LIBOR HARDWIRE TRANSITION AMENDMENT FIRST AMENDMENT
Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
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LIBOR HARDWIRE TRANSITION AMENDMENT
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FIRST AMENDMENT
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THIS FIRST AMENDMENT (this βFirst Amendmentβ), dated as of June 21, 2023, is executed and delivered by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the βAdministrative Agentβ), pursuant to Section 3.04(c) of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced and/or supplemented from time to time prior to the Conforming Changes Effective Date referred to below, the βExisting Credit Agreementβ, and as amended by this First Amendment, the βAmended Credit Agreementβ), between the Administrative Agent, Instructure Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), and the lenders and L/C issuers from time to time party thereto (collectively, the βLendersβ).
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RECITALS
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WHEREAS, certain loans, commitments and/or other extensions of credit (the βLoansβ) under the Existing Credit Agreement denominated in Dollars incur or are permitted to incur interest, fees and/or other amounts based on the Eurocurrency Rate, which is determined by reference to the London interbank offered rate as administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited for deposits in Dollars (βLIBORβ) in accordance with the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement;
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WHEREAS, the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited is expected to announce that all Available Tenors of LIBOR will no longer be representative on or about July 1, 2023;
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3.04(a) of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent has determined in accordance with the Existing Credit Agreement that the Eurocurrency Rate for Loans denominated in Dollars should be replaced with an alternate rate of interest in accordance with the Existing Credit Agreement and, in connection therewith, the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, has determined that certain Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes are necessary or advisable and such changes shall become effective on July 5, 2023 without any further action or consent of any other party to the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document (the βConforming Changes Amendment Effective Dateβ); and
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WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower have jointly identified certain obvious errors of a technical nature in the Existing Credit Agreement and desire to amend the Existing Credit Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01 thereof to correct such errors.
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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changes in Exhibit A hereto relating to the Alternative Currency Term Rate and Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans shall not become effective until the Administrative Agent shall have received an executed counterpart of this First Amendment from the Borrower;
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Section 8 hereof) the Borrower; and
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any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof, and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. The Administrative Agent shall endeavor in good-faith to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
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Borrowing shall be automatically converted in full to a SOFR Borrowing with a one month Interest Period effective as of the applicable Existing Interest Period Expiration Date.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Administrative Agent has duly executed and delivered this First Amendment as of the date first above written.
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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: .JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
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[lnstructure- Signature Page to Amendment No. I)
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Solely for purposes of Section 8 and the proviso to Section 2 of this First Amendment:
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INSTRUCTURE HOLDINGS, INC., as Borrower
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Exhibit A
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(Attached hereto)
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Execution VersionExhibit A to Amendment No. 1, dated as of June 21, 2023
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
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dated as of October 29, 2021 among
as Borrower,
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and an L/C Issuer,
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THE OTHER LENDERS AND L/C ISSUERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
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and
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
CITIBANK, N.A., CITICORP USA, INC.,
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., and
XXXXX CAPITAL LLC,
as Arrangers
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS 1
Section 1.01 Defined Terms 1
Section 1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions 98
Section 1.03 Accounting Term 102
Section 1.04 Rounding 103
Section 1.05 References to Agreements and Laws 103
Section 1.06 Times of Day 103
Section 1.07 Timing of Payment or Performance 103
Section 1.08 Currency Equivalents Generally 103
Section 1.09 Letter of Credit Amounts 104
Section 1.10 Pro Forma Calculations 104
Section 1.11 Calculation of Baskets 105
Section 1.12 Cashless Rollovers 105
Section 1.13 Interest Rate; LIBOR Notification 105
ARTICLE II THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS 106
Section 2.01 The Loans 106
Section 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans 107
Section 2.03 Letters of Credit 108
Section 2.04 [Reserved] 118
Section 2.05 Prepayments 118
Section 2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments 125
Section 2.07 Repayment of Loans 126
Section 2.08 Interest 126
Section 2.09 Fees 127
Section 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees 127
Section 2.11 Evidence of Indebtedness 128
Section 2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent's Clawback 128
Section 2.13 Sharing of Payments 130
Section 2.14 Incremental Facilities 131
Section 2.15 Incremental Equivalent Debt 138
Section 2.16 Cash Collateral 140
Section 2.17 Defaulting Lenders 141
Section 2.18 Specified Refinancing Debt 143
Section 2.19 Extension of Term Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments 145
Section 2.20 Permitted Debt Exchanges 149
Section 2.21 Alternative Currencies 150
ARTICLE III TAXES, INCREASED COSTS PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY 151
Section 3.01 Taxes 151
Section 3.02 [Reserved] 155
Section 3.03 Illegality 155
Section 3.04 Inability to Determine Rates 155
Section 3.05 Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy and Liquidity Requirements 156
Section 3.06 Funding Losses 158
Section 3.07 Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation 158
Section 3.08 Replacement of Lenders Under Certain Circumstances 159
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS 161
Section 4.01 Conditions to the Initial Credit Extension on the Closing Date 161
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Section 4.02 Conditions to All Credit Extensions 163
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 164
Section 5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws 164
Section 5.02 Authorization; No Contravention 164
Section 5.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents 165
Section 5.04 Binding Effect 165
Section 5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect 165
Section 5.06 Litigation 166
Section 5.07 Use of Proceeds 166
Section 5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens 166
Section 5.09 Environmental Compliance 166
Section 5.10 Taxes 167
Section 5.11 ERISA Compliance 167
Section 5.12 Subsidiaries; Capital Stock 168
Section 5.13 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act 168
Section 5.14 Disclosure 168
Section 5.15 Compliance with Laws 168
Section 5.16 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc 169
Section 5.17 Solvency 169
Section 5.18 Validity, Priority and Perfection of Security Interests in the Collateral 169
Section 5.19 Sanctions; OFAC 170
Section 5.20 Anti-Corruption Laws 170
Section 5.21 Labor Matters 170
Section 5.22 Privacy; Data Security 171
ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 171
Section 6.01 Financial Statements 171
Section 6.02 Certificates; Other Information 173
Section 6.03 Notices 174
Section 6.04 Payment of Taxes 175
Section 6.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc 175
Section 6.06 Maintenance of Properties 175
Section 6.07 Maintenance of Insurance 175
Section 6.08 Compliance with Laws 176
Section 6.09 Maintenance of Books and Records 176
Section 6.10 Inspection Rights 176
Section 6.11 Use of Proceeds 177
Section 6.12 Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security 177
Section 6.13 Compliance with Environmental Laws 180
Section 6.14 Further Assurances 180
Section 6.15 Maintenance of Ratings 180
Section 6.16 Post-Closing Undertakings 181
Section 6.17 No Change in Line of Business 181
Section 6.18 Reserved 181
Section 6.19 Unrestricted Subsidiaries 185
Section 6.20 Transactions with Affiliates 209
ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS 185
Section 7.01 Indebtedness 186
Section 7.02 Limitations on Liens 194
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Section 7.03 Fundamental Changes 194
Section 7.04 Asset Sales 196
Section 7.05 Restricted Payments 198
Section 7.06 Burdensome Agreements 207
Section 7.07 [Reserved] 209
Section 7.08 Financial Covenant 209
ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES 210
Section 8.01 Events of Default 210
Section 8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default 214
Section 8.03 Right to Cure 214
Section 8.04 Application of Funds 216
ARTICLE IX ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND OTHER AGENTS 217
Section 9.01 Appointment and Authorization of Agents 217
Section 9.02 Delegation of Duties 218
Section 9.03 Liability of Agents 219
Section 9.04 Reliance by Agents 220
Section 9.05 Notice of Default 221
Section 9.06 Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agents 221
Section 9.07 Indemnification of Agents 222
Section 9.08 Agents in Their Individual Capacities 222
Section 9.09 Successor Agents 222
Section 9.10 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim 224
Section 9.11 Collateral and Guaranty Matters 225
Section 9.12 Other Agents; Arranger and Managers 226
Section 9.13 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements 226
Section 9.14 Appointment of Supplemental Agents, Incremental Arrangers, Incremental Equivalent Debt Arrangers and Specified Refinancing
Agents 227
Section 9.15 Intercreditor Agreement 228
Section 9.16 Withholding Tax 228
Section 9.17 Credit Bidding 229
Section 9.18 Certain ERISA Matters 230
Section 9.19 Erroneous Payments 231
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS 233
Section 10.01 Amendments, Etc 233
Section 10.02 Notices; Electronic Communications 237
Section 10.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement 239
Section 10.04 Expenses 239
Section 10.05 Indemnification by the Borrower 240
Section 10.06 Payments Set Aside 242
Section 10.07 Successors and Assigns 242
Section 10.08 Confidentiality 250
Section 10.09 Setoff 251
Section 10.10 Interest Rate Limitation 252
Section 10.11 Counterparts 252
Section 10.12 Integration; Effectiveness 253
Section 10.13 Survival of Representations and Warranties 253
Section 10.14 Severability 253
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Section 10.15 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc 253
Section 10.16 Service of Process 254
Section 10.17 Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury 254
Section 10.18 Binding Effect 254
Section 10.19 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility 255
Section 10.20 Affiliate Activities 255
Section 10.21 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents 255
Section 10.22 USA PATRIOT Act 256
Section 10.23 Judgment Currency 256
Section 10.24 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial
Institutions 256
Section 10.25 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 257
ARTICLE XI CO-BORROWER ARRANGEMENTS 258
Section 11.01 Addition of Co-Borrowers 258
Section 11.02 Status of Co-Borrowers 259
Section 11.03 Resignation of Co-Borrowers 259
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SCHEDULES
Schedule 1 Subsidiary Guarantors
Schedule 1.01(f) Closing Date L/C Issuers and Letter of Credit Sublimits Schedule 2.01 Commitments and Pro Rata Shares
Schedule 5.08 Material Real Property
Schedule 5.12 Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments Schedule 5.16 Intellectual Property Matters
Schedule 6.16 Post-Closing Undertakings Schedule 7.01 Closing Date Indebtedness
Schedule 7.02 Closing Date Liens
Schedule 7.04 Scheduled Asset Sales
Schedule 7.05 Closing Date Investments
Schedule 10.02 Administrative Agent's Office, Certain Addresses for Notices
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EXHIBITS
Form of
Exhibit A-1 Committed Loan Notice
Exhibit A-2 Request for L/C Credit Extension
Exhibit B-1 Term Note
Exhibit B-2 Revolving Credit Note
Exhibit C Compliance Certificate
Exhibit D-1 Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit D-2 Administrative Questionnaire
Exhibit D-3 Affiliate Lender Assignment and Assumption Exhibit G-1 Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement
Exhibit G-2 Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement
Exhibit H Intercompany Subordination Agreement
Exhibit I-1 U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
Exhibit I-2 U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
Exhibit I-3 U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
Exhibit I-4 U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
Exhibit J Optional Prepayment Notice
Exhibit K Co-Borrower Joinder Agreement
Exhibit L [Reserved]
Exhibit M Solvency Certificate
Exhibit N Secured Party Joinder Notice
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
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This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of October 29, 2021, among Instructure Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the "Lenders" and individually, a "Lender"), each L/C Issuer party hereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ("JPM"), as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and an L/C Issuer.
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PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
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WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that, upon the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent set forth in the applicable provisions of Article IV below, the applicable Lenders (a) make term loans to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 under the Initial Term Commitment and (b) make available to the Borrower a $125,000,000 multicurrency revolving credit facility for the making, from time to time, of revolving loans and the issuance, from time to time, of letters of credit, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
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WHEREAS, the Borrower intends to use the proceeds of the initial borrowing under the Facilities to finance the repayment in full of outstanding loans under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2020 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time "Existing Credit Agreement"), by and among Instructure Intermediate Holdings III, LLC, as holdings, Instructure, Inc. and Instructure Holdings, LLC, each as a borrower, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, Xxxxx Capital Markets LLC, as the administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders and other parties party thereto (collectively, the "Closing Date Refinancing"), to pay Transaction Costs and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
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Section 1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
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"Acceleration" has the meaning specified in Section 8.01(e).
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"Acquired Indebtedness" means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging, amalgamating or consolidating with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of, such specified Person, and (b) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
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"Adjusted Cash" means the amount of unrestricted cash after giving effect to unrealized gains and losses under (and as determined by) any currency Swap Contracts in place at the time of determination (but only with respect to the then-elapsed portion of the current monthly or quarterly (as applicable under the relevant currency Swap Contract) calculation period thereunder).
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"Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate" means for any Interest Period as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, an interest rate per annum equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period; provided, that if
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any such rate with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility is less than 0.00%, such Eurocurrency Rate will be deemed to be 0.00%.
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"βAdjusted Eurocurrency Rate" meansTerm SOFR Rateβ means, with respect to any SOFR Borrowing denominated in Dollars for any Interest Period as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, an interest rate per annum equal to the Eurocurrencysum of (a) the Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period plus
(b) the applicable Term SOFR Adjustment; provided, that if any such rate with respect to (x) the Initial Term Loans is less than 0.50%, such EurocurrencyAdjusted Term SOFR Rate shall be deemed to be 0.50%, and (y) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility is less than 0.00%, such EurocurrencyAdjusted Term SOFR Rate will be deemed to be 0.00%.
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"Administrative Agent" means JPM acting through such of its Affiliates or branches as it may designate, in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent permitted by the terms hereof.
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"Administrative Agent's Office" means the Administrative Agent's address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02 with respect to such currency or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.
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"Administrative Questionnaire" means an Administrative Questionnaire in substantially the form of Exhibit D-2 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
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"Affected Financial Institution" means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
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"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, "control" (including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling," "controlled by" and "under common control with"), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.
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"Affiliate Lenders" means, collectively, the Sponsor and its Affiliates (other than any Natural Person, the Borrower and any of the Borrower's Subsidiaries).
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"Affiliate Transaction" has the meaning specified in Section 6.20(a).
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"Agent-Related Distress Event" means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Person that directly or indirectly controls the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (each, a "Distressed Agent-Related Person"), a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Agent-Related Person under any Debtor Relief Law is commenced, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Agent-Related Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Agent-Related Person's assets, or such Distressed Agent-Related Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Agent-Related Person to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that an Agent-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interests in the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Person that directly or indirectly controls the Administrative Agent by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof, so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments
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or writs of attachment on its assets or permit the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent.
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"Agent-Related Persons" means each Agent, together with its Related Parties. "Agent's Spot Rate of Exchange" has the meaning specified in Section 1.08(a).
"Agents" means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Arrangers, the Incremental Arrangers and the Supplemental Agents (if any).
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"Aggregate Commitments" means the Commitments of all the Lenders.
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"Agreement" means this credit agreement, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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"Agreement Currency" has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.
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"All-in Yield" means, with respect to any Indebtedness, the yield of such Indebtedness, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, OID, upfront fees or index floors, in each case payable by the Borrower generally to lenders; provided that OID and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a four-year life to maturity, as the context requires, and shall not include arrangement fees, structuring fees, ticking fees, commitment fees, unused line fees, underwriting fees, call protection and end of term fees, prepayment premiums, any amendment fees, consent fees and similar fees (regardless of whether paid in whole or in part to the relevant lenders) or any other fees regardless of whether paid or payable generally to all lenders by the applicable borrower in the primary syndication of such indebtedness; provided, further, that, if such Indebtedness includes an index floor greater than the one applicable to the Initial Term Loans, such greater amount shall be added to the applicable interest rate margin solely for purposes of determining the All-in Yield of such Indebtedness, but only to the extent that an increase in the interest rate floor would cause an increase in the interest rate margin then in effect with respect to such interest rate.
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"Alternative Currency" means (a) Euros, Pounds Sterling and Canadian dollars and (b) any currency added pursuant to Section 2.21.
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"Alternative Currency Borrowing" means a Borrowing comprising of Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans.
βAlternative Currency Successor Rateβ has the meaning specified in Section 3.04(b). βAlternative Currency Term Rateβ means, for any Interest Period, with respect to any
Credit Extension:
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βAlternative Currency Term Rate Loanβ means a Committed Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the definition of βAlternative Currency Term Rate.β All Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans must be denominated in Euros or Canadian dollars.
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βAncillary Feesβ has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(d). "Anticipated Cure Deadline" has the meaning specified in Section 8.03(a). "Anti-Corruption Laws" has the meaning specified in Section 5.20.
βApplicable Authorityβ means (a) with respect to SOFR, the SOFR Administrator or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or the SOFR Administrator and (b) with respect to any Alternative Currency, the applicable administrator for the relevant rate for such Alternative Currency or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator.
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"Applicable Commitment Fee" means a percentage per annum equal to (a) from the Closing Date until the first Business Day that immediately follows the date on which a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) in respect of the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date, 0.50% per annum, and (b) thereafter, the applicable percentage per annum set forth below, as determined by reference to Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):
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Greater than 2.00:1.00 |
0.50% |
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Equal to or less than 2.00:1.00 and greater than 1.00:1.00 |
Β 0.45% |
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Equal to or less than 1.00:1.00 |
0.40% |
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Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Commitment Fee resulting from a change in the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date the applicable Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a); provided, however, that "Pricing Level 1" shall apply without regard to the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio at any time after the date on which any annual or quarterly financial statement was required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) (after giving effect to the grace period set forth in Section 8.01(c)) but was not delivered (or the Compliance Certificate related to such financial statements was required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) (after giving effect to the grace period set forth in Section 8.01(c)) but was not delivered), commencing with the first Business Day immediately following such date and continuing until the first Business Day immediately
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following the date on which such financial statements (or, if later, the Compliance Certificate related to such financial statements) are delivered.
"Applicable Discount" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Dutch Auction". "Applicable Intercreditor Arrangements" means (i) the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement,
(ii) the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and (iii) any other intercreditor or subordination agreement or
arrangement (which may take the form of a "waterfall" or similar provision), as applicable, the terms of which are (a) consistent with market terms (as determined by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in good faith) governing arrangements for the sharing and/or subordination of liens and/or arrangements relating to the distribution of payments, as applicable, at the time the relevant intercreditor agreement is proposed to be established in light of the type of Indebtedness subject thereto or (b) reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent; provided, that, with respect to this clause (iii)(b), the terms shall be deemed reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent (and the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent shall be automatically and irrevocably deemed to have been directed by the Lenders to enter into such other intercreditor agreement) if such intercreditor agreement is either substantially in the form of (x) Exhibit G-1 as modified solely with immaterial changes or to add new parties, (y) Exhibit G-2 as modified solely with immaterial changes or to add new parties or (z) posted to the Lenders and not objected to by the Required Lenders within 10 Business Days of the posting thereof.
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"Applicable Jurisdiction" means the United States and any other jurisdiction approved by the Revolving Credit Lenders or the Term Lenders of the applicable Tranche, as applicable, and the Administrative Agent, in each case, acting reasonably and in good faith.
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"Applicable Rate" means:
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Eurocurrency Rate Loans, SONIASOFR Loans and Alternative Currency Term RateSONIA Loans |
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Greater than 2.00:1.00 |
2.50% |
1.50% |
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Equal to or less than 2.00:1.00 and greater than 1.00:1.00 |
2.25% |
1.25% |
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Equal to or less than |
2.00% |
1.00% |
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Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a); provided, however, that "Pricing Level 1" for the table set forth in clause (a) above shall apply without regard to the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, at any time after the date on which any annual or quarterly financial statement was required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) (after giving effect to the grace period set forth in Section 8.01(c)) but was not delivered (or the Compliance Certificate related to such financial statements was required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) (after giving effect to the grace period set forth in Section 8.01(c)) but was not delivered), commencing with the first Business Day immediately following such date and continuing until the first Business Day immediately following the date on which such financial statements (or, if later, the Compliance Certificate related to such financial statements) are delivered.
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For the avoidance of doubt, the unwinding of Swap Contracts shall not be deemed to constitute an Asset Sale.
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"Assignee Group" means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.
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"Assignment and Assumption" means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1, or otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
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"Auction Amount" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Dutch Auction". "Auction Notice" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Dutch Auction". "Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit" has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(iii).
βAvailable Tenorβ means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of βInterest Periodβ pursuant to clause (g) of Section 3.04.
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"Bail-In Action" means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
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"Bail-In Legislation" means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
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"Base Rate" means, for any day, a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of
(a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by as its βprime rate,β (c) Eurocurrency Rate for such date plus 1.00% the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate (giving effect to any βfloorβ applicable thereto) for a one month Interest Period as published two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day (or if such day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the immediately preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day) plus 1.00%; provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for any day shall be based on the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m. Chicago time on such day (or any amended publication time for the Term SOFR Reference Rate, as specified by the CME Term SOFR Administrator in the Term SOFR Reference Rate methodology) and (d) 1.00%. The βprime rateβ is a rate set by Administrative Agent based upon various factors including Administrative Agentβs costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Administrative Agent shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. If the Base
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Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.04 hereof, then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.
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βBenchmarkβ means, initially, with respect to any (i) XXXXX Xxxx, Daily Simple XXXXX or, (ii) SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR Rate and (iii) Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Eurocurrency Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event, or a Term ESTR Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the Eurocurrency Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then βBenchmarkβ means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (b) or clause (c) of Section 3.04.
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Replacement Adjustment, as set forth in clause (1)(A) of this definition (subject to the first proviso above) and (y) with respect to a Loan denominated in Euros, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Term ESTR Transition Event, and the delivery of a Term ESTR Notice, on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date the βBenchmark Replacementβ shall revert to and shall be deemed to be the sum of (a) Term ESTR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, as set forth in clause (1)(CB) of this definition (subject to the first proviso above).
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βBenchmark Replacement Conforming Changesβ means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of βBase Rate,β the definition of βBusiness Day,β the definition of βInterest Period,β timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides in its reasonable discretion, in consultation with the Borrower, may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary, in consultation with the Borrower, in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
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administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
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"beneficial owner" has the meaning given to that term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, in each case as in effect on the date hereof, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular "person" (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, as in effect on the date hereof), such "person" will not be deemed to have beneficial ownership of any securities that such "person" has the right to acquire or vote only upon the happening of any future event or contingency (including the passage of time) that has not yet occurred. The terms "beneficial ownership," "beneficially owns" and "beneficially owned" have a corresponding meaning.
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"Benefit Plan" means any of (a) an "employee benefit plan" (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a "plan" as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such "employee benefit plan" or "plan".
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"BHC ACT Affiliate" means an "affiliate" (as defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)).
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"Board of Directors" means as to any Person, the board of directors, board of managers, sole member or managing member or other governing body of such Person, or if such Person is owned or managed by a single entity or has a general partner, the board of directors, board of managers, sole member or managing member or other governing body of such entity or general partner, or in each case, any duly authorized committee thereof, and the term "directors" means members of the Board of Directors.
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"Cash-Capped Incremental Facility" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).
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"Cash Collateralize" means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or L/C Issuer (as applicable) and the Revolving Credit Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of either thereof (as the context may require), cash, Cash Equivalents (if reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer) or deposit account balances (in the case of L/C Obligations in the respective currency or currencies in which the applicable L/C Obligations are denominated unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent or L/C Issuer benefiting from such collateral) or, if the Administrative Agent or L/C Issuer benefiting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support (including by backstop with a letter of credit satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or by being deemed reissued under another agreement acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer), in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) the applicable L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the Lenders).
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"Cash Contribution Amount" means the aggregate amount of cash contributions made to the capital of the Borrower and designated as a "Cash Contribution Amount" as described in the definition of "Contribution Indebtedness".
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thereof) or better by Xxxxx'x or AAA (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Fitch (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency); and
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"Cash Management Agreement" means any agreement or arrangement to provide Cash Management Services to any Borrower Party.
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"Cash Management Bank" means any Person (a) that (i) is at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement, an Arranger, Lender or an Agent or an Affiliate of an Arranger, Lender or an Agent, (ii) in the case of any Cash Management Agreement in effect on or prior to the Closing Date, is, as of the Closing Date or within 45 days thereafter, an Arranger, Lender or an Agent or an Affiliate of an Arranger, Lender or an Agent and a party to a Cash Management Agreement or (iii) within 45 days after the time it enters into the applicable Cash Management Agreement, becomes an Arranger, Lender or an Affiliate of an Arranger, Lender or an Agent or (b) (i) whose long-term senior unsecured debt rating is A/A2 by S&P or Xxxxx'x (or their equivalent) or higher or (ii) that has been approved in writing by the Administrative Agent and, in the case of clauses (b)(i) and (ii), (x) has been designated by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent as a "Cash Management Bank" for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (y) the applicable counterparty shall have appointed the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent as its agents under the applicable Loan Documents and agreed to be bound by the provisions of Article IX as if it were a Lender pursuant to a writing substantially in the form of Exhibit N or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
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or undisputed, secured or unsecured, assertable directly or derivatively, whether arising before, on, or after the Closing Date, in contract or in tort, in law (whether local, state, or federal U.S. or non-U.S. law) or in equity, or pursuant to any other theory of local, state, or federal U.S. or non-U.S. law. For the avoidance of doubt, "Cause of Action" includes: (a) any right of setoff, counterclaim, or recoupment and any claim for breach of contract or for breach of duties imposed by law or in equity; (b) any claim based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, tort, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent transfer or fraudulent conveyance or voidable transaction law, violation of local, state, or federal or non-U.S. law or breach of any duty imposed by law or in equity, including securities laws, negligence, and gross negligence; (c) any claim pursuant to section 362 or chapter 5 of the title 11 of the United States Code or similar local, state, or federal U.S. or non-U.S. law; (d) any claim or defense including fraud, mistake, duress, and usury, and any other defenses set forth in section 558 of title 11 of the United States Code; (e) any state or foreign law pertaining to actual or constructive fraudulent transfer, fraudulent conveyance, or similar claim; and (f) any "lender liability" or equitable subordination claims or defenses.
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"Closing Date" means October 29, 2021.
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"Closing Date Refinancing" has the meaning specified in the Preliminary Statements of this Agreement.
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βClosing Feeβ has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(b).
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βCME Term SOFR Administratorβ means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited as administrator of the forward-looking term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) (or a successor administrator).
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"Co-Borrower Joinder Agreement" means a joinder agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit K hereto or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which a Co-Borrower agrees to become an obligor in respect of Borrowings under this Agreement.
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"Code" means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. "Collateral" means all of the "Collateral" (or similar term) referred to in the Collateral
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Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
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"Collateral Agent" means JPM, acting through such of its Affiliates or branches as it may designate, in its capacity as collateral agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor collateral agent permitted by the terms hereof.
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"Collateral Documents" means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreement, the Mortgages (if any), collateral assignments, Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplements, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 6.12, Section 6.14 or Section 6.16, and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
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"Commitment" means a Term Commitment and/or a Revolving Credit Commitment, as the context may require.
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"Committed Loan Notice" means a notice of (a) a Term Borrowing, (b) a Revolving Credit Borrowing, (c) a conversion of Loans from one Type to another or (d) a continuation of SOFR Loans, Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.
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"Commodity Exchange Act" means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. §§ 1 et. seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
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"Compliance Certificate" means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C or such other form as may be agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
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"Compounded SOFR" means the compounded average of SOFRs for the applicable Corresponding Tenor, with the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate (which may include compounding in arrears with a lookback and/or suspension period as a mechanism to determine the interest amount payable prior to the end of each Interest Period) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with:
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are substantially consistent with any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining compounded SOFR for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time;
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"Consolidated Cash Interest Expense" means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the cash interest expense (including that attributable to any Capitalized Lease Obligation), net of cash interest income, with respect to Consolidated Funded Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, other than non-recourse Indebtedness, including commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers' acceptance financing and net cash costs under hedging agreements (other than in connection with the early termination thereof); excluding, in each case:
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provided that (a) when determining Consolidated Cash Interest Expense in respect of any four-quarter period ending prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, Consolidated Cash Interest Expense will be calculated by multiplying the aggregate Consolidated Cash Interest Expense accrued since the Closing Date by 365 and then dividing such product by the number of days from and including the Closing Date to and including the last day of such period and (b) in the case of any Person that became a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person after the commencement of such four-quarter period, the interest expense of such Person paid in cash prior to the date on which it became a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person will be disregarded.
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"Consolidated Current Assets" means, with respect to any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, all assets of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as current assets on the balance sheet of a company conducting a business the same as or similar to that of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, after deducting appropriate and adequate reserves therefrom in each case in which a reserve is proper in accordance with GAAP, but excluding (i) cash, (ii) Cash Equivalents,
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Receivables Financing and (xi) the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition.
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"Consolidated Current Liabilities" means, with respect to any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, all liabilities in accordance with GAAP that would be classified as current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person, but excluding (a) the current portion of Indebtedness (including the Swap Termination Value of any Swap Contracts) to the extent reflected as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person, (b) the current portion of interest, (c) accruals for current or deferred taxes based on income or profits, (d) accruals of any costs or expenses related to restructuring reserves or severance, (e) deferred revenue, (f) escrow account balances, (g) the current portion of pension liabilities, (h) liabilities in respect of unpaid earn-outs, (i) amounts related to derivative financial instruments and assets held for sale, (j) any L/C Obligations or Revolving Credit Loans and any letter of credit obligations, swing line loans or revolving loans under any other revolving credit facility, (k) the current portion of other long-term liabilities and (l) the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition.
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"Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including the amortization of deferred financing fees or costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees, and expenses, capitalized expenditures (including Capitalized Software Expenditures), customer acquisition costs, the amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par and incentive payments, conversion costs, and contract acquisition costs of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.
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"Consolidated EBITDA" means, with respect to any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period:
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paid or accrued to or on behalf of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower or any of the Permitted Holders, in each case, to the extent permitted by Section 6.20; plus
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permitted Investment consummated during such period and (iv) giving effect to any changes in billing policy; plus
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item pursuant to the foregoing clauses (1) through (6) above if any such item individually is less than
$3,500,000 in any fiscal quarter;
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consolidated EBITDA (a) for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2020, shall be deemed to be $82,300,000, (b) for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2020, shall be deemed to be $16,400,000, (c) for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021, shall be deemed to be
$(22,800,000), and (d) for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2021, shall be deemed to be $128,000,000, in each case, as may be subject to addbacks and adjustments (without duplication) pursuant to clauses (1) through (6) above upon the occurrence of a "pro forma" event that occurs after the Closing Date and which is deemed to have occurred as of the first day of a period that includes any of the foregoing fiscal quarters.
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"Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio" means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded First Lien Indebtedness of the Borrower Parties as of such date to (b) Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA.
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"Consolidated Funded First Lien Indebtedness" means Consolidated Funded Indebtedness of the Borrower Parties that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on an equivalent priority or senior basis (but, in each case, without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, Consolidated Funded First Lien Indebtedness shall not include Capitalized Lease Obligations other than those that are secured on an equal priority or senior basis with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations; provided that such Consolidated Funded First Lien Indebtedness is not expressly subordinated pursuant to a written agreement in right of payment to the Obligations.
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"Consolidated Funded Indebtedness" of a Person means (1) all Indebtedness of the type described in clauses (a)(i), (a)(ii) (but excluding surety bonds, performance bonds or other similar instruments), (a)(iv) and clause (b) (in respect of Indebtedness of the type described in clauses (a)(i), (a)(ii) (but excluding Indebtedness constituting surety bonds, performance bonds or other similar instruments) of the definition of "Indebtedness" of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but (x) excluding the effects of any discounting of Indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition and (y) any Indebtedness that is issued at a discount to its initial principal amount shall be calculated based on the entire stated principal amount thereof, without giving effect to any discounts or upfront payments), excluding obligations in respect of letters of credit (including Letters of Credit), bank guarantees and guarantees on first demand, in each case, except to the extent of unreimbursed amounts thereunder and (2) Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock of a Non-Loan Party Subsidiary (in each case, solely to the extent issued in reliance on Section 7.01) in an amount equal to its maximum fixed repurchase price, as applicable less (A) the amount of Adjusted Cash and unrestricted Cash Equivalents of the Borrower Parties as of such date and (B) the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower Parties restricted in favor of the Collateral Agent or any Lender (which may also include cash and Cash Equivalents securing other Indebtedness secured by a pari passu or junior Lien on the Collateral), in each case, as of such date. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that obligations (a) under Swap Contracts, Cash Management Services and any Receivables Financing or Factoring Transaction or (b) owed by Unrestricted Subsidiaries, do not constitute Consolidated Funded Indebtedness.
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Consolidated Funded Indebtedness is not expressly subordinated pursuant to a written agreement in right of payment to the Obligations.
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"Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio" means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of
(a) Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA to (b) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense of the Borrower Parties on a consolidated basis for the Test Period ended on such date, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis; provided that for purposes of calculating Consolidated Cash Interest Expense pursuant to this definition, all cash dividends and other distributions with respect to Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock issued by any Borrower Party constituting βConsolidated Funded Indebtednessβ and paid during such Test Period to any Person other than a Borrower Party (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) shall be treated as βConsolidated Cash Interest Expenseβ for such Test Period.
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dividend to another Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Guarantor), to the limitation contained in this clause (v));
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For the purpose of Section 7.05 only, there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any income arising from the sale or other disposition of Restricted Investments, from repurchases or redemptions of Restricted Investments, from repayments of loans or advances which constituted Restricted Investments or from any dividends, repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets from Unrestricted Subsidiaries, in each case to the extent such amounts increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under such covenant pursuant to clauses (c)(v) or (c)(vi) of the first paragraph thereof.
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"Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio" means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Senior Secured Indebtedness of the Borrower Parties as of such date to (b) Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA.
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"Consolidated Total Assets" means the total consolidated assets of the Borrower Parties, as shown on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower Parties, determined on a Pro Forma Basis.
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"Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio" means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of
(a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness of the Borrower Parties as of such date to (b) Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA.
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"Contingent Obligations" means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness ("primary obligations") of any other Person (the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent:
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"Contractual Obligation" means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, loan agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
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"Contribution Indebtedness" means Indebtedness of any Borrower Party in an aggregate principal amount not greater than 200.0% of the aggregate amount of cash contributions (other than Excluded Contributions) made to the capital of the Borrower (other than Cure Equity) or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than, in the case of such Restricted Subsidiary, contributions by any Borrower Party to its capital) after the Closing Date and designated as a Cash Contribution Amount.
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"Controlled Non-U.S. Subsidiary" means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower that is (or is a Subsidiary of) a "controlled foreign corporation" within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.
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"Corresponding Tenor" with respect to a Benchmark Replacement means a tenor (including overnight) having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as the applicable tenor for the applicable Interest Period with respect to the Eurocurrency Rate.
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βDaily Simple SOFRESTRβ means, for any day, SOFRESTR, with the conventions for this rate (which maywill include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining βDaily Simple SOFRESTRβ for syndicated business loans; provided, that, if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion (in consultation with the Borrower).
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determined with respect to (x) the Initial Term Loans is less than 0.50%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.50% and (y) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility is less than 0.00%, such rate will be deemed to be 0.00%. Any change in Daily Simple SOFR due to a change in SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR without notice to the Borrower.
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βDaily Simple XXXXXβ means, for any day (a βXXXXX Interest Dayβ), an interest rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) XXXXX for the day that is 5 Business Days prior to (A) if such XXXXX Interest Day is a Business Day, such XXXXX Interest Day or (B) if such XXXXX Interest Day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such XXXXX Interest Day and (b) 0%; provided that if the Daily Simple XXXXX as so determined is less than 0.00%, such rate will be deemed to be 0.00%. Any change in Daily Simple XXXXX due to a change in XXXXX shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in XXXXX without notice to the Borrower. If by 5:00 pm on the second Business Day immediately following any day XXXXX in respect of such day has not been published on the XXXXX Administratorβs Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to Daily Simple XXXXX has not occurred, then XXXXX for such day will be XXXXX as published in respect of the first preceding Business Day for which XXXXX was published on the XXXXX Administratorβs Website; provided that XXXXX determined pursuant to this sentence shall be utilized for purposes of calculation of Daily Simple XXXXX for no more than three (3) consecutive XXXXX Interest Days.
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"Debt Fund Affiliate" means any Affiliate of the Sponsor (other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) that is a bona fide debt fund or an investment vehicle that is engaged in the making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in, acquiring or trading commercial loans, bonds or similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business and whose managers have fiduciary duties to the investors in such fund independent of, or in addition to, their duties to the Sponsor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall a Natural Person be a Debt Fund Affiliate.
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"Debtor Relief Laws" means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, judicial management, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
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"Declining Lender" has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).
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"Default" means any event or condition set forth in Section 8.01 that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, in each case, as specified in such Section, would be an Event of Default.
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the Administrative Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations (provided that the Administrative Agent shall request such confirmation upon reasonable request from any L/C Issuer; provided, further, that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such confirmation by the Administrative Agent) or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, other than via an Undisclosed Administration, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or (iv) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that no Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of (x) the ownership or acquisition by a Governmental Authority of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender, or (y) the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (d)(i), (d)(ii) or (d)(iii) of this definition which in each case has been dismissed or terminated prior to the date of this Agreement. Any determination by the Administrative Agent (or the Required Lenders to the extent that the Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender) that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.17(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, each L/C Issuer and each Lender, as applicable.
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"Designated Non-Cash Consideration" means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by any Borrower Party in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of or collection on such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.
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"Designated Preferred Stock" means Preferred Stock of the Borrower or any Parent Holding Company, as applicable (other than Excluded Equity), that is issued after the Closing Date for cash and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock, pursuant to an officer's certificate of the Borrower, on the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are contributed to the capital of the Borrower (if issued by the Borrower or any Parent Holding Company) and excluded from the calculation set forth in clause
(c) of the first paragraph of Section 7.05.
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"Discount Range" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Dutch Auction". "Disposition" or "Dispose" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Asset Sale". "Disqualified Institution" means (a) each person identified as a "Disqualified Institution" on a
list delivered to the Arrangers by the Borrower on or prior to October 8, 2021 (as such list may be updated from time to time after the Closing Date with the Administrative Agent's consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)), (b) any Company Competitor identified on a list delivered to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower from time to time and (c) as to any entity referenced in each of clauses (a) and (b) above (the "Primary Disqualified Institution"), any of such Primary Disqualified Institution's Affiliates identified in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time or otherwise readily identifiable as such by name, but excluding, in the case of clause (b), any
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Affiliate that is primarily engaged in, or that advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in a diverse portfolio of commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course and with respect to which the Primary Disqualified Institution does not, directly or indirectly, possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the investment policies of such entity; provided that any additional designation permitted by the foregoing shall not apply retroactively to any prior assignment to any Lender or Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any list of Disqualified Institutions shall only be required to be available to any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant on the Platform or another similar electronic system (i) to the extent the Borrower desires to prevent any such Disqualified Institution from being a Lender or Participant or (ii) upon written request by such Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant. For the purpose of clauses (a) and (b) in the previous sentence, such list shall be made available to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.02 and any additions, deletions or other modifications to the list of Disqualified Institutions shall become effective within three Business Days after delivery to the Administrative Agent.
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"Disqualified Stock" means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interests of such Person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is puttable, redeemable or exchangeable), in each case, at the option of the holder thereof or upon the happening of any event:
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"Divided LP" means a limited partnership which has been formed upon the consummation of an LP Division.
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Auction at an Applicable Discount equal to the lowest Reply Discount that would allow the Borrower or its Subsidiary, as applicable, to complete a purchase of the entire Auction Amount. the Borrower or its Subsidiary, as applicable, shall purchase the applicable Loans (or the respective portions thereof) from each applicable Lender with a Reply Discount that is equal to or greater than the Applicable Discount ("Qualifying Bids") at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the aggregate proceeds required to purchase all applicable Loans subject to Qualifying Bids would exceed the Auction Amount for such Auction, the Borrower or its Subsidiary, as applicable, shall purchase such Loans at the Applicable Discount ratably based on the principal amounts of such Qualifying Bids (subject to adjustment for rounding as specified by the Administrative Agent). Each participating Lender will receive notice of a Qualifying Bid as soon as reasonably practicable but in no case later than five Business Days from the date the Return Bid was due.
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βEarly Opt-in Effective Dateβ means, with respect to any Early Opt-in Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
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"ECF Prepayment Amount" has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(i)(8).
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"EEA Financial Institution" means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
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"EEA Member Country" means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
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"EEA Resolution Authority" means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
"Effective Extension Incremental Facility" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a). "Eligible Assignee" means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under
Section 10.07(b) (subject to receipt of such consents, if any, as may be required for the assignment of the
applicable Loan and/or Commitments to such Person under Section 10.07(b)(iii)).
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"EMU" means the economic and monetary union as contemplated in the EU Treaty.
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"EMU Legislation" means the legislative measures of the EMU for the introduction of, changeover to, or operation of the Euro in one or more member states.
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"Enterprise Transformative Event" means any merger, acquisition, amalgamation, investment, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or disposition that is either (a) not permitted by the terms of the Loan Documents immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction, (b) if permitted by the terms of the Loan Documents immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction, would not provide the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with adequate flexibility under the Loan Documents for the continuation and/or expansion of their combined operations following such consummation, as reasonably determined by the Borrower acting in good faith or (c) is for consideration the aggregate value of which exceeds $150,000,000.
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"Environment" means ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, sediments, and subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.
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"Environmental Laws" means any and all Laws relating to pollution, the protection of the Environment, and human health and safety (to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Materials), including those related to Hazardous Materials, air emissions and discharges to public pollution control systems.
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"Environmental Liability" means any liability (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, monitoring or oversight by a Governmental Authority, fines, penalties or indemnities) resulting from or based upon (a) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law,
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"Environmental Permit" means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
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"Equity Interests" means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any Capital Stock that arises only by reason of the happening of a contingency that is outside the control of the holder of such Capital Stock or any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
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"Equity Issuance" means any issuance by any Person to any other Person of (a) its Equity Interests for cash, (b) any of its Equity Interests pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants, (c) any of its Equity Interests pursuant to the conversion of any debt securities to equity or (d) any options or warrants relating to its Equity Interests.
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βEquity Offeringβ means any public or private sale on or after the Closing Date of Capital Stock or Preferred Stock of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, as applicable (other than Disqualified Stock), other than:
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"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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"ERISA Affiliate" means any Person who together with any Loan Party is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code) or Section 4001 of ERISA.
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"ERISA Event" means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Plan; (b) the withdrawal of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a "substantial employer" (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA); (d) the filing of a written notice of intent to terminate or the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, respectively, (e) the institution by the PBGC of, or the receipt of any notice by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator indicating an intent by the PBGC to institute, proceedings to terminate a Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (g) the determination that any Plan is considered an at-risk plan within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA; (h) the determination that any Multiemployer Plan is considered a plan in "endangered", "critical", or "critical and declining" status within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA; (i) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate; or (j) the conditions for the imposition of a Lien under Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA shall have been met with respect to any Plan.
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"Erroneous Payment" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.19(a).
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"Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment" has the meaning assigned to it in Section
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"Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.19(d).
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βESTRβ means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the Euro Short Term Rate for such Business Day published by the ESTR Administrator on the ESTR Administratorβs Website.
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βESTR Administratorβ means the European Central Bank (or any successor administrator of the Euro Short Term Rate).
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βESTR Administratorβs Websiteβ means the European Central Bankβs website, currently at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxxxx.xx, or any successor source for the Euro Short Term Rate identified as such by the ESTR Administrator from time to time.
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"EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule" means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
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"EU Treaty" means the Treaty on the European Union.
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"Euro" and "β¬" means the single currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the provisions of Article 109(i)4 of the EU Treaty.
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"Eurocurrency Rate" means, in the case of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan for any Interest Period:
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Interest Period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (Brussels time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period;
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to such Interest Period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period; and
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"Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing" means a Borrowing comprising of Eurocurrency Rate Loans. "Eurocurrency Rate Loan" means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the applicable
Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate.
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"Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
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"Excess Cash Flow" means, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Period, an amount, not less than zero, equal to:
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the Borrower (other than those reducing mandatory prepayments of the Term Loans pursuant to clauses
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"Excess Cash Flow Period" means any fiscal year of the Borrower, commencing with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2022.
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"Exchange Act" means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
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"Exchange Agent" means (a) the Administrative Agent or (b) any other financial institution or advisor employed by the Borrower (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent), after consultation with the Administrative Agent, to act as an arranger in connection with any Permitted Debt Exchange pursuant to Section 2.20; provided that the Borrower shall not designate the Administrative Agent as the Exchange Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Exchange Agent); provided, further, that neither the Borrower nor any of its Affiliates may act as the Exchange Agent.
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11:00 a.m. London time (or New York City time, as applicable) on a particular day as displayed by ICE Data Services as the "ask price", or as displayed on such other information service which publishes that rate of exchange from time to time in place of ICE Data Services (or if such service ceases to be available, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, or, in the absence of such agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such currency are then being conducted), at or about 10:00
a.m. (New York City time) on such date for the purchase of Dollars for delivery two Business Days later.
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"Excluded Accounts" means (1) payroll, healthcare and other employee wage and benefit accounts, (2) tax accounts, including, without limitation, sales tax accounts, (3) escrow, defeasance and redemption accounts, (4) fiduciary or trust accounts, (5) disbursement accounts (6) cash collateral accounts subject to Permitted Liens, (7) deposit accounts utilized solely to hold amounts on deposit of any party other than the Borrower, a Guarantor or any Subsidiary thereof and (8) the funds or other property held in or maintained for such purposes in any such account described in clauses (1) through (7).
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"Excluded Contributions" means the Net Cash Proceeds and Cash Equivalents, or the Fair Market Value of other assets, received by the Borrower after the Closing Date from:
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"Excluded Equity" means (i) Disqualified Stock, (ii) any Equity Interests issued or sold to a Restricted Subsidiary or any employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower (to the extent such employee stock ownership plan or trust has been funded by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower), (iii) any Equity Interest that has already been used or designated (x) as (or the proceeds of which have been used or designated as) a Cash Contribution Amount, Designated Preferred Stock, an Excluded Contribution or Refunding Capital Stock, or (y) to increase the amount available under clause (5)(a) of the second paragraph under Section 7.05 or clause (14) of the definition of "Permitted Investments" or is proceeds of Indebtedness referred to in clause (14)(b) of the second paragraph in Section 7.05 and (iv) any Cure Equity.
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(x) requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority or third person, unless such consent has been obtained and (y) restrictions in respect of margin stock, fraudulent conveyance, preference, thin capitalization or other similar laws or regulations) or by any contract binding on such assets at the time of its acquisition and not entered into in contemplation thereof, requires government or third party consents that have not been obtained (provided that there shall be no obligation to obtain such consent) or creates a right of termination in favor of any governmental or other third party; provided, that any such limitation described in this clause (d) on the security interests granted under the Collateral Documents shall only apply to the extent that any such prohibition could not be rendered ineffective pursuant to the UCC or any other applicable Law or principles of equity and shall not apply (where the UCC is applicable) to any proceeds or receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition,
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Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, other goods, chattel paper, investment property, documents of title, instruments, money, intangibles and other assets shall be deemed to be "Excluded Property" if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower mutually agree that the cost or other consequences (including, without limitation, regulatory, accounting or tax consequences) of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such goods, chattel paper, investment property, documents of title, instruments, money, intangibles and other assets is excessive in relation to either the value of such goods, chattel paper, investment property, documents of title, instruments, money, intangibles and other assets as Collateral or to the practical benefit of the Lenders of the security afforded thereby. Notwithstanding anything herein or the Collateral Documents to the contrary, Excluded Property shall not include any Proceeds (as defined in the UCC), substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Property (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would otherwise constitute Excluded Property referred to above).
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"Excluded Subsidiary" means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower that is (a) an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (b) a joint venture or a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, (c) an Immaterial Subsidiary, (d) a FSHCO or Controlled Non-U.S. Subsidiary (or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of a FSHCO or Controlled Non-U.S. Subsidiary), (e) established or created pursuant to clause (14)(g) of the second paragraph of Section 7.05 and meeting the requirements of the proviso thereto; provided that such Subsidiary shall only be an Excluded Subsidiary for the period immediately prior to such acquisition, (f) a Non-U.S. Subsidiary, (g) a Subsidiary that is prohibited or restricted by applicable Law (including financial assistance, fraudulent conveyance, preference, thin capitalization or other similar Laws or regulations) from guaranteeing the Facilities, or which would require governmental (including regulatory) or consent, third party approval, license or authorization to provide a guarantee unless, such consent, third party approval, license or authorization has been received, (h) a Subsidiary that is prohibited or restricted from guaranteeing the Facilities by any Contractual Obligation in existence on the Closing Date for so long as any such Contractual Obligation exists (or, in the case of any newly-acquired Subsidiary, in existence at the time of acquisition thereof but not entered into in contemplation of this exclusion and for so long as any such Contractual Obligation exists), (i) a Subsidiary with respect to which a guarantee by it of the Facilities would reasonably be expected to result in adverse tax, accounting or regulatory consequences or adverse regulatory consequences to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates that are not de minimis as reasonably determined in good faith by the Borrower, (j) any Receivables Subsidiary, (k) not-for-profit subsidiaries, (l) solely in the case of any obligation under any secured hedging agreement expressly designated by Borrower that constitutes a "swap" within the meaning of section 1(a)(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act, any subsidiary that is not an "Eligible Contract Participant" as defined under the Commodity Exchange Act (after giving effect to the "keepwell provisions"), (m) Subsidiaries that are special purpose entities, (n) captive insurance subsidiaries and (o) any other Subsidiary with respect to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower mutually agree that the cost or other consequences of guaranteeing the Facilities (including any adverse tax, accounting or regulatory consequences that are not de minimis) outweigh the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom; provided that if the Borrower so elects and a Subsidiary executes the Guaranty as a "Subsidiary Guarantor," then it shall not constitute an "Excluded Subsidiary" (unless released from its obligations under the Guaranty, as a "Subsidiary Guarantor" in a manner not prohibited by the terms hereof and thereof).
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Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal or unlawful under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation, or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) (i) by virtue of such Guarantor's failure to constitute an "eligible contract participant," as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to any applicable keepwell, support, or other agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor), at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (ii) in the case of a Swap Obligation that is subject to a clearing requirement pursuant to section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act, because such Guarantor is a "financial entity," as defined in section 2(h)(7)(C) the Commodity Exchange Act, at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) any other Swap Obligation designated as an "Excluded Swap Obligation" of such Guarantor as specified in any agreement between the relevant Loan Parties and Hedge Bank applicable to such Swap Obligation.
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"Excluded Taxes" means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, any
U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a Law in effect on the date on which such Lender acquires an interest in a Loan or Commitment (other than any Lender acquiring an interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a request by any Loan Party under Section 3.08) or changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01, additional amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Xxxxxx's assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changes its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient's failure to comply with Section 3.01(h) and (d) any Taxes imposed under FATCA.
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"Executive Order" means Executive Order No. 13224 of September 23, 2001, entitled Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)).
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"Existing Credit Agreement" has the meaning specified in the Preliminary Statements of this Agreement.
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βExisting Liensβ has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(d). "Existing Loans" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a).
"Existing Revolving Tranche" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a). "Existing Term Loans" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a). "Existing Term Tranche" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a). "Existing Tranche" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a).
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"Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt" means customary "bridge" loans, escrow or similar arrangements which by their terms will be converted into loans or other Indebtedness that have, or extended such that they have, a maturity date not earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of all Term Loan Tranches then in effect.
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"Extended Loans" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a). "Extended Loans Agent" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a).
"Extended Revolving Commitments" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a). "Extended Revolving Tranche" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a). "Extended Term Loans" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a).
"Extended Term Tranche" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a). "Extended Tranche" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a). "Extending Lender" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(b). "Extension" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(b).
"Extension Amendment" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(c). "Extension Date" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(d). "Extension Election" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(b). "Extension Request" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a).
"Facility" or "Facilities" means the Term Facilities, the Revolving Credit Facility or the Letter of Credit Sublimit, as the context may require.
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"Factoring Transaction" means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by any Borrower Party pursuant to which any Borrower Party may sell, convey, assign or otherwise transfer Receivables Assets (which may include a backup or precautionary grant of security interest in such Receivables Assets so sold, conveyed, assigned or otherwise transferred or purported to be so sold, conveyed, assigned or otherwise transferred) to any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such person that is a Subsidiary meets the qualifications in clauses (1) through (3) of the definition of "Receivables Subsidiary".
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"Fair Market Value" means, with respect to any asset or property, the price that could be negotiated in an arm's-length, free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction (as determined in good faith by the senior management or the Board of Directors of the Borrower or any Parent Holding Company, whose determination will be conclusive for all purposes under the Loan Documents).
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"FATCA" means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future Treasury Regulations or official administrative interpretations
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thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to current Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code (or any amended or successor version described above), any intergovernmental agreement among Governmental Authorities implementing the foregoing and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention.
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"Federal Funds Rate" means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the NYFRB based on such day's federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as the NYFRB shall set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate, provided that if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
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βFederal Reserve Bank of New Yorkβs Websiteβ means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx, or any successor source.
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"Financial Covenant" has the meaning specified in Section 7.08.
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"First Amendment" means the First Amendment to this Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2023.
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"First Amendment Effective Date" has the meaning assigned to the term "Conforming Changes Amendment Effective Date" in the First Amendment.
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"First Lien Specified Debt" means Indebtedness in respect of any Term Facility (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any New Term Facility), any Revolving Credit Facility (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any New Revolving Facility), any other loans incurred pursuant to any Loan Document, any Incremental Equivalent Debt, any Ratio Debt, any Permitted Debt Exchange Notes, any Ratio Acquisitions Debt, any Specified Refinancing Debt, any Refinancing Notes, any Refinancing Indebtedness and/or any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing, in each case, that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Initial Term Loans.
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"Fitch" means Fitch Ratings, Inc. or any successor to the rating agency business thereof. "fixed baskets" has the meaning specified in Section 1.02(k).
"Fixed Charges" shall mean, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of, without duplication:
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with respect to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, the Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate or Daily Simple XXXXX, as applicable.
"Foreign Casualty Event" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b)(viii). "Foreign Disposition" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b)(viii). "Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA" means, as of any date of determination with respect to
any Test Period, Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower Parties for the Test Period ended on such date
on a Pro Forma Basis.
"FRB" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States. "Fronting Exposure" means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to an L/C
Issuer, such Defaulting Xxxxxx's Pro Rata Share of the outstanding L/C Obligations (other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender's participation obligation has been reallocated to other Non-Defaulting Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof).
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"FSHCO" means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower, substantially all of the assets of which consist of Equity Interests and/or Equity Interests and indebtedness (and/or cash and Cash Equivalents and other assets being held on a temporary basis incidental to the holding of such Equity Interests and/or indebtedness) in one or more Controlled Non-U.S. Subsidiaries and/or one or more other FSHCOs.
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"Fund" means any Person (other than a Natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.
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"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles (which, unless specified otherwise by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, shall be a private company adoption) in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, including those 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 or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession (but excluding the policies, rules and regulations of the SEC applicable only to public companies). All ratios and computations based on GAAP contained in this Agreement shall be computed in conformity with GAAP.
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"Governmental Authority" means any nation or government, any state, province, territory or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, administrative tribunal, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government, including any applicable supranational bodies (such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
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"Granting Lender" has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(g).
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"Guarantee" means, as to any Person, without duplication, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness payable or performable by another Person (the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any Obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness of
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the payment or performance of such Indebtedness, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part) or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided that the term "Guarantee" shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business, or customary or reasonable indemnity obligations, including those in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or Disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation at such time, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term "Guarantee" as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
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"Guarantors" means, collectively, the Borrower and, as of the Closing Date, the Subsidiaries of the Borrower listed on Schedule 1 and each other Subsidiary of the Borrower that executes and delivers a Guaranty or guaranty supplement pursuant to the Guaranty, Section 6.12 or 6.16, unless any such Subsidiary of the Borrower has ceased to be a Guarantor pursuant to the terms hereof.
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"Guaranty" means collectively, the Guaranty made by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, together with each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.12 or 6.16.
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"Hazardous Materials" means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes, contaminants, pollutants and hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, toxic mold, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, or any chemical, material, substance or waste that is prohibited, limited or regulated, or with respect to which standards of liability are imposed, by or pursuant to any Environmental Law.
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"Hedge Bank" means any Person (a) that (i) at the time it enters into a Swap Contract, is an Arranger, Lender or an Agent or an Affiliate of an Arranger, Lender or an Agent, irrespective of whether such party ceases to be an Arranger, Lender or an Agent or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing after having entered into such Swap Contract (ii) within 45 days after the time it enters into a Swap Contract, becomes an Arranger, Lender or an Agent or an Affiliate of an Arranger, Lender or an Agent, irrespective of whether such party ceases to be an Arranger, Lender or an Agent or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing after having entered into such Swap Contract (iii) in the case of any Person party to a Swap Contract in effect as of the Closing Date, either is an Arranger, Lender or an Agent or an Affiliate of an Arranger, Lender or an Agent as of the Closing Date or becomes an Arranger, Lender or an Agent or an Affiliate of an Arranger, Lender within 45 days after the Closing Date or (b) (i) whose long-term senior unsecured debt rating is A/A2 by S&P or Xxxxx'x (or their equivalent) or higher or (ii) that has been approved in writing by the Administrative Agent and, in the case of each of clauses (b)(i) and (ii),
(x) has been designated by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent as a "Hedge Bank" for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (y) the applicable counterparty shall have appointed the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent as its agents under the applicable Loan Documents and agreed to be bound by the provisions of Article IX as if it were a Lender pursuant to a writing substantially in the form of Exhibit N or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
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"Honor Date" has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(d)(i).
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"Immaterial Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that, for any Test Period, does not have (a) assets (when combined with the assets of all other Immaterial Subsidiaries, prior to giving effect to pro forma adjustments and after eliminating goodwill and intercompany obligations) in excess of 7.5% of Consolidated Total Assets or (b) Consolidated EBITDA (when combined with the Consolidated EBITDA of all other Immaterial Subsidiaries, prior to giving effect to pro forma adjustments and after eliminating goodwill and intercompany obligations) for such Test Period in excess of 7.5% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower Parties for such period; provided that, at all times prior to the first delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), this definition shall be applied based on the pro forma consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof.
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"Increase Effective Date" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(c). "Incremental Amount" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a). "Incremental Arranger" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a). "Incremental Equivalent Debt" has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a).
"Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger" has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a).
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"Incremental Equivalent Debt Documents" means, collectively, the indentures, credit agreements, facilities agreements or other similar agreements pursuant to which any Incremental Equivalent Debt is incurred, together with all instruments and other agreements in connection therewith, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, but only to the extent permitted under the terms of the Loan Documents.
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"Incur" or "incur" means, with respect to any Indebtedness, Capital Stock or Lien, to issue, assume, guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for such Indebtedness, Capital Stock or Lien, as applicable; provided that any Indebtedness, Capital Stock or Lien of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Person at the time it becomes a Subsidiary. The term "Incurrence" has a corresponding meaning.
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(iii) representing the deferred and unpaid purchase price of any property, (iv) in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations or (v) representing any Swap Contracts, in each case, if and to the extent that any of the foregoing Indebtedness (other than letters of credit and Swap Contracts) would appear as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP;
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The term "Indebtedness" (x) shall not include any lease, concession or license of property (or guarantee thereof) that would be considered an operating lease under GAAP as in effect prior to the issuance by the Financial Accounting Standards Board on February 25, 2016 of an Accounting Standards Update (the "ASU"), (y) shall not include any prepayments of deposits received from clients or customers in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices, or obligations under any license, permit or other approval (or guarantees given in respect of such obligations) Incurred prior to the Closing Date or in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices and (z) shall not include Indebtedness of any Parent Holding Company appearing on the balance sheet of the Borrower Parties solely by reason of push-down accounting.
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"Indemnified Liabilities" has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.
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"Indemnified Taxes" means (a) all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), all Other Taxes.
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"Indemnitees" has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.
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"Independent Financial Advisor" means an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm or consultant, in each case of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith determination of the Borrower, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (which shall include any of the βBig Fourβ accounting firms, BDO, Xxxxxxx & Marsal, FTI and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx).
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"Information" has the meaning specified in Section 10.08.
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"Information Memorandum" means the information memorandum in connection with the syndication of the Commitments and the Loans.
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"Initial Default" has the meaning specified Section 8.01.
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"Initial Revolving Tranche" means the Revolving Tranche established pursuant to Section 2.01(b) on the Closing Date.
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"Initial Term Borrowing" means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Initial Term Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans (as defined in this Agreement immediately prior to the First Amendment Effective Date), having the same Interest Period made by each of the Initial Term Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a), in each case, on the Closing Date.
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"Initial Term Commitment" means, as to each Initial Term Lender, its obligation to make Initial Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Initial Term Lender's name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption "Initial Term Commitment" as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The initial aggregate amount of the Initial Term Commitments is $500,000,000.
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"Initial Term Lender" means (a) at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has an Initial Term Commitment at such time and (b) at any time after the Closing Date, any Lender that holds Initial Term Loans at such time.
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"Initial Term Loans" has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).
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"Inside Maturity Basket" means, with respect to Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock consisting of, at the Borrowerβs option, any combination of New Loan Commitments, Incremental Equivalent Debt (other than Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt), Specified Refinancing Debt, Extended Loans, Permitted Debt Exchange Notes, Refinancing Notes, Ratio Debt, Ratio Acquisitions Debt and/or Refinancing Indebtedness and/or any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing (or successive Permitted Refinancings thereof), an aggregate principal amount and/or maximum fixed
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repurchase price equal to, when taken together with the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all other Indebtedness Incurred and the aggregate maximum fixed repurchase price of all Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock issued in reliance on this definition and (without duplication) in reliance on the Inside Maturity Basket (under and as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement) on or prior to the date of Incurrence of any such Indebtedness or issuance of any such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, the greater of (a) $204,000,000 and (b) 100.0% of Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA.
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"Intellectual Property Security Agreement" means, individually and collectively, the intellectual property security agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Security Agreement, dated the date of this Agreement, together with each other intellectual property security agreement or Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.12, Section 6.14 or Section 6.16.
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"Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement" means, collectively, any intellectual property security agreement supplement entered into in connection with, and pursuant to the terms of, any Intellectual Property Security Agreement.
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"Intercompany License Agreement" means any cost sharing agreement, commission or royalty agreement, license or sub-license agreement, services agreement, or any related agreements, in each case where all the parties to such agreement are one or more of the Loan Parties and/or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries.
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"Intercompany Subordination Agreement" means an intercompany subordination agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit H hereto, or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
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βInterest Payment Dateβ means, (a) as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Alternative Currency TermSOFR Loan or Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made; provided, that if any Interest Period for a SOFR Loan or Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made, commencing on December 31, 2021; and (c) as to any XXXXX Loan, each date that is on the numerically corresponding day in each calendar month that is one month after the Borrowing of such Loan and the Maturity Date.
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"Interest Period" means, as to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Alternative Currency TermSOFR Loan or Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Alternative Currency TermSOFR Loan or Eurocurrency Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a SOFR Loan or Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan and ending on the date one, three or six months, or (solely with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Loans) to the extent consented to by all Appropriate Lenders, 12 months thereafter (or such shorter interest period as may be agreed to by all Lenders of the applicable Tranche) as the Borrower may elect, as selected by the Borrower in a Committed Loan Notice; provided that:
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βInterpolated Rateβ means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing for any Interest Period, a rate per annum which results from interpolating on a linear basis between (a) the applicable Screen Rate for the longest maturity for which a Screen Rate is available that is shorter than such Interest Period and (b) the applicable Screen Rate for the shortest maturity for which a Screen Rate is available that is longer than such Interest Period, in each case as of 11:00 a.m., London time (or, in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing in Canadian Dollars, Toronto time) on the day that is two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period (or solely in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing in respect of Pounds Sterling and Canadian Dollars, on the day of such Interest Period) rounded to the same number of decimal places as the two relevant Screen Rates.
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"Investment" means, with respect to any Person, (i) all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of (a) loans (including guarantees of Indebtedness), (b) advances or capital contributions (excluding accounts receivable, credit card and debit card receivables, trade credit and advances or other payments made to customers, dealers, suppliers and distributors and payroll, commission, travel and similar advances to officers, directors, managers, employees consultants and independent contractors made in the ordinary course of business), and (c) purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities issued by any such other Person and (ii) investments that are required by GAAP to be classified on the balance sheet of the Borrower Parties in the same manner as the other investments included in clause (i) of this definition to the extent such transactions involve the transfer of cash or other property; provided that Investments shall not include, in the case of the Borrower Parties, intercompany loans, advances, or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business. If any Borrower Party sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary, or any Restricted Subsidiary issues any Equity Interests, in either case, such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or other disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Equity Interests of and all other Investments in such Restricted Subsidiary retained. In no event shall a guarantee of an operating lease of any Borrower Party be deemed an Investment. For purposes of the definition of "Unrestricted Subsidiary" and Section 7.05:
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The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time (including for purposes of calculating the amount of any Investment outstanding at any time under any provision of Section 7.05 and otherwise determining compliance with such covenant) shall be the original cost of such Investment (determined, in the case of any Investment made with assets of any Borrower Party, based on the Fair Market Value of the assets invested and without taking into account subsequent increases or decreases in value), reduced by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount received in cash by any Borrower Party in respect of such Investment and shall be net of any Investment by such Person in any Borrower Party.
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"Investment Grade Rating" means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Xxxxx'x, BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P and BBB- (or the equivalent) by Fitch, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency.
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"IP Rights" has the meaning specified in Section 5.16. "IRS" means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
βISDA Definitionsβ means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.
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"ISDA CDS Definitions" has the meaning specified in Section 10.01.
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"ISP" means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the "International Standby Practices 1998" published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance and to which such Letter of Credit is subject).
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"Issuer Documents" means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or, if applicable, a Restricted Subsidiary) or in favor of such L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.
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"joint venture" means any joint venture or similar arrangement (in each case, regardless of legal formation), including but not limited to collaboration arrangements, profit sharing arrangements or other contractual arrangements.
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"JPM" has the meaning specified in the Preliminary Statements of this Agreement. "Judgment Currency" has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.
"Junior Financing" has the meaning specified in clause (3) of the first paragraph of Section
7.05.
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"Junior Financing Documentation" means any documentation governing any Junior Financing.
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"Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement" means an intercreditor agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms thereof.
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"Junior Lien Specified Debt" means Indebtedness in respect of any Term Facility (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any New Term Facility), any Revolving Credit Facility (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any New Revolving Facility), any other loans incurred pursuant to any Loan Document, any Incremental Equivalent Debt, any Ratio Debt, any Permitted Debt Exchange Notes, any Ratio Acquisitions Debt, any Specified Refinancing Debt, any Refinancing Notes, any Refinancing Indebtedness and/or any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing, in each case, that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a junior basis to the Initial Term Loans.
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"JV Distribution" means, at any time, 50.0% of the aggregate amount of all cash dividends or distributions received by any Borrower Party as a return on an Investment in a Permitted Joint Venture during the period from the Closing Date through the end of the fiscal quarter most recently ended immediately prior to such date for which financial statements are internally available; provided that no Borrower Party is required to reinvest such dividends or distributions in the Permitted Joint Venture.
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"Latest Maturity Date" means, at any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Tranche at such time under this Agreement, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.
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"Laws" means, collectively, all applicable international, foreign, federal, state, provincial and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.
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"L/C Advance" means, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, such Xxxxxx's funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its applicable Pro Rata Share.
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"L/C Borrowing" means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed by the Borrower on the date required under Section 2.03(d)(i) or refinanced as a Revolving Credit Borrowing.
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"L/C Credit Extension" means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof.
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"L/C Issuer" means (a) each of the L/C Issuers identified on Schedule 1.01(f) in their capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder (it being understood that none of the L/C Issuers identified in this clause (a) shall be obligated to issue any letters of credit hereunder other than standby letters of credit in Dollars and JPM shall be the only L/C Issuer of all other letters of credit), and (b) any other Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) that agrees to issue Letters of Credit pursuant hereto, in each case in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and in each case, applicable Affiliates; provided that any Revolving Credit Lender may provide bank guarantees, bond agreements and other such arrangements under this Agreement, in each case, as agreed in such Revolving Credit Xxxxxx's sole discretion. Each L/C Issuer may cause Letters of Credit to be issued by unaffiliated financial institutions and such Letter of Credit shall be treated as issued by such L/C Issuer for all purposes under the Loan Documents.
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"L/C Obligations" means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but (a) any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be "outstanding" in the amount so remaining available to be drawn, or (b) any drawing was made thereunder on or before the last day permitted thereunder and such drawing has not been honored or refused by the applicable L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be "outstanding" in the amount of such drawing.
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"LCT Election" means the Borrowerβs election to exercise its right to designate any acquisition, including a Permitted Acquisition (or other Investment) as a Limited Condition Transaction pursuant to the terms hereof.
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"LCT Test Date" means the date on which the definitive agreement for any such Limited Condition Transaction is entered into.
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"Legal Reservations" means:
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"Lending Office" means, as to any Lender, the office or offices or branch of such Lender or any of its Affiliates described as such in such Lender's Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices or as a Lender or any of its Affiliates may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. Unless the context otherwise requires each reference to a Lender or L/C Issuer shall include its applicable Lending Office.
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"Letter of Credit" means any letter of credit issued, renewed, extended or amended hereunder.
A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit.
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"Letter of Credit Application" means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the applicable L/C Issuer, together with a request for L/C Credit Extension, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto.
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"Letter of Credit Expiration Date" means, subject to Section 2.03(a)(ii)(C), the day that is three Business Days prior to the scheduled Maturity Date then in effect for the Revolving Credit Facility (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
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"Letter of Credit Sublimit" means an amount equal to $10,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility.
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"Leverage Excess Proceeds" has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(ii).
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"Lien" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, preference, priority or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent or similar statutes) of any jurisdiction); provided that in no event shall an operating lease or an agreement to sell be deemed to constitute a Lien.
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βLimited Condition Transactionβ means (i) any Permitted Acquisition (or other Investment) by a Borrower Party, the consummation of which is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining,
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third-party financing, (ii) an irrevocable repurchase or repayment of indebtedness, (iii) any Restricted Payments or (iv) any permitted Asset Sales or Dispositions.
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"LLC Conversion" means the conversion of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a
U.S. Subsidiary from a corporation into a limited liability company.
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"LLC Division" means the statutory division of any limited liability company into two or more limited liability companies pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or a comparable provision of any other Law.
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"Loan" means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Term Loan, an Extended Term Loan, a Revolving Credit Loan, an Extended Revolving Commitment or a Specified Refinancing Revolving Loan.
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"Loan Documents" means, collectively, (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Notes, (iii) the Guaranty,
(iv) the Collateral Documents, (v) the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, (vi) the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement (if any), (vii) the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement (if any), (viii) any other intercreditor agreement required to be entered into pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (ix) any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 of this Agreement, (x) any Refinancing Amendment, (xi) any Co-Borrower Joinder Agreement and (xii) any other agreement between a Loan Party and a Secured Party designated as a βLoan Documentβ in such agreement.
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"Loan Parties" means, collectively, the Borrower and each other Guarantor.
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"LP Division" means the statutory division of any limited partnership into two or more limited partnerships pursuant to Section 17-220 of the Delaware Limited Partnership Act or a comparable provision of any other Law.
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"Majority Lenders" of any Tranche means those Non-Defaulting Lenders which would constitute the Required Lenders under, and as defined in, this Agreement if all outstanding Obligations of the other Tranches under this Agreement were repaid in full and all Commitments with respect thereto were terminated.
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"Management Agreement" means those certain services agreements or monitoring agreements between the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Sponsor, on the other hand, entered into after the Closing Date to the extent such services agreements or monitoring agreements would result in the payment of (i) consulting, advisory or similar fees or (ii) management, monitoring or similar fees in an amount per annum, with respect to this clause (ii) only, not to exceed the greater of 7.5% of Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA and $15,300,000 (the βInitial Management Fee Capβ) (or an amount otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders) and disclosed to the Administrative Agent in connection with the entry into such agreements, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, modified or replaced, from time to time, so long as no such amendment, modification or replacement is not more disadvantageous to the Lenders in any material respect than any initial applicable services agreement or monitoring agreement disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (other than any amendment, restatement, modification or replacement that does not result in the management, monitoring, advisory or similar fees scheduled to be earned per annum to exceed the Initial Management Fee Cap).
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"Margin Stock" has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U of the FRB as from time to time in effect.
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"Market Capitalization" means an amount equal to (i) the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Equity Interests of the Borrower (or any successor entity) or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower on the date of the declaration or making of the relevant Restricted Payment multiplied by (ii) the arithmetic mean of the closing prices per share of such Equity Interests for the 30 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of declaration or making of such Restricted Payment.
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"Material Adverse Effect" means (a) a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower Parties, taken as a whole, (b) a material adverse effect on the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their respective payment obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) a material adverse effect on the rights or remedies of the Agents or the Lenders under the Loan Documents (taken as a whole).
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"Material Real Property" means any parcel of real property (other than a parcel with a Fair Market Value (determined at the time of the acquisition thereof) of less than the greater of (x)
$20,400,000 and (y) 10.0% of Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA and other than a parcel constituting Excluded Property) owned in fee by a Loan Party and located in the United States; provided, however, that one or more parcels owned in fee by a Loan Party and located adjacent to, contiguous with, or in close proximity to, and comprising one property with a common street address, may, in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to be one parcel for the purposes of this definition.
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"Material Subsidiary" means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower constituting, or group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower in the aggregate constituting (as if such Restricted Subsidiaries constituted a single Subsidiary), a "significant subsidiary" in accordance with Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X.
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"Maturity Date" means: (a) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the earlier of (i) the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the date of termination in whole of the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06(a) or 8.02; and (b) with respect to the Initial Term Loans, the earliest of (i) the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) the date of termination in whole of the Initial Term Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06(a) prior to any Initial Term Borrowing and (iii) the date that the Initial Term Loans are declared due and payable pursuant to Section 8.02; provided that the reference to Maturity Date with respect to (i) Term Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments that are the subject of Extension pursuant to Section 2.19 and (ii) Term Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments that are incurred pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.18 shall, in each case, be the final maturity date as specified in the loan modification documentation, incremental documentation, or specified refinancing documentation, as applicable thereto.
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"maximum fixed repurchase price" means, with respect to any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, (i) the fixed repurchase price for such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock as set forth in the certificate of designation or other governing constituent documentation for such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or (ii) if such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock does not have a fixed repurchase price, the repurchase price calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock as if such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock were purchased on any date on which Consolidated Funded Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Agreement, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, such fair market value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Borrower.
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"Maximum Leverage / Minimum Interest Coverage Requirement" means, with respect to any request made in reliance on this definition for an increase in any Revolving Tranche or any Term Loan Tranche, for the establishment or incurrence of a New Revolving Facility or a New Term Facility or for the Incurrence of Incremental Equivalent Debt, Ratio Debt or the Incurrence or assumption of Ratio Acquisitions Debt, in each case the requirement that, on a Pro Forma Basis, after giving effect to the establishment or incurrence of any such increase, such new Facility, such Incremental Equivalent Debt, such Ratio Debt or such Ratio Acquisitions Debt (and, in each case, (x) after giving effect to any acquisition consummated concurrently therewith and all other appropriate pro forma adjustment events,
(y) calculated as if any increase in any Revolving Tranche or any New Revolving Facility and (unless otherwise elected by the Borrower as contemplated by Section 2.14(i)) any delayed-draw New Term Facility were fully drawn on the effective date thereof (and not thereafter testing at the time of any subsequent drawing) but without netting any portion of the cash proceeds of such Indebtedness then being incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock then being issued and (z) without giving effect to any concurrent or substantially simultaneous borrowing under any Revolving Credit Facility or incurrence under a fixed dollar Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock basket otherwise permitted hereunder) (including to the extent arising from reallocation from a non-Indebtedness fixed dollar basket),
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"Minimum Extension Condition" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(g).
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"Minimum Tender Condition" has the meaning specified in Section 2.20(b).
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"Moody's" means Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to the rating agency business
thereof.
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"Mortgage" means, collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds and mortgages in respect of Mortgaged Properties made by the Loan Parties in favor or for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in each case as the same may be amended, amended and restated, extended, supplemented, substituted or otherwise modified from time to time.
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"Mortgaged Properties" means the parcels of real property identified on Schedule 5.08 and any other Material Real Property with respect to which a Mortgage is required pursuant to Section 6.12.
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"Multiemployer Plan" means a "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions or has any liability or obligation to contribute to, whether fixed or contingent.
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"Natural Person" means (a) any natural person or (b) a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural person.
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"New Contracts" has the meaning specified in clause (p) of the definition of "Consolidated EBITDA".
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"New Loan Commitments" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a). "New Revolving Commitment" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a). "New Revolving Facility" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a). "New Revolving Loan" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).
"New Term Commitment" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a). "New Term Facility" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a). "New Term Loan" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).
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"Non-Consenting Lender" has the meaning specified in Section 3.08(c). "Non-Defaulting Lender" means any Lender other than a Defaulting Lender. "Non-Extending Lender" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(e).
"Non-Loan Party Sublimit" means, with respect to Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock consisting of, at the Borrower's option, any combination of New Loan Commitments, Incremental Equivalent Debt, Specified Refinancing Debt, Refinancing Notes, Permitted Debt Exchange Notes, Ratio Debt and/or Ratio Acquisitions Debt and/or Refinancing Indebtedness and/or any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing (or successive Permitted Refinancings thereof), in each case, that is Incurred or issued by Non-Loan Party Subsidiaries, an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding equal to, when taken together with the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all other Indebtedness Incurred and Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock issued in reliance on this definition on or prior to the date of Incurrence of any such Indebtedness or issuance of any such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, the greater of (a) $204,000,000 and (b) 100.0% of Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA at the time of Incurrence.
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"Note" means a Term Note or a Revolving Credit Note, as the context may require. "NYFRB" means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
"Obligations" means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan, Letter of Credit, Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that (a) obligations of any Loan Party under any Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Collateral Documents only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and guaranteed, (b) any release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of holders of obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements or Secured Cash Management Agreements and (c) the Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not include Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents include (a) the obligation to pay principal, interest, Letter of Credit commissions, charges, expenses, fees, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of any Loan Party to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing pursuant to Section 10.04.
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"OID" means original issue discount.
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"Optional Prepayment Notice" means an Optional Prepayment Notice in substantially the form of Exhibit J or any other form approved by the Borrower.
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"Organization Documents" means (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction), (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating or limited liability company agreement (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture, trust or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
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"Other Specified Debt" means Indebtedness in respect of any Term Facility (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any New Term Facility), any Revolving Credit Facility (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any New Revolving Facility), any other loans incurred pursuant to any Loan Document, any Incremental Equivalent Debt, any Ratio Debt, any Permitted Debt Exchange Notes, any Ratio Acquisitions Debt, any Specified Refinancing Debt, any Refinancing Notes, any Refinancing Indebtedness and/or any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing, in each case, that is secured by a Lien on assets not constituting Collateral or unsecured.
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"Outstanding Amount" means: (a) with respect to the Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal Dollar Amount thereof after giving effect to any Borrowings and prepayments or repayments of the Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans (including any refinancing of outstanding unpaid drawings under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing) and Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the Dollar Amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate Dollar Amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit (including any refinancing of outstanding unpaid drawings under Letters of
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Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing) or any reductions in the maximum Dollar Amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.
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"Parent Holding Company" means, to the extent applicable, any direct or indirect parent entity of the Borrower which holds directly or indirectly 100.0% of the Equity Interest of the Borrower and which does not hold Capital Stock in any other Person (except for any other Parent Holding Company).
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"Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement" means an intercreditor agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms thereof, with any immaterial changes and material changes thereto in light of the prevailing market conditions, which material changes shall be posted to the Lenders not less than ten Business Days before execution thereof and, if the Required Lenders shall not have objected to such changes within ten Business Days after posting, then the Required Lenders shall be deemed to have agreed that the Administrative Agentβs and/or Collateral Agentβs entry into such intercreditor agreement (with such changes) is reasonable and to have consented to such intercreditor agreement (with such changes) and to the Administrative Agentβs and/or Collateral Agentβs execution thereof.
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"Participant" has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(d). "Participant Register" has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(m).
"Participating Member State" means each state as described in any EMU Legislation. "PATRIOT Act" has the meaning specified in Section 10.22.
"Payment Block" means any of the circumstances described in Section 2.05(b)(viii) and (ix). "Payment Recipient" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.19(a).
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
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"Perfection Exceptions" means that no Loan Party shall be required to (i) enter into control agreements with respect to, or otherwise perfect any security interest by "control" (or similar arrangements) over commodities accounts, securities accounts, deposit accounts, futures accounts, other bank accounts, cash and cash equivalents and accounts related to the clearing, payment processing and similar operations of the Borrower Parties, (ii) perfect the security interest in the following other than by the filing of a UCC financing statement: (1) Letter-of-Credit Rights (as defined in the UCC), (2) Commercial Tort Claims (as defined in the UCC) with a claim value of less than $20,000,000 individually, (3) Fixtures (as defined in the UCC), except to the extent that the same are Equipment (as defined in the UCC) or are related to real property covered or intended by the Loan Documents to be covered by a Mortgage and (4) Assigned Agreements (as defined in the Security Agreement), (iii) send notices to account debtors or other contractual third-parties unless an Event of Default has not been cured or waived and is continuing and the Administrative Agent has exercised its acceleration rights pursuant to Section 8.02 of this Agreement, (iv) enter into any (x) security documents to be governed by the law of any jurisdiction in which assets are located other than the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia (y) other foreign-law filings, consents or corporate or organizational action,
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including with respect to any share pledges and any intellectual property registered in any non-U.S. jurisdiction, (v) deliver landlord waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters, (vi) obtain a Mortgage in respect of fee owed property other than Material Real Property, (vii) enter into any source code escrow arrangement or register any intellectual property or perfect any Lien with respect to intellectual property governed by or arising under the law of any jurisdiction outside the United States, (viii) take any action to comply with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any similar statute or (ix) take any action in any non-U.S. jurisdiction.
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"Permitted Asset Swap" means the purchase and sale or exchange of Related Business Assets or a combination of Related Business Assets and cash or Cash Equivalents between the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and another Person; provided that such purchase and sale or exchange must occur within 90 days of each other and any cash or Cash Equivalents received in excess of the greater of
(x) $20,400,000 and (y) 10.0% of Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA must be applied in accordance with Section 7.04.
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"Permitted Debt" has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.
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"Permitted Debt Exchange" has the meaning specified in Section 2.20(a).
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"Permitted Debt Exchange Notes" means Indebtedness in the form of unsecured, first lien, second lien or other junior lien notes; provided that such Indebtedness (i) satisfies the Permitted Other Debt Conditions, (ii) the covenants (excluding pricing, rate floors, discounts, fees, optional prepayment and redemption terms) of such Indebtedness are, when taken as a whole, are determined by the Borrower to either (x) not be materially more restrictive to the Borrower Parties than those applicable to the Initial Term Loans (taken as a whole) (except for (1) covenants applicable only to periods after the Maturity Date of the Initial Term Loans existing at the time of incurrence or issuance of such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes and (2) any financial maintenance covenant to the extent such covenant is also added for the benefit of the Lenders holding the Initial Term Loans, without further Lender approval or voting requirement) or (y) otherwise be customary for similar debt securities in light of then-prevailing market conditions at the time of issuance (as determined by the Borrower in good faith; provided, that, at the Borrowerβs option, delivery of a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in good faith at least three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement set forth in this clause (ii), shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Administrative Agent provides notice to the Borrower of its objection during such three Business Day (or shorter) period (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects)), (iii) does not mature prior to the Latest Maturity Date of the Initial Term Loans; provided, that Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt and amounts not in excess of the maximum aggregate principal amount then permitted to be incurred in reliance on the Inside Maturity Basket may have a maturity date earlier than the Latest Maturity Date for the then outstanding Initial Term Loans and (iv) (A) shall not be Guaranteed by any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or does not become a Loan Party substantially concurrently with the incurrence of such Indebtedness (except as permitted by clause (2) of the immediately succeeding proviso), (B) if secured by a lien on all or any portion of the Collateral, shall not be secured by any assets other than assets that constitute Collateral (except for assets of Non-Loan Party Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness permitted by clause
(2) of the immediately succeeding proviso), and (C) at the option of the Borrower, shall be secured by a
lien on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Initial Term Loans, secured by a lien on the Collateral on a junior basis to the Initial Term Loans, secured by a Lien on assets not constituting Collateral (to the extent constituting assets of Non-Loan Party Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness
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permitted by clause (2) of the immediately succeeding proviso) or unsecured; provided that, (1) if such Indebtedness is secured by a lien on all or any portion of the Collateral, such Indebtedness shall be subject to Applicable Intercreditor Arrangements and (2) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness Incurred by Non-Loan Party Subsidiaries in respect of such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes shall not exceed the Non-Loan Party Sublimit as of the date of Incurrence (subject to Section 1.02(i)).
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"Permitted Holders" means each of (a) the Sponsor, (b) managers and members of management of the Borrower (or any Permitted Parent (other than clause (c) of the definition thereof)) or its Subsidiaries that have ownership interests in the Borrower (or such Permitted Parent (other than clause
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however, that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (c) of the first paragraph of Section 7.05;
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"Permitted Joint Venture" means, with respect to any specified Person, a joint venture in any other Person engaged in a Similar Business in respect of which any Borrower Party beneficially owns at least 35.0% of the shares of Equity Interests of such Person.
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lines, drains, telegraph and telephone and cable television lines, gas and oil pipelines and other similar purposes, reservations of rights or zoning, building codes or other restrictions (including, without limitation, minor defects or irregularities in title and similar encumbrances) as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which do not in the aggregate materially adversely interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of such Person;
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this clause (23) as refinancing indebtedness of clause (24) of this definition hereunder shall be secured to the same extent, including with respect to any subordination provisions, and subject to Applicable Intercreditor Arrangements, and (B) any amounts incurred under this clause (23) as refinancing indebtedness of clause (25) of this definition shall reduce the amount available under such clause (25);
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(i) 5.00:1.00 or (ii) in the case of Indebtedness incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, the greater of 5.00:1.00 and the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio in effect immediately prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, (b) with respect to any such Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a junior basis to the Initial Term Loans, the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis does not exceed (i) 7.00:1.00 or (ii) in the case of Indebtedness incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, the greater of 7.00:1.00 and the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio in effect immediately prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness or (c) with respect to any such Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on assets not constituting Collateral, at the option of the Borrower, either (x) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis does not exceed (i) 7.50:1.00 or (ii) in the case of Indebtedness incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, the greater of 7.50:1.00 and the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio in effect immediately prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness or (y) the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis is not less than
(i) 2.00:1.00 or (ii) if any such request is in relation to Indebtedness to be incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, the lesser of 2.00:1.00 and the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio in effect immediately prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness; provided that in the case of any such Indebtedness secured by Collateral, such Indebtedness shall be subject to Applicable Intercreditor Arrangements;
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For all purposes hereunder, (w) a Lien need not be Incurred solely by reference to one category of Permitted Liens described in this definition but may be Incurred under any combination of such categories (including in part under one such category and in part under any other such category), (x) in the event that a Lien (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of such categories of Permitted Liens, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify such Lien (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this definition, (y) in the event that a portion of the Indebtedness secured by a Lien could be classified as secured in part pursuant to clause (6) (solely with respect to Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility) or clause (24) above
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(giving effect to the Incurrence of such portion of such Indebtedness), the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify such portion of such Indebtedness (and any obligations in respect thereof) as having been secured pursuant to clause (6) (solely with respect to Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility) or clause (24) and thereafter the remainder of the Indebtedness as having been secured pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this definition and (z) in the event that a portion of the Indebtedness secured by a Lien could be classified as secured in part pursuant to clause (6) (solely with respect to Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility) or clause (24) (giving effect to the Incurrence of such portion of such Indebtedness), any calculation of the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio or Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio on such date of determination shall not include any such Indebtedness (and shall not give effect to any netting of Indebtedness from the proceeds thereof) to the extent secured pursuant to any such other clause of this definition.
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"Permitted Other Debt Conditions" means that such applicable Indebtedness does not mature or have scheduled amortization payments of principal and is not subject to mandatory redemption, repurchase, prepayment or sinking fund obligations (except (v) customary excess cash flow payments for Junior Lien Specified Debt, (w) customary offers or obligations to repurchase, repay or redeem upon a change of control, asset sale, casualty or condemnation event or initial public offering, (x) maturity payments and customary mandatory prepayments for Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt and amounts not in excess of the Inside Maturity Basket, (y) special mandatory redemptions in connection with customary escrow arrangements and customary acceleration rights after an event of default or (z) "AHYDO" payments), in each case prior to the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred.
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"Permitted Parent" means (a) any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower so long as a Permitted Holder pursuant to clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) of the definition thereof holds 50.0% or more of the Voting Stock of such direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, and (b) any Public Company (or Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Public Company) to the extent and until such time as any Person or group (other than a Permitted Holder under clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) of the definition thereof) is deemed to be or become a beneficial owner of Voting Stock of such Public Company representing more than 50.0% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such Public Company.
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repurchase date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being Refinanced or has a final maturity or repurchase date later than the Latest Maturity Date or a Weighted Average Life to Maturity greater than the Term Loans;
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"Permitted Tax Reorganization" means any re-organizations and other activities and actions related to tax planning and re-organization, so long as, immediately after giving effect thereto the security interest of the Lenders in the Collateral and the value of the Guarantees given by the Guarantors, taken as a whole, are not materially impaired (as determined by the Borrowers in good faith).
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"Person" means any individual, corporation, company, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government (or any agency or political subdivision thereof) or any other entity.
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"Plan" means any "employee benefit plan" (other than a Multiemployer Plan) within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA that is maintained or is contributed to by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or under which any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate has any liability or obligation to contribute to, whether fixed or contingent, and, in any case, is subject to Title IV of ERISA or the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA.
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"Platform" has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
"Pledged Debt" means "Pledged Debt" (or similar term) as defined in the Security Agreement. "Pledged Interests" means "Pledged Interests" (or similar term) as defined in the Security
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"Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a). "Prepayment Date" has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).
"Primary Disqualified Institution" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Disqualified Institution".
"primary obligations" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Contingent Obligations". "primary obligor" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Contingent Obligations". βPro Forma Basis,β βPro Forma Complianceβ and βPro Forma Effectβ mean, with respect to
the calculation of any test, financial ratio, basket or covenant under this Agreement, including the
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EBITDA, of any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as of any date, that pro forma effect will be given to the Transactions, any Specified Transactions, any acquisition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, Investment, any issuance, Incurrence, assumption or repayment or redemption of Indebtedness (including Indebtedness issued, Incurred or assumed or repaid or redeemed as a result of, or to finance, any relevant transaction and for which any such test, financial ratio, basket or covenant is being calculated (other than Indebtedness Incurred for working capital under any revolving credit facility or line of credit)), any issuance or redemption of Capital Stock, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock, all sales, transfers and other dispositions or discontinuance of any Subsidiary, line of business, division, segment or operating unit, any operational change or implementation of any initiative (including the entry into any material contract or arrangement) or any designation of a Restricted Subsidiary to an Unrestricted Subsidiary or of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case that have occurred during the four consecutive fiscal quarter period of such Person being used to calculate such test, financial ratio, basket or covenant (the βReference Periodβ), or subsequent to the end of the Reference Period but prior to such date or prior to or substantially simultaneously with the event for which a determination under this definition is made (including (i) any such event occurring at a Person who became a Restricted Subsidiary of the subject Person or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the subject Person or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the subject Person after the commencement of the Reference Period and (ii) with respect to any proposed Investment or acquisition of the subject Person for which committed financing is or is sought to be obtained, the event for which a determination under this definition is made may occur after the date upon which the relevant determination or calculation is made), in each case, as if each such event occurred on the first day of the Reference Period; provided that
(x) pro forma effect will be given to Pro Forma Cost Savings and (y) no amount shall be added back
pursuant to this definition to the extent duplicative of amounts that are otherwise included in computing Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period; provided, however, that (1) notwithstanding the foregoing, pro forma effect will not be given to any interest expense or deemed interest expense attributable to any Indebtedness Incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued or, in each case, assumed in anticipation of, or in connection with, the consummation of the Transactions, including the Initial Term Loans incurred hereunder (with such interest expense instead being treated as provided in the last proviso appearing in the definition of βConsolidated Cash Interest Expenseβ) and (II) for the avoidance of doubt, pro forma effect will be given to any interest expense or deemed interest expense attributable to any Indebtedness Incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued or, in each case, assumed in anticipation of, or in connection with, any other transaction or series of related transactions for which such computation is required to be made, and (2) to the extent not already covered above, any such calculation may include adjustments calculated in accordance with Regulation S-X.
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actions or events or any other initiative, action or event (including optimization actions and other revenue enhancements), including any of the foregoing consummated prior to the Closing Date, in each case, projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such items had been realized on the first day of such period) as a result of actions taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken by the Borrower (or any successor thereto) or any Restricted Subsidiary, net of the amount of actual benefits realized or expected to be realized during such period that are otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA from such actions; provided that such cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements, synergies, business optimization initiatives and other operating improvements and revenue enhancements are reasonably identifiable (as determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer, in his or her capacity as such and not in his or her personal capacity, of the Borrower (or any successor thereto) or of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) and are reasonably anticipated to result from actions taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken within the first thirty-six (36) full fiscal months after the consummation or commencement, as applicable, of any change that is expected to result in such cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements, synergies, business optimization initiatives and other operating improvements and revenue enhancements; provided that no cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements, synergies, business optimization initiatives and other operating improvements and revenue enhancements shall be added pursuant to this definition to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment, addback, exclusion or otherwise, for such period.
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βPro Rata Shareβ means, with respect to each Lender and any Facility or all the Facilities or any Tranche or all the Tranches (as the case may be) at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place, and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.17), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitments of such Lender under the applicable Facility or the Facilities or Tranche or Tranches (and, in the case of any Term Loan Tranche after the applicable borrowing date and without duplication, the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans under such Tranche, of such Lender, at such time) at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments under the applicable Facility or the Facilities or Tranche or Tranches at such time (and, in the case of any Term Loan Tranche and without duplication, the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans under such Tranche, at such time); provided that if the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of each L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, then the Pro Rata Share of each Lender shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share of such Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof. The initial Pro Rata Share of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as applicable.
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"PTE" means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
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"Public Company" means any Person with a class or series of Voting Stock that is traded on a stock exchange or in the over-the-counter market.
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companies with listed equity, directors' compensation, fees and expense reimbursement, costs relating to investor relations, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders, directors' and officers' insurance and other executive costs, legal and other professional fees, and listing fees, in each case to the extent arising solely by virtue of the listing of such Person's equity securities on a national securities exchange (or similar non-U.S. exchange).
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"Public Lender" has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
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"Qualified Receivables Factoring" means any Factoring Transaction that meets the following conditions:
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"Qualified Receivables Financing" means any Receivables Financing that meets the following conditions:
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The grant of a security interest in any accounts receivable of any Borrower Party (other than a Receivables Subsidiary) to secure this Agreement shall not be deemed a Qualified Receivables Financing.
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"Qualified Reporting Subsidiary" has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
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"Qualified Stock" of any Person means any Equity Interest of such Person that is not Disqualified Stock.
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"Qualifying Bids" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Dutch Auction".
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"Rating Agency" means (1) each of Fitch, Moody's and S&P and (2) if Fitch, Moody's or S&P ceases to rate the Facilities for reasons outside of the Borrower's control, a "nationally recognized statistical rating organization" within the meaning of Section 3 under the Exchange Act selected by the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower as a replacement agency for Fitch, Moody's or S&P, as the case may be.
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"Ratio Acquisitions Debt" has the meaning specified in Section 7.01(o). "Ratio Debt" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of Section 7.01.
"Ratio-Based Incremental Facility" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).
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"Receivables Assets" means accounts receivable, revenue stream or other right of payment owed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (in each case, whether now existing or arising in the future) that are, or are in the process of becoming, subject to a Qualified Receivables Financing or Qualified Receivables Factoring, and any assets related thereto including, without limitation, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, revenue stream or other right of payment, all contracts and all guarantees or other payment support obligations (including, without limitation, letters of credit, promissory notes or trade credit insurance) in respect of such accounts receivable, revenue stream or other right of payment, proceeds of such accounts receivable, revenue stream or other right of payment and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with non-recourse, asset securitization or factoring transactions involving accounts receivable, revenue stream or other right of payment and any Swap Contracts entered into by the Borrower or any such Subsidiary in connection with such accounts receivable, revenue stream or other right of payment.
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"Receivables Fees" means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees paid to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with, any Receivables Financing or Factoring Transaction.
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"Receivables Financing" means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may sell, contribute, convey, assign or otherwise transfer Receivables Assets to (a) a Receivables Subsidiary (in the case of a transfer by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries), and (b) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Receivables Subsidiary), which in either case, may include a backup or precautionary grant of security interest in such Receivables Assets so sold, contributed, conveyed, assigned or otherwise transferred.
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"Receivables Repurchase Obligation" means (i) any obligation of a seller of receivables in a Qualified Receivables Factoring or Qualified Receivables Financing to repurchase receivables arising as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including as a result of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, off-set or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller, or (ii) any right of a seller of receivables in a Qualified Receivables Factoring or Qualified Receivables Financing to repurchase defaulted receivables for the purposes of claiming sales tax bad debt relief.
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the Borrower makes an Investment (or which otherwise owes to the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries any deferral of part of the purchase price of the Receivables Assets for the purpose of credit enhancement given under the Qualified Receivables Financing) and to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower sells, conveys, assigns or otherwise transfers Receivables Assets (which may include a backup or precautionary grant of security interest in such Receivables Assets sold, conveyed, assigned or otherwise transferred or purported to be so sold, conveyed, assigned or otherwise transferred)) which engages in no activities other than in connection with the purchase, acquisition or financing of Receivables Assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, all proceeds thereof and all rights (contractual or other), collateral and other assets relating thereto, and any business or activities incidental or related to such business, and which is designated by the Board of Directors of the Borrower or any Parent Holding Company (as provided below) as a Receivables Subsidiary and:
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"Recipient" means the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer.
"Reference Period" has the meaning given to such term in the definition of "Pro Forma Basis". βReference Timeβ with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such
Benchmark is the Eurocurrency Rate, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two London banking days preceding the date of such setting, (2) if such Benchmark is XXXXX, two Business Days prior to such setting and, (3) if such Benchmark is the Term SOFR Rate, 5:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the day that is two U.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the date of such setting and (4) if such Benchmark is not the Eurocurrency Rate, XXXXX or the Term SOFR Rate, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion (in consultation with the Borrower).
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the Lenders providing Specified Refinancing Debt, effecting the incurrence of such Specified Refinancing Debt in accordance with Section 2.18.
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"Refinancing Expenses" means, in connection with any refinancing of any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock otherwise permitted by this Agreement, the aggregate principal amount of additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock Incurred to pay (1) accrued and unpaid interest, (2) the increased principal amount of any Indebtedness being refinanced resulting from the in-kind payment of interest on such Indebtedness (or in the case of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being refinanced, additional shares of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock); (3) the aggregate amount of original issue discount on the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being refinanced; (4) premiums (including tender premiums) and other costs associated with the redemption, repurchase, retirement, discharge or defeasance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being refinanced, and (5) all fees and expenses (including underwriting discounts, commitment, ticking and similar fees, expenses and discounts) associated with the repayment of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being refinanced and the incurrence of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred in connection with such refinancing.
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"Refinancing Notes" means one or more series of senior unsecured notes, xxxxxx secured notes secured by a lien on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Initial Term Loans, senior secured notes secured by a lien on the Collateral on a junior basis to the Initial Term Loans or senior secured notes secured by a Lien on assets not constituting Collateral, in each case issued in respect of a refinancing of outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower under any one or more Term Loan Tranches; provided that,
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customary escrow arrangements and customary acceleration rights after an event of default and (y) customary βAHYDOβ payments);
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"Refinancing Notes Indentures" means, collectively, the indentures or other similar agreements pursuant to which any Refinancing Notes are issued, together with all instruments and other agreements in connection therewith, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, but only to the extent permitted under the terms of the Loan Documents.
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"Refunding Capital Stock" has the meaning specified in Section 7.05. "Register" has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(c).
"Regulated Bank" means an Approved Commercial Bank that is (i) a U.S. depository institution the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (ii) a corporation organized under section 25A of the U.S. Federal Reserve Act of 1913; (iii) a branch, agency or commercial lending company of a foreign bank operating pursuant to approval by and under the supervision of the Board under 12 CFR part 211; (iv) a non-U.S. branch of a foreign bank managed and controlled by a U.S. branch referred to in clause (iii); or (v) any other U.S. or non-U.S. depository
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institution or any branch, agency or similar office thereof supervised by a bank regulatory authority in any jurisdiction.
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"Regulation S-X" means Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.
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"Related Business Assets" means assets (other than cash or Cash Equivalents) used or useful in a Similar Business; provided that any assets received by any Borrower Party in exchange for assets transferred by any Borrower Party will not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless such Person is, or upon receipt of the securities of such Person, such Person would become, a Restricted Subsidiary.
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"Related Parties" means, with respect to any Person, such Person's Affiliates and the partners, members, directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such Person's Affiliates.
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"Release" means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of any Hazardous Materials into or through the Environment (including the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Materials).
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βRelevant Governmental Bodyβ means (i) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Dollars, the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto, (ii) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Sterling, the Bank of England, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Bank of England or, in each case, any successor thereto, (iii) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Euros, the European Central Bank, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the European Central Bank or, in each case, any successor thereto and (vi) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in any Other Agreed Currency, (a) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated or any central bank or other supervisor which is responsible for supervising either (1) such Benchmark Replacement or (2) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement or (b) any working group or committee officially endorsed or convened by (1) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated, (2) any central bank or other supervisor that is responsible for supervising either (A) such Benchmark Replacement or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement, (3) a group of those central banks or other supervisors or (4) the Financial Stability Board or any part thereof.
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"Relevant Transaction" has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(ii). "Replaceable Lender" has the meaning specified in Section 3.08(a).
"Replacement Assets" means (1) substantially all the assets of a Person primarily engaged in a Similar Business or (2) a majority of the Voting Stock of any Person primarily engaged in a Similar Business that will become, on the date of acquisition thereof, a Restricted Subsidiary.
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"Reply Amount" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Dutch Auction". "Reply Discount" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Dutch Auction".
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"Reportable Event" means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30-day notice period has been waived.
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"Repricing Event" means other than in connection with (x) an Enterprise Transformative Event,
(y) an initial public offering or (z) the occurrence of a Change of Control, (i) any prepayment or repayment of any Initial Term Loans pursuant to Sections 2.05(a) or (b)(iii) with the proceeds of, or any conversion of the Initial Term Loans into, any new or replacement tranche of broadly syndicated secured term loans of like currency under credit facilities incurred for, the primary purpose of which is to (and does so) replace the then existing Initial Term Loans with term loans bearing interest at an All-in Yield lower than the All-in Yield applicable to the Initial Term Loans and (ii) any amendment to this Agreement, the primary purpose of which is to (and does so) reduce the All-in Yield applicable to the then existing Initial Term Loans.
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"Request for Credit Extension" means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Loans, a Committed Loan Notice and (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application.
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"Required Lenders" means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50.0% of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender's risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations being deemed "held" by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (b) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (c) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Term Commitments of and unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held by (x) any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders and (y) any Affiliate Lenders (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) shall be deemed to have voted in the same proportion as Lenders that are not Affiliate Lenders vote on such matter; provided that, for purposes of this definition, the outstanding principal amount of Alternative Currency TermEurocurrency Rate Loans and/or XXXXX Xxxxx as of any date of determination shall be determined using the Dollar Amount thereof.
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"Required Revolving Lenders" means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Credit Lenders holding more than 50.0% of the sum of (a) Total Revolving Credit Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Credit Lender's risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations being deemed "held" by such Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of this definition) and
(b) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Lenders; provided that, for purposes of this definition, the outstanding principal amount of Alternative Currency TermEurocurrency Rate Loans and/or XXXXX Xxxxx as of any date of determination shall be determined using the Dollar Amount thereof.
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"Rescindable Amount" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 2.12(h).
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"Resolution Authority" means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
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"Responsible Officer" means the chief executive officer, representative, director, manager, president, vice president, executive vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer, secretary or assistant secretary, an authorized signatory, an attorney-in-fact (to the extent empowered by the board of directors/managers of the Borrower), or other similar officer of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part
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of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.
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"Restricted Investment" means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment. "Restricted Payment" has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.
"Restricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of a Person other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of such Person. Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement, all references to Restricted Subsidiaries shall mean Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
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"Retained Declined Proceeds" has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c). "Retired Capital Stock" has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.
"Return Bid" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Dutch Auction". "Revolving Commitment Fee" has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(a).
"Revolving Commitment Increase Lender" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(e).
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"Revolving Credit Borrowing" means a borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of SOFR Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
"Revolving Credit Commitment Increase" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a). "Revolving Credit Commitments" means, as to any Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to
(a) make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b) or New Revolving
Commitments to the Borrower established pursuant to Section 2.14 and (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, in an aggregate principal amount and/or Dollar Amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading "Revolving Credit Commitment" opposite such Xxxxxx's name on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, or in any incremental amendment establishing New Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.14, as applicable, as the same may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The Revolving Credit Commitments shall include all Revolving Credit Commitment Increases, New Revolving Commitments and Specified Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments. The original Dollar Amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments shall be $125,000,000 on the Closing Date, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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"Revolving Credit Facility" means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Lenders' Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of any Revolving Tranche at such time.
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"Revolving Credit Lender" means, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit Commitment at such time (and after the termination of all Revolving Credit Commitments, any Lender that holds any Outstanding Amount in respect of Revolving Credit Loans and/or L/C Obligations).
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"Revolving Credit Loan" has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).
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"Revolving Credit Note" means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Revolving Credit Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto, evidencing the
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aggregate indebtedness of the Borrower to such Revolving Credit Lender resulting from the Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender.
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"Revolving Tranche" means (a) the Revolving Credit Facility pursuant to which Revolving Credit Loans, New Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit are made under the Revolving Credit Commitments and (b) any Specified Refinancing Debt constituting revolving credit facility commitments, in each case, including the extensions of credit made thereunder. Additional Revolving Tranches may be added after the Closing Date pursuant to the terms hereof, e.g., New Revolving Commitments and Extended Revolving Commitments.
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"S&P" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC business or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
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"Sale/Leaseback Transaction" means an arrangement relating to property now owned or hereafter acquired by any Borrower Party whereby any Borrower Party transfers such property to a Person and any Borrower Party leases it from such Person, other than leases between the Borrower and a Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries.
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"Sanctioned Country" means, at any time, a country, region, or territory that is the subject of a comprehensive trade-related embargo under any Sanctions Laws and Regulations, which as of the date of this Agreement consist of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and the Crimea Region of Ukraine.
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"Sanctioned Person" means, at any time, any Person that is the subject or target of Sanctions Laws and Regulations, including (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions Laws and Regulations-related lists of designated Persons maintained by the U.S. government (including OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Parties List,), the United Nations Security Council, Her Majesty's Treasury of the United Kingdom or any European Union member state, (b) any Person located, operating, organized, or resident in a Sanctioned Country, and (c) any Person owned or controlled by any Person or Persons described in (a) or (b) above.
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"Sanctions Laws and Regulations" means (i) any economic or financial sanctions or other requirements imposed by, or based upon the obligations or authorities set forth in, the U.S. International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq.), the U.S. Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. §§ 1 et seq.), the U.S. Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Act, the U.S. Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, all as amended, or any of the foreign assets control regulations (including but not limited to 31 C.F.R., Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any other law or executive order relating thereto administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"), the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of State, and any similar law, regulation, or executive order that may be enacted, from time to time, by the United States government and (ii) any economic or financial sanctions or other requirements imposed under similar laws or regulations enacted by the European Union or any member state thereof or the United Kingdom, or administered, enacted or enforced by the respective governmental institutions or agencies of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, Her Majesty's Treasury of the United Kingdom, that apply to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries (as any of the foregoing laws may from time to time be amended, renewed, extended or replaced).
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over administration of that rate) and Interest Period displayed on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen (or any replacement Reuters page which displays that rate); (b) with respect to the Eurocurrency Rate for any Interest Period for Euros, the euro interbank offered rate administered by the Banking Federation of the European Union (or any other person which takes over administration of that rate) for the relevant Interest Period displayed on page EURIBOR01 of the Reuters screen (or any replacement Reuters page which displays that rate); and (c) with respect to the Eurocurrency Rate for any Interest Period for Canadian Dollars, the average bid rate for Canadian bankersβ acceptances for the relevant Interest Period displayed on page CDOR of the Reuters screen (or any replacement Reuters page which displays that rate). If such page or service ceases to be available, the Administrative Agent may specify another page or service, displaying the relevant rate after consultation with the Borrower; provided that, in the event such rate does not appear on a page of the Reuters screen, on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion. If, as to any currency, no Screen Rate shall be available for a particular Interest Period but Screen Rates shall be available for maturities both longer and shorter than such Interest Period, then the Screen Rate for such Interest Period shall be the Interpolated Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Screen Rate, determined as provided above, would otherwise be less than zero, then the Screen Rate shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes.
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"SEC" means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any governmental authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
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"Section 2.19 Additional Amendment" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(c).
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"Secured Cash Management Agreement" means any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Cash Management Bank, except for any such Cash Management Agreement designated by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Cash Management Bank as an "unsecured cash management agreement" as of the Closing Date or, if later, on or about the time of entering into such Cash Management Agreement.
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"Secured Hedge Agreement" means any Swap Contract permitted under Article VII that is entered into by and between any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank, except for any such Swap Contract designated by the Borrower and the applicable Hedge Bank in writing to the Administrative Agent as an "unsecured hedge agreement" as of the Closing Date or, if later, as of the time of entering into such Swap Contract.
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"Secured Obligations" has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.
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"Secured Parties" means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the L/C Issuers), the Hedge Banks to the extent they are party to one or more Secured Hedge Agreements, the Cash Management Banks to the extent they are party to one or more Secured Cash Management Agreements and each co-agent or subagent appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent from time to time pursuant to Article IX.
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"Securities Act" means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
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"Security Agreement" means, collectively, the Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed by the Loan Parties party thereto, together with each other security agreement and security agreement supplement executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.12, 6.14 or 6.16.
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"Security Agreement Supplement" means the Security Agreement Supplements, as defined in the Security Agreement.
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βSenior Indebtednessβ has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(d).
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"Series LLC" shall mean any series of a limited liability company (including any protected or registered series) established in accordance with Section 18-215(b) or 18-218 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or a comparable provision of any other Law.
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"Series LP" shall mean any series of a limited partnership (including any protected or registered series) established in accordance with Section 17-218(b) or 17-221 of the Delaware Limited Partnership Act or a comparable provision of any other Law.
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"Similar Business" means any business engaged or proposed to be engaged in by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and any business or other activities that are similar, ancillary, complementary, incidental or related thereto, or an extension, development or expansion of, the businesses in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are engaged following the Closing Date.
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βSOFRβ or βSOFR Rateβ means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day publishedas administered by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administratorβs Website at approximately 8:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the immediately succeeding Business Day..
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βSOFR Administratorβ means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
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βSOFR Administratorβs Websiteβ means the NYFRBβs website, currently at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
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βSOFR Loanβ means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Adjusted Term SOFR, other than pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of βBase Rateβ.
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βSOFR Borrowingβ means, as to any Borrowing, the SOFR Loans comprising such Borrowing.
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"Solvent" means, with respect to any the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the aggregate fair value (determined on a going-concern basis) of the assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) the aggregate present fair salable value (determined on a going-concern basis) of the assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is greater than or equal to the total amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities, including contingent liabilities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as they become absolute and matured in the ordinary course and is sufficient to enable payment of all such obligations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, due and accruing due, (c) the capital of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is not unreasonably small in relation to their business as contemplated on such date of determination, (d) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, have not and do not intend to, and do not believe that they will, incur debts or other obligations, including current obligations, beyond their coordinated ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise) or for any reason become unable to pay their debts or meet their obligations as they generally become due and (e) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are
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"solvent" within the meaning given to that term and similar terms under Laws applicable to such Persons relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances, transactions at an undervalue, unfair preferences or equivalent concepts. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability or, if a different methodology is prescribed by applicable Laws, as prescribed by such Laws.
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βXXXXXβ means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the Sterling Overnight Index Average for such Business Day published by the XXXXX Administrator on the XXXXX Administratorβs Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
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βXXXXX Administratorβ means the Bank of England (or any successor administrator of the Sterling Overnight Index Average).
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βXXXXX Administratorβs Websiteβ means the Bank of Englandβs website, currently at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx, or any successor source for the Sterling Overnight Index Average identified as such by the XXXXX Administrator from time to time.
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βXXXXX Borrowingβ means, as to any Borrowing, the XXXXX Loans comprising such Borrowing.
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βXXXXX Interest Dayβ has the meaning specified in the definition of βDaily Simple XXXXXβ.
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XXXXX Interest Paymentβ means, in respect of any Interest Payment Date in relation to an Alternative Currency Daily Ratea XXXXX Xxxx, the aggregate amount of interest that is, or is scheduled to become, payable under Section 2.08.
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βXXXXX Xxxxβ means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Daily Simple XXXXX. "SPC" has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(g).
"Specified Event of Default" means any Event of Default under Section 8.01(a), (f) or (g). "Specified Existing Tranche" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a).
"Specified Refinancing Agent" has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a). "Specified Refinancing Debt" has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a).
"Specified Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment" has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a).
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"Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans" means Specified Refinancing Debt constituting revolving loans.
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"Specified Refinancing Term Commitment" has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a).
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"Specified Refinancing Term Loans" means Specified Refinancing Debt constituting term
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"Specified Transaction" means any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (excluding Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes under the Revolving Credit Facility or any revolving
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credit facility or line of credit), any issuance or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or Investment (including any proposed Investment or acquisition) that results in a Person becoming a Subsidiary, any designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, any acquisition or any Disposition that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower, any Investment constituting an acquisition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of another Person or any Disposition of a business unit, line of business or division of any Borrower Party, in each case whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise or any material restructuring of the Borrower or implementation of any initiative not in the ordinary course of business.
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"Sponsor Model" means that certain "bank case" projection model delivered by Sponsor to the Administrative Agent on September 27, 2021 (as supplemented, updated or otherwise modified from time to time on or prior to the Closing Date).
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"Sponsor" means Xxxxx Xxxxx, L.P. and any investment funds advised, managed or controlled by the foregoing and, in each case (whether individually or as a group), Affiliates of any of the foregoing (but excluding any operating portfolio companies of any of the foregoing).
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"Standard Securitization Undertakings" means representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and guarantees of performance entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower which the Borrower has determined in good faith to be customary in a Factoring Transaction or Receivables Financing, including, without limitation, those relating to the servicing of the assets of a Receivables Subsidiary, it being understood that any Receivables Repurchase Obligation shall be deemed to be a Standard Securitization Undertaking.
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"Stated Maturity" means with respect to any security or Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, the date specified in such security or the documentation governing such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such security or Indebtedness or the maximum fixed repurchase price of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security or Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency unless such contingency has occurred).
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"Subject Lien" has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.
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"Subordinated Indebtedness" means (a) with respect to the Borrower, any Indebtedness of the Borrower which is by its terms expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations and (b) with respect to any Guarantor, any Indebtedness of such Guarantor which is by its terms expressly subordinated in right of payment to its Guarantee of the Obligations.
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"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person (1) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50.0% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, (2) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity of which (x) more than 50.0% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership interests or otherwise, and (y) such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general
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partner or otherwise controls such entity and (3) for purposes of Section 6.01, any Person that is consolidated in the consolidated financial statements of the specified Person in accordance with GAAP.
"Subsidiary Guarantor" means, collectively, all Guarantors other than the Borrower. "Subsidiary Redesignation" has the meaning given to such term in the definition of
"Unrestricted Subsidiary".
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βSuccessor Rateβ means the Alternative Currency Successor Rate and the USD Successor Rate.
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"Supplemental Agent" has the meaning specified in Section 9.14(a).
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"Swap Contract" means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and
(b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement, including any obligations or liabilities under any such master agreement.
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"Swap Obligation" means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a "swap" within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
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"Swap Termination Value" means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts,
(a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
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βTARGET2β means the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system which utilizes a single shared platform and which was launched on November 19, 2007.
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βTARGET Dayβ means any day on which TARGET2 (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system, if any, determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euros.
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"Taxes" means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
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"Term Borrowing" means a borrowing of the same Type of Term Loan of a single Tranche from all the Lenders having Term Commitments or Term Loans of the respective Tranche on a given date (or resulting from a conversion or conversions on such date) having in the case of Eurocurrency RateSOFR Loans, the same Interest Period.
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"Term Commitment" means, as to each Term Lender, (i) its Initial Term Commitment, (ii) its Term Commitment Increase, (iii) its New Term Commitment or (iv) its Specified Refinancing Term Commitment. The amount of each Lender's Initial Term Commitment is as set forth in the definition thereof and the amount of each Lender's other Term Commitments shall be as set forth in the Assignment and Assumption, or in the amendment or agreement relating to the respective Term Commitment Increase, New Term Commitment or Specified Refinancing Term Commitment pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Term Commitment, as the case may be, as such amounts may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
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"Term Commitment Increase" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).
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βTerm ESTRβ means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on ESTR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
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βTerm ESTR Noticeβ means a notification by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders and the Borrower of the occurrence of a Term ESTR Transition Event.
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βTerm ESTR Transition Eventβ means the determination by the Administrative Agent that (a) Term ESTR has been recommended for use by the Relevant Governmental Body, (b) the administration of Term ESTR is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent and (c) a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, has previously occurred resulting in a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 3.04 that is not Term ESTR.
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"Term Facility" means a facility in respect of any Term Loan Tranche (including any Term Commitment Increase with respect to any Term Loan Tranche), as the context may require.
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"Term Lender" means (a) at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has an Initial Term Commitment at such time and (b) at any time after the Closing Date, any Lender that holds Term Loans and/or Term Commitments at such time.
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"Term Loan" means an advance made by any Term Lender under any Term Facility.
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"Term Loan Tranche" means the respective facility and commitments utilized in making (or, where applicable, conversion of) Term Loans hereunder, with there being one Tranche on the Closing Date, i.e., Initial Term Loans and Initial Term Commitments. Additional Term Loan Tranches may be added after the Closing Date pursuant to the terms hereof, e.g., New Term Loans, Specified Refinancing Term Loans, New Term Commitments, Extended Term Loans and Specified Refinancing Term Commitments.
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"Term Note" means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Term Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto, evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Term Lender resulting from the Term Loans under the same Term Loan Tranche made or held by such Term Lender.
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βTerm SOFR Adjustmentβ means (i) for any 1 month Interest Period, 0.11448% (11.448 basis points) per annum, (ii) for any 3 months Interest Period, 0.26161% (26.161 basis points) per annum and
(iii) for any 6 months Interest Period, 0.42826% (42.826 basis points) per annum.
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βTerm SOFRβ means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body. Determination Dayβ has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of Term SOFR Reference Rate.
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βTerm SOFR Noticeβ means a notification by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders and the Borrower of the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event. Rateβ means, with respect to any SOFR Borrowing denominated in Dollars and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m., Chicago time, two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, as such rate is published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator.
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βTerm SOFR Transition Eventβ means the determination by the Administrative Agent that (a) Term SOFR has been recommended for use by the Relevant Governmental Body, (b) the administration of Term SOFR is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent and (c) a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, has previously occurred resulting in a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 3.04 that is not Term SOFR.
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βTerm SOFR Reference Rateβ means, for any day and time (such day, the βTerm SOFR Determination Dayβ), with respect to any SOFR Borrowing denominated in Dollars and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the rate per annum published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator and identified by the Administrative Agent as the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. If by 5:00 pm (New York City time) on such Term SOFR Determination Day, the βTerm SOFR Reference Rateβ for the applicable tenor has not been published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Rate has not occurred, then, so long as such day is otherwise a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such Term SOFR Determination Day will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate was published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator, so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Day.
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"Termination Date" means the date on which (i) the Commitments of all Lenders hereunder have been terminated or expired, (ii) all of the payment Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted and obligations and all liabilities under any Secured Cash Management Agreement and any Secured Hedge Agreement for which alternative arrangements acceptable to the relevant Hedge Bank have been made with the Loan Party or the Restricted Subsidiary party thereto) have been paid or performed in full and (iii) all Letters of Credit have been terminated, expired Cash Collateralized or otherwise backstopped.
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"Test Period" means, the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on or prior to such time (taken as one accounting period) in respect of which financial statements for each such quarter or fiscal year in such period have been delivered or were required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) or, at the option of the Borrower, are internally available (as determined in good faith by the Borrower).
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"Threshold Amount" means the greater of (x) $81,600,000 and (y) 40.0% of Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA.
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βTotal Outstandingsβ means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations.
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βTotal Revolving Credit Outstandingsβ means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations.
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"Tranche" means any Term Loan Tranche or any Revolving Tranche. "Transaction Commitment Date" has the meaning specified in Section 1.02(i).
"Transaction Costs" has the meaning given to such term in the definition of "Transactions".
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"Transactions" means (a) the Borrower obtaining the Facilities hereunder (including, the borrowing of the Loans hereunder on the Closing Date) (b) the consummation of Closing Date Refinancing and (c) the payment of all premiums, fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions described in the foregoing provisions of this definition or in connection with the negotiation, execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, including to fund any original issue discount, upfront fees or legal fees and to grant and perfect any security interests (this clause (c), the "Transaction Costs").
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"Type" means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan, a SOFR Loan, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or a XXXXX Loan or an Alternative Currency Rate Loan.
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"UCP" means the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time).
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"UK Financial Institution" means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
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"UK Resolution Authority" means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
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βUnadjusted Benchmark Replacementβ means the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
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"Undisclosed Administration" means in relation to a Lender or its direct or indirect parent company the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where such Person is subject to home jurisdiction supervision if applicable law requires that such appointment is not to be publicly disclosed.
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"Unfunded Advances/Participations" means (a) with respect to the Administrative Agent, the aggregate amount, if any (i) made available to the Borrower on the assumption that each Lender has made available to the Administrative Agent such Xxxxxx's share of the applicable Borrowing available to
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the Administrative Agent as contemplated by Section 2.12(b) and (ii) with respect to which a corresponding amount shall not in fact have been returned to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or made available to the Administrative Agent by any such Lender and (b) with respect to any L/C Issuer, the aggregate amount, if any, of amounts drawn under Letters of Credit in respect of which a Revolving Credit Lender shall have failed to make Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse such L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(d).
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"Unfunded Pension Liability" means the excess of a Plan's benefit liabilities under Section 4001(a) of ERISA over the current value of such Plan's assets, determined in accordance with assumptions used for funding the Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan year.
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"Uniform Commercial Code" or "UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.
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"United States" and "U.S." mean the United States of America. "Unpaid Amount" has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.
"Unreimbursed Amount" has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(d)(i).
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"Unrestricted Subsidiary" means (a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than a Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of a Borrower) which is designated after the Closing Date as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.19(a) or Section 6.19(b) and which has not been re-designated as a Subsidiary Redesignation pursuant to Section 6.19(c) and (b) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
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βUSD Successor Rateβ has the meaning specified in Section 3.04(c).
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βU.S. Government Securities Business Dayβ means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
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"U.S. Person" means any Person that is a "United States person" as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
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"U.S. Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
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"U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(h)(ii)(B)(3).
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"Voting Stock" of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
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"Weighted Average Life to Maturity" means, when applied to any Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, at any date, the number of years (and/or portion thereof) obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including
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payment at final maturity, in respect of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment, in respect of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one- twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness; provided that AHYDO payments and the effects of any reductions in scheduled amortization or other scheduled payments as a result of the prepayment of the applicable Indebtedness shall be disregarded.
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"Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary" means any Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary.
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"Wholly Owned Subsidiary" of any Person means a direct or indirect Subsidiary of such Person 100.0% of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors' qualifying shares or shares or interests required to be held by foreign nationals or other third parties to the extent required by applicable law) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
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"Withholding Agent" means any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.
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"Working Capital" means, with respect to the Borrower Parties on a consolidated basis, Consolidated Current Assets minus Consolidated Current Liabilities.
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"Write-Down and Conversion Powers" means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
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at the option of the Borrower, the date that the definitive agreement (or other relevant definitive documentation) for or public announcement of such Investment or acquisition, merger, amalgamation or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing, Restricted Payments or Incurrence of Indebtedness is entered into or the date of any notice, which may be conditional, of such repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness is given to the holders of such Indebtedness or the making of Restricted Payments (the βTransaction Commitment Dateβ) may be used as the applicable date of determination, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of βPro Forma Basisβ or βConsolidated EBITDAβ. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower elects to use the Transaction Commitment Date as the applicable date of determination in accordance with the foregoing, (a) any fluctuation or change in (i) the Consolidated Cash Interest Expense, Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Interest Expense, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Assets, Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA, Fixed Charges and/or Pro Forma Cost Savings of the Borrower and (ii) the applicable exchange rate utilized in calculating compliance with any dollar-based provision of this Agreement, from the Transaction Commitment Date to the date of consummation of such Investment, Disposition, acquisition, merger, amalgamation or similar transaction, or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness or Restricted Payments, will not be taken into account for purposes of determining (A) whether any Indebtedness or Lien that is being incurred in connection with such Investment, Disposition, acquisition, merger, amalgamation or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness or Restricted Payments is permitted to be incurred, (B) compliance by any Borrower Party with any other provision of the Loan Documents or (C) whether such Investment, Disposition, acquisition, merger, amalgamation or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness or Restricted Payments or any other transaction undertaken in connection therewith, is permitted to be incurred, (b) for purposes of determining compliance with any provision which requires that no Default, Event of Default or specified Default or Event of Default, as applicable, has occurred, is continuing or would result from any such Investment, Disposition, acquisition, merger, amalgamation or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness or Restricted Payment, as applicable, such condition shall be deemed satisfied so long as no Default, Event of Default or specified Default or Event of Default, as applicable, exists on the Transaction Commitment Date, (c) for purposes of determining whether the bring down of representations and warranties (or specified representations and warranties) in connection with any such Investment, Disposition, acquisition, merger, amalgamation or
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similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness or Restricted Payments, as applicable, are true and correct, such condition shall be deemed satisfied so long as such representation and warranties, as applicable, are true and correct in all material respects on the Transaction Commitment Date, and (d) until such Investment, Disposition, acquisition, merger, amalgamation or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness or Restricted Payments is consummated or such definitive agreements (or other relevant definitive documentation) are terminated (or conditions in any conditional notice can no longer be met or public announcements with respect thereto are withdrawn), such Investment, Disposition, acquisition, merger, amalgamation or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness or Restricted Payment and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (including the incurrence of Indebtedness and Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions (including the incurrence of Indebtedness and Liens unrelated to such Investment, Disposition, acquisition, merger, amalgamation or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness or Restricted Payment) that are consummated after the Transaction Commitment Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such Investment, Disposition, acquisition, merger, amalgamation or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness or Restricted Payments and any such transactions (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) will be deemed to have occurred on the date the definitive agreements (or other relevant definitive documentation) are entered into or public announcement is made and deemed to be outstanding thereafter for purposes of calculating any baskets or ratios under the Loan Documents after the date of such agreement and before the date of consummation of such Investment, Disposition, acquisition, merger, amalgamation or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness or Restricted Payments; provided that, if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal periods shall have become available, the Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such ratios, tests or baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction Commitment Date.
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Borrower shall not be permitted to reclassify all or any portion of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to Section 7.01(a)).
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requirement or other provision to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP or the application thereof (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (provided that any change affecting the computation of the ratio set forth in Section 7.08 shall be subject solely to the approval of the Required Revolving Lenders (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and the Borrower); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio, basket, requirement or other provision shall continue to be computed or interpreted in accordance with GAAP or the application thereof prior to such change therein or (ii) the Borrower may elect to fix GAAP (for purposes of such ratio, basket, requirement or other provision) as of another later date notified in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time.
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Section 1.05 References to Agreements and Laws. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted by any Loan Document and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.
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about 11:00 a.m. London time (or New York City time, as applicable) on a particular day as displayed by ICE Data Services as the "ask price" or as displayed on such other information service which publishes that rate of exchange from time to time in place of ICE Data Services (or if such service ceases to be available, the equivalent of such amount in dollars as determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, or, in the absence of such agreement, such rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such currency are then being conducted, at or about 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such date for the purchase of Dollars for delivery two Business Days later); provided that if any basket is exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in applicable currency exchange rates after the last time such basket was utilized, such basket will not be deemed to have been exceeded solely as a result of such fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
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Alternative Currency (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.
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and included in such calculation, shall not be deemed as an incurrence of additional Indebtedness at such subsequent time.
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alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof (including, without limitation, (1) any such alternative, successor or replacement rate implemented pursuant to Section 3.04(b) or (c), whether upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, and (2) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes pursuant to Section 3.04(d)),, including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the Daily Simple XXXXX, the Eurocurrency Rateexisting interest rate being replaced or have the same volume or liquidity as did the London interbank offered rate (or the euro interbank offered rate, as applicable)any existing interest rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates and/or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of any Daily Simple XXXXX, interest rate used in this Agreement or any alternative, successor or alternative rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) and/or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrowers.Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any interest rate used in this Agreement, any component thereof, or rates referenced in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
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of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets or ratios will not be deemed to have been unsatisfied as a result of such fluctuations; however, if any ratios or baskets improve as a result of such fluctuations, such improved baskets or ratios may be utilized.
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incurrence. Such Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency RateSOFR Loans as further provided herein. Once repaid, Term Loans incurred hereunder may not be reborrowed (it being understood, however, that prepayments will be taken into account for purposes of any Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility to the extent provided by Section 2.14).
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(vi) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto, and (vii) the currency in which the Revolving Credit Loans to be borrowed are to be denominated (which shall be Dollars or an Alternative Currency). If, with respect to any Eurocurrency RateSOFR Loans or Alternative Currency TermEurocurrency Rate Loans, the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Tranche of Term Loans, Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans, or Revolving Credit Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Eurocurrency RateSOFR Loans or Alternative Currency TermEurocurrency Rate Loans, as applicable, with an Interest Period of one month. Any such automatic conversion or continuation pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurocurrency RateSOFR Loans or Alternative Currency TermEurocurrency Rate Loans, as applicable. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of SOFR Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Alternative
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Currency Term Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. If, with respect to any XXXXX Xxxx, the Borrower does not deliver a Committed Loan Notice prior to the Interest Payment Date therefor requesting a conversion to another type of Loan, then, unless such XXXXX Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected that such XXXXX Borrowing shall automatically be continued as a XXXXX Borrowing in Sterling bearing interest at a rate based upon the applicable Daily Simple XXXXX as of such Interest Payment Date.
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Payment (including a breakdown of such rate and amount of interest as between the Applicable Rate and the Daily Simple XXXXX for such date and any other information that the Borrower may reasonably request in relation to the calculation of such rate and amount or the determination of that XXXXX Interest Payment). The determination of the Term SOFR Rate, Eurocurrency Rate, or Daily Simple XXXXX or Alternative Currency Term Rate by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
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Issuer's name on Schedule 1.01(f). Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower's ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or been terminated or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. All Letters of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency; provided that each L/C Issuer's obligation to issue Letters of Credit in any Alternative Currency shall be subject to the currency limitations set forth in the definition of βL/C Issuerβ.
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applicable Sanctions Laws and Regulations or (ii) in any manner that would result in a violation of any applicable Sanctions Laws and Regulations by any party to this Agreement;
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the applicable L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day not later than 30 days prior to the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility, unless the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer otherwise agree); (B) the amount thereof and the currency in which such Letter of Credit is to be denominated; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate or other documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the Person for whose account the requested Letter of Credit is to be issued (which must be a Borrower Party); and
(H) such other matters as the applicable L/C Issuer may reasonably request. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer: (1) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (2) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (3) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (4) such other matters as the applicable L/C Issuer may reasonably request.
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Agent and (B) the Administrative Agent in turn will notify each Revolving Credit Lender of such issuance or amendment and the amount of such Revolving Credit Xxxxxx's Pro Rata Share therein.
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amount equal to, and in Dollars, its applicable Pro Rata Share of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 3:00 p.m. (New York Time) on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(d)(iii), each Revolving Credit Lender under such Revolving Tranche that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Revolving Credit Loan under such Revolving Tranche to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall promptly remit the funds so received to the applicable L/C Issuer.
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L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.03(d)(vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;
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(l) and there are outstanding Revolving Credit Loans under the non-terminating Tranches, the Borrower agrees to repay all such Revolving Credit Loans (or such lesser amount as is necessary to reallocate all Letters of Credit pursuant to this clause (l)) or (ii) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to immediately preceding clause (i), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize any such Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.16 but only up to the amount of such Letter of Credit not so reallocated. Except to the extent of reallocations of participations pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence, the occurrence of a Maturity Date with respect to a given tranche of Revolving Credit Commitments shall have no effect upon (and shall not diminish) the percentage participations of the Revolving Credit Lenders in any Letter of Credit issued before such Maturity Date.
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L/C Issuer may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer being replaced (provided that no consent will be required if the L/C Issuer being replaced has no Letters of Credit or reimbursement obligations with respect thereto outstanding) and the successor L/C Issuer. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of a L/C Issuer. At the time any such replacement or resignation shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced L/C Issuer. From and after the effective date of any such replacement or resignation, (i) any successor L/C Issuer shall have all the rights and obligations of a L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term βL/C Issuerβ shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous L/C Issuer, or to such successor and all previous L/C Issuers, as the context shall require. After the replacement or resignation of a L/C Issuer hereunder, the replaced or resigning L/C Issuer shall remain a party hereto to the extent that Letters of Credit issued by it remain outstanding and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of a L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement or resignation, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
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Prepayment Notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a SOFR Loan or Eurocurrency Rate Loan, XXXXX Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(iii) and Section 3.06. Each prepayment of the principal of, and interest on, any Revolving Credit Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, shall be made in the relevant Alternative Currency. Subject to Section 2.17, each prepayment of outstanding Term Loan Tranches pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) shall be applied to the Term Loan Tranche or Term Loan Tranches designated on such Optional Prepayment Notice on a pro rata basis among the Term Lenders within such Term Loan Tranche. Subject to Section 2.17, each prepayment of an outstanding Term Loan Tranche pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) shall be applied to the remaining amortization payments of such Term Loan Tranche as directed by the Borrower (or, if the Borrower has not made such designation, in direct order of maturity), but, in any event, on a pro rata basis to the Lenders within such Term Loan Tranche.
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reduction against the subsequent Excess Cash Flow Period calculation) (including prepayments or repurchases at a discount to par and open market purchases, with credit given for the actual amount of the cash payment and prepayments or repurchases in connection with lender or holder replacement provisions (including pursuant to Section 3.08)) (except prepayments of Loans under any Revolving Tranche or other revolving Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Revolving Credit Commitments that are not accompanied by a corresponding permanent commitment reduction of the revolving commitments), in each case other than to the extent that any such prepayment is funded with the proceeds of Specified Refinancing Debt, Refinancing Notes or any other long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness),
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Period but prior to the time such Excess Cash Flow payment is due; provided that to the extent the Borrower exercises such option, such deducted amount shall not be permitted as a reduction against the subsequent Excess Cash Flow Period calculation) and in each case other than to the extent that any such cash consideration is funded with the proceeds of Specified Refinancing Debt, Refinancing Notes or any other long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness),
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Flow Period being reduced to 25.0% or 0.0%, then such reduced percentage applicable to the Excess Cash Flow prepayment required to be made shall apply; provided, further, that, to the extent the amount deducted pursuant to subclause (B) above exceeds the amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(i) in any given fiscal year, the excess thereof may be applied, in the Borrowerβs discretion, to any amount of Excess Cash Flow payable pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(i) in the immediately following fiscal year.
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any time exceed the sum of the applicable Revolving Tranche in respect thereof (including after giving effect to any reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06), the Borrower shall immediately prepay the Loans under the applicable Revolving Tranche and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations related thereto in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(v) unless after the prepayment in full of the Loans under the applicable Revolving Tranche the sum of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings or the outstanding Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans, as the case may be, exceed the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments or the commitments to make Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans, as the case may be, then in effect.
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applied to prepay such Loans). Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall also be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of the outstanding Loans in accordance with this Section 2.05(b).
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"Prepayment Date"). Any Appropriate Lender may (but solely to the extent the Borrower elects for this clause (c) to be applicable to a given prepayment) decline to accept all (but not less than all) of its share of any such prepayment (any such Lender, a "Declining Lender") by providing written notice to the Administrative Agent no later than three Business Days after the date of such Appropriate Xxxxxx's receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent regarding such prepayment. If any Appropriate Lender does not give a notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to such third Business Day informing the Administrative Agent that it declines to accept the applicable prepayment, then such Lender will be deemed to have accepted such prepayment. On any Prepayment Date, an amount equal to the Prepayment Amount minus the portion thereof allocable to Declining Lenders, in each case for such Prepayment Date, shall be paid to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower and applied by the Administrative Agent ratably to prepay Term Loans under the Term Loan Tranches owing to Appropriate Lenders (other than Declining Lenders) in the manner described in Section 2.05(b) for such prepayment. Any amounts that would otherwise have been applied to prepay Term Loans, New Term Loans or Specified Refinancing Term Loans owing to Declining Lenders shall be applied in accordance with any Applicable Intercreditor Agreement and any amounts not required to be applied shall be retained by the Borrower (any Net Cash Proceeds retained by the Borrower in accordance with this Section 2.05(c), shall constitute "Retained Declined Proceeds").
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Section 2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments.
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Section 2.07 Repayment of Loans.
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Section 2.08 Interest.
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Section 2.09 Fees. In addition to certain fees described in Sections 2.03(h) and (i):
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Section 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees.
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or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year) or, in the case of interest in respect of Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies as to which generally accepted market practice differs from the foregoing, in accordance with such generally accepted market practice. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. The Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower a statement showing the quotations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate hereunder.
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Section 2.11 Evidence of Indebtedness.
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Section 2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent's Clawback.
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Loans outstanding at such time and (b) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations outstanding at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender.
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Section 2.13 Sharing of Payments. If, other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), any Lender shall obtain on account of the Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations held by it, any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary or through the exercise of any right of setoff) in excess of its ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact and (b) purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans made by them and/or such subparticipations in the participations in L/C Obligations held by them, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of such Loans or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata with each of them; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion), such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender's ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such paying Lender's required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff, but subject to Section 10.09) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. The Administrative Agent will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this Section 2.13 and will in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (A) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.16, (B) the assignments and participations (including by means of a Dutch Auction and open market debt repurchases) described in Section 10.07, (C) (i) the incurrence of any New Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.14, (ii) the prepayment of Revolving Credit Loans in accordance with Section 2.14(e) in connection with a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase or (iii) any Specified Refinancing Debt in accordance with Section 2.18, (D) any Extension described in Section 2.19, or (E) any applicable circumstances contemplated by Section 2.05(b), 2.14, 2.17, 2.18, 2.20 or 3.08.
Section 2.14 Incremental Facilities.
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to be increased hereunder (except as otherwise provided in clause (d) below with respect to amortization)) (each, a "Term Commitment Increase"), (iii) the addition of one or more new revolving credit facilities to the Facilities, in each case, in such currency or currencies as the Borrower identifies in such notice (each, a "New Revolving Facility" and, any advance made by a Lender thereunder, a "New Revolving Loan"; and the commitments thereof, the "New Revolving Commitment") and (iv) the addition of one or more new term loan facilities, in each case, in such currency or currencies as the Borrower identifies in such notice (each, a "New Term Facility"; and any advance made by a Lender thereunder, a "New Term Loan"; and the commitments thereof, the "New Term Commitment"; and together with the Revolving Credit Commitment Increase, the New Revolving Commitments and the Term Commitment Increase, the "New Loan Commitments";) in an amount not to exceed the sum of:
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basis with the Initial Term Loans or (3) unsecured, and so long as such revolving credit loans were not in the case of clauses (2) or (3), originally incurred under the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility, in an amount equal to the par value for such repurchase, in each case under this clause (y), to the extent not funded with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (it being agreed and understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that Indebtedness incurred pursuant to any revolving credit facility (including the Revolving Credit Facility) shall not constitute long-term Indebtedness for such purpose) minus (iii) the principal amount of Indebtedness incurred under Section 7.01(dd) in reliance on this clause (y) (the "Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility"), and
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Any such request for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of the lesser of (x) $5,000,000 or, in the case of any New Loan Commitments denominated in an Alternative Currency, the equivalent Dollar Amount, and (y) the entire amount of any increase that may be requested under this Section 2.14; provided, that for purposes of any New Loan Commitments established pursuant to this Section 2.14, Incremental Equivalent Debt Incurred pursuant to Section 2.15, any Ratio Debt and any Ratio Acquisitions Debt:
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incurred under the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility from and after the first date on which the Borrower would be permitted to incur all or such portion, as applicable, of the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness under the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility (for the avoidance of doubt, which determination shall be made without duplication of such Indebtedness originally designated as incurred under the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility or the Cash-Capped Incremental Facility) (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall have the effect of increasing the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility and/or the Cash-Capped Incremental Facility, as applicable, by all or such portion, as applicable, of the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any Indebtedness originally designated as incurred under the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility or the Cash-Capped Incremental Facility and subsequently deemed to be incurred under the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility pursuant to this clause (C) shall not be subject to the MFN Provision as a result of being deemed incurred under the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility; and
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The Borrower may designate any Incremental Arranger of any New Loan Commitments with such titles under the New Loan Commitments as the Borrower may deem appropriate.
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order to establish the New Term Facility or New Revolving Facility or to effectuate the increases to the Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Tranche and to reflect any technical changes necessary or appropriate to give effect to such increase or new facility in accordance with its terms as set forth herein pursuant to the documentation relating to such New Term Facility or New Revolving Facility. As of the Increase Effective Date, in the case of an increase to an existing Term Loan Tranche, the amortization schedule for the Term Loan Tranche then increased set forth in Section 2.07(a) (or any other applicable amortization schedule for New Term Loans or Specified Refinancing Term Loans) shall be amended in writing (which may be executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Incremental Arranger (and the Lenders hereby authorize any such Incremental Arranger to execute and deliver any such documentation)) to increase the then-remaining unpaid installments of principal by an aggregate amount equal to the additional Loans under such Term Loan Tranche being made on such date, such aggregate amount to be applied to increase such installments ratably in accordance with the amounts in effect immediately prior to the Increase Effective Date.
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(B) in the case of any New Revolving Facility, (1) the final maturity shall be no earlier than the Maturity Date applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility and (2) no amortization or mandatory commitment reduction prior to the Maturity Date applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility shall be required, (C) in the case of any Term Commitment Increase, (1) the final maturity shall be the same as the Maturity Date applicable to the applicable Term Loan Tranche, (2) the amortization shall be as described under clause
(c) above and (3) the terms and documentation applicable to the applicable existing Term Loan Tranche shall apply and (D) in the case of any New Term Facility, have a final maturity no earlier than the Latest Maturity Date for the then outstanding Initial Term Loans not have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the then outstanding Initial Term Loans; provided, that, in each case, (x) Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt and (y) amounts not in excess of the maximum aggregate principal amount then permitted to be incurred in reliance on the Inside Maturity Basket, in each case, may (1) have a maturity date earlier than the Latest Maturity Date for the then outstanding Initial Term Loans and (2) have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the then outstanding Initial Term Loans;
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Borrower and each material Subsidiary Guarantor that is organized in a jurisdiction for which counsel to the Administrative Agent advises that such deliveries are reasonably necessary to preserve the Collateral in such jurisdiction (other than changes to such legal opinions resulting from a change in Law, change in fact or change to counselβs form of opinion); and (v) shall be denominated in Dollars, Euros, Pound Sterling, Canadian dollars or another currency reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Subject to the foregoing, the conditions precedent to each such increase or New Loan Commitment shall be solely those agreed to by the Lenders providing such increase or New Loan Commitment, as applicable, and the Borrower.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) to the extent any covenants and events of default (excluding pricing, rate floors, discounts, fees, optional prepayment and redemption terms) of any Term Commitment Increase, Revolving Credit Commitment Increase, New Term Facility or New Revolving Facility are materially more favorable (with respect to the lenders thereunder) than the comparable terms hereunder (with respect to the Lenders under the Initial Term Loans or the Initial Revolving Tranche, as applicable), such terms shall have covenants and defaults shall be no more restrictive to the Borrower Parties, when taken as a whole, than those under the Initial Term Loans or the Initial Revolving Tranche, taken as a whole, as applicable (except for covenants or other provisions (w) that are incorporated into this Agreement (or any other applicable Loan Document) for the benefit of the applicable Lenders (to the extent applicable to such Lender) without further amendment voting requirements if reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, (x) applicable only to periods after the latest final maturity of the applicable Facility, (y) as are incorporated into this Agreement (or any other applicable Loan Document) for the benefit of the applicable Lenders (to the extent applicable to such Lender) (which may be accomplished without further amendment requirements) or (z) that reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence or issuance (as determined by the Borrower in good faith)) (it being agreed and understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that, at the option of the Borrower, the Borrower may, in consultation with the Administrative Agent, but shall not be required to, increase the Applicable Rate or amortization payments relating to any existing Term Facility or add call protection to any existing Term Facility to bring such Applicable Rate in line with the relevant Term Commitment Increase or New Term Facility or add call protection to any existing Term Facility to achieve fungibility with such existing Term Facility), (y) the terms of any New Revolving Facility (other than (A) terms that are incorporated into this Agreement pursuant to clause (x) above, (B) solely if such New Revolving Facility is provided by an Approved Commercial Bank, terms with respect to pricing and fees of such New Revolving Facility or (C) terms that are applicable only after the then Latest Maturity Date of the Initial Revolving Tranche) shall be substantially the same as those applicable to the Initial Revolving Tranche and (z) such terms other than the terms described in clause (x) above may be, in consultation with the Incremental Arranger, incorporated into this Agreement (or any other applicable Loan Document) for the benefit of the applicable Lenders (to the extent applicable to such Lender) without further amendment voting requirements if reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower, the Incremental Arranger and the Administrative Agent; provided that, at the Borrowerβs option, delivery of a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (for dissemination to the Lenders) in good faith at least three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior to the incurrence of such Incremental Facility, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Incremental Facility or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement set forth in the applicable clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement with regards to the Administrative Agent unless the Administrative Agent provides notice to the Borrower of its objection during such three Business Day (or shorter) period (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects). To the extent the Borrower establishes a New Revolving Facility, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend this Agreement to require borrowings, repayments, participations and commitment reductions on a pro rata basis among Revolving
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Tranches (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on the Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings), (B) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of any Revolving Credit Loan, and (C) repayments made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of the Revolving Credit Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments of Revolving Credit Loans after the effective date of such New Revolving Facility).
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Initial Term Loans only to the extent such New Revolving Facility or New Term Facility effectively extends the maturity date of First Lien Specified Debt, and (y) such New Revolving Facility or New Term Facility may be secured by a lien on the Collateral only to the extent such New Revolving Facility or New Term Facility effectively extends the maturity date of First Lien Specified Debt or Junior Lien Specified Debt, (3) if such New Revolving Facility or New Term Facility is secured by a lien on all or any portion of the Collateral, such New Revolving Facility or New Term Facility shall be subject to Applicable Intercreditor Arrangements, and (4) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness Incurred by Non-Loan Party Subsidiaries in respect of such New Revolving Credit Facility or New Term Facility shall not exceed the Non-Loan Party Sublimit as of the date of Incurrence (subject to Section 1.02(i)),
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provide that such Incremental Loans and Incremental Commitments are fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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Section 2.15 Incremental Equivalent Debt.
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originally designated as incurred under the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility or the Cash-Capped Incremental Facility shall automatically cease to be deemed incurred under the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility or the Cash-Capped Incremental Facility and shall instead be deemed incurred under the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility from and after the first date on which the Borrower would be permitted to incur all or such portion, as applicable, of the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness under the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility (for the avoidance of doubt, which determination shall be made without duplication of such Indebtedness originally designated as incurred under the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility or the Cash-Capped Incremental Facility) (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall have the effect of increasing the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility and/or the Cash-Capped Incremental Facility, as applicable, by all or such portion, as applicable, of the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness), and (D) solely for the purpose of cash netting in calculating the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio to determine the availability under the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility at the time of incurrence, any cash proceeds of any New Loan Commitments incurred pursuant to Section 2.14, any Incremental Equivalent Debt Incurred pursuant to this Section 2.15, any Ratio Debt and any Ratio Acquisitions Debt, in each case, incurred at such test date shall be excluded for purposes of calculating Adjusted Cash or Cash Equivalents. The Borrower may appoint any Person as arranger of such Incremental Equivalent Debt (such Person (who may be the Administrative Agent, if it so agrees), the "Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger").
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aggregate principal amount then permitted to be incurred in reliance on the Inside Maturity Basket, the Weighted Average Life to Maturity thereof may be shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the then outstanding Initial Term Loans, or (ii) that is secured by a lien on the Collateral on a junior basis to the Initial Term Loans or unsecured, shall not (A) have a final maturity earlier than the Latest Maturity Date for the then outstanding Initial Term Loans and (B) have any amortization,
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Loan Documents), any comments to such documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent shall be reflected therein.
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Section 2.16 Cash Collateral.
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Section 2.17 Defaulting Lenders.
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non-Defaulting Lender under a Revolving Tranche shall be determined without giving effect to the Commitment under such Revolving Tranche of that Defaulting Lender; provided that the aggregate obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender under a Revolving Tranche to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit issued under such Revolving Tranche shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1) the Commitment under such Revolving Tranche of that non-Defaulting Lender minus (2) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Loans under such Revolving Tranche of that Revolving Credit Lender. No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Xxxxxx having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Xxxxxx's increased exposure following such reallocation.
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Arrangements and (2) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness Incurred by Non-Loan Party Subsidiaries in respect of such Specified Refinancing Debt shall not exceed the Non-Loan Party Sublimit as of the date of Incurrence (subject to Section 1.02(i)); (iii) [reserved]; (iv) [reserved]; (v) shall have such pricing and optional prepayment terms as may be agreed by the Borrower and the applicable Lenders thereof; (vi) (x) to the extent constituting revolving credit facilities, shall not have a maturity date (or have mandatory commitment reductions or amortization) that is prior to the scheduled Maturity Date of the Revolving Tranche being refinanced and (y) to the extent constituting term loan facilities, shall have a maturity date that is not prior to the date that is the Latest Maturity Date of, and will have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Term Loans being refinanced; provided that Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt and amounts not in excess of the maximum aggregate principal amount then permitted to be incurred in reliance on the Inside Maturity Basket may have a maturity date that is earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of the Term Loans being refinanced and, with respect to Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt and amounts not in excess of the maximum aggregate principal amount then permitted to be incurred in reliance on the Inside Maturity Basket, the Weighted Average Life to Maturity thereof may be shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans being refinanced; (vii) in the case of Specified Refinancing Term Loans, shall share ratably in any mandatory prepayments of the then outstanding Initial Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05 (or otherwise provide for more favorable prepayment treatment for the then outstanding Initial Term Loans than the Specified Refinancing Term Loans); (viii) in the case of Specified Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, shall provide that each Revolving Credit Borrowing (including any deemed Revolving Credit Borrowings made pursuant to Section 2.03) and participations in Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03 shall be allocated pro rata among the Revolving Tranches; (ix) subject to clauses (v) and (vi) above, shall have covenants and events of default (excluding pricing, rate floors, discounts, fees, optional prepayment and redemption terms) that are, taken as a whole, are determined by the Borrower to either (A) not be more restrictive to the Borrower Parties than those applicable to the Initial Term Loans (taken as a whole) (except for (x) covenants and events of default applicable only to periods after the Maturity Date of the Initial Term Loans and existing at the time of incurrence or issuance of such Specified Refinancing Debt and (y) any financial maintenance covenant not solely applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility to the extent such covenant is also added for the benefit of the Lenders holding the Initial Term Loans, without further Lender approval or voting requirement) or (B) otherwise are customary for similar debt securities in light of then-prevailing market conditions at the time of issuance (as determined by the Borrower in good faith); provided that, at the Borrower's option, delivery of a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to the Specified Refinancing Agent in good faith at least three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Specified Refinancing Agent) prior to the incurrence of such Specified Refinancing Debt, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Specified Refinancing Debt or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement set forth in this clause (a), shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Specified Refinancing Agent provides notice to the Borrower of its objection during such three Business Day (or shorter) period (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects)); and the Net Cash Proceeds of such Specified Refinancing Debt shall be applied, substantially concurrently with the incurrence thereof, to the pro rata prepayment of outstanding Loans being so refinanced (or less than the pro rata prepayment of outstanding Loans made by any Term Lenders or the Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable, that will be lenders of the Specified Refinancing Debt, as approved by such Term Lenders or the Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable; provided that in the case of Revolving Credit Loans, a corresponding amount of Revolving Credit Commitments shall be permanently reduced), in each case pursuant to Section 2.05 and 2.06, as applicable, and the payment of fees, expenses and premiums, if any, payable in connection therewith; provided, however, that such Specified Refinancing Debt shall not have a principal or commitment amount (or accreted value) greater than the Loans being refinanced (plus an amount equal to Refinancing Expenses). 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approached to provide all or a portion of any Specified Refinancing Debt may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such Specified Refinancing Debt. To achieve the full amount of a requested issuance of Specified Refinancing Debt, and subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and each L/C Issuer in the case of Specified Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, the Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees or other Persons to become Lenders in respect of such Specified Refinancing Debt pursuant to a joinder agreement to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Specified Refinancing Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, any allocations of Specified Refinancing Debt shall be made at the Borrower's sole discretion, and the Borrower will not be obligated to allocate any Specified Refinancing Debt to any Lender.
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shall be adjusted accordingly. If the Specified Refinancing Agent is not the Administrative Agent, the actions authorized to be taken by the Specified Refinancing Agent herein shall be done in consultation with the Administrative Agent and, with respect to the preparation of any documentation necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Section 2.18 (including amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), any comments to such documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent shall be reflected therein.
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lieu of any increased margins contemplated by the preceding clause (A), (y) in the case of any Extended Term Tranche, such Extended Term Tranche shall share ratably in any mandatory prepayments of the then outstanding Initial Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b) (or otherwise provide for more favorable mandatory prepayment treatment for the then outstanding Initial Term Loans than such Extended Term Tranche) and (z) in the case of any Extended Term Tranche (other than any Extended Term Tranche in an initial principal amount not in excess of the maximum aggregate principal amount then permitted to be incurred in reliance on the Inside Maturity Basket), so long as the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Extended Tranche would be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Specified Existing Tranche, amortization rates with respect to the Extended Term Tranche may be higher or lower than the amortization rates for the Specified Existing Tranche, in each case to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.19 or otherwise, assignments and participations of Extended Tranches shall be governed by the same or, at the Borrower's discretion, more restrictive assignment and participation provisions applicable to Initial Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, set forth in Section 10.07. No requested Xxxxxx shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Existing Loans
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converted into an Extended Tranche pursuant to any Extension Request and the commitment of any L/C Issuer to issue or maintain Letters of Credit shall not be extended pursuant to an extension of any Existing Revolving Tranche pursuant to this Section 2.19 without its written consent. Any Extended Tranche shall constitute a separate Tranche of Loans from the Specified Existing Tranches and from any other Existing Tranches (together with any other Extended Tranches so established on such date). On the Extension Date applicable to any applicable Revolving Tranche under the Revolving Credit Facility, the Borrower shall prepay the Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances (to the extent participated to Revolving Credit Lenders) outstanding on such Extension Date applicable to the relevant Revolving Tranche (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.06) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances (to the extent participated to Revolving Credit Lenders), as the case may be, applicable to the non-extending Revolving Credit Lenders under such Revolving Tranche in accordance with any revised Pro Rata Share of a Revolving Credit Lender in respect of the extended Revolving Credit Facility arising from any non ratable Extension to the Revolving Credit Commitments under this Section 2.19.
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required in order for such Section 2.19 Additional Amendments to become effective in accordance with Section 10.01; provided, further, that (i) such Extended Tranche shall not be Guaranteed by any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or does not become a Loan Party substantially concurrently with the establishment of such Extended Tranche (except as permitted by clause (2) of the immediately succeeding proviso), (ii) such Extended Tranche shall not be secured by any assets other than assets that constitute Collateral (except for assets of Non-Loan Party Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness permitted by clause (2) of the immediately succeeding proviso) and (iii) at the option of the Borrower, such Extended Tranche shall be secured by a lien on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Initial Term Loans, secured by a lien on the Collateral on a junior basis to the Initial Term Loans, secured by a Lien on assets not constituting Collateral (to the extent constituting assets of Non-Loan Party Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness permitted by clause (2) of the immediately succeeding proviso) or unsecured; provided that (1) if such Extended Tranche is secured by a lien on all or any portion of the Collateral, such Extended Tranche shall be subject to Applicable Intercreditor Arrangements and (2) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness Incurred by Non-Loan Party Subsidiaries in respect of such Extended Tranche shall not exceed the Non-Loan Party Sublimit as of the date of Incurrence (subject to Section 1.02(i)). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.01, any such Extension Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to any Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower and the Extended Loans Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.19; provided that the foregoing shall not constitute a consent on behalf of any Lender to the terms of any Section 2.19 Additional Amendment. The Lenders hereby authorize the Extended Loans Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Borrower as may be necessary in order to establish any Extended Loans and to make such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Extended Loans Agent and the Borrower in connection with the establishment of such Extended Loans, in each case on terms consistent with and/or to effect the provisions of this Section 2.19.
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delivers such Assignment and Assumption and (B) the date as of which all obligations of the Borrower owing to the Non-Extending Lender relating to the Existing Loans so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such Non-Extending Lender, then such Non-Extending Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Assumption as of such date and the Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated) to execute and deliver such Assignment and Assumption on behalf of such Non-Extending Lender.
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aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans exchanged by the Borrower pursuant to any Permitted Debt Exchange shall automatically be cancelled and retired by the Borrower on the date of the settlement thereof (and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, any applicable exchanging Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, or such other form as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, in respect thereof pursuant to which the respective Lender assigns its interest in the Term Loans being exchanged pursuant to the Permitted Debt Exchange to the Borrower for immediate cancellation), (iv) if the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans (calculated on the face amount thereof) tendered by Lenders in respect of the relevant Permitted Debt Exchange Offer (with no Lender being permitted to tender a principal amount of Term Loans which exceeds the principal amount thereof actually held by it) shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of such Term Loans offered to be exchanged by the Borrower pursuant to such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer, then the Borrower shall exchange Term Loans subject to such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer tendered by such Lenders ratably up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts so tendered, (v) all documentation in respect of such Permitted Debt Exchange shall be consistent with the foregoing, and all written communications generally directed to the Lenders in connection therewith shall be in form and substance consistent with the foregoing and made in consultation with the Borrower and the Exchange Agent and (vi) any applicable Minimum Tender Condition (as defined below) shall be satisfied.
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of this Section 2.20, any comments to such documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent shall be reflected therein.
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any Tax from or in respect of any such payment, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after all such deductions or withholdings for Indemnified Taxes have been made (including such deductions and withholdings for Indemnified Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the Administrative Agent (for amounts paid to the Administrative Agent in its own right) or Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding for Indemnified Taxes been made.
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shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall promptly repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this clause (f) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this clause (f), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this clause (f) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This clause (f) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
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U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the "interest" article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of,
U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the "business profits" or "other income" article of such tax treaty;
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their obligations under FATCA and (ii) determine whether such Recipient has complied with such Recipient's obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), "FATCA" shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement; and
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Section 3.03 Illegality. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Term SOFR Rate, Eurocurrency Rate or Daily Simple XXXXX (whether denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency), or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Term SOFR Rate, Eurocurrency Rate, Alternative Currency Daily Rate or Daily Simple XXXXX (whether denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency), or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars or an Alternative Currency in the applicable interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, (i) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue SOFR Loans, Eurocurrency Rate Loans, or XXXXX Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, as applicable, in the affected currency or currencies or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency RateSOFR Loans, shall be suspended and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans, the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency RateAdjusted Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender, shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the
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Eurocurrency RateAdjusted Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), (A) if applicable and such Lenderβs Eurocurrency Rate Loans are denominated in DollarsSOFR Loans, prepay or convert all of such Lenderβs Eurocurrency RateSOFR Loans to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurocurrency RateAdjusted Term SOFR component of the Base Rate) or (B) if applicable and such Lenderβs Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans are denominated in an Alternative Currency, prepay all of such Lenderβs relevant Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, as applicable (the interest rate with respect to such Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans shall be determined by an alternative rate mutually acceptable to the Borrower and the applicable Revolving Credit Lenders), in each case, either, with respect to Alternative Currency Rate Loans, on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans to such day, or otherwise promptly after such demand. .Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted and all amounts due, if any, in connection with such prepayment or conversion under Section 3.06. Each Lender agrees to designate a different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.
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respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (3) of the definition of βBenchmark Replacementβ for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
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its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Xxxxxxxxx has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of βInterest Periodβ for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of βInterest Periodβ for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
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(A) be prepaid by the Borrower on such day or (B) solely for the purpose of calculating the interest rate
applicable to such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, such Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars shall be deemed to be a Eurocurrency RateSOFR Loan denominated in Dollars and shall accrue interest at the same interest rate applicable to Eurocurrency RateSOFR Loans denominated in Dollars at such time or (iii) if such Loan is a XXXXX Loan is denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars, then such Loan shall, at the Borrowerβs election, either (A) be converted into ABRBase Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such Alternative Currency) immediately or (B) be prepaid in full immediately.
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connection with any of the foregoing (including Taxes on or in respect of its loans, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto, but excluding for purposes of this Section 3.05(a) any such increased costs or reduction in amount resulting from (i) Indemnified Taxes indemnifiable under Section 3.01 and (ii) Excluded Taxes), then within 15 days after demand of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail such increased costs (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Section 3.06), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction.
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compensation, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any actual loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:
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obligation of such Lender to make or continue from one Interest Period to another SOFR Loans, Eurocurrency Rate Loans, Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan or XXXXX Loan, or to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurocurrency RateSOFR Loans, until the event or condition giving rise to such request ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 3.07(e) shall be applicable); provided that such suspension shall not affect the right of such Lender to receive the compensation so requested.
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Administrative Agent and such Lender (for the avoidance of doubt, such notice shall be deemed provided on the same day that an amendment or waiver is posted to the Lenders for consent), either (i) replace such Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to Section 10.07(b) (with the assignment fee to be paid by the Borrower in such instance unless waived by the Administrative Agent) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (or, in the case of a Non-Consenting Lender, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Facility or Facilities for which its consent is required) to one or more Eligible Assignees; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender or other such Person or (ii) so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, terminate the Commitment of such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, and (1) in the case of a Lender (other than an L/C Issuer), repay all Obligations of the Borrower owing (and the amount of all accrued interest and fees in respect thereof) to such Lender relating to the Loans and participations held by such Lender as of such termination date and (2) in the case of an L/C Issuer, repay all obligations of the Borrower owing to such L/C Issuer relating to the Loans and participations held by such L/C Issuer as of such termination date and cancel or backstop on terms satisfactory to such L/C Issuer any Letters of Credit issued by it; provided that (i) in the case of any such replacement of, or termination of Commitments with respect to a Non-Consenting Lender such replacement or termination shall be sufficient (together with all other consenting Lenders including any other replacement Lender) to cause the adoption of the applicable modification, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents and (ii) in the case of any such replacement as a result of the Borrower having become obligated to pay amounts described in Section 3.01 or 3.05, such replacement would eliminate or reduce payments pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.05, as applicable, in the future. Any Lender being replaced pursuant to this Section 3.08(a) shall (i) execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such Xxxxxx's Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and (ii) deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (for return to the Borrower). Pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, (A) the assignee Lender shall acquire all or a portion, as the case may be, of the assigning Lender's Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations, (B) all Obligations relating to the Loans and participations (and the amount of all accrued interest, fees and premiums in respect thereof) so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such assigning Lender concurrently with such assignment and assumption and (C) upon such payment and, if so requested by the assignee Lender, the assigning Lender shall deliver to the assignee Lender the applicable Note or Notes executed by the Borrower, the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Loans, Commitments and participations, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender. In connection with any such replacement, if any such Replaceable Lender does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly executed Assignment and Assumption reflecting such replacement within two Business Days of the date on which the assignee Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Assumption to such Replaceable Lender, then such Replaceable Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Assumption without any action on the part of the Replaceable Lender. In connection with the replacement of any Lender pursuant to this Section 3.08(a), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such amounts as may be required pursuant to Section 3.06.
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to such outstanding Letter of Credit and (ii) the Lender that acts as the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 9.09.
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by the Borrower after the Borrowerβs use of commercially reasonable efforts to receive such certificates or otherwise without undue burden or expense, each wholly-owned Subsidiary other than Immaterial Subsidiaries, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank (or stock transfer forms, as applicable) and instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt indorsed in blank (or instrument of transfer, as applicable);
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possession of such certificates perfects a security interest therein, in each case after the Borrowerβs use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so without undue burden or expense, then the provision and/or perfection, as applicable, of any such lien search, insurance certificate or endorsement and/or such Collateral shall not constitute a condition precedent to the initial funding or availability, as applicable, of the Facilities on the Closing Date, but may instead be provided within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date (provided that the stock certificates of the Borrower shall be delivered within ten (10) Business Days after the Closing Date), subject to such extensions as are reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and in good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification and (d) has all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to operate its business as currently conducted; except, in each case referred to in clause (a) (other than with respect to the Borrower), (b)(i), (b)(ii) (other than with respect to the Borrower), (c) and (d), to the extent that any failure to be so or to have such could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.02 Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is or is to be a party, are within such Loan Party's corporate or other organizational powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action and do not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person's Organization Documents, (b) conflict with any material contract that such Person is a party to, (c) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any asset of such Person or (d) violate any Law; except in each case to the extent that such violation could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with (a) the execution, delivery, performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party, or for the consummation of the Transactions on the Closing Date, (b) the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents or (c) the perfection of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents required to be perfected hereunder, except for (w) filings and registrations necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties consisting of UCC financing statements and filings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office and Mortgages, (x) the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect,
(y) those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings set out in the Collateral Documents and (z) those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.04 Binding Effect. This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party (to the extent such concept is applicable in the relevant jurisdiction and subject, in each case, to the Legal Reservations and Section 5.03) that is party thereto. Subject to the Legal Reservations, this Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms.
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hereof) and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and (ii) their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; provided, that the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries make no representation or warranty with respect to any historical financial statements delivered in connection with any permitted acquisition or acquisitions of intellectual property.
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Section 5.06 Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, against any Borrower Party, or against any of their properties or revenues that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.07 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Initial Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and the Letters of Credit will be used in accordance with Section 6.11; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the proceeds of any New Loan Commitment may be used for any purpose agreed to by the lenders thereof to the extent not otherwise in violation of this Agreement.
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Section 5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens.
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Section 5.10 Taxes. The Borrower Parties have filed or have caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Taxes (including in their capacity as withholding agents) levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those (a) which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP or (b) with respect to which the failure to make such filing or payment would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.12 Subsidiaries; Capital Stock. As of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, there are no Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower other than those disclosed in Schedule 5.12, and all of the outstanding Capital Stock in such Restricted Subsidiaries that are owned by a Loan Party have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable (other than for those Restricted Subsidiaries that are limited liability companies and limited partnerships and to the extent such concepts are not applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) and are owned free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Liens.
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Section 5.14 Disclosure. As of the Closing Date, no Information Memorandum nor any other written information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party (other than projected financial information, pro forma financial information and information of a general economic or industry nature) to any Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by
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other information so furnished), when taken as a whole, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein (when taken as a whole), in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading; provided that, with respect to projected and pro forma financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation and delivery; it being understood and aged that (i) that actual results may vary from such forecasts and that such variances may be material. As of the Closing Date, in relation to the Initial Term Loans incurred by the Borrower on such date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification, if applicable, is, to the knowledge of the Borrower, true and correct in all material respects,
(i) any financial or business projections furnished by the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, which may be beyond the control of such Loan Parties and (ii) no assurance is given by the Borrower that the results or forecast in any such projections will be realized and; provided, further, that no representation is made in this Section 5.14 with respect any materials that may be delivered by the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than materials required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents) that the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary specifies in writing at the time of delivery is not intended to be subject to this Section 5.14 or historical financial statements in connection with any acquisition.
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Section 5.15 Compliance with Laws. The Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.16 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.. To the knowledge of the Borrower, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor owns, licenses or possesses the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property rights (collectively, "IP Rights") that are necessary for the operation of its respective business, as currently conducted, except to the extent such failure to own, license or possess, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and provided that the foregoing shall not be deemed to constitute a representation that the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors do not infringe or violate the IP Rights held by any other Person. Set forth on Schedule 5.16 is a complete and accurate list of all material registrations or applications for registration in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office of patents, trademarks, and copyrights owned by the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors as of the Closing Date. To the knowledge of the Borrower, the conduct of the business of the Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantors as currently conducted does not infringe upon or violate any IP Rights held by any other Person, except for such infringements and violations which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no claim or litigation alleging any such infringement or violation is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, which, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.17 Solvency. On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.
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Section 5.18 Validity, Priority and Perfection of Security Interests in the Collateral. Subject to the Perfection Exceptions and the last paragraph of Section 4.01, the Legal Reservations and Section 5.03, each Collateral Document delivered pursuant to this Agreement will, upon execution and delivery thereof, be effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable Liens on, and security interests in, the Collateral described therein to the extent
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intended to be created thereby, except as to enforcement, as may be limited by applicable domestic or foreign bankruptcy, winding-up, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization (by way of voluntary arrangement, schemes of arrangements or otherwise), moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (a) when financing statements and other filings in the appropriate form are filed or registered, as applicable, in the offices of the Secretary of State of each Loan Party's jurisdiction of organization or formation and applicable documents are filed and recorded as applicable in the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office and (b) upon the taking of possession or control by the Collateral Agent of such Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to the Collateral Agent to the extent possession or control by the Collateral Agent is required by the applicable Collateral Document) the Liens created by the Collateral Documents shall constitute fully perfected Liens and, solely with respect to Equity Interests (other than with respect to Equity Interests of any Person that is a non-U.S. Subsidiary or which constitute Excluded Property), fully perfected Liens, in each case, so far as possible under relevant law on, and security interests in (to the extent intended to be created thereby and required to be perfected under the Loan Documents), all right, title and interest of the grantors in such Collateral in each case free and clear of any Liens other than Liens permitted hereunder.
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Section 5.19 Sanctions; OFAC.
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Section 5.20 Anti-Corruption Laws. No part of the proceeds of any Loan or Letters of Credit will, directly or, to the knowledge of Borrower, indirectly, be used for any improper payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, or any other party (if applicable) in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any other similar law relating to corruption or bribery that applies to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (the "Anti-Corruption Laws"). The Borrower has implemented and maintained in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance by the Borrower, its respective Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws, and the Borrower, its respective Subsidiaries and their
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respective officers, directors and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, employees and agents are in compliance in all material respects with Anti-Corruption Laws.
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Section 5.21 Labor Matters. No Loan Party nor any Restricted Subsidiary is engaged in any unfair labor practice that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is
(a) no unfair labor practice complaint pending against any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary, or to the knowledge of the Borrowers, threatened in writing against any of them before the National Labor Relations Board and no grievance or arbitration proceeding that is so pending against any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against any of them, (b) no strike or work stoppage, or other material labor dispute in existence or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing involving any Loan Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and
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Until the Termination Date, (A) the Borrower shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03) cause each Restricted Subsidiary to and (B) with respect to the covenants applicable to it, the Borrower shall, and (C) solely with respect to Section 6.20, Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any other Restricted Subsidiary:
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Section 6.01 Financial Statements. Deliver to the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender:
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certified public accountant) (it being understood and agreed that such report and opinion may include an explanatory note or emphasis of the matter paragraph).
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) the obligations in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 6.01 may be satisfied by furnishing, at the Borrower's option, the applicable financial statements or, as applicable, forecasts of (I) any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that, together with its combined and consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, constitutes substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its combined and consolidated Subsidiaries (a "Qualified Reporting Subsidiary") or (II) or any Parent Holding Company; provided that to the extent such information relates to a Qualified Reporting Subsidiary or a Parent Holding Company, such information is accompanied by customary consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the material differences between the information relating to such Qualified Reporting Subsidiary or any Parent Holding Company, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower Parties on a standalone basis, on the other hand, (B)
(i) in the event that the Borrower (or any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) delivers to the Administrative Agent an Annual Report on Form 10-K for any fiscal year (or similar filing in the applicable jurisdiction), as filed with the SEC or in such form as would have been suitable for filing with the SEC (or similar governing body in the applicable jurisdiction, in each case), within the time frames set forth in clause (a) above, such Form 10-K shall satisfy all requirements of clause (a) of this Section 6.01 with respect to such fiscal year to the extent that it contains the information and report and opinion required by such clause (a) and such report and opinion does not contain any "going concern" exception and without any exception as to the scope of such audit (other than any such qualification, exception, explanatory note or explanatory paragraph expressly permitted to be contained therein under clause (a) of this Section 6.01) and (ii) in the event that the Borrower (or any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) delivers to the Administrative Agent a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for any fiscal quarter (or similar filing in the applicable jurisdiction), as filed with the SEC or in such form as would have been suitable for filing with the SEC (or similar governing body in the applicable jurisdiction, in each case), within the time frames set forth in clause (b) above, such Form 10-Q shall satisfy all requirements of clause (b) of this Section 6.01 with respect to such fiscal quarter to the extent that it contains the information required by such clause (b), (C) any financial
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statements required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and 6.01(b) shall not be required to contain all purchase accounting adjustments relating to the Transactions or any other transactions permitted hereunder to the extent it is not practicable to include any such adjustments in such financial statements, and (D) following the consummation of an acquisition in the applicable period or the period thereafter, the obligations in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 6.01 with respect to the target of such acquisition may be satisfied by, at the option of the Borrower, (x) furnishing management accounts for the target of such acquisition or (y) omitting the target of such acquisition from the required financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the applicable period and the period thereafter.
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Section 6.02 Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent:
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Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a), (b), or (c) or Section 6.02(b) or
(c) (or to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such documents are posted on the Borrower's (or any Parent Holding Company or Subsidiary of a Parent Holding Company allowed to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof) behalf on the Platform or another relevant internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative
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Agent); provided that the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents described in this paragraph and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents.
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The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, "Borrower Materials") by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks/IntraAgency, SyndTrak or another similar electronic system (the "Platform") and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a "Public Lender") may have personnel who wish only to receive information that
(i) is publicly available, (ii) is not material with respect to the Borrower Parties or their respective securities for purposes of applicable foreign, United States federal and state securities laws with respect to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market related activities with respect to such Persons' securities or (iii) constitutes information of a type that would be publicly available if the Borrower Parties were public reporting companies (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) (such information, "Public Side Information"). The Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w) all the Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked "PUBLIC SIDE" or "PUBLIC" which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word "PUBLIC SIDE" or "PUBLIC" shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials "PUBLIC SIDE" or "PUBLIC", the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders to treat the Borrower Materials as only containing Public Side Information (provided, however, that to the extent the Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section
10.08); (y) all Borrower Materials marked "PUBLIC SIDE" or "PUBLIC" are permitted to be made
available through a portion of the Platform designated "Public Side Information"; and (z) the Borrower Materials that are not marked "PUBLIC SIDE" or "PUBLIC" shall be deemed to contain material non-public information (within the meaning of United States federal and state securities laws) and shall not be suitable for posting on a portion of the Platform designated "Public Side Information". Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, financial statements delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and (b) and Compliance Certificates delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) shall be deemed to be suitable for posting on a portion of the Platform designated "Public Side Information".
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Section 6.03 Notices. Promptly, after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or any Guarantor has obtained knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent:
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expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) promptly after any reasonable request therefor by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of (A) any documents described in Section 101(k)(1) of ERISA that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has received with respect to any Multiemployer Plan with respect to which there is any reasonable likelihood of a Material Adverse Effect or (B) any notices described in Section 101(l)(1) of ERISA that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has received with respect to any Multiemployer Plan with respect to which there is any reasonable likelihood of the imposition of liability that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that, in the case of (A) and (B), if the Borrower has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, the Borrower shall promptly make a request for such documents and notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof; and
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Section 6.04 Payment of Taxes. Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy as the same shall become due and payable, all Taxes (including in its capacity as withholding agent) imposed upon it or its income, profits, properties or other assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by any Borrower Party; except to the extent the failure to pay, discharge or satisfy the same could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 6.06 Maintenance of Properties. Except as otherwise permitted by Section 7.03 or Section 7.04 or if the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, maintain, preserve and protect all of its tangible properties and equipment that are necessary in the operation of its business in good working order, repair and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and casualty or condemnation excepted.
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Section 6.07 Maintenance of Insurance. Except if the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, maintain in full force and effect, with insurance companies that the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower) are financially sound and responsible at the time the relevant coverage is placed or renewed, insurance in at least such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance which the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of management of the Borrower) is reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of its business) and against at least such risks (and with such risk retentions) as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in businesses similar to those engaged by the Borrower Parties (for the avoidance of doubt, such coverage shall not include flood insurance except to the extent required by applicable law). Subject to Section 6.16, the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that at all times the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be named as an additional insured with respect to liability policies (other than directors and officers policies and workers compensation) maintained by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be named as loss payee and mortgagee with respect to the property insurance maintained by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that, unless an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.01(a), (f) or (g) shall have occurred and be continuing, (A) all proceeds from insurance policies shall be paid to the Borrower or applicable Subsidiary Guarantor, (B) to the extent the Collateral Agent receives any proceeds, the Collateral Agent shall turn over to the Borrower any amounts received by it as an additional insured or loss payee under any property insurance maintained by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (C) the Collateral Agent agrees that the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries shall have the sole right to adjust or settle any claims under such insurance.
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Section 6.08 Compliance with Laws. Comply with all applicable Laws (including, without limitation, ERISA, the PATRIOT Act, Anti-Corruption Laws, OFAC and Sanctions Laws and Regulations) in all material respects and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or to its business or property, except if the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 6.09 Maintenance of Books and Records. Maintain proper books of record and account, in a manner to allow financial statements to be prepared in all material respects in conformity with GAAP consistently applied in respect of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or, if applicable, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be (it being understood and agreed that Non-U.S. Subsidiaries may maintain individual books and records in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles that are applicable in their respective jurisdiction of organization).
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Section 6.10 Inspection Rights. Permit representatives of the Administrative Agent to visit and inspect any of its properties (subject to the rights of lessees or sublessees thereof and subject to any restrictions or limitations in the applicable lease, sublease or other written occupancy arrangement pursuant to which any Borrower Party is a party), to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, managers, officers, and independent public accountants (subject to such accountants' customary policies and procedures), all at the reasonable expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance written notice to the Borrower; provided that, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, (i) only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights under this Section 6.10, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than one time during any calendar year and (iii) such exercise shall be at the Borrower's expense; provided, further, that when an Event of Default is continuing the Administrative Agent (or any of its respective representatives) may do any of the foregoing at the
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expense of the Borrower at any time and from time to time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance written notice. The Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower's accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.10, none of the Borrower Parties will be required to disclose or permit the inspection or discussion of, any document, information or other matter (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or any binding agreement or (iii) that is subject to attorney client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.
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Section 6.11 Use of Proceeds.
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Section 6.12 Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security. Upon the formation or acquisition of any new U.S. Subsidiary that is Wholly Owned Subsidiary (including, without limitation, pursuant to an LLC Division or LP Division, or the creation of new Series LLC or Series LP) by any Loan Party (provided that each of (i) any Subsidiary Redesignation resulting in an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) any Excluded Subsidiary ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary but remaining a Restricted Subsidiary (including a Non-U.S. Subsidiary or a FSHCO ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary) shall be deemed to constitute the acquisition of a Restricted Subsidiary for all purposes of this Section 6.12), and upon the acquisition of any property (other than Excluded Property and real property that is not Material Real Property) by any Loan Party, which property, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, is not already subject to a perfected Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (and where such a perfected Lien would be required in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents or other Loan Documents), the Borrower shall, at the Borrower's expense:
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certificates representing the Pledged Interests of each such U.S. Subsidiary (if any) held by the applicable Loan Party accompanied by undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank and instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt owing by such U.S. Subsidiary to any Loan Party indorsed in blank to the Collateral Agent, together with, if requested by the Collateral Agent, supplements to the Security Agreement; provided that any Excluded Property shall not be required to be pledged as Collateral,
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relating to Material Real Property (and any other Mortgaged Properties located in the same jurisdiction as any such Material Real Property); provided that the Borrower shall have 120 days after any such request to deliver to Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties local counsel real estate opinions relating to Mortgages or Mortgaged Properties),
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thereto and any fixture filings (which shall only be required if the applicable Mortgage cannot serve as a fixture filing in the applicable jurisdiction) in appropriate county land office(s).
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Section 6.14 Further Assurances. Promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent, or the Collateral Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, and subject to the limitations described in Section 6.12, (i) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan Document or other document or instrument relating to any Collateral or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof and (ii) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent, or the Collateral Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably require from time to time in order to grant, preserve, protect and continue the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Documents, neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall be required to make any filings or take any other actions to perfect, evidence or create the Lien on and security interest in any intellectual property except for filings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office and the filing of UCC financing statement, and neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall be required to reimburse the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent for any costs incurred in connection with any filings or actions to perfect, evidence or create the Lien on and security interest in any intellectual property other than in connection with such filings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office and the filing of such UCC financing statements. Promptly following any request therefor, provide information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable "know your customer" requirements
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under applicable anti-money-laundering laws, the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
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Section 6.15 Maintenance of Ratings. Use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain (but not obtain or maintain a specific rating) a public corporate family rating of the Borrower and a rating of the Term Facilities, in each case from two of the following (as selected by the Borrower: Moodyβs, S&P or Fitch (it being understood and agreed that βcommercially reasonable effortsβ shall in any event include the payment by the Borrower of customary ratings agency fees and cooperation with information and data requests by Moodyβs, S&P or Fitch in connection with their ratings process).
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Section 6.16 Post-Closing Undertakings. Within the time periods specified on Schedule 6.16 hereto (as each may be extended by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), provide such Collateral Documents and complete such undertakings as are set forth on Schedule 6.16 hereto.
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Section 6.17 No Change in Line of Business; Fiscal Year.
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Value of the Borrower's or such Restricted Subsidiaries' investment therein at the time of redesignation shall constitute a return on any investment therein.
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any Parent Holding Company or of a Restricted Subsidiary, as appropriate, in good faith;
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Until the Termination Date the Borrower shall not:
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Section 7.01 Indebtedness. Incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue any shares of Disqualified Stock, and the Borrower will not permit any of its Non-Loan Party Subsidiaries (or any Restricted Subsidiary which will become a Non-Loan Party Subsidiary as a result of such issuance) to issue any shares of Preferred Stock; provided, however, that the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue shares of Disqualified Stock and any Non-Loan Party Subsidiary may issue shares of Preferred Stock, in each case, in an amount not to exceed the Incremental Amount as of the date of Incurrence (subject to Section 1.02(i)) and, for the avoidance of doubt, at their option, the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary may issue shares of Disqualified Stock and any Non-Loan Party Subsidiary may issue shares of Preferred Stock in reliance on clause (c) of the definition of the Maximum Leverage / Minimum Interest Coverage Requirement; provided that such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (1) other than with respect to the initial maturity date for Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt and Ratio Debt in an amount not in excess of the Inside Maturity Basket at the time of Incurrence, has a Stated Maturity that is no earlier than the Latest Maturity Date, (2) has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Indebtedness is Incurred that is not less than the then longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any then outstanding Term Loans; provided, that Ratio Debt in the form of Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt and amounts not in excess of the maximum aggregate principal amount then permitted to be incurred in reliance on the Inside Maturity Basket may have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity shorter than the then longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any then outstanding Term Loans, (3) in the case of any revolving Indebtedness, has a Stated Maturity that is no earlier than the Maturity Date applicable to the Initial Revolving Tranche and (4) shall for purposes of mandatory prepayments not be treated more favorably than the existing Term Loans (such Indebtedness Incurred and Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock issued, "Ratio Debt"); provided, further, that (i) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) Incurred and Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued pursuant to the foregoing by Non-Loan Party Subsidiaries shall not exceed the Non-Loan Party Sublimit as of the date of Incurrence (subject to Section 1.02(i)), and (ii) clauses (1) through (4) of this paragraph shall not apply to Indebtedness incurred by a Non-Loan Party Subsidiary.
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evidenced by Incremental Equivalent Debt and any Permitted Refinancing thereof (or successive Permitted Refinancings thereof);
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Borrower in accordance with this Agreement, other than guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition;
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Indebtedness Incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued pursuant to this clause (l) shall cease to be deemed Incurred, issued or outstanding pursuant to this clause (l) but shall be deemed Incurred or issued and outstanding as Ratio Debt from and after the first date on which any Borrower Party, as the case may be, could have Incurred such Indebtedness or issued such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock as Ratio Debt (to the extent any Borrower Party is able to Incur any Liens related thereto as Permitted Liens after such reclassification));
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Debt are exchanged at maturity and will be subject to other customary offers to repurchase or mandatory prepayments upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and customary acceleration rights after an event of default), or if earlier the date that is no earlier than the Latest Maturity Date; provided that Refinancing Indebtedness in the form of Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt and amounts not in excess of the maximum aggregate principal amount or maximum fixed repurchase price then permitted to be incurred in reliance on the Inside Maturity Basket may have a maturity date that is earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being refunded, refinanced, replaced, redeemed, repurchased or retired;
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to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness as Ratio Debt (such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock issued, "Ratio Acquisitions Debt");
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(2) such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (A) other than with respect to the initial maturity date for Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt and amounts not in excess of the maximum aggregate principal amount or maximum fixed repurchase price then permitted to be incurred in reliance on the Inside Maturity Basket, has a Stated Maturity that is no earlier than the Latest Maturity Date, (B) has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Indebtedness is Incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of Non-Loan Party Subsidiaries is issued that is not less than the then longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any then outstanding Term Loans; provided, that any such Indebtedness in the form of Extendable Bridge Loans/Interim Debt and amounts not in excess of the maximum aggregate principal amount or maximum fixed repurchase price, as applicable, then permitted to be incurred in reliance on the Inside Maturity Basket may have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity shorter than the then longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any then outstanding Term Loans, (C) in the case of any revolving Indebtedness, has a Stated Maturity that is no earlier than the Maturity Date applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility and (D) shall for purposes of mandatory prepayments not be treated more favorably than the existing Term Loans;
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such joint venture owed to such holders of its Equity Interests or participants of such joint venture does not exceed the percentage of the aggregate outstanding amount of the Equity Interests of such joint venture held by such holders or such participant's participation in such joint venture;
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(aa) Indebtedness by and among the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Permitted Tax Reorganization;
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(bb) (i) guarantees Incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations to suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors, licensees, sub-licensees and distribution partners and (ii) Indebtedness Incurred by any Borrower Party as a result of leases entered into by any Borrower Party or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in the ordinary course of business;
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(cc) the Incurrence by any Borrower Party of Indebtedness Incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued on behalf, or representing guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued by, joint ventures; provided that the aggregate principal amount or maximum fixed repurchase price, as applicable, of Indebtedness Incurred or guaranteed or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued or guaranteed pursuant to this clause (cc) does not exceed, at any time outstanding, the greater of (x) $51,000,000 and (y) 25.0% of Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA at the time of Incurrence, plus, in the case of any refinancing of any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted under this clause (cc) or any portion thereof, any Refinancing
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Expenses (it being understood that any Indebtedness Incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued pursuant to this clause (cc) shall cease to be deemed Incurred, issued or outstanding pursuant to this clause (cc) but shall be deemed Incurred or issued and outstanding as Ratio Debt from and after the first date on which any Borrower Party could have Incurred or guaranteed such Indebtedness or issued or guaranteed such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock as Ratio Debt (to the extent any Borrower Party is able to Incur any Liens related thereto as Permitted Liens after such reclassification));
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(dd) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of any Borrower Party (1) assumed in connection with an acquisition of any assets (including Capital Stock), business or Person or
(2) Incurred to finance such acquisition, limited to, in the case of this clause (2), in an aggregate principal amount or maximum fixed repurchase price that does not exceed, at any time outstanding, (A) the greater of (x) $204,000,000 and (y) 100.0% of Four Quarter Consolidated EBITDA at the time of Incurrence plus (B) the aggregate amount available under the Prepayment-Based Incremental Facility plus (C) an unlimited amount so long as (i) for any such Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Initial Term Loans, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis does not exceed the Incremental Ratio Test, (ii) for any such Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a junior basis to the Initial Term Loans, the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis does not exceed the Junior Lien Incremental Ratio Test and (iii) for any such Indebtedness secured by a Lien on assets not constituting Collateral or unsecured, the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis does not exceed (or decrease if with respect to the Interest Coverage Ratio) the Unsecured Incremental Ratio Test minus (D) the principal amount of Indebtedness then utilized and outstanding under the Cash-Capped Incremental Facility plus (E) in the case of any refinancing of any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted under this clause (dd) or any portion thereof, any Refinancing Expenses (it being understood that any Indebtedness Incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued pursuant to this clause (dd) shall cease to be deemed Incurred, issued or outstanding pursuant to this clause (dd) but shall be deemed Incurred or issued and outstanding as Ratio Debt from and after the first date on which any Borrower Party, as the case may be, could have Incurred or guaranteed such Indebtedness or issued or guaranteed such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock as Ratio Debt (to the extent any Borrower Party is able to Incur any Liens related thereto as Permitted Liens after such reclassification)); provided, that any Indebtedness incurred by non-Loan Parties under this clause (dd)(2) shall be subject to the Non-Loan Party Sublimit; provided, further, that any such Indebtedness incurred by any Loan Party pursuant to this clause (dd)(2) in the form of term loans that rank pari passu in right of payment and security with the Initial Term Loans shall be subject to the MFN Provision;
(ee) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock consisting of obligations of any Borrower Party under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred by such Person in connection with the Transactions or any Permitted Investment or other Investment permitted under Section 7.05;
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(gg) Indebtedness of any Borrower Party in an aggregate principal amount not greater than the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments that could be made at the time of such Incurrence pursuant to clause (c) of the first paragraph under Section 7.05 and clauses (9), (10) and (24) of the second paragraph under Section 7.05; provided that the Incurrence of Indebtedness in reliance on amounts available for making Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 7.05 shall reduce the amount available under any such applicable clause by an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness; and
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(hh) Indebtedness Incurred by any Borrower Party with respect to trade letters of
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Any Borrower Party may Incur Indebtedness or issue Disqualified Stock, and any Restricted Subsidiary may issue Preferred Stock, permitted by this Section 7.01 including through use of the same basket or other exception used to originally incur the Indebtedness being satisfied and discharged, to satisfy and discharge Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder in the form of senior unsecured notes, at the same time as such senior unsecured notes are outstanding, so long as the net proceeds of such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as applicable, are promptly deposited with the trustee to satisfy and discharge such Indebtedness in accordance with the indenture governing such Indebtedness.
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For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.01, (i) in the event that an item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt or is entitled to be Incurred or issued as Ratio Debt, the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, at the time of Incurrence or issuance, divide, classify or reclassify, or at any later time divide, classify or reclassify, such item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 7.01; provided that
(A) all Indebtedness under this Agreement Incurred on or after the Closing Date shall be deemed to have been Incurred pursuant to Section 7.01(a) and the Borrower shall not be permitted to reclassify all or any portion of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to Section 7.01(a) and (ii) in the event that the Borrower shall classify Indebtedness Incurred on the date of determination as Incurred in part as Ratio Debt or as having been incurred under the Ratio-Based Incremental Facility and in part pursuant to one or more other clauses of this Section 7.01, Consolidated Funded Indebtedness shall not include any such Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to one or more such other clauses of this Section 7.01, and shall not give effect to any discharge of any Indebtedness from the proceeds of any such Indebtedness being disregarded for purposes of the calculation of the Consolidated Funded Indebtedness on such date of determination that otherwise would be included in Consolidated Funded Indebtedness. Accrual of interest or dividends, the accretion of accreted value, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest or dividends in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, the payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock in the form of additional shares of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the same class, the accretion of maximum fixed repurchase price and increases in the amount of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies or increases in the value of property securing Indebtedness will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness or issuance of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock for purposes of this Section 7.01. Guarantees of, or obligations in respect of letters of credit relating to, Indebtedness that are otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of Indebtedness shall not be included in the determination of such amount of Indebtedness; provided that the Incurrence of the Indebtedness represented by such guarantee or letter of credit, as the case may be, was in compliance with this Section 7.01.
For purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar-denominated restriction on the Incurrence of Indebtedness or the issuance of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, the Dollar-equivalent principal amount or maximum fixed repurchase price, as applicable, of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was Incurred, in the case of term debt, or first committed or first Incurred (whichever yields the lower Dollar-equivalent), in the case of revolving credit debt or debt financing to fund an acquisition, or first issued in the case of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock; provided that if such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated
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restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount or maximum fixed repurchase price, as applicable, of such Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount or maximum fixed repurchase price, as applicable, of such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, being refinanced (plus any Refinancing Expenses).
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Section 7.02 Limitations on Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any property or assets of any kind (real or personal, tangible or intangible) of any Borrower Party, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (each, a "Subject Lien") that secures obligations under any Indebtedness unless:
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No reference herein to Liens permitted hereunder (including Permitted Liens), including any statement or provision as to the acceptability of any Liens (including Permitted Liens), shall in any way constitute or be construed as to provide for an implied subordination of any rights of the Agents, the Lenders or other Secured Parties hereunder or arising under any of the other Loan Documents in favor of such Liens.
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Section 7.03 Fundamental Changes. Merge, dissolve, liquidate, amalgamate, consolidate with or into another Person or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person (including, in each case, pursuant to an LLC Division or LP Division, or an allocation of assets to a Series LLC or Series LP), except that, (other than in the case of clause (e) below) so long as no Event of Default would result therefrom:
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provide any documentation and other information about such person as shall have been reasonably requested in writing by any Lender through the Administrative Agent that such Lender shall have reasonably determined is required by regulatory authorities under applicable "know your customer" and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including Title III of the PATRIOT Act, or (ii) any one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that when any Subsidiary Guarantor is merging, amalgamating or consolidating with another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor either (A) the Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (B) such merger, amalgamation or consolidation shall be deemed to constitute either an Investment or Disposition, as elected by the Borrower, and such Investment must be a Permitted Investment, other Investment permitted under Section 7.05 or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with Section 7.01, respectively or such Disposition must be a Disposition permitted hereunder;
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Section 7.04 Asset Sales.
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sheet or in the footnotes thereto if such incurrence or accrual had taken place on or prior to the date of such balance sheet in the good faith determination of the Borrower) of any Borrower Party (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Obligations) that are extinguished in connection with the transactions relating to such Asset Sale, or that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets or Equity Interests, in each case, pursuant to an agreement that releases or indemnifies any Borrower Party, as the case may be, from further liability;
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and that investment is thereafter completed within 180 days after the end of such eighteen (18) month period.
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permitted by clause (1) of the next succeeding paragraph, but excluding all other Restricted Payments permitted by the next succeeding paragraph), is less than the sum of, without duplication,
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of such redesignation, combination or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), other than in each case to the extent that the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary constituted a Permitted Investment, plus
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long as such Indebtedness was not incurred in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Subsidiary or such acquisition;
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years and amounts projected by the Borrower in good faith to be available under this clause (5) in the immediately succeeding calendar year permitted to be carried back to the then current calendar year); provided, further, however, that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed:
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formed or acquired into any Borrower Party in order to consummate such acquisition or Investment, in each case, in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.12;
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respect of such activities by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in good faith;
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made pursuant to any other provision described above and shall be deemed at all times to have been made in reliance on clause (24).
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Section 7.08 Financial Covenant. Solely with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2022) and only if the aggregate principal amount of Total Revolving Credit Outstandings as of the end of the last day of such fiscal quarter (excluding (A) Letters of Credit whether or not Cash Collateralized and
(B) for the first four full fiscal quarters to commence after the Closing Date, any Revolving Credit Loans borrowed on the Closing Date) exceeds 35.0% of the aggregate amount of all Revolving Credit Commitments in effect as of such date (a "Covenant Triggering Event"), permit the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, as of the last day of such fiscal quarter of the Borrower, to be greater than
7.75:1.00 (the "Financial Covenant"). After the occurrence of a Covenant Triggering Event, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall continue to be tested on the last day of each fiscal quarter until the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings (calculated in the same manner as the prior sentence) is equal to or less than 35% of the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments (the "Testing Threshold"), in which case, such Covenant Triggering Event shall no longer be deemed to be continuing for purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings have been reduced to an amount less than the Testing Threshold for any period after the last day of the applicable fiscal quarter but prior to the delivery of the applicable Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) for such fiscal quarter, the financial covenant shall not be required to be tested for any such fiscal quarter.
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after the same becomes due and payable, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, any fee due hereunder, or any other amount payable hereunder or with respect to any other Loan Document; or
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Indebtedness in accordance with the terms of the documents governing such Indebtedness prior to any termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments or acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Section 8.02 or (C) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness containing or otherwise requiring observance or compliance with a financial maintenance covenant and the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) have caused such Indebtedness to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its Stated Maturity ("Acceleration"); provided, however, that if such holder or holders (or a trustee or an agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) irrevocably rescind such Acceleration, the Event of Default with respect to this clause (e) shall automatically cease from and after such date; or
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payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability to any Loan Party in an aggregate amount which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
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making or deemed making of any representation or warranty by any Loan Party or the taking of any action by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, in each case which subsequent Default or Event of Default would not have arisen had the Cured Default not occurred, shall be deemed to be cured automatically upon, and simultaneous with, the cure of the Cured Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8.01, an Event of Default (the "Initial Default") may not be cured pursuant to this Section 8.01:
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Bank, as the case may be. Each Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article IX for itself and its Affiliates as if a "Lender" party hereto.
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as fully as if the term "Agent" as used in this Article IX and in the definition of "Agent-Related Person" included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (ii) as additionally provided herein with respect to such L/C Issuer.
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transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct or material breach of the Loan Documents in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein, to the extent determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction), (ii) liable for any action taken or not taken by it (A) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (B) in the absence of its own gross negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct or material breach of the Loan Documents as determined by the final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein, (iii) responsible in any manner to any Lender or participant for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof, contained herein or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (iv) responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien, or security interest created or purported to be created under the Collateral Documents, or for any failure of any Loan Party or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder, (v) responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral or (vi) responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender or participant to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions relating to Disqualified Institutions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or participant or prospective Lender or participant is a Disqualified Institution or a Net Short Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to, or the restriction on any exercise of rights or remedies of, any Disqualified Institution or a Net Short Lender.
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as applicable, shall have any duty to disclose, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of their Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by any Person serving as an Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
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default." The Administrative Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to any Event of Default as may be directed by the Required Lenders or the Required Revolving Lenders, as applicable, in accordance with Article VIII; provided, however, that unless and until the Administrative Agent has received any such direction, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Event of Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be liable for, or be responsible for any loss, cost or expense suffered by the Borrower, any Subsidiary, any Lender or any L/C Issuer as a result of any determination of the outstanding Revolving Credit Commitments, any of the component amounts thereof or any portion thereof attributable to each Lender or L/C Issuer, or any Exchange Rate or Dollar-equivalent in the absence of its own gross negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct or material breach of the Loan Documents in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein, to the extent determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction.
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delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders on the Closing Date.
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Section 9.07 Indemnification of Agents. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, each Lender shall, on a ratable basis based on such Xxxxxx's Pro Rata Share of all the Facilities, indemnify upon demand each Agent-Related Person (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of any Loan Party and without limiting the obligation of any Loan Party to do so), and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person in each case from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by such Agent-Related Person (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such Agent-Related Person in its capacity as L/C Issuer); provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for any Indemnified Liabilities incurred by an Agent-Related Person to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities are determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent-Related Person's own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct; provided, however, that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be required by the Loan Documents) shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section 9.07; provided, further, that to the extent any L/C Issuer is entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.07 solely in its capacity and role as an L/C Issuer, only the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be required to indemnify such L/C Issuer under this Section 9.07 (which indemnity shall be provided by such Lenders based upon their respective Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Credit Facility). In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any Indemnified Liabilities, this Section 9.07 shall apply whether or not any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Lender or any other Person. Without limiting the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse the Administrative Agent upon demand for its Pro Rata Share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower; provided that such reimbursement by the Lenders shall not affect the Borrower's continuing reimbursement obligations with respect thereto; provided, further, that failure of any Lender to indemnify or reimburse the Administrative Agent shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation in respect thereof. The undertaking in this Section 9.07 shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, the payment of all other Obligations and the resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent.
Section 9.08 Agents in Their Individual Capacities. Any Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire Capital Stock in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with each of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates as though it were not an Agent or an L/C Issuer hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, an Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding any Loan Party or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that such Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, such Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise such rights and powers as though it were not an Agent or an L/C Issuer, and the terms "Lender" and "Lenders" include such Agent in its individual capacity (unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires).
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(i) the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall be discharged from its
duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security as bailee, trustee or other applicable capacity until such time as a successor of such Agent is appointed, for the avoidance of doubt any agency fees for the account of the retiring agent shall cease to accrue from (and shall be payable on) the date that a successor Agent is appointed), (ii) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section 9.09 and (iii) the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor and upon the execution and filing or recording of such financing statements, or amendments thereto, and such amendments or supplements to the Mortgages, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Required Lenders may request, in order to continue the perfection of the Liens granted or purported to be granted by the Collateral Documents, the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion, privileges, and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor or upon the expiration of the 30-day period following the retiring Administrative Agent's or Collateral
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Agent's notice of resignation or removal without a successor agent having been appointed, the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents other than as specifically set forth in clause
(i) above of this Section 9.09(a) but the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Agent-Related Persons in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them solely in respect of the Loan Documents or Obligations, as applicable, while the retiring Agent was acting as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable. At any time the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may be removed as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder at the request of the Borrower and the Required Lenders.
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compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Agents and their respective agents and counsel, and any other amounts, in each case, due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04.
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7.01(d)), (8), (9), (11) (solely with respect to cash deposits) of the definition thereof) and (25) (solely to the extent relating to a lien of the type allowed pursuant to clause (6) of the definition of "Permitted Liens" and securing obligations under Indebtedness of the type allowed pursuant to Section 7.01(d)), (26) (solely to the extent the Lien of the Collateral Agent on such property is not, pursuant to such agreements, permitted to be senior to or pari passu with such Liens), (27), (29) (solely with respect to cash deposits), (33), (34), (39) (only for so long as required to be secured for such letter of intent or investment), (45), (46) and (47) of the definition thereof;
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9.11. In each case as specified in this Section 9.11, the applicable Agent will (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the applicable Agent to), at the Borrower's expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release or subordination of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents, or to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.11. Additionally, upon reasonable request of the Borrower, the Collateral Agent will return possessory Collateral held by it that is released from the security interests created by the Collateral Documents pursuant to this Section 9.11; provided that in each case of this Section 9.11, upon the Collateral Agent's reasonable request, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that any such transaction has been consummated in compliance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and that such release is not prohibited hereby; provided, that in the event that the Collateral Agent loses or misplaces any possessory collateral delivered to the Collateral Agent by the Borrower, upon reasonable request of the Borrower, the Collateral Agent shall provide a loss affidavit to the Borrower, in the form customarily provided by the Collateral Agent in such circumstances.
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rely, on any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.
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Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent shall inure to the benefit of such Supplemental Agent and all references therein to the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be references to the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent and/or such Supplemental Agent, as the context may require.
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Administrative Agent's and the Collateral Agent's expenses and to indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent) that refer to the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent shall inure to the benefit of such Incremental Arranger, Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger or Specified Refinancing Agent and all references therein to the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be references to the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent and/or such Incremental Arranger, Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger or Specified Refinancing Agent, as the context may require. Each Lender and L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints any Incremental Arranger, Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger or Specified Refinancing Agent to act on its behalf hereunder and under the other Loan Documents pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15 and 2.18, as applicable, and designates and authorizes such Incremental Arranger, Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger or Specified Refinancing Agent to take such actions on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to such Incremental Arranger, Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger or Specified Refinancing Agent by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
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waive, or otherwise modify any Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any other Applicable Intercreditor Arrangements with the collateral agent or other representative of the holders of Indebtedness that is to be secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is not prohibited (including with respect to priority) under this Agreement and subject to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations to the provisions thereof (any of the foregoing, an "Intercreditor Agreement"). Each Lender and other Secured Party hereby agrees (a) that the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may rely exclusively on a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as to whether such other Liens are not prohibited, (b) any Intercreditor Agreement entered into by the Collateral Agent shall be binding on the Secured Parties, and each Lender and the other Secured Parties hereby agree that it will take no actions contrary to the provisions of, if entered into and if applicable, the Intercreditor Agreement.
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Section 9.17 Credit Bidding. Each Lender and L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent (and the Collateral Agent at the direction of the Administrative Agent), at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Obligations (including by accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (a) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, or any other Debtor Relief Laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, or (b) at any other sale, foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Obligations owed to the Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid by the Administrative Agent at the direction of the Required Lenders on a ratable basis (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that shall vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) for the asset or assets so purchased (or for the equity interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are issued in connection with such purchase). In connection with any such bid, (i) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles and to
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assign any successful credit bid to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, (ii) each of the Secured Parties' ratable interests in the Obligations which were credit bid shall be deemed without any further action under this Agreement to be assigned to such vehicle or vehicles for the purpose of closing such sale, (iii) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or equity interests thereof, shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by, and the governing documents shall provide for, control by the vote of the Required Lenders or their permitted assignees under the terms of this Agreement or the governing documents of the applicable acquisition vehicle or vehicles, as the case may be, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in Section 10.01 of this Agreement), (iv) the Administrative Agent on behalf of such acquisition vehicle or vehicles shall be authorized to issue to each of the Secured Parties, ratably on account of the relevant Obligations which were credit bid, interests, whether as equity, partnership, limited partnership interests or membership interests, in any such acquisition vehicle and/or debt instruments issued by such acquisition vehicle, all without the need for any Secured Party or acquisition vehicle to take any further action, and (v) to the extent that Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of Obligations credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Secured Parties pro rata with their original interest in such Obligations and the equity interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of such Obligations shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action. Notwithstanding that the ratable portion of the Obligations of each Secured Party are deemed assigned to the acquisition vehicle or vehicles as set forth in clause (ii) above, each Secured Party shall execute such documents and provide such information regarding the Secured Party (and/or any designee of the Secured Party which will receive interests in or debt instruments issued by such acquisition vehicle) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in connection with the formation of any acquisition vehicle, the formulation or submission of any credit bid or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such credit bid.
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(x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Agents and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that the Agents are not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender's entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Agents under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
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Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Payment Recipient under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
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deemed to acquire the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (iii) upon such deemed acquisition, the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall become a Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Lender or assigning L/C Issuer shall cease to be a Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, its obligations under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement and its applicable Commitments which shall survive as to such assigning Lender or assigning L/C Issuer, (iv) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall each be deemed to have waived any consents required under this Agreement to any such Erroneous Payments Deficiency Assignment and (v) the Administrative Agent will reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the Loans subject to the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. The Administrative Agent may, in its discretion and subject to the Borrowerβs consent rights as set forth in Section 10.07, sell any Loans acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon receipt of the proceeds of such sale, the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender or L/C Issuer shall be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale of such Loan (or portion thereof), and the Administrative Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims against such Lender or L/C Issuer (and/or against any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). For the avoidance of doubt, no Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment will reduce the Commitments of any Lender or L/C Issuer and such Commitments shall remain available in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In addition, each party hereto agrees that, except to the extent that the Administrative Agent has sold a Loan (or portion thereof) acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent may be equitably subrogated, the Administrative Agent shall be contractually subrogated to all the rights and interests of the applicable Lender, L/C Issuer or Secured Party under the Loan Documents with respect to each Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (the "Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights").
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Section 10.01 Amendments, Etc. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement or the applicable Loan Document, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Administrative Agent at the instruction of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent to the extent the Administrative Agent is not a Defaulting Lender (other than with respect to any amendment or waiver contemplated in clauses (a) through (i) below which shall only require the consent of the Lenders specified therein and clause (h) below, which shall only require the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders), and each such amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:
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adversely affected thereby), without the written consent of each Lender, or (ii) the definition of "Required Revolving Lenders," without the written consent of each Revolving Credit Lender;
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receive the benefit of the Financial Covenant, the New Revolving Commitments and New Revolving Loans of such Lenders shall be excluded in calculating the votes of any "Required Revolving Lenders" for purposes of Section 10.01(h), Section 8.01(b), Section 8.02 or Section 8.03; and
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(B) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document, or (C) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, any Lender (other than (x) any Lender that is a Regulated Bank and (y) any Revolving lender as of the Closing Date) that, as a result of its interest in any total return swap, total rate of return swap, credit default swap or other derivative contract (other than any such total return swap, total rate of return swap, credit default swap or other derivative contract entered into pursuant to bona fide market making activities), has a net short position with respect to the Loans and/or Commitments (each, a "Net Short Lender") shall have no right to vote any of its Loans and Commitments and shall be deemed to have voted its interest as a Lender without discretion in the same proportion as the allocation of voting with respect to such matter by Lenders who are not Net Short Lenders. For purposes of determining whether a Lender has a "net short position" on any date of determination: (i) derivative contracts with respect to the Loans and Commitments and such contracts that are the functional equivalent thereof shall be counted at the notional amount thereof in Dollars, (ii)
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the notional amounts in other currencies shall be converted to the dollar equivalent thereof by such Lender in a commercially reasonable manner consistent with generally accepted financial practices and based on the prevailing conversion rate (determined on a mid-market basis) on the date of determination,
(iii) derivative contracts in respect of an index that includes any of the Borrower or other Loan Parties or any instrument issued or guaranteed by any of the Borrower or other Loan Parties shall not be deemed to create a short position with respect to the Loans and/or Commitments, so long as (x) such index is not created, designed, administered or requested by such Lender or its Affiliates and (y) the Borrower and the other Loan Parties and any instrument issued or guaranteed by any of the Borrower or other Loan Parties, collectively, shall represent less than five percent (5%) of the components of such index, (iv) derivative transactions that are documented using either the 2014 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions or the 2003 ISDA Credit Derivative Definitions (collectively, the "ISDA CDS Definitions") shall be deemed to create a short position with respect to the Loans and/or Commitments if such Lender is a protection buyer or the equivalent thereof for such derivative transaction and (x) the Loans or the Commitments are a "Reference Obligation" under the terms of such derivative transaction (whether specified by name in the related documentation, included as a "Standard Reference Obligation" on the most recent list published by Markit, if "Standard Reference Obligation" is specified as applicable in the relevant documentation or in any other manner), (y) the Loans or the Commitments would be a "Deliverable Obligation" under the terms of such derivative transaction or (z) any of the Borrower or other Loan Parties (or its successor) is designated as a "Reference Entity" under the terms of such derivative transaction, and (v) credit derivative transactions or other derivatives transactions not documented using the ISDA CDS Definitions shall be deemed to create a short position with respect to the Loans and/or Commitments if such transactions are functionally equivalent to a transaction that offers the Lender protection in respect of the Loans or the Commitments, or as to the credit quality of any of the Borrower or other Loan Parties other than, in each case, as part of an index so long as (x) such index is not created, designed, administered or requested by such Lender and (y) the Borrower and other Loan Parties and any instrument issued or guaranteed by any of the Borrower or other Loan Parties, collectively, shall represent less than five percent (5%) of the components of such index. In connection with any such determination, each Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent in writing that it is a Net Short Lender, or shall otherwise be deemed to have represented and warranted to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that it is not a Net Short Lender (it being understood and agreed that the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely on each such representation and deemed representation).
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Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in clause (b) below shall be effective as provided in such clause (b).
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telephone number or electronic mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, telecopier, telephone number or electronic mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each L/C Issuer. In addition, each Xxxxxx agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the "Private Side Information" or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender's compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the "Public Side Information" portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal or state securities laws.
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exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.09 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13) and Section 9.11; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02. In the event of a foreclosure by the Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender (or any person nominated by them) may be the purchaser of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale and the Administrative Agent, as agent for and representative of the Lenders (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing), shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold in any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by the Administrative Agent at such sale, in each case, in accordance with Section 9.17.
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(b) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the other Agents and each Lender (including, for the avoidance of doubt, each L/C Issuer) for all reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or in connection with any workout or restructuring), including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel (limited to the reasonable fees, documented out-of-pocket disbursements and other charges of one counsel to the Administrative Agent, the other Agents and the Lenders taken as a whole, and, if reasonably necessary, of one local counsel to such Persons take as a whole in each relevant jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions, in each case, in relevant jurisdictions material to the interests of the Lenders) and, in the event of any actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for each Lender or group of similarly affected Lenders or Agents taken as a whole subject to such conflict with the consent of the Borrower) excluding the fees and expenses of any other third-party advisors retained without the Borrower's prior written consent. The foregoing costs and expenses shall include all reasonable search, filing, recording, title insurance and appraisal charges and fees, and other
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out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Agent. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be paid within 30 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree to in its reasonable discretion) after invoiced or demand therefor (with a reasonably detailed invoice with respect thereto) (except for any such costs and expenses incurred prior to the Closing Date, which shall be paid on the Closing Date to the extent invoiced at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date). The agreements in this Section 10.04 shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations. If the Borrower fails to pay when due any costs, expenses or other amounts payable by it hereunder or under any Loan Document, such amount may be paid on behalf of the Borrower by the Administrative Agent after any applicable grace periods have expired, in its sole discretion and the Borrower shall immediately reimburse the Administrative Agent, as applicable. This Section 10.04 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes arising from any non-Tax cost or expense.
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(a) the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of any Loan Document or any
other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby or (b) any Commitment, Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, disbursements, fees or related expenses resulted from (A) the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Affiliates or controlling persons or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, or members of any of the foregoing, as the case may be, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision, (B) a material breach of the Loan Documents by such Arranger, Agent- Related Person, Xxxxxx, L/C Issuer (or any of their respective Affiliates, partners, directors, officers, employees, counsel, agents and representatives), as the case may be, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision or (C) any dispute that is among Indemnitees (other than any dispute involving claims against the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any other Agent or any L/C Issuer, in each case in their respective capacities as such) that did not involve
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actions or omissions of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates; or (y) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property currently or formerly owned or operated by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries and any other Environmental Liability of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries ((x) and (y), collectively, the "Indemnified Liabilities"), in all cases, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through the Platform or other information transmission systems (including electronic telecommunications) in connection with this Agreement unless determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, nor shall any Indemnitee or any Loan Party have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date); provided that such waiver of special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages shall not limit the indemnification obligations of the Loan Parties under this Section 10.05. In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 10.05 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Loan Party, its directors, shareholders or creditors or an Indemnitee or any other Person, and whether or not any Indemnitee is otherwise a party thereto. Should any investigation, litigation or proceeding be settled, or if there is a judgment in any such investigation, litigation or proceeding, the Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee in the manner set forth above; provided that the Borrower shall not be liable for any settlement effected without the Borrower's prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). All amounts due under this Section 10.05 shall be payable within 30 days (or such longer period as any Agent may agree to in its reasonable discretion) after demand therefor (and after receipt by the Borrower of a reasonably detailed invoice with respect thereto). The agreements in this Section 10.05 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations. This Section 10.05 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Indemnitee shall be obligated to refund or return any and all amounts paid by the Borrower under this Section 10.05 to such person for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses to the extent such person is not entitled to payment of such amounts in accordance with this Section 10.05.
Section 10.06 Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to any Agent, to any L/C Issuer or any Lender, in each case in their capacities as such, or any Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Agent, such L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and each L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by any Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
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Section 10.07 Successors and Assigns.
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consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided that (x) the Borrower shall have absolute consent rights with regards to any proposed assignment to a Disqualified Institution and (y) investment objectives and/or history of any proposed lender or its affiliates, shall be a reasonable basis for the Borrower to withhold consent) shall be required for any assignment unless (1) a Specified Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment; (2) such assignment is in respect of a Term Facility and is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund (other than any Disqualified Institution); or (3) such assignment is in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility and made from a Revolving Credit Lender to an Affiliate of such Revolving Credit Lender (provided that such affiliate must be a controlled bank affiliate and not a loan syndicate affiliate) or another Revolving Credit Lender (other than any Disqualified Institution) or an Approved Fund (other than any Disqualified Institution); provided that (1) other than with respect to assignments of the Revolving Credit Facility, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any assignment unless the Borrower objects thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received (and after the Sponsor having received, to the extent designated by the Borrower pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 10.07(b)) notice thereof and (2) during the 90 day period following the Closing Date, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to an assignment to any Lender under the Term Facility (other than any Disqualified Institution) if such Lender was previously identified and approved in the initial allocations of the Loans and Commitments provided by the Arrangers to the Borrower, (B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required for any assignment unless (1) such assignment is in respect of a Term Facility and is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, (2) such assignment is in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility and is to a Revolving Credit Lender, an Affiliate of a Revolving Credit Lender or an Approved Fund related thereto (provided that in each case the Administrative Agent shall acknowledge any such assignment or (3) such assignment is to an Affiliate Lender in accordance with Section 10.07(h) or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 10.07(j)) and (C) the consent of each L/C Issuer of the applicable Revolving Tranche (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility of such Revolving Tranche; provided, however, that the consent of each L/C Issuer shall not be required for any assignment in respect of a Term Loan;
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thereafter automatically be) null and void; provided, that in connection with such assignments, each Lender shall make an inquiry to the Administrative Agent as to whether a potential assignee or prospective participant is a Disqualified Institution and upon such inquiry by any Lender to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to disclose to such inquiring Lender whether such specific potential assignee or prospective participant is on the list of Disqualified Institutions; provided further that the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Institutions and shall not be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant is a Disqualified Institution or have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation to or disclosure of confidential information to, a Disqualified Institution; provided, further, that the Administrative Agent shall not disclose (verbally or in writing) the list of entities that are Disqualified Institutions to any person, but may, upon the request or inquiry by any Lender, whether a particular potential assignee or participant is a Disqualified Institution (provided, that, such Xxxxxx agrees to keep such information confidential and each Lender party to this Agreement (on or after the Closing Date) expressly acknowledges that the Disqualified Institutions list shall be treated as "Information" subject to the restrictions of Section 10.08 except to the extent disclosure of a particular Disqualified Institution's status is required in connection with a potential assignment to such particular Disqualified Institution);
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Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.07(c), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement (including the obligation to provide documentation under Section 3.01(h)), and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 10.04 and 10.05
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with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment, and subject to the obligations set forth in Section 10.08). Upon request, and the surrender by the assigning Lender of its Note (or, in lieu thereof, a lost note affidavit and indemnity reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement (other than any purported assignment or transfer to a Disqualified Institution) that does not comply with this clause (b) shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 10.07(d). In connection with obtaining the Borrower's consent to assignments in accordance with this clause (b), the Borrower shall be permitted to designate up to three additional individuals (which shall include one on behalf of each Sponsor and one on behalf of the Borrower, each of which shall be at their appropriate address for notices pursuant to Section 10.02) who shall be copied on any consent requests (or receive separate notice of such proposed assignments) from the Administrative Agent; provided that a failure to so copy such individuals shall not render such assignments invalid or ineffective.
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provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 (in the case of any amendment, waiver or other modification described in clause (a), (b) or (c) of such proviso, that directly and adversely affects such Participant). Subject to Section 10.07(e), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and the limitations of such Sections (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(h) shall be delivered solely to the participating Lender) and Section 3.08) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(b). To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.09 as though it were a Lender; provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.
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3.05 (subject to the requirements and the limitations of such Sections and Section 3.08); provided that neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement (including under Section 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05), except to the extent that the SPC's right to a greater payment results from a change in any Law after the grant to the SPC takes place. Each party hereto further agrees that (i) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (ii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the Lender of record hereunder. Other than as expressly provided in this Section 10.07(g), (A) such Granting Lender's obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Granting Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Granting Lender in connection with such Granting Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior debt of any SPC, it will not, other than in respect of matters unrelated
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to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, or liquidation proceeding under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and with the payment of a processing fee of $3,500, assign all or any portion of its rights hereunder with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) subject to Section 10.08, disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.
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appoint from among the Lenders agreeing to accept such appointment a successor L/C Issuer hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of the L/C Issuer. If an L/C Issuer resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding, as of the effective date of such resignation and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(d)). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer, (A) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer and (B) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.
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accrued interest or breakage (which assignment shall not be subject to the processing and recordation fee described in Section 10.07(b)(iv)) or (II) (x) force the termination of any participation with respect to any Participant which is a Disqualified Institution or terminate any commitment of a Lender which has sold a participation to a Participant which is a Disqualified Institution and repay any applicable outstanding Loans of such Lender (in the case of Loans, at a price equal to the least of (A) par, (B) the amount that the applicable Disqualified Institution paid to acquire such participation in such Loans and (C) the average trading price for such Loans over the immediately prior five trading days), without premium, penalty, prepayment fee, breakage or accrued interest, and/or (y) require such Participant which is a Disqualified Institution to assign its rights and obligations to one or more Eligible Assignees at the price indicated in the immediately preceding clause (x), without premium, penalty, prepayment fee, accrued interest or breakage (which assignment shall not be subject to the processing and recordation fee described in Section 10.07(b)(iv)), (ii) no such Disqualified Institution shall (x) receive any information or reporting provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (y) attend or participate in meetings attended by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent or (z) access any electronic site established for the Lenders or confidential communications from counsel to or financial advisors of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, (iii) for purposes of voting, any Loans, Commitments or participations held by such Disqualified Institution shall be deemed not to be outstanding and such Disqualified Institution shall have no voting or consent rights with respect to "Required Lender" or class votes or consents, in each case notwithstanding Section 10.01, (iv) for purposes of any matter requiring the vote or consent of each Lender affected by any amendment or waiver, such Disqualified Institution shall be deemed to have voted or consented to approve such amendment or waiver if a majority of the affected class so approves and (v) such Disqualified Institution shall not be entitled to any expense reimbursement or indemnification rights ordinarily afforded to Lenders or Participants hereunder or in any Loan Document and such Disqualified Institution shall be treated in all other respects as a Defaulting Lender.
Section 10.08 Confidentiality. Each of the Agents and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information, except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates' respective partners, limited partners, managed accounts, investors, lenders, directors, officers, employees, trustees, representatives and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors and service providers on a need-to-know basis (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential in accordance with customary practices); (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Agent, Lender or its respective Affiliates or in connection with any pledge or assignment permitted under Section 10.07(f); (c) in any legal, judicial, administrative proceeding or other compulsory process or otherwise as required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, in each case based upon the reasonable advice of the disclosing Agent's or Xxxxxx's legal counsel (in which case the disclosing Agent or Lender, as applicable, agrees (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental bank regulatory authority or self-regulatory authorities exercising examination or regulatory authority), to the extent not prohibited by applicable Law, to promptly notify the Borrower prior to such disclosure); (d) to any other party to this Agreement; (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder; (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same (or at least as restrictive) as those of this Section 10.08 (or as may otherwise be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), to any Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement; provided that no such disclosure shall be made by such Lender or such Agent or any of their respective Affiliates to any such Person that is a Disqualified Institution or any Person which the Borrower has declined to consent to the assignment of any Loans and Commitments;
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available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08; (i) to any state, federal or foreign authority or examiner (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any other similar organization) regulating any Agent or Lender or any Affiliate of any Agent or Lender; (j) to any rating agency when required by it (it being understood that, prior to any such disclosure, such rating agency shall undertake to preserve the confidentiality of any Information relating to the Loan Parties received by it from such Agent or Lender); (k) to any contractual counterparty (or prospective contractual counterparty) in any swap, hedge, or similar agreement or to any such contractual counterparty's (or prospective contractual counterparty's) professional advisor (other than a Disqualified Institution); (l) in connection with establishing a "due diligence" defense in connection with any legal, judicial, administrative proceeding or other process; or (m) to the extent such Information becomes available to such Person on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or on the Borrower's behalf and not in violation of any confidentiality agreement or obligation owed to the Borrower. In addition, the Agents and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Commitments, and the Credit Extensions; provided that such Person is advised and agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 10.08.
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Section 10.09 Setoff. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by Law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Lender is authorized at any time and from time to time, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, without prior notice to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, any such notice being waived by the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Loan Party) to the fullest extent permitted by Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in any currency), other than deposits in fiduciary accounts as to which a Loan Party is acting as fiduciary for another Person who is not a Loan Party and other than payroll, tax withholding or trust fund accounts, or other Excluded Accounts at any time held by, and other Indebtedness (in any currency) at any time owing by, such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the respective Loan Parties against any and all Obligations owing to such Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document (or Security Agreement), now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not such Agent or such Lender shall have made demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (or other Security Agreement) and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured or denominated in a currency different from that of the applicable deposit or Indebtedness or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such Indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the
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provisions of Section 2.17 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such set-off and application made by such Lender; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of the Administrative Agent and each Lender under this Section 10.09 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that the Administrative Agent and such Lender may have. Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, in no event shall the assets of any Controlled Non-U.S. Subsidiary or FSHCO (or other Excluded Property) constitute security for payment of the Obligations of the Borrower, it being understood that (a) (i) the Capital Stock of any Controlled Non-U.S. Subsidiary or FSHCO that is directly owned by the Borrower or a U.S. Subsidiary of the Borrower does not constitute such an asset, and may be pledged, but only to the extent not constituting Excluded Property and (ii) proceeds of Excluded Property shall constitute security for payment of the Obligations (unless such proceeds would constitute Excluded Property) and (b) the provisions hereof shall not limit, reduce or otherwise diminish in any respect the Borrower's obligations to make any mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii).
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Section 10.10 Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the "Maximum Rate"). If any Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by an Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.
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Section 10.11 Counterparts. This Agreement and each other Loan Document may be executed in one or more counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by telecopier or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement and each other Loan Document shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement and such other Loan Document. The Agents may also require that any such documents and signatures delivered by telecopier or other electronic transmission be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature delivered by telecopier or other electronic transmission.
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Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto as of the date hereof.
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JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE COLLATERAL AGENT, ANY LENDER OR ANY L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
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Borrower and its Subsidiaries on other matters, (B) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Agents and the Arrangers are arm's-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Agents and the Arrangers on the other hand,
(C) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (D) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents;
(ii) (A) each Agent, Arranger and Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as may otherwise be expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) none of the Agents or Arrangers or Lenders has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Agents, the Arrangers and Lenders and/or their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its respective Affiliates, and none of the Agents, the Arrangers or the Lenders has any obligation to disclose any of such interests and transactions to the Borrower or their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
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(iii) have other relationships with the Borrower and its Affiliates. In addition, it may provide investment banking, underwriting and financial advisory services to such other entities and persons. It may also co-invest with, make direct investments in, and invest or co-invest client monies in or with funds or other investment vehicles managed by other parties, and such funds or other investment vehicles may trade or make investments in securities of the Borrower and its Affiliates or such other entities. The transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents may have a direct or indirect impact on the investments, securities or instruments referred to in this clause.
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Section 10.22 USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the PATRIOT Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001, as amended from time to time)) (the "PATRIOT Act"), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. Each Loan Party shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable "know your customer" and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
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Section 10.23 Judgment Currency. If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the "Judgment Currency") other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the "Agreement Currency"), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the Person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent in such currency, the Administrative Agent agrees to return the amount of any excess to the Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable Law).
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instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
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"QFC" has the meaning assigned to the term "qualified financial contract" in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
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Section 11.01 Addition of Co-Borrowers. From time to time on or after the Closing Date, the Borrower may designate one or more Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries as a "Co-Borrower" with respect to any designated Tranche under any Term Facility and/or any Revolving Credit Facility; provided that such Restricted Subsidiary designated after the Closing Date shall not become a Co-Borrower hereunder unless and until each of the following has occurred or is satisfied, as applicable:
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Email: xxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among Instructure Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), each Lender from time to time party thereto, each L/C Issuer party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and L/C Issuer. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.
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The undersigned, being a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (solely in his or her capacity as such and not individually), hereby gives you notice, pursuant to 2.02 of the Credit Agreement, of the Borrowerβs request of [a Borrowing of Loans (the βProposed Borrowingβ)][a [conversion][continuation] of Loans (the βProposed [Conversion][Continuation]β)] under the Credit Agreement and, in connection therewith, sets forth the following information:
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1 A Committed Loan Notice must be delivered by (1) 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion of Base Rate Loans to, or continuation of, Eurocurrency Rate Loans (other than a Borrowing on the Closing Date, which may be made one Business Day prior to the requested date of such Borrowing), (2) 11:00
a.m. (New York City time) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion of Base Rate Loans to, or continuation of, SOFR Loans, (3) 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or of any conversion of SOFR Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans and (4) 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) four Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of XXXXX Xxxxx.
2 With respect to SOFR Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, may be 1, 3 or 6 months (or such shorter interest period as may be agreed to by all Lenders of the applicable Tranche).
3 Specify Eurocurrency Rate Loans, SOFR Loans, XXXXX Loans or Base Rate Loans.
4 With respect to a Revolving Credit Borrowing, specify Dollars or an Alternative Currency.
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Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among Instructure Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), each Lender from time to time party thereto, each L/C Issuer party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and L/C Issuer. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.
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8 Any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be (x) in a principal amount of $1,000,000 (or the equivalent Dollar Amount), or (y) a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof or if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding.
9 Any prepayment of SOFR Loans, Eurocurrency Rate Loans or XXXXX Loans shall be (x) in a principal amount of $3,000,000 (or the equivalent Dollar Amount), or (y) a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof or if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding.
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