CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of July 24, 2006 among MYLAN LABORATORIES INC. The Lenders Party Hereto BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ TRUST COMPANY, CITIBANK, N.A. and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Co-Documentation Agents MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL...
Exhibit 99.1
dated as of
July 24, 2006
among
The Lenders Party Hereto
BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ TRUST COMPANY, CITIBANK, N.A.
and
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Co-Documentation Agents
as Co-Documentation Agents
XXXXXXX XXXXX CAPITAL CORPORATION
as Syndication Agent
as Syndication Agent
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent
as Administrative Agent
X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES INC.,
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I Definitions |
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SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms |
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SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings |
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SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally |
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SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP |
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SECTION 1.05. Payments on Business Days |
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ARTICLE II The Credits |
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SECTION 2.01. Commitments |
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SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings |
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SECTION 2.03. Requests for Revolving Borrowings |
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SECTION 2.04. Determination of Dollar Amounts |
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SECTION 2.05. Swingline Loans |
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SECTION 2.06. Letters of Credit |
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SECTION 2.07. Funding of Borrowings |
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SECTION 2.08. Interest Elections |
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SECTION 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments |
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SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt |
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SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans |
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SECTION 2.12. Fees |
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SECTION 2.13. Interest |
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SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest |
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SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs |
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SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments |
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SECTION 2.17. Taxes |
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SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs |
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SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
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SECTION 2.20. Expansion Option |
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SECTION 2.21. Market Disruption |
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SECTION 2.22. Judgment Currency |
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ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties |
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SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers; Subsidiaries |
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SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability |
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SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts |
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SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change |
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SECTION 3.05. Properties |
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SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters |
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SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements |
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SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status |
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SECTION 3.09. Taxes |
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SECTION 3.10. ERISA |
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SECTION 3.11. Disclosure |
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SECTION 3.12. Federal Reserve Regulations |
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SECTION 3.13. No Default |
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ARTICLE IV Conditions |
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SECTION 4.01. Effective Date |
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SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event |
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ARTICLE V Affirmative Covenants |
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SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information |
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SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events |
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SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business |
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SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations |
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SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance |
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SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights |
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SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws; Compliance with Agreements |
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SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit |
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SECTION 5.09. Subsidiary Guaranty |
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ARTICLE VI Negative Covenants |
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SECTION 6.01. Subsidiary Indebtedness |
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SECTION 6.02. Liens |
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SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes |
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SECTION 6.04. Restricted Payments |
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SECTION 6.05. Transactions with Affiliates |
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SECTION 6.06. Changes in Fiscal Year |
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SECTION 6.07. Financial Covenants |
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ARTICLE VII Events of Default |
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ARTICLE VIII The Administrative Agent |
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ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous |
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SECTION 9.01. Notices |
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SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments |
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SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver |
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SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns |
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SECTION 9.05. Survival | 70 | |||
SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness |
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SECTION 9.07. Severability |
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SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff |
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SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process |
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SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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SECTION 9.11. Headings |
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SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality |
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SECTION 9.13. USA PATRIOT Act |
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SECTION 9.14. Release of Guarantors |
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SCHEDULES:
Schedule 1.01A – Applicable Rate
Schedule 1.01B – Notice Requirements for Borrowings
Schedule 2.01 – Commitments
Schedule 2.02 – Mandatory Cost
Schedule 2.03 – Description of Specified Litigation
Schedule 2.06 – Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule 3.01 – Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.06 – Disclosed Matters
Schedule 6.01 – Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 6.02 – Existing Liens
Schedule 6.05 – Affiliate Transactions
Schedule 1.01B – Notice Requirements for Borrowings
Schedule 2.01 – Commitments
Schedule 2.02 – Mandatory Cost
Schedule 2.03 – Description of Specified Litigation
Schedule 2.06 – Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule 3.01 – Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.06 – Disclosed Matters
Schedule 6.01 – Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 6.02 – Existing Liens
Schedule 6.05 – Affiliate Transactions
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A – Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit B-1 – Form of Opinion of Loan Parties’ Special Counsel
Exhibit B-2 – Form of Opinion of Loan Parties’ Corporate Counsel
Exhibit C – Form of Increasing Lender Supplement
Exhibit D – Form of Augmenting Lender Supplement
Exhibit E – List of Closing Documents
Exhibit F – Form of Subsidiary Guaranty
Exhibit G-1 – Form of Revolving Borrowing Request
Exhibit G-2 – Form of Swingline Loan Borrowing Request
Exhibit G-3 – Form of Interest Election Request
Exhibit G-4 – Form of Letter of Credit Issuance Request
Exhibit H – Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit B-1 – Form of Opinion of Loan Parties’ Special Counsel
Exhibit B-2 – Form of Opinion of Loan Parties’ Corporate Counsel
Exhibit C – Form of Increasing Lender Supplement
Exhibit D – Form of Augmenting Lender Supplement
Exhibit E – List of Closing Documents
Exhibit F – Form of Subsidiary Guaranty
Exhibit G-1 – Form of Revolving Borrowing Request
Exhibit G-2 – Form of Swingline Loan Borrowing Request
Exhibit G-3 – Form of Interest Election Request
Exhibit G-4 – Form of Letter of Credit Issuance Request
Exhibit H – Form of Compliance Certificate
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CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of July 24, 2006 among MYLAN LABORATORIES INC., the LENDERS party
hereto, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Company, Citibank, N.A. and PNC Bank, National
Association, as Co-Documentation Agents, XXXXXXX XXXXX CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Syndication Agent
and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
meanings specified below:
“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to a Loan, or the Loans
comprising such Borrowing, bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base
Rate.
“Acquisition” means any acquisition (by merger or consolidation) by the Borrower or
any Subsidiary of (i) all or substantially all the assets of or (ii) all the Equity Interests in, a
Person or division or line of business of a Person.
“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any
Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%)
equal to the sum of (i) (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory
Reserve Rate plus, without duplication, (ii) in the case of Loans by a Lender from its
office or branch in the United Kingdom, the Mandatory Cost.
“Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, in its
capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form
supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly,
or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common
Control with the Person specified.
“Agreed Currencies” means (a) Dollars, (b) euro and (c) such other currencies as are
acceptable to each Lender.
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greater of (a)
the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day
plus 1/2 of 1%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the
Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such
change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total
Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment. If the Commitments have terminated or
expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Commitments most recently in
effect, giving effect to any assignments.
“Applicable Rate” shall be as set forth in Schedule 1.01A hereto.
“Approved Fund” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.
“Approximate Equivalent Amount” of any currency with respect to any amount of Dollars
shall mean the Equivalent Amount of such currency with respect to such amount of Dollars on or as
of such date, rounded up to the nearest amount of such currency as determined by the Administrative
Agent from time to time.
“Asset Sale” means any Disposition of Property or series of Dispositions of Property
which yields net cash proceeds to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $25,000,000
in the aggregate in any fiscal year of the Borrower.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption agreement entered into
by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section
9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form
approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Attributable Debt” means, in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction means, at
any date of determination, (a) if such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is a Capital Lease
Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby according to the definition of “Capital
Lease Obligations,” and (b) in all other instances, the present value (discounted at the interest
rate implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP) of the total obligations of
the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and
Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended).
“Attributable Receivables Indebtedness” at any time shall mean the principal amount of
Indebtedness which (i) if a Permitted Receivables Facility is structured as a secured lending
agreement, would constitute the principal amount of such Indebtedness or (ii) if a Permitted
Receivables Facility is structured as a purchase agreement, would be outstanding at such time under
the Permitted Receivables Facility if the same were structured as a secured lending agreement
rather than a purchase agreement.
“Augmenting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.
“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but
excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Commitments.
“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States of America.
“Borrower” means Mylan Laboratories Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation.
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“Borrowing” means (a) Revolving Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued
on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in
effect or (b) a Swingline Loan.
“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Revolving Borrowing in
accordance with Section 2.03.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided
that, when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also
exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Agreed Currencies in the London
interbank market or the principal financial center of the country in which payment or purchase of
such Agreed Currency can be made (and, if the Borrowings or LC Disbursements 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).
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay
rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or
personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and
accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of
such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Captive Insurance Subsidiary” means American Triumvirate Insurance Company, a Vermont
corporation or any successor thereto, so long as such Subsidiary is maintained as a special purpose
self insurance subsidiary.
“Change in Control” means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly,
beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the
date hereof), of Equity Interests representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power
represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower; (b) occupation of a
majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Borrower by
Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of the Borrower nor (ii) appointed
by directors so nominated; or (c) a Specified Change in Control.
“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the date
of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or
application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c)
compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending
office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any
request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental
Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement.
“Class”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan,
or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans.
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“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Co-Documentation Agent” means each of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Company,
Citibank, N.A. and PNC Bank, National Association, in its capacity as co-documentation agent for
the credit facility evidenced by this Agreement.
“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make
Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder,
expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit
Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced or terminated from time to time pursuant
to Section 2.09, (b) increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.20 and (c) reduced or
increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04.
The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the
Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as
applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is $700,000,000.
“Computation Date” is defined in Section 2.04.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means Consolidated Net Income plus, to the extent
deducted from revenues in determining Consolidated Net Income, (i) Consolidated Interest Expense
and charges, deferred financing fees and milestone payments in connection with any investment or
series of related investments, (ii) expense for taxes paid or accrued, (iii) depreciation, (iv)
amortization (including amortization of intangibles, including, but not limited to goodwill), (v)
non-cash charges recorded pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Statements 141, 142 or
144 in respect of purchase accounting or impairment of goodwill or assets, (vi) any other non-cash
items except to the extent representing an accrual for future cash outlays, (vii) any unusual,
infrequent or extraordinary loss, (viii) up to $21,000,000 of cash restructuring charges related to
the closing of Mylan Bertek Pharmaceuticals Inc. and (ix) non-recurring cash charges in connection
with the litigation described on Schedule 2.03 minus, to the extent included in
Consolidated Net Income, the sum of (x) any unusual, infrequent or extraordinary income or gains
and (xi) any other non-cash income, all calculated for the Borrower and its relevant Subsidiaries
in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis. Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated on a Pro
Forma Basis to give effect to any investment or series of related investments for aggregate
consideration in excess of $10,000,000 and any Asset Sale consummated at any time on or after the
first day of the period for which Consolidated EBITDA is being calculated as if each such
investment had been effected on the first day of such period and as if each such Asset Sale had
been consummated on the day prior to the first day of such period.
“Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” means, for any period, the ratio of (a)
Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than the Captive Insurance
Subsidiary) for such period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (other than the Captive Insurance Subsidiary) for such period.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with reference to any period, the interest
expense whether or not paid in cash (including, without limitation, interest expense under Capital
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Lease Obligations that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP) of any Person and its
Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period with respect to (a) all outstanding
Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP,
(b) Swap Agreements (including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and
charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net costs
under Swap Agreements in respect of interest rates to the extent such net costs are allocable to
such period in accordance with GAAP) and (c) the interest component of all Attributable Receivables
Indebtedness of such Person and its Subsidiaries, calculated on a consolidated basis for such
Person and its Subsidiaries for such period in accordance with GAAP; provided that (i)
deferred financing fees in connection with any acquisitions of any Person hereunder shall be
excluded from Consolidated Interest Expense and (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense shall be
calculated on a Pro Forma Basis to give effect to any Indebtedness incurred, assumed or permanently
repaid or extinguished during the relevant period in connection with any investment or series of
related investments for aggregate consideration in excess of $10,000,000, any Restricted Payment or
any Asset Sale as if such incurrence, assumption, repayment or extinguishing had been effected on
the first day of such period.
“Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, for any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated
Total Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than the Captive Insurance
Subsidiary) for such period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other
than the Captive Insurance Subsidiary) for such period.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with reference to any period, the net income (or
loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated
basis (without duplication) for such period; provided, that in calculating Consolidated Net
Income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period, there shall be excluded (a) the income
(or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower or is
merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) the income (or
deficit) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Borrower) in which the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income is actually
received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar distributions, (c)
the undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary of the Borrower to the extent that the declaration or
payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted
(other than under any Loan Document) and (d) the income (or deficit) of the Captive Insurance
Subsidiary.
“Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” means, at any time, the consolidated stockholders’
equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis as of such time in
accordance with GAAP, minus the aggregate amount, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on
a consolidated basis, of all assets classified as intangible assets under GAAP, including, without
limitation, goodwill, trademarks, patents, copyrights, organization expenses, franchises, licenses,
trade names, brand names, mailing lists, catalogs, and excess of cost over book value of assets
acquired.
“Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of the date of any determination thereof, total
assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated
basis as of such date.
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“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means at any time the sum, without duplication, of
the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than the Captive Insurance
Subsidiary) calculated on a consolidated basis as of such time in accordance with GAAP.
“Control” means, with respect to any Person, the power, directly or indirectly, to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or
otherwise.
“Country Risk Event” means:
(i) any law, action or failure to act by any Governmental Authority in any Letter of Credit
beneficiary’s country which has the effect of:
(a) 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 material liability, cost or expense to the Issuing Bank, any
of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent,
(b) changing the ownership or control by such Letter of Credit beneficiary of
its business, or
(c) preventing or restricting the conversion into or transfer of the applicable
Agreed Currency;
(ii) force majeure; or
(iii) any similar event
which, in relation to (i), (ii) and (iii), directly or indirectly, prevents or restricts the
payment or transfer of any amounts owing under the relevant Letter of Credit in the applicable
Agreed 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 Event” means a Borrowing, an LC Disbursement or both.
“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which
upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
“Disclosed Matters” means the actions, suits and proceedings and the environmental
matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06.
“Disposition” means, with respect to any Property, any sale, lease, sale and
leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof; and the terms
“Dispose” and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings.
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“Dollar Amount” of any currency at any date shall mean (i) the amount of such currency
if such currency is Dollars or (ii) the equivalent in such currency of such amount of Dollars if
such currency is a Foreign Currency, determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the
definition of Exchange Rate, on or as of the most recent Computation Date provided for in Section
2.04.
“Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction
located in the United States of America.
“Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are
satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).
“Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders,
decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into
by any Governmental Authority, imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of
the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or
threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to protection of health and safety matters.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any
liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any
Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or
disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or
threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement
or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to
any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership
interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership
interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to
purchase or acquire any such equity interest.
“Equivalent Amount” of any currency with respect to any amount of Dollars at any date
shall mean the equivalent in such currency of such amount of Dollars, determined by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with the definition of Exchange Rate, on the date on or as of
which such amount is to be determined.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from
time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that,
together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code
or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single
employer under Section 414 of the Code.
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“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or
the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day
notice period is waived); (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of an “accumulated funding
deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived;
(c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application
for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the
Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to
the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC
or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to
appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA
Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of the Borrower or
any of its ERISA Affiliates from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower
or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or
any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition upon the Borrower or any of its ERISA
Affiliates of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected
to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
“EU” means the European Union.
“euro” and/or “EUR” means the single currency of the participating member
states of the EU.
“Eurocurrency”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether
such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by
reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
“Eurocurrency Payment Office” of the Administrative Agent shall mean, for each of the
Agreed Currencies which is a Foreign Currency, the office, branch, affiliate or correspondent bank
of the Administrative Agent for such currency as specified from time to time by the Administrative
Agent to the Borrower and each Lender.
“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.
“Exchange Rate” means, on any day, with respect to any Foreign Currency, the rate at
which such Foreign Currency may be exchanged into Dollars, as set forth at approximately 11:00
a.m., London time, on such date on the Reuters World Currency Page for such Foreign Currency. In
the event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters World Currency Page, the Exchange Rate with
respect to such Foreign Currency shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available
service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower or, in the absence of such agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be calculated on
the basis of the arithmetical mean of the buy and sell spot rates of exchange of the Administrative
Agent for such Foreign Currency on the London market at 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date for
the purchase of Dollars with such Foreign Currency, for delivery two Business Days later;
provided, that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate
is being quoted, the Administrative Agent, after
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consultation with the Borrower, may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to
determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
“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
the Borrower hereunder, (a) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income
by the United States of America, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is
organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its
applicable lending office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of
America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located and
(c) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower
under Section 2.19(b)), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign
Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new
lending office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(e),
except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time
of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the
Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.17(a).
“Existing Letters of Credit” is defined in Section 2.06.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded
upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight federal funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as
published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such
rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received
by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer,
treasurer or controller of the Borrower.
“Financials” means the annual or quarterly financial statements, and accompanying
certificates and other documents, of the Borrower required to be delivered pursuant to Section
5.01(a) or 5.01(b).
“Foreign Currencies” means each Agreed Currency other than Dollars.
“Foreign Currency LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the Dollar Amount of
the aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of all outstanding Foreign Currency Letters of Credit at
such time plus (b) the aggregate principal Dollar Amount of all LC Disbursements in respect
of Foreign Currency Letters of Credit that have not yet been reimbursed at such time.
“Foreign Currency Letter of Credit” means a Letter of Credit denominated in a Foreign
Currency.
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“Foreign Currency Sublimit” means $250,000,000.
“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction
other than that in which the Borrower is located. For purposes of this definition, the United
States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a
single jurisdiction.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any
other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or
pertaining to government.
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation,
contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of
guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary
obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the
guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase
or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds
for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property,
securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other
obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other
financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary
obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any
letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation;
provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit
in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee of any guaranteeing person shall
be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the
primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee is made and (b) the maximum amount for which
such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such
Guarantee, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person
may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee shall be
such guaranteeing person’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as
determined by the Borrower in good faith.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all
hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum
distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas,
infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to
any Environmental Law.
“Increasing Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.
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“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such
Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes
or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title
retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (d) all obligations of such
Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current
accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business and milestone payments incurred in
connection with any investment or series of related investments), (e) all Indebtedness of others
secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or
otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not
the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (f) all Guarantees by such Person of
Indebtedness of others, (g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (h) all obligations,
contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and
letters of guaranty, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of
bankers’ acceptances, (j) all obligations of such Person under any Swap Agreement or under any
similar type of agreement, (k) all Attributable Receivables Indebtedness, (l) all Attributable Debt
of such Person under Sale and Leaseback Transactions and (m) all obligations of such Person under
any synthetic lease transaction that may hereinafter be entered into by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity
(including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is
expressly liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship
with such entity and pursuant to contractual arrangements, except to the extent the terms of such
Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
“Information Memorandum” means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated June 2006
relating to the Borrower and the Transactions.
“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a
Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (other than a Swingline
Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December, (b) with respect to any
Eurocurrency Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such
Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than
three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at
intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period and (c) with
respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.
“Interest Period” means with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the period
commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the
calendar month that is one, two, three or six months, or any other period as may be agreed to and
is available to all Lenders, thereafter, as the Borrower may elect; provided, that (i) if
any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be
extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing only,
such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case
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such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period
pertaining to a Eurocurrency Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month
(or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such
Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest
Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such
Borrowing is made and, in the case of a Revolving Borrowing, thereafter shall be the effective date
of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“Issuing Bank” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, in its capacity as the
issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section
2.06(i). The Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be
issued by Affiliates of the Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any
such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.
“LC Disbursement” means a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of
Credit.
“LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn Dollar Amount
of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate Dollar Amount of all LC
Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The
LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure
at such time.
“LC Exposure Sublimit” means $50,000,000.
“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that
shall have become a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 2.20 or pursuant to an Assignment and
Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment
and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline
Lender.
“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.
“Leverage Ratio” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.12(b).
“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period,
the rate appearing on, in the case of Dollars, Page 3750 of the Dow Xxxxx Market Service and, in
the case of any Foreign Currency, the appropriate page of such service which displays British
Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rates for deposits in such Foreign Currency (or, in each
case, on any successor or substitute page of such Service, or any successor to or substitute for
such Service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such
Service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing
quotations of interest rates applicable to deposits in the relevant Agreed Currency in the London
interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the
commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for deposits in the relevant Agreed Currency with
a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not available at
such time for any reason, then the “LIBO Rate” with respect to such Eurocurrency Borrowing
for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which deposits in the
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relevant Agreed Currency in an Equivalent Amount of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable
to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in
immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London
time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien,
pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, and (b)
the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title
retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of
the foregoing) relating to such asset.
“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this
Agreement.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty, any promissory notes
executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2.10(e) and any amendments, waivers, supplements or
other modifications to any of the foregoing.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Local Time” means (i) New York City time in the case of a Loan, Borrowing or LC
Disbursement denominated in Dollars to, or for the account of, the Borrower and (ii) local time at
the place of the relevant Loan, Borrowing or LC Disbursement (or such earlier local time as is
necessary for the relevant funds to be received and transferred to the Administrative Agent for
same day value on the date the relevant reimbursement obligation is due) in the case of a Loan,
Borrowing or LC Disbursement which is denominated in a Foreign Currency.
“Mandatory Cost” is described in Schedule 2.02.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets,
property or financial condition of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b) the
validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any and all other Loan Documents or the rights or
remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereunder.
“Material Domestic Subsidiary” means each Domestic Subsidiary (i) which, as of the
most recent fiscal quarter of the Borrower, for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then
ended, for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01, contributed
greater than five percent 5% of the Borrower’s Consolidated EBITDA for such period or (ii) which
contributed greater than five percent 5% of the Borrower’s Consolidated Total Assets as of such
date; provided that, if at any time the aggregate amount of the Borrower’s Consolidated
EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of all Domestic Subsidiaries that are not Material Domestic
Subsidiaries exceeds ten percent (10%) of the Borrower’s Consolidated EBITDA for any such period or
ten percent (10%) of the Borrower’s Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of any such fiscal
quarter, the Borrower (or, in the event the Borrower has failed to do so within ten (10) days, the
Administrative Agent) shall, to the extent there is sufficient Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated
Total Assets available at Domestic Subsidiaries to do so, designate sufficient Domestic
Subsidiaries as “Material Domestic Subsidiaries” to eliminate such
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excess, and such designated Subsidiaries shall for all purposes of this Agreement constitute
Material Domestic Subsidiaries.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of
Credit), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding the greater of (x)
$40,000,000 and (y) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA for the four (4) most recently ended fiscal quarters
of the Borrower. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the
obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be
the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such
Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.
“Material Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (or group of Subsidiaries as to which a
specified condition applies) that would be a “significant subsidiary” under Rule 1-02(w) of
Regulation S-X.
“Maturity Date” means July 24, 2011.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA.
“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 the Borrower or any
Governmental Authority in the 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 the
Borrower’s or such Letter of Credit beneficiary’s country, or (ii) any request in respect of
external indebtedness of borrowers in the 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 Exposures outstanding prior to such increase.
“Obligations” means all indebtedness (including interest accruing during the pendency
of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether
allowed or allowable in such proceeding), obligations and liabilities of any of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries to any of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, individually or collectively,
existing on the Effective Date 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 Credit Agreement
or any of the other Loan Documents or any Swap Agreement or in respect of any of the Loans made or
reimbursement or other obligations incurred or any of the Letters of Credit or other instruments at
any time evidencing any thereof, in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether
all such obligations arise or accrue before or after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency
or receivership proceedings, including, without limitation, interest and fees accruing pre-petition
or post-petition and costs, expenses, and attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees, whenever incurred (and
whether or not such claims, interest,
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costs, expenses or fees are allowed or allowable in any such proceeding); provided,
that (i) obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary under any Swap Agreement shall be guaranteed
pursuant to the Subsidiary Guaranty only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other
Obligations are so guaranteed and (ii) any release of Subsidiary Guarantors effected in the manner
permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of holders of obligations under Swap
Agreements.
“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any
other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder
or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement.
“Overnight Foreign Currency Rate” means, for any amount payable in a Foreign Currency,
the rate of interest per annum as determined by the Administrative Agent at which overnight or
weekend deposits in the relevant currency (or if such amount due remains unpaid for more than three
(3) Business Days, then for such other period of time as the Administrative Agent may elect) for
delivery in immediately available and freely transferable funds would be offered by the
Administrative Agent to major banks in the interbank market upon request of such major banks for
the relevant currency as determined above and in an amount comparable to the unpaid principal
amount of the related Credit Event, plus any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or
withholdings imposed upon, or charged to, the Administrative Agent by any relevant correspondent
bank in respect of such amount in such relevant currency.
“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA
and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition that, at the time of and immediately
after giving effect thereto, (a) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would arise
after giving effect thereto, (b) such Person or division or line of business is engaged in the same
or a similar line of business as the Borrower or any Subsidiary or business reasonably related,
ancillary or complementary thereto and reasonable extensions thereof, (c) the Borrower and the
Subsidiaries are in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such acquisition with
the covenants contained in Section 6.07 and (d) the Borrower shall have delivered to the
Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower to such effect, together
with all relevant financial information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
“Permitted Encumbrances” means:
(a) Liens imposed by law for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges that are not
yet due or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;
(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens
imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not
overdue by more than sixty (60) days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;
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(c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with
workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;
(d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory
obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature,
in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(e) judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default
under clause (k) of Article VII;
(f) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real
property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any
monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or
materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(g) any interest or title of a lessor, sub-lessor, licensor or sub-licensor under any
lease, sub-lease, license or sub-license entered into by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary in
the ordinary course of its business and covering only the assets so leased; and
(h) rights of setoff and similar arrangements and Liens in favor of depository and
securities intermediaries to secure customary fees and similar amounts related to bank accounts
or securities accounts;
provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing
Indebtedness.
“Permitted
Receivables Facility” shall mean the receivables facility or facilities
created under the Permitted Receivables Facility Documents, providing for the sale or pledge by the
Borrower and/or one or more other Receivables Sellers of Permitted Receivables Facility Assets
(thereby providing financing to the Borrower and the Receivables Sellers) to the Receivables Entity
(either directly or through another Receivables Seller), which in turn shall sell or pledge
interests in the respective Permitted Receivables Facility Assets to third-party investors pursuant
to the Permitted Receivables Facility Documents (with the Receivables Entity permitted to issue
investor certificates, purchased interest certificates or other similar documentation evidencing
interests in the Permitted Receivables Facility Assets) in return for the cash used by the
Receivables Entity to purchase the Permitted Receivables Facility Assets from the Borrower and/or
the respective Receivables Sellers, in each case as more fully set forth in the Permitted
Receivables Facility Documents.
“Permitted Receivables Facility Assets” shall mean (i) Receivables (whether now
existing or arising in the future) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which are transferred or
pledged to the Receivables Entity pursuant to the Permitted Receivables Facility and any related
Permitted Receivables Related Assets which are also so transferred or pledged to the Receivables
Entity and all proceeds thereof and (ii) loans to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries secured by
Receivables (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
which are made pursuant to the Permitted Receivables Facility.
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“Permitted Receivables Facility Documents” shall mean each of the documents and
agreements entered into in connection with the Permitted Receivables Facility, including all
documents and agreements relating to the issuance, funding and/or purchase of certificates and
purchased interests, all of which documents and agreements shall be in form and substance
reasonably customary for transactions of this type, in each case as such documents and agreements
may be amended, modified, supplemented, refinanced or replaced from time to time so long as (i) any
such amendments, modifications, supplements, refinancings or replacements do not impose any
conditions or requirements on the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that are more restrictive in
any material respect than those in existence immediately prior to any such amendment, modification,
supplement, refinancing or replacement, and (ii) any such amendments, modifications, supplements,
refinancings or replacements are not adverse in any material respect to the interests of the
Lenders.
“Permitted Receivables Related Assets” means any other assets that are customarily
transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with
asset securitization transactions involving receivables similar to Receivables and any collections
or proceeds of any of the foregoing.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust,
joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan)
subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA,
and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated,
would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of
ERISA.
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time
by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in
New York City; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such
change is publicly announced as being effective.
“Pro Forma Basis” means on a basis in accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X and
otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Property” means any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever,
whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, including, without limitation,
Equity Interests.
“Receivables” shall mean all accounts receivable (including, without limitation, all
rights to payment created by or arising from sales of goods, leases of goods or the rendition of
services rendered no matter how evidenced whether or not earned by performance).
“Receivables Entity” shall mean a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower which
engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of accounts receivable of the
Receivables Sellers and which is designated (as provided below) as the “Receivables Entity” (a) no
portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (i) is
guaranteed by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower (excluding
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guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness))
pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, (ii) is recourse to or obligates the Borrower or
any other Subsidiary of the Borrower in any way (other than pursuant to Standard Securitization
Undertakings) or (iii) subjects any property or asset of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of
the Borrower, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other
than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, (b) with which neither the Borrower nor any
of its Subsidiaries has any contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding (other than pursuant
to the Permitted Receivables Facility Documents (including with respect to fees payable in the
ordinary course of business in connection with the servicing of accounts receivable and related
assets)) on terms less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than those that might be
obtained at the time from persons that are not Affiliates of the Borrower, and (c) to which neither
the Borrower nor any other Subsidiary of the Borrower has any obligation to maintain or preserve
such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating
results. Any such designation shall be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by filing with the
Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate of the Borrower certifying that, to the best of such
officer’s knowledge and belief after consultation with counsel, such designation complied with the
foregoing conditions.
“Receivables Sellers” shall mean the Borrower and those Subsidiaries (other than
Receivables Entities) that are from time to time party to the Permitted Receivables Facility
Documents.
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.
“Regulation S-X” means Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s
Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person.
“Required Domestic Subsidiary” means each Domestic Subsidiary which has guaranteed the
payment or performance of (i) any Material Indebtedness or (ii) any Indebtedness under the Senior
Notes.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and
unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures
and unused Commitments at such time.
“Restricted Payments” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash,
securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking
fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition,
cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in the Borrower or any option, warrant or
other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Borrower.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Person acquired by the Borrower on or after the
Effective Date which is subject to restrictions and conditions with respect to its ability to
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guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower, so long as such restrictions and conditions only
relate to such Person so acquired and are not created in contemplation of such acquisition.
“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of
the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure and Swingline
Exposure at such time.
“Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.03.
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any sale or other transfer of Property by any
Person with the intent to lease such Property as lessee.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto and any
analogous Governmental Authority.
“Senior Note Indenture” means the Indenture entered into by the Borrower and certain
of its Subsidiaries in connection with the issuance of the Senior Notes, together with all
instruments and other agreements entered into by the Borrower or such Subsidiaries in connection
therewith, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Senior Notes” means (i) the 5 3/4% senior unsecured notes due 2010 (the “2010
Notes” and the 6 3/8% senior unsecured notes due 2015 of the Borrower issued on July 21, 2005
pursuant to the Senior Note Indenture or any supplement thereto, and any notes issued in exchange
therefor pursuant to the exchange offer contemplated by the offering memorandum and (ii) any other
unsecured debt securities which do not have a final maturity that is earlier than the final
maturity of the 2010 Notes or a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is shorter than the Weighted
Average Life to Maturity of the 2010 Notes.
“Specified Change in Control” means a “Change of Control”, or like event, if any, as
defined in the Senior Note Indenture.
“Standard Securitization Undertakings” shall mean representations, warranties,
covenants and indemnities entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof in connection with
the Permitted Receivables Facility which are reasonably customary in an accounts receivable
financing transaction.
“Statutory Reserve Rate” means, with respect to any currency, a fraction (expressed as
a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one
minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve, liquid asset, fees or similar requirements (including
any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves or other requirements) established by any
central bank, monetary authority, the Board, the Financial Services Authority, the European Central
Bank or other Governmental Authority for any category of deposits or liabilities customarily used
to fund loans in such currency, expressed in the case of each such requirement as a decimal. Such
reserve percentages shall, in the case of Dollar denominated Loans, include those imposed pursuant
to Regulation D of the Board. Eurocurrency 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
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available from time to time to any Lender under any applicable law, rule or regulation,
including Regulation D. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of
the effective date of any change in any reserve, liquid asset or similar requirement.
“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of
which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial
statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as
well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity
(a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or
more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the
general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as
of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by
the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means each Material Domestic Subsidiary and each Required
Domestic Subsidiary (other than the Captive Insurance Subsidiary, any Receivables Entity and any
Restricted Subsidiary). The Subsidiary Guarantors on the Effective Date are identified as such in
Schedule 3.01 hereto.
“Subsidiary Guaranty” means that certain Guaranty dated as of the Effective Date in
the form of Exhibit F (including any and all supplements thereto) and executed by each
Subsidiary Guarantor on the Effective Date, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
“Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or
derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or
more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic,
financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any
similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom
stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or
former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries shall be a
Swap Agreement.
“Swingline Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all
Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time shall
be its Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline Exposure at such time.
“Swingline Lender” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, in its capacity as
lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.
“Swingline Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.05.
“Swingline Loan Sublimit” means $20,000,000.
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“Syndication Agent” means Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Capital Corporation in its capacity as
syndication agent for the credit facility evidenced by this Agreement.
“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 any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.
“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds
thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.
“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of
interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the
Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” shall mean, when applied to any Indebtedness at
any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (a) the original aggregate principal amount of
such Indebtedness into (b) the sum of the total of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the
amount of each scheduled installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of
principal including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years
(calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such
payment.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a
complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of
Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this
Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or
by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency
Revolving Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a
“Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Borrowing”) or by Class and Type
(e.g., a “Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing”).
SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally
to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any
pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”,
“includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The
word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the
context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other
document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as
from time to time amended, supplemented, refinanced, restated, replaced or otherwise modified
(subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein),
(b) any reference herein to any
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Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words
“herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to
this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references
herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and
Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property”
shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and
intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in
effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent
that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any
change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of
such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders
request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such
notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such
provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before
such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such
provision amended in accordance herewith.
SECTION 1.05. Payments on Business Days. When the payment of any Obligation or the
performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a
day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment or performance shall extend to the
immediately succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing
interest or fees, as the case may be; provided that, with respect to any payment of
interest on or principal of Eurocurrency Loans, if such extension would cause any such payment to
be made in the next succeeding calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately
preceding Business Day.
ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.01. Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein,
each Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower in Agreed Currencies from time to time
during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (a) the
Dollar Amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Commitment, (b)
subject to Section 2.04, the Dollar Amount of the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the
total Commitments and (c) subject to Section 2.04, the Dollar Amount of the total outstanding
Revolving Loans and LC Exposure, in each case denominated in Foreign Currencies, exceeding the
Foreign Currency Sublimit. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings. (a) Each Revolving Loan shall be made as part
of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably in
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accordance with their respective Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan
required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder;
provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible
for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.
(b) Subject to Section 2.14, each Revolving Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR
Loans or Eurocurrency Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith; provided that
each ABR Loan shall only be made in Dollars. Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan. Each
Lender at its option may make any Eurocurrency Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or
Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option
shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement.
(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing,
such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 (or
the Approximate Equivalent Amount of such amount if such Borrowing is denominated in a Foreign
Currency) and not less than $5,000,000 (or the Approximate Equivalent Amount of such amount if
such Borrowing is denominated in a Foreign Currency). At the time that each ABR Revolving
Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple
of $1,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000; provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may
be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Commitments or
that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section
2.06(e). Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and
not less than $500,000. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the
same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of ten (10)
Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowings outstanding.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be
entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period
requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.03. Requests for Revolving Borrowings. To request a Revolving Borrowing,
the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request in accordance with the
procedures for Revolving Borrowings set forth on Schedule 1.01B. Each such telephonic Borrowing
Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy or
transmission by electronic communication in accordance with Section 9.01(b) to the Administrative
Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form attached hereto as Exhibit G-1 and signed by the
Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following
information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;
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(iv) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Agreed Currency and initial Interest
Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of
the term “Interest Period”; and
(v) the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be
disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.07.
If no election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then, in the case of a Borrowing
denominated in Dollars to the Borrower, the requested Revolving Borrowing shall be an ABR
Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Revolving
Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s
duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the
Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such
Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
SECTION 2.04. Determination of Dollar Amounts. The Administrative Agent will
determine the Dollar Amount of each Eurocurrency Borrowing (a) as of the date three (3) Business
Days prior to the date of such Borrowing or, if applicable, the date of conversion/continuation of
any Borrowing as a Eurocurrency Borrowing, (b) the LC Exposure as of the date of each request for
the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit and (c) each of (i) the total
Revolving Credit Exposures and (ii) the sum of the total outstanding Revolving Loans denominated in
Foreign Currencies and the Foreign Currency LC Exposure, on and as of the last Business Day of each
calendar month and, during the continuation of an Event of Default, on any other Business Day
elected by the Administrative Agent in its discretion or upon instruction by the Required Lenders.
Each day upon or as of which the Administrative Agent determines Dollar Amounts as described in the
preceding clauses (a), (b) and (c) is herein described as a “Computation Date” with respect
to each Credit Event for which a Dollar Amount is determined on or as of such day.
SECTION 2.05. Swingline Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans in Dollars to the Borrower from time to
time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that
will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding the
Swingline Loan Sublimit or (ii) the Dollar Amount of the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding
the total Commitments; provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a
Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow
Swingline Loans.
(b) To request a Swingline Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of
such request in accordance with the procedures for Swingline Loans set forth on Schedule 1.01B.
The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any notice of a request
for a Swingline Loan Borrowing received from the Borrower. The Swingline Lender shall make each
Swingline Loan available to the Borrower by means of a credit to the general deposit account of
the Borrower with the Swingline Lender (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the
reimbursement of an LC
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Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e), by remittance to the Issuing Bank) by 3:00 p.m., New York City
time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.
(c) The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later
than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Business Day require the Lenders to acquire
participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding.
Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Lenders will
participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice
thereof to each Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such
Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt
of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the
Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each
Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans
pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or
termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset,
abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Lender shall comply with its obligation
under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as
provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall
apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the
Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it
from the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in
any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter payments in respect of
such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender.
Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from the Borrower (or other party on behalf of the
Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds
of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any
such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the
Administrative Agent to the Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this
paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear; provided that any such
payment so remitted shall be repaid to the Swingline Lender or to the Administrative Agent, as
applicable, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any
reason. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not
relieve the Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.
SECTION 2.06. Letters of Credit. (a) General. Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request the issuance of Letters of Credit denominated
in Agreed Currencies for its own account, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent and the Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period. In
the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and
conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower
to, or entered into by the Borrower with, the Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the
terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control; 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 Borrower shall, at the request of the
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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, other than any costs,
liabilities or losses resulting from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of the
Issuing Bank, in each case in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Bank.
The letters of credit identified on Schedule 2.06 (the “Existing Letters of Credit”) shall
be deemed to be “Letters of Credit” issued on the Effective Date for all purposes of the Loan
Documents.
(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions. To
request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an
outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by
electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Issuing Bank)
to the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G-4
requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be
amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or
extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire
(which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit,
the Agreed Currency applicable thereto, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such
other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of
Credit. If requested by the Issuing Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit
application on the Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of
Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed
to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or
extension (i) the Dollar Amount of the LC Exposure shall not exceed the LC Exposure Sublimit,
(ii) subject to Section 2.04, the Dollar Amount of the total Revolving Credit Exposures shall
not exceed the total Commitments and (iii) subject to Section 2.04, the Dollar Amount of the sum
of the total outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Exposure, in each case denominated in Foreign
Currencies, shall not exceed the Foreign Currency Sublimit.
(c) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close
of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such
Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such
renewal or extension) and (ii) the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Maturity
Date.
(d) Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a
Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of
the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, the Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender
hereby acquires from the Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such
Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Dollar Amount available to be drawn under such
Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby
absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the
Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by the Issuing
Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this
Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be
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refunded to the Borrower for any reason. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its
obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit
is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever,
including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and
continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such
payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
(e) Reimbursement. If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect
of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the
Administrative Agent in Dollars the Dollar Amount equal to such LC Disbursement, calculated as
of the date the Issuing Bank made such LC Disbursement (or if the Issuing Bank shall so elect in
its sole discretion by notice to the Borrower, in such other Agreed Currency which was paid by
the Issuing Bank pursuant to such LC Disbursement in an amount equal to such LC Disbursement)
not later than 2:00 p.m., Local Time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if the
Borrower shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 1:00 p.m., Local Time, on
such date, or, if such notice has not been received by the Borrower prior to such time on such
date, then not later than 2:00 p.m., Local Time, on (i) the Business Day that the Borrower
receives such notice, if such notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m., Local Time, on the day of
receipt, or (ii) the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such
notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt;
provided that the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein,
request in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.05 that such payment be financed with an ABR
Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan in an equivalent amount of such LC Disbursement and, to
the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and
replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan. If the Borrower fails to
make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the applicable
LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender’s
Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Lender shall pay
to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower,
in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and
Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the
Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuing Bank the amounts so
received by it from the Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any
payment from the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute
such payment to the Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Lenders have made payments pursuant to
this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and the Issuing Bank as their
interests may appear. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the
Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of ABR Revolving Loans or a
Swingline Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the
Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement. If the Borrower’s reimbursement
of, or obligation to reimburse, any amounts in any Foreign Currency would subject the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender to any stamp duty, ad valorem charge or
similar tax that would not be payable if such reimbursement were made or required to be made in
Dollars, the Borrower shall, at its option, either (x) pay the amount of any such tax requested
by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the relevant Lender or (y) reimburse each LC
Disbursement made in such
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Foreign Currency in Dollars, in an amount equal to the Equivalent Amount, calculated using
the applicable exchange rates, on the date such LC Disbursement is made, of such LC
Disbursement.
(f) Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements
as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable,
and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all
circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any
Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other
document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any
respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by the
Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that
does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance
whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions
of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff
against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders
nor the Issuing Bank, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or
responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of
Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the
circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss
or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or
relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder),
any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the
control of the Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to
excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as
opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower
to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the
Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents
presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly
agree that, in the absence of bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of
the Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank
shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the
foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to
documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of
a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment
upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice
or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such
documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.
(g) Disbursement Procedures. The Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its
receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a
Letter of Credit. The Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower by telephone (confirmed by telecopy or transmission by electronic communication in
accordance with Section 9.01(b)) of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has
made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to
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give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to
reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.
(h) Interim Interest. If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then,
unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC
Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and
including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower
reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans
(or in the case such LC Disbursement is denominated in a Foreign Currency, at the Overnight
Foreign Currency Rate for such Agreed Currency plus the then effective Applicable Rate
with respect to Eurocurrency Revolving Loans); provided that, if the Borrower fails to
reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then Section
2.13(d) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of
the Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender
pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse the Issuing Bank shall be for the account
of such Lender to the extent of such payment.
(i) Replacement of Issuing Bank. The Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by
written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and
the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such
replacement of the Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the
Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant
to Section 2.12(b). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the
successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Bank under this
Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein
to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing
Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After
the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party
hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this
Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall
not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
(j) Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent
or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Lenders with LC
Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash
collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the
Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the
Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the Dollar Amount of the LC Exposure as of such date plus
any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that (i) the portions of such amount
attributable to undrawn Foreign Currency Letters of Credit or LC Disbursements in a Foreign
Currency that the Borrower is not late in reimbursing shall be deposited in the applicable
Foreign Currencies in the actual amounts of such undrawn Letters of Credit and LC Disbursements
and (ii) the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and
such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any
kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in
clause (h) or (i) of Article VII. For the purposes of this
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paragraph, the Dollar Amount of the Foreign Currency LC Exposure shall be calculated on the
date notice demanding cash collateralization is delivered to the Borrower. The Borrower also
shall deposit cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph as and to the extent required by
Section 2.11(c). Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the
payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. The
Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of
withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such
deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the
Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear
interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account.
Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing
Bank for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so
applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for
the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject
to the consent of Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC
Exposure), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. If the
Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the
occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be
returned to the Borrower within three (3) Business Days after all Events of Default have been
cured or waived.
(k) Conversion. In the event that the Loans become immediately due and payable on
any date pursuant to Article VII, all amounts (i) that the Borrower is at the time or thereafter
becomes required to reimburse or otherwise pay to the Administrative Agent in respect of LC
Disbursements made under any Foreign Currency Letter of Credit (other than amounts in respect of
which the Borrower has deposited cash collateral pursuant to paragraph (j) above, if such cash
collateral was deposited in the applicable Foreign Currency to the extent so deposited or
applied), (ii) that the Lenders are at the time or thereafter become required to pay to the
Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent is at the time or thereafter becomes required
to distribute to the Issuing Bank pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section in respect of
unreimbursed LC Disbursements made under any Foreign Currency Letter of Credit and (iii) of each
Lender’s participation in any Foreign Currency Letter of Credit under which an LC Disbursement
has been made shall, automatically and with no further action required, be converted into its
Dollar Amount on such date (or in the case of any LC Disbursement made after such date, on the
date such LC Disbursement is made). On and after such conversion, all amounts accruing and owed
to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in respect of the obligations
described in this paragraph shall accrue and be payable in Dollars at the rates otherwise
applicable hereunder.
SECTION 2.07. Funding of Borrowings. (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be
made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds
(i) in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars by 2:00 p.m., New York City time, to the account of
the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders
and (ii) in the case of each Loan denominated in a Foreign Currency, by 2:00 p.m., Local Time, in
the city of the Administrative Agent’s Eurocurrency Payment Office for such currency and at such
Eurocurrency Payment Office for such currency; provided that Swingline Loans shall be made
as provided in Section 2.05. The Administrative Agent will
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make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in
like funds, to (x) an account designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request, in
the case of Loans denominated in Dollars and (y) an account of the Borrower in the relevant
jurisdiction and designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request, in the case of
Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency; provided that ABR Revolving Loans made to finance
the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e) shall be remitted by the
Administrative Agent to the Issuing Bank.
(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the
proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative
Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such
Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this
Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a
corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the
applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the
Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such
corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount
is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative
Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a
rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on
interbank compensation (including without limitation the Overnight Foreign Currency Rate in the
case of Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency) or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the
interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative
Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.
SECTION 2.08. Interest Elections. (a) Each Revolving Borrowing initially shall be
of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurocurrency
Revolving Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request.
Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue
such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods
therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect
to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated
ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising
each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to
Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.
(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the
Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be
required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type
resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such
telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by
hand delivery or telecopy or transmission by electronic communication in accordance with Section
9.01(b) to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form attached
hereto as Exhibit G-3 or such other form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the
Borrower. Notwithstanding any
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contrary provision herein, this Section shall not be construed to permit the Borrower to
(i) change the currency of any Borrowing, (ii) elect an Interest Period for Eurocurrency Loans
that does not comply with Section 2.02(d) or (iii) convert any Borrowing to a Borrowing of a
Type not available under the Class of Commitments pursuant to which such Borrowing was made.
(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following
information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different
options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof
to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified
pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election
Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency
Borrowing; and
(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period and
Agreed Currency to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which
Interest Period shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest
Period”.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does not specify an
Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one
month’s duration.
(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent
shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting
Borrowing.
(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a
Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto,
then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period (i)
in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR
Borrowing and (ii) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency, such Borrowing
shall automatically continue as a Eurocurrency Borrowing in the same Agreed Currency with an
Interest Period of one month unless (x) such Eurocurrency Borrowing is or was repaid in
accordance with Section 2.11 or (y) the Borrower shall have given the Administrative Agent an
Interest Election Request requesting that, at the end of such Interest Period, such Eurocurrency
Borrowing continue as a Eurocurrency Borrowing for the same or another Interest Period.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the
Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Revolving
Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid,
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Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the
Interest Period applicable thereto.
SECTION 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (a) Unless previously
terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.
(b) The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments;
provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is an
integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower shall not
terminate or reduce the Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the
Loans in accordance with Section 2.11, the Dollar Amount of the total Revolving Credit Exposures
would exceed the total Commitments.
(c) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or
reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three (3) Business Days
prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the
effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent
shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower
pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of
the Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the
effectiveness of other credit facilities or instruments of Indebtedness, in which case such
notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the
specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of
the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably
among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.
SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The Borrower hereby
unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the
then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan on the Maturity Date in the currency of such
Loan and (ii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on
the earlier of the Maturity Date and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the
15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least two (2) Business Days after such
Swingline Loan is made; provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, the
Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding.
(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or
accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan
made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such
Lender from time to time hereunder.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the
amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class, Agreed Currency and Type thereof and the Interest
Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to
become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any
sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each
Lender’s share thereof.
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(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this
Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the
obligations recorded therein absent manifest error; provided that the failure of any
Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in
any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement.
(e) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In
such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note
payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its
registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans
evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after
assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form
payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered
note, to such payee and its registered assigns).
SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans.
(a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any
Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (b) of this
Section.
(b) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of
a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by telephone (confirmed by telecopy or transmission by
electronic communication in accordance with Section 9.01(b)) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in
the case of prepayment of a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New
York City time, three (3) Business Days before the date of prepayment, (ii) in the case of
prepayment of an ABR Revolving Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one (1)
Business Day before the date of prepayment or (iii) in the case of prepayment of a Swingline
Loan, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of prepayment. Each such
notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of
each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a notice of
prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as
contemplated by Section 2.09, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of
termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.09. Promptly following receipt of any such
notice relating to a Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of
the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Revolving Borrowing shall be in an amount
that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type as
provided in Section 2.02. Each prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing shall be applied ratably to
the Loans included in the notice of prepayment. Prepayments shall be accompanied by (i) accrued
interest to the extent required by Section 2.13 and (ii) break funding payments pursuant to
Section 2.16.
(c) If at any time, (i) other than as a result of fluctuations in currency exchange rates,
the sum of the aggregate principal Dollar Amount of all of the Revolving
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Credit Exposures (calculated, with respect to those Credit Events denominated in Foreign
Currencies, as of the most recent Computation Date with respect to each such Credit Event)
exceeds the total Commitments or (ii) solely as a result of fluctuations in currency exchange
rates, the sum of the aggregate principal Dollar Amount of all of the outstanding Revolving
Loans and LC Exposure, in each case denominated in Foreign Currencies, as of the most recent
Computation Date with respect to each such Credit Event, exceeds 105% of the Foreign Currency
Sublimit, the Borrower shall immediately repay Borrowings or cash collateralize LC Disbursements
in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.06(j), as applicable, in an
aggregate principal amount sufficient to eliminate any such excess.
SECTION 2.12. Fees. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent
for the account of each Lender a facility fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the
daily Dollar Amount of the Commitment of such Lender (whether used or unused) during the period
from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Commitment
terminates; provided that, if such Lender continues to have any Revolving Credit Exposure
after its Commitment terminates, then such facility fee shall continue to accrue on the daily
Dollar Amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure from and including the date on which its
Commitment terminates to but excluding the date on which such Lender ceases to have any Revolving
Credit Exposure. Accrued facility 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 Commitments terminate, commencing
on the first such date to occur after the date hereof; provided that any facility fees
accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. All
facility 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).
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall
accrue at the same Applicable Rate used to determine the interest rate applicable to
Eurocurrency Revolving Loans on the average daily Dollar Amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure
(excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period
from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such
Lender’s Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure
and (ii) to the Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.125% per annum
on the average daily Dollar Amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof
attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) attributable to Letters of Credit issued by the
Issuing Bank during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later
of the date of termination of the Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC
Exposure, as well as the Issuing Bank’s standard fees and commissions with respect to the
issuance, amendment, cancellation, negotiation, transfer, presentment, renewal or extension of
any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Unless otherwise specified above,
participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last day of March, June,
September and December of each year shall be payable on the third (3rd) Business Day
following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date;
provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Commitments
terminate and any such
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fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand.
Any other fees payable to the Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within
ten (10) days after demand. All participation fees and fronting 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).
(c) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees
payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent.
(d) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in Dollars and immediately
available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the Issuing Bank, in the case of fees
payable to it) for distribution, in the case of facility fees and participation fees, to the
Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION 2.13. Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including
each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate.
(b) The Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted
LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee
or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated
maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well
as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any
Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding
paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate
applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.
(d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment
Date for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Commitments;
provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be
payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a
prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued
interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such
repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurocurrency Revolving
Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan
shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.
(e) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except
that interest (i) computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate
Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or
366 days in a leap year) and (ii) for Borrowings denominated in Pounds Sterling shall be
computed on the basis of a year of 365 days, and in each case shall be payable for the actual
number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable
Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be
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determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent
manifest error.
SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of any
Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing:
(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive
absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the
Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period; or
(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO
Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and
fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or
its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by
telephone or telecopy or transmission by electronic communication in accordance with Section
9.01(b) as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the
Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any
Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to, or
continuation of any Revolving Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii)
if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made
as an ABR Borrowing.
SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar
requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by,
any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the
Issuing Bank; or
(ii) impose on any Lender or the Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other
condition affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Loans made by such Lender or any Letter
of Credit or participation therein (excluding imposition of Taxes, which shall be governed
by Section 2.17);
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or
maintaining any Eurocurrency Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan
(including, without limitation, pursuant to any conversion of any Borrowing denominated in an
Agreed Currency into a Borrowing denominated in any other Agreed Currency) or to increase the cost
to such Lender or the Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit
(including, without limitation, pursuant to any conversion of any Borrowing denominated in an
Agreed Currency into a Borrowing denominated in any other Agreed Currency) or to reduce the amount
of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the Issuing Bank hereunder, whether of
principal, interest or otherwise (including, without limitation, pursuant to any conversion of any
Borrowing denominated in an Agreed Currency
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into a Borrowing denominated in any other Agreed Currency), then the Borrower will pay to such
Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred
or reduction suffered.
(b) If any Lender or the Issuing Bank determines in good faith that any Change in Law
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 or the Loans made by, or
participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the
Issuing Bank, 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
Borrower will pay to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount
or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing
Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) 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 shall be delivered to the Borrower and
shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the Issuing
Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days
after receipt thereof.
(d) 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 Borrower shall not be required to
compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or
reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank,
as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased
costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation
therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such
increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be
extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any
principal of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable
thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default or as a result of any prepayment pursuant to
Section 2.11), (b) the conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the
Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any
Eurocurrency Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of
whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.11(b) and is revoked in accordance therewith) or
(d) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period
applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19, then, in any
such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and
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expense (excluding loss of anticipated profit) attributable to such event. Such loss, cost or
expense to any Lender may be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the
excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of
such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to
such Loan (and excluding any Applicable Rate), for the period from the date of such event to the
last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow,
convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over
(ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the
interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for
deposits in the relevant currency of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the
eurocurrency market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such
Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall
be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on
any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.
SECTION 2.17. Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation
of the Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified
Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if the Borrower shall be required to deduct any
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as
necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to
additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank (as
the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions
been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full
amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(b) In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental
Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Issuing
Bank, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified
Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the
case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the
Borrower hereunder (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or
attributable to amounts payable under this Section) 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
Borrower by a Lender or the Issuing Bank, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on
behalf of a Lender or the Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the
Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the
original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such
payment, a copy of the return reporting such
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payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
(e) Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding
tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any treaty to which
such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the
Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by
applicable law, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law
or reasonably requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without
withholding or at a reduced rate.
(f) If the Administrative Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it
has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the
Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this
Section 2.17, it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity
payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.17 with respect
to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of
the Administrative Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by
the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided, that the Borrower,
upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid
over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant
Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the
Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental
Authority. This Section shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender
to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems
confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.
SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.
(a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of
principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under
Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to (i) in the case of payments denominated in
Dollars, 2:00 p.m., New York City time and (ii) in the case of payments denominated in a Foreign
Currency, 2:00 p.m., Local Time, in the city of the Administrative Agent’s Eurocurrency Payment
Office for such currency, in each case on the date when due, in immediately available funds,
without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the
discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding
Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made (i)
in the same currency in which the applicable Credit Event was made (or where such currency has
been converted to euro, in euro) and (ii) to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 or, in the case of a Credit Event denominated in a Foreign
Currency, the Administrative Agent’s Eurocurrency Payment Office for such currency, except
payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as expressly provided
herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made
directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such
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payments denominated in the same currency received by it for the account of any other
Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment
hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be
extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest,
interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this Section, if, after the making of any Credit Event in any Foreign
Currency, currency control or exchange regulations are imposed in the country which issues such
currency with the result that the type of currency in which the Credit Event was made (the
“Original Currency”) no longer exists or the Borrower is not able to make payment to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders in such Original Currency, then all payments
to be made by the Borrower hereunder in such currency shall instead be made when due in Dollars
in an amount equal to the Dollar Amount (as of the date of repayment) of such payment due, it
being the intention of the parties hereto that the Borrower takes all risks of the imposition of
any such currency control or exchange regulations.
(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative
Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees
then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees
then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of
interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal and
unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in
accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such
parties.
(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain
payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Revolving Loans or participations
in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater
proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements
and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender,
then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value)
participations in the Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans of
other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by
the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on
their respective Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans;
provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment
giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price
restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this
paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in
accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as
consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or
participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans to any assignee or participant, other than
to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this
paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may
effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the
foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off
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and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if
such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to
the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders
or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative
Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and
may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the
case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment,
then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to
the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing
Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed
to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the
Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance
with banking industry rules on interbank compensation (including without limitation the
Overnight Foreign Currency Rate in the case of Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency).
(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to
Section 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or (e), 2.07(b), 2.18(d) or 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may,
in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter
received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s
obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.
SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any Lender
requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional
amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to
Section 2.17, 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 Section 2.15 or
2.17, 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 Borrower hereby
agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such
designation or assignment.
(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required
to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any
Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, or if any Lender defaults in its obligation to fund Loans
hereunder, or any Lender is unable to fund its portion of any Loan as a result of any applicable
law or regulation prohibiting, or any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority
enjoining, prohibiting or restraining, any Lender from making any Loan requested by the Borrower
or the Issuing Bank or any Lender from issuing, renewing, extending or increasing the face
amount of or participating in the Letter of Credit requested to be issued, renewed, extended or
increased by the Borrower, or if any Lender fails to grant a consent in connection with any
proposed change, waiver, discharge or
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termination of the provisions of this Agreement as
contemplated by Section 9.02 but the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained, then the
Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative
Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and
subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and
obligations under the 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 Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which
consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an
amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements
and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it
hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest
and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such
assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be
made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation
or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if,
prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling
the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
SECTION 2.20. Expansion Option. The Borrower may from time to time elect to increase
the Commitments in minimum increments of $25,000,000 so long as, after giving effect thereto, the
aggregate amount of the Commitments does not exceed $1,000,000,000. The Borrower may arrange for
any such increase to be provided by one or more Lenders (each Lender so agreeing to an increase in
its Commitment, an “Increasing Lender”), or by one or more new banks, financial
institutions or other entities (each such new bank, financial institution or other entity, an
“Augmenting Lender”), to increase their existing Commitments, or extend Commitments, as the
case may be; provided that (i) each Augmenting Lender, shall be subject to the approval of
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (ii) (x) in the case of an Increasing Lender, the
Borrower and such Increasing Lender execute an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit
C hereto, and (y) in the case of an Augmenting Lender, the Borrower and such Augmenting Lender
execute an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto. Increases and new
Commitments created pursuant to this Section 2.20 shall become effective on the date agreed by the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the relevant Increasing Lenders or Augmenting Lenders and
the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
increase in the Commitments (or in the Commitment of any Lender), shall become effective under this
paragraph unless, (i) on the proposed date of the effectiveness of such increase, the conditions
set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 shall be satisfied or waived by the Required
Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate to that effect dated such
date and executed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have
received documents consistent with those delivered on the Effective Date as to the corporate power
and authority of the Borrower to borrow hereunder after giving effect to such increase and (iii)
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, with the
covenants contained in Section 6.07. On the effective date of any increase in the Commitments, (i)
each relevant Increasing Lender and Augmenting Lender shall make available to the Administrative
Agent such amounts in immediately available funds as the Administrative Agent shall determine, for
the benefit of the other Lenders, as being required in order to cause, after giving effect to such
increase and the use
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of such amounts to make payments to such other Lenders, each Lender’s portion
of the outstanding Revolving Loans of all the Lenders to equal its Applicable Percentage of such
outstanding Revolving Loans, and (ii) the Borrower shall be deemed to have repaid and reborrowed
all outstanding Revolving Loans as of the date of any increase in the Commitments (with such
reborrowing to consist of the Types of Revolving Loans, with related Interest Periods if
applicable, specified in a notice delivered by the Borrower in accordance with the requirements of
Section 2.03). The deemed payments made pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding
sentence shall be accompanied by payment of all accrued interest on the amount prepaid and, in
respect of each Eurocurrency Loan, shall be subject to indemnification by the Borrower pursuant to
the provisions of Section 2.16 if the deemed payment occurs other than on the last day of the
related Interest Periods.
SECTION 2.21. Market Disruption. Notwithstanding the satisfaction of all conditions
referred to in Article II and Article IV with respect to any Borrowing to be effected in any
Foreign Currency, if (i) there shall occur on or prior to the date of such Borrowing any change in
national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or
exchange controls which would in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Bank (if such Credit Event is a Letter of Credit) or the Required Lenders make it impracticable for
the applicable Eurocurrency Borrowings or Letters of Credit comprising such Credit Event to be
denominated in the Agreed Currency specified by the Borrower or (ii) an Equivalent Amount of such
currency is not readily calculable, then the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give notice
thereof to the Borrower, the Lenders and, if such Credit Event is a Letter of Credit, the Issuing
Bank, and such Credit Events shall not be denominated in such Agreed Currency but shall, except as
otherwise set forth in Section 2.07, be made on the date of such Credit Event in Dollars, (a) if
such Credit Event is a Borrowing, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Dollar Amount of
the aggregate principal amount specified in the related Borrowing Request or Interest Election
Request, as the case may be, unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent at least one (1)
Business Day before such date that (i) it elects not to borrow on such date or (ii) it elects to
borrow on such date in a different Agreed Currency, as the case may be, in which the denomination
of such Loans would, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Required
Lenders, be practicable and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Dollar Amount of the
aggregate principal amount specified in the related Borrowing Request or Interest Election Request,
as the case may be or (b) if such Credit Event is a Letter of Credit, in a face amount equal to the
Dollar Amount of the face amount specified in the related request or application for such Letter of
Credit, unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent at least one (1) Business Day before
such date that (i) it elects not to request the issuance of such Letter of Credit on such date or
(ii) it elects to have such Letter of Credit issued on such date in a different Agreed Currency, as
the case may be, in which the denomination of such Letter of Credit would in the reasonable opinion
of the Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders be practicable and in face
amount equal to the Dollar Amount of the face amount specified in the related request or
application for such Letter of Credit, as the case may be.
SECTION 2.22. Judgment Currency. If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any
court it is necessary to convert a sum due from the Borrower hereunder in the currency expressed to
be payable herein (the “specified currency”) into another currency, the parties hereto
agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used
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shall
be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could
purchase the specified currency with such other currency at the Administrative Agent’s main New
York City office on the Business Day preceding that on which final, non appealable judgment is
given. The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to any Lender or the
Administrative Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than the
specified currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by
such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) of any sum adjudged to be so due in
such other currency such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) may in accordance
with normal, reasonable banking procedures purchase the specified currency with such other
currency. If the amount of the specified currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due
to such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency, the
Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a separate obligation and
notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the
case may be, against such loss, and if the amount of the specified currency so purchased exceeds
(a) the sum originally due to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in the
specified currency and (b) any amounts shared with other Lenders as a result of allocations of such
excess as a disproportionate payment to such Lender under Section 2.18, such Lender or the
Administrative Agent, as the case may be, agrees to remit such excess to the Borrower.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders as of the Effective Date and (except as to
representations and warranties made as of a date certain) as of the date such representations and
warranties are deemed to be made under Section 4.02 of this Agreement, that:
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers; Subsidiaries. Each of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept
is applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization,
has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where
the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing (to the
extent such concept is applicable) in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.
Schedule 3.01 hereto (as supplemented from time to time) identifies each Subsidiary, if
such Subsidiary is a Material Domestic Subsidiary, the jurisdiction of its incorporation or
organization, as the case may be, the percentage of issued and outstanding shares of each class of
its capital stock or other equity interests owned by the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries and,
if such percentage is not 100% (excluding directors’ qualifying shares as required by law), a
description 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 3.01 as
owned by the Borrower or another Subsidiary are owned, beneficially and of record, by the Borrower
or any Subsidiary free and clear of all Liens. As of
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the Effective Date, there are no outstanding
commitments or other obligations of the Borrower or 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 the Borrower or any Subsidiary, except as disclosed on Schedule 3.01.
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions are within each Loan
Party’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required,
stockholder action. The Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Loan Parties
and constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Loan Parties party thereto, enforceable
in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of
equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions (a) do not
require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any
Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect,
(b) will not violate any material applicable law or material regulation or the charter, by-laws or
other organizational documents of any Loan Party or any order of any Governmental Authority, (c)
will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, material agreement or other material
instrument binding upon any Loan Party or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require
any payment to be made by any Loan Party, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of
any Lien on any material asset of any Loan Party.
SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (a) The Borrower
has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet and statements of income,
stockholders equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 reported on
by Deloitte & Touche LLP independent public accountants. Such financial statements present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the
Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with
GAAP.
(b) Since March 31, 2006, there has been no material adverse change in the business,
assets, properties or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
SECTION 3.05. Properties. (a) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has title
in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its material real and personal property
material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability
to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended
purposes. There are no Liens on any of the material real or personal properties of the Borrower
or any Subsidiary except for Liens permitted by Section 6.02.
(b) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks,
tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property necessary to its business, and,
to the knowledge of the Borrower, the use thereof by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries does not
infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such
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infringements that,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) There are no actions, suits
or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the
knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
(i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if
adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in
a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed Matters) or (ii) that involve this Agreement or
the Transactions. There are no labor controversies pending against or, to the knowledge of the
Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) which could
reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect,
or (ii) that involve this Agreement or the Transactions.
(b) Except for the Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any other matters that,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with
any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other
approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental
Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or
(iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.
SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Each of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority
applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon
it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status. Neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
SECTION 3.09. Taxes. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has timely filed or
caused to be filed all material Tax returns and material reports required to have been filed and
has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such
Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP or
(b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.10. ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur
that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably
expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.11. Disclosure. The Borrower has disclosed to the Lenders all agreements,
instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any of its Subsidiaries
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is subject,
and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the
other reports, financial statements, certificates or other written information (excluding any
financial projections, pro forma financial information or projected industry data) furnished by or
on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the
negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other
information so furnished), when taken as a whole and when taken together with the Borrower’s SEC
filings, contains as of the date of such statement, information, document or certificate was so
furnished any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The projections and pro forma financial information contained in the materials
referenced above are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by management of the
Borrower to be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such financial
information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results
during the period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from the projected
results set forth therein by a material amount. The projected industry data concerning the
Borrower and the Subsidiaries or the transactions contemplated hereby was derived from sources
believed by Borrower to be reasonably reliable.
SECTION 3.12. Federal Reserve Regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loan have
been used or will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation
of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X.
SECTION 3.13. No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing.
ARTICLE IV
Conditions
SECTION 4.01. Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the
Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on
which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from (i) each party
hereto either (A) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (B)
written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy or
electronic mail transmission in accordance with Section 9.01(b) of a signed signature page
of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement and (ii) each
initial Subsidiary Guarantor either (A) a counterpart of the Subsidiary Guaranty signed on
behalf of such Subsidiary Guarantor or (B) written evidence satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy or electronic mail transmission in
accordance with Section 9.01(b) of a signed signature page of the Subsidiary Guaranty) that
such Subsidiary Guarantor has signed a counterpart of the Subsidiary Guaranty.
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(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received the executed legal opinions of
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, special counsel to the Loan Parties substantially
in the form of Exhibit B-1, and from Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq. or Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.,
corporate counsels to the Borrower covering the matters set forth in Exhibit B-2,
and covering such other matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents or the
Transactions as the Required Lenders shall reasonably request. The Borrower hereby requests
such counsel to deliver such opinion.
(c) The Lenders shall have received unaudited interim consolidated financial statements
of the Borrower for each quarterly period ended subsequent to the date of the latest
financial statements delivered pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph as to which such
financial statements are available.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the
Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization,
existence and good standing of the initial Loan Parties, the authorization of the
Transactions and any other legal matters relating to such Loan Parties, the Loan Documents
or the Transactions, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and
its counsel and as further described in the list of closing documents attached as
Exhibit E.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective
Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of the Borrower,
confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section
4.02.
(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and
payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement
or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the
Borrower hereunder.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such
notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the
Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become
effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 9.02)
at or prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Effective Date (and, in the event such
conditions are not so satisfied or waived, the Commitments shall terminate at such time).
SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the
occasion of any Borrowing, and of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of
Credit, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this Agreement
shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing
or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as
applicable, except where any representation and warranty is expressly made as
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of a specific
earlier date, such representation and warranty shall be true in all material respects as of
any such earlier date.
(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no
Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be
deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the
matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.
ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on
each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit
shall have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower
covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information. The Borrower will furnish
to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly furnish a copy to each Lender):
(a) as soon as available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of
each fiscal year of the Borrower, its audited consolidated balance sheet and related
statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such
year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal
year, all reported on by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent public accountants of
recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception
and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that
such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial
condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;
(b) as soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of
each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, its unaudited
consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and
cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the
fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the
corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of)
the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting
fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the
Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of
footnotes;
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(c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b)
above, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H executed by a Financial Officer
of the Borrower (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has
occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with
respect thereto and (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating
compliance with Sections 6.07;
(d) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) above, a
certificate of the accounting firm that reported on such financial statements stating
whether they obtained knowledge during the course of their examination of such financial
statements of any failure to comply with Section 6.07 (which certificate may be limited to
the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines or by such accounting firm’s
professional standards and customs of the profession);
(e) promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all “management letters” submitted to the
Borrower by the independent public accountants referred to in clause (a) above in connection
with each audit made by such accountants;
(f) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other
reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or
all of the functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or
distributed by the Borrower to its shareholders generally, as the case may be;
(g) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the
operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or
compliance with the terms of this Agreement, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender
(through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request; and
(h) concurrently with the delivery thereof pursuant to the terms of the Senior Notes
and the Senior Note Indenture, copies of any compliance certificate delivered thereunder
evidencing compliance with the terms and conditions thereof.
SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events. The Borrower will furnish to the
Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written notice of the following:
(a) the occurrence of any Default;
(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any
arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Borrower or any Affiliate
thereof that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA
Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect; and
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(d) any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result
in, a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer
or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development
requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business. The Borrower will, and will cause each
of its Material Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and
keep in full force and effect (i) its legal existence and (ii) the rights, licenses, permits,
privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business, except, in the case of the
preceding clause (ii), to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger,
consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03.
SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, pay its obligations, including Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become
delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its
books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make
payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause
each of its Material Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all Property material to the conduct of
its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b)
maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies or through self-insurance,
insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged
in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.
SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The Borrower will, and will cause
each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and
correct entries in conformity with GAAP and requirements of applicable law are made of all dealings
and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will, and will cause
each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or
any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make
extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its
officers and use commercially reasonable efforts to make its independent accountants available to
discuss the affairs, finances and condition of the Borrower, all at such reasonable times and as
often as reasonably requested; provided, that (i) the Lenders will conduct such requests for visits
and inspections through the Administrative Agent and (ii) unless an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, such visits and inspections can occur no more frequently than once per year.
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SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws; Compliance with Agreements. The Borrower will,
and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders
of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property (including without limitation
Environmental Laws) and (ii) perform in all material respects its obligations under material
agreements to which it is a party, in each case except where the failure to do so, individually or
in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit. The proceeds of the Loans will
be used only to finance the working capital needs, and for general corporate purposes (including
refinancing of existing Indebtedness and investments), of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. No
part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that
entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X.
SECTION 5.09. Subsidiary Guaranty. As promptly as possible but in any event within
thirty (30) days (or such later date as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent) after any
Person becomes (or is designated as) a Material Domestic Subsidiary or a Required Domestic
Subsidiary (other than a Restricted Subsidiary or a Receivables Entity), the Borrower shall provide
the Administrative Agent with written notice thereof setting forth information in reasonable detail
describing the material assets of such Person and shall cause each such Subsidiary to deliver to
the Administrative Agent a Subsidiary Guaranty in the form of Exhibit F pursuant to which
such Subsidiary agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions thereof, and such Subsidiary
Guaranty to be accompanied by appropriate corporate resolutions, other corporate documentation and
legal opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its
counsel.
ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each
Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired
or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and
agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 6.01. Subsidiary Indebtedness. The Borrower will not permit any Subsidiary to
create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents;
(b) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.01 and
extensions, renewals, amendments, restatements, refinancings and replacements of any such
Indebtedness with Indebtedness that does not increase the outstanding principal amount
thereof;
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(c) Indebtedness of (i) any Loan Party to any other Loan Party, (ii) any Subsidiary to
any Loan Party and (iii) any Subsidiary this is not a Loan Party to any other Subsidiary
that is not a Loan Party;
(d) Guarantees by any Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other
Subsidiary, all to the extent permitted by this Section 6.01;
(e) Indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of
any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations and any Indebtedness
assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any
such assets prior to the acquisition thereof, and extensions, renewals, amendments,
restatements, refinancings and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase
the outstanding principal amount thereof; provided that (i) such Indebtedness (other
than a refinancing permitted above in this clause (e)) is incurred prior to or within one
hundred and eighty (180) days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction
or improvement and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this
clause (e) shall not exceed $50,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(f) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary as an account party in respect of trade letters of
credit;
(g) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Permitted Receivables Facilities;
provided that the Attributable Receivables Indebtedness thereunder shall not exceed
an aggregate amount of $250,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(h) Guarantee obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the Senior Notes;
(i) Indebtedness of Subsidiaries which are not Subsidiary Guarantors (including
Guarantee Obligations) in an aggregate amount not exceeding an amount equal to 10% of
Consolidated Total Assets (or the foreign equivalent thereof) at any time outstanding;
(j) Indebtedness under Swap Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business
and not for speculative purposes;
(k) Indebtedness in respect of bid, performance, surety, appeal or replevin bonds
issued in the ordinary course of business, including guarantees or obligations of any
Subsidiary with respect to letters of credit supporting such obligation, in each case, not
in connection with Indebtedness for money borrowed;
(l) Indebtedness in respect of judgments or awards not deemed to be a default under
Section 7(k);
(m) Indebtedness consisting of customary purchase price adjustments, earn-outs,
indemnification obligations and similar items incurred in connection with acquisitions and
asset sales not restricted by Section 6.03;
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(n) (i) Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary
and not created in contemplation thereof; provided, that after giving effect to the
acquisition of such Person, the Borrower would be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with
each of the covenants set forth in Section 6.07 and (ii) any refinancings, refundings,
renewals, replacements or extensions thereof (without any increase in the principal amount
thereof or any shortening of the maturity of any principal amount thereof or the addition of
any obligors thereunder other than the Person so acquired);
(o) Indebtedness of any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to
exceed the foreign currency equivalent of $10,000,000 in respect of letters of credit
denominated in currencies other than Dollars;
(p) Indebtedness in the form of loans and advances to employees, and the guarantees of
loans and advances to employees, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any one
time outstanding; and
(q) additional Indebtedness of any of the Subsidiary Guarantors so long as no Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing or would arise after giving effect thereto and the
Borrower and the Subsidiaries are in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the covenants
contained in Section 6.07.
SECTION 6.02. Liens. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to,
create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any Property now owned or hereafter acquired
by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in
respect of any thereof, except:
(a) Permitted Encumbrances;
(b) any Lien on any Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing on the date
hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.02; provided that (i) such Lien shall not
apply to any other Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien shall
secure only those obligations which it secures on the date hereof and extensions, renewals
and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
(c) any Lien existing on any Property prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower
or any Subsidiary or existing on any Property of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after
the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided that (i) such
Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such
Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any
other Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those
obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes
a Subsidiary, as the case may be and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do
not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
(d) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Borrower
or any Subsidiary; provided that (i) such security interests secure Indebtedness
permitted by clause (e) of Section
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6.01, (ii) such security interests and the Indebtedness
secured thereby (other than refinancing Indebtedness permitted by clause (e) of Section
6.01) are incurred prior to or within one hundred eighty (180) days after such acquisition
or the completion of such construction or improvement, (iii) the Indebtedness secured
thereby does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or
capital assets and (iv) such security interests shall not apply to any other Property of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(e) rights of setoff and similar arrangements and Liens in favor of depository and
securities intermediaries to secure customary fees and similar amounts related to bank
accounts or securities accounts;
(f) Liens in connection with or to secure Indebtedness arising under Permitted
Receivables Facilities;
(g) Liens on assets of a Subsidiary which is not a Subsidiary Guarantor securing
Indebtedness of such Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.01(i);
(h) Liens on “xxxxxxx money” or similar deposits in connection with acquisitions not
restricted by Section 6.03;
(i) Liens on cash and cash equivalents securing Indebtedness permitted by Section
6.01(o);
(j) Liens in connection with Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(n); and
(k) Liens not otherwise permitted by this Section 6.02 so long as the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the obligations secured thereby subject to such Liens does
not exceed 10% of Consolidated Total Assets at any time outstanding.
SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes. (a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit
any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to
merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one
transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets, or all or
substantially all of the Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now
owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and
immediately after giving effect thereto no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(i) the Borrower may enter into and consummate Permitted Acquisitions;
(ii) any Person may merge with or into or consolidate with a Loan Party (other than the
Borrower), or such Loan Party (other than the Borrower) may sell, transfer, lease or
otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all of
substantially all of its Property to such Person, in a transaction in which (a) the
surviving entity is such Loan Party or (b) if the surviving entity will not be the Loan
Party, simultaneously with such transaction, the Person formed by such consolidation or into
which such Loan Party is merged, or the Person which acquires by sale, lease, transfer or
other disposition all or substantially all of such Loan Party’s Property shall, if such
Subsidiary is a Required Domestic Subsidiary or a Material Domestic Subsidiary,
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become a
Subsidiary Guarantor and the Borrower shall comply with Section 5.09 in connection
therewith;
(iii) any Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of its assets to the Borrower or to another Loan Party;
(iv) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may sell Receivables under Permitted Receivables
Facilities (subject to the limitation that the Attributable Receivables Indebtedness
thereunder shall not exceed an aggregate amount of $250,000,000);
(v) any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve, or the Borrower or any Subsidiary may
sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Equity
Interests of any of its Subsidiaries, if the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable,
determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, considered as a whole, and is not materially
disadvantageous to the Lenders; and
(vi) any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor may merge with or into or
consolidate with any other Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Person
that will become a Subsidiary following such transaction, and may sell, transfer, lease or
otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) any or all of its
Property (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to any other Subsidiary or any other
Person that will become a Subsidiary following such transaction.
(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage to any
material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries on the date of execution of this Agreement and businesses reasonably related,
ancillary or complementary thereto and reasonable extensions thereof.
SECTION 6.04. Restricted Payments. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any
Restricted Payment, except (a) the Borrower may declare and pay dividends with respect to its
Equity Interests payable solely in additional shares of its common stock or options to purchase
common stock, (b) Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends ratably with respect to their Equity
Interests, (c) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock
option plans or other benefit plans for present or former management or employees of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries, (d) the Borrower may pay cash dividends on its common stock in an amount not
to exceed $0.06 per share in any fiscal quarter (as adjusted so that the aggregate amount payable
pursuant to this clause (d) is not increased or decreased solely as a result of any stock-split,
stock dividend or similar reclassification) plus the payment of pro rata dividends on shares
subject to issuance pursuant to outstanding options for each fiscal quarter thereafter; and (e) the
Borrower may make any other Restricted Payment; provided that the Borrower may only make the
Restricted Payments permitted under the foregoing clauses (c), (d) and (e) so long as (i) no Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing or would arise after giving effect thereto and the
Borrower and the Subsidiaries are in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis, both before and immediately
after giving effect to such Restricted Payment with the covenants contained in Section 6.07 and the
Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative
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Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer of
the Borrower to such effect, together with all relevant financial information reasonably requested
by the Administrative Agent and (ii) such Restricted Payment is then not restricted under the
Senior Note Indenture.
SECTION 6.05. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any Property to, or purchase,
lease or otherwise acquire any Property from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with,
any of its Affiliates, except (a) at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the
Borrower or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third
parties, (b) transactions between or among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not involving any
other Affiliate, (c) pay reasonable and customary fees to and the provision of indemnity on behalf
of, directors, officers, employees or members of the Boards of Directors of the Borrower or such
Subsidiary, (d) make loans and advances to employees in the ordinary course of business, (e) make
Restricted Payments permitted under Section 6.04, (f) employment arrangements entered into in the
ordinary course of business with officers of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and (g) the
transactions set forth in Schedule 6.05.
SECTION 6.06. Changes in Fiscal Year. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any
of its Subsidiaries to, change its fiscal year from the basis in effect on the Effective Date.
SECTION 6.07. Financial Covenants.
(a) Minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the
Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio, determined as of the end of each of its fiscal quarters
for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the end of such fiscal
quarter, to be less than 3.0 to 1.0.
(b) Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio, determined as of the end of each of its fiscal quarters ending for
the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the end of such fiscal quarter,
to be greater than 3.5 to 1.0.
ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur and be continuing:
(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement
obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable,
whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;
(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount
(other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable under
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this Agreement,
when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied
for a period of five (5) days;
(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or
any Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any
amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial
statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any
other Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove
to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;
(d) (i) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement
contained in Section 5.02, 5.03 (with respect to the Borrower’s existence), 5.08 or 5.09 or in
Article VI or (ii) any Loan Document shall for any reason not be or shall cease to be in full
force and effect (other than by reason of the express release thereof pursuant to Section 9.14)
or is declared to be null and void, or the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor takes any action
for the purpose of terminating, repudiating or rescinding any Loan Document or any of its
obligations thereunder;
(e) the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, shall fail to observe or
perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those
specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article) or any other Loan Document, and such
failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after notice thereof from the
Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender);
(f) the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of
principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when
and as the same shall become due and payable, or if a grace period shall be applicable to such
payment under the agreement or instrument under which such Indebtedness was created, beyond such
applicable grace period;
(g) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness of the Borrower
or any Material Subsidiary becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or
permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both, but, after giving
effect to any applicable grace period) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any
trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to
require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled
maturity; provided that this clause (g) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that
becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing
such Indebtedness;
(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed
seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Borrower or any
Material Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal,
state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect
or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or
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similar
official for the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets,
and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for sixty (60)
days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(i) the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding
or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal,
state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect,
(ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any
proceeding or petition described in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to
the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official
for the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file
an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such
proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action
for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
(j) the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its
inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(k) one or more final, non-appealable judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate
amount in excess of the greater of (x) $40,000,000 and (y) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA for the
four (4) most recently ended fiscal quarters of the Borrower, which is not fully covered by
insurance as to which the relevant insurance company has acknowledged coverage, shall be
rendered against the Borrower, any Material Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same
shall remain unpaid or undischarged for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which
execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment
creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to enforce any such
judgment;
(l) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA
Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect
or in the imposition of a Lien or security interest on any assets of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary under Sections 401(a)(29) or 412(n) of the Code or under Section 4068 of ERISA; or
(m) a Change in Control shall occur;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause
(h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the
Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the
Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i)
terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii)
declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any
principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable),
and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued
interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under the
other Loan Documents, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand,
protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived
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by the Borrower; and in case of
any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the
Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together
with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other Obligations accrued hereunder and under the
other Loan Documents, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand,
protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.
ARTICLE VIII
The Administrative Agent
(a) Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative
Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf
and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof,
together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
(b) The bank serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and
powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it
were not the Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from,
lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary
or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those
expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the
Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless
of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have
any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except
discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent is
required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or
percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section
9.02), and (c) except as expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any
duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating
to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank
serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative
Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the
request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be
necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) or in the absence of its own bad
faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to
have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the
Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be
responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or
representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (ii) the contents of any
certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (iii) the
performance or observance of any of the covenants,
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agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein, (iv) the validity,
enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any other agreement,
instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or
elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to
the Administrative Agent.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any
liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument,
document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the
proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or
by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any
liability for relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may
be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and
shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any
such counsel, accountants or experts in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(e) The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and
powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The
Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its
rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the
preceding paragraphs 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.
(f) Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as
provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the
Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders
shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower and (unless an Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing) with the consent of the Borrower (which consent of the Borrower
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to appoint a successor. If no successor shall
have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within
thirty (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 from among the Lenders which shall be a bank with an office in
New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as
Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested
with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the
retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder.
The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those
payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor.
After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and
Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its
sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be
taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent.
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(g) Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has
deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.
Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it 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 related agreement or any document furnished
hereunder or thereunder.
(h) The Lenders irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its
discretion, to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Subsidiary
Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted
hereunder or ceases to be required to be a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the terms hereof.
Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in
writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its
obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty pursuant to this paragraph. In each case as specified
herein, the Administrative Agent will, at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the
applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to release such
Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty in accordance with the
terms of the Loan Documents and this paragraph.
(i) None of the Lenders, if any, identified in this Agreement as a Syndication Agent or
Co-Documentation Agent shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or
duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting
the foregoing, none of such Lenders shall have or be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship
with any Lender. Each Lender hereby makes the same acknowledgments with respect to the relevant
Lenders in their respective capacities as Syndication Agent or Co-Documentation Agents, as
applicable, as it makes with respect to the Administrative Agent in the preceding paragraph.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
SECTION 9.01. Notices. (a) Except in the case of notices and other communications
expressly permitted to be given by telephone or other electronic communications (and subject to
paragraph (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing
and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail
or sent by telecopy or transmission by electronic communication, as follows:
(i) if to the Borrower, to it at 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000,
Attention of Chief Financial Officer (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000; Telephone No. (000) 000
0000); with a copy to Treasurer and (in the case of a notice of a Default) to
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Attention of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq. (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000));
(ii) if to the Administrative Agent, to (A) in the case of Borrowings denominated in
Dollars, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Loan and Agency Services Group, 00 Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention of Mi Y Xxx (Telecopy No. (000)
000-0000) and (B) in the case of Borrowings denominated in Agreed Currencies other than
Dollars, JPMorgan Europe Limited, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX, Attention of Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx (Telecopy No. 011-44207-777-2360), and in each case with a copy to JPMorgan Chase
Bank, National Association, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000);
(iii) if to the Issuing Bank, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Loan
and Agency Services Group, 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention
of Mi Y Xxx (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000), with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National
Association, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
(Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000);
(iv) if to the Swingline Lender, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association,
Loan and Agency Services Group, 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000,
Attention of Mi Y Xxx (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000), with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank,
National Association, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxx (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000); and
(v) if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its
Administrative Questionnaire.
(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished
by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent;
provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise
agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the
Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it
hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that
approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
(c) Any party hereto may change its address, electronic mail address or telecopy number for
notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices
and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of delivery, or three Business Days
after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid.
SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other
Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of
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steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are
not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision
of this Agreement or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be
effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver
or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of
Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative
Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified
except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the
Required Lenders or by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the
Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of
any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any
Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable
hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone the
scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement, or any
interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any
such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the
written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.18(b) or (c) in a manner
that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent
of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required
Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required
to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent
hereunder without the written consent of each Lender or (vi) release all or substantially all of
the Subsidiary Guarantors from their obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty, without the
written consent of each Lender; provided further that no such agreement shall
amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Bank or the Swingline Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be.
SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) The Borrower shall pay (i)
all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its
Affiliates, including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for
the Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for
herein, the preparation and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any
amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable and
documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and
(iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any
Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel for the Administrative Agent,
and one additional counsel (and
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appropriate local counsel) for the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, collectively, in connection
with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement, including its
rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued
hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or
negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.
(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each
Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an
“Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements
of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out
of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any
agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their
respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other
transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds
therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a
Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly
comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release
of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding
relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and
regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity
shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and
nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful
misconduct of such or any other Indemnitee.
(c) To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender under paragraph (a) or (b) of
this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank
or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as
of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such
unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim,
damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such.
(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby
waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect,
consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in
connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or
instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the
use of the proceeds thereof.
(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than fifteen (15) days
after written demand therefor.
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SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of
Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted
assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no
Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance
with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer
upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted
hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit),
Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly
contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and
the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b)(i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender
may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under
this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing
to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:
(A) the Borrower, provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be
required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund
or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee;
(B) the Administrative Agent; and
(C) the Issuing Bank.
(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender
or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning
Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of
the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the
Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the
Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that no such
consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing;
(B) 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,
provided that this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a
proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect
of one Class of Commitments or Loans;
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(C) 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
(D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
For the purposes of this Section 9.04(b), the term “Approved Fund” has the following
meaning:
“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in
making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the
ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an
Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a
Lender.
(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this
Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee
thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment
and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning
Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption,
be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and
Assumption covering all of the assigning 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
Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or
obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04 shall be treated for
purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and
obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.
(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall
maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a
register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and
principal amount of the Loans and LC Disbursements 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 Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders may treat
each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender
hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register
shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Issuing Bank and any Lender, at any
reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning
Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee
shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph
(b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this
Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the
information contained therein in the Register; provided that if either the assigning Lender
or the assignee shall have failed to make any payment required to be made
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by it pursuant to Section 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or (e), 2.07(b), 2.18(d) or 9.03(c), the
Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Assumption and record
the information therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made in full,
together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this
Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a
“Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this
Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that
(A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall
remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and
(C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the other Lenders shall continue
to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells
such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this
Agreement and 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 described in the
first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of
this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of
Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its
interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law,
each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender,
provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender.
(ii) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15 or
2.17 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the
participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is
made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it
were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.17 unless the Borrower is notified
of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the
Borrower, to comply with Section 2.17(e) as though it were a Lender.
(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of
its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation
any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall
not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or
assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or
substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Lender will assign its rights
and obligations under this Agreement, or sell participations in its rights and/or obligations under
this Agreement, to any Person who is (i) listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons List maintained by the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of
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Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and/or on any other similar list maintained by OFAC
pursuant to any authorizing statute, executive order or regulation or (ii) either (A) included
within the term “designated national” as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R.
Part 515 or (B) designated under Sections 1(a), 1(b), 1(c) or 1(d) of Executive Order No. 13224, 66
Fed. Reg. 49079 (published September 25, 2001) or similarly designated under any related enabling
legislation or any other similar executive orders.
SECTION 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties
made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments
delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be
considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and
delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit,
regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding
that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of
any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder,
and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on
any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is
outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have
not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and Article VIII
shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the
Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document or any provision hereof or thereof.
SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be
executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which
shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single
contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect
to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties
relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and
understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in
Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the
Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof
which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement
by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the
extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision
in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from
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time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all
deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final and in whatever currency
denominated) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate
to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the
Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender, irrespective of
whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such
obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to
other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.
SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
(b) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its
property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting
in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York,
and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating
to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties
hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such
action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent
permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final
judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other
jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this
Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this
Agreement against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it
may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the
laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement
or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of
the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the
defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such
court.
(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner
provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will
affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted
by law.
SECTION 9.10. 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).
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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.
SECTION 9.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used
herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect
the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and
the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except
that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and
agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors solely for the purpose of, or
otherwise directly in connection with this Agreement (it being understood that the Persons to whom
such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and
instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any Governmental
Authority, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or
similar legal process (provided, however, that, to the extent permitted by law, the
Borrower has been notified prior to such disclosure so that the Borrower may seek, at the
Borrower’s sole expense, a protective order or other appropriate remedy), (d) to any other party to
this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action
or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights
hereunder or thereunder (provided, however, to the extent permitted by law, the
Borrower is notified prior to such disclosure so that the Borrower may seek, at the Borrower’s sole
expense, a protective order or other appropriate remedy), (f) subject to an agreement containing
provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant
in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this
Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or
derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the
Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a
result of a breach of this Section, or to the knowledge of such disclosing person, as a result of a
breach of a confidentiality agreement with any other Person or (ii) becomes available to the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other
than the Borrower. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information
received from the Borrower relating to the Borrower or its business, other than any such
information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a
nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower.
SECTION 9.13. USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the
USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the
“Act”) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is
required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information
includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to
identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.
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SECTION 9.14. Release of Guarantors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein or in any other Loan Document, upon request of the Borrower in connection with any
Disposition of Property not prohibited by the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall
(without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Lender, or any affiliate of any Lender that is a
party to any Swap Agreement) take such actions as shall be required to release any Subsidiary
Guarantor from its obligations under any Loan Document, to the extent necessary to permit
consummation of such Disposition in accordance with the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained herein or any other Loan Document, when all Obligations (other than
obligations in respect of any Swap Agreement) have been paid in full, all Commitments have
terminated or expired and no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding, upon request of the Borrower,
the Administrative Agent shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Lender, or any
affiliate of any Lender that is a party to any Swap Agreement) take such actions as shall be
required to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under any Loan Document, whether
or not on the date of such release there may be outstanding Obligations in respect of Swap
Agreements.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by
their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
MYLAN LABORATORIES INC., as the Borrower |
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By: | /S/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX | ||||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually as a Lender, as the Swingline Lender, as the Issuing Bank and as Administrative Agent |
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By: | /S/ XXXXXX XXXXXX | ||||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Title: | Senior Vice President | ||||
XXXXXXX XXXXX CAPITAL CORPORATION, individually as a Lender and as Syndication Agent |
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By: | /S/ XXXXXXX X. X’XXXXX | ||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. X’Xxxxx | ||||
Title: | Vice President | ||||
BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ TRUST COMPANY, individually as a Lender and as Co-Documentation Agent |
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By: | /S/ XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX | ||||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
Title: | Vice President | ||||
CITIBANK, N.A., individually as a Lender and as Co-Documentation Agent |
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By: | /S/ XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX | ||||
Name: | Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Title: | Vice President | ||||
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually as a Lender and as Co-Documentation Agent |
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By: | /S/ XXXXX XXXXXX | ||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Title: | Senior Vice President | ||||
CITIZENS BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA, as a Lender |
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By: | /S/ XXXX X. XXXXXX XX. | ||||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx Xx. | ||||
Title: | Vice President |
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as a Lender |
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By: | /S/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXX, XX. | ||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx. | ||||
Title: | Vice President | ||||
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
NATIONAL CITY BANK, as a Lender |
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By: | /S/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXX | ||||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||
Title: | Vice President | ||||
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
SUNTRUST BANK, as a Lender |
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By: | /S/ XXXX X. XXXXXXX | ||||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||
Title: | Managing Director | ||||
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
FIFTH THIRD BANK, as a Lender |
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By: | /S/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX | ||||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | ||||
Title: | Vice President | ||||
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, as a Lender |
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By: | /S/ XXXX X. XXXXXXXX | ||||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||||
Title: | Vice President | ||||
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
COMERICA BANK, as a Lender |
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By: | /S/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXXXX | ||||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | ||||
Title: | Account Officer | ||||
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender |
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By: | /S/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX | ||||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||
Title: | Vice President | ||||
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as a Lender |
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By: | /S/ XXXXXXX XXXXXXX | ||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
Title: | Vice President |
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
BANK HAPOALIM BM, as a Lender |
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By: | /S/ XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX | ||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxxxx | ||||
Title: | Senior Vice President | ||||
By: | /S/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXX | ||||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||
Title: | Vice President | ||||
Signature Page to Credit Agreement
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
Mylan Laboratories Inc.
SCHEDULE 1.01A
APPLICABLE RATE
The Applicable Rate means, for any day, with respect to any Eurocurrency Revolving Loan, or
with respect to the facility fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per
annum set forth below under the caption “Eurocurrency Spread” or “Facility Fee Rate”, as the case
may be, based upon the Leverage Ratio applicable on such date:
Eurocurrency | Facility Fee | |||||||
Leverage Ratio: | Spread | Rate | ||||||
Category 1: < 1.00x |
0.40 | % | 0.100 | % | ||||
Category 2: > 1.00x but < 2.00x |
0.50 | % | 0.125 | % | ||||
Category 3: > 2.00x but < 3.00x |
0.60 | % | 0.150 | % | ||||
Category 4: > 3.00x |
0.70 | % | 0.175 | % | ||||
For purposes of the foregoing,
(i) if at any time the Borrower fails to deliver the Financials on or before the date
the Financials are due, Category 4 shall be deemed applicable for the period commencing
five (5) Business Days after the required date of delivery and ending on the date which is
five (5) Business Days after the Financials are actually delivered, after which the
Category shall be determined in accordance with the table above as applicable;
(ii) except as otherwise provided in clause (iii) below, adjustments, if any, to the
Category then in effect shall be effective five (5) Business Days after the Administrative
Agent has received the applicable Financials (it being understood and agreed that each
change in Category shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such
change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such
change); and
(iii) notwithstanding the foregoing, Category 3 shall be deemed to be applicable until
the Administrative Agent’s receipt of the applicable Financials for the Borrower’s fiscal
quarter ending on or about September 30, 2006 (unless such Financials demonstrate that
Category 4 should have been applicable during such period, in which case Category 4 shall
be deemed to be applicable during such period), and adjustments to the Category then in
effect shall thereafter be effected in accordance with the preceding paragraphs.