EXECUTION COUNTERPART
$400,000,000
CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of October 14, 2004
among
THE XXXXXXX WORKS
as Borrower
and
THE INITIAL LENDERS NAMED HEREIN
as Initial Lenders
and
CITIBANK, N.A.
as Administrative Agent
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
as Lead Arranger and Book Runner
FLEET NATIONAL BANK
BNP PARIBAS
UBS SECURITIES LLC
as Co-Syndication Agents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS.......................................................................1
SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms.....................................................................1
SECTION 1.02. Computation of Time Periods; Terms Generally.............................................11
SECTION 1.03. Accounting Terms.........................................................................12
ARTICLE II AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES....................................................................12
SECTION 2.01. The Commitment...........................................................................12
SECTION 2.02. Making the Committed Advances............................................................13
SECTION 2.03. Fees.....................................................................................16
SECTION 2.04. Continuation and Conversion..............................................................17
SECTION 2.05. Interest on Advances.....................................................................17
SECTION 2.06. Additional Interest on Eurodollar Rate Advances..........................................18
SECTION 2.07. Repayment and Prepayment of Advances.....................................................18
SECTION 2.08. Increased Costs..........................................................................19
SECTION 2.09. Payments and Computations................................................................20
SECTION 2.10. Taxes....................................................................................21
SECTION 2.11. Promissory Notes.........................................................................22
SECTION 2.12. Use of Proceeds of Advances..............................................................22
SECTION 2.13. Uncommitted Advances.....................................................................22
ARTICLE III CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND LENDING.............................................................26
SECTION 3.01. Condition Precedent to Effectiveness of Sections 2.01 and 2.13...........................26
SECTION 3.02. Conditions Precedent to Each Advance.....................................................26
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.......................................................................27
SECTION 4.01. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower...........................................27
ARTICLE V COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER.............................................................................29
SECTION 5.01. Affirmative Covenants....................................................................29
SECTION 5.02. Negative Covenants.......................................................................31
ARTICLE VI EVENTS OF DEFAULT....................................................................................33
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default........................................................................33
ARTICLE VII THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT............................................................................35
SECTION 7.01. Authorization and Action.................................................................35
SECTION 7.02. Administrative Agent's Reliance, Etc.....................................................35
SECTION 7.03. Citibank and Affiliates..................................................................36
(i)
SECTION 7.04. Lender Credit Decision...................................................................36
SECTION 7.05. Indemnification..........................................................................36
SECTION 7.06. Successor Administrative Agent...........................................................37
ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS......................................................................................37
SECTION 8.01. Amendments, Etc..........................................................................37
SECTION 8.02. Notices, etc.............................................................................37
SECTION 8.03. No Waiver; Remedies......................................................................39
SECTION 8.04. Costs and Expenses; Breakage Indemnification.............................................39
SECTION 8.05. Sharing of Payments, Etc.................................................................40
SECTION 8.06. Binding Effect...........................................................................40
SECTION 8.07. Assignments and Participations...........................................................41
SECTION 8.08. Limitation on Assignments and Participations.............................................43
SECTION 8.09. Withholding..............................................................................43
SECTION 8.10. Mitigation...............................................................................44
SECTION 8.11. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial......................................................44
SECTION 8.12. Execution in Counterparts................................................................44
SECTION 8.13. Submission to Jurisdiction...............................................................44
SECTION 8.14. USA PATRIOT Act..........................................................................44
SCHEDULE I ADDRESSES, APPLICABLE LENDING OFFICES AND COMMITMENTS
EXHIBIT A-1 FORM OF RATE REQUEST
EXHIBIT A-2 FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
EXHIBIT B FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION OR CONTINUATION
EXHIBIT C FORM OF QUOTE REQUEST
EXHIBIT D FORM OF QUOTE
EXHIBIT E FORM OF ACCEPTANCE
EXHIBIT F FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE BORROWER
EXHIBIT G FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
EXHIBIT H-1 FORM OF COMMITTED NOTE
EXHIBIT H-2 FORM OF UNCOMMITTED NOTE
(ii)
CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Credit Agreement (as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "Agreement") is made as of this 14th day of
October, 2004 between THE XXXXXXX WORKS, a Connecticut corporation (the
"Borrower"), the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders
(the "Initial Lenders") listed on the signature pages hereof, and CITIBANK, N.A.
("Citibank"), as administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent") for the
Lenders (as hereinafter defined).
The Borrower has requested the Lenders to make advances to the
Borrower in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to but
not exceeding $400,000,000 to refinance certain outstanding indebtedness of the
Borrower under the Borrower's existing credit arrangements and for the general
corporate purposes of the Borrower, and the Lenders are prepared to make such
advances on and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
"Acquiring Person" means any person (other than the ESOP) who is or
becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the
Borrower's outstanding common stock.
"Advance" means a Committed Advance or an Uncommitted Advance.
"Administrative Agent's Account" means the account of the
Administrative Agent maintained by the Administrative Agent at Citibank with its
office at 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Bank
Loans Syndication.
"Applicable Eurodollar Margin" means, on any date for each
Eurodollar Rate Advance, (i) 0.1300% if on such date the Borrower's outstanding
Long-Term Indebtedness is rated A+ or higher by Standard & Poor's or A1 or
higher by Moody's, (ii) 0.1700% if on such date clause (i) is inapplicable and
the Borrower's outstanding Long-Term Indebtedness is rated A or higher by
Standard & Poor's or A2 or higher by Moody's, (iii) 0.2600% if on such date
clauses (i) and (ii) are inapplicable and the Borrower's outstanding Long-Term
Indebtedness is rated A- or higher by Standard & Poor's or A3 or higher by
Moody's, (iv) 0.3750% if on such date clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) are
inapplicable and the Borrower's outstanding Long-Term Indebtedness is rated BBB+
or higher by Standard & Poor's or Baa1 or higher by Moody's, (v) 0.5750% if on
such date clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are inapplicable (including if such
Long-Term Indebtedness is no longer rated by either agency); provided that if
the respective levels of the Borrower's
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outstanding Long-Term Indebtedness credit ratings differ, the "Applicable
Eurodollar Margin" will be determined based on the level one above that level
applicable to the lower of said credit ratings.
"Applicable Facility Fee Rate" means, on any date, a rate per annum
equal to (i) 0.0700% if on such date the Borrower's outstanding Long-Term
Indebtedness is rated A+ or higher by Standard & Poor's or A1 or higher by
Moody's, (ii) 0.0800% if on such date clause (i) is inapplicable and the
Borrower's outstanding Long-Term Indebtedness is rated A or higher by Standard &
Poor's or A2 or higher by Moody's, (iii) 0.0900% if on such date clauses (i) and
(ii) are inapplicable and the Borrower's outstanding Long-Term Indebtedness is
rated A- or higher by Standard & Poor's or A3 or higher by Moody's, (iv) 0.1250%
if on such date clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) are inapplicable and the Borrower's
outstanding Long-Term Indebtedness is rated BBB+ or higher by Standard & Poor's
or Baa1 or higher by Moody's, and (v) 0.1750% if on such date clauses (i), (ii),
(iii) and (iv) are inapplicable (including if such Long-Term Indebtedness is no
longer rated by either agency); provided that if the respective levels of the
Borrower's outstanding Long-Term Indebtedness credit ratings differ, the
"Applicable Facility Fee Rate" will be determined based on the level one above
that level applicable to the lower of said credit ratings.
"Applicable Lending Office" means, with respect to each Lender, such
Lender's Domestic Lending Office in the case of a Base Rate Advance and such
Lender's Eurodollar Lending Office in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Advance and,
in the case of an Uncommitted Advance, the office of such Lender notified by
such Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as its Applicable
Lending Office with respect to such Uncommitted Advance.
"Applicable Utilization Fee Rate" means, for each day on which the
Utilization Ratio exceeds 0.50, a rate per annum equal to (i) 0.1000% if on such
date the Borrower's outstanding Long-Term Indebtedness is rated A- or higher by
Standard & Poor's or A3 or higher by Moody's, and (ii) 0.1250% if on such date
clause (i) is inapplicable (including if such Long-Term Indebtedness is no
longer rated by either agency); provided that if the respective levels of the
Borrower's outstanding Long-Term Indebtedness credit ratings differ, the
"Applicable Utilization Fee Rate" will be determined based on the level one
above that level applicable to the lower of said credit ratings.
"Assignment and Acceptance" means an assignment and acceptance accepted
by the Administrative Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit G hereto.
"Base Rate" means a fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be in
effect from time to time, which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to
the highest of:
(a) the rate of interest announced publicly by the Reference Bank in
New York, New York, from time to time, as its base rate;
(b) 1/2 of one percent per annum above the Federal Funds Rate.
"Base Rate Advance" means a Committed Advance that bears interest as
provided in Section 2.05(a).
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"Borrower" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
"Borrowing" means a Committed Borrowing or an Uncommitted Borrowing.
"Business Day" means a day of the year on which banks are not required
or authorized to close in New York City and, if the applicable Business Day
relates to any Eurodollar Rate Advances, on which dealings in Dollars are
carried on in the London interbank market.
"Capital Lease" means any lease of property, real or personal, the
obligations under which are capitalized on the consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
"Change of Control" means, with respect to the Borrower, the occurrence
of any event, act or condition which results in either (i) any Person other than
the ESOP becoming the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 30% or more
of the outstanding common stock of the Borrower or (ii) individuals who
constitute the Continuing Directors ceasing for any reason to constitute at
least the majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower.
"Citibank" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
"Commitment" means, with respect to any Lender, the amount specified
opposite such Lender's name on Schedule I hereto or, if such Lender has entered
into any Assignment and Acceptance, set forth for such Lender in the Register
maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.07(d), as such
amount may be increased pursuant to Section 2.01(c) or reduced pursuant to
Section 2.01(b). The aggregate amount of the Commitments on the date hereof is
$400,000,000.
"Committed Advance" means an advance by a Lender to the Borrower as
part of a Committed Borrowing and refers to a Base Rate Advance or a Eurodollar
Rate Advance, each of which shall be a "Type" of Committed Advance.
"Committed Borrowing" means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous
Committed Advances of the same Type made by each of the Lenders pursuant to
Section 2.01.
"Committed Note" has the meaning provided in Section 2.11.
"Consolidated Net Tangible Assets" means the excess over current
liabilities of all assets properly appearing on a consolidated balance sheet of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries after deducting goodwill, trademarks, patents,
other like intangibles and the minority interests of others in Subsidiaries.
"Consolidated Subsidiary" means at any date any Subsidiary or other
entity the financial statements of which would, under GAAP, be consolidated with
those of the Borrower in its consolidated financial statements as of such date.
"Contingent Obligation" as to any Person means any obligation of such
Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases, dividends
or other obligations
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("primary obligations") of any other Person (the "primary obligor") in any
manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any
obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such
primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security
therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (x) for the purchase or payment of any
such primary obligation or (y) to maintain working capital or equity capital of
the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the
primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily
for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the
ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or
(iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of such primary obligation
against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Contingent
Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or
collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent
Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable
amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation
is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated
liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform
thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.
"Continuing Director" means any member of the Board of Directors of the
Borrower who is not affiliated with an Acquiring Person and who is a member of
the Board of Directors of the Borrower immediately prior to the time that the
Acquiring Person became an Acquiring Person and any successor to a Continuing
Director who is not affiliated with the Acquiring Person and is recommended to
succeed a Continuing Director by a majority of Continuing Directors who are then
members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower.
"Default" means an event which would constitute an Event of Default but
for the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both.
"Dollars" and "$" mean lawful money of the United States of America.
"Domestic Lending Office" means, with respect to any Lender, the office
of such Lender specified as its "Domestic Lending Office" opposite its name on
Schedule I hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance or the accession agreement
pursuant to which it became a Lender, or such other office of such Lender as
such Lender may from time to time specify in writing to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent.
"EBITDA" means, for any period, the sum (without duplication) for the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis of the
following: (a) net income for such period plus (b) to the extent deducted in
determining net income for such period, the sum of (i) depreciation and
amortization for such period, (ii) Interest Expense for such period and (iii)
taxes for such period.
"Effective Date" has the meaning provided in Section 3.01.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time, or any successors thereto, and the regulations
promulgated and the rulings found thereunder.
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"ERISA Controlled Group" means a group consisting of any ERISA Person
and all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or
businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control with such Person
that, together with such Person, are treated as a single employer under
regulations promulgated under ERISA.
"ERISA Person" has the meaning provided in Section 3(9) of ERISA for
the term "person."
"ERISA Plan" means (i) any Plan that (x) is not a Multiemployer Plan
and (y) has Unfunded Benefit Liabilities in excess of $20,000,000 and (ii) any
Plan that is a Multiemployer Plan.
"ESOP" means Xxxxxxx Account Value Plan or any successor plan.
"Eurocurrency Liabilities" has the meaning provided in Regulation D (or
any successor regulation) of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time
to time.
"Eurodollar Lending Office" means, with respect to any Lender, the
office of such Lender specified as its "Eurodollar Lending Office" opposite its
name on Schedule I hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance or the accession
agreement pursuant to which it became a Lender (or, if no such office of such
Lender is specified, its Domestic Lending Office), or such other office of such
Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify in writing to the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent.
"Eurodollar Rate" means, for any Interest Period for each Eurodollar
Rate Advance comprising part of the same Committed Borrowing, an interest rate
per annum equal to the offered rate for deposits in Dollars as quoted on
Telerate page 3750 (or on any successor or substitute page) at 11:00 A.M.
(London time) two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period in
an amount substantially equal to the Reference Bank's Eurodollar Rate Advance
comprising part of such Committed Borrowing to be outstanding during such
Interest Period and for a period equal to such Interest Period.
"Eurodollar Rate Advance" means a Committed Advance that bears interest
as provided in Section 2.05(b).
"Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage" for any Lender for any Eurodollar
Rate Advances owing to such Lender means the reserve percentage applicable two
Business Days before the first day of the applicable Interest Period under
regulations issued from time to time by the Federal Reserve Board for
determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any
emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) for such Lender
with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency
Liabilities having a term equal to the applicable Interest Period.
"Events of Default" has the meaning provided in Section 6.01.
"Existing Credit Agreements" means (i) the Facility A (364 Day) Credit
Agreement dated as of October 17, 2001 between the Borrower, the lenders parties
thereto and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, as amended and restated by
the Amendment and
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Restatement dated as of October 16, 2002, the Second Amendment and Restatement
dated as of October 15, 2003 and as otherwise amended prior to the date hereof,
and (ii) the Amended and Restated Facility B (Five Year) Credit Agreement dated
as of October 17, 2001 between the Borrower, the lenders parties thereto and
Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, as amended prior to the date hereof.
"Excluded Representation" means the representation and warranty set
forth in Section 4.01(g).
"Federal Bankruptcy Code" means Title 11 of the United States Code
entitled "Bankruptcy", as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto.
"Federal Funds Rate" means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate
per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the
rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal
Reserve Board arranged by Federal fund brokers, as published for such day (or,
if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any
day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such
transactions received by the Reference Bank from three Federal funds brokers of
recognized standing selected by the Reference Bank.
"Federal Reserve Board" means the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System as constituted from time to time.
"Fixed Rate" has the meaning provided in Section 2.13(c)(ii)(C).
"Fixed Rate Advance" means an Advance which bears interest as provided
in Section 2.05(d).
"Fixed Rate Auction" means a solicitation of Quotes setting forth Fixed
Rates pursuant to Section 2.13.
"Floating Rate" means, for any Interest Period for a Floating Rate
Advance, an interest rate per annum equal to the Base Rate in effect from time
to time minus the Floating Rate Margin for such Advance and Interest Period.
"Floating Rate Advance" means an Advance which bears interest as
provided in Section 2.05(c).
"Floating Rate Auction" means a solicitation of Quotes setting forth
Floating Rate Margins based on the Base Rate pursuant to Section 2.13.
"Floating Rate Margin" has the meaning provided in Section
2.13(c)(ii)(B).
"GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting principles as
in effect from time to time.
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"Hedge Agreements" means interest rate swap, cap or collar agreements,
interest rate future or option contracts, currency swap agreements, currency
future or option contracts and other similar agreements.
"Indebtedness" of any Person means, without duplication, (i) all
indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase
price of property or services (other than trade payables incurred in the
ordinary course of business of such Person), (ii) all indebtedness of such
Person evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, (iii) the
principal component of all Capital Lease obligations of such Person, (iv) the
face amount of all letters of credit issued for the account of such Person and,
without duplication, all unreimbursed amounts drawn thereunder, (v) all
indebtedness of any other Person secured by any Lien on any property owned by
such Person, whether or not such indebtedness has been assumed, (vi) all
Contingent Obligations of such Person, and (vii) all indebtedness of such Person
in respect of Hedge Agreements.
"Initial Lenders" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of
this Agreement.
"Interest Coverage Ratio" means, for any period of four consecutive
fiscal quarters, the ratio of (a) EBITDA for such period to (b) Interest Expense
for such period.
"Interest Expense" means, for any period, the sum (determined without
duplication) of the aggregate amount of interest reported in respect of such
period on the Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on
a consolidated basis, including, without limitation, the interest portion of
payments under Capital Lease obligations and any capitalized interest, minus (i)
interest income of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis reported in respect of such period and (ii) interest on
deferred compensation reported in respect of such period.
"Interest Period" means, for each Eurodollar Rate Advance comprising
part of the same Committed Borrowing, each Floating Rate Advance comprising part
of the same Uncommitted Borrowing and each Fixed Rate Advance comprising part of
the same Uncommitted Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such
Advance or the date of the continuation of such Eurodollar Rate Advance or the
date of the conversion of any Base Rate Advance into such Eurodollar Rate
Advance and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower
pursuant to the provisions below. The duration of each such Interest Period
shall be (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Advance, one, two, three or six
months, (b) in the case of a Fixed Rate Advance, from 14 to 180 days, and (c) in
the case of a Floating Rate Advance, from 30 to 180 days, in each case as the
Borrower may select in the Notice of Borrowing, Quote Request or Notice of
Conversion or Continuation for such Advance, as the case may be; provided that:
(i) the Borrower may not select any Interest Period which ends after
the Termination Date;
(ii) whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise occur
on a day other than a Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period
shall be extended to occur on the next succeeding Business Day; provided
that if, in the case of any Interest Period
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with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Advance, such extension would cause the
last day of such Interest Period to occur in the next following calendar
month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on the next
preceding Business Day;
(iii) any Interest Period which 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,
subject to clause (iv) below, end on the last Business Day of a calendar
month;
(iv) any Interest Period which would otherwise end after the
Termination Date shall end on the Termination Date;
(v) if, upon the expiration of any Interest Period with respect to a
Committed Borrowing consisting of Eurodollar Rate Advances, the Borrower
has failed to elect a new Interest Period to be applicable to such Advances
as provided above, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert
such Advances into a Base Rate Advance effective as of the expiration date
of such current Interest Period; and
(vi) Interest Periods commencing on the same date for Eurodollar Rate
Advances comprising part of the same Committed Borrowing or for Fixed Rate
Advances or Floating Rate Advances comprising part of the same Uncommitted
Borrowing shall be of the same duration.
"Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time, or any successor thereto.
"Lenders" means the Initial Lenders and each Person that shall become a
party hereto pursuant to Section 8.07 or Section 2.01(c).
"Lien" shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment,
deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), or preferential
payment arrangement, priority or other security agreement of any kind or nature
whatsoever, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same effect as
any of the foregoing and the filing of any financing statement or similar
instrument under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable law of any
jurisdiction, domestic or foreign.
"Long-Term Indebtedness" means the long-term Senior Unsecured
Indebtedness of the Borrower.
"Margin Stock" has the meaning provided in Regulation U of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.
"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on the
business, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
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"Moody's" means Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor or
successors thereto.
"Multiemployer Plan" means a Plan which is a "multiemployer plan" as
defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
"Note" means a Committed Note or an Uncommitted Note.
"Notice of Borrowing" has the meaning provided in Section 2.02(b).
"Notice of Conversion or Continuation" has the meaning provided in
Section 2.04(b) .
"Other Taxes" has the meaning provided in Section 2.10(b).
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established under
ERISA, or any successor thereto.
"Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a
business trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint
venture, limited liability company or other entity, or a government or any
political subdivision or agency thereof.
"Plan" means any employee benefit plan covered by Title IV of ERISA,
the funding requirements of which:
(i) were the responsibility of the Borrower or a member of its ERISA
Controlled Group at any time within the five years immediately preceding
the date hereof,
(ii) are currently the responsibility of the Borrower or a member of
its ERISA Controlled Group, or
(iii) hereafter become the responsibility of the Borrower or a member
of its ERISA Controlled Group, including any such plans as may have been,
or may hereafter be, terminated for whatever reason.
"Principal Property" means all real property and tangible personal
property constituting a manufacturing plant owned by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, exclusive of (i) motor vehicles, mobile materials handling
equipment and other rolling stock, (ii) office furnishings and equipment,
information and electronic data processing equipment, (iii) any property
financed through obligations issued by a state, territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision or instrumentality of the foregoing,
on which the interest cannot, in the opinion of tax counsel of recognized
standing or in accordance with a ruling issued by the Internal Revenue Service,
be included in gross income of the holder under Section 103(a)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code (or any successor to such provision) as in effect at the
time of the issuance of such obligations, (iv) any real property held for
development or sale, or (v) any property and equipment included therein without
deduction of any depreciation reserves the book value of which property and
equipment in the aggregate is less than 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets
or which the Board of Directors of the Borrower determines is
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not material to the operation of the business of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
"Principal Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Borrower which has
net sales which represent 15% or more of the consolidated net sales of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
"Pro Rata Share" means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage
corresponding to the fraction the numerator of which shall be the amount of the
Commitment of such Lender and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate
amount of the Commitments of all Lenders.
"Quote" means an offer by any Lender to make an advance under Section
2.13.
"Quote Request" has the meaning provided in Section 2.13(b).
"Rate Notification" has the meaning provided in Section 2.02(a).
"Rate Request" has the meaning provided in Section 2.02(a).
"Reference Bank" means Citibank or, if Citibank is no longer the
Administrative Agent, such Person (which shall be a Lender or the Administrative
Agent) as shall be designated by the Borrower with the consent of the Required
Lenders, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
"Register" has the meaning provided in Section 8.07(d).
"Reportable Event" has the meaning provided in Section 4043(b) of ERISA
(other than a Reportable Event as to which the provision of 30 days notice to
the PBGC is waived under applicable regulations).
"Required Lenders" means at any time Lenders representing in the
aggregate at least 51% of the Commitments or, if the Commitments shall have
terminated, Lenders representing in the aggregate at least 51% of the sum of the
Advances owing to Lenders hereunder.
"Senior Unsecured Indebtedness" means Indebtedness that is not
subordinated to any other Indebtedness and is not secured or supported by a
guarantee, letter of credit or other form of credit enhancement.
"Standard & Poor's" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Services and any
successor or successors thereto.
"Subsidiary" of any Person means (i) any corporation 50% or more of
whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting
power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of
whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such corporation
shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any
contingency) is at the time owned by such Person directly or indirectly through
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Subsidiaries and (ii) any partnership, association, joint venture, limited
liability company or other entity in which such Person, directly or indirectly
through Subsidiaries, is either a general partner or has a 50% or more equity
interest at the time.
"Taxes" has the meaning provided in Section 2.10(a).
"Termination Date" means the earlier of (a) October 14, 2009 or (b) the
date of termination in whole of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.01(b) or
Section 6.01.
"Termination Event" means (i) a Reportable Event, or (ii) the
initiation of any action by the Borrower, any member of the Borrower's ERISA
Controlled Group or any ERISA Plan fiduciary to terminate an ERISA Plan or the
treatment of an amendment to an ERISA Plan as a termination under ERISA, or
(iii) the institution of proceedings by the PBGC under Section 4042 of ERISA to
terminate an ERISA Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any ERISA Plan.
"Type" has the meaning provided in the definitions of Committed Advance
and Uncommitted Advance.
"Uncommitted Advance" means an advance by a Lender to the Borrower as
part of an Uncommitted Borrowing resulting from the auction bidding procedure
described in Section 2.13 and refers to a Floating Rate Advance or a Fixed Rate
Advance, each of which shall be a "Type" of Uncommitted Advance.
"Uncommitted Borrowing" means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous
Uncommitted Advances from each of the Lenders whose offer to make one or more
Uncommitted Advances as part of such borrowing has been accepted under the
auction bidding procedure described in Section 2.13.
"Uncommitted Note" has the meaning provided in Section 2.11.
"Unfunded Benefit Liabilities" means with respect to any Plan at any
time, the amount (if any) by which (i) the present value of all benefit
liabilities under such Plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, exceeds
(ii) the fair market value of all Plan assets allocable to such benefits, all
determined as of the then most recent valuation date for such Plan (on the basis
of assumptions prescribed by the PBGC for the purpose of Section 4044 of ERISA).
"Utilization Ratio" means, at any time, the ratio of (i) the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Advances at such time to (ii) the aggregate
amount of the Commitments at such time.
SECTION 1.02. Computation of Time Periods; Terms Generally. In this
Agreement in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later
specified date, the word "from" means "from and including" and the words "to"
and "until" each mean "to but excluding". The words "include", "includes" and
"including" shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation".
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SECTION 1.03. Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically
defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP.
ARTICLE II
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES
SECTION 2.01. The Commitment. (a) The Committed Advances. Each Lender
agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make Committed
Advances to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the period
from the date hereof until the Termination Date in an aggregate amount not to
exceed at any time outstanding (i) such Lender's Commitment minus (ii) such
Lender's Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of all Uncommitted
Advances then outstanding. Within the limits of each Lender's Commitment, the
Borrower may borrow, repay, prepay (as provided in Section 2.07) and reborrow
such amount or any portion thereof. Each Committed Borrowing shall be in an
aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess
thereof or, if less, the aggregate amount of the unused Commitments and shall
consist of Committed Advances of the same Type made on the same day by the
Lenders ratably according to their respective Commitments. Notwithstanding the
foregoing restriction with respect to the minimum amount of each Committed
Borrowing, the Borrower may borrow Committed Borrowings in an aggregate amount
equal to the amount by which the aggregate amount of a proposed Uncommitted
Borrowing requested by the Borrower exceeds the aggregate amount of Uncommitted
Advances offered to be made by the Lenders and accepted by the Borrower in
respect of such Uncommitted Borrowing, if such Uncommitted Borrowing is made on
the same date as such Committed Borrowing.
(b) Termination and Reduction. The Borrower shall have the right, upon
at least two Business Days' notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate in
whole or reduce each Lender's Pro Rata Share of the unused Commitments, provided
that the aggregate amount of the Commitments of the Lenders shall not be reduced
to an amount that is less than the aggregate principal amount of the Uncommitted
Advances then outstanding. Each partial reduction of the Commitments shall be in
the aggregate amount of at least $10,000,000 or a larger whole multiple of
$1,000,000.
(c) Increase.
(i) The Borrower may, at any time but in any event not more than once
during any calendar year, make a written request (an "Increase Request") to
the Administrative Agent (who shall forward a copy to each Lender) that the
Commitments be increased, in the amount of $10,000,000 or an integral
multiple thereof, provided that after giving effect to any such increase,
the aggregate amount of the Commitments shall not exceed $600,000,000. Such
Increase Request shall include a certification by a senior officer of the
Borrower that (x) no Default has occurred and is continuing on and as of
the date of such Increase Request and (y) the representations and
warranties contained in Section 4.01 are correct in all material respects
on and as of the Increase Date (as defined below), before and immediately
after giving effect to such increase, as though made on and as of
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such Increase Date. Any such increase in Commitments shall be effective as
of a date (the "Increase Date") specified in the related Increase Request
that is (i) prior to the Termination Date and (ii) at least 10 days after
the date of such Increase Request. Each Increase Request shall specify the
date by which Lenders who wish to increase their Commitments must consent
to such increase (the "Commitment Date"), which date shall be no later than
five Business Days prior to the related Increase Date. Each Lender that is
willing to increase its Commitment (each an "Increasing Lender"), shall
notify the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Commitment Date of the
amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment, which amount
shall not exceed the respective amount specified in the relevant Increase
Request. No Lender shall be obligated to increase its Commitment pursuant
to this Section 2.01(c) and any such increase shall be in the sole
discretion of each Lender. If the Lenders notify the Administrative Agent
that they are willing to increase the amount of their respective
Commitments by an aggregate amount that exceeds the amount of the requested
increase, the requested increase shall be allocated among the Lenders
willing to participate therein ratably in accordance with the amount by
which they offered to increase their respective Commitments on the
Commitment Date.
(ii) Not later than two (2) days following each Commitment Date, the
Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower as to the amount, if any, by
which the Lenders are willing to participate in the requested increase. If
the aggregate amount by which the Lenders are willing to increase their
Commitments on any such Commitment Date is less than the requested amount,
then the Commitments of those Lenders that are willing to increase their
Commitments shall be increased as provided in subsection (iii) below and
any one or more other Persons designated by the Borrower and reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent (each, a "New Lender") that agrees
to provide Commitments for the shortfall may become party to this Agreement
by executing and delivering, together with the Borrower, an accession
agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent pursuant to which such Person or Persons shall become
a party to this Agreement as a Lender and, to the extent provided therein,
shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder; provided that
each such Person or Persons shall provide a Commitment in an amount of at
least $5,000,000.
(iii) On each Increase Date, each Person that accepts an offer to
participate in a requested Commitment increase in accordance with Section
2.01(c) shall become a Lender party to this Agreement as of such Increase
Date and the Commitment of each Increasing Lender shall be increased as of
such Increase Date by the amount set forth in its notice delivered to the
Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.01(c)(i) (or by the
amount allocated to such Lender pursuant to the last sentence of Section
2.01(c)(i)), and if on the Increase Date any Committed Advances are
outstanding, the Borrower shall borrow Committed Advances from the New
Lenders, and/or prepay the outstanding Committed Advances, in such amounts
as are required to cause the outstanding Committed Advances to be held
ratably by all Lenders.
SECTION 2.02. Making the Committed Advances. (a) Determination of
Eurodollar Rate. The Borrower may request the Reference Bank, no earlier than
9:00 A.M. (New York City time) and no later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time)
on the third Business Day before a proposed Eurodollar Rate Advance, to notify
the Borrower of the Eurodollar Rate
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that would be applicable to a Committed Advance in the principal amount and with
the Interest Period as described by the Borrower in such request, which request
shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto (a "Rate Request").
Upon such request, the Reference Bank shall furnish such interest rate to the
Borrower no later than noon (New York City time) on the second Business Day
before the proposed Eurodollar Rate Advance by delivering to the Borrower a copy
of the related Rate Request setting forth such rate and executed by an
authorized officer of the Reference Bank in the space provided therefor (a "Rate
Notification"). The Borrower shall be entitled to rely on any such notification
and such rate shall be conclusive and binding on the Lenders absent manifest
error.
(b) Notice of Borrowing. Each Committed Borrowing shall be made on
notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, which shall give to each
Lender prompt notice thereof by telecopier, given not later than 11:00 A.M. (New
York City time) on the date of the proposed Committed Borrowing if such
Committed Borrowing is to be comprised of Base Rate Advances and no earlier than
9:00 A.M. (New York City time) and no later than 4:00 P.M. (New York City time)
on the third Business Day prior to such date if such Committed Borrowing is to
be comprised of Eurodollar Rate Advances. Each such notice of a Committed
Borrowing (a "Notice of Borrowing") shall be by telecopier, or by telephone
confirmed immediately in writing, in substantially the form of Exhibit A-2
hereto, specifying therein the requested (i) date of such Committed Borrowing,
(ii) Type of Advances comprising such Committed Borrowing, (iii) aggregate
amount of such Committed Borrowing and (iv) in the case of a Committed Borrowing
consisting of Eurodollar Rate Advances, the initial Interest Period for each
such Committed Advance. Each Lender shall, before 1:00 P.M. (New York City time)
on the date of such Committed Borrowing, make available for the account of its
Applicable Lending Office to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative
Agent's Account, in same day funds, such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the
requested amount of such Committed Borrowing. Promptly after the Administrative
Agent's receipt of such funds (and in any event by the close of business New
York City time on the date of such Borrowing) and upon fulfillment of the
applicable conditions set forth in Article III, the Administrative Agent will
make the funds so received available to the Borrower by depositing the same in
immediately available funds into such account as the Borrower shall have
specified in the related Notice of Borrowing.
(c) Illegality, Etc. Anything in subsection (a) or (b) above to the
contrary notwithstanding,
(i) if any Lender shall, at least one Business Day before the date of
any requested Eurodollar Advance or the date of any conversion to or
continuation of a Eurodollar Rate Advance, notify the Administrative Agent
that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any
law or regulation makes it unlawful, or that any central bank or other
governmental authority asserts that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its
Eurodollar Lending Office to perform its obligations hereunder to make
Eurodollar Rate Advances or to fund or maintain Eurodollar Rate Advances
hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give notice thereof to
the other Lenders and the Borrower, whereupon (A) such Lender shall have no
obligation to make Eurodollar Rate Advances, or to convert Advances into
Eurodollar Rate Advances, until such Lender notifies the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent that the circumstances causing such suspension no
longer exist and (B) the Borrower shall be deemed to have converted all
Eurodollar Rate Advances of such Lender then outstanding into Base Rate
Advances in accordance with Section 2.04
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on and as of the date of the Administrative Agent's receipt of such notice,
unless and to the extent such notice directs that one or more Eurodollar
Rate Advances shall be so converted on the last day of the applicable
Interest Period, provided that (w) before giving any such notice, such
Lender agrees to use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal
policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate a different
Applicable Lending Office if the making of such a designation would avoid
the need for such suspension and conversion and would not, in the
reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such
Lender, (x) any request by the Borrower for Eurodollar Rate Advances during
a time when a Lender's obligation to make, or convert Advances into,
Eurodollar Rate Advances shall be suspended hereunder shall be deemed to be
a request for, or for conversion into, Base Rate Advances from such Lender,
(y) all Advances that would otherwise be made by such Lender as Eurodollar
Rate Advances during any such suspension shall instead be made as Base Rate
Advances, and (z) in the event any Lender shall notify the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower of the occurrence of the circumstances causing such
suspension under this Section 2.02(c), all payments and prepayments of
principal that would otherwise have been applied to repay the Eurodollar
Rate Advances that would have been made by such Lender or the converted
Eurodollar Rate Advances shall instead be applied to repay the Base Rate
Advances made by such Lender in lieu of, or resulting from the conversion
of, such Eurodollar Rate Advances;
(ii) if the Reference Bank cannot furnish the Eurodollar Rate for any
Committed Borrowing consisting of Eurodollar Rate Advances because of
conditions existing in the London interbank market, the right of the
Borrower to select Eurodollar Rate Advances shall be suspended until the
Reference Bank shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the
circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist; and
(iii) if the Required Lenders shall, at least one Business Day before
the date of any requested Eurodollar Rate Advance, notify the
Administrative Agent that the Eurodollar Rate for any Interest Period will
not adequately reflect the cost to the Required Lenders of making, funding
or maintaining their respective Eurodollar Rate Advances for such Interest
Period, the Administrative Agent shall forthwith so notify the Borrower and
the Lenders, whereupon the Lenders shall have no obligation to make, or
convert Committed Advances into, Eurodollar Rate Advances until the
Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the
circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.
(d) Effect of Failure to Fulfill Conditions. Each Notice of Borrowing
shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower. In the case of any Committed
Borrowing that the related Notice of Borrowing specifies is to be comprised of
Eurodollar Rate Advances, the Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against any
loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender as a result of any failure to
fulfill on or before the date specified in such Notice of Borrowing for such
Committed Borrowing the applicable conditions set forth in Article III,
including, without limitation, any loss (excluding anticipated profits), cost or
expense reasonably incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of
deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund the Committed Advance to
be made by such Lender as part of such Committed Borrowing when such Advance, as
a result of such failure, is not made on such date, such indemnity to be paid
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promptly upon receipt by the Borrower of a certificate of such Lender setting
forth the calculation of the amount of the indemnity claimed by such Lender.
(e) Funds Available. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have
received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Committed Borrowing that
such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender's
ratable portion of such Committed Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume
that such Lender has made such portion available to the Administrative Agent on
the date of such Committed Borrowing in accordance with subsection (a) of this
Section 2.02 and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption,
make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to
the extent that such Lender shall not have so made such ratable portion
available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender and the Borrower severally
agree to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such
corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date
such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is
repaid to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the
interest rate applicable at the time to Committed Advances comprising such
Committed Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, the Federal Funds Rate.
If such Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding
amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Lender's Committed Advance
as part of such Committed Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.
(f) Failure to Make Advances. The failure of any Lender to make the
Committed Advance to be made by it as part of any Committed Borrowing shall not
relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its
Committed Advance on the date of such Committed Borrowing, but no Lender shall
be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Committed Advance
to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Committed Borrowing.
SECTION 2.03. Fees. (a) Facility Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a facility fee on the
aggregate amount of such Lender's Commitment (whether or not utilized and, after
the Termination Date, on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the
Advances of such Lender, if any) from the date hereof in the case of each Lender
and, in the case of each Person which becomes a Lender pursuant to Section 8.07,
from the effective date specified in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to
which it became a Lender and, in the case of a Person becoming a Lender pursuant
to Section 2.01(c), from the effective date specified in the accession agreement
pursuant to which it became a Lender, until the Termination Date at the
Applicable Facility Fee Rate, payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of
each March, June, September and December during the term hereof and on the
Termination Date. All computations of the facility fee shall be based on a year
of 360 days.
(b) Administrative Agent's Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the
Administrative Agent for its own account such fees as may from time to time be
agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
(c) Utilization Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent
for the pro rata account of the Lenders a utilization fee on the outstanding
principal amount of the Advances, for each day on which the Utilization Ratio
exceeds 0.50 and for each day after the
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Termination Date regardless of the Utilization Ratio, at a rate per annum equal
to the Applicable Utilization Fee Rate, payable on each day on which a payment
of interest is due under Section 2.05.
SECTION 2.04. Continuation and Conversion. (a) General. Subject to the
other provisions hereof, the Borrower shall have the option (i) to convert all
or any part of an outstanding Committed Borrowing consisting of Base Rate
Advances to a Committed Borrowing consisting of Eurodollar Rate Advances, (ii)
to convert all or any part of an outstanding Committed Borrowing consisting of
Eurodollar Rate Advances to a Committed Borrowing consisting of Base Rate
Advances, or (iii) to continue all or any part of an outstanding Committed
Borrowing consisting of Eurodollar Rate Advances as a Committed Borrowing
consisting of Eurodollar Rate Advances for an additional Interest Period;
provided that no Committed Borrowing consisting of Eurodollar Rate Advances
shall be so converted other than as contemplated by Section 2.02(c) or
continued, until the expiration of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
(b) Notice of Conversion or Continuation. In order to elect to convert
or continue a Committed Borrowing hereunder, the Borrower shall deliver an
irrevocable notice thereof (a "Notice of Conversion or Continuation") to the
Administrative Agent by telecopier or by telephone confirmed immediately in
writing, no later than (i) 11:00 A.M., (New York City time) on the proposed
conversion date in the case of a conversion to Base Rate Advances and (ii) no
earlier than 9:00 A.M. (New York City time) and no later than 4:00 P.M. (New
York City time) on the third Business Day in advance of the proposed conversion
or continuation date in the case of a conversion to, or a continuation of,
Eurodollar Rate Advances, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto. A
Notice of Conversion or Continuation shall specify (w) the requested conversion
or continuation date (which shall be a Business Day), (x) the amount and Type of
the Advances to be converted or continued, (y) whether a conversion or
continuation is requested, and (z) in the case of a conversion to, or a
continuation of, Eurodollar Rate Advances, the requested Interest Period. The
relevant Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period in the case of a conversion
to, or a continuation of, Eurodollar Rate Advances shall be determined in the
manner provided in Section 2.02(a) as if such conversion or continuation is
instead new Eurodollar Rate Advances in such amount, on such date and for such
Interest Period. If the Borrower fails to give a Notice of Conversion or
Continuation with respect to an outstanding Committed Borrowing consisting of
Eurodollar Rate Advances as provided in clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall be
deemed to have converted such Eurodollar Rate Advances into Base Rate Advances
in accordance with this Section 2.04 if such Advances are outstanding after the
last day of the Interest Period with respect thereto.
SECTION 2.05. Interest on Advances. The Borrower shall pay interest on
the unpaid principal amount of each Advance owing to each Lender from the date
the proceeds of such Advance are made available to the Borrower until such
principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per annum:
(a) Base Rate Advances. If such Advance is a Base Rate Advance, a rate
per annum equal to the Base Rate in effect from time to time, payable in
arrears quarterly on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter during
the period such Base Rate Advance remains outstanding and on the date such
Base Rate Advance shall be paid in full;
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(b) Eurodollar Rate Advances. If such Advance is a Eurodollar Rate
Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times during the Interest Period for
such Advance to the sum of the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period
plus the Applicable Eurodollar Margin for such Advance, payable in arrears
on the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a
duration of more than three months, on each day which occurs during such
Interest Period every three months from the first day of such Interest
Period;
(c) Floating Rate Advances. If such Advance is a Floating Rate Advance,
a rate per annum equal at all times during the Interest Period for such
Advance to the Floating Rate for such Interest Period quoted by such Lender
in accordance with Section 2.13, payable in arrears on the last Business
Day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of
more than three months, on each day which occurs during such Interest
Period every three months from the first day of such Interest Period;
(d) Fixed Rate Advances. If such Advance is a Fixed Rate Advance, a
rate per annum equal at all times during the Interest Period for such
Advance to the Fixed Rate for such Interest Period quoted by such Lender in
accordance with Section 2.13, payable in arrears on the last day of such
Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than
three months, on each day which occurs during such Interest Period every
three months from the first day of such Interest Period; and
(e) Default Rate. In the event that, and for so long as, any Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the outstanding principal
amount of all Advances and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue
interest in respect of all Advances, shall bear interest at a rate per
annum equal to the sum of two percent (2%) plus the interest rate otherwise
applicable hereunder to such principal amount in effect from time to time.
In the event that, and for so long as, any Default under Section 6.01(a)
shall have occurred and be continuing, the outstanding principal amount of
the Advance with respect to which such Default has occurred and is
continuing shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of two
percent (2%) plus the interest rate otherwise applicable hereunder to such
principal amount in effect from time to time.
SECTION 2.06. Additional Interest on Eurodollar Rate Advances. The
Borrower shall pay to each Lender, during each period as such Lender shall be
required under regulations of the Federal Reserve Board to maintain reserves
with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency
Liabilities, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each
Eurodollar Rate Advance of such Lender outstanding during such period, from the
later of the date such reserves are required and the making of such Advance
until the earlier of the date such reserves are no longer required and such
principal amount is paid in full, at an interest rate per annum equal at all
times to the remainder obtained by subtracting (i) the Eurodollar Rate for the
Interest Period applicable to such Advance from (ii) the rate obtained by
dividing such Eurodollar Rate by a percentage equal to 100% minus the average
Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage of such Lender during such period, payable on
each date on which interest is payable on such Advance. Such Lender shall
determine the amount of such additional interest, if any, and promptly notify
the Borrower through the Administrative Agent of the amount thereof.
SECTION 2.07. Repayment and Prepayment of Advances. (a) The Borrower
shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders
on the Termination
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Date the aggregate principal amount of the Committed Advances then outstanding
and the Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
Lenders to which Uncommitted Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing are
owing the aggregate principal amount of such Uncommitted Advances then
outstanding on the last day of the Interest Period with respect thereto. The
Borrower shall have no right to prepay any principal amount of any Advances
other than as provided in this Section 2.07. The Borrower may, upon notice no
later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the second Business Day before the
prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Advances, and no later than 11:00 A.M. (New York
City time) on the day of the prepayment in the case of Base Rate Advances, in
either case to the Administrative Agent and stating the proposed date and
principal amount of the prepayment, and if such notice is given the Borrower
shall, prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Committed Advances
comprising part of the same Committed Borrowing in whole or ratably in part,
together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal
amount prepaid; provided, however, that each partial prepayment shall be in the
aggregate principal amount of at least $10,000,000 or a larger whole multiple of
$1,000,000 and, in the case of a payment or prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate
Advance other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such Advance as
provided herein, shall have the consequences set forth in Section 8.04(b).
(b) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent immediately upon
becoming aware of any Change of Control. Upon receipt of such notice and for a
period of 90 days thereafter, the Required Lenders shall be entitled, by written
notice to the Borrower received within such period, to terminate the Commitments
in whole and require the Borrower to prepay all outstanding Advances within 5
Business Days of its receipt of such notice, together with any accrued and
unpaid interest thereon to the date of such prepayment and any other amounts due
hereunder. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, a Change of
Control shall not, in and of itself, constitute a Default hereunder.
SECTION 2.08. Increased Costs. (a) Changes in Law, Etc. If, due to (i)
the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or
regulation on or after the date of this Agreement, or (ii) the compliance with
any guideline or request not applicable on the date of this Agreement from any
central bank or other governmental authority (whether or not having the force of
law), there shall be any increase in the cost to any Lender of agreeing to make
or making, funding or maintaining Eurodollar Rate Advances, then the Borrower
shall from time to time, promptly upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of
such demand to the Administrative Agent) accompanied by the certificate
described in the next sentence, pay to the Administrative Agent for the account
of such Lender additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such
increased cost. A certificate as to the amount of such increased cost, submitted
to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent by such Lender, shall be conclusive
and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(b) Capital Adequacy. If, due to (i) the introduction of or any change
in or in the official interpretation of any law or regulation on or after the
date of this Agreement, or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request not
applicable on the date of this Agreement from any central bank or other
governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law), any Lender
determines that the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by
such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender has been or would be
affected and that the amount of such capital is increased by or based upon the
existence of such Lender's Advances or commitment to lend hereunder and other
commitments of this type, then, upon demand by such
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Lender received by the Borrower within such time from the relevant change or
introduction described above as is reasonably required in order to determine the
effect thereof (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent)
accompanied by a certificate of such Lender as to the amounts demanded, the
Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender,
from time to time as specified by such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to
compensate such Lender or such corporation, as the case may be, to the extent
that such Lender reasonably determines such increase in capital to be allocable
to the existence of such Lender's Advances or commitment to lend hereunder, such
amounts to be due and payable within two days of such Lender's invoice therefor.
A certificate as to such amounts submitted to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent by such Lender shall be conclusive and binding for all
purposes, absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.09. Payments and Computations. (a) Manner of Payment. The
Borrower shall make each payment hereunder and under the Notes not later than
11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the day when due in Dollars to the
Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent's Account in same day funds.
The Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like
funds relating to the payment of principal or interest or facility fees ratably
(other than amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.02(d), 2.06, 2.08, 2.10,
2.13(f) or 8.04(b)) to the Lenders for the account of their respective
Applicable Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of any other
amount payable to any Lender to such Lender for the account of its Applicable
Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. Upon its acceptance of an Assignment and Acceptance and recording of
the information contained therein in the Register pursuant to Section 8.07(c),
from and after the effective date specified in such Assignment and Acceptance,
the Administrative Agent shall make all payments hereunder and under the Notes
in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the Lender assignee thereunder,
and the parties to such Assignment and Acceptance shall make all appropriate
adjustments in such payments for periods prior to such effective date directly
between themselves. The making by the Borrower of any payment to the
Administrative Agent for the account of any Lender as herein provided shall pro
tanto discharge the relevant obligation of the Borrower to such Lender.
(b) Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all
deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time
held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender to the Borrower
against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing
under this Agreement and the Notes held by such Lender, although such
obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section are
in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff)
which such Lender may have.
(c) Interest. All computations of interest based on the Base Rate shall
be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days,
as the case may be, and all computations of interest based on the Eurodollar
Rate or the Federal Funds Rate or with respect to Uncommitted Advances and all
computations of interest pursuant to Section 2.06 shall be made by the
Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days, in each case for the
actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day)
occurring in the period for which such interest is payable. Each determination
by the Reference Bank of an interest rate
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for any Committed Advance hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all
purposes, absent manifest error.
(d) Business Days. Whenever any payment hereunder or under the Notes
shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall
be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in
such case be included in the computation of payment of interest, facility fee or
utilization fee, as the case may be; provided that if such extension would cause
payment of interest on or principal of Eurodollar Rate Advances to be made in
the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next
preceding Business Day.
(e) Assumption of Payment. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have
received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due
to the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment in full,
the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment in
full to the Administrative Agent on such date and the Administrative Agent may,
in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Lender on such
due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the
extent the Borrower shall not have so made such payment in full to the
Administrative Agent, each Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent
forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender together with
interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such
Lender until the date such Lender repays such amount to the Administrative
Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate.
(f) Rate Information. The Reference Bank shall notify the Borrower and
the Administrative Agent of the Base Rate in effect on the first Business Day on
which a Base Rate or Floating Rate Advance is outstanding and each day on which
a change in the Base Rate occurs, each in sufficient detail to enable the
Borrower to calculate interest payments hereunder with respect to Base Rate
Advances and Floating Rate Advances, and shall provide such information to any
Lender promptly upon its request. The Borrower will provide to the
Administrative Agent (i) promptly upon receipt thereof copies of the information
received by the Borrower pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence or any
Rate Notification received pursuant to Section 2.02(a), (ii) promptly upon the
making of any interest payment with respect to a Base Rate Advance or a Floating
Rate Advance hereunder a schedule based on such information setting forth the
Base Rate for each day in the period in which such Advance was outstanding, and
(iii) promptly upon obtaining knowledge thereof, notice of any change in the
rating assigned by Standard & Poor's or Xxxxx'x to the Borrower's Long-Term
Indebtedness and the date of such change, provided that the Borrower's failure
to provide any of the foregoing information shall be deemed not to be a Default
or Event of Default hereunder.
SECTION 2.10. Taxes. (a) General. Any and all payments by the Borrower
hereunder or under the Notes shall be made in accordance with Section 2.09, free
and clear of and without deduction for any and all taxes, levies, imposts,
deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto,
not in effect or not imposed on the date of this Agreement; excluding, in the
case of each Lender and the Administrative Agent, taxes imposed on its income,
and franchise taxes imposed on it by the jurisdiction under the laws of which
such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) is organized or any
political subdivision thereof and, in the case of each Lender, taxes imposed on
its income, and franchise taxes imposed on it, by the jurisdiction of such
Lender's Applicable Lending Office or any political
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subdivision thereof (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions,
charges, withholdings and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as "Taxes").
(b) Other Taxes. In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any stamp or
documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar
levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or under the Notes or from
the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this
Agreement not in effect or not imposed on the date of this Agreement or the
Notes (hereinafter referred to as "Other Taxes") upon notice from the Lender.
(c) Tax Indemnity. The Borrower will indemnify each Lender and the
Administrative Agent for the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes (including,
without limitation, any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on
amounts payable under this Section 2.10) paid by such Lender or the
Administrative Agent (as the case may be) and any liability (including
penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto,
whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted.
This indemnification shall be made within 30 days from the date such Lender or
the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) makes written demand therefor.
(d) Receipt. Within 30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes, the
Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent, at its address referred to in
Section 8.02, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment
thereof.
(e) Survival. Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement
of the Borrower hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Borrower
contained in this Section 2.10 shall survive the payment in full of principal
and interest hereunder.
SECTION 2.11. Promissory Notes. Any Lender may request that Advances of
any Type made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the
Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note
payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its
registered assigns) substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 (a "Committed
Note") in the case of the Committed Advances and substantially in the form of
Exhibit H-2 (an "Uncommitted Note"), in the case of the Uncommitted Advances.
Thereafter, such Advances evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon
shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 8.07) be
represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee
named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee
and its registered assigns).
SECTION 2.12. Use of Proceeds of Advances. The Borrower will use the
proceeds of the Advances for general corporate purposes, including, without
limitation, for the acquisition of Margin Stock.
SECTION 2.13. Uncommitted Advances. (a) The Uncommitted Advances
Option. In addition to Committed Advances pursuant to Section 2.01, the Borrower
may, as set forth in this Section 2.13, request the Lenders to make offers to
make Uncommitted Advances to the Borrower. Each Lender may, but shall have no
obligation to, make such offers and the Borrower may, but shall have no
obligation to, accept any such offers in the manner set forth in this Section
2.13; provided that, following the making of each Uncommitted Borrowing, the
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aggregate amount of the Advances then outstanding shall not exceed the aggregate
amount of the Commitments of the Lenders. The Uncommitted Advances may be
Floating Rate Advances or Fixed Rate Advances.
(b) Quote Request. When the Borrower wishes to request offers to make
Uncommitted Advances as part of an Uncommitted Borrowing, it shall transmit to
the Administrative Agent, by telecopier, a quote request substantially in the
form of Exhibit C hereto (a "Quote Request") so as to be received (x) no earlier
than 9:00 A.M. (New York City time) and no later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City
time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of Borrowing proposed therein,
in the case of a Fixed Rate Auction, or (y) no later than 11:00 A.M. (New York
City time) on the Business Day immediately preceding the proposed date of
Borrowing proposed therein, in the case of a Floating Rate Auction, specifying:
(i) the proposed date of Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(ii) the proposed aggregate amount of such Borrowing, which shall be
$10,000,000 or a larger whole multiple of $1,000,000; and
(iii) the duration of the proposed Interest Period applicable thereto
subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period.
The Administrative Agent shall in turn promptly notify each Lender of each
request for an Uncommitted Borrowing received by it from the Borrower by sending
such Lender a copy of the related Quote Request. The Borrower may request offers
to make Uncommitted Advances for more than one Interest Period in a single Quote
Request. No Quote Request shall be given within five Business Days of any other
Quote Request.
(c) Submission and Contents of Quotes. (i) Each Lender may but shall
not be required to submit a Quote containing an offer or offers to make an
Uncommitted Advance as part of a proposed Uncommitted Borrowing in response to
any Quote Request. Each Quote must comply with the requirements of this Section
2.13(c) and must be submitted to the Administrative Agent (which shall give
prompt notice thereof to the Borrower) in writing (including by telecopy) no
later than (A) 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior
to the proposed date of borrowing in the case of a Fixed Rate Auction or (B)
11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the Business Day immediately preceding the
proposed date of borrowing, in the case of a Floating Rate Auction; provided
that if the Administrative Agent in its capacity as a Lender shall, in its sole
discretion, elect to make any such offer, it shall notify the Borrower of such
offer at least 30 minutes before the time and on the date on which notice of
such election is to be given to the Administrative Agent by the other Lenders.
If any Lender shall elect not to make such an offer, such Lender shall so notify
the Administrative Agent, before 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the date on
which notice of such election is to be given to the Administrative Agent by the
other Lenders, and such Lender shall not be obligated to, and shall not, make
any Uncommitted Advance as part of such Uncommitted Borrowing; provided that the
failure by any Lender to give such notice shall not cause such Lender to be
obligated to make any Uncommitted Advance as part of such proposed Uncommitted
Borrowing. Any Quote so made shall be irrevocable except with the written
consent of the Borrower.
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(ii) A Quote may set forth each separate offer by a Lender with respect
to each Interest Period specified in the related Quote Request. Each Quote shall
be in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto, and shall in any case specify:
(A) the principal amount of the Uncommitted Advance for each such
offer, which principal amount (1) may be greater than or less than the
Commitment of such Lender, (2) must be a whole multiple of $1,000,000, (3)
may not exceed (but may be less than) the proposed principal amount of the
proposed Uncommitted Borrowing set forth in the related Quote Request, and
(4) may be subject to an aggregate limitation as to the principal amount of
Uncommitted Advances for which offers being made by such Lender may be
accepted;
(B) in the case of a Floating Rate Auction, the margin below the Base
Rate (the "Floating Rate Margin") offered for each such Uncommitted Advance
expressed as a percentage (specified to the nearest 1/1,000th of 1%) to be
subtracted from such Base Rate; and
(C) in the case of a Fixed Rate Auction, the rate of interest per annum
(specified to the nearest 1/1,000th of 1%) (the "Fixed Rate") offered for
each such Uncommitted Advance.
(iii) Any Quote shall be disregarded if it:
(A) is not substantially in conformity with the format described in the
relevant Quote Request or does not specify all of the information required
by Section 2.13(c)(ii);
(B) contains qualifying, conditional or similar language;
(C) proposes terms other than or in addition to those set forth in the
applicable Quote Request; or
(D) is received by the Administrative Agent after the time set forth in
Section 2.13(c)(i).
(d) Acceptance and Notice by Borrower. Not later than (i) 1:00 P.M.
(New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the proposed date of
borrowing, in the case of a Fixed Rate Auction or (ii) 1:00 P.M. (New York City
time) on the Business Day immediately preceding the proposed date of borrowing,
in the case of a Floating Rate Auction, the Borrower shall notify the
Administrative Agent (which shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders) of
its acceptance or nonacceptance of the offers so notified to it pursuant to
Section 2.13(c) substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto; provided that if
the Borrower shall fail to so notify the Administrative Agent by the times set
forth above, the Borrower shall be deemed to have notified the Administrative
Agent of its nonacceptance of each such offer. In the case of acceptance, each
such notice shall specify the aggregate principal amount of offers that are
accepted. The Borrower may accept any such offer in whole or in part; provided
that:
(i) the aggregate principal amount of each Uncommitted Borrowing may
not exceed the applicable amount set forth in the related Quote Request;
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(ii) the principal amount of each Uncommitted Borrowing must be
$10,000,000 or a larger whole multiple of $1,000,000;
(iii) acceptance of offers from the Lenders may only be made on the
basis of ascending Floating Rate Margins or Fixed Rates, as the case may
be; and
(iv) the Borrower may not accept any offer that is described in Section
2.13(c)(iii) or that otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of
this Agreement.
(e) Allocation. If offers are made by more than one Lender with the
same Floating Rate Margins or Fixed Rates, as the case may be, for a greater
aggregate principal amount than the amount in respect of which such offers are
accepted, the principal amount of Uncommitted Advances in respect of which such
offers are accepted shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent among such
Lenders as nearly as possible (in such multiples, not less than $1,000,000, as
it may deem appropriate) in proportion to the aggregate principal amounts of
such offers. Determinations by the Administrative Agent of the allocations of
Uncommitted Advances shall be binding and conclusive in the absence of manifest
error. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the
Lenders of any allocation pursuant to this Section 2.13(e).
(f) Funding. In the case of an Uncommitted Borrowing as to which the
Borrower has accepted the offer of one or more Lenders to make an Uncommitted
Advance under clause (d) above, before 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the
date of such Uncommitted Borrowing, each such Lender shall make available for
the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Administrative Agent at the
Administrative Agent's Account, in same day funds, such Lender's portion of such
Uncommitted Borrowing. Upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth
in Article III and after receipt by the Administrative Agent of such funds, the
Administrative Agent will promptly (and in any event by the close of business
New York City time on the date of such Borrowing) make such funds available to
the Borrower by depositing the same in immediately available funds into such
account as the Borrower shall have specified in the related notice of acceptance
(in substantially the form of Exhibit E hereto). Promptly after each Uncommitted
Borrowing the Administrative Agent will notify each Lender of the amount of the
Uncommitted Borrowing, the aggregate principal amount of the Uncommitted
Advances then outstanding and the dates upon which such Uncommitted Advances
commenced and will mature.
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ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND LENDING
SECTION 3.01. Condition Precedent to Effectiveness of Sections 2.01 and
2.13. Sections 2.01 and 2.13 of this Agreement shall become effective as of
12:01 a.m. on the date (the "Effective Date"), which shall be on or before
October 14, 2004, as of which the Administrative Agent shall confirm to the
Borrower that it has received the following, each dated such day, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (except for the Notes) in
sufficient copies for each Lender:
(a) Executed Counterparts. From each party hereto either (i) a
counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii)
written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may
include telecopy transmission of a signed signature page to this Agreement)
that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement;
(b) Authority and Approvals. Certified copies of the resolutions of the
Board of Directors of the Borrower (or equivalent documents) authorizing
and approving this Agreement, authorizing Borrowings hereunder in an
aggregate principal amount up to but not exceeding $400,000,000 at any one
time outstanding, and certified copies of all documents evidencing all
necessary corporate action and all other necessary action (corporate,
partnership or otherwise) and governmental approvals, if any, with respect
to this Agreement;
(c) Secretary's or Assistant Secretary's Certificate. A certificate of
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower, dated the
Effective Date, certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of
the Borrower authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Notes,
and the other documents to be delivered hereunder;
(d) Legal Opinion. An opinion of counsel to the Borrower, dated the
Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto;
(e) Closing Certificate. A certificate of a senior financial officer of
the Borrower, dated the Effective Date, certifying that the representations
and warranties set forth in Article IV are true on such date as if made on
and as of such date and that no Default has occurred and is continuing on
such date; and
(f) Termination of Commitments; Fees and Expenses. Evidence
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that (i) the commitments under the
Existing Credit Agreements have been terminated and all accrued fees,
expenses, interest, principal and other amounts thereunder have been paid,
and (ii) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent for
account of the Lenders such up-front fees in connection with the execution
of this Agreement as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have
agreed upon.
SECTION 3.02. Conditions Precedent to Each Advance. The obligation of
each Lender to make each Advance (including the initial Advance) as part of a
Borrowing shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that (i) on the
date of such Borrowing the following statements shall be true (and each of the
giving of the applicable Notice of Borrowing or the
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notice of acceptance under Section 2.13(d), as the case may be, and the
acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of such Advance shall constitute a
representation and warranty by the Borrower that on the date of such Advance the
following statements shall be true): (x) the representations and warranties
contained in Section 4.01 (other than the Excluded Representation) are correct
in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing, before and
after giving effect to such Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds
therefrom, as though made on and as of such date, and (y) no event has occurred
and is continuing, or would result from such Borrowing or from the application
of the proceeds therefrom, that would constitute an Event of Default, or would
constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement that notice be given or
time elapse or both; and (ii) in the case of a requested Borrowing the proceeds
of which are to be used to buy or carry any Margin Stock, the Borrower shall
deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of the chief financial officer
of the Borrower accompanying the relevant Notice of Borrowing setting forth in
reasonable detail the basis upon which the Borrower has made the representation
set forth in the third sentence of Section 4.01(l) on and as of the date of such
Borrowing, before and after giving effect to such Borrowing and to the
application of the proceeds therefrom, together with (if so requested by the
Administrative Agent) a duly completed Form U-1 satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 4.01. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. The
Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Corporate Existence. The Borrower is a corporation duly organized
and validly existing under the laws of the State of Connecticut.
(b) Corporate Authorization, Etc. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and the Notes are within the
Borrower's corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action and do not contravene (i) the Borrower's charter or bylaws
or (ii) any law or contractual restriction binding on or affecting the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) No Approvals. No authorization, approval or action by, and no
notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is
required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of
this Agreement or the Notes.
(d) Enforceability. This Agreement is and upon issuance and delivery
thereof in accordance with this Agreement each Note will be the legal,
valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the
Borrower in accordance with their respective terms.
(e) Financial Information. The consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of January 3, 2004 and the
related statements of income and retained earnings of the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal
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year then ended, copies of which have been furnished to the Lenders, fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower
and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date and the results of the
operations of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the period
ended on such date, all in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
(f) No Litigation. Except as disclosed or otherwise reflected in the
Borrower's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2004,
as updated by the Borrower's Form 10-Q for the period ending July 3, 2004,
there is no pending or (to the best of the Borrower's knowledge) threatened
action or proceeding against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or
relating to any of their respective properties before any court,
governmental agency or arbitrator, which could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect or which purports to affect the legality,
validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any Note.
(g) No Material Adverse Effect. Since January 3, 2004, there has been
no event, act or condition which has had a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed or otherwise reflected
in the Borrower's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3,
2004, as updated by the Borrower's Form 10-Q for the period ending July 3,
2004, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice
or otherwise obtained knowledge of any claim, demand, action, event,
condition, report or investigation indicating or concerning any potential
or actual liability which could reasonably be expected to, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect arising in connection with
(i) any non-compliance with or violation of the requirements of any
applicable federal, state or local environmental health or safety statutes
or regulations, or (ii) the release or threatened release of any toxic or
hazardous waste, substance or constituent into the environment.
(i) Investment Company. The Borrower is not an "investment company"
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(j) Disclosure. The information furnished in writing by or on behalf of
the Borrower to the Lenders in connection with the negotiation, execution
and delivery of this Agreement does not contain any material misstatements
of fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
(k) No Defaults. The Borrower (i) is not in default under or with
respect to this Agreement or any Note, and (ii) is not in default under or
with respect to any other agreement, instrument or undertaking to which it
is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound in any respect
which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Use of Proceeds, Etc. All proceeds of each Advance will be used by
the Borrower only in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.12. The
Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose
of buying or carrying Margin Stock and no proceeds of any Advance will be
used to extend credit to others for the
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purpose of buying or carrying any Margin Stock. Neither the making of any
Advance nor the use of the proceeds thereof will violate or be inconsistent
with the provisions of Regulations U or X issued by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER
SECTION 5.01. Affirmative Covenants. So long as any Advance or any
other amount owing hereunder shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any
Commitment hereunder:
(a) Financial Information. The Borrower will furnish to the Lenders:
(i) Quarterly Financial Statements. Within 50 days after the close of
each quarterly accounting period in each fiscal year of the Borrower, the
consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarterly period and the related
consolidated and consolidating statements of income, retained earnings and
cash flows for such quarterly period and for the elapsed portion of the
fiscal year ended with the last day of such quarterly period, in each case
setting forth comparative figures for the related periods in the prior
fiscal year.
(ii) Annual Financial Statements. Within 95 days after the close of
each fiscal year of the Borrower, the consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal
year and the related consolidated statement of income, retained earnings
and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth comparative figures for
the preceding fiscal year and reported on without qualification by
independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing,
in each case together with a report of such accounting firm stating that in
the course of its regular audit of the consolidated financial statements of
the Borrower, which audit was conducted in accordance with generally
accepted auditing standards, such accounting firm has obtained no knowledge
of any Default or Event of Default relating to accounting matters
(including, without limitation, in respect of Section 5.01(f)), or if in
the opinion of such accounting firm such a Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, a statement as to the nature thereof.
(iii) Officer's Certificates. At the time of the delivery of the
financial statements under clauses (i) and (ii) above, a certificate of the
chief financial officer of the Borrower which certifies (x) that such
financial statements fairly present the financial condition and the results
of operations of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on the
dates and for the periods indicated, and (y) that such officer has reviewed
the terms of this Agreement and has made, or caused to be made under his or
her supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the business and
condition of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries during the
accounting period covered by such financial statements, and that as a
result of such review such officer has concluded that no Default or Event
of Default has occurred during the period commencing at the beginning of
the accounting period covered by the financial statements accompanied by
such certificate and ending on the
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date of such certificate or, if any Default or Event of Default has
occurred, specifying the nature and extent thereof and, if continuing, the
action the Borrower proposes to take in respect thereof. Such certificate
shall set forth the calculations required to establish whether the Borrower
was in compliance with the provisions of Section 5.01(f) for the
twelve-month period ending as at the end of the accounting period covered
by the financial statements accompanied by such certificate.
(iv) Notice of Default or Litigation. Promptly after the Borrower
obtains knowledge thereof, notice of (i) the occurrence of any Default or
Event of Default, or (ii) any litigation or governmental proceeding pending
or threatened against the Borrower or other event, act or condition which
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) SEC Filings. Promptly upon transmission thereof, copies of all
regular and periodic financial information, proxy materials and other
information and reports, if any, which the Borrower shall file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission or any governmental agencies substituted
therefor or which the Borrower shall send to its stockholders.
(vi) Other Information. From time to time, and as soon as reasonably
practicable, such other information or documents (financial or otherwise)
as any Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time
reasonably request.
Reports and financial statements required to be delivered by the Borrower
pursuant clauses (i), (ii) and (v) of this Section 5.01 (a) shall be deemed to
have been delivered on the date on which it posts such reports, or reports
containing such financial statements, on its website on the Internet at
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx , or when such reports, or reports containing such
financial statements are posted on the website of the Securities and Exchange
Commission at xxx.xxx.xxx; provided that it shall deliver such paper copies of
the reports and financial statements referred to in Clauses (i), (ii) and (v) of
this Section 5.01(a) to the Administrative Agent or any Lender who request it to
deliver such paper copies until written notice to cease delivering paper copies
is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender.
(b) Compliance with Law. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of
its Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable laws, rules, statutes,
regulations, decrees and orders of all governmental bodies, domestic or foreign,
in respect of the conduct of their business and the ownership of their property,
except such non-compliance as could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect at the time of such noncompliance or in the foreseeable
future.
(c) Payment of Taxes. The Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid, and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay or cause to be paid, when due, all
taxes, charges and assessments and all other lawful claims required to be paid
by the Borrower or such Subsidiaries, except (x) as contested in good faith and
by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves have been
established with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (y) where such
nonpayment could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(d) Preservation of Corporate Existence. The Borrower shall, and shall
cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do all things necessary to preserve, renew
and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and the licenses,
permits, rights and franchises necessary to the proper conduct of its business,
except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries will
engage in any business if, as a result, the general nature of the business,
taken on a consolidated basis, which would then be engaged in by the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries would be substantially changed from the general nature of
the business engaged in by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date of this
Agreement.
(e) Maintenance of Books and Records. The Borrower will maintain
financial records in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied. The
representatives of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders shall have the
right to visit and inspect any of the properties of the Borrower and of any of
its Subsidiaries, to examine their books of account and records and take notes
and make transcripts therefrom, and to discuss their affairs, finances and
accounts with, and be advised as to the same by, their officers upon reasonable
prior notice at such reasonable times and intervals as may be requested (subject
to the standard policies of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as to access,
safety and, without prejudice to the reasonable requirements of lending
institutions and their regulatory supervisors, confidentiality).
(f) Interest Coverage Ratio. The Borrower shall maintain, for each
period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower, an Interest Coverage
Ratio of not less than 5.00 to 1.00.
SECTION 5.02. Negative Covenants. So long as any Advance or any other
amount owing hereunder shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any
Commitment hereunder:
(a) No Liens. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, directly or
indirectly, any Lien on any Principal Property now owned or hereafter acquired
(unless the Borrower secures the Advances made hereunder equally and ratably
with such Lien), other than:
(i) Liens existing and disclosed to the Lenders in writing prior to the
date hereof;
(ii) Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to
which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;
(iii) statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen,
mechanics, materialmen and other Liens imposed by law created in the
ordinary course of business for amounts not yet due or which are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and
with respect to which adequate bonds have been posted;
(iv) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business
in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other
types of social security, or to secure the performance of tenders,
statutory obligations, surety and
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appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, performance and
return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of
obligations for the payment of borrowed money);
(v) easements, rights-of-way, zoning and similar restrictions and other
similar charges or encumbrances not interfering with the ordinary conduct
of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and which do not
detract materially from the value of the property to which they attach or
impair materially the use thereof by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(vi) Liens on property of any Person existing at the time such Person
becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower;
(vii) Liens securing Indebtedness owed by a Subsidiary of the Borrower
to the Borrower or another Subsidiary of the Borrower;
(viii) any Lien arising solely by operation of law in the ordinary
course of business or which is contained in a contract for the purchase or
sale of goods or services entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) Liens on any property existing at the time of acquisition but only
if the amount of outstanding Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed
the lesser of the fair market value or the purchase price of the property
as purchased;
(x) any Lien securing the purchase price of revenues or assets
purchased after the date hereof or the cost of repairing or altering,
constructing, developing or substantially improving all or any part of such
revenues or assets; provided that such Lien attaches only to such revenues
or assets (including any improvements) and the Indebtedness thereby secured
does not exceed the lesser of the fair market value or the purchase price
of the revenues or assets (including any improvements) as purchased;
(xi) any other Liens on Principal Properties securing Indebtedness
which in the aggregate does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible
Assets at any time outstanding; and
(xii) any extension, renewal or replacement of any of the Liens
referred to above; provided that the Indebtedness secured by any such
extension, renewal or replacement does not exceed the sum of the principal
amount of the Indebtedness originally secured thereby and any fee incurred
in connection with such transaction.
(b) Merger, Etc. The Borrower shall not (i) enter into any merger or
consolidation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve (or suffer any liquidation,
wind-up or dissolution), discontinue its business or convey, lease, sell,
transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or series of transactions,
all or substantially all of its business or property, whether now or hereafter
acquired, or (ii) permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, if such action could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except that any
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge into or convey, sell, lease or
transfer all or substantially all of its assets to, the Borrower or any other
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower and the
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Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may enter into any merger or consolidation
so long as in the case of a transaction involving the Borrower, the Borrower, or
in the case of any other transaction, a Subsidiary of the Borrower, is the
surviving entity in such transaction and, after giving effect thereto, no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing.
(c) Sale-Leasebacks. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any
of its Subsidiaries to, become liable, directly or indirectly, with respect to
any lease, whether an operating lease or a Capital Lease, of any property
(whether real or personal or mixed) whether now owned or hereafter acquired
(except for property the aggregate value of which at the time such lease is
entered into is less than 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets), (i) which
the Borrower or such Subsidiary has sold or transferred or is to sell or
transfer to any other Person, or (ii) which the Borrower or such Subsidiary
intends to use for substantially the same purposes as any other property which
has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Borrower or such Subsidiary to
any other Person in connection with such lease.
ARTICLE VI
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default. If any of the following events
("Events of Default") shall occur and be continuing:
(a) The Borrower shall fail to pay when due (or, if any such failure is
due solely to technical or administrative difficulties relating to the
transfer of such amounts, within two Business Days after its due date) any
principal of any Advance; or the Borrower shall fail to pay when due any
interest on any Advance, any fee (other than the fees referenced in Section
2.03) or any other amount payable by it hereunder or under any Note and
five (5) days shall have elapsed from the date such interest, fees or other
amounts were due; or with respect to the fees payable pursuant to Section
2.03, the Borrower shall fail to pay any such fee when due and two Business
Days shall have elapsed from the Borrower's receipt of notice of such
nonpayment from the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or
(b) Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower herein or
pursuant to this Agreement or any Note (including without limitation in any
certificate of the Borrower delivered pursuant hereto) shall prove to have
been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made; or
(c) The Borrower shall fail to perform any term, covenant or agreement
contained in the first sentence of Section 2.07(b), Section 5.01(a)(iv),
5.01(f) or 5.02 on its part to be performed or observed; or
(d) The Borrower shall fail to perform any term, covenant or agreement
contained in this Agreement (except those described in clauses (a) and (c)
above) and such failure shall continue for 30 days; or
(e) A court having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a decree or
order for relief in respect of the Borrower or any of its Principal
Subsidiaries in an involuntary case
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under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or
hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
custodian, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Borrower
or such Principal Subsidiary or for any substantial part of its property,
or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs and such decree or
order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 30 consecutive
days; or
(f) The Borrower or any of its Principal Subsidiaries shall commence a
voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar
law now or hereafter in effect, or shall consent to the entry of any order
for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or shall consent to
the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Borrower
or such Principal Subsidiary or for any substantial part of its property,
or shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall
fail generally to pay its debts as they become due, or shall take any
corporate action in furtherance of any of the foregoing; or
(g) (A) The Borrower shall fail to make any payment in respect of
Indebtedness when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment,
acceleration or otherwise) if the aggregate amount of such payment is
$5,000,000 or more, or (B) any breach, default or event of default shall
occur and be continuing (and applicable grace and notice periods shall have
expired) under any agreement or indenture relating to any Indebtedness in
an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or more, and, except in the case of
financial covenant defaults, the maturity of any such Indebtedness has been
accelerated in accordance with the terms thereof; or
(h) (A) Any Termination Event shall occur, or (B) any Plan shall incur
an "accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in Section 412 of the Code
or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived, or (C) the Borrower or any
member of its ERISA Controlled Group shall fail to pay when due an amount
which it shall have become liable to pay to the PBGC, any Plan or a trust
established under Title IV of ERISA, or (D) a condition shall exist by
reason of which the PBGC would be entitled to obtain a decree adjudicating
that an ERISA Plan must be terminated or have a trustee appointed to
administer any ERISA Plan, or (E) the Borrower or a member of its ERISA
Controlled Group suffers a partial or complete withdrawal from a
Multiemployer Plan or is in "default" (as defined in Section 4219(c)(5) of
ERISA) with respect to payments to a Multiemployer Plan, or (F) a
proceeding shall be instituted against the Borrower or any member of its
ERISA Controlled Group to enforce Section 515 of ERISA, or (G) any other
event or condition shall occur or exist with respect to any Plan, if such
events, transactions or conditions set forth in clauses (A) through (G)
above could singly or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect; or
(i) If there shall remain in force, undischarged, unsatisfied and
unstayed, for more than 30 days, whether or not consecutive, any final
judgment against the Borrower or any of its Principal Subsidiaries which,
when added to any other outstanding final judgments which remain
undischarged, unsatisfied and unstayed for more than 30 days against the
Borrower or any such Principal Subsidiary, exceeds $25,000,000;
then, and in any such event, the Administrative Agent (i) shall at the request,
or may with the consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower,
declare the obligation of each
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Lender to make Advances to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith
terminate, and (ii) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the
Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, declare all Advances, the Notes,
all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this Agreement to be
forthwith due and payable, whereupon all Advances, the Notes, all such interest
and all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without
presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; provided, however, that in the case of
any of the Events of Default specified in clauses (e) or (f) above with respect
to the Borrower, (A) the obligation of each Lender to make Advances shall
automatically be terminated and (B) the Advances, the Notes, all such interest
and all such amounts shall automatically become and be due and payable, without
presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby
expressly waived by the Borrower.
ARTICLE VII
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
SECTION 7.01. Authorization and Action. Each Lender hereby appoints and
authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf
and to exercise such powers and discretion under this Agreement as are delegated
to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers and
discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. As to any matters not expressly
provided for by this Agreement (including, without limitation, enforcement or
collection of the Notes), the Administrative Agent shall not be required to
exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to
refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining
from acting) upon the instructions of the Required Lenders, and such
instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders and all holders of Notes;
provided, however, that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take
any action that exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or that
is contrary to this Agreement or applicable law. The Administrative Agent agrees
to give to each Lender prompt notice of each notice given to it by the Borrower
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
SECTION 7.02. Administrative Agent's Reliance, Etc. Neither the
Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees
shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under
or in connection with this Agreement, except for its or their own gross
negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the generality of the
foregoing, the Administrative Agent: (i) may treat the payee of any Note as the
holder thereof until the Administrative Agent receives and accepts an Assignment
and Acceptance entered into by the Lender that is the payee of such Note, as
assignor, and an assignee, as provided in Section 8.07; (ii) may consult with
legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower), independent public
accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any
action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the
advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (iii) makes no warranty or
representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any
statements, warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made in or
in connection with this Agreement; (iv) shall not have any duty to ascertain or
to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or
conditions of this Agreement on the part of the Borrower or to inspect the
property (including the books and records) of the Borrower; (v) shall not be
responsible to any
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Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness,
sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other instrument or document
furnished pursuant hereto; (vi) shall incur no liability under or in respect of
this Agreement by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other
instrument or writing (which may be by telecopier) believed by it to be genuine
and signed or sent by the proper party or parties; and (vii) shall be deemed not
to have knowledge of any Default (other than a failure to pay any principal or
interest on the due date therefor) unless and until written notice thereof is
given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender.
SECTION 7.03. Citibank and Affiliates. With respect to its Commitment,
the Advances made by it and the Note or Notes issued to it, Citibank shall have
the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may
exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent; and the term
"Lender" or "Lenders" shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include
Citibank in its individual capacity. Citibank and its Affiliates may accept
deposits from, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, accept
investment banking engagements from and generally engage in any kind of business
with, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries and any Person who may do business
with or own securities of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, all as if
Citibank were not the Administrative Agent and without any duty to account
therefor to the Lenders.
SECTION 7.04. Lender Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that it
has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any
other Lender and based on the financial statements referred to in Section 4.01
and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its
own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also
acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and
information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own
credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement.
SECTION 7.05. Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify the
Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower), ratably
according to the respective principal amounts of their Commitments, as then or
most recently in effect, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or
disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred
by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or
arising out of this Agreement and the Notes, or any action taken or omitted by
the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the Notes, provided that no
Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements
that are found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction to have resulted from the Administrative Agent's gross negligence
or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees
to reimburse the Administrative Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share
of any out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) incurred by the
Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery,
administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through
negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of
rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, to the extent that the
Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrower.
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SECTION 7.06. Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent
may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the
Borrower and may be removed at any time with or without cause by the Required
Lenders. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Required Lenders shall have
the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be (i) a
Lender or (ii) if no Lender shall accept appointment as the Administrative Agent
within 30 days after such resignation or removal, any other Person, which
Person, so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, shall be
reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. If no successor Administrative Agent
shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders, and shall have accepted
such appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent's
giving of notice of resignation or the Required Lenders' removal of the retiring
Administrative Agent, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of
the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be (i) a
Lender or (ii) any other Person, which Person, so long as no Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, shall be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. Upon
the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a
successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall
thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion,
privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring
Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under
this Agreement. After any retiring Administrative Agent's resignation or removal
hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article VII shall
inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while
it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 8.01. Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision
of this Agreement or the Notes, nor consent to any departure by the Borrower
therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing
and signed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders, or in the case of Section
2.13 and any Uncommitted Note, the Borrower and the Lender to which such Note is
payable, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided that the written
consent of the Borrower and all the Lenders shall be required in order to amend
or waive any provision of the Agreement or the Notes other than Section 2.13
which would have the effect of (a) a reduction in principal, interest or fees
payable to the Lenders under this Agreement or the Committed Notes, (b) the
postponement of any date fixed for the payment of any principal, interest or
fees under this Agreement or the Committed Notes, (c) an increase in the
Commitments (excluding any such increases pursuant to Section 2.01(c)), (d)
amending or waiving compliance with the last sentence of Section 2.01(a),
Section 2.08, Section 8.05 or this Section 8.01, or (e) amending the definition
of Required Lenders; and provided, further, that no amendment, waiver or consent
shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to
the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights or duties of
the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, and provided, further, that the
Commitment of any Lender shall not be extended without the prior written consent
of such Lender.
SECTION 8.02. Notices, etc. (a) Subject to clauses (b) through (f) of
this Section 8.02, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder
shall be in writing
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(including telecopier communication) and mailed, telecopied or delivered, if to
the Borrower, at its address at 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx
00000, Attention: Secretary, telecopy no. 000-000-0000, with a copy to Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx, Treasurer, at the same address and telecopy no. 000-000-0000; if to any
Initial Lender, at its Domestic Lending Office specified opposite its name on
Schedule I hereto; if to any other Lender, at its Domestic Lending Office
specified in the Assignment and Acceptance or accession agreement pursuant to
which it became a Lender; and if to the Administrative Agent, at its address at
0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Bank Loans
Syndication, telecopy no. 000-000-0000; or, as to the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent, at such other address as shall be designated by such party
in a written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. All notices
and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of
receipt. Delivery by telecopier of an executed counterpart of any amendment or
waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of any Exhibit hereto to be
executed and delivered hereunder shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart thereof.
(b) The Borrower hereby agrees that it will provide to the
Administrative Agent all information, documents and other materials that it is
obligated to furnish to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement,
including, without limitation, all notices, requests, financial statements,
financial and other reports, certificates and other information materials, but
excluding any such communication that (i) relates to a request for a new, or a
conversion of an existing, Borrowing (including any election of an interest rate
or Interest Period relating thereto), (ii) relates to the payment of any
principal or other amount due under this Agreement prior to the scheduled date
therefor, (iii) provides notice of any Default or Event of Default under this
Agreement, (iv) relates to a request for an increase in the Commitments, or to a
reduction or termination of the Commitments, or (v) is required to be delivered
to satisfy any condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement and/or
any Borrowing thereunder (all such non-excluded communications being referred to
herein collectively as "Communications"), by transmitting the Communications in
an electronic/soft medium in a format acceptable to the Administrative Agent to
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx. In addition, the Borrower agrees to continue to
provide the Communications to the Administrative Agent in the manner specified
in this Agreement but only to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent.
(c) The Borrower further agrees that the Administrative Agent may make
the Communications available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on
Intralinks or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the
"Platform").
(d) THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE". THE AGENT
PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE
COMMUNICATIONS, OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY
FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE COMMUNICATIONS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS,
IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD
PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY THE AGENT
PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE PLATFORM. IN NO EVENT SHALL
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR
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RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ADVISORS OR REPRESENTATIVES
(COLLECTIVELY, "AGENT PARTIES") HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO THE BORROWER, ANY LENDER
OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
LOSSES OR EXPENSES (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF THE
BORROWER'S OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT'S TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH
THE INTERNET, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THE LIABILITY OF ANY AGENT PARTY IS FOUND IN
A FINAL NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE
RESULTED PRIMARILY FROM SUCH AGENT PARTY'S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL
MISCONDUCT.
(e) The Administrative Agent agrees that the receipt of the
Communications by the Administrative Agent at its e-mail address set forth above
shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to the Administrative
Agent for purposes of this Agreement. Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as
provided in the next sentence) specifying that the Communications have been
posted to the Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications
to such Lender for purposes of this Agreement. Each Lender agrees (i) to notify
the Administrative Agent in writing (including by electronic communication) from
time to time of such Lender's e-mail address to which the foregoing notice may
be sent by electronic transmission and (ii) that the foregoing notice may be
sent to such e-mail address.
(f) Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative
Agent or any Lender to give any notice or other communication pursuant to this
Agreement in any other manner specified herein.
SECTION 8.03. No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of any Lender
or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right
hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein
provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
SECTION 8.04. Costs and Expenses; Breakage Indemnification. (a) The
Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable costs and expenses, if any
(including, without limitation, counsel fees and expenses reasonably incurred),
of (i) the Administrative Agent in connection with the negotiation, syndication,
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Notes and the other documents
delivered hereunder and the Administrative Agent and (ii) each Lender in
connection with enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or
otherwise) of this Agreement, the Notes and the other documents to be delivered
hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and expenses
in connection with the enforcement of rights under this Section 8.04(a).
(b) If any payment, prepayment or conversion of any Eurodollar Rate
Advance or a Fixed Rate Advance is made by the Borrower to or for the account of
a Lender other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such Advance, as
a result of acceleration of the maturity of the Advances and the Notes pursuant
to Section 6.01 or for any other reason other than in connection with Section
2.02(c), the Borrower shall, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy
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of such demand to the Administrative Agent), pay to the Administrative Agent for
the account of such Lender any amounts required to compensate such Lender for
any additional losses, costs or expenses which it may reasonably incur as a
result of such payment, including, without limitation, any loss, cost or expense
incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds
acquired by such Lender to fund or maintain such Advance.
(c) The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Administrative Agent and each Lender and each of their affiliates and their
officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors (each, an "Indemnified
Party") from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and
expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel) that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified
Party, in each case arising out of or in connection with or by reason of, or in
connection with the preparation for a defense of, any investigation, litigation
or proceeding arising out of, related to or in connection with the actual or
proposed use of the proceeds of the Advances, including in connection with any
acquisition or proposed acquisition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the
Borrower of another Person or one or more businesses of another Person (whether
by means of a stock purchase, asset acquisition or otherwise), whether or not
such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Borrower, its
directors, shareholders or creditors or an Indemnified Party or any other Person
or any Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not the
transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, except to the extent such
claim, damage, loss, liability or expense is found in a final, non-appealable
judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such
Indemnified Party's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Borrower agrees
not to assert any claim against any Indemnified Party on any theory of
liability, for consequential, indirect, special or punitive damages arising out
of or otherwise relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the
Advances.
SECTION 8.05. Sharing of Payments, Etc. If any Lender shall obtain any
payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of
setoff, or otherwise) on account of the Committed Advances owing to it (other
than pursuant to Section 2.02(d), 2.06, 2.08, 2.10 or 8.04(b)) in excess of its
ratable share of payments on account of the Committed Advances obtained by all
the Lenders, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from the other Lenders such
participations in the Committed Advances owing to them as shall be necessary to
cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably with each of
them; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is
thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase from each Lender
shall be rescinded and such Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the
purchase price to the extent of such recovery together with an amount equal to
such Lender's ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of
such Lender's required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the
purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the
purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered. The Borrower
agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender
pursuant to this Section 8.05 may, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff) with respect
to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the
Borrower in the amount of such participation.
SECTION 8.06. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
and their respective
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successors and assigns, except that the Borrower shall not have the right to
assign its rights or obligations hereunder or under any Note or any interest
herein or therein (other than as permitted by Section 5.02(b)) without the prior
written consent of the Lenders.
SECTION 8.07. Assignments and Participations. (a) Each Lender may
assign to one or more Persons all or a portion of its rights and obligations
under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its
Commitment, and the Committed Advances owing to it and the Committed Note or
Notes held by it); provided, however, that (i) each such assignment (other than
assignment to an affiliate of such Lender) shall require the prior written
consent of the Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed, and which consent of the Borrower shall not be required if an Event of
Default exists, (ii) each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a
varying, percentage of all rights and obligations under this Agreement (other
than any right to make Uncommitted Advances, Uncommitted Advances owing to it
and Uncommitted Notes), (iii) except in the case of an assignment to a Person
that, immediately prior to such assignment, was a Lender or an assignment of all
of a Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, the amount of the
Commitment of the assigning Lender being assigned pursuant to each such
assignment (determined as of the date of the Assignment and Acceptance with
respect to such assignment) shall in no event be less than $5,000,000 or an
integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, and (iv) the parties to each
such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, for its
acceptance and recording in the Register, an Assignment and Acceptance (which
shall include the agreement of the assignee party to such assignment, for the
benefit of the Borrower, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this
Agreement to the same extent as if it were an original party hereto), together
with any Committed Note subject to such assignment and the assignor or assignee
shall pay to the Administrative Agent a processing and recordation fee of
$3,500. Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after
the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, (x) the assignee
thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and
obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and
Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder and (y) the
Lender assignor thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations
hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance,
relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement
(and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining
portion of an assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement,
such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).
(b) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the
Lender assignor thereunder and the assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with
each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided
in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assigning Lender makes no representation
or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements,
warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or
the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or
value of this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant
hereto; (ii) such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and
assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the
Borrower or the performance or observance by the Borrower of any of its
obligations under this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished
pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of
this Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in
Section 4.01 and such other documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate to make its own credit analysis
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and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such assignee
will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, such
assigning Lender 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
decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (v) such assignee
appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on
its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under this Agreement as
are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with
such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vi) such
assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the
obligations that by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by
it as a Lender.
(c) Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed by an
assigning Lender and an assignee, together with any Committed Note or Notes
subject to such assignment, the Administrative Agent shall, if such Assignment
and Acceptance has been completed and is in substantially the form of Exhibit G
hereto, (i) accept such Assignment and Acceptance, (ii) record the information
contained therein in the Register and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to the
Borrower. In the case of any Lender that holds a Committed Note, within five
Business Days after its receipt of such notice, the Borrower, at its own
expense, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent in simultaneous
exchange for the surrendered Committed Note a new Committed Note to the order of
such assignee in an amount equal to the Commitment assumed by it pursuant to
such Assignment and Acceptance and, if the assigning Lender has retained a
Commitment hereunder, a new Committed Note to the order of the assigning Lender
in an amount equal to the Commitment retained by it hereunder. Such new
Committed Note or Notes shall be in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
aggregate principal amount of such surrendered Committed Note or Notes, shall be
dated the effective date of such Assignment and Acceptance and shall otherwise
be in substantially the form of Exhibit H-2. Such Assignment and Acceptance
shall be deemed to amend this Agreement to the extent, and only to the extent,
necessary to reflect the addition of such Person as a Lender and the resulting
adjustment of the Commitments, if any, arising from such assignment of
Commitments to such Person.
(d) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an
agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at its address referred to in Section 8.02
a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and a
register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the
Commitment of, and principal amount of the Advances owing to, each Lender from
time to time (the "Register"). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive
and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is
recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this
Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any
Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior
notice.
(e) Each Lender may sell participations to one or more banks or other
financial institutions, or other entities engaged in making, purchasing, holding
or otherwise investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the
ordinary course of their business, in all or a portion of its rights and/or
obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a
portion of its Commitment and the Advances owing to it and the Note or Notes
held by it); provided that (i) such Lender's obligations under this Agreement
(including, without limitation, its Commitment) shall remain unchanged, (ii)
such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the
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Borrower for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the Borrower shall
continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such
Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement and (iv) such participant's
right to consent to any modification, waiver or release of any of the provisions
of this Agreement shall be limited to the right to consent to (A) any reduction
in principal, interest or fees payable to such Lender under this Agreement, (B)
the postponement of any date fixed for the payment of any principal, interest or
fees under this Agreement and (C) any amendments to the foregoing clauses (A)
and (B).
SECTION 8.08. Limitation on Assignments and Participations. (a) Any
Lender may, in connection with any actual or proposed assignment or
participation pursuant to Section 8.07, disclose to the actual or proposed
assignee or participant any information relating to the Borrower furnished to
such Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower; provided that the actual or
proposed assignee or participant shall have agreed prior to any such disclosure
to preserve the confidentiality of any confidential information relating to the
Borrower received by it from such Lender or the Borrower.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in Section 8.07 to the contrary, no Lender
shall have the right to assign its rights and obligations hereunder or any
interest therein or to sell participations to one or more banks or other
financial institutions in all or a portion of its rights hereunder or any
interest therein where the result of such assignment or participation would be
reasonably expected to entitle the Lender to claim additional amounts pursuant
to Section 2.02(d), 2.06, 2.08, 2.10, 2.13(f) or 8.04 or would otherwise result
in an increase in the Borrower's obligations.
(c) Anything in this Section 8.08 to the contrary notwithstanding, any
Lender may assign and pledge all or any portion of its rights to payment of the
Advances owing to it hereunder to any Federal Reserve Bank (and its transferees)
as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System and any applicable Operating Circular issued by such
Federal Reserve Bank. No such assignment shall have the effect of releasing such
Lender from its obligations hereunder.
SECTION 8.09. Withholding. If any Lender, or any Person that becomes a
party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.07, is not incorporated under the
laws of the United States of America or a state thereof, such Person agrees
that, prior to the first date on which any payment is due to it hereunder, it
will deliver to each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (i) two duly
completed copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI
or successor applicable form, as the case may be, certifying in each case that
such Person is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement, without
deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes, and (ii) an
Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or successor applicable form, as the case
may be, to establish an exemption from United States backup withholding tax.
Each Person which delivers to the Borrower a Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI pursuant to
the preceding sentence further undertakes to deliver to each of the Borrower and
the Administrative Agent two further copies of Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, or
successor applicable forms, or other manner of certification, as the case may
be, on or before the date that any such form expires or becomes obsolete or
after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form
previously delivered by it to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and
such extensions or renewals thereof as may reasonably be requested by the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent, certifying in the case of a Form W-8BEN or
W-8ECI that such
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Person is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or
withholding of any United States federal income taxes, unless in any such case
an event (including, without limitation, any change in treaty, law or
regulation) has occurred prior to the date on which any such delivery would
otherwise be required which renders all such forms inapplicable or which would
prevent such Person from duly completing and delivering any such form with
respect to it and such Person advises the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
that it is not capable of receiving payments without any deduction or
withholding of United States federal income tax, and in the case of a Form
W-8BEN, establishing an exemption from United States backup withholding tax.
SECTION 8.10. Mitigation. In the event that any Lender claims any
amounts under Sections 2.02(d), 2.06, 2.08, 2.10 or 8.04(b), it shall use all
reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policies and legal and
regulatory restrictions) to take actions (including, without limitation,
changing the jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office) so as to eliminate
such additional amounts; provided that such Lender shall not be required to take
any action if, in its reasonable judgment, such action would be materially
disadvantageous to it.
SECTION 8.11. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND
THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY
AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
SECTION 8.12. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed
in any number of counterparts each of which when so executed shall be deemed to
be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this
Agreement by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 8.13. Submission to Jurisdiction. The Borrower hereby submits
to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York and of any New York State court sitting in New
York City for purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of or relating to
this Agreement and the Notes. The Borrower irrevocably waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the
laying of the venue of any such proceeding brought in such a court and a claim
that such proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient
forum.
SECTION 8.14. USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower
that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L.
107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the "Act"), it is required to
obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which
information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information
that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their respective signatories thereunto duly authorized, as of the
date first above written.
THE XXXXXXX WORKS
By
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Name:
Title:
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CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent and as Lender
By
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Name:
Title:
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FLEET NATIONAL BANK
By
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Name:
Title:
CREDIT AGREEMENT
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BNP PARIBAS
By
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Name:
Title:
CREDIT AGREEMENT
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UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC
By
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Name:
Title:
CREDIT AGREEMENT
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MELLON BANK, N.A.
By
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Name:
Title:
CREDIT AGREEMENT
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
By
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Name:
Title:
CREDIT AGREEMENT
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BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By
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Name:
Title:
CREDIT AGREEMENT
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HSBC BANK USA, N.A.
By
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Name:
Title:
CREDIT AGREEMENT
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RBC CENTURA BANK
By
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Name:
Title:
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NATIONAL CITY BANK, INDIANA
By
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Name:
Title:
CREDIT AGREEMENT
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THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
By
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Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE I
ADDRESS AND APPLICABLE LENDING OFFICES
Name of Lenders and Addresses Domestic Lending Office Eurodollar Lending
For Notices Office
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Citibank, N.A. Citibank, N.A. Citibank, N.A.
0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Bank Loans Attn: Bank Loans Attn: Bank Loans
Syndication Syndication Syndication
Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (302) 894-612 Fax: (000) 000-0000
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Fleet National Bank Fleet National Bank Fleet National Bank
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
MA5-100-09-06 MA5-100-09-06 MA5-100-09-06
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Primary Contact: Primary Contact: Primary Contact:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000
=========================================== ====================================== =====================================
BNP Paribas BNP Paribas BNP Paribas
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Attn: Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Attn: Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000
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UBS Loan Finance LLC UBS Loan Finance LLC UBS Loan Finance LLC
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Primary Contact: Primary Contact: Primary Contact:
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000
Secondary Contact: Secondary Contact: Secondary Contact:
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000
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Name of Lenders and Addresses Domestic Lending Office Eurodollar Lending
For Notices Office
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Mellon Bank, X.X. Xxxxxx Bank, X.X. Xxxxxx Bank, N.A.
3 Mellon Bank Center, 3 Mellon Bank Center, 3 Mellon Bank Center,
00xx Xxxxx 00xx Xxxxx 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Primary Contact: Primary Contact: Primary Contact:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000
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JPMorgan Chase Bank JPMorgan Chase Bank JPMorgan Chase Bank
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000
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Barclays Bank PLC Barclays Bank PLC Barclays Bank PLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxx Attn: Xxxxx Xxx Attn: Xxxxx Xxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000
Alternate Contact: Alternate Contact: Alternate Contact:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000
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HSBC BANK USA, N.A. HSBC BANK USA, N.A. HSBC BANK USA, N.A.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0/X 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0/X 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0/X
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Primary Contact: Primary Contact: Primary Contact:
Xxxxx XxXxxxxxxx Xxxxx XxXxxxxxxx Xxxxx XxXxxxxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000
Secondary Contact: Secondary Contact: Secondary Contact:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000
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RBC Centura Bank RBC Centura Bank RBC Centura Bank
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: E. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx Attn: E. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx Attn: E. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000
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Name of Lenders and Addresses Domestic Lending Office Eurodollar Lending
For Notices Office
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National City Bank, Indiana National City Bank, Indiana National City Bank, Indiana
National City Center National City Center Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 000X Xxxxx 000X Xxxxx 000X
Indianapolis, IN 46255 Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Primary Contact: Primary Contact: Primary Contact:
Xxx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000
Secondary Contact: Secondary Contact: Secondary Contact:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000
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The Northern Trust Company The Northern Trust Company The Northern Trust Company
00 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx - X0X 50 South LaSalle Street - C4N 00 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx - X0X
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000 Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000
Schedule I
Lenders and Commitments
Lenders Commitment
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Citibank, N.A. $55,000,000.00
Fleet National Bank $50,000,000.00
BNP Paribas $50,000,000.00
UBS Loan Finance LLC $50,000,000.00
Mellon Bank, N.A. $40,000,000.00
JPMorgan Chase Bank $35,000,000.00
Barclays Bank PLC $30,000,000.00
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. $30,000,000.00
RBC Centura Bank $30,000,000.00
National City Bank, Indiana $15,000,000.00
The Northern Trust Company $15,000,000.00
SCHEDULE I
EXHIBIT A-1
RATE REQUEST
Citibank, N.A., as Reference Bank
under the Credit Agreement
referred to below
0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: [________]
[Date]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, The Xxxxxxx Works, refers to the Credit Agreement,
dated as of October 14, 2004 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time, the "Credit Agreement", the terms defined therein being used herein as
therein defined) among the undersigned, certain Lenders parties thereto, and
Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for said Lenders and hereby requests
notification from you pursuant to Section 2.02(a) thereof of the Eurodollar Rate
which is applicable to the Committed Advance to be made (or converted or
continued) on , 200 in the principal amount of $ with the
Interest Period of months.
Very truly yours,
The Xxxxxxx Works
By
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Name:
Title:
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TO BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED BY
REFERENCE BANK:
The rate requested above,
determined as required by
the Credit Agreement, is .
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CITIBANK, N.A., as Reference Bank
By
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Authorized Officer
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EXHIBIT A-2
NOTICE OF BORROWING
Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
for the Lenders parties
to the Credit Agreement
referred to below
0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: [________]
[Date]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, The Xxxxxxx Works, refers to the Credit Agreement,
dated as of October 14, 2004 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time, the "Credit Agreement", the terms defined therein being used herein as
therein defined), among the undersigned, certain Lenders parties thereto, and
Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for said Lenders, and hereby gives you
notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement that the
undersigned hereby requests a Committed Borrowing under the Credit Agreement,
and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such
Committed Borrowing (the "Proposed Committed Borrowing ") as required by Section
2.02(b) of the Credit Agreement:
(i) The Business Day of the Proposed Committed Borrowing is _________,
200_.
(ii) The Type of Advances comprising the Proposed Committed Borrowing
is [Base Rate] [Eurodollar Rate].
(iii) The aggregate amount of the Proposed Committed Borrowing is
$______ .
[(iv)] The Initial Interest Period for each Eurodollar Rate Advance
made as part of the Proposed Committed Borrowing is month[s]].
[(v) The proceeds of the Proposed Committed Borrowing are to be used to buy or
carry Margin Stock, and attached hereto are the certificates required pursuant
to Section 3.02(ii) of the Credit Agreement and a duly completed Form U-1.]*
The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true
on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed Committed
Borrowing:
(A) the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 of the
Credit Agreement (other than the Excluded Representation) are correct in all
material respects, before
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* if applicable
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and after giving effect to the Proposed Committed Borrowing and to the
application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date;
and
(B) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such
Proposed Committed Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom,
which constitutes an Event of Default or would constitute an Event of Default
but for the requirement that notice be given or time elapse or both.
Very truly yours,
The Xxxxxxx Works
By
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT B
NOTICE OF CONVERSION OR CONTINUATION
[Date]
Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
for the Lenders parties
to the Credit Agreement
referred to below
0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: [________]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, The Xxxxxxx Works, refers to the Credit Agreement,
dated as of October 14, 2004 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time, the "Credit Agreement", the terms defined therein being used herein as
therein defined), among the undersigned, certain Lenders parties thereto, and
Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for said Lenders, and hereby gives you
notice, pursuant to Section 2.04(b) of the Credit Agreement that the undersigned
hereby elects to [convert][continue] the Committed Borrowing consisting of [Base
Rate][Eurodollar Rate] Advances:
(i) which is in the amount of $ ;
(ii) which, in the case of a Committed Borrowing consisting of
Eurodollar Rate Advances, has an Interest Period of month(s);(1) and
(iii) which was borrowed (or previously converted or continued) on
________, 200_.
Such [conversion][continuation] shall become effective on ______, 200_,
at which time such Advances shall be [converted into][continued as] [Base
Rate][Eurodollar Rate] Advances:
(i) which is in the amount of $ ;(2)
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Omit clause (ii) if Committed Borrowing consisted of Base Rate Advances.
(2) Omit clause (i) if conversion or continuation is for entire amount of
Committed Borrowing.
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and
(ii) which has an Interest Period of month(s)(3).
Very truly yours,
The Xxxxxxx Works
By
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Name:
Title:
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(3) Omit clause (ii) if conversion is into Base Rate Advance.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF QUOTE REQUEST
[Date]
Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
for the Lenders parties
to the Credit Agreement
referred to below
0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: [________]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, The Xxxxxxx Works, refers to the Credit Agreement,
dated as of October 14, 2004 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time, the "Credit Agreement", the terms defined therein being used herein as
therein defined), among the undersigned, certain Lenders parties thereto, and
Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for said Lenders, and hereby gives you
notice pursuant to Section 2.13 of the Credit Agreement that the undersigned
hereby requests offers to make an Uncommitted Borrowing under the Credit
Agreement, and in that connection sets forth the terms on which such Borrowing
(the "Proposed Uncommitted Borrowing") is requested to be made(4):
(i) The Business Day of the Proposed Uncommitted Borrowing is _______,
200 .
(ii) The proposed aggregate amount of the Proposed Uncommitted
Borrowing is $______ .
(iii) The duration of the proposed Interest Period for the Proposed
Uncommitted Borrowing is .
(iv) The Type of Proposed Uncommitted Borrowing is [Fixed Rate]
[Floating Rate].
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(4) Information required for a Borrowing may be repeated as necessary if more
than one Borrowing is being requested in one Form of Quote Request.
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The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true
on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed Uncommitted
Borrowing:
(A) the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 of the
Credit Agreement (other than the Excluded Representation) are correct in all
material respects, before and after giving effect to the Proposed Uncommitted
Borrowing on the same day and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as
though made on and as of such date; and
(B) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such
Proposed Uncommitted Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds
therefrom, which constitutes an Event of Default or would constitute an Event of
Default but for the requirement that notice be given or time elapse or both.
Very truly yours,
The Xxxxxxx Works
By
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF QUOTE
[Date]
THE XXXXXXX WORKS
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Re: Credit Agreement dated as of October 14, 2004 among The Xxxxxxx Works,
certain Lenders parties thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative
Agent for said Lenders (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time, the "Credit Agreement")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, [Name of Lender], refers to the above referenced
Credit Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The
undersigned hereby makes [a] Quote[s] pursuant to Section 2.13 of the Credit
Agreement, in response to the Quote Request made by the Borrower on ,
and in response thereto, sets forth below the terms on which such Quote[s] [is]
[are] made:
(i) The principal amount of the Uncommitted Advance is $____________.
(ii) The Type of Uncommitted Advance is [Fixed Rate] [Floating Rate].
(iii) The Floating Rate Margin in the case of a Floating Rate Advance,
or the Fixed Rate in the case of a Fixed Rate Advance, is ___________.(5)
The undersigned hereby confirms that it is prepared, subject to the
conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, to extend credit to the Borrower
upon acceptance by the Borrower of this Quote in accordance with Section 2.13(d)
of the Credit Agreement.
Very truly yours,
[NAME OF LENDER]
By
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Name:
Title:
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(5) Clauses (i) through (iii) should be repeated as to each additional offer
being made.
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF ACCEPTANCE
[Date]
Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
for the Lenders parties
to the Credit Agreement
referred to below
0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: [________]
Re: Credit Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2004 (as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time, the "Credit Agreement") among the
undersigned, certain Lenders parties thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as
Administrative Agent for said Lenders
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, The Xxxxxxx Works, refers to the above referenced
Credit Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. In
accordance with Section 2.13 of the Credit Agreements, we have received [a]
Quote/Quotes in connection with our Quote Request, dated _____, for [an]
Uncommitted Borrowing[s] to occur on ____, and in accordance with Section
2.13(d) of the Credit Agreement, we hereby accept the following offer/offers for
the Interest Period of [ ]:
Principal Amount Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Lender
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Very truly yours,
The Xxxxxxx Works
By
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE BORROWER
October 14, 2004
To each of the Lenders listed on
Schedule I hereto and
to Citibank, N.A., as
Administrative Agent for the Lenders
Re: The $400,000,000.00 Credit Agreement among The Xxxxxxx Works, the
Lenders party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to The Xxxxxxx Works, a Connecticut
corporation (the "Borrower"), in connection with the $400,000,000.00 Credit
Agreement dated as of even date herewith (the "Credit Agreement"), among the
Borrower, the lenders party thereto (the "Lenders") and Citibank, N.A., as
administrative agent (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent") for the
Lenders. This opinion is being delivered pursuant to Section 3.01(d) of the
Credit Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall
have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement.
In rendering the opinions set forth herein, we have examined and relied
on originals or copies of (i) the Credit Agreement, (ii) the certificate
executed by the General Counsel of the Borrower dated as of the date hereof, a
copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Borrower's Certificate"),
(iii) a copy of the Borrower's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
January 3, 2004 (the "Form 10-K") filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, (iv) a copy of the Borrower's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended July 3, 2004 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, (v)
the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Borrower dated September 11,
1998, filed with the Connecticut Secretary of the State's office on September
15, 1998, (vi) the Bylaws of the Borrower as amended through October 17, 2001,
(vii) Resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower adopted on October
14, 2004, and (viii) a Certificate of Legal Existence of the Borrower dated
October 5, 2004 issued by the Connecticut Secretary of the State. Furthermore,
in rendering the opinions set forth herein we have, with your consent, relied
only upon examination of the documents described above and upon statements and
representations of the Borrower and its officers and other representatives,
including the facts and conclusions set forth in the Borrower's Certificate and
we have made no independent verification or investigation of the factual matters
set forth therein.
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In our examination we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures
including endorsements, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity
of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original
documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, certified or
photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies.
We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the
Applicable Laws of the States of Connecticut and New York and the United States
of America. "Applicable Laws" shall mean those laws, rules and regulations
which, in our experience, are normally applicable to transactions of the type
contemplated by the Credit Agreement without our having made any special
investigation as to the applicability of any specific law, rule or regulation,
and which are not the subject of a specific opinion herein referring expressly
to a particular law or laws. "Governmental Authorities" shall mean any United
States of America, Connecticut or New York executive, legislative, judicial,
administrative or regulatory body. "Governmental Approval" shall mean any
consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording
or registration with, any Governmental Authority pursuant to Applicable Laws.
Based upon the foregoing and subject to the limitations,
qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the
opinion that as of the date hereof:
1. The Borrower has been duly incorporated in, and is validly existing
under the laws of, the State of Connecticut.
2. The Borrower has the corporate power and corporate authority to
execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under the Credit Agreement.
3. The execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement has been duly
authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Borrower.
4. The Credit Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Borrower and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Borrower
enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms under the laws of
the State of New York.
5. Neither the execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of
the Credit Agreement nor the compliance by the Borrower with the terms and
provisions thereof will contravene any provision of any Applicable Law of the
States of New York and Connecticut, or the federal laws of the United States of
America.
6. Based upon our review of Applicable Laws, but without our having
made any special investigation concerning any other law, rule or regulation, no
Governmental Approval which has not been obtained or taken and is not in full
force and effect is required to authorize or is required in connection with the
execution, delivery or performance of the Credit Agreement by the Borrower.
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7. Neither the execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of
the Credit Agreement nor the compliance by the Borrower with the terms and
provisions thereof will conflict with, contravene, violate or constitute a
default under (i) to the best of our knowledge, after due investigation, any
provision of any Applicable Contract or any other agreement or instrument to
which the Borrower or the Borrower's property is subject, (ii) any provision of
any Applicable Law, (iii) to the best of our knowledge, after due investigation,
any judicial or administrative order or decree of any Governmental Authority, or
(iv) its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. As used in this paragraph, "to
the best of our knowledge" means the actual current knowledge of Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx and "due investigation" means solely that we have
reviewed the Certificate of the Borrower attached hereto as Exhibit A.
8. The Borrower is not an "investment company" within the meaning of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Our opinions are subject to the following assumptions and
qualifications:
(a) since we do not represent the Borrower on a regular basis, we have
assumed the accuracy of the description of the Borrower's business set forth in
the Borrower's Form 10-K;
(b) enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer, or other similar laws affecting
creditors' rights and remedies generally and by general principles of equity or
the exercise of judicial discretion (regardless of whether enforcement is sought
in equity or at law) including, but not limited to, principles relating to good
faith and fair dealing, commercial reasonableness and the like;
(c) we have assumed that the Credit Agreement constitutes the valid and
binding obligation of each party thereto (other than the Borrower) enforceable
against such other party in accordance with its terms;
(d) we express no opinion as to the effect on the opinions expressed
herein of (i) the compliance or non-compliance of the Administrative Agent or
any party (other than the Borrower to the extent expressly set forth herein) to
the Credit Agreement with any state, federal or other laws or regulations
applicable to them or (ii) the legal or regulatory status or the nature of the
business of the Administrative Agent;
(e) we express no opinion as to the enforceability of any rights to
contribution or indemnification provided for in the Credit Agreement which are
violative of the public policy underlying any law, rule or regulation (including
any federal or state securities law, rule or regulation); and
(f) we express no opinion with respect to any provision of the Credit
Agreement to the extent it authorizes or permits any purchaser of a
participation interest
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to set-off or apply any deposit, property or indebtedness with respect to any
participation interest.
In rendering the foregoing opinions, we have assumed, with your
consent, that (a) the execution, delivery, or performance by the Borrower of the
Credit Agreement does not and will not conflict with, contravene, violate or
constitute a default under any rule, law, or regulation to which the Borrower is
subject (other than Applicable Laws, orders, and decrees as to which we express
an opinion in paragraph 7 herein) or any agreement or instrument to which the
Borrower or the Borrower's property is subject (except to the extent that we
express an opinion in paragraph 7 herein); and (b) no authorization, consent or
other approval of, notice to or filing with, any court, governmental authority
or regulatory body (other than Governmental Approvals as to which we express our
opinion in paragraph 6 herein) is required to authorize or is required in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of the
Credit Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby.
This opinion is limited to the matters stated herein and no opinion is
implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated. The opinions set
forth herein are rendered as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to
update any facts or circumstances which may hereafter come to our attention or
any changes in any laws, regulations or court decisions which may hereafter
occur.
This opinion is being furnished only to you in connection with the
Credit Agreement and is solely for your benefit and is not to be used,
circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to for any other purpose or relied upon
by any other Person for any purpose without our prior written consent, provided,
that any Person that becomes a Lender pursuant to Section 8.07(a) of the Credit
Agreement may rely on this opinion as if it were addressed to such Person and
delivered on the date hereof.
Very truly yours,
Xxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLP
By:
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A Partner
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SCHEDULE I
Lenders
Citibank, N.A.
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Exhibit A to
TC&A Opinion
BORROWER'S CERTIFICATE
I, Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, am General Counsel of The Xxxxxxx Works (the
"Borrower"). I understand that pursuant to Section 3.01(d) of that certain
Credit Agreement dated as of October 14, 2004 (the "Credit Agreement"), among
the Borrower, the lenders party thereto (the "Lenders") and Citibank, N.A. as
administrative agent for the Lenders, Xxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLP is relying on
this certificate and the statements made herein in rendering certain legal
opinions. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the
meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement.
With regard to the foregoing, on behalf of the Borrower I certify that:
A. Based solely and exclusively on conversations with Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx,
Treasurer of Borrower;
1. The value of all securities owned by the Borrower (excluding
those issued by majority-owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower) does
not exceed ten percent (10%) of the value of the Borrower's total
assets;
2. Less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the assets of the
Borrower on a consolidated basis and on an unconsolidated basis
consist of the margin stock (as such term is defined in
Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System); and
3. The Borrower (a) is primarily engaged, directly or through a
wholly-owned subsidiary or subsidiaries, in a business or
businesses other than that of investing, reinvesting, owning
holding or trading in securities and (b) is not engaged and does
not propose to engage in the business of investing, reinvesting,
owning, holding or trading in securities, and does not own or
propose to acquire investment securities having a value exceeding
forty percent (40%)of the value of the Borrower's total assets
(exclusive of government securities and cash items) on an
unconsolidated basis; and
B. Based solely and exclusively on a certain Statement by Holding
Company Claiming Exemption Under Rule U-3A-2 from the Provisions of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (the "Act"), filed by Borrower with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2004 (Accession
Number 0000093556-04-000056), Borrower is exempt from the provisions of the Act.
C. Based solely and exclusively on interviews of the officers of the
Borrower responsible for its financing activities and the lawyers under my
supervision, the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of any of
its obligations under the Credit Agreement
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does not and will not conflict with, contravene, violate or constitute a default
under (i) any provision of any Applicable Contract or any other agreement or
instrument to which the Borrower or the Borrower's property is subject, or (ii)
any judicial or administrative order or decree of any Governmental Authority.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this certificate this ___ day of
October, 2004.
By:
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
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EXHIBIT G
ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of October 14, 2004
(as amended or modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement") among The
Xxxxxxx Works, a Connecticut corporation (the "Borrower"), the Lenders (as
defined in the Credit Agreement) and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent for
the Lenders (the "Administrative Agent"). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement
are used herein with the same meaning.
The "Assignor" and the "Assignee" referred to on Schedule I hereto
agree as follows:
1. The Assignor hereby sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the
Assignee hereby purchases and assumes from the Assignor, an interest in and to
the Assignor's rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement as of the date
hereof (other than in respect of Uncommitted Advances and Uncommitted Notes)
equal to the percentage interest specified on Schedule 1 hereto of all
outstanding rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (other than in
respect of Uncommitted Advances and Uncommitted Notes). After giving effect to
such sale and assignment, the Assignee's Commitment and the amount of the
Committed Advances owing to the Assignee will be as set forth on Schedule 1
hereto.
2. The Assignor (i) represents and warrants that it is the legal and
beneficial owner of the interest being assigned by it hereunder and that such
interest is free and clear of any adverse claim; (ii) makes no representation or
warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements,
warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement
or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency
or value of the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished
pursuant thereto; (iii) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no
responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower or the
performance or observance by the Borrower of any of its obligations under the
Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto;
and (iv) attaches the Committed Note held by the Assignor and requests that the
Administrative Agent exchange such Committed Note for a new Committed Note
payable to the order of the Assignee in an amount equal to the Commitment
assumed by the Assignee pursuant hereto or new Committed Notes payable to the
order of the Assignee in an amount equal to the Commitment assumed by the
Assignee pursuant hereto and the Assignor in an amount equal to the Commitment
retained by the Assignor under the Credit Agreement, respectively, as specified
on Schedule 1 hereto.
3. The Assignee (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit
Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in
Section 4.01 thereof and such other documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this
Assignment and Acceptance; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without
reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Assignor 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 decisions in taking or not taking action
under the Credit Agreement; (iii) appoints and authorizes the Administrative
Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and
discretion under the Credit Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative
Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers and discretion as are
reasonably incidental thereto; (iv) agrees that it will perform in accordance
with their terms all of the obligations that
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by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a
Lender; (v) agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, that it will be bound by
the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement to the same extent as if it
were an original party thereto; and (vi) attaches any U.S. Internal Revenue
Service forms required under Section 8.09 of the Credit Agreement.
4. Following the execution of this Assignment and Acceptance, it will
be delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance and recording by the
Administrative Agent. The effective date for this Assignment and Acceptance (the
"Effective Date") shall be the date of acceptance hereof by the Administrative
Agent, unless otherwise specified on Schedule 1 hereto.
5. Upon such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent, as
of the Effective Date, (i) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement
and, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights
and obligations of a Lender thereunder and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the
extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be
released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement.
6. Upon such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent, from
and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments
under the Credit Agreement and the Committed Notes in respect of the interest
assigned hereby (including, without limitation, all payments of principal,
interest and facility fees with respect thereto) to the Assignee. The Assignor
and Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments under the Credit
Agreement and the Committed Notes for periods prior to the Effective Date
directly between themselves.
7. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
8. This Assignment and Acceptance may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of
which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of Schedule 1 to this Assignment and Acceptance by telecopier shall
be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment
and Acceptance.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor and the Assignee have caused Schedule
1 to this Assignment and Acceptance to be executed by their officers thereunto
duly authorized as of the date specified thereon.
By
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Name:
Title:
By
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Name:
Title:
By
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Name:
Title:
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Schedule 1
to
Assignment and Acceptance
Percentage interest assigned: ________%
Assignee's Commitment: $__________
Aggregate outstanding principal amount of Committed $__________
Advances assigned:
Principal amount of Committed Note
payable to Assignee: $__________
Principal amount of Committed Note
payable to Assignor: $__________
Effective Date(6): _______________, 200_
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR],
as Assignor
By
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Name:
Title:
Dated: _______________, 200_
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE],
as Assignee
By
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Name:
Title:
Dated: _______________, 200_
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(6) This date should be no earlier than five Business Days after the delivery of
this Assignment and Acceptance to the Agent.
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Domestic Lending Office:
[Address]
Eurodollar Lending Office:
[Address]
Accepted this__________ day
of _______________, 200_
Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
By
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Name:
Title:
[Approved this __________ day
of _______________, 200_
The Xxxxxxx Works
By
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT H-1
PROMISSORY NOTE
(Committed Advances)
$ Dated:
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, The Xxxxxxx Works, a Connecticut
corporation (the "Borrower"), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of [NAME OF
LENDER] (the "Lender") the principal sum of $_______ or, if less, the aggregate
principal amount of all Committed Advances made by the Lender to the Borrower
pursuant to the Credit Agreement referred to below outstanding on the
Termination Date, and such amount shall be paid on or prior to the Termination
Date as provided in the Credit Agreement referred to below.
Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the
meanings provided in the Credit Agreement referred to below.
The Borrower promises to pay interest on the principal amount of each
Committed Advance from the date of such Advance until such principal amount is
paid in full, at such interest rates, and payable at such times, as are
specified in the Credit Agreement referred to below.
Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United
States of America to Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, at 0 Xxxxx Xxx,
Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, in same day funds. Each Committed Advance
made by the Lender to the Borrower and the maturity thereof, and all payments
made on account of the principal amount thereof, shall be recorded by the Lender
and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed on the grid attached hereto which is
a part of this Promissory Note, which recordation shall be conclusive and
binding absent manifest error but the failure to make such recording shall not
have any effect on the Lender's rights hereunder.
This Promissory Note is one of the Committed Notes referred to in, and
is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement dated as of October 14,
2004 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Credit
Agreement), among the Borrower, the Lender and certain other lenders parties
thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lender and such
other lenders. The Credit Agreement, among other things, (i) provides for the
making of Committed Advances by the Lender to the Borrower from time to time in
an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the U.S. dollar amount
first above mentioned, the indebtedness of the Borrower resulting from each such
Committed Advance being evidenced by this Promissory Note, and (ii) contains
provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain
stated events and also for prepayments on account of principal hereof prior to
the maturity hereof upon the terms and conditions therein specified.
H1-1
THE XXXXXXX WORKS
By
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Name:
Title:
By
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Name:
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EXHIBIT H-2
PROMISSORY NOTE
(Uncommitted Advances)
$ Dated:
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, The Xxxxxxx Works, a Connecticut
corporation (the "Borrower"), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of [NAME OF
LENDER] (the "Lender") the aggregate principal amount of all Uncommitted
Advances made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement
referred to below and such amount shall be paid in the amounts and on the dates
provided in the Credit Agreement referred to below.
Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the
meanings provided in the Credit Agreement referred to below.
The Borrower promises to pay interest on the principal amount of each
Uncommitted Advance from the date of such Advance until such principal amount is
paid in full, at such interest rates, and payable at such times, as are
specified in the Credit Agreement referred to below.
Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United
States of America to Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, for the account of
the Lender, at 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, in same day
funds. Each Uncommitted Advance made by the Lender to the Borrower and the
maturity thereof, and all payments made on account of the principal amount
thereof, shall be recorded by the Lender and, prior to any transfer hereof,
endorsed on the grid attached hereto which is a part of this Promissory Note,
which recordation shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error but the
failure to make such recording shall not have any effect on the Lender's rights
hereunder.
This Promissory Note is one of the Uncommitted Notes referred to in,
and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement dated as of October 14,
2004 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Credit
Agreement"), among the Borrower, the Lender and certain other lenders parties
thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lender and such
other Lenders. The Credit Agreement, among other things, (i) provides for the
making of Uncommitted Advances by the Lender to the Borrower from time to time,
the indebtedness of the Borrower resulting from each such Uncommitted Advance
being evidenced by this Promissory Note, and (ii) contains provisions for
acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events
and also for prepayments on account of principal hereof prior to the maturity
hereof upon the terms and conditions therein specified.
H2-1
THE XXXXXXX WORKS
By
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Name:
Title:
By
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Name:
Title:
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