
manifest error) of the principal amount thereof owing and unpaid to each
Lender,
but the failure to record, or any error in so recording, any such amount
shall
not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Term Loan Borrower
hereunder or under the Term Loan to make payments of principal of or interest
on
the Term Loan when due.
§
4.3 Maturity of the Term Loan.
The
Term
Loan shall mature and shall be due and payable on the applicable Maturity
Date. The Term Loan Borrower promises to pay on the Maturity Date,
and there shall become absolutely due and payable on the Maturity Date, the
principal amount of the Term Loan outstanding on such date, together with
any
and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and any other amounts owing
hereunder.
§
4.4 [Reserved.]
§
4.5 Interest on Term Loan.
Except
as
forth in §5.12, the Term Loan shall bear interest during each Interest Period
relating to all or a portion (as applicable) of the Term Loan at the following
rates:
(a) To
the extent that the Term Loan Borrower has elected all or any portion of
the
Term Loan to be a Canadian Base Rate Loan, the Term Loan or such portion
thereof, shall bear interest during such Interest Period at the Canadian
Base
Rate.
(b) To
the extent that all or a portion of the Term Loan bears interest during such
Interest Period at the CDOR Rate, the Term Loan or such portion thereof shall
bear interest during such Interest Period at the rate per annum equal to
the
CDOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin determined for such Interest Period
as in effect from time to time.
(c) The
Term Loan Borrower promises to pay interest on the Term Loan or any portion
thereof outstanding during each Interest Period in arrears on each Interest
Payment Date applicable to such Interest Period.
§
4.6 5/25 Savings Clause.
Each
of
the Term Loan Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Term Loan Borrower
agree
that, except upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, notwithstanding
any
other provision herein contained, in no event shall the aggregate amount
of
optional or mandatory repayments of principal by the Term Loan Borrower in
respect of the Term Loan prior to the Maturity Date exceed twenty-five percent
(25%) of the aggregate of the principal amounts of that Loan.
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§
5. PROVISIONS RELATING TO ALL LOANS.
The
following provisions are applicable
to all Loans unless the context requires otherwise, provided
that, §§ 5.1 to 5.7 shall not apply to the Canadian Revolving Credit
Loans:
§
5.1 Interest on Loans.
(a) The
outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans shall bear interest
at (i) the Base Rate (except for Revolving Credit Loans in Alternative
Currencies), or (ii) the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable
Margin for each Interest Period, in accordance with the applicable Borrowers’
election under §5.2. The outstanding principal amount of the Swing
Line Advances will bear interest at the applicable Base Rate.
(b) The
outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan shall bear interest at the
rate
provided for in §4.5.
(c) Interest
shall be payable in arrears (x) based on a 360-day year on the Interest Payment
Date for Eurodollar Rate Loans, (y) based on a 365/366-day year on the Interest
Payment Date for CDOR Rate Loans, and (z) on the applicable Maturity Date
with
respect to each of the Loans.
§
5.2 Election of Interest Rate; Notice of Election; Interest Periods;
Minimum Amounts.
(a) At
the applicable Borrowers’ option, so long as no Event of Default has
occurred and is then continuing:
(b) with
respect to Revolving Credit Loans, the U.S. Borrowers may (1) elect at any
time
to convert any Base Rate Loan or a portion thereof to a Eurodollar Rate Loan,
or
(2) upon expiration of the applicable Interest Period, elect to maintain
an
existing Eurodollar Rate Loan as such, or convert such Eurodollar Rate Loan
to a
Base Rate Loan, provided that the U.S. Borrowers give notice to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to §5.2(d) hereof; and provided,
further, that Loans in Alternative Currencies may not be converted
to
Base Rate Loans; and
(c) with
respect to the Term Loan, the Term Loan Borrower may, (1) elect at any time
to
convert any Canadian Base Rate Loan or a portion thereof to a CDOR Rate Loan,
or
(2) upon expiration of the applicable Interest Period, elect to maintain
an
existing CDOR Rate Loan as such, or convert such CDOR Rate Loan to a Canadian
Base Rate Loan, provided that the Term Loan Borrower give notice to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to §5.2(d) hereof
(d) Each
Loan shall initially be the type of Loan specified prior to the making thereof
and shall bear interest at the applicable rate, determined as provided herein,
until (i) in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR Rate Loan, the end
of
the initial Interest Period applicable thereto; or (ii) in the case of a
Base
Rate Loan or Canadian Base Rate Loan, the date on which such Loan is repaid
in
full or the type of interest rate applicable thereto is changed pursuant
to
§5.2(c).
(e) Each
Borrower may from time to time elect to change the type of interest rate
borne
by any Loan or, in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR Rate Loan,
continue the type of interest rate borne by such, as applicable, Eurodollar
Rate
Loan or CDOR Rate Loan for an additional Interest Period (subject, in each
case,
to the following):
(i) with
respect to Base Rate Loans or Canadian Base Rate Loans, the election shall
be
effective on any Business Day; and
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(ii) with
respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans or CDOR Rate Loans, the election shall be
effective on the day following the last day of the applicable Interest
Period
(f) Three
(3) Business Days prior to the conversion of any Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar
Rate Loan or Canadian Base Rate Loan to a CDOR Rate Loan, or in the case
of an
outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR Rate Loan, the expiration date of
the
applicable Interest Period, the applicable Borrower shall give written, telex
or
telecopy notice received by the Administrative Agent not later than 10:00
a.m.
(Boston time) of its election pursuant to §5.2(a). Each such notice
delivered to the Administrative Agent shall, specify the aggregate principal
amount of the Loan to be maintained as or converted to, as applicable, a
Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR Rate Loan, and the requested duration of the
Interest Period that will be applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR
Rate Loan, and shall be irrevocable and binding upon such
Borrower. If the applicable Borrower shall fail to give the
Administrative Agent notice hereunder together with all of the other information
required by this §5.2(d) with respect to any Loan, whether at the end of an
Interest Period or otherwise, such Loan shall be deemed to be (1) for Revolving
Credit Loans or any portion thereof, a LIBOR Rate Loan with an Interest Period
of one month and (2) for the Term Loan, the Canadian Revolving Credit Loan,
or
any portion thereof, a CDOR Rate Loan with an Interest Period of one
month.
(g) All
Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a minimum amount of the Dollar Equivalent
of
$500,000.
(h) All
CDOR Rate Loans shall be in a minimum amount of Can. $1,000,000 and in multiples
of Can. $100,000.
§
5.3 Optional Prepayments or Repayments of the
Loans.
Subject
to §4.6 in respect of the Term Loan, the Borrowers shall have the right, at
their election, to repay or prepay the Outstanding Amount of the Loans, as
a
whole or in part, at any time without penalty or premium. The
Borrowers shall give the Administrative Agent, (a) no later than 10:00 a.m.
(Boston time) on the Business Day of such proposed prepayment or repayment
of
any Base Rate Loan or Canadian Base Rate Loan and (b) no later than 1:00
p.m.
(Boston time) three (3) Business Days prior to any proposed prepayment or
repayment of any Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR Rate Loan written notice (or
telephonic notice confirmed in writing) of any proposed prepayment or repayment
pursuant to this §5.3, specifying the proposed date of prepayment or repayment
of the Loans and the principal amount to be paid (in integral multiples of
$500,000); provided, that any applicable Borrowers may not make any prepayment
of any Loan on a date other than the Interest Payment Date unless, in connection
with any such prepayment, such Borrowers reimburse the Administrative Agent
for
the benefit of the Lenders pursuant to §5.9. Amounts prepaid or
repaid with respect to the Term Loan may not be reborrowed.
§
5.4 Fees.
(a) The
applicable Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent in cash on
the
Closing Date, for the ratable account of each Lender, an upfront fee equal
to
0.125% of the sum of (i) Revolving Credit Commitment plus (ii) the
principal amount of the Term Loan, each as of the Closing Date.
(b) The
applicable Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable
account of each Lender making Revolving Credit Loans, a commitment fee (the
“Commitment Fee”), which shall accrue at the rate per annum which is
equal to the applicable percentages set forth under the heading “Commitment Fee”
in the table contained in the definition of Applicable Margin on the average
daily amount of the Available Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender
during
the period from and
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including
the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Revolving Credit
Commitment terminates; provided that, if such Lender continues to have
any Revolving Credit Exposure after its Revolving Credit Commitment terminates,
then such Commitment Fee shall continue to accrue on the amount of such Lender’s
Revolving Credit Exposure from and including the date on which its Revolving
Credit Commitment terminates to but excluding the date on which such Lender
ceases to have any Revolving Credit Exposure. Accrued Commitment Fees
shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and
December of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments
terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof;
provided that any Commitment Fees accruing after the date on which the
Revolving Credit Commitments terminate shall be payable on
demand. All Commitment Fees shall be computed on the basis of a year
of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed
(including the first day but excluding the last day). For purposes of
calculating the Commitment Fee for any period during which Loans in Dollars
and
Alternative Currencies were outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall use
the
Dollar Equivalent of such Alternative Currencies, calculated on the basis
of the
Spot Rate for such Alternative Currencies, on or as of the most recent
Revaluation Date provided for in § 1.3(a).
§
5.5 Payments.
(a) All
payments of principal, interest, fees and any other amounts due hereunder
or
under any of the other Loan Documents shall be made to the Administrative
Agent
at the Administrative Agent’s Office for the respective accounts of the Lenders
and the Administrative Agent, in immediately available funds, as follows:
(i) in
respect of Loans made in Dollars, in Dollars, and (ii) in respect of Loans
made
in an Alternate Currency, in the Alternate Currency in which such Loan was
made. Whenever a payment hereunder or under any of the other Loan
Documents becomes due on a day that is not a Business Day, the due date for
such
payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and interest
shall accrue during such extension.
(b) All
payments to be made by the Borrowers shall be made without condition or
deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff and free and
clear
of and without deduction or withholding for any taxes, levies, imposts,
assessments, duties, charges, deductions, withholdings (including to the
extent
provided in Section 5.13, any withholding taxes or other charges imposed
as a
direct result of any of the Lenders’ non-resident status), compulsory loans,
restrictions or conditions of any nature now or hereafter imposed or levied
by
any jurisdiction, authority, agency or any political subdivision thereof
or
taxing or other authority therein unless the applicable Borrower is compelled
by
law to make such deduction or withholding. If any such obligation is
imposed upon any Borrower with respect to any amount payable by it hereunder
or
under any of the other Loan Documents, such Borrower will pay to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent, on the date on which such amount is due and payable hereunder or under
such other Loan Document, such additional amount as shall be necessary to
enable
the Lenders to receive the same net amount which the Lenders would have received
on such due date had no such obligation been imposed upon such
Borrower. Each Borrower will deliver promptly to the Administrative
Agent certificates or other valid vouchers for all taxes or other charges
deducted from or paid with respect to payments made by the Borrowers hereunder
or under such other Loan Document.
§
5.6 Computations.
(a) All
computations of interest on Base Rate Loans and of any fees shall, unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, be based on a 360-day year, and shall
be
paid for the actual number of days elapsed. All computations of
interest on Eurodollar Rate Loans, CDOR Rate Loans, the Commitment Fee and
other
fee calculations shall be based on a 360-day year and paid for the actual
number
of days elapsed. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on
which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue
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on
a
Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion
is
paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is
made
shall, bear interest for one day.
(b) For
the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada), any amount of interest or fees
calculated herein using 360, 365 or 366 days per year and expressed as an
annual
rate is equal to the said rate of interest or fees multiplied by the actual
number of days comprised within the calendar year, divided by 360, 365 or
366,
as the case may be. The parties agree that all interest accruing with
respect to the Term Loan will be calculated using the nominal rate method
and
not the effective rate method, and that the deemed re-investment principle
shall
not apply to such calculations. In addition, the parties acknowledge
that there is a material distinction between the nominal and effective rates
of
interest and that they are capable of making the calculations necessary to
compare such rates.
§
5.7 Interest on Overdue Amounts; Default
Rate.
Overdue
principal and (to the extent permitted by applicable law) interest on the
Loans
and all other overdue amounts payable hereunder or under any of the other
Loan
Documents shall bear interest compounded monthly and payable on demand at
a rate
per annum equal to the applicable rate for such Loan plus two percentage
points
(2.0%) until such amount shall be paid in full (after as well as before
judgment). During the continuance of an Event of Default hereunder,
the Loans shall bear interest at the rate per annum equal to the applicable
rate
for such Loan plus two percentage points (2.0%) (the “Default
Rate”).
§
5.8 Interest Limitation.
Notwithstanding
any other term of this Agreement or the Notes or any other document referred
to
herein or therein, the maximum amount of interest which may be charged to
or
collected from any person liable hereunder or under the Notes by the Lenders
shall be absolutely limited to, and shall in no event exceed, the maximum
amount
of interest which could lawfully be charged or collected under applicable
law
(including, to the extent applicable, the provisions of the Criminal Code
of
Canada and Section 5197 of the Revised Statutes of the United States of America,
as amended, 12 U.S.C. Section 85, as amended), so that the maximum of all
amounts constituting interest under applicable law, howsoever computed, shall
never exceed as to any Person liable therefor such lawful maximum, and any
term
of this Agreement, any Note or any other document referred to herein or therein
which could be construed as providing for interest in excess of such lawful
maximum shall be and hereby is made expressly subject to and modified by
the
provisions of this paragraph.
§
5.9 Funding Losses.
(a) Upon
demand of any Lender from time to time, the Borrowers shall promptly compensate
each such Lender for and hold each such Lender harmless from any loss, and
pay
to such Lender an amount (the “Eurodollar Breakage Fee”), as calculated
by each such Lender, equal to the amount of any losses, costs, expense and/or
liabilities incurred by it as a result of:
(i) any
continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a
Base
Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such
Loan
(whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or
otherwise); or
(ii) any
failure by the applicable Borrowers (for a reason other than the failure
of the
applicable Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert
any
Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by
the
applicable Borrower, including any loss of anticipated profits and any loss
or
expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment
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of
funds
obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the
deposits from which such funds were obtained. The Borrowers shall
also pay any customary administrative fees charged by the Lender and the
Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing.
(b) For
purposes of calculating the Eurodollar Breakage Fee payable by the Borrowers
to
a Lender under this §5.9, the applicable Lender shall be deemed to have funded
(i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan at the Eurodollar Rate, whether or not such
Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded, and (ii) each CDOR Rate Loan
at the
CDOR Rate, whether or not such CDOR Rate Loan was in fact so
funded.
(c) Each
of the Borrowers understands, agrees and acknowledges that: (i) none of the
Lenders have any obligation to purchase, sell and/or match funds in connection
with the use of the Eurodollar Rate as a basis for calculating the rate of
interest on a Eurodollar Rate Loan, (ii) the Eurodollar Rate may be used
merely
as a reference in determining such rate, and (iii) each of the Borrowers
has
accepted the Eurodollar Rate as a reasonable and fair basis for calculating
the
Eurodollar Breakage Fee and other funding losses incurred by the
Lenders. Each of the Borrowers further agrees to pay the Eurodollar
Breakage Fee and other funding losses, if any, whether or not the applicable
Lenders elect to purchase, sell and/or match funds.
§
5.10 Illegality.
If
any
Lender determines that any law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental
Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its Lending
Office to make, maintain or fund Eurodollar Rate Loans or CDOR Rate Loans,
or to
determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate or CDOR
Rate,
then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the applicable Borrower, any
obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or CDOR
Rate
Loans or to convert, as the case may be Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate
Loans
or Canadian Base Rate Loans to CDOR Rate Loan shall be suspended with respect
to
such Borrower until the Lender notifies the applicable Borrower that the
circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon
receipt of such notice, the applicable Borrower shall, upon demand from such
Lender, prepay or convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans in
Dollars or CDOR Rate Loans to Canadian Base Rate Loans, either on the last
day
of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to
maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans or CDOR Rate Loans to such day, or
immediately, if the Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar
Rate Loans or CDOR Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment or
conversion, the applicable Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the
amount so prepaid or converted. The applicable Lender agrees to
designate a different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need
for
such notice and will not, in the good faith judgment of the Lender, otherwise
be
materially disadvantageous to the Lender.
§
5.11 Inability to Determine Eurodollar Rate or CDOR
Rate.
If
the Administrative Agent or any
Lender determines that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not
exist
for determining the Eurodollar Rate or CDOR Rate for any requested Interest
Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR Rate Loan,
that
the Eurodollar Rate or CDOR Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect
to, as applicable, a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan or CDOR Rate Loan does
not
adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lender or the Administrative
Agent of funding such Loan, then such Lender or the Administrative Agent
will
promptly so notify the Borrowers. Upon such notification by such
Lender or the Administrative Agent, the obligation of such Lender or the
Administrative Agent to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans or CDOR Rate
Loans shall be suspended until such Lender or the Administrative Agent revokes
such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrowers may revoke
any pending request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of
a
Eurodollar Rate Loan Rate Loan or CDOR Rate Loan or, failing that,
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will
be
deemed to have converted such request into a request for a borrowing of,
as
applicable, a Base Rate Loan in Dollars or Canadian Base Rate Loan in Canadian
Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the amount specified therein. The
agreements in this §5.11 shall survive the termination of the Commitments and
repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.
§
5.12 Increased Costs.
(a) Increased
Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose,
modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan,
insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with
or for
the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender or the
Issuing Bank;
(ii) subject
any Lender or the Issuing Bank to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect
to
this Agreement, any Letter of Credit (including for greater certainty under
the
Canadian Credit Facility), any participation in a Letter of Credit or any
Eurodollar Rate Loan, Libor Loan, BA or CDOR Rate Loan made by it, or change
the
basis of taxation of payments to such Lender or the Issuing Bank in respect
thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by § 5.13 and
the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded Tax payable
by
such Lender or the Issuing Bank); or
(iii) impose
on any Lender or the Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other
condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans,
Libor Loans, BAs or CDOR Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of
Credit
(including for greater certainty under the Canadian Credit Facility) 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 Eurodollar Rate Loan, Libor Loan, BA or CDOR Rate
Loan
(or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase
the
cost to such Lender or the Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or
maintaining any Letter of Credit (including for greater certainty under the
Canadian Credit Facility) (or of maintaining its obligation to participate
in or
to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received
or
receivable by such Lender or the Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal,
interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or the Issuing
Bank, the applicable Borrowers 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 the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs
incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) Capital
Requirements. If any Lender or the Issuing Bank determines that
any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the Issuing Bank or any lending
office of such Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if
any, regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing
the
rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital
of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence
of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or
participations in Letters of Credit (including for greater certainty under
the
Canadian Credit Facility) held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit
issued
by the Issuing Bank or the Canadian Lender under the Canadian Credit Facility,
to a level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or
the Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in
Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s policies and
the policies of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect
to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrowers 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 the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or
the Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
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(c) Certificates
for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Bank
setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or
the
Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in
paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrowers
shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay
such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as
due on
any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(d) Delay
in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the
Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not
constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand such
compensation, provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to
compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any
increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior
to
the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies
the
Borrowers of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions
and of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation
therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased
costs
or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above
shall
be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
(e) Survival. The
agreements in this §5.12 shall survive the termination of the Commitments and
repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.
§
5.13 Taxes.
(a) Payments
Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any
obligation of the Borrowers hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall
be
made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Indemnified
Taxes or Other Taxes, provided that if any of the Borrowers shall be
required by applicable law to deduct any Indemnified Taxes (including any
Other
Taxes) from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as
necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions
applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative
Agent, 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) such
Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) such Borrower shall timely
pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in
accordance with applicable law.
(b) Payment
of Other Taxes by the Borrower. Without limiting the provisions
of paragraph (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to
the
relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) Indemnification
by the Borrower. Each of the Borrowers shall indemnify the
Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Issuing Bank, within 10 days after
demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes
(including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or
attributable to amounts payable under this Section) paid by the Administrative
Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, and any penalties,
interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto,
whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally
imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A
certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the
Borrowers by a Lender or the Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Administrative
Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of
a
Lender or the Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
(d) Evidence
of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by any Borrowers to a Governmental Authority,
such Borrowers shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or
a
certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority
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evidencing
such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence
of
such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(e) Status
of Lenders. Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption
from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in
which
any Borrower is resident for tax purposes, or any treaty to which such
jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments hereunder or under any
other
Loan Document shall deliver to such Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative
Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably
requested by such Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed
and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such
payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of
withholding. In addition, any Lender, if requested by such Borrower
or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed
by applicable law or reasonably requested by such Borrower or the Administrative
Agent as will enable such Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine
whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information
reporting requirements.
(f) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that any of the Borrowers
is resident for tax purposes in the United States of America, any Foreign
Lender
shall deliver to such Borrowers and the Administrative Agent (in such number
of
copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on
which
such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time
to time
thereafter upon the request of such Borrowers or the Administrative Agent,
but
only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the
following is applicable:
(i) duly
completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming eligibility
for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States of America
is a
party,
(ii) duly
completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI,
(iii) in
the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for
portfolio interest under section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to
the
effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of
section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower
within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled
foreign corporation” described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) duly
completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN,
or
(iv) any
other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption
from
or a reduction in United States Federal withholding tax duly completed together
with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable
law to
permit the Borrower to determine the withholding or deduction required to
be
made.
(g) Treatment
of Certain Refunds. If the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the
Issuing Bank determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund
of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any of
the
Borrowers or with respect to which any such Borrower has paid additional
amounts
pursuant to this Section, it shall pay to any such Borrower an amount equal
to
such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional
amounts paid, by any such Borrower under this Section with respect to the
Taxes
or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses
of
the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may
be,
and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental
Authority with respect to such refund), provided that any such Borrower,
upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing
Bank,
agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Borrower (plus any penalties,
interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority)
to the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank in the event the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank
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is
required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This
paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent, any
Lender
or the Issuing Bank to make available its tax returns (or any other information
relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any
other
Person.
(h) Survival. The
agreements in this §5.13 shall survive the termination of the Commitments and
repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.
§
5.14 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a) Designation
of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests
compensation under § 5.12, or requires any of the Borrowers to pay any
additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account
of
any Lender pursuant to § 5.13, then such Lender shall use reasonable
efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its
Loans
hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of
its
offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such
designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable
pursuant to §§ 5.12 or 5.13, as the case may be, in the future and
(ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and
would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrowers
hereby agree to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender
in
connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b) Replacement
of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under
§ 5.12, or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to
any
Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant
to
§ 5.13, or if any Lender defaults in its obligation to fund Loans
hereunder, then the Borrowers may, at their sole expense and effort, upon
notice
to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign
and
delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions
contained in, and consents required by, § 14.6), all of its interests,
rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents
to an
assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another
Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:
(i) the
Borrowers shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the fee specified in
§ 14.6(b)(iv);
(ii) such
Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding
principal of its Loans, Swing Line Advances and participations in
LC Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts
payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any
amounts under § 5.9) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding
principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrowers (in the case of
all
other amounts);
(iii) in
the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under
§ 5.12 or payments required to be made pursuant to § 5.13, such
assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments
thereafter; and
(iv) such
assignment does not conflict with applicable law.
A
Lender
shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior
thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances
entitling the Borrowers to require such assignment and delegation cease to
apply.
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§
6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS.
The
obligation of each Lender to advance, continue or convert any Loan (other
than
the continuation of, or conversion into, a Base Rate Loan or Canadian Base
Rate
Loan, as applicable) or of the Issuing Bank to issue, extend the expiration
date
(including by not giving notice of non-renewal) of or increase the amount
of any
Letter of Credit under this Agreement, shall be subject to the following
conditions precedent:
§
6.1 Conditions to All Credit Extensions.
(a) each
of the representations and warranties set forth herein and in the other Loan
Documents shall be and remain true and correct as of said time, except to
the
extent the same expressly relate to an earlier date;
(b) no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would
occur
as a result of such Credit Extension;
(c) in
the case of a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Lender,
as
applicable, shall have received the notice required by § 2.1.4 or
§ 2.2.4 hereof, as applicable, in the case of the issuance of any Letter of
Credit the Issuing Bank shall have received a duly completed Letter of Credit
Application for such Letter of Credit together with any fees called for by
§ 2.2.8 hereof, and, in the case of an extension or increase in the amount
of a Letter of Credit, a written request therefor in a form acceptable to
the
Issuing Bank together with fees called for by § 2.2.8 hereof;
and
(d) such
Credit Extension shall not violate any order, judgment or decree of any court
or
other authority or any provision of law or regulation applicable to the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, or any Lender (including, without
limitation, Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System) as then in effect.
Each
request for a Credit Extension shall be deemed to be a representation and
warranty by the relevant Borrower on the date on such Credit Extension as
to the
facts specified in subsections (a) through (c), both inclusive, of this
Section.
§
6.2 Conditions to Initial Credit Extension.
Before
or
concurrently with the initial Credit Extension:
(a) the
Administrative Agent shall have received for each Lender this Agreement duly
executed by the Borrowers, any applicable Loan Party and the
Lenders;
(b) the
Administrative Agent shall have received for each Lender such Lender’s duly
executed Revolving Notes of the U.S. Borrowers and Foreign Borrowers, and
the
duly executed Term Notes by the Term Loan Borrower and otherwise in compliance
with the provisions of, as applicable, Sections 2.1.3, 2.2.3 and 4.2
hereof;
(c) the
Administrative Agent shall have received for each Lender certified copies
of the
charter, articles of incorporation and bylaws (or comparable organizational
documents for the applicable jurisdiction) of the Loan Parties and any
amendments thereto, certified in each instance by its Secretary, Assistant
Secretary or other duly authorized officer of such Loan Party;
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(d) the
Administrative Agent shall have received for each Lender copies of resolutions
of the Board of Directors of the Loan Parties (or similar governing body)
authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the
other Loan Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, together with specimen signatures
of the persons authorized to execute such documents on its behalf, all certified
in each instance by its Secretary, Assistant Secretary or other duly authorized
officer of such Loan Party;
(e) the
Administrative Agent shall have received for each Lender copies of the
certificates of good standing for each of the Loan Parties (or the substantive
equivalent certificates for Loan Parties outside of the United States) from
the
office of the secretary of the state of its incorporation or organization
and of
each state or jurisdiction in which it is qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation or organization;
(f) (i)
the Administrative Agent shall have received upfront fee set forth in
§ 5.4(a) and the reasonable fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent’s
counsel, and (ii) the Canadian Lender shall have received the upfront fee
set
forth in § 3.5(j);
(g) the
Administrative Agent shall have received for the benefit of each Lender the
favorable written opinion of counsel to each Borrower, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(h) the
Administrative Agent shall have received financing statement and tax lien
search
results against the Property of the U.S. Borrowers, and PPSA searches for
the
Canadian Borrowers evidencing the absence of Liens on such Property except
as
permitted by Section 9.2 hereof;
(i) the
Administrative Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence of payoff
of the
Existing Credit Facilities and release of any Borrowers’ obligations of any kind
thereunder;
(j) the
Administrative Agent shall have received for the account of the Lenders such
other agreements, instruments, documents, certificates, and opinions as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
§
7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each
of
the Borrowers represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders as follows:
§
7.1 Organization and Qualification.
(a) Each
of the U.S. Borrowers and each of the U.S. Guarantors is duly organized,
validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the United States jurisdiction
in which it is organized, has full and adequate power to own its Property
and
conduct its business as now conducted, and is duly licensed or qualified
and in
good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted
by it or the nature of the Property owned or leased by it requires such
licensing or qualifying, except where the failure to do so would not have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each
of the Canadian Borrowers and each of the Canadian Guarantors is duly organized,
validly existing, and in good standing as a corporation under the laws of
Canada, has full and adequate power to own its Property and conduct its business
as now conducted, and is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing
in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the
nature
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of
the
Property owned or leased by it requires such licensing or qualifying, except
where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) Each
Foreign Borrower is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing
under
the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, has full and adequate
power to own its Property and conduct its business as now conducted, and
is duly
licensed or qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
the
nature of the business conducted by it or the nature of the Property owned
or
leased by it requires such licensing or qualifying, except where the failure
to
do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
§
7.2 Subsidiaries.
Schedule
7.2 hereto (as the same may be deemed amended from time to time pursuant
to
§ 8.9 hereof) identifies each Subsidiary, the jurisdiction of its
organization, the percentage of issued and outstanding shares of each class
of
its capital stock or other equity interests owned by LoJack and the other
Subsidiaries and, if such percentage is not 100% (excluding directors'
qualifying shares as required by law), a description of each class of its
authorized capital stock and other equity interests and the number of shares
of
each class issued and outstanding. All of the outstanding shares of capital
stock and other equity interests of each Subsidiary are validly issued and
outstanding and fully paid and nonassessable and all such shares and other
equity interests indicated on Schedule 7.2 (as so amended) as owned by
LoJack or another Subsidiary are owned, beneficially and of record, by LoJack
or
such Subsidiary free and clear of all Liens. There are no outstanding
commitments or other obligations of any Subsidiary to issue, and no options,
warrants or other rights of any Person to acquire, any shares of any class
of
capital stock or other equity interests of any Subsidiary.
§
7.3 Authority and Validity of Obligations.
Each
of
the Borrowers and each of the Guarantors has full right and authority to
enter
into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents executed by it, to make
the
borrowings herein provided for, to issue its applicable Notes in evidence
thereof, and to perform all of its obligations hereunder and under the other
Loan Documents executed by it. The Loan Documents delivered by the
Borrowers and the Guarantors have been duly authorized, executed, and delivered
by such Persons and constitute valid and binding obligations of each of the
Borrowers and each of the Guarantors, enforceable against them in accordance
with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and general principles of equity (regardless of whether the
application of such principles is considered in a proceeding in equity or
at
law); and this Agreement and the other Loan Documents do not, nor does the
performance or observance by any of the Borrowers or any of the Guarantors
of
any of the matters and things herein or therein provided for, (a) contravene
or
constitute a default under any provision of law or any judgment, injunction,
order or decree binding upon any of the Borrowers or any of the Guarantors
or
any provision of the organizational documents (e.g., charter, certificate
or
articles of incorporation and by-laws, certificate or articles of association
and operating agreement, partnership agreement, or other similar organizational
documents) of any Borrower or Guarantor, (b) contravene or constitute a default
under any covenant, indenture or agreement of or affecting any Borrower or
Guarantor or any of their Property, in each case where such contravention
or
default, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to
have
a Material Adverse Effect, or (c) result in the creation or imposition of
any
Lien on any Property of any Borrower or Guarantor.
§
7.4 Use of Proceeds; Margin Stock.
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The
proceeds of (a) the Revolving Credit Loans and Canadian Revolving Credit
Loans
shall be used for working capital purposes, general corporate purposes, the
repurchase of LoJack common stock, Permitted Acquisitions and Permitted
Investments and (b) the proceeds of the Term Loan shall be used to refinance
the
outstanding obligations under the Existing Credit Facilities. None of
the Borrowers is engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose
of
purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of
the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), and no part of the proceeds
of any Loan or any other extension of credit made hereunder will be used
to
purchase or carry any such margin stock or to extend credit to others for
the
purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock. Margin stock
(as hereinabove defined) constitutes less than 25% of the assets of the
Borrowers which are subject to any limitation on sale, pledge or other
restriction hereunder.
§
7.5 Financial Reports.
(a) The
consolidated balance sheet of LoJack and its Subsidiaries as at December
31,
2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, retained earnings
and
cash flows of LoJack and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year then ended,
and
accompanying notes thereto, which financial statements are accompanied by
the
audit report of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent public accountants, and
the unaudited interim consolidated balance sheet of LoJack and its Subsidiaries
as at March 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income,
retained earnings and cash flows of LoJack and its Subsidiaries for the 3
months
then ended, heretofore furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders,
fairly present (subject, in the case of the March 31, 2007 financial statements,
to year-end audit adjustments) the consolidated financial condition of the
Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as at said dates and the consolidated results
of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended in conformity
with
GAAP applied on a consistent basis.
(b) Neither
LoJack nor any of its Subsidiaries has contingent liabilities which are material
to it other than as indicated on such financial statements or, with respect
to
future periods, on the financial statements furnished pursuant to § 8.5
hereof or as otherwise disclosed in writing by LoJack to the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders.
§
7.6 No Material Adverse Change.
Since
the
date of the last audited financial statements on December 31, 2006, there
has
been no change in the condition (financial or otherwise) or business prospects
of LoJack and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that has or could reasonably
be expected to have a Materially Adverse Effect.
§
7.7 Full Disclosure.
The
statements and information furnished to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders
in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents and the commitments by the Lenders to provide all or part of the
financing contemplated hereby, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue
statements of a material fact or omit a material fact necessary to make the
material statements contained herein or therein not misleading, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledging that as to any projections
furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, LoJack only represents
that the same were prepared on the basis of information and estimates LoJack
believed to be reasonable on the date hereof.
§
7.8 Trademarks, Franchises, and Licenses.
Each
of
LoJack and its Subsidiaries own, possess, or have the right to use all necessary
patents, licenses, franchises, trademarks, trade names, trade styles,
copyrights, trade secrets, know how, and
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confidential
commercial and proprietary information to conduct their businesses as now
conducted, without known conflict with any patent, license, franchise,
trademark, trade name, trade style, copyright or other proprietary right
of any
other Person that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
§
7.9 Governmental Authority and Licensing.
LoJack
and its Subsidiaries have received all licenses, permits, and approvals of
all
federal, state, provincial, and local governmental authorities, if any,
necessary to conduct their businesses, in each case where the failure to
obtain
or maintain the same could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. No investigation or proceeding which, if adversely determined, could
reasonably be expected to result in revocation or
denial of
any material license, permit or approval is pending or, to the knowledge
of
LoJack, threatened.
§
7.10 Good Title.
LoJack
and its Subsidiaries have good and defensible title (or valid leasehold
interests) to their assets as reflected on the most recent consolidated balance
sheet of LoJack and its Subsidiaries furnished to the Administrative Agent
and
the Lenders (except for sales of assets in the ordinary course of business
and
as otherwise permitted under Section 8.10 hereof), subject to no Liens other
than such thereof as are permitted by Section 8.8 hereof.
§
7.11 Litigation and Other Controversies.
Except
as
disclosed in LoJack’s letter to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders dated
as of the date hereof, there is no litigation or governmental or arbitration
proceeding or labor controversy pending, nor to the knowledge of LoJack
threatened, against LoJack or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Property
which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to
have a
Material Adverse Effect.
§
7.12 Taxes.
All
material tax returns required to be filed by LoJack and its Subsidiaries
in any
jurisdiction have, in fact, been filed, and all taxes, assessments, fees,
and
other governmental charges upon such Persons or upon any of their Property,
income or franchises, which are shown to be due and payable in such returns,
have been paid, except such taxes, assessments, fees and governmental charges,
if any, as are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings
which prevent enforcement of the matter under contest and as to which adequate
reserves established in accordance with GAAP have been
provided. Neither LoJack nor any of its Subsidiaries knows of any
proposed additional tax assessment that is material against it or its
Subsidiaries for which adequate provisions in accordance with GAAP have not
been
made on their accounts. Adequate provisions in accordance with GAAP
for taxes on the books of LoJack and its Subsidiaries have been made for
all
open years, and for its current fiscal period.
§
7.13 Approvals.
No
authorization, consent, license or exemption from, or filing or registration
with, any court or governmental department, agency or instrumentality, nor
any
approval or consent of any other Person, is or will be necessary to the valid
execution, delivery or performance by any of the Borrowers or any of the
Guarantors of any Loan Document, except for such approvals which have been
obtained prior to the date of this Agreement and remain in full force and
effect.
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§
7.14 Affiliate Transactions.
Neither
LoJack nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contracts or agreements
with any of its Affiliates on terms and conditions which are materially less
favorable to such Person than would be usual and customary in similar contracts
or agreements between Persons not affiliated with each other.
§
7.15 Investment Company; Public Utility Holding Company.
Neither
LoJack nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” or a company
“controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, or a “public utility holding company” within
the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
§
7.16 ERISA.
LoJack
and each member of the controlled group of corporations and all trades or
businesses (whether incorporated or not) under common control which, together
with LoJack, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended), and any successor statute thereto (the
“Controlled Group”) has fulfilled its obligations under the minimum funding
standards of and is in compliance in all material respects with ERISA and
the
Code to the extent applicable to it and has not incurred any liability to
the
PBGC or a Plan under Title IV of ERISA other than a liability to the PBGC
for
premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA. None of the Borrowers or the
Guarantors has any contingent liabilities with respect to any post-retirement
benefits under a Welfare Plan, other than liability for continuation coverage
described in article 6 of Title I of ERISA.
§
7.17 Compliance with Laws.
Each
of
LoJack and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the requirements of all
federal, state, provincial, and local laws, rules and regulations applicable
to
or pertaining to their Property or business operations (including, without
limitation, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the Americans
with
Disabilities Act of 1990, and laws and regulations establishing quality criteria
and standards for air, water, land and toxic or hazardous wastes and
substances), where any such non-compliance, individually or in the aggregate,
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Neither LoJack nor any of its Subsidiaries has received
notice to the effect that its operations are not in compliance with any of
the
requirements of applicable federal, state, provincial, or local environmental,
health, and safety statutes and regulations or is the subject of any
governmental investigation evaluating whether any remedial action is needed
to
respond to a release of any toxic or hazardous waste or substance into the
environment, where any such non-compliance or remedial action, individually
or
in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
§
7.18 Other Agreements.
Neither
LoJack nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under the terms of any
covenant, indenture or agreement of or affecting such Person or any of its
Property, which default if uncured could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
§
7.19 No Default.
No
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
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§
8. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.
Each
of
the Borrowers agrees that, so long as any credit is available to or in use
by
any of the Borrowers hereunder, except to the extent compliance in any case
or
cases is waived in writing pursuant to the terms of Section 14.11
hereof:
§
8.1 Maintenance of Business.
Each
of
the Borrowers shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, preserve and maintain
its existence, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.4 hereof. Each of
the
Borrowers shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, preserve and keep in
force
and effect all licenses, permits, franchises, approvals, patents, trademarks,
trade names, trade styles, copyrights, and other proprietary rights necessary
to
the proper conduct of its business where the failure to do so could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
§
8.2 Maintenance of Properties.
Each
of
the Borrowers shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, maintain, preserve,
and
keep its property, plant, and equipment in good repair, working order and
condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted), and shall from time to time
make
all needful and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, additions, and
betterments thereto so that at all times the efficiency thereof shall be
fully
preserved and maintained, except to the extent that, in the reasonable business
judgment of such Person, any such Property is no longer necessary for the
proper
conduct of the business of such Person.
§
8.3 Taxes and Assessments.
Each
of
the Borrowers shall duly pay and discharge, and shall cause each Subsidiary
to
duly pay and discharge, all material taxes, rates, assessments, fees, and
governmental charges upon or against it or its Property, in each case before
the
same become delinquent and before penalties accrue thereon, unless and to
the
extent that the same are being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings which prevent enforcement of the matter under contest and adequate
reserves are provided therefor.
§
8.4 Insurance.
Each
of
the Borrowers shall insure and keep insured, and shall cause each Subsidiary
to
insure and keep insured, with good and responsible insurance companies, all
insurable Property owned by it which is of a character usually insured by
Persons similarly situated and operating like Properties against loss or
damage
from such hazards and risks, and in such amounts, as are insured by Persons
similarly situated and operating like Properties; and each of the Borrowers
shall insure, and shall cause each Subsidiary to insure, such other hazards
and
risks (including, without limitation, employers' and public liability risks)
with good and responsible insurance companies as and to the extent usually
insured by Persons similarly situated and conducting similar businesses.
Each of
the Borrowers shall, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, furnish
to
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a certificate setting forth in summary
form the nature and extent of the insurance maintained pursuant to this
Section.
§
8.5 Financial Reports.
Each
of
the Borrowers shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, maintain a standard
system of accounting in accordance with GAAP and shall furnish to the
Administrative Agent, each Lender and each of their duly authorized
representatives such information respecting the business and
financial
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condition
of each of the Borrowers and each Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent
or such
Lender may reasonably request; and without any request, shall furnish to
the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders:
(a) as
soon as available, and in any event within 45 days after the last day of
each of
the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of LoJack, a copy of
the
consolidated balance sheet of the LoJack and its Subsidiaries as of the last
day
of such fiscal quarter and the consolidated statements of income, retained
earnings, and cash flows of the LoJack and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal
quarter and for the fiscal year-to-date period then ended, each in reasonable
detail showing in comparative form the figures for the corresponding date
and
period in the previous fiscal year, prepared by LoJack in accordance with
GAAP
(subject to the absence of footnote disclosures and year-end audit adjustments)
and certified to by its chief financial officer or another officer of LoJack
acceptable to the Administrative Agent;
(b) as
soon as available, and in any event within 90 days after the last day of
each
fiscal year of LoJack, a copy of the consolidated balance sheet of LoJack
and
its Subsidiaries as of the last day of the fiscal year then ended and the
consolidated statements of income, retained earnings, and cash flows of LoJack
and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year then ended, and accompanying notes
thereto, each in reasonable detail showing in comparative form the figures
for
the previous fiscal year, accompanied in the case of the consolidated financial
statements by an unqualified opinion of Deloitte & Touche LLP or another
firm of independent public accountants of recognized national standing, selected
by LoJack (and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the
Required Lenders acting in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner),
to the effect that the consolidated financial statements have been prepared
in
accordance with GAAP and present fairly in accordance with GAAP the consolidated
financial condition of LoJack and its Subsidiaries as of the close of such
fiscal year and the results of their operations and cash flows for the fiscal
year then ended and that an examination of such accounts in connection with
such
financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards and, accordingly, such examination included such tests
of the
accounting records and such other auditing procedures as were considered
necessary in the circumstances;
(c) notice
of any Change of Control;
(d) promptly
after knowledge thereof shall have come to the attention of any responsible
officer of LoJack, written notice of (i) any threatened or pending litigation
or
governmental or arbitration proceeding or labor controversy against any of
the
Borrowers or any of their Property which could reasonably be expected to
have a
Material Adverse Effect or (ii) the occurrence of any Default or Event of
Default hereunder;
(e) with
each of the financial statements furnished to the Lenders pursuant to
subsections (a) and (b) above, a written certificate in the form attached
hereto
as Exhibit E (a “Compliance Certificate”) signed by the chief
financial officer of LoJack or another officer of LoJack acceptable to the
Administrative Agent to the effect that to the best of such officer's knowledge
and belief no Default or Event of Default has occurred during the period
covered
by such statements or, if any such Event of Default has occurred during such
period, setting forth a description of such Event of Default and specifying
the
action, if any, taken by LoJack or any Subsidiary to remedy the same;
and
(f) with
each of the financial statements furnished to the Lenders pursuant to
subsections (a) and (b) above, copies of internally-prepared unconsolidated
financial statements for LoJack and its Subsidiaries (in substantially the
form
furnished to the Lenders prior to the date hereof).
§
8.6 Inspection.
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Each
of
the Borrowers shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, permit the
Administrative Agent, each Lender, and each of their duly authorized
representatives and agents to visit and inspect any of its Property, corporate
books, and financial records, to examine and make copies of its books of
accounts and other financial records, and to discuss its affairs, finances,
and
accounts with, and to be advised as to the same by, its officers, employees
and
independent public accountants (and by this provision each of the Borrowers
hereby authorizes such accountants to discuss with the Administrative Agent
and
such Lenders the finances and affairs of each of the Borrowers and its
Subsidiaries) at such reasonable times and intervals as the Administrative
Agent
or any such Lender may designate and with reasonable prior notice to
LoJack.
§
8.7 ERISA.
Each
of
the Borrowers shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, promptly pay and
discharge all obligations and liabilities arising under ERISA of a character
which if unpaid or unperformed could reasonably be expected to result in
the
imposition of a Lien against any of its Property. Each of the Borrowers shall,
and shall cause each Subsidiary to, promptly notify the Administrative Agent
and
each Lender of: (a) the occurrence of any reportable event (as defined in
ERISA)
with respect to a Plan, (b) receipt of any notice from the PBGC of its intention
to seek termination of any Plan or appointment of a trustee therefor, (c)
its
intention to terminate or withdraw from any Plan, and (d) the occurrence
of any
event with respect to any Plan which would result in the incurrence by LoJack
or
any Subsidiary of any material liability, fine or penalty, or any material
increase in the contingent liability of LoJack or any Subsidiary with respect
to
any post-retirement Welfare Plan benefit.
§
8.8 Compliance with Laws.
Each
of
the Borrowers shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, comply in all respects
with the requirements of all federal, state, provincial, and local laws,
rules,
regulations, ordinances and orders applicable to or pertaining to its Property
or business operations, where any such non-compliance, individually or in
the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
or
result in a Lien upon any of its Property.
§
8.9 Formation of Subsidiaries.
(a) Promptly
upon the formation or acquisition of any Subsidiary, LoJack shall provide
the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders notice thereof (at which time, Schedule
1 and Schedule 7.2 shall be deemed amended to include reference to
such Subsidiary) and timely comply with the requirements of § 11 hereof to
the extent applicable.
(b) Any
new U.S. Subsidiary or Canadian Subsidiary created or acquired by a Borrower
as
permitted under §9.4 shall become a U.S. Guarantor or Canadian Guarantor
hereunder on or before the fifth (5th) Business Day after creation or
acquisition of such Subsidiary by (i) signing a joinder agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G or entering into an
amendment to this Credit Agreement and any other applicable Loan Documents,
as
applicable, with the other parties hereto and thereto, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, providing that such Subsidiary
shall
become a U.S. Guarantor or Canadian Guarantor hereunder, as the case may
be,
pursuant to § 11.1, and (ii) providing such other documentation as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request, including, without limitation,
documentation with respect to the conditions specified in §6 hereof;
provided, however, that upon LoJack’s written request and subject
to, as applicable, the Lenders’ or the Canadian Lender’s consent and compliance
with the other requirements in this § 8.9(b), any such new U.S. Subsidiary
or Canadian Subsidiary may become, as the case may be, a U.S. Borrower or
Canadian Revolving Borrower hereunder.
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§
8.10 Use of Proceeds.
The
Borrowers shall use the credit extended under this Agreement solely for the
purposes set forth in, or otherwise permitted by, Section 7.4
hereof.
§
8.11 Insolvency Applications.
The
Canadian Borrowers, for themselves and each of its Subsidiaries (if any),
acknowledge that their business and financial relationships with the Lenders
are
unique, and that the Lenders do not have a common interest with any other
of
their creditors. The Canadian Borrowers, for themselves and each of its
Subsidiaries (if any), agrees that if any of them files any
plan of arrangement under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act or makes
any
proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Lenders will be placed
in
their own class for voting and distribution purposes, and that none of them
will
permit, directly or indirectly, the Lenders to be classified with any other
creditor for any purpose of such plan or proposal or otherwise.
§
9. NEGATIVE COVENANTS.
Each
of
the Borrowers agrees that, so long as the Commitments shall be in effect,
or any
Loan or Letter of Credit or other Obligation is outstanding:
§
9.1 Borrowings and Guaranties.
None
of
the Borrowers shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, issue, incur,
assume, create or have outstanding any Indebtedness, or be or become liable
as
endorser, guarantor, surety or otherwise for any debt, obligation or undertaking
of any other Person, or otherwise agree to provide funds for payment of the
obligations of another, or supply funds thereto or invest therein or otherwise
assure a creditor of another against loss, or apply for or become liable
to the
issuer of a letter of credit which supports an obligation of another, or
subordinate any claim or demand it may have to the claim or demand of any
other
Person; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not restrict
nor operate to prevent:
(a) the
Obligations;
(b) purchase
money indebtedness and Capitalized Lease Obligations of LoJack and its
Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed the Dollar Equivalent of $10,000,000
in
the aggregate at any one time outstanding;
(c) obligations
arising out of non-speculative interest rate, foreign currency, and commodity
hedging agreements entered into with financial institutions in the ordinary
course of business;
(d) endorsement
of items for deposit or collection of commercial paper received in the ordinary
course of business;
(e) intercompany
advances from time to time owing by any Guarantor to LoJack or another Guarantor
or Borrower, or owing by LoJack or any Guarantor to any Borrower;
(f) intercompany
advances from time to time owing by any Subsidiary (other than a Borrower
or
Guarantor) to LoJack or any Guarantor, to the extent permitted under Section
9.3;
(g) indebtedness
under unsecured lines of credit by commercial banks or other financing
institutions in favor of any Foreign Subsidiary (which may be guaranteed
by
LoJack) provided that the
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aggregate
Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all such
Indebtedness may not exceed the Dollar Equivalent of $3,500,000 in the aggregate
at any time;
(h) indebtedness
of LoJack and its Subsidiaries disclosed on Schedule 9.1 hereof;
and
(i) subject
to §§ 9.6 and 9.9, Seller Subordinated Debt.
§
9.2 Liens.
None
of
the Borrowers shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur
or
permit to exist any Lien of any kind on any Property owned by any such Person;
provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to nor operate to
prevent:
(a) Liens
arising by statute in connection with worker's compensation, unemployment
insurance, old age benefits, social security obligations, taxes, assessments,
statutory obligations or other similar charges (other than Liens arising
under
ERISA), good faith cash deposits in connection with tenders, contracts or
leases
to which LoJack or any Subsidiary is a party or other cash deposits required
to
be made in the ordinary course of business, provided in each case that the
obligation is not for borrowed money and that the obligation secured is not
overdue or, if overdue, is being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings which prevent enforcement of the matter under contest and adequate
reserves have been established therefor or which do not exceed the Dollar
Equivalent of $3,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;
(b) mechanics',
workmen's, materialmen's, landlords', carriers' or other similar Liens arising
in the ordinary course of business with respect to obligations which are
not due
or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which
prevent enforcement of the matter under contest or which do not exceed the
Dollar Equivalent of $3,000,000 in the aggregate at any time
outstanding;
(c) judgment
liens and judicial attachment liens not constituting an Event of Default
under
Section 12.1(g) hereof and the pledge of assets for the purpose of securing
an
appeal, stay or discharge in the course of any legal proceeding, provided
that
the aggregate amount of such judgment liens and attachments and liabilities
of
LoJack and its Subsidiaries secured by a pledge of assets permitted under
this
subsection, including interest and penalties thereon, if any, shall not be
in
excess of the Dollar Equivalent of $3,000,000 at any one time
outstanding;
(d) Liens
on equipment of LoJack or any Subsidiary created solely for the purpose of
securing indebtedness permitted by Section 9.1(b) hereof, representing or
incurred to finance the purchase price of such Property, provided that no
such
Lien shall extend to or cover other Property of LoJack or such Subsidiary
other
than the respective Property so acquired, and the principal amount of
indebtedness secured by any such Lien shall at no time exceed the purchase
price
of such Property, as reduced by repayments of principal thereon;
(e) any
interest or title of a lessor under any operating lease;
(g) easements,
rights-of-way, restrictions, and other similar encumbrances against real
property incurred in the ordinary course of business which, in the aggregate,
are not substantial in amount and which do not materially detract from the
value
of the Property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary
conduct of the business of LoJack or any Subsidiary.
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§
9.3 Investments.
None
of
the Borrowers shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or
indirectly, make, retain or have outstanding any investments (whether through
purchase of stock or obligations or otherwise) in, or loans or advances to
(other than for travel advances and other similar cash advances made to
employees in the ordinary course of business), any other Person, or acquire
all
or any substantial part of the assets or business of any other Person or
division thereof; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to
nor
operate to prevent:
(a) investments
in direct obligations of the United States of America or of any agency or
instrumentality thereof whose obligations constitute full faith and credit
obligations of the United States of America, provided that any such obligations
shall mature within 18-months of the date of acquisition thereof;
(b) investments
in commercial paper rated at least P-1 by Xxxxx'x and at least A-1 by S&P
maturing within 18-months of the date of acquisition thereof;
(c) investments
in certificates of deposit issued by any Lender or by any United States
commercial bank having capital and surplus reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent;
(d) investments
in repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 7 days for underlying
securities of the types described in subsection (a) above entered into with
any
bank meeting the qualifications specified in subsection (c) above, provided
all
such agreements require physical delivery of the securities securing such
repurchase agreement, except those delivered through the Federal Reserve
Book
Entry System;
(e) investments
in money market funds that invest solely, and which are restricted by their
respective charters to invest solely, in investments of the type described
in
the immediately preceding subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) above;
(f) investments
existing on the date of this Agreement;
(g) investments
from time to time in Guarantors hereunder;
(h) intercompany
advances made from time to time by LoJack, a Borrower or a Guarantor to LoJack,
another Borrower or a Guarantor or by any direct or indirect wholly-owned
(except for directors qualifying shares) Subsidiary to LoJack or any
Guarantor;
(i) investments
in, and loans or advances to, any Subsidiary that is not a Borrower or Guarantor
made after the date hereof in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Dollar
Equivalent of $25,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(j) other
investments, loans, and advances in addition to those otherwise permitted
by
this Section made after the date hereof in an aggregate amount not to exceed
the
Dollar Equivalent of $10,000,000 at any one time outstanding; and
(k) any
Permitted Acquisition.
In
determining the amount of investments, acquisitions, loans, and advances
permitted under this §9.3, investments and acquisitions shall always be taken at
the original cost thereof (regardless of any
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subsequent
appreciation or depreciation therein), less any cash return in respect of
any
investment, and loans and advances shall be taken at the principal amount
thereof then remaining unpaid.
§
9.4 Mergers, Consolidations and Sales and Acquisitions.
None
of
the Borrowers shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, be a party to
any
amalgamation, merger or consolidation, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise
dispose of all or any part of its Property, including any disposition of
Property as part of a sale and leaseback transaction, or in any event sell
or
discount (with or without recourse) any of its notes or accounts receivable;
provided, however, that this Section shall not apply to nor operate to
prevent:
(a) the
sale or lease of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(b) the
sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of Property of (i) LoJack and
the
Guarantors to one another and (ii) any Foreign Subsidiary to another Foreign
Subsidiary;
(c) the
merger or amalgamation of any Subsidiary with and into LoJack or any other
Subsidiary, provided that, (i) in the case of any merger or amalgamation
involving a Borrower, the Borrower is the surviving corporation, (ii) in
the
case of any merger or amalgamation involving a Guarantor, the Guarantor is
the
surviving corporation and (iii) in the case of any merger or amalgamation
involving LoJack, LoJack is the surviving corporation;
(d) the
sale of delinquent notes or accounts receivable in the ordinary course of
business for purposes of collection only (and not for the purpose of any
bulk
sale or securitization transaction);
(e) the
sale, transfer or other disposition of any tangible personal property that,
in
the reasonable business judgment of LoJack or its Subsidiary, has become
obsolete or worn out, and which is disposed of in the ordinary course of
business;
(f) the
license of any intellectual property assets in the ordinary course of business,
and the license or transfer of any rights to use intellectual property outside
of the United States to any Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(g) any
Permitted Acquisition, and any investment permitted under Section
9.3;
(h) the
sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of Property of LoJack or any
Subsidiary (including any disposition of Property as part of a sale and
leaseback transaction) aggregating for LoJack and its Subsidiaries not more
than
the Dollar Equivalent of $2,500,000 during any fiscal year of
LoJack;
(i) contracts,
agreements or business arrangements among any of the Borrowers.
§
9.5 [Reserved].
§
9.6 Burdensome Contracts With Affiliates.
Except
for any transactions permitted under § 9.4, none of the Borrowers shall,
nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any contract, agreement
or
business arrangement with any of its Affiliates on terms and conditions which
are materially less favorable to such Borrower or such Subsidiary than would
be
usual and customary in similar contracts, agreements or business arrangements
between Persons not affiliated with each other.
§
9.7 No Changes in Fiscal Year.
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The
fiscal year of LoJack ends on December 31st of each year; and LoJack shall
not
change its fiscal year from its present basis without the prior written consent
of the Required Lenders.
§
9.8 Change in the Nature of Business.
None
of
the Borrowers shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, engage in any
business or activity if as a result the general nature of the business of
LoJack
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, would be changed in any material
respect
from the general nature of the business engaged in by it as of the Closing
Date.
§
9.9 No Restrictions.
Except
as
provided herein or in any agreements documenting purchase money indebtedness
or
Capitalized Lease Obligations permitted under Section 9.1(b) or a line of
credit
permitted under Section 9.1(g), none of the Borrowers shall, nor shall it
permit
any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly create or otherwise cause or suffer
to
exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any
kind
on the ability of any Borrower or any Subsidiary to: (a) pay dividends or
make
any other distribution on any Subsidiary’s capital stock or other equity
interests owned by any Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (b) pay any
indebtedness owed to any Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (c) make loans
or
advances to any Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (d) transfer any of its
Property to any Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (e) guarantee the Obligations
as required by the Loan Documents, or (f) create, incur or permit to exist
any
Lien upon any of its property or assets.
§
9.10 No Stock Repurchase.
The
Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to, unless
otherwise consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent, redeem, convert,
retire or otherwise acquire shares of any class of Capital Stock of the
Borrowers; provided, that, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists
or
would otherwise be created by the consummation of such a repurchase transaction,
any Loan Party may (i) repurchase Capital Stock of the Borrowers if the Funded
Debt to EBITDA Ratio is less than or equal to 2.5 to 1 (both before and after
giving effect to such repurchase); or (ii) if Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio
is
greater than 2.5 to 1 (both before and after giving effect to such repurchase)
repurchase Capital Stock of the Borrowers for a consideration (excluding
consideration consisting of common shares of LoJack) of not exceeding
$10,000,000 in the aggregate for the twelve-month period preceding such
repurchase.
§
10. FINANCIAL COVENANTS.
Each
of
the Borrowers covenants and agrees that, so long as the Commitments shall
be in
effect, or any Loan, Letter of Credit or other Obligation hereunder shall
remain
outstanding:
§
10.1 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
As
at the
end of any quarter commencing with the quarter ending June 30, 2007, the
ratio
of Consolidated EBITDA for the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending
on
that date to Consolidated Fixed Charges for such period (the “Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio”) shall not at any time be less than 1.25:1.00.
§
10.2 Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio.
As
at the
end of any quarter commencing with the quarter ending June 30, 2007, the
ratio
of Consolidated Funded Debt to Consolidated EBITDA for the four (4) consecutive
fiscal quarters of the
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Borrowers
ending on such date (the “Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio”) shall not at any time
exceed 3:1.00.
§
10.3 Capital Expenditures.
The
Borrowers shall not suffer or permit their Consolidated Capital Expenditures
in
any fiscal year to exceed $15,000,000 in the aggregate.
§
11. GUARANTIES; PLEDGE OF CERTAIN STOCK.
§
11.1 Guaranties.
(a) In
order to induce the Lenders to extend credit to the other Borrowers
hereunder:
(i) each
of the U.S. Borrowers and each of the U.S. Guarantors hereby irrevocably
and
unconditionally guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety,
the
payment when and as due of the Obligations of, in the case of a U.S. Borrower,
such other Borrowers, and, in the case of the U.S. Guarantors, the Borrowers,
and agrees that the due and punctual payment of such Obligations may be extended
or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from
it,
and that it will remain bound upon its guarantee hereunder notwithstanding
any
such extension or renewal of any such Obligation; and
(ii) each
of the Canadian Borrowers and any Canadian Guarantor hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety,
the
payment when and as due of the Canadian Obligations of, in the case of a
Canadian Borrower, such other Canadian Borrowers and, in the case of any
Canadian Guarantor, the Canadian Borrowers, and agrees that the due and punctual
payment of such Canadian Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole
or in
part, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain
bound
upon its guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any such extension or renewal
of
any such Canadian Obligations.
(b) Each
of the U.S. Borrowers and the Canadian Borrowers, and each U.S. Guarantor
and
Canadian Guarantor waives presentment to, demand of payment from and protest
to
any other Loan Party of any of the Obligations, and also waives notice of
acceptance of its obligations and notice of protest for
nonpayment. The obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be
affected by (i) the failure of either Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank
or
any Lender to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy
against any Loan Party under the provisions of this Agreement, any other
Loan
Document or otherwise; (ii) any extension or renewal of any of the Obligations;
(iii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or release from,
any
of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, or any other Loan Document
or
agreement; (iv) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the
performance of any of the Obligations; (v) the failure of either Administrative
Agent to take any steps to perfect and maintain any security interest in,
or to
preserve any rights to, any security or collateral for the Obligations, if
any;
(vi) any change in the corporate, partnership or other existence, structure
or
ownership of any Loan Party or any other guarantor of any of the Obligations;
(vii) the enforceability or validity of the Obligations or any part thereof
or
the genuineness, enforceability or validity of any agreement relating thereto
or
with respect to any collateral securing the Obligations or any part thereof,
or
any other invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against any Loan
Party
or any other guarantor of any of the Obligations, for any reason related
to this
Agreement, any Swap Contract, any other Loan Document, or any provision of
applicable law, decree, order or regulation of any jurisdiction purporting
to
prohibit the payment by such Borrower or any other guarantor of the Obligations,
of any of the Obligations or otherwise affecting any term of any of the
Obligations; or (viii) any other act, omission or
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delay
to
do any other act which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the
risk
of such Borrower or otherwise operate as a discharge of a guarantor as a
matter
of law or equity or which would impair or eliminate any right of such Loan
Party
to subrogation.
(c) Each
of the Loan Parties further agrees that its agreement hereunder constitutes
a
guarantee of payment when due (whether or not any bankruptcy or similar
proceeding shall have stayed the accrual or collection of any of the Obligations
or operated as a discharge thereof) and not merely of collection, and waives
any
right to require that any resort be had by either Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Bank or any Lender to any balance of any deposit account or credit
on
the books of either Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender
in
favor of any Loan Party or any other Person.
(d) The
obligations of the Loan Parties hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction,
limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, and shall not be subject
to any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever,
by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any of the
Obligations, any impossibility in the performance of any of the Obligations
or
otherwise, except for the prior indefeasible payment in full in cash of all
the
Obligations.
(e) Each
of the Loan Parties further agrees that its obligations hereunder shall continue
to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment,
or
any part thereof, of any Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored
by either Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender upon the
bankruptcy or reorganization of any Loan Party or otherwise.
(f) Upon
payment by any of the Loan Parties of any sums as provided above, all rights
of
the Loan Parties, as the case may be, against any other Loan Party arising
as a
result thereof by way of right of subrogation or otherwise shall in all respects
be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior indefeasible
payment
in full in cash of all the Obligations owed by such Loan Party to the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders.
(g) Nothing
herein shall discharge or satisfy the liability of the Loan Parties hereunder
except the full performance and payment in cash of the Obligations.
§
11.2 Pledge of Stock ofLoJack Equipment Ireland
Limited
(a)
Concurrently herewith, LoJack shall execute a pledge agreement (the “Pledge
Agreement”) in favor of and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders with respect to the
65%
of all of the outstanding Capital Stock (the “Pledged Equity”) of LoJack
Equipment Ireland Limited, an Irish company (“LoJack
Ireland”). LoJack further agrees to deliver to the Administrative
Agent all such documentation (including customary legal opinions of its U.S.
counsel, the stock certificates representing the Pledged Equity subject to
such
pledge, stock powers with respect thereto executed in blank, and such other
documents as shall be reasonably requested to perfect the Lien of such pledge)
in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, and in a manner that the Administrative Agent shall be reasonably
satisfied that it has a first priority perfected pledge of or charge over
the
Pledged Equity related thereto.
(b) If,
on the last day of any fiscal year, that portion of Consolidated EBITDA
contributed by all Loan Parties, LoJack Ireland and any existing Additional
Pledged Foreign Subsidiary in the aggregate during such fiscal year represents
less than 75% of Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal year, then, within 120
days
after the date a Compliance Certificate is required to be delivered under
§8.5(d) hereof for such fiscal year, LoJack shall execute a pledge agreement
(an
“Additional Pledge Agreement”) in favor of and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the
Lenders with respect to 65% of all of the outstanding Capital Stock (the
“Additional Pledged Equity”)
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of
one or
more of its Foreign Subsidiaries (each an “Additional Pledged Foreign
Subsidiary”) such that the portion of Consolidated EBITDA contributed by all
Loan Parties, LoJack Ireland, any existing Additional Pledged Foreign Subsidiary
and any such new Additional Pledged Foreign Subsidiary in the aggregate during
such fiscal year represents at least 85% of Consolidated EBITDA for such
fiscal
year. LoJack further agrees to deliver to the Administrative Agent
all such documentation (including customary legal opinions of its U.S. counsel,
the stock certificates representing the Additional Pledged Equity subject
to
such pledge, stock powers with respect thereto executed in blank, and such
other
documents as shall be reasonably requested to perfect the Lien of such pledge)
in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, and in a manner that the Administrative Agent shall be reasonably
satisfied that it has a first priority perfected pledge of or charge over
the
Additional Pledged Equity related thereto.
§
11.3 Further Assurances
In
the
event any Borrower forms or acquires any U.S. Subsidiary after the date hereof,
such newly formed or acquired U.S. Subsidiary shall join this Agreement as
a
Borrower and as a guarantor under § 11.1 in accordance with the provisions
of § 8.9(b).
§
12. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION.
§
12.1 Events of Default and Acceleration.
Any
one
or more of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default”
hereunder:
(a) default
in the payment when due of all or any part of the principal of or interest
on
any Note (whether at the stated maturity thereof or at any other time provided
for in this Agreement) or of any Reimbursement Obligation or default for
a
period of 5 Business Days in the payment when due of any interest, fee, or
other
Obligation payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document;
(b) default
in the observance or performance of any covenant set forth in Sections 8.1,
8.5,
9 or 10 hereof;
(c) default
in the observance or performance of any other provision hereof or of any
other
Loan Document which is not remedied within 30 days after the earlier of (i)
the
date on which such failure shall first become known to any officer of LoJack
or
(ii) written notice thereof is given to LoJack by the Administrative
Agent;
(d) any
representation or warranty made herein or in any other Loan Document or in
any
certificate furnished to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders pursuant
hereto
or thereto or in connection with any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby
proves untrue in any material respect as of the date of the issuance or making
or deemed making thereof;
(e) any
event occurs or condition exists (other than those described in subsections
(a)
through (d) above) which is specified as an event of default under any of
the
other Loan Documents, or any of the Loan Documents shall for any reason not
be
or shall cease to be in full force and effect or is declared to be null and
void, or the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries takes any action for
the
purpose of repudiating or rescinding any Loan Document executed by it or
any of
its obligations thereunder;
(f) default
shall occur under any Indebtedness issued, assumed or guaranteed by any of
the
Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Foreign
Subsidiary) aggregating in excess of the Dollar Equivalent of $3,000,000,
or
under any indenture, agreement or other instrument
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under
which the same may be issued, and such default shall continue for a period
of
time sufficient to permit the acceleration of the maturity of any such
Indebtedness (whether or not such maturity is in fact accelerated), or any
such
Indebtedness shall not be paid when due (whether by demand, lapse of time,
acceleration or otherwise), subject to the passage of any applicable grace
or
notice period;
(g) any
judgment or judgments, writ or writs or warrant or warrants of attachment,
or
any similar process or processes, shall be entered or filed against any
Borrower, or any of their Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Foreign
Subsidiary), or against any of their Property, in an aggregate amount in
excess
of the Dollar Equivalent of $3,000,000 (except to the extent fully covered
by
insurance pursuant to which the insurer has accepted liability therefor in
writing), and which remains undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed
for a
period of 30 days;
(h) Any
of the Borrowers, or any of their Subsidiaries, or any member of its Controlled
Group, shall fail to pay when due an amount or amounts aggregating in excess
of
the Dollar Equivalent of $3,000,000 which it shall have become
liable to pay to the PBGC or to a Plan under Title IV of ERISA; or notice
of
intent to terminate a Plan or Plans having aggregate Unfunded Vested Liabilities
in excess of the Dollar Equivalent of $3,000,000 (collectively, a "Material
Plan") shall be filed under Title IV of ERISA by any of the Borrowers, or
any of their Subsidiaries, or any other member of its Controlled Group, any
plan
administrator or any combination of the foregoing; or the PBGC shall institute
proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate or to cause a trustee to
be
appointed to administer any Material Plan or a proceeding shall be instituted
by
a fiduciary of any Material Plan against the any of the Borrowers, or any
of
their Subsidiaries, or any member of its Controlled Group, to enforce Section
515 or 4219(c)(5) of ERISA and such proceeding shall not have been dismissed
within 30 days thereafter; or a condition shall exist by reason of which
the
PBGC would be entitled to obtain a decree adjudicating that any Material
Plan
must be terminated;
(i) any
Change of Control shall occur;
(j) any
of the Borrowers, or any of their Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial
Foreign
Subsidiary) shall (i) have entered involuntarily against it an order for
relief
under the United States Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
(Canada), the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), or any other
legislation respect of bankruptcy, insolvency, or the relief of debtors (all
as
amended) in any jurisdiction outside of the United States of Canada in which
any
Borrower or Subsidiary is located, (ii) not pay, or admit in writing its
inability to pay, its debts generally as they become due, (iii) make an
assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) apply for, seek, consent to
or
acquiesce in, the appointment of a receiver, interim receiver, custodian,
trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official for it or any substantial
part
of its Property, (v) institute any proceeding (including, without limitation,
any assignment, proposal, or notice of intention to make a proposal) seeking
relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency
Act (Canada), the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), or any other
legislation respect of bankruptcy, insolvency, or the relief of debtors (all
as
amended), to adjudicate it insolvent, or seeking dissolution, winding up,
liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it
or its
debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization
or
relief of debtors or fail to file an answer or other pleading denying (or
shall
admit) the material allegations of any such proceeding filed against it,
(vi)
take any action in furtherance of any matter described in parts (i) through
(v)
above, or (vii) fail to contest in good faith any appointment or proceeding
described in Section 9.1(k) hereof; or
(k) a
custodian, monitor, receiver, receiver and manager, interim receiver, trustee,
examiner, liquidator or similar official (a “Receiver”) shall be
appointed for any of the Borrowers, or any of their Subsidiaries (other than
an
Immaterial Foreign Subsidiary), or any substantial part of any of their
Property, or a proceeding described in Section 12.1(j)(v) shall be instituted
against the Borrowers or any
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of
their
Subsidiaries, and such appointment continues undischarged or such proceeding
continues undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days or if, within such
period, a Receiver or creditor shall take possession of any Property of any
of
the Borrowers, or any of their Subsidiaries.
§
12.2 Remedies Upon Event of Default.
If
any
Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may,
and at
the request of the Required Lenders shall, take any or all of the following
actions:
(a) declare
the Commitments (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Canadian Revolving
Credit Commitments) to be terminated, whereupon the Commitments (including,
for
the avoidance of doubt, the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments) shall
be
terminated;
(b) declare
the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued
and
unpaid thereon, the face amount of all Bankers’ Acceptances accepted by the
Canadian Lender and outstanding and acceptances thereunder and all other
amounts
owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately
due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of
any
kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers;
(c) require
that the applicable Borrowers Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations including
for greater certainty those resulting from the Letters of Credit issued by
the
Canadian Lender (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof);
and
(d) exercise
all rights and remedies available to it under the Loan Documents or applicable
law;
provided,
however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an
order for relief with respect to the Borrowers under any of the proceedings
or
laws described in § 12.1(j) or (k), the Commitments shall automatically
terminate, the Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all interest, the face
amount
of all Bankers’ Acceptances accepted by the Canadian Lender and outstanding
thereunder and all other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become
due and
payable, and the obligation of the applicable Borrowers to Cash Collateralize
the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in
each
case without further act of the Lenders.
§
12.3 Judgment Currency.
If,
for
the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert
a
sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another
currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance
with
normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first
currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which
final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrowers in respect
of any such sum due from it to the Lenders or under the other Loan Documents
shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”)
other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the
applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “Agreement Currency”), be
discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt
by the
Lenders of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, each of
the
Lenders may in accordance with normal banking procedures 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 a Lender, the
Borrowers agree, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment,
to indemnify such Lender. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so
purchased is greater than the sum originally due to a Lender in such currency,
such Lender
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agrees
to
return the amount of any excess to the Borrowers (or to any other Person
who may
be entitled thereto under applicable law).
§
12.4 Distribution of Collateral Proceeds.
In
the
event that, following the occurrence or during the continuance of any Default
or
Event of Default, the Administrative Agent receives any monies in connection
with the enforcement of the Pledge Agreement or any Additional Pledge
Agreements, or otherwise with respect to the realization upon any of the
Pledged
Equity or Additional Pledged Equity, such monies shall be distributed for
application as follows:
(a) First,
to the payment of, or (as the case may be) the reimbursement of the
Administrative Agent for or in respect of all reasonable out-of-pocket costs,
expenses, disbursements and losses which shall have been incurred or sustained
by the Administrative Agent in connection with the collection of such monies
by
the Administrative Agent, for the exercise, protection or enforcement by
the
Administrative Agent of all or any of the rights, remedies, powers and
privileges of the Administrative Agent under this Credit Agreement or any
of the
other Loan Documents or in respect of the Pledged Equity or in support of
any
provision of adequate indemnity to the Administrative Agent against any taxes
or
liens which by law shall have, or may have, priority over the rights of the
Administrative Agent to such monies;
(b) Second,
to all other Obligations; provided that distributions shall be made
(A) pari passu among the Obligations (including the
Drawing Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit); provided, that upon
the
reduction, cancellation, expiration or termination of any Letter of Credit,
the
Drawing Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit which has been included
as
an Obligation and any cash collateral held for the benefit of the Lenders
in
respect thereto will be redistributed pari passu to
the Lenders in accordance with this § 12.4(b)(A), and (B) with respect to each
type of Obligation owing to the Lenders, such as interest, principal, fees
and
expenses, among the Lenders pro rata in accordance with
the amount of all such Obligations outstanding;
(c) Third,
upon payment and satisfaction in full or other provisions for payment in
full
satisfactory to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent of all of the
Obligations, to the payment of any obligations required to be paid pursuant
to §
9-608(a)(1)(C) or 9-615(a)(3) of the Uniform Commercial Code of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts; and
(d) Fourth,
the excess, if any, shall be returned to the Borrowers or to such other Persons
as are entitled thereto.
§
13. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
§
13.1 Appointment and Authority.
Each
of
the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints Citizens Bank
of
Massachusetts to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder
and
under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to
take
such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to
the
Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions
and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of
this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the
Lenders
and the Issuing Bank, and neither the Borrowers nor any other Loan Party
shall
have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.
§
13.2 Rights as Lender.
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The
Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same
rights
and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise
the
same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or
“Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context
otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent
hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates
may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or
in any
other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business
with
any of the Borrowers or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such
Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to
account therefor to the Lenders.
§
13.3 Exculpatory Provisions.
(a) The
Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those
expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
(i) shall
not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
(ii) shall
not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary
powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby
or
by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to
exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number
or
percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in
the
other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be
required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel,
may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any
Loan
Document or applicable law; an
(iii) shall
not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents,
have
any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose,
any
information relating to any of the Borrowers or any of its Affiliates that
is
communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent
or
any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
(b) The
Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken
by it
(i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other
number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the
Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under
the
circumstances as provided in §§14.11) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross
negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be
deemed not to have knowledge of any Event of Default unless and until notice
describing such Event of Default is given to the Administrative Agent by
the
Borrowers, a Lender or the Issuing Bank.
(c) The
Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain
or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or
in
connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents
of
any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder
or
in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance
of any
of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein
or
therein or the occurrence of any Event of Default, (iv) the validity,
enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other
Loan
Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction
of any condition set forth in §6 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm
receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative
Agent.
§
13.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent.
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The
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur
any
liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent,
statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic
message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed
by
it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated
by the
proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any
statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been
made
by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying
thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to
the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its
terms
must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the Issuing Bank, the
Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such
Lender or the Issuing Bank unless the Administrative Agent shall have received
notice to the contrary from such Lender or the Issuing Bank prior to the
making
of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The
Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for
the
Borrowers), 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.
§
13.5 Delegation of Duties.
The
Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its
rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through
any
one or more sub agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The
Administrative Agent and any such sub agent may perform any and all of its
duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective
agents. The exculpatory provisions of this §13 shall apply to any
such sub agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and
any
such sub agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection
with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well
as
activities as Administrative Agent.
§
13.6 Resignation of Administrative
Agent.
The
Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the
Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Borrowers. Upon receipt of any such
notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in
consultation with the Borrowers, to appoint a successor, which shall be a
bank
or other financial institution. If no such successor shall have been
so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment
within 30 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 Bank, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the
qualifications set forth above provided that if the Administrative Agent
shall
notify the Borrowers and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted
such
appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in
accordance with such notice and (a) the retiring Administrative Agent shall
be
discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other
Loan
Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank under any
of
the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold
such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent
is
appointed) and (b) all payments, communications and determinations provided
to
be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made
by or
to each Lender and the Issuing Bank directly, until such time as the Required
Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in
this
§13.6. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as
Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become
vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring
(or
retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall
be
discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the
other
Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in
this
§13.6). The fees payable by the Borrowers to a successor
Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor
unless otherwise agreed between the Borrowers and such
successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of
this
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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.
§
13.7 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and the Other
Lenders.
Each
Lender and the 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 the 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 Agreement,
any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished
hereunder or thereunder.
§
13.8 No Other Duties, etc.
Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, no other parties listed on the cover
page hereof, if any, shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under
this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity,
as
applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the Issuing Bank
hereunder.
§
13.9 Payments to Administrative Agent
A
payment
by any of the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent hereunder or any of the
other Loan Documents for the account of any Lender shall constitute a payment
to
such Lender. The Administrative Agent agrees promptly to distribute
to each Lender such Lender’s pro rata share of payments received by the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders (except as otherwise
expressly provided herein or in any of the other Loan Documents).
§
14. MISCELLANEOUS.
§
14.1 Setoff Rights.
(a) In
addition to any rights and remedies of the Lender provided by law, if an
Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the 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 applicable law, to
set off
and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional
or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in
whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, the Issuing Bank or
any
such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrowers or any
other
Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrowers or such
Loan
Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document
to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender
or the Issuing Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any
other
Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrower or such Loan
Party
may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such
Lender
or the Issuing Bank different from the branch or office holding such deposit
or
obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of each Lender, the
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, the Issuing Bank or their respective Affiliates may
have. Each Lender and the Issuing Bank agrees to notify
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the
Borrowers and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and
application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect
the
validity of such setoff and application.
(b) 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 Loans or other obligations hereunder resulting in such Lender’s receiving
payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued
interest thereon or other such obligations greater than its pro rata share
thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion
shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase
(for
cash at face value) participations in the Loans and such other obligations
of
the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable,
so that
the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in
accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest
on
their respective Loans and other amounts owing them, provided that:
(i) if
any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment
giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded
and the
purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest;
and
(ii) the
provisions of this §14.1 shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made
by the Borrowers pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of
this
Agreement or (y) 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 Obligations to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrowers
or
any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall
apply).
(c) Each
of the Borrowers 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
each
Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation
as
fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount
of
such participation.
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14.2 Attorney Costs; Expenses.
The
Borrowers agree (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all
costs
and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the development, due
diligence review, preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement
and
the other Loan Documents and any amendment, waiver, consent or other
modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby are consummated), and the
consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, including all Attorney Costs, and (b) to pay or reimburse the
Administrative Agent for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the enforcement, attempted enforcement, or preservation of
any
rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including
all such costs and expenses incurred during any “workout” or restructuring in
respect of the Obligations and during any legal proceeding, including any
proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law), including all Attorney
Costs. The foregoing costs and expenses shall include, without
limitation, all search, filing and recording fees and any taxes related thereto,
and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and
the
cost of independent public accountants and other outside experts retained
by the
Administrative Agent. All amounts due under this §14.2 shall be
payable within two (2) Business Days after demand therefor. The
agreements in this §14.2 shall survive the termination of the Commitments and
repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.
§
14.3 Indemnification.
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Whether
or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Borrowers
shall
indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, its Affiliates and
the
Lenders, its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees,
counsel, agents and attorneys-in-fact (collectively the “Indemnitees”) from and
against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements
(including Attorney Costs) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at
any
time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in
any
way relating to or arising out of or in connection with (a) the execution,
delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of any Loan Document
or any
other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the
transactions contemplated thereby or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby, (b) the Commitments, any Loan or Letter of Credit or
the
use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the
Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the
documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply
with
the terms of such Letter of Credit), (c) any Environmental Liability related
in
any way to any of the Borrowers, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party,
or (d)
any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding
relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any
other
theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any
pending or threatened claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding) and
regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (all the foregoing,
collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”), provided that such indemnity shall
not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments,
suits, costs, expenses or disbursements are determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the
gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. No Indemnitee
shall have any liability for any indirect or consequential damages relating
to
this Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out of its activities
in
connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Closing
Date). All amounts due under this §14.3 shall be due and payable
within five (5) Business Days after demand therefor. The agreements
in this §14.3 shall survive the termination of the Commitment and the repayment,
satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.
§
14.4 Representations and Warranties.
All
representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document
or
other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith
or
therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and
thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be
relied upon by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, regardless of any
investigation made by the Administration Agent or any Lender or on its behalf
and notwithstanding that the Administration Agent or any Lender may have
had
notice or knowledge of any Event of Default at the time of any Credit Extension,
and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the Commitments, any
Loan
or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any
Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.
§
14.5 Payments; Set Aside.
To
the
extent that any payment by or on behalf of any Borrower is made to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent or any Lender
exercises its right of set-off, and such payment or the proceeds of such
set-off
or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent
or
preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement
entered into by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in its discretion)
to be
repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any
proceeding under any debtor relief or similar law or otherwise, then, to
the
extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended
to
be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if
such
payment had not been made or such set-off had not occurred.
§
14.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations.
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(a) Binding
Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors
and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrowers may not assign or
otherwise transfer any of their rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of the Lenders, to be granted in the sole discretion
of
the Lenders, and the Lenders may not assign or otherwise transfer any of
their
rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance
with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section or (ii) any bank or
financial institution with the prior consent of the Borrowers, not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed. 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,
and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal
or
equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this
Agreement.
(b) Assignments
by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more
assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing
to
it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following
conditions:
(i) Minimum
Amounts.
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in
the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the
assigning
Lender’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case
of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved
Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned;
and
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in
any case not described in paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this §14.6, the aggregate
amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans
outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not
then in
effect, the Outstanding Amount of the Loans of the assigning Lender
subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the
Assignment
and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to
the
Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment
and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $5,000,000,
in the case of any assignment in respect of Revolving Credit Loans
or the
Revolving Credit Commitment, $1,000,000, in the case of any assignment
in
respect of the Term Loan or Can. $1,000,000, in the case of any
assignment
in respect of Canadian Revolving Credit Loans or the Canadian Revolving
Credit Commitment, unless each of the Administrative Agent (except
with
respect to any assignment in respect of the Canadian Credit Facility)
and,
so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
the
Borrowers otherwise consent (each such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed).
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(ii) Proportionate
Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment
of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations
under this Agreement with respect to the Loan or the Commitment
assigned.
(iii) Required
Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except
to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this §14.6 and, in
addition:
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the
consent of the Borrowers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld
or
delayed) shall be required unless (x) Event of Default
has
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occurred
and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is
to a
Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;
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the
consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect
of (i)
any unfunded portion of the Revolving Credit Facility if such assignment
is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment in respect
of such
unfunded facility, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund
with
respect to such Lender or (ii) a funded term facility to a Person
who is
not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;
and
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the
consent of the Issuing Bank (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld
or delayed) shall be required for any assignment that increases
the
obligation of the assignee to participate in exposure under one
or more
Letters of Credit (whether or not then
outstanding).
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(iv) Assignment
and Assumption. 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, and the assignee, if it is not
a
Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a questionnaire provided
by
the Administrative Agent.
(v) No
Assignment to Borrower. No such assignment shall be made to any
of the Borrowers or any of the Borrowers’ Affiliates or
Subsidiaries.
(vi) No
Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made
to a natural person.
(vii) Canadian
Lender. Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, the
Canadian Lender shall only be permitted to make such assignment to a Qualified
Canadian Lender.
Subject
to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant
to
paragraph (c) of this §14.6, from and after the effective date specified in each
Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this
Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment
and
Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement,
and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest
assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations
under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering
all of the assigning Lender’s 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 §§5.10, 5.14, 5.17 and 13.2 with respect to facts and
circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such
assignment. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or
obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph
shall
be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a
participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph
(d) of
this Section.
(c) Register. The
Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the
Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in Boston, Massachusetts a
copy
of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the
recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments
of,
and principal amounts of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the
terms
hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the
Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent
and
the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register
pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this
Agreement,
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notwithstanding
notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for
inspection by the Borrowers and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from
time
to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(d) Participations.
(i) Any
Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrowers
or
the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a
natural person or any of the Borrowers or any of the Borrowers’ Affiliates or
Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s
rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion
of
its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s
obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender
shall
remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance
of
such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders
and the Issuing Bank shall continue to deal solely and directly with such
Lender
in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this
Agreement.
(ii) Any
agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation
shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this
Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of
any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or
instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of
the
Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver with respect
any
actions set forth in §14.11 that the require the unanimous consent of the
Lenders and that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (e)
of this §14.6, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to
the benefits of §§5.9, 5.12 and 5.13 to the same extent as if it were a Lender
and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of
this
§§14.6. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall
be entitled to the benefits of §14.1 as though it were a Lender, provided such
Participant agrees to be subject to §§2.1.5 as though it were a
Lender.
(e) Limitations
upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to
receive any greater payment under Sections §§5.9, 5.12 and 5.13 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 Borrowers’ prior written consent. A
Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not
be
entitled to the benefits of §5.13 unless the Borrowers are notified of the
participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the
benefit of the Borrower, to comply with §5.13(e) as though it were a
Lender.
(f) Certain
Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security
interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure
obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure
obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or
assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder
or
substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party
hereto.
§
14.7 Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies.
(a) General. Unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications
provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including by facsimile
transmission). All such written notices shall be mailed, faxed or delivered
to
the address, facsimile number or (subject to subsection (c) below) electronic
mail address specified for notices to the applicable party on Schedule
14.7; or to such other address, facsimile number or electronic mail address
as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other
party. All notices and other communications expressly permitted
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to
be
given by telephone shall be made to the telephone number specified for notices
to the applicable party on Schedule 14.7, or to such other telephone
number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other
party. All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to
be given or made upon the earlier to occur of (i) actual receipt by the relevant
party hereto and (ii) (A) if delivered by hand or by courier, when signed
for by
or on behalf of the relevant party hereto; (B) if delivered by mail, four
Business Days after deposit in the mails, postage prepaid; (C) if delivered
by
facsimile, when sent and receipt has been confirmed by telephone; and (D)
if
delivered by electronic mail (which form of delivery is subject to the
provisions of subsection (c) below), when delivered; provided, however, that
notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent pursuant to
§§2, 3,
4 and 5 shall not be effective until actually received by the Administrative
Agent. In no event shall a voicemail message be effective as a
notice, communication or confirmation hereunder.
(b) Effectiveness
of Facsimile Documents and Signatures. Loan Documents may be
transmitted and/or signed by facsimile. The effectiveness of any such
documents and signatures shall, subject to applicable law, have the same
force
and effect as manually-signed originals and shall be binding on all Loan
Parties
and the Lender. The Lender may also require that any such documents
and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof;
provided, however, that the failure to request or deliver the same shall
not
limit the effectiveness of any facsimile document or signature.
(c) Reliance
by Lender. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be
entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Loan Requests)
purportedly given by or on behalf of any Borrower even if (i) such notices
were
not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded
or
followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms
thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation
thereof. The Borrowers shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the
Lenders, their respective Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors,
employees, agents and attorneys-in-fact from all losses, costs, expenses
and
liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice
purportedly given by or on behalf of any Borrower. All telephonic
notices to and other communications with the Lender may be recorded by the
Lender, and the Borrowers hereby consent to such recording.
§
14.8 Cumulative Remedies; Captions; Counterparts.
The
rights and remedies herein expressed are cumulative and not exclusive of
any
other rights which the Lender would otherwise have. The captions in
this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not define
or
limit the provisions hereof. This Agreement and any amendment hereof
may be executed in several counterparts and by each party on a separate
counterpart, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original,
but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. In proving
this Agreement it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than
one
such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforcement is
sought.
§
14.9 USA Patriot Act Notice.
Each
Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the
Administrative Agent hereby notifies the Borrowers that, pursuant to the
requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed
into
law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record
information that identifies the Borrowers, which information includes the
names
and addresses of the Borrowers and other information that will allow each
of the
Lenders and the Administrative Agent to identify the Borrowers in accordance
with the Act.
§
14.10 Entire Agreement; Etc.
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The
Loan
Documents and any other documents executed in connection herewith or therewith
express the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may
be changed, waived, discharged or terminated, except as provided in
§14.11.
§
14.11 Consents; Amendments; Waivers; Etc.
No
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrowers therefrom, shall
be
effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrowers,
and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose
for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver
or consent shall:
(a) waive
any condition set forth in §§6.1 and 6.2 without the written consent of each
Lender;
(b) extend
or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated
pursuant to §§12.1 and 12.2) without the written consent of such
Lender;
(c) postpone
any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment
or
mandatory prepayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to
the
Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document without
the
written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
(d) reduce
the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on any Loan or
Letter
of Credit, or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other
Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected
thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders
shall
be necessary (i) to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any
obligation of the Borrowers to pay interest at the Default Rate or (ii) to
amend
any financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein) even
if the
effect of such amendment would be to reduce the rate of interest on any Loan
or
to reduce any fee payable hereunder;
(e) release
any Guarantor from its obligations under § 11.1 or release all or
substantially all of the Pledged Equity, as applicable, without the consent
of
each Lender; or
(f) change
any provision of this §14.11 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any
other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required
to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any
determination or grant any consent hereunder without the written consent
of each
Lender;
and, provided
further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in
writing and signed by the Issuing Bank in addition to the Lenders required
above, affect the rights or duties of the Issuing Bank under this Agreement
or
any documents relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by
it; and
(ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed
by the
Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the
rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any
other
Loan Document. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no
Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment,
waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may
not
be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender.
§
14.12 Concerning Joint and Several Liability.
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Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, in consideration of the financial
accommodations to be provided by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
under
this Agreement, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each
applicable Borrower and in consideration of the undertakings of the other
applicable Borrowers to accept limited joint and several liability as set
forth
herein:
(a) Each
U.S. Borrower, jointly and severally, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, joint and several
liability with the other U.S. Borrowers, Canadian Borrowers and Foreign
Borrowers with respect to the payment and performance of all of the Obligations,
it being the intention of the parties hereto that all of the Obligations
shall
be the joint and several obligations and liabilities of each U.S. Borrower
without preferences or distinction among them.
(b) Each
Canadian Borrower, jointly and severally, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, joint and several
liability with the other Canadian Borrowers with respect to the payment and
performance of all of the Canadian Obligations, it being the intention of
the
parties hereto that all of the Canadian Obligations shall be the joint and
several obligations of each Canadian Borrower without preferences or distinction
among them.
(c) If
and to the extent that any of the Borrowers shall fail to make any payment
with
respect to any of the applicable Obligations of such Borrower as and when
due or
to perform any such Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof, then
in
each such event all other U.S. Borrowers will make such payment with respect
to,
or perform, such Obligation, in accordance with the terms thereof.
(d) If
and to the extent that any of the Canadian Borrowers shall fail to make any
payment with respect to any of the Canadian Obligations as and when due or
to
perform any of the Canadian Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof,
then in each such event the other Canadian Borrowers will make such payment
with
respect to, or perform, such Canadian Obligations, in accordance with the
terms
thereof.
(e) The
respective Obligations of each applicable Borrower under the provisions of
this
§14.12 constitute full recourse Obligations of each such Borrower enforceable
against each such Borrower to the full extent of its properties and assets,
irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of this Agreement
or
any other circumstance whatsoever.
(f) Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each Borrower, to the
fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, hereby waives notice of acceptance of
its
joint and several liability, as applicable, notice of any Loans made under
this
Agreement, notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders under or in respect of any of the
Obligations, and, generally, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all
demands, notices and other formalities of every kind in connection with this
Agreement. Each Borrower, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, hereby waives all defenses which may be available by virtue
of
any valuation, stay, moratorium law or other similar law now or hereafter
in
effect, any right to require the marshaling of assets of the Borrowers and
any
other Person primarily or secondarily liable with respect to any of the
Obligations and all suretyship defenses generally. Each Borrower, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, hereby assents to, and waives
notice of, any extension or postponement of the time for the payment of any
of
the Obligations, the acceptance of any payment of any of the Obligations,
the
acceptance of any partial payment thereon, any waiver, consent or other action
or acquiescence by the Lenders at any time or times in respect of any default
by
any of the Borrowers in the performance or satisfaction of any term, covenant,
condition or provision of this Agreement, any and all other indulgences
whatsoever by the Lenders in respect of any of the Obligations, and the taking,
addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, at
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any
time
or times, of any security for any of the Obligations or the addition,
substitution or release, in whole or in part, of any of the
Borrowers. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each
Borrower assents to any other action or delay in acting or failure to act
on the
part of the Lenders with respect to the failure by any of the Borrowers to
comply with any of its respective Obligations, including, without limitation,
any failure strictly or diligently to assert any right or to pursue any remedy
or to comply fully with applicable laws or regulations thereunder, which
might,
but for the provisions of this Section 14.12, afford grounds for
terminating, discharging or relieving any of the Borrowers, in whole or in
part,
from any of its Obligations under this Section 14.12, it being the intention
of
each Borrower that, so long as any of the Obligations hereunder remain
unsatisfied, the Obligations of such Borrowers under this Section 14.12 shall
not be discharged except by performance and then only to the extent of such
performance. The Obligations of each Borrower under this Section
14.12 shall not be diminished or rendered unenforceable by any winding up,
reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, re-construction or similar proceeding
with respect to any of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent or the
Lenders. The joint and several liability of the Borrowers hereunder
shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any absorption, merger,
amalgamation or any other change whatsoever in the name, membership,
constitution or place of formation of any of the Borrowers, the Administrative
Agent, the Canadian Lender or the Lenders.
(g) To
the extent any Borrower makes a payment hereunder in excess of the aggregate
amount of the benefit received by such Borrower in respect of the extensions
of
credit under the Agreement (the “Benefit Amount”), then such Borrower,
after the payment in full, in cash, of all of the Obligations, shall be entitled
to recover from each other applicable Borrower such excess payment, pro rata,
in
accordance with the ratio of the Benefit Amount received by each such other
Borrower to the total Benefit Amount received by all applicable Borrowers,
and
the right to such recovery shall be deemed to be an asset and property of
such
Borrower so funding; provided, that each Borrower hereby agrees that it will
not
enforce any of its rights of contribution or subrogation against the other
Borrowers with respect to any liability incurred by it hereunder or under
any of
the other Loan Documents, any payments made by it to any of the Lenders or
the
Administrative Agent with respect to any of the Obligations or any collateral
security therefor until such time as all of the Obligations have been
irrevocably paid in full in cash, the Commitments have terminated and no
Letters
of Credit shall be outstanding (or have been backstopped or cash collateralized
on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent). Any
claim which any Borrower may have against any other Borrower with respect
to any
payments to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any
other
Loan Document are hereby expressly made subordinate and junior in right of
payment, without limitation as to any increases in the Obligations arising
hereunder or thereunder, to the prior payment in full of the Obligations
and, in
the event of any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation,
reorganization or other similar proceeding under the laws of any jurisdiction
relating to any Borrower, its debts or its assets, whether voluntary or
involuntary, all such Obligations shall be paid in full before any payment
or
distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property,
shall be made to any other Borrower therefor.
(h) Each
Borrower hereby agrees that the payment of any amounts due with respect to
the
Indebtedness owing by any Borrower to any other Borrower is hereby subordinated
to the prior payment in full in cash of the Obligations. Each
Borrower hereby agrees that after the occurrence and during the continuance
of
any Event of Default, such Borrower will not demand, xxx for or otherwise
attempt to collect any such Indebtedness of any other Borrower owing to such
Borrower until the Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash, the
Commitments have terminated and no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding
(or
have been backstopped or cash collateralized on terms reasonably acceptable
to
the Administrative Agent). If, notwithstanding the foregoing
sentence, such Borrower shall collect, enforce or receive any amounts in
respect
of such Indebtedness before payment in full in cash of the Obligations, such
amounts shall be collected, enforced, received by such Borrower as trustee
for
the Administrative Agent and be paid over to the Administrative Agent for
the
pro rata accounts of the Lenders to be applied
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to
repay
(or be held as security for the repayment of) the Obligations, provided that
nothing in this section shall be effective to create a registrable
charge.
(i) The
provisions of this § 14.12 are made for the benefit of the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders and their successors and assigns, and may be enforced
in
good faith by them from time to time against any or all of the Borrowers
as
often as the occasion therefor may arise and without requirement on the part
of
the Administrative Agent or the Lenders first to marshal any of their claims
or
to exercise any of their rights against any other Borrower or to exhaust
any
remedies available to them against any other Borrower or to resort to any
other
source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder
or to
elect any other remedy. The provisions of this Section 14.12 shall
remain in effect until all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full
in
cash or otherwise fully satisfied, the Commitments have terminated and no
Letters of Credit shall be outstanding (or have been backstopped or cash
collateralized on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent). If at any time, any payment, or any part thereof, made in
respect of any of the Obligations, is rescinded or must otherwise be restored
or
returned by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders upon the insolvency,
bankruptcy or reorganization of any of the Borrowers or is repaid in good
faith
settlement of a pending or threatened avoidance claim, or otherwise, the
provisions of this Section 14.12 will forthwith be reinstated in effect,
as
though such payment had not been made.
(j) It
is the intention and agreement of each of the Borrowers and the Lenders that
the
obligations of such Borrower under this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable
against such Borrower to the maximum extent permitted by applicable
law. Accordingly, if any provision of this Agreement creating any
obligation of a Borrower in favor of the Lenders shall be declared to be
invalid
or unenforceable in any respect or to any extent, it is the stated intention
and
agreement of such Borrower and the Lenders that any balance of the obligation
created by such provision and all other obligations of the Borrower to the
Lenders created by other provisions of this Agreement shall remain valid
and
enforceable. Likewise, if by final order a court of competent
jurisdiction shall declare any sums which the Lenders may be otherwise entitled
to collect from any Borrower under this Agreement to be in excess of those
permitted under any law (including any federal or state fraudulent conveyance
or
like statute or rule of law) applicable to such Borrower’s obligations under
this Agreement, it is the stated intention and agreement of the Borrower
and the
Lenders that all sums not in excess of those permitted under such applicable
law
shall remain fully collectible by the Lenders from such Borrower.
(k) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, in
no
event or circumstance shall (i) any Canadian Borrower or Canadian Guarantor
be
liable or obligated in any way as a guarantor, surety or otherwise for the
payment or performance of any of the Obligations of any U.S. Borrower or
Foreign
Borrower (the obligations of the Canadian Borrowers and any Canadian Guarantor
under the Loan Documents being limited to the payment of the Canadian Revolving
Credit Loans, the Term Loans, all applicable L/C Obligations in respect of
any
Canadian Letter of Credit, any Swap Contract or Bank Product Obligations
entered
into by any Canadian Borrower and all related obligations in respect thereof
included in the definition of Canadian Obligations and Canadian Revolving
Credit
Obligations) or (ii) any Foreign Borrower be liable or obligated in any way
as a
guarantor, surety or otherwise for the payment or performance of any of the
Obligations of any U.S. Borrower, Canadian Borrower or any other Foreign
Borrower (the obligations of such Foreign Borrower under the Loan Documents
being limited to the payment of the Revolving Credit Loans borrowed by such
Foreign Borrower, any Swap Contract or Bank Product Obligations entered into
by
such Foreign Borrower and all related obligations in respect thereof (in
the
nature of interest, fees, costs and expenses in relation to the foregoing)
included in the definition of Obligations.
§
14.13 Governing Law.
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THIS
AGREEMENT AND EACH OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH
THEREIN) ARE CONTRACTS UNDER AND SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
(EXCLUDING THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO CONFLICTS OR CHOICE OF LAW). THE
BORROWERS CONSENT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY OF THE STATE OR FEDERAL OR COURTS
LOCATED IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUIT
TO
ENFORCE THE RIGHTS OF THE LENDERS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER
LOAN
DOCUMENTS.
§
14.14 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 THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT
OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT,
TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY
OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION,
SEEK
TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER
PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION
§
14.15Severability.
The
provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one clause or provision
hereof shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any
jurisdiction, then such invalidity or unenforceability shall affect only
such
clause or provision, or part thereof, in such jurisdiction, and shall not
in any
manner affect such clause or provision in any other jurisdiction, or any
other
clause or provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction.
The
parties confirm their express wish that this Agreement and all documents
including notices, relating thereto be drawn up in English. Les
parties confirment avoir requis que cette convention ainsi que tous les
documents et avis s’y rattachant soient rédigés en anglais.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused this Agreement to be
duly
executed and delivery as of the day and year first above written.
BORROWER:
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LOJACK
CORPORATION
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
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Title: CEO
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Signature
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CANADIAN
BORROWER:
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LOJACK
EXCHANGEGO CANADA INC.
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
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Title: CEO
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Signature
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U.S.
GUARANTORS:
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LOJACK
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
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Title: Vice
President
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Signature
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LOJACK
GLOBAL LLC
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
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Title: President
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Signature
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LOJACK
OPERATING COMPANY, L.P.
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
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Title: President
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Signature
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CANADIAN
GUARANTORS
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6292887
CANADA INC.
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
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Title: CEO
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Signature
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BOOMERANG
TRACKING INC.
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
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Title: CEO
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Signature
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CITIZENS
BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS,
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as
Lender, Issuing Bank and Administrative Agent
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By:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Vice
President
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Signature
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JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
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By:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Vice
President
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Signature
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ROYAL
BANK OF CANADA, acting through a
New
York branch, as Revolving Credit Lender
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title: Attorney-in-Fact
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Signature
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SOVEREIGN
BANK
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By:
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxx
Xxxxx
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Title: Sr.
Vice President
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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A., TORONTO BRANCH
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxx
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Title: Senior
Vice President
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ROYAL
BANK OF CANADA, as Term Loan
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By:
/s/ Xxx X. Promaine
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Name: Xxx
X. Promaine
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Title: Authorized
Signatory
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SCHEDULE
1
SUBSIDIARIES
AND AFFILIATES
U.S.
Borrowers:
LoJack
Corporation
Canadian
Revolving Borrowers:
LoJack
Exchangeco Canada Inc.
Term
Loan Borrower:
LoJack
Exchangeco Canada Inc.
Foreign
Borrowers:
None
U.S.
Guarantors:
1.
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LoJack
Corporation
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2.
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LoJack
Global LLC
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3.
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LoJack
International Corporation
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4.
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LoJack
Operating Company, L.P.
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Canadian
Guarantors:
1.
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6292887
Canada Inc.
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2.
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Boomerang
Tracking Inc.
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SCHEDULE
2
LENDERS,
COMMITMENTS, APPLICABLE PERCENTAGES
LENDERS
Revolving
Credit Lenders:
Citizens
Bank of Massachusetts
XX
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Bank, N.A.
Royal
Bank of Canada, acting through a New York branch
Sovereign
Bank
Term
Loan Lenders:
Citizens
Bank of Massachusetts
XX
Xxxxxx
Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch
Royal
Bank of Canada
Sovereign
Bank
Canadian
Lender:
Royal
Bank of Canada
COMMITMENTS;
APPLICABLE PERCENTAGES
REVOLVING
CREDIT FACILITY
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Lender
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Commitment
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Applicable
Percentage
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Citizens
Bank of Massachusetts
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$23,333,333.33
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46.67%
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JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
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$13,333,333.33
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26.67%
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Royal
Bank of Canada, acting through a New York Branch
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$10,000,000.00
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20.00%
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Sovereign
Bank
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$3,333,333.34
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6.67%
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TOTAL
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$50,000,000.00
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100.00%
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THE
TERM LOAN
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Lender
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Term
Loan Amount
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Applicable
Percentage
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Citizens
Bank of Massachusetts
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Can.
$12,133,333.33
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46.67%
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JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch
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Can.
$6,933,333.33
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26.67%
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Royal
Bank of Canada
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Can.
$5,200,000.00
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20.00%
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Sovereign
Bank
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Can.
$1,733,333.34
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6.67%
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TOTAL
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Can.
$26,000,000.00
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100.00%
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CANADIAN
CREDIT FACILITY
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Lender
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Commitment
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Applicable
Percentage
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Royal
Bank of Canada
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Can.
$5,000,000.00
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100.00%
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TOTAL
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Can.,
$5,000,000.00
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100.00%
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LENDING
OFFICES
SCHEDULE
3.1-A
ADDITIONAL
DEFINITIONS FOR CANADIAN CREDIT FACILITY
For
the
purpose of the Canadian Credit Facility, the following terms and phrases
shall
have the following meanings (it being understood that capitalized terms
not
otherwise defined in this Schedule 3.1-A shall have the meanings assigned
to such terms in § 1.1 or § 3 of the Credit Agreement, as
applicable):
Acceptance
Fee. Means the fee payable at the time of the acceptance of
Bankers' Acceptances established by multiplying the face amount of such
Bankers'
Acceptances by the Applicable Margin and by multiplying the product so
obtained
by a fraction having a numerator equal to the number of days in the term
of such
Bankers' Acceptances and a denominator of 365.
Bankers’
Acceptance or BA. Means a xxxx of exchange denominated in
Canadian Dollars, including a depository xxxx issued in accordance with
the
Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada), drawn on the Canadian Lender
by, and payable to the order of, any Canadian Revolving Borrower which
have been
accepted by the Canadian Lender.
Banking
Day. Means a Business Day on which dealings in US Dollar deposits
may be carried on by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar
market.
Business
Day. Means a day, excluding Saturday, Sunday and any other day
which is a legal holiday, on which banking institutions are open for normal
business in Montreal and Toronto and, in respect of any payments in US
Dollars,
a day on which banking institutions are also open for business in New York,
N.Y., U.S.A. and furthermore, in respect of a Libor Loan, means a day which
is
also a Banking Day.
Canadian
Lender CDOR Rate. Means, on any day, the rate per annum which is
the rate determined by the Canadian Lender as being the arithmetic average
(rounded to the nearest one-thousandth of 1%, with five ten-thousandths
of 1%
being rounded upwards) of the rates applicable to Canadian Dollar bankers’
acceptances for the appropriate term displayed and identified on the “Reuters
Screen CDOR Page” (as defined in the International Swaps and Derivatives
Association, Inc. definitions, as modified and amended from time to time)
at
approximately 10:00 a.m. on such day, or if such day is not a Business
Day then
on the immediately preceding Business Day (as adjusted by the Canadian
Lender
after 10:00 a.m. to reflect any error in a posted rate of interest or in
the
posted average annual rate of interest); provided, however, if such rates
do not appear on the Reuters Screen CDOR Page as contemplated, then the
Canadian
Lender CDOR Rate on any day shall be the discount rate applicable to Canadian
Dollar bankers’ acceptances for the appropriate term of the Canadian Lender at
approximately 10:00 a.m. on such day, or if such day is not a Business Day,
then on the immediately preceding Business Day.
Discount. Means
with respect to any issue of Bankers' Acceptances with the same maturity
date,
the amount by which the face value of such Bankers' Acceptances exceeds
the
Discounted Proceeds of such Bankers' Acceptances.
Discounted
Proceeds. Means, in respect of any Bankers' Acceptance to be
accepted by the Canadian Lender on any day, an amount calculated on the
date of
issue thereof which is (rounded to the nearest whole cent, and with one-half
of
one cent being rounded up) calculated on such day by multiplying:
(a) the
face amount of such Bankers' Acceptance, by
(b) the
price, where the price is determined by dividing one by the sum of one
plus the
product of:
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the
Discount Rate (expressed as a
decimal); and
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(ii)
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a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the
term of such
Bankers' Acceptance and the denominator of which is
365;
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with
the
price as so determined being rounded up or down to the fifth decimal place
and
.000005 being rounded up.
Discount
Rate. Means, with respect to an issue of Bankers' Acceptances
with the same maturity date, the rate determined by the Canadian Lender
as being
the discount rate, calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days, of the
Canadian Lender established in accordance with its normal practice at or
about
9:30 a.m. on the date of issue and acceptance of such Bankers' Acceptances,
for
bankers' acceptances accepted by the Canadian Lender and having a comparable
face value and an identical maturity date to the face value and maturity
date of
the Bankers' Acceptances forming part of such issue of Bankers'
Acceptances.
Equivalent
Amount. Means the amount of Dollars into which Canadian Dollars
may be converted or the amount of Canadian Dollars into which Dollars may
be
converted using the Bank of Canada's noon mid-point spot rate for such
currencies on such date.
Eurocurrency. Means
US Dollars, Sterling, Deutsche Marks, Swiss Francs, Japanese Yen or any
other
currency which is freely convertible on the London Interbank
Market.
LC. Means
a documentary credit issued by the Canadian Lender on behalf of any Canadian
Revolving Borrower for the purpose of paying suppliers of goods.
Letter
of Credit. Means, in connection with the Canadian Credit
Facility, a LC or a LG.
LG. Means
a documentary credit issued by the Canadian Lender on behalf of any Canadian
Revolving Borrower for the purpose of providing security to a third party
that
such Canadian Revolving Borrower or a person designated by such Canadian
Revolving Borrower will perform a contractual obligation owed to such third
party.
Libor. Means,
with respect to each Libor Interest Period applicable to a Libor Loan,
the
annual rate of interest (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest
whole
multiple of one sixteenth of one percent (1/16th%)), at which the Canadian
Lender, in accordance with its normal practice, would be prepared to offer
deposits to leading banks in the London Interbank Market for delivery on
the
first day of each such Libor Interest Period, for a period equal to
each
such
Libor Interest Period, such deposits being in Dollars (or other agreed
upon
Eurocurrency specified herein) of comparable amounts to be outstanding
during
such Libor Interest Period, at or about 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on the
Interest Determination Date.
Libor
Interest Date. Means, with respect to any Libor Loan, the last
day of each Libor Interest Period and, if the relevant Canadian Revolving
Borrower selects a Libor Interest Period for a period longer than 3 months,
the
Libor Interest Date shall be the date falling every 3 months after the
beginning
of such Libor Interest Period as well as the last day of such Libor Interest
Period.
Libor
Interest Period. Means, with respect to any Libor Loan, the
initial period (subject to availability) of approximately 1 month (or longer
whole multiples of 1 month to and including 6 months as selected by the
relevant
Canadian Revolving Borrower and notified to the Canadian Lender by written
notice) or such shorter or longer period as the Canadian Lender in its
sole
discretion shall make available commencing on the date on which such Libor
Loan
is made or another method of Borrowing is converted to a Libor Loan, as
the case
may be, and thereafter, while such Libor Loan is outstanding, each successive
period (subject to availability) of 1 month (or longer whole multiples
of 1
month to and including 6 months, as selected by the relevant Canadian Revolving
Borrower and notified to the Canadian Lender by written notice) commencing
on
the last day of the immediately preceding Libor Interest Period.
RBP
and Royal Bank Prime. In effect on any day, means the higher of
(a) the annual rate of interest announced by the Canadian Lender from time
to time as its “prime rate”, being its reference rate then in effect for
determining interest rates on commercial loans made by it in Canadian Dollars
in
Canada and (b) the annual rate of interest equal to the Canadian Lender
CDOR Rate, plus 1% per annum, in each case as adjusted from time to time
without
notice to the Canadian Revolving Borrowers.
RBUSBR
and Royal Bank US Base Rate. In effect on any day, means the rate
of interest per annum that is the greater of (a) the rate of interest publicly
announced by the Canadian Lender from time to time as its "US Base Rate",
being
its reference rate then in effect for determining interest rates on commercial
loans in US Dollars made by it in Canada, and (b) the annual rate of interest
equal to the sum of the daily Federal Funds Effective Rate (converted to
a rate
based on, as the case may be, a 365 or 366-day period) then in effect
plus 1 % per annum, in each case, as adjusted from time to time
without notice to the Canadian Revolving Borrowers.
Schedule
3.1-B
Borrowing
Conditions Under Canadian Credit Facility
Borrowings
made other than by way of RBP Loans or RBUSBR Loans will be subject to
the
following terms and conditions:
BAs:
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(a)
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The
Canadian Revolving Borrowers may effect Canadian Revolving Credit
Loans by
way of Bankers' Acceptances denominated in Canadian Dollars in
accordance
with the provisions hereinbelow. For the purposes of this
Agreement, the full face value of Bankers' Acceptances, without
Discount,
shall be used when calculations are made to determine the amount
of
Canadian Revolving Credit Loans. Each determination by the
Canadian Lender of the Acceptance Fee, of the Discount Rate,
of the
Discounted Proceeds and of the Discount shall, in the absence
of manifest
error be final, conclusive and binding on the Canadian Revolving
Borrowers;
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(b)
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the
relevant Canadian Revolving Borrower shall give to the Canadian
Lender an
irrevocable telephone notice at least by 10:30 a.m. two (2) Business
Days prior to any Borrowing by way of a BA (including renewal
or
conversion thereof) followed by a written confirmation substantially
in
the form of Exhibit C to the Credit
Agreement;
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(c)
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BAs
shall be issued and mature on a Business Day and shall be issued
in
minimum face amounts of $100,000 or such larger amount as is
a whole
multiple of $100,000 for terms of not less than 30 and not more
than 180
days;
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(d)
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upon
each issue of Bankers' Acceptances:
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(i)
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which
are purchased by the Canadian Lender for its own account, the
relevant
Canadian Revolving Borrower shall be entitled to be credited
by the
Canadian Lender with the Discounted Proceeds thereof, less the
Acceptance
Fee,
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(ii)
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as
a result of the conversion of outstanding Canadian Revolving Credit
Loans into Bankers' Acceptances or as a result of the renewal
of
outstanding Bankers' Acceptances, the relevant Canadian Revolving
Borrower
shall, concurrently with the conversion or renewal, pay in advance
out of
its own funds to the Canadian Lender an amount equal to the Discount
applicable to such issue, to be applied against the principal
of the
Canadian Revolving Credit Loan being so converted or renewed,
plus the
applicable Acceptance Fee.
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(e)
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notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the Canadian Revolving
Borrowers
shall indemnify the Canadian Lender against any loss, cost or
expense
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incurred
by the Canadian Lender if any BA is repaid, prepaid, converted or cancelled
other than on the maturity date of such BA;
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(f)
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any
BA issued hereunder must have a maturity on or before the Maturity
Date,
unless otherwise agreed by the Canadian
Lender;
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(g)
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prior
to the issue of any BA the Canadian Revolving Borrowers shall
execute the
Canadian Lender’s standard form of undertaking and agreement in respect of
BAs. If there is any inconsistency at any time between the
terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Canadian Lender’s standard
form of undertaking and agreement, the terms of this Agreement
shall
govern;
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(h)
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if
Bankers' Acceptances are outstanding hereunder, the relevant
Canadian
Revolving Borrower shall prior to the date of maturity of the
then current
Bankers' Acceptances, irrevocably notify the Canadian Lender of the
intention of such Canadian Revolving Borrower to repay, renew
or convert
such Canadian Revolving Credit Loan at the maturity of the related
Bankers' Acceptances, such notice to be given by telephone within
notice
periods similar to those provided in paragraph (b) above, followed by
a written confirmation substantially in the form of Exhibit C to
the Credit Agreement on the same
day;
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(i)
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if
the relevant Canadian Revolving Borrower shall choose to renew
a Canadian
Revolving Credit Loan outstanding by way of Bankers' Acceptances
in the
same form of Canadian Revolving Credit Loan, such Canadian Revolving
Borrower shall cause the term of the new Bankers' Acceptances
to commence
on and include the date of maturity of the relative Bankers'
Acceptances
being renewed. If such Canadian Revolving Borrower fails to so
notify the Canadian Lender as provided in paragraph (h) above, such
Canadian Revolving Borrower shall be deemed to have notified
the Canadian
Lender of its intention to convert the relevant Canadian Revolving
Credit
Loan by way of Bankers' Acceptances into a RBP
Loan;
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(j)
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the
relevant Canadian Revolving Borrower shall, by no later than
10:30 a.m. on
the maturity date of each Bankers' Acceptance, pay to the Canadian
Lender
an amount equal to the face amount of all Bankers' Acceptances
accepted by
the Canadian Lender and maturing on that day by effecting such
payment out
of its own funds to the Canadian Lender, or by converting such
Canadian
Revolving Credit Loan by way of Bankers' Acceptances into another
form of
Canadian Revolving Credit Loan then available hereunder or by
renewing
such Bankers' Acceptances hereunder, the whole subject to the
payment of
the Discount as provided in paragraph (d)(ii) above, and in each case
of conversion or renewal, the Discounted Proceeds, together with
the
Discount paid to the Canadian Lender in respect thereof, shall
be applied
by the Canadian Lender to the reduction of the Canadian Revolving
Credit
Loan being converted or renewed, as the case may
be;
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(k)
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in
the event that the relevant Canadian Revolving Borrower fails
to provide
payment of the face amount of a Bankers' Acceptance on its maturity
date
as
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required
pursuant to paragraph (j) above, then the Canadian Dollar amount of such
failed payment shall be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement to be
and
shall be treated in all respects as a Canadian Revolving Credit Loan by
way of a
RBP Loan as and from such maturity date;
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(l)
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to
facilitate availment of Borrowings by way of BAs, each Canadian
Revolving
Borrower hereby appoints the Canadian Lender as its agent to
sign and
endorse on its behalf, in handwriting or by facsimile or mechanical
signature as and when deemed necessary by the Canadian Lender,
blank forms
of BAs in order to allow the Canadian Lender to complete and
accept from
time to time such instruments in the aggregate and face amounts
and for
the maturities chosen by such Canadian Revolving Borrower. Each
Canadian
Revolving Borrower recognizes and agrees that all BAs signed
and/or
endorsed on its behalf by the Canadian Lender shall bind such
Canadian
Revolving Borrower as fully and effectually as if signed in the
handwriting of and duly issued by the proper signing officers
of such
Canadian Revolving Borrower. In this connection, the parties
also agree
that the Canadian Lender shall not be liable for any damage,
loss or other
claim arising by reason of any loss or improper use of any BAs
issued
hereunder except if same results from the gross negligence or
wilful
misconduct of the Canadian Lender or its officers, employees,
agents or
representatives. On request by or on behalf of any Canadian Revolving
Borrower, the Canadian Lender shall cancel all forms of BAs which
have
been pre-signed or pre-endorsed by or on behalf of such Canadian
Revolving
Borrower and which are held by the Canadian Lender and have not
yet been
issued;
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(m)
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if
at any time during the term of this Agreement, the Canadian Lender
determines in good faith (which determination shall be final,
conclusive
and binding upon the Canadian Revolving Borrowers) that by reasons
of
circumstances or changes affecting the market for Bankers'
Acceptances:
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(i)
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it
is no longer possible to establish the Discount Rate in respect
of
Bankers' Acceptances, or
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(ii)
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the
market for Bankers' Acceptances no longer exists, is too weak
for its
normal use by the Canadian Lender or is not capable in the normal
course
of business to absorb Bankers' Acceptances accepted by the Canadian
Lender,
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then,
the
Canadian Lender shall immediately notify the Canadian Revolving Borrowers
of its
determination in writing. For so long as the circumstances referred
to in paragraphs (i) or (ii) of this paragraph (m) shall continue, the
Canadian Lender shall not be obligated to make any further Canadian Revolving
Credit Loans available by way of Bankers' Acceptances and thereafter, until
notice to the contrary is given to the Canadian Revolving Borrowers by
the
Canadian Lender, the Canadian Lender shall only be obligated to make other
forms
of Canadian Revolving Credit Loans available to the Canadian Revolving
Borrowers
hereunder, and the principal amount of all Canadian Revolving
Credit
Loans
outstanding by way of Bankers' Acceptances shall, at the expiry of the
related
Bankers' Acceptances, be converted without novation into such other form
of
Canadian Revolving Credit Loan as the Canadian Revolving Borrowers may
request
by notice to the Canadian Lender or failing such notice, into RBP
Loans;
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(n)
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the
Canadian Revolving Borrowers shall have no right to set up as
against the
Canadian Lender any defense or right of action, of indemnification
or of
set-off or compensation or any similar claim of any nature whatsoever
which the Canadian Revolving Borrowers may have had at any time
or may
have in the future with respect to any holder of one or more
Banker's
Acceptance(s) issued hereunder;
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(o)
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on
the maturity date of each Bankers' Acceptance issued hereunder,
the
Canadian Lender will pay to the redeeming holder, if any, of
each Bankers'
Acceptance, at the time of presentment thereof, the face amount
of such
Bankers' Acceptance.
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LCs
or LGs:
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(a)
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each
Letter of Credit shall expire on a Business Day (in no event
later than
five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date) and shall have
a term of
not more than 365 days;
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(b)
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at
least 2 Business Days prior to the issue of a Letter of Credit,
the relevant Canadian Revolving Borrower shall execute a duly
authorized
application with respect to such Letter of Credit and each Letter
of
Credit shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the relevant
application for such contract;
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(c)
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a
Letter of Credit may not be revoked prior to its expiry date
unless the
consent of the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit has been
obtained;
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(d)
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if
there is any inconsistency at any time between the terms of this
Agreement
and the terms of the application for a Letter of Credit, the
terms of the
application for such Letter of Credit shall
govern;
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(e)
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subject
to paragraph (f) below, if the Canadian Lender makes a payment under
a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding in accordance herewith,
the
amount or amounts so paid by the Canadian Lender shall, unless
otherwise
funded by or for the account of the Canadian Revolving Borrowers,
be
deemed to constitute a RBP Loan in the case of a payment made
in Canadian
Dollars or in any currency other than US Dollars and a RBUSBR
Loan in the
case of a payment made in US Dollars, which shall bear interest
accordingly from the date of payment by the Canadian Lender until
full
repayment by the Canadian Revolving Borrowers and shall be repayable
on
demand. If such payment is made in a currency other than
Canadian Dollars or US Dollars, the amount of such payment shall
be deemed
to constitute a RBP Loan in an amount equal to the Equivalent
Amount in
Canadian Dollars, as determined using the spot buying rate of
the Canadian
Lender as in effect at the time of
determination;
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(f)
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if
and when a payment which the Canadian Lender is obliged to pay
pursuant to
a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding in accordance herewith
is made by
the Canadian Lender pursuant to such Letter of Credit, the Canadian
Revolving Borrowers shall forthwith pay to the Canadian Lender,
in the
currency(ies) in which such payment was made, the whole amount
so paid
under the said Letter of Credit and if the Canadian Revolving
Borrowers
fails to make such payment, the amount of such payment shall
be deemed to
constitute a demand RBP Loan or RBUSBR Loan, as the case may
be, hereunder
in accordance with paragraph (e)
above.
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Without
restriction to the foregoing, the Canadian Revolving Borrowers shall, in
addition, indemnify the Canadian Lender and hold it harmless from and against
any claims, demands, losses, costs, liabilities, actions, judgments or
suits,
damages and expenses, including legal fees and expenses reasonably incurred
which the Canadian Lender may suffer or incur by reason of having issued
any
Letter of Credit or having accepted drafts or documents thereunder or by
reason
of false or incomplete information being provided by the Canadian Revolving
Borrowers to the Canadian Lender in respect of Canadian Revolving Credit
Loans
or proposed Canadian Revolving Credit Loans by way of Letters of Credit
or
acceptances thereunder or by reason of any action taken, admitted or suffered
to
be taken in good faith in reliance upon any instructions, applications,
request
or order from the Canadian Revolving Borrowers or any other party for whose
account such Letter of Credit was issued or upon other paper or documents
reasonably believed by the Canadian Lender to be genuine in connection
with a
Letter of Credit or acceptances under a Letter of Credit.
The
reimbursement and indemnity obligations of the Canadian Revolving Borrowers
herein shall not be released, discharged or otherwise affected by any
circumstance or occurrence whatsoever including, without limitation,
(a) the lack of validity or enforceability of the underlying
Letter of Credit or any acceptance or other documentation presented for
drawing
thereunder, or (b) any dealing by the Canadian Lender with a
beneficiary or negotiating, advising or confirming bank in connection with
Letters of Credit and acceptances thereunder.
Libor
Loans:
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(a)
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The
relevant Canadian Revolving Borrower shall give to the Canadian
Lender an
irrevocable telephone notice at least by 10:30 a.m. on the Interest
Determination Date prior to any Borrowing by way of a Libor Loan
(including renewal or conversion thereof) followed by a written
confirmation substantially in the form of Exhibit C to the Credit
Agreement;
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(b)
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Libor
Loans shall be issued and mature on a Business Day and shall
be made in
minimum amounts of $1,000,000 in US currency or the Equivalent
Amount in
Eurocurrency as selected by the relevant Canadian Revolving Borrower
and
approved by the Canadian Lender or such larger amount as is a
whole
multiple of US$100,000 for terms of not less than 30 days and
not more
than 180 days;
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(c)
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if
a Canadian Revolving Borrower fails to select and to notify the
Canadian
Lender of the Libor Interest Period applicable to any Libor Loan
of such
Canadian Revolving Borrower, such Canadian Revolving Borrower
shall be
deemed to have selected a 3 month Libor Interest
Period;
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(d)
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the
Canadian Revolving Borrowers shall indemnify and hold the Canadian
Lender
harmless against any loss, cost or expense (including without
limitation,
any loss incurred by the Canadian Lender in liquidating or redeploying
deposits acquired to fund or maintain any Libor Loan) incurred
by the
Canadian Lender as a result of:
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(i)
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repayments,
prepayments, conversions, rollovers or cancellations of a Libor
Loan other
than on the last day of the Libor Interest Period applicable
to such Libor
Loan, or
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(ii)
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failure
to draw down a Libor Loan on the first day of the Libor Interest
Period
selected by the relevant Canadian Revolving
Borrower;
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(e)
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if
the Canadian Lender determines, which determination is final,
conclusive
and binding upon the Canadian Revolving Borrowers,
that:
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(i)
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adequate
and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the rate of interest
on a
Libor Loan,
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(ii)
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the
making or the continuance of a Libor Loan has become impracticable
by
reason of circumstances which materially and adversely affect
the London
Interbank Market,
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(iii)
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deposits
in US currency (or other Eurocurrency selected) are not available
to the
Canadian Lender in the London Interbank Market in sufficient
amounts in
the ordinary course of business for the applicable Libor Interest
Period
to make or maintain a Libor Loan during such Libor Interest Period,
or
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(iv)
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the
cost to the Canadian Lender of making or maintaining a Libor
Loan does not
accurately reflect the effective cost to the Canadian Lender
thereof
or the costs to the Canadian Lender are increased or the income
receivable by the Canadian Lender is reduced in respect of a
Libor
Loan,
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then
the
Canadian Lender shall promptly notify the relevant Canadian Revolving Borrower
of such determination and such Canadian Revolving Borrower shall, prior
to the
next Interest Determination Date, notify the Canadian Lender as to the
basis of
Borrowing it has selected in substitution for such Libor Loan. If
such Canadian Revolving Borrower does not so notify the Canadian Lender,
such
Libor Loan will automatically be converted into an RBUSBR Loan on the expiry
of
the then current Libor Interest Period; and
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(f)
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if
the adoption of any applicable law, or any change therein or
in the
interpretation or application thereof by any court or by any
governmental
or other authority or central bank or comparable agency or any
other
entity charged with the interpretation or administration thereof
or
compliance by the Canadian Lender with any request or direction
(whether
or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central
bank or
comparable agency or entity now or hereafter makes it unlawful
or
impossible for the Canadian Lender to make, fund or maintain
the Libor
Loans or a portion thereof or to perform its obligations under
this
Agreement, the Canadian Lender may, by written notice thereof
to the
Canadian Revolving Borrowers, suspend its obligations under this
Agreement
with respect to the Libor Loans affected by such illegality or
prohibition
(the "Affected Loans") for the duration of the period of such
illegality
or prohibition, and the Canadian Revolving Borrowers shall, to
the extent
possible and subject to the provisions of Section 3.9 of the
Agreement,
forthwith (or at the end of such period as the Canadian Lender
in its
discretion agrees) convert without novation the Affected Loans
or such
portion thereof together with accrued interest thereon for the
remainder
of the related Libor Interest Period(s) into such other forms
of Canadian
Revolving Credit Loans as the Canadian Revolving Borrowers may
request by
notice to the Canadian Lender within not more than two Business
Days after
receipt by the Canadian Revolving Borrowers of the notice of
the Canadian
Lender, and, for the period between such notice by the Canadian
Lender and
such notice by the Canadian Revolving Borrowers or failing such
notice by
the Canadian Revolving Borrowers, into RBUSBR Loans, and thereafter
the
Canadian Lender shall only be obligated to extend such Affected
Loans in
such other forms of Canadian Revolving Credit Loans or RBUSBR
Loans, as
the case may be.
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SCHEDULE
4
MANDATORY
COST
1.
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The
Mandatory Cost is an addition to the interest rate to compensate
Lenders
for the cost of compliance with (a) the requirements of the Bank
of
England and/or the Financial Services Authority (or, in either
case, any
other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) or
(b) the
requirements of the European Central
Bank.
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2.
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On
the first day of each Interest Period (or as soon as possible
thereafter)
the Administrative Agent shall calculate, as a percentage rate,
a rate
(the “Associated Costs Rate”) for each Lender, in accordance with
the paragraphs set out below. The Mandatory Cost will be
calculated by the Administrative Agent as a weighted average
of the
Lenders’ Associated Costs Rates (weighted in proportion to the percentage
participation of each Lender in the relevant Loan) and will be
expressed
as a percentage rate per annum.
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3.
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The
Associated Costs Rate for any Lender lending from a Facility
Office in a
Participating Member State will be the percentage notified by
that Lender
to the Administrative Agent. This percentage will be certified
by that Lender in its notice to the Administrative Agent to be
its
reasonable determination of the cost (expressed as a percentage
of that
Lender’s participation in all Loans made from that Facility Office)
of
complying with the minimum reserve requirements of the European
Central
Bank in respect of loans made from that Facility
Office.
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4.
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The
Associated Costs Rate for any Lender lending from a Facility
Office in the
United Kingdom will be calculated by the Administrative Agent
as
follows:
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(a)
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in
relation to a Loan in Pounds
Sterling:
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per
cent. per annum
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(b)
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in
relation to a Loan in any currency other than Pounds
Sterling:
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per
cent. per annum.
Where:
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A
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is
the percentage of Eligible Liabilities (assuming these to be
in excess of
any stated minimum) which that Lender is from time to time required
to
maintain as an interest free cash ratio deposit with the Bank
of England
to comply with cash ratio
requirements.
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B
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is
the percentage rate of interest (excluding the Applicable Rate
and the
Mandatory Cost and, if the Loan is an Unpaid Sum, the additional
rate of
interest specified in Section 2.13(c)) payable for the relevant
Interest
Period on the Loan.
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C
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is
the percentage (if any) of Eligible Liabilities which that Lender
is
required from time to time to maintain as interest bearing Special
Deposits with the Bank of England.
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D
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is
the percentage rate per annum payable by the Bank of England
to the
Administrative Agent on interest bearing Special
Deposits.
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E
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is
designed to compensate Lenders for amounts payable under the
Fees Rules
and is calculated by the Administrative Agent as being the average
of the
most recent rates of charge supplied by the Reference Banks to
the
Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph 7 below and expressed
in pounds
per £1,000,000.
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5.
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For
the purposes of this Schedule:
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(a)
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“Eligible
Liabilities” and “Special Deposits” have the
meanings given to them from time to time under or pursuant to
the Bank of
England Act 1998 or (as may be appropriate) by the Bank of
England;
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(b)
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“Facility
Office” means the office or offices notified by a Lender to
the
Administrative Agent in writing on or before the date it becomes
a Lender
(or, following that date, by not less than five Business Days’ written
notice) as the office or offices through which it will perform
its
obligations under this Agreement.
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(c)
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“Fees
Rules” means the rules on periodic fees contained in the FSA
Supervision Manual or such other law or regulation as may be
in force from
time to time in respect of the payment of fees for the acceptance
of
deposits;
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(d)
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“Fee
Tariffs” means the fee tariffs specified in the Fees Rules under
the activity group A.1 Deposit acceptors (ignoring any minimum
fee or zero
rated fee required pursuant to the Fees Rules but taking into
account any
applicable discount rate);
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(e)
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“Participating
Member State” means any member state of the European Union that
adopts or has adopted the euro as its lawful currency in accordance
with
legislation of the European Union relating to economic and monetary
union.
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(f)
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“Reference
Banks” means, in relation to Mandatory Cost, the principal
London
offices of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National
Association.
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(g)
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“Tariff
Base” has the meaning given to it in, and will be calculated
in
accordance with, the Fees Rules.
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(h)
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“Unpaid
Sum” means any sum due and payable but unpaid by any Borrower
under the Loan Documents.
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6.
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In
application of the above formulae, A, B, C and D will be included
in the
formulae as percentages (i.e. 5 per cent. will be included in
the formula
as 5 and not as 0.05). A negative result obtained by
subtracting D from B shall be taken as zero. The resulting
figures shall be rounded to four decimal
places.
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7.
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If
requested by the Administrative Agent, each Reference Bank shall,
as soon
as practicable after publication by the Financial Services Authority,
supply to the Administrative Agent, the rate of charge payable
by that
Reference Bank to the Financial Services Authority pursuant to
the Fees
Rules in respect of the relevant financial year of the Financial
Services
Authority (calculated for this purpose by that Reference Bank
as being the
average of the Fee Tariffs applicable to that Reference Bank
for that
financial year) and expressed in pounds per £1,000,000 of the Tariff Base
of that Reference Bank.
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8.
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Each
Lender shall supply any information required by the Administrative
Agent
for the purpose of calculating its Associated Costs Rate. In
particular, but without limitation, each Lender shall supply
the following
information on or prior to the date on which it becomes a
Lender:
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(i)
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the
jurisdiction of its Facility Office;
and
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(j)
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any
other information that the Administrative Agent may reasonably
require for
such purpose.
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Each
Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any change to
the
information provided by it pursuant to this paragraph.
9.
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The
percentages of each Lender for the purpose of A and C above and
the rates
of charge of each Reference Bank for the purpose of E above shall
be
determined by the Administrative Agent based upon the information
supplied
to it pursuant to paragraphs 7 and 8 above and on the assumption
that,
unless a Lender notifies the Administrative Agent to the contrary,
each
Lender’s obligations in relation to cash ratio deposits and Special
Deposits are the same as those of a typical bank from its jurisdiction
of
incorporation with a Facility Office in the same jurisdiction
as its
Facility Office.
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10.
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The
Administrative Agent shall have no liability to any person if
such
determination results in an Associated Costs Rate which over
or under
compensates any Lender and shall be entitled to assume that the
information provided by any Lender or Reference Bank pursuant
to
paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 above is true and correct in all
respects.
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11.
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The
Administrative Agent shall distribute the additional amounts
received as a
result of the Mandatory Cost to the Lenders on the basis of the
Associated
Costs Rate for each Lender based on the information provided
by each
Lender and each Reference Bank pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and
8
above.
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12.
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Any
determination by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Schedule
in
relation to a formula, the Mandatory Cost, an Associated Costs
Rate or any
amount payable to a Lender shall, in the absence of manifest
error, be
conclusive and binding on all parties
hereto.
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The
Administrative Agent may from time to time, after consultation with the
Company
and the relevant Lenders, determine and notify to all parties hereto any
amendments which are required to be made to this Schedule 2.02 in order
to
comply with any change in law, regulation or any requirements from time
to time
imposed by the Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority or the
European
Central Bank (or, in any case, any other authority which replaces all or
any of
its functions) and any such determination shall, in the absence of manifest
error, be conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.
SCHEDULE
7.2
SUBSIDIARIES
NAME
|
JURISDICTION
OF
ORGANIZATION
|
PERCENTAGE
OWNERSHIP
|
OWNER
|
|
LoJack
Exchangeco Canada Inc
|
Canada
|
100%
|
LoJack
Corporation
|
|
LoJack
International Corporation
|
Delaware
|
100%
|
LoJack
Corporation
|
|
LoJack
Global LLC
|
Delaware
|
100%
|
LoJack
Corporation
|
|
LoJack
Operating Company, L.P
|
Delaware
|
100%
|
LoJack
Corporation
|
|
6292887
Canada Inc.
|
Canada
|
100%
|
LoJack
Corporation
|
|
Vehicle
Recovery Systems Company*
|
Nova
Scotia
|
100%
|
LoJack
Corporation
|
|
LoJack
de Mexico, S. de X.X. de CV
|
Mexico
|
100%
|
LoJack
Corporation
|
|
LoJack
do Brasil LTDA
|
Brazil
|
100%
|
LoJack
Corporation
|
|
LoJack
International Benelux SPRL**
|
Belgium
|
94.59%
|
LoJack
Corporation
|
|
LoJack
Italia Srl
|
Italy
|
100%
|
LoJack
Corporation
|
|
Boomerang
Tracking Inc.
|
Canada
|
100%
|
LoJack
Corporation
|
|
LoJack
Equipment Ireland Limited
|
Ireland
|
100%
|
LoJack
Corporation
|
|
LoJack
Network SRL
|
Italy
|
100%
|
LoJack
Corporation
|
|
An
Jie China Holdings Limited
|
Cyprus
|
100%
|
LoJack
Corporation
|
|
LJPR
|
Puerto
Rico
|
100%
|
LoJack
Corporation
|
|
LoJack
Uruguay
|
Uruguay
|
100%
|
LoJack
Corporation
|
|
LoJack
European Network BV
|
Netherlands
|
100%
|
LoJack
Corporation
|
*Inactive
Subsidiary
PERMITTED
INDEBTEDNESS AND LIENS
DESCRIPTION
OF INDEBTEDNESS
|
DESCRIPTION
OF
COLLATERAL/SECURITY,
IF ANY
|
1. Indebtedness
of the Borrowers under the existing Credit Agreement to be repaid
on the
closing.
|
None.
|
2.
Indebtedness of the Borrowers to Citizens Bank under two Letters
of
Credit with $1,111,000 outstanding as of December 31,
2006.
|
None.
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DESCRIPTION
OF LIENS
|
|
1.
Deposit Certificate in favor of Royal Bank
|
|
2.
See attached
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* Amount
should combine principal together with accrued interest and breakage
compensation, if any, to be paid by the Assignee, net of any portion of
any
upfront fee to be paid by the Assignor to the Assignee. It may be preferable
in
an appropriate case to specify these amounts generically or by formula
rather
than as a fixed sum
SCHEDULE
14.7
ADDRESSES
FOR NOTICES
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
A
|
Form
of Assumption and Assignment
|
EXHIBIT
B
|
Form
of Revolving Credit Loan Request
|
EXHIBIT
C
|
Form
of Canadian Revolving Credit Loan Request
|
EXHIBIT
D
|
Form
of Swing Line Loan Request
|
EXHIBIT
E
|
Form
of Compliance Certificate
|
EXHIBIT
F
|
Form
of Instrument of Accession
|
EXHIBIT
G
|
Form
of Joinder Agreement
|