SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT among BRADLEY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., as Borrower, and CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER, as Guarantors, THE LENDERS PARTIES HERETO, WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent, JPMORGAN...
Exhibit 99.1
Published CUSIP Number: _________
EXECUTION VERSION
$15,000,000
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
XXXXXXX
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
as Borrower,
and
CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF
THE BORROWER,
as Guarantors,
THE LENDERS PARTIES HERETO,
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Syndication Agent
and
SOVEREIGN BANK,
as
Documentation Agent
Dated as of August 3, 2007
WACHOVIA CAPITAL
MARKETS, LLC,
as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Runner
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS | 1 | |
Section 1.1 | Defined Terms | 1 |
Section 1.2 | Other Definitional Provisions | 30 |
Section 1.3 | Accounting Terms | 31 |
Section 1.4 | Time References | 31 |
Section 1.5 | Execution of Documents | 31 |
ARTICLE II THE LOANS; AMOUNT AND TERMS | 31 | |
Section 2.1 | Revolving Loans | 31 |
Section 2.2 | [Reserved] | 33 |
Section 2.3 | Letter of Credit Subfacility | 33 |
Section 2.4 | Swingline Loan Subfacility | 37 |
Section 2.5 | Fees | 39 |
Section 2.6 | Commitment Reductions | 40 |
Section 2.7 | Prepayments | 40 |
Section 2.8 | Lending Offices | 43 |
Section 2.9 | Default Rate | 43 |
Section 2.10 | Conversion Options | 43 |
Section 2.11 | Computation of Interest and Fees | 44 |
Section 2.12 | Pro Rata Treatment and Payments | 45 |
Section 2.13 | Non-Receipt of Funds by the Administrative Agent | 47 |
Section 2.14 | Inability to Determine Interest Rate | 49 |
Section 2.15 | Illegality | 49 |
Section 2.16 | Requirements of Law | 50 |
Section 2.17 | Indemnity | 51 |
Section 2.18 | Taxes | 51 |
Section 2.19 | Indemnification; Nature of Issuing Lender’s Duties | 53 |
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 55 | |
Section 3.1 | Financial Condition | 55 |
Section 3.2 | No Change | 56 |
Section 3.3 | Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law | 56 |
Section 3.4 | Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations | 57 |
Section 3.5 | No Legal Bar; No Default | 57 |
Section 3.6 | No Material Litigation | 57 |
Section 3.7 | Investment Company Act; Etc | 58 |
Section 3.8 | Margin Regulations | 58 |
Section 3.9 | ERISA | 58 |
Section 3.10 | Environmental Matters | 59 |
Section 3.11 | Use of Proceeds | 60 |
Section 3.12 | Subsidiaries; Joint Ventures; Partnerships | 60 |
Section 3.13 | Ownership | 60 |
Section 3.14 | Indebtedness | 60 |
Section 3.15 | Taxes | 60 |
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Section 3.16 | Intellectual Property | 61 |
Section 3.17 | Solvency | 62 |
Section 3.18 | Investments | 62 |
Section 3.19 | Location of Collateral | 62 |
Section 3.20 | Brokers’ Fees | 62 |
Section 3.21 | Labor Matters | 62 |
Section 3.22 | Security Documents | 63 |
Section 3.23 | Accuracy and Completeness of Information | 63 |
Section 3.24 | Fraud and Abuse | 63 |
Section 3.25 | Licensing and Accreditation | 64 |
Section 3.26 | Other Regulatory Protection | 64 |
Section 3.27 | Material Contracts | 64 |
Section 3.28 | Insurance | 65 |
Section 3.29 | Reimbursement from Third Party Payors | 65 |
Section 3.30 | Other Agreements | 65 |
Section 3.31 | Classification as Senior Indebtedness | 65 |
Section 3.32 | Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc | 65 |
Section 3.33 | Compliance with OFAC Rules and Regulations | 66 |
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT | 66 | |
Section 4.1 | Conditions to Closing Date and Initial Extensions of Credit | 66 |
Section 4.2 | Conditions to All Extensions of Credit | 71 |
ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS | 72 | |
Section 5.1 | Financial Statements | 72 |
Section 5.2 | Certificates; Other Information | 73 |
Section 5.3 | Payment of Obligations | 74 |
Section 5.4 | Maintenance of Existence; Compliance with Laws | 75 |
Section 5.5 | Maintenance of Property; Insurance | 75 |
Section 5.6 | Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions | 75 |
Section 5.7 | Notices | 76 |
Section 5.8 | Environmental Laws | 77 |
Section 5.9 | Financial Covenants | 78 |
Section 5.10 | Additional Guarantors | 78 |
Section 5.11 | Compliance with Law | 79 |
Section 5.12 | Pledged Assets | 79 |
Section 5.13 | Covenants Regarding Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights | 80 |
Section 5.14 | Post-Closing Requirements; Further Assurances | 81 |
ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS | 82 | |
Section 6.1 | Indebtedness | 82 |
Section 6.2 | Liens | 83 |
Section 6.3 | Nature of Business | 83 |
Section 6.4 | Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Purchase of Assets, etc. | 83 |
Section 6.5 | Advances, Investments and Loans | 84 |
Section 6.6 | Transactions with Affiliates | 85 |
Section 6.7 | Ownership of Subsidiaries; Restrictions | 85 |
Section 6.8 | Fiscal Year; Organizational Documents; Material Contracts | 85 |
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Section 6.9 | Limitation on Restricted Actions | 85 |
Section 6.10 | Restricted Payments | 86 |
Section 6.11 | Sale Leasebacks | 86 |
Section 6.12 | No Further Negative Pledges | 86 |
Section 6.13 | Operating Lease Obligations | 87 |
Section 6.14 | Deposit Account Control Agreements; Additional Bank Accounts | 87 |
ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT | 87 | |
Section 7.1 | Events of Default | 87 |
Section 7.2 | Acceleration; Remedies | 90 |
ARTICLE VIII THE AGENT | 91 | |
Section 8.1 | Appointment | 91 |
Section 8.2 | Delegation of Duties | 91 |
Section 8.3 | Exculpatory Provisions | 92 |
Section 8.4 | Reliance by Administrative Agent | 92 |
Section 8.5 | Notice of Default | 93 |
Section 8.6 | Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders | 93 |
Section 8.7 | Indemnification | 94 |
Section 8.8 | Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity | 94 |
Section 8.9 | Successor Administrative Agent | 94 |
Section 8.10 | Other Agents | 95 |
Section 8.11 | Releases | 95 |
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS | 96 | |
Section 9.1 | Amendments, Waivers and Release of Collateral | 96 |
Section 9.2 | Notices | 98 |
Section 9.3 | No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies | 99 |
Section 9.4 | Survival of Representations and Warranties | 99 |
Section 9.5 | Payment of Expenses and Taxes | 100 |
Section 9.6 | Successors and Assigns; Participations | 101 |
Section 9.7 | Adjustments; Set-off | 105 |
Section 9.8 | Table of Contents and Section Headings | 106 |
Section 9.9 | Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution | 106 |
Section 9.10 | Severability | 107 |
Section 9.11 | Governing Law | 107 |
Section 9.12 | Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process | 107 |
Section 9.13 | Arbitration | 108 |
Section 9.14 | Confidentiality | 109 |
Section 9.15 | Acknowledgments | 110 |
Section 9.16 | Waivers of Jury Trial; Waiver of Consequential Damages | 110 |
Section 9.17 | Patriot Act Notice | 110 |
Section 9.18 | Continuing Agreement | 111 |
ARTICLE X GUARANTY | 111 | |
Section 10.1 | The Guaranty | 111 |
Section 10.2 | Bankruptcy | 112 |
Section 10.3 | Nature of Liability | 112 |
Section 10.4 | Independent Obligation | 113 |
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Section 10.5 | Authorization | 113 |
Section 10.6 | Reliance | 113 |
Section 10.7 | Waiver | 113 |
Section 10.8 | Limitation on Enforcement | 115 |
Section 10.9 | Confirmation of Payment | 115 |
ARTICLE XI SUBORDINATION OF INTERCOMPANY DEBT | 115 | |
Section 11.1 | Subordination | 115 |
Section 11.2 | Priority and Payment of Proceeds in Certain Events | 115 |
Section 11.3 | Restrictions on Actions by Credit Parties | 116 |
Section 11.4 | Miscellaneous | 116 |
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Schedules | |
Schedule 1.1-1 | Account Designation Letter |
Schedule 1.1-2 | Permitted Investments |
Schedule 1.1-3 | Permitted Liens |
Schedule 1.1-4 | Consolidated EBITDA Add-backs |
Schedule 1.1-5 | Existing In-License Acquisition Payments |
Schedule 2.1(b)(i) | Form of Notice of Borrowing |
Schedule 2.1(e) | Form of Revolving Note |
Schedule 2.4(d) | Form of Swingline Note |
Schedule 2.10 | Form of Notice of Conversion/Extension |
Schedule 3.12 | Subsidiaries |
Schedule 3.16 | Intellectual Property |
Schedule 3.19(a) | Location of Real Property |
Schedule 3.19(b) | Location of Collateral |
Schedule 3.19(c) | Chief Executive Offices |
Schedule 3.21 | Labor Matters |
Schedule 3.27 | Material Contracts |
Schedule 3.28 | Insurance |
Schedule 4.1-1 | Form of Secretary’s Certificate |
Schedule 4.1-3 | Form of Solvency Certificate |
Schedule 4.1-4 | Mortgaged Properties |
Schedule 4.1-5 | Closing EBITDA |
Schedule 5.10 | Form of Joinder Agreement |
Schedule 6.1(b) | Indebtedness |
Schedule 6.14 | Deposit and Securities Accounts |
Schedule 9.6(c) | Form of Assignment and Assumption |
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of August 3, 2007, among XXXXXXX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), those Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower identified as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto and such other Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower as may from time to time become a party hereto (each a “Guarantor” and, collectively, the “Guarantors”), the several banks, financial institutions or other investment entities as are, or may from time to time become parties to this Credit Agreement (each a “Lender” and, collectively, the “Lenders”), and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 14, 2005 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Borrower desires to amend the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth herein and to restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety to read as follows; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders make loans and other financial accommodations to the Borrower in the amount of up to $15,000,000, as more particularly described herein; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to make such loans and other financial accommodations to the Borrower on the terms and conditions contained herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Defined Terms.
As used in this Credit Agreement, terms defined in the preamble to this Credit Agreement have the meanings therein indicated, and the following terms have the following meanings:
“ABR Default Rate” shall mean the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Percentage with respect to Alternate Base Rate Loans plus two percent (2%).
“Accessible Borrowing Availability” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the amount that the Borrower is able to borrow on such date under the Revolving Committed
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Amount without a Default or Event of Default occurring or existing after giving pro forma effect to such borrowing.
“Account Designation Letter” shall mean the Account Designation Letter dated as of the Closing Date from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule 1.1-1.
“Additional Credit Party” shall mean each Person that becomes a Guarantor by execution of a Joinder Agreement in accordance with Section 5.10.
“Administrative Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Credit Agreement and shall include any successors in such capacity.
“Administrative Details Form” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, a document containing such Lender’s contact information for purposes of notices provided under this Credit Agreement and account details for purposes of payments made to such Lender under this Credit Agreement.
“Affiliate” shall mean as to any Person, any other Person (excluding any Subsidiary) which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, a Person shall be deemed to be “controlled by” a Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power either (a) to vote ten percent (10%) or more of the Capital Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (b) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.
“Agreement” or “Credit Agreement” shall mean this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended, modified, restated, amended and restated, extended, replaced, increased or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“Alternate Base Rate” shall mean, 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%. For purposes hereof: “Prime Rate” shall mean, at any time, the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by Wachovia at its principal office in Charlotte, North Carolina as its prime rate. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day such change in the Prime Rate occurs. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rate announced publicly by Wachovia as its Prime Rate is an index or base rate and shall not necessarily be its lowest or best rate charged to its customers or other banks; and “Federal Funds Effective Rate” shall mean, for any day, the weighted average 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 on the next succeeding Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three (3) federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it. If for any reason the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate, for any
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reason, including the inability or failure of the Administrative Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms, the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) of the first sentence of this definition, until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective on the opening of business on the date of such change.
“Alternate Base Rate Loans” shall mean Loans that bear interest at an interest rate based on the Alternate Base Rate.
“Applicable Percentage” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum set forth below opposite the applicable level then in effect (based on the Leverage Ratio), it being understood that the Applicable Percentage for (a) Revolving Loans that are Alternate Base Rate Loans shall be the percentage set forth under the column “Base Rate Margin”, (b) Revolving Loans that are LIBOR Rate Loans shall be the percentage set forth under the column “LIBOR Margin & L/C Fee”, and (c) the Commitment Fee shall be the percentage set forth under the column “Commitment Fee”:
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Level | Leverage Ratio | LIBOR Margin & L/C Fee |
Base Rate Margin | Commitment Fee |
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I | > 1.75 to 1.0 | 2.25 | 1.25 | 0.500 |
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II | ≤ 1.75 to 1.0 but > 1.00 to 1.0 |
2.00 | 1.00 | 0.500 |
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III | ≤ to 1.00 to 1.0 | 1.75 | 0.75 | 0.375 |
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The Applicable Percentage shall, in each case, be determined and adjusted quarterly on the date five (5) Business Days after the date on which the Administrative Agent has received from the Borrower the quarterly financial information (in the case of the first three fiscal quarters of the Borrower’s fiscal year), the annual financial information (in the case of the fourth fiscal quarter of the Borrower’s fiscal year) and the certifications required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.1(a), 5.1(b) and 5.2(b) (each an “Interest Determination Date”). Such Applicable Percentage shall be effective from such Interest Determination Date until the next such Interest Determination Date. After the Closing Date, if the Credit Parties shall fail to provide the financial information or certifications in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.1(a), 5.1(b) and 5.2(b) the Applicable Percentage shall, on the date five (5) Business Days after the date by which the Credit Parties were so required to provide such financial information or certifications to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, be based on Level I until such time as such information or certifications or corrected information or corrected certificates are provided, whereupon the Level shall be determined by the then current Leverage Ratio. In the event that any financial information or certification provided to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.1(a), 5.1(b) and 5.2(b), is shown to be inaccurate (regardless of whether
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this Agreement or the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Percentage for any period (an “Applicable Period”) than the Applicable Percentage applied for such Applicable Period, then (i) the Borrower shall immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected Compliance Certificate for such Applicable Period, (ii) the Applicable Margin shall be determined based on the applicable Level for such Applicable Period, and (iii) the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Percentage for such Applicable Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Percentage shall be as set forth above opposite Level III until the first Interest Determination Date to occur following the first complete fiscal quarter after the Closing Date.
“Approved Fund” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, any fund or trust or entity that invests in commercial bank loans in the ordinary course of business and is advised or managed by (i) such Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of such Lender, (iii) any other Lender or any Affiliate thereof or (iv) the same investment advisor as any Person described in clauses (i) – (iii).
“Arranger” shall mean Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Runner, together with its successors and/or assigns.
“Asset Disposition” shall mean the disposition of any or all of the assets (including, without limitation, the Capital Stock of a Subsidiary or any ownership interest in a joint venture) of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary whether by sale, lease, transfer or otherwise, in a single transaction or in a series of transactions. The term “Asset Disposition” shall not include the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted by Section 6.4(a)(i), (ii), (iii)(A), (iv) or (v) hereof.
“Assignment and Assumption” shall mean an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.6), and acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Schedule 9.6.
“Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code in Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, modified, succeeded or replaced from time to time.
“Bankruptcy Event” shall mean the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 7.1(f).
“Borrower” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Credit Agreement.
“Borrowing Date” shall mean, in respect of any Loan, the date such Loan is made.
“Business” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(b).
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“Business Day” shall mean a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Charlotte, North Carolina or New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close; provided, however, that when used in connection with a rate determination, borrowing or payment in respect of a LIBOR Rate Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks in London, England are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
“Capital Lease” shall mean any lease of property, real or personal, the obligations with respect to which are required to be capitalized on a balance sheet of the lessee in accordance with GAAP.
“Capital Lease Obligations” shall mean the capitalized lease obligations relating to a Capital Lease determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Capital Stock” shall mean (i) in the case of a corporation, capital stock, (ii) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, (iii) in the case of a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited), (iv) in the case of a limited liability company, membership interests and (v) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.
“Cash Equivalents” shall mean (i) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than twelve (12) months from the date of acquisition (“Government Obligations”), (ii) Dollar denominated (or foreign currency fully hedged) time deposits, certificates of deposit, Eurodollar time deposits and Eurodollar certificates of deposit of (y) any domestic commercial bank of recognized standing having capital and surplus in excess of $250,000,000 or (z) any bank whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof or from Xxxxx’x is at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof (any such bank being an “Approved Bank”), in each case with maturities of not more than 364 days from the date of acquisition, (iii) commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by any Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable rate notes issued by, or guaranteed by any domestic corporation rated A-1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s and maturing within six (6) months of the date of acquisition, (iv) repurchase agreements with a bank or trust company (including a Lender) or a recognized securities dealer having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed by the United States of America, (v) obligations of any state of the United States or any political subdivision thereof for the payment of the principal and redemption price of and interest on which there shall have been irrevocably deposited Government Obligations maturing as to principal and interest at times and in amounts sufficient to provide such payment, (vi) auction preferred stock rated in the highest short-term credit rating category by S&P or Moody’s, (vii) auction rate securities rated AAA (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, with a tenor of not greater than one (1) year and (viii) money market accounts subject to Rule 2a-7 of the Securities Exchange Act (“SEC Rule 2a-7”) which consist primarily of cash and cash
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equivalents set forth in clauses (i) through (vi) above and of which 95% shall at all times be comprised of First Tier Securities (as defined in SEC Rule 2a-7) and any remaining amount shall at all times be comprised of Second Tier Securities (as defined in SEC Rule 2a-7).
“CHAMPUS” shall mean the United States Department of Defense Civilian Health and Medical Program of the United States.
“Change in Law” shall mean the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority.
“Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (a) any “person” or “group”(within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner”(as defined in Rule l3d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act) of more than thirty-five (35%) of then outstanding Voting Stock of the Borrower, measured by voting power rather than the number of shares, but shall not include any transfer of Voting Stock of the Borrower by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx for estate planning purposes to any family members of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, or an entity controlled by any thereof or a trust for the benefit of any thereof so long as Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx remains chairman of the board of directors or chief executive officer of the Borrower; (b) Continuing Directors shall cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Borrower then in office or (c) the occurrence of a “Change of Control” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, the documents evidencing or governing any Subordinated Indebtedness.
“Closing Date” shall mean the date of this Credit Agreement.
“CMS” shall mean the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and any successor thereto.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral” shall mean a collective reference to the collateral which is identified in, and at any time will be covered by, the Security Documents and any other collateral that may from time to time secure the Credit Party Obligations.
“Collection Action” shall mean (a) to accelerate the Intercompany Debt or (b) to initiate or participate with others in any Bankruptcy Event or any other suit, action or proceeding against any Credit Party to (i) enforce payment of or to collect the whole or any part of the Intercompany Debt or (ii) commence enforcement (judicial or otherwise) of any of the rights and remedies with respect to the Intercompany Debt.
“Compliance Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b).
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“Commitment” shall mean the Revolving Commitment, the LOC Commitment and the Swingline Commitment, individually or collectively, as appropriate.
“Commitment Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
“Commitment Percentage” shall mean for each Revolving Lender, the percentage identified as its Commitment Percentage in its Lender Commitment Letter or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender hereunder, as such percentage may be modified in connection with any assignment made in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.6.
“Commitment Period” shall mean (a) with respect to Revolving Loans, the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the Maturity Date and (b) with respect to Letters of Credit, the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the date that is thirty (30) days prior to the Maturity Date.
“Commonly Controlled Entity” shall mean an entity, whether or not incorporated, which is under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group which includes the Borrower and which is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“Consolidated Capital Expenditures” shall mean, for any period, all capital expenditures of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, for any period, the sum of (i) Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (ii) an amount which, in the determination of Consolidated Net Income for such period, has been deducted for (A) Consolidated Interest Expense, (B) total federal, state, local and foreign income, value added and similar taxes, (C) depreciation and amortization expense, (D) non-cash compensation charges relating to SFAS 123(R), (E) certain non-recurring costs and expenses incurred during the periods set forth on Schedule 1.1-4 and (E) deferred financing costs incurred in connection with the closing of this Credit Agreement minus (iii) any in-transit customer purchases recorded as sales during any quarter as a result of a change in shipping terms from FOB destination to FOB shipping point minus (iv) any non-cash reduction in any reserve account of a Credit Party during such period, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, all interest expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, the interest component under Capital Leases and any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product, but excluding interest income), as determined in accordance with GAAP. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of calculating Consolidated Interest Expense for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2007, December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008, Consolidated Interest Expense shall be annualized during such fiscal quarters such that (i) for the calculation of Consolidated Interest Expense as of September 30, 2007, Consolidated Interest Expense for the fiscal quarter then ending will be multiplied by
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four (4), (ii) for the calculation of Consolidated Interest Expense as of December 31, 2007, Consolidated Interest Expense for the two most recent fiscal quarter period then ending will be multiplied by two (2) and (iii) for the calculation of Consolidated Interest Expense as of March 31, 2008, Consolidated Interest Expense for the three most recent fiscal quarter period then ending will be multiplied by one and one-third (1 1/3).
“Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, for any period, net income (excluding extraordinary losses up to $3,000,000 in any twelve (12) month period and excluding extraordinary gains) after taxes for such period of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Working Capital” shall mean, for any period, (i) all current assets (other than cash, Cash Equivalents and short term Investments) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis minus (ii) all current liabilities (other than current maturities of long term Indebtedness) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Continuing Directors” shall mean, during any period of up to twenty-four (24) consecutive months commencing after the Closing Date, individuals who at the beginning of such twenty-four (24) month period were directors of the Borrower (together with any new director whose election by the Borrower’s board of directors or whose nomination for election by the Borrower’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors entitled to vote thereon then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved).
“Contractual Obligation” shall mean, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any contract, agreement, instrument or undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Copyright Licenses” shall mean any written agreement naming any Credit Party as licensor and granting any right under any Copyright including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule 3.16.
“Copyrights” shall mean (a) all registered copyrights of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries in all Works, now existing or hereafter created or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any state thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule 3.16, and (b) all renewals thereof including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule 3.16.
“Credit Documents” shall mean this Credit Agreement, each of the Notes, any Joinder Agreement, the LOC Documents and the Security Documents.
“Credit Party” shall mean any of the Borrower or the Guarantors.
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“Credit Party Obligations” shall mean, without duplication, (a) all of the obligations, indebtedness and liabilities of the Credit Parties to the Lenders (including the Issuing Lender) and the Administrative Agent, whenever arising, under this Credit Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Credit Documents (including, but not limited to, any interest accruing after the occurrence of a filing of a petition of bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to any Credit Party, regardless of whether such interest is an allowed claim under the Bankruptcy Code) and (b) all liabilities and obligations, whenever arising, owing from any Credit Party or any of their Subsidiaries to any Hedging Agreement Provider arising under any Secured Hedging Agreement.
“Debt Issuance” shall mean the issuance of any Indebtedness for borrowed money by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries (excluding, for purposes hereof, any Indebtedness of any Credit Party and its Subsidiaries permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof).
“Default” shall mean any event which would constitute an Event of Default, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition with respect to such Event of Default, has been satisfied.
“Defaulting Lender” shall mean, at any time, any Lender that, at such time (a) has failed to make a Loan required pursuant to the terms of this Credit Agreement, including the funding of a Participation Interest in accordance with the terms hereof, (b) has failed to pay to the Administrative Agent or any Lender an amount owed by such Lender pursuant to the terms of this Credit Agreement, or (c) has been deemed insolvent or has become subject to a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or to a receiver, trustee or similar official.
“Deposit Account Control Agreement” shall mean an agreement among a Credit Party, a depository institution, and the Administrative Agent, which agreement is in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and which provides the Administrative Agent with “control” (as such term is used in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) over the deposit accounts described therein, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, extended, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Dollars” and “$” shall mean dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.
“Domestic Lending Office” shall mean, initially, the office of each Lender designated as such Lender’s Domestic Lending Office in such Lender’s Administrative Details Form; and thereafter, such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the office of such Lender at which Alternate Base Rate Loans of such Lender are to be made.
“Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary that is organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any state or commonwealth thereof or under the laws of the District of Columbia.
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“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund, and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (i) the Administrative Agent, (ii) in the case of any assignment of a Revolving Commitment, the Issuing Lender, and (iii) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and so long as the Primary Syndication of the Loans has been completed, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.
“Environmental Laws” shall mean any and all applicable foreign, Federal, state, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of any Governmental Authority or other Requirement of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of human health or the environment, as now or may at any time be in effect during the term of this Credit Agreement.
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“Existing In-License Acquisition Payment” shall mean any (a) upfront or initial payment or (b) milestone or periodic payment made solely in connection with specified FDA (or equivalent foreign government) approvals to market and/or distribute principally within the United States drug(s) or other products that are subject to licensing agreements entered into by a Credit Party prior to the Closing Date with MediGene AG and BioSante Pharmaceuticals, in each case made by a Credit Party under the terms of such licensing agreements, but specifically excluding any royalty payments or sales milestone payments made after the distribution by a Credit Party or its Subsidiary of the drug(s) or other products subject to such licensing agreements, in each case in the amounts set forth on Schedule 1.1-5.
“Eurodollar Reserve Percentage” shall mean for any day, the percentage (expressed as a decimal and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100th of 1%) which is in effect for such day as prescribed by the Federal Reserve Board (or any successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including without limitation any basic, supplemental or emergency reserves) in respect of Eurocurrency liabilities, as defined in Regulation D of such Board as in effect from time to time, or any similar category of liabilities for a member bank of the Federal Reserve System in New York City.
“Event of Default” shall mean any of the events specified in Section 7.1; provided, however, with respect to any such event, that any requirement for the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition with respect thereto, has been satisfied.
“Excluded Taxes” shall mean, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is
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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, (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender, any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with Section 2.18, 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 2.18 and (c) in the case of any Lender, any U.S. backup withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Lender that is attributable to such Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with Section 2.18, if applicable.
“Extension of Credit” shall mean, as to any Lender, the making of a Loan by such Lender or the issuance of, or participation in, a Letter of Credit by such Lender.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”.
“Fee Letter” shall mean the letter agreement dated March 20, 2007 addressed to the Borrower from Wachovia and the Arranger, as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented.
“Flood Hazard Property” shall mean any Mortgaged Property that is in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood or mudslide hazards.
“Foreign Lender” shall mean any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
“Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Fronting Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b).
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.
“Funded Debt” shall mean, with respect to any Person, 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, or upon which interest payments are customarily made, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such Person (other than customary reservations or retentions of title under agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business), (d) all obligations (including, without limitation, earnout obligations) of such Person incurred, issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services purchased by such Person (other than
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trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business and due within six (6) months of the incurrence thereof) which would appear as liabilities on a balance sheet of such Person, (e) the principal portion of all obligations of such Person under Capital Leases, (f) all obligations of such Person under Hedging Agreements, excluding any portion thereof which would be accounted for as interest expense under GAAP, (g) the maximum amount of all letters of credit issued or bankers’ acceptances facilities created for the account of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder (to the extent unreimbursed), (h) all preferred Capital Stock or other equity interests issued by such Person and which by the terms thereof could be (at the request of the holders thereof or otherwise) subject to mandatory sinking fund payments, redemption or other acceleration, (i) the principal balance outstanding under any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product, (j) all Indebtedness of others of the type described in clauses (a) through (i) hereof secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on, or payable out of the proceeds of production from, property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (k) all Guaranty Obligations of such Person with respect to Indebtedness of another Person of the type described in clauses (a) through (i) hereof, and (l) all Indebtedness of the type described in clauses (a) through (i) hereof of any partnership or unincorporated joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer; provided, however, that with respect to Funded Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, Funded Debt shall not include Subordinated Indebtedness among the Borrower and the Guarantors to the extent such Indebtedness would be eliminated on a consolidated basis.
“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States of America applied on a consistent basis, subject, however, in the case of determination of compliance with the financial covenants set out in Section 5.9 to the provisions of Section 1.3.
“Government Acts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(a).
“Governmental Authority” shall mean the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantor” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Credit Agreement.
“Guaranty Obligations” shall mean, with respect to any Person, without duplication, any obligations of such Person (other than endorsements in the ordinary course of business of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection) guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness of any other Person in any manner, whether direct or indirect, and including without limitation any obligation, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such Indebtedness or any property constituting security therefor, (ii) to advance or provide funds or other support for the payment or purchase of any such Indebtedness or to maintain working capital, solvency or other balance sheet condition of such other Person (including without limitation keep well agreements, maintenance
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agreements, comfort letters or similar agreements or arrangements) for the benefit of any holder of Indebtedness of such other Person, (iii) to lease or purchase Property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the holder of such Indebtedness, or (iv) to otherwise assure or hold harmless the holder of such Indebtedness against loss in respect thereof. The amount of any Guaranty Obligation hereunder shall (subject to any limitations set forth therein) be deemed to be an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount (or maximum principal amount, if larger) of the Indebtedness in respect of which such Guaranty Obligation is made.
“Guaranty” shall mean the guaranty of the Guarantors set forth in Article X.
“Hedging Agreement Provider” shall mean any Person that enters into a Secured Hedging Agreement with a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries that is permitted by Section 6.1(e) to the extent such Person is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or any other Person that was a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) at the time it entered into the Secured Hedging Agreement but has ceased to be a Lender (or whose Affiliate has ceased to be a Lender) under the Credit Agreement; provided, in the case of a Secured Hedging Agreement with a Person who is no longer a Lender, such Person shall be considered a Hedging Agreement Provider only through the stated maturity date (without extension or renewal) of such Secured Hedging Agreement.
“Hedging Agreements” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any agreement entered into to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates, or currency or raw materials values, including, without limitation, any interest rate swap, cap or collar agreement or similar arrangement between such Person and one or more counterparties, any foreign currency exchange agreement, currency protection agreements, commodity purchase or option agreements or other interest or exchange rate or commodity price hedging agreements.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary having (a) assets with a book value of less than $300,000 and (b) Consolidated EBITDA of less than $300,000 during the immediately preceding four (4) fiscal quarter period, as calculated in accordance with GAAP.
“Indebtedness” shall mean, with respect to any Person, 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, or upon which interest payments are customarily made, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such Person (other than customary reservations or retentions of title under agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business), (d) all obligations (including, without limitation, earnout obligations) of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services purchased by such Person (other than trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business and due within six (6) months of the incurrence thereof) which would appear as liabilities on a balance sheet of such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person under take-or-pay or similar arrangements or under commodities agreements, (f) 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, or payable out of the proceeds of production from, property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (g) all Guaranty Obligations of such Person with respect to Indebtedness of another Person, (h) the principal portion of all obligations of such Person under
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Capital Leases plus any accrued interest thereon, (i) all obligations of such Person under Hedging Agreements, (j) the maximum amount of all letters of credit issued or bankers’ acceptances facilities created for the account of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder (to the extent unreimbursed), (k) all preferred Capital Stock or other equity interests issued by such Person and which by the terms thereof could be (at the request of the holders thereof or otherwise) subject to mandatory sinking fund payments, redemption or other acceleration, (l) the principal balance outstanding under any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product plus any accrued interest thereon, and (m) the Indebtedness of any partnership or unincorporated joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer.
“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
“Indemnitee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(b).
“In-License Acquisition” shall mean the acquisition by a Credit Party of a license to develop, market and distribute a drug (or to develop, market and distribute the generic equivalent of a drug) or other product permitted under Section 6.3 principally within the United States.
“In-License Acquisition Payment” shall mean any (a) milestone or periodic payment made solely in connection with specified FDA (or equivalent foreign government) approvals to market and/or distribute principally within the United States drug(s) or other products permitted under Section 6.3 that are subject to an In-License Acquisition or (b) milestone payments made specifically in connection with the commercial product launch of the drug(s) or other products permitted under Section 6.3 that are subject to an In-License Acquisition so long as FDA (or equivalent foreign government) approvals to market and/or distribute such drugs or products have been obtained, in each case (i) to the extent such payments are not classified as an expense under GAAP, (ii) to the extent such payments are made by a Credit Party under the terms of an In-License Acquisition, and (iii) specifically excluding any royalty payments or sales milestone payments made after the distribution by a Credit Party or its Subsidiary of the drug(s) or other products subject to such In-License Acquisition.
“Insolvency” shall mean, with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of such term as used in Section 4245 of ERISA.
“Insolvent” shall mean being in a condition of Insolvency.
“Intellectual Property” shall mean, collectively, all Copyrights, Copyright Licenses, Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses.
“Intercompany Debt” shall mean all Indebtedness, whether now existing or hereafter acquired, owing by a Credit Party to another Credit Party whether for principal, interest (including interest accruing after the occurrence of an Bankruptcy Event, whether or not the same is allowed as a claim) prepayment premium, fees, expenses or otherwise.
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“Interest Coverage Ratio” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the twelve-month period ending on the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period.
“Interest Payment Date” shall mean (a) as to any Alternate Base Rate Loan or Swingline Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December during the term of this Credit Agreement and on the applicable Maturity Date, (b) as to any LIBOR Rate Loan having an Interest Period of three (3) months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, (c) as to any LIBOR Rate Loan having an Interest Period longer than three (3) months, (i) each three (3) month anniversary following the first day of such Interest Period and (ii) the last day of such Interest Period and (d) as to any Loan which is the subject of a mandatory prepayment required pursuant to Section 2.7(b) hereof, the date of such prepayment.
“Interest Period” shall mean, with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan,
(i) initially, the period commencing on the Borrowing Date or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such LIBOR Rate Loan and ending one, two, three or six (6) months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in the Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Extension given with respect thereto; and |
(ii) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loan and ending one, two, three or six (6) months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; |
provided that the foregoing provisions are subject to the following: |
(A) if any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Rate Loan would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day; |
(B) any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Rate Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the relevant calendar month; |
(C) if the Borrower shall fail to give notice as provided above, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Alternate Base Rate Loan to replace the affected LIBOR Rate Loan; |
(D) any Interest Period in respect of any Loan that would otherwise extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date shall end on such Maturity Date; and |
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(E) no more than five (5) LIBOR Rate Loans may be in effect at any time; provided that, for purposes hereof, LIBOR Rate Loans with different Interest Periods shall be considered as separate LIBOR Rate Loans, even if they shall begin on the same date and have the same duration, although borrowings, extensions and conversions may, in accordance with the provisions hereof, be combined at the end of existing Interest Periods to constitute a new LIBOR Rate Loan with a single Interest Period. |
“Investment” shall mean all investments made directly or indirectly in, to or from any Person, whether in cash or by acquisition of shares of Capital Stock, property, assets, indebtedness or other obligations or securities or by loan, advance, capital contribution or otherwise.
“Issuing Lender” shall mean Wachovia and any successor in such capacity.
“Issuing Lender Fees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).
“Joinder Agreement” shall mean a Joinder Agreement substantially in the form of Schedule 5.10, executed and delivered by an Additional Credit Party in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.10.
“Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Credit Agreement and shall include the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender.
“Lender Commitment Letter” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, the letter (or other correspondence) to such Lender from the Administrative Agent notifying such Lender of its LOC Commitment and/or Commitment Percentage.
“Letters of Credit” shall mean any letter of credit issued by the Issuing Lender pursuant to the terms hereof, as such letters of credit may be amended, modified, extended, renewed or replaced from time to time.
“Letter of Credit Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b).
“Leverage Ratio” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the twelve-month period ending on the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, the ratio of (a) Funded Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the last day of such period; provided that unrestricted Cash, Cash Equivalents and short-term Investments made pursuant to clause (vii) of the definition of Permitted Investments of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the last day of such period in excess of $25,000,000 shall be subtracted from Funded Debt to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such period.
“LIBOR” shall mean, for any LIBOR Rate Loan for any Interest Period therefor, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Telerate Page 3750 (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars at
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approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period. If for any reason such rate is not available, the term “LIBOR” shall mean, for any LIBOR Rate Loan for any Interest Period therefor, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Reuters Screen LIBO Page as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period; provided, however, if more than one rate is specified on Reuters Screen LIBO Page, the applicable rate shall be the arithmetic mean of all such rates (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%). If, for any reason, neither of such rates is available, then “LIBOR” shall mean the rate per annum at which, as determined by the Administrative Agent, Dollars in an amount comparable to the Loans then requested are being offered to leading banks at approximately 11:00 A.M. London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of the applicable Interest Period for settlement in immediately available funds by leading banks in the London interbank market for a period equal to the Interest Period selected.
“LIBOR Lending Office” shall mean, initially, the office of each Lender designated as such Lender’s LIBOR Lending Office in such Lender’s Administrative Details Form; and thereafter, such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the office of such Lender at which the LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender are to be made.
“LIBOR Rate” shall mean a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100th of 1%) determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the following formula:
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1.00 – Eurodollar Reserve Percentage |
“LIBOR Rate Loan” shall mean Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based on the LIBOR Rate.
“Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any Capital Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Loan” shall mean a Revolving Loan and/or a Swingline Loan, as appropriate.
“LOC Commitment” shall mean the commitment of the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit and with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to purchase participation interests in the Letters of Credit up to such Lender’s LOC Commitment as specified in the Lender Commitment Letter, as such amount may be reduced from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof.
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“LOC Committed Amount” shall mean, collectively, the aggregate amount of all of the LOC Commitments of the Lenders to issue and participate in Letters of Credit as referenced in Section 2.3 and, individually, the amount of each Lender’s LOC Commitment as specified in its Lender Commitment Letter or in the Assignment and Assumption.
“LOC Documents” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit, any amendments thereto, any documents delivered in connection therewith, any application therefor, and any agreements, instruments, guarantees or other documents (whether general in application or applicable only to such Letter of Credit) governing or providing for (i) the rights and obligations of the parties concerned or (ii) any collateral security for such obligations.
“LOC Obligations” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (i) the maximum amount which is, or at any time thereafter may become, available to be drawn under Letters of Credit then outstanding, assuming compliance with all requirements for drawings referred to in such Letters of Credit plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all drawings under Letters of Credit honored by the Issuing Lender but not theretofore reimbursed.
“Mandatory LOC Borrowing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(e).
“Mandatory Swingline Borrowing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b)(ii).
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of (i) the Borrower or (ii) of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower or any Guarantor to perform its obligations, when such obligations are required to be performed, under this Credit Agreement, any of the Notes or any other Credit Document or (c) the validity or enforceability of this Credit Agreement, any of the Notes or any of the other Credit Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or thereunder.
“Material Contract” shall mean (a) any licensing agreement (i) entered into by a Credit Party prior to the Closing Date with MediGene AG or BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and (ii) with respect to any In-License Acquisition and (b) any contract or other arrangement, whether written or oral, to which any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew by any party thereto could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
“Materials of Environmental Concern” shall mean any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products or any hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, defined or regulated as such in or under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde insulation.
“Maturity Date” shall mean the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date.
“Medicaid” shall mean that entitlement program under Title XIX of the Social Security Act that provides federal grants to states for medical assistance based on specific eligibility criteria.
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“Medicaid Certification” shall mean certification by a state agency or other such entity administering the Medicaid program that a health care provider or supplier is in compliance with all the conditions of participation set forth in the Medicaid Regulations.
“Medicaid Provider Agreement” shall mean an agreement entered into between a state agency or other such entity administering the Medicaid program and a health care provider or supplier under which the health care provider or supplier agrees to provide services for Medicaid patients in accordance with the terms of the agreement and Medicaid Regulations.
“Medicaid Regulations” shall mean, collectively, (i) all federal statutes (whether set forth in Title XIX of the Social Security Act or elsewhere) affecting the medical assistance program established by Title XIX of the Social Security Act and any statutes succeeding thereto; (ii) all applicable provisions of all federal rules, regulations, manuals and orders of all Governmental Authorities promulgated pursuant to or in connection with the statutes described in clause (i) above and all federal administrative, reimbursement and other guidelines of all Governmental Authorities having the force of law promulgated pursuant to or in connection with the statutes described in clause (i) above; (iii) all state statutes and plans for medical assistance enacted in connection with the statutes and provisions described in clauses (i) and (ii) above; and (iv) all applicable provisions of all rules, regulations, manuals and orders of all Governmental Authorities promulgated pursuant to or in connection with the statutes described in clause (iii) above and all state administrative, reimbursement and other guidelines of all Governmental Authorities having the force of law promulgated pursuant to or in connection with the statutes described in clause (ii) above, in each case as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Medical Reimbursement Programs” shall mean Medicare, Medicaid and CHAMPUS programs and any other healthcare program operated by or financed in whole or in part by any foreign, domestic, federal, state or local government and any other non-government funded third party payor programs.
“Medicare Certification” shall mean certification by CMS or an entity under contract with CMS that the health care provider or supplier is in compliance with all of the conditions of participation set forth in the Medicare Regulations.
“Medicare Provider Agreement” shall mean an agreement entered into between CMS or other such entity administering the Medicare program on behalf of CMS, and a health care provider or supplier under which the health care provider or supplier agrees to provide services for Medicare patients in accordance with the terms of the agreement and Medicare Regulations.
“Medicare” shall mean that government-sponsored entitlement program under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act that provides for a health insurance system for eligible elderly and disabled individuals.
“Medicare Regulations” shall mean, collectively, all Federal statutes (whether set forth in Title XVIII of the Social Security Act or elsewhere) affecting the health insurance program for
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the aged and disabled established by Title XVIII of the Social Security Act and any statutes succeeding thereto; together with all applicable provisions of all rules, regulations, manuals and orders and administrative, reimbursement and other guidelines having the force of law of all Governmental Authorities (including, without limitation, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), CMS, the Office of the Inspector General for HHS (the “OIG”), or any person succeeding to the functions of any of the foregoing) promulgated pursuant to or in connection with any of the foregoing having the force of law, as each may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Moody’s” shall mean Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Mortgage Instrument” shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust or deed to secure debt executed by a Credit Party in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, pursuant to the terms of Section 4.1(e)(i), 5.10 or 5.12, as the same may be amended, modified, restated or supplemented from time to time.
“Mortgage Policy” shall mean, with respect to any Mortgage Instrument, an ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy issued by a title company acceptable to the Administrative Agent in such amount as reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent, assuring the Administrative Agent that such Mortgage Instrument creates a valid and enforceable first priority mortgage lien on the applicable Mortgaged Property, free and clear of all defects and encumbrances except Permitted Liens, which Mortgage Policy shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and shall provide for affirmative insurance and such reinsurance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
“Mortgaged Property” shall mean any owned or leased real property of a Credit Party with respect to which such Credit Party executes a Mortgage Instrument in favor of the Administrative Agent.
“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a Plan which is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Cash Proceeds” shall mean the aggregate cash proceeds received by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary in respect of any Asset Disposition or Debt Issuance, net of (a) direct costs paid or payable as a result thereof (including, without limitation, reasonable legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions) and (b) taxes paid or payable as a result thereof; it being understood that “Net Cash Proceeds” shall include, without limitation, any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary in respect of any Asset Disposition or Debt Issuance.
“Note” or “Notes” shall mean the Revolving Notes and/or the Swingline Note, collectively, separately or individually, as appropriate.
“Notice of Borrowing” shall mean a request for a Revolving Loan borrowing pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i) or a Swingline Loan borrowing pursuant to Section 2.4(b)(i), as appropriate, in substantially the form attached as Schedule 2.1(b)(i).
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“Notice of Conversion/Extension” shall mean the written notice of conversion of a LIBOR Rate Loan to an Alternate Base Rate Loan or an Alternate Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan, or extension of a LIBOR Rate Loan, in each case substantially in the form of Schedule 2.10.
“Obligations” shall mean, collectively, Loans and LOC Obligations.
“OFAC” shall mean the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“Operating Lease” shall mean, as applied to any Person, any lease (including, without limitation, leases which may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) which is not a Capital Lease other than any such lease in which that Person is the lessor.
“Other Taxes” shall mean all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Credit Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document.
“Participant” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.6(d).
“Participation Interest” shall mean the purchase by a Revolving Lender of a participation interest in Letters of Credit as provided in Section 2.3 and in Swingline Loans as provided in Section 2.4.
“Patent License” shall mean all agreements, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to a Credit Party of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered by a Patent, including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule 3.16.
“Patents” shall mean (a) all letters patent of the United States or any other country and all reissues and extensions thereof, including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule 3.16, and (b) all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country and all divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule 3.16.
“Patriot Act” shall mean the USA Patriot Act, Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law October 26, 2001.
“PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA.
“Permitted Acquisition” shall mean (a) any In-License Acquisition or (b) any Traditional Acquisition, so long as (A) with respect to any In-License Acquisition, the following conditions are satisfied:
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(1) | the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received (x) an executive summary of such In-License Acquisition, and (y) to the extent the aggregate consideration for such In-License Acquisition exceeds or will exceed $5,000,000, consolidated projected income statements with respect to such In-License Acquisition (giving effect to such acquisition), all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and |
(2) | the Administrative Agent shall have received an executed copy of the license agreement with respect to such In-License Acquisition and any other material agreements in connection therewith; |
(B) with respect to any Traditional Acquisition, the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) | the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received (x) a description of the Target and the material terms of such Traditional Acquisition, (y) to the extent the aggregate consideration for such Traditional Acquisition exceeds or will exceed $5,000,000, audited financial statements (or, if unavailable, management-prepared financial statements) of the Target for its two (2) most recent fiscal years and for any fiscal quarters ending within the fiscal year to date and (z) consolidated projected income statements of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries (giving effect to such traditional Acquisition), all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and |
(2) | the Target shall have earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for the four (4) fiscal quarter period prior to the acquisition date in an amount greater than $0; and |
(C) with respect to any In-License Acquisition and Traditional Acquisition, the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) | no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or would exist after giving effect thereto; |
(2) | the Credit Parties shall demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent that, after giving effect to the acquisition on a pro forma basis (including, with respect to an In-License Acquisition, all In-License Acquisition Payments paid or to be paid in connection with such In-License Acquisition), the Credit Parties are in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Section 5.9; |
(3) | the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, shall have received (or shall receive in connection with the closing of such acquisition) a first priority perfected security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) in all property (including, without limitation, license rights, Capital Stock and real estate) acquired with respect to the In-License Acquisition or the Target in accordance with the terms |
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of Sections 5.10 and 5.12 and the Target, if a Person, shall have executed a Joinder Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 5.10; |
(4) | such acquisition shall not be a “hostile” acquisition, shall have been approved by the Board of Directors and/or shareholders of the applicable Credit Party and, with respect to an acquisition pursuant to clause (b) above, the Target; |
(5) | after giving effect to such acquisition, there shall be at least $5,000,000 of Accessible Borrowing Availability under the Revolving Committed Amount; and |
(6) | the aggregate payments made during any twelve-month period with respect to all In-License Acquisitions and Traditional Acquisitions shall not exceed $50,000,000 (it being understood that (A) any Existing In-License Acquisition Payment made during such period shall count toward such limit, (B) any In-License Acquisition Payment shall count toward such limit at the time such payment is made with respect to an In-License Acquisition and (C) that royalty payments and/or sales milestone payments made after the distribution by a Credit Party or its Subsidiaries of the drug(s) or other products subject to such In-License Acquisition shall not count toward such limit). |
“Permitted Investments” shall mean:
(i) cash and Cash Equivalents; |
(ii) receivables owing to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any receivables and advances to suppliers, in each case if created, acquired or made in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; |
(iii) Investments in and loans by any Credit Party to any other Credit Party; |
(iv) loans and advances to employees in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding and not in violation of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or any other Requirement of Law; |
(v) Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business; |
(vi) Investments, acquisitions or transactions permitted under Section 6.4(b); |
(vii) Investments existing as of the Closing Date, as set forth on Schedule 1.1-2 and any refinancing or replacement of any such Investment; provided that such refinancing or replacement Investment shall (A) have substantially the same tenor (or less) and be substantially the same type of Investment as the Investment refinanced or |
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replaced or other Permitted Investment and (B) have the same or higher rating or credit quality as the Investment refinanced or replaced or other Permitted Investment; provided further that, to the extent such Investments are included in the calculation of the Leverage Ratio, such Investments shall (A) have a tenor of less than one (1) year and (B) be rated AAA or better by S&P and Aaa or better by Moody’s; |
(viii) Permitted Acquisitions; and |
(ix) additional loan advances and/or Investments of a nature not contemplated by the foregoing clauses hereof, provided that such loans, advances and/or Investments made pursuant to this clause (ix) shall not exceed an aggregate amount of $10,000,000. |
“Permitted Liens” shall mean:
(i) Liens created by or otherwise existing, under or in connection with this Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents in favor of the Lenders; |
(ii) Liens in favor of a Hedging Agreement Provider in connection with a Secured Hedging Agreement, but only if such Hedging Agreement Provider and the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, shall share pari passu in the collateral subject to such Liens; |
(iii) Liens securing purchase money Indebtedness and Capital Lease Obligations to the extent permitted under Section 6.1(c); provided, that (A) any such Lien attaches to such property concurrently with or within thirty (30) days after the acquisition thereof and (B) such Lien attaches solely to the property so acquired in such transaction; |
(iv) Liens for taxes, assessments, charges or other governmental levies not yet due or as to which the period of grace (not to exceed ninety (90) days), if any, related thereto has not expired or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in conformity with GAAP; |
(v) carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than sixty (60) days or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; |
(vi) pledges or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and deposits securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements incurred in the ordinary course of business; |
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(vii) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; |
(viii) any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, of any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses; provided that such extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to all or a part of the property which secured the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced; |
(ix) Liens existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 1.1-3; provided that (a) no such Lien shall at any time be extended to cover property or assets other than the property or assets subject thereto on the Closing Date and (b) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall not be extended, renewed, refunded or refinanced; |
(x) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances not, in any material respect, impairing the use of the encumbered Property for its intended purposes; |
(xi) Liens on equipment arising from precautionary UCC financing statements relating to the lease of such equipment to the extent permitted by this Credit Agreement; and |
(xii) other Liens in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000. |
“Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
“Plan” shall mean, at any particular time, any employee benefit plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA and in respect of which any Credit Party or a Commonly Controlled Entity is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Pledge Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement dated as of the Closing Date executed by the Credit Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent, as amended, modified, restated, amended and restated, extended, replaced, increased or supplemented from time to time.
“Primary Syndication” shall mean any assignments by the Administrative Agent in order to effectuate the initial post-closing syndication made on or prior to the earlier of (a) the date that is ninety (90) days after the Closing Date and (b) the completion of all assignments relating to the completion of a successful syndication.
“Prime Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Alternate Base Rate.
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“Pro Forma Basis” shall mean, with respect to any transaction, that such transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the twelve-month period ending as of the most recent quarter end preceding the date of such transaction.
“Properties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(a).
“Recovery Event” shall mean the receipt by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any cash insurance proceeds or condemnation award payable by reason of theft, loss, physical destruction or damage, taking or similar event with respect to any of their property or assets.
“Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.6(c).
“Reimbursement Obligation” shall mean the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 2.3(d) for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit.
“Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Reorganization” shall mean, with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is in reorganization within the meaning of such term as used in Section 4241 of ERISA.
“Reportable Event” shall mean any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to which the thirty-day notice period is waived under PBGC Reg. §4043.
“Required Lenders” shall mean, at any time, Lenders holding in the aggregate a majority of (i) the Commitments (and Participation Interests therein) or (ii) if the Commitments have been terminated, the outstanding Loans and Participation Interests (including the Participation Interests of the Issuing Lender in any Letters of Credit and of the Swingline Lender in Swingline Loans) provided, however, that if any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender at such time, then there shall be excluded from the determination of Required Lenders, Obligations (including Participation Interests) owing to such Defaulting Lender and such Defaulting Lender’s Commitments, or after termination of the Commitments, the principal balance of the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender.
“Requirement of Law” shall mean, as to any Person, the certificate or articles of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and each law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Responsible Officer” shall mean, as to any Credit Party, any of the President, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or any Vice-President of such Credit Party.
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“Restricted Payments” shall mean (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares of any class of Capital Stock of any Credit Party or any of their Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of Capital Stock of any Credit Party or any of their Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of Capital Stock of any Credit Party or any of their Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, (d) any payment with respect to any earnout obligation, (e) any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, any Subordinated Indebtedness or (f) the payment by any Credit Party or any of their Subsidiaries of any management, advisory or consulting fee to any Person or of any salary, bonus or other form of compensation to any Person who is directly or indirectly a significant partner, shareholder, owner or executive officer of any such Person, to the extent such salary, bonus or other form of compensation is not included in the corporate overhead of such Credit Party or such Subsidiary.
“Revolving Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Revolving Lender, the commitment of such Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding up to an amount equal to such Revolving Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the Revolving Committed Amount.
“Revolving Committed Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
“Revolving Lender” shall mean, as of any date of determination, a Lender holding a Revolving Commitment on such date.
“Revolving Loans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Revolving Note” or “Revolving Notes” shall mean the promissory notes of the Borrower in favor of each of the Revolving Lenders evidencing the Revolving Loans provided pursuant to Section 2.1(e), individually or collectively, as appropriate, as such promissory notes may be amended, modified, restated, amended and restated, extended, replaced, increased or supplemented from time to time.
“S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.
“Sanctioned Country” shall mean a country subject to a sanctions program identified on the list maintained by OFAC and available at xxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxx /ofac/sanctions/index.html, or as otherwise published form time to time.
“Sanctioned Person” shall mean (a) a Person named on the list of “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” maintained by OFAC available at xxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxx/xxxx/xxx/xxxxx.xxxx, or as otherwise published from
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time to time, or (b) (i) an agency of the government of a Sanctioned Country, (ii) an organization controlled by a Sanctioned Country, or (iii) a person resident in a Sanctioned Country, to the extent subject to a sanctions program administered by OFAC.
“Scheduled Funded Debt Payments” shall mean, as of any date of determination for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, the sum of all scheduled payments of principal on Funded Debt for the applicable period ending on the date of determination (including the principal component of payments due on Capital Leases during the applicable period ending on the date of determination).
“SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor Governmental Authority.
“SEC Rule 2a-7” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Cash Equivalents.
“Secured Hedging Agreement” shall mean any Hedging Agreement between a Credit Party and a Hedging Agreement Provider, as amended, modified, supplemented, extended or restated from time to time.
“Securities Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, together with any amendment thereto or replacement thereof and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Security Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Security Agreement dated as of the Closing Date executed by the Credit Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent, as amended, modified, restated, amended and restated, extended, replaced, increased or supplemented from time to time.
“Security Documents” shall mean the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and such other documents executed and delivered in connection with the attachment and perfection of the Administrative Agent’s security interests and liens arising thereunder, including, without limitation, UCC financing statements, and patent, trademark and copyright filings.
“Single Employer Plan” shall mean any Plan which is not a Multiemployer Plan.
“Subordinated Indebtedness” shall mean unsecured Indebtedness incurred by any Credit Party on terms and conditions acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which Indebtedness shall be specifically subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment of the Credit Party Obligations on terms acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders; provided that, in any event, such Indebtedness shall (a) mature at least 180 days after the Maturity Date and (b) have covenants and defaults no more restrictive than the covenants and defaults hereunder.
“Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by
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reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Credit Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
“Swingline Commitment” shall mean the commitment of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding up to the Swingline Committed Amount, and the commitment of the Revolving Lenders to purchase Participation Interests in the Swingline Loans as provided in Section 2.4(b)(ii), as such amounts may be reduced from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof.
“Swingline Committed Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).
“Swingline Lender” shall mean Wachovia and any successor in such capacity.
“Swingline Loan” or “Swingline Loans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).
“Swingline Note” shall mean the promissory note of the Borrower in favor of the Swingline Lender evidencing the Swingline Loans provided pursuant to Section 2.4(d), as such promissory note may be amended, modified, restated, amended and restated, extended, replaced, increased or supplemented from time to time.
“Target” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Traditional Acquisition.
“Taxes” shall mean all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Trademark License” shall mean any agreement, written or oral, providing for the grant by or to a Credit Party of any right to use any Trademark, including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule 3.16.
“Trademarks” shall mean (a) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, service marks, elements of package or trade dress of goods or services, logos and other source or business identifiers, together with the goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise, including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule 3.16, and (b) all renewals thereof, including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule 3.16.
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“Traditional Acquisition” shall mean any acquisition or any series of related acquisitions (other than an In-License Acquisition) by a Credit Party of (a) all or substantially all of the assets or a majority of the outstanding Voting Stock or economic interests of a Person that is incorporated, formed or organized in the United States or (b) any division, line of business or other business unit of a Person that is incorporated, formed or organized in the United States (such Person or such division, line of business or other business unit of such Person shall be referred to herein as the “Target”), in each case that is a type of business (or assets used in a type of business) permitted to be engaged in by the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof.
“Tranche” shall mean the collective reference to LIBOR Rate Loans whose Interest Periods begin and end on the same day. A Tranche may sometimes be referred to as a “LIBOR Tranche”.
“Transfer Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in each Assignment and Assumption.
“Type” shall mean, as to any Loan, its nature as an Alternate Base Rate Loan or LIBOR Rate Loan, as the case may be.
“UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York.
“Voting Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, Capital Stock issued by such Person the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even though the right so to vote may be or have been suspended by the happening of such a contingency.
“Wachovia” shall mean Wachovia Bank, National Association, a national banking association, together with its successors and/or assigns.
“Works” shall mean all works which are subject to copyright protection pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code.
Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions.
(a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Credit Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the Notes or other Credit Documents or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto. |
(b) The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Credit Agreement shall refer to this Credit Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Credit Agreement, and Section, subsection, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Credit Agreement unless otherwise specified. |
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(c) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. |
Section 1.3 Accounting Terms.
Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower delivered to the Lenders; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that it wishes to amend any covenant in Section 5.9 to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP on the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders wish to amend Section 5.9 for such purpose), then the Borrower’s compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Lenders.
The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender at the same time as the delivery of any annual or quarterly financial statements given in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1, (i) a description in reasonable detail of any material change in the application of accounting principles employed in the preparation of such financial statements from those applied in the most recently preceding quarterly or annual financial statements as to which no objection shall have been made in accordance with the provisions above and (ii) a reasonable estimate of the effect on the financial statements on account of such changes in application.
Section 1.4 Time References.
Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
Section 1.5 Execution of Documents.
Unless otherwise specified, all Credit Documents and all other certificates executed in connection therewith must be signed by a Responsible Officer.
ARTICLE II
THE LOANS; AMOUNT AND TERMS
Section 2.1 Revolving Loans.
(a) Revolving Commitment. During the Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Revolving Lender severally, but not jointly, agrees to make revolving credit loans (“Revolving Loans”) to the Borrower from time to time in an |
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aggregate principal amount of up to FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($15,000,000) (as such aggregate maximum amount may be reduced from time to time as provided in Section 2.6, the “Revolving Committed Amount”) for the purposes hereinafter set forth; provided, however, that (i) with regard to each Revolving Lender individually, the sum of such Revolving Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans plus LOC Obligations shall not exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment and (ii) with regard to the Revolving Lenders collectively, the sum of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans plus LOC Obligations shall not exceed the Revolving Committed Amount. Revolving Loans may consist of Alternate Base Rate Loans or LIBOR Rate Loans, or a combination thereof, as the Borrower may request, and may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof; provided, however, Revolving Loans made on the Closing Date or on any of the three (3) Business Days following the Closing Date may only consist of Alternate Base Rate Loans unless the Borrower delivers a funding indemnity letter to the Administrative Agent at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date. LIBOR Rate Loans shall be made by each Revolving Lender at its LIBOR Lending Office and Alternate Base Rate Loans at its Domestic Lending Office. |
(b) Revolving Loan Borrowings. |
(i) Notice of Borrowing. The Borrower shall request a Revolving Loan borrowing by delivering a written Notice of Borrowing (or telephone notice promptly confirmed in writing by delivery of a written Notice of Borrowing, which delivery may be by facsimile) to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 A.M. on the Business Day prior to the date of the requested borrowing in the case of Alternate Base Rate Loans, and on the third Business Day prior to the date of the requested borrowing in the case of LIBOR Rate Loans. Each such Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify (A) that a Revolving Loan is requested, (B) the date of the requested borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (C) the aggregate principal amount to be borrowed, (D) whether the borrowing shall be comprised of Alternate Base Rate Loans, LIBOR Rate Loans or a combination thereof, and if LIBOR Rate Loans are requested, the Interest Period(s) therefor. If the Borrower shall fail to specify in any such Notice of Borrowing (I) an applicable Interest Period in the case of a LIBOR Rate Loan, then such notice shall be deemed to be a request for an Interest Period of one (1) month, or (II) the type of Revolving Loan requested, then such notice shall be deemed to be a request for an Alternate Base Rate Loan hereunder. The Administrative Agent shall give notice to each Revolving Lender promptly upon receipt of each Notice of Borrowing, the contents thereof and each such Revolving Lender’s share thereof. |
(ii) Minimum Amounts. Each Revolving Loan shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof (or the remaining amount of the Revolving Committed Amount, if less). |
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(iii) Advances. Each Revolving Lender will make its Commitment Percentage of each Revolving Loan borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower at the office of the Administrative Agent specified in Section 9.2, or at such other office as the Administrative Agent may designate in writing, by 1:00 P.M. on the date specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing in Dollars and in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent. Such borrowing will then be made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of such office with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Revolving Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent. |
(c) Repayment. The principal amount of all Revolving Loans shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date, unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section 7.2. |
(d) Interest. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.9, Revolving Loans shall bear interest as follows: |
(i) Alternate Base Rate Loans. During such periods as Revolving Loans shall be comprised of Alternate Base Rate Loans, each such Alternate Base Rate Loan shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the sum of the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Percentage; and |
(ii) LIBOR Rate Loans. During such periods as Revolving Loans shall be comprised of LIBOR Rate Loans, each such LIBOR Rate Loan shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the sum of the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Percentage. |
Interest on Revolving Loans shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date. |
(e) Revolving Notes; Covenant to Pay. The Borrower’s obligation to pay each Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loans shall be evidenced by a duly executed promissory note of the Borrower to such Revolving Lender in substantially the form of Schedule 2.1(e). The Borrower covenants and agrees to pay the Revolving Loans in accordance with the terms of this Credit Agreement and the Revolving Notes. |
Section 2.2 [Reserved].
Section 2.3 Letter of Credit Subfacility.
(a) Issuance. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and of the LOC Documents, if any, and any other terms and conditions which the Issuing Lender may reasonably require, during the Commitment Period the Issuing Lender shall issue, and the |
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Revolving Lenders shall participate in, Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower from time to time upon request in a form acceptable to the Issuing Lender; provided, however, that (i) the aggregate amount of LOC Obligations shall not at any time exceed FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($5,000,000) (the “LOC Committed Amount”), (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans plus LOC Obligations shall not at any time exceed the Revolving Committed Amount, (iii) all Letters of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars and (iv) Letters of Credit shall be issued for lawful corporate purposes and may be issued as standby letters of credit, including in connection with workers’ compensation and other insurance programs, and trade letters of credit. Except as otherwise expressly agreed upon by all the Revolving Lenders, no Letter of Credit shall have an original expiry date more than twelve (12) months from the date of issuance; provided, however, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and subject to the other terms and conditions to the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder, the expiry dates of Letters of Credit may be extended annually or periodically from time to time on the request of the Borrower or by operation of the terms of the applicable Letter of Credit to a date not more than twelve (12) months from the date of extension; provided, further, that no Letter of Credit, as originally issued or as extended, shall have an expiry date extending beyond the date that is thirty (30) days prior to the Maturity Date. Each Letter of Credit shall comply with the related LOC Documents. The issuance and expiry date of each Letter of Credit shall be a Business Day. Any Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be in a minimum original face amount of $100,000 or such lesser amount as approved by the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent. Wachovia shall be the Issuing Lender on all Letters of Credit issued on or after the Closing Date. |
(b) Notice and Reports. The request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be submitted to the Issuing Lender at least five (5) Business Days prior to the requested date of issuance. The Issuing Lender will promptly upon request provide to the Administrative Agent for dissemination to the Revolving Lenders a detailed report specifying the Letters of Credit which are then issued and outstanding and any activity with respect thereto which may have occurred since the date of any prior report, and including therein, among other things, the account party, the beneficiary, the face amount, expiry date as well as any payments or expirations which may have occurred. The Issuing Lender will further provide to the Administrative Agent promptly upon request copies of the Letters of Credit. The Issuing Lender will provide to the Administrative Agent promptly upon request a summary report of the nature and extent of LOC Obligations then outstanding. |
(c) Participations. Each Revolving Lender upon issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to have purchased without recourse a risk participation from the Issuing Lender in such Letter of Credit and the obligations arising thereunder and any collateral relating thereto, in each case in an amount equal to its Commitment Percentage of the obligations under such Letter of Credit and shall absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably assume, as primary obligor and not as surety, and be obligated to pay to the Issuing Lender therefor and discharge when due, its Commitment Percentage of the |
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obligations arising under such Letter of Credit; provided that any Person that becomes a Revolving Lender after the Closing Date shall be deemed to have purchased a risk participation in all outstanding Letters of Credit on the date it becomes a Revolving Lender hereunder and any Letter of Credit issued on or after such date, in each case in accordance with the foregoing terms. Without limiting the scope and nature of each Revolving Lender’s participation in any Letter of Credit, to the extent that the Issuing Lender has not been reimbursed as required hereunder or under any LOC Document, each such Revolving Lender shall pay to the Issuing Lender its Commitment Percentage of such unreimbursed drawing pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) hereof. The obligation of each Revolving Lender to so reimburse the Issuing Lender shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by the occurrence of a Default, an Event of Default or any other occurrence or event. Any such reimbursement shall not relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as hereinafter provided. |
(d) Reimbursement. In the event of any drawing under any Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender will promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing Lender on the day of drawing under any Letter of Credit (with the proceeds of a Revolving Loan obtained hereunder or otherwise) in same day funds as provided herein or in the LOC Documents. If the Borrower shall fail to reimburse the Issuing Lender as provided herein, the unreimbursed amount of such drawing shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the ABR Default Rate. Unless the Borrower shall immediately notify the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent of its intent to otherwise reimburse the Issuing Lender, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Loan in the amount of the drawing as provided in subsection (e) hereof, the proceeds of which will be used to satisfy the Reimbursement Obligations. The Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under all circumstances irrespective of any rights of set-off, counterclaim or defense to payment the Borrower may claim or have against the Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit drawn upon or any other Person, including without limitation any defense based on any failure of the Borrower to receive consideration or the legality, validity, regularity or unenforceability of the Letter of Credit. The Issuing Lender will promptly notify the other Revolving Lenders of the amount of any unreimbursed drawing and each Revolving Lender shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender in Dollars and in immediately available funds, the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Commitment Percentage of such unreimbursed drawing. Such payment shall be made on the day such notice is received by such Revolving Lender from the Issuing Lender if such notice is received at or before 2:00 P.M., otherwise such payment shall be made at or before 12:00 Noon on the Business Day next succeeding the day such notice is received. If such Revolving Lender does not pay such amount to the Issuing Lender in full upon such request, such Revolving Lender shall, on demand, pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender interest on the unpaid amount during the period from the date of such drawing until such Revolving Lender pays such amount to the Issuing Lender in full at a rate per annum equal to, if paid within three (3) Business Days |
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of the date of drawing, the Federal Funds Effective Rate and thereafter at a rate equal to the Alternate Base Rate. Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make such payment to the Issuing Lender, and the right of the Issuing Lender to receive the same, shall be absolute and unconditional, shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever and without regard to the termination of this Credit Agreement or the Commitments hereunder, the existence of a Default or Event of Default or the acceleration of the Credit Party Obligations hereunder and shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. |
(e) Repayment with Revolving Loans. On any day on which the Borrower shall have requested, or been deemed to have requested, a Revolving Loan to reimburse a drawing under a Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall give notice to the Revolving Lenders that a Revolving Loan has been requested or deemed requested in connection with a drawing under a Letter of Credit, in which case a Revolving Loan borrowing comprised entirely of Alternate Base Rate Loans (each such borrowing, a “Mandatory LOC Borrowing”) shall be immediately made (without giving effect to any termination of the Commitments pursuant to Section 7.2) pro rata based on each Revolving Lender’s respective Commitment Percentage (determined before giving effect to any termination of the Commitments pursuant to Section 7.2) and the proceeds thereof shall be paid directly to the Issuing Lender for application to the respective LOC Obligations. Each Revolving Lender hereby irrevocably agrees to make such on the day such notice is received by the Revolving Lenders from the Administrative Agent if such notice is received at or before 2:00 P.M., otherwise such payment shall be made at or before 12:00 Noon on the Business Day next succeeding the date such notice is received, in each case notwithstanding (i) the amount of Mandatory LOC Borrowing may not comply with the minimum amount for borrowings of Revolving Loans otherwise required hereunder, (ii) whether any conditions specified in Section 4.2 are then satisfied, (iii) whether a Default or an Event of Default then exists, (iv) the failure of any such request or deemed request for Revolving Loan to be made by the time otherwise required in Section 2.1(b), (v) the date of such Mandatory LOC Borrowing, or (vi) any reduction in the Revolving Committed Amount after any such Letter of Credit may have been drawn upon; provided, however, that in the event any such Mandatory LOC Borrowing should be less than the minimum amount for borrowings of Revolving Loans otherwise provided in Section 2.1(b)(ii), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account an administrative fee of $500. In the event that any Mandatory LOC Borrowing cannot for any reason be made on the date otherwise required above (including, without limitation, the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event), then each such Revolving Lender hereby agrees that it shall forthwith fund (as of the date the Mandatory LOC Borrowing would otherwise have occurred, but adjusted for any payments received from the Borrower on or after such date and prior to such purchase) its Participation Interests in the LOC Obligations; provided, further, that in the event any Revolving Lender shall fail to fund its Participation Interest on the day the Mandatory LOC Borrowing would otherwise have occurred, then the amount of such Revolving Lender’s unfunded Participation Interest therein shall bear interest payable by such Revolving Lender to the Issuing Lender upon demand, at the rate equal to, if paid within three (3) |
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Business Days of such date, the Federal Funds Effective Rate, and thereafter at a rate equal to the Alternate Base Rate. |
(f) Modification, Extension. The issuance of any supplement, modification, amendment, renewal, or extension to any Letter of Credit shall, for purposes hereof, be treated in all respects the same as the issuance of a new Letter of Credit hereunder. |
(g) UCP and ISP98. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Lender and the Borrower, when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the “International Standby Practices 1998,” as most recently published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice at the time of issuance, shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance, shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit. |
(h) Conflict with LOC Documents. In the event of any conflict between this Credit Agreement and any LOC Document (including any letter of credit application), this Credit Agreement shall control. |
(i) Designation of Subsidiaries as Account Parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Credit Agreement, including without limitation Section 2.3(a), a Letter of Credit issued hereunder may contain a statement to the effect that such Letter of Credit is issued for the account of a Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that, notwithstanding such statement, the Borrower shall be the actual account party for all purposes of this Credit Agreement for such Letter of Credit and such statement shall not affect the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations hereunder with respect to such Letter of Credit. |
Section 2.4 Swingline Loan Subfacility.
(a) Swingline Commitment. During the Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender, in its individual capacity, agrees to make certain revolving credit loans in Dollars to the Borrower (each a “Swingline Loan” and, collectively, the “Swingline Loans”) for the purposes hereinafter set forth; provided, however, (i) the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($5,000,000) (the “Swingline Committed Amount”), and (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans plus the aggregate principle amount of outstanding Swingline Loans plus LOC Obligations shall not exceed the Revolving Committed Amount. Swingline Loans hereunder may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof. |
(b) Swingline Loan Borrowings. |
(i) Notice of Borrowing and Disbursement. The Swingline Lender will make Swingline Loans available to the Borrower on any Business Day upon delivery of a Notice of Borrowing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent |
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not later than 2:00 P.M. on such Business Day. Swingline Loan borrowings hereunder shall be made in minimum amounts of $100,000 and in integral amounts of $100,000 in excess thereof. Such borrowing will then be made available to the Borrower by the Swingline Lender on the date (which shall be a Business Day) specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing) by the end of such Business Day) by funding the account of the Borrower set forth in the Account Designation Letter the aggregate amount of the Swingline Loans requested. |
(ii) Repayment of Swingline Loans. Each Swingline Loan borrowing shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date. The Swingline Lender may, at any time, in its sole discretion, by written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, demand repayment of its Swingline Loans by way of a Revolving Loan borrowing, in which case the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Loan borrowing comprised entirely of Alternate Base Rate Loans in the amount of such Swingline Loans; provided, however, that, in the following circumstances, any such demand shall also be deemed to have been given one (1) Business Day prior to each of (A) the Maturity Date, (B) the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event, (C) upon acceleration of the Credit Party Obligations hereunder, whether on account of a Bankruptcy Event or any other Event of Default, and (D) the exercise of remedies in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.2 hereof (each such Revolving Loan borrowing made on account of any such deemed request therefor as provided herein being hereinafter referred to as “Mandatory Swingline Borrowing”). Each Revolving Lender hereby irrevocably agrees to make such Revolving Loans promptly upon any such request or deemed request on account of each Mandatory Swingline Borrowing in the amount and in the manner specified in the preceding sentence on the date such notice is received by such Revolving Lender from the Administrative Agent if such notice is received at or before 2:00 P.M., otherwise such payment shall be made at or before 12:00 Noon on the Business Day next succeeding the date such notice is received, in each case notwithstanding (1) the amount of Mandatory Swingline Borrowing may not comply with the minimum amount for borrowings of Revolving Loans otherwise required hereunder, (2) whether any conditions specified in Section 4.2 are then satisfied, (3) whether a Default or an Event of Default then exists, (4) failure of any such request or deemed request for Revolving Loans to be made by the time otherwise required in Section 2.1(b)(i), (5) the date of such Mandatory Swingline Borrowing, or (6) any reduction in the Revolving Committed Amount or termination of the Revolving Commitments immediately prior to such Mandatory Swingline Borrowing or contemporaneously therewith. In the event that any Mandatory Swingline Borrowing cannot for any reason be made on the date otherwise required above (including, without limitation, as a result of the commencement of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code), then each Revolving Lender hereby agrees that it shall forthwith purchase (as of the date the Mandatory Swingline Borrowing would otherwise have occurred, but adjusted for any payments received from the Borrower on or after such date and prior to such purchase) from the Swingline Lender such |
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Participation Interest in the outstanding Swingline Loans as shall be necessary to cause each such Revolving Lender to share in such Swingline Loans ratably based upon its respective Commitment Percentage (determined before giving effect to any termination of the Commitments pursuant to Section 7.2); provided that (x) all interest payable on the Swingline Loans shall be for the account of the Swingline Lender until the date as of which the respective Participation Interest is purchased, and (y) at the time any purchase of a Participation Interest pursuant to this sentence is actually made, the purchasing Revolving Lender shall be required to pay to the Swingline Lender interest on the principal amount of such Participation Interest purchased for each day from and including the day upon which the Mandatory Swingline Borrowing would otherwise have occurred to but excluding the date of payment for such Participation Interest, at the rate equal to, if paid within three (3) Business Days of the date of the Mandatory Swingline Borrowing, the Federal Funds Effective Rate, and thereafter at a rate equal to the Alternate Base Rate. |
(c) Interest on Swingline Loans. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.9, Swingline Loans shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Percentage for Revolving Loans that are Alternate Base Rate Loans. Interest on Swingline Loans shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date. |
(d) Swingline Note; Covenant to Pay. The Swingline Loans shall be evidenced by a duly executed promissory note of the Borrower to the Swingline Lender in the original amount of the Swingline Committed Amount and substantially in the form of Schedule 2.4(d). The Borrower covenants and agrees to pay the Swingline Loans in accordance with the terms of this Credit Agreement and the Swingline Note. |
Section 2.5 Fees.
(a) Commitment Fee. In consideration of the Revolving Commitments, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Revolving Lenders a commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) in an amount equal to the Applicable Percentage per annum on the average daily unused amount of the Revolving Committed Amount. For purposes of computation of the Commitment Fee, LOC Obligations shall be considered usage of the Revolving Committed Amount but Swingline Loans shall not be considered usage of the Revolving Committed Amount. The Commitment Fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter. |
(b) Letter of Credit Fees. In consideration of the LOC Commitments, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Revolving Lenders, a fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) equal to the Applicable Percentage per annum on the average daily maximum amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit from the date of issuance to the date of expiration. In addition to such Letter of Credit Fee, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Issuing Lender, for its own account and without sharing by the other Lenders, an additional fronting fee (the |
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“Fronting Fee”) of one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) per annum on the average daily maximum amount available to be drawn under each such Letter of Credit issued by it. The Letter of Credit Fee and the Fronting Fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter. |
(c) Issuing Lender Fees. In addition to the Letter of Credit Fees and Fronting Fees payable pursuant to subsection (b) hereof, the Borrower shall pay to the Issuing Lender for its own account without sharing by the other Lenders the reasonable and customary charges from time to time of the Issuing Lender with respect to the amendment, transfer, administration, cancellation and conversion of, and drawings under, such Letters of Credit (collectively, the “Issuing Lender Fees”). |
(d) Administrative Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the annual administrative fee as described in the Fee Letter. |
Section 2.6 Commitment Reductions.
(a) Voluntary Reductions. The Borrower shall have the right to terminate or permanently reduce the unused portion of the Revolving Committed Amount at any time or from time to time upon not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall notify the Lenders thereof as soon as practicable) of each such termination or reduction, which notice shall specify the effective date thereof and the amount of any such reduction which shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof and shall be irrevocable and effective upon receipt by the Administrative Agent, provided that no such reduction or termination shall be permitted if after giving effect thereto, and to any prepayments of the Loans made on the effective date thereof, the sum of the outstanding Revolving Loans plus outstanding Swingline Loans plus LOC Obligations would exceed the Revolving Committed Amount. |
(b) Swingline Committed Amount. If the Revolving Committed Amount is reduced pursuant to Section 2.7(a) below the then Swingline Committed Amount, the Swingline Committed Amount shall automatically be reduced by an amount such that the Swingline Committed Amount equals the Revolving Committed Amount. |
(c) Maturity Date. The Revolving Commitment, the Swingline Commitment and the LOC Commitment shall automatically terminate on the Maturity Date. |
Section 2.7 Prepayments.
(a) Optional Prepayments. The Borrower shall have the right to prepay Loans in whole or in part from time to time; provided, however, that (i) each partial prepayment of a Revolving Loan shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof (or the remaining outstanding principal amount), and (ii) each partial prepayment of a Swingline Loan shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof (or the |
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remaining outstanding principal amount). The Borrower shall give three (3) Business Days’ irrevocable notice in the case of LIBOR Rate Loans and one (1) Business Day’s irrevocable notice in the case of Alternate Base Rate Loans, to the Administrative Agent (which shall notify the Lenders thereof as soon as practicable). Amounts prepaid under this Section 2.7(a) shall be applied to the outstanding Loans as the Borrower may elect; provided that each Lender shall receive its pro rata share (except with respect to prepayments of Swingline Loans) of any such prepayment based on its Commitment Percentage. Within the foregoing parameters, prepayments under this Section shall be applied first to Alternate Base Rate Loans and then to LIBOR Rate Loans in direct order of Interest Period maturities. All prepayments under this Section 2.7(a) shall be subject to Section 2.17, but otherwise without premium or penalty. Interest on the principal amount prepaid shall be payable on the next occurring Interest Payment Date that would have occurred had such Loans not been prepaid or, at the request of the Administrative Agent, interest on the principal amount prepaid shall be payable on any date that a prepayment is made hereunder through the date of prepayment. Amounts prepaid on the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans may be reborrowed in accordance with the terms hereof. |
(b) Mandatory Prepayments. |
(i) Revolving Committed Amount. If at any time after the Closing Date, the sum of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans plus LOC Obligations shall exceed the Revolving Committed Amount, the Borrower immediately shall prepay the Loans and cash collateralize the LOC Obligations in an amount sufficient to eliminate such excess (such prepayment to be applied as set forth in clause (v) below). |
(ii) Asset Dispositions. If a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, promptly following any Asset Disposition (or related series of Asset Dispositions), the Borrower shall prepay the Loans and cash collateralize the LOC Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Net Cash Proceeds derived from such Asset Disposition (or related series of Asset Dispositions) (such prepayment to be applied as set forth in clause (vi) below); provided, however, that such Net Cash Proceeds shall not be required to be so applied to the extent the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent promptly following such Asset Disposition a certificate stating that it intends to use such Net Cash Proceeds to acquire like assets used in the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries within 180 days of the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, it being expressly agreed that any Net Cash Proceeds not so reinvested shall be applied to prepay the Loans and cash collateralize the LOC Obligations immediately thereafter (such prepayment to be applied as set forth in clause (v) below). |
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Debt Issuance, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans and cash collateralize the LOC Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Debt Issuance to the Lenders (such prepayment to be applied as set forth in clause (v) below). |
(iv) Recovery Event. If a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, immediately upon receipt by any Credit Party of proceeds from any Recovery Event, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans and cash collateralize the LOC Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such cash proceeds (such prepayment to be applied as set forth in clause (vi) below); provided, however, that, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such Recovery Event, (A) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may retain Net Cash Proceeds consisting of business interruption insurance proceeds and (B) any other Net Cash Proceeds shall not be required to be so applied to the extent the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a certificate stating that the Borrower intends to use such Net Cash Proceeds to repair, restore or replace the assets subject to the Recovery Event within 180 days of the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, it being expressly agreed that any Net Cash Proceeds not so reinvested by the end of the applicable period shall be applied to repay the Loans and/or cash collateralize the LOC Obligations immediately thereafter (such prepayment to be applied as set forth in clause (v) below). |
(v) Application of Mandatory Prepayments. All amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section 2.7(b) shall be applied as follows: (A) with respect to all amounts prepaid pursuant to Sections 2.7(b)(i), (1) first, to the outstanding Swingline Loans, (2) second, to the outstanding Revolving Loans and (3) third (after all Revolving Loans have been repaid), to a cash collateral account in respect of LOC Obligations, and (B) with respect to all amounts prepaid pursuant to Sections 2.7(b)(ii), (iii) and (iv), (1) first, to the outstanding Swingline Loans (without a corresponding permanent reduction in the Revolving Committed Amount), (2) second, to the outstanding Revolving Loans (without a corresponding permanent reduction in the Revolving Committed Amount) and (3) third (after all Revolving Loans have been repaid), to a cash collateral account in respect of LOC Obligations. Within the parameters of the applications set forth above, prepayments shall be applied first to Alternate Base Rate Loans and then to LIBOR Rate Loans in direct order of Interest Period maturities. Each Lender shall receive its pro rata share (except with respect to prepayments of Swingline Loans) of any such prepayment based on its Commitment Percentage. All prepayments under this Section 2.7(b) shall be subject to Section 2.17, but otherwise without premium or penalty. |
(c) Hedging Obligations Unaffected. Any repayment or prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.7 shall not affect the Borrower’s obligation to continue to make payments under any Secured Hedging Agreement, which shall remain in full force and |
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effect notwithstanding such repayment or prepayment, subject to the terms of such Secured Hedging Agreement. |
Section 2.8 Lending Offices.
LIBOR Rate Loans shall be made by each Lender at its LIBOR Lending Office and Alternate Base Rate Loans at its Domestic Lending Office.
Section 2.9 Default Rate.
Upon the occurrence, and during the continuance, of an Event of Default, at the discretion of the Required Lenders, the principal of and, to the extent permitted by law, interest on the Loans and any other amounts owing hereunder or under the other Credit Documents shall bear interest, payable on demand, at a per annum rate two percent (2%) greater than the rate which would otherwise be applicable (or if no rate is applicable, whether in respect of interest, fees or other amounts, then the ABR Default Rate).
Section 2.10 Conversion Options.
(a) The Borrower may, in the case of Revolving Loans, elect from time to time to convert all or any portion of an Alternate Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan by giving the Administrative Agent at least three (3) Business Days’ prior irrevocable written notice of such election; provided that (i) no Alternate Base Rate Loan or portion thereof may be converted into a LIBOR Rate Loan when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) conversions shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof. In addition, the Borrower may elect from time to time to convert all or any portion of a LIBOR Rate Loan to an Alternate Base Rate Loan by giving the Administrative Agent irrevocable written notice thereof by 11:00 A.M. one (1) Business Date prior to the proposed date of conversion. A form of Notice of Conversion/Extension is attached as Schedule 2.10. If the date upon which an Alternate Base Rate Loan is to be converted to a LIBOR Rate Loan is not a Business Day, then such conversion shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and during the period from such last day of an Interest Period to such succeeding Business Day such Loan shall bear interest as if it were an Alternate Base Rate Loan. LIBOR Rate Loans may only be converted to Alternate Base Rate Loans on the last day of the applicable Interest Period. If the date upon which a LIBOR Rate Loan is to be converted to an Alternate Base Rate Loan is not a Business Day, then such conversion shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and during the period from such last day of an Interest Period to such succeeding Business Day such Loan shall bear interest as if it were an Alternate Base Rate Loan. |
(b) Any LIBOR Rate Loans may be continued as such upon the expiration of an Interest Period with respect thereto by compliance by the Borrower with the notice provisions contained in Section 2.10(a); provided, that no LIBOR Rate Loan may be continued as such when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, in which case such Loan shall be automatically converted to an Alternate Base Rate Loan |
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at the end of the applicable Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower shall fail to give timely notice of an election to continue a LIBOR Rate Loan, or the continuation of LIBOR Rate Loans is not permitted hereunder, such LIBOR Rate Loans shall be automatically converted to Alternate Base Rate Loans at the end of the applicable Interest Period with respect thereto. |
Section 2.11 Computation of Interest and Fees.
(a) Interest payable hereunder with respect to Alternate Base Rate Loans based on the Prime Rate shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days, as applicable) for the actual days elapsed. All other fees, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the Lenders of each determination of a LIBOR Rate on the Business Day of the determination thereof. Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the Alternate Base Rate shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change in the Alternate Base Rate shall become effective. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such change. |
(b) Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Credit Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error. The Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower a statement showing the computations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate. |
(c) It is the intent of the Lenders and the Credit Parties to conform to and contract in strict compliance with applicable usury law from time to time in effect. All agreements between the Lenders and the Credit Parties are hereby limited by the provisions of this subsection which shall override and control all such agreements, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral. In no way, nor in any event or contingency (including but not limited to prepayment or acceleration of the maturity of any Credit Party Obligation), shall the interest taken, reserved, contracted for, charged, or received under this Credit Agreement, under the Notes or otherwise, exceed the maximum nonusurious amount permissible under applicable law. If, from any possible construction of any of the Credit Documents or any other document, interest would otherwise be payable in excess of the maximum nonusurious amount, any such construction shall be subject to the provisions of this paragraph and such interest shall be automatically reduced to the maximum nonusurious amount permitted under applicable law, without the necessity of execution of any amendment or new document. If any Lender shall ever receive anything of value which is characterized as interest on the Loans under applicable law and which would, apart from this provision, be in excess of the maximum nonusurious amount, an amount equal to the amount which would have been excessive interest shall, without penalty, be applied to the reduction of the principal amount owing on the Loans and not to the payment of interest, or refunded to the Borrower or the other payor thereof if and to the extent such amount which would have |
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been excessive exceeds such unpaid principal amount of the Loans. The right to demand payment of the Loans or any other Indebtedness evidenced by any of the Credit Documents does not include the right to receive any interest which has not otherwise accrued on the date of such demand, and the Lenders do not intend to charge or receive any unearned interest in the event of such demand. All interest paid or agreed to be paid to the Lenders with respect to the Loans shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full stated term (including any renewal or extension) of the Loans so that the amount of interest on account of such Indebtedness does not exceed the maximum nonusurious amount permitted by applicable law. |
Section 2.12 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments.
(a) Allocation of Payments Prior to Exercise of Remedies. Each borrowing of Revolving Loans and any reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be made pro rata according to the respective Commitment Percentages of the Lenders. Unless otherwise specified herein, each payment under this Credit Agreement or any Note shall be applied, first, to any fees then due and owing by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5, second, to interest then due and owing hereunder and under the Notes and, third, to principal then due and owing hereunder and under the Notes. Each payment on account of any fees pursuant to Section 2.5 shall be made pro rata in accordance with the respective amounts due and owing (except as to the Fronting Fees, the Issuing Lender Fees and the administrative fees referenced in Section 2.5(d)). Each payment (other than prepayments) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Revolving Loans shall be applied to such Loans as directed by the Borrower or otherwise applied in accordance with the terms of Section 2.7(a) hereof. Each optional prepayment on account of principal of the Loans shall be applied an accordance with Section 2.7(a); provided, that prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.15 shall be applied in accordance with such Section. Each optional prepayment on account of principal of the Loans shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.7(a) and each mandatory prepayment on account of principal of the Loans shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.7(b)(vi). All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower on account of principal, interest and fees shall be made without defense, set-off or counterclaim (except as provided in Section 2.18(b)) and shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders at the Administrative Agent’s office specified in Section 9.2 in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 1:00 P.M. on the date when due. The Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments to the Lenders entitled thereto promptly upon receipt in like funds as received. If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the LIBOR Rate Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, with respect to payments of principal, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension. If any payment on a LIBOR Rate Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. |
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(b) Allocation of Payments After Exercise of Remedies. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Credit Agreement to the contrary, after the exercise of remedies (other than the invocation of default interest pursuant to Section 2.9) by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders pursuant to Section 7.2 (or after the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts under the Credit Documents shall automatically become due and payable in accordance with the terms of such Section), all amounts collected or received by the Administrative Agent or any Lender on account of the Credit Party Obligations or any other amounts outstanding under any of the Credit Documents or in respect of the Collateral shall be paid over or delivered as follows (irrespective of whether the following costs, expenses, fees, interest, premiums, scheduled periodic payments or Credit Party Obligations are allowed, permitted or recognized as a claim in any proceeding resulting from the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event): |
FIRST, to the payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) of the Administrative Agent in connection with enforcing the rights of the Lenders under the Credit Documents and any protective advances made by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Collateral under or pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents; |
SECOND, to payment of any fees owed to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender; |
THIRD, to the payment of all of the Credit Party Obligations consisting of accrued fees and interest; |
FOURTH, to the payment of the outstanding principal amount of the Credit Party Obligations, including the payment or cash collateralization of the outstanding LOC Obligations and, with respect to any Secured Hedging Agreement, any fees, premiums, scheduled periodic payments, breakage, termination or other payments due under such Secured Hedging Agreement and any interest accrued thereon; |
FIFTH, to the payment of the outstanding principal amount of the Credit Party Obligations, including the payment or cash collateralization of the outstanding LOC Obligations, and with respect to any Secured Hedging Agreement, any breakage, termination or other payments due under such Secured Hedging Agreement and any interest accrued thereon; |
SIXTH, to all other Credit Party Obligations and other obligations which shall have become due and payable under the Credit Documents or otherwise and not repaid pursuant to clauses “FIRST” through “FIFTH” above; and |
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SEVENTH, to the payment of the surplus, if any, to whoever may be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus. |
In carrying out the foregoing, (i) amounts received shall be applied in the numerical order provided until exhausted prior to application to the next succeeding category; (ii) each of the Lenders and any Hedging Agreement Providers shall receive an amount equal to its pro rata share (based on the proportion that the then outstanding Loans and LOC Obligations held by such Lender or the outstanding obligations payable to such Hedging Agreement Provider bears to the aggregate then outstanding Loans, LOC Obligations and obligations payable under all Secured Hedging Agreements) of amounts available to be applied pursuant to clauses “THIRD”, “FOURTH”, “FIFTH” and “SIXTH” above; and (iii) to the extent that any amounts available for distribution pursuant to clause “FIFTH” above are attributable to the issued but undrawn amount of outstanding Letters of Credit, such amounts shall be held by the Administrative Agent in a cash collateral account and applied (A) first, to reimburse the Issuing Lender from time to time for any drawings under such Letters of Credit and (B) then, following the expiration of all Letters of Credit, to all other obligations of the types described in clauses “FIFTH” and “SIXTH” above in the manner provided in this Section 2.12(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing terms of this Section 2.12(b), only Collateral proceeds and payments under the Guaranty (as opposed to ordinary course principal, interest and fee payments hereunder) shall be applied to obligations under any Secured Hedging Agreement. |
Section 2.13 Non-Receipt of Funds by the Administrative Agent.
(a) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Extension of Credit that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Extension of Credit, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with this Agreement 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 Extension of Credit 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 a payment to be made by 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 and (ii) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Alternate Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Extension of Credit to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Extension of Credit. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the |
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Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent. |
(b) Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. 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 Lender 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 Lender, 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 Lender, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or the Issuing Lender, 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. |
A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under subsections (a) and (b) of this Section shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. |
(c) Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Extension of Credit set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms thereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest. |
(d) Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Revolving Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 9.5(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any such payment under Section 9.5(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 9.5(c). |
(e) Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner. |
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Section 2.14 Inability to Determine Interest Rate.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Credit Agreement, if (i) the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, reasonable and adequate means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for such Interest Period, or (ii) the Required Lenders shall reasonably determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the LIBOR Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding LIBOR Rate Loans that the Borrower has requested be outstanding as a LIBOR Tranche during such Interest Period, the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give telephone notice of such determination, confirmed in writing, to the Borrower, and the Lenders at least two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period. Unless the Borrower shall have notified the Administrative Agent upon receipt of such telephone notice that it wishes to rescind or modify its request regarding such LIBOR Rate Loans, any Loans that were requested to be made as LIBOR Rate Loans shall be made as Alternate Base Rate Loans and any Loans that were requested to be converted into or continued as LIBOR Rate Loans shall remain as or be converted into Alternate Base Rate Loans. Until any such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, no further Loans shall be made as, continued as, or converted into, LIBOR Rate Loans for the Interest Periods so affected.
Section 2.15 Illegality.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Credit Agreement, if the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof by the relevant Governmental Authority to any Lender shall make it unlawful for such Lender or its LIBOR Lending Office to make or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans as contemplated by this Credit Agreement or to obtain in the interbank eurodollar market through its LIBOR Lending Office the funds with which to make such Loans, (a) such Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower thereof, (b) the commitment of such Lender hereunder to make LIBOR Rate Loans or continue LIBOR Rate Loans as such shall forthwith be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall give notice that the condition or situation which gave rise to the suspension shall no longer exist, and (c) such Lender’s Loans then outstanding as LIBOR Rate Loans, if any, shall be converted on the last day of the Interest Period for such Loans or within such earlier period as required by law to Alternate Base Rate Loans. The Borrower hereby agrees promptly to pay any Lender, upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender for actual and direct costs (but not including anticipated profits) reasonably incurred by such Lender including, but not limited to, any interest or fees payable by such Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to make or maintain its LIBOR Rate Loans hereunder. A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted by such Lender, through the Administrative Agent, to the Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Each Lender agrees to use reasonable efforts (including reasonable efforts to change its LIBOR Lending Office) to avoid or to minimize any amounts which may otherwise be payable pursuant to this Section; provided, however, that such efforts shall not cause the imposition on such Lender of any additional costs or legal or regulatory burdens deemed by such Lender in its sole discretion to be material.
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Section 2.16 Requirements of Law.
(a) If the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof: |
(i) shall subject such Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to any Letter of Credit, any Participation Interest therein or any application relating thereto, any LIBOR Rate Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof (except for changes in the rate of tax on the overall net income of such Lender); |
(ii) shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender which is not otherwise included in the determination of the LIBOR Rate hereunder; or |
(iii) shall impose on such Lender any other condition; |
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining LIBOR Rate Loans or the Letters of Credit (or the Participations Interests therein) or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder or under any Note, then, in any such case, the Borrower shall promptly pay such Lender, upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender for such additional cost or reduced amount receivable which such Lender reasonably deems to be material as determined by such Lender with respect to its LIBOR Rate Loans or Letters of Credit. A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted by such Lender, through the Administrative Agent, to the Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Each Lender agrees to use reasonable efforts (including reasonable efforts to change its Domestic Lending Office or LIBOR Lending Office, as the case may be) to avoid or to minimize any amounts which might otherwise be payable pursuant to this paragraph of this Section; provided, however, that such efforts shall not cause the imposition on such Lender of any additional costs or legal or regulatory burdens deemed by such Lender in its sole discretion to be material. |
(b) If any Lender shall have reasonably determined that the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof does or shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such corporation’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such |
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corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount reasonably deemed by such Lender in its sole discretion to be material, then from time to time, within fifteen days after demand by such Lender, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount as shall be certified by such Lender as being required to compensate it for such reduction. Such a certificate as to any additional amounts payable under this Section submitted by a Lender (which certificate shall include a description of the basis for the computation), through the Administrative Agent, to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. |
(c) The agreements in this Section 2.16 shall survive the termination of this Credit Agreement and payment of the Notes and all other amounts payable hereunder. |
Section 2.17 Indemnity.
The Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify each Lender and to hold such Lender harmless from any funding loss or expense which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) the failure of the Borrower to pay the principal amount of or interest on any Loan by such Lender in accordance with the terms hereof, (b) the failure of the Borrower to accept a borrowing after the Borrower has given a notice in accordance with the terms hereof, (c) the failure of the Borrower to make any prepayment after the Borrower has given a notice in accordance with the terms hereof, and/or (d) the making by the Borrower of a prepayment of a Loan, or the conversion thereof, on a day which is not the last day of the Interest Period with respect thereto, in each case including, but not limited to, any such loss or expense arising from interest or fees payable by such Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain its Loans hereunder, but excluding any such loss or expense due to such Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted by any Lender, through the Administrative Agent, to the Borrower (which certificate must be delivered to the Administrative Agent within thirty (30) days following such default, prepayment or conversion) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The agreements in this Section shall survive termination of this Credit Agreement and payment of the Notes and all other amounts payable hereunder.
Section 2.18 Taxes.
(a) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall be made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, provided that if the Borrower shall be required by applicable law to deduct any Indemnified Taxes (including any Other Taxes) from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing Lender, 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 timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. |
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(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. Without limiting the provisions of paragraph (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. |
(c) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Issuing Lender, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the Issuing Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the Issuing Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. |
(d) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. |
(e) Status of Lenders. Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. |
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is resident for tax purposes in the United States of America, any Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is applicable:
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(i) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States of America is a party, |
(ii) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, |
(iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, or |
(iv) any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States Federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made. |
(f) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the Issuing 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, it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender in the event the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person. |
Section 2.19 Indemnification; Nature of Issuing Lender’s Duties.
(a) In addition to its other obligations under Section 2.3, the Borrower hereby agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save the Issuing Lender and each Revolving Lender harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that the Issuing Lender or |
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such Revolving Lender may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of (i) the issuance of any Letter of Credit or (ii) the failure of the Issuing Lender to honor a drawing under a Letter of Credit as a result of any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto government or governmental authority (all such acts or omissions, herein called “Government Acts”). |
(b) As between the Borrower and the Issuing Lender and each Revolving Lender, the Borrower shall assume all risks of the acts, omissions or misuse of any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof. Neither the Issuing Lender nor any Revolving Lender shall be responsible: (i) for the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for and issuance of any Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (ii) for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, that may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) for failure of the beneficiary of a Letter of Credit to comply fully with conditions required in order to draw upon a Letter of Credit; (iv) for errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (v) for errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) for any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under a Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; and (vii) for any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Lender or any Revolving Lender, including, without limitation, any Government Acts. None of the above shall affect, impair, or prevent the vesting of the Issuing Lender’s rights or powers hereunder. |
(c) In furtherance and extension and not in limitation of the specific provisions hereinabove set forth, any action taken or omitted by the Issuing Lender or any Revolving Lender, under or in connection with any Letter of Credit or the related certificates, if taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, shall not put such Issuing Lender or such Revolving Lender under any resulting liability to the Borrower. It is the intention of the parties that this Credit Agreement shall be construed and applied to protect and indemnify the Issuing Lender and each Revolving Lender against any and all risks involved in the issuance of the Letters of Credit, all of which risks are hereby assumed by the Borrower, including, without limitation, any and all risks of the acts or omissions, whether rightful or wrongful, of any Government Authority. The Issuing Lender and the Revolving Lenders shall not, in any way, be liable for any failure by the Issuing Lender or anyone else to pay any drawing under any Letter of Credit as a result of any Government Acts or any other cause beyond the control of the Issuing Lender and the Revolving Lenders. |
(d) Nothing in this Section 2.19 is intended to limit the Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower contained in Section 2.3(d) hereof. The obligations of the Borrower under this Section 2.19 shall survive the termination of this Credit Agreement. No act or omissions of any current or prior beneficiary of a Letter of Credit shall in any |
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way affect or impair the rights of the Issuing Lender and the Revolving Lenders to enforce any right, power or benefit under this Credit Agreement. |
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.19, the Borrower shall have no obligation to indemnify the Issuing Lender or any Revolving Lender in respect of any liability incurred by the Issuing Lender or such Revolving Lender arising out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Lender (including action not taken by the Issuing Lender or such Revolving Lender), as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or pursuant to arbitration. |
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Lenders to enter into this Credit Agreement and to make the Extensions of Credit herein provided for, the Credit Parties hereby represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and to each Lender that:
Section 3.1 Financial Condition.
The Borrower has delivered the following financial statements and projections to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders:
(a) audited balance sheets and the related statements of income and of cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006; |
(b) unaudited balance sheets and the related statements of income and of cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007; |
(c) unaudited monthly balance sheets and related statements of income for the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries through the month most recently ended prior to the Closing Date for which such statements are available; |
(d) an opening balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2007 giving effect to the initial Loans hereunder and the other transactions to occur on the Closing Date; and |
(e) five-year projections (consisting of projected balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows prepared by the Borrower) of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, which shall have been prepared in good faith based upon reasonable assumptions. |
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The financial statements referred to in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) above are complete and correct and present fairly the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such dates. All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods involved (except as disclosed therein).
Section 3.2 No Change.
Since December 31, 2006 there has been no development or event which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.3 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law.
Each of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization; (b) has the requisite power and authority and the legal right to own and operate all its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged; (c) is duly qualified to conduct business and in good standing under the laws of (i) the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) the jurisdiction where its chief executive office is located and (iii) and each other jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification except to the extent that the failure to so qualify or be in good standing in any such other jurisdiction could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties represents that:
(i) (A) There is no Credit Party or individual employed by any Credit Party who may reasonably be expected to have criminal culpability or to be excluded or suspended from participation in any Medical Reimbursement Program for their corporate or individual actions or failures to act where such culpability, exclusion and/or suspension has or could be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and (B) there is no member of management continuing to be employed by any Credit Party who may reasonably be expected to have individual culpability for matters under investigation by any Governmental Authority unless such member of management has been, within a reasonable period of time after discovery of such actual or potential culpability, either suspended or removed from positions of responsibility related to those activities under challenge by the Governmental Authority and where such failure to suspend or remove such Person has or could be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; |
(ii) Current billing policies, arrangements, protocols and instructions of such party comply with requirements of Medical Reimbursement Programs and are administered by properly trained personnel except where any such failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and |
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(iii) Current medical director compensation arrangements, if any, and other arrangements with referring physicians, if any, comply with state and federal self-referral and anti-kickback laws, including without limitation 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b(b)(1) - (b)(2) and 42 U.S.C. Section 1395nn, except where any such failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
Section 3.4 Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations.
Each of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties has full power and authority and the legal right to make, deliver and perform the Credit Documents to which it is party and has taken all necessary limited liability company or corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of the Credit Documents to which it is party. No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person (except as it may relate to immaterial contracts) is required in connection with the borrowings hereunder or with the execution, delivery or performance of any Credit Document by the Borrower or the other Credit Parties (other than those which have been obtained) or with the validity or enforceability of any Credit Document against the Borrower or the other Credit Parties (except such filings as are necessary in connection with the perfection of the Liens created by such Credit Documents). Each Credit Document to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, as the case may be. Each Credit Document to which it is a party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, as the case may be, enforceable against the Borrower and such other Credit Party, as the case may be, in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
Section 3.5 No Legal Bar; No Default.
The execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents, the borrowings thereunder and the use of the proceeds of the Loans will not violate (a) any Requirement of Law or any material Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or any other Credit Party (except those as to which waivers or consents have been obtained), (b) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any approval or consent from any Governmental Authority relating to such Person, and (c) will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any Credit Party’s properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation other than the Liens arising under or contemplated in connection with the Credit Documents. Neither the Borrower nor any other Credit Party is in default under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations in any respect which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Section 3.6 No Material Litigation.
No litigation, investigation, claim, criminal prosecution, civil investigative demand, imposition of criminal or civil fines and penalties, or any other proceeding of or before any
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arbitrator or Governmental Authority including but not limited to those regulatory agencies responsible for licensing, accrediting or issuing Medicare or Medicaid certifications is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Credit Parties, threatened by or against any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of its or their respective properties or revenues (a) with respect to the Credit Documents or any Extension of Credit or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) which, if adversely determined, could individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.7 Investment Company Act; Etc.
Neither the Borrower nor any other Credit Party is an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Neither the Borrower nor any other Credit Party is subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act, the Interstate Commerce Act or any federal or state statute or regulation limiting its ability to incur the Credit Party Obligations.
Section 3.8 Margin Regulations.
No part of the proceeds of any Extension of Credit hereunder will be used directly or indirectly for any purpose which violates, which would be inconsistent with or which would require any Lender to make any filing in accordance with, the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as now and from time to time hereafter in effect. The Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries taken as a group do not own “margin stock” except as identified in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.1 and the aggregate value of all “margin stock” owned by the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries taken as a group does not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the value of their assets.
Section 3.9 ERISA.
Neither a Reportable Event nor an “accumulated funding deficiency” (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) has occurred during the five-year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made with respect to any Plan, and each Plan has complied in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, except to the extent that any such occurrence or failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No termination of a Single Employer Plan has occurred resulting in any liability that has remained underfunded, and no Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan has arisen, during such five-year period which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accrued benefits under each Single Employer Plan (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plans) did not, as of the last annual valuation date prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made, exceed the value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued benefits by an amount which, as determined in accordance with GAAP, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither any Credit Party nor any Commonly Controlled Entity is currently subject to any liability for a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 3.10 Environmental Matters.
(a) To the best knowledge of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, the facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by the Borrower and the other Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries (the “Properties”) do not contain any Materials of Environmental Concern in amounts or concentrations which (i) constitute a violation of, or (ii) could give rise to liability on behalf of any Credit Party under, any Environmental Law, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
(b) To the best knowledge of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, the Properties and all operations of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties and/or their Subsidiaries at the Properties are in compliance, and have in the last five (5) years (or in the case of leased Property, during the period of time that the applicable Credit Party have leased such Property), been in compliance, in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws, and there is no contamination at, under or about the Properties or violation of any Environmental Law with respect to the Properties or the business operated by the Borrower and the other Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries (the “Business”) for which any Credit Party could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
(c) Neither the Borrower nor any of the other Credit Parties has received any written or actual notice of violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or potential liability regarding environmental matters or compliance with Environmental Laws with regard to any of the Properties or the Business, nor does the Borrower or any of the other Credit Parties nor any of their Subsidiaries have knowledge or reason to believe that any such notice will be received or is being threatened. |
(d) To the best knowledge of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, Materials of Environmental Concern have not been transported or disposed of from the Properties in violation of, or in a manner or to a location which could give rise to liability on behalf of any Credit Party under any Environmental Law, nor, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, have any Materials of Environmental Concern been generated, treated, stored or disposed of at, on or under any of the Properties in violation of, or in a manner that could give rise to liability on behalf of any Credit Party under, any applicable Environmental Law which, in either case, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
(e) No judicial proceeding or governmental or administrative action is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, threatened, under any Environmental Law to which the Borrower or any other Credit Party or any Subsidiary is or will be named as a party with respect to the Properties or the Business, nor to the knowledge of any Credit Party are there any consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative or judicial requirements outstanding under any Environmental Law with respect to the Properties or the Business pursuant to which any Credit Party which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
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(f) To the best knowledge of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, there has been no release or threat of release of Materials of Environmental Concern at or from the Properties, or arising from or related to the operations of the Borrower or any other Credit Party or any Subsidiary in connection with the Properties or otherwise in connection with the Business, in violation of or in amounts or in a manner that could give rise to liability on behalf of any Credit Party under Environmental Laws which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
Section 3.11 Use of Proceeds.
The proceeds of the Extensions of Credit shall be used solely by the Borrower to (i) repay certain existing indebtedness, (ii) pay any fees and expenses owing to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent in connection with this Credit Agreement and (iii) provide for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including Permitted Acquisitions and permitted capital expenditures.
Section 3.12 Subsidiaries; Joint Ventures; Partnerships.
Set forth on Schedule 3.12 is a complete and accurate list of all Subsidiaries, joint ventures and partnerships of the Credit Parties. Information on the attached Schedule includes state of incorporation or organization; the number of shares of each class of Capital Stock or other equity interests outstanding; the number and percentage of outstanding shares of each class of Capital Stock; and the number and effect, if exercised, of all outstanding options, warrants, rights of conversion or purchase and similar rights. The outstanding Capital Stock and other equity interests of all such Subsidiaries is validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and is owned, free and clear of all Liens (other than those arising under or contemplated in connection with the Credit Documents). The Borrower may update Schedule 3.12 from time to time by providing a replacement Schedule 3.12 to the Administrative Agent.
Section 3.13 Ownership.
Each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries is the owner of, and has good and marketable title to, all of its respective assets, except as may be permitted pursuant Section 6.13 hereof, and a valid and enforceable leasehold interest in all of its leased real property, and none of such assets is subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens.
Section 3.14 Indebtedness.
Except as otherwise permitted under Section 6.1, the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries have no Indebtedness.
Section 3.15 Taxes.
Each of the Credit Parties and its Subsidiaries has filed, or caused to be filed, all tax returns (federal, state, local and foreign) required to be filed and paid (a) all amounts of taxes
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shown thereon to be due (including interest and penalties) and (b) all other taxes, fees, assessments and other governmental charges (including mortgage recording taxes, documentary stamp taxes and intangibles taxes) owing by it, except for such taxes (i) which are not yet delinquent or (ii) that are being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings, and against which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP. Neither any of the Credit Parties nor any of its Subsidiaries are aware as of the Closing Date of any proposed tax assessments against it or any of its Subsidiaries which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.16 Intellectual Property.
Each of the Credit Parties and its Subsidiaries owns, or has the legal right to use, all Intellectual Property to conduct its business as currently conducted, except to the extent that the failure thereof in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Set forth on Schedule 3.16 is a list of all Intellectual Property owned by each of the Credit Parties and its Subsidiaries or that each of the Credit Parties or any of its Subsidiaries has the right to use. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.16 hereto, (a) and except for the licensed Intellectual Property as disclosed on Schedule 3.16, the specified Credit Party has the right to use the material Intellectual Property disclosed on Schedule 3.16 hereto in perpetuity and without payment of royalties, (b) all registrations with and applications to Governmental Authorities in respect of the material Intellectual Property owned by the Credit Parties, and to the knowledge of the Credit Parties, the material licensed Intellectual Property, are valid and in full force and effect, and (c) except as disclosed on Schedule 3.16, there are no restrictions on the direct or indirect transfer of any material Intellectual Property, or any interest therein, held by any of the Credit Parties in respect of any such material Intellectual Property which has not been obtained. To the knowledge of the Credit Parties: (i) none of the Credit Parties is in default (or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would be in default) under any license to use such material Intellectual Property except to the extent such default could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the Credit Parties know of no claim that has been asserted and is pending by any Person challenging or questioning the use of any such material Intellectual Property or the validity or effectiveness of any such material Intellectual Property, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and, (iii) to the knowledge of the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries, the use of such material Intellectual Property by any of the Credit Parties or any of its Subsidiaries does not infringe on the rights of any Person, in each case which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Credit Parties have recorded or deposited with and paid to the United States Copyright Office, the Register of Copyrights, the Copyrights Royalty Tribunal or other Governmental Authority, all notices, statements of account, royalty fees and other documents and instruments required to be recorded or deposited prior to the date hereof by any of the Credit Parties under the terms and conditions of any Contractual Obligation of the Credit Parties applicable to the Intellectual Property and/or under Title 17 of the United States Code and the rules and regulations issued thereunder (collectively, the “Copyright Act”), and are not liable to any Person for copyright infringement under the Copyright Act or any other law, rule, regulation, contract or license as a result of their business operations. Schedule 3.16 may be updated from time to time by the Borrower to include new Intellectual Property by giving written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent.
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Section 3.17 Solvency.
The fair saleable value of each Credit Party’s assets, measured on a going concern basis, exceeds all of its probable liabilities, including those to be incurred pursuant to this Credit Agreement. None of the Credit Parties (a) has unreasonably small capital in relation to the business in which it is or proposes to be engaged or (b) has incurred, or believes that it will incur after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Credit Agreement, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due. In executing the Credit Documents and consummating the transactions contemplated thereby, none of the Credit Parties intends to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors or other Persons to which one or more of the Credit Parties is or will become indebted.
Section 3.18 Investments.
All Investments of each of the Credit Parties and its Subsidiaries are Permitted Investments.
Section 3.19 Location of Collateral.
Set forth on Schedule 3.19(a) is a list of the Properties of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date with street address, county and state where located. Set forth on Schedule 3.19(b) is a list of all locations where any tangible personal property of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries with a fair market value in excess of $25,000 is located as of the Closing Date, including county and state where located. Set forth on Schedule 3.19(c) is the chief executive office and principal place of business of each of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries and the State of incorporation or organization of each such Person as of the Closing Date.
Section 3.20 Brokers’ Fees.
None of the Credit Parties or any of its Subsidiaries has any obligation to any Person in respect of any finder’s, broker’s, investment banking or other similar fee in connection with any of the transactions contemplated under the Credit Documents other than the closing and other fees payable pursuant to this Credit Agreement and as set forth in the Fee Letter.
Section 3.21 Labor Matters.
There are no collective bargaining agreements or Multiemployer Plans covering the employees of any of the Credit Parties or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, other than as set forth in Schedule 3.21 hereto, and none of the Credit Parties or any of its Subsidiaries (i) has suffered any strikes, walkouts, work stoppages or other material labor difficulty within the last five (5) years, other than as set forth in Schedule 3.21 hereto or (ii) has knowledge of any potential or pending strike, walkout or work stoppage. Other than as set forth on Schedule 3.21, to the knowledge of the Credit Parties, no unfair labor practice complaint is pending against any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or before any Governmental Authority.
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Section 3.22 Security Documents.
The Security Documents create valid security interests in, and Liens on, the Collateral purported to be covered thereby. Except as set forth in the Security Documents, such security interests and Liens are currently (or will be, upon (a) the filing of appropriate financing statements with the Secretary of State of the state of incorporation for each Credit Party, the filing of appropriate assignments or notices with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, and the recordation of the applicable Mortgage Instruments (if any), in each case in favor of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, and (b) the Administrative Agent, obtaining Control (as defined in the Security Agreement) over those items of Collateral in which a security interest is perfected through Control) perfected security interest and Liens, prior to all other Liens other than Permitted Liens.
Section 3.23 Accuracy and Completeness of Information.
All factual information heretofore, contemporaneously or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of or in connection with this Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, is or will be true and accurate in all material respects and not incomplete by omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such information not misleading. There is no fact now known to the Borrower, any other Credit Party or any of their Subsidiaries which has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect which fact has not been set forth herein, in the financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries furnished to the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, or in any certificate, opinion or other written statement made or furnished by any Credit Party to the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders.
Section 3.24 Fraud and Abuse.
Neither the Credit Parties nor, to the knowledge of the officers of the Credit Parties, any of the officers or directors of the Credit Parties, have engaged in any activities which are prohibited under federal Medicare and Xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx, 00 X.X.X. §0000x-0x, or 42 U.S.C. §1395nn or the regulations promulgated pursuant to such statutes or related state or local statutes or regulations, or which are prohibited by binding rules of professional conduct, including but not limited to the following: (a) knowingly and willfully making or causing to be made a false statement or representation of a material fact in any applications for any benefit or payment; (b) knowingly and willfully making or causing to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact for use in determining rights to any benefit or payment; (c) failing to disclose knowledge by a claimant of the occurrence of any event affecting the initial or continued right to any benefit or payment on its own behalf or on behalf of another with the intent to secure such benefit or payment fraudulently; (d) knowingly and willfully soliciting or receiving any remuneration (including any kickback, bribe or rebate), directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind or offering to pay such remuneration (i) in return for referring an individual to a Person for the furnishing or arranging for the furnishing of any item or service for which payment may be made in whole or in part by Medicare, Medicaid or other applicable third party
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payors, or (ii) in return for purchasing, leasing or ordering or arranging for or recommending the purchasing, leasing or ordering of any good, facility, service, or item for which payment may be made in whole or in part by Medicare, Medicaid or other applicable third party payors.
Section 3.25 Licensing and Accreditation.
Each of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries has, to the extent applicable: (a) obtained and maintains in good standing all required licenses; (b) to the extent prudent and customary in the industry in which it is engaged, obtained and maintains accreditation from all generally recognized accrediting agencies; (c) obtained and maintains Medicaid Certification and Medicare Certification; and (d) entered into and maintains in good standing its Medicare Provider Agreement and its Medicaid Provider Agreement, if any, except as to (a), (b), and (c) above to the extent that any such noncompliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the officers of the Credit Parties, all such required licenses are in full force and effect on the date hereof and have not been revoked or suspended or otherwise limited.
Section 3.26 Other Regulatory Protection.
Each of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries represent that it does not manufacture pharmaceutical products and is in compliance with all applicable rules, regulations and other requirements of the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), the Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the United States Customs Service and the United States Postal Service and other state or federal regulatory authorities or jurisdictions in which any of the Credit Parties or any of its Subsidiaries do business or distribute and market pharmaceutical products, except to the extent that any such noncompliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as so disclosed, neither the FDA, the DEA, the FTC, OSHA, the USDA, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, nor any other such regulatory authority has requested (or, to the Credit Parties’ knowledge, are considering requesting) any product recalls or other enforcement actions that (a) if not complied with would result in a Material Adverse Effect and (b) with which the Credit Parties have not complied within the time period (as may be extended) allowed.
Section 3.27 Material Contracts.
Schedule 3.27 sets forth a true and correct and complete list of all Material Contracts currently in effect. All of the Material Contracts are in full force and effect and to the knowledge of the Credit Parties no defaults currently exist thereunder that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower may update Schedule 3.27 from time to time by providing a replacement Schedule 3.27 to the Administrative Agent.
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Section 3.28 Insurance.
The insurance coverage of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date is outlined as to carrier, policy number, expiration date, type and amount on Schedule 3.28 and such insurance coverage complies with the requirements set forth in Section 5.5(b) or has been otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent.
Section 3.29 Reimbursement from Third Party Payors.
The accounts receivable of the Credit Parties have been and will continue to be adjusted to reflect the reimbursement policies (both those most recently published in writing as well as those not in writing which have been verbally communicated) of third party payors such as Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, private insurance companies, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, alternative delivery systems, managed care systems, government contacting agencies and other third party payors, in each case except in a manner which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. In particular, accounts receivable relating to third party payors do not and shall not exceed amounts any obligee is entitled to receive under any capitation arrangement, fee schedule, discount formula, cost-based reimbursement or other adjustment or limitation to its usual charges, in each case except those which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.30 Other Agreements.
No Credit Party or Subsidiary thereof is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any Medicaid Provider Agreement, Medicare Provider Agreement or other agreement or instrument to which a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, which default has resulted in, or if not remedied within any applicable grace period could result in, the revocation, termination, cancellation or suspension of Medicaid Certification or Medicare Certification of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries and which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.31 Classification as Senior Indebtedness.
The Credit Party Obligations constitute “Senior Indebtedness” and “Designated Senior Indebtedness” (or any similar terms) under and as defined in any agreement governing the outstanding Subordinated Indebtedness, and the subordination provisions set forth in each such agreement are legally valid and enforceable against the parties thereto.
Section 3.32 Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc.
None of the Credit Parties and none of their Subsidiaries is an “enemy” or an “ally of the enemy” within the meaning of Section 2 of the Trading with the Enemy Act of the United States of America (50 U.S.C. App. §§ 1 et seq.), as amended. None of the Credit Parties and none of their Subsidiaries is in violation of (a) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, (b) any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto or
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(c) the Patriot Act. None of the Credit Parties (i) is a blocked person described in section 1 of the Anti-Terrorism Order or (ii) to the best of its knowledge, engages in any dealings or transactions, or is otherwise associated, with any such blocked person.
Section 3.33 Compliance with OFAC Rules and Regulations.
None of the Credit Parties or their Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates (i) is a Sanctioned Person, (ii) has more than 15% of its assets in Sanctioned Countries, or (iii) derives more than 15% of its operating income from investments in, or transactions with Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Countries. No part of the proceeds of any Extension of Credit hereunder will be used directly or indirectly to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Country.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 4.1 Conditions to Closing Date and Initial Extensions of Credit.
This Agreement shall become effective upon, and the obligation of each Lender to make the initial Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans on the Closing Date is subject to, the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Execution of Agreements. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of this Credit Agreement, (ii) for the account of each applicable Revolving Lender, a Revolving Note, (iii) for the account of the Swingline Lender, the Swingline Note, and (iv) counterparts of the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, each Mortgage Instrument and each other Credit Document to be executed on the Closing Date, in each case conforming to the requirements of this Credit Agreement and executed by a duly authorized officer of each party thereto, and in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders. |
(b) Authority Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received the following: |
(i) Articles of Incorporation/Charter Documents/Partnership Agreements. Copies of the articles of incorporation, partnership agreement or other charter documents, as applicable, of each Credit Party certified to be true and complete as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority of the state of its incorporation or organization. |
(ii) Resolutions. Copies of resolutions of the board of directors or other comparable managing body of each Credit Party approving and adopting the Credit Documents, the transactions contemplated therein and authorizing execution and delivery thereof, certified by a secretary or assistant secretary of |
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such Credit Party (pursuant to a secretary’s certificate in substantially the form of Schedule 4.1-1 attached hereto) as of the Closing Date to be true and correct and in force and effect as of such date. |
(iii) Bylaws/Operating Agreement. A copy of the bylaws or comparable operating agreement of each Credit Party certified by a secretary or assistant secretary of such Credit Party (pursuant to a secretary’s certificate in substantially the form of Schedule 4.1-1 attached hereto) as of the Closing Date to be true and correct and in force and effect as of such date. |
(iv) Good Standing. Copies of (i) certificates of good standing, existence or its equivalent with respect to the each Credit Party certified as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authorities of the state of incorporation or organization and each other state in which the failure to so qualify and be in good standing could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) a certificate indicating payment of all corporate franchise taxes certified as of a recent date by the appropriate governmental taxing authorities. |
(v) Incumbency. An incumbency certificate of each Credit Party certified by a secretary or assistant secretary (pursuant to a secretary’s certificate in substantially the form of Schedule 4.1-1 attached hereto) to be true and correct as of the Closing Date. |
(c) Legal Opinions of Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have received opinions of legal counsel (including local counsel to the extent required by the Administrative Agent) for the Credit Parties, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, which opinions shall provide, among other things and subject to appropriate exceptions and qualifications, that the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries are in compliance with all regulatory requirements, corporate instruments and material agreements on the Closing Date after giving effect to the transactions contemplated herein and shall otherwise be in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent. |
(d) Personal Property Collateral. The Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: |
(i) searches of Uniform Commercial Code filings in the jurisdiction of the State of incorporation or organization of each Credit Party and each other jurisdiction deemed necessary by the Administrative Agent, copies of the financing statements on file in such jurisdictions and evidence that no Liens exist other than Permitted Liens; |
(ii) UCC financing statements for each appropriate jurisdiction as is necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral; |
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(iii) all stock certificates, if any, evidencing the Capital Stock pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, together with duly executed in blank undated stock powers attached thereto; |
(iv) searches of ownership of Intellectual Property in the appropriate governmental offices and such patent/trademark/copyright filings as requested by the Administrative Agent in order to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Intellectual Property; |
(v) such patent/trademark/copyright filings as requested by the Administrative Agent in order to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Intellectual Property; |
(vi) all instruments and chattel paper in the possession of any of the Credit Parties, if any, together with allonges or assignments as may be necessary or appropriate to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral; and |
(vii) to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, copies of any Material Contract. |
(e) Real Property Collateral. The Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders: |
(i) fully executed and notarized Mortgage Instruments encumbering the Mortgaged Properties listed in Schedule 4.1-4; |
(ii) a title report obtained by the Credit Parties in respect of each of the Mortgaged Properties listed in Schedule 4.1-4; |
(iii) a Mortgage Policy with respect to each of the Mortgaged Properties listed in Schedule 4.1-4; |
(iv) evidence as to (A) whether any Mortgaged Property listed in Schedule 4.1-4 is a Flood Hazard Property and (B) if any such Mortgaged Property is a Flood Hazard Property, (1) whether the community in which such Mortgaged Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program, (2) the applicable Credit Party’s written acknowledgment of receipt of written notification from the Administrative Agent (x) as to the fact that such Mortgaged Property is a Flood Hazard Property and (y) as to whether the community in which each such Flood Hazard Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program and (z) copies of insurance policies or certificates of insurance of the Credit Parties evidencing flood insurance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and naming the Administrative Agent as sole loss payee on behalf of the Lenders; |
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(v) Surveys of the Mortgaged Properties listed in Schedule 4.1-4; |
(vi) reasonably satisfactory phase I environmental reports with respect to each of the Mortgaged Properties listed in Schedule 4.1-4, together with reliance letters with respect to such reports in favor of the Lenders; and |
(vii) an opinion of counsel to the Credit Parties for each jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Properties are located. |
(f) Liability, Casualty, Property and Business Interruption Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of insurance policies or certificates of insurance evidencing liability, casualty and property insurance meeting the requirements set forth herein or in the Security Documents and business interruption insurance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be named as loss payee or mortgagee, as its interest may appear, and/or additional insured with respect to any such insurance providing liability coverage or coverage in respect of any Collateral, and each provider of any such insurance shall agree, by endorsement upon the policy or policies issued by it or by independent instruments furnished to the Administrative Agent, that it will give the Administrative Agent thirty (30) days prior written notice before any such policy or policies shall be altered or canceled. |
(g) Fees. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all fees, if any, owing pursuant to the Fee Letter and Section 2.5. |
(h) Litigation. No action, suit, investigation or proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or governmental instrumentality that purports to affect any Credit Party or any other transaction contemplated by the Credit Documents, if such action, suit, investigation or proceeding could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
(i) Solvency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received an officer’s certificate prepared by the chief financial officer of the Borrower as to the financial condition, solvency and related matters of each Credit Party, in each case after giving effect to the initial borrowings under the Credit Documents, in substantially the form of Schedule 4.1-3 hereto. |
(j) Account Designation Letter. The Administrative Agent shall have received the executed Account Designation Letter in the form of Schedule 1.1-1 hereto. |
(k) Notice of Borrowing. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing with respect to the Revolving Loans to be made on the Closing Date. |
(l) Corporate Structure. The corporate, capital and ownership structure of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries shall be as described in Schedule 3.12, and shall |
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otherwise be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be satisfied with the management of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries and with all legal, tax, accounting, business and other matters relating to the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries. |
(m) Consents. The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that all governmental, shareholder, board of director and material third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the Credit Documents and other transactions contemplated hereby, if any, have been obtained and all applicable waiting periods have expired without any action being taken by any authority that could restrain, prevent or impose any material adverse conditions on such transactions or that could seek or threaten any of such transactions. |
(n) Compliance with Laws. The financings and other transactions contemplated hereby shall be in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations (including all applicable securities and banking laws, rules and regulations). |
(o) Bankruptcy. There shall be no bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings with respect to any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries. |
(p) Material Adverse Effect. No material adverse change shall have occurred since December 31, 2006 in the business, properties, operations or financial condition of the Borrower or of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole. |
(q) [Reserved]. |
(r) Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 3.1 hereof, each in form and substance satisfactory to it. |
(s) Termination of Existing Indebtedness. All existing Indebtedness (except for Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 6.1(b)) for borrowed money of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have been repaid in full and all commitments relating thereto shall have been terminated and all Liens relating thereto shall have been terminated. |
(t) Officer’s Certificates. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as of the Closing Date stating that (i) no action, suit, investigation or proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or governmental instrumentality that purports to affect any Credit Party or any other transaction contemplated by the Credit Documents, if such action, suit, investigation or proceeding could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) immediately after giving effect to this Credit Agreement (including the initial Extensions of Credit hereunder), the other Credit Documents and all the transactions contemplated therein to occur on such date, (A) no Default or Event of Default exists, and (B) all representations |
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and warranties contained herein and in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects, in each case after giving effect to the initial borrowings under the Credit Documents on a pro forma basis, and demonstrating compliance with such financial covenants. |
(u) Patriot Act Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate satisfactory thereto, for benefit of itself and the Lenders, provided by the Borrower that sets forth information required by the Patriot Act including, without limitation, the identity of the Borrower, the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow the Administrative Agent or any Lender, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act. |
(v) Additional Matters. All other documents and legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Credit Agreement shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and its counsel. |
Section 4.2 Conditions to All Extensions of Credit.
The obligation of each Lender to make any Extension of Credit hereunder is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on the date of making such Extension of Credit:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the Credit Parties herein, in the Security Documents or which are contained in any certificate furnished at any time under or in connection herewith (i) that contain a materiality qualification shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Extension of Credit as if made on and as of such date and (ii) that do not contain a materiality qualification shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Extension of Credit as if made on and as of such date. |
(b) No Default or Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date or after giving effect to the Extension of Credit to be made on such date unless such Default or Event of Default shall have been waived in accordance with this Credit Agreement. |
(c) Compliance with Commitments. Immediately after giving effect to the making of any such Extension of Credit (and the application of the proceeds thereof), (i) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans plus LOC Obligations shall not exceed the Revolving Committed Amount, (ii) the LOC Obligations shall not exceed the LOC Committed Amount and (iii) the Swingline Loans shall not exceed the Swingline Committed Amount. |
(d) Additional Conditions to Extensions of Credit. If such Extension of Credit is made pursuant to Sections 2.1, 2.3 or 2.4 all conditions set forth in such Section shall have been satisfied. |
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Each request for an Extension of Credit and each acceptance by the Borrower of any such Extension of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower as of the date of such Extension of Credit that the applicable conditions in subsections (a) through (d) of this Section have been satisfied.
ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The Credit Parties hereby covenant and agree that on the Closing Date, and thereafter for so long as this Credit Agreement is in effect and until the Commitments have terminated, no Note remains outstanding and unpaid and the Credit Party Obligations, together with interest, Commitment Fees and all other amounts owing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder, are paid in full, the Credit Parties shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries, to:
Section 5.1 Financial Statements.
Furnish to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders:
(a) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event no later than the earlier of (i) the date the Borrower is required by the SEC to deliver its Form 10-K for any fiscal year of the Borrower and (ii) ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income and retained earnings and of cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such year, audited (with respect to the consolidated statements only) by a firm of independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in each case setting forth in comparative form consolidated and consolidating figures for the preceding fiscal year, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification indicating that the scope of the audit was inadequate to permit such independent certified public accountants to certify such financial statements without such qualification; |
(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event no later than the earlier of (i) the date the Borrower is required by the SEC to deliver its Form 10-Q for each of the first three fiscal quarters of the Borrower and (ii) forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of the Borrower, a company-prepared consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such period and related company-prepared consolidated statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows for the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such quarterly period and for the portion of the fiscal year ending with such period, in each case setting forth in comparative form consolidated figures for the corresponding period or periods of the preceding fiscal year (subject to |
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normal recurring year-end audit adjustments) and including management discussion and analysis of operating results inclusive of operating metrics in comparative form and a summary of accounts receivable and accounts payable aging reports in form satisfactory to the Lenders; and |
(c) Annual Budget Plan. As soon as available, but in any event within forty-five days (45) after the end of each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending 2008), a copy of the detailed annual budget or plan including cash flow projections of the Borrower for the next fiscal year on a quarterly basis, in form and detail reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, together with a summary of the material assumptions made in the preparation of such annual budget or plan; |
all such financial statements to be complete and correct in all material respects (subject, in the case of interim statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments) and to be prepared in reasonable detail and, in the case of the annual and quarterly financial statements provided in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) above, in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and further accompanied by a description of, and an estimation of the effect on the financial statements on account of, a change, if any, in the application of accounting principles as provided in Section 1.3.
Section 5.2 Certificates; Other Information.
Furnish to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders:
(a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 5.1(a) above, a certificate of the independent certified public accountants reporting on such financial statements stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Default or Event of Default, except as specified in such certificate; |
(b) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 5.1(a) and 5.1(b) above, a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that, to the best of such Responsible Officer’s knowledge, during such period each of the Credit Parties observed or performed in all material respects all of its covenants and other agreements, and satisfied in all material respects every condition, contained in this Credit Agreement to be observed, performed or satisfied by it, and that such Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except as specified in such certificate and such certificate shall include the calculations in reasonable detail required to indicate compliance with Section 5.9 as of the last day of such period (“Compliance Certificate”); provided that the Borrower shall complete all Compliance Certificates based on financial information set forth in the Borrower’s quarterly and annual financial statements on Form 10-Q and Form 10-K as filed with the SEC; |
(c) concurrently with or prior to the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 5.1(a) and 5.1(b) above, (i) an updated copy of Schedule 3.12 if |
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the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has formed or acquired a new Subsidiary since the Closing Date or since Schedule 3.12 was last updated, as applicable, (ii) an updated copy of Schedule 3.16 if the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has registered, applied for registration of, acquired or otherwise obtained ownership of any new Intellectual Property since the Closing Date or since Schedule 3.16 was last updated, as applicable, (iii) an updated copy of Schedule 3.27 if any new Material Contract has been entered into since the Closing Date or since Schedule 3.27 was last updated, as applicable, together with a copy of each new Material Contract and (iv) a list of all Existing In-License Acquisition Payments and In-License Acquisition Payments made during the period covered by such financial statements; |
(d) within ten (10) days after the same are sent, copies of all reports (other than those otherwise provided pursuant to Section 5.1 and those which are of a promotional nature) and other financial information which the Borrower sends to its equity holders, and within ten (10) days after the same are filed, copies of all financial statements and non-confidential reports which the Borrower may make to, or file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor or analogous Governmental Authority; |
(e) within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a certificate containing information regarding the amount of all Asset Dispositions and Debt Issuances that were made during the prior fiscal year and amounts received in connection with any Recovery Event during the prior fiscal year; |
(f) promptly upon receipt thereof, a copy of any other report or “management letter” submitted by independent accountants to any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any annual, interim or special audit of the books of such Person; and |
(g) promptly, such additional financial and other information as the Administrative Agent, on behalf of any Lender, may from time to time reasonably request. |
Section 5.3 Payment of Obligations.
Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all its taxes (Federal, state, local and any other taxes) and all its other obligations and liabilities of whatever nature and any additional costs that are imposed as a result of any failure to so pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy such obligations and liabilities, except when the amount or validity of such obligations, liabilities and costs is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves, if applicable, in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be or except to the extent that failure to so pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy such obligations and liabilities could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.4 Maintenance of Existence; Compliance with Laws.
Preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and good standing and take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business; comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law applicable to it except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.5 Maintenance of Property; Insurance.
(a) Keep all material property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear and obsolescence excepted); |
(b) Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all its material property (including without limitation its material tangible Collateral) in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business (including, without limitation, liability, property, casualty and business interruption insurance); and furnish to the Administrative Agent, upon written request, full information as to the insurance carried. The Administrative Agent shall be named as loss payee or mortgagee, as its interest may appear, and the Administrative Agent shall be named as an additional insured with respect to any such liability insurance and any property or casualty insurance providing coverage in respect of any Collateral, and each provider of any such insurance shall agree, by endorsement upon the policy or policies issued by it or by independent instruments furnished to the Administrative Agent, that it will give the Administrative Agent thirty (30) days prior written notice before any such policy or policies shall be altered or canceled, and that no act or default of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person shall affect the rights of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under such policy or policies; and |
(c) In case of any material loss, damage to or destruction of any material portion of the Collateral of any Credit Party or any part thereof, such Credit Party shall promptly give written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent generally describing the nature and extent of such damage or destruction. In case of any loss, damage to or destruction of any material portion of the Collateral of any Credit Party or any part thereof, such Credit Party, whether or not the insurance proceeds, if any, received on account of such damage or destruction shall be sufficient for that purpose, at such Credit Party’s cost and expense, will promptly repair or replace the Collateral of such Credit Party so lost, damaged or destroyed to the extent such Collateral is reasonably necessary for such Credit Party’s business. |
Section 5.6 Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions.
Keep proper books of records and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its businesses and activities; and permit, during regular business hours and upon reasonable notice by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, the Administrative
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Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records (other than materials protected by the attorney-client privilege and materials which the Borrower may not disclose without violation of a confidentiality obligation binding upon it) at any reasonable time and as often as may reasonably be desired, and to discuss the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries with officers and employees of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries and with its independent certified public accountants, in each case at the Borrower’s expense.
Section 5.7 Notices.
Give notice in writing to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly transmit such notice to each Lender) of:
(a) promptly, but in any event within two (2) Business Days after any Credit Party knows or has reason to know thereof, the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default; |
(b) promptly, but in any event within three (3) Business Days after any Credit Party knows or has reason to know thereof, any default or event of default under any Contractual Obligation of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or involve a monetary claim in excess of $2,000,000; |
(c) promptly, but in any event within three (3) Business Days after any Credit Party knows or has reason to know thereof, any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding known to a Credit Party (i) affecting any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) affecting, or with respect to, this Credit Agreement, any other Credit Document or any security interest or Lien created thereunder or (iii) involving an environmental claim or potential liability under Environmental Laws in excess of $2,000,000. |
(d) as soon as possible and in any event within thirty (30) days after any Credit Party knows or has reason to know thereof: (i) the occurrence or expected occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to any Plan, a failure to make any required contribution to a Plan, the creation of any Lien in favor of the PBGC (other than a Permitted Lien) or a Plan or any withdrawal from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Multiemployer Plan or (ii) the institution of proceedings or the taking of any other action by the PBGC or any Credit Party, or any Commonly Controlled Entity or any Multiemployer Plan, with respect to the withdrawal from, or the terminating, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Plan; |
(e) promptly, of the institution of any investigation or proceeding against any Credit Party to suspend, revoke or terminate or which may result in the termination of any Medicaid Provider |
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Agreement, Medicaid Certification, Medicare Provider Agreement, Medicare Certification or exclusion from any Medical Reimbursement Program; |
(f) promptly, after any Credit Party becomes involved in a pending civil or criminal investigation, criminal action or civil proposed debarment, exclusion or other sanctioning action related to any Federal or state healthcare program; |
(g) promptly, but in any event within three (3) Business Days after any Credit Party knows thereof, any formal or informal inquiry or investigation of a Credit Party by the SEC, and upon the request of the Administrative Agent such Credit Party shall provide to the Administrative Agent a copy of any written correspondence received from the SEC regarding any existing formal or informal inquiry or investigation of a Credit Party; and |
(h) promptly, any other development or event which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto. In the case of any notice of a Default or Event of Default, the Borrower shall specify that such notice is a Default or Event of Default notice on the face thereof.
Section 5.8 Environmental Laws.
(a) Comply in all material respects with, and ensure compliance in all material respects by all tenants and subtenants, if any, with, all applicable Environmental Laws and obtain and comply in all material respects with and maintain, and ensure that all tenants and subtenants obtain and comply in all material respects with and maintain, any and all licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations or permits required by applicable Environmental Laws except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(b) Conduct and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions required under Environmental Laws and promptly comply in all material respects with all lawful orders and directives of all Governmental Authorities regarding Environmental Laws except to the extent that the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the pendency of such proceedings could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and |
(c) Defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and their respective employees, agents, officers and directors and affiliates, from and against any and all claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature known or unknown, contingent or otherwise, arising out of, or in any way relating to the violation of, noncompliance |
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with or liability under, any Environmental Law applicable to the operations of the any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or the Properties, or any orders, requirements or demands of Governmental Authorities related thereto, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s and consultant’s fees, investigation and laboratory fees, response costs, court costs and litigation expenses, except to the extent that any of the foregoing arise out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the party seeking indemnification therefor. The agreements in this paragraph shall survive repayment of the Notes and all other amounts payable hereunder and the termination of the Commitments and the Credit Documents. |
Section 5.9 Financial Covenants.
Comply with the following financial covenants:
(a) Minimum Consolidated EBITDA. Consolidated EBITDA, measured as of the last day of the twelve month period ending as of June 30, 2007, shall be greater than or equal to $34,000,000. |
(b) Maximum Leverage Ratio. The Leverage Ratio as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, beginning with the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2007, for the twelve (12) month period then ending, shall be less than or equal 2.50 to 1.00. |
(c) Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio. The Interest Charge Coverage Ratio as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, beginning with the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2007, for the twelve (12) month period then ending, shall be greater than or equal to 3.0 to 1.0. |
(d) Maximum Consolidated Capital Expenditures. Consolidated Capital Expenditures made during each fiscal year of the Borrower shall be less than or equal to $5,000,000; provided that all Consolidated Capital Expenditures made during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed $12,500,000. |
For purposes of computing the financial covenants set forth in this Section 5.9 for any applicable test period, any Permitted Acquisition (other than an In-License Acquisition) or sale of assets (including a stock sale) permitted pursuant to Section 6.4(a)(vi) that is consummated during such test period shall have been deemed to have taken place as of the first day of such test period.
Section 5.10 Additional Guarantors.
Cause each of their Domestic Subsidiaries that is not an Immaterial Subsidiary, whether newly formed, after acquired or otherwise existing, to promptly become a Guarantor hereunder by way of execution of a Joinder Agreement; provided that the Credit Parties shall have no more than five (5) Immaterial Subsidiaries at any time that are not Guarantors. The Credit Party Obligations shall be secured by, among other things, a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral of such new Guarantor and a pledge of 100% of the Capital Stock of such new
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Guarantor and its Domestic Subsidiaries and 65% (or such higher percentage that would not result in material adverse tax consequences for such new Guarantor) of the voting Capital Stock and 100% of the non-voting Capital Stock of its first-tier Foreign Subsidiaries. In connection with the foregoing, the Credit Parties shall deliver to the Administrative Agent such Security Documents, legal opinions and related documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request with respect to such Collateral and with respect to the Joinder Agreement executed by the new Guarantor.
Section 5.11 Compliance with Law.
(a) Comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders, and all applicable restrictions imposed by all Governmental Authorities, applicable to it and its Property if noncompliance with any such law, rule, regulation, order or restriction could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; |
(b) conform with and duly observe in all material respects all applicable laws, rules and regulations and all other valid requirements of any regulatory authority with respect to the conduct of its business, including without limitation Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, Medicare Regulations, Medicaid Regulations, and all laws, rules and regulations of Governmental Authorities, pertaining to the business of the Credit Parties if noncompliance with any such law, rule, regulation, order or restriction could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and |
(c) obtain and maintain all licenses, permits, certifications and approvals of all applicable Governmental Authorities as are required for the conduct of its business as currently conducted and herein contemplated, including without limitation professional licenses, Medicaid Certifications and Medicare Certifications, if failure to do so could have a Material Adverse Effect. |
Specifically, but without limiting the foregoing, and except where any such failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) billing policies, arrangements, protocols and instructions will comply with reimbursement requirements under Medicare, Medicaid and other Medical Reimbursement Programs and will be administered by properly trained personnel; and (ii) medical director compensation arrangements and other arrangements with referring physicians will comply with applicable state and federal self-referral and anti-kickback laws, including without limitation 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b(b)(1) - (b)(2) 42 U.S.C. and 42 U.S.C. Section 1395nn.
Section 5.12 Pledged Assets.
Cause such Person’s real property and tangible and intangible personal property to be subject at all times to a first priority, perfected Lien (subject in each case to Permitted Liens) in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Security Documents or such other security documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. Each Credit Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, adhere to the covenants set forth in the Security Documents.
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Section 5.13 Covenants Regarding Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights.
(a) Notify the Administrative Agent promptly if it knows or has reason to know that any application, letters patent or registration relating to any material Patent, Patent License, Trademark or Trademark License of the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries may become abandoned, or of any adverse determination or development (including, without limitation, the institution of, or any such determination or development in, any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any court) regarding a Credit Party’s or any of its Subsidiary’s ownership of any material Patent or Trademark, its right to patent or register the same, or to enforce, keep and maintain the same, or its rights under any material Patent License or Trademark License. |
(b) Notify the Administrative Agent promptly after it knows or has reason to know of any adverse determination or development (including, without limitation, the institution of, or any such determination or development in, any proceeding in any court) regarding any material Copyright or Copyright License of the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries, whether (i) such material Copyright or Copyright License may become invalid or unenforceable prior to its expiration or termination, or (ii) such Credit Party’s or any of its Subsidiary’s ownership of such material Copyright, its right to register the same or to enforce, keep and maintain the same, or its rights under such material Copyright License, may become affected. |
(c) (i) Promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any filing by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, either itself or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee (but in no event later than the fifteenth day following such filing), of any application for registration of any Intellectual Property with the United States Copyright Office or United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof. |
(ii) Concurrently with the delivery of quarterly and annual financial statements of the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof, provide the Administrative Agent and its counsel a complete and correct list of all Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries other than Intellectual Property previously disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on Schedule 3.16 or otherwise. |
(iii) Upon request of the Administrative Agent, execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents, and papers as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Intellectual Property referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) and the general intangibles relating thereto or represented thereby, including, without limitation, the goodwill of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries relating thereto or represented thereby (or such other Intellectual Property or the general intangibles relating thereto or represented thereby as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request). |
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(d) Take all actions that are reasonably necessary (including, without limitation, in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office) to maintain each material item of Intellectual Property of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, payment of maintenance fees, filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability and opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings. |
(e) In the event that any Credit Party becomes aware that any material Intellectual Property is infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party in any material respect, notify the Administrative Agent promptly after it learns thereof and, unless the Credit Parties shall reasonably determine that such Intellectual Property is not material to the business of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole, promptly xxx for infringement, misappropriation or dilution and to recover any and all damages for such infringement, misappropriation or dilution, and take such other actions as the Credit Parties shall reasonably deem appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Intellectual Property. |
Section 5.14 Post-Closing Requirements; Further Assurances.
(a) Intellectual Property. Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or such extended period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that all chain-of-title issues with respect to the Intellectual Property of the Credit Parties have been resolved to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent.
(b) Deposit Account Control Agreements. Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or such extended period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Credit Parties shall deliver duly executed Deposit Account Control Agreements as requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to Collateral for which a control agreement is required for perfection of the Administrative Agent’s security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code.
(c) Further Assurances. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, promptly perform or cause to be performed any and all acts and execute or cause to be executed any and all documents for filing under the provisions of the UCC or any other Requirement of Law which are necessary or advisable to maintain in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, Liens on the Collateral that are duly perfected in accordance with the requirements of, or the obligations of the Credit Parties under, the Credit Documents and all applicable Requirements of Law; including, without limitation, in the case of any personal property Collateral located at premises leased by a Credit Party, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, such estoppel letters, consents and/or waivers from the landlords of such real property.
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ARTICLE VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
The Credit Parties hereby covenant and agree that on the Closing Date, and thereafter for so long as this Credit Agreement is in effect and until the Commitments have terminated, no Note remains outstanding and unpaid and the Credit Party Obligations, together with interest, Commitment Fee and all other amounts owing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder, are paid in full that:
Section 6.1 Indebtedness.
Each of the Credit Parties will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, contract, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness arising or existing under this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents; |
(b) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries existing as of the Closing Date as referenced in the financial statements referenced in Section 3.1 (and set out more specifically in Schedule 6.1(b)) hereto and renewals, refinancings or extensions thereof in a principal amount not in excess of that outstanding as of the date of such renewal, refinancing or extension; |
(c) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries incurred after the Closing Date consisting of Capital Leases or Indebtedness incurred to provide all or a portion of the purchase price or cost of construction of an asset provided that (i) such Indebtedness when incurred shall not exceed the purchase price or cost of construction of such asset; (ii) no such Indebtedness shall be refinanced for a principal amount in excess of the principal balance outstanding thereon at the time of such refinancing; and (iii) the total amount of all such Indebtedness shall not exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding; |
(d) Unsecured intercompany Indebtedness among the Credit Parties, provided that any such Indebtedness is subordinated to the prior payment in cash in full of the Credit Party Obligations in accordance with the terms of Article XI; |
(e) Indebtedness and obligations owing under Secured Hedging Agreements and other Hedging Agreements entered into in order to manage existing or anticipated interest rate or exchange rate risks and not for speculative purposes; |
(f) Indebtedness and obligations of Credit Parties owing under documentary letters of credit for the purchase of goods or other merchandise (but not under standby, direct pay or other letters of credit except for the Letters of Credit hereunder) generally; |
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(g) Guaranty Obligations in respect of Indebtedness of a Credit Party to the extent such Indebtedness is permitted to exist or be incurred pursuant to this Section 6.1; |
(h) Subordinated Indebtedness in a principal amount not exceeding $30,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding; |
(i) Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of a Credit Party in a transaction permitted hereunder in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 for all such Persons; provided that any such Indebtedness was not created in anticipation of or in connection with the transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which such Person became a Subsidiary of a Credit Party; and |
(j) Existing In-License Acquisition Payments and In-License Acquisition Payments to the extent such payments constitute Indebtedness in accordance with GAAP; and |
(k) other Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which does not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding. |
Section 6.2 Liens.
Each of the Credit Parties will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, contract, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien with respect to any of its property or assets of any kind (whether real or personal, tangible or intangible), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for Permitted Liens. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Credit Party shall xxxxx x Xxxx on any of its assets in violation of this Section 6.2, then it shall be deemed to have simultaneously granted an equal and ratable Lien on any such assets in favor of the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Hedging Agreement Providers, to the extent such a Lien has not already been granted to the Administrative Agent.
Section 6.3 Nature of Business.
Each of the Credit Parties will not engage in any material business except the business of the manufacture, commercialization, distribution and marketing of patented and unpatented pharmaceutical, nutritional, food supplement and cosmetic products, including prescription, over-the-counter and generic brands.
Section 6.4 Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Purchase of Assets, etc.
Each of the Credit Parties will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to,
(a) dissolve, liquidate or wind up its affairs, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its property or assets or agree to do so at a future time except the following, without duplication, shall be expressly permitted: |
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(i) the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of inventory and materials in the ordinary course of business |
(ii) the conversion of cash into Cash Equivalents and Cash Equivalents into cash; |
(iii) (A) the disposition of property or assets as a direct result of a Recovery Event or (B) the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of machinery, parts and equipment no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; |
(iv) the sale, lease or transfer of property or assets (for fair market value) between the Borrower and any Guarantor; |
(v) the sale, lease or transfer of property or assets from a Credit Party other than the Borrower to another Credit Party; |
(vi) the sale, lease or transfer of property or assets not to exceed $2,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year; |
(vii) the sale or grant of non-exclusive licenses of assets not otherwise used in the business of the Borrower or the other Credit Parties; and |
(viii) the voluntary termination of Hedging Agreements; |
provided, that, in the case of clauses (i), (iii) and (vi) above, at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the consideration received therefor by the Borrower or any other Credit Party is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; provided, further, that with respect to sales of assets permitted hereunder only, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled, without the consent of the Required Lenders, to release its Liens relating to the particular assets sold; or |
(b) (i) purchase, lease or otherwise acquire (in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) the property or assets of any Person (other than purchases or other acquisitions of inventory, leases, licenses, Intellectual Property, materials, property and equipment in the ordinary course of business, except as otherwise limited or prohibited herein) or (ii) enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation, except for (A) investments or acquisitions permitted pursuant to Section 6.5, and (B) the merger or consolidation of a Credit Party with and into another Credit Party; provided that if the Borrower is a party thereto, the Borrower will be the surviving corporation. |
Section 6.5 Advances, Investments and Loans.
Each of the Credit Parties will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, make any Investment except for Permitted Investments.
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Section 6.6 Transactions with Affiliates.
Except as permitted in subsection (iv) of the definition of Permitted Investments, each of the Credit Parties will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any transaction or series of transactions, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, with any officer, director, shareholder or Affiliate other than on terms and conditions substantially as favorable as would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an officer, director, shareholder or Affiliate.
Section 6.7 Ownership of Subsidiaries; Restrictions.
Each of the Credit Parties will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, create, form or acquire any Subsidiaries, except for (a) Domestic Subsidiaries, other than certain Immaterial Subsidiaries, which are joined as Additional Credit Parties in accordance with the terms hereof and (b) Immaterial Subsidiaries, subject to the terms of Section 5.10. The Borrower will not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of any Capital Stock or other equity interests in any of its Subsidiaries, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to issue, sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of any of their Capital Stock or other equity interests, except in a transaction permitted by Section 6.4.
Section 6.8 Fiscal Year; Organizational Documents; Material Contracts.
Each of the Credit Parties will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, change its fiscal year or its accounting policies (except as may hereafter be required by GAAP). Each of the Credit Parties will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, amend, modify or change its articles of incorporation (or corporate charter or other similar organizational document) or bylaws (or other similar document) without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, except to the extent such change could not have an adverse effect on the rights of the Lenders. Each of the Credit Parties will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, amend, modify, cancel or terminate or fail to renew or extend or permit the amendment, modification, cancellation or termination of any of the Material Contracts, except in the event that such amendments, modifications, cancellations or terminations could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower will not, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders, amend, modify, waive or extend or permit the amendment, modification, waiver or extension of any Subordinated Indebtedness or of any documentation governing or evidencing such Subordinated Indebtedness in a manner that is adverse to the interests of the Lenders or the issuer of such Subordinated Indebtedness. Each of the Credit Parties will not, without giving 30 days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its state of incorporation, organization or formation or have more than one state of incorporation, organization or formation.
Section 6.9 Limitation on Restricted Actions.
Each of the Credit Parties will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any such Person to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions
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to any Credit Party on its Capital Stock or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, (b) pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to any Credit Party, (c) make loans or advances to any Credit Party, (d) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to any Credit Party, or (e) act as a Guarantor and pledge its assets pursuant to the Credit Documents or any renewals, refinancings, exchanges, refundings or extension thereof, except (in respect of any of the matters referred to in clauses (a)-(d) above) for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (ii) applicable law, (iii) any document or instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(c); provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets constructed or acquired in connection therewith, or (iv) any Permitted Lien or any document or instrument governing any Permitted Lien; provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets subject to such Permitted Lien.
Section 6.10 Restricted Payments.
Each of the Credit Parties will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, declare, order, make or set apart any sum for or pay any Restricted Payment, except (a) to make dividends payable solely in the same class of Capital Stock of such Person, (b) to make dividends or other distributions payable to any Credit Party (directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries), and (c) so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (ii) the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Sections 5.9(a), (A) the Borrower may repurchase shares of its Capital Stock in an aggregate amount not to exceed $7,000,000 during any fiscal year and $18,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Credit Agreement and (B) may make earnout payments with respect to Permitted Acquisitions to the extent such earnout payments are included in the aggregate consideration for such Permitted Acquisition.
Section 6.11 Sale Leasebacks.
Each of the Credit Parties will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly become or remain liable as lessee or as guarantor or other surety with respect to any lease, whether an operating lease or a Capital Lease, of any property (whether real, personal or mixed), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (a) which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary has sold or transferred or is to sell or transfer to a Person which is not another Credit Party or Subsidiary or (b) which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary intends to use for substantially the same purpose as any other property which has been sold or is to be sold or transferred by such Credit Party or such Subsidiary to another Person which is not another Credit Party or Subsidiary in connection with such lease.
Section 6.12 No Further Negative Pledges.
Each of the Credit Parties will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, enter into, assume or become subject to any agreement prohibiting or otherwise restricting the creation or assumption of any Lien upon its properties or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or requiring the grant of any security for such obligation if security is given for some other obligation, except (a) pursuant to this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents,
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(b) pursuant to any document or instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(c); provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets constructed or acquired in connection therewith and (c) in connection with any Permitted Lien or any document or instrument governing any Permitted Lien; provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets subject to such Permitted Lien.
Section 6.13 Operating Lease Obligations.
Each of the Credit Parties will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, enter into, assume or permit to exist any obligations for the payment of rent under Operating Leases which in the aggregate for all such Persons would exceed $3,250,000 in any fiscal year; provided that any Operating Leases acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition shall not count towards such limit.
Section 6.14 Deposit Account Control Agreements; Additional Bank Accounts.
Each of the Credit Parties will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to (a) open, maintain or otherwise have any checking, savings or other accounts at any bank or other financial institution, or any other account where money is or may be deposited or maintained with any Person, other than (i) the accounts set forth on Schedule 6.14, (ii) demand deposit accounts established after the Closing Date that are subject to a Deposit Account Control Agreement, (iii) other demand deposit accounts established after the Closing Date solely as payroll and other zero balance accounts and (iv) other deposit accounts established after the Closing Date, so long as at any time the balance in any such account does not exceed $100,000 and the aggregate balance in all such accounts does not exceed $250,000, and (b) from and after the Closing Date, deposit or transfer money into any account set forth on Schedule 6.14.
ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 7.1 Events of Default.
An Event of Default shall exist upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events (each an “Event of Default”):
(a) Payment Default. (i) The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal on any Loan or Note when due (whether at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms thereof or hereof; (ii) the Borrower shall fail to pay any Reimbursement Obligation when due (whether at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms hereof; (iii) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or Note or any fee or other amount payable hereunder when due (whether at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms thereof or hereof and such failure shall continue unremedied for three (3) Business Days; |
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or (iv) any Guarantor shall fail to pay on the Guaranty in respect of any of the foregoing (after giving effect to any applicable grace period); or |
(b) Misrepresentation. Any representation or warranty made or deemed made herein, in the Security Documents or in any of the other Credit Documents or which is contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished at any time under or in connection with this Credit Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect, false or misleading in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made; or |
(c) Covenant Default. (i) Any Credit Party shall fail to perform, comply with or observe any term, covenant or agreement applicable to it contained in Section 5.4, Section 5.7(a), Section 5.9 or Article VI hereof; (ii) any Credit Party shall fail to perform, comply with or observe any term, covenant or agreement applicable to it contained in Section 5.1(a), Section 5.1(b) or Section 5.2 and such breach or failure to comply is not cured within five (5) Business Days of its occurrence; (iii) any Credit Party shall fail to comply with Section 5.1(c) and such breach or failure to comply is not cured within ten (10) Business Days of its occurrence; or (iv) any Credit Party shall fail to comply with any other covenant, contained in this Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents or any other agreement, document or instrument among any Credit Party, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or executed by any Credit Party in favor of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders (other than as described in Sections 7.1(a), 7.1(b), 7.1(c)(i) or 7.1(c)(ii) above), and in the event such breach or failure to comply is capable of cure, is not cured within thirty (30) days of its occurrence; or |
(d) Debt Cross-Default. Any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) default in any payment of principal of or interest on any Indebtedness (other than the Credit Party Obligations) in a principal amount outstanding of at least $1,000,000 in the aggregate for the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries beyond the period of grace (not to exceed thirty (30) days), if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created; or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any Indebtedness in a principal amount outstanding of at least $1,000,000 in the aggregate for the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; or (iii) breach or default in any material respect under any Secured Hedging Agreement; or |
(e) Other Cross-Default. The Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries shall default in (i) the payment when due under any Material Contract or (ii) in the performance or observance, of any obligation or condition of any Material Contract and such failure to perform or observe such other obligation or condition continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after notice of the occurrence of such default |
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unless, but only as long as, the existence of any such default is being contested by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in good faith by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves in respect thereof have been established on the books of the Borrower or such Subsidiary to the extent required by GAAP. |
(f) Bankruptcy Event. (i) The Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above which (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of sixty (60) days; or (iii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets which results in the entry of an order for any such relief which shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within sixty (60) days from the entry thereof; or (iv) the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries shall take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) above; or (v) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or |
(g) Judgment Default. One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries involving in the aggregate a liability (to the extent not paid when due or covered by insurance) of $1,000,000 or more and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been paid and satisfied, vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within thirty (30) days from the entry thereof; or |
(h) ERISA Default. (i) Any Person shall engage in any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan, (ii) any “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to any Plan or any Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan (other than a Permitted Lien) shall arise on the assets of any Credit Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity, (iii) a Reportable Event shall occur with respect to, or proceedings shall commence to have a trustee appointed, or a trustee shall be appointed, to administer or to terminate, any Single Employer Plan, which Reportable Event or commencement of proceedings or appointment of a trustee is, in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders, likely to result in the termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (iv) any Single Employer Plan shall terminate for |
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purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (v) any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any Commonly Controlled Entity shall, or in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders is likely to, incur any liability in connection with a withdrawal from, or the Insolvency or Reorganization of, any Multiemployer Plan or (vi) any other similar event or condition shall occur or exist with respect to a Plan; and in each case in clauses (i) through (vi) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any, has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or |
(i) Change of Control. There shall occur a Change of Control; or |
(j) Failure of Guaranty. The Guaranty or any provision thereof shall cease to be in full force and effect or any Guarantor or any Person acting by or on behalf of any Guarantor shall deny or disaffirm any Guarantor’s obligations under the Guaranty; or |
(k) Failure of Credit Documents. Any other Credit Document shall fail to be in full force and effect or to give the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders the security interests, liens, rights, powers, priority and privileges purported to be created thereby (except as such documents may be terminated or no longer in force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof, other than those indemnities and provisions which by their terms shall survive), or any Credit Party or any Person acting by or on behalf of any Credit Party shall assert in writing any of the foregoing or shall (i) deny or disaffirm such Person’s obligations under this Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document or (ii) assert the invalidity or lack of perfection or priority of any Lien granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Documents; or |
(l) Subordinated Indebtedness Default. Any default (which is not waived or cured within the applicable period of grace) or event of default shall occur under any document governing or evidencing any Subordinated Indebtedness or the subordination provisions contained therein shall cease to be in full force and effect or to give the Lenders the rights, powers and privileges purported to be created thereby; or |
(m) Medical Reimbursement Program Suspension. Any Credit Party shall be suspended or excluded from (i) any Medicaid Provider Agreement, Medicaid Certification, Medicare Provider Agreement, Medicare Certification or (ii) any Medical Reimbursement Program, where such exclusion or suspension arises from fraud or other claims or allegations which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
Section 7.2 Acceleration; Remedies.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, then, and in any such event, (a) if such event is a Bankruptcy Event, automatically the Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loans (with accrued interest thereon), and all other amounts under the Credit Documents (including without limitation the maximum amount of all contingent liabilities under Letters of Credit) shall immediately become due and payable, and the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent cash collateral as security for the LOC Obligations for subsequent
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drawings under then outstanding Letters of Credit in an amount equal to the maximum amount which may be drawn under such Letters of Credit and (ii) the Administrative Agent may exercise on behalf of the Lenders all of its other rights and remedies under this Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents and applicable law, and (b) if such event is any other Event of Default, any or all of the following actions may be taken: (i) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the written request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower declare the Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Commitments shall immediately terminate; (ii) the Administrative Agent may, or upon the written request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice of default to the Borrower, declare the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Credit Agreement and the Notes to be due and payable forthwith and direct the Borrower to pay to the Administrative Agent cash collateral as security for the LOC Obligations for subsequent drawings under then outstanding Letters of Credit in an amount equal to the maximum amount of which may be drawn under Letters of Credit then outstanding, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable; (iii) exercise any rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under this Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, including, without limitation, any rights or remedies with respect to the Collateral; and (iv) exercise any rights or remedies available to the Administrative Agent or Lenders under applicable law.
ARTICLE VIII
THE AGENT
Section 8.1 Appointment.
Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Wachovia as the Administrative Agent of such Lender under this Credit Agreement, and each such Lender irrevocably authorizes Wachovia, as the Administrative Agent for such Lender, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Credit Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Credit Agreement, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Credit Agreement or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent.
Section 8.2 Delegation of Duties.
The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Credit Agreement by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may appoint one of its affiliates as its
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agent to perform the functions of the Administrative Agent hereunder relating to the advancing of funds to the Borrower and distribution of funds to the Lenders and to perform such other related functions of the Administrative Agent hereunder as are reasonably incidental to such functions.
Section 8.3 Exculpatory Provisions.
Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact, Subsidiaries or affiliates shall be (a) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with this Credit Agreement (except for its or such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (b) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by any Credit Party or any officer thereof contained in this Credit Agreement or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Credit Agreement or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of any of the Credit Documents or for any failure of any Credit Party to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance by any Credit Party of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Credit Agreement, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Credit Party.
Section 8.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent.
(a) The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Credit Parties), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes unless an executed Assignment and Assumption has been filed with the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.6 with respect to the Loans evidenced by such Note. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Credit Agreement unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under any of the Credit Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders or all of the Lenders, as may be required under this Credit Agreement, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Notes. |
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(b) For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 4.1, each Lender that has signed this Credit Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender. |
Section 8.5 Notice of Default.
The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Credit Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders; provided, however, that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders except to the extent that this Credit Agreement expressly requires that such action be taken, or not taken, only with the consent or upon the authorization of the Required Lenders, or all of the Lenders, as the case may be.
Section 8.6 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.
Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates has made any representation or warranty to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of any Credit Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents to the Administrative Agent 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 appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower or any other Credit Party and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Credit Agreement. Each Lender also represents 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 deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Credit Agreement, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of the Borrower or any other Credit Party which may come into the possession of the
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Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates.
Section 8.7 Indemnification.
The Lenders agree to indemnify each of the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lenders and the Swingline Lender in its capacity hereunder and their respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents and attorneys-in-fact acting on their behalf in such capacity (each an “Indemnified Party”) (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to such Lenders’ respective Commitment Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever which may at any time (including, without limitation, at any time following the payment of the Notes or any Reimbursement Obligation) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnified Party in any way relating to or arising out of any Credit Document or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by an Indemnified Party under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable to an Indemnified Party for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements to the extent resulting from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. The agreements in this Section 8.7 shall survive the termination of this Credit Agreement and payment of the Notes, any Reimbursement Obligation and all other amounts payable hereunder.
Section 8.8 Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity.
The Administrative Agent and its affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower and the other Credit Parties as though the Administrative Agent were not the Administrative Agent hereunder. With respect to the Loans made or renewed by it and any Note issued to it, the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Credit Agreement as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity.
Section 8.9 Successor Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders. If the Administrative Agent shall resign as Administrative Agent under this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, then the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor administrative agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall have capital of at least $500,000,000 and be approved by the Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, whereupon such successor administrative agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term
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“Administrative Agent” shall mean such successor administrative agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Credit Agreement or any holders of the Notes. If no successor Administrative Agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent’s giving notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent shall have the right, on behalf of the Lenders, to appoint a successor administrative agent, which successor shall have capital of at least $500,000,000 and be approved by the Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. If no successor administrative agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent within sixty (60) days after the retiring Administrative Agent’s giving notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless become effective and the Lenders shall perform all duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor administrative agent as provided for above. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation as Administrative Agent, the indemnification provisions of this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the provisions of this Article VIII shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Credit Agreement.
Section 8.10 Other Agents.
None of the Lenders or other Persons identified on the facing page or signature pages of this Credit Agreement as a “syndication agent,” “co-syndication agent,” “documentation agent,” “co-documentation agent,”“co-agent,” “book manager,” “book runner,” “lead manager,” “arranger,” “lead arranger” or “co-arranger” shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Credit Agreement other than, in the case of such Lenders, those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders or other Persons so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in deciding to enter into this Credit Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.
Section 8.11 Releases.
The Administrative Agent may release any Guarantor and any Lien on any Collateral that is sold or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the terms of this Credit Agreement or as otherwise permitted by the Lenders or Required Lenders, as applicable.
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ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1 Amendments, Waivers and Release of Collateral.
Neither this Credit Agreement, nor any of the Notes, nor any of the other Credit Documents, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented, waived or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section nor may the Borrower or any Guarantor be released except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.1. The Required Lenders may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, (a) enter into with the Borrower or any other Credit Party written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Credit Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Borrower or any other Credit Party hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided, however, that no such waiver and no such amendment, waiver, supplement, modification or release shall:
(i) reduce the amount or extend the scheduled date of maturity of any Loan or Note or any installment thereon, or reduce the stated rate of any interest or fee payable hereunder (except in connection with a waiver of interest at the increased post-default rate set forth in Section 2.9, which shall be determined by a vote of the Required Lenders) or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof or increase the amount or extend the expiration date of any Lender’s Commitment, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided that, it is understood and agreed that no waiver, reduction or deferral of a mandatory prepayment required pursuant to Section 2.7(b), nor any amendment of Section 2.7(b) or the definitions of Asset Disposition, Debt Issuance, or Recovery Event, shall constitute a reduction of the amount of, or an extension of the scheduled date of, any principal installment of any Loan or Note; or |
(ii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section 9.1, without the written consent of all the Lenders directly affected thereby; or |
(iii) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, without the written consent of all the Lenders; or |
(iv) amend, modify or waive any provision of Article VIII without the written consent of the then Administrative Agent; or |
(v) release the Borrower or all or substantially all of the Guarantors from their respective obligations hereunder or under the Guaranty, without the |
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written consent of all of the Lenders and, to the extent the Secured Hedging Agreements will cease to rank pari passu with the Credit Party Obligations in connection therewith, all of the Hedging Agreement Providers; or |
(vi) release all or substantially all of the Collateral without the written consent of all of the Lenders and, to the extent the Secured Hedging Agreements will cease to rank pari passu with the Credit Party Obligations in connection therewith, all of the Hedging Agreement Providers; or |
(vii) amend, modify or waive any provision of the Credit Documents requiring consent, approval or request of the Required Lenders or all Lenders, without the written consent of all of the Required Lenders or Lenders as appropriate; or |
(viii) without the consent of Lenders holding in the aggregate more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Revolving Commitments (or if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the outstanding Revolving Loans), amend, modify or waive any provision in Section 4.2 or waive any Default or Event of Default (or amend any Credit Document to effectively waive any Default or Event of Default) if the effect of such waiver is that the Lenders shall be required to fund Revolving Loans when such Lenders would otherwise not be required to do so; or |
(ix) amend, modify or waive any provision of the Credit Documents affecting the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender under any Credit Document without the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and/or the Swingline Lender, as applicable, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action; or |
(x) require any Lender to make available Interest Periods with a duration longer than 6 months without the consent of such Lender; or |
(xi) amend, modify or waive the order in which Credit Party Obligations are paid in Section 2.7(b)(vi) or Section 2.12(b), without the written consent of each Lender and each Hedging Agreement Provider directly affected thereby; or |
(xii) amend the definitions of “Credit Party Obligations,” Secured Hedging Agreement,” or “Hedging Agreement Provider” without the consent of any Hedging Agreement Provider that would be adversely affected thereby; |
provided, further, that no amendment, waiver or consent affecting the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender under any Credit Document shall in any event be effective, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and/or the Swingline Lender, as applicable, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action.
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Any such waiver, any such amendment, supplement or modification and any such release shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Borrower, the other Credit Parties, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and all future holders of the Notes. In the case of any waiver, the Borrower, the other Credit Parties, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the outstanding Loans and Notes and other Credit Documents, and any Default or Event of Default permanently waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, the consent of the Borrower shall not be required for any amendment, modification or waiver of the provisions of Article VIII (other than the provisions of Section 8.9); provided, however, that the Administrative Agent will provide written notice to the Borrower of any such amendment, modification or waiver.
Notwithstanding the fact that the consent of all the Lenders is required in certain circumstances as set forth above, (x) each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any bankruptcy reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code supersedes the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein and (y) the Required Lenders may consent to allow a Credit Party to use cash collateral in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.
Section 9.2 Notices.
Except as otherwise provided in Article II, all notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made (a) when delivered by hand, (b) when transmitted via telecopy (or other facsimile device) to the number set out herein, (c) the Business Day following the day on which the same has been delivered prepaid (or pursuant to an invoice arrangement) to a reputable national overnight air courier service, or (d) the third Business Day following the day on which the same is sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, in each case addressed as follows in the case of the Borrower, the other Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent, and in the case of each Lender, as set forth in such Lender’s Administrative Details Form or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto and any future holders of the Notes:
The Borrower
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Xxxxxxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
000 Xxxxx 00 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000-0000 |
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Attention: | R. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx,
Chief Financial Officer |
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Telecopier: | (000) 000-0000 | |
Telephone: | (000) 000-0000 (x510) |
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with a copy to: | ||
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 |
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Attention: | Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Telecopier: | (000) 000-0000 | |
Telephone: | (000) 000-0000 | |
The Administrative Agent: | Wachovia Bank, National Association,
as Administrative Agent |
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Charlotte Plaza
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX-0 Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000 |
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Attention: | Syndication Agency Services | |
Telecopier: | (000) 000-0000 | |
Telephone: | (000) 000-0000 | |
with a copy to: | ||
Wachovia Bank, National Association,
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX-0 Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000 |
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Attention: | Xxxxx Santa Xxxx | |
Telecopier: | (000) 000-0000 | |
Telephone: | (000) 000-0000 |
Section 9.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
Section 9.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties.
All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Credit Agreement and the Notes and the making of the Loans; provided that all such representations and warranties shall terminate on the date upon which the Commitments have been terminated and all amounts owing under the Credit Documents have been paid in full.
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Section 9.5 Payment of Expenses and Taxes.
(a) Costs and Expenses. The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent), and shall pay all fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of the Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Credit 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 Lender in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender), and shall pay all fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) 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) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the Issuing 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), and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any other Credit Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Lender 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 Materials of Environmental Concern on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any liability under Environmental Law related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a |
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third party or by the Borrower or any other Credit Party, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (A) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (B) result from a claim brought by the Borrower or any other Credit Party against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Credit Document, if the Borrower or such Credit Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. |
(c) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the Issuing Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the Issuing Lender or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s Commitment 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 (or any such sub-agent) or the Issuing Lender in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or Issuing Lender in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this paragraph (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12. |
(d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest 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 Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in paragraph (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. |
(e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly/not later than 5 days after demand therefor. |
Section 9.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations.
(a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective |
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successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither the Borrower nor any other Credit Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of paragraph (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement. |
(b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions: |
(i) Minimum Amounts. |
(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and |
(B) in any case not described in paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $1,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of a revolving facility, or $1,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of a term facility, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). |
(ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loan or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning |
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all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Tranches on a non-pro rata basis. |
(iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition: |
(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and |
(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of a Revolving Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Revolving Commitment, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender. |
(iv) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, and the assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire. |
(v) No Assignment to Borrower. No such assignment shall be made to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries. |
(vi) No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a natural person. |
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 2.18 and 9.5 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section. |
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(c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in Charlotte, North Carolina a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. |
(d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender 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 that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (e) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, and 2.18 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 9.7 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.11 as though it were a Lender. |
(e) Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, and 2.18 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 Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, and 2.18 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant |
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agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, and 2.18 as though it were a Lender. |
(f) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto. |
Section 9.7 Adjustments; Set-off.
(a) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the Issuing Lender, and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, the Issuing Lender or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any other Credit Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or such Credit Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Credit Document to such Lender or the Issuing Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or the Issuing Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Credit Document and although such obligations of the Borrower or such Credit Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or the Issuing Lender different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of each Lender, the Issuing Lender and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the Issuing Lender or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender and the Issuing Lender agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. |
(b) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or other obligations hereunder resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon or other such obligations greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (i) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (ii) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and such other obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them, provided that: |
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(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 (A) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or (B) 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 Letters of Credit to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). |
(c) Each Credit Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against each Credit Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of each Credit Party in the amount of such participation. |
Section 9.8 Table of Contents and Section Headings.
The table of contents and the Section and subsection headings herein are intended for convenience only and shall be ignored in construing this Credit Agreement.
Section 9.9 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution.
(a) Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Credit 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 4.1, 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 that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or email shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. |
(b) Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic |
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Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. |
Section 9.10 Severability.
Any provision of this Credit Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 9.11 Governing Law.
This Agreement and, unless otherwise specified therein, the other Credit Documents and the rights and obligations of the parties under this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York without regard to conflict of laws principles thereof (other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of The New York General Obligations Law).
Section 9.12 Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process.
All judicial proceedings brought against the Borrower and/or any other Credit Party with respect to this Credit Agreement, any Note or any of the other Credit Documents may be brought in any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction in the State of New York, and, by execution and delivery of this Credit Agreement, each of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties accepts, for itself and in connection with its properties, generally and unconditionally, the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any final judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Credit Agreement, any Note or any other Credit Document from which no appeal has been taken or is available. Each of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties irrevocably agrees that all service of process in any such proceedings in any such court may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to it at its address set forth in Section 9.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto, such service being hereby acknowledged by the each of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties to be effective and binding service in every respect. Each of the Borrower, the other Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue based on the grounds of forum non conveniens which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any such action or proceeding in any such jurisdiction. Nothing herein shall affect the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to bring proceedings against the Borrower or the other Credit Parties in the court of any other jurisdiction.
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Section 9.13 Arbitration.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.12 to the contrary, upon demand of any party hereto, whether made before or within three (3) months after institution of any judicial proceeding, any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of, connected with or relating to this Credit Agreement and other Credit Documents (“Disputes”) between or among parties to this Credit Agreement shall be resolved by binding arbitration as provided herein. Institution of a judicial proceeding by a party does not waive the right of that party to demand arbitration hereunder. Disputes may include, without limitation, tort claims, counterclaims, disputes as to whether a matter is subject to arbitration, claims brought as class actions, claims arising from Credit Documents executed in the future, or claims arising out of or connected with the transaction reflected by this Credit Agreement. |
Arbitration shall be conducted under and governed by the Commercial Arbitration Rules (the “Arbitration Rules”) of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) and Title 9 of the U.S. Code. All arbitration hearings shall be conducted in Charlotte, North Carolina. A hearing shall begin within ninety (90) days of demand for arbitration and all hearings shall be concluded within 120 days of demand for arbitration. These time limitations may not be extended unless a party shows cause for extension and then no more than a total extension of sixty (60) days. The expedited procedures set forth in Rule 51 et seq. of the Arbitration Rules shall be applicable to claims of less than $1,000,000. All applicable statutes of limitation shall apply to any Dispute. A judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Arbitrators shall be licensed attorneys selected from the Commercial Financial Dispute Arbitration Panel of the AAA. The parties hereto do not waive applicable Federal or state substantive law except as provided herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this arbitration provision does not apply to disputes under or related to Hedging Agreements. |
(b) Notwithstanding the preceding binding arbitration provisions, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Borrower and the other Credit Parties agree to preserve, without diminution, certain remedies that the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may employ or exercise freely, independently or in connection with an arbitration proceeding or after an arbitration action is brought. The Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders shall have the right to proceed in any court of proper jurisdiction or by self-help to exercise or prosecute the following remedies, as applicable (i) all rights to foreclose against any real or personal property or other security by exercising a power of sale granted under Credit Documents or under applicable law or by judicial foreclosure and sale, including a proceeding to confirm the sale; (ii) all rights of self-help including peaceful occupation of real property and collection of rents, set-off, and peaceful possession of personal property; (iii) obtaining provisional or ancillary remedies including injunctive relief, sequestration, garnishment, attachment, appointment of receiver and filing an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding; and (iv) when applicable, a judgment by confession of judgment. Preservation of these remedies does not limit the power of an arbitrator to grant similar remedies that may be requested by a party in a Dispute. |
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(c) The parties hereto agree that they shall not have a remedy of punitive or exemplary damages against the other in any Dispute and hereby waive any right or claim to punitive or exemplary damages they have now or which may arise in the future in connection with any Dispute whether the Dispute is resolved by arbitration or judicially. |
(d) By execution and delivery of this Credit Agreement, each of the parties hereto accepts, for itself and in connection with its properties, generally and unconditionally, the non-exclusive jurisdiction relating to any arbitration proceedings conducted under the Arbitration Rules in Charlotte, North Carolina and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any final judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Credit Agreement from which no appeal has been taken or is available. |
Section 9.14 Confidentiality.
Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives (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 regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Credit Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (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, (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations, (iii) to an investor or prospective investor in an Approved Fund that also agrees that Information shall be used solely for the purpose of evaluating an investment in such Approved Fund, (iv) to a trustee, collateral manager, servicer, backup servicer, noteholder or secured party in an Approved Fund in connection with the administration, servicing and reporting on the assets serving as collateral for an Approved Fund, or (v) to a nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information regarding the Credit Parties, the Loans and Credit Documents in connection with ratings issued with respect to an Approved Fund, (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 (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower.
For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the
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Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
Section 9.15 Acknowledgments.
The Borrower and the other Credit Parties each hereby acknowledges that:
(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of each Credit Document; |
(b) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to the Borrower or any other Credit Party arising out of or in connection with this Credit Agreement and the relationship between Administrative Agent and Lenders, on one hand, and the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and |
(c) no joint venture exists among the Lenders or among the Borrower or the other Credit Parties and the Lenders. |
Section 9.16 Waivers of Jury Trial; Waiver of Consequential Damages.
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Section 9.17 Patriot Act Notice.
Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any other party) hereby notifies the Borrower that, pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information
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includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.
Section 9.18 Continuing Agreement.
This Credit Agreement shall be a continuing agreement and shall remain in full force and effect until all Loans, LOC Obligations, interest, fees and other Credit Party Obligations (other than those obligations that expressly survive the termination of this Credit Agreement) have been paid in full and all Commitments and Letters of Credit have been terminated. Upon termination, the Credit Parties shall have no further obligations (other than those obligations that expressly survive the termination of this Credit Agreement) under the Credit Documents and the Administrative Agent shall, at the request and expense of the Borrower, deliver all the Collateral in its possession to the Borrower and release all Liens on the Collateral; provided that should any payment, in whole or in part, of the Credit Party Obligations be rescinded or otherwise required to be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise, then the Credit Documents shall automatically be reinstated and all Liens of the Administrative Agent shall reattach to the Collateral and all amounts required to be restored or returned and all costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection therewith shall be deemed included as part of the Credit Party Obligations.
ARTICLE X
GUARANTY
Section 10.1 The Guaranty.
In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Credit Agreement and any Hedging Agreement Provider to enter into any Secured Hedging Agreement and to extend credit hereunder and thereunder and in recognition of the direct benefits to be received by the Guarantors from the Extensions of Credit hereunder and any Secured Hedging Agreement, each of the Guarantors hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Hedging Agreement Providers as follows: the Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably jointly and severally guarantees as primary obligor and not merely as surety the full and prompt payment when due, whether upon maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of any and all indebtedness of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Hedging Agreement Providers. If any or all of the indebtedness becomes due and payable hereunder or under any Secured Hedging Agreement, each Guarantor unconditionally promises to pay such indebtedness to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Hedging Agreement Providers, or their respective order, or demand, together with any and all reasonable expenses which may be incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in collecting any of the Credit Party Obligations. The word “indebtedness” is used in this Article X in its most comprehensive sense and includes any and all advances, debts, obligations and liabilities of the Borrower, including specifically all Credit Party Obligations, arising in connection with this Credit Agreement, the
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other Credit Documents or any Secured Hedging Agreement, in each case, heretofore, now, or hereafter made, incurred or created, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, determined or undetermined, whether or not such indebtedness is from time to time reduced, or extinguished and thereafter increased or incurred, whether the Borrower may be liable individually or jointly with others, whether or not recovery upon such indebtedness may be or hereafter become barred by any statute of limitations, and whether or not such indebtedness may be or hereafter become otherwise unenforceable.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or in any other of the Credit Documents, to the extent the obligations of a Guarantor shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason (including, without limitation, because of any applicable state or federal law relating to fraudulent conveyances or transfers) then the obligations of each such Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to the maximum amount that is permissible under applicable law (whether federal or state and including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Code).
Section 10.2 Bankruptcy.
Additionally, each of the Guarantors unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees jointly and severally the payment of any and all Credit Party Obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders and any Hedging Agreement Provider whether or not due or payable by the Borrower upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 7.1(f), and unconditionally promises to pay such Credit Party Obligations to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders and to any such Hedging Agreement Provider, or order, on demand, in lawful money of the United States. Each of the Guarantors further agrees that to the extent that the Borrower or a Guarantor shall make a payment or a transfer of an interest in any property to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Hedging Agreement Provider, which payment or transfer or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, or otherwise is avoided, and/or required to be repaid to the Borrower or a Guarantor, the estate of the Borrower or a Guarantor, a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then to the extent of such avoidance or repayment, the obligation or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if said payment had not been made.
Section 10.3 Nature of Liability.
The liability of each Guarantor hereunder is exclusive and independent of any security for or other guaranty of the Credit Party Obligations of the Borrower whether executed by any such Guarantor, any other guarantor or by any other party, and no Guarantor’s liability hereunder shall be affected or impaired by (a) any direction as to application of payment by the Borrower or by any other party, or (b) any other continuing or other guaranty, undertaking or maximum liability of a guarantor or of any other party as to the Credit Party Obligations of the Borrower, or (c) any payment on or in reduction of any such other guaranty or undertaking, or (d) any dissolution, termination or increase, decrease or change in personnel by the Borrower, or (e) any payment made to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any Hedging Agreement Provider on the Credit Party Obligations which the Administrative Agent, such Lenders or such Hedging Agreement Provider repay the Borrower pursuant to court order in any bankruptcy,
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reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other debtor relief proceeding, and each of the Guarantors waives any right to the deferral or modification of its obligations hereunder by reason of any such proceeding.
Section 10.4 Independent Obligation.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of any other Guarantor or the Borrower, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against each Guarantor whether or not action is brought against any other Guarantor or the Borrower and whether or not any other Guarantor or the Borrower is joined in any such action or actions.
Section 10.5 Authorization.
Each of the Guarantors authorizes the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Hedging Agreement Provider without notice or demand (except as shall be required by applicable statute and cannot be waived), and without affecting or impairing its liability hereunder, from time to time to (a) renew, compromise, extend, increase, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment of, or otherwise change the terms of the Credit Party Obligations or any part thereof in accordance with this Credit Agreement and any Secured Hedging Agreement, as applicable, including any increase or decrease of the rate of interest thereon, (b) take and hold security from any Guarantor or any other party for the payment of this Guaranty or the Credit Party Obligations and exchange, enforce waive and release any such security, (c) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in their discretion may determine and (d) release or substitute any one or more endorsers, Guarantors, the Borrower or other obligors.
Section 10.6 Reliance.
It is not necessary for the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any Hedging Agreement Provider to inquire into the capacity or powers of the Borrower or the officers, directors, members, partners or agents acting or purporting to act on its behalf, and any Credit Party Obligations made or created in reliance upon the professed exercise of such powers shall be guaranteed hereunder.
Section 10.7 Waiver.
(a) Each of the Guarantors waives any right (except as shall be required by applicable statute and cannot be waived) to require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Hedging Agreement Provider to (i) proceed against the Borrower, any other guarantor or any other party, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security held from the Borrower, any other guarantor or any other party, or (iii) pursue any other remedy in the Administrative Agent’s, any Lender’s or any Hedging Agreement Provider’s power whatsoever. Each of the Guarantors waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of the Borrower, any other guarantor or any other party other than payment in full of the Credit Party Obligations (other than contingent indemnity obligations), |
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including without limitation any defense based on or arising out of the disability of the Borrower, any other guarantor or any other party, or the unenforceability of the Credit Party Obligations or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of the Borrower other than payment in full of the Credit Party Obligations. The Administrative Agent may, at its election, foreclose on any security held by the Administrative Agent by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales (to the extent such sale is permitted by applicable law), or exercise any other right or remedy the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have against the Borrower or any other party, or any security, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any Guarantor hereunder except to the extent the Credit Party Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have been terminated. Each of the Guarantors waives any defense arising out of any such election by the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders, even though such election operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of the Guarantors against the Borrower or any other party or any security. |
(b) Each of the Guarantors waives all presentments, demands for performance, protests and notices, including without limitation notices of nonperformance, notice of protest, notices of dishonor, notices of acceptance of this Guaranty, and notices of the existence, creation or incurring of new or additional Credit Party Obligations. Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the Borrower’s financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Credit Party Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks which such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any duty to advise such Guarantor of information known to it regarding such circumstances or risks. |
(c) Each of the Guarantors hereby agrees it will not exercise any rights of subrogation which it may at any time otherwise have as a result of this Guaranty (whether contractual, under Section 509 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, or otherwise) to the claims of the Lenders or any Hedging Agreement Provider against the Borrower or any other guarantor of the Credit Party Obligations of the Borrower owing to the Lenders or such Hedging Agreement Provider (collectively, the “Other Parties”) and all contractual, statutory or common law rights of reimbursement, contribution or indemnity from any Other Party which it may at any time otherwise have as a result of this Guaranty until such time as the Credit Party Obligations shall have been paid in full and the Commitments have been terminated. Each of the Guarantors hereby further agrees not to exercise any right to enforce any other remedy which the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any Hedging Agreement Provider now have or may hereafter have against any Other Party, any endorser or any other guarantor of all or any part of the Credit Party Obligations of the Borrower and any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any security or collateral given to or for the benefit of the Lenders and/or the Hedging Agreement Providers to secure payment of the Credit Party Obligations of the Borrower until such time as the Credit Party Obligations (other than contingent indemnity obligations) shall have been paid in full and the Commitments have been terminated. |
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Section 10.8 Limitation on Enforcement.
The Lenders and the Hedging Agreement Providers agree that this Guaranty may be enforced only by the action of the Administrative Agent acting upon the instructions of the Required Lenders or such Hedging Agreement Provider (only with respect to obligations under the applicable Secured Hedging Agreement) and that no Lender or Hedging Agreement Provider shall have any right individually to seek to enforce or to enforce this Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised by the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders under the terms of this Credit Agreement and for the benefit of any Hedging Agreement Provider under any Secured Hedging Agreement. The Lenders and the Hedging Agreement Providers further agree that this Guaranty may not be enforced against any director, officer, employee or stockholder of the Guarantors.
Section 10.9 Confirmation of Payment.
The Administrative Agent and the Lenders will, upon request after payment of the indebtedness and obligations which are the subject of this Guaranty and termination of the Commitments relating thereto, confirm to the Borrower, the Guarantors or any other Person that such indebtedness and obligations have been paid and the Commitments relating thereto terminated, subject to the provisions of Section 10.2.
ARTICLE XI
SUBORDINATION OF INTERCOMPANY DEBT
Section 11.1 Subordination.
(a) General. Each of the Credit Parties agrees and covenants that the Intercompany Debt is and shall be subordinate in right and order of payment to the payment in full of the Credit Party Obligations on the terms and conditions set forth herein. |
(b) Permitted Payments. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default and at the direction of the Administrative Agent, no Credit Party shall receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts on the Intercompany Debt until the Credit Party Obligations are paid in full or until otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders. |
Section 11.2 Priority and Payment of Proceeds in Certain Events.
(a) Insolvency or Dissolution of a Credit Party. Upon the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event, all Credit Party Obligations shall first be paid in full before any Credit Party shall be entitled to receive any payment of the Intercompany Debt, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders. Upon the occurrence of any Bankruptcy Event, any payment or distribution of assets of a Credit Party of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities to which a Credit Party would be entitled, |
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except for the provisions of this Article XI, shall be made by such Credit Party or by any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other person making such payment or distribution, directly to the Administrative Agent for application (in the case of cash) to or as collateral (in the case of non-cash property or securities) for the payment in full of all Credit Party Obligations after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the Administrative Agent on the Credit Party Obligations. |
(b) Payments in General. No direct or indirect payment or distribution by or on behalf of a Credit Party in respect of the Intercompany Debt upon acceleration shall be made, and no other consideration in respect of the Intercompany Debt shall be given or received to the extent prohibited by Section 11.1(b). |
(c) Certain Payments Held in Trust. In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions prohibiting such payment or distribution or such giving or receipt of consideration, any Credit Party shall have received any payment or distribution or consideration in respect of the Intercompany Debt contrary to such provisions, then, and in such event, such payment or distribution or consideration shall be received and held in trust for the Lenders and shall be paid over or delivered to the Administrative Agent for application to or as collateral for the payment or prepayment of all Credit Party Obligations in full after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the Administrative Agent in respect of the Credit Party Obligations. No amount paid by any Credit Party to the holder or holders of the Intercompany Debt and paid over by the holder or holders of the Intercompany Debt to the holders of the Credit Party Obligations pursuant to this Article XI shall, as between any Credit Party and the holder or holders of the Intercompany Debt, be deemed to be a payment by any Credit Party to or on account of such Intercompany Debt. |
Section 11.3 Restrictions on Actions by Credit Parties.
Until the Credit Party Obligations are paid in full, the Credit Parties shall not, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, take any Collection Action with respect to the Intercompany Debt.
Section 11.4 Miscellaneous.
(a) The provisions of this Article XI shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Credit Party Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by the Lenders or any other recipient thereof, as the case may be, upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Credit Party or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made. |
(b) No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof of the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. |
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(c) The provisions of this Article XI constitute a continuing agreement and shall (i) remain in full force and effect until the Credit Documents shall have been terminated and the Credit Party Obligations shall have been paid in full, (ii) be binding upon each of the Credit Parties and its successors and assigns and (iii) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Administrative Agent and its respective successors, transferees and assigns. |
(d) Notwithstanding the terms of this Article XI, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall have the right to waive the subordination terms of this Article XI and require the Credit Parties to enforce the obligations under the Intercompany Debt in accordance with the terms thereof. |
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PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Credit Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
BORROWER: | XXXXXXX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., | |
a Delaware corporation | ||
By: | /s/ R. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
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Name: | R. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
Title: | CFO & Vice President | |
GUARANTORS: | XXXX DERMATOLOGICS, INC., | |
a New York corporation | ||
By: | /s/ R. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
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Name: | R. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Treasurer | |
BIOGLAN PHARMACEUTICALS CORP., | ||
a Delaware corporation | ||
By: | /s/ R. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
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Name: | R. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Treasurer | |
X. XXXXXX, INC., | ||
a Delaware corporation | ||
By: | /s/ R. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
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Name: | R. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Secretary |
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PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS: |
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | |
as Administrative Agent and as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Santa Xxxx | |
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Name: | Xxxxx Santa Xxxx | |
Title: | Director |
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