Exhibit 10.1
among
WESTPOINT HOME, INC.
as the Borrower,
the Lenders from time to time party thereto,
and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as the Administrative Agent
Dated as of June 16, 0000
XXXX XX XXXXXXX SECURITIES LLC,
as the Sole Lead Arranger and Book Manager
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
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SECTION 1.1 General Definitions |
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SECTION 1.2 Accounting Terms and Determinations |
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SECTION 1.3 Other Terms; Headings |
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ARTICLE II THE CREDIT FACILITIES |
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SECTION 2.1 The Revolving Credit Loans |
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SECTION 2.2 LC Facility |
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SECTION 2.3 Procedure for Borrowing; Notices of Borrowing; Notices of Continuation; Notices of |
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Conversion;
Settlement |
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SECTION 2.4 Use of Proceeds |
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SECTION 2.5 Maximum Amount of the Facility; Mandatory Prepayments; Optional Prepayments |
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SECTION 2.6 Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Account |
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SECTION 2.7 Maintenance of Dominion Account and Concentration Account; Collection of Receivables |
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SECTION 2.8 Term |
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SECTION 2.9 Payment Procedures |
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SECTION 2.10 Defaulting Lenders |
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SECTION 2.11 Notices |
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ARTICLE III SECURITY |
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SECTION 3.1 General |
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SECTION 3.2 Recourse to Security |
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SECTION 3.3 Special Provisions Relating to Inventory |
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SECTION 3.4 Special Provisions Relating to Receivables |
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SECTION 3.5 Continuation of Liens, Etc |
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SECTION 3.6 Power of Attorney |
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SECTION 3.7 Release of Collateral |
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ARTICLE IV INTEREST, FEES AND EXPENSES |
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SECTION 4.1 Interest |
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SECTION 4.2 Interest After Event of Default |
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SECTION 4.3 The Administrative Agent’s and Closing Fees |
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SECTION 4.4 Unused Line Fee and LC Facility Fees |
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SECTION 4.5 Calculations |
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SECTION 4.6 Indemnification in Certain Events |
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SECTION 4.7 Taxes |
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ARTICLE V CONDITIONS OF LENDING |
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SECTION 5.1 Conditions to Credit Extensions |
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SECTION 5.2 Conditions Precedent to Each Loan |
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SECTION 5.3 Limited Waiver of Conditions Precedent |
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ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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SECTION 6.1 Representations and Warranties of the Borrower |
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ARTICLE VII COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER |
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SECTION 7.1 Affirmative Covenants |
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SECTION 7.2 Negative Covenants |
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ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
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SECTION 8.1 Events of Default |
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SECTION 8.2 Acceleration, Termination and Demand Rights |
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SECTION 8.3 Other Remedies |
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SECTION 8.4 License for Use of Software and Other Intellectual Property |
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SECTION 8.5 No Marshalling; Deficiencies; Remedies Cumulative |
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SECTION 8.6 Waivers |
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SECTION 8.7 Further Rights of the Administrative Agent |
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ARTICLE IX THE AGENT |
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SECTION 9.1 Appointment, Authority and Duties of the Administrative Agent |
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SECTION 9.2 Agreements Regarding Collateral and Examination Reports |
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SECTION 9.3 Reliance By The Administrative Agent |
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SECTION 9.4 Action Upon Default |
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SECTION 9.5 Ratable Sharing |
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SECTION 9.6 Indemnification of the Agent Indemnitees |
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SECTION 9.7 Limitation on Responsibilities of the Administrative Agent |
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SECTION 9.8 Successor Administrative Agent and Co-Agents |
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SECTION 9.9 Consents, Amendments and Waivers |
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SECTION 9.10 Due Diligence and Non-Reliance |
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SECTION 9.11 Representations and Warranties of Lenders |
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SECTION 9.12 The Required Lenders |
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SECTION 9.13 Several Obligations |
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SECTION 9.14 Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity |
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SECTION 9.15 No Third Party Beneficiaries |
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SECTION 9.16 Notice of Transfer |
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SECTION 9.17 Replacement of Certain Lenders |
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SECTION 9.18 Remittance of Payments and Collections |
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ARTICLE X GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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SECTION 10.1 Notices and Communications |
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SECTION 10.2 Delays; Partial Exercise of Remedies |
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SECTION 10.3 Right of Setoff |
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SECTION 10.4 Indemnification; Reimbursement of Expenses of Collection |
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SECTION 10.5 Nonliability of the Administrative Agent and Lenders |
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SECTION 10.6 Counterparts; Telecopied Signatures |
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SECTION 10.7 Severability |
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SECTION 10.8 Maximum Rate |
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SECTION 10.9 Entire Agreement; Interpretation |
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SECTION 10.10 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY |
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SECTION 10.11 GOVERNING LAW |
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SECTION 10.12 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION |
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SECTION 10.13 JURY TRIAL |
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SECTION 10.14 Confidentiality |
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ARTICLE XI BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS |
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SECTION 11.1 Successors and Assigns |
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SECTION 11.2 Participations |
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SECTION 11.3 Assignments |
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Schedules
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Schedule 1
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- Commitments of Lenders |
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Schedule 2
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- Pledged Deposit Accounts |
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Schedule 3
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- Patents and Trademarks |
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Schedule 6.1(a)
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- Foreign Jurisdictions |
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Schedule 6.1(b)
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- Locations of Collateral |
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Schedule 6.1(g)
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- Subsidiaries |
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Schedule 6.1(k)
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- Joint Ventures |
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Schedule 6.1(l)
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- Other Corporate Names of the Borrower |
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Schedule 6.1(p)
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- Taxes |
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Schedule 6.1(q)
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- Pending Litigation |
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Schedule 6.1(r)
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- Existing Indebtedness |
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Schedule 6.1(t)
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- Existing Liens |
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Exhibits |
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Exhibit A
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Revolving Credit Note |
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Exhibit B
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Equipment Excluded from Collateral |
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Exhibit C
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Form of Assignment and Acceptance |
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Exhibit D
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Form of Notice of Assignment and Acceptance |
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Exhibit E
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Compliance Certificate |
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Exhibit F
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Form of Notice of Borrowing |
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Exhibit G
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Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation |
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Exhibit H
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[Intentionally Omitted] |
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Exhibit I
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Borrowing Base Certificate |
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Exhibit J
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[Intentionally Omitted] |
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Exhibit K
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Form of Confidentiality Agreement |
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Exhibit L
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Form of Imported Inventory Agreement |
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Exhibit M
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Existing Letters of Credit |
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LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of June 16, 2006 among
WESTPOINT HOME, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “Borrower”), each of the financial institutions identified as a Lender on
Schedule 1 (together with each of their respective successors and permitted assigns, each,
a “Lender,” and collectively, the “Lenders”), and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national banking
association, in its capacity as a Lender, as the collateral and as the Administrative Agent for the
Lenders (together with its successors in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and as the
Issuing Bank.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Lenders are
willing to make revolving loans to the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000,000,
at any one time outstanding, and to issue letters of credit at Borrower’s request;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 General Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the
meanings herein specified (to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the
terms defined):
“Account Debtor” means a Person who is or becomes obligated under or on account of a
Receivable, chattel paper or general intangible.
“Accounts Related Collateral” means and includes (i) all rights to payment for goods sold or
leased or for services rendered, whether such rights to payment constitute under Applicable Law
accounts, general intangibles, contract rights, documents, chattel paper, instruments or any other
classification of property; (ii) all supporting obligations; (iii) all intercompany loans made by
the Borrower to any Subsidiary of the Borrower (the “Intercompany Loan Collateral”); (iv) all
letter-of-credit rights relating to any such right to payment described in clause (i); (v) all
contracts from which any such right to payment has arisen; (vi) all deposit accounts maintained
at BofA and all other Pledged Deposit Accounts; (vii) all cash and non-cash proceeds (including
insurance proceeds) of any of the foregoing; and (viii) all books and records relating to any of
the foregoing, including all invoices, purchase orders, delivery receipts, waybills and payment
records, whether or not in written or electronic format or in any other medium.
“Adjusted LIBOR” means for any Interest Period, with respect to LIBOR Rate Advances, the per
annum rate of interest (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/8th of 1%) appearing on
Telerate Page 3750, or if such page is unavailable, the Reuters Screen LIBO Page (or any successor
page of either, as applicable), as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars at
approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of
such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period;
provided, however, if the
Reuters Screen LIBO Page is used and more than one rate is shown on such page, the applicable rate
shall be the arithmetic mean thereof. If for any reason none of the foregoing rates is available,
the Offshore Base Rate shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent as the
rate of interest at which Dollar deposits in the approximate amount of the applicable LIBOR Rate
Advance would be offered to major banks in the offshore Dollar market at or about 11:00 a.m.
(London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term
comparable to such Interest Period. If the Board of Governors shall impose a Reserve Percentage
with respect to LIBOR deposits, then Adjusted LIBOR shall equal the amount determined above,
divided by 1 minus the Reserve Percentage.
“Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
“Advance” means a Base Rate Advance or a LIBOR Rate Advance.
“Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly controls, is
under common control with, is controlled by or is a director, officer, manager or general partner
of such Person. As used in this definition, “control” (including its correlative meanings,
“controlled by” and “under common control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of
voting securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise), provided
that any public company that does not conduct business in any material respect in or with the home
fashion textile industry shall not be an Affiliate hereunder except for purposes of Section 6.1(j).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) unless the Borrower owns more than 25% of the equity interests
of such Person, such Person shall not be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Borrower for purposes of
the definitions of “Eligible Receivables” and “Eligible Vendor” and (ii) no Person controlled by
Xxxx X. Icahn other than American Real Estate Partners, L.P. (“AREP”) shall be deemed an Affiliate
for such purposes of this Agreement.
“Agent Indemnitees” means the Administrative Agent and BAS and all of their respective present
and future officers, directors, employees, agents and attorneys.
“Agent Professionals” means attorneys, accountants, appraisers, business valuation experts,
environmental engineers or consultants, turnaround consultants and other professionals or experts
retained by the Administrative Agent or BAS.
“Appeal” means the appeal filed by Contrarian Funds, LLC, et al. with the Southern District of
New York of the United Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx (xxxx xx. 00 Xxx. 00000 (xXX)) in respect of the Sale
Order together with any other appeal, petition for certiorari, motion for reconsideration, motion
for rehearing or other challenge relating to or in respect of the Sale Order, and shall include any
subsequent proceedings with respect to the Sale Order on remand.
“Applicable Law” means all laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Person, conduct,
transaction, covenant, Loan Document or Material Contract in question, including (i) all
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common law and equitable principles; (ii) all provisions of all applicable state, federal and
foreign constitutions, statutes, rules, regulations and final, non-appealable orders of
Governmental Authorities; and (iii) all orders, judgments and decrees of all courts and
arbitrators, in each case which are final and non-appealable.
“Applicable LIBOR Margin” means, as of any date of determination, the applicable margin for
LIBOR set forth in Section 4.1.
“Applicable Margin” means a percentage equal to 0.00% with respect to Revolving Credit Loans
that are Base Rate Advances, 1.50% with respect to Revolving Credit Loans that are LIBOR Rate
Advances, and 0.250% with respect to the Unused Line Fee; provided that the
Applicable Margin shall be increased or (if no Default or Event of Default exists) decreased, on a
quarterly basis commencing on October 1, 2006, according to the performance of the Borrower as
measured by the Average Excess Availability for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter of the
Borrower, as follows:
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Applicable Margin |
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Average Excess |
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Availability |
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Advances |
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LIBOR Rate Advances |
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Unused Line Fee |
£ 30% of the
aggregate
Commitments as of
time of
determination
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50.0 bps
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200.0 bps
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25.0 bps |
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> 30% £ 50%
of such Commitments
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25.0 bps
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175.0 bps
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25.0 bps |
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> 50%,
£ 70% of
such
Commitments
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0.0 bps
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150.0 bps
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27.5 bps |
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> 70% of such
Commitments
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-25.0 bps
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125.0 bps
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27.5 bps |
and provided further that, if on any date of determination the sum of (i) Average Excess
Availability plus (ii) Borrower’s cash that is available for the Borrower’s general use and Cash
Equivalents on hand in the United States exceeds $300,000,000, the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Rate
Advances shall be 100.0 bps.
“Assignment and Acceptance” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and
its assignee, and accepted by the Administrative Agent, and substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
“Auditors” means Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP or another nationally recognized firm of independent
public accountants selected by the Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
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“Availability Block” means, on any date of determination, an amount equal to the greater of
(a) $10,000,000 or (b) the amount that is equal to 10% of the Aggregate Commitments on such date.
“Availability Reserve” means, on any date of determination, the sum of the following (without
duplication): (i) the aggregate amount equal to three months rent and other charges on each of the
Borrower’s leased locations at which Collateral is located for which the Administrative has not
received a duly executed Collateral Access Agreement (a “Rent Reserve”), (ii) the Bank Products
Reserve, (iii) the Royalty Reserve, (iv) the aggregate amount of liabilities secured by Liens
upon Accounts Related Collateral or Inventory Related Collateral that are senior to the
Administrative Agent’s Liens if such Liens are not Permitted Liens (provided that the imposition of
a reserve hereunder on account of such Liens shall not be deemed a waiver of the Event of Default
that arises from the existence of such Liens) or are Permitted Liens for property taxes, (v)
accrued and unpaid sales taxes on inventory sold, (vi) any other Tax Liens if superior to the
Administrative Agent’s Liens, (vii) the Freight and Duty Reserve, including the aggregate amount
of Custom Broker Fees then due and payable by the Borrower (except to the extent that the
Administrative Agent has received a duly executed Imported Inventory Agreement from the Person to
which such Custom Broker Fees are payable agreeing that any Lien of such Person is subordinate to
the Administrative Agent’s Lien hereunder), and (viii) during such time, as the Excess
Availability is less than 5% of the Aggregate Commitments, any other reserves (the “Other
Reserves”) that the Administrative Agent has determined, in its reasonable credit judgment and upon
notice to the Borrower, are appropriate with respect to the value of the Collateral or the
enforceability or priority of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon; provided,
however, that (a) in no event shall the establishment of any Other Reserves (1) require, by
virtue of such establishment, the repayment of any Borrowings outstanding prior to such
establishment or (2) result in the Other Reserves being greater than the Excess Availability (as
then calculated); or (b) the calculation of Excess Availability to determine whether or not there
are any Other Reserves to be deducted pursuant to this clause (ix) shall be made without taking
into account any previously established Other Reserves.
“Average Excess Availability” means, for any period, an amount equal to the sum of the amount
of Excess Availability on each day during such period, as determined by the Administrative Agent,
divided by the number of days in such period.
“Bank Products” means any one or more of the following types of services or facilities
extended to the Borrower by BofA, any Affiliate of BofA, any Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender:
(i) credit cards; (ii) Cash Management Transactions; and (iii) Hedging Agreements.
“Bank Product Obligations” means obligations of the Borrower in respect of Bank Products.
“Bank Products Reserve” means, on any date, a reserve established by the Administrative Agent
with the consent of the Borrower (which consent the Borrower may withhold in its sole discretion)
from time to time with respect to Bank Product Obligations of the Borrower.
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“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy.”
“BAS” means Banc of America Securities LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its
successors and assigns.
“Base Rate” means the rate of interest announced by BofA from time to time as its prime rate.
Such rate is a reference rate only and BofA may make loans or other extensions of credit at, above
or below it. Any change in the prime rate announced by BofA shall take effect at the opening of
business on the effective date specified in the public announcement of the change.
“Base Rate Advance” means an Advance that bears interest at the Base Rate.
“Beneficial Owner” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Change of Control”.
“Blocked Person” has the meaning specified in Section 6.1(s).
“Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
“BofA” means Bank of America, N.A., a national banking association, and its successors and
assigns.
“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
“Borrower’s Account” means the account maintained by the Borrower at BofA in Dallas, Texas or
such other account as the Borrower may from time to time designate in writing to the Administrative
Agent.
“Borrowing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(a).
“Borrowing Base” means on any date of determination thereof, an amount equal to (i) the sum of
(a) 85% of the Value of Eligible Receivables on such date plus (b) the Inventory Advance
Rate times the Value of Eligible Inventory on such date plus (c) the Inventory Advance Rate
times the Eligible Letter of Credit Purchase Orders on such date minus (ii) the
Availability Reserve on such date minus (iii) the Availability Block on such date
minus the LC Reserve on such date.
“Borrowing Base Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 7.1(k)(iv).
“Borrowing Date” means the date on which a Borrowing is obtained.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which
commercial banks in
New York,
New York are required or permitted by law to close. When used in
connection with any LIBOR Rate Advance, a Business Day shall also exclude any day on which
commercial banks are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
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“Business Plan” means a business plan of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, consisting of
consolidated and consolidating projected balance sheets, related cash flow statements and related
profit and loss statements which covers a one-year period and which is prepared on a quarterly
basis.
“Capital Expenditures” means expenditures for any fixed assets or improvements, replacements,
substitutions or additions thereto or therefor which have a useful life of more than one year, and
shall include all commitments, payments in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations and leasehold
improvements.
“Capitalized Lease Obligations” means any rental obligation which, under GAAP, is or will be
required to be capitalized on the books of the lessee, taken at the amount thereof accounted for as
Indebtedness (net of Interest Expense) in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash Collateral” means cash, and any interest or other income earned thereon, that is
deposited with the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement to Cash Collateralize any
LC Obligations or other Obligations.
“Cash Collateral Account” means a demand deposit, money market or other account established by
the Administrative Agent at BofA or such other financial institution as the Administrative Agent
may select in its discretion, which account shall be in the Administrative Agent’s name and subject
to the Administrative Agent’s Liens.
“Cash Collateralize” means, with respect to LC Obligations arising from Letters of Credit
outstanding on any date or Obligations arising under Hedging Agreements on such date, the deposit
with the Administrative Agent of immediately available funds into the Cash Collateral Account in an
amount equal to 105% of the sum of the aggregate undrawn amounts of such Letters of Credit and
other LC Obligations, all Obligations existing under such Hedging Agreements, and all related fees
and other amounts due or to become due in connection with such LC Obligations and Hedging
Agreements.
“Cash Dominion Notice” means a written notice from the Administrative Agent to a bank at which
a Dominion Account is maintained that a Cash Dominion Period is in effect.
“Cash Dominion Period” means any period of time that (i) commences on the date of occurrence
of an Event of Default and ends on the date such Event of Default ceases to exist or is waived in
writing by the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Lenders or the Required
Lenders, as applicable) or (ii) commences on the date on which Excess Availability is less than 18%
of the Aggregate Commitments and ends on the date following the 20th day consecutive day on which
Excess Availability is equal to or exceeds 18% of the Aggregate Commitments.
“Cash Dominion Termination Notice” means a written notice from the Administrative Agent to a
bank at which a Dominion Account is maintained that a Cash Dominion Period as to which a Cash
Dominion Notice was previously given is no longer in effect.
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“Cash Equivalents” means (i) securities issued, guaranteed or insured by the United States or
any of its agencies with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; (ii)
securities issued, guaranteed or insured by any state of the United States or any public
instrumentality thereof with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired and, at
the time of acquisition, having one of the three highest ratings obtainable from either Standard &
Poor’s Ratings Services or Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.; (iii) time deposits, term deposits and
certificates of deposit with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired, issued by
(A) the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates, (B) any U.S.
federal or state chartered commercial bank of recognized standing which has capital and unimpaired
surplus in excess of $500,000,000 or (C) any bank or its holding company that has a short-term
commercial paper rating of at least A-1 or the equivalent by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or
at least P-1 or the equivalent by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.; (iv) repurchase agreements and
reverse repurchase agreements with terms of not more than thirty days from the date acquired, for
securities of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) above and entered into only with commercial
banks having the qualifications described in clause (iii) above or such other financial
institutions with a short-term commercial paper rating of at least A-1 or the equivalent by
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or at least P-1 or the equivalent by Xxxxx’x Investors Service,
Inc.; (v) commercial paper issued by any Person incorporated under the laws of the United States or
any state thereof and rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor’s Ratings
Services or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., in each case
with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; and (vi) investments in money
market funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which have net assets of at least
$500,000,000 and at least eighty-five percent (85%) of whose assets consist of securities and other
obligations of the type described in clauses (i) through (v) above.
“Cash Management Transactions” means any cash management, disbursement or related services,
including overdrafts and the automatic clearing house transfer of funds provided by BofA or any
Lender or by any Affiliate of BofA or of any Lender for the account of the Borrower.
“Change of Control” with respect to the Borrower means the consummation of any transaction
(including any merger or consolidation), the result of which is that any of Xxxx X. Icahn and the
Related Parties are no longer the Beneficial Owners, directly or indirectly, of at least 20% of the
Voting Stock of the Borrower. For purposes of the definition of Change in Control, the following
capitalized terms shall have the following meanings: “Beneficial Owner” has the meaning ascribed to
such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act. The terms “Beneficially Owns” and
“Beneficially Owned” have a corresponding meaning. “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto. “Related Parties” means: (1) Xxxx X. Icahn,
any spouse and any child, stepchild, sibling or descendant of Xxxx X. Icahn; (2) any estate of Xxxx
X. Icahn or of any person under clause (1); (3) any person who receives a beneficial interest in
any estate under clause (2) to the extent of such interest; (4) any executor, personal
administrator or trustee who holds such beneficial interest in the estate for the benefit of, or as
fiduciary for, any person under clauses (1), (2) or (3) to the extent of such interest; (5) any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, or similar entity, directly or
indirectly owned or controlled by Xxxx X. Icahn or any other person or
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persons identified in clauses (1), (2), (3) or (4); or (6) any not-for-profit entity not
subject to taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or any successor
provision to which Xxxx X. Icahn or any person identified in clauses (1), (2), or (3) above
contributes his beneficial interest in the Borrower or to which such beneficial interest passes
pursuant to such person’s will. “Voting Stock” means, with respect to a corporation, any class or
series of capital stock of such corporation that is ordinarily entitled to vote in the election of
directors thereof at a meeting of stockholders called for such purpose.
“Closing Date” means the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Borrower,
BofA and the Administrative Agent.
“Code” has the meaning specified in Section 1.3.
“Collateral” means all of the following Property of the Borrower:
(i) All Accounts Related Collateral and Inventory Related Collateral of the Borrower;
(ii) All Equipment Related Collateral of the Borrower; and
(iii) All proceeds and products of the property and assets described in the foregoing clauses.
“Collateral Access Agreements” means a landlord waiver, mortgagee waiver, bailee letter or
similar acknowledgment of any lessor, warehouseman or processor in possession of any Collateral or
on whose property any Collateral is located, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
“Collections” means all cash, funds, checks, notes, instruments, any other form of remittance
tendered by Account Debtors in respect of payment of Receivables of the Borrower and any other
payments received by the Borrower with respect to any Collateral.
“Commitment” means at any date for any Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving
Credit Loans and to purchase participations in LC Obligations pursuant to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, which shall not exceed the principal amount set forth opposite such Lender’s
name under the heading “Commitment” on the signature pages of this Agreement or the principal
amount set forth in the Assignment and Acceptance by which it became a Lender, as modified from
time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or to give effect to any applicable Assignment
and Acceptance; and “Commitments” means the aggregate principal amount of the Commitments
of all Lenders, the maximum amount of which on any date shall be $250,000,000, as reduced from time
to time pursuant to Section 2.1(e).
“Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 7.1(k)(iii).
“Concentration Account” means an account maintained by the Borrower at BofA, to which all
monies from time to time deposited to a Dominion Account shall be transferred.
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“Continuation” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(b).
“Convert,” “Conversion” and “Converted” each refers to conversion of Advances of one Type into
Advances of another Type pursuant to Section 2.3(c).
“Customs Broker” means a Person serving as a customers broker for the Borrower in connection
with the Borrower’s importation of Inventory.
“Customs Broker Fees” means with respect to any Customs Broker, all fees, expense
reimbursement and other amounts owing by Borrower to such Customs Broker.
“Default” means any of the events specified in Section 8.1, whether or not any of the
requirements for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition, has been
satisfied.
“Defaulting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.10(a).
“Deposit Account Control Agreement” means each Deposit Account control agreement to be
executed by each institution maintaining a Pledged Deposit Account, including each Dominion Account
and each Concentration Account, in each case in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit
of the Secured Parties, as security of the Obligations.
“Dilution Percent” means the percent equal to (a) the sum of the aggregate amount of bad debt
write downs or write offs, discounts, returns, promotions, credits, credit memos and other dilutive
items with respect to the Borrower’s Receivables, divided by (b) Borrower’s gross sales.
“Dilution Reserve” means, without duplication with respect to any other reserve on any date of
determination, a reserve established and revised from time to time by the Administrative Agent
equal to, if positive, (i) the amount (in percentage points) by which the Dilution Percent for the
immediately preceding twelve month period, as determined by the Administrative Agent’s most recent
field audit, exceeds 5%, multiplied by (ii) the gross amount of Eligible Receivables on such date
before deduction of the Borrower’s Customer Accommodation reserves, minus (iii) the Borrower’s
Customer Accommodation reserves on such date.
“Document” has the meaning specified in the UCC.
“Dollars” and the sign “$” means freely transferable lawful currency of the United States.
“Dominion Account” means a special account of the Administrative Agent established by the
Borrower at BofA or another bank selected by the Borrower, but acceptable to the Administrative
Agent in its reasonable discretion, and over which the Administrative Agent shall have exclusive
access and control for withdrawal purposes to the extent specified in Section 2.7.
“Domestic In-Transit Inventory” means Inventory that has been purchased by the Borrower and
that is in-transit from a Vendor from a location within the continental United States to the
Borrower or a location designated by the Borrower that is in the continental United States.
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“Eligible Assignee” means a Person that is (i) a Lender, a U.S. based Affiliate of a Lender or
an Approved Fund (as defined below); (ii) a commercial bank, finance company, or other financial
institution, in each case that is organized under the laws of the United States or any state, has
total assets in excess of $25 billion, extends asset-based lending facilities of the type
contemplated herein in the Ordinary Course of Business and whose becoming an assignee would not
constitute a prohibited transaction under Section 4975 of ERISA or any other Applicable Law, is
acceptable to the Administrative Agent and, unless an Event of Default exists, the Borrower (such
approval by the Borrower, when required, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed and to be
deemed given by the Borrower if no objection is received by the assigning Lender and the
Administrative Agent from the Borrower within 2 Business Days after notice of such proposed
assignment has been provided by the assigning Lender as set forth in Section 11.3); and, at any
time that an Event of Default exists, any other Person acceptable to the Administrative Agent in
its discretion. The term “Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is
engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit
in the Ordinary Course of Business of such Person and that is administered or managed by (a) a
Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers
or manages a Lender.
“Eligible Customs Broker” means a Customs Broker which is reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent and with which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower have entered into an
Imported Inventory Agreement.
“Eligible In-Transit Inventory” means on any date, In-Transit Inventory that meets all of the
criteria for Eligible Inventory on such date, provided that (i) such Inventory has been identified
to the contract between the Vendor and the Borrower and, under the terms of sale of such Inventory,
title have passed with respect to such Inventory from the Vendor to the Borrower on or before such
date; (ii) such Inventory is insured by the Borrower in accordance with the requirements of Section
7.1(f) hereof, (iii) the Vendor has no right on such date, under Applicable Law or pursuant to any
document relating to the sale of such Inventory, to reclaim, divert the shipment of, reroute,
repossess, stop delivery of or otherwise assert any Lien rights or title retention with respect to
such Inventory; (iv) such Inventory is in the possession of a common carrier, which is not an
Affiliate of the Vendor and which has issued a tangible negotiable xxxx of lading to the order of
the Borrower (or, if otherwise required by the Administrative Agent in its discretion, to the order
of the Administrative Agent (if necessary to obtain a first priority Lien in the related
Inventory)); (v) such xxxx of lading (or an original counterpart thereof in the case of Foreign
In-Transit Inventory) is in the possession, in the United States, of the Borrower, Lender or an
Eligible Customs Broker; (vi) the Vendor of such Inventory is an Eligible Vendor (or, in the case
of Foreign In-Transit Inventory, the purchase price is to be paid pursuant to a documentary Letter
of Credit issued by Lender); and (vii) in the case of Foreign In-Transit Inventory, the Inventory
is to be received by an Eligible Customs Broker and the terms of the applicable Imported Inventory
Agreement with respect to such Foreign In-Transit Inventory are adhered to by the parties thereto.
“Eligible Inventory” means Inventory of the Borrower consisting of raw materials,
work-in-process consisting of yarn or finished goods, which is free from any Lien in favor of any
Person (other than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent or Permitted Liens). The value of
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Eligible Inventory shall be computed at the lower of cost (computed on a “first in, first out”
basis) or market. No Inventory of the Borrower shall be Eligible Inventory unless the
Administrative Agent has a perfected first priority Lien thereon. Unless it is Eligible In-Transit
Inventory, inventory shall not be Eligible Inventory if it is not located (a) in the United
States, and (b) in a facility owned or leased by the Borrower, unless it is in a contract
warehouse, and the inventory is separately identifiable from any other goods (if any), and, unless
a Rent Reserve has been established with respect thereto, the warehouseman has delivered to the
Administrative Agent, if requested, a subordination agreement in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. In addition, the Administrative Agent may treat any
Inventory as not being Eligible Inventory to the extent of the Value of such Inventory that the
Administrative Agent determines is: (a) slow moving, obsolete and defective inventory, (b)
packing and shipping materials, (c) samples, display items, bags, replacement parts or
manufacturing supplies, or is (d) unmerchantable, (e) inventory that does not meet all material
standards imposed by any Governmental Authority, or constitutes hazardous materials under any
Environmental Law, (f) waste or scrap material, (g) subject to any license or other arrangement
(except any agreement or arrangement relating to or providing for Royalties) that restricts the
Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s right to dispose of such inventory, (h) reflected in
reserves for inventory shrinkage, shortages for physical inventory counts, and (without
duplication) other reserves, (i) work-in-process that is categorized as raw materials or finished
goods, (j) 40% of the amount of “bulk” inventory or unpackaged finished goods, and (k) pillow and
bed shells.
“Eligible Letter of Credit Purchase Orders” means, on any date of determination (without
duplication with other Eligible Inventory) the aggregate amount of open purchase orders for
Inventory, (a) which are in the name of the Borrower, and (b) are supported by a commercial Letter
of Credit issued under this Agreement having an initial expiry within 180 days after the date of
initial issuance of such commercial Letter of Credit, and (c) for which a xxxx of lading or other
document of title names the Administrative Agent as consignee, or as to which the Administrative
Agent has control over the xxxx of lading or other documents of title which evidence ownership of
the subject Inventory (and such Inventory would become Eligible In-Transit Inventory upon payment
of the Letter of Credit); and (d) which otherwise is not excluded from the definition of Eligible
Inventory.
“Eligible Receivables” means and includes only those unpaid Receivables of the Borrower,
without duplication, which (i) arise out of a bona fide sale of goods or rendition of services of
the kind ordinarily sold or rendered by the Borrower in the ordinary course of its Business, (ii)
are owed by a Person competent to contract for such goods or services that is not an Affiliate or
an employee of the Borrower (provided that Receivables that have a value of up to $5,000,000 in
aggregate amount owed by Affiliates in which the Borrower owns 50% or less of the equity interests
and that are otherwise Eligible Receivables shall not be excluded by this clause (ii)), (iii) are
not subject to renegotiation or redating, and (iv) are free and clear of any Lien in favor of any
Person other than Permitted Liens. Without duplication, no Receivable shall be an Eligible
Receivable (a) unless the Administrative Agent has a perfected first priority Lien thereon, (b) if
it is more than ninety days past the date of the original invoice therefor or more than sixty days
past its due date, (c) if 50% or more of the Receivables owing by the Account Debtor are not
Eligible Receivables under the foregoing clause, (d) if the goods or services
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giving rise to it have not been delivered to and accepted by the Account Debtor, or it
otherwise does not represent a final sale, (e) when aggregated with other Receivables owing by the
Account Debtor, it exceeds 15% of the aggregate Eligible Receivables (provided, however, that the
limitation for Target and Wal-Mart shall be 25%, and any other Account Debtor with an unsecured
debt rating of BBB or better from Standard & Poor shall be 20%), (f) if it is owing by a creditor
or supplier, (g) if it is subject to a potential offset, counterclaim, dispute, deduction,
discount, recoupment, reserve, defense, chargeback, rebate, credit, or allowance (but ineligibility
shall be limited to the amount thereof), (h) without duplication, Receivables for which the
Borrower has established reserves (but only to the extent of the amount of such reserves) for
anticipated credits, discounts, and allowances (“Customer Accommodations”) (i) an Insolvency
Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Account Debtor, or the Account Debtor has failed,
has suspended or ceased doing business, is liquidating, dissolving or winding up its affairs, or is
not Solvent (provided that, with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed), Receivables owing by any Account Debtor which arose after the filing by any
such Account Debtor of a petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code may be deemed not to be
ineligible pursuant to this clause (i)), (j) the Account Debtor is organized or has its principal
offices outside the United States or Canada (provided that otherwise Eligible Receivables owed by
such foreign Account Debtors will be Eligible Receivables in an aggregate amount on any date of
determination equal to 5% of the total amount of Eligible Receivables on such date, or such greater
amount as may be approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), (k) it is evidenced
by chattel paper or an instrument of any kind, or has been reduced to judgment, (l) the amount
remaining of an invoice that the Account Debtor has made a partial payment against, if the Borrower
has placed such balance into its deduction management system, (m) if it arises from a sale on a
cash on delivery basis, (n) a sale on a xxxx-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-or-return,
sale-on-approval, consignment, or other repurchase or return basis, (o) if it represents a progress
billing or retainage, (p) it includes a billing for interest, fees or late charges, but
ineligibility shall be limited to the extent thereof, (q) if it arises from a retail sale to a
Person who is purchasing for personal, family or household purposes, (r) the Account Debtor is a
Government Authority, unless either the Account Debtor is the United States or any department,
agency or instrumentality thereof unless the Borrower assigns its right to payment under such
Receivable to the Administrative Agent as Collateral hereunder in full compliance with (including
the filing of a written notice of the assignment and a copy of the assignment with, and receipt of
acknowledgment thereof by, the appropriate contracting and disbursing offices pursuant to) the
Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 (U.S.C. Section 3727; 41 U.S.C. Section 15), or the Administrative
Agent, in its sole reasonable discretion, agrees in writing not to require such assignment with
respect to any such Receivable, and (s) the Receivable evidences any amount that the Borrower has
no legal right to collect.
“Eligible Vendor” means on any date, (i) a Vendor that (a) is the seller of Domestic
In-Transit Inventory and the Borrower is not in breach of any of its material obligations to such
Vendor, (b) is a seller of Foreign In-Transit Inventory to the Borrower and the purchase price for
such Inventory is paid or to be paid pursuant to a documentary Letter of Credit issued by Issuing
Bank and the Borrower is not in breach of any of its material obligations to such Vendor, or (c) is
a seller of Foreign In-Transit Inventory to the Borrower, such Vendor is not an Affiliate of the
Borrower, and the Borrower is not in breach of any of its material obligations to such Vendor.
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“Enforcement Action” means any action to enforce any Obligations or Loan Documents or to
realize upon any Collateral (whether by judicial action, self-help, notification of Account
Debtors, exercise of setoff or recoupment, or otherwise).
“Environmental Laws” means all federal, state and local statutes, laws (including common or
case law), regulations or orders applicable to the business or property of a Person relating to
pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water,
ground water, land surface or subsurface strata) including laws and regulations relating to
emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials, or otherwise
relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport
or handling of any Hazardous Materials.
“Equipment Related Collateral” means and includes all of the following property of the
Borrower, except for the equipment set forth on Exhibit B to this Agreement: (i) all machinery,
vehicles, furniture, fixtures, equipment, parts, tools, supplies, and all other goods constituting
“equipment” under the Code, together with all accessions thereto; (ii) all commercial tort claims
relating in any way to any goods described in clause (i); (iii) all documents relating to any
equipment, including any documents of title (such as bills of lading or warehouse receipts)
evidencing the ownership of or right to receive or possess any inventory; (iv) all cash and
non-cash proceeds (including insurance proceeds) of any of the foregoing, and (v) all books and
records relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not in written or electronic format or in any
other medium.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any entity required to be aggregated with the Borrower under Section
414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code.
“ERISA Event” means any of the following events, which, when taken together with all other
ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in Material Adverse Effect:
(i) the failure of any Title IV Plan to meet, or the filing of an application for a waiver of, the
minimum funding standard (whether or not waived) under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of
ERISA; (ii) the termination of, or receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of a notice
from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or a plan administrator of an intention to terminate
or to appoint a trustee to administer, any Title IV Plan under Section 4041(c) or 4042 of ERISA;
(iii) the imposition of a lien, charge or encumbrance on the assets of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries in favor of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any other entity, with respect
to the funding of any Title IV Plan (other than a Permitted Lien); (iv) any person shall engage in
any non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975
of the Code) involving any employee benefit plan; (v) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section
4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Title IV Plan (other than an
event for which the 30-day notice period is waived by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation), or
(vi) (A) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any Withdrawal Liability,
or (B) the receipt by Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice of a determination that
a Multiemployer
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Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization within the meaning of Title IV
of ERISA.”
“Event of Default” means the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 8.1.
“Excess Availability” means, as of any date of determination thereof, the excess as of such
date of the lesser of (i) the Borrowing Base minus the aggregate principal amount of the
Loans outstanding or (ii) the Maximum Amount of the Facility minus the sum of the aggregate
principal amount of the Loans outstanding plus the LC Reserve plus the Availability
Block.
“Excluded Receivables” means Receivables (i) with respect to which the Account Debtors are
Affiliates of the Borrower and (ii) that do not arise from the sale of Inventory.
“Existing Letters of Credit” means those letters of credit outstanding as of the date of this
Agreement previously issued by BofA for the account of the Borrower, all of which letters of credit
are listed on Exhibit M hereto.
“Expiration Date” means the date that is the soonest to occur of (i) the last day of the Term;
(ii) the date on which either the Borrower or the Administrative Agent terminates the Commitments
pursuant to Section 2.8; or (iii) the date on which the Commitments are automatically terminated
pursuant to Section 8.2(b).
“Extraordinary Expenses” means all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, expenses or advances that
the Administrative Agent may incur during the continuation of an Event of Default, or during the
pendency of an Insolvency Proceeding of the Borrower, including those relating to (a) any audit,
inspection, repossession, storage, repair, appraisal, insurance, manufacture, preparation or
advertising for sale, sale, collection, or other preservation of or realization upon any
Collateral; (b) any action, arbitration or other proceeding (whether instituted by or against the
Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Borrower, any representative of creditors of the Borrower or
any other Person) in any way relating to any Collateral (including the validity, perfection,
priority or avoidability of the Administrative Agent’s Liens with respect to any Collateral), any
Loan Documents or any Obligations; (c) the exercise, protection or enforcement of any rights or
remedies of the Administrative Agent in, or the monitoring of, any Insolvency Proceeding; (d)
settlement or satisfaction of any Taxes, charges or Liens with respect to any Collateral; (e) any
Enforcement Action; or (f) negotiation and documentation of any modification, waiver, workout,
restructuring or forbearance with respect to any Loan Documents or Obligations; and any such costs,
expenses of advances that the Administrative Agent, to the extent permitted by this Agreement, may
incur during the continuation of a Default relating to any audit, inspection, or appraisal of any
Collateral. Such costs, expenses and advances include transfer fees, taxes, storage fees,
insurance costs, permit fees, utility reservation and standby fees, legal fees, appraisal fees,
brokers’ fees and commissions, auctioneers’ fees and commissions, accountants’ fees, environmental
study fees, wages and salaries paid to employees of the Borrower or independent contractors in
liquidating any Collateral, and travel expenses.
“Fee Letter” means the letter agreement as to the payment by the Borrower of certain fees to
the Administrative Agent, for its own account.
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“Financial Statements” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, or with
respect to the annual audited consolidated financial statements of WPI and its consolidated
Subsidiaries, as the case may be, the balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and statements of
cash flow for the period specified, prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
“Fiscal Month” means each of the twelve (12) consecutive four- or five- week periods beginning
on the first day of the Fiscal Year, in the pattern 5,4,4 within a Fiscal Quarter.
“Fiscal Quarter” means each of the four consecutive periods of thirteen (13) weeks, beginning
on the first day of the Fiscal Year.
“Fiscal Year” means the Borrower’s Fiscal Year for financial accounting purposes beginning on
January 1 of each calendar year and ending on December 31 of the same calendar year and when
followed or preceded by the designation of a calendar year, means such period ending on December 31
of such designated calendar year.
“Foreign In-Transit Inventory means Inventory of the Borrower that is in-transit from a Vendor
of the Borrower from a location outside the continental United States to the Borrower or a location
designated by Borrower that is in the continental United States.
“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other
than the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Freight and Duty Reserve” means, on any date, a reserve equal to the Administrative Agent’s
estimate of the costs and expenses associated with the importation of In-Transit Inventory as of
such date, including an estimate for all Customs Broker Fees then due or to become due with respect
to In-Transit Inventory.
“Full Payment” means, on any date of determination, (i) with respect to any of the Obligations
(other than LC Obligations, Bank Product Obligations, Matured Indemnification Obligations and
Unmatured Indemnification Obligations) then due and payable on such date, the payment in full, in
cash and in Dollars, of such Obligations, including all interest, fees and other charges payable in
connection therewith under any of the Loan Documents, whether such interest, fees or other charges
accrue or are incurred prior to or during the pendency of an Insolvency Proceeding and whether or
not any of the same are allowed or recoverable in any Bankruptcy Case pursuant to Section 506 of
the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise; (ii) with respect to any LC Obligations represented by undrawn
Letters of Credit and Secured Bank Product Obligations outstanding on such date, the depositing of
cash with the Administrative Agent, as security for the payment of such Obligations, not to exceed
105% of the aggregate undrawn amount of such Letters of Credit and 100% of the Administrative
Agent’s good faith estimate of the amount of Secured Bank Product Obligations due on such date and
to become due after termination of such Bank Products; (iii) with respect to any Obligations for
which an indemnity has been provided by the Borrower in any of the Loan Documents (“Matured
Indemnification Obligations”) that are due and payable on such date, the payment in full, in cash
of such Matured Indemnification Obligations; and (iv) with respect to Indemnified Obligations not
due and payable on such date but which can reasonably be expected to arise out of a claim that on
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date is pending or has been overtly asserted against the Administrative Agent or a Lender (the
“Unmatured Indemnification Obligations”), either, at the Borrower’s option, (a) the depositing on
such date of cash collateral with the Administrative Agent in an amount that is equal to the
amount of the Unmatured Indemnification Obligations or, if such claim is unliquidated in amount,
the Administrative Agent’s good faith estimate of the amount of the Unmatured Indemnification
Obligations, or (b) the delivery on such date of a standby letter of credit acceptable to the
Administrative Agent in its discretion in the amount of the Unmatured Indemnification Obligations,
or (c) the delivery on such date to the Administrative Agent of a guaranty of the Unmatured
Indemnification Obligations in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the affected
Indemnitees, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, duly executed
by (i) AREP or (ii) any other Person having a tangible net worth of not less than $50,000,000 (as
shown on such Person’s most recent audited balance sheet, which balance sheet is dated no more than
16 months prior to the date of delivery of such guaranty) with respect to which the Administrative
Agent has completed any due diligence required by Applicable Law and has determined that acceptance
of such guaranty from such Person will not violate Applicable Law. Notwithstanding the payment of
all Obligations on any date that shall constitute Full Payment of the Obligations, all obligations
of the Borrower to indemnify the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to this Agreement or
any of the other Loan Documents shall in all events survive Full Payment of the Obligations and any
termination of the Commitments. None of the Loans shall be deemed to have been paid in full until
all Commitments related to such Loans have expired or been terminated.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board that are
applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.
“Governing Documents” means, with respect to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and
bylaws or similar organizational documents of such Person.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political
subdivision thereof or any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions thereof or pertaining thereto.
“Hazardous Materials” means any and all pollutants, contaminants and toxic, caustic,
radioactive and hazardous materials, substances and wastes including petroleum or petroleum
distillates, asbestos or urea formaldehyde foam insulation or asbestos-containing materials,
whether or not friable, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all
other substances or wastes of any nature, that are regulated under any Environmental Laws.
“Hedging Agreement” means any interest rate protection agreement, foreign currency exchange
agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other interest or currency exchange rate or
commodity price hedging agreement.
“Imported Inventory Agreement” means an Imported Inventory Agreement in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit L or in any other form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
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Agent (it being agreed that the failure of such other form not to have a provision relating to
a subordination of Liens by the Customs Broker party thereto shall not, in and of itself, be deemed
to make such other form not reasonably satisfactory).
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to the Borrower or any other Person, as of the date of
determination thereof (without duplication), (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money
of any kind or nature, including funded and unfunded debt, regardless of whether the same is
evidenced by any note, debenture, bond or other instrument, (ii) all obligations of such Person to
pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade accounts payable
under normal trade terms and which arise in the Ordinary Course of Business), (iii) all obligations
of such Person to acquire or for the acquisition or use of any fixed asset, including Capitalized
Lease Obligations (other than, in any such case, any portion thereof representing interest or
deemed interest or payments in respect of taxes, insurance, maintenance or service), or
improvements which are payable over a period longer than one year, regardless of the term thereof
or the Person or Persons to whom the same are payable, (iv) the then outstanding amount of
withdrawal or termination liability incurred by or imposed on the Borrower or its Subsidiaries
under ERISA, (v) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such
Indebtedness has an existing right to be secured) a Lien on any asset of such Person whether or not
the Indebtedness is assumed by such Person, provided that, for the purpose of determining the
amount of Indebtedness of the type described in this clause (v), if recourse with respect to such
Indebtedness is limited to the assets of such Person, then the amount of Indebtedness shall be
limited to the fair market value of such assets, (vi) all Indebtedness of others to the extent
guaranteed by such Person and (vii) all obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit,
bankers acceptances or similar instruments issued or accepted by banks or other financial
institutions for the account of such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, (A) Indebtedness as
defined herein shall include all Indebtedness of a Person owing to an Affiliate of such Person and
(B) obligations of a Person under an Operating Lease shall not constitute Indebtedness.
“Indemnitees” means the Agent Indemnitees, the Lender Indemnitees and the Issuing Bank
Indemnitees.
“Insolvency Event” means, with respect to any Person, the occurrence of any of the following:
(i) such Person shall be adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or institutes proceedings to be
adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt, or shall generally fail to pay or admit in writing its inability
to pay its debts as they become due, (ii) such Person shall seek dissolution or reorganization or
the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator for it or a substantial portion of
its Property or business or to effect a plan or other arrangement with its creditors, (iii) such
Person shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or consent to or acquiesce
in the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator for a substantial portion of its
Property or business, (iv) such Person shall file a voluntary petition under any bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law, (v) such Person shall take any corporate or similar act in furtherance
of any of the foregoing, or (vi) such Person, or a substantial portion of its Property or business,
shall become the subject of an involuntary proceeding or petition for (A) its dissolution or
reorganization or (B) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator, and (I) such
proceeding shall not be dismissed or stayed within ninety days or (II) such receiver, trustee,
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liquidator shall be appointed; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent, the Lenders
and the Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to make any Advance or procure or issue any Letter of
Credit during the pendency of any ninety-day period described in clauses (A) and (B).
“Insolvency Proceeding” means any action, case or proceeding commenced by or against a Person
under any state, federal or foreign law, or any agreement of such Person, for (i) the entry of an
order for relief under any chapter of the Bankruptcy Code or other insolvency or debt adjustment
law (whether state, federal or foreign), (ii) the appointment of a receiver (or administrative
receiver), trustee, liquidator, administrator, conservator or other custodian for such Person or
any of the Collateral having a value of $10,000,000 or more or any material part of its Property,
(iii) an assignment or trust mortgage for the benefit of creditors of such Person, or (iv) the
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of such Person.
“Interest Expense” means, for any period, all interest with respect to Indebtedness (including
the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations) accrued or capitalized during such period
(whether or not actually paid during such period) determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Interest Period” means the period commencing on the date of a LIBOR Rate Advance and ending
one, two, three or six months thereafter; provided, however, that (i) the Borrower may not select
any Interest Period that ends after the Expiration Date; (ii) whenever the last day of an 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, except that, if such
extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur in the next following calendar
month, then the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on the next preceding Business Day;
and (iii) if there is no corresponding date of the month that is one, two, three or sixth months,
as the case may be, after the first day of an Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on
the last Business Day of such first, second, third or sixth month, as the case may be.
“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any amendments thereto, any
successor statute and any regulations and guidelines promulgated thereunder.
“Internal Revenue Service” or “IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service and any
successor agency.
“In-Transit Inventory” means Inventory of the Borrower that is either Domestic In-Transit
Inventory or Foreign In-Transit Inventory.
“Inventory” means all present and future goods of which the Borrower has title intended for
sale, lease or other disposition including all raw materials, work in process, finished goods and
other retail inventory, goods in the possession of outside processors or other third parties,
consigned goods (to the extent of the consignee’s interest therein), materials and supplies of any
kind, nature or description which are or might be used in connection with the manufacture, packing,
shipping, advertising, selling or finishing of any such goods, all documents of title or documents
representing the same and all records, files and writings with respect thereto.
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“Inventory Advance Rate” means (i) 65% at all times until the Administrative Agent’s receipt
and approval of an Inventory Appraisal, and (ii) thereafter, the fraction, the numerator of which
is equal to 85% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of the Borrower’s Inventory, and the
denominator of which is the Value of Eligible Inventory as of the date of the determination of the
Net Orderly Liquidation Value of the Borrower’s Inventory, in each case as determined and reported
on the most recent Appraisal received by the Administrative Agent which is determined by the
Administrative Agent to have been conducted in accordance with its instructions relating to the
procedures for conducting such appraisal. As used herein, “Eligible Inventory” means, at any time
in which the Inventory Advance Rate is based on an Inventory Appraisal, the Value of Eligible
Inventory as established by the Inventory Appraisal, after consultation with the Administrative
Agent.
“Inventory Appraisal” means an appraisal of the Borrower’s Inventory which shall specify, both
the Value and the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of the various categories of such Inventory that
comprise the Inventory Formula Amount and which is performed by (i) the Administrative Agent or
(ii) at the Administrative Agent’s election or (provided no Event of Default exists) at the request
of the Borrower, by an independent appraiser selected from a list provided by the Administrative
Agent of approved independent appraisers for appraisals of such type which list has been delivered
by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (the Administrative Agent may amend such list from time
to time by notice given to the Borrower, but in no event shall the total number of appraisers
appearing on such list be less 5); and if the Administrative Agent has performed or caused to be
performed more than one such appraisal of the Borrower’s Inventory, then the Net Orderly
Liquidation Value on any date for Borrower’s Inventory (or any category thereof) shall be the value
determined from the most recent appraisal of the Borrower’s Inventory that is conducted pursuant to
this Agreement and the report of which is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. If the
Borrower does not agree with the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of the Inventory as determined by
the independent appraiser, then the Borrower (at the Borrower’s own expense) may select from the
list provided by the Administrative Agent of approved independent appraisers for appraisals of such
type another independent appraiser to conduct an appraisal of the Borrower’s Inventory and, upon
the Administrative Agent’s receipt and approval of such second appraisal, the Net Orderly
Liquidation Value then shall be the average of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value determined from
the two appraisals.
“Inventory Related Collateral” means and includes all of the following property of the
Borrower: (i) all goods held for sale or lease, raw materials, work in process and finished goods,
and all other goods constituting “inventory” under the Code, including packaging or shipping
materials, labels, samples or supplies and returned or rejected goods (whether or not any of the
foregoing constitute eligible inventory); (ii) all general intangibles owned by the Borrower
relating in any way to any goods described in clause (i), including any warranties of title and
intellectual property (such as trademarks, patents, brand names or trade names, including the
patents and trademarks listed on Schedule 3) owned by the Borrower that are used in the
manufacture, marketing, distribution or sale of any inventory; (iii) all commercial tort claims
relating in any way to any goods described in clause (i); (iv) all documents relating to any
inventory, including any documents of title (such as bills of lading or warehouse receipts)
evidencing the ownership of or right to receive or possess any inventory; (v) all cash and non-
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cash proceeds (including insurance proceeds) of any of the foregoing, and (vi) all books and
records relating to any of the foregoing whether or not in written or electronic format or in any
other medium.
“Investment” in any Person means, as of the date of determination thereof, (i) any payment or
contribution, or commitment to make a payment or contribution, by a Person including property
contributed or committed to be contributed by such Person for or in connection with its acquisition
of any stock, bonds, notes, debentures, partnership or other ownership interest or any other
security of the Person in whom such Investment is made or (ii) any loan, advance or other extension
of credit or guaranty of or other surety obligation for any Indebtedness of such Person in whom the
Investment is made. In determining the aggregate amount of Investments outstanding at any
particular time, (i) a guaranty (or other surety obligation) shall be valued at the principal
outstanding amount of the primary obligation; (ii) returns of capital (but only by repurchase,
redemption, retirement, repayment, liquidating dividend or liquidating distribution) shall be
deducted; (iii) earnings, whether as dividends, interest or otherwise, shall not be deducted; and
(iv) decreases in the market value shall not be deducted unless such decreases are computed in
accordance with GAAP.
“Issuing Bank” means BofA, in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any
successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.
“Issuing Bank Indemnitees” means Issuing Bank and its officers, directors, employees,
Affiliates, agents, advisors and attorneys.
“Joint Venture” means any partnership or other entity in which the Borrower owns at least 50%
of the equity interests, and which is not a Subsidiary.
“LC Application” means an application by the Borrower to Issuing Bank for issuance of a Letter
of Credit, in form and substance satisfactory to Issuing Bank.
“LC Conditions” means the following conditions necessary for issuance of a Letter of Credit:
(a) each of the conditions set forth in Section 5 is satisfied; (b) after giving effect to such
issuance, of the requested Letter of Credit and all other unissued Letters of Credit for which an
LC Application has been signed by the Borrower and approved by the Administrative Agent and Issuing
Bank, the LC Obligations would not exceed $75,000,000 and no Overadvance would exist, and, if no
Revolving Credit Loans are outstanding, the LC Obligations do not, and would not upon the issuance
of the requested Letter of Credit, exceed the Borrowing Base; (iii) such Letter of Credit has an
expiration date that is no more than 365 days from the date of issuance in the case of standby
Letters of Credit and no more than 180 days from the date of issuance in the case of documentary
Letters of Credit and, in either event, such expiration date is at least 30 days prior to the last
Business Day of the Term unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable
discretion; (iv) the currency in which payment is to be made under the Letter of Credit is Dollars;
and (v) the form of the proposed Letter of Credit is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and
Issuing Bank in their reasonable discretion, provides for sight drafts only and does not contain
any language that automatically increases the amount available to be drawn under the Letter of
Credit.
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“LC Documents” means all documents, instruments and agreements (including LC Requests and LC
Applications) delivered by the Borrower or any other Person to Issuing Bank in connection with
issuance, amendment or renewal of, or payment under, any Letter of Credit.
“LC Facility” means the subfacility for Letters of Credit established as part of the
Commitments pursuant to Section 2.2.
“LC Obligations” means the sum (without duplication) of (a) all amounts owing by the Borrower
for any drawings under Letters of Credit; and (b) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding
Letters of Credit.
“LC Request” means a request for issuance of a Letter of Credit, to be provided by Borrower to
Issuing Bank.
“LC Reserve” means, at any date, the aggregate of all LC Obligations on such date, other than
LC Obligations that the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize on or prior to such date.
“Lender” or “Lenders” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
“Lender Indemnitees” means Lenders and all of their respective present and future officers,
directors, employees, agents and attorneys.
“Letter of Credit” means each Existing Letter of Credit and any standby or documentary letter
of credit issued by Issuing Bank for the account of the Borrower, or any indemnity, guarantee,
exposure transmittal memorandum or similar form of credit support issued by Issuing Bank for the
benefit of the Borrower.
“Liabilities” of a Person as of the date of determination thereof means the liabilities of
such Person on such date as determined in accordance with GAAP. Liabilities to Affiliates of such
Person shall be treated in accordance with GAAP or as otherwise provided herein.
“LIBOR Rate Advance” means an Advance that bears interest as provided in Section 4.1(b).
“Licensor Agreement” means that certain Licensor Agreement dated as of the Closing Date among
the Borrower, WP IP LLC and the Administrative Agent pursuant to which WP IP LLC grants an
irrevocable license to the Administrative Agent to use the trademarks and patents owned by WP IP
LLC on the terms set forth therein.
“Lien” any interest in Property securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, a Person other
than the owner of the Property, whether such interest is based on common law, statute or contract.
The term “Lien” shall also include, with respect to any Real Property, reservations, exceptions,
encroachments, easements, rights-of-way, covenants, conditions, restrictions, leases and other
title exceptions and encumbrances affecting such real estate. For the purpose of this Agreement,
the Borrower shall be deemed to be the owner of any Property which it has acquired or holds subject
to a conditional sale agreement or other arrangement pursuant to which title to the Property has
been retained by or vested in some other Person for security purposes.
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“Loan Account” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement and all documents and instruments executed and delivered
by the Borrower under or in connection with this Agreement (other than the Fee Letter), as each of
the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including the Notes
and the Security Documents.
“Loans” means the Revolving Credit Loans and the Swingline Loans.
“Mandatory Revolving Credit Loans” made by the Lenders under the circumstances described in
Section 2.2(d).
“Material Adverse Effect” means (i) the effect of any event or circumstance that, taken alone
or in conjunction with other events or circumstances, has or could be reasonably expected to have a
material adverse effect on the business, operations, results of operations, Properties, liabilities
or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower, on the enforceability of any Loan Documents,
the validity or priority of the Administrative Agent’s Liens on any material portion of the
Collateral, or (ii) the impairment of (A) the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations under
the Loan Documents to which it is a party, including repayment of any of the Obligations when due,
or (B) the ability of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to enforce or collect any Obligations
or realize upon any material portion of the Collateral; provided, however, that (A) a material
adverse change in (I) the global, United States or regional economy generally, (II) home fashion
textile manufacturing, distribution or marketing conditions generally or (III) global or United
States securities markets, (B) a change in Applicable Law, or (C) a change caused by any
announcement of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not, in and of itself, be
deemed to have a Material Adverse Effect.
“Material Contract” means an agreement to which the Borrower is a party (other than the Loan
Documents) for which breach, termination, cancellation, nonperformance or failure to renew could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans) of the Borrower in an
aggregate principal amount exceeding $20,000,000. For purposes of this definition, the “principal
amount” of the obligations of the Borrower in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be
the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower would be
required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.
“Maximum Amount of the Facility” means Two Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($250,000,000), as
such amount may be reduced from time to time in accordance with Sections 2.1(d) and 2.10(d).
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to
which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has contributed within the past six years.
“Net Orderly Liquidation Value,” with respect to any Inventory of the Borrower on any date,
means the orderly liquidation value of such Inventory expected to be realized at an orderly,
negotiated sale held within a reasonable period of time, net of all reasonable liquidation
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expenses, as determined from the most recent Inventory Appraisal obtained by the
Administrative Agent on or before the date of determination of such Net Orderly Liquidation Value.
“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.17.
“Notes” means the Revolving Credit Notes.
“Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
“Notice of Continuation” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).
“Notice of Conversion” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c).
“Obligations” means and includes all loans (including the Loans), advances (including the
Advances), debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties owing by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders of any kind or nature, present or future, whether or not
evidenced by any note, guaranty or other instrument, which may arise under, out of, or in
connection with, this Agreement, the Notes, the other Loan Documents, or any other agreement (other
than the Fee Letter, except with respect to the obligation to pay the Agency Fee, as defined
therein) executed in connection herewith or therewith, or Secured Bank Products, whether or not for
the payment of money, whether arising by reason of an extension of credit, opening, guaranteeing or
confirming of a letter of credit, loan, guaranty, indemnification or in any other manner, whether
direct or indirect (including those acquired by assignment, purchase, discount or otherwise),
whether absolute or contingent, due or to become due, and however acquired. The term includes all
Loans made in excess of the limitations specified in Section 2.5(a) and all interest (including
interest accruing on or after an Insolvency Event, whether or not such interest constitutes an
allowed claim), charges, expenses, commitment, facility, closing and collateral management fees,
attorneys’ fees, and any other sum properly chargeable to the Borrower under this Agreement, the
Notes, the other Loan Documents or any other agreement (other than the Fee Letter, except with
respect to the obligation to pay the Agency Fee, as defined therein) executed in connection
herewith or therewith, including Extraordinary Expenses.
“Operating Lease” means a lease treated as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP.
“Ordinary Course of Business” means, with respect to any transaction involving any Person, the
ordinary course of such Person’s business, as conducted by such Person in accordance with past
practices, and undertaken by such Person in good faith and not for the purpose of evading any
covenant or restriction in any Loan Document. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower’s past
practices prior to any date of determination shall not be relevant to a determination of the
Ordinary Course of Borrower’s Business, and any change made in the conduct or operation of the
Borrower’s business arising from matters approved by the Borrower’s Board of Directors shall be
deemed to be in the Ordinary Course of the Borrower’s Business.
“Overadvance” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1(d).
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“Overadvance Loan” means a Revolving Credit Loan made or outstanding when an Overadvance
exists or the amount of any Revolving Credit Loan which, when funded, results in an Overadvance.
“Participating Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.2(b)(i).
“Patent Security Agreement” means each patent security agreement pursuant to which the
Borrower grants to the Administrative Agent and not previously withdrawn by the Borrower, for the
benefit of Secured Parties, a Lien on the Borrower’s interests in its patents, as security for the
Obligations.
“Payment Item” means each check, draft, or other item of payment payable to the Borrower,
including those evidencing or constituting proceeds of any of the Collateral.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any Person succeeding to the
functions thereof.
“Pending Revolver Loans” means, at any date, the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving
Credit Loans which have been requested in any Notice of Borrowing received by the Administrative
Agent but which have not theretofore been advanced by the Administrative Agent or Lenders.
“Pension Plan” means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Title IV
of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan) which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or
maintains, or to which it makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions, or, in the case
of a multiple employer plan (as described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA), has made contributions at
any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.
“Permitted Liens” means: (i) Liens for Taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or
levies (excluding any Lien imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of ERISA) not yet due and
payable, (ii) Liens the claims or demands of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics,
laborers, materialmen and other like Persons arising by operation of law or in the Ordinary Course
of Business, but only if and for so long as (x) payment in respect of any such Lien is not at the
time required or the Indebtedness secured by any such Liens is being Properly Contested and (y)
such Liens do not materially detract from the value of the property of the Borrower and do not
materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the Borrower’s business, (iii) deposits or
pledges (other than Liens on Collateral) to secure the payment of worker’s compensation,
unemployment insurance or other social security benefits or obligations, public or statutory
obligations, surety or appeal bonds, bid or performance bonds, or other obligations of a like
nature incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business, (iv) zoning restrictions, easements,
encroachments, licenses, restrictions or covenants on the use of any Real Property which do not
materially impair either the use of such Real Property in the operation of the business of the
Borrower or the value of such Real Property, (v) inchoate Liens arising under ERISA to secure
current service pension liabilities as they are incurred under the provisions of employee benefit
plans from time to time in effect, (vi) rights of general application reserved to or vested in any
Governmental Authority to control or regulate any Property, or to use any
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Property in a manner which does not materially impair the use of such Property for the
purposes for which it is held by the Borrower, (vii) Liens securing purchase money Indebtedness and
Capitalized Lease Obligations permitted by the provisions of Section 7.2(d) hereof (provided such
Liens only relate to the assets acquired with the proceeds of such Indebtedness and Capitalized
Lease Obligations, and the proceeds thereof), (viii) existing Liens set forth on Schedule
6.1(t) hereto, and (ix) state Tax liens securing liabilities aggregating less than $1,000,000
at any one time outstanding, and (ix) Liens at any time granted in favor of the Administrative
Agent.
“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, joint stock company, association, corporation,
institution, entity, party or government (including any division, agency or department thereof) or
any other legal entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity, and, as
applicable, the successors, heirs and assigns of each. For the avoidance of doubt, a Subsidiary or
other Affiliate of the Borrower shall constitute a separate Person.
“Plan” means any employee benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, maintained or
contributed to by the Borrower (other than a Multiemployer Plan) or with respect to which any of
them may incur liability even if such plan is not covered by ERISA pursuant to Section 4(b)(4)
thereof.
“Pledged Deposit Accounts” means the deposit accounts specified in Schedule 2 and any
other deposit account of the Borrower in which any proceeds of any Collateral are on deposit from
time to time other than proceeds of Collateral which is released pursuant to Section 3.7.
“Prohibited Transaction” means a prohibited transaction within the meaning of Section 406 of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code for which a statutory or class exemption is not
available or a private exemption has not previously been obtained from the Department of Labor.
“Properly Contested” means in the case of any Indebtedness of the Borrower (including any
Taxes) that is not paid as and when due or payable by reason of the Borrower’s bona fide dispute
concerning its liability to pay same or concerning the amount thereof, (i) such Indebtedness is
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently
conducted; (ii) the Borrower has established appropriate reserves as shall be required in
conformity with GAAP; (iii) the non-payment of such Indebtedness will not have a Material Adverse
Effect; (iv) no Lien is imposed upon any of the Collateral with respect to such Indebtedness
unless such Lien is at all times junior and subordinate in priority to the Liens in favor
of the Administrative Agent (except only with respect to Taxes that have priority as a matter of
Applicable Law) and enforcement of such Lien is stayed during the period prior to the final
resolution or disposition of such dispute; (v) if the Indebtedness results from, or is determined
by the entry, rendition or issuance against the Borrower or any of the Collateral of a judgment,
writ, order or decree, enforcement of such judgment, writ, order or decree is stayed pending a
timely appeal or other judicial review; and (vi) if such contest is abandoned, settled or
determined adversely (in whole or in part) to the Borrower, the Borrower forthwith pays such
Indebtedness and all penalties, interest and other amounts due in connection therewith.
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“Property” means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or
mixed and whether tangible or intangible.
“Proprietary Rights” means all of a Person’s now owned and hereafter arising or acquired:
licenses, franchises, permits, patents, patent rights, copyrights, works which are the subject
matter of copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade styles, patent, trademark and
service xxxx applications, and all licenses and rights related to any of the foregoing, and all
other rights under any of the foregoing, all extensions, renewals, reissues, divisions,
continuations, and continuations-in-part of any of the foregoing, and all rights to xxx for past,
present and future infringement of any of the foregoing.
“Proposed Tax Law Change” means (i) any proposal of any legislation, regulation, rule or
treaty, which when passed, enacted or ratified, would constitute a Tax Law Change by any
Governmental Authority which sets forth an effective date for such Tax Law Change, or (ii) with
respect to any treaty in effect on the Closing Date, the failure of such treaty to be renewed or
extended or replaced by any other treaty by the date that is 60 days prior to any scheduled
expiration or earlier termination of such treaty.
“Pro Rata” means, with respect to any Lender, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) (i) at
any time before the Expiration Date, the numerator of which is the Commitment of such Lender and
the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of the Commitments of all the Lenders, and (ii) at
any time on and after the Expiration Date, the numerator of which is the aggregate unpaid principal
amount of the Loans made by such Lender and the denominator of which is the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of all Loans, at such time.
“Qualification” or “Qualified” means, with respect to any report of independent public
accountants covering Financial Statements, a material qualification to such report (i) resulting
from a limitation on the scope of examination of such Financial Statements or the underlying data,
(ii) as to the capability of the Borrower to continue operations as a going concern or (iii) which
could be eliminated by changes in Financial Statements or notes thereto covered by such report
(such as by the creation of or increase in a reserve or a decrease in the carrying value of assets)
and which if so eliminated by the making of any such change and after giving effect thereto would
result in a Default or an Event of Default.
“Real Property” means all right, title and interest (whether as owner, lessor or lessee) in
any real Property or any buildings, structures, parking areas or other improvements thereon.
“Receivables” means all present and future accounts, leases, instruments and chattel paper and
all claims against third parties, drafts, acceptances, letters of credit, rights to receive
payments under letters of credit, letter-of-credit rights, book accounts, credits, reserves,
computer tapes, programs, discs, software, books, ledgers, files and records relating to such
accounts, leases, instruments and chattel paper, together with all supporting obligations and all
right, title, security and guaranties with respect to any of the foregoing, including any right of
stoppage in transit.
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“Refinancing Debt” means Indebtedness that is permitted by Section 7.2(d) and that is the
subject of an extension, renewal or refinancing.
“Reimbursement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.2(a)(iii).
“Related Parties” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Change of Control”.
“Reportable Event” means any of the events described in Section 4043 of ERISA and the
regulations thereunder, other than a reportable event for which the thirty-day notice requirement
to the PBGC has been waived.
“Required Lenders” means Lenders holding more than fifty percent of the aggregate amount of
Loans and Commitments.
“Requirement of Law” means (i) the Governing Documents, (ii) any law, treaty, rule,
regulation, order or determination of an arbitrator, court or other Governmental Authority or (iii)
any franchise, license, lease, permit, certificate, authorization, qualification, easement, right
of way, or other right or approval binding on the Borrower or any of its property.
“Reserve Percentage” means the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, rounded upward to
the nearest 1/8th of 1%) applicable to member banks under regulations issued from time to time by
the Board of Governors for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency,
supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently
referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities”).
“Responsible Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the
Chief Operating Officer, the Controller, or the Treasurer of the Borrower, as each such term is
defined or otherwise used in the bylaws of the Borrower or in any resolution of the Borrower’s
board of directors, or any other individual designated in writing by the Chief Executive Officer or
the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower as a “Responsible Officer” for purposes hereof.
“Revolving Credit Loans” means a loan made pursuant to Section 2.1, and any Swingline Loan or
Overadvance Loan.
“Revolving Credit Note” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1(c).
“Royalties” means royalties that are payable by the Borrower in respect of Proprietary Rights
licensed to it in connection with the manufacture, sale or distribution by the Borrower of any
Inventory.
“Royalty Reserve” means, on any date, an amount equal to the sum of: (i) all Royalties that
are more than 60 days past due and payable by the Borrower on such date, and (ii) all Royalties
that would be payable upon the sale or other disposition of Eligible Inventory, assuming (for
purposes of calculating the amount of such reserve) that such Eligible Inventory would be sold at
its Value.
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“Sale Order” means the order of the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of
New York,
entered on July 8, 2004 (the “Sale Order”), approving the sale of the assets of WestPoint Xxxxxxx
and certain other debtors to the Borrower pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated
as of June 23, 2004.
“Secured Bank Product Obligations” means Bank Product Obligations (including indebtedness
arising under Hedging Agreements) in respect of any Bank Product that either (i) the Borrower
agrees in writing with the Administrative Agent and provider of such Bank Product at the time such
Bank Product is extended to the Borrower are Obligations under this Agreement that are to be
secured by the Collateral, or (B) constitute Cash Management Transactions with BofA or any
Affiliate of BofA.
“Secured Parties” means the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, Lenders (including BofA as
provider of the Swingline Loans) and any Lender (and any Affiliate of any Lender) as the provider
of any Bank Products.
“Security Documents” means any Patent Security Agreement, any Trademark Security Agreement,
each Deposit Account Control Agreement, and all other instruments and agreements now or at any time
hereafter securing the whole or any part of the Obligations.
“Settlement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(i).
“Settlement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(i).
“Solvent” means, when used with respect to any Person, that as of the date as to which such
Person’s solvency is to be measured:
(i) the fair saleable value of its assets is in excess of (A) the total amount of its
liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, absolute, fixed, matured, unmatured, liquidated
and unliquidated liabilities) and (B) the amount that will be required to pay the probable
liability of such Person on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured;
(ii) it has sufficient capital to conduct its business; and
(iii) it is able to meet its debts as they mature.
“Subsidiary” means a corporation or other entity in which the Borrower directly or indirectly
owns or controls the shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to
elect a majority of the board of directors or other governing body, or to appoint the majority of
the managers of, such corporation or other entity.
“Swingline Lender” means the Administrative Agent.
“Swingline Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.2(h).
“Tax Law Change” means any amendment or change to any legislation, rule, regulation, court
interpretation or decision, or treaty or any other Applicable Law (including any expiration
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or termination of any bilateral or multilateral treaty) which regulates, imposes or exempts
any Lender from Taxes applicable to such Lender.
“Taxes” means any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments, deductions, withholdings
or other charges of whatever nature, including income, receipts, excise, property, sales, use,
transfer, license, payroll, withholding, social security, franchise, intangibles, stamp or
recording taxes imposed by any Governmental Authority, and all interest, penalties and similar
liabilities relating thereto.
“Term” has the meaning specified in Section 2.8.
“Termination Event” means (i) a Reportable Event with respect to any Pension Plan; (ii) the
withdrawal of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan during a plan year in which
it was a “substantial employer” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA); (iii) the providing of
notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan in a distress termination (as described in Section
4041(c) of ERISA); (iv) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate or appoint a
trustee to administer a Pension Plan; (v) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of
notice from a Multiemployer Plan that it is in reorganization or insolvent under Section 4241 or
4245 of ERISA or that intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A of ERISA; or (vi)
the partial or complete withdrawal, within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA, of the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan.
“Trademark Security Agreement means each trademark security agreement pursuant to which the
Borrower grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a Lien on the
Borrower’s interests in trademarks, as security for the Obligations.
“Type” means a Base Rate Advance or a LIBOR Rate Advance.
“Unused Line Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 4.4.
“Value” means (i) for Inventory, its value determined on the basis of the lower of cost or
market, calculated on a first-in, first out basis in accordance with GAAP; and (ii) for a
Receivable, its face amount, net of any returns, rebates, discounts (calculated on the shortest
terms), credits, allowances or Taxes (including sales, excise or other taxes) that have been or
could be claimed by the Account Debtor or any other Person.
“Vendor” means a Person that sells Inventory to the Borrower.
“WP IP LLC” means the Borrower’s wholly owned subsidiary, WP IP LLC, a Nevada limited
liability company.
“WPI” means WestPoint International, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
SECTION 1.2 Accounting Terms and Determinations. Unless otherwise defined or specified herein, all accounting terms used in this Agreement
shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, applied on a basis consistent in all material respects
with the Financial Statements
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delivered to the Administrative Agent on or before the Closing Date.
The Financial Statements required to be delivered hereunder from and after the Closing Date, and
all financial records, shall be maintained in accordance with GAAP.
SECTION 1.3
Other Terms; Headings. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used herein
that are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, from time to time in effect in the State of
New
York (the “UCC”), shall have the meanings given in the UCC. A Default or an Event of Default be
deemed to “continue” or be “continuing” or shall be deemed to exist at all times during the period
commencing on the date that such Default or Event of Default occurs to the date on which such
Default or Event of Default is waived in writing by the Administrative Agent (acting with the
consent or at the direction of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable) pursuant to this
Agreement or is cured. The headings and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall
not affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement. Whenever the context may
require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The
words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without
limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word
“shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement,
instrument or other document herein or in any other Loan Document shall be construed as referring
to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications
set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be
construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, (iii) the words “herein”,
“hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this
Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (iv) all references herein to
Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of,
and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, and (v) all references to statutes shall include all
related rules and implementing regulations and any amendments of same and any successor statutes,
rules and regulations. All calculations of Value shall be in Dollars, all Loans shall be funded in
Dollars and all Obligations shall be repaid in Dollars. Whenever the phrase “to the best of the
Borrower’s knowledge” or words of similar import relating to the knowledge or the awareness of the
Borrower are used in this Agreement or other Loan Documents, such phrase shall mean and refer to
the actual knowledge of the CEO, CFO or COO of the Borrower.
ARTICLE II
THE CREDIT FACILITIES
SECTION 2.1 The Revolving Credit Loans.
(a) Each Lender agrees, severally to the extent of its Commitment and not jointly with the
other Lenders, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, to make Revolving
Credit Loans to the Borrower on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date through
the Business Day before the last day of the Term, not to exceed in aggregate principal amount
outstanding at any time such Lender’s Commitment at such time, which Revolving Credit Loans may be
repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; provided,
however, that Lenders shall have no obligation to the Borrower
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whatsoever to honor any
request for a Revolving Credit Loan on or after the Expiration Date or if at the time of the
proposed funding thereof the aggregate principal amount of all of the Revolving Credit Loans then
outstanding (including Swingline Loans) and Pending Revolving Credit Loans exceeds, or would exceed
after the funding of such Revolving Credit Loan, the Borrowing Base. Each Borrowing of Revolving
Credit Loans shall be funded by Lenders on a Pro Rata basis in accordance with their respective
Commitments (except for BofA with respect to Swingline Loans). The Revolving Credit Loans shall
bear interest as set forth in Sections 4.1 and 4.2. Each Revolving Credit Loan shall, at the
option of the Borrower, be made or continued as, or converted into, part of one or more Borrowings
that, unless specifically provided herein, shall consist entirely of Base Rate Advances or LIBOR
Rate Advances.
(b) The Revolving Credit Loans made by each Lender shall (at the request of the respective
Lender made on not less than 5 Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower)
be evidenced by a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, a “Revolving Credit
Note”), executed by the Borrower and delivered to the Administrative Agent. The Revolving Credit
Note payable to the order of a Lender shall be in a stated maximum principal amount equal to such
Lender’s Pro Rata share of the Maximum Amount of the Facility. In the absence of a Revolving
Credit Note payable to the order of a Lender, the Revolving Credit Loans made by such Lender shall
be evidenced by this Agreement.
(c) The Borrower may permanently reduce the Commitments, on a Pro Rata basis for each Lender,
with a corresponding reduction in the Maximum Amount of the Facility, upon at least five days prior
written notice to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit such
notice to each Lender. Any such notice of reduction shall specify the amount of the reduction,
shall be irrevocable once given and shall be effective, subject to the Administrative Agent’s
actual receipt thereof, as of the first day of the next month. Each reduction shall be in a
minimum amount of $1,000,000, or an increment of $100,000 in excess thereof. If on the effective
date of any such reduction in the Commitments and after giving effect thereto an Overadvance
exists, then the provisions of Section 2.1(c) shall apply, except that such repayment shall be due
immediately upon such effective date without further notice to or demand upon Borrower. If the
Commitments are reduced to zero, then such reduction shall be deemed a termination of the
Commitments by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5(b)(iii). The Commitments, once reduced, may not be
reinstated without the written consent of all Lenders.
(d) If the aggregate Revolving Credit Loans outstanding exceed the Borrowing Base
(“Overadvance”) or the aggregate Commitments at any time, the excess amount shall be payable by the
Borrower on demand by the Administrative Agent, but all such
Revolving Credit Loans shall nevertheless constitute Obligations secured by the Collateral and
entitled to all benefits of the Loan Documents. Unless its authority has been revoked in writing
by Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may require Lenders to honor requests for Overadvance
Loans and to forbear from requiring Borrower to cure an Overadvance, (a) when no other Event of
Default is known to the Administrative Agent, as long as (i) the Overadvance does not continue for
more than 30 consecutive days (and no Overadvance may exist for at least five consecutive days
thereafter before further Overadvance Loans are required), and (ii) the
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Overadvance is not known by
the Administrative Agent to exceed the lesser of $5,000,000 or five percent (5%) of the Borrowing
Base; and (b) regardless of whether an Event of Default exists, if the Administrative Agent
discovers an Overadvance not previously known by it to exist, as long as from the date of such
discovery the Overadvance (i) is not increased by more than $2,500,000, and (ii) does not continue
for more than 30 consecutive days. In no event shall Overadvance Loans be required that would
cause the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and LC Obligations to exceed the aggregate
Commitments. Any funding of an Overadvance Loan or sufferance of an Overadvance shall not
constitute a waiver by the Administrative Agent or Lenders of the Event of Default caused thereby.
In no event shall the Borrower be deemed a beneficiary of this Section nor authorized to enforce
any of its terms.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall be authorized, in its discretion, at any time that a
Default or Event of Default exists or any conditions in Section 5 are not satisfied, and without
regard to the aggregate Commitments, to make Base Rate Advances (“Protective Advances”) (i) up to
an aggregate amount equal to the lesser of (A) five percent (5%) of the Borrowing Base and (B)
$10,000,000 outstanding at any time, if the Administrative Agent deems such Loans necessary or
desirable to preserve or protect any Collateral, or to enhance the collectibility or repayment of
Obligations; or (ii) to pay any other amounts chargeable to Obligors under any Loan Documents,
including costs, fees and expenses. All Protective Advances shall be Obligations, secured by the
Collateral, and shall be treated for all purposes as Extraordinary Expenses. Each Lender shall
participate in each Protective Advance on a Pro Rata basis. Required Lenders may at any time
revoke the Administrative Agent’s authorization to make further Protective Advances by written
notice to the Administrative Agent. Absent such revocation, the Administrative Agent’s
determination that funding of a Protective Advance is appropriate shall be conclusive.
SECTION 2.2 LC Facility.
(a) Issuance of Letters of Credit . Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of
Credit from time to time until 30 days prior to the Expiration Date on the terms set forth herein,
including the following:
(i) The Borrower acknowledges that Issuing Bank’s willingness to issue any Letter of
Credit is conditioned upon Issuing Bank’s receipt of a LC Application with respect to the requested
Letter of Credit, as well as such other instruments and agreements as Issuing Bank may customarily
require for issuance of a letter of credit of similar type and
amount. Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit unless (i)
Issuing Bank receives a LC Request and LC Application at least three Business Days prior to the
requested date of issuance; and (ii) each LC Condition is satisfied. If Issuing Bank receives
written notice from a Lender at least one Business Day before issuance of a Letter of Credit that
any LC Condition has not been satisfied, Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to issue the
requested Letter of Credit (or any other) until such notice is withdrawn in writing by that Lender
or until Required Lenders have waived such condition in accordance with this Agreement or until the
Borrower has provided evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank that
all of the LC Conditions have been satisfied. Prior to receipt of any such notice, Issuing Bank
shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any failure of LC Conditions.
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(ii) Letters of Credit may be requested by the Borrower only (i) to support obligations of
the
Borrower incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business; or (ii) for other purposes as the
Administrative Agent and Required Lenders may approve from time to time in writing. The renewal or
extension of any Letter of Credit shall be treated as the issuance of a new Letter of Credit,
except that delivery of a new LC Application shall be required at the discretion of Issuing Bank.
(iii) The Borrower assumes all risks of the acts, omissions or misuses of any Letter of Credit
by the beneficiary. In connection with issuance of any Letter of Credit, none of the
Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank or any Lender shall be responsible for the existence, character,
quality, quantity, condition, packing, value or delivery of any goods purported to be represented
by any Documents; any differences or variation in the character, quality, quantity, condition,
packing, value or delivery of any goods from that expressed in any Documents; the form, validity,
sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any Documents or of any endorsements thereon;
the time, place, manner or order in which shipment of goods is made; partial or incomplete shipment
of, or failure to ship, any goods referred to in a Letter of Credit or Documents; any deviation
from instructions, delay, default or fraud by any shipper or other Person in connection with any
goods, shipment or delivery; any breach of contract between a shipper or vendor and the Borrower;
errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail,
cable, telegraph, telex, telecopy, e-mail, telephone or otherwise; errors in interpretation of
technical terms; the misapplication by a beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or the proceeds
thereof; or any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of Issuing Bank, the
Administrative Agent or any Lender, including any act or omission of a Governmental Authority. The
rights and remedies of Issuing Bank under the Loan Documents shall be cumulative. Issuing Bank
shall be fully subrogated to the rights and remedies of each beneficiary whose claims against the
Borrower are discharged with proceeds of any Letter of Credit.
(iv) In connection with its administration of and enforcement of rights or remedies under any
Letters of Credit or LC Documents, Issuing Bank shall be entitled to act, and shall be fully
protected in acting, upon any certification, notice or other communication in whatever form
believed by Issuing Bank, in good faith, to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or
made by a proper Person. Issuing Bank may consult with and employ legal counsel, accountants and
other experts to advise it concerning its obligations, rights and remedies, and shall be entitled
to act upon, and shall be fully protected in any action taken in
good faith reliance upon, any advice given by such experts. Issuing Bank may employ agents
and attorneys-in-fact in connection with any matter relating to Letters of Credit or LC Documents,
and shall not be liable for the negligence or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys-in-fact
selected with reasonable care.
(b) Reimbursement; Participations.
(i) If Issuing Bank honors any request for payment under a Letter of Credit, Borrower shall
pay to Issuing Bank, on the same day (“Reimbursement Date”), the amount paid by Issuing Bank under
such Letter of Credit, together with interest at the interest rate for Base Rate Advances from the
Reimbursement Date until payment by the Borrower. The
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obligation of the Borrower to reimburse
Issuing Bank for any payment made under a Letter of Credit shall (in the absence of an improper
payment of the Letter of Credit which constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct on the
part of Issuing Bank) be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid without regard
to any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or the existence of any claim,
setoff, defense or other right that Borrower may have at any time against the beneficiary. Whether
or not the Administrative Agent submits a Notice of Borrowing, the Borrower shall be deemed to have
requested a Borrowing of a Loan as a Base Rate Advance in an amount necessary to pay all amounts
due Issuing Bank on any Reimbursement Date and each Lender agrees to fund its Pro Rata share of
such Borrowing whether or not the Commitments have terminated, an Overadvance exists or is created
thereby, or the conditions in Section 5 are satisfied (provided, however, that if such Loan is not
made, the Borrower shall pay such LC Obligations on the first Business Day after the Borrower’s
receipt of notice of the amount thereof). Nothing herein shall be deemed to release Issuing Bank
from any liability or obligation that it may have in respect to any Letter of Credit to the extent
arising out of and directly resulting from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(ii) Upon issuance of a Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to have irrevocably and
unconditionally purchased from Issuing Bank, without recourse or warranty, an undivided Pro Rata
interest and participation in all LC Obligations relating to the Letter of Credit. If Issuing Bank
makes any payment under a Letter of Credit and Borrower does not reimburse such payment on the
Reimbursement Date, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Lenders and each Lender shall
promptly (within one Business Day) and unconditionally pay to the Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of Issuing Bank, the Lender’s Pro Rata share of such payment. Upon request by a Lender,
Issuing Bank shall furnish copies of any Letters of Credit and LC Documents in its possession at
such time.
(iii) The obligation of each Lender to make payments to the Administrative Agent for the
account of Issuing Bank in connection with Issuing Bank’s payment under a Letter of Credit shall be
absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, not subject to any counterclaim, setoff, qualification or
exception whatsoever, and shall be made in accordance with this Agreement under all circumstances,
irrespective of any lack of validity or unenforceability of any Loan Documents; any draft,
certificate or other document presented under a Letter of Credit having been determined to be
forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient
in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or the
existence of any setoff or defense that the Borrower may have with respect to any Obligations.
Issuing Bank does not assume any responsibility for any failure or delay in performance or any
breach by the Borrower or other Person of any obligations under any LC Documents. Issuing Bank
does not make to Lenders any express or implied warranty, representation or guaranty with respect
to the Collateral, LC Documents or the Borrower. Issuing Bank shall not be responsible to any
Lender for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties contained in, or
for the execution, validity, genuineness, effectiveness or enforceability of any LC Documents; the
validity, genuineness, enforceability, collectibility, value or sufficiency of any Collateral or
the perfection of any Lien therein; or the assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of
operations, business, creditworthiness or legal status of the Borrower.
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(iv) No Issuing Bank Indemnitee shall be liable to any Lender or other Person for any action
taken or omitted to be taken in connection with any LC Documents except as a result of its actual
gross negligence or willful misconduct. Issuing Bank shall not have any liability to any Lender if
Issuing Bank refrains from any action under any Letter of Credit or LC Documents until it receives
written instructions from Required Lenders.
(c) Cash Collateral. If any LC Obligations, whether or not then due or payable, shall for
any reason be outstanding at any time (a) that an Event of Default exists, (b) that Excess
Availability is less than zero, (c) after the Commitment Termination Date, or (d) within 20
Business Days prior to the Expiration Date, then the Borrower shall, at Issuing Bank’s or the
Administrative Agent’s request, pay to Issuing Bank the amount of all outstanding LC Obligations
and Cash Collateralize all outstanding Letters of Credit. If the Borrower fails to Cash
Collateralize outstanding Letters of Credit as required herein, Lenders may (and shall upon
direction of the Administrative Agent) advance, as Revolving Credit Loans, the amount of the Cash
Collateral required (whether or not the Commitments have terminated, an Overadvance exists, or the
conditions in Section 5 are satisfied).
(d) Existing Letters of Credit. Each Existing Letter of Credit outstanding on the
Closing Date shall constitute a “Letter of Credit” for all purposes of this Agreement, issued, for
purposes of this Section 2.2, on the Closing Date.
SECTION 2.3 Procedure for Borrowing; Notices of Borrowing; Notices of Continuation;
Notices of Conversion; Settlement.
(a) Each borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans (each, a “Borrowing”) shall be made on notice,
given not later than 12:00 Noon (
New York time) on the second Business Day prior to the date of the
proposed Borrowing in the case of a LIBOR Rate Advance, and not later than 12:00 Noon (
New York
time) on the date of the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Base Rate Advance, by the Borrower to
the Administrative Agent. Each such notice of a Borrowing shall be by telecopier or e-mail,
substantially in the form of
Exhibit F (a “Notice of
Borrowing”), specifying therein the requested (i) date of such Borrowing, (ii) Type of Advance
comprising such Borrowing, (iii) aggregate principal amount of such Borrowing, and (iv) Interest
Period, in the case of a LIBOR Rate Advance.
(b) With respect to any Borrowing consisting of a LIBOR Rate Advance, the Borrower may,
subject to the provisions of
Section 2.3(d) and so long as all the conditions set forth in
Article
V have been fulfilled, elect to maintain such Borrowing or any portion thereof as a LIBOR Rate
Advance by selecting a new Interest Period for such Borrowing, which new Interest Period shall
commence on the last day of the Interest Period then ending. Each selection of a new Interest
Period (a “Continuation”) shall be made by notice given not later than 12:00 Noon (
New York time)
on the second Business Day prior to the date of any such Continuation by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent. Each such notice of a Continuation shall be by telecopier or e-mail,
substantially in the form of
Exhibit G (a “Notice of Continuation/Conversion”) and the requested
(i) date of such Continuation, (ii) Interest Period and (iii) aggregate amount of the Advance
subject to such Continuation, which shall comply with all limitations on Loans hereunder. Upon the
Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Notice of
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Continuation, the Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify each Lender thereof. Unless, on or before 12:00 Noon (
New York time) of the second Business
Day prior to the expiration of an Interest Period, the Administrative Agent shall have received a
Notice of Continuation/Conversion from the Borrower for the entire Borrowing consisting of the
LIBOR Rate Advance outstanding during such Interest Period, any amount of such Advance comprising
such Borrowing remaining outstanding at the end of such Interest Period (or any unpaid portion of
such Advance not covered by a timely Notice of Continuation/Conversion) shall, upon the expiration
of such Interest Period, be Converted to a Base Rate Advance.
(c) The Borrower may on any Business Day by a Notice of Continuation/Conversion given by the
Borrower to the Administrative Agent, and subject to the provisions of
Section 2.3(d), Convert the
entire amount of or a portion of an Advance of one Type into an Advance of another Type; provided,
however, that any Conversion of a LIBOR Rate Advance into a Base Rate Advance shall be made on, and
only on, the last day of an Interest Period for such LIBOR Rate Advance. Each such Notice of
Continuation/Conversion shall be given not later than 12:00 Noon (
New York time) on the Business
Day prior to the date of any proposed Conversion into a Base Rate Advance and on the third Business
Day prior to the date of any proposed Conversion into a LIBOR Rate Advance. Subject to the
restrictions specified above, each Notice of Continuation/Conversion shall be substantially in the
form of
Exhibit G, specifying (i) the requested date of such Conversion, (ii) the Type of Advance
to be Converted, (iii) the requested Interest Period, in the case of a Conversion into a LIBOR Rate
Advance, and (iv) the amount of such Advance to be Converted and whether such amount comprises part
(or all) of the Revolving Credit Loans. Upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Notice of
Continuation/Conversion, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof. Each
Conversion shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of
$100,000 in excess thereof.
(d) Anything in subsection (b) or (c) above to the contrary notwithstanding,
(i) if, at least one Business Day before the date of any requested LIBOR Rate Advance, the
introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation (in each case
made after the date hereof) makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority
asserts that it is unlawful, for any Lender to perform its obligations hereunder to make a LIBOR
Rate Advance or to fund or maintain a LIBOR Rate Advance hereunder (including in the case of a
Continuation or a Conversion), such Lender shall promptly deliver written notice of such
circumstance to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver such
notice to the Borrower, and the right of the Borrower to select a LIBOR Rate Advance for such
Borrowing or any subsequent Borrowing (including a Continuation or a Conversion) shall be suspended
until the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, and any Advance comprising such
requested Borrowing shall be a Base Rate Advance;
(ii) if, at least one Business Day before the first day of any Interest Period, the
Administrative Agent is unable to determine the LIBOR Rate for LIBOR Rate Advances comprising any
requested Borrowing, Continuation or Conversion, the Administrative Agent shall promptly give
written notice of such circumstance to the Borrower, and the right of
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the Borrower to select or
maintain LIBOR Rate Advances for such Borrowing or any subsequent Borrowing shall be suspended
until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower that the circumstances causing such
suspension no longer exist, and any Advance comprising such Borrowing shall be a Base Rate Advance;
(iii) if any Lender shall, at least one Business Day before the date of any requested
Borrowing or Continuation of, or Conversion into, a LIBOR Rate Advance, notify the Administrative
Agent, which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver to the Borrower, that the LIBOR
Rate for Advances comprising such Borrowing, Continuation or Conversion will not adequately reflect
the cost to such Lender of making or funding Advances for such Borrowing, the right of the Borrower
to select LIBOR Rate Advances shall be suspended until such Lender shall notify the Borrower that
the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, and any Advance comprising such
Borrowing shall be a Base Rate Advance;
(iv) there shall not be outstanding at any time more than 8 Borrowings which consist of LIBOR
Rate Advances;
(v) each Borrowing which consists of LIBOR Rate Advances shall be in an amount equal to
$1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof; and
(vi) if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no LIBOR Rate Advances
may be borrowed or continued as such and no Base Rate Advance may be Converted into a LIBOR Rate
Advance.
(e) Each Notice of Borrowing and Notice of Continuation/Conversion shall be irrevocable and
binding on the Borrower.
(f) (i) If the Administrative Agent shall elect to have the terms of this Section 2.3(f) apply
to a requested Borrowing, then, promptly after its receipt of a Notice of Borrowing under Section
2.3(a), the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders in writing (by telecopier or otherwise as
permitted hereunder) of the requested Borrowing. Each Lender shall make the amount of such Lender’s
Pro Rata share of the requested Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent in same day funds,
for the account of the Borrower, prior to 2:00 P.M. (New York time), on the Borrowing Date
requested by the Borrower. The proceeds of such Borrowing will then be made available to the
Borrower by the Administrative Agent wire transferring to the Borrower’s Account the aggregate of
the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Lenders, and in like funds as
received by the Administrative Agent by 2:00 P.M. (New York time), on the requested Borrowing Date.
(ii) Unless the Administrative Agent receives contrary written notice prior to the date of any
proposed Borrowing, the Administrative Agent is entitled to assume that each Lender will make
available its Pro Rata share of such Borrowing and, in reliance upon that assumption, but without
any obligation to do so, may advance such Pro Rata share on behalf of such Lender. If and to the
extent that such Lender shall not have made such amount available to the Administrative Agent, but
the Administrative Agent has made such amount available to the
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Borrower, such Lender and the
Borrower jointly and severally agree to pay and repay the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand
such corresponding amount and to pay interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is
transferred by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower’s Account until the date such amount is
paid or repaid to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate
applicable at such time to such Loan and (B) in the case of each Lender, for the period from the
date such amount was wire transferred to the Borrower’s Account to (and including) three days after
demand therefor by the Administrative Agent to such Lender, at the Federal Funds Rate and,
following such third day, at the interest rate applicable at such time to such Loan together with
all costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith. If a Lender
shall pay to the Administrative Agent any or all of such amount, such amount so paid shall
constitute a Revolving Credit Loan by such Lender to the Borrower for purposes of this Agreement.
(g) If the Administrative Agent shall elect, in its sole and absolute discretion, to have the
terms of this Section 2.3(g) apply to a requested Borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans, the
Administrative Agent shall make a Loan in the amount of such requested Borrowing (any such Loan
made solely by the Administrative Agent under this Section 2.3(g) being referred to as an
“Swingline Loan”) available to the Borrower in same day funds by wire transferring such amount to
the Borrower’s Account by 2:00 P.M. (New York time) on the requested Borrowing Date. Each Swingline
Loan shall be subject to all the terms and conditions applicable hereunder to the Revolving Credit
Loans except that all payments thereon shall be payable to the Administrative Agent solely for its
own account (and for the account of the holder of any participation interest with respect to such
Swingline Loan, including any Lender purchasing such participation interest pursuant to the
provisions of this paragraph). In no event shall the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans
outstanding at any one time exceed $10,000,000. The Administrative Agent shall not make any
Swingline Loan if (i) any one or more of the conditions precedent specified in Section 5.2 will not
be satisfied on the requested Borrowing Date for the applicable Borrowing. The Swingline Loans
shall be secured by the
Collateral, shall constitute Loans and Obligations hereunder and shall bear interest at the
rate in effect from time to time applicable to the Revolving Credit Loans comprised of Base Rate
Advances, including any increase in such rate that is applicable under Section 4.2. The
Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender in writing of each Swingline Loan as soon as
reasonably practicable. Upon written demand by the Swingline Lender, each other Lender shall
purchase from the Swingline Lender a participation interest in any outstanding Swingline Loan in an
amount equal to such other Lender’s Pro Rate Share as of the date of such purchase. Each Lender
agrees to purchase its Pro Rata share of each Swingline Loan within one Business Day after such
demand therefor is made by the Swingline Lender, and on such date of purchase an amount equal to
such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding principal amount of the Swingline Loan to be
purchased by such Lender shall be advanced to the Administrative Agent and upon receipt of such
funds the Administrative Agent shall transfer such funds to the Swingline Lender. Upon any sale by
the Swingline Lender to any other Lender of a participating interest in any Swingline Loan pursuant
to this paragraph, the Swingline Lender represents and warrants to such other Lender that the
Swingline Lender is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being sold by it, free and clear
of any liens, but makes no other representation or warranty. Except for such representation and
warranty, the Swingline Lender shall have no
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responsibility or liability to any other Lender with
respect to the Swingline Loans or the participation therein so sold, and no Lender shall have any
recourse against the Swingline Lender with respect to such Swingline Loans or participation
therein, except that the Swingline Lender shall pay to each Lender that purchases a participation
interest in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph such Lender’s Pro Rata share of the
payments, if any, actually received by the Swingline Lender on account of such Swingline Loans. If
and to the extent that any Lender does not so advance the purchase price for such participation
interest as required by this paragraph, such Lender agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for
the account of Swingline Lender, on demand, an amount computed in the same manner as the amount due
to the Administrative Agent from a Lender which has made available funds for loans after the
Borrowing Date thereof pursuant to the next to last sentence of Section 2.3(f).
(h) Each Lender’s funded portion of any Loan is intended to be equal at all times to such
Lender’s Pro Rata share of all outstanding Loans. Notwithstanding such agreement, the
Administrative Agent and the other Lenders agree (which agreement shall not be for the benefit of
or enforceable by the Borrower) that, to facilitate the administration of this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, settlement among them as to the Loans and the Swingline Loans shall take
place on a periodic basis in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) The Administrative Agent shall request settlement (“Settlement”) with the Lenders
on a
weekly basis, or on a more frequent basis if so determined by the Administrative Agent, with
respect to (A) each outstanding Swingline Loan and (B) all payments made by the Borrower on account
of the Loans, in each case by notifying the Lenders of such requested Settlement by telephone,
confirmed immediately in writing (by telecopier or otherwise as permitted hereunder), prior to
12:00 Noon (New York time) on the date of such requested Settlement (any such date being a
“Settlement Date”).
(ii) Each Lender shall make the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata share of the outstanding
principal amount of the Swingline Loan with respect to which
Settlement is requested available to the Administrative Agent in same day funds, for itself or
for the account of BofA, prior to 2:00 P.M. (New York time), on the Settlement Date applicable
thereto, regardless of whether the conditions precedent specified in Section 5.2 have then been
satisfied. Such amounts made available to the Administrative Agent shall be applied against the
amounts of the applicable Swingline Loan and, together with the portion of such Swingline Loan
representing BofA’s Pro Rata share thereof, shall constitute Revolving Credit Loans of such
Lenders. If any such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by any Lender on the
Settlement Date applicable thereto, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such
amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for the
first three days from and after such Settlement Date and thereafter at the interest rate then
applicable to Base Rate Advances.
(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, not more than one Business Day after demand is made by
the Administrative Agent (whether before or after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of
Default), each Lender (other than BofA) shall irrevocably and unconditionally purchase and receive
from the Administrative Agent, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and
participation in such Swingline Loan to the extent of such
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Lender’s Pro Rata share thereof, by
paying to the Administrative Agent, in same day funds, an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata
share of such Swingline Loan, regardless of whether the conditions precedent specified in Section
5.2 have then been satisfied. If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by
any Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such
Lender together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for the first three days from and
after such demand and thereafter at the interest rate then applicable to the Revolving Credit Loans
for Base Rate Advances, including any increase in such rate that is applicable under Section 4.2.
(iv) From and after the date, if any, on which any Lender purchases an undivided interest and
participation in an Swingline Loan under clause (iii) above, the Administrative Agent shall
promptly distribute to such Lender such Lender’s Pro Rata share of all payments of principal and
interest received by the Administrative Agent in respect of such Swingline Loan.
SECTION 2.4 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Revolving Credit Loans shall be used
by the Borrower for working capital, capital expenditures, and other lawful corporate purposes and
to issue standby or commercial letters of credit.
SECTION 2.5 Maximum Amount of the Facility; Mandatory Prepayments; Optional
Prepayments.
(a) In no event shall the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal balances of the
Revolving Credit Loans exceed the Borrowing Base or (ii) the aggregate
outstanding principal balances of the Revolving Credit Loan plus the L/C Obligations exceed
the Maximum Amount of the Facility minus the Availability Block.
(b) The outstanding principal amounts with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans shall be
repaid as follows:
(i) Any portion of the Revolving Credit Loans consisting of the principal amount of Base Rate
Advances shall be paid by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, for the Pro Rata benefit of
Lenders (or, in the case of Swingline Loans, for the sole benefit of BofA) unless timely converted
to a LIBOR Rate Advance in accordance with this Agreement, immediately upon (a) each receipt by the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower of any proceeds of any of the Receivables or
Inventory, to the extent of such proceeds, (b) the Expiration Date, and (c) in the case of
Swingline Loans, the earlier of BofA’s demand for payment or on each Settlement Date with respect
to all Swingline Loans outstanding on such date.
(ii) Any portion of the Revolving Credit Loans consisting of the principal amount of LIBOR
Rate Advances shall be paid by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, for the Pro Rata benefit
of Lenders, unless continued as a LIBOR Rate Advance in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, immediately upon (a) the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto and (b) the
Expiration Date. In no event shall the Borrower be authorized to make a voluntary prepayment with
respect to any Revolving Credit Loan
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outstanding as a LIBOR Rate Advance prior to the last day of
the Interest Period applicable thereto unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Administrative
Agent or the Borrower is otherwise expressly authorized or required by any other provision of this
Agreement to pay any LIBOR Rate Advance outstanding on a date other than the last day of the
Interest Period applicable thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
2.5(a), if, on any date that the Administrative Agent receives proceeds of any of the Receivables
or Inventory, there are no Revolving Credit Loans outstanding as Base Rate Advances, the
Administrative Agent may either hold such proceeds as cash security for the timely payment of the
Obligations or apply such proceeds to any outstanding Revolving Credit Loans bearing interest as
LIBOR Rate Advances as the same become due and payable (whether at the end of the applicable
Interest Periods or on the Expiration Date).
(iii) If for any reason (other than default by a Lender) (a) any Borrowing of, or
conversion
to or continuation of, a LIBOR Rate Advance does not occur on the date specified therefor in a
Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation (whether or not withdrawn), (b) any
repayment or conversion of a LIBOR Rate Advance occurs on a day other than the end of its Interest
Period, or (c) the Borrower fails to repay a LIBOR Rate Advance when required hereunder, then the
Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent to each Lender all reasonable out-of-pocket losses
and expenses that it sustains in each case with respect to such Interest Period as a consequence
thereof, including any loss or expense arising from liquidation or redeployment of funds or from
fees payable to terminate deposits of matching funds. Lenders shall not be required to purchase
Dollar deposits in the London interbank market or any other offshore Dollar market to fund any
LIBOR Rate Advance, but the
provisions hereof shall be deemed to apply as if each Lender had purchased such deposits to
fund its LIBOR Rate Advances.
(iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, if an
Overadvance shall exist, the Borrower shall, on the sooner to occur of the first Business Day after
the Borrower has obtained knowledge thereof or the Administrative Agent’s demand, repay the
outstanding Revolving Credit Loans that are Base Rate Advances in an amount sufficient to reduce
the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans by an amount equal to such
excess; and, if such payment of Base Rate Advances is not sufficient to eliminate the Overadvance,
then the Borrower shall immediately deposit with the Administrative Agent, for the Pro Rata benefit
of Lenders, for application to any outstanding Revolving Credit Loans bearing interest as LIBOR
Rate Advances as the same become due and payable (whether at the end of the applicable Interest
Periods or on the Expiration Date) cash in an amount sufficient to eliminate such Overadvance, and
the Administrative Agent may (a) hold such deposit as cash security pending disbursement of same to
Lenders for application to the Obligations, which disbursement shall be made, or (b) if an Event of
Default exists, immediately apply such proceeds to the payment of the Obligations, including the
Revolving Credit Loans outstanding as LIBOR Rate Advances (in which event the Borrower shall also
pay to the Administrative Agent for the Pro Rata benefit of Lenders any amounts required by Section
2.5(b)(iii) to be paid by reason of the prepayment of a LIBOR Rate Advance prior to the last day of
the Interest Period applicable thereto).
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(c) The entire outstanding principal amount of the Loans, together with all accrued and unpaid
interest thereon and all fees, costs and expenses payable by the Borrower hereunder, shall become
due and payable on the Expiration Date.
(d) The Borrower may prepay any or all of the Loans, without penalty or premium, except as
expressly provided in this Section 2.5.
SECTION 2.6 Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Account. The Administrative
Agent shall maintain an account on its books in the name of the Borrower (the “Loan Account”) in
which the Borrower will be charged with all Loans and Advances made by each Lender to the Borrower
or for the Borrower’s account, including the Revolving Credit Loans, the Swingline Loans, interest,
fees, expenses and any other Obligations. The Loan Account will be credited with all amounts
received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower or for the Borrower’s account, including, as
set forth below, all amounts received from the Blocked Account Banks. The Administrative Agent
shall send the Borrower a monthly statement reflecting the activity in the Loan Account. Each such
statement shall be an account stated and shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Borrower,
absent error.
SECTION 2.7 Maintenance of Dominion Account and Concentration Account; Collection of
Receivables.
(a) (i) The Borrower shall establish and maintain a Dominion Account pursuant to a lockbox or
other arrangement reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent with BofA or such other bank as
may be selected by the Borrower and be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Such
Dominion Accounts and lockbox arrangements shall provide for full dominion and control of the
Borrower’s cash deposited into all Dominion Accounts, except as otherwise provided in Section
2.7(a)(iii). The Borrower shall issue to each such lockbox bank an irrevocable letter of
instruction directing such bank to deposit all payments or other remittances received in the
lockbox to the Dominion Account.
(ii) The Borrower shall enter into agreements, in form reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, with each bank at which a Dominion Account is maintained by which such bank
shall transfer to the Concentration Account each Payment Item and monies deposited to the Dominion
Account not later than the next Business Day following the Business Day on which such Payment Item
becomes good funds.
(iii) The Borrower shall enter into agreements, in form reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent (it being agreed that any agreement substantially in the form of any agreement
with any bank at which a Dominion Account is delivered to the Administrative Agent on or about the
Closing Date hereunder is reasonably satisfactory) with each bank at which a Dominion Account or a
Concentration Account is maintained pursuant to which (a) prior to such bank’s receipt of a Cash
Dominion Notice, such bank shall remit all funds deposited into such Dominion Account or
Concentration Account pursuant to the instructions of the Borrower, (b) after such bank’s receipt
of a Cash Dominion Notice prior to its subsequent receipt of a Cash Dominion Termination Notice,
such bank shall immediately, and without further consent of or notice to the Borrower, transfer to
the Concentration Account all monies
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deposited to such Dominion Account or Concentration Account
until delivery of further notice by the Administrative Agent, and (c) upon its receipt of a Cash
Dominion Termination Notice issued by the Administrative Agent after the Administrative Agent’s
issuance of a Cash Dominion Notice, such bank shall resume remittance of all funds deposited into
such Dominion Account or Concentration Account pursuant to the instructions of the Borrower until
such time (if ever) as such bank shall receive from the Administrative Agent a subsequent Cash
Dominion Notice. The Administrative Agent agrees promptly to give to such bank a Cash Dominion
Termination Notice as soon as practicable after the cessation of a Cash Dominion Period and agrees
not to issue a Cash Dominion Notice except during a Cash Dominion Period.
(iv) All balances in each Dominion Account and Concentration Account shall be subject to the
Administrative Agent’s Lien. The Borrower shall obtain the agreement (in favor of and in form and
content satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Lenders) by each bank at which a Dominion
Account or Concentration Account is maintained to waive any offset rights against the funds
deposited into such Dominion Account or Concentration Account, except offset rights in respect of
charges incurred in the administration
of such Dominion Account or Concentration Account. Neither the Administrative Agent nor
Lenders assume any responsibility to the Borrower for such lockbox arrangement or Dominion Account
or Concentration Account, including any claim of accord and satisfaction or release with respect to
deposits accepted by any bank thereunder.
(b) To expedite collection of Receivables, the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to keep in full force and effect any supporting obligation or collateral security relating
to each such Receivables. The Borrower shall (i) request in writing and otherwise take such
reasonable steps to ensure that all Account Debtors forward payment directly to such Dominion
Account (or lockboxes related to the Dominion Account), and (ii) during a Cash Dominion Period
deposit or cause to be deposited promptly, and in any event no later than the first Business Day
after the date of receipt thereof, all cash, checks, drafts or other similar items of payment
relating to or constituting payments made in respect of any and all Collateral (whether or not
otherwise delivered to a lockbox) into the Dominion Account. All Payment Items received by the
Borrower in respect of its Receivables, together with the proceeds of any other Collateral, shall
be held by the Borrower as trustee of an express trust for the Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’
benefit; the Borrower shall promptly deposit same in kind in the Dominion Account; and the
Administrative Agent may remit such proceeds to Lenders for application to the Obligations in the
manner authorized by this Agreement. The Administrative Agent retains the right at all times that
an Event of Default exists to notify Account Debtors of any the Borrower that Receivables have been
assigned to the Administrative Agent, to collect Receivables directly in its own name (and, in
connection therewith, and to charge to the Borrower the collection costs and expenses incurred by
the Administrative Agent, including reasonable attorneys’ fees). At any time an Event of Default
exists, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to settle or adjust all disputes and claims
directly with the Account Debtor and to compromise the amount or extend the time for payment of any
Receivables upon such terms and conditions as the Administrative Agent may deem advisable, and to
charge the deficiencies, costs and expenses thereof, including attorneys’ fees, to the Borrower.
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SECTION 2.8 Term.
(a) Term. Subject to each Lender’s right to cease making Loans and other extensions of
credit to the Borrower when any Default or Event of Default exists or upon termination of the
Commitments as provided in Section 2.8(b)(ii), the Commitments shall be in effect for a period (the
“Term”) commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the close of business on June 15, 2011,
unless sooner terminated as provided in Section 2.8(b).
(b) Termination by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may (and upon
the direction of the Required Lenders, shall) terminate the Commitments without notice at any time
that an Event of Default exists; provided, however, that the Commitments shall
automatically terminate as provided in Section 8.2(b).
(c) Termination by Borrower. Upon at least ten days prior written notice to the
Administrative Agent, the Borrower may, at its option, terminate the Commitments;
provided, however, no such termination by the Borrower shall be effective
until Full Payment of the Obligations. Any notice of termination given by the Borrower shall be
irrevocable unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees in writing. Within three Business
Days after such notice is given, the Administrative Agent shall furnish to the Borrower a pay-off
statement with respect to the Obligations detailing the amounts of each category of the
Obligations, interest and fees, in each case as of the effective date of the termination of
Commitments, subject to adjustment on the effective date of termination of the Commitments to
reflect changes in the Obligations to such date. The Borrower may elect to terminate the
Commitments in their entirety only, provided that nothing contained herein shall affect the
Borrower’s right to voluntarily reduce the Commitments as provided in Section 2.1(e). No section
of this Agreement or Type of Loan available hereunder may be terminated by the Borrower singly.
(d) Effect of Termination. On the effective date of termination of the Commitments by
the Administrative Agent or by Borrower, all of the Obligations shall be immediately due and
payable, Lenders shall have no obligation to make any Loans, the Issuing Bank shall have no
obligation to issue any Letters of Credit, and none of the undertakings, agreements, covenants,
warranties and representations of the Borrower contained in the Loan Documents (other than as set
forth in the next-to-last sentence of this Section) shall survive any such termination, provided
that the Administrative Agent shall retain its Liens in the Collateral and all of its rights and
remedies under the Loan Documents notwithstanding such termination until Full Payment of the
Obligations. In addition, all confidentiality obligations of the parties hereto and all
participants shall survive any such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all obligations of
the Borrower to indemnify the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to this Agreement or any
of the other Loan Documents, shall in all events survive any termination of the Commitments and
Full Payment of the Obligations. Concurrently with the Full Payment of the Obligations, the
Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower all UCC-3 termination statements and any
Collateral physically held by the Administrative Agent, together with such other documents as shall
reasonably be requested by the Borrower to reflect and evidence the termination and release of all
of the Liens securing the Obligations and the Full Payment of the Obligations.
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SECTION 2.9 Payment Procedures.
(a) The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to charge the Loan Account with
the amount of all principal, interest, fees, expenses and other payments to be made hereunder and
under the other Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to,
discharge the Borrower’s payment obligations hereunder by so charging the Loan Account.
(b) Each payment by the Borrower on account of principal, interest, fees or expenses hereunder
shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders according to the their respective rights thereto. All payments to be made by the Borrower
hereunder and under the Notes, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall
be made without setoff, deduction or counterclaim and
shall be made prior to 2:00 P.M. (New York time) on the due date thereof to the Administrative
Agent, for the account of the Lenders according to their Pro Rata shares (except as expressly
otherwise provided), in immediately available funds. Any payment after such time shall be deemed
made on the next Business Day. Borrower may, at the time of payment, specify to the Administrative
Agent the Obligations to which such payment is to be applied, but the Administrative Agent shall in
all events retain the right to apply such payment in such manner as the Administrative Agent, is
permitted to direct pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. Except for payments which are
expressly provided to be made (i) for the account of the Administrative Agent only or (ii) under
the settlement provisions of Section 2.3(i), the Administrative Agent shall distribute all payments
to the Lenders on the Business Day following receipt in like funds as received. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if a Lender exercises its right of setoff
under Section 10.3 or otherwise, any amounts so recovered shall promptly be shared by such Lender
with the other Lenders according to their respective Pro Rata shares.
(c) Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a
Business Day, the payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day (except as specified in
clause (ii) of the definition of Interest Period) and such extension of time shall be included in
the computation of the amount of interest due hereunder.
(d) At any time that an Event of Default exists or the Administrative Agent receives a payment
or Collateral proceeds in an amount that is insufficient to pay all amounts then due and payable to
the Administrative Agent and Lenders, all monies to be applied to the Obligations, whether such
monies represent voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments by one or more the Borrower or are
received pursuant to demand for payment or realized from any disposition of Collateral and
irrespective of any designation by Borrower of the Obligations that are intended to be satisfied,
shall be allocated among the Administrative Agent and such of the Lenders as are entitled thereto
(and, with respect to monies allocated to Lenders, on a Pro Rata basis unless otherwise provided
herein): (i) first, to the Administrative Agent to pay the amount of Extraordinary
Expenses that have not been reimbursed to the Administrative Agent by Borrower or Lenders, together
with interest accrued thereon at the rate applicable to Revolving Credit Loans that are Base Rate
Advances, until Full Payment of all such Obligations; (ii) second, to the Administrative
Agent to pay principal and accrued interest
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on any portion of the Revolving Credit Loans which the
Administrative Agent may have advanced on behalf of any Lender and for which the Administrative
Agent has not been reimbursed by such Lender or Borrower, until Full Payment of all such
Obligations; (iii) third, to BofA to pay the principal and accrued interest on any portion
of the Swingline Loans outstanding, to be shared with Lenders that have acquired and paid for a
participating interest in such Swingline Loans, until Full Payment of all such Obligations; (iv)
fourth, to the extent that Issuing Bank has not received from any Participating Lender a
payment as required by Section 2.2, to Issuing Bank to pay all such required payments from each
Participating Lender, until Full Payment of all such Obligations; (v) fifth, to the
Administrative Agent to pay any Claims that have not been paid pursuant to any indemnity of the
Agent Indemnitees by the Borrower, or to pay amounts owing by Lenders to the Agent Indemnitees
pursuant to Section 9.6, in each case together with interest accrued thereon at the rate applicable
to Revolving Credit Loans that are Base Rate Advances, until Full Payment of all such Obligations;
(vi) sixth, to the Administrative Agent to pay any fees due and payable to the
Administrative Agent, until Full Payment of all such Obligations; (vii) seventh, to each
Lender, ratably, for any Claims that such Lender has paid to the Agent Indemnitees pursuant to its
indemnity of the Agent Indemnitees and any Extraordinary Expenses that such Lender has reimbursed
to the Administrative Agent or such Lender has incurred, to the extent that such Lender has not
been reimbursed by the Borrower therefor, until Full Payment of all such Obligations; (viii)
eighth, to Issuing Bank to pay principal and interest with respect to LC Obligations (or to
the extent any of the LC Obligations are contingent and an Event of Default then exists, deposited
in the Cash Collateral Account to Cash Collateralize the LC Obligations), which payment shall be
shared with the Participating Lenders in accordance with Section 2.2, until Full Payment of all
such Obligations; (ix) ninth, to Lenders in payment of the unpaid principal and accrued
interest in respect of the Loans and other Obligations (excluding Banking Relationship
Indebtedness) then outstanding, in such order of application as shall be designated by the
Administrative Agent (acting at the direction or with the consent of the Required Lenders), until
Full Payment of all such Obligations; and (x) tenth, to BofA or any Lender or any Affiliate
of BofA or of any Lender in payment of any Banking Relationship Indebtedness owed to such Person
and secured by the Collateral hereunder, until Full Payment of all such Obligations. The
allocations set forth in this Section 2.9(d) are solely to determine the rights and priorities of
the Administrative Agent and Lenders as among themselves and may be changed by the Administrative
Agent and Lenders without notice to or the consent or approval of the Borrower or any other Person.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any allocation or distribution of
payments made by it in good faith and, if any such allocation or distribution is subsequently
determined to have been made in error, the sole recourse of any Lender to which payment was due but
not made shall be to recover from the other Lenders any payment in excess of the amount to which
such other Lenders are determined to be entitled (and such other Lenders hereby agree to return to
such Lender any such erroneous payments received by them).
(f) The Borrower irrevocably waives the right to direct the application of any payments or
Collateral proceeds, and agrees that the Administrative Agent shall have the continuing, exclusive
right to apply and reapply same against the Obligations, in such manner as the Administrative Agent
deems advisable, notwithstanding any entry by the Administrative Agent in its records;
provided, however, that any payments or proceeds of Collateral received by
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the Administrative Agent on any date that an Event of Default does not exist shall be applied in
accordance with any provisions of this Agreement that govern the application of such payment or
proceeds. If, as a result of the Administrative Agent’s receipt of Payment Items or proceeds of
Collateral, a credit balance exists, the balance shall not accrue interest in favor of the Borrower
and shall be made available to the Borrower as long as no Default or Event of Default exists.
SECTION 2.10 Defaulting Lenders. If a Lender (a “Defaulting Lender”) fails to make any
payment to the Administrative Agent that is required hereunder, the Administrative Agent may (but
shall not be required to), in its discretion, retain payments that would otherwise be made to such
Defaulting Lender hereunder, apply the payments to such Lender’s defaulted obligations or readvance
the funds to the Borrower in accordance with this Agreement. The failure of any Lender to fund a
Loan or to make a payment in respect of a LC Obligation shall not relieve any other Lender of its
obligations hereunder, and no Lender shall be responsible for default by another Lender. Lenders
and the Administrative Agent agree (which agreement is solely among them, and not for the benefit
of or enforceable by the Borrower) that, solely for purposes of determining a Defaulting Lender’s
right to vote on matters relating to the Loan Documents and to share in payments, fees and
Collateral proceeds thereunder, a Defaulting Lender shall not be deemed to be a “Lender” until all
its defaulted obligations have been cured.
SECTION 2.11 Notices. The Borrower authorizes the Administrative Agent and Lenders to extend, convert or continue
Loans, effect selections of interest rates, and transfer funds to or on behalf of the Borrower
based on telephonic or e-mailed instructions. The Borrower shall confirm each such request by
prompt delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of
Conversion/Continuation, if applicable, but if it differs in any material respect from the action
taken by the Administrative Agent or Lenders, the records of the Administrative Agent and Lenders
shall govern. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any liability for any
loss suffered by the Borrower as a result of the Administrative Agent or any Lender acting upon its
understanding of telephonic or e-mailed instructions from a person believed in good faith by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender to be a person authorized to give such instructions on the
Borrower’s behalf.
ARTICLE III
SECURITY
SECTION 3.1 General. To secure the prompt and complete payment and performance when
due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all of the Obligations, the
Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent for the Pro Rata benefit of the Lenders a Lien
on all of its right, title and interest in and to the Collateral, wherever located, whether now
owned or hereafter acquired, and all additions and accessions thereto and substitutions and
replacements therefor and improvements thereon, and all proceeds (whether in the form of cash or
other property) and products thereof, including all proceeds of insurance covering the same and all
tort claims in connection therewith. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to
take any and all such action as the Administrative Agent deems appropriate, at the Borrower’s
expense, to cause any and all Secured Bank Products to be secured by the Collateral and to advise
the Lenders that such Secured Bank Products are Obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained herein, none of the restrictions or limitations
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imposed upon the Borrower’s
use or disposition of the Collateral or any proceeds thereof contained in this Agreement shall
apply to the Intercompany Loan Collateral or any proceeds thereof, other than at any time that an
Event of Default exists; provided that no Liens other than Permitted Liens shall be permitted to be
granted by the Borrower with respect to the Intercompany Loan Collateral but any transferee of
Borrower’s interest in the Intercompany Loan Collateral may grant Liens thereon at any time.
SECTION 3.2 Recourse to Security. Recourse to security shall not be required for any
Obligation hereunder and the Borrower hereby waives any requirement that the Administrative Agent
or the Lenders exhaust any right or take any action against any of the Collateral before proceeding
to enforce the Obligations against the Borrower.
SECTION 3.3 Special Provisions Relating to Inventory.
(a) All Inventory. The Lien in the Inventory granted to the Administrative Agent
hereunder shall continue through all steps of manufacture and sale and attach without further act
to raw materials, work in process, finished goods, returned goods, documents of title and warehouse
receipts, and to proceeds resulting from the sale or other disposition of such Inventory. Until all
of the Obligations have been satisfied and the Commitments have been terminated, the Administrative
Agent’s Lien in such Inventory and in all proceeds thereof shall continue in full force and effect
and, if an Event of Default is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to take
physical possession of such Inventory and to maintain it on the premises of the Borrower, in a
public warehouse, or at such other place as the Administrative Agent may deem appropriate. If the
Administrative Agent exercises such right to take possession of such Inventory, the Borrower will,
upon demand, and at the Borrower’s cost and expense, assemble such Inventory and make it available
to the Administrative Agent at a place or places convenient to the Administrative Agent.
(b) Further Assurances. The Borrower will, upon the Administrative Agent’s request,
perform any and all steps that are necessary to perfect the Administrative Agent’s Liens in the
Collateral including placing and maintaining signs, executing and filing financing or continuation
statements in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, maintaining stock
records and conducting lien searches. In each case, the Borrower shall take such action as promptly
as possible after requested by the Administrative Agent but in any event within five Business Days
after any such request is made except that the Borrower shall take such action immediately upon the
Administrative Agent’s request following the occurrence of an Event of Default. If the Borrower’s
Inventory is in the possession or control of any Person other than a purchaser in the Ordinary
Course of Business or a public warehouseman where the warehouse receipt is in the name of or held
by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall notify such Person of the Administrative Agent’s
Lien therein and, upon request, instruct such Person to acknowledge in writing its agreement to
hold all such Inventory for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and subject to the
Administrative Agent’s instructions. If so requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower (as
promptly as possible after requested by the Administrative Agent but in any event within five
Business Days after any such request is made) will deliver (i) to the Administrative Agent
warehouse receipts covering any of the Borrower’s Inventory located in warehouses showing the
Administrative Agent as the beneficiary thereof
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and (ii) to the warehouseman such agreements
relating to the release of warehouse Inventory as the Administrative Agent may request. If so
requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Administrative
Agent a confirmatory written instrument, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, listing all its Inventory, but any failure to execute or deliver the same shall not limit or
otherwise affect the Administrative Agent’s Lien in and to such Inventory.
(c) Inventory Records. The Borrower shall maintain full, accurate and complete records
of its Inventory describing the kind, type and quantity of such Inventory and the Borrower’s cost
therefor, withdrawals therefrom and additions thereto.
SECTION 3.4 Special Provisions Relating to Receivables.
(a) Invoices, Etc. If an Event of Default is continuing, on the Administrative Agent’s
request therefor, the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent (i) the originals of all
promissory notes and other instruments in favor of the Borrower, (ii) copies of invoices to
customers and shipping and delivery receipts or warehouse receipts thereof, (iii) the originals of
all letters of credit in its favor, (iv) such endorsements or assignments related to such letters
of credit, notes, and instruments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (v) the
written consent of the issuer of any letter of credit to the assignment of the proceeds of such
letter of credit by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.
(b) Records, Collections, Etc. The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of
all returns and of all claims asserted with respect to merchandise, in each case with a value in
excess of $5,000,000. The Borrower shall promptly report to the Administrative Agent each such
return, providing the Administrative Agent with a description of the returned item. If an Event of
Default is continuing, the Borrower shall not, without the Administrative Agent’s prior written
consent, settle or adjust any dispute or claim, or grant any discount (except ordinary trade
discounts), credit or allowance or accept any return of merchandise, except in the ordinary course
of its business. The Administrative Agent may (i) settle or adjust disputes or claims directly
with Account Debtors for amounts and upon terms which it considers advisable and (ii) notify
Account Debtors on the Borrower’s Receivables that such Receivables have been assigned to the
Administrative Agent, and that payments in respect thereof shall be made directly to the
Administrative Agent.
(c) Receivables. The Administrative Agent may rely, in determining which Receivables
are Eligible Receivables, on all statements and representations made by the Borrower with respect
to any Receivable and that all Eligible Receivables meet the criteria therefor set forth in the
definition of “Eligible Receivables” except to the extent that any such criteria is determined by
the discretion of the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 3.5 Continuation of Liens, Etc. The Borrower shall defend the Collateral
against all claims and demands of all Persons at any time claiming any interest therein, other than
claims relating to Permitted Liens. The Borrower agrees to comply with the requirements of all
state and federal laws to grant to the Administrative Agent valid and perfected first priority
Liens in the Collateral, subject only to Permitted Liens. The Administrative Agent is hereby
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authorized by the Borrower, during the continuance of an Event of Default, to sign the Borrower’s
name on any document or instrument as may be necessary or desirable to establish and maintain the
Liens covering the Collateral and the priority and continued perfection thereof or file any
financing or continuation statements or
similar documents or instruments covering the Collateral whether or not the Borrower’s
signature appears thereon. The Borrower agrees, from time to time, at the Administrative Agent’s
request, to file notices of Liens, financing statements, similar documents or instruments, and
amendments, renewals and continuations thereof, and cooperate with the Administrative Agent’s
representatives, in connection with the continued perfection (and the priority status thereof) and
protection of the Collateral and the Administrative Agent’s Liens thereon. The Borrower shall
promptly notify the Administrative Agent in writing if, after the Closing Date, Borrower obtains
any interest in any Collateral consisting of chattel paper, documents, instruments, intellectual
property, investment property or letter of credit rights, in each case having a value in excess of
$5,000,000, and, upon the Administrative Agent’s request, shall promptly execute such documents and
take such actions as the Administrative Agent deems appropriate to effect the Administrative
Agent’s duly perfected, first priority Lien upon such Collateral, including obtaining any
appropriate possession, control agreement or Collateral Access Agreement.
SECTION 3.6 Power of Attorney. In addition to all of the powers granted to the
Administrative Agent in this Article III, the Borrower hereby appoints and constitutes the
Administrative Agent as the Borrower’s attorney-in-fact to sign the Borrower’s name on any of the
documents, instruments and other items described in Section 3.5, to make any filings under the UCC
covering any of the Collateral, and to request at any time from customers indebted on its
Receivables verification of information concerning such Receivables and the amount owing thereon
(provided that any verification prior to an Event of Default shall not contain the Administrative
Agent’s name), and, during the continuance of an Event of Default, (i) to convey any item of
Collateral to any purchaser thereof and (ii) to make any payment or take any act necessary or
desirable to protect or preserve any Collateral. The Administrative Agent’s authority hereunder
shall include the authority to execute and give receipt for any certificate of ownership or any
document, to transfer title to any item of Collateral and to take any other actions arising from or
incident to the powers granted to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement. This power of
attorney is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable, provided that it shall terminate upon the
payment and satisfaction of all Obligations in full and the termination of the Commitments.
SECTION 3.7 Release of Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in this Agreement or the Loan Documents, at any time and from time to time, so long as a Default or
an Event of Default is not continuing hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall take such actions
as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower in order to release all or any portion of the
Collateral from the Lien and security interest referred to in this Agreement; provided, however,
that in no event shall such Collateral be released from the Lien and security interest hereunder if
immediately after such release an Overadvance exists or would occur as a result thereof.
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ARTICLE IV
INTEREST, FEES AND EXPENSES
SECTION 4.1 Interest. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the Pro
Rata benefit of the Lenders, interest on the Advances, payable monthly in arrears on the first day
of each month, commencing with the month immediately following the Closing Date, and on the
Expiration Date.
SECTION 4.2 Interest After Event of Default. From the date of occurrence of any Event
of Default until the earlier of the date upon which (i) all Obligations shall have been paid and
satisfied in full or (ii) such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived, interest on the
Obligations shall be payable on demand at a rate per annum (the “Default Rate”) equal to the rate
that would be otherwise applicable thereto under Section 4.1 plus an additional two percent (2%).
SECTION 4.3 The Administrative Agent’s and Closing Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the
Administrative Agent, for its own account, the fees specified in the Fee Letter.
SECTION 4.4 Unused Line Fee and LC Facility Fees.
(a) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the Pro Rata benefit of the Lenders
on the first day of each month, commencing with the month immediately following the Closing Date,
and on the Expiration Date, in arrears, an unused line fee (the “Unused Line Fee”) equal to the
Applicable Margin for the Unused Line Fee times the amount that equals the difference if positive,
between (i) the Maximum Amount of the Facility and (ii) the average daily aggregate outstanding
amount of the Loans and the L/C Obligations.
(b) The Borrower shall pay (a) to the Administrative Agent, for the Pro Rata benefit of
Lenders, a fee equal to the Applicable Margin in effect for LIBOR Rate Advances times the average
daily stated amount of Letters of Credit, which fee shall be payable monthly in arrears, on the
first day of each month; (b) to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, a fronting fee equal
to 0.125% times the average daily stated amount of Letters of Credit, which fee shall be payable
monthly in arrears on the first day of each month, and shall be payable on any increase in stated
amount made between any such dates; and (c) to Issuing Bank, for its own account, all customary
charges associated with the issuance, amending, negotiating, payment, processing, transfer and
administration of Letters of Credit, which charges shall be paid as and when incurred.
SECTION 4.5 Calculations. All interest, as well as fees and other charges calculated
on a per annum basis, shall be computed for the actual days elapsed, based on a year of 360 days.
Each determination by the Administrative Agent of any interest, fees or interest rate hereunder
shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent error. All fees shall be fully
earned when due and shall not be subject to rebate or refund, nor subject to proration except as
specifically provided herein. All fees payable under Sections 4.3 and 4.4 are compensation for
services and are not, and shall not be deemed to be, interest or any other charge for the use,
forbearance or detention of money. A certificate as to amounts payable by the Borrower under
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Section 4.6 or 4.7, submitted to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or the affected Lender,
as applicable, shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent error.
SECTION 4.6 Indemnification in Certain Events. If, after the Closing Date, (i) any
change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation is made including with respect to
reserve requirements, applicable to any Lender, (ii) any Lender is required to comply with, and
complies, with any future guideline from any central bank or other Governmental Authority or (iii)
there is enacted or adopted any Applicable Law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy, or
there is any change therein after the Closing Date, or there is any change after the Closing Date
in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or
comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof has or would have the
effect described below, or any Lender complies with any request or directive made after the Closing
Date regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority,
central bank or comparable agency, and in the case of any event set forth in this clause (iii),
such adoption, change or compliance has or would have the direct or indirect effect of reducing the
rate of return on such Lender’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level
below that which such Lender could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance
(taking into consideration such Lender’s policies as the case may be with respect to capital
adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, and any of the foregoing events
described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) increases the cost to such Lender of funding or
maintaining the Loans, or reduces the amount receivable in respect thereof by such Lender, then the
Borrower shall, upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent for the
benefit of such Lender additional amounts sufficient to indemnify such Lender against such increase
in cost or reduction in amount receivable. Each Lender agrees that, if it becomes aware of the
occurrence of any such event or condition that would cause it to incur any material increased cost
to fund or maintain the Loans or that would reduce the amount receivable in respect thereof in any
material respect, it will notify the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent will notify
the Borrower) as promptly as practicable of such event or condition and will use its reasonable
efforts to make, fund or maintain the affected Loans of such Lender in a manner such that the
additional amounts which would otherwise be required to be paid hereunder would be materially
reduced, in each case so long as, in such Lender’s reasonable discretion, the making, funding or
maintaining of such Loans in such other manner would not otherwise materially adversely affect
such Loans or such Lender. If the Borrower shall receive notice from the Administrative Agent
that amounts are due to a Lender hereunder, the Borrower may, upon at least five Business Days’
prior written notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, but not more than sixty days
after receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent, identify to the Administrative Agent an
Eligible Assignee acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, which will purchase from
such Lender the Commitment, the amount of outstanding Loans, and the Notes held by such Lender and
such Lender shall thereupon assign its Commitment, any Loans owing to such Lender, and the Notes
held by such Lender to such Eligible Assignee in accordance with Section 2.10 upon receipt of such
purchase price.
SECTION 4.7 Taxes.
(a) Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.7, any and all payments by the Borrower
hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents shall be made free and clear of
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and without deduction for any and all Taxes, excluding any Taxes imposed on the net income or gross receipts of
the recipient of such payment (including any Taxes imposed on branch profits) and franchise or
capital stock Taxes imposed on such recipient by any applicable jurisdiction. If the Borrower shall
be required by Applicable Law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder
or under any Loan to or for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (A) the sum
payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions of
Taxes (including deductions of Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 4.7)
the Administrative Agent or such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received
had no such deductions been made, (B) the Borrower shall make such deductions and (C) the Borrower
shall pay the full amount so deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in
accordance with Applicable Law.
(b) In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any present or future stamp, documentary, excise,
privilege, intangible or similar Taxes or levies that arise at any time or from time to time (i)
from any payment made under any and all Loan Documents, or (ii) from the execution or delivery by
the Borrower of, or from the filing or recording or maintenance of, or otherwise with respect to
the exercise by the Administrative Agent of its rights under, any and all Loan Documents
(hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).
(c) Within thirty days after the date of any payment of Taxes or Other Taxes, the Borrower
will, upon request, furnish to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a
receipt evidencing payment thereof.
(d) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Borrower hereunder, the
agreements and obligations of the Borrower contained in this Section 4.7 shall survive the Full
Payment of the Obligations.
(e) Each Person that is not a Foreign Lender which acquires (including as a result of the
entering into of this Agreement or the making of a Loan) an interest in this Agreement or any Loan,
on or prior to the effective date of such acquisition, will deliver to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent two valid, duly completed copies of such documentation (including IRS Form W-9
or any applicable successor form), as is required to establish that such Person is entitled to
receive payments under this Agreement and the Notes payable to it without deduction or withholding
of United States federal income tax and to establish an exception for United States withholding tax
unless such Person is otherwise not required under Applicable Law to deliver such documentation to
establish its exemption from such deduction or withholding (it being acknowledged that BofA is a
Person not required to deliver such documentation). Each Person that delivers to the Borrower and
the Administrative Agent a Form W-9, or any other required form, pursuant to the preceding
sentence, further undertakes to deliver two further copies of such Form, or applicable successor
forms, or other manner of required certification, as the case may be, on or before the date that
any such form expires or becomes obsolete or otherwise is required to be resubmitted as a condition
to obtaining an exemption from a required withholding of United States federal income tax 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 required by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, certifying 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.
(f) Each Person that is a Foreign Lender which acquires (including as a result of the entering
into of this Agreement or the making of a Loan) an interest in this Agreement or any Loan, on or
prior to the effective date of such acquisition, will deliver to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent two valid, duly completed copies of such documentation (including IRS Form
W-8BEN or W-8ECI or any applicable successor form), as is required to establish that such Person is
entitled to receive payments under this Agreement and the Notes payable to it without deduction or
withholding of United States federal income tax and to establish an exemption from United States
backup withholding tax. Each Person that delivers to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a
Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, or any other required form, pursuant to the preceding sentence, further
undertakes to deliver two further copies of such Form, or applicable successor forms, or other
manner of required certification, as the case may be, on or before the date that any such form
expires or becomes obsolete or otherwise is required to be resubmitted as a condition to obtaining
an exemption from a required withholding of United States federal income tax 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 and the Administrative Agent, certifying that such Foreign
Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any
United States federal income taxes.
(g) The Borrower shall not be required to pay any additional amounts under Section 4.7(a) to
an affected Lender in respect of any amounts that the Borrower is required under Applicable Law to
withhold from payments under the Loan Documents if the Borrower is
required to so withhold due to (i) a failure by such Lender to comply with the applicable
provisions of Sections 4.7(e) and (f) above, or (ii) an action of such Lender that eliminates such
Lender’s qualification for exemption from United States withholding tax with respect to payments
under the Loan Documents (including designation by such Lender of a new lending office or principal
place of business having such effect).
(h) In the event that at any time any Foreign Lender shall determine that, due to a Tax Law
Change or Proposed Tax Law Change, any amount payable by the Borrower to such Foreign Lender under
the Loan Documents becomes or will become subject to any withholding tax, then such Foreign Lender
shall give notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower; provided, that if such
Foreign Lender shall fail to give notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, then
the Borrower shall not be required to pay any additional amounts under Section 4.7(a) to such
Foreign Lender in respect of any amounts that the Borrower is required under Applicable Law to
withhold from payments under the Loan Documents.
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ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS OF LENDING
SECTION 5.1 Conditions to Credit Extensions. Lenders, Issuing Bank and the
Administrative Agent shall not be required to include the Existing Letters of Credit as Letters of
Credit hereunder until the date on which each of the following conditions has been satisfied:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received the following, each dated the date of the
initial Loan or as of an earlier date acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel:
(i) a Note in favor of each Lender (if requested by such Lender), each duly executed by the
Borrower;
(ii) each agreement establishing each lockbox and Dominion Account required by this Agreement
and each Deposit Account Control Agreement for each Dominion Account and each Concentration Account
that is maintained as of the Closing Date, duly executed by the Borrower and BofA or a financial
institution acceptable to the Administrative Agent;
(iii) an initial Borrowing Base Certificate, duly executed on behalf of the Borrower by a
Responsible Officer;
(iv) (A) unaudited consolidated Financial Statements of the Borrower for the Fiscal Year
ended
December 31, 2005, and unaudited consolidated Financial Statements of the Borrower for the three
month period ending March 31, 2006, certified by the Borrower pursuant to a certificate executed on
its behalf by a Responsible Officer, and (B) a certificate of
the Borrower, executed on its behalf by a Responsible Officer, certifying that, from December
31, 2005 until the Closing Date, no change, event, occurrence or development or event involving a
prospective change in the business, prospects, operations, results of operations, assets,
liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower has occurred which has had or
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (provided that, for this purpose, no
information previously disclosed to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower shall be deemed to
indicate that a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or exists prior to Closing Date, and that all
information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent hereunder or in
connection herewith is true and correct in all material respects;
(v) an opinion of counsel for the Borrower covering such matters incident to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require, which such
counsel is hereby requested by the Borrower to provide;
(vi) certified copies of all policies of insurance required by this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, together with loss payee endorsements for all such policies naming the
Administrative Agent as lender loss payee with respect to casualty policies, and an additional
insured with respect to liability policies;
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(vii) copies of the Governing Documents of the Borrower and a copy of the resolutions of the
Board of Directors of the Borrower authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is or is to be a party, and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, attached to which is a certificate of the Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower certifying (A) that such copies of the Governing
Documents and resolutions (or similar evidence of authorization) relating to the Borrower are true,
complete and accurate copies thereof, have not been amended or modified as of the date of such
certificate and are in full force and effect and (B) the incumbency, names and true signatures of
the officers of the Borrower authorized to sign the Loan Documents to which it is a party;
(viii) a certified copy of a certificate of the Secretary of State of the state of
incorporation of the Borrower, dated within fifteen days of the Closing Date, listing the
certificate of incorporation of the Borrower and each amendment thereto on file in such official’s
office and certifying that (A) such amendments are the only amendments to such certificate of
incorporation on file in that office, (B) the Borrower has paid all franchise taxes to the date of
such certificate and (C) the Borrower is in good standing in that jurisdiction;
(ix) good standing certificates from the Secretary of State of New York and Georgia, being
states in which the Borrower is qualified as a foreign corporation, and from the Secretary of State
of Delaware, the jurisdiction of the Borrower’s incorporation, each dated within fifteen days of
the Closing Date;
(x) the Fee Letter, duly executed by the Borrower;
(xi) the Business Plan for 2006, 2007 and 2008;
(xii) the Licensor Agreement, duly executed by WP IP LLC and the Borrower; and
(xiii) such other agreements, instruments, documents and evidence as the Administrative Agent
deems necessary in its reasonable discretion in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(b) Except for the matters referred to on Schedule 6.1(q), there shall be no pending
or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened litigation, proceeding, inquiry or other action
(i) seeking an injunction or other restraining order, damages or other relief with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or (ii) which affects or
could affect the business, operations, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) of
the Borrower, except, in the case of clause (ii), where such litigation, proceeding, inquiry or
other action could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) The Borrower shall have paid (i) all reasonable legal fees of the Administrative Agent in
connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and (ii)
the fees payable under the Fee Letter and the expenses payable by the Borrower as provided in the
expense reimbursement letter dated April 17, 2006, by the
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Borrower to BofA, and all other fees
referred to in this Agreement that are required to be paid on the Closing Date.
(d) Except for the filing of the financing statements under the UCC necessary to perfect the
Lien in the Collateral, no consent or authorization of, filing with or other act by or in respect
of any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required to be made by the Borrower in
connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement,
the Notes or the other Loan Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
or thereby or the continuing operations of the Borrower following the consummation of such
transactions.
(e) The Borrower shall be in compliance with all Requirements of Law and its Material
Contracts, other than such noncompliance that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(f) The Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent relating to the Collateral shall have been
duly perfected and shall constitute first priority Liens, and the Collateral shall be free and
clear of all Liens other than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent and Permitted Liens.
(g) After giving effect to all Loans to be made and Letters of Credit to be issued on the
Closing Date, the Excess Availability plus the Borrower’s cash and Cash Equivalents shall exceed
$200,000,000 on the Closing Date.
Contemporaneously with the delivery of the executed signature pages to this Agreement by BofA to
the Borrower, the conditions set forth in this Section 5.1 shall be and be deemed to be either
satisfied or waived.
SECTION 5.2 Conditions Precedent to Each Loan. The Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank
and Lenders shall not be required to fund any Loans, arrange for issuance of any Letters of Credit
or grant any other accommodation to or for the benefit of the Borrower, unless the following
conditions are satisfied:
(a) all representations and warranties contained in this Agreement (other than any
representations and warranties that relate solely to another date, as specified in any of the
subparagraphs of Section 6.1 containing such representations, in which case such representations
and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such other date)
shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Loan as if then
made;
(b) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from
the making of the requested Loan as of the date of such request; and
(c) with respect to issuance of a Letter of Credit, the LC Conditions shall be satisfied.
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Each request (or deemed request) by the Borrower for funding of a Loan, issuance of a Letter of
Credit or grant of an accommodation shall constitute a representation by the Borrower that the
foregoing conditions are satisfied on the date of such request. During the period from the date of
such request to the date of such funding, issuance or grant, the Borrower shall promptly notify the
Administrative Agent if any of the foregoing conditions is no longer satisfied.
SECTION 5.3 Limited Waiver of Conditions Precedent. If the Administrative Agent,
Issuing Bank or Lenders fund any Loans, arrange for issuance of any Letters of Credit or grant any
other accommodation when any conditions precedent are not satisfied (regardless of whether the lack
of satisfaction was known or unknown to the Administrative Agent at the time), it shall not operate
as a waiver of the right of the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Lenders to insist upon
satisfaction of all conditions precedent with respect to any subsequent funding, issuance or grant;
provided, however, to the extent the lack of satisfaction was known to the Administrative Agent at
the time of such funding, issuance or grant, such failure of conditions, at the time shall not, in
and of itself, constitute a Default or Event of Default.
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 6.1 Representations and Warranties of the Borrower.
The Borrower represents and warrants as of the date hereof as follows:
(a) Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. The Borrower (i) is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware, (ii) has the
corporate power and authority to own its Properties and to transact the businesses in which it
presently is engaged and (iii) is duly qualified, authorized to do business and in good standing in
each jurisdiction where it presently is engaged in business, except to the extent that the failure
to so qualify or be in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Schedule 6.1(a) specifies all jurisdictions in which the Borrower is qualified to
do business as a foreign corporation as of the Closing Date.
(b) Locations of Offices, Records and Collateral. As of the date hereof: the address
of the principal place of business and chief executive office of the Borrower is, and the books and
records of the Borrower and all of its chattel paper and records of Receivables are maintained
exclusively in the possession of the Borrower at, the addresses specified in Schedule
6.1(b), and there is no location at which the Borrower maintains any Collateral other than the
locations specified for it in Schedule 6.1(b).
(c) Authority. It has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party. All corporate
action necessary for the execution, delivery and performance by it of the Loan Documents to which
it is a party (including the consent of shareholders where required) has been taken.
(d) Enforceability. This Agreement is, and when executed and delivered, each other
Loan Document to which it is a party, will be, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
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Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability
may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally
and (ii) general principles of equity.
(e) No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by it of each Loan Document
to which it is a party do not and will not contravene (i) any of the Governing Documents of the
Borrower, (ii) any Applicable Law the breach of which could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) any Material Contract and will not result in the imposition of
any Liens upon any of its Properties, except in favor of the Administrative Agent.
(f) Consents and Filings. No consent, authorization or approval of, or filing with or
other act by, any shareholders of the Borrower, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is
required to be made by the Borrower in connection with the execution, delivery, performance,
validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the continuing operations of the Borrower following
such consummation, except for the filing of financing statements under the UCC.
(g) Subsidiaries. As of the date hereof, the capital stock of the Borrower’s
Subsidiaries is owned by the Persons and in the amounts specified in Schedule 6.1(g).
(h) Solvency. It is Solvent and will be Solvent upon the completion of all
transactions contemplated to occur on or before the Closing Date (including the Loans to be made on
the Closing Date).
(i) Financial Data. It has provided to the Administrative Agent complete and accurate
copies of its annual unaudited consolidated Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year ended December
31, 2005, and unaudited consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period ended March
31, 2006. Such Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently
applied throughout the periods involved, and fairly present the financial position, results of
operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for each of the periods covered
(except, in the case of the unaudited Financial Statements, (i) for normal year-end adjustments and
(ii) the absence of footnotes). During the period from March 31, 2006 to and including the date
hereof, there has been no sale, transfer or other disposition by the Borrower of any material part
of its business or property and no purchase or other acquisition of any business or property
(including any capital stock of any other Person) material in relation to the financial condition
of the Borrower at March 31, 2006. Since March 31, 2006 through the date of this Agreement, (i)
there has been no change, occurrence, development or event which has had or could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect not previously disclosed by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent and (ii) none of the capital stock of the Borrower has been redeemed, retired,
purchased or otherwise acquired for value by the Borrower.
(j) Affiliate Transactions. The Borrower is not a party to or bound by any agreement
or arrangement (whether oral or written) relating to any of the Collateral to which any
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Affiliate
of the Borrower is a party except (i) in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable
requirements of the business of the Borrower and (ii) upon fair and reasonable terms no less
favorable to the Borrower than it could obtain in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with an
unaffiliated Person.
(k) No Joint Ventures or Partnerships. Except as set forth in Schedule
6.1(k), as of the date hereof, it is not engaged in any joint venture or partnership with any
other Person.
(l) Corporate Names. Except as set forth in Schedule 6.1(l), during the five
years prior to the date of this Agreement, the Borrower has not been known by or used any other
corporate name except for its name as set forth in the introductory paragraph and on the signature
page of this Agreement, which is the exact correct legal name of the Borrower.
(m) No Actual or Pending Material Modification of Business. As of the date of this
Agreement, there exists no actual or, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge after due inquiry,
threatened termination, cancellation or limitation of, or any modification or change in,
the business relationship of the Borrower with any customer or group of customers which
individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(n) Investment Company. It is not an “investment company,” or a “promoter” or
“principal underwriter” for, an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended. Neither the making of any Loans or the application of the proceeds
or repayment thereof by the Borrower, nor the consummation of the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, will violate any provision of such Act or any rule,
regulation or order of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
(o) Margin Stock. It does not own any “margin stock” as that term is defined in
Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board.
(p) Taxes and Tax Returns. Except as specified in Schedule 6.1(p),
(i) it has properly completed and timely filed all material income tax returns it is required
to file. The information filed is complete and accurate in all material respects;
(ii) all taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges for periods beginning prior
to the date hereof, which involve an amount in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate, have been
timely paid (or, if not yet due, adequate reserves therefore have been established) by it and the
Borrower has no material liability for taxes in excess of the amounts so paid or reserves so
established;
(iii) no deficiencies for taxes have been claimed, proposed or assessed by any taxing or other
Governmental Authority against the Borrower and no tax Liens have been filed with respect thereto
against any of the Collateral that involve an amount in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate.
There are no pending or threatened audits, investigations or claims for or relating to any
liability of the Borrower for taxes and there are no matters under discussion
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with any Governmental
Authority which could result in an additional liability for taxes, which involve taxes in excess of
$1,000,000 in the aggregate. The federal income tax returns of the Borrower have never been audited
by the Internal Revenue Service. No extension of a statute of limitations relating to taxes,
assessments, fees or other governmental charges is in effect with respect to the Borrower; and
(iv) it is not a party to, and has no obligations under, any written tax sharing agreement or
agreement regarding payments in lieu of taxes.
(q) No Judgments or Litigation. Except for the matters referred to in Schedule
6.1(q), no judgments, orders, writs or decrees are outstanding against it, nor is there now
pending or, to its knowledge, threatened litigation, contested claim, investigation, arbitration,
or governmental proceeding by or against the Borrower that (i) individually or in the aggregate
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) purports to
affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Notes, any other Loan
Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(r) No Other Indebtedness. On the Closing Date and after giving effect to the
transactions contemplated hereby, it has no Indebtedness other than (i) Indebtedness reflected in
the Financial Statements delivered under Section 5.1(a)(vii) to the extent required by GAAP to be
included therein or in footnotes thereto, or (ii) as set forth in Schedule 6.1(r).
(s) Compliance with Laws. The Borrower is not in default under any term of any
Applicable Law other than any default which, when taken together with all other similar defaults,
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Person who owns a
controlling interest in or otherwise controls the Borrower is (A) listed on the Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control
(“OFAC”), Department of the Treasury, or any other similar list maintained by the OFAC under any
authorizing statute, Executive Order or regulation or (B) a Person designated under Section 1(b),
(c) or (d) of Executive Order No. 13224 (September 23, 2001), any related enabling legislation or
any similar Executive Order (a Person described in (A) or (B), a “Blocked Person”). The Borrower
is in compliance with all applicable Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) laws and regulations on BSA
compliance and on the prevention and detection of money laundering violations. The Borrower
acknowledges that each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have notified the Borrower that
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are required, under the USA Patriot Act, 31 U.S.C. Section
5318 (the “PATRIOT Act”), to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower
including the name and address of the Borrower and such other information that will allow the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders to identify the Borrower in accordance with the PATRIOT Act.
(t) Rights in Collateral; Priority of Liens. All of the Collateral of the Borrower is
owned or leased by it free and clear of any and all Liens in favor of third parties, other than
Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent and Permitted Liens. Upon the proper filing of
financing statements under the UCC, the Liens granted by the Borrower under this Agreement
constitute valid, enforceable and perfected first priority Liens on the Collateral.
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(u) ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, is
reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events and ERISA Events
that, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, are reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) Labor Matters. There are no existing or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened
strikes, lockouts or other disputes relating to any collective bargaining or similar agreement to
which the Borrower is a party which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(w) Compliance with Environmental Laws. (i) It is not the subject of any judicial or
administrative proceeding or investigation relating to the violation of any
Environmental Law or asserting potential liability arising from the release or disposal by any
Person of any Hazardous Materials, (ii) it has not received from any Governmental Authority or
other Person any notice, order, stipulation or directive under any Environmental Law, nor is it
aware of any pending discussions within any Governmental Authority, concerning the treatment,
storage, disposal, spill or release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials at, on,
beneath or adjacent to Property owned or leased by it, or the release or threatened release at any
other location of any Hazardous Material generated, used, stored, treated, transported or released
by or on behalf of the Borrower, (iii) during the period that Affiliates of Xxxx X. Icahn have
controlled the Borrower, it has disposed of all its waste in accordance with all Applicable Laws
and it has not improperly stored or disposed of any waste at, on, beneath or adjacent to any of its
Property, (iv) it has no knowledge of any actual or potential liability for any release of any
Hazardous Materials, and there has been no spill or release of any Hazardous Materials at any of
its Property in violation of Environmental Laws, (v) all of its Property (including its Equipment)
is free, and has at all times been free, of Hazardous Materials, except as such materials may be
part of such Equipment, and underground storage tanks and (vi) to the knowledge of the Borrower,
none of its Property has ever been used as a waste disposal site, whether registered or
unregistered, where any of the foregoing matters referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) above
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(x) Licenses and Permits. It has obtained and holds in full force and effect all
franchises, licenses, leases, permits, certificates, authorizations, qualifications, easements,
rights of way and other rights and approvals which are necessary or advisable for the operation of
its business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, except where the failure to
possess any of the foregoing (individually or in the aggregate) could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(y) Government Regulation. It is not subject to regulation under the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, the Federal Power Act, the Interstate Commerce Act or any other
Requirement of Law that limits its ability to incur Indebtedness or to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(z) Business Plan. The Business Plan delivered to the Administrative Agent on the
Closing Date and in accordance with Section 5.1(a)(xi) was prepared in good faith on the basis of
reasonable assumptions which were fair in the context of the conditions existing at the
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time of
delivery thereof, and represented, at the time of delivery, the Borrower’s best estimate of its
future financial performance.
(aa) As of the Closing Date, Schedule 2 (as the same may be amended or supplemented
from time to time) sets forth all of the deposit accounts maintained by the Borrower, into which
all Payment Items relating to any Collateral will be deposited; the Borrower is the sole account
holder of each such deposit account and is not aware of any Person (other than the Administrative
Agent) having either a Lien or a dominion or “control” (within the meaning of Section 9-104 of the
UCC or any other provision of Applicable Law) over any such deposit account or any Property
deposited therein (other than a Lien or control arising by
operation of law in favor the depository bank in which such deposit account is maintained);
and the Borrower has instructed the depositary bank to comply with instructions received by it from
the Administrative Agent, without further consent by the Borrower (other than any deposit accounts
specially and exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit
payments to or for the benefit of the Borrower’s employees and other deposit accounts containing
from time to time no more than the $500,000 in the aggregate).
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER
SECTION 7.1 Affirmative Covenants. Until termination of the Commitments and Full
Payment of the Obligations:
(a) Corporate Existence. The Borrower shall (i) maintain its corporate existence, (ii)
maintain in full force and effect all material licenses, bonds, franchises, leases, trademarks,
qualifications and authorizations to do business, and all material patents, contracts and other
rights necessary or advisable to the profitable conduct of its businesses, and (iii) continue in
the same lines of business as presently conducted by it.
(b) Maintenance of Property. The Borrower shall keep all property useful and necessary
to its business in good working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) in accordance
with its past operating practices, except to the extent that the failure to do so would not cause a
Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Environmental Matters. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, conduct its business so as to comply in all material respects with all applicable
Environmental Laws including compliance in all material respects with the terms and conditions of
all permits and governmental authorizations, provided that the Borrower shall not be deemed in
violation hereof if the Borrower’s failure to comply with any of the foregoing could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Taxes. The Borrower shall pay, when due, (i) all Taxes, assessments, and other
governmental charges and levies imposed against it or any of its Property and (ii) all lawful
claims that, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon its Property; provided, however, that,
unless such tax assessment, charge, levy or claim has become a Lien on any of the Property of
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the Borrower in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate for all such assessments, charges, levies and
claims, it need not be paid if it is being Properly Contested.
(e) Requirements of Law. The Borrower shall comply with all Applicable Law, including
all applicable federal, state, local or foreign laws and regulations, including those relating to
environmental and employee matters (including the collection, payment and deposit of employees’
income, unemployment, Social Security and Medicare hospital insurance taxes) and with respect to
pension liabilities, provided that the Borrower shall not be deemed in
violation hereof if the Borrower’s failure to comply with any of the foregoing could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Insurance. The Borrower shall maintain public liability insurance, business
interruption insurance, third party property damage insurance and replacement value insurance on
its assets (including the Collateral) under such policies of insurance, with such insurance
companies, in such amounts and covering such risks as are in effect (and copies of which have been
provided to the Administrative Agent) immediately before the Closing Date or as subsequently take
effect which contain terms customary in the industry and are issued by insurance companies
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, all of which policies covering the Collateral
shall name the Administrative Agent as an additional insured and the lender loss payee in case of
loss, and contain other provisions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to protect
fully the Administrative Agent’s interest in the Collateral and any payments to be made under such
policies.
(g) Books and Records; Inspections. The Borrower shall (i) maintain books and records
(including computer records and programs) of account pertaining to the assets, liabilities and
financial transactions of the Borrower in such detail, form and scope as is consistent with good
business practice and (ii) provide the Administrative Agent and its agents access to the premises
of the Borrower at any time and from time to time, during normal business hours and upon reasonable
notice under the circumstances, and at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of
a Default or Event of Default, for the purposes of (A) inspecting and verifying the Collateral, (B)
inspecting and copying (at the Borrower’s expense) any and all records pertaining thereto, and (C)
discussing the affairs, finances and business of the Borrower with any officer, employee or
director thereof or with the Auditors, all of whom are hereby authorized to disclose to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders all financial statements, work papers, and other information
relating to such affairs, finances or business. The Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative
Agent for the reasonable travel and related expenses of the Administrative Agent’s employees
(unless the Administrative Agent has employed outside accountants for the purposes specified in
this sentence) or, at the Administrative Agent’s option, of such Agent Professionals retained by
the Administrative Agent to verify or inspect Collateral and the records or documents related
thereto (I) up to three times in any twelve-month period (and more frequently in the Administrative
Agent’s discretion at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), (II) in
connection with the inspection of any Inventory acquired from another Person other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business if the value thereof is greater than $5,000,000, and (III) an Inventory
Appraisal at any time that Excess Availability is less than $75,000,000, or if requested by the
Borrower. If the Administrative Agent’s own employees are used, the Borrower shall also pay the
Administrative Agent’s customary per diem
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allowance (which is currently $850) plus the
Administrative Agent’s related costs and expenses, or, if outside accountants are used, the
Borrower shall also pay the Administrative Agent such sum as may be required to reimburse the
Administrative Agent for the expense thereof. All such Obligations may be charged to the Loan
Account or any other account of the Borrower with the Administrative Agent or any of its
Affiliates. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to communicate directly with
the Auditors to disclose to the Administrative Agent any and
all financial information regarding the Borrower including matters relating to any audit and
copies of any letters, memoranda or other correspondence related to the business, financial
condition or other affairs of the Borrower.
(h) Notification Requirements. The Borrower shall timely give the Administrative Agent
the following notices and other documents:
(i) Proceedings or Changes. Except with respect to the matters referred to in
Schedule 6.1(q), promptly, and in any event within ten Business Days after an executive
officer of the Borrower becomes aware of (A) any proceeding including any proceeding the subject of
which is based in whole or in part on a commercial tort claim being instituted or threatened to be
instituted by or against the Borrower of which an executive officer of the Borrower has knowledge
in any federal, state, local or foreign court or before any commission or other regulatory body
(federal, state, local or foreign), which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect
(B) any order, judgment or decree of which an executive officer of the Borrower has knowledge,
being entered against the Borrower or any of its property or assets which is reasonably likely to
have a Material Adverse Effect, (C) any written notice or correspondence issued to the Borrower of
which an executive officer of the Borrower has knowledge by a Governmental Authority warning,
threatening or advising of the commencement of any investigation involving the Borrower or any of
its property or assets which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) Environmental Matters. Promptly, and in any event within ten days after an
executive officer of the Borrower obtains knowledge of the receipt by the Borrower thereof, copies
of each (A) written notice that any violation of any Environmental Law may have been committed or
is about to be committed by the Borrower which violation could reasonably be expected to result in
liability or involve remediation costs, which liability or remediation costs could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (B) written notice that any administrative or judicial
complaint or order has been filed or is about to be filed against the Borrower alleging violations
of any Environmental Law or requiring the Borrower to take any action in connection with the
release of toxic or Hazardous Materials into the environment which violation or action could
reasonably be expected to result in liability or involve remediation costs, which liability or
remediation costs could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (C) written
notice from a Governmental Authority or other Person alleging that the Borrower may be liable or
responsible for costs associated with a response to or cleanup of a release of a Hazardous Material
into the environment or any damages caused thereby which costs or damages could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (D) Environmental Law adopted, enacted or issued
after the date hereof of which the Borrower becomes aware which could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(i) Casualty Loss. The Borrower shall (i) provide written notice to the Administrative
Agent, within ten Business Days after an executive officer of the Borrower obtains knowledge of any
material damage to, the destruction of or any other material loss to any material amount of the
Borrower’s Inventory (or Equipment), together with a statement of the
amount of the damage, destruction, loss or diminution in value (a “Casualty Loss”) and (ii)
diligently file and prosecute its claim for any award or payment in connection with a Casualty
Loss.
(j) Qualify to Transact Business. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, qualify to transact business as a foreign corporation, limited partnership or
limited liability company, as the case may be, in each jurisdiction where the nature or extent of
its business or the ownership of its property requires it to be so qualified or authorized and
where failure to qualify or be authorized could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(k) Financial Reporting. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the
following:
(i) Annual Financial Statements. (A)(1) promptly after their becoming available, the
annual audited consolidated and unaudited consolidating Financial Statements of WPI and its
Subsidiaries (including the Borrower) for the Fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 (which may
contain Qualifications); (2) the Auditors’ opinion with respect to such audited Financial
Statements; and (B) 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, beginning with the Fiscal Year ended
December 31, 2006, (1) the annual audited consolidated and unaudited consolidating Financial
Statements of WPI and its Subsidiaries (including the Borrower); (2) a comparison in reasonable
detail to the prior Fiscal Year’s audited Financial Statements; and (3) the Auditors’ opinion with
respect to such audited Financial Statements, without Qualification; provided, however, that in
lieu of the annual audited Financial Statements of WPI and its Subsidiaries for any Fiscal Year,
the Borrower may deliver annual audited Financial Statements of the Borrower and the Auditors’
opinion with respect to such audited Financial Statements, without Qualification.
(ii) Business Plan. Not later than 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the
Borrower, the Business Plan of the Borrower for the one-year period commencing with the following
Fiscal Year.
(iii) Monthly Financial Statements and Compliance Certificate. Not later than thirty
days after the end of each Fiscal Month (or 45 days in the case of a Fiscal Month at the end of a
Fiscal Quarter, and 90 days in the case of a Fiscal Month at the end of a Fiscal Year), beginning
for this purpose and for the purpose of the other subparagraphs of this Section 7.1(k), with the
Fiscal Month of May, 2006, (A) the Borrower’s interim consolidated Financial Statements as of the
end of such Fiscal Month and for the Fiscal Year to date and (B) a compliance certificate,
substantially in the form of Exhibit E (a “Compliance Certificate”), signed on behalf of the
Borrower by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
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(iv) Borrowing Base Certificate. Monthly, not later than the twenty days after
the end of each Fiscal Month, a borrowing base certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit I,
detailing the Eligible Receivables and the Eligible Inventory, containing a calculation of
availability, as of the last day of (or for) the preceding Fiscal Month, which shall be prepared by
or under the supervision of the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower and certified by the
Borrower pursuant to a certificate signed on its behalf by a Responsible Officer (a “Borrowing Base
Certificate”), provided that, at any time that Excess Availability is less than 20% of the
Aggregate Commitments, the Administrative Agent may require Borrowing Base Certificates to be
delivered as frequently as it determines is necessary or desirable in its sole discretion (which
may be as frequently as daily for Receivables but no more frequently than monthly for Inventory).
The calculation of Eligible Inventory by Borrower in the Borrowing Base Certificate as of the end
of a Fiscal Year is subject to normal year-end audit adjustments.
(v) Agings. Monthly, not later than the twentieth day after the end of each Fiscal
Month, agings of the Borrower’s Receivables and, if requested by the Administrative Agent in its
discretion, accounts payable as of the last day of the preceding Fiscal Month.
(vi) PATRIOT Act Information. In compliance with the PATRIOT Act and CFR Part
103.121, when requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall provide to the
Administrative Agent certain information relating to the Borrower that the Administrative Agent or
the Lenders may be required to obtain and keep on file, including the Borrower’s name, address and
copies of various identifying documents.
SECTION 7.2 Negative Covenants. Until termination of the Commitments and Payment in
Full of the Obligations:
(a) Deposit Accounts. The Borrower will not establish or maintain any deposit account
in which proceeds of Collateral are on deposit unless the Administrative Agent shall have received
a Deposit Account Control Agreement, duly executed by the Borrower and the applicable depository
bank, covering such deposit account other than deposit accounts containing from time to time no
more than $500,000 in the aggregate. The Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent
of any additional deposit account opened and any deposit account that is closed, and will amend
Schedule 2 to reflect such addition or deletion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, if the Borrower shall cause any proceeds of Property not constituting
Collateral to be applied to the Obligations owed to a Lender, without the knowledge of such Lender
as to the source of such proceeds at the time of such application, then such Lender shall have no
obligation to refund or disgorge any of such proceeds.
(b) Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will not (i) use any portion of the proceeds of any
Loan in violation of Section 2.4 or for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any “margin stock”
(as defined in Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board) in any manner which violates the
provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board or for any other purpose in
violation of any applicable statute or regulation, or of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, (ii) take, or permit any Person acting on its behalf to take, any action which
could reasonably be expected to cause this Agreement or any other Loan Document to violate any
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regulation of the Board of Governors, or (iii) to fund any operations or finance any investments or
activities in, or to make payments to, a Blocked Person.
(c) Investments. The Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, at any time use any
funds included in the Collateral to make any Investment in any Person (whether in cash, securities
or other property of any kind) other than (i) Investments in Cash Equivalents, (ii) so long as no
Event of Default is continuing, Investments in entities of the Borrower owns, directly or
indirectly, at least 50% of the equity interests therein, (iii) its existing Investments in Indus
Home Limited, and (iv) other Investments in an aggregate amount less than or equal to $5,000,000 in
the aggregate at any one time outstanding; provided, however, that this covenant shall not limit or
restrict any Investments by any Subsidiary.
(d) Indebtedness. The Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, at any time create,
incur or assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, other than (i) the Indebtedness incurred
hereunder; (ii) purchase money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligations, in each case with
respect to Equipment or Real Property, not exceeding $30,000,000 in aggregate principal amount at
any one time outstanding; (iii) unsecured Indebtedness not exceeding $200,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount at any one time outstanding and provided that the aggregate principal amount of
all such Indebtedness that the Borrower is required to pay (whether upon maturity, as sinking fund
payments, by mandatory redemption or otherwise) in any Fiscal Year does not exceed $25,000,000;
(iv) existing Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 6.1(r), and (v) Refinancing Debt with
respect to such existing Indebtedness; provided, however, that this covenant shall not limit or
restrict the creation, incurrence or assumption of any Indebtedness by any Subsidiary.
(e) Liens, Etc. The Borrower shall not incur or assume any Lien on or with respect to
any of the Collateral, other than Permitted Liens.
(f) Dividends, Stock Redemptions, Distributions, Etc. The Borrower shall not directly
or indirectly, pay any dividends or distributions on, purchase or redeem any shares of any class of
its capital stock or other equity interests or any warrants, options or rights to purchase any such
capital stock or other equity interests, whether now or hereafter outstanding (“Stock”), or make
any other distribution in respect thereof (except for stock dividends).
(g) Acquisition of Stock or Assets. The Borrower shall not acquire or commit or agree
to acquire any stock, securities or assets of any other Person other than acquisitions which, after
giving effect thereto, would not have a Material Adverse Effect and otherwise would not result in a
Default or an Event of Default.
(h) Capital Expenditures. The Borrower shall not make Capital Expenditures exceeding
in any Fiscal Year the sum of (i) $25,000,000 plus (ii) the excess of such amount over the amount
of Capital Expenditures made by the Borrower in any prior Fiscal Year, beginning with the Fiscal
Year ended December 31, 2006.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Borrower shall not be precluded from effecting any
of the transactions referred to in Sections 7.2(c), 7.2(f), 7.2(g) and 7.2(h) if Excess
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Availability, after giving effect to any such transaction, is not less than 20% of the aggregate
Commitments as of the time of determination such 20% amount will (i) be reduced to 14% of such
aggregate Commitments upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory
to it that (A) after giving effect to the final resolution of the Appeal whether by settlement or
the entry of a final, non-appealable order with respect thereto, Xxxx X. Icahn and/or the Related
Parties are the Beneficial Owners, directly or indirectly, of at least 50% of the voting stock of
the Borrower or otherwise controls the Borrower and (B) the Borrower has received net cash proceeds
of not less than $90,000,000 from the sale of equity interests in the Borrower after the Closing
Date, and (ii) be increased to 26% after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Change of
Control.
ARTICLE VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
SECTION 8.1 Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall
constitute an “Event of Default”:
(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay (i) any principal of or interest on the Loans or any of the
LC Obligations when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, or otherwise, or (ii) any
other Obligations within twenty days of demand therefor (or in the case of Unused Line Fees or the
fronting fee payable with respect to Letters of Credit, three Business Days after the due date
thereof); or
(b) the Borrower shall (i) default in the performance or observance of any agreement,
covenant, condition, provision or term contained in Section 2.4, 7.1(a)(i), 7.1(f), 7.1(g)(ii),
7.1(h)(i) (to the extent that such default is not curable) or 7.2 hereof; or (ii) default in the
performance or observance of any agreement, covenant, condition, provision or term contained in
this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than those referred to in Sections 8.1(a) and
(b)(i)) and such failure continues for a period of thirty days (or, in the case of a curable
default under Section 7.2, fifteen days) from the earlier of the date on which (A) the Borrower has
received notice of such failure in accordance with Section 10.1 and (B) a Responsible Officer of
the Borrower has knowledge of such failure or (except for a default under Section 7.2), if such
default is capable of being cured and the Borrower has undertaken to cure such default within such
thirty-day period and is diligently prosecuting and pursuing such cure thereafter, such failure
continues for a period of sixty days from such date of initial notice or knowledge; or
(c) the Borrower shall dissolve, wind up or otherwise cease to conduct its business; or
(d) the Borrower shall become the subject of an Insolvency Event; or
(e) (i) the Borrower shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal, interest or
otherwise and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness when due (whether at
scheduled maturity or by required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), or (ii) any event
or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior
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to its scheduled
maturity or that enables or permits the holder or holders (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such
holder or holders) to declare any Material Indebtedness to be due, or to require the prepayment,
repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; or
(f) any representation or warranty made by the Borrower under or in connection with any Loan
Document or amendment or waiver thereof, or in any Financial Statement, report or certificate
delivered in connection therewith, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when
made or deemed made; or
(g) any judgment or order for the payment of money which, when taken together with all other
judgments and orders rendered against the Borrower, exceeds $10,000,000 (net of any insurance
coverage therefor acknowledged in writing by the insurer), in the aggregate shall be rendered
against the Borrower and (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by a judgment
creditor upon such judgment or order, or (ii) there shall be 30 days, whether or not consecutive
days, during which a stay of enforcement of any such judgment or order, by reason of a pending
appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or
(h) any material covenant, agreement or obligation of the Borrower contained in or evidenced
by any of the Loan Documents shall cease to be enforceable in any material respect, or shall be
determined to be unenforceable in any material respect, in accordance with its terms; or the
Borrower shall deny or disaffirm its obligations under any of the Loan Documents or any Liens
granted in connection therewith or shall otherwise challenge any of its obligations under any of
the Loan Documents.
SECTION 8.2 Acceleration, Termination and Demand Rights. During the continuance of an
Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the
Administrative Agent shall, take any or all of the following actions, without prejudice to the
rights of the Administrative Agent to enforce its claims against the Borrower:
(a) Acceleration. To declare all Obligations immediately due and payable (except with
respect to any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower specified in Section 8.1(d), in which
case all Obligations shall automatically become immediately due and payable) without presentment,
demand, protest or any other action or obligation of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
(b) Termination of Commitments. To declare the Commitments immediately terminated
(except with respect to any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower set forth in Section
8.1(d), in which case the Commitments shall automatically terminate) and, at all times thereafter,
any Loan made by a Lender or the Administrative Agent shall be in such Lender’s or the
Administrative Agent’s sole and absolute discretion and none of the other Lenders shall have
any obligation with respect thereto. Notwithstanding any such termination, until all
Obligations shall have been fully and indefeasibly paid and satisfied, the Administrative Agent
shall retain all security in existing and future Receivables included in the Collateral and
existing and future Inventory of the Borrower and all other Collateral held by it hereunder.
SECTION 8.3 Other Remedies.
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(a) During the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall have all
rights and remedies with respect to the Obligations and the Collateral under Applicable Law and the
Loan Documents, and the Administrative Agent may do any or all of the following:
(i) remove for copying all documents, instruments, files and records (including the copying of
any computer records) relating to the Borrower’s Receivables or use (at the expense of the
Borrower) such supplies or space of the Borrower at the Borrower’s places of business necessary to
administer, enforce and collect such Receivables including any supporting obligations;
(ii) accelerate or extend the time of payment, compromise, issue credits, or bring suit on the
Borrower’s Receivables (in the name of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) and otherwise
administer and collect such Receivables;
(iii) sell, assign and deliver the Borrower’s Receivables with or without advertisement,
at
public or private sale, for cash, on credit or otherwise, subject to Applicable Law; and
(iv) foreclose the Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents by any available procedure, or
take possession of any or all of the Collateral, without judicial process and enter any premises
where any Collateral may be located for the purpose of taking possession of or removing the same.
(b) The Administrative Agent may bid or become a purchaser at any sale, free from any right of
redemption, which right is expressly waived by the Borrower. If notice of intended disposition of
any Collateral is required by law, it is agreed that ten days’ notice shall constitute reasonable
notification. The Borrower will assemble the Collateral in its possession and make it available at
such locations as the Administrative Agent may specify, whether at the premises of the Borrower or
elsewhere, and will make available to the Administrative Agent the premises and facilities of the
Borrower for the purpose of the Administrative Agent’s taking possession of or removing the
Collateral or putting the Collateral in saleable form. The Administrative Agent may sell the
Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any exchange,
broker’s board or at any of the Administrative Agent’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or
for future delivery, and upon such other terms as the Administrative Agent may deem commercially
reasonable. The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral
regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Administrative Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement
at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the
time and place to which it was so adjourned. The Borrower hereby grants the Administrative Agent a
license, during the continuation of an Event of Default, to enter and occupy any of the Borrower’s
leased or owned premises and facilities, without charge, to exercise any of the Administrative
Agent’s rights or remedies.
SECTION 8.4 License for Use of Software and Other Intellectual Property. The Borrower
hereby grants to the Administrative Agent a license or other right to use, during the
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continuation
of an Event of Default, without charge, all computer software programs, data bases, processes,
trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, labels, trade secrets, service marks, advertising materials and
other rights, assets and materials used by the Borrower in connection with its businesses or in
connection with the Collateral, but only to the extent such rights are assignable by the Borrower
and the Borrower is not prohibited by any agreement or Applicable Law from making such assignment.
SECTION 8.5 No Marshalling; Deficiencies; Remedies Cumulative. The Administrative
Agent shall have no obligation to marshal any Collateral or to seek recourse against or
satisfaction of any of the Obligations from one source of Collateral or from the Borrower before
seeking recourse against or satisfaction from another source of Collateral or from the Borrower.
The net cash proceeds resulting from the Administrative Agent’s exercise of any of the foregoing
rights to liquidate all or substantially all of the Collateral, including any and all Collections
(after deducting all of the Administrative Agent’s expenses related thereto), shall be applied by
the Administrative Agent to such of the Obligations and in such order as the Administrative Agent
shall elect in its sole and absolute discretion, whether due or to become due. The Borrower shall
remain liable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for any deficiencies, and the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders in turn agree to remit to the Borrower or its successor or
assign any surplus resulting therefrom. All of the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ remedies
under the Loan Documents shall be cumulative, may be exercised simultaneously against any
Collateral and the Borrower or in such order and with respect to such Collateral or the Borrower as
the Administrative Agent may deem desirable, and are not intended to be exhaustive.
SECTION 8.6 Waivers. Except as may be otherwise specifically provided herein or in any
other Loan Document, the Borrower hereby waives, to the extent permitted by law, any right to a
judicial or other hearing with respect to any action or prejudgment remedy or proceeding by the
Administrative Agent to take possession, exercise control over, or dispose of any item of
Collateral in any instance (regardless of where the same may be located) where such action is
permitted under the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or by Applicable Law or of
the time, place or terms of sale in connection with the exercise of the Administrative Agent’s
rights hereunder and also waives any bonds, security or sureties required by any statute, rule or
other law as an incident to any taking of possession by the Administrative Agent of any
Collateral. The Borrower also consents that the Administrative Agent may, during the
continuation of an Event of Default, enter upon any premises owned by or leased to it without
obligations to pay rent or for use and occupancy, through self-help, without judicial process and
without having first obtained an order of any court. These waivers and all other waivers provided
for in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been negotiated by the parties, and the
Borrower acknowledges that it has been represented by counsel of its own choice, has consulted such
counsel with respect to its rights hereunder and has freely and voluntarily entered into this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents as the result of arm’s-length negotiations.
SECTION 8.7 Further Rights of the Administrative Agent.
(a) Further Assurances. The Borrower shall do all things and shall execute and deliver
all documents and instruments reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to
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protect or
perfect any Lien (and the priority thereof other than with respect to Permitted Liens) of the
Administrative Agent on the Collateral.
(b) Insurance; Etc. If the Borrower shall fail to purchase or maintain insurance
(where applicable), or to pay any tax, assessment, governmental charge or levy, except as the same
may be otherwise permitted hereunder or which is being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, or if
any Lien prohibited hereby shall not be paid in full and discharged or if the Borrower shall fail
to perform or comply with any other covenant, promise or obligation to the Administrative Agent or
the Lenders hereunder or under any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not
be required to), if the Borrower has not done so within ten (10) days after the Administrative
Agent’s written request, perform, pay, satisfy, discharge or bond the same for the account of the
Borrower, and all amounts so paid by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall be treated as a
Revolving Credit Loan, comprised of Base Rate Advances hereunder and shall constitute part of the
Obligations.
ARTICLE IX
THE AGENT
SECTION 9.1 Appointment, Authority and Duties of the Administrative Agent.
(a) Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and designates BofA as the Administrative Agent
to act as herein specified. The Administrative Agent may, and each Lender by its acceptance of a
Note and becoming a party to this Agreement shall be deemed irrevocably to have authorized the
Administrative Agent to, enter into all Loan Documents to which the Administrative Agent is or is
intended to be a party and all amendments hereto and all Security Documents at any time executed
by the Borrower, for its benefit and the Pro Rata benefit of Lenders and, except as otherwise
provided in this Article IX, to exercise such rights and powers under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and
thereof, together with such other rights and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each
Lender agrees that any action taken by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and the exercise by the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders of any of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers
as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all Lenders. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall have the sole and
exclusive right and authority to (a) act as the disbursing and collecting agent for Lenders with
respect to all payments and collections arising in connection with this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents; (b) execute and deliver as the Administrative Agent each Loan Document (including
each Imported Goods Agreement) and accept delivery of each such agreement by the Borrower or any
other Person; (c) act as collateral agent for Secured Parties for purposes of the perfection of
all Liens and Liens created by this Agreement or the Security Documents and, subject to the
direction of the Required Lenders, for all other purposes stated therein, provided that the
Administrative Agent hereby appoints, authorizes and directs each Lender to act as a collateral
sub-agent for the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders for purposes of the perfection of all
Liens and Liens with respect to the Borrower’s deposit
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accounts maintained with, and all cash and
Cash Equivalents held by, such Lender; (d) subject to the direction of the Required Lenders,
manage, supervise or otherwise deal with the Collateral; and (e) except as may be otherwise
specifically restricted by the terms of this Agreement and subject to the direction of the
Required Lenders, exercise all remedies given to the Administrative Agent with respect to the
Borrower or any of the Collateral under the Loan Documents relating thereto, Applicable Law or
otherwise. The duties of the Administrative Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in
nature, and the Administrative Agent shall not have by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document a fiduciary relationship with any Lender (or any Lender’s participants). Unless and
until its authority to do so is revoked in writing by Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent
alone shall be authorized to determine whether any Receivables or Inventory constitute Eligible
Receivables or Eligible Inventory (basing such determination in each case upon the meanings given
to such terms in Section 1), or whether to impose or release any reserve, and to exercise its own
judgment in connection therewith, which determinations and judgments, if exercised in good faith,
shall exonerate the Administrative Agent from any liability to Lenders or any other Person for any
errors in judgment.
(b) The Administrative Agent (which term, as used in this sentence, shall include reference
to the Administrative Agent’s officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents and Affiliates and
to the officers, directors, employees, attorneys and agents of the Administrative Agent’s
Affiliates) shall not: (a) have any duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth
in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or (b) be required to take, initiate or conduct any
Enforcement Action (including any litigation, foreclosure or collection proceedings hereunder or
under any of the other Loan Documents) except to the extent directed to do so in writing by the
Required Lenders during the continuance of any Event of Default. The conferral upon the
Administrative Agent of any right hereunder shall not imply a duty on the Administrative Agent’s
part to exercise any such right unless instructed to do so by the Required Lenders in accordance
with this Agreement.
(c) The Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties by or through its agents and
employees and may employ one or more the Administrative Agent Professionals and
shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any such the Administrative
Agent Professionals selected by it with reasonable care. Borrower shall promptly (and in any
event, on demand) reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable expenses (including all
Extraordinary Expenses) incurred by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any of the provisions
hereof or of any of the other Loan Documents or in the execution of any of the Administrative
Agent’s duties hereby or thereby created or in the exercise of any right or power herein or
therein imposed or conferred upon it or Lenders (excluding, however, general overhead expenses),
and each Lender agrees promptly to pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand, such Lender’s Pro
Rata share of any such reimbursement for expenses (including Extraordinary Expenses) that is not
timely made by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.
(d) The rights, remedies, powers and privileges conferred upon the Administrative Agent
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents may be exercised by the Administrative Agent without
the necessity of the joinder of any other parties unless otherwise required by Applicable Law. If
the Administrative Agent shall request instructions from the
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Required Lenders with respect to any
act or action (including the failure to act) in connection with this Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such
action unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received instructions from the
Required Lenders; and the Administrative Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason
of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action
whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or
refraining from acting hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents pursuant to or in accordance
with the instructions of the Required Lenders except for the Administrative Agent’s own gross
negligence or willful misconduct in connection with any action taken by it. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not be
required to take any action that is in its opinion contrary to Applicable Law or the terms of any
of the Loan Documents or that would in its reasonable opinion subject it or any of its officers,
employees or directors to personal liability.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall promptly, upon receipt thereof, forward to each Lender (i)
copies of any significant written notices, reports, certificates and other information received by
the Administrative Agent from the Borrower (but only if and to the extent the Borrower is not
required by the terms of the Loan Documents to supply such information directly to Lenders) and
(ii) copies of the results of any field audits or other examinations made or prepared by or on
behalf of the Administrative Agent with respect to the Borrower or the Collateral (each, a
“Report” and collectively, “Reports”).
SECTION 9.2 Agreements Regarding Collateral and Examination Reports.
(a) Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to release any Lien with
respect to any Collateral (i) upon the termination of the Commitments and Full Payment of the
Obligations, (ii) with the written consent of all Lenders, or (iii) in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3.7 hereof. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to
any of the Lenders to assure that any of the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or is
cared for, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Administrative Agent’s Liens
have been properly, sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected,
protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority or to exercise any duty of
care with respect to any of the Collateral.
(b) The Administrative Agent and Lenders each hereby appoints each other Lender as agent for
the purpose of perfecting Liens (for the benefit of Secured Parties) in any Collateral that, in
accordance with the UCC or any other Applicable Law, can be perfected only by possession. Should
any Lender obtain possession of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify the Administrative
Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Administrative Agent’s request therefor, shall deliver such
Collateral to the Administrative Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with
the Administrative Agent’s instructions.
(c) Each Lender agrees that neither BofA nor the Administrative Agent makes any
representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any Report and shall not be
liable for any information contained in or omitted from any such Report; agrees that the Reports
are not intended to be comprehensive audits or examinations and that BofA or the
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Administrative Agent or any other Person performing any audit or examination will inspect only specific
information regarding Obligations or the Collateral and will rely significantly upon Borrower’s
books and records as well as upon representations of Borrower’ officers and employees; agrees to
keep all Reports confidential and strictly for its internal use and not to distribute the Reports
(or the contents thereof) to any Person (except to its Participants, attorneys, accountants and
other Persons with whom such Lender has a confidential relationship) or use any Report in any
other manner; and, without limiting the generality of any other indemnification contained herein,
agrees to hold the Administrative Agent and any other Person preparing a Report harmless from any
action that the indemnifying Lender may take or conclusion the indemnifying Lender may reach or
draw from any Report in connection with any Loans or other credit accommodations that the
indemnifying Lender has made or may make to the Borrower, or the indemnifying Lender’s
participation in, or its purchase of, a loan or loans of the Borrower, and to pay and protect, and
indemnify, defend and hold the Administrative Agent and each other such Person preparing a Report
harmless from and against all claims, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses and other
amounts (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent and any such other Person
preparing a Report as the direct or indirect result of any third parties who might obtain all or
any part of any Report through the indemnifying Lender.
SECTION 9.3 Reliance By The Administrative Agent. The Lenders agree the
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in so relying, upon
any certification, notice or other communication (including any thereof by telephone, telex,
telegram, telecopier message or cable) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been
signed, sent or made by or on behalf of the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and
statements of the Administrative Agent Professionals selected by the Administrative Agent. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may rely upon any Notice of
Borrowing, LC Request, Notice of Conversion/Continuation or any similar notice or request believed
by the Administrative Agent to be genuine. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully
protected in acting or refraining from acting hereunder and thereunder in accordance with the instructions of the
Required Lenders, and such instructions of the Required Lenders and any action taken or failure to
act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon Lenders.
SECTION 9.4 Action Upon Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have
knowledge of the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default unless it has received written
notice from a Lender or the Borrower specifying the occurrence and nature of such Default or Event
of Default. If the Administrative Agent shall receive such a notice of a Default or an Event of
Default or shall otherwise acquire actual knowledge of any Default or Event of Default, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Lenders and the Administrative Agent may (and shall upon
written direction of the Required Lenders) take such action and assert such rights and remedies
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as the Administrative Agent shall deem necessary
or appropriate, or shall refrain from taking such action and asserting such rights, as the Required
Lenders shall direct in writing from time to time. If any Lender shall receive a notice of a
Default or an Event of Default or shall otherwise acquire actual knowledge of any Default or Event
of Default, such Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders in
writing. As provided in Section 9.3, the Administrative Agent shall not
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be subject to any liability by reason of acting or refraining to act pursuant to any request of the Required Lenders
except for its own willful misconduct or gross negligence in connection with any action taken by
it. In no event shall the Required Lenders, without the prior written consent of each Lender,
direct the Administrative Agent to accelerate and demand payment of the Loans held by one Lender
without accelerating and demanding payment of all other Loans or to terminate the Commitments of
one or more Lenders without terminating the Commitments of all Lenders. Each Lender agrees that,
except as otherwise provided in any of the Loan Documents or with the written consent of the
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, it will not take any legal action or institute any
action or proceeding against the Borrower with respect to any of the Obligations or Collateral or
accelerate or otherwise enforce its portion of the Obligations. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, none of Lenders may exercise any right that it might otherwise have under Applicable
Law to credit bid at foreclosure sales, UCC sales or other similar sales or dispositions of any of
the Collateral except as authorized by the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 9.4 or elsewhere in this
Agreement, each Lender shall be authorized to take such action to preserve or enforce its rights
against the Borrower where a deadline or limitation period is otherwise applicable and would,
absent the taking of specified action, bar the enforcement of Obligations held by such Lender
against the Borrower, including the filing of proofs of claim in any Insolvency Proceeding.
SECTION 9.5 Ratable Sharing. If any Lender shall obtain any payment or reduction
(including any amounts received as adequate protection of a bank account deposit treated as cash
collateral under the Bankruptcy Code) of any Obligations of the Borrower (whether voluntary,
involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off or otherwise) in excess of its Pro Rata
share of payments or reductions on account of such Obligations obtained by all of the Lenders, such
Lender shall forthwith (i) notify the other Lenders and the Administrative Agent of such receipt and (ii) purchase from the
other Lenders such participations in the affected Obligations as shall be necessary to cause such
purchasing Lender to share the excess payment or reduction, net of costs incurred in connection
therewith, on a Pro Rata basis, provided that if all or any portion of such excess payment
or reduction is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender or additional costs are incurred,
the purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery or
such additional costs, but without interest. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a
participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section 9.5 may, to the fullest extent permitted
by Applicable Law, exercise all of its rights of payment (including the right of set-off) 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 9.6 Indemnification of the Agent Indemnitees.
(a) Each Lender agrees to indemnify and defend Agent Indemnitees (to the extent not
reimbursed by the Borrower, but without limiting the indemnification obligations of the Borrower
under any of the Loan Documents), on a Pro Rata basis, and to hold each of Agent Indemnitees
harmless from and against, any and all Claims which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted
against any of Agent Indemnitees in any way related to or arising out of any of the Loan Documents
or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated thereby (including the costs and
expenses which the Borrower is obligated to pay under
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Section 10.4 or amounts the Administrative Agent may be called upon to pay in connection with any lockbox or Dominion Account arrangement
contemplated hereby or the enforcement of any of the terms of any Loan Documents).
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.6, if the
Administrative Agent should be sued by any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession
or other Person on account of any alleged preference or fraudulent transfer received or alleged to
have been received from the Borrower as the result of any transaction under the Loan Documents,
then in such event any monies paid by the Administrative Agent in settlement or satisfaction of
such suit, together with all Extraordinary Expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in the
defense of same, shall be promptly reimbursed to the Administrative Agent by Lenders to the extent
of each Lender’s Pro Rata share.
(c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.6, if at
any time (whether prior to or after the Expiration Date) any action or proceeding shall be brought
against any of Agent Indemnitees by the Borrower or by any other Person claiming by, through or
under the Borrower, to recover damages for any act taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent
under any of the Loan Documents or in the performance of any rights, powers or remedies of the
Administrative Agent against the Borrower, any Account Debtor, the Collateral or with respect to
any Loans, or to obtain any other relief of any kind on account of any transaction involving any
Agent Indemnitees under or in relation to any of the Loan Documents, each Lender agrees to
indemnify, defend and hold Agent Indemnitees harmless with respect thereto and to pay to Agent
Indemnitees such Lender’s Pro Rata share of such amount as any of Agent Indemnitees shall be
required to pay by reason of a judgment, decree, or other order entered in such action or
proceeding or by reason of any compromise or settlement agreed to by Agent Indemnitees, including all interest and costs assessed against
any of Agent Indemnitees in defending or compromising such action, together with attorneys’ fees
and other legal expenses paid or incurred by Agent Indemnitees in connection therewith; provided,
however, that no Lender shall be liable to any Agent Indemnitee for any of the foregoing to the
extent that they arise solely from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Agent
Indemnitee. In the Administrative Agent’s discretion, the Administrative Agent may also reserve
for or satisfy any such judgment, decree or order from proceeds of Collateral prior to any
distributions therefrom to or for the account of Lenders.
SECTION 9.7 Limitation on Responsibilities of the Administrative Agent. The
Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to act hereunder
unless it shall have received further assurances to its satisfaction from Lenders of their
indemnification obligations under Section 9.6 against any and all indemnified Claims which may be
incurred by the Administrative Agent by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.
The Administrative Agent shall not be liable to Lenders for any action taken or omitted to be taken
under or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents except as a result and to
the extent of losses caused by the Administrative Agent’s actual gross negligence or willful
misconduct. The Administrative Agent does not assume any responsibility for any failure or delay
in performance or breach by the Borrower or any Lender of its obligations under this Agreement or
any of the other Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent does not make to Lenders, and no Lender
makes to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders, any express or
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implied warranty, representation or guarantee with respect to the Obligations, the Collateral, the Loan Documents or
the Borrower. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees,
attorneys or agents shall be responsible to Lenders, and no Lender nor any of its agents, attorneys
or employees shall be responsible to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders, for: (i) any
recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties contained in any of the Loan
Documents or in any certificate or other document furnished pursuant to the terms hereof; (ii) the
execution, validity, genuineness, effectiveness or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents;
(iii) the genuineness, enforceability, collectibility, value, sufficiency, location or existence of
any Collateral, or the validity, extent, perfection or priority of any Lien therein; (iv) the
validity, enforceability or collectibility of any the Obligations; or (v) the assets, liabilities,
financial condition, results of operations, business, creditworthiness or legal status of the
Borrower or any Account Debtor. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers,
directors, employees, attorneys or agents shall have any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or
inquire into the existence of any Default or Event of Default, the observance or performance by the
Borrower of any of the duties or agreements of the Borrower under any of the Loan Documents or the
satisfaction of any conditions precedent contained in any of the Loan Documents. The
Administrative Agent may consult with and employ legal counsel, accountants and other experts and
shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in any action taken in good faith
reliance upon, any advice given by such experts.
SECTION 9.8 Successor Administrative Agent and Co-Agents.
(a) Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor to the Administrative Agent as
provided below, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving at least 30 days written
notice thereof to each Lender and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any notice of such resignation,
the Required Lenders, after prior consultation with (but without having to obtain consent of) each
Lender, shall have the right to appoint a successor to the Administrative Agent which shall be (i)
a Lender, (ii) a United States based affiliate of a Lender, or (iii) a commercial bank that is
organized under the laws of the United States or of any State thereof and has a combined capital
surplus of at least $500,000,000 and, provided no Default or Event of Default then exists, is
reasonably acceptable to Borrower (and for purposes hereof, any Person referred to in the last
sentence of this Section 9.8(a) as a successor to BofA shall be deemed acceptable to the
Borrower). If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of
the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may appoint, after consultation with
Lenders and the Borrower, a successor agent from among Lenders. Upon the acceptance by a
successor the Administrative Agent of an appointment to serve as the Administrative Agent
hereunder, such successor the Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested
with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring the Administrative Agent
without further act, deed or conveyance, and the retiring the Administrative Agent shall be
discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder but shall continue to enjoy the benefits of
the indemnification set forth in Sections 9.6. After any retiring the Administrative Agent’s
resignation hereunder as the Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article IX (including
the provisions of Section 9.6) shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions
taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
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Agreement, any successor by merger or acquisition of the stock or assets of BofA shall continue to be the Administrative Agent hereunder
without further act on the part of the parties hereto unless such successor shall resign in
accordance with the provisions hereof.
(b) It is the intent of the parties that there shall be no violation of any Applicable Law
denying or restricting the right of financial institutions to transact business as agent or
otherwise in any jurisdiction. In case of litigation under any of the Loan Documents, or in case
the Administrative Agent deems that by reason of present or future laws of any jurisdiction the
Administrative Agent might be prohibited from exercising any of the powers, rights or remedies
granted to the Administrative Agent or Lenders hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents or
from holding title to or a Lien upon any Collateral or from taking any other action which may be
necessary hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent may appoint an
additional Person as a separate collateral agent or co-collateral agent which is not so prohibited
from taking any of such actions or exercising any of such powers, rights or remedies. If the
Administrative Agent shall appoint an additional Person as a separate collateral agent or
co-collateral agent as provided above, each and every remedy, power, right, claim, demand or cause
of action intended by any of the Loan Documents to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to the
Administrative Agent with respect thereto shall be exercisable by and vested in such separate
collateral agent or co-collateral agent, but only to the extent necessary to enable such separate
collateral agent or co-collateral agent to exercise such powers, rights and remedies, and every
covenant and obligation necessary to the exercise thereof by such separate collateral agent or
co-collateral agent shall run to and be enforceable by either of them. Should any instrument from Lenders be required by the separate collateral
agent or co-collateral agent so appointed by the Administrative Agent in order more fully and
certainly to vest in and confirm to him or it such rights, powers, duties and obligations, any and
all of such instruments shall, on request, be executed, acknowledged and delivered by Lenders
whether or not a Default or Event of Default then exists. In case any separate collateral agent
or co-collateral agent, or a successor to either, shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or
be removed, all the estates, properties, rights, powers, duties and obligations of such separate
collateral agent or co-collateral agent, so far as permitted by Applicable Law, shall vest in and
be exercised by the Administrative Agent until the appointment of a new collateral agent or
successor to such separate collateral agent or co-collateral agent.
SECTION 9.9 Consents, Amendments and Waivers.
(a) No amendment or modification of any provision of this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents, nor any waiver of any Default or Event of Default, shall be effective without the prior
written agreement or consent of the Required Lenders; provided, however, that
(i) without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, no amendment or waiver
shall be effective with respect to any provision in any of the Loan Documents (including Section
10.4 and this Section 9.9) to the extent such provision relates to the rights, duties, immunities,
exculpation, indemnification or discretion of the Administrative Agent;
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(ii) without the prior written consent of Issuing Bank, no amendment or waiver with respect to
any of the LC Obligations or the provisions of Sections 2.2 or 5.2(d) shall be effective;
(iii) without the prior written consent of each affected Lender, except as otherwise expressly
provided in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver shall be effective that would (1) increase or
otherwise modify any Commitment of such Lender (other than to reduce such Lender’s Commitment on a
proportionate basis with the same Commitments of other Lenders); (2) alter (other than to increase)
the rate of interest payable in respect of any Obligations owed to such Lender; (3) waive any
interest or fee payable to such Lender pursuant to Section 3; or (4) subordinate the payment of any
Obligations owed to such Lender to the payment of any Indebtedness; and
(iv) without the prior written consent of all Lenders, no amendment or waiver shall be
effective that would (1) waive any Default or Event of Default if the Default or Event of Default
relates to the Borrower’s failure to observe or perform any covenant that may not be amended
without the unanimous written consent of Lenders (and, where so provided hereinafter, the written
consent of the Administrative Agent) as hereinafter set forth; (2) change the number of Lenders
that shall be required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder; (3) amend the
definition of “Required Lenders”; (4) amend this Section 9.9; (5) reduce the amount of principal
of, or interest on, or the interest rate applicable to, the Loans or any fees payable hereunder;
(6) postpone any date on which any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Loans or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder is required to be made;
(7) release all or substantially all the Collateral; or (8) amend the definition of “Borrowing
Base” if the effect thereof would be to increase the amount of Revolving Credit Loans available to
the Borrower or amend the definitions of “Availability Block” or “Excess Availability”.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the consent or agreement of the Borrower shall not be necessary
to the effectiveness of any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement that deals
solely with the rights and duties of Lenders and the Administrative Agent as among themselves,
including Section 2.9(d) and Article IX. The making of any Loans hereunder by any Lender during
the existence of a Default or Event of Default shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of such
Default or Event of Default. Any waiver or consent granted by Lenders hereunder shall be effective
only if in writing and then only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it
was given.
(b) Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any remuneration or
other thing of value, whether by way of supplemental or additional interest, fee or otherwise, to
any Lender (in its capacity as a Lender hereunder) as consideration for or as an inducement to the
consent to or agreement by such Lender with any waiver or amendment of any of the terms and
provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, unless such remuneration or thing
of value is concurrently paid, on the same terms, on a Pro Rata or other mutually agreed upon
basis to all Lenders; provided, however, that the Borrower may contract to pay a fee only to those
Lenders who actually vote in writing to approve any waiver or amendment of the terms and
provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan
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Documents to the extent that such waiver or amendment may be implemented by vote of the Required Lenders and such waiver or amendment is in
fact approved.
(c) Any request, authority or consent of any Person who, at the time of making such request
or giving such a authority or consent, is a Lender, shall be conclusive and binding upon any
Transferee of such Lender.
SECTION 9.10 Due Diligence and Non-Reliance. Each Lender hereby acknowledges and
represents that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or the
other Lenders, and based upon such documents, information and analyses as it has deemed
appropriate, made its own credit analysis of the Borrower and its own decision to enter into this
Agreement, to fund the Loans to be made by it, issue Letters of Credit and purchase participations
in the LC Obligations pursuant to Section 2.2, and each Lender has made such inquiries concerning
the Loan Documents, the Collateral and the Borrower as such Lender feels necessary and appropriate,
and has taken such care on its own behalf as would have been the case had it entered into the other
Loan Documents without the intervention or participation of the other Lenders or the Administrative
Agent. Each Lender hereby further acknowledges and represents that the other Lenders and the
Administrative Agent have not made any representations or warranties to it concerning the Borrower,
any of the Collateral or the legality, validity, sufficiency or enforceability of any of the Loan
Documents. Each Lender also hereby acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance
upon the other Lenders or the Administrative Agent, and based upon such
financial statements, documents and information as it deems appropriate at the time, continue
to make and rely upon its own credit decisions in making Loans and in taking or refraining to take
any other action under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Except for notices,
reports and other information expressly required to be furnished to Lenders by the Administrative
Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any
Lender with any notices, reports or certificates furnished to the Administrative Agent by the
Borrower or any credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition, business
or Properties of the Borrower (or any of its Affiliates) which may come into possession of the
Administrative Agent or any of the Administrative Agent’s Affiliates.
SECTION 9.11 Representations and Warranties of Lenders. Each Lender represents and
warrants to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders that it has the power to
enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and that
it has taken all necessary and appropriate action to authorize its execution and performance of
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, each of which will be binding
upon it and the obligations imposed upon it herein or therein will be enforceable against it in
accordance with the respective terms of such documents; and none of the consideration used by it to
make or fund its Loans or to participate in any other transactions under this Agreement constitutes
for any purpose of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code assets of any “plan” as
defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code and the rights and
interests of such Lender in and under the Loan Documents shall not constitute plan assets under
ERISA.
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SECTION 9.12 The Required Lenders. As to any provisions of this Agreement or the
other Loan Documents under which action may or is required to be taken upon direction or approval
of the Required Lenders, the direction or approval of the Required Lenders shall be binding upon
each Lender to the same extent and with the same effect as if each Lender joined therein.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be
deemed to be a beneficiary of, or be entitled to enforce, xxx upon or assert as a defense to any of
the Obligations, any provisions of this Agreement that requires the Administrative Agent or any
Lender to act, or conditions their authority to act, upon the direction or consent of the Required
Lenders; and any action taken by the Administrative Agent or any Lender that requires the consent
or direction of the Required Lenders as a condition to taking such action shall, insofar as the
Borrower is concerned, be presumed to have been taken with the requisite consent or direction of
the Required Lenders.
SECTION 9.13 Several Obligations. The obligations and Commitment of each Lender under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are several and neither the Administrative Agent nor
any Lender shall be responsible for the performance by the other Lenders of its obligations or
Commitment hereunder or thereunder. Notwithstanding any liability of Lenders stated to be joint
and several to third Persons under any of the Loan Documents, such liability shall be shared, as among
Lenders, Pro Rata.
SECTION 9.14 Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity. With respect to its
obligation to lend under this Agreement, the Loans made by it and each Note issued to it, the
Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents as any other Lender or holder of a Note and may exercise the same as though it were not
performing the duties specified herein; and the terms “Lenders,” “Required Lenders,” or any similar
term shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent in its
capacity as a Lender. The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may each accept deposits from,
maintain deposits or credit balances for, invest in, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures
of, serve as financial advisor to, and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower
or any Affiliate of the Borrower, as if it were any other bank and without any duty to account
therefor (or for any fees or other consideration received in connection therewith) to the other
Lenders. BofA or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower or any of the
Borrower’s Affiliates and Account Debtors (including information that may be subject to
confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower or any of their Affiliates) and Lenders
acknowledge that neither the Administrative Agent nor BofA shall be under any obligation to provide
such information to Lenders to the extent acquired by BofA in its individual capacity and not as
the Administrative Agent hereunder.
SECTION 9.15 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Article IX is not intended to confer
any rights or benefits upon the Borrower or any other Person except the Administrative Agent and
Lenders , and no Person (including the Borrower) other than the Administrative Agent and Lenders
shall have any right to enforce any of the provisions of this Article IX except as expressly
provided in Section 9.1. As between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, any action that the
Administrative Agent may take or purport to take on behalf of Lenders under any of the Loan
Documents shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized and approved by Lenders as herein
provided.
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SECTION 9.16 Notice of Transfer. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat a Lender
party to this Agreement as the owner of such Lender’s portion of the Revolving Credit Loans for all
purposes, unless and until a written notice of the assignment or transfer thereof executed by such
Lender has been received by the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 9.17 Replacement of Certain Lenders. If a Lender (“Non-Consenting Lender”)
shall have (i) failed to fund its Pro Rata share of any Loan requested (or deemed requested) by the
Borrower which such Lender is obligated to fund under the terms of this Agreement and which such
failure has not been cured within 2 Business Days, (ii) requested compensation from the Borrower
under Section 4.6 to recover increased costs incurred by such Lender (or its parent or holding
company) which are not being incurred generally by the other Lenders (or their respective parents or holding companies),
(iii) delivered a notice pursuant to Section 2.3(d) claiming that such Lender is unable to extend
LIBOR Rate Advances to Borrower for reasons not generally applicable to the other Lenders, (iv)
delivered a notice pursuant to Section 4.7(h) (and such Lender is a Foreign Lender), (v) defaulted
in paying or performing any of its obligations to the Administrative Agent, or (vi) failed (within
5 Business Days after the Administrative Agent’s request) or refused to give its consent to any
amendment, waiver or action for which consent of all of the Lenders is required and in respect of
which the Required Lenders have consented, then, in any such case and in addition to any other
rights and remedies that the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or the Borrower may have
against such Non-Consenting Lender, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent may make written
demand on such Non-Consenting Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent in the case of a
demand by the Borrower and a copy to the Borrower in the case of a demand by the Administrative
Agent) for the Non-Consenting Lender to assign, and such Non-Consenting Lender shall assign
pursuant to one or more duly executed Assignment and Acceptances within 5 Business Days after the
date of such demand, to one or more Lenders willing to accept such assignment or assignments, or to
one or more Eligible Assignees designated by the Administrative Agent, all of such Non-Consenting
Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including its Revolver Commitment and all
Loans owing to it) in accordance with Section 11.3. The Administrative Agent is hereby irrevocably
authorized to execute one or more Assignment and Acceptances as attorney-in-fact for any
Non-Consenting Lender which fails or refuses to execute and deliver the same within 5 Business Days
after the date of such demand. The Non-Consenting Lender shall be entitled to receive, in cash and
concurrently with execution and delivery of each such Assignment and Acceptance, all amounts then
owed to the Non-Consenting Lender by the Borrower hereunder, including the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of the Loans owed to such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon through
the date of such assignment (but excluding amounts otherwise then due and payable under Section
4.6). Upon the replacement of any Non-Consenting Lender pursuant to this Section 9.17, such
Non-Consenting Lender shall cease to have any participation in, entitlement to, or other right to
share in the Liens of the Administrative Agent in any Collateral and such Non-Consenting Lender
shall have no further liability to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Person under
any of the Loan Documents (except as provided in Section 9.6 as to events or transactions which
occur prior to the replacement of such Non-Consenting Lender), including any commitment to make
Loans or purchase participations in LC Obligations. The Administrative Agent shall have the right
at any time, but shall not be obligated to, upon written
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notice to any Lender and with the consent of such Lender (which may be granted or withheld in such Lender’s discretion), to purchase for the
Administrative Agent’s own account all of such Lender’s right, title and interest in and to this
Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Obligations (together with such Lender’s interest in
the Commitments), for the face amount of the Obligations owed to such Lender (or such greater or
lesser amount as the Administrative Agent and such Lender may mutually agree upon).
SECTION 9.18 Remittance of Payments and Collections.
(a) All payments by any Lender to the Administrative Agent shall be made not later than the
time set forth elsewhere in this Agreement on the Business Day such payment is due; provided,
however, that if such payment is due on demand by the Administrative Agent
and such demand is made on the paying Lender after 11:00 a.m. on such Business Day, then
payment shall be made by 11:00 a.m. on the next Business Day. Payment by the Administrative Agent
to any Lender shall be made by wire transfer, promptly following the Administrative Agent’s
receipt of funds for the account of such Lender and in the type of funds received by the
Administrative Agent; provided, however, that if the Administrative Agent receives such funds at
or prior to 12:00 noon, the Administrative Agent shall pay such funds to such Lender by 2:00 p.m.
on such Business Day, but if the Administrative Agent receives such funds after 12:00 noon, the
Administrative Agent shall pay such funds to such Lender by 2:00 p.m. on the next Business Day.
(b) With respect to the payment of any funds from the Administrative Agent to a Lender or
from a Lender to the Administrative Agent, the party failing to make full payment when due
pursuant to the terms hereof shall, on demand by the other party, pay such amount together with
interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate. In no event shall the Borrower be entitled to receive
any credit for any interest paid by the Administrative Agent to any Lender, or by any Lender to
the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate as provided herein.
If the Administrative Agent pays any amount to a Lender in the belief or expectation that a related
payment has been or will be received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower and such related
payment is not received by the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent shall be
entitled to recover such amount from each Lender that receives such amount. If the Administrative
Agent determines at any time that any amount received by it under this Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents must be returned to the Borrower or paid to any other Person pursuant to any
Applicable Law, court order or otherwise, then, notwithstanding any other term or condition of this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to
distribute such amount to any Lender.
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ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 10.1 Notices and Communications.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, all notices, requests and other
communications to or upon a party hereto shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission or
similar writing) and shall be given to such party at the address or facsimile number for such party
on the signature pages hereof (or, in the case of a Person who becomes a Lender after the date
hereof, at the address shown on the applicable Assignment and Acceptance by which such Person
became a Lender) or at such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify
for the purpose by notice to the Administrative Agent and Borrower in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 10.1.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, each such notice, request or other
communication shall be effective (i) if given by facsimile transmission, when transmitted to the
facsimile number specified herein for the noticed party and confirmation of receipt is received,
(ii) if given by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, two Business Days
after such communication is sent by such overnight delivery service addressed to the noticed
party at the address specified herein, or (iii) if given by personal delivery, when duly delivered
with receipt acknowledged in writing by the noticed party. In no event shall a voicemail message
be effective as a notice, communication or confirmation under any of the Loan Documents.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no notice to or upon the Administrative Agent pursuant to Sections
2.2, 2.3 or 2.8(c) shall be effective until after actually received by the individual to whose
attention at the Administrative Agent such notice is required to be sent. Any written notice,
request or demand that is not sent in conformity with the provisions hereof shall nevertheless be
effective on the date that such notice, request or demand is actually received by the individual to
whose attention at the noticed party such notice, request or demand is required to be sent.
(c) Electronic mail and (with the permission of the noticed party) intranet websites may be
used only to distribute routine communications, such as financial statements, Borrowing Base
Certificates and other information required by Section 7.1(k), and to distribute Loan Documents for
execution by the parties thereto, and may not be used for any other purpose as effective notice
under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
The Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be authorized to rely and act upon any notices
(including telephonic communications) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if
such notices were made in a manner other than as specified herein, were incomplete or were not
preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified or required herein, or the terms
thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower agrees
to indemnify and defend each Indemnitee from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting
from the reliance by any such Indemnitee on each telephone communication purportedly given by a
Responsible Officer, on behalf of the Borrower or, with respect to Letters of Credit, Persons who
are identified in writing by Borrower to the Administrative Agent from time to time.
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SECTION 10.2 Delays; Partial Exercise of Remedies. No delay or omission of any party
hereto to exercise any right or remedy hereunder shall impair any such right or operate as a waiver
thereof. No single or partial exercise by any party hereto of any right or remedy shall preclude
any other or further exercise thereof, or preclude any other right or remedy.
SECTION 10.3 Right of Setoff. In addition to and not in limitation of all rights of
offset that the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates may have
under Applicable Law, while an Event of Default is continuing, the Administrative Agent, the
Lenders and their respective Affiliates shall have the right to set off and apply any and all
deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, or any other type) at any time
held and any other Indebtedness at any time owing by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any
of their respective Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or the
Borrower’s Subsidiaries against any and all of the Obligations. In the event that the
Administrative Agent or any Lender exercises any of its rights under this Section 10.3, the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall provide notice to the
Borrower of such exercise, provided that, without prejudice to the Borrower’s right to assert a
claim for any damages it may incur as a result of any failure by the Administrative Agent or such
Lender to give such notice, the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of the
exercise of such rights.
SECTION 10.4 Indemnification; Reimbursement of Expenses of Collection.
(a) The Borrower hereby agrees that, whether or not any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Fee Letter are consummated, the Borrower will
(other than with respect to the Fee Letter, except with respect to the obligation to pay the Agency
Fee, as defined therein) indemnify, defend and hold harmless (on an after-tax basis) the
Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates (including BAS), successors,
assigns, directors, officers, agents, employees, advisors, shareholders and attorneys (each, an
“Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities,
deficiencies, obligations, fines, penalties, actions (whether threatened or existing), judgments,
suits (whether threatened or existing) or expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel, experts, consultants and other professionals) incurred by any of them (collectively,
“Claims”) (except, in the case of each Indemnified Party, to the extent that any Claim is
determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have
directly resulted from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct) arising out
of or by reason of (i) any litigation, investigation, claim or proceeding related to (A) this
Agreement, any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (B) any
actual or proposed use by the Borrower of the proceeds of the Loans or (C) the Administrative
Agent’s, any Lender’s or BAS’ entering into this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other
agreements and documents (other than the Fee Letter) relating hereto (other than consequential
damages and loss of anticipated profits or earnings), including amounts paid in settlement
(provided that any such settlement has been approved by the Borrower), court costs and the fees and
disbursements of counsel incurred in connection with any such litigation, investigation, claim or
proceeding, (ii) any remedial or other action taken or required to be taken by the Borrower in
connection with compliance by the Borrower, or any of its properties, with any federal, state or
local Environmental Laws and (iii) any pending, threatened or actual action, claim, proceeding or
suit by any shareholder or director of the Borrower or any actual or
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purported violation of the
Borrower’s Governing Documents or any other agreement or instrument to which the Borrower is a
party or by which any of its properties is bound. Promptly after receipt of any Claim by a third
party against an Indemnified Party which may result in an entitlement to indemnification under this
paragraph, the Administrative Agent or Indemnified Party shall send a copy thereof to the Borrower,
and Borrower shall have the right to defend such claim at its expense with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, as long as such defense is being expeditiously conducted.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to promptly give such notice shall not negate or impair
the Borrower’s indemnification obligations hereunder, but shall give Borrower the right to offset
against any indemnification payment required to be made by it hereunder with respect to such Claim
an amount equal to any damages caused to the Borrower by the failure to give such prompt notice.
Neither the Borrower nor any Indemnified Party shall settle any third party Claim without the prior
written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
In addition, the Borrower shall, upon demand, pay to the Administrative Agent all costs and
expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel and other professionals) in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery,
administration, modification and amendment of the Loan Documents, and pay to the Administrative
Agent, each Lender and BAS, as the case may be, all costs and expenses (including the reasonable
fees and disbursements of counsel and other professionals) paid or incurred by the Administrative
Agent, such Lender or BAS in (A) enforcing or defending its rights under or in respect of this
Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other document or instrument (other than the Fee Letter,
except with respect to the obligation to pay the Agency Fee, as defined therein) now or hereafter
executed and delivered in connection herewith, (B) collecting the Obligations or otherwise
administering this Agreement and (C) foreclosing or otherwise realizing upon the Collateral or any
part thereof. If and to the extent that the obligations of the Borrower hereunder are unenforceable
for any reason, the Borrower hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and
satisfaction of such obligations that is permissible under Applicable Law.
(b) The Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent for all Extraordinary Expenses. The
Borrower shall also reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable out-of-pocket legal,
accounting, appraisal, consulting, and other fees, costs and expenses incurred by it in connection
with (a) negotiation and preparation of any Loan Documents, including any amendment or other
modification thereof; (b) proper enforcement actions relating to any Collateral, Loan Documents and
transactions contemplated thereby, including any actions taken to perfect or maintain priority of
the Administrative Agent’s Liens on any Collateral, to maintain any insurance required hereunder or
to verify Collateral; and (c) subject to the limits of Section 7.1(g), each inspection, audit or
appraisal with respect to the Borrower or Collateral, whether prepared by the Administrative
Agent’s personnel or a third party. All amounts reimbursable by the Borrower under this Section
shall constitute Obligations secured by the Collateral and shall be payable within 10 days (5 days,
in the case of reimbursement for appraisal or Collateral inspection costs and expenses) after
demand, therefor, accompanied by reasonably detailed descriptions of the fees, costs and expenses
for which reimbursement is demanded.
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(c) The Borrower’s obligations under Sections 4.6 and 4.7 and this Section 10.4 shall
survive
any termination of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the termination and the payment in
full of the Obligations, and are in addition to, and not in substitution of, any of the other
Obligations.
SECTION 10.5 Nonliability of the Administrative Agent and Lenders. The relationship
among the Borrower and each Lender shall be solely that of borrower and lender. Neither the
Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any fiduciary responsibilities to the Borrower.
Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender undertakes any responsibility to the Borrower to
review or inform the Borrower of any matter in connection with any phase of the Borrower’ business
or operations.
SECTION 10.6 Counterparts; Telecopied Signatures. This Agreement and any waiver or
amendment hereto may be executed in counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which
shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement and each of the other Loan
Documents may be executed and delivered by telecopier or other facsimile transmission all with the
same force and effect as if the same was a fully executed and delivered original manual
counterpart.
SECTION 10.7 Severability. In case any provision in or obligation under this
Agreement, any Note or any other Loan Document shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations,
or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or
impaired thereby.
SECTION 10.8 Maximum Rate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, the parties hereto hereby agree that all
agreements between them under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, whether now existing or
hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are expressly limited so that in no contingency or
event whatsoever shall the amount paid, or agreed to be paid, to the Administrative Agent or any
Lender for the use, forbearance, or detention of the money loaned to the Borrower and evidenced
hereby or thereby or for the performance or payment of any covenant or obligation contained herein
or therein, exceed the maximum non-usurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to
time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the Obligations, under the laws
of the State of New York (or the laws of any other jurisdiction whose laws may be mandatorily
applicable notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), or
under applicable federal laws which may presently or hereafter be in effect and which allow a
higher maximum non-usurious interest rate than under the laws of the State of New York (or such
other jurisdiction), in any case after taking into account, to the extent permitted by Applicable
Law, any and all relevant payments or charges under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
executed in connection herewith, and any available exemptions, exceptions and exclusions (the
“Highest Lawful Rate”). If due to any circumstance whatsoever, fulfillment of any provision of this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents at the time performance of such provision shall be due
shall exceed the Highest Lawful Rate, then, automatically, the obligation to be fulfilled shall be
modified or reduced to
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the extent necessary to limit such interest to the Highest Lawful Rate, and
if from any such circumstance any Lender should ever receive anything of value deemed interest by
Applicable Law which would exceed the Highest Lawful Rate, such excessive interest shall be applied
to the reduction of the principal amount then outstanding hereunder or on account of any other then
outstanding Obligations and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive interest exceeds
the principal unpaid balance then outstanding hereunder and such other then outstanding
Obligations, such excess shall be refunded to the Borrower. All sums paid or agreed to be paid to
the Lenders for the use, forbearance, or detention of the Obligations and other Indebtedness of the
Borrower to the Lenders shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, be amortized, prorated,
allocated and spread throughout the full term of such Indebtedness, until payment in full thereof,
so that the actual rate of interest on account of all such Indebtedness does not exceed the Highest
Lawful Rate throughout the entire term of such Indebtedness. The terms and provisions of this
Section shall control every other provision of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all
other agreements among the parties hereto.
SECTION 10.9 Entire Agreement; Interpretation. This Agreement and the other Loan
Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties, supersede any prior written and verbal
agreements among them. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been jointly drafted, and no
provision of it shall be interpreted or construed for or against a party because such party
purportedly prepared or requested such provision, any other provision, or this Agreement as a
whole.
SECTION 10.10 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. NEITHER THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT NOR ANY LENDER
SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO THE BORROWER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR EQUITY OR
OTHERWISE) FOR LOSSES SUFFERED BY THE BORROWER IN CONNECTION WITH, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY
RELATED TO THE TRANSACTIONS OR RELATIONSHIPS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY ACT, OMISSION
OR EVENT OCCURRING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, UNLESS IT IS DETERMINED BY A FINAL AND NONAPPEALABLE
JUDGMENT OR COURT ORDER BINDING ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR SUCH LENDER THAT THE LOSSES WERE THE
RESULT OF ACTS OR OMISSIONS CONSTITUTING GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR SUCH LENDER. THE BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ALL FUTURE CLAIMS AGAINST THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
SECTION 10.11 GOVERNING LAW. THE VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR EQUITY OR
OTHERWISE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS (AS OPPOSED TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS
OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK.
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SECTION 10.12 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN OR AMONG THE BORROWER,
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO (I)
THIS AGREEMENT; (II) ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR OTHER PRESENT OR FUTURE INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT
BETWEEN OR AMONG THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND A LENDER; OR (III) ANY CONDUCT, ACT OR
OMISSION OF THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, A LENDER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS,
OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTS, ATTORNEYS OR OTHER AFFILIATES, IN EACH CASE WHETHER
SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR EQUITY OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE RESOLVED ONLY BY STATE AND FEDERAL
COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND THE COURTS TO WHICH AN APPEAL THEREFROM MAY BE TAKEN;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TO PROCEED AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTY IN (A) ANY COURTS OF
COMPETENT JURISDICTION AND VENUE AND (B) ANY LOCATION SELECTED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT TO
ENABLE THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT TO REALIZE ON SUCH PROPERTY, OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OR OTHER
COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. THE BORROWER AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT ANY
PERMISSIVE COUNTERCLAIMS, SETOFFS OR CROSS-CLAIMS IN ANY PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT. THE BORROWER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY HAVE TO THE LOCATION OF THE COURT IN WHICH THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT HAS COMMENCED A PROCEEDING, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR
BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS.
SECTION 10.13 JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED
UPON, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO (I) THIS AGREEMENT; (II) ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR
OTHER PRESENT OR FUTURE INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT BETWEEN OR AMONG THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT AND A LENDER; OR (III) ANY CONDUCT, ACT OR OMISSION OF THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT, A LENDER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTS,
ATTORNEYS OR OTHER AFFILIATES, IN EACH CASE WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR EQUITY OR
OTHERWISE.
SECTION 10.14 Confidentiality.
(a) The Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree to keep confidential, in accordance with
their customary procedures for handling confidential information of this nature and in accordance
with safe and sound business practices, any information about the Borrower or any other Persons
known by the Lender to be Affiliates of the Borrower supplied by the Borrower to, or otherwise
learned from the Borrower, by the Lenders or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement
(collectively, “Covered Information”), provided that (x) the
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term Covered Information shall not
include any information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result
of a disclosure in breach of this Agreement (unless the Lender has reason to believe that such
information became generally available to the public through a source that was not authorized by
the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof to make such information available to the public), and (y)
nothing herein shall limit the disclosure of any Covered Information (i) to the extent required by
statute, rule, regulation or judicial process (subject to Section 10.14(b) below), (ii) to counsel
for the Lenders, (iii) to bank examiners, auditors or accountants, (iv) in connection with any
litigation to which any Lender is a party (subject to Section 10.14(b) below), (v) to a subsidiary
or affiliate of any Lender as provided in paragraph (a) above or (vi) to any assignee or
participant (or prospective assignee or participant) so long as the Borrower shall have consented
to such Person becoming an assignee or participant and such Person first executes and delivers to
the Lender a Confidentiality Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit K hereto.
(b) In the case of Sections 10.14(a)(y)(i) and (iv) above only, in the event that any Lender
or the Administrative Agent is requested or required (by law, regulation, rule, oral questions,
deposition, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena,
civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Covered Information,
each such Person agrees (to the extent not prohibited from doing as a result of such law,
regulation or legal process), as soon as practical, to notify the Borrower in writing of the
existence, terms and circumstances of any such request or requirement so that the Borrower, at its
expense, may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the
provisions of Section 10.14(a) with respect thereto. The Lenders and the Administrative Agent
agree to reasonably cooperate with the Borrower, at the Borrower’s expense, in seeking such
protective order or other appropriate remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order or other
remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Borrower, such person is nonetheless, in the view of
counsel, legally required to disclose Covered Information, such Person may, without liability
hereunder, disclose that portion of the Covered Information that such counsel advises such Person
is legally required to be disclosed provided that such Person shall reasonably cooperate with the
Borrower’s efforts, at the Borrower’s expense, to obtain an appropriate protective order or other
reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Covered Information so
disclosed if such Affiliate, representative or agent has not delivered a Confidentiality Agreement
to the Borrower.
(c) Each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall be responsible and liable for any act or
conduct of its Affiliates, representatives or agents which shall be a breach of any Confidentiality
Agreement or the confidentiality obligations in this Agreement.
ARTICLE XI
BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS
SECTION 11.1 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of Borrower, the Administrative Agent and Lenders and their respective
successors and assigns (which, in the case of the Administrative Agent, shall include any successor
Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Section 9.8), except that (i) Borrower shall not have
the right to assign its rights or delegate performance of any of its obligations under
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any of the
Loan Documents and (ii) any assignment by any Lender must be made in compliance with Section 11.3.
The Administrative Agent may treat the Person which made any Loan or holds any Note as the owner
thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until such Person complies with Section 11.3 in the case
of an assignment thereof or, in the case of any other transfer, a written notice of the transfer is
filed with the Administrative Agent. Any assignee or transferee of any rights with respect to any
Note or Loan agrees by acceptance thereof to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Loan
Documents. Any request, authority or consent of any Person, who at the time of making such request
or giving such authority or consent is the holder of a Note, shall be conclusive and binding on any
subsequent holder, transferee or assignee of such Note or of any Note or Notes issued in exchange
therefor.
SECTION 11.2 Participations.
(a) Permitted Participants; Effect. Any Lender may, in the ordinary course of its
business and in accordance with Applicable Law, at any time sell to one or more banks or other
financial institutions (each a “Participant”) a participating interest in any of the Obligations
owing to such Lender, any Commitment of such Lender or any other interest of such Lender under any
of the Loan Documents. In the event of any such sale by a Lender of participating interests to a
Participant, such Lender’s obligations under the Loan Documents shall remain unchanged, such Lender
shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such
obligations, such Lender shall remain the holder of its Loans and Commitments for all purposes
under the Loan Documents, all amounts payable by the Borrower under this Agreement and any of the
Notes shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participating interests, and the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender
in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under the Loan Documents. If a Lender
sells a participation to a Person other than an Affiliate of such Lender, then such Lender shall
give prompt written notice thereof to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. A Participant
that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of this
Agreement unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to Participant and such
Participant agrees in a written instrument reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, for the benefit
of Borrower, to comply with Section 4.7 as though such Participant were a Lender, and such
Participant complies with such Section 4.7.
(b) Voting Rights. Each Lender shall retain the sole right to approve, without the
consent of any Participant, any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan
Documents.
(c) Notices. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for notifying its Participants
of any matters relating to the Loan Documents to the extent that any such notice may be required,
and neither the Administrative Agent, the Borrower nor any other Lender shall have any obligation,
duty or liability to any Participant of any other Lender. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, neither the Administrative Agent, the Borrower nor any Lender shall have any obligation
to give notices or to provide documents or information to a Participant of another Lender.
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SECTION 11.3 Assignments.
(a) Permitted Assignments. Subject to its compliance with Section 11.3(b), a Lender
may, in accordance with Applicable Law and, as long as no Event of Default is continuing, subject
to the consent of the Borrower, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, at any time
assign to any Eligible Assignee all or any part of its rights and obligations under the Loan
Documents, so long as (i) each assignment is of a constant, and not a varying, ratable percentage
of all of the transferor Lender’s rights and obligations under the Loan Documents with respect to
the Loans and the LC Obligations and, in the case of a partial assignment, is in a minimum
principal amount of $25,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower in their discretion) and integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess of that amount; (ii)
except in the case of an assignment in whole of a Lender’s rights and obligations under the Loan
Documents or an assignment by one original signatory to this Agreement to another such signatory,
immediately after giving effect to any assignment, the aggregate amount of the Commitments retained
by the transferor Lender shall in no event be less than $25,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower in their discretion); and (iii) the parties to each such
assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, for its acceptance and recording,
an Assignment and Acceptance. Nothing contained herein shall limit in any way the right of a
Lender to pledge or assign all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement or with respect to
any of the Obligations to any Federal Reserve Bank or the United States Treasury as collateral
security pursuant to Regulation A of the Board of Governors and any Operating Circular issued by
such Federal Reserve Bank, provided that any payment by the Borrower to the assigning Lender in
respect of any assigned Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall satisfy
the Borrower’s obligations hereunder in respect of such assigned Obligations to the extent of such
payment, and no such assignment shall release the assigning Lender from its obligations hereunder.
(b) Effect; Effective Date. Upon (i) delivery to the Administrative Agent of a notice
of assignment substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D hereto, together with any consents
required by Section 11.3(a), and (ii) payment of a $3,500 fee to the Administrative Agent for
processing any assignment to an Eligible Assignee that is not an Affiliate of the transferor
Lender, such assignment shall become effective on the effective date specified in such notice of
assignment. The Assignment and Acceptance shall contain a representation and warranty by the
Eligible Assignee that the assignment evidenced thereby will not result in a non-exempt “prohibited
transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA. On and after the effective date of such assignment, such
Eligible Assignee shall for all purposes be a Lender party to this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents executed by the Lenders and shall have all the rights and obligations of a Lender under
the Loan Documents to the same extent as if it were an original party thereto, and no further
consent or action by Borrower, Lenders or the Administrative Agent shall be required to release the
transferor Lender with respect to the Commitment (or portion thereof) of such Lender and
Obligations assigned to such Eligible Assignee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
such Eligible Assignee shall be subject to and bound by all of the Loan Documents. Upon the
consummation of any assignment to an Eligible Assignee pursuant to this Section 11.3, the
transferor Lender, the Administrative Agent and Borrower shall make appropriate arrangements so
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to such transferor Lender and new Notes or, as appropriate,
replacement Notes, are issued to such Eligible Assignee, in each case in principal amounts
reflecting their respective Commitments, as adjusted pursuant to such assignment. If the
transferor Lender shall have assigned all of its interests, rights and obligations under this
Agreement pursuant to Section 11.3(a), then (i) such transferor Lender shall no longer have any
obligation to indemnify the Administrative Agent with respect to any transactions, events or
occurrences that transpire after the effective date of such assignment, (ii) each Eligible Assignee
to which such transferor Lender shall make an assignment shall be responsible to the Administrative
Agent to indemnify the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement with respect to
transactions, events and occurrences transpiring on and after the effective date of such assignment
to it, and (iii) the transferor Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of those
provisions of the Loan Documents (including indemnities from the Borrower) that survive Full
Payment of the Obligations.
(c) Dissemination of Information . The Borrower authorizes each Lender and
the Administrative Agent to disclose to any Participant, any Eligible Assignee or any other Person
acquiring an interest in the Loan Documents by operation of law (each a “Transferee”), and any
prospective Transferee, any and all information in the Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s
possession concerning the Borrower, the Subsidiaries of the Borrower or the Collateral, subject to
execution, prior to any such disclosure of a Confidentiality Agreement in the form of Exhibit K on
the part of such Transferee.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
proper and duly authorized officers as of the date first set forth above.
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EXHIBIT A
REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, WESTPOINT HOME, INC., a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as “Borrower”), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order
of (herein, together with any subsequent holder hereof, called the “Holder”) the
principal sum of $ or such lesser sum as may constitute Holder’s Pro Rata share of the
outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to the terms of the Loan
Agreement (as defined below) on the date on which such outstanding principal amounts become due
and payable pursuant to Section 2.9 of the Loan Agreement, in strict accordance with the terms
thereof. Borrower likewise unconditionally promises to pay to Holder interest from and after the
date hereof on Holder’s Pro Rata share of the outstanding principal amount of Revolving Credit
Loans at such interest rates, payable at such times, and computed in such manner as are specified
in Section 4.1 of the Loan Agreement, in strict accordance with the terms thereof.
This Revolving Credit Note (“Note”) is issued pursuant to, and is one of the “Revolving
Credit
Notes” referred to in, the
Loan and Security Agreement dated as of June___, 2006 (as the same may be
amended from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), among
Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., as
collateral and administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such
capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for itself and the financial institutions from time to time
parties thereto as lenders (“Lenders”), and such Lenders, and Holder is and shall be entitled to
all benefits thereof and of all Loan Documents executed and delivered in connection therewith.
This Note is subject to certain restrictions on transfer or assignment as provided in the Loan
Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Loan Agreement.
The repayment of the principal balance of this Note is subject to the provisions of Section
2.9 of the Loan Agreement. The entire unpaid principal balance and all accrued interest on this
Note shall be due and payable immediately upon the termination of the Commitments as set forth in
Section 2.8 of the Loan Agreement.
All payments of principal and interest shall be made in Dollars in immediately available
funds to the Administrative Agent for Holder’s benefit as specified in the Loan Agreement.
Upon or after the occurrence of an Event of Default and for so long as such Event of Default
exists, the principal balance and all accrued interest of this Note may be declared (or shall
become) due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Loan Agreement, and the
unpaid principal balance hereof shall bear interest at the Default Rate as and when provided in
Section 4.2 of the Loan Agreement. Borrower agrees to pay, and save Holder harmless against, any
liability for the payment of, all costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, reasonable
attorneys’ fees, if this Note is collected by or through an attorney-at-law.
All principal amounts of Revolving Credit Loans made by Holder to the Borrower pursuant to
the Loan Agreement, and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be deemed outstanding under
this Note and shall continue to be owing by Borrower until paid in accordance with the terms of
this Note and the Loan Agreement.
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no contingency or event whatsoever, whether by reason of advancement of the proceeds hereof
or otherwise, shall the amount paid or agreed to be paid to Holder for the use, forbearance or
detention of money advanced hereunder exceed the highest lawful rate permissible under any law
which a court of
competent jurisdiction may deem applicable hereto; and, in the event of any such payment
inadvertently paid by Borrower or inadvertently received by Holder, such excess sum shall be, at
Borrower’s option, returned to the Borrower forthwith or credited as a payment of principal, but
shall not be applied to the payment of interest. It is the intent hereof that Borrower not pay or
contract to pay, and that Holder not receive or contract to receive, directly or indirectly in any
manner whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may be paid by Borrower under Applicable Law.
Time is of the essence of this Note. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law,
Borrower, for itself and its legal representatives, successors and assigns, expressly waives
presentment, demand, protest, notice of dishonor, notice of non-payment, notice of maturity,
notice of protest, presentment for the purpose of accelerating maturity, diligence in collection,
and the benefit of any exemption or insolvency laws.
Wherever possible each provision of this Note shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be
effective and valid under Applicable Law, but if any provision of this Note shall be prohibited or
invalid under Applicable Law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition
or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision or remaining provisions of this
Note. No delay or failure on the part of Holder in the exercise of any right or remedy hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor as an acquiescence in any default, nor shall any single or
partial exercise by Holder of any right or remedy preclude any other right or remedy. The
Administrative Agent, at its option, may enforce its rights against any Collateral securing this
Note without enforcing its rights against Borrower of the indebtedness evidenced hereby or any
other property or indebtedness due or to become due to the Borrower. Borrower agrees that, without
releasing or impairing Borrower’s liability hereunder, the
Administrative Agent may at any time release, surrender, substitute or exchange any Collateral securing this Note and may at any time
release any party primarily or secondarily liable for the indebtedness evidenced by this Note.
The rights of Holder and obligations of the Borrower hereunder shall be construed in
accordance with and governed by the laws (without giving effect to the conflict of law principles
thereof) of the State of New York. This Note is intended to take effect as an instrument under
seal.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be executed under seal and delivered by
its duly authorized officers on the date first above written.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
Dated as
of______, 20_____
Reference is made o the
Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
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amended, the “Loan Agreement”), among
WESTPOINT HOME, INC. (“Borrower”),
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a
national bank, in its capacity as collateral and administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”)
for the financial institutions from time to time party to the Loan Agreement (“Lenders”), and such
Lenders. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned
to such terms in the Loan Agreement.
(the “Assignor”) and
(the “Assignee”) agree as follows:
1. Assignor hereby assigns to Assignee and Assignee hereby purchases and assumes from
Assignor (i) a principal amount of $ of the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans held by
Assignor and $ of participations of Assignor in LC Obligations (which amounts, according
to the records of the Administrative Agent, represent % of the total principal amount of
outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and LC Obligations) and (ii) a principal amount of $ of
Assignor’s Commitment (which amount includes Assignor’s outstanding Revolving Credit Loans being
assigned to Assignee pursuant to clause (i) above and which, according to the records of the
Administrative Agent, represents ( %) of the total Commitments of Lenders under the Loan
Agreement)(the “Assigned Interest”), together with an interest in the Loan Documents corresponding
to the Assigned Interest. This Agreement shall be effective from the date (the “Assignment
Effective Date”) on which Assignor receives both (x) the principal amount of the Assigned Interest
in the Loans on the Assignment Effective Date, if any, and (y) a copy of this Agreement duly
executed by Assignee. From and after the Assignment Effective Date, Assignee hereby expressly
assumes, and undertakes to perform, all of Assignor’s obligations in respect of Assignor’s
Commitments to the extent, and only to the extent, of Assignee’s
Assigned Interest, and all
principal, interest, fees and other amounts which would otherwise be payable to or for Assignors
account in respect of the Assigned Interest shall be payable to or for Assignee’s account, to the
extent such amounts have accrued subsequent to the Assignment Effective Date.
2. Assignor (i) represents that as of the date hereof, the aggregate of its
Commitments under the Loan Agreement (without giving effect to assignments thereof, which have not
yet become
effective) is $ , and the outstanding balance of its Loans and participations in LC
Obligations
(unreduced by any assignments thereof, which have not yet become effective) is $ ; (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 Loan Agreement or the execution,
legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Agreement or any
other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto, other than that Assignor 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; [and] (iii) makes no representation or warranty and assumes 110
responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower, the performance or
observance by Borrower of any of their obligations under the Loan Agreement or any of the Loan
Documents [; and (iv) attaches the Notes held by it and requests that the Administrative Agent
exchange such Notes for new Notes payable to Assignee and the Assignor in
the
principal amounts set forth on Schedule A hereto].
3. Assignee (i) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to
enter into this Assignment and Acceptance; (ii) confirms that it has received a copy of the Loan
Agreement, together
with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered
pursuant to Section ___ thereof, and
copies
of such other Loan Documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit
analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance; (iii) agrees that it shall,
independently and without reliance upon the Assignor 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 Loan Agreement; (iv) confirms that it is eligible to become an Assignee; (v)
appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to
exercise such powers under the Loan Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the
terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; (vi) agrees that it will
strictly observe and perform all the obligations that are required to be performed by it as a
“Lender” under the terms of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (vii) agrees that it
will keep confidential all information with respect to the Borrower furnished to it by Borrower or
the Assignor to the extent provided in the Loan Agreement; and (vii) represents and warrants that
the assignment evidenced hereby will not result in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” under
Section 406 of ERISA.
4. Assignee acknowledges and agrees that it will not sell or otherwise dispose of the
Assigned Interest or any portion thereof, or grant any participation therein, in a manner
which, or take any action in connection therewith which, would violate the terms of any of
the Loan Documents.
5. This Agreement and all rights and obligations shall be interpreted in accordance with
and governed by the laws of the State of New York. If any provision hereof would be
invalid under Applicable Law, then such provision shall be deemed to be modified to the
extent necessary to render it valid while most nearly preserving its original intent; no
provision hereof shall be affected by another provision’s being held invalid.
6. Each notice or other communication hereunder shall be in writing, shall be sent by
messenger, by telecopy or facsimile transmission or by first-class mail, shall be deemed
given when sent and shall be sent as follows:
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Payments hereunder shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available Dollars as follows:
If to Assignee, to the following account (or to such other account as Assignee may designate from
time to time):
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment and Acceptance to be executed
and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers, as of the date first above written.
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In the event this Assignment is being executed and delivered other than after the occurrence and
during a continuance of an Event of Default under the Loan Agreement the following consent is
required.
The Borrower hereby consents to the foregoing.
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SCHEDULE A TO ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
Reference
is made to (i) the
Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
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time amended, the “Loan Agreement”) among
WESTPOINT HOME, INC. (“Borrower”),
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
a national bank, in its capacity as collateral and administrative agent (the “Administrative
Agent”) for the financial institutions from time to time party to the Loan Agreement
(“Lenders”), and such Lenders, and (ii) the Assignment and Acceptance dated as of
, 20___
(the “Assignment Agreement”) between
(the “Assignor”) and
(the “Assignee”). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used
herein which are defined in the Loan Agreement are used herein with the respective meanings
specified therein.
The Assignor hereby notifies Borrower and the Administrative Agent of Assignor’s intent to
assign to Assignee pursuant to the Assignment Agreement a principal amount of (i) $ of the
outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and participations in LC Obligations held by Assignor, (ii)
$ of Assignor’s Commitment (which amount includes the Assignor’s outstanding Revolving
Credit Loans being assigned to Assignee pursuant to clause (i) above), together with an interest in
the Loan Documents corresponding to the interest in the Loans and Commitment so assigned. Pursuant
to the Assignment Agreement, Assignee has expressly assumed all of Assignor’s obligations under the
Loan Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Interest (as defined in the Assignment Agreement).
For purposes of the Loan Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall deem Assignor’s share of
the Commitment to be reduced by $ and Assignee’s share of the Commitment to be increased
by $ .
The address of the Assignee to which notices, information and payments are to be sent under the
terms of the Loan Agreement is:
Assignee’s LIBOR Lending Office address is as follows:
This Notice is being delivered to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section
___ of the Loan Agreement. Please acknowledge your receipt of this Notice by executing and
returning
to Assignee and Assignor a copy of this Notice.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused the execution of this Notice, as of
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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO
AS OF THE DATE SET FORTH ABOVE:
BORROWER:*
* No signature required by Borrower when an Event of Default exists.
BANK OF AMERICA, N .A.,
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EXHIBIT E
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
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Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent
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The undersigned, gives this certificate to
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (“the Administrative Agent”) in
accordance with the requirements of
Section
of that certain
Loan and Security
Agreement dated as of
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referenced therein (“Loan Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this Certificate, unless
otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement.
1. Based upon a review made by a Responsible Officer the balance sheets of the
Borrower for the [Fiscal Year] [quarterly period]ending
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are attached hereto, I\the undersigned hereby certifies that Capital Expenditures during the period
and for the Fiscal Year to date total
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for Borrower.
2. No Default exists on the date hereof, other than:
[if none, so state]; and
3. No Event of Default exists on the date hereof, other than
[if none, so state].
4. As of the date hereof, Borrower is current in its payment of all accrued rent and
other charges to Persons who own or lease any premises where any of the Collateral is
located and to Vendors, and there are no pending disputes or claims regarding the
Borrower’s failure to pay or delay in payment of any such rent or other charges, other
than:
[if none, so state].
[5. Attached hereto is a schedule showing the calculations that support Borrower’s compliance
[non-compliance] with the Capital Expenditures covenant, as shown above.]
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FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
Date
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Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent
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This
Notice of Borrowing is delivered to you pursuant to Section
___ of the Loan Agreement.
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings attributable
thereto in the Loan Agreement. Borrower hereby requests a Revolving Credit Loan in the aggregate
principal amount of
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Borrower hereby ratifies and reaffirms all of its liabilities and obligations under the Loan
Documents and hereby certifies that no Default or Event of Default exists on the xxxx hereof.
Borrower has caused this Notice of Borrowing to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized
representative, this day of
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EXHIBIT G
Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation
Date
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Bank of America, N. A., as the Administrative Agent
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Attention: Loan Administration Officer
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Loan and Security Agreement dated
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Home, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as collateral and administrative agent for certain Lenders from
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Gentlemen:
This Notice of Conversion/Continuation is delivered to you pursuant to Section 2.3(b) of the Loan
Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
attributable thereto in the Loan Agreement. Borrower hereby gives notice of its request as follows:
Check as applicable:
: A conversion of Loans from one Type to another, as follows:
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[select either LIBOR Rate Advances or Base Rate
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Borrower hereby ratifies and reaffirms all of its liabilities and obligations under the Loan
Documents and certifies that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing exists
on the date hereof.
Borrower has caused this Notice of Conversion/Continuation to be executed and delivered by its duly
authorized representative, this day of
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EXHIBIT K
FORM OF CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
(see attached)
[Form of Confidentiality Agreement]
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
Dated as of ,
200______
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with your review of WestPoint Home, Inc. (together with any of its affiliates and
representatives, the “Company”) related to a potential financing transaction involving extending
credit to the Company or otherwise participating in the such credit (the “Potential Transaction”),
you (together with any of your affiliates and representatives, “Recipient”) requested that the
Company and/or Bank of America, N.A. (together with any of its
representatives, “BofA”) provide
Recipient with certain information.
As used herein, “Confidential Information” means (1) the names of the Company or any of its
affiliates, including without limitation, Xxxx X. Icahn, in connection with the Potential
Transaction, (2) the existence of this or any other agreements between BofA and the Company or
drafts thereof or the term sheets describing any such agreement or transaction, and the terms of
any of the foregoing, and (3) all data, reports, interpretations, forecasts and records containing
or otherwise reflecting information concerning the Company, that the Company, BofA or their
representatives provide to Recipient in the course of Recipient’s consideration of the Potential
Transaction and thereafter during the term of this agreement, together with analyses, compilations,
studies or other documents, whether prepared by BofA, the Company or Recipient or its agents or
attorneys, which contain or otherwise reflect such information.
In consideration of BofA and/or the Company providing Recipient with Confidential Information,
Recipient agrees that the Confidential Information will not, except as hereinafter provided,
without the prior written consent of the Company, be used other than in connection with Recipient’s
review of and participation in the Potential Transaction or disclosed by Recipient or by its
agents, attorneys, advisors, employees or other representatives to whom the Company or BofA
provides Confidential Information on behalf of Recipient, or who receive Confidential Information
from or on behalf of Recipient (collectively, the “Representatives”), in any manner whatsoever, in
whole or in part; provided, however, that Recipient and its Representatives may disclose
Confidential Information to one another for the purpose of evaluating, conducting, structuring,
negotiating or otherwise discussing or participating in the Potential Transaction. Recipient shall
be responsible for any breach of this agreement by its Representatives, except for third party
Representatives who have executed a confidentiality agreement in favor of the Company on
substantially the terms of this agreement.
This agreement shall be inoperative as to particular portions of the Confidential
Information if such information (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a
result of a disclosure by the Recipient or its Representatives in breach of this agreement, (ii)
was available to the Recipient or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis prior to its
disclosure to the Recipient by the Company, (iii) becomes available to the Recipient on a
non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company provided such source, to the
Recipient’s knowledge, has not violated any obligation of confidentiality by the providing of such
information or (iv) was independently developed by the Recipient without use of or reliance on such
Confidential Information.
Furthermore, nothing herein shall limit the disclosure of Confidential Information (i)
to the extent required by statute, rule, regulation or judicial, administrative or other legal
process (subject to and in compliance with the second paragraph below), (ii) to bank examiners,
auditors or accountants, or (iii) in connection with any litigation to which Recipient or any
Representative is a party (subject to and in compliance with the second paragraph below).
The written Confidential Information, except for that portion of the Confidential Information (the
“Recipient Studies”) that may be found in analyses, compilations, studies or other documents
prepared by Recipient, or its agents, attorneys, advisors or employees, shall be returned to the
Company or destroyed promptly upon the Company’s written request to the Recipient. Recipient
Studies and other documents prepared by Recipient, or its agents, attorneys, or employees shall, at
Recipient’s option, be kept subject to the terms of this agreement or destroyed. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, Recipient may retain such Confidential Information as necessary to
enable it to comply with any applicable law, regulation or requirement of a regulatory body
governing document retention, in each case subject to this agreement. The foregoing sentence shall
survive the termination of this agreement.
In the event that Recipient is requested (by interrogatory, subpoena, deposition, civil
investigation demand, regulatory request or other similar legal process) to disclose any
Confidential Information, Recipient shall (to the extent not prohibited from doing as a result of
such law, regulation or legal process), as soon as practical, notify the Company of any such
request so that the Company may either seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order
or waive Recipient’s compliance with the provisions of this agreement. If Recipient concludes, upon
advice of counsel to such effect, that it is obliged under the applicable law to disclose any
portion of the Confidential Information, Recipient may disclose that portion of the Confidential
Information without liability hereunder. In any event, Recipient shall reasonably cooperate with
the Company and not oppose action by the Company in any such proceeding to obtain an appropriate
protective order or other appropriate remedy.
The delivery to Recipient by the Company or BofA of the Confidential Information is not intended to
be a commitment or agreement on behalf of the Company
or BofA to engage in any transaction or to constitute a representation or warranty with respect to
the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information.
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York applicable to contracts made in and to be performed in that state without regard to conflict
of law principles thereof. Except as expressly otherwise provided herein, this agreement shall
terminate three years from the date hereof. This agreement is for the sole and exclusive benefit of
the Company and the Company is intended third-party beneficiary of this agreement. If the foregoing
reflects our agreement, kindly sign and return the duplicate copy of this letter to the Company and
BofA.
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AND ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES
EXHIBIT L
FORM OF IMPORTED INVENTORY AGREEMENT
This IMPORTED GOODS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as
of , 20_, by and
among
(“Customs Broker”),
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corporation
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, corporation
(“ ”; together with
, the “Borrower”), and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (“BofA”), a national banking association, in its capacity as collateral and
administrative agent for itself and various lenders (the “Lenders”) from time to time parry to the
Loan Agreement, as hereinafter defined (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns
in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
Recitals:
Borrower, the Administrative Agent and Lenders are parties to a certain
Loan and Security
Agreement dated
, 2006 (as such agreement may be amended, modified, supplemented or
restated from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”). Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the
Administrative Agent and Lenders will extend loans and other financial accommodations to or for the
benefit of Borrower.
As security for the prompt payment and performance of the Obligations (as defined in the Loan
Agreement), the Borrower has granted to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the
Administrative Agent and Lenders, a Lien in certain personal property of Borrower, including
without limitation the Imported Goods (as hereinafter defined).
Customs Broker has been engaged by Borrower to facilitate the importation of goods (the “Imported
Goods”) purchased by Borrower from vendors located outside the United States (each a “Foreign
Vendor”).
Customs Broker, Borrower and the Administrative Agent wish to agree upon certain procedures for the
shipping and disposition of Imported Goods and the handling of the Documents (as hereinafter
defined) relating thereto.
Agreement:
In consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
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(a) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Xxxx of Lading” shall have the meaning given to the term “xxxx of lading” in Section
1-201(6) of the UCC.
“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks are
authorized or required to be closed in the State of New York.
“Carrier” means, with respect to any Imported Goods, the Person engaged to transport such goods.
“Collecting Bank” means BofA, any affiliate of BofA or any other financial institution
which is acceptable to the Administrative Agent and to which Documents are sent by a Foreign Vendor
in connection with such Foreign Vendor’s sale of Imported Goods to the Borrower and to which the
Borrower makes payment with respect to such Imported Goods.
“Compliance Letter” means a Negotiable Xxxx of Lading Compliance Letter addressed to the
Administrative Agent by a Freight Forwarder, in the form annexed to the Loan Agreement.
“Consignee” means, with respect to any Imported Goods, the Person who is named in the Xxxx of
Lading with respect to such goods and to whom or to whose order the Xxxx of Lading promises
delivery.
“Documentary Collection” means an arrangement whereby the Borrower settles for the Imported
Goods to a Collecting Bank, either by payment against a sight draft drawn on the Borrower or by
acceptance of a time draft drawn on the Borrower.
“Documents” means, with respect to any Imported Goods in the possession of a Carrier, all documents
of title, including Bills of Lading, that are related to the shipment of such Imported Goods by
such Carrier.
“Foreign
Vendor” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Freight Forwarder” means, with respect to any Imported Goods, the freight forwarder
retained by the Borrower with respect to the shipment of such Imported Goods.
“Imported Goods” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“LC
Issuer”
means the Issuing Bank under (and as defined in) the Loan Agreement.
“Letter of Credit” means a documentary letter of credit issued by LC Issuer for the account
of the Borrower and for the benefit of a Foreign Vendor.
“Loan Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Negotiable
Xxxx of Lading” means a Xxxx of Lading that is “negotiable” within the meaning of
Article 7 of the UCC.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited
liability partnership, joint stock company, land trust, business trust, or unincorporated
organization, or any federal, state, municipal, national, foreign or other governmental department,
commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any successor statute) as adopted and in force in the
State of New York or, when the laws of any other state govern the method or manner of the
perfection or enforcement of any Lien in any of the Documents or the Imported Goods, the Uniform
Commercial Code (or any successor statute) of such other state.
(b) All references to “herein” shall mean this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
section or paragraph; to the word “including” shall mean “including without limitation”; to a
Person shall include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; to a statute shall include all
amendments thereto and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; and to any agreement
shall mean and include all amendments, modifications, renewals and restatements thereof.
2. Form of Bills of Lading: Customs Broker Acknowledgements. From and after the date hereof,
unless otherwise directed to do so by the Administrative Agent in writing, Borrower shall cause
each Foreign Vendor or Freight Forwarder to require (i) all Carriers engaged by such Foreign Vendor
or Freight Forwarder with respect to the shipment of Imported Goods to issue only Negotiable Bills
of Lading to the order of one of Borrower as Consignee, or, at the direction of the Administrative
Agent, to the order of “Bank of America, N.A., as agent for certain lenders,” as Consignee; and
(ii) all Negotiable Bills of Lading issued by each Carrier to contain a clause stating that one
original of the Negotiable Xxxx of Lading, duly endorsed, must be surrendered to the Carrier in
exchange for the Imported Goods. Customs Broker acknowledges that the Administrative Agent has a
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Imported Goods covered thereby; agrees that it holds as agent and bailee, for the benefit of the
Administrative Agent and Lenders, all Documents that at any time may be in its possession or under
its control, whether the Administrative Agent or the Borrower is named as Consignee therein; and
agrees that it will at all times carry out the Administrative Agent’s instructions with respect to
such Documents and Imported Goods, including the handling procedures set forth in Section 4.
(a) Borrower shall cause each Freight Forwarder to deliver, through the use of a
Compliance Letter, all Documents to the Administrative Agent, at the address for the
Administrative Agent shown on the signature page hereof, provided that, if so instructed
by the Administrative Agent in writing, Borrower shall cause each Freight Forwarder to
deliver all Documents to Customs Broker as agent and bailee of the Administrative Agent.
Provided no Default or Event of Default under (and as those terms are defined in) the Loan
Agreement exists, the Administrative Agent shall endeavor, in good faith, to cause all
Documents received by it from a Freight Forwarder through the use of a Compliance Letter
to be forwarded, by overnight mail, not later than one Business Day after the Business Day
on which a representative of the Administrative Agent shall have received such Documents,
to Customs Broker for processing and handling by Customs Broker in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Section 3, with
respect
to any Imported Goods for which payment is to be made under a Letter of Credit or a Documentary
Collection, all Documents shall be delivered to the LC Issuer or the Collecting Bank, as
applicable, provided that (i) each such Document shall name the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent (or the LC Issuer or Collecting Bank, as applicable) as Consignee, in each case as required
by this Section 3; and (ii) Borrower shall cause the LC Issuer (promptly
following such LC Issuer’s receipt and acceptance of Documents presented under a Letter of Credit)
and the Collecting Bank (promptly following its receipt of Borrower’s payment or acceptance, as
applicable, pursuant to a Documentary Collection) to deliver all Documents to the Administrative
Agent or Customs Broker.
(c) Unless and until Customs Broker receives written notice from the Administrative Agent to
the contrary, Customs Broker may deliver (i) the Documents to the Carrier or to the Carrier’s agent
(who shall act on the Customs Broker’s behalf as the Customs Broker’s sub-agent hereunder) for the
purpose of enabling Customs Broker to clear the Imported Goods through customs and thereafter
permitting the Borrower, as importer of record, to obtain possession or control of the Imported
Goods subject to such Documents; and (ii) the Imported Goods as directed by the Borrower.
(d) Customs Broker shall not deliver any Documents to any Person other than the
Administrative Agent, the Borrower, a Carrier pursuant to Section 3(b) above, or such other Person
as may be specified in writing by the Administrative Agent. For so long as any Documents are in the
Borrower’s possession, the same shall be held by it as trustee of an express trust for the
Administrative Agent and Lenders. Upon Customs Broker’s receipt of written notification from the
Administrative Agent, Customs Broker shall follow solely the instructions of the Administrative
Agent concerning the disposition of the Documents and the Imported Goods and will not follow any
instructions of Borrower or any other Person concerning the same.
(e) Promptly after the Administrative Agent’s written request therefor, Customs Broker
shall
provide to the Administrative Agent a copy (and, if so specified by the Administrative Agent, all
originals) of all Documents then in Customs Broker’s possession or control.
(f) Customs Broker shall have no liability to Borrower if Customs Broker complies with the
Administrative Agent’s written instructions as described in this Agreement. Borrower shall
continue to pay all fees, charges and other expenses relating to the handling of the Imported Goods
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for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred as a direct result of Customs Broker’s compliance
with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
(g) Customs Broker’s sole authority from the Administrative Agent is to receive and maintain
possession of the Documents on behalf of the Administrative Agent and to follow the instructions of
the Administrative Agent, as provided herein, with respect to the Documents and the Imported Goods.
Except as may be specifically authorized by the Administrative Agent in writing, Customs Broker
shall have no authority to undertake any other action or to enter into any other commitments or
agreements on behalf of the Administrative Agent.
(a) the Administrative Agent hereby makes, constitutes and appoints Customs Broker as the
Administrative Agent’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power (exercisable through
employees authorized to act for Customs Broker and in the customs ports located in the United
States of America) to make endorsements of the Administrative Agent’s name as Consignee on any
Documents issued to the order of the Administrative Agent, as Consignee, for the purpose of
discharging Custom Broker’s duties pursuant to Section 3 and to take such other action as shall be
necessary to clear the Imported Goods covered by such Documents through customs, and to cause such
Imported Goods to be delivered to the Borrower or as otherwise directed in writing by the
Administrative Agent. The Administrative the Administrative Agent grants to Customs Broker full
power and authority to do all things necessary to be done to effect such endorsement and other
action, subject to the
aforementioned terms and conditions, as fully as the Administrative Agent could do if present and
acting, the Administrative Agent hereby ratifying and confirming all that Customs Broker shall
lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. This Power of Attorney does not authorize Customs
Broker to appoint sub-agents. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the earlier of (i) the date on which written notice or revocation from the Administrative Agent is
received by Customs Broker and
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(b) The Borrower hereby makes, constitutes and appoints Customs Broker as the Borrower’s
true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power (exercisable through employees authorized to act
for Customs Broker and in the customs ports located in the United States of America) to make
endorsements of Borrower’s name as Consignee on any Documents issued to the order of Borrower, as
Consignee, for the purpose of discharging Custom Broker’s duties pursuant to Section 3 and to take
such other action as shall be necessary to clear the Imported Goods relating to such Documents
through customs and to cause such Imported Goods to be delivered to the Borrower or as otherwise
directed in writing by the Administrative Agent. The Borrower grants to Customs Broker full power
and authority to do all things necessary to be done to effect such endorsement and other action,
subject to the aforementioned terms and conditions, as fully as the Borrower could do if present
and acting, Borrower hereby ratifying and confirming all that Customs Broker shall lawfully do by
virtue of this Power of Attorney. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Customs
Broker shall be irrevocably authorized to endorse any Document to the order of the
Administrative Agent and to hold such Documents (and the Imported Goods covered thereby) for the
account of the Administrative Agent or deliver the same to the Administrative Agent, in each case
as instructed by the Administrative Agent. This Power of Attorney does not authorize Customs
Broker to appoint sub-agents. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the date on which written notice of revocation from the Administrative Agent is received by Customs
Broker pursuant to Section 4(a).
(c) Customs Broker and Borrower agree that Customs Broker shall not be deemed to be under
the control of the Borrower by virtue of any customs power of attorney delivered by the Borrower to
Customs Broker so as to preclude Customs Broker from acting as the Administrative Agent’s agent and
bailee hereunder, including for the purposes of perfecting the Administrative Agent’s Lien in and
to all Documents and Imported Goods in Custom Broker’s possession. In the event of any conflict
between any such customs power of attorney, Customs Broker agrees that it will act only in
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Administrative Agent in writing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary that may be contained in
any power of attorney delivered by the Borrower to Customs Broker or any instructions given by the
Borrower to Customs Broker with respect to any Documents or Imported Goods, Customs Broker shall be
bound by this Agreement and shall follow the instructions received from the Administrative Agent.
5. Segregation of Imported Goods. Customs Broker agrees that it will at all times
keep the Imported Goods separate and apart from all of the property owned by Customs Broker or held
by it as a bailee or warehouseman.
6. Fees and Expenses; Subordination. Neither the Administrative Agent nor Lenders
shall be obligated to compensate Customs Broker for serving as agent hereunder, nor shall the
Administrative Agent or Lenders be responsible for any fees, expenses, duties, taxes, customs,
freight, demurrage or other charges related to the Imported Goods or the Documents. Customs
Broker acknowledges that Borrower is solely responsible for payment of any compensation and charges
owed to Customs Broker. Borrower is further responsible for paying any fees, expenses, duties,
taxes, customs, freight, demurrage or other charges that may at any time accrue or be payable in
respect of the Imported Goods or the Documents and Borrower agree to protect, indemnify, pay (or
promptly reimburse the Administrative Agent or Lenders for the payment of), and hold the
Administrative Agent and Lenders harmless from and against all liability in connection with, any
and all fees, expenses, duties, taxes,
customs, freight, demurrage or other charges in respect of the Imported Goods or the Documents.
Liens at any time held by Customs Broker with respect to any Imported Goods or Documents shall be
junior and subordinate to the liens of the Administrative Agent in such property.
7. Specific Waivers and Disclaimers. The Borrower acknowledges that neither the
Administrative Agent nor Lenders shall be responsible in any way for the quality, quantity,
description, condition, or nature of any of the Imported Goods or any delay in shipment of the
Imported Goods or clearance of the Imported Goods at the port of entry, and that any claims with
respect to any of the Imported Goods shall be settled directly by the Borrower with the Foreign
Vendor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and Lenders do
not make any warranties regarding the Imported Goods, including warranties of merchantability,
fitness for any particular purpose or title, all of which warranties are hereby disclaimed.
8. Parties Intended to be Benefited. All of the understandings, covenants, and
agreements contained herein are solely for the benefit of Customs Broker, the Administrative Agent,
Lenders and Borrower, and their respective successors and assigns, and there are no other Persons
that are intended to be benefited in any way by this Agreement.
9. No Limitation Intended. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall
affect or limit, in any way, any rights that Customs Broker, the Administrative Agent, Lenders, or
Borrower have with respect to any third parties.
10. Notice
of Termination or Enforcement Action; the Administrative Agent’s Cure
Right. Customs Broker agrees to notify the Administrative Agent of Customs Broker’s intent to
terminate any contractual arrangement in effect between Customs Broker and the Borrower relating to
the handling of the Documents or the Imported Goods or to take any Enforcement Action against all
or any part of the Documents or the Imported Goods. Prior to terminating such contractual
arrangement or taking such Enforcement Action, Customs Broker will permit the Administrative Agent
at least 10 Business Days after the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such notice to cure the
default the existence of which gave rise to Customs Broker’s intent to terminate such contractual
arrangement or to take such Enforcement Action; but the Administrative Agent shall not be obligated
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11. Notice. Whenever it is provided herein that any notice or other communication
shall or may be given to or served upon any party hereto, or whenever any party desires to give or
serve upon any of the other parties communication with respect to this Agreement, each such notice
or other communication shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or sent by certified
or registered mail, postage prepaid, or by overnight courier, telex or facsimile transmission,
addressed to the noticed party at the address shown on the signature page hereof, or at such other
address as may be substituted by notice given as herein provided. Each notice or other
communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been duly given or served, in the case of personal
delivery, when personally delivered, in the case of mailing, when receipted for, in the case of
overnight delivery, on the next Business Day after delivery to the courier, and, in the case of
telex and facsimile transmission, when actually received.
12. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be a continuing agreement until payment
in full of the indebtedness and obligations outstanding under the Loan Agreement and Lenders’
termination of all of their respective commitments under the Loan Agreement; shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except for its
rules relating to conflicts of law; and may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by
Customs Broker, the Administrative Agent and Borrower in separate counterparts, each of which shall
be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement. Any waiver
or amendment hereunder must be evidenced by a signed writing of the party to be bound thereby, and
shall only be effective in the specific instance. The headings in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only, and shall not alter or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. The
provisions of this Agreement are severable
and if any provision of this Agreement shall be adjudged invalid or unenforceable by a court of
competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding upon the parties.
Any signature delivered by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be deemed to be an original
signature hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of
the date first hereinabove set forth.
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Attention: Loan Administration Manager |
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Telecopier: (000) 000-0000 |
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